Phisition and take heed of wicked ignorant bold empyricks which kill many men and yet feare nothing because they be not called to their accounts according to good lawes for this cause prouided And let the poorer sort with good aduise and counsell if they can haue any vse Maister Phaers medicines in his short but learned Treatise of the Pestilence which he wrote of purpose for the benefit and comfort of the poore I haue added a fewe medicines of Maister Phaers because of some emptie pages they may serue at a neede and by Gods grace do some good when better counsell is wanting A most precious Electuary against the Pestilence for the rich TAke Cinamome elect one ounce Terra sigillata 6. drams fine mirre 3. drams Vnicornes horne one dram the seed and rinde of citron rootes of Dyptany burnet TormeÌ„tille Zedoary red coral ana draÌ„s two yelow saunders foure scruples red saunders two scruples white bene and red flowers of marygolds ana one dram Iuory raced Scabiouse Betonice Offininis tunicae appellatae seed of Basile the bone of a Stags hart Saffron ana two scruples make a fine powder adde vnto it of Bole armoniake preparate two ounces white sugar three pound and with a sirrup of Acetocitate citri make a goodly electuary and keepe it in a glasse Or this forme with lesse cost and quantitie TAke of the rootes of Dictamu tormentil bole armeni prepared that is washed with water of Scabiouse terra sigillata ana 6 drams of the roote of Gentian and of the roote of butter-burre of Betonie called in the shops Betonice tunicae Ana 2. scruples red saunders one scruple Iuorie raced the barke of Citrone of red corall of the bone of a stags heart of the roote of Zedoary ana halfe a dram of most pure perles of both kindes of been ana 2. scruples fragmentorum quing lapiduÌ„ pretiosorum ana one scruple amber good Vnicornes horne ana halâ—…e a scruple of gold and siluer leaues three of each mingle all these make a fine pouder If the Pestilence commeth with great excesse of heat take one dram and drinke it vpon Rose water and vineger but if yee feele it cold take it in a draught of wine and couer you with clothes so that ye may sweate as long as is possible for without doubt it is a present remedie as I my selfe haue oftentimes proued For the poore the best I finde is this TAke the roote called Petasites in Latine in English the butter-bur growing by the water side drie it make fine powder of it giue it the sicke If the Pestilence commeth with heate take three drams of it in Rose water and vineger but if it come with a cold giue it in a draught of wine and cause him to sweate as long as he can endure it To ripe the botch TAke Mallowes the rootes of holihock onions as much as shall suâ—…fice wash them and seeth them in water and afterward bray them in a morter with powder of linseed and of Fenâ—…greke a good quantitie of swines grease fresh laying on the plaister euerie day once To breake the botch SOme lay on it a plaister made of figges soure leuen and reisins without kernels braied and incorporate altogither in oyle of camomill To mundifie the botch AFterward mundifie the place with a salue made of yolkes of egs fine barly flowre and a litle hony or oyle of Roses Medicine for incarnation LAst of all for the perfect incarnation take the iuice of Daises with a litle waxe make a soft oyntment and vse it or ye may lay thereto any other salue incarnatiue as ye are wont to do in other cleane sores FINIS Psal. 105. 45. Deut. 28. 47. Ps. 78. 10. 17. Ps. 81. 13. Ann. 1588 Ann. 1589. Psal. 107. 18. Psa. 78. 37 An. 1592 Psa. 78. 37 An. 1593 Anno. 81. An. 188. Ioachim Camerar synopsi de peste pref Euseb. in chro An. 254 Act. M. P. 74. Lauathr seâ—… de peste Ann. 530. Euseb. lib. 9. cap. 8. 8. cap. 16. sub fine 7. cap. 21. An. 540. Euagr. lib. 4. c. 24. 2. c. 6. An. 1359 Anno. 1521. Act. M. P. 682. Anno. 1576. Anno. 1577. Ioachim Camerar insynopsi de pâ—…e Petrach ex millenis qui busque hom vix 10. super essent Num. 25. 9. Psal. 106. There was avehement Pestilence in England Anno. 348. Act. M P. 484. and. Anno. 1314. Anno. 1591. Anno. 1592. Oâ—…diseases 8351. An. 1593. Carnal and irreligious feares presumption and securitie Abolog c. 8. Leu. 13. 46 2. Kin. 15. 5 Mat. 13. 14. 15. Esa. 6. 9. Fat things want sense and feeling Deu. 6. 7. 8. 9. Gen. 18. 19 Exod. 12. 26. Iosh. 24. 15 The godly tremble to heare see your childreÌ„ and seruants in the streets Ps. 101. 7. Gen. 35. 2. Ep. to Phil. Deut. 21. 18. 20. 2. Sam. 24. 25. Sic exoratus est Iehouah terrae * Yet the Iewes think it to bee a Psalme of Moses Three daieâ—… 2. Sam. 24. 16. 〈◊〉 25. The parts * or dwelleth Sense * Latibulum Tremell * Beseter * IithlouaÌ„ â—…bserue 1. Foure sorts of men in troubles diueâ—…sly affecâ—…ed Iâ—…b 3. 16. Heb. 11. 6 Rom. 14. Io. 6. 9. Math. 13. 58. Mat. 6. 5. Mar. 16. 14 Luk 8. 25. Matt. 8. 10. 13. Matth. 9. 22. Math. 9. verse 29. Matth. 15. verse 28. Mar. 10. 15 Luk 8. 50 4. Tractat de IdoloruÌ„ vanitate Leuit. 26. Deut. 28. Serm. 2. de mortal Math. 9. 2 Psal. 28. Dauid smitten with the Pestileneeâ—… 2. Kin. 20. Heb. In the argument of this Psalme Leuit. 14. 37. Num. 12. Lib. 7. cap. 11. Ier. 15. 15 Psal. 32. 5. Luk. 7. Heb. 10. 35 Tertul. de patientia Heb. 11. 3â—… 32. 2. Chron. 14. 16. 1. Sam. 30. 6. Hest. 4. 14 Dan. 3. 17 Heb. 11. 2. Tim. 1. 12. a Ge. 56. Pro. 12. 2 Io. 14. b Act. 8. c c Ps. 119. 112. d 2 miT 4. 7. Psal. 56. The second part or confirmation of the former doctrine by an argumeÌ„t of experience Habak 2. 4 Chap. 24. 15. Luk. 1325 Mat 7. 13 Obseru 2. Verse 12. 2. Cor. 1. 3 4. * or Pestilence of sorrowes or mâ—…st noisome The third part of this Psalme or application of the former docrine here begins Pl. n. for superlatiâ—… I doo not ground this vpon the metaphoâ—… * Mortalibus miserabile hoc imprimis est impendentem tantam perniciem ne odore quidem sentire nos posse Fernel 14. c. 1 1 King 8. 37. a 2 Sam. 24. 14. b Ezec. 14 19. Leuit. 26. 25. Num. 14. 12 c Exo. 9. 15. Ezec. 38. 22. 11. Ier. 29. 1â—… Causes of the pestileÌ„câ—… What the pestilence iâ—… Fernelius Lib. de abditi Sed a venenato inquinamento acrei infuso 〈◊〉 bi quos sâ—…pe dixi causam occultam habere Wherefore the plague is more grieuous in summer than in winter Vnsauourie streets giue strength to the Pestilence The first
Pestilence 3. To what ende the Lorde thus smiteth his owne people in the Church with the Pestilence and what vse we are to make of this and of all kindes of afflictions To come then to the Booke of God first let vs learne I say wherefore the Lord hath sent in all ages this destroyer into the world And next we will in like manner consider of the instruments and meanes whereby the Lorde poysoneth the Elements and so smiteth man with the Pestilence And lastly to what ende hee thus proceeds in execution of his feareful iudgements The causes which moue the Lorde to persecute the worlde vniuersally with the Pestilence are the intollerable sinnes of men and in the Church these speciall impieties and wickednesses which followe as motiues and causes of this euill are offered vnto our wise and godly consideration First I sinde that ignorance contempt and negligēce in the pure worship of God causeth the Lord to smite vs with the Pestilence Moses saith to Pharaoh Exod. 5. 3. Let vs goe three dayes iourney into the wildernesse and sacrifice vnto the Lord our God Then hee addeth this reason Least he bring vpon vs the Pestilence or sword Contrarily to the true worshipper it is said The Lord shall blesse thy bread and thy water and I will take away all sicknesse from the midst of thee A second cause is infidelitie and rebellion against the word and the holy ministrie of the same Thus saith the Lord Num. 14. 11. 12. How long will this people prouoke me◅ How long will it be ere they beleeue me Here is the cause I will smite them with the Pestilence Here is the effect A third cause is this to trust to the creatures in extremities and not in the Lorde as to men and armour in times of warre this was Dauids sinne for it is said Sathan stood vp against Israel and prouoked Dauid to number Israel 1. Chron. Chap. 21. verse 1. Here is the cause So the Lord sent a Pestilence and there feli of Israel seuentie thousand men verse 14. Here is the effect Contrary vnto this sinne is the patient resting of the faithful vpō god in aducisities to whom it is said Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most high shall abide in the shadow of the Almightie A fourth cause wee finde is spirituall and corporall whoredome and all superstition whatsoeuer of this cause Moses writeth Num. 25. and Dauid Psalme 106. 28. 29 They ioyned themselues vnto Baal-peor and did eate the offerings of the dead thus they prouoked God to anger with their owne inuentions thus farre the cause the effect And the Plague breake in vpon them A fifth cause is blasphemie and all the prophanation of the most great and glorious name of God and the want of a due feare and reuerence in his worship according to his name power and maiestie If thou wilt not feare this glorious and fearefull name of the Lord thy God Here is the cause want of reuerence of God and all that is contrary to this feare all prophanation of this great name of God the effect followeth Then will I make thy plagues wonderfull and the plagues of thy seed euen great plagues and of long continuance and sore diseases and of long durance all the diseases of Egypt e◅ery plague c. A sixt cause is the gracelesse contempt of the holy word and of the messengers and Ministers of the same Thus saith Ieremie to the Iewes in Ierusalem which would not be taught by Gods word and despised the Prophets of God chap. 29. 18. I will persecute them with the sword with the famine and with the Pestilence Here is the effect first the cause followeth because they haue not heard I. obeyed my word saith the Lord which I sent vnto them by my seruants the Prophets c. In the seuenth place all the sins of Sodome pride fulnes of bread want of mercy idlenes c. may be numbred These caused the famine warres and pestilence in Zedekiahs miserable kingdome Ezech. 16. 46. 47. and Iere. 29. 17. 18 And the eight cause is the affliction grieuance of Gods people Tyre and Sidon they shal be smitten from the Lord with the pestilence saith Ezechiel for afflicting Gods people I will send her pestilence and blood into her streetes the cause is added they shall be no more a pricking thorne vnto the house of Israel nor a grieuous thorne Eusebius speaking of the famine warres and pestilence in the East parts vnder Maximinius and at the same time in Rome and West parts vnder Maxentius he sheweth the cause in these wordes Quis autem sicausam tantorum malorum inquirat persecutionem aduersus nos motam causae loco assignare dubitauerit c. Who shall doubt to affirme that the persecution or affliction of Gods Church and people was the cause of all the euils that fell vpon the world vnder those two Tyrants for tenne yeares space for when they gaue libertie to the Christians their plague ceased To the same purpose he writeth againe in the same story shewing how all the calamities which came vpon the world they are sent from God for the affliction of his people Let the ninth cause bee the abuse of the holy Sacraments as in generall of all diseases so no doubt one especiall of the pestilence Thus the Apostle speaketh For this cause meaning the abuse of his Sacrament first many are weake secondly many are sicke thirdly many are asleepe i. dead already I. Cor. 11. 30. This also is a generall impietie which hath ouer-spread Citie Towne and Countrey for Saboths and Sacraments be exceedingly prophaned by reason of the blinde ministrie of the land Christ is not preached his diuine mystries be not opened to the people The precious and the vile are alike accepted to the Lordes Table The idolater and blasphemer the murderer and bloody man the adulterer and whoremonger the vsurer and oppressor are thought worthy men to sit and feast with Iesus Chaist The tenth cause the Lorde Iesus saith the Pestilence is one of the messengrs of his comming These messengers some of them are long before Luke 21. verse 12. as persecution for the Gospell Before all these they shall lay hands on you c. Some not long before as famine warres Pestilence earthquakes c. verse 9. But after these the ende followeth not by and by some shall be euen in his comming verse 26 the powers of heauen to be shaken the Sun to be darkned the Moone to loose her light the starres to fall the whole frame of heauen to passe away with a noise 2. Peter 3. 10. the element◅ and the whole earth to consume away with heat and lastly the great signe of the sonne of man shall appeare The Plague then in these times is the sword of reuenge drawne foorth against all nations when the Lorde sendeth it for the contempt of the Gospell of
that thereby hee may haue entrance into vs againe Finally to end this point and to come vnto our purpose againe there is nothing we ought in all our liues to bee more carefull of then to striue to discerne betweene the true the blessed and most comfortable peace of Iesus Christ in our hearts and consciences and the false peace and most dangerous and deadly sleepe of carnall and benummed consciences where Sathan dwelleth That if wee haue the one we may with all our might endeuour to preserue it and if we be miserably deluded and so endangered by the other wee may with all speede come to the meanes appointed in the Gospell of Iesus Christ for our deliuerance Great and deadly is the sleepe of all Atheists hypocrites and carnall men before Sathans face by the light of the Gospell bee discerned They are like men which haue drunke some deadly poyson they can but sleepe and delight in sleeping and yet perswade themselues in this miserable security that all is wel Our Sauiour rendereth a reason of this when he saith Sathan watcheth them with all his strength munition armour and with all violence stâ—…uing to keepe blinde in this state all he can to the day of death There can bee no true peace before Christ by his word and spirit cast forth Sathan out of the mindes and hearts of men as long as men loue darkenesse and hate light as long as the sloniâ—… slintie polluted heart ' and conscience remaineth the peace and sleepe is to be suspected to be Sathanicall Secondly before Christ giue peace hee must needes warre with Sathan Luk. 11. 21. In this warfare the prisoner that Christ taketh which fought against him is the soule of man c. a man therefore must be captiuat and so in soule humbled vnder Christ before true peace in Christs kingdome that peace therefore which is before humiliation is to be suspected Thirdly where Christ hath ouercome there his goood spirit watcheth for hee will not leese any that he hath found Io. 10. 28. Where that spirit is there hee worketh true sanctification of soule spirit and body I. Thess. 5. 23. Where therefore true sanctification is wanting the peace is dangerous and to be suspected But of this more in an other question Now to returne to that wee purposed let vs consider briesly whether the wicked spirites are Gods instruments and messengers to smite vs with the Pestilence The Lorde vseth no doubt as in many other of his iudgements so in this the ministerie of Angels good and euill Hee maketh his Angels like the windes and his ministers are like a flame of fire It was as it seemeth to me a good Angell which with his sword drawne flew so many thousands in Israel in Dauids time Howbeeit Augustine saith hee can neuer remember that the good Angels execute any iudgements vpon any good people And it was the Angell of the Lord that flew in Senacheriâ—…s campe in one night 185000. And they were good Angels which came to Sodome and Gomor when it was destroyed with fire and brimstone It was likewise the Angell of the Lord which smote proud Herod that hee was eaten of wormes Act. 12. 13. Yet Iosephus saith hee sawe an Owle or a Diuell in that likenesse ouer his head presaging that miserable death And he addeth there followed great tormentâ—… in his inwarde parts His grandfather was eaten of lice but this Tyrants death sâ—…meth to be of some sore griping and guawing wormes in his bowels hee was made wormes meate saith Saint Luke It may be hee was tormented of lice without and wormes within But they were euill spirits and Sathans angels which plagued Aegypt Psal. 78. 49. 50. Hee cast vpon them the fiercenesse of his anger indignation and wrath and vexation by the sending out of euill angels hee made a way to his anger hee spared not their soule from death but gaue their life to the Pestilence And sathan is saide to fill Iobes body all ouer with most pestiferous botches and biles One saith the diuell gathereth of the first seeds of nature and applyeth them to some matter and so can produce strange effects but how farre hee can proceede in nature it is hard to iudge The diuell is limited two wayes First hee cannot out-reach nature Secondly the will of the Lord so saith hee the diuell can bring pestilence famine biles for he knoweth of what causes these euils do arise And an other reuerend diuine saith The wicked angels are Gods instruments in the pestilence working by naturall causes So the diuell is said to send the godly to prison but by meanes of tyrants Reue. 2. 10. and chap. 6. 8. 9. verse 1. At the commandement of God the windes are in like manner sent foorth by euill angels from the which windes doubtlesse it is manifest that many infections of the ayre and this infection chiefly doth arise And Augustine vpon the Psalme 78. hee is of iudgement that the good and euill Angels can vse these visible Elements and by them effect many things As men saith he can vse them not onely to sustaine life but also according to the measure of their knowledge most artificially both in sundrie supersluous trisles and in diuers mechanicall effects There be three sorts of maladies wherâ—…by the wicked are plagued and the godly chastened of the Lord. The first kinde is meere naturall the second is meere diabolicall the third is mixt Meere naturall I call all those which haue their causes knowne in nature discerned and cured not by rude Empyriâ—… but by the learned in the practise of Phisicke as the ordinary common diseases among the people Meere diabolicall I thinke wee may câ—… those euils wherein no cause appearâ—… to the most perfect and learned Phisition but some secret cause that is some wicket spirit sent of God to distemper the body and to cause the naturall faculties and parts of the body eyther not to be able to performe their duties or to benumbe the body or to do farre more with greater strength and violence then nature alone can effect such were those the scripture cals dâ—…moniaci possessed of diuels or holden of diuels or as some learned men reade inspired by diuels In which most grieuous affliction Sathan doth most commonly bereaue the possessed of the vse of common sense and reason working in them beside their ordinarie course of nature straunge effects euen such as the most iudicious both Phisitions and Diuines cannot ascribe to any other cause but to Sathans effectuall working There is great wisedome and heede to bee taken in helping and healing such at this day for it is not done by coniuration or diuination as Popish Priestes professe and practise but by entreating the Lord humbly in fasting and prayer I see no warrant we haue to talke or question with Sathan for hee is the Lords executioner hee hath sent him what authoritie then haue wee to commaund
things most â—…arre distant as one soule binâ—…es head and â—…eete together in one body To be â—…ort the Lord to bring his children to this high pitch of honour and dignitie doth proceede with them in this manner as followeth First the holy spirit singleth and seuereth thâ—…m out of the world by the â—…ound of â—…is Gospel 〈◊〉 15. 19. I haue chosen you out of the world And receiueth them to his owne house â—…nd â—…amilie Ephe. 2. 18. 19 Ye are no more strangers and forreners but citizens with the Saints of the houshold of God The 2. effect is Hee prepareth our hearts by faith to receiue Christ. And to this end 1. he renueth the minde 2. hee giueth an vnderstanding heart Marc 4. 10. â—…1 to receiue Christ by faith Ioh. 1. 11. To renue the mind his light dispelleth ignorance bringeth in that woÌ„derful doctrine which coÌ„ueâ—…teth the soule Psal 199. To renue the heart 1. he sofâ—…th and humbleth it by the preaching of Gods law Ezech. 11. 19. 20. 2. he causeth it with sighes and grones to confesse Rem 826. There is no good thing in my flesh 3. the heart hungreth after Christ and his righteousnesse Mat. 5. 6. 4. Lastly he worketh in the heart that admirable worke of God Iohn 629. Even a pretious and victorious faith to receiue as with a haÌ„d Iesus Christ and his benefits Ioh. 1. 12. The 3. effect and worke of Gods spirit is hee giueth them as a free gift vnto Christ. Ioh. 1027. 924. And Christ vnto them againe in like maner Rom 8 3. 2. CaÌ„t. 2. 16. My welheloued is mine anâ—… I am his The 4. effect The holy spirit doth in a most wonderfull and reall manner knit their soules and hearts vnto Christ and Christ ento them againc so that Christ become the head and the beleeuer the liuely member of Christ. So as the branches haue not a mâ—…re certaine sap life and growth by the vine then the true beleeuer hath life grace and growth in al good graces from Christ. lab 15. 1. 2. For this cause the Apostle saith truly We are mibers of his body of his flesh of his bones Epâ—… 5. 38. 21 Fiftly then Christ doth communicate vnâ—…o them being thus vnited vnto him by the wonderfull worke of his spirit all graces and blessings which conceâ—…ne their euerlasting saluation 1. They are couered with his righteousnes as with a golden robe Gal. 2. 27 They receiue by his spirit the precious vertue of his death which hath a great â—…fficacie to kill sinne Rom 6. 6. Gal. 6 15. and the vertue of his buriall to rot sin that so they may loath it as an vnsaâ—… carrion being crucified and slaine in them and the vertue of his resurrection Phil. 38. 9. whereby they are made new creatures Gal 6. 15. 16. 3 Because of this communiâ—…n wee are said to bee partakers of the diuine nature And the beleeuer may speake all this the Apostle speaketh in his owne person I am crucified with Christ but I liue yet not I any more but Christ liueth in me and in that I now liue in the flesh I liue by faith in the sonne of God who hath loued me and giuen himselfe for me Insignis sententia fideles extra se viuere id est in Christo A notable saying saith maister Cal. the faithfull â—…ue without themselues in Christ. 6 Lastly when they are thus highly aduanced into the communion of the holy Trinitie all the holy Angels and Saints of God they slay not then in one stay but they must haue their dayly confirmation by the said word and spirit that so they may haue a holy growth vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the full growth or fulnesse of Christ. And this growth is signified vnto vs by the growth and increase which is to be seene in the partes of any naturall body Ephe 4. 15. Let vs follow the trueth in loue and in all things grow vp to him which is the head that is Christ. And againe Col. 2. 19. All the body furnished and knit togither by ioynts and bands increaseth with the encreasing of God Thus farre briesly of this holy communion The third promise And I will deliuer him The Lord will haue his childreÌ„ wade through afflictions yea sometimes to bee smitten with the plague it selfe but hee will deliuer them that is hee will restore him to health if that bee good for him or else he wil change this miserable and transitorie life with the happy and immortall life which is best of all Blessed is the man whom God correcteth therefore refuse not thou the chastâ—… of the Almightie for hee maketh the wound and bindeth 〈◊〉 vp hee smiteth and his hands make whole he shall deliuer thee in fixe troubles and in the seuenth the 〈◊〉 shall not touch thee The fourth promise And I will bring him to honour It is not to bee doubted but God hath perâ—…ormed this promise alwayes to his children whether wee vnderstand it of an earthly â—…anour or an heauenly they which faile of this one are sure notwithstanding of the other and sometime of both Ioseph and Daniel of both after great aduersitie Hezekâ—…as Dauid and Iob of both after plagues and pestilentiall maladies Yet Lazarus and many of his condition wanting this vaine and transitory glory haue receiued the greater measure of the heauenly Here againe I do not thinke but that he putteth vs in minde of the glory of our resurrection and of our regeneration where assuredly our glory begins 2. Cor. 1. 18. which while wee consider albeit afflictions for the present are greeuous yet wee must be wonderfully cheared and comâ—…orted for howsoeuer heere for a moment our bodies bee subiect to many most grieuous and noysome diseases for our correction and chasticement and after to putrefaction yet in the ende they shall be â—…illed with a wonderfull glory For they shall shine in the resurrection as the Sunne and shall be like the Angels of God Whereas the wicked shall ariâ—…e to a greater shame then if they were filled with all the sores and plagues of Aegypt And therefore this promise much comforted Iob â—…or thus he speaketh of it in his great passions most chearefully I am sure that my Redeemer lâ—…cth and he shall stand the last on the earth and though after my skinnâ—… wormes destroy this body yet shall I see God in my flesh whom I my selfe shall see and mine eyes shall behold and none other for me though my reynes are consumed within mee The fifth promise With length of daies will I sanctifie him Here I iudge this promise as that aforegoing and the last which followeth concerneth both the life present and that which is to come The faithfull then in that plague looked euery mâ—…ment for death and therefore they haue this promise to comfort them An old age is promised as a blessing often to the godly and they