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A02265
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Mystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho: Adams
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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1615
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STC 124; ESTC S100419
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what_o thou_o complain_v against_o caro_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mala_fw-la si_fw-la malo_fw-la careat_fw-la but_o christ_n be_v more_o favourable_a to_o the_o adulteress_n and_o send_v she_o away_o with_o impunity_n yet_o not_o in_o allowance_n to_o the_o vice_n of_o the_o accuse_v but_o to_o convince_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o accuser_n putavit_fw-la lapidandam_fw-la 11._o non_fw-la à _fw-la lapidandis_fw-la noluit_fw-la talem_fw-la noluit_fw-la à _fw-la talibus_fw-la he_o may_v think_v her_o worthy_a to_o die_v but_o not_o by_o they_o that_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v he_o will_v not_o have_v her_o pollute_a nor_o yet_o to_o perish_v by_o so_o pollute_a hand_n i_o conclude_v the_o madness_n of_o these_o man_n with_o the_o poet._n ludit_fw-la amor_fw-la sensus_fw-la oculos_fw-la perstringit_fw-la &_o aufert_fw-la libertatem_fw-la animi_fw-la &_o mira_fw-la nos_fw-la fascinat_fw-la arte_fw-la credo_fw-la aliquis_fw-la daemon_n subiens_fw-la praecordia_fw-la flammam_fw-la conâ—itat_fw-la &_o raptam_fw-la tollit_fw-la de_fw-la cardine_fw-la mentem_fw-la amor_fw-la est_fw-la &_o amaror_fw-la &_o error_n lust_n blind_v the_o sense_n and_o with_o witch_a art_n bring_v into_o fatal_a servitude_n the_o heart_n a_o subtle_a fiend_n the_o cause_n and_o plague_n of_o badness_n poison_n the_o blood_n and_o fill_v the_o brain_n with_o madness_n if_o they_o will_v not_o see_v this_o yet_o as_o what_o frantic_a man_n perceive_v his_o own_o madness_n they_o shall_v feel_v it_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o ill_a surgeon_n on_o earth_n or_o a_o worse_a in_o hell_n 4._o the_o hypocrite_n play_v the_o madman_n under_o covert_n and_o concealment_n he_o be_v proud_a under_o the_o shadow_n of_o humility_n but_o he_o can_v say_v with_o david_n psal._n 131._o my_o heart_n be_v not_o haughty_a nor_o my_o eye_n lofty_a cor_n &_o oculi_fw-la fons_fw-la &_o rivuli_fw-la the_o tongue_n that_o brag_v of_o humility_n deserve_v little_a credit_n frons_fw-la vultus_fw-la oculi_fw-la saepè_fw-la mentiuntur_fw-la lingua_fw-la verò_fw-la saepissimè_fw-la the_o forehead_n eye_n and_o countenance_n do_v often_o deceive_v the_o tongue_n most_o common_o the_o worst_a inn_n have_v sometime_o the_o big_a sign_n and_o the_o base_a mettle_n the_o loud_a sound_n celant_fw-la turpiora_fw-la sunt_fw-la vitia_fw-la cum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la specie_fw-la celantur_fw-la vice_n be_v then_o more_o ugly_a when_o they_o have_v put_v on_o the_o robe_n of_o virtue_n hypocrita_fw-la solus_fw-la vult_fw-la omnibus_fw-la videri_fw-la melior_fw-la claustrali_fw-la &_o solus_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la peior_fw-la the_o hypocrite_n will_v seem_v better_a than_o any_o man_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o man_n his_o respect_n be_v not_o to_o the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n but_o regard_n of_o man_n as_o if_o virtue_n be_v not_o sibimet_fw-la pulcherrima_fw-la merces_fw-la a_o sufficient_a compensation_n to_o itself_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o handmaid_n 9_o and_o a_o bramble_n indeed_o as_o jotham_n speak_v of_o abimelech_n he_o brag_v as_o much_o of_o his_o shadow_n as_o either_o vine_n olive_n figtree_n or_o the_o tall_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n he_o mourn_v for_o his_o sin_n as_o a_o hasty_a heir_n at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n haeredis_fw-la luctus_fw-la sub_fw-la larua_fw-la risus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o be_v at_o once_o a_o close_a mourner_n and_o a_o close_a rejoicer_n when_o the_o wicked_a man_n counterfeit_v himself_o good_a he_o be_v then_o worst_a of_o all_o dissemble_v sanctity_n be_v double_a iniquity_n quia_fw-la &_o iniquit_fw-la as_o est_fw-la &_o simulatio_fw-la because_o it_o be_v both_o sin_n and_o simulation_n hypocrite_n be_v like_o juggler_n that_o show_v trick_n of_o legerdumaine_a seem_v to_o do_v the_o feat_n they_o do_v not_o by_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o man_n eye_n howsoever_o it_o be_v once_o say_v stultitiam_fw-la simulare_fw-la loco_fw-la prudentia_fw-la summa_fw-la est_fw-la i_o think_v it_o not_o so_o intolerable_a as_o 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subject_v to_o affection_n infirm_v by_o tentation_n inform_v by_o lust_n enfold_v in_o error_n in_o ambiguity_n difficult_a obnoxious_a to_o suspicion_n be_v he_o not_o mad_a that_o will_v foster_v in_o his_o bosom_n a_o damn_n with_o such_o a_o damn_a litter_n tria_fw-la retia_fw-la habet_fw-la diabolus_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la extensa_fw-la ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la evaserit_fw-la de_fw-la retibus_fw-la gulae_fw-la math._n incidat_fw-la in_o retia_fw-la inanis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la evaserit_fw-la his_fw-la callidius_fw-la capiatur_fw-la retibus_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la de_fw-fr his_fw-la nullus_fw-la perfectè_fw-la evasit_fw-la the_o devil_n three_o net_n be_v riot_n vainglory_n covetousness_n the_o second_o catch_v they_o that_o escape_v the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o miss_v not_o to_o apprehend_v the_o deliver_v from_o both_o the_o former_a 19_o he_o that_o fly_v from_o the_o lion_n the_o bear_n meet_v he_o and_o the_o escape_v both_o these_o the_o serpent_n 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mean_n this_o kind_n of_o devil_n will_v not_o out_o covetousness_n will_v not_o be_v expel_v only_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o they_o convince_v they_o convert_v they_o for_o they_o be_v madman_n 6._o the_o usurer_n will_v laugh_v to_o hear_v himself_o bring_v into_o the_o number_n of_o madman_n he_o sit_v close_a and_o be_v quiet_a at_o home_n while_o madness_n ramble_n abroad_o he_o hold_v other_o in_o bond_n be_v in_o no_o bond_n himself_o he_o stand_v so_o much_o upon_o law_n you_o can_v judge_v he_o lawless_a he_o will_v not_o come_v near_o a_o tavern_n door_n where_o madness_n roar_v he_o keep_v a_o succinct_a course_n and_o walk_v in_o a_o even_a pace_n to_o hell_n slander_v he_o not_o for_o one_o of_o bedlam_n yet_o he_o be_v mad_a rave_v roar_a mad_a and_o that_o by_o the_o verdict_n of_o god_n in_o the_o pen_n of_o solomon_n eccl._n 7._o 7._o sure_o oppression_n make_v a_o man_n mad_a it_o be_v indeed_o a_o thrive_a occupation_n usury_n be_v like_o that_o persian_a tree_n that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n bud_n blossom_n and_o bear_v fruit_n the_o money_n of_o interest_n be_v evermore_o some_o ripe_a for_o the_o trunk_n other_o draw_v to_o maturity_n the_o rest_n in_o the_o flower_n approach_v all_o in_o the_o bud_n of_o hope_n but_o he_o be_v mad_a for_o his_o sin_n at_o once_o bud_n blossom_n and_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o vengeance_n every_o bond_n he_o take_v of_o other_o enter_v he_o into_o a_o new_a obligation_n to_o satan_n as_o he_o hope_v his_o debtor_n will_v keep_v day_n with_o he_o the_o devil_n expect_v no_o less_o of_o himself_o every_o forfeit_n he_o take_v score_v up_o a_o new_a debt_n to_o lucifer_n and_o every_o mortgage_a land_n he_o seize_v on_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n in_o hell_n but_o why_o do_v you_o call_v this_o benefit_n make_v of_o our_o money_n usury_n and_o madness_n it_o be_v but_o usance_n and_o husbandr_v of_o our_o stock_n so_o by_o a_o new_a name_n give_v to_o your_o old_a sin_n you_o will_v think_v to_o escape_v the_o censure_n of_o madman_n thus_o i_o have_v read_v of_o the_o people_n of_o bengala_n who_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a of_o tiger_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o call_v they_o tiger_n but_o give_v they_o other_o gentle_a name_n as_o some_o physician_n that_o will_v not_o call_v their_o impatient_a patient_n disease_n madness_n but_o melancholy_a but_o let_v the_o bengalans_n call_v they_o what_o they_o will_v they_o be_v tiger_n still_o and_o give_v usury_n what_o name_n you_o please_v for_o what_o usurer_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v call_v so_o it_o be_v mere_a madness_n he_o be_v mad_a that_o call_v evil_a good_a and_o sour_a sweet_a but_o he_o be_v no_o slanderer_n 20._o that_o call_v usury_n madness_n it_o be_v no_o less_o when_o the_o eternal_a god_n in_o his_o word_n shall_v condemn_v usury_n to_o hell_n still_o to_o prosecute_v it_o with_o hope_n of_o heaven_n but_o many_o learned_a man_n be_v patron_n and_o pattern_n for_o it_o they_o be_v as_o mad_a as_o you_o 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