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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
Diseases of the soul a discourse divine, moral, and physical. By Tho. Adams.Diseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by George Purslowe for John Budge, 1616London: printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, 1616
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Signs and Symptoms.
Signes and Symptomes.
The Signs of this disease are given by the Poet. —videt intus edentem Vipereas carnes, vitiorum alimenta suorum.1 Pallor in ore sedet, macies in corpore toto; Nunquam recta acies; livent rubigine dents: Pectora fell virent, lingua est suffusa veneno.
THe Signes of this disease are giuen by the Poet. —videt intus edentem Vipereas carnes, vitiorum alimenta suorum.1 Pallor in ore sedet, macies in corpore toto; Nunquam recta acies; liuent rubigine dentes: Pectora felle virent, lingua est suffusa veneno.
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A pale face without blood, and a lean body without any juice in it, squint eyes, black teeth, a heart full of gall, a tong tipped with poison. Amazedness makes the face pale, grief drinks up the blood, looking on mens prosperity makes the eyes squint, and cursing, the teeth black. It were well for him on earth, that he should dwell alone. It is pity he should come into heaven; for to see one star excel another in glory, would put him again out of his wits. I wonder, when he is in hell, whether he would not still desire superiority in anguish, & to sit in the chair, though he receive the more torments. The envious man is so cross to God, that he is sure of punishment: he hath in present one like to the nature of his offence. For his sin, whereas GOD brings good out of evil, he brings evil out of good. For his punishment, whereas