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faithfulness_n the_o preserver_n of_o the_o just_a and_o of_o all_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o thou_o be_v the_o strong_a god_n a_o refuge_n for_o the_o afflict_a the_o god_n of_o health_n and_o salvation_n and_o my_o father_n god_n i_o know_v thou_o therefore_o my_o soul_n shall_v trust_v in_o thou_o for_o ever_o i_o have_v take_v thy_o name_n upon_o i_o i_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o thy_o holiness_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o thy_o forgiveness_n so_o that_o i_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v thou_o i_o have_v prove_v thy_o love_a kindness_n of_o old_a i_o have_v see_v the_o go_n forth_o of_o thy_o salvation_n in_o former_a time_n therefore_o shall_v not_o my_o soul_n despair_n but_o thou_o o_o god_n of_o mercy_n have_v renew_v the_o seal_n of_o thy_o covenant_n thou_o have_v give_v to_o my_o soul_n fresh_a assurance_n of_o late_o even_o but_o yesterday_n when_o pang_n do_v surround_v i_o when_o the_o anguish_n of_o death_n do_v take_v hold_n of_o i_o even_o than_o i_o cry_v 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whether_o they_o can_v accept_v of_o it_o as_o their_o daily_o bread_n and_o be_v as_o well_o please_v therewith_o as_o with_o treasure_n but_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n have_v teach_v i_o thou_o have_v instruct_v my_o soul_n in_o affliction_n thou_o have_v teach_v i_o to_o draw_v the_o more_o nigh_o to_o thou_o in_o the_o day_n of_o distress_n what_o shall_v i_o give_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n for_o all_o thy_o mercy_n for_o all_o thy_o secret_a love_n and_o for_o thy_o innumerable_a favour_n towards_o i_o i_o will_v offer_v up_o a_o heart_n whole_o devote_v to_o thy_o love_n a_o soul_n burn_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o thy_o zeal_n a_o body_n only_o destinate_a to_o thy_o service_n i_o will_v consecrate_v my_o whole_a self_n a_o oblation_n upon_o thy_o altar_n that_o i_o may_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o sweet_a savour_n and_o become_v thou_o entire_o for_o ever_o now_o my_o soul_n know_v that_o in_o thou_o only_o be_v life_n and_o health_n because_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v that_o eternal_a 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they_o dissobey_v thy_o voice_n and_o with_o innumerable_a rebellious_a provoke_v thou_o thou_o still_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o sure_o thou_o be_v a_o god_n that_o change_v not_o i_o know_v that_o time_n can_v alter_v thou_o therefore_o will_v i_o forever_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o thou_o o_o all_o you_o power_n of_o my_o soul_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o fear_v not_o but_o praise_v and_o magnify_v his_o great_a and_o holy_a name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n 19_o but_o to_o proceed_v after_o this_o begin_n of_o amendment_n my_o desire_n be_v insatiable_a after_o the_o wormwood_n wine_n of_o which_o i_o notwithstanding_o drink_v but_o a_o small_a proportion_n every_o day_n by_o which_o i_o feel_v my_o stomach_n continual_o better_v however_o i_o be_v very_o cautious_a of_o take_v it_o too_o liberal_o or_o any_o way_n to_o satiate_v my_o appetite_n after_o it_o for_o that_o i_o fear_v if_o i_o begin_v once_o to_o loath_a that_o which_o be_v the_o daily_a cause_n of_o my_o appetite_n if_o my_o appetite_n shall_v afterward_o fail_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v then_o leave_v without_o remedy_n i_o continue_v long_o in_o this_o hope_n of_o amendment_n but_o for_o about_o fourteen_o day_n it_o be_v very_o apparent_a 20._o at_o the_o end_n of_o about_o ten_o week_n my_o fever_n and_o diarrhoea_n leave_v i_o at_o once_o after_o which_o the_o catarrh_n tumour_n of_o the_o whole_a collum_n and_o continual_a sweat_v increase_v prodigious_o by_o mean_n of_o which_o my_o appetite_n again_o decay_v and_o my_o already_o extenuate_v body_n waste_v more_o and_o more_o every_o day_n till_o my_o condition_n become_v very_o deplorable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o that_o see_v i_o the_o catarrh_n now_o become_v more_o troublesome_a and_o because_o that_o long_a evacuation_n by_o stool_n be_v now_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n stop_v without_o doubt_n the_o watery_a humour_n partly_o be_v exhaust_v by_o the_o mouth_n and_o partly_o by_o sweat_v and_o part_n of_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o fleshy_a part_n of_o the_o collum_n thereby_o cause_v a_o most_o extreme_a swell_v of_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o 21._o in_o order_n to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o catarrh_n i_o think_v of_o two_o thing_n the_o one_o be_v to_o shave_v my_o head_n and_o to_o apply_v thereto_o a_o cephalic_a emplaster_n with_o some_o powerful_a draw_v thing_n the_o other_o be_v that_o because_o i_o have_v for_o some_o week_n take_v laudanum_n without_o inconveniency_n to_o make_v some_o considerable_a increase_n of_o its_o dose_n upon_o this_o special_a occasion_n these_o thing_n be_v according_o do_v and_o by_o the_o same_o i_o receive_v very_o much_o benefit_n for_o though_o the_o catarrh_n be_v not_o whole_o take_v away_o yet_o i_o feel_v not_o that_o perpetual_a tickle_a of_o rheum_n as_o before_o nor_o be_v i_o trouble_v with_o much_o spit_n also_o hereby_o i_o rest_v exceed_v well_o but_o as_o i_o find_v good_a one_o way_n i_o find_v evil_a another_o for_o the_o tumour_n of_o the_o collum_n wax_v great_a and_o great_a and_o the_o diaphoresis_n be_v apparent_o enlarge_v which_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o some_o physician_n present_a be_v a_o incurable_a symptom_n 22._o in_o the_o mean_a season_n i_o be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o the_o other_o symptom_n outward_o the_o neck_n be_v extreme_o swell_v so_o that_o the_o head_n can_v not_o be_v turn_v on_o either_o side_n without_o extreme_a pain_n for_o this_o i_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v well_o bathe_v with_o the_o power_n of_o amber_n morning_n and_o night_n and_o keep_v it_o warm_a with_o a_o flannel_n five_o or_o six_o time_n double_a this_o give_v i_o sensible_a ease_n the_o internal_a part_n which_o be_v tumify_v
eventilate_v if_o for_o that_o cause_n great_a disorder_n follow_v and_o from_o this_o most_o common_a cause_n a_o distemper_n great_o epidemical_a shall_v be_v excite_v 22._o as_o to_o the_o symptom_n join_v with_o this_o disease_n a_o feverish_a intemperature_n and_o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o this_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o praecordia_fw-la thirst_v a_o spontaneous_a weariness_n pain_n in_o the_o head_n loin_n and_o limb_n be_v induce_v from_o the_o blood_n grow_v hot_a and_o not_o sufficient_o eventilate_v 23._o hence_o in_o many_o a_o part_n of_o the_o thin_a blood_n be_v heat_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o liquor_n be_v only_o drive_v into_o confusion_n a_o simple_a synochus_fw-la or_o fever_n of_o more_o day_n be_v cause_v and_o this_o for_o the_o most_o part_n cease_v within_o a_o few_o day_n 24._o but_o in_o some_o endue_v with_o a_o vicious_a disposition_n of_o blood_n or_o evil_a habit_n of_o body_n this_o kind_n of_o fever_n arise_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n quick_o pass_v into_o a_o very_a dangerous_a putrid_a fever_n and_o often_o mortal_a 25._o the_o cough_n accompany_v the_o fever_n with_o a_o catarrh_n draw_v its_o origine_fw-la from_o a_o serous_a humour_n heap_v together_o in_o the_o blood_n by_o reason_n transpiration_n be_v hinder_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o then_o a_o effervescency_n be_v rise_v droop_a forth_o more_o from_o the_o little_a artery_n gape_v within_o for_o when_o the_o pore_n be_v restrain_v the_o superfluous_a serosity_n in_o the_o blood_n be_v wont_a to_o evaporate_v outward_o be_v pour_v four_o on_o the_o lung_n by_o a_o proper_a castration_n or_o cleanse_v of_o the_o blood_n wherefore_o by_o take_v cold_a as_o they_o usual_o call_v it_o that_o be_v from_o transpiration_n outward_o be_v hinder_v for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o cough_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v stir_v up_o 26._o and_o for_o a_o forego_n cause_n to_o this_o distemper_n the_o flow_v forth_o of_o the_o serum_n into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o chief_n place_n 27._o for_o from_o the_o cold_a hinder_v the_o scorch_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o bile_n and_o prohibit_v the_o breathe_v forth_o of_o the_o watery_a humour_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o very_o much_o of_o the_o serous_a humour_n shall_v be_v heap_v up_o in_o the_o blood_n 28._o wherefore_o when_o the_o blood_n flow_v in_o the_o spring_n conceive_v a_o heat_n the_o flow_v forth_o of_o the_o serum_n and_o a_o pour_v of_o it_o on_o the_o interior_a part_n be_v wont_v to_o cause_n first_o the_o cough_n as_o the_o proper_a symptom_n of_o this_o disease_n 29._o and_o those_o who_o blood_n be_v more_o dilutâ—â—ed_v by_o the_o mixtion_n of_o the_o serum_n and_o who_o be_v great_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o cough_n and_o a_o rheumatic_a disease_n be_v cure_a with_o less_o trouble_n of_o the_o feverish_a distemper_n 30._o the_o prognostic_n of_o this_o disease_n concern_v private_a person_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n easy_a that_o one_o may_v deliver_v the_o event_n from_o the_o first_o assault_n for_o if_o this_o sickness_n be_v excite_v in_o a_o strong_a body_n and_o before_o healthful_a and_o that_o the_o feverish_a distemper_n be_v moderate_a and_o without_o any_o grivous_a and_o horrid_a symptom_n the_o business_n be_v free_a from_o danger_n and_o the_o distemper_n be_v to_o be_v account_v of_o no_o great_a moment_n as_o that_o common_o be_v of_o catch_v cold_a neither_o need_v a_o physician_n be_v consult_v nor_o remedy_n unless_o that_o which_o be_v trivial_a and_o ordinary_a be_v administer_v 31._o but_o if_o this_o distemper_n happen_v in_o a_o weak_a and_o sickly_a body_n or_o with_o a_o bad_a provision_n or_o that_o the_o fever_n be_v transmit_v into_o a_o putrid_a fever_n or_o the_o cough_n grow_v grievous_a induce_v difficult_a breathe_v and_o as_o in_o be_v a_o tabid_v and_o consumptive_a disposition_n the_o event_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v much_o to_o be_v suspect_v and_o 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so_o likewise_o there_o be_v make_v a_o excee_a compression_n of_o the_o nerve_n when_o they_o be_v vehement_o extend_v or_o strain_v by_o force_n beyond_o their_o natural_a composure_n whereby_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v straighten_v or_o make_v narrow_a and_o so_o force_v to_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o the_o adjacent_a fleshy_a part_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o extension_n there_o be_v also_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v defective_a in_o spirit_n be_v immediate_o weaken_a and_o take_v with_o a_o tremor_n but_o this_o as_o we_o say_v before_o seldom_o last_v long_a for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a obstruction_n in_o the_o organ_n there_o be_v in_o short_a time_n a_o new_a supply_n of_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o hurt_n occasion_v by_o the_o force_n be_v again_o repair_v xxii_o of_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o tremor_n or_o tremble_v 1._o a_o tremor_n proceed_v from_o 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seldom_o or_o never_o cure_v because_o of_o the_o great_a imbecility_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o animal_n spirit_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o end_v in_o death_n 5._o a_o hereditary_a tremor_n or_o that_o which_o come_v from_o long_o drink_v of_o vast_a quantity_n of_o wine_n brandy_n and_o other_o error_n of_o diet_n more_o especial_o in_o those_o who_o have_v by_o nature_n the_o organ_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n very_o weak_a be_v very_o seldom_o cure_v and_o they_o either_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o state_n or_o it_o increase_v upon_o they_o with_o age._n 6._o if_o a_o tremor_n degenerate_v into_o a_o convulsion_n it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n mortal_a unless_o the_o convulsion_n can_v be_v sudden_o remove_v for_o that_o as_o some_o think_v there_o follow_v a_o great_a exsiccation_n of_o the_o nervous_a part_n whereby_o the_o free_a afflux_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v prejudice_v and_o from_o the_o privation_n of_o which_o a_o opposite_a habit_n 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in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n we_o must_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n 1._o the_o procatartick_a or_o external_a cause_n ought_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v remove_v 2._o the_o matter_n generate_a the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n ought_v to_o be_v augment_v 3._o the_o brain_n cerebel_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la aught_o to_o be_v corroborate_v and_o strengthen_v 4._o the_o body_n and_o the_o fleshy_a part_n if_o emaciate_v and_o waste_v aught_o to_o be_v restore_v and_o conserve_v 2._o if_o therefore_o the_o external_a or_o remote_a cause_n of_o a_o tremor_n shall_v proceed_v from_o great_a drink_n of_o wine_n brandy_n or_o any_o other_o external_a cause_n or_o cause_n before_o enumerated_a to_o which_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v accustom_v they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o be_v remove_v for_o otherwise_o what_o ever_o we_o shall_v do_v to_o promote_v the_o cure_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a but_o whereas_o we_o forbid_v those_o to_o drink_v 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