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A01801	The Kings medicine for this present yeere 1604 prescribed by the whole colledge of the spirituall physitions, made after the coppy of the corporall kings medicine, which was vsed in the city the former yeere. Giuen as a new yeers-gift, to the honorable city of London, to be taken in this yeere for the soule, as the other was for the bodie. Herevnto are intermixed, first, the wonders of the former yeer, his triumphs, two funeralls, two coronations, two preachers. Secondlie, Londons and Englands newyeers-gift, to offer vp vnto the Lord for his new-yeers-gift, containing King Dauids sacrificing after the ceasing of the pestilence, necessarie to teach vs the duty of our deliuerance. The whole collected out of the first book of Chr. ch. 21. / Made and vvritten by Iames Godskall, preacher of the vvorde.	Godskall, James.	1604 (1604)	STC 11936; ESTC S118768	100,652	208

the Lyon is sometimes sicke the Feauer Hectick the wandering feauer that keepeth no certain fits lastly that which lasteth but a day The Plague of the soule as you see is not a Feauer of one day it lasted nine Moneths in DAVID he knew it not This kings euill may be compared vnto the continuall Feauer wee haue all of vs continually some sparkes of pride and ambition in vs the one more the other lesse and principally the Lyons Princes and great men are troubled with it Seeing then this is the nature of sin that it sometimes is not knowen of vs I will shew vnto you the signes to know if we be infected with the spirituall Plague The Physitions haue prescribed the former yeere in their Treatises touching the corporall Plague the signes whereby a man may iudge of himselfe whether he bee infected or not which are many First when the outward members are colde and the inwarde parts burning hot when there is paine and heauinesse of the head and a great inclination to sleepe a wearinesse heauinesse and difficultie in breathing a sadnesse of the minde a change of countenance losse of stomacke and appetite immoderate thirst and often vometing a bitternesse and drinesse of the mouth the Pulse frequent the vrine troublous lastly if there doe arise Botches behinde the eares or else where Giue mee leaue this yeere following the same methode to shew vnto you beloued certaine signes whereby wee may iudge if wee bee infected with the Satanicall ayre Signes to know if wee are infected with the spirituall contagion or no. These are also manifold First if our outward members are colde our eares in the hearing of the worde our mouthes to speake and sing the prayses of God our hands to offer the Sacrifices of mercie vnto the poore our feete to enter the Temple our inward partes burning hot with the heate of concupiscence hate enuie pride and ambition Further if our heades bee heauie with drunkennesse surfetting gluttonie and with the cares of this world if there be in vs an inclynatiō to the sleepe of sinne and a difficultie to breathe good words deeds or thoughts an immoderate and desperate sadnesse of the minde as there was in SAVL ACHITOPHEL IVDAS a change of countenance caused by couetousnesse anger and enuy losse of appetite to the milke of the word the bread of life and the righteousnesse of Christ Iesus a losse of our zeale and forsaking of our former loue Reu. 2. Further when there is in vs an immoderate thirst after the riches honours and pleasures of this worlde a returning to our filthinesse and vomit with the Dog and Swine 2. Pet. 2.22 A bitternesse and vnpleasantnesse in the vns●●uery words of our mouthes If the pulse of our hearts smite vs with horrour of minde and make vs to breake foorth in Blasphemies Lastly if there doth arise a filthy Botch in our eares which stoppeth thē maketh thē vnwilling to heare the word of God a hardnes of heart a swelling of pride and enuie and such other like they are all signes declaring that we are already infected with the poyson of Satan If this yeere thou seelest thy self thus infected immediately seeke to cure thy selfe by the Kings medicyne I end this point with the counsaile of SALOMON Pro. cap. 4.23 vers keepe thine heart with all diligence for thence proceedes the actions of life Let me now beloued of LONDON The application of the first part hold out the looking-glasse to discrie and see therin whether we haue not beene infected with the Kings sicknesse The old yeare is past and the Newe is ap-appeared let vs now examine our selues and as DAVID hath bene busie to number the people so let vs bee busie with a better Arithmaticke and number our sinnes Wee may apply to our selues all the foure members of the first parte and to inuert the order let mee beginne with the last 1 The time how long As DAVID hath had the spiritual infection in his soule nine moneths long and knew it not for in the ende of them his heart smote him So we haue bene a long time infected with the same and sin hath raigned in the mortall bodies of many not nine moneths but nine yeres euen since the last plague time and alas the most parte of vs haue as it were not knowen it we haue took no regard to it we haue bene senseles not esteemed it till that now in the ende of these nine yeeres and odde our hearts seeing the hand of God haue begun to smite vs made vs to cry out with DAVID Lord we haue done foolishly and sinned exceedingly And what hath bene our disease 2. Our disease alas the Plague of the soule for which we haue suffered the Plague of the body yea the Kings euil hath bene our euill which hath manifested it self with the deuils tokens pestilential vlcers of DAVID and to speake plainely we haue sinned in numbring This Plague hath raigned not onely in the head-citie but in the whole bodie of the kingdome Englands arraignement If England were arraigned indited before the Iudge of heauen should it not be found guilty I appeale first to the court and to the tribe of Iudah 1 The Court. hath she not these many yeeres had the kings euill and with DAVID bin lifted vp in the multitude glorying in the number and multitude of her riches and treasures of her stately buildings and royall Pallaces in the multitude of her followers attendants of her Nobility and Gentility 2 London Secondly thou LONDON tender delicate the Mistres of felicity the Imperiall chamber of this kingdome to whom I may as ARISTOTLE speaketh of Babilon giue the title of a countrey rather then of a city the Piller of England as Troy is called of that parte of the world Hast thou not also had the kings euill it is too manifest thou hast gloried in the number and multitude of thy people in the greatnesse of thy Citie mightinesse of thy state singularity of thy gouernment in the number of thy merchāts riches stately buildings in the number of thy Temples Turrets and as Ierusalem thou diddest trust in thine owne beautie because of thy renowne Ez. 16.15 And as Nabucadnezar spake of his Babel Is not this great Babel c. So your inhabitants of their city Is not this great LONDON our city the like not in Europe Thus haue they swelled in the vanity of their conceit and saide with Laodicea Re. 3. I am rich and increased with goods haue need of nothing Royall Citizens Citizens not I but the kings sicknes wherewith you haue bene infected giueth you this name hath not the carbuncle of curiosity pride and ambition bene seene in your buildings feasts attendants May it not be said of you as it was said of the marchā●s of Tyrus Es 23. whose marchants are Princes If our king had entred the city in tryumph as