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A17310	The anatomy of melancholy vvhat it is. VVith all the kindes, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, and seuerall cures of it. In three maine partitions with their seuerall sections, members, and subsections. Philosophically, medicinally, historically, opened and cut vp. By Democritus Iunior. With a satyricall preface, conducing to the following discourse.	Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.	1621 (1621)	STC 4159; ESTC S122275	978,571	899

no King on earth can grant to all his subjects and seldome or never so much as to any one Esa. 30.19 Ioh. 14. Whatsoever they aske in the name of Christ shall be granted unto them Tenthly they are the longest lived of any people As the dayes of a tree are the dayes of my people saith the Lord they may endure many a storme but they are fast rooted still Mine Elect shall long enjoy the workes of their hands Esa. 65.22 For first they onely have the promise of a long life in this world and it is limited onely with that condition If it bee good for them And secondly if that God take away some of his people and that quickly out of this world yet that shortens not their life or dependance upon God For when they die a bodily death they are said to bee gathered to his people or their people and there receive eternall life in stead of it Death doth not put them out of service or deprive them of the Kings presence but removeth them onely out of one roome into another whereas they stood below staires before they serve now above staires and are all of the Presence and Privie-Chamber to God Eleventhly they are the wealthiest people in the world none better provided for For first for Spirituall gifts and rich favours from the King of kings they are not destitute of any heavenly gifts 1 Cor. 1.5 Ephes. 1.3 And for outward provision God hath taken all the chiefe creatures and bound them to serve them with provision in whatsoever they want The heaven the earth the corne c. all are bound for the supply of their wants Hos. 2.21 22 23. Twelfthly they excell for protection whether we respect their preservation or the revenge is done upon their enemies for their preservation though the earth and the heavens should bee shaken yet God will be the hope of his people Ioel 3.16 and as the mountaines are about Jerusalem so is the Lord about them that feare him and therefore they cannot be moved Psal. 125.1 2. and if the rod of the wicked do enter upon them yet it shall not rest upon their lot vers 3. of the same Psalme And for vengeance It is certaine the Lord will avenge their quarrell upon all their enemies though they bee unable to right their owne wrongs and because God would have it done throughly he reserves the worke of vengeance to himselfe to make the recompence Heb. 10.30 Rom. 12.20 Uses The use may be both for consolation and instruction For it should exceedingly comfort Gods children considering what singular happinesse they enjoy by the government of Jesus Christ. Oh! blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Ps. 33.12 and 144.15 Moses admires a little before his death the wonderfull felicity of the godly considered as they are Gods people Israel is happy none like to Gods people or this people nor is there any like unto the God of Jerusalem For God rides upon the heaven in their helpe the eternall God is their refuge and underneath are the everlasting Armies He will thrust our their enemies before them and say Destroy them Israel alone shall dwell in safety The fountaine of Iacob shall be upon a land of corne and wine and his heavens shall drop downe deaw They are a people saved by the Lord who is the shield of their helpe and the sword of their excellency Their enemies shal be found liers to them Deut. 33.26 to the end And this excellent estate is the more comfortable to be thought upon First because people of any nation may be admitted to this estate and the Lord without respect of persons will blesse them with the blessing of his people as the Prophet excellently shewes Esa. 2.19 and 19.24 25. The Gentiles have come to rejoyce amongst his people Rom. 15.9 10 11. They were hard times when the Lords dominion was in a manner confin'd in the Kingdome of Judah and Israel Secondly because it is so great and glorious a worke on Gods part to make us his people for hee doth as it were plant the heavens and lay the foundation of the earth that hee may say unto Sion Thou art my people Esay 51. vers 16. Thirdly because in the hardest times that can befall the godly the Lord will have them plead this priviledge and they may goe to God and hee will acknowledge them in all their distresses and sanctifie their afflictions and deliver them at the voice of their cry Esa. 64.9 Zech. 13.19 Fourthly because they shall yet enjoy a farre more excellent estate in another world than now they have Rev. 21. They are now but as the children of Israel in Goshen or in the wildernesse Use 2. Secondly divers things may be hence observed for instruction as First such as live in the Church and yet have not the markes of Gods people on them should awake and looke about them and labour to get into the number of Gods people These fooles among the people as the Prophet David calleth them should understand and these evill neighbours unto Israel should be perswaded to learne the wayes of Gods people that so they may be built up in the midst of Israel Ier. 12.16 And it should be their daily prayer unto God to grant them this one request namely to blesse them with the favour of his people Psal. 106.3 4. Secondly the penitent sinner that feeles his heart called by the voice of Christ should hence be moved to enter into the covenant of God and speedily to take the oath of subjection and alleageance binding himselfe with all his heart to God and his divine service Deut. 29.10 11 12 13. Ier. 50.5 Thirdly such as have taken the oath and are acknowledged for true Subjects should for the rest of their time study how to carry themselves as becomes the people of God and so In generall they should remember two things First to give eare to Gods Law and hearken what the Lord will say unto them from time to time Psal. 78.1 Esa. 51.4 Secondly to lead a holy life and conversation for therefore hath God severed them from all nations that they might be holy to him Levit. 20.26 All Gods people are righteous Esa. 59.21 and 62.12 and Christ hath redeemed them from all iniquity and purified them that they might be a peculiar people unto him zealous of good workes Tit. 2.14 They must therefore be no more polluted with their transgressions nor bee fashioned to the lusts of their former ignorance Ezek. 14.11 and 36.25 c. In particular they should First give God thankes for ever for blessing them with the blessing of his people Psal. 79. ult Secondly they should humble themselves to walke with their God Mic. 6.8 being humbled at his feet to receive his Law Deut. 33.3 bowing downe with all reverence to worship him Psal. 95.7 For God is a great God above all gods and a great King above all kings Thirdly they must avoid needlesse society with

doth of the greatest Prince on earth after he hath retained him to be his servant Secondly if it fall out that they endure any hardship or be put to beare any inconvenience it is no more than what the Master himselfe doth or hath endured Matth. 10.25 Thirdly that the difficulty of this work may not dismay thee he powres out his owne spirit upon his servants Ioel 2.29 and guides them so that in effect he doth all their worke for them Esaiah 26. Psal. 90. Fourthly when they endevour themselves to doe his worke in sincerity he accepts their service marvellous graciously he is so well pleased with them that his countenance doth shine upon them Psal. 31.16 yea he boasts of their service Iob 1.8 and 2.3 Fifthly if through ignorance or infirmity they misse it sometimes and so marre his worke if they but come to him and confesse it he is ready and easie to forgive and plenteous in mercy Psal. 86.4 5. Esay 44.20 21. Mal. 3.17 Sixthly no men are kept and entertained more comfortably than they are he doth not onely finde them food but gives them gladnesse of heart where a thousand of other men that have meanes enough have so many sorrowes among that they beare their names as a very curse Esay 65.13 14. Seventhly if by wilfull ignorance or carelesnesse they offend him yet hee will correct in measure Ier. 30.10 11. and will quickly repent himselfe of his judgement concerning them Psal. 135.14 Hee never puts away any servants Esay 41.8 9. If they should at any time runne away and be lost hee will never cease seeking them till he finde them and bring them home againe Psal. 119. ult Eighthly he gives great wages none like him all his servants have a great reward Psal. 19.11 And in the end hee bestowes upon them great inheritances besides what free-holds he bestowes upon them in this life Psal. 126. 22. 1 Pet. 1.3 Ninthly he takes pleasure in the prosperity of his servants Psal. 35.27 It is a joy to him when they doe well and thrive Tenthly besides what they get for themselves they get great suits for others also they beg many a pardon and obtaine any of them yea great suits Iob 40.5 Ioh. 15.15 16. Eleventhly when any thing ailes them his mercifull kindnesse is a wonderfull comfort to them Psal. 119.70 And if they should fall into danger in respect of the debts of other men God becomes surety for them and sees all discharged Psal. 119. verse 122. Twelfthly no men have such protections Their adversaries are sure to come to confusion the men that strive with them shall certainly perish Esay 41.11 12 c. The hand of the Lord shall be knowne towards his servants and his indignation towards his and their enemies Esay 66.14 Thirteenthly they shall not lose what they have wrought but God will establish their worke he will never forget them and their works shall be had in everlasting remembrance Esay 44.20 Psal. 90.16 17. Lastly God doth not onely thus extraordinarily provide for his servants but he takes order and provides also for the seed of his servants which few or none of worldly masters doe Psal. 69.37 Uses The use should be three-fold First it should teach Christians to live with contentation and in all things to give thanks and to say alwayes with David O Lord thou hast dealt well with thy servant according to thy Word Psal. 119.65 Secondly it should make them take great delight to doe his worke they should love to be servants to such a Master Esay 56.6 Thirdly they should every where speake of Gods praises that entertaines them so graciously they should open their mouthes all the day long with the praises of such a Master Psal. 134.1 and 135.1 Verse 17. Honour all men love the brother-hood feare God honour the King THese words are the conclusion of his exhortation to subjects Wherein the Apostle doth not onely repeat the substance of a subjects duty to his Soveraigne but withall doth summarily commend unto them the description of an absolute Subject or Citizen in all his relations and tels them in a few words what would make a Christian living in humane societies eminent for exactnesse of his behaviour for hee in these words formes him in his carriage to all men to good men to God and to the King And so his charge enjoynes First courresie to all men Secondly charity to godly men Thirdly piety to God Fourthly loyalty to the King Honour all men The first thing that the Apostle would have a Christian that lives in humane societies looke to is a right behaviour of himselfe toward all men that is toward the multitude in generall not because that is his greatest care or the greatest part of his care and duty but because the greatest offence many times arises from the neglect of his outward carriage towards all sorts of men and because Christians are usually faulty in not watching over their wayes herein By all men he meanes the generall body of societies where wee live even all sorts of men good and bad whether religious or profane friends or enemies acquaintance or strangers Nor ought they to be scrupulous of giving honour to wicked men for though many men or women in the places where wee live may and ought to bee contemned for the wickednesse of their lives yet there are none so vile but there are some grounds of honour in them either in respect of some remainder of Gods Image in them some gifts worthy praise or some place of eminence or authority or some outward blessings in which they excell others as riches birth strength valour or the like Now Christians have divers wayes by which they may expresse this generall honour to all sorts of men First in their salutation It is a very comely thing in Christians to salute willingly and in words and in gesture to shew civill respect even to wicked men Abrahams behaviour towards the Hittites may shame the most Christians Gen. 23.7 12 c. Yea the very Hittites themselves may teach them good manners in this kinde Secondly in their communication and so it is an excellent rule given by Salomon that a man should consider to speake what is acceptable and avoid what may irritate Prov. 10.12 13. and 15.23 Thirdly in their conversation and so they should shew a worthy respect of such among whom they live if they looke to these rules 1. To avoid those persons or things may bring trouble or wrongs or offence to the multitude And this they shall doe if they strive to live without offence themselves 1 Cor. 10.30 and doe shame the company in respect of tale-bearers Prov. 15.3 and 20.19 Levit. 19.16 and such as cause divisions and offences amongst men Rom. 16.17 and that they doe not vilifie any rashly either by reproaching them for outwards defects and so they must not curse the deafe Levit. 19.14 or by peremptoty judging of the finall estate of the soules of