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consult_v who_o may_v cure_v he_o by_o purge_n or_o open_v a_o vein_n and_o then_o prescribe_v a_o regular_a diet_n which_o may_v preserve_v his_o health_n hither_o we_o may_v refer_v what_o several_a great_a rabbi_n have_v say_v that_o when_o a_o person_n have_v procure_v a_o licence_n from_o the_o magistrate_n to_o practice_v physic_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o cure_v the_o sick_a and_o he_o may_v lawful_o demand_v a_o fee_n but_o after_o all_o we_o must_v not_o rely_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o physician_n and_o so_o forget_v god_n for_o we_o must_v earnest_o and_o devout_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o which_o aben_n ezra_n agree_v with_o i_o but_o he_o so_o far_o dissent_v from_o my_o opinion_n that_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o a_o physician_n in_o internal_a and_o secret_a distemper_n but_o whole_o submit_v to_o god_n r._n vidal_n have_v admirable_o confute_v he_o and_o commend_v the_o use_n of_o physic_n but_o here_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o deserve_v consideration_n one_o respect_n 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to_o be_v execure_v because_o he_o do_v not_o recover_v his_o friend_n hephaestion_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o bold_a ignorant_a quack_n for_o the_o skilful_a and_o honest_a physician_n be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n head_n that_o consideration_n which_o shall_v affect_v the_o patient_n be_v that_o he_o must_v not_o too_o confident_o depend_v upon_o the_o physician_n or_o natural_a mean_n but_o chief_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o god_n for_o this_o reason_n be_v asa_n reprehend_v for_o place_v too_o much_o hope_n in_o the_o physician_n for_o so_o say_v the_o text_n 2_o chron._n 16.12_o in_o his_o disease_n he_o seek_v not_o to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o physician_n the_o prophet_n do_v not_o reprove_v the_o king_n because_o he_o send_v for_o they_o but_o because_o he_o expect_v a_o cure_n only_o from_o they_o and_o never_o regard_v god_n thus_o the_o talmudist_n among_o their_o praise_n of_o the_o good_a king_n hezekiah_n reckon_v this_o deserve_v a_o place_n because_o he_o hide_v a_o book_n of_o physic_n some_o think_v the_o author_n of_o it_o be_v solomon_n other_o that_o it_o be_v a_o book_n of_o magic_n and_o therefore_o hide_v by_o hezekiah_n because_o some_o people_n in_o those_o time_n use_v to_o consult_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o their_o disease_n and_o so_o neglect_v to_o implore_v god_n aid_n and_o assistance_n for_o god_n be_v the_o true_a physician_n and_o he_o that_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o he_o may_v expect_v ease_n and_o comfort_n in_o time_n of_o sickness_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v in_o exod._n ch_n 15.26_o i_o will_v put_v none_o of_o those_o disease_n upon_o thou_o which_o i_o have_v bring_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o sect_n 8._o the_o talmudist_n say_v there_o be_v four_o thing_n which_o incline_v god_n to_o alter_v his_o decree_n viz._n alm_n deed_n fervent_a prayer_n a_o change_n of_o the_o name_n and_o a_o change_n of_o work_n and_o these_o be_v the_o four_o mean_n which_o the_o jew_n make_v use_v of_o in_o a_o dangerous_a distemper_n so_o they_o common_o secret_o relieve_v those_o person_n who_o be_v in_o the_o great_a exigency_n for_o as_o money_n do_v as_o it_o be_v give_v life_n to_o a_o poor_a man_n so_o they_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v grant_v they_o their_o life_n when_o they_o desire_v it_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o jew_n frequent_o collect_v alm_n for_o the_o poor_a that_o live_v in_o the_o city_n or_o for_o those_o that_o live_v in_o the_o holy_a land_n or_o for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o dungeon_n or_o for_o any_o other_o charitable_a uses_n this_o they_o believe_v be_v mean_v by_o those_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 10.2_o righteousness_n deliver_v from_o death_n etc._n etc._n 12.28.21.21_o and_o
these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o because_o god_n promise_v long_a life_n upon_o the_o observation_n of_o some_o of_o his_o commandment_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o upon_o the_o land_n deut._n 4.40_o and_o 32.47_o now_o if_o our_o day_n be_v decree_v by_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n this_o promise_n will_v be_v vain_a and_o no_o body_n can_v exceed_v they_o much_o less_o can_v god_n deceive_v we_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o make_v his_o life_n long_o or_o short_a as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o 2._o we_o find_v several_a person_n earnest_o desire_v god_n to_o spare_v their_o life_n so_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o 3._o then_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o david_n ps_n 61._o cain_n be_v afraid_a of_o death_n say_v gen._n 14.14_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v stay_v i_o there_o be_v other_o that_o have_v desire_v to_o die_v as_o eli_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o it_o be_v enough_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o not_o better_o than_o my_o father_n and_o jonah_n chap._n 4.8_o he_o faint_v and_o wish_v in_o himself_o to_o die_v and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v now_o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v absolute_o predestinate_v the_o prayer_n of_o hezekiah_n cain_n and_o david_n be_v vain_a and_o those_o of_o elias_n and_o jonah_n superfluous_a hence_o the_o talmudist_n in_o guemara_n berachet_n say_v that_o if_o any_o one_o come_v into_o a_o city_n and_o find_v it_o in_o a_o uproar_n he_o may_v lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v avert_v that_o evil_a from_o his_o family_n or_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v desire_v after_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o male_a certain_o such_o petition_n be_v frivolous_a because_o when_o a_o thing_n be_v do_v it_o can_v be_v alter_v this_o we_o may_v apply_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n for_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v decree_v from_o eternity_n it_o be_v absurd_a to_o be_v solicitous_a or_o careful_a about_o any_o thing_n 3._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v mighty_o confirm_v by_o the_o word_n which_o god_n speak_v to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 3.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o solomon_n may_v ask_v for_o life_n as_o a_o contingent_a thing_n and_o when_o god_n confer_v on_o he_o wisdom_n riches_n and_o honour_n he_o promise_v he_o life_n too_o not_o absolute_o but_o conditional_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n etc._n etc._n 4._o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v unalterable_o settle_v no_o man_n can_v prevent_v death_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v god_n exhort_v man_n to_o beware_v of_o danger_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o misfortune_n deut._n 20.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o in_o another_o place_n chap._n 22.8_o when_o thou_o build_v a_o new_a house_n than_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o battlement_n for_o thy_o roof_n that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v not_o fix_v by_o a_o absolute_a predestination_n 5._o david_n himself_o say_v 1_o sam._n 27.10_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v he_o or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o battle_n and_o perish_v if_o by_o those_o word_n or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v he_o understand_v the_o day_n that_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o mention_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o death_n for_o which_o soever_o have_v happen_v it_o will_v have_v be_v appoint_v beforehand_o and_o if_o so_o it_o be_v plain_a those_o word_n be_v false_a for_o saul_n may_v have_v be_v smite_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o slay_v in_o the_o battle_n 6._o there_o be_v not_o one_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o affirm_v this_o predestination_n but_o we_o may_v only_o collect_v from_o the_o forecited_a passage_n that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n of_o life_n which_o as_o i_o have_v explain_v it_o depend_v upon_o the_o time_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o constitution_n so_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o thou_o have_v appoint_v his_o bound_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v by_o which_o he_o mean_v that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v and_o david_n ps_n 89.49_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 1_o chron._n 29.15_o our_o day_n on_o earth_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n and_o there_o be_v none_o abide_v as_o for_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v with_o thou_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n pre-science_n because_o god_n know_v and_o foresee_v all_o thing_n from_o eternity_n book_n ii_o whether_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a or_o unalterable_a sect_n 1._o have_v in_o the_o former_a book_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n to_o every_o man_n life_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n inquire_v whether_o this_o term_n be_v so_o fix_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o exceed_v or_o prevent_v it_o or_o on_o the_o contrary_a whether_o it_o be_v mutable_a all_o the_o jew_n unanimous_o consent_v that_o this_o term_n be_v alterable_a though_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o planet_n the_o constitution_n or_o the_o variety_n of_o time_n hereupon_o r._n bahye_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o more_o eminent_a power_n above_o that_o of_o the_o star_n which_o order_n thing_n by_o reward_n and_o punishment_n the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o aben_n ezra_n upon_o exod._n ch._n 23._o where_o assign_v the_o dependence_n of_o life_n upon_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n he_o say_v that_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o moisture_n of_o every_o one_o that_o serve_v god_n be_v augment_v and_o then_o a_o man_n exceed_v the_o term_n of_o life_n therefore_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o man_n take_v such_o care_n to_o preserve_v their_o health_n and_o when_o it_o be_v impair_v to_o recover_v it_o this_o make_v they_o so_o often_o change_v the_o air._n this_o make_v they_o drink_v those_o medicinal_a potion_n that_o be_v to_o nauseous_a in_o a_o word_n this_o first_o make_v man_n study_v and_o then_o practise_v physic_n and_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o aspire_v to_o that_o preferment_n which_o by_o no_o pain_n or_o industry_n can_v be_v procure_v so_o i_o think_v it_o exceed_v simple_a to_o be_v careful_a about_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n when_o the_o term_n be_v immutable_a and_o it_o can_v be_v prolong_v nay_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o forth_o to_o bring_v forth_o plant_n and_o herb_n by_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n for_o no_o other_o design_n than_o the_o use_n of_o physic_n but_o that_o we_o may_v establish_v this_o opinion_n better_o let_v we_o consult_v the_o 3d_o chap._n of_o eccl._n and_o the_o one_a verse_n in_o which_o place_n solomon_n affirm_v that_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a there_o be_v a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o a_o time_n to_o die_v here_o we_o see_v that_o our_o birth_n and_o death_n be_v parallel_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v both_o a_o certain_a time_n now_o if_o by_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n that_o term_n of_o life_n be_v understand_v which_o be_v unalterable_o decree_v by_o god_n than_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o hour_n of_o our_o nativity_n but_o if_o this_o be_v grant_v the_o very_a name_n of_o nature_n be_v destroy_v for_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v oblige_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n decree_v the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n his_o long_a life_n his_o marriage_n which_o sarah_n her_o conception_n and_o delivery_n of_o a_o son_n which_o be_v absurd_a when_o common_a 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his_o body_n be_v infirm_a from_o his_o birth_n or_o a_o pestilence_n or_o a_o famine_n infest_v that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n where_o he_o live_v here_o we_o may_v discern_v by_o what_o cause_n maimonides_n declare_v our_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v viz._n by_o a_o ill_a complexion_n by_o a_o loose_a course_n of_o live_v by_o divine_a providence_n by_o plague_n or_o famine_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o show_v that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v prolong_v sect_n 5._o god_n in_o several_a place_n promise_v long_a life_n to_o good_a man_n and_o those_o who_o obey_v his_o law_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n likewise_o in_o deut._n 17.20_o and_o 22.7_o and_o in_o psal_n 91.16_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o prov._n 28.16_o he_o that_o hate_v covetousness_n shall_v prolong_v his_o day_n 9.11_o for_o by_o i_o thy_o day_n shall_v be_v multiply_v and_o the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n 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talmudist_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o say_v we_o find_v from_o the_o law_n the_o prophet_n and_o other_o holy_a writer_n that_o a_o man_n can_v walk_v in_o which_o way_n he_o please_v it_o be_v thus_o prove_v by_o they_o first_o out_o of_o the_o law_n where_o god_n have_v say_v to_o balaam_n numb_a 22.12_o thou_o shall_v not_o go_v with_o they_o thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v the_o people_n nevertheless_o he_o know_v that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o go_v permit_v he_o then_o out_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 48.17_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o teach_v thou_o to_o profit_n which_o lead_v thou_o by_o the_o way_n that_o thou_o shall_v go_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o will_v always_o conduct_v you_o in_o the_o right_a way_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o regard_v i_o and_o
will_v go_v wrong_a i_o will_v leave_v you_o to_o your_o freewill_n last_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a writer_n prov._n 3.34_o sure_o he_o scorn_v the_o scorner_n but_o he_o give_v grace_n unto_o the_o lowly_a from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n hate_v impious_a man_n for_o their_o impiety_n but_o he_o confer_v his_o grace_n on_o the_o godly_a and_o religious_a hither_o also_o we_o may_v refer_v that_o say_n of_o the_o talmudist_n shall_v a_o idle_a person_n think_v to_o leave_v the_o care_n of_o his_o affair_n to_o god_n no_o for_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 15.10_o for_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o advise_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v evil_a and_o choose_v good_a because_o they_o be_v both_o in_o our_o power_n hence_o this_o be_v a_o common_a proverb_n among_o they_o when_o the_o pestilence_n rage_v in_o the_o city_n 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