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A01883 The fall of man, or the corruption of nature, proued by the light of our naturall reason Which being the first ground and occasion of our Christian faith and religion, may likewise serue for the first step and degree of the naturall mans conuersion. First preached in a sermon, since enlarged, reduced to the forme of a treatise, and dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie. By Godfrey Goodman ... Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656. 1616 (1616) STC 12023; ESTC S103235 311,341 486

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the_o ground_n the_o root_n the_o cause_n of_o every_o the_o mean_a profession_n and_o be_v able_a to_o direct_v every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o trade_n course_n and_o vocation_n and_o i_o may_v bold_o speak_v it_o absit_fw-la inuidia_fw-la verbo_fw-la all_o other_o profession_n whatsoever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o spice_v and_o season_v with_o learning_n they_o be_v base_a and_o barbarous_a if_o they_o be_v not_o sanctify_v and_o hallow_v with_o religion_n they_o be_v profane_a and_o heathenish_a i_o have_v forget_v myself_o and_o whether_o out_o of_o the_o love_n of_o philosophy_n or_o out_o of_o my_o own_o modesty_n desire_v to_o conceal_v these_o point_n of_o secrecy_n the_o pain_n and_o labour_n in_o childbirth_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o this_o discourse_n i_o will_v now_o again_o retire_v myself_o and_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o the_o two_o sex_n this_o punishment_n be_v not_o only_o inflict_v on_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travail_n but_o it_o be_v further_o 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it_o will_v appear_v in_o their_o cry_n their_o groan_n their_o complaint_n their_o feed_n their_o thrive_a in_o fl●sh_n something_o at_o length_n will_v easy_o discover_v it_o but_o indeed_o there_o be_v none_o i_o will_v i_o can_v say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o woman_n but_o alas_o here_o be_v too_o many_o i_o can_v reckon_v all_o some_o shall_v appear_v and_o those_o i_o will_v conceal_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n phlegmone_v abscessus_fw-la ulcus_fw-la canc●r_n scirrhus_o mola_fw-la inflatio_fw-la hydrops_fw-la calculus_fw-la rhagad●s_fw-la c●ndylomata_fw-la haemorrhoïdes_fw-la will_v you_o see_v the_o symptom_n sign_n and_o proper_a passion_n mensium_fw-la suppressio_fw-la mensium_fw-la proflwium_fw-la atque_fw-la stillicidium_fw-la albus_fw-la fluor_fw-la uterinus_fw-la gonorrhaea_n duplex_fw-la uteri_fw-la strangulatus_fw-la ascensus_fw-la descensus_fw-la prolapsio_fw-la convulsio_fw-la sterilitas_fw-la abortus_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v the_o physician_n as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n man_n be_v sometime_o tie_v to_o his_o secrecy_n and_o silence_n yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o instance_n in_o those_o part_n which_o appear_v to_o the_o sight_n the_o sweet_a pap_n which_o serve_v to_o allure_v the_o husband_n pap_n and_o to_o put_v the_o child_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n how_o apt_a be_v they_o to_o be_v torment_v with_o grief_n be_v spongious_a part_n some_o ill_a humour_n s●ttle_a there_o and_o the_o softness_n be_v turn_v to_o a_o stony_a hardness_n the_o fresh_a and_o beautiful_a colour_n be_v change_v to_o paleness_n and_o wannesse_n in_o stead_n of_o sweet_a and_o delicious_a milk_n the_o filth_n break_v out_o into_o issue_n and_o sore_n and_o therein_o assure_v man_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o corruption_n but_o likewise_o feed_v upon_o corruption_n for_o what_o be_v milk_n itself_o but_o only_o impure_a blood_n the_o colour_n change_v now_o if_o these_o part_n which_o border_n 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staff_n he_o shall_v go_v like_o a_o cripple_n shame_n and_o reproach_n shall_v attend_v he_o full_o to_o describe_v this_o disease_n i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o skilful_a physician_n let_v it_o suffice_v for_o i_o to_o observe_v that_o although_o some_o other_o creature_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o much_o incline_v to_o their_o lust_n as_o be_v man_n yet_o none_o be_v taint_v with_o such_o a_o noisome_a disease_n save_v only_a man_n as_o likewise_o in_o all_o former_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a and_o pagan_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o disease_n much_o less_o of_o the_o cure_n only_o among_o we_o christian_n who_o profess_v a_o more_o strict_a austere_a and_o mortify_a life_n this_o disease_n first_o take_v her_o beginning_n that_o see_v god_n have_v give_v we_o a_o great_a knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n of_o the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n together_o with_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o his_o grace_n therefore_o god_n punish_v the_o uncleanness_n &_o incontinency_n 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