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the_o body_n and_o be_v like_o the_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o timber_n and_o consume_v it_o so_o true_a be_v that_o of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n envy_n etc._n etc._n shorten_v the_o life_n eccl._n 30._o 24._o hatred_n also_o produce_v the_o like_a effect_n for_o what_o be_v say_v of_o envy_n may_v as_o well_o relate_v unto_o hatred_n and_o malice_n envy_n slay_v the_o silly_a one_o say_v job_n 5_o ch_z 2_o v._n and_o so_o do_v hatred_n and_o malice_n by_o cause_v ill_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n for_o according_a to_o the_o modern_a philosopher_n m._n des-cartes_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o passion_n the_o pulse_n in_o hatred_n be_v observe_v to_o be_v uneven_a and_o weak_a and_o oftentimes_o fast_o than_o usual_a that_o a_o man_n feel_v cold_n inter-mingled_n with_o sharp_a and_o prick_a heat_n in_o the_o breast_n that_o the_o stomach_n cease_v to_o do_v its_o office_n be_v incline_v to_o vomit_v and_o reject_v the_o meat_n it_o have_v eat_v or_o at_o least_o to_o corrupt_v they_o and_o convert_v they_o into_o ill_a humour_n all_o which_o consider_v hatred_n can_v be_v profitable_a unto_o none_o for_o ill_a humour_n be_v the_o spring_n of_o most_o disease_n again_o hatred_n can_v be_v so_o small_a but_o it_o hurt_v the_o body_n because_o it_o be_v never_o without_o sadness_n which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o next_o section_n sect_n vii_o of_o worldly_a sorrow_n and_o immoderate_a grief_n of_o mind_n by_o those_o epithet_n worldly_a and_o immoderate_a the_o sorrow_n to_o be_v now_o treat_v of_o be_v distinguish_v from_o godly_a sorrow_n which_o work_v repentance_n to_o salvation_n which_o be_v neither_o worldly_a nor_o immoderate_a and_o may_v be_v thus_o describe_v worldly_a sorrow_n cause_v death_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v that_o which_o be_v immoderate_a and_o humble_v not_o the_o heart_n kind_o but_o disquiet_v disturb_v and_o distemper_n it_o whether_o it_o proceed_v from_o outward_a evil_n and_o loss_n or_o inward_a evil_n as_o most_o from_o 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as_o the_o physician_n observe_v do_v many_o time_n cause_n suffocation_n they_o be_v likewise_o by_o unite_n increase_v do_v violent_o consume_v the_o moisture_n of_o the_o body_n and_o so_o beget_v drought_n and_o leanness_n and_o through_o long_a continuance_n consumption_n or_o as_o other_o thus_o in_o sorrow_n or_o sadness_n there_o be_v a_o gather_v together_o of_o much_o melancholy_a blood_n about_o the_o heart_n which_o collection_n extinguish_v the_o good_a spirit_n or_o at_o least_o dull_v and_o damp_v they_o beside_o the_o heart_n be_v possess_v by_o such_o a_o humour_n can_v digest_v well_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v disperse_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o convert_v they_o into_o melancholy_n the_o which_o humour_n be_v cold_a &_o dry_a dry_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o make_v it_o wither_v away_o for_o cold_a extinguish_v heat_n and_o drieness_n moisture_n which_o two_o quality_n principal_o concern_v life_n second_o by_o divine_a and_o humane_a testimony_n it_o further_o appear_v for_o first_o solomon_n say_v a_o merry_a heart_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n but_o a_o break_a spirit_n dry_v the_o bone_n prov._n 17._o 22._o also_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v prov._n 12._o 25._o it_o make_v it_o stoop_v because_o it_o waste_v the_o natural_a vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n hence_o also_o be_v that_o prescription_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n remove_v sorrow_n far_o from_o thou_o for_o sorrow_n have_v kill_v many_o eccl._n 30._o 23._o and_o that_o of_o the_o same_o author_n of_o heaviness_n come_v death_n and_o the_o heaviness_n of_o the_o heart_n break_v strength_n eccl._n 38._o 18._o these_o with_o the_o fore_n cite_v place_n out_o of_o st._n paul_n 2d_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n may_v be_v think_v sufficient_a to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n do_v not_o some_o man_n require_v a_o further_a illustration_n of_o it_o by_o humane_a testimony_n and_o this_o may_v be_v consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n as_o useful_a to_o the_o same_o end_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v euripides_n sorrow_n to_o man_n disease_n bring_v hence_o also_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v those_o trite_a and_o vulgar_a say_n sadness_n and_o melancholy_a the_o pathway_n to_o sickness_n too_o much_o sorrow_n make_v a_o man_n to_o run_v mad_a sorrow_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o sin_n hence_o also_o be_v that_o conclusion_n of_o aquinas_n in_o his_o sum_n 1._o 2._o q._n 37._o 4._o o._n tristitiae_fw-la magis_fw-la corpori_fw-la nocet_fw-la quam_fw-la aliae_fw-la passiones_fw-la cum_fw-la vitalem_fw-la motum_fw-la cordis_fw-la impediat_fw-la i._n e._n sadness_n do_v more_o hurt_v the_o body_n than_o other_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n because_o it_o hinder_v the_o vital_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o likewise_o take_v away_o appetite_n overheat_v the_o heart_n and_o lung_n corrupt_v the_o nutritious_a juice_n cause_v consumption_n and_o other_o cold_a disease_n out_o of_o which_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o this_o affection_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v more_o vehement_a and_o inveterate_a than_o ordinary_a do_v bring_v very_o many_o and_o those_o grievous_a damage_n unto_o the_o body_n some_o part_n whereof_o may_v be_v evidence_v in_o these_o ensue_a instance_n plantius_n the_o numidian_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o dead_a wife_n present_o die_v laertius_n diodorus_n the_o logician_n die_v for_o sorrow_n because_o he_o can_v not_o answer_v the_o question_n of_o stilpo_n homer_n die_v with_o sudden_a sorrow_n because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v a_o fisherman_n question_n plut._n aristotle_n the_o prince_n of_o ancient_a philosopher_n when_o he_o come_v to_o chalcis_n and_o see_v the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o euripus_n that_o narrow_a sea_n near_o boeotia_n seven_o time_n in_o the_o twentyfour_o hour_n because_o he_o can_v not_o find_v the_o cause_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o incurable_a
and_o application_n without_o it_o for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o perfect_a cut_n of_o the_o disease_a body_n require_v not_o only_o the_o external_a but_o also_o the_o internal_a physician_n the_o internal_a physician_n vulgar_o be_v call_v nature_n but_o more_o proper_o it_o be_v that_o interna_fw-la mumia_fw-la seu_fw-la balsamum_n internum_fw-la our_o native_a liquor_n of_o life_n and_o inbred_a balm_n of_o vital_a spirit_n this_o in_o all_o man_n be_v the_o best_a and_o great_a physician_n without_o the_o which_o no_o medicine_n can_v avail_v no_o malady_n can_v be_v cure_v this_o be_v that_o which_o do_v digest_v concoct_v maturate_n deopilate_v purge_v corroborate_v expel_v emitigate_v restore_v avert_v and_o dispatch_v all_o sort_n of_o bodily_a grief_n unless_o it_o be_v over-burdened_n by_o intemperance_n or_o extreme_o debilitate_a by_o any_o other_o impediment_n or_o defect_n the_o outward_a or_o external_a physician_n with_o all_o his_o art_n method_n 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quosdam_fw-la say_v a_o ancient_a father_n st._n hierome_n morbo_fw-la articulari_fw-la &_o podagrae_fw-la humoribus_fw-la laborantes_fw-la proscriptione_n bonorum_fw-la ad_fw-la simplicem_fw-la mensam_fw-la &_o pauperes_fw-la cibos_fw-la redactos_fw-la convaluisse_fw-la we_o have_v read_v of_o some_o say_v he_o who_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o gout_n through_o abundance_n of_o humour_n do_v recover_v their_o health_n be_v force_v to_o a_o poor_a and_o slender_a diet_n by_o consiscation_n of_o their_o good_n not_o that_o hereby_o i_o will_v derogate_v from_o the_o honour_n due_a unto_o the_o judicious_a physician_n or_o detract_v from_o the_o use_n of_o medicine_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v create_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n for_o he_o that_o be_v wise_a will_v not_o abhor_v they_o say_v the_o son_n of_o sirach_n eccl._n 38._o 4._o but_o at_o present_a my_o design_n be_v only_o to_o enhance_v the_o price_n and_o esteem_v of_o temperance_n which_o doubtless_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o 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of_o the_o most_o judicious_a physician_n the_o deflux_n of_o a_o humour_n from_o the_o brain_n be_v call_v a_o rheum_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o most_o disease_n for_o sometime_o it_o take_v course_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o thereof_o come_v a_o drop_a and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o a_o dimness_n and_o loss_n of_o sight_n sometime_o it_o take_v course_n by_o the_o nose_n and_o be_v call_v the_o pose_n sometime_o to_o the_o mouth_n and_o cause_v great_a expuition_n and_o spit_v and_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o uuula_fw-la and_o toothache_n sometime_o to_o the_o windpipe_n and_o thereof_o come_v raucedo_fw-la the_o hoarseness_n sometime_o to_o the_o lung_n and_o cause_v exulceration_n or_o putrefaction_n or_o some_o great_a obstruction_n which_o bring_v a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o strangulation_n sometime_o it_o take_v course_n by_o the_o stomach_n and_o cause_v lack_v of_o appetite_n and_o ill_a digestion_n and_o if_o to_o the_o gut_n then_o fall_v out_o the_o 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fall_v upon_o the_o kidney_n than_o the_o
further_o treat_v in_o the_o follow_a section_n sect_n i._o of_o gluttony_n this_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o christ_n give_v we_o a_o strict_a caution_n against_o it_o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v overcharge_v with_o surfeit_v etc._n etc._n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n so_o a_o mother-sin_n fruitful_a in_o the_o production_n of_o other_o sin_n deut._n 21_o 20._o yea_o fruitful_a also_o in_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n the_o stoic_n impute_v all_o disease_n to_o age_n but_o erasistratus_n do_v not_o ill_a to_o ascribe_v all_o or_o most_o of_o they_o to_o excess_n in_o eat_v for_o if_o a_o man_n feed_v too_o much_o as_o a_o physician_n say_v these_o discommodity_n arise_v thereof_o all_o natural_a spirit_n leave_v their_o several_a stand_n and_o run_v headlong_o to_o the_o stomach_n to_o perfect_a concoction_n which_o if_o with_o all_o their_o force_n they_o can_v perform_v than_o brain_n and_o body_n be_v overmastered_n with_o heavy_a vapour_n and_o humour_n so_o that_o he_o be_v ever_o under_o the_o arrest_n of_o some_o disease_n or_o in_o danger_n of_o it_o multos_fw-la morbos_fw-la fercula_fw-la multa_fw-la faciunt_fw-la many_o dish_n bring_v or_o cause_v many_o disease_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o temperate_a seneca_n and_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n for_o physician_n do_v affirm_v that_o crudity_n the_o fruit_n of_o repletion_n be_v the_o nursery_n of_o all_o those_o disease_n wherewith_o man_n be_v ordinary_o vex_v now_o that_o which_o we_o call_v crudity_n be_v the_o imperfect_a concoction_n of_o food_n for_o when_o the_o stomach_n either_o through_o the_o excess_n of_o meat_n or_o for_o the_o variety_n take_v at_o one_o meal_n or_o some_o other_o evil_a quality_n do_v imperfect_o digest_v what_o it_o have_v receive_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o meat_n so_o take_v be_v say_v to_o be_v crude_a that_o be_v to_o say_v raw_a or_o to_o have_v a_o crudity_n in_o it_o which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o many_o inconvenience_n for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o do_v fill_v the_o brain_n with_o many_o phlegmatic_a excrement_n and_o overheat_v the_o bowel_n whereupon_o many_o obstruction_n be_v breed_v in_o the_o narrow_a passage_n of_o they_o moreover_o these_o cruduty_n do_v corrupt_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o stuff_v the_o vein_n with_o putrid_a humour_n from_o whence_o proceed_v many_o grievous_a disease_n for_o when_o the_o first_o chylus_n be_v crude_a and_o what_o we_o eat_v be_v malignant_o concoct_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o speak_v as_o to_o the_o less_o modern_a opinion_n that_o any_o good_a blood_n can_v be_v breed_v in_o the_o second_o chylus_n of_o the_o liver_n for_o the_o second_o concoction_n can_v never_o amend_v the_o first_o again_o these_o crudity_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o vein_n through_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v replenish_v with_o foul_a and_o with_o impure_a blood_n and_o mingle_v with_o many_o humour_n which_o do_v break_v forth_o into_o desperate_a disease_n and_o this_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v if_o we_o shall_v make_v make_v a_o inspection_n into_o a_o treatise_n of_o doctor_n charlton_n exercitationes_fw-la pathologicae_fw-la p._n 70._o wherein_o we_o may_v observe_v how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n food_n become_v the_o cause_n or_o matter_n of_o disease_n or_o if_o a_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o more_o large_o deliberate_v upon_o may_v be_v satisfactory_a take_v it_o thus_o from_o a_o ingurgitation_n of_o food_n beyond_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n arise_v a_o repletion_n from_o a_o repletion_n flow_v a_o plethora_n or_o a_o exuperance_n of_o good_a humour_n and_o when_o these_o by_o a_o continual_a motion_n have_v increase_v to_o corruption_n and_o putrefaction_n there_o soon_o follow_v a_o cachochymia_n or_o a_o redundance_n of_o ill_a humour_n and_o out_o of_o these_o two_o spring_n a_o most_o fruitful_a field_n of_o disease_n hence_o arise_v fever_n inflammation_n tumor_n swell_n irruption_n of_o the_o vessel_n bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n apoplexy_n cathexy_n or_o ill_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n when_o the_o nourishment_n be_v convert_v to_o ill_a humour_n scabiness_n leprosy_n and_o innumerable_a other_o disease_n for_o say_v he_o p._n 71._o quid_fw-la mali_fw-la precor_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la corrupto_fw-la sanguine_fw-la non_fw-la expect_fw-la ac_fw-la time_n as_o what_o evil_a distemper_n i_o pray_v be_v there_o but_o may_v be_v both_o expect_v and_o fear_v to_o arise_v from_o a_o corrupt_a blood_n thus_o you_o see_v gluttony_n be_v a_o nurse_n to_o innumerable_a disease_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o it_o be_v a_o cutthroat_n to_o innumerable_a person_n according_a to_o the_o proverb_n intemperance_n be_v a_o cutthroat_n destroy_v man_n life_n frequent_o and_o sudden_o according_a to_o that_o know_a saying_n by_o supper_n and_o surfeit_n more_o have_v be_v kill_v than_o galen_n ever_o cure_v yea_o by_o surfeit_v have_v many_o perish_v as_o say_v the_o son_n of_o sirach_n eccl._n 37._o 31._o thus_o glutton_n dig_v their_o grave_n with_o their_o tooth_n while_o their_o kitchen_n be_v their_o shrine_n their_o cook_n their_o priest_n their_o table_n their_o altar_n and_o their_o belly_n their_o god_n hence_o also_o it_o be_v say_v that_o meat_n kill_v as_o many_o as_o the_o musket_n and_o that_o pluaes_n pereunt_fw-la crapulâ_fw-la quam_fw-la capulo_fw-la lantibus_fw-la quam_fw-la lanteis_fw-la the_o board_n kill_v more_o than_o the_o sword_n i_o have_v read_v that_o the_o spartan_n to_o deter_v other_o from_o luxurious_a feed_n erect_a statue_n to_o represent_v the_o fatal_a and_o fearsul_n end_v of_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o riot_n what_o scholar_n have_v not_o read_v in_o herodotus_n of_o the_o minstrel_n of_o megara_n who_o girdle_n in_o the_o waist_n be_v three_o yard_n and_o a_o half_a long_a or_o of_o milo_n crotoniates_n that_o great_a pamphagus_n athen._n l._n 10._o c._n 1._o yet_o they_o die_v both_o very_a weak_a man_n and_o young_a by_o oppress_a nature_n history_n record_v of_o the_o scot_n that_o they_o punish_v scotland_n their_o belly-god_n in_o this_o sort_n first_o they_o fill_v their_o belly_n as_o full_a of_o good_a meat_n as_o ever_o they_o can_v hold_v than_o they_o gag_v they_o and_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o next_o river_n with_o their_o arm_n pinion_v say_v now_o as_o thou_o have_v eat_v too_o much_o so_o drink_v too_o much_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o punish_v they_o by_o such_o a_o artificial_a destruction_n for_o have_v they_o wait_v with_o a_o little_a patience_n they_o may_v have_v observe_v this_o sin_n to_o be_v its_o own_o natural_a punishment_n destroy_v more_o frequent_o and_o more_o general_o than_o any_o other_o mean_n for_o life_n as_o one_o say_v be_v a_o lamp_n excess_n in_o meat_n do_v shorten_v the_o one_o as_o too_o much_o oil_n extinguish_v the_o other_o the_o glutton_n then_o turn_v that_o into_o a_o occasion_n of_o death_n which_o be_v give_v for_o preservation_n of_o life_n seldom_o or_o never_o live_v long_o but_o as_o he_o be_v hateful_a unto_o god_n in_o idolize_v his_o belly_n so_o he_o be_v hurtful_a to_o himself_o as_o a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la in_o hasten_v his_o own_o death_n now_o if_o any_o shall_v here_o require_v some_o rule_n of_o temperance_n in_o eat_v whereby_o they_o may_v know_v how_o to_o limit_v themselves_o within_o due_a bound_n that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o run_v out_o upon_o the_o border_n of_o intemperance_n i_o must_v suspend_v that_o enquiry_n with_o its_o full_a determination_n until_o i_o shall_v have_v positive_o treat_v of_o temperance_n in_o general_a only_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v insert_v here_o which_o doctor_n muffet_n a_o famous_a physician_n have_v write_v in_o his_o book_n of_o health_n improvement_n fool_n and_o idiot_n say_v he_o know_v you_o when_o your_o horse_n and_o your_o hawk_n and_o your_o dog_n have_v enough_o and_o be_v you_o ignorant_a what_o measure_n to_o allow_v yourselves_o who_o will_v urge_v his_o horse_n to_o eat_v too_o much_o or_o cram_v his_o hawk_n till_o she_o be_v over-gorged_n or_o feed_v his_o hound_n till_o his_o tail_n leave_v wave_v and_o shall_v man_n the_o measurer_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v ignorant_a how_o in_o diet_n to_o measure_v the_o bigness_n or_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o stomach_n know_v he_o by_o sign_n when_o they_o be_v over-filled_n and_o be_v he_o ignorant_a of_o the_o sign_n of_o repletion_n in_o himself_o namely_o of_o satiety_n loathe_v drowsiness_n stiffness_n weakness_n weariness_n heaviness_n and_o belch_a but_o we_o will_v pass_v over_o this_o and_o treat_v of_o the_o other_o branch_n of_o intemperance_n which_o follow_v sect_n ii_o of_o drunkenness_n that_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o that_o of_o no_o mean_a degree_n we_o may_v plain_o perceive_v by_o sundry_a text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n luke_n 21._o 34._o gal._n 5._o 21._o eph._n 5._o
confer_v any_o thing_n towards_o bodily_a health_n that_o it_o rather_o produce_v sickness_n even_o by_o that_o which_o among_o some_o sottish_a physician_n be_v pretend_v as_o a_o cause_n of_o health_n namely_o vomit_v which_o be_v a_o symptom_n of_o sickness_n and_o also_o sometime_o a_o cause_n of_o dangerous_a distemper_n when_o it_o succee_v a_o nauseous_a overcharging_a the_o stomach_n with_o drink_n so_o that_o whatever_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o evacuation_n by_o other_o kind_n of_o vomit_n this_o by_o drunkenness_n be_v often_o a_o cause_n of_o many_o distemper_n seldom_o or_o never_o a_o cure_n of_o any_o unless_o it_o be_v of_o the_o present_a sickness_n of_o stomach_n which_o this_o vice_n first_o cause_v but_o how_o many_o other_o distemper_n and_o disease_n do_v it_o cause_n which_o it_o never_o cure_v so_o that_o you_o see_v drunkenness_n be_v a_o certain_a cause_n of_o many_o disease_n and_o of_o shortness_n of_o life_n but_o seldom_o a_o cure_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n of_o any_o sect_n iii_o of_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n etc._n etc._n the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n lasciviousness_n gal._n 5._o 19_o and_o they_o which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n verse_n 21._o now_o as_o these_o sin_n be_v very_o injurious_a to_o the_o soul_n so_o also_o to_o the_o body_n ezeck_n 16._o 28._o for_o lust_n not_o satisfy_v such_o person_n as_o be_v taint_v with_o it_o they_o soon_o fall_v into_o immoderation_n and_o excess_n which_o have_v these_o damage_n attend_v it_o a_o dissolution_n of_o strength_n and_o spirit_n decay_n of_o sight_n tainture_n of_o the_o breath_n disease_n of_o the_o nerve_n &_o joint_n as_o palsy_n &_o all_o kind_n of_o gout_n weakness_n of_o the_o back_n involuntary_a flux_n of_o seed_n bloody_a urine_n but_o then_o as_o a_o modern_a physician_n say_v if_o to_o immoderation_n be_v add_v the_o base_a 187._o and_o sordid_a accompany_v of_o harlot_n and_o impure_a woman_n what_o follow_v but_o a_o consumption_n of_o lung_n liver_n and_o brain_n a_o putrefaction_n and_o discolouration_n of_o the_o blood_n loss_n of_o colour_n and_o complexion_n a_o purulent_a and_o violent_a gonorrhoea_n a_o ulceration_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o genitals_o noisome_a and_o malignant_a knob_n swell_n ulcer_n and_o fistulaes_n in_o the_o head_n face_n foot_n groin_n and_o other_o glandulous_a and_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o and_o many_o more_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o detestable_a sin_n when_o it_o meet_v with_o that_o detestable_a disease_n the_o venereal_a pox_n which_o by_o god_n just_a judgement_n have_v assail_v mankind_n not_o only_o in_o france_n but_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o scourge_n or_o punishment_n to_o restrain_v the_o too_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a lust_n of_o impure_a person_n cause_v they_o to_o receive_v in_o themselves_o that_o recompense_n of_o their_o error_n which_o be_v meet_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n phrase_n rom._n 1._o 27._o though_o in_o a_o different_a sense_n to_o this_o purpose_n mr._n john_n abrenethy_n in_o his_o pious_a and_o ingenious_a treatise_n of_o physic_n for_o the_o soul_n thus_o write_v p._n 369._o this_o burn_a lust_n spend_v the_o spirit_n and_o balsam_n of_o life_n as_o the_o flame_n do_v waste_v the_o candle_n whereupon_o follow_v corruption_n of_o humour_n rot_v of_o the_o marrow_n the_o joint_n ache_v the_o nerve_n be_v resolve_v the_o head_n be_v pain_v the_o gout_n increase_v and_o ofttimes_o as_o a_o most_o just_a punishment_n there_o ensue_v that_o miserable_a scourge_n of_o harlot_n lues-venerea_a the_o french_a pox._n also_o carnal_a love_n or_o fleshly_a lust_n in_o young_a inamorato_n who_o affection_n be_v strong_a than_o their_o reason_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o wantonness_n that_o be_v fruitful_a in_o the_o production_n of_o such_o disease_n and_o distemper_n as_o do_v extreme_o afflict_v and_o weaken_v the_o person_n captivate_v as_o may_v appear_v in_o that_o example_n of_o amnon_n who_o be_v sick_a with_o love_n 2_o sam._n 13._o 1._o 2._o as_o the_o cause_n with_o a_o consumption_n as_o the_o effect_n be_v lean_a from_o day_n to_o day_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o fair_a sister_n who_o he_o love_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o such_o person_n the_o heat_n abandon_v the_o part_n and_o retire_v into_o the_o brain_n leave_v the_o whole_a body_n in_o great_a distemperature_n which_o corrupt_v &_o consume_v the_o blood_n make_v the_o face_n grow_v pale_a and_o wan_a cause_v the_o tremble_a of_o the_o heart_n breed_v strange_a convulsion_n and_o retire_v the_o spirit_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o seem_v rather_o image_n of_o death_n than_o live_a creature_n who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o now_o for_o further_a illustration_n of_o this_o matter_n and_o to_o revive_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o reader_n i_o shall_v brief_o 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death_n of_o his_o only_a son_n and_o his_o own_o miserable_a condition_n in_o be_v make_v childless_a plutarch_n now_o how_o these_o two_o perdiccas_n and_o antiochus_n be_v cure_v of_o their_o languish_a distemper_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o my_o present_a purpose_n to_o declare_v also_o sodomy_n polygamy_n and_o self-pollution_n be_v sin_n of_o uncleanness_n that_o by_o transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o temperance_n do_v prove_v frequent_o occasion_n of_o many_o distemper_n yea_o likewise_o the_o immoderate_a and_o unseasonable_a use_n of_o the_o marriage_n bed_n which_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o some_o divine_a precept_n 1_o thes._n 4._o 4._o leu._n 18._o 19_o be_v too_o fruitful_a in_o disease_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o derive_v to_o posterity_n but_o also_o of_o those_o propagate_v on_o the_o parent_n themselves_o for_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o laevinus_n lemnius_n and_o other_o learned_a physician_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v express_v what_o contagîon_n 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in_o pleasure_n as_o the_o flame_n consume_v the_o candle_n and_o therefore_o be_v like_o sparrow_n which_o aristotle_n say_v do_v therefore_o live_v but_o a_o short_a time_n because_o of_o their_o insatiable_a copulation_n and_o i_o read_v that_o the_o roman_n be_v wont_a to_o have_v their_o funeral_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o venus_n temple_n plut._n to_o signify_v that_o lust_n be_v the_o harbinger_n and_o hastener_n of_o death_n yea_o the_o wise_a of_o mere_a man_n do_v in_o his_o proverb_n teach_v we_o the_o praedatory_a and_o destructive_a power_n of_o all_o uncleanness_n in_o these_o word_n and_o thou_o mourn_v at_o the_o last_o when_o thy_o flesh_n and_o thy_o body_n be_v consume_v prov._n 5._o 11._o it_o be_v a_o fire_n say_v job_n that_o consume_v to_o destruction_n job_n 31._o 12._o the_o lord_n verulam_n in_o his_o history_n of_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 57_o make_v this_o observation_n that_o the_o goat_n live_v to_o the_o same_o age_n
with_o the_o sheep_n which_o be_v seldom_o to_o ten_o year_n and_o though_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n more_o nimble_a and_o of_o somewhat_o a_o firm_a flesh_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v long_o live_v yet_o because_o he_o be_v much_o more_o lascivious_a that_o shorten_v his_o life_n how_o many_o example_n of_o goatish_a short-lived_a man_n can_v i_o extract_v out_o of_o history_n but_o be_v confine_v to_o brevity_n i_o must_v hasten_v to_o answer_v a_o objection_n and_o it_o be_v this_o some_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o incontinency_n and_o venereal_a evacuation_n as_o anorexia_n viz._n queasiness_n of_o stomach_n hysterical_a fit_n or_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb_n spermatick_a fever_n most_o vehement_a pain_n of_o the_o head_n priapismus_n satyriasis_n furor_fw-la uterinus_fw-la etc._n etc._n disease_n feel_v and_o understand_v by_o such_o unmarried_a person_n who_o blood_n be_v in_o its_o meridian_n and_o as_o by_o this_o mean_v such_o disease_n be_v sometime_o cure_v so_o consequent_o life_n be_v prolong_v to_o which_o i_o may_v return_v a_o threefold_a answer_n like_o a_o threefold_a cord_n which_o be_v not_o quick_o break_v eccles._n 4._o 12._o first_o let_v all_o be_v suppose_v which_o be_v here_o object_v yet_o sure_o it_o be_v but_o a_o ill_a method_n to_o cure_v the_o body_n by_o destroy_v the_o soul_n or_o to_o endeavour_v the_o prolong_v the_o natural_a life_n by_o shorten_v of_o the_o spiritual_a the_o life_n of_o grace_n we_o must_v not_o as_o i_o say_v before_o in_o respect_n of_o drunkenness_n do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v no_o necessity_n of_o health_n or_o life_n ought_v to_o persuade_v hereunto_o ludovicus_n a_o king_n of_o france_n undertake_v a_o long_a pilgrimage_n and_o his_o queen_n not_o be_v with_o he_o his_o health_n begin_v to_o impair_v which_o his_o physician_n observe_v and_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o persuade_v he_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o queen_n to_o take_v unto_o he_o another_o woman_n because_o his_o health_n &_o safety_n require_v it_o which_o he_o do_v utter_o refuse_v protest_v he_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o have_v his_o liie_n preserve_v by_o such_o a_o ungodly_a mean_n second_o let_v the_o objection_n still_o be_v enforce_v yet_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o unlawful_a cure_n when_o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a one_o provide_v for_o every_o one_o that_o will_v in_o that_o excellent_a and_o divine_a institution_n of_o marriage_n which_o as_o it_o be_v intend_v a_o good_a prevention_n of_o all_o lustful_a and_o unlawful_a burn_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 2._o so_o by_o a_o more_o warrantable_a course_n it_o have_v probable_o effect_v some_o natural_a cure_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o some_o and_o also_o by_o confine_v the_o sense_n to_o one_o particular_a object_n far_o less_o exhaust_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o consequent_o seldome_a occasion_v disease_n than_o a_o licentious_a indulgence_n and_o extravagant_a and_o insatiable_a luxury_n have_v do_v but_o because_o all_o this_o do_v not_o direct_o meet_v the_o objection_n or_o full_o correspond_v to_o the_o design_n of_o my_o present_a undertake_n therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n i_o will_v answer_v more_o pertinent_o that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o asorementioned_n disease_n have_v be_v cure_v or_o prevent_v by_o such_o unlawful_a evacuation_n i_o very_o believe_v as_o ill_o or_o worse_o have_v be_v introduce_v and_o nestle_v into_o their_o room_n or_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o so_o that_o still_o the_o stream_n run_v clear_a from_o the_o fountain_n viz._n that_o sin_n more_o particular_o the_o sin_n of_o incontinency_n and_o uncleanness_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o disease_n and_o consequent_o of_o shortness_n of_o life_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v unto_o any_o who_o reason_n do_v not_o too_o much_o truckle_n under_o sense_n sect_n iv._o of_o idleness_n sloth_n and_o sluggishness_n idleness_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n ezeck_n 16._o 49._o a_o sin_n reprove_v by_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n especial_o in_o those_o word_n why_o stand_v you_o here_o all_o the_o day_n idle_a mat._n 20._o 6._o the_o slothful_a and_o wicked_a man_n join_v hand_n and_o go_v together_o as_o one_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o talent_n thou_o wicked_a and_o slothful_a servant_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 25._o 26._o god_n put_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o nequaquam_fw-la &_o nequam_fw-la a_o idle_a and_o a_o evil_a servant_n the_o sluggard_n or_o he_o that_o be_v slothful_a in_o his_o work_n be_v there_o no_o other_o respect_n be_v in_o this_o much_o the_o worse_o and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o estate_n as_o well_o as_o soul_n for_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o non-improvement_n of_o his_o temporal_a talon_n for_o as_o solomon_n say_v he_o be_v brother_n to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o great_a waster_n pro._n 18._o 9_o and_o therefore_o be_v he_o reprove_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o send_v to_o school_n to_o the_o ant_n prov._n 6._o 6._o 10._o 12._o to_o learn_v prudent_a industry_n and_o diligence_n i_o can_v show_v you_o how_o the_o afore-named_n sin_n do_v frustrate_v the_o end_n of_o our_o creation_n become_v the_o sink_n of_o all_o mischief_n and_o evil_a and_o so_o odious_a and_o detestable_a that_o the_o very_a devil_n in_o hell_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o they_o but_o my_o design_n be_v only_o to_o point_v out_o sin_n brief_o and_o then_o more_o large_o to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o bodily_a disease_n and_o shortness_n of_o life_n and_o of_o all_o sin_n idleness_n sloth_n and_o sluggishness_n be_v not_o the_o least_o occasion_n be_v the_o sediment_n and_o collection_n of_o excremental_a superfluity_n for_o as_o stand_a water_n soon_o putrify_v so_o do_v the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n in_o stagno_fw-la the_o pool_n of_o idleness_n the_o lacedaemonian_n will_v suffer_v none_o of_o their_o subject_n to_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o sport_n or_o idleness_n and_o when_o their_o magistrate_n be_v tell_v of_o some_o that_o use_v to_o walk_v abroad_o in_o the_o afternoon_n they_o send_v to_o they_o require_v that_o leave_v their_o idleness_n they_o shall_v betake_v themselves_o to_o honest_a labour_n and_o employment_n for_o say_v they_o it_o become_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o procure_v health_n to_o their_o body_n by_o labour_n and_o exercise_n not_o to_o corrupt_v they_o by_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n idleness_n say_v a_o modern_a author_n not_o only_o stupifi_v the_o mind_n but_o also_o grow_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o betray_v they_o to_o discomplexion_a sickness_n and_o to_o many_o infirmity_n yea_o search_v the_o physician_n library_n and_o observe_v their_o conclusion_n upon_o the_o six_o non-naturals_a more_o particular_o upon_o motion_n and_o rest_n and_o you_o may_v find_v the_o discommodity_n of_o this_o sin_n namely_o crudity_n obstruction_n and_o a_o multiplication_n of_o excrementitious_a humour_n and_o so_o consequent_o a_o languish_a loose_a slabby_a infirm_a body_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o such_o person_n corrupt_v with_o this_o vice_n be_v unavoidable_o in_o continual_a physic_n have_v need_n of_o issue_n and_o other_o artificial_a help_n for_o the_o evacuation_n and_o exiccation_n of_o those_o superfluous_a moisture_n contract_v upon_o they_o by_o a_o sedentary_a and_o slothful_a life_n but_o especial_o those_o woman_n who_o have_v pass_v their_o youth_n undisciplined_a and_o have_v be_v breed_v up_o in_o such_o a_o delicacy_n that_o they_o know_v no_o other_o business_n but_o their_o pleasure_n i_o say_v those_o find_v sensible_o the_o pernicious_a effect_n of_o a_o idle_a life_n in_o those_o disease_n it_o particular_o dispose_v they_o too_o as_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n spleen_n womb_n and_o breast_n and_o in_o that_o grievous_a inconvenience_n it_o produte_v viz._n long_a travail_n difficulty_n and_o danger_n in_o child_a as_o may_v easy_o be_v confirm_v by_o reason_n but_o that_o 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another_o
disease_n caelius_n phinehas_n wife_n when_o she_o hear_v the_o sorrowful_a tiding_n of_o the_o take_n of_o the_o arck_n of_o god_n the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n in_o law_n and_o husband_n she_o bow_v herself_o be_v great_a with_o child_n be_v deliver_v and_o die_v through_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 4._o 19_o 20._o queen_n mary_n die_v as_o some_o suppose_a by_o she_o much_o sigh_v before_o her_o death_n of_o thought_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o departure_n of_o king_n philip_n or_o the_o loss_n of_o calais_n act._n &_o mon._n 1901._o now_o in_o all_o this_o argument_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n what_o fearful_a effect_n immoderate_a sorrow_n do_v produce_v upon_o our_o body_n what_o a_o malign_a cold_a and_o dry_a passion_n it_o be_v waste_v the_o radical_a humour_n and_o by_o degree_n quench_v the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o body_n yea_o thrust_a her_o poison_n even_o unto_o the_o heart_n who_o vigour_n she_o cause_v to_o wither_v and_o consume_v the_o 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the_o punishment_n ensue_v thereupon_o then_o out_o of_o a_o unfeigned_a hatred_n thereof_o or_o a_o fear_n which_o arise_v upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o wrath_n against_o sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n and_o plague_n for_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o irregular_a for_o we_o ought_v to_o serve_v god_n without_o this_o sort_n of_o fear_n luke_n 1._o 74._o it_o be_v carnal_a and_o such_o as_o do_v no_o wise_n proceed_v from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o same_o for_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o power_n of_o love_n etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 1._o 7._o the_o reason_n hereof_o may_v be_v in_o that_o the_o perfect_a love_n of_o god_n in_o we_o excommunicate_v it_o perfect_a love_n say_v st._n john_n case_v out_o fear_n 1_o ep._n john_n 4._o
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