Diseases of the soul a discourse divine, moral, and physical. By Tho. AdamsDiseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams

The former sick were Tumidi, these are Timidi: they were bold to all evil, these are fearful to all good. The palsy is a disease, wherein one half of the body is endamaged in both sense and moving. Of that disease which is called Paralysis, Resolution, or the dead palsy, wherein sometimes sense alone is lost, sometimes motion alone, and sometimes both together perish, I intend not to speak. It is (proportion considered) more dangerous to the body, then I would imagine this disease to be to the soul. I would con pare it to that corporal infirmity, which Physicians call Tremorem, and some vulgarly the palsy; wherein there is a continual shaking of the extremer parts: somewhat adverse to the dead palsy: for that takes away motion, and this gives too much, though not so proper and kindly. This spiritual disease is a cowardly fearfulness, and a distrustful suspicion, both of actions and men. He dares not undertake, for fear of he knows not what: he dares not trust, for suspicion of his own reflection, dishonesty.

THe former sicke were Tumidi, these are Timidi: they were bold to all euill, these are fearefull to all good. The palsey is a disease, wherein one halfe of the body is endamaged in both sense and mouing. Of that disease which is called Paralysis, Resolution, or the dead palsey, wherin somtimes sense alone is lost, somtimes motion alone, and somtimes both together perish, I intend not to speake. It is (proportion considered) more dangerous to the body, then I would imagine this disease to be to the soule. I would cō pare it to that corporal infirmity, which Physicians call Tremorem, and some vulgarly the palsey; wherein there is a continuall shaking of the extremer parts: somewhat aduerse to the dead palsey: for that takes away motion, and this giues too much, though not so proper and kindly. This spirituall disease is a cowardly fearefulnesse, and a distrustfull suspicion, both of actions and men. He dares not vndertake, for feare of hee knowes not what: he dares not trust, for suspicion of his owne reflection, dishonestie.