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 cause of Envy, is others prosperity; or rather an evil eye shot upon it. The angry man hath not himself, the envious must have no neighbour. He battens at the ⟨p. 18⟩maligned's misery; and if such a man riseth, he falls as if he were Planet-struck. I know not whether he could endure to be in Paradise with a superior. He hates to be happy with any company. Envy sits in a mans eyes, and wheresoever through those windows it spies a blessing, it is sickness and death unto it. Inuidus petat a Jove privari uno oculo, ut avarus quòd privetur ambobus. The envious man would have happily one of his eyes put out, as the covetous should lose both. A Physician being asked what was the best help to the perspicuity of the eyes, affirmed, Envy: for that like a perspective glass would make good things appear great things. Fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris; Uicinumque pecus grandius uber habet.¹

THe cause of Enuie, is others prosperitie; or rather an euil eye shot vpon it. The angry man hath not himself, the enuious must haue no neighbour. Hee battens at the ⟨p. 18⟩maligneds misery; and if such a man riseth, he fals as if he were Planet-strucke. I know not whether he could indure to be in Paradise with a superiour. He hates to bee happy with any company. Enuie sits in a mans eyes, and wheresoeuer through those windowes it spyes a blessing, it is sicknesse and death vnto it. Inuidus petat a Ioue priuari vno oculo, vt auarus quòd priuetur ambobus. The enuious man would have happily one of his eyes put out, as the couetous should lose both. A Physician beeing asked what was the best helpe to the perspicuity of the eyes, affirmed, Enuy: for that like a perspectiue glasse would make good things appeare great things. Fertilior seges est alienis semper in agris; Uicinumque pecus grandius vber habet.