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A45776	Levamen infirmi: or, cordial counsel to the sick and diseased Containing I. Advice concerning physick, and what a physician ought to be; with an account of the author's remedies, and how to take them. II. Concerning melancholy, frensie, and madness; in which, amongst other things, is shew'd, how far they differ from a conscience opprest with the sense of sin, and likewise how they differ among themselves. III. A miscellany of pious discourses, concerning the attributes of God; with ejaculations and prayers, according to scripture rule. Likewise an account of many things which have happen'd since the creation. To which are added several predictions of what may happen to the end of the world. The whole being enrich'd with physical, pious, moral & historical observations, delightful to read, & necessary to know. By D. Irish, practitioner in physick and surgery, now dwelling at Stoke, near Guilford in Surry, where he is ready to serve any person, to the utmost of his skill.	Irish, David.	1700 (1700)	Wing I1036; ESTC R221621	80,143	149

own Experience besides in all kinds of Temptations there is hopes Examples of a good Issue are frequent in each kind Yea tho' the Corporeal inhabiting of Satan is the greatest and fullest of Terrors yet the Evangelists testifie of many that have been Dispossest by the Powe● of Christ which Examples are writ for our Instructions against the like Afflictions which are Tryals only for a Time All God's Children have their Salvation founded upon his Eternal Decree of Mercy towards them 't is Published by the Preaching of the Gospel and is Written and Sealed in the Hearts of his Chosen by the power of the Spirit of Adoption which cryeth Abba Father and testifieth in Measure to some more and some les● according to the Dispensation of Grace There is no evident and undo●bted sign of Reprobation in any while they live because they may Repent only that Sin which is ●●lled the Sin against the Holy Ghost is not Pardon●●le and for which the Apostle forbids us to Pray This Sin against the Holy Ghost Divines expound 〈◊〉 be an open wilful Apostacy from God with a ●●alitious hate against the Profession of his known ●ruth Next unto this Sin is final Impenitence which ●●nnot be known till Death makes shew thereof and 〈◊〉 off all time of Repentance The first Example this kind was Cain who complained that his Sins 〈◊〉 greater than he could bear Such also was the ●●●guish of Esa● when he found no Repentance after 〈◊〉 had sold his Birth-right Saul if not a Reprob●te ●t was Possessed for the Lord sent an Evil Spirit to ●●crease his Torment but Iudas was wholly give● 〈◊〉 to Satan This notorious Traytor this heinous 〈◊〉 despairing Sinner before mentioned Executed 〈◊〉 Punishment upon himself which all Traytors ●●serve he took the Revenge due for the Betraying 〈◊〉 Innocent Blood upon himself with his own hands 〈◊〉 all whose Consciences are loaden with grievous 〈◊〉 feel the punishment they Merit in their own ●arts and many times are driven to cruel Despair ●n which nothing either more dishonors God or ●●ejudic●s Man Also the Prophane People of the ●orld that either know not Christ or know him 〈◊〉 vain outward Profession only if they finally con 〈◊〉 patterns of Iniquity they will prove in the 〈◊〉 dismal Examples of God's Vengeance But if 〈◊〉 greatest Offender Repent and turn to the Lord 〈◊〉 will wi●h Arms of Mercy receive and embrace 〈◊〉 Therefore do works worthy of Repentance 〈◊〉 beware you think no Sin greater than God's in 〈◊〉 Mercy since that Sin which is Unpardonable is only known to him from whom nothing is hi● hence in this as in all Misteries 't is the best way 〈◊〉 acquiesce and not to search into them further 〈◊〉 God hath Revealed by whose Oracles we are i●form'd that only one kind of Sin cutteth off all hop● of Salvation because it is of such a Nature that closeth up the Avenues of Repentance being 〈◊〉 height of all Iniquity even equal with that of 〈◊〉 Devils themselves who are shut out of God's fav●● for ever Now let us seriously consider whether you ha●● sinned against the Holy Ghost or not which if 〈◊〉 deed you have as your humour would lead 〈◊〉 where is the Renouncing of God's Religion whi●● you have hitherto profess'd and heartily embrac'● where is that Malice which procured this mischi●● what Persecution have you in word or deed 〈◊〉 against the Truth of God's Word what Sword 〈◊〉 you drawn against it what Volumes have you 〈◊〉 against sound Doctrine with a known and resol●● opposition to your own Conscience if your hum●●● be not able to alledge such Testimonies against 〈◊〉 self what have you to fear since this alone is tho●●● to be the Sin against the Holy Ghost Tho●● it is not certain since God has not any where 〈◊〉 what particular Sin it is therefore be 〈◊〉 too Cruel to your self least by final Despair 〈◊〉 prevent that Mercy you may by a timely Repenta●●● obtain Therefore dear Melancholicks I pray give 〈◊〉 these imaginary conceits of distrustful and danger prejudices against your selves and prepare your he●●● to receive the Comfort which the word of Pro●●ministreth unto you Remember that our Perfec● lyeth without us even in that unspotted Lamb 〈◊〉 ●esus whose Sacrifice is all-sufficient for all kinds of Sin This Perfection we are to hope for and attend the ●onsummation of the rudiments of Righteousness ●his and the advised consideration of God's Pro●ises in his Word with means used might easily ●elive● you and you may again as David was be ●esto●●d to the wonted Joys of the sweet Mercies of ●he Lord. ADVERTISEMENT This is to inform all Persons whom it may concern ●hat D. Irish doth and will if God permit in●truct his Son in the best and speediest way of curing Melan●holy and Madness And likewise those Luna●icks which are not Curable he will take them for ●erm of Life if paid Quarterly such and all others 〈◊〉 takes on Reasonable Terms allowing them good ●ires Meat and Drink with good attendance ●nd all necessaries far beyond what is allow'd at Bedlam or any other place he has yet heard of and ●heaper for he allows the Melancholly Mad and such ●hose Consciences are Opprest with the sense of Sin ●ood Meat every day for Dinner and also whole●ome Diet for Breakfast and Supper and good Table●eer enough at any time They have also good Beds ●nd Decent Chambers answerable to their Abilities ●ll which necessaries are daily allow'd and given ●hem according to agreement during the time a●reed for they are all carefully look'd after by ●imself at his House in Stoke near Guilford in Surry ●ein● a pleasant place and good Air and such as ●lease ●o be at Thorp his Son looks after them by his ●athers directions who comes every Tuesday to see them and instruct his Son in the true Method of curing such distemper'd People Note also That at Thorp any person may have at any time D. Irish's Medicines of his Son for any Distemper incident to Men Wome● or Children at reasonable Rates and eve●y Tuesday they may there also have D. Irish's Advice The Conclusion of this Treatise I shall not here give you an Account dear Country-men how to go through with the Cur● of Melanchol● by Medicines and other Means which I daily experience to be successful because I have no other Maintenance but my Practice therefore I shall conceal th●se Secrets and will not impart them to any Person whatsoever save only to my Posterity to whom if God send Life I intend to make expert in the Cure not only of this but of all other Diseases But ●s to you my intention was not to make you a Phisician or to give you a Warrant to adventure upon Practise as those do who attempt to Cure diseases by taking Medicines upo● trust out of any Book they meet with many of which Medicines are really insignificant or hurtful in most cases and many of them tho' good yet are

osbcure places sad and heavy oft museth imagining and speaki●● many ridiculous things but usuall● fixes upon 〈◊〉 trifle he will not be perswaded from what he fancie ●or tho' he fancy himself a King a Prince or Proph●● or indeed any thing else he will industriously im●●tate the Person or Character he puts upon himse●● Some that are afflicted with Melancholy are weary 〈◊〉 their Lives have ill thoughts talk idly or witho●● any order or coherence they also take pleasure 〈◊〉 Solitude are subject to Weep and are often tak●● with a suddain dislike of what they formerly 〈◊〉 affected they are so jealous that they think eve●● body cheats and lays snares for them they are afr●●● of being Poysoned their sleep is but little and 〈◊〉 troubled with strange frightful Dreams some have a silly foolish Laughter and these are the most gene●al Signs But to lay open all the Symptoms and their Causes would take up too much Room they ought to refrain from Wines Spirits and hot Cordials likewis● strong Beer is hurtful tho' they complain of a cold●●ss i● their Stomach or elsewhere yet such liquo●s mu●● be deny'd them and indeed as to strong ●rink I would have all Men remember the Ancient ●bserva●●on of the Heathen in drinking to the Ho●our of their Gods the first Bowl was they s●id ●o Iup●t●● Olympus the second to the Heroes and the ●hird to Iupiter Sospiter Or take it thus The first to ●heir Health ●he second to their Friend and the ●hird to their Rest what was more than this they ●eckoned Madness and injurious to their Health ●n lik● manner we Physicians usually attribute the ●●rst Glass to the quenching of our Thi●st the second ●o Pl●●sure the third to Drunkenness and the four●h●o M●dness but if ●hey drink more you need not ●oubt but they 'l make as bad a Bussel and Noise as the ●oudest graduate in Moorfi●lds College alias Bedlam ●or as a ●oaded Ship in a great Storm when the Pilate ●s a Sleep or when her Rudde● is lost cannot Stee● ●igh● so ●hose that have their Senses overwhelm'd ●ith Wine or other strong Liquors or their Minds ●pprest with strange imaginations and disorders ●un against the Rocks of Folly 'T was Pythagoras his Opinion that all disorders of the Mind or Body are ●o many causes of Madness Therefore let all People ●ndeavour to be moderate in all ●hings as well in all ●inds of Studies as in Meats and Drinks which supply ●he four Humours of the Body for if any of them do ●●per abound Diseas●s follow at best if not some sort ●f Mad●ess or other For 't is no Wonder if that Liquors can Transform and Change the fickle mind of Man As the ordinary cure of all Diseases and ways 〈◊〉 help Infirmities are to be begun with removing su●● Causes as first procured the Malady even so the 〈◊〉 thing to be done in restoring Melancholy Men is 〈◊〉 fortisie the Brain and Heart and so bring them to better state of mind and chear and this is to be eff●cted by removing such causes that first procur'd the●● Indisposition but for perfecting the Cure if tho●● that are Afflicted with this or any other Disease d●sire a Physitian that will truly and justly proc●ed 〈◊〉 the Cure of what he undertakes without any frau● this is then to certifie such That if they think ●it 〈◊〉 make use or choice of Me I will honestly and exp●ditiously do my endeavour to restore them to th●●● former state of Health Strength and Tranquility But now it is time to shew the difference betwi●● the aforesaid Melancholy and a Distressed Conscien●● First then whatsoever molestation ariseth directly 〈◊〉 a proper O●ject of the Mind the same is not in 〈◊〉 respect Melancholy but hath a further ground th●● Fancy and if the Molestation proceed from a con●●deration of things done that are really sinful in themselves such Trouble has its ●rigen from Conscien●● condemning the Guilty Soul according to those E●graven Laws of Nature which no Man is void of 〈◊〉 he never so Mean Illiterate or Rude This take● nothing of the Body nor intermeddleth with H●mours but giveth a direct Wound with those 〈◊〉 Darts which many thus Afflicted most sensibly 〈◊〉 and complain of Nay This Infirmity is of so 〈◊〉 Latitude since all Men are Sinners that there is one but what more or less betimes labour under it ●nd some being highly culpable of the breach of ●ods Laws incur the Punishment of Condemnation ●nd thro' the sense of that miserable Condition fall ●●to deep Despair Such say that they feel the Wrath ●f God kindled against their Souls their anguish of ●onscience is so intollerable that they find no releas●ent tho' Prayers and Supplications are made unto ●●e Lord for them by reason that in their own ag●ravating Judgment they stand as Reprobates to God ●s excluded from his Covenant and void of all hopes ●f inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven and rest assu●ed that the termination of their Life will be the ●eginning of a Condemnation which will never have ●nd I pray you dear Melancholy Christian consider God● ●ercies of old and your own former Experience of his ●avours call to mind those holy Testimonies of ●lection which no doubt but some of you have in ●●mes past found in your selves this done consider ●hether you are not under some Temptation than ●as you imagine God's Anger for Satan tempteth 〈◊〉 in the very utmost recesses of our hearts for he ●eing a Spirit it is not to be doubted but that he hath 〈◊〉 Spiritual access into our Spirits to trouble them and ●isorder their Operations by a spiritual or subtile conference whereby he bears too great a sway in ●hem this may seem the more probable because 't is ●bse●v'd that these in this sad Condition alter the ●ccent of their Speech and shew gr●at disorder in ●he●r discourse it being far otherwise than what i●●as before Nay it may seem that their whole Nature is at Satan's beck and their utterance wholly ●as he suggesteth but as to these Speculations and Instructions in this matter I refer you to the Judgments and Resolutions of Divines whose Provinc● it is to consider and who no doubt will put you i● mind how the Spirit of God calleth Satan the Tempter the Deceiver of the World the Accuser of the Faithful the Dragon and Old Serpent and in sine a Lyar and the Father of Lyes Now if the condition of your Affliction be onl● some kind of Temptation which I doubt not but to make manifest and plain then ought you to estee● of your Case as more Comfortable than thro' Erro● you do and to attend with Patience the Issue whic● in such as have been in like Circumstances have afterwards given evident Testimonies of Salvation Nay such have not only felt a spiritual Joy and Comfor● in themselves but in the end have also become abl● to confirm others both by their own Examples and words of great Consolation from their

his bringing forth of Man with the help of Woman and withou● the help of Man observ'd in the Blessed Virgin Mary bearing our Redeemer Christ Jesus who neve● laugh●d but as we read in the Scripture three times W●pt First when Lazarus was Dead Secondly over Ierusalem And Thirdly upon the Cross where he delivered up his Spirit to his Heavenly Father and these things all prove the said Attributes of God There are four Duties incumbent upon Man which above others he ought diligently to perform that is to say To God Fear To his Country Love To his Parents Honour and to his Neighbours favour If we duly consider these Duties we shall look towards Heaven despise the World and prepare a Mansion for our selves in Heaven There are three especially Miserable First he that knows and teacheth not Secondly he that teacheth and doth not Thirdly he that is ignorant and yet l●arneth not Among the several Commands our Saviour hath laid upon us that seems not to be the least where he warns us Not to Iudge lest we be Iudged for 't is said With what measure you meet the same shall be measured to you again Besides nothing i● more unreasonable than to impute the fault of one Man to another but let us proceed in all cases with Clemency and Mildness remembring that we all sprang from our Grandfather Adam and cons●quently are all a Kin to one another which the Minister confirms in his Office for the Burial of the Dead though to the meanest Person in these words Forasmuch as it hat● p●●●sed Almighty God of his grea● M●rcy to take unto ●imself the Soul of our dear Brother here departed c. So that it plainly appears that we are related to ●ach other Now some of these Kindred live in the fear of God and by honest and industrious means procure a Livelihood for their Families others take ill Courses and become Reprobates hated both of God and M●n and in this Case why should any thin● ill of another for his Brothers misdeeds though he be so nearly Allied I think he ought rather to be pittied by ●very good Christian for that he hath so wicked a Relation And since every one must answer for his own Offences and not those committed by Father Brother or Friend let us abstain from rash Censures and fly from Evil and do the things that are good tha● we may live for ev●r Psal. 37.27 Again remember th● last day when only the Just shall be Saved then on thy Right hand shall thy crying Sins be accusing thee and on thy Left hand infinite numbers of Devils expecting thee and under thee the Sulphurous Furnace of Hell burning and above thee an angry Judge giving Sentance within thee thy Conscience tormenting without thee the World flaming when●e to fly is Impossible and to continue Intollerable This will be the sad condition of every one that while Living do not refrain from Sin or having Sin'd do not truly Repent of their Iniquities therefor● it is said Agree with thy Adversary while thou art ●n ●he way and while time is prevent that which oth●rwise in time will be For as one saith If it be no● pr●vented it will be Repented It is thought by some that there was no Writing to instruct the ●eople before the Flood Baptised the Earth to wash away the Curse which God laid upon it for the disobedience of our first Parents yet others subscribe not to this Opinion of the want of Writing but more wisely adhere to St. Iude and to the Learned Iosephus who writ that Enoch E●ected two Pillers the one of Brick and the other of Stone wherein he wrote of the Two-fold destruction of the World the one by Water and the other by Fire Some Notion of this was by Tradition as some Writers relate preserv'd even to the days of the Apostles Iude 14. The next thing I shall speak to is the final end of the World which will be effected by the fiery destruction abovementioned We read in Mat. 24. That the Apostles asked our Lord Christ about this matter the Event was that as for the day and hour he would not have them to be curiously Inquisitive because it is a Secret not disclosed to the very Angels in H●aven but reserv'd in the hidden Councel of God yet Christ gave them some intimation of the condition and circumstances of the time wherein it should be viz. That as it was in the days of Noah before the Universal Deluge swept away Mankind so shall it be in that time wherein Christ shall come to Judge the World in Fire see Ioh. 1.3 and Rev. 1. vers 3.7 But as to the time when it will happe● we are altogether in the dark and have nothing to say but the conjectures of the Learned who suppose it may continue 6000 years from the Creation which if true yet would not the time of the World's end or last Conf●agration be known because we have nothing but uncertainties touching the time of the Worlds beginning The World was at first a formless Chaos till God out of the abundance of his Goodness sent forth his holy Spirit which Dove-like with mighty out-spread Wings sate Brooding on the vast Abyss and made it pregnant of the World then Darkness gave place to Light and all the fulgent Lamps of Heaven appear'd as they truly are Glorious all Creatures receiv'd their Being and every Plant Tree Herb and Flower sprung from the verdant Earth which was raised above the Waters every thing of use had Seed in it self or other means to preserve its kind that a second Creation should never be requisite but as yet Man the Lordly Creature whose Province was to Rule and Govern the other Creatures was wanting He was framed with more Solemnity than all his inferior Creatures being as it were the Product of mature Council and deliberation stamp'd after the Divine Similitude inspir'd with the Breath of Life and Honour'd with many advantages beyond what any other Animal can pretend to the contemplating of which long since made the Royal Prophet break out into this Rapture What is Man that thou art mindful of him and the Son of Man that thou visitest him Thou madest him lower than the Angels to Crown him with Glory and Worship Thou madest him to have Dominion over the works of thy hands and thou hast put all things in Subjection under his Feet Psal. 8.4 Moses sets forth plainly that this glorious Universe bespangled with sparkling Fires every where adorn'd with wonderful objects Proclaming the Wisdom and Omnipotence of its great Workman or Creator was in Six days made out of an Eternal Privation of Matter by the Omnipotent Fiat of God Hence because that in Six days the World and all that therein is was Created and because God rested the Seventh day it is probably Collected that in Six Thousand years which are but as Six days in God's Account the World shall ●gain be Dissolved When as is said God had Created

Read 1 Tim. 2.1 where you will find that the chosen Vessel of God St. Paul doth exhort That first of all Deprecations Supplications Intercessions and giving of Thanks be made for all Men for Kings and for all that are in Authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty Again Phil. 4.6 he says Be careful for nothing but in all things let your Petitions be manifest unto God in Prayer and Supplications with giving of Thanks by which places of Scripture we are not only pricked forward to the holy Exercise of Prayer but taught also that there are four kinds thereof all necessary to be used every day First Deprecation whereby we beg at the hands of Almighty God either altogether to turn away his heavy displeasure conceiv'd against us through our Sins or at least to mittigate the Punishment due for our Offences Secondly Supplications are Prayers whereby we crave such things as are necessary either for the Sustentation of this present Life or for our everlasting Comfort in the World to come Thirdly Intercessions are Prayers made in the behalf of others And lastly Thanksgiving is when we Praise God and celebrate his holy Name for all the Benefits confer'd both upon our Souls and Bodies Some short Ejaculations and Prayers according to Scripture Rules I Give thee most hearty thanks O Eternal God Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for that it hath pleased thee of thy unspeakable Mercy and Goodness in all Ages succesfully to send into the world Men wonderfully endow'd with thy Gifts and adorn'd with the knowledge of thy Will to be Revivers and Preachers of thy Word of Truth Mat. 23.34 Ephes. 4.2.1 2. I likewise render most hearty thanks unto thy most Sacred Majesty for sending thy only Son that great Shepherd of thy Church to make known thy Word to such as thou thinkest fit to teach thy People the Truth of thy Written Word for the gathering together thy Church out of all Mankind to the building up of the Body of Christ. I humbly beseech Thee most gracious God to continue always amongst us thy pure Word and through thy Ministers gather to thy self an infinite and everlasting Congregation and so instruct my heart with thy Spirit of Truth that I may unfeignedly assent to thy wholesome Word whereby I may prove a lively Member of thy Body and be incorporated into that Society which doth in this World sincerely confess thee and in the next World for ever enjoy thee evermore extolling the holiness of thy Name preserve in safety the Ministers and Teachers of thy Word and give them the certain knowledge of thy Blessed will that by thy Word they may from time to time open unto us thine intent concerning the repairing of Mankind to the Saving and Redeeming of our Souls thro' thy free Mercy and also teach us here to live in new obedience and to withstand the violence and allurements of our carnal desires which fight against the Soul 1 Pet. 2.12 Inspire the Preachers of thy Word with the Divine Breathings of thy holy Spirit that they may utter thy Will with the Purity they receive from thy Mouth retaining the form of wholesome Words and sounding none but the Doctrine manifested by thy Son out of thy Bosom 2 Tim. 1.13 Ioh. 1.18 for by departing from the order of the Faith and Rule of thy Word they will greatly obscure the light of thy Doctrine and obtrude upon us the Vanity of their own Inventions for thy holy Inspirations therefore let them speak thy Word not deceitfully but sincerely as from thee and in thy sight 2 Cor. 4.2 Grant also that by transforming thy Divine Ministry into Earthly Policy they Lord it not over thine Elect neither proudly contend about Superiority and Primacy in thy Church 1 Pet. 5 3. But only seek the Glory of thy Name and the Salvation of themselves and us committed by thy Providence to their Charge give them liberty of Speech boldly without fear to blame and rebuke all false Doctrine Blasphemous Superstitions and abuses in thy Church Ephes. 6.19 Open unto them the door of utterance that they may speak the Mysteries of Christ and manifest them as they ought to do so shall their doings be profitable to the Godly Colos. 4.3 Assist them also with thy especial Grace that they disgrace not the Doctrine which they Teach and Preach by impurity of Life 1 Tim. 3.2 4. but especially assist the Shepherd under thee whom I hear for the good of my Soul from whose Mouth I learn thy Blessed Will keep him O Lord I heartily Pray in Religion sincere and pure from enormous Offences in his outward Conversation endow him with a long and healthful Life if it be thy Will that he may live to Convert many by Preaching thy Word of wholesome Doctrine and then we shall be Converted because thou art our God and being Converted we will do Penance shew us our Offences that we may have a true sense and hearty sorrow for our Sins O Son of God who art the Lord and head Shepherd of all thy Flock work thou effectually by thy Preachers and speak thou also within us to our hearts the blessed Will of thy Eternal Father and confirm thy Doctrine in our Minds by thy holy Spirit and grant I beseech thee that we may truly know and discern the same from the howling of Wolves and from the Inchanting Songs of Hirelings Ioh. 10.12 and 17.15 and grant that we may know thee even as thou knowest thy Heavenly Father and walk Religiously and Righteously in thy Sight showing our selves to be that holy Seed which praiseth thy Name for evermore Come Holy Spirit open my Heart and Ears that I may conceive the profit of thy wholesome Doctrine and the sweet Comfort revealed in thy Holy Words by the Preaching of the Gospel I beseech thee pour into us Godly Cogitations that we may never imagine as the Wicked do that the Miseries and Afflictions of this Life fall upon u● 〈◊〉 Chance and against thy Will but that we may 〈◊〉 believe that thy Church is govern'd by thy P●●vidence and that without thy Permission no Evil 〈◊〉 Punishment cometh for thou Lord sendest the s●me Amos 3.6 Then grant I beseech thee that we may suffer all Injuries and Adversities with quiet Minds and never attempt that which is contrary to thy Commandments but by an humble acknowledgment and submission to thy Will bear all sorts of Calamities with calling for thy Assistance Psal. 50.15 Tit. 22. Most Gracious God keep I beseech thee the power of Mans immortal Enemy the Prince of Darkness under that he compel not Consciences loaded with the weight of Sins to fall into fatal Desperation either by heaping up and aggravating their Offences or by extenuating thy Mercy enhance too much their own guilt or lessen thy Power of forgiving but grant that all Sinners that are heavy laden may with a true and lively Faith come unto thee for Ease and