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the_o part_n it_o be_v not_o able_a either_o to_o suck_v the_o melancholy_n from_o the_o blood_n or_o discharge_v itself_o into_o those_o passage_n which_o nature_n have_v thereto_o ordain_v this_o member_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v the_o gross_a and_o evil_a favouredst_a to_o be_v hold_v black_a of_o colour_n and_o evil_a savoury_a of_o taste_n and_o give_v a_o manifest_a experience_n of_o nature_n desire_n always_o to_o covet_v that_o whereto_o it_o be_v most_o like_a and_o so_o fare_v the_o spleen_n better_o with_o those_o muddy_a dregs_n than_o it_o will_v with_o pure_a and_o fine_a blood_n which_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o other_o part_n they_o will_v abstain_v except_o great_a want_n force_v they_o to_o take_v any_o part_n thereof_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o
natural_a melancholy_n both_o ivyce_n and_o excrement_n it_o remain_v next_o to_o show_v what_o that_o humour_n be_v which_o rise_v of_o this_o or_o any_o else_o corrupt_v call_v also_o by_o the_o name_n of_o melancholy_n chap._n viii_o what_o burn_v choler_n be_v and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o that_o kind_n of_o melancholy_n which_o be_v call_v atra_fw-la bilis_fw-la rise_v by_o excessive_a heat_n of_o such_o part_n where_o it_o be_v engender_v or_o receive_v whereby_o the_o humour_n be_v so_o adust_a as_o it_o become_v of_o such_o a_o exulcerate_v and_o fret_a quality_n that_o it_o waste_v those_o part_n where_o it_o light_v this_o most_o common_o rise_v of_o the_o melancholy_n excrement_n before_o say_v and_o diverse_a time_n of_o the_o other_o thick_a part_n of_o blood_n as_o also_o of_o choler_n and_o salt_n phlegm_n which_o take_v such_o heat_n partly_o by_o distemper_n of_o the_o body_n and_o partly_o by_o putrefaction_n that_o thereby_o a_o humour_n rise_v breed_v most_o 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fellow_n member_n whereby_o we_o be_v in_o heaviness_n sit_v comfortless_a fear_n distrust_n doubt_v despair_n and_o lament_v when_o no_o cause_n require_v it_o but_o rather_o a_o behaviour_n beseeminge_v a_o heart_n upon_o just_a cause_n and_o sound_a reason_n most_o comfortable_a and_o cheerful_a this_o do_v melancholy_n work_v not_o otherwise_o then_o the_o former_a humour_n give_v occasion_n and_o false_a matter_n of_o these_o passion_n and_o not_o by_o any_o disposition_n as_o of_o instrument_n thereunto_o of_o all_o the_o other_o humour_n melancholy_n be_v full_a of_o variety_n of_o passion_n both_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o place_n where_o it_o settle_v as_o brain_n spleen_n mesaraicke_a vein_n hart_n womb_n and_o stomach_n as_o also_o through_o the_o diverse_a kind_n as_o natural_a unnatural_a natural_a either_o of_o the_o spleen_n or_o of_o the_o vein_n faulty_a only_o by_o excess_n of_o quantity_n or_o thickness_n of_o substance_n unnatural_a by_o corruption_n 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thrust_v thereupon_o nothing_o but_o darkness_n peril_n doubt_n fright_v and_o whatsoever_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n most_o do_v abhor_v and_o these_o the_o sense_n do_v so_o melancholike_o deliver_v to_o the_o mind_n consideration_n which_o judge_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o offer_v not_o have_v far_o to_o do_v in_o the_o deep_a examination_n that_o it_o appli_v those_o certain_a ingenerate_a point_n of_o reason_n and_o wisdom_n to_o a_o deceitful_a case_n though_o it_o be_v always_o in_o the_o general_a and_o if_o particularity_n be_v deliver_v up_o a_o right_n in_o they_o also_o most_o certain_a and_o assure_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v sensible_a and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o counterfette_n of_o ourward_a creature_n the_o report_n of_o they_o be_v commit_v by_o god_n ordinance_n to_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o brain_n furnish_v with_o his_o spirit_n which_o if_o it_o be_v as_o the_o thing_n be_v in_o nature_n so_o do_v the_o mind_n judge_n and_o determine_v no_o 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not_o peradventure_o
great_a facility_n waste_v by_o nature_n strife_n and_o resistance_n now_o it_o follow_v to_o declare_v how_o the_o other_o unnatural_a melancholy_n annoy_v with_o passion_n &_o abuse_v we_o with_o counterfeit_a cause_n of_o perturbation_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n in_o truth_n but_o only_o a_o vain_a and_o fantastical_a conceit_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o unnatural_a melancholy_n rise_v thy_o adustion_n how_o it_o affect_v we_o with_o diverspassion_n beside_o the_o former_a kind_n there_o be_v sort_n of_o unnatural_a melancholy_n which_o i_o call_v so_o rather_o than_o the_o other_o because_o the_o other_o offend_v only_o in_o quality_n or_o quantity_n these_o be_v of_o another_o nature_n far_o disagree_v from_o the_o other_o &_o by_o a_o unproper_a speech_n call_v melancholy_a they_o rise_v of_o the_o natural_a humour_n or_o their_o excrement_n by_o excessive_a distemper_n of_o heat_n burn_v as_o it_o be_v into_o ash_n in_o comparison_n of_o humour_n by_o which_o the_o 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sincere_o you_o be_v to_o esteem_v of_o it_o as_o mix_v of_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n and_o that_o terror_n of_o god_n which_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o wicked_a a_o entrance_n into_o their_o eternal_a destruction_n so_o unto_o you_o it_o be_v as_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o at_o large_a make_v proof_n a_o fatherly_a frown_a only_a for_o a_o time_n to_o correct_v that_o which_o in_o you_o be_v to_o be_v reform_v and_o a_o admonition_n of_o far_a circumspection_n in_o your_o way_n and_o course_n of_o life_n hereafter_o for_o the_o first_o point_n you_o may_v remember_v your_o swell_a spleen_n with_o windnes_n and_o hardenes_n under_o the_o left_a rib_n the_o hemeroyde_n not_o flow_v according_o to_o their_o usual_a manner_n the_o blackness_n and_o grossness_n of_o that_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v take_v from_o you_o upon_o occasion_n your_o dream_n ordinary_o fearful_a your_o solitariness_n and_o exceed_a sadness_n with_o almost_o all_o kind_n of_o accident_n which_o accompany_v 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example_n who_o be_v hear_v in_o that_o which_o he_o fear_v when_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n he_o do_v offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_v and_o tear_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o death_n so_o follow_v he_o in_o hope_n and_o patience_n who_o have_v obtain_v the_o victory_n not_o for_o himself_o only_o but_o for_o all_o such_o as_o in_o like_a temptation_n depend_v upon_o he_o to_o the_o end_n my_o labour_n may_v give_v you_o a_o more_o perfect_a direction_n in_o this_o heavy_a case_n what_o be_v natural_a and_o what_o be_v according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n in_o the_o other_o distress_n above_o nature_n i_o will_v make_v particular_a distinction_n of_o both_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v to_o your_o clear_a understanding_n chap._n xxxiiii_o the_o particular_a difference_n betwixt_o melancholy_n &_o the_o distress_a conscience_n in_o the_o same_o person_n whatsoever_o molestation_n rise_v direct_o as_o 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