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A01883 The fall of man, or the corruption of nature, proued by the light of our naturall reason Which being the first ground and occasion of our Christian faith and religion, may likewise serue for the first step and degree of the naturall mans conuersion. First preached in a sermon, since enlarged, reduced to the forme of a treatise, and dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie. By Godfrey Goodman ... Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656. 1616 (1616) STC 12023; ESTC S103235 311,341 486

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shall_v therefore_o think_v our_o knowledge_n unprofitable_a philosophy_n i_o will_v glad_o ask_v what_o invention_n in_o the_o world_n be_v ever_o more_o beneficial_a to_o man_n than_o be_v the_o mariner_n card_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o passage_n through_o the_o huge_a wilderness_n of_o the_o vast_a ocean_n yet_o can_v you_o conceive_v that_o the_o world_n can_v be_v exquisite_o divide_v by_o 32._o part_n for_o so_o many_o wind_n be_v assign_v shall_v acre_n mile_n league_n whole_a country_n huge_a nation_n make_v no_o sensible_a difference_n in_o this_o card_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o card_n so_o exquisite_a and_o of_o such_o necessary_a use_n or_o take_v a_o almanac_n though_o it_o fail_v in_o prognostication_n of_o weather_n be_v it_o therefore_o not_o of_o excellent_a use_n learn_v it_o be_v which_o open_v man_n eye_n to_o all_o humane_a knowledge_n though_o it_o can_v or_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o base_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n yet_o it_o contain_v the_o ground_n the_o root_n the_o cause_n of_o every_o the_o mean_a profession_n and_o be_v able_a to_o direct_v every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o trade_n course_n and_o vocation_n and_o i_o may_v bold_o speak_v it_o absit_fw-la inuidia_fw-la verbo_fw-la all_o other_o profession_n whatsoever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o spice_v and_o season_v with_o learning_n they_o be_v base_a and_o barbarous_a if_o they_o be_v not_o sanctify_v and_o hallow_v with_o religion_n they_o be_v profane_a and_o heathenish_a i_o have_v forget_v myself_o and_o whether_o out_o of_o the_o love_n of_o philosophy_n or_o out_o of_o my_o own_o modesty_n desire_v to_o conceal_v these_o point_n of_o secrecy_n the_o pain_n and_o labour_n in_o childbirth_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o this_o discourse_n i_o will_v now_o again_o retire_v myself_o and_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o the_o two_o sex_n this_o punishment_n be_v not_o only_o inflict_v on_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travail_n but_o it_o be_v further_o extend_v womb_n and_o general_o comprehend_v all_o the_o disease_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o womb_n so_o that_o the_o maid_n and_o the_o widow_n shall_v not_o free_o escape_v for_o infinite_a be_v the_o disease_n and_o those_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a beyond_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n do_v make_v she_o sub●ect_v unto_o what_o strange_a pang_n and_o convulsion_n do_v it_o suffer_v as_o if_o it_o have_v no_o stable_a foundation_n in_o the_o body_n such_o rise_n such_o fall_a sometime_o provoke_v with_o a_o scent_n so_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a to_o nature_n that_o the_o ignorant_a ●ort_n not_o consider_v the_o natural_a cause_n cry_v a_o possession_n a_o possession_n then_o straight_o some_o poor_a old_a woman_n be_v have_v in_o suspicion_n bring_v before_o a_o justice_n accuse_v for_o a_o witch_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o in_o all_o other_o creature_n the_o womb_n do_v no_o way_n offend_v or_o annoy_v they_o for_o then_o certain_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o their_o cry_n their_o groan_n their_o complaint_n their_o feed_n their_o thrive_a in_o fl●sh_n something_o at_o length_n will_v easy_o discover_v it_o but_o indeed_o there_o be_v none_o i_o will_v i_o can_v say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o woman_n but_o alas_o here_o be_v too_o many_o i_o can_v reckon_v all_o some_o shall_v appear_v and_o those_o i_o will_v conceal_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n phlegmone_v abscessus_fw-la ulcus_fw-la canc●r_n scirrhus_o mola_fw-la inflatio_fw-la hydrops_fw-la calculus_fw-la rhagad●s_fw-la c●ndylomata_fw-la haemorrhoïdes_fw-la will_v you_o see_v the_o symptom_n sign_n and_o proper_a passion_n mensium_fw-la suppressio_fw-la mensium_fw-la proflwium_fw-la atque_fw-la stillicidium_fw-la albus_fw-la fluor_fw-la uterinus_fw-la gonorrhaea_n duplex_fw-la uteri_fw-la strangulatus_fw-la ascensus_fw-la descensus_fw-la prolapsio_fw-la convulsio_fw-la sterilitas_fw-la abortus_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v the_o 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so_o near_o upon_o the_o heart_n be_v corrupt_v then_o assure_o the_o heart_n itself_o be_v full_a of_o corruption_n the_o root_n of_o life_n and_o nature_n herself_o be_v whole_o corrupt_v and_o therefore_o those_o part_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o poor_a suck_a babe_n together_o with_o life_n together_o with_o food_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o life_n do_v by_o a_o law_n of_o necessity_n impart_v their_o own_o corruption_n for_o the_o male_n they_o be_v not_o excuse_v from_o the_o like_a sorrow_n what_o strange_a and_o noisome_a disease_n do_v befall_v the_o generative_a part_n lues_fw-la venerea_fw-la priapismus_fw-la gonorrhaea_n i_o be_o ashamed_a of_o myself_o and_o i_o think_v my_o mouth_n be_v defile_v with_o speak_v of_o they_o only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o reckon_v up_o one_o among_o the_o misery_n proper_a to_o this_o time_n among_o the_o invention_n and_o monster_n of_o this_o last_o age_n for_o the_o ancient_n never_o hear_v of_o it_o there_o 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