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 Induction.

THE Sickness of this World is Epidemical, and hath with the invisible poison of a general pestilence infected it to the heart. For Vice in manners, as Heresy in doctrine, distilleth insensible contagion into the fountain of Life; and dumb ¹unum interficit, centum alios inficit, in killing one, banes many. Whether ex daemonis iniuria, vel ex hominis incuria, from the Devils malice, or mans secureness, Iniquity is grown from a mist to a Mystery, Ignorance to Arrogance, nescience to negligence, ²simple imprudence to politic impudence, and I know not how, too much light hath made men blind. At first they knew not when they sinned, now they would know to justify their sins: they defend that, wherein they offend, and buy Sickness with as great expense of time, wit, money, as the anguished Atheist would health.

THE Sicknesse of this World is Epidemicall, and hath with the inuisible poyson of a generall pestilence infected it to the heart. For Uice in manners, as Heresie in doctrine, distilleth insensible contagion into the fountaine of Life; and dum ¹vnum interficit, centum alios inficit, in killing one, banes many. Whether ex daemonis iniuria, vel ex hominis incuria, from the Diuels malice, or mans securenesse, Iniquity is growne from a mist to a Mysterie, Ignorance to Arrogance, nescience to negligence, ²simple imprudence to politicke impudence, and I know not how, too much light hath made men blind. At first they knew not when they sinned, now they would know to iustifie their sins: they defend that, wherein they offend, and buy Sicknesse with as great expence of time, wit, money, as the anguished Atheist would health.

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