Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A00777
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Diseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams.
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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1616
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STC 109; ESTC S100388
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the_o animal_n spirit_n hence_o the_o brain_n stagger_v with_o giddiness_n this_o spiritual_a inconstancy_n arise_v from_o like_a cause_n if_o it_o be_v in_o religion_n it_o proceed_v from_o cloudy_a imagination_n fancy_n fiction_n and_o force_v dream_n which_o keep_v the_o mind_n from_o a_o sober_a and_o peaceful_a consideratenesse_n multitude_n of_o opinion_n like_o foggy_a vapour_n miss_v the_o intellectual_a faculty_n and_o like_v reverberate_v blast_n whirl_v about_o the_o spirit_n he_o see_v some_o ceremonial_a devision_n in_o our_o church_n and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o steadfast_o embrace_v that_o truth_n which_o both_o part_n without_o contention_n teach_v and_o observe_v so_o leave_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o mother_n because_o he_o behold_v his_o brethren_n quarrel_v while_o he_o see_v the_o unreconcilable_a opposition_n of_o rome_n and_o we_o which_o he_o fond_o labour_v to_o atone_v he_o forsake_v both_o and_o will_v now_o be_v a_o church_n alone_o thus_o his_o breast_n be_v full_a of_o secret_a combat_n contradiction_n affirmation_n negative_n and_o while_o he_o refuse_v to_o join_v with_o other_o he_o be_v divide_v in_o himself_o and_o yet_o will_v rather_o search_v excuse_n for_o his_o unstayednesse_n than_o ground_n for_o his_o rest_n he_o loathe_v manna_n after_o two_o day_n feed_v and_o be_v almost_o weary_a of_o the_o sun_n for_o perpetual_a shine_v if_o the_o temple_n pavement_n be_v ever_o wear_v with_o his_o visitant_n foot_n he_o will_v run_v far_o to_o a_o new_a teacher_n and_o rather_o than_o be_v bind_v to_o his_o own_o parish_n he_o will_v turn_v recusant_n he_o will_v admire_v a_o new_a preacher_n till_o a_o quarter_n of_o the_o sand_n be_v out_o but_o if_o the_o church_n door_n be_v not_o lock_v up_o he_o can_v stay_v out_o the_o hour_n what_o he_o promise_v to_o a_o collection_n to_o day_n he_o forget_v or_o at_o least_o deny_v the_o next_o morning_n his_o best_a dwelling_n will_v be_v his_o confine_a chamber_n where_o his_o 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recover_v madness_n and_o anger_n disease_n 3._o the_o next_o disease_n i_o will_v describe_v be_v frenzy_n or_o madness_n now_o though_o physician_n do_v clear_o distinguish_v betwixt_o these_o two_o frenzy_n and_o madness_n call_v frenzy_n a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o brain_n without_o a_o fever_n or_o a_o impostumation_n galen_n breed_v and_o engender_v in_o the_o pellicle_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la and_o mania_n or_o madness_n a_o infection_n of_o the_o former_a cell_n of_o the_o head_n without_o a_o fever_n the_o one_o abuse_v the_o imagination_n the_o other_o ravish_v the_o memory_n i_o list_v not_o to_o dispute_v or_o determine_v that_o which_o serve_v my_o intention_n be_v to_o confer_v either_o of_o these_o passion_n with_o a_o spiritual_a disease_n of_o like_a nature_n anger_n irafuror_fw-la brevis_fw-la it_o be_v a_o madness_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_o not_o sure_a how_o short_a i_o do_v not_o ask_v for_o man_n passionlesse_a this_o be_v hominem_fw-la 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