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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d face_n to_o face_n and_o then_o olim_fw-la haec_fw-la meminisse_fw-la juvabit_fw-la it_o will_v be_v very_o pleasant_a to_o think_v of_o those_o many_o past_a trouble_n and_o escape_v danger_n grant_v i_o gracious_a god_n so_o to_o live_v that_o at_o last_o i_o may_v lay_v down_o my_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n with_o joy_n rest_n in_o hope_n and_o at_o length_n rise_v to_o a_o bless_a and_o glorious_a immortality_n amen_n even_o amen_n lord_n jesus_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n the_o joy_n of_o one_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o other_o jvxta_fw-la se_fw-la posita_fw-la magis_fw-la elucescunt_fw-la the_o dark_a the_o foil_n the_o more_o radiant_a do_v the_o diamond_n appear_v the_o blackness_n and_o deformity_n of_o the_o maid_n make_v the_o mistress_n beauty_n more_o remarkable_a
most_o cogent_a argument_n than_o well_o may_v he_o such_o useful_a counsel_n here_o for_o other_o frame_n who_o have_v himself_o so_o strict_o live_v the_o same_o here_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o alchemy_n divine_a whereby_o we_o may_v our_o earthly_a mind_n sublime_a on_o muse_n helicon_n let_v we_o not_o stay_v whilst_o to_o mount_n olivet_n he_o show_v the_o way_n there_o to_o the_o sweet_n of_o contemplation_n pure_a let_v we_o always_o our_o high-born_a soul_n enure_v thence_o let_v we_o free_o draw_v some_o small_a foretaste_a of_o the_o unmixed_a joy_n that_o shall_v for_o ever_o last_o which_o differ_v quite_o from_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o nor_o end_n nor_o yet_o satiety_n shall_v know_v john_n drake_n bachelor_n of_o physic_n the_o content_n the_o introduction_n page_n 1._o sect_n i._o concern_v god_n and_o what_o he_o be_v page_z 6._o sect_n ii_o that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n and_o a_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n be_v as_o clear_o demonstrable_a as_o any_o truth_n whatsoever_o page_n 9_o god_n existence_n prove_v from_o the_o impression_n make_v on_o our_o very_a nature_n page_n 10._o from_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o age_n page_n 11._o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o degeneracy_n of_o we_o page_n 12._o from_o the_o sense_n of_o gild_n and_o secret_a conviction_n of_o man_n conscience_n page_n 13._o from_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o reason_v without_o the_o concession_n page_n 16._o from_o the_o impossibility_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o exist_v from_o itself_o page_n 17._o from_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o intelligent_a spirit_n for_o such_o accurate_a production_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o world_n page_n 18._o from_o the_o exact_a order_n and_o disposition_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o their_o design_a and_o adequate_a end_n page_z 20._o sect_n iii_o that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n be_v grant_v all_o thing_n must_v be_v conserve_v and_o govern_v by_o it_o and_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o inconsiderable_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o senseless_a guidance_n of_o chance_n and_o fortune_n page_n 32._o god_n providence_n and_o gubernation_n not_o to_o be_v sever_v page_z 33._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n and_o epicurean_o condemn_v page_n 35._o the_o star_n and_o planetary_a body_n have_v no_o coactive_a influence_n upon_o terrestrial_a body_n page_n 36._o neither_o be_v thing_n make_v by_o the_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n page_n 40._o god_n that_o make_v the_o world_n still_o continue_v to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o and_o even_o the_o small_a thing_n be_v advert_v to_o by_o he_o page_z 44._o sect_n iv_o that_o all_o mineral_n vegetable_n and_o animal_n with_o what_o ever_o else_o have_v in_o it_o a_o medicinal_a virtue_n have_v it_o first_o impress_v on_o they_o by_o that_o supreme_a be_v which_o be_v the_o first_o author_n and_o maker_n of_o they_o page_z 47._o god_n wonderful_a providence_n in_o provide_v suitablâ—_n remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o frail_a mankind_n page_n 48._o the_o way_n of_o discover_v their_o virtue_n to_o we_o page_n 50._o we_o ought_v to_o praise_n god_n for_o they_o and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o page_z 54._o sect_n v._o that_o although_o god_n do_v at_o first_o give_v such_o a_o particular_a virtue_n to_o each_o particular_a plant_n mineral_n and_o animal_n yet_o for_o certain_a providential_a cause_n they_o may_v not_o always_o exert_v their_o natural_a operation_n and_o prove_v successful_a to_o their_o desire_a end_n page_z 55._o god_n have_v a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n over_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v not_o tie_v up_o to_o any_o particular_a method_n but_o may_v dispose_v of_o every_o thing_n as_o he_o please_v ibid._n god_n usual_a way_n of_o work_v be_v by_o natural_a mean_n yet_o for_o several_a reason_n he_o may_v sometime_o anticipate_v they_o page_z 57_o sect_n vi_o that_o god_n usual_a way_n of_o work_v be_v by_o fit_a and_o appropriate_a mean_n and_o therefore_o the_o empirick_a or_o he_o that_o understand_v nothing_o of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o medicine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v page_n 60._o all_o medicine_n natural_o produce_v their_o genuine_a effect_n especial_o give_v by_o a_o skilful_a hand_n page_z 61._o natural_a mean_n use_v by_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o prophet_n page_n 62._o two_o sort_n of_o person_n condemn_v the_o empirick_a who_o ignorant_o venture_v upon_o what_o he_o understand_v not_o and_o the_o stoic_a who_o think_v a_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o event_n page_n 63_o 68_o the_o danger_n of_o confide_v in_o the_o former_a and_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o the_o latter_a page_n 70._o â—n_a case_n of_o necessity_n we_o ought_v to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o second_o mean_n page_n 72._o sect_n vii_o that_o a_o holy_a and_o virtuous_a life_n be_v a_o necessary_a qualification_n for_o a_o physician_n in_o order_n to_o the_o imbetter_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o his_o good_a success_n in_o practice_n page_n 73._o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n be_v acquire_v by_o piety_n and_o destroy_v by_o vice_n page_n 74._o god_n secret_o guide_v and_o direct_v the_o good_a man_n who_o prayer_n cooperate_v with_o his_o endeavour_n page_n 77._o the_o conclusion_n by_o way_n of_o advice_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o own_o faculty_n page_n 79._o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o the_o way_n to_o acquire_v other_o ibid._n we_o must_v own_o god_n mercy_n and_o not_o arrogate_v that_o praise_n to_o ourselves_o which_o be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n page_n 82._o this_o be_v the_o best_a course_n in_o point_n of_o prudence_n ibid._n rule_n for_o physician_n page_n 83._o 1._o to_o begin_v with_o prayer_n 2._o to_o proceed_v with_o reason_n and_o judgement_n and_o not_o try_v experiment_n except_o in_o extreme_a case_n where_o a_o know_v and_o try_v medicine_n prove_v unsucessful_a 3._o that_o they_o do_v not_o promise_v cure_n in_o uncertain_a and_o dangerous_a disease_n and_o so_o flatter_v the_o patient_n whereby_o the_o put_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o his_o preparation_n for_o death_n be_v defer_v if_o not_o whole_o frustrate_v page_n 83_o 84_o 85._o the_o common_a objection_n against_o it_o answer_v page_n 86._o it_o be_v best_a whether_o the_o patient_n be_v a_o good_a or_o a_o wicked_a man._n page_n 87._o the_o physician_n prayer_n and_o ejaculation_n page_n 90_o 92._o the_o second_o part._n direction_n how_v to_o spend_v every_o day_n in_o the_o fear_n oâ—_n god_n page_n 1â—_n of_o a_o private_a fast_o and_o direction_n for_o it_o page_z 19_o rule_n for_o a_o religious_a fast_o page_n 27._o a_o prayer_n for_o grace_n page_n 53._o a_o prayer_n of_o intercession_n page_n 55._o the_o thanksgiving_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o work_n page_n 64._o reasins_z why_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v a_o narrative_a or_o catalogue_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o page_z 71._o the_o manner_n of_o keep_v your_o narrative_n and_o aâ—_n exemplification_n of_o it_o in_o some_o sin_n page_n 77._o direction_n for_o saturday_n page_n 86._o direction_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n page_n 89._o of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n page_n 103._o remote_a preparation_n for_o death_n page_n 107._o of_o the_o proximate_a preparation_n for_o sickness_n anâ—_n death_n page_n 113._o remedy_n against_o some_o particular_a temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n page_n 120._o of_o meditation_n page_n 126._o the_o thanksgiving_n after_o meditation_n page_n 134._o divine_a meditation_n concern_v god_n omnipresence_n page_n 136._o of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n page_n 142._o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n page_n 151._o of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n the_o joy_n of_o one_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o other_o page_z 164._o reflection_n upon_o hell_n and_o the_o torment_n of_o it_o page_z 173._o reflection_n upon_o heaven_n and_o the_o joy_n thereof_o page_n 183._o job_n 16.24_o when_o a_o few_o year_n be_v come_v then_o shall_v i_o go_v the_o way_n whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v page_n 186._o meditation_n before_o or_o at_o dinner_n or_o supper_n page_n 203._o occasional_a meditation_n 1._o on_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o die_a friend_n page_n 205._o 2._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o two_o apple_n tree_n grow_v one_o by_o the_o other_o the_o one_o tall_a and_o spread_a but_o have_v only_o leaf_n no_o fruit_n the_o other_o low_o but_o full_o load_v page_z 208._o 3._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wasp_n without_o a_o sting_n page_n 210._o 4._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o two_o dove_n bill_v each_o other_o page_z 211._o 5._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o lady_n finger_n bedeck_v with_o many_o rich_a diamond_n of_o great_a value_n page_n 212._o 6._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o many_o millepede_v kill_v for_o a_o medicine_n for_o my_o patient_n page_n
physician_n pass_v by_o and_o move_v with_o compassion_n blee_v some_o of_o they_o and_o prescribe_v such_o medicine_n as_o he_o think_v proper_a to_o their_o condition_n which_o it_o please_v god_n to_o succeed_v with_o his_o benediction_n so_o that_o those_o and_o those_o only_o recover_v which_o be_v thus_o handle_v the_o other_o suffer_v the_o common_a though_o untimely_a fate_n of_o all_o mankind_n so_o that_o hence_o it_o seem_v manifest_a that_o though_o god_n have_v prepare_v the_o mean_n yet_o have_v there_o not_o be_v a_o actual_a application_n of_o it_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v share_v in_o the_o same_o destiny_n the_o other_o be_v this_o which_o i_o myself_o have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o the_o sad_a beholder_n of_o that_o person_n labour_v under_o a_o troublesome_a cough_n or_o catarrh_n which_o have_v disturb_v their_o rest_n at_o night_n and_o be_v of_o a_o thin_a texture_n of_o body_n and_o weak_a constitution_n by_o the_o unseasonable_a and_o unskilful_a administration_n of_o opiatick_a medicine_n have_v take_v their_o laethaean_a nap_n and_o go_v smooth_o and_o quiet_o to_o the_o land_n of_o forgetfulness_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o give_v the_o same_o medicine_n in_o a_o pthysis_n pleurisy_n empyema_n and_o the_o like_a which_o have_v often_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o those_o many_o strong_a robu_v man_n that_o mere_o through_o wantonness_n or_o for_o prevention_n of_o some_o epidemical_a and_o popular_a disease_n that_o have_v then_o threaten_a have_v commit_v themselves_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o confident_a empiric_n who_o not_o regard_v or_o not_o know_v the_o temper_n of_o their_o patient_n body_n and_o the_o nature_n and_o do_v of_o their_o medicine_n have_v be_v by_o a_o hypercatharsis_n or_o too_o violent_a evacuation_n send_v head_n long_o to_o the_o other_o world_n which_o may_v sufficient_o evince_v that_o many_o have_v shorten_v their_o day_n by_o rash_o expose_v themselves_o to_o such_o danger_n or_o else_o wilful_o neglect_v those_o assistance_n they_o may_v have_v have_v for_o the_o preservation_n or_o prolongation_n of_o theiâ—_n live_v the_o common_a objection_n of_o asa_n reprehension_n for_o seek_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o very_a weak_a one_o to_o draw_v this_o conclusion_n from_o that_o therefore_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o apply_v myself_o to_o a_o physician_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n 2_o chron._n 16.12_o that_o here_o be_v no_o antithesis_fw-la or_o opposition_n but_o a_o protimesis_n and_o be_v a_o expression_n by_o way_n of_o choice_n and_o estimation_n asa_n be_v reprove_v because_o that_o in_o his_o disease_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n but_o rather_o to_o the_o physician_n or_o they_o only_o have_v he_o implore_v the_o divine_a as_o well_o as_o humane_a assistance_n he_o have_v not_o without_o doubt_n be_v reprehend_v for_o it_o so_o in_o the_o 16_o of_o st._n matthew_n the_o 19_o and_o 20._o verse_n we_o be_v bid_v not_o to_o lay_v up_o treasure_n for_o ourselves_o upon_o earth_n but_o lay_v up_o for_o ourselves_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o a_o parallel_n place_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o labour_n after_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o to_o labour_v after_o that_o which_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o plain_a prohibition_n to_o lay_v up_o earthly_a treasure_n or_o to_o labour_v for_o our_o daily_a food_n but_o by_o way_n of_o choice_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o lay_v up_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n than_o treasure_n upon_o earth_n rather_o labour_v after_o that_o meat_n which_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n than_o that_o which_o perish_v which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o our_o saviour_n himself_o say_v they_o that_o be_v whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o as_o it_o follow_v they_o that_o be_v sick_a which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o all_o in_o that_o condition_n to_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o he_o for_o he_o be_v as_o herophilus_n observe_v manus_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o hand_n by_o which_o god_n convey_v health_n unto_o their_o disease_a body_n and_o though_o he_o can_v as_o i_o have_v before_o show_v cure_v they_o by_o a_o miracle_n yet_o his_o usual_a and_o common_a way_n be_v by_o fit_a and_o appropriate_a mean_n so_o that_o they_o who_o wilful_o neglect_v they_o do_v sihi_fw-la manus_fw-la infer_v even_o cruel_o prove_v their_o own_o executioner_n therefore_o as_o the_o son_n of_o syrach_n eccles_n 38.4_o observe_v that_o see_v god_n have_v create_v medicine_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n he_o that_o be_v wise_a will_v not_o abhor_v they_o i_o can_v here_o swell_v this_o section_n to_o a_o great_a bulk_n if_o i_o design_v to_o depaint_v the_o dignity_n of_o physic_n and_o learned_a physician_n but_o the_o sun_n need_v not_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n to_o make_v it_o see_v nor_o a_o perfect_a natural_a complexion_n the_o disgraceful_a help_n of_o such_o artificial_a tincture_n beside_o be_v of_o the_o same_o profession_n myself_o i_o fear_v i_o shall_v be_v condemn_v either_o of_o pride_n or_o vainglory_n and_o therefore_o shall_v conclude_v this_o only_a with_o too_o distich_n of_o the_o famous_a horstius_n in_o ventum_fw-la medicina_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la medicusque_fw-la peritus_fw-la rectè_fw-la mortalis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la esse_fw-la deus_fw-la hoc_fw-la medico_n hoc_fw-la common_a deo_fw-la quod_fw-la uterque_fw-la misellis_n auxiliatrices_fw-la detque_fw-la feratque_fw-la manus_fw-la sect_n vii_o that_o a_o holy_a and_o virtuous_a life_n be_v a_o necessary_a qualification_n for_o a_o physician_n in_o order_n to_o the_o imbetter_n his_o judgement_n and_o his_o good_a success_n in_o practice_n what_o be_v true_a in_o theology_n that_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a 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