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

Cure.

For his Cure; (I will not meddle with his estate, I know not how to cure that; but for his soul) let him first take ⟨p. 55⟩a pill of Repentance: for howsoever he hath scoured his estate, he hath clogged his conscience, and it must be purged. Bind up his unruly hands, so lavish and letting fly. Pull off from his eyes that film of error, that he may distinguish his reproving friends from his flattering enemies. Cool his luxurious heat with Solomons aftercourse, the banquet of his pleasures being done: that for all these things God will bring him to judgement. That beggary ¹is the heir apparent of riot, as the younger son in the Gospel (we have too many such younger brothers.) That his answer to those that admonish his frugality, is built upon a false ground: My goods are my own, as the Parasites said of their tongs: whereas he is not a Lord, but ²a Steward, and must one day reader rationem dispensationis. The bill of his reckoning will be fearful. Item, for so many oaths. Item, for so many lies. Item, for drunkenness. Item, for lust, &c. Nay, and Item for causing so many Tavern Items, which were worse then Physic bills to his estate. To conclude, if Death find him as Bankrupt of spiritual, as of worldly goods, it will send him to an eternal prison.

FOr his Cure; (I will not meddle with his estate, I know not how to cure that; but for his soule) let him first take ⟨p. 55⟩a pill of Repentance: for howsoeuer hee hath scowr'd his estate, he hath clog'd his conscience, and it must be purged. Binde vp his vnruly hands, so lauish and letting flye. Pull off from his eyes that filme of errour, that hee may distinguish his reproouing friends from his flattering enemies. Coole his luxurious heate with Solomons aftercourse, the banket of his pleasures being done: that for al these things God will bring him to iudgement. That beggerie