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A55473 A sovereign balson to cure the languishing diseases of this corrupt age By C. Pora a well-wisher to all persons. Pora, Charles. 1678 (1678) Wing P2966A; ESTC R233075 195,614 671

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in_o another_o as_o for_o example_n ●ow_o many_o distemper_n of_o wilful_a ignorance_n and_o error_n in_o the_o mind_n how_o ●any_n ulcer_n of_o envy_n and_o malice_n in_o ●e_a will_n how_o many_o fall_n and_o offence_n happen_v through_o frailty_n of_o concupiscence_n it_o will_v be_v endless_a to_o ●●ckon_v all_o the_o infirmity_n and_o lan●●ishings_n of_o soul_n that_o lie_v upon_o and_o oppress_v mankind_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n ●_o be_v even_o incurable_a before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o till_o he_o come_v to_o ●ply_v his_o grace_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o ●s_a death_n and_o passion_n for_o their_o cure_n ●aving_a after_o he_o the_o balsam_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o that_o end_n as_o namely_o ●e_v water_n of_o holy_a baptism_n for_o the_o ●ashing_n away_o that_o foul_a stain_n of_o original_a sin_n in_o every_o one_o and_o of_o all_o a●●ual_a sin_n commit_v before_o baptism_n in_o such_o as_o be_v right_o baptise_a a●●_n the_o other_o sacrament_n especial_o th●_n holy_a eucharist_n and_o penance_n for_o th●_n heal_v of_o all_o actual_a wound_n ma●_n in_o the_o soul_n by_o sin_n commit_v aft●●_n baptism_n insomuch_o that_o before_o t●●_n come_v of_o christ_n and_o also_o since_o ●●_o all_o those_o that_o be_v through_o sin_n depriu●_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o ●●_o those_o two_o sacramental_a antidote_n abovementioned_n it_o may_v be_v right●_n say_v even_o now_o at_o this_o present_a wh●_n the_o prophet_n isaias_n of_o old_a say_v of_o t●●_n israelites_n omne_fw-la caput_fw-la languidu●_n et_fw-la omne_fw-la cor_fw-la moerens_fw-la a_o planta_fw-la pe●_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la verticem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la sanit●_n isa_n 5._o v._n 5._o every_o head_n be_v s●●_n and_o every_o heart_n in_o heaviness_n fr●●_n the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n even_o to_o the_o cro●_n of_o the_o head_n there_o be_v no_o health_n ●●_o soundness_n all_o their_o king_n all_o th●_n prince_n all_o their_o priest_n proph●●_n and_o people_n be_v soul-sick_a all_o ●_o they_o from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o lowe●_n languish_v through_o ingratitude_n a●_n other_o innumerable_a iniquity_n comm●●●ed_v against_o god_n there_o be_v none_o of_o ●hem_n of_o what_o condition_n soever_o but_o ●ad_n defile_v themselves_o by_o sin_n have_v corrupt_v their_o way_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o spiritual_a imperfection_n and_o that_o which_o render_v their_o condition_n most_o deplorable_a and_o desperate_a be_v as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o prophet_n ibid._n because_o that_o vulnus_fw-la &_o li●vor_n &_o plaga_fw-la tumens_fw-la etc._n etc._n their_o wound_n and_o bruise_n and_o putrify_a swell_a sore_n which_o sin_n have_v breed_v in_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v up_o by_o the_o care_n and_o skill_n of_o any_o spiritual_a physician_n they_o will_v not_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n they_o will_v do_v no_o penance_n they_o will_v hearken_v to_o no_o good_a counsel_n the_o holy_a oil_n which_o shall_v have_v mollify_v their_o hard_a heart_n and_o bring_v health_n unto_o they_o infine_v they_o will_v make_v no_o use_n of_o any_o of_o those_o remedy_n which_o be_v prescribe_v for_o recovery_n of_o their_o spiritual_a health_n and_o for_o the_o stay_n of_o further_a judgement_n whence_o the_o prophet_n add_v in_o the_o same_o place_n v._n 7_o 9_o therefore_o be_v your_o land_n still_o desolate_a your_o city_n bur●_n with_o fire_n et_fw-la nisi_fw-la dominus_fw-la exerc●_fw-la tuum_fw-la reliquisset_fw-la nobis_fw-la seman_n etc._n etc._n unless_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v leave_v we_o ●_o seed_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v ere_o now_o ●_o sodom_n and_o be_v like_o unto_o gomorrah_n ●_o but_o bless_a be_v god_n who_o of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n do_v still_o preserve_v som●_n good_a and_o holy_a people_n in_o the_o world_n that_o his_o church_n may_v never_o fail_v sect_n 5._o how_o this_o pernicious_a disease_n of_o self-love_n corrupe_v also_o all_o virtue_n and_o good_a action_n the_o exercise_n and_o 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ma●●_n we_o seem_v unpleasing_a to_o he_o in_o far_a confirmation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v sai●_n we_o be_v to_o know_v it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o divine_n that_o virtue_n of_o t●●_n first_o sort_n to_o wit_n those_o we_o call_v natural_a civil_a and_o moral_a consider●●_n in_o themselves_o alone_o or_o in_o their_o ow●_n nature_n be_v of_o no_o effect_n nor_o estee●_n with_o god_n as_o be_v imperfect_a a●_n practise_v by_o a_o certain_a instinct_n a●_n inclination_n of_o nature_n whereto_o ●●_o the_o most_o part_n self-love_n and_o private_a interest_n or_o at_o the_o best_a humane_a r●●son_n and_o prudence_n that_o be_v world_n wisdom_n carry_v we_o as_o for_o example_n how_o exact_o do_v many_o man_n yea_o ●_o wise_a and_o well_o ground_v person_n observe_v the_o civil_a and_o temporal_a law_n ●_o the_o land_n the_o cause_n be_v they_o ●ar_v to_o do_v otherwise_o reflect_v upon_o ●e_a penalty_n and_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o transgressor_n how_o many_o ●omen_n live_v chaste_a and_o contain_v themselves_o in_o the_o bound_n of_o wedlock_n not_o ●_o much_o mind_v to_o fulfil_v god_n commandment_n or_o to_o be_v chaste_a continent_n ●r_n god_n sake_n but_o mere_o for_o the_o ●ame_n and_o ignominy_n which_o they_o apprehend_v will_v follow_v and_o happen_v to_o ●●em_v shall_v they_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o sin_n and_o to_o a_o unlawful_a liberty_n in_o that_o kind_n how_o many_o ex●rcise_n patience_n not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n but_o for_o fear_n either_o to_o disturb_v themselves_o to_o little_a purpose_n or_o to_o displease_v the_o party_n that_o give_v the_o occa●●on_n morover_n how_o many_o be_v there_o to_o ●e_v find_v in_o the_o world_n that_o seem_v to_o ●ove_v their_o friend_n their_o kindred_n and_o relation_n that_o seem_v most_o dutiful_a and_o observant_a to_o their_o parent_n as_o in_o du●y_a all_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v and_o yet_o how_o often_o be_v it_o likewise_o find_v that_o all_o ●●_o most_o of_o these_o observance_n dutifulness_n complacency_n proceed_v meet_o from_o self-love_n and_o not_o out_o of_o th●_n love_n of_o god_n or_o from_o any_o principle_n ●●_o true_a piety_n love_n duty_n etc._n etc._n w●_n fear_v that_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o seem_v love_v dutiful_a kind_a etc._n etc._n we_o shoul●_n lose_v the_o goodwill_n of_o other_o w●_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o some_o great_a estate_n great_a fortune_n or_o great_a hope_n an●_n thus_o it_o be_v for_o interest_n only_o and_o for_o o●●_n own_o end_n for_o the_o most_o part_n that_o w●_n be_v dutiful_a and_o observant_a towards_o parents_n as_o much_o may_v be_v say_v of_o m●ny_n that_o make_v great_a show_n of_o affection_n and_o of_o great_a love_n to_o those_o of_o a_o ●ther_a sex_n it_o may_v be_v fear_v such_o kindness_n and_o courtship_n carry_v with_o the●_n much_o abuse_n and_o corruption_n and_o th●_n if_o the_o chief_a object_n or_o end_n be_v not_o lust_n ●●_o some_o
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●hy_a self_n thou_o which_o be_v mighty_a in_o iniquity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v why_o dareest_n thou_o be_v so_o bold_a so_o presumptuous_a so_o impudent_a as_o not_o only_o to_o transgress_v god_n holy_a commandment_n and_o thereby_o to_o offend_v he_o but_o to_o persevere_v obstinate_o therein_o and_o so_o far_o from_o true_a repentance_n and_o a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n of_o thy_o fault_n that_o thou_o take_v a_o vain_a glory_n therein_o and_o boast_v thyself_o for_o have_v commit_v so_o many_o sin_n so_o great_a and_o grievous_a wickedness_n very_o if_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v common_o say_v humanum_fw-la quid_fw-la a_o humane_a thing_n or_o infirmity_n to_o fail_v sometime_o i●_n our_o duty_n and_o to_o offend_v god_n and_o d●_n abolicum_fw-la quid_fw-la a_o devilish_a thing_n to_o persevere_v and_o continue_v in_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o devilish_a and_o detestable_a must_v it_o be_v to_o
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life_n strengthener_n that_o which_o be_v weak_a in_o the_o order_n of_o good_a and_o very_o much_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o receive_v and_o entertain_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n this_o great_a and_o excellent_a virtue_n extinguish_v the_o heat_n of_o concupiscence_n quench_v the_o flame_n of_o lust_n support_n and_o uphold_v the_o mind_n in_o all_o the_o tempest_n and_o storm_n of_o temptation_n which_o satan_n raise_v against_o she_o according_a to_o saint_n augustin_n the_o chief_a part_n and_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o understanding_n will_n memory_n yea_o even_o in_o the_o sense_n throughout_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v sustain_v by_o it_o and_o keep_v in_o their_o due_a state_n and_o enable_v the_o better_a to_o exercise_v their_o proper_a function_n it_o be_v say_v he_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o body_n the_o strong_a fortress_n of_o chastity_n the_o defence_n of_o modesty_n and_o good_a behaviour_n it_o preserve_v 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whatsoeever_n that_o be_v sinful_a and_o unblamable_a as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o excess_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n otherwise_o the_o good_a effect_n of_o sobriety_n and_o abstinence_n will_v not_o appear_v or_o be_v find_v in_o you_o now_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v take_v for_o your_o director_n in_o the_o business_n jesus_n christ_n and_o let_v his_o sobriety_n and_o abstinence_n be_v your_o example_n and_o pattern_n to_o imitate_v who_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v please_v to_o take_v humane_a nature_n upon_o he_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o particular_o for_o our_o sin_n of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n by_o which_o most_o common_o all_o other_o sin_n find_v admittanre_n among_o christian_n and_o for_o which_o he_o satisfy_v by_o endure_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o by_o exercise_v sobriety_n and_o abstinence_n all_o his_o life_n long_o at_o his_o birth_n and_o in_o his_o death_n in_o his_o birth_n his_o abstinence_n be_v such_o that_o he_o appear_v destitute_a even_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o necessary_a provision_n be_v reject_v from_o the_o company_n of_o all_o humane_a creature_n and_o reduce_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o stable_a among_o bruit_n beast_n in_o his_o life_n through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o it_o he_o be_v most_o abstemious_a though_o the_o pharisee_n false_o and_o wicked_o slander_v he_o for_o a_o glutton_n and_o wine-bibber_n recommend_v unto_o we_o the_o virtue_n of_o abstinence_n by_o a_o miraculous_a fast_o of_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n after_o which_o he_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o in_o his_o death_n thirst_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o can_v find_v no_o ease_n or_o refreshment_n for_o it_o but_o the_o cruel_a spiteful_a kindness_n of_o a_o spoonful_n of_o vinegar_n and_o gall._n call_v therefore_o to_o mind_n the_o sobriety_n and_o abstinence_n of_o this_o our_o chief_a leader_n and_o captain_n jesus_n christ_n let_v we_o follow_v his_o example_n according_a to_o david_n counsel_n declinemus_fw-la a_o malo_fw-la let_v we_o abhor_v and_o detest_v this_o filthy_a sin_n of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o his_o grace_n endeavour_v to_o overcome_v all_o other_o wicked_a desire_n and_o disorderly_a appetite_n proceed_v from_o or_o lead_v to_o those_o sin_n which_o of_o necessity_n we_o must_v conquer_v and_o subdue_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o sobriety_n for_o otherwise_o if_o we_o yield_v to_o gluttony_n and_o give_v way_n to_o drunkenness_n we_o shall_v our_o self_n be_v overthrow_v and_o easy_o make_v slave_n to_o innumerable_a other_o vice_n and_o sin_n wherefore_o declina_fw-la a_o malo_fw-la &_o fac_fw-la bonum_fw-la etc._n etc._n eschew_v evil_n and_o do_v good_a refrain_v from_o vice_n and_o be_v sober_a remember_v the_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n which_o christ_n be_v content_v to_o taste_v in_o your_o behalf_n and_o for_o your_o sake_n before_o his_o death_n that_o he_o may_v redeem_v you_o from_o all_o evil_a and_o make_v reparation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o gluttony_n and_o all_o other_o sensuality_n of_o mankind_n the_o three_o treatise_n of_o the_o languish_v disease_n among_o christian_n proceed_v from_o carnal_a concupiscence_n london_n print_v 1677._o section_n i._n carnal_a concupiscence_n a_o great_a disease_n to_o christianity_n sect_n 1._o it_o cause_v several_a corporal_a disease_n to_o mankind_n 2._o it_o infect_v all_o the_o whole_a world_n 3._o be_v detestable_a to_o god_n therefore_o to_o be_v avoid_v 4._o it_o include_v several_a other_o sin_n sect._n 1_o carnal_a concupiscence_n cause_v several_a corporal_a disease_n to_o mankind_n there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o carnal_a or_o sensual_a concupiscence_n since_o ●a_o large_a and_o general_a sense_n all_o con●upiscenses_n or_o inordinate_a desire_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v style_v carnal_a or_o sensual_a as_o be_v the_o motion_n and_o inclination_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o deprive_v sense_n according_a
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voluntary_a free_a and_o deliberate_a yield_v to_o it_o that_o bring_v forth_o sin_n or_o make_v we_o guilty_a of_o sin_n before_o god_n scection_n iu._n carnal_a concupiscence_n cause_v continual_a trouble_n sect_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o most_o troublesome_a sin_n of_o any_o 2._o the_o trouble_n and_o usual_a proceed_n of_o fond_a and_o lewd_a woman_n 3._o the_o trouble_n and_o usual_a proceed_n of_o foolish_a and_o lewd_a men._n sect._n 1_o carnal_a concupiscence_n the_o most_o troublesome_a sin_n of_o any_o that_o wise_a gentle_a socrates_n verify_v our_o assertion_n to_o wit_n that_o carnal_a concupiscence_n be_v a_o most_o troublesome_a sin_n by_o this_o expression_n of_o he_o the_o lascivious_a man_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o miserable_a be_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o perpetual_a disquiet_n and_o sufferance_n poor_a creature_n he_o never_o think_v upon_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v true_o good_a and_o upon_o what_o concern_v the_o good_a of_o his_o soul_n lest_o of_o all_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o and_o employ_v all_o his_o study_n and_o endeavour_v to_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o fulfil_v his_o untamed_a desire_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o lust_n to_o the_o utmost_a saint_n ambrose_n consent_v hereunto_o carnal_a concupiscence_n say_v he_o be_v without_o question_n the_o most_o fierce_a froward_a and_o troublesome_a of_o all_o other_o sin_n how_o please_v and_o agreeable_a so_o ever_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o those_o that_o consider_v not_o thing_n well_o and_o cause_v the_o great_a unquietness_n to_o the_o soul_n beside_o other_o mischief_n especial_o where_o it_o be_v much_o entertain_v and_o prosecute_v do_v but_o reflect_v upon_o the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n and_o you_o will_v easy_o see_v in_o what_o a_o continual_a unquietness_n and_o disturbance_n they_o remain_v as_o for_o example_n if_o they_o go_v to_o bed_n desire_v to_o take_v their_o rest_n they_o be_v assault_v with_o innumerable_a temptation_n suggestion_n and_o representation_n of_o 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not_o withdraw_v from_o it_o to_o which_o end_n it_o be_v usual_o attend_v also_o with_o a_o train_n of_o many_o other_o evil_n and_o vice_n that_o wait_v upon_o it_o and_o contribute_v what_o they_o can_v to_o the_o perfect_a its_o wicked_a work_n as_o namely_o flattery_n dissimulation_n lie_v deceit_n innumerable_a feign_v counterfeit_v and_o the_o like_a none_o of_o which_o and_o many_o other_o evil_a art_n shall_v be_v want_v when_o occasion_n require_v for_o the_o conquest_n of_o some_o one_o poor_a silly_a woman_n who_o saint_n paul_n call_v the_o weak_a vessel_n sect._n 2._o the_o trouble_n and_o usual_a proceed_n of_o fond_a and_o lewd_a woman_n granatensis_n that_o worthy_a guide_n and_o director_n of_o christian_a soul_n ponder_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o usual_a proceed_n of_o vain_a woman_n especial_o of_o those_o that_o be_v wanton_o and_o lewd_o incline_v and_o the_o various_a art_n they_o practice_n to_o attract_v and_o allure_v man_n move_v with_o a_o passionate_a zeal_n 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