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A55473
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A sovereign balson to cure the languishing diseases of this corrupt age By C. Pora a well-wisher to all persons.
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Pora, Charles.
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1678
(1678)
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Wing P2966A; ESTC R233075
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bring_v to_o shore_n so_o expoââd_v to_o poverty_n and_o misery_n that_o consider_v the_o matter_n well_o we_o may_v ânclude_v and_o say_v that_o through_o self-love_a many_o chaste_a wedlock_n be_v disturb_v many_o poison_n mingle_v produce_v wicked_a effect_n that_o many_o halâers_n be_v put_v about_o the_o neck_n of_o self-ââvers_a many_o sword_n draw_v and_o âany_n sad_a tragedy_n begin_v in_o the_o night_n âhat_n be_v end_v at_o high-noon-day_n upon_o a_o scaffold_n oh_o how_o happy_a be_v thoâ_n soul_n which_o through_o the_o grace_n oâ_n god_n be_v exempt_a and_o free_a from_o thâ_n vice_n of_o self-lave_a which_o produce_v sucâ_n mischief_n and_o disaster_n in_o the_o world_n let_v we_o therefore_o follow_v and_o use_v aâ_n our_o endeavour_n to_o put_v in_o practice_n thâ_n wise_a counsel_n of_o solomon_n in_o thâ_n book_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la chap._n 21._o â_o 2._o as_o from_o the_o face_n of_o a_o serpent_n ââ_o from_o sin_n fly_v from_o self-love_n because_o as_o a_o serpent_n come_v sly_o upon_o we_o anâ_n sting_v the_o body_n so_o all_o sin_n anâ_n consequent_o self-love_n steal_v upon_o anâ_n hurt_v the_o soul_n sect_n 4._o the_o beginning_n and_o continuance_n of_o this_o pernicious_a disease_n saint_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n give_v a_o true_a account_n of_o thiâ_n old_a inveterate_a malady_n of_o our_o soul_n say_v rom._n 5._o v._n 12._o sicut_fw-la per_fw-la ânum_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la mundum_fw-la intravit_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la mors_fw-la âta_fw-la &_o in_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la mors_fw-la pertranâit_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la omnes_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la as_o ââ_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n will_v âave_n say_v that_o sin_n which_o proceed_v ââom_n self-love_n as_o we_o have_v before_o âemonstrated_v enter_v into_o this_o world_n ârom_o the_o beginning_n and_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o same_o by_o that_o sin_n of_o self-love_n death_n pass_v unto_o all_o man_n ân_v which_o they_o have_v all_o sin_v for_o eâen_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sin_n be_v in_o âhe_n world_n from_o old_a and_o death_n do_v âeign_a until_o moses_n even_o on_o they_o that_o âad_n not_o actual_o sin_n ed_z which_o be_v âs_a much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o from_o adam_n ân_v the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n âhere_o be_v sin_n in_o the_o world_n and_o âhough_o in_o a_o manner_n they_o know_v it_o not_o âet_z this_o spiritual_a disease_n we_o speak_v of_o âeigned_v even_o then_o as_o likewise_o in_o the_o âime_n of_o moses_n when_o the_o commandment_n or_o law_n of_o god_n teach_v the_o contrary_a to_o wit_n that_o god_n be_v displease_v therewith_o and_o therefore_o man_n âught_v to_o avoid_v the_o same_o but_o by_o reason_n that_o all_o mankind_n be_v maculate_a with_o original_a sin_n they_o have_v no_o strengââ_n of_o themselves-nor_a grace_n to_o be_v frââ_n from_o self-love_n so_o that_o thereupon_o sin_n do_v reign_v âver_o man_n and_o also_o death_n and_o damnaâtion_n by_o reason_n of_o self-love_n infant_n that_o do_v never_o actual_o offend_v beinâ_n conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o original_a sin_n be_v nevertheless_o liable_a to_o death_n anâ_n subject_n to_o all_o spiritual_a disease_n anâ_n to_o all_o the_o malady_n and_o corruption_n oâ_n the_o soul_n have_v their_o nature_n defileâ_n and_o destitute_a of_o original_a justice_n be_v avert_v from_o god_n by_o mean_n of_o adam_n transgression_n christ_n only_o except_v who_o be_v conceive_v by_o thâ_n holy_a ghost_n without_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o his_o bless_a mother_n the_o virgiâ_n mary_n who_o be_v preserve_v from_o contract_v the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n by_o special_a grace_n and_o the_o extraordinary_a perfection_n of_o god_n as_o many_o godly_a man_n judge_v but_o as_o for_o all_o the_o rest_n ââ_o mankind_n they_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o weak_a and_o sickly_a condition_n of_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o sin_n ever_o since_o man_n be_v ââeated_v have_v be_v hold_v and_o torment_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o spiritual_a distemper_n even_o the_o most_o dangerous_a âost_o pestilent_a most_o violent_a and_o continual_a insomuch_o that_o by_o the_o ââme_n they_o be_v all_o subject_n to_o satan_n use_v liable_a to_o eternal_a sorrow_n they_o âere_z all_o make_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n âe_a slave_n of_o sin_n and_o every_o way_n most_o ââserable_a yea_o these_o infectious_a ââseases_n come_v to_o such_o a_o height_n upon_o ââe_z whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n that_o ââe_v few_o only_o except_v they_o be_v â_o sweep_v away_o and_o perish_v in_o the_o ââneral_a flood_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o genesis_n chap._n 7._o v._n 1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n these_o most_o violent_a fit_n of_o sin_n and_o extraordinary_a punishment_n for_o the_o ââme_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o pass_v over_o ât_z many_o great_a pain_n and_o labour_v follow_v upon_o man_n and_o that_o for_o the_o âace_n of_o four_o hundred_o year_n together_o ââder_v the_o slavery_n of_o king_n pharaohâ_n â_z the_o land_n of_o egypt_n after_o which_o ââing_n deliver_v and_o free_v from_o that_o cruel_a bondage_n they_o be_v soon_o after_o visit_v and_o afflict_v with_o other_o grievous_a calamity_n and_o misery_n for_o the_o space_n of_o more_o than_o threescore_o yeaâ_n together_o to_o wit_n in_o the_o babylonic_a captivity_n where_o the_o royal_a propheââ_n david_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n describe_v they_o lament_v and_o be_v moan_v themselves_o psalm_n 136._o â_o 1._o super_fw-la flumina_fw-la babylonis_fw-la illig_v sedimus_fw-la &_o flevimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n vpoâ_n the_o river_n of_o babylon_n there_o it_o wâ_n that_o we_o sale_n and_o bewail_v the_o afflicted_a estate_n of_o zion_n they_o can_v noâ_n refrain_v to_o mourn_v remember_v thâ_n great_a calamity_n which_o for_o their_o siâ_n god_n have_v bring_v even_o upon_o his_o owâ_n sanctuary_n how_o many_o other_o fever_n sometime_o continual_a sometime_o intermit_a how_o many_o heat_n of_o burn_a torment_n and_o pain_n how_o manâ_n cold_a fit_n of_o desolation_n and_o want_n have_v man_n at_o several_a time_n be_v subject_n unto_o and_o make_v to_o undergo_v upoâ_n this_o account_n have_v we_o not_o hear_v ââ_o those_o surprise_v of_o sudden_a destruction_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o sodomând_n ând_z gomorrah_n and_o all_o the_o adjacent_a country's_n when_o they_o be_v whole_o consume_v by_o fire_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v âen_o 19_o v._o 24._o do_v we_o not_o read_v also_o âow_o in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n the_o prophet_n use_v at_o his_o prayer_n fire_n come_v down_o âom_n heaven_n and_o consume_v those_o unââdly_a wretch_n that_o be_v send_v to_o apprehend_v he_o 4_o reg._n 1._o v._n 10._o how_o âany_n cold_a and_o comfortless_a long_a fit_n of_o âmine_n pestilence_n and_o mortality_n âere_z other_o exercise_v and_o plague_v âith_n for_o their_o sin_n the_o heaven_n âing_v so_o shut_v that_o it_o rain_v not_o for_o âany_v year_n together_o and_o the_o earth_n â_o parch_a with_o drought_n that_o it_o yieldââ_n no_o water_n and_o people_n force_v thereââ_n in_o a_o languish_a and_o perish_v âândition_n to_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o ââking_v water_n to_o drink_v and_o find_v âe_n as_o we_o read_v hierem._n 14._o 1_o 2_o 3._o â_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o holy_a âipture_n in_o the_o sacred_a gospel_n of_o saint_n johnâhap_n âhap_z 5._o v._n 5._o we_o read_v of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v disease_v in_o body_n thâ_n space_n of_o thirty_o eight_o year_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n waââed_v the_o stir_n of_o the_o water_n there_o bâ_n which_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n curâ_n those_o which_o first_o come_v into_o the_o watââ_n after_o the_o stir_a of_o whatsoever_o ââsease_n they_o have_v this_o poor_a man_n hââ_n lie_v there_o expect_v his_o cure_n eigââ_n and_o thirty_o year_n together_o be_v ââ_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a weakness_n continual_o prevent_v by_o some_o other_o boââ_n that_o step_v into_o the_o water_n befoââ_n he_o and_o therefore_o deserve_v at_o lengââ_n to_o be_v pity_v by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n chriââ_n and_o cure_v by_o his_o almighty_a word_n aâ_n command_n but_o alas_o how_o muââ_n more_o be_v the_o whole_a universal_a woââ_n all_o mankind_n to_o be_v mourn_v for_o aâ_n compassionated_a which_o have_v lie_v lâguishing_v not_o only_o the_o space_n of_o thiâ_n eight_o year_n but_o ever_o since_o the_o creation_n of_o adam_n that_o be_v by_o the_o accoâââ_n of_o some_o more_o than_o five_o thousâââ_o six_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n ââing_n all_o that_o time_n infect_v and_o contiâââly_o vex_v with_o the_o favour_n of_o original_n ââ_o which_o lie_v upon_o all_o and_o every_o one_o use_v with_o a_o thousand_o other_o actual_a distemper_n malady_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o ââul_n which_o hold_v and_o afflict_a particular_a person_n some_o in_o one_o kind_n ââme_n