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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15495	Physicke, to cure the most dangerous disease of desperation Collected for the direction and comfort of such Christians as trauayling and being heauie loaden in their consciences, with the burthen of their sinnes, stand in danger either in time of their sicknesse to fall away from their God, through deepe despaire, or else in time of their health, to yeelde to one desparate end, or other, to the ruine and vtter confusion of both bodyes and soules for euer. By W.W.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.	1605 (1605)	STC 25762; ESTC S102526	47,571	122

PHYSICKE TO CVRE THE MOST dangerous Disease of Desperation Collected for the direction and comfort of such Christians as trauayling and being heauie loaden in their Consciences with the burthen of their sinnes stand in danger either in time of their sicknesse to fall away from their God through deepe Despaire or else in time of their health to yeelde to one desperate end or other to the ruine and vtter confusion of both bodyes and soules for euer By W. W. Prou. 18.14 Who can beare a wounded spirite Aug. in lib de vtilitate paenitentiae agendae Ne desperatione auge●mu● peccata propositus est penitentiae p●●●u●●●●sus n● sperando au●●amus 〈◊〉 est ●●e mortis incer●●● AT LONDON Printed for Robert Boulton and are to be sold at his shop in Chauncerie lane 〈◊〉 Holborne 1605. TO THE RIGHT Honorable the Lord THOMAS HOWARD Earle of Suffolke Baron of Walden Knight of the most honorable order of the Garter Lord High Chamberlaine to the Kinges most excellent Maiestie and one of his most honorable priuie Counsaile GReat manifolde and terrible Right Honorable are the tumults turmoyles troubles feares and anguishes which the remembrance of sinnes bypast and present conioyned with the carefull contemplation and inward consideration of Gods greeuous threatninges and wrathfull indignation set foorth in holy Scriptures bring vnto weake troubled and ignorant consciences Great againe is the diligence and continuall is the wandering to and fro● of Sathan that deadly and mortall foe of mankind to tempt and assault to bring to desperation deuoure sinners at all times in all places but especially in the dayes of affliction troubles plagues pestilences and sicknesses yea and most of all at the hower of death when man is at the weakest and most vnfit and vnable to withstand him when mans memorie fayleth him and his sences waxe dull his body is tormented and feebled his heart faynteth his wittes decay and euery part of his body ceasseth to performe and fulfill his due office then euen then I say most vigilant diligent and busie is that foule feende to vexe trouble disquiet to turmoyle men and to worke blasphemie and desperation in their heartes by laying before the eyes of their consciences al their former sinfull maner of lyuing and vngodly conuersation the breach of Gods commaundementes and his greeuous wrath against offenders the vnsupportable paynes and torturing tormentes death and damnation which are prepared for the wicked with the Diuell and his damned Angels The consideration of these thinges and the great negligence carelesnesse and contempt of prouiding remedies and phisicke in due time against this dangerous disease of Desperation hath moued mee at this present to employ my Penne according to that one poore talent which the Lord God hath committed vnto mee to the setting foorth of this Treatise following therby to arme and furnish poore ignorant Christians with some necessarie counsaile comfort and spirituall physicke whereby they may become the more able and readie in time of neede to defende themselues yea and to propell and driue backe their common enemie the Diuell tempting and entising to the most deadly sinne of Desperation These my poore laboures written both for the comfort of my selfe and strengthening of mine owne Fayth and for the like good of others if they will for their owne good take the paines to reade consider and accept thereof I your Honours poore incumbent of the medietie of the Rectorie of Ruskington in Lincolnshire the true and vndoubted Patronage whereof lately was the Kinges Maiesties and now is yours to dispose at your Honours good lyking haue attempted to send forth to the view of the world vnder your shielding protection and patrocinie And so with my humble petition for th' acceptance hereof with that submission that best befitteth my selfe and belongeth to a person of so great place calling I humbly lake my leaue At Ruskington in Lincolnshire this first of Nouember 1604. Your Hon. euer readie to be commaunded in all Christian dutie William Willimat A PREFACE TO THE Christian Reader IT is a wonder of the world a wonder to be seriously marked and diligentlye considered of and a wonder being seriously marked diligently considered of worthy to be deeply waighed and inwardly to be layde vp in mens heartes as a thing most necessarie profitable and auaileable to Christian pietie and euerlasting felicitie both of soule and body The first thing to be wondred a● and seriousl● to be cons●dered of to see and to thinke of it how carefull watchfull diligent earnest and painefull almost all the world euery where is to auoyde to preuent to cure and to remedie all such troubles crosses griefes maladies infirmities and sicknesses as do or may befall the body And on the other side to see or finde so few watchfull carefull and painefull to auoyde preuent cure or expell the most dangegerous wounds of the spirit the troubles of the conscience or Desperation a mischiefe of al other mischiefes most needfull to be looked vnto ●he second ●hing to be ●onored at 〈◊〉 seriously 〈◊〉 be con●●dered of It is a wonder to see and consider how many there are in the world which either loath and are afraide of bodily sicknesse or loue likes health will send for and seeke runne and ride after bodily Physitions and enquire after the best the most expert most skilfull of them to learne by their direction and to be aduised by their counsaile though it cost their pursse full deare how to purge and auoyde such corrupt humours as may breed though not presently bring foorth noysome diseases and sicknesses how carefull and how scrupulous they are to keepe a temperate order and a dyet in eating and drinking and how moderate they will be in sleepe and all other bodyly exercises And on the other side how few there be in the world that will either abate their sleepe for-goe their pleasures abridge their dyets or seeke after the spirituall Physition or prepare physick to purge and expell those dangerous peccant humors of notorious and hainous sinnes which in time will both breed and bring foorth the most deadly disease of Desperation the very Peste of soule and body for euer It is a wonder to see The third thing to be wondred at how many abhor and are afraide of worldly pouertie and for the auoyding thereof and for the loue and liking of transitorie riches will with great carke and care rise vp early and late take their rest they will fare hardly and go clad full barely they will hazard both bodyes and soules they will toyle and teare their flesh in vnmeasurable laboures by land and sea be the weather faire be it foule per mare pauperiem fugientes per saxa perignes And yet on the other side how few can abide any costes charges or paines to escape and remedie spirituall decayes to auoyde pouertie of conscience or in time before it be too late to beware that they be not plunged ere they