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

For his cure. Pro ratione victus, as they prescribe for the Asthma, which is a disease in the body, to avoid perturbations of the mind: so let this Orthopnick, for the help of his mind, avoid needless perturbations of the body. He is troubled, like Martha about many things, but forgets the better part. ⟨p. 72⟩Give him some juice of Bulapathum, which is the herb patience. For he hath need of patience, that after he hath done the ¹will of God, he might receive the promise. He considers not that heaven is up an hill, like Olympus with the heathen, mount Zion with the Christian, and therefore thinks to get thither per saltum, not per scansum. Assure him, that Salvation ²must be wrought up, and Election made sure by diligence. That vincenti dabitur; not to him that flies, nor to him that knocks a bout or two, nor to him that faints and yields, but To him that overcomes. That who continues to the end shall be ³saved. That it was a shame to see Lot incestuous with his daughters in the Mount, that kept him chaste in Sodom: to see Noah mocked of his son for drunkenness, by whose righteousness his son scaped. That he hath many encouragements, Christ calling, the Father blessing, the Spirit working, the Angels comforting, the Word directing, ⁴the Crown inviting: all tuning him this one lesson, Be not weary of welldoing. For in due season we shall reap, if we faint not: and after our weary labour find rest.