Englands sickness, comparatively conferred with Israels Divided into two sermons, by ThoEnglands sicknes, comparatively conferred with Israels Diuided into two sermons, by Tho

How dotingly do men (in their wanton days) take it up? nay how doth it take up them? as the Philosopher truly. ^rNon nos voluptaetem, sed voluptas nos habet; cuius aut inopia torquemur, aut copia strangulamur: miseri, side serimur ab illa, miseriores, si obruimur: We possess not pleasure, but pleasure us; whereof we are either perplexed with the want; or strangled with the abundance, we are wretched if it leave us, more wretched if it overwhelm us. But sickness when it comes, mars the relish of it to the mind, as of meats to the palate, and sends it away without a welcome, not without a check and defiance. Sickness a stronger power (if weakness may be called strength) then pleasure hath gotten possession of a man and laughs at the vain endeavour of vanity to remove it. This is the time to say to Laughter, thou art mad, and to esteem mirth a tedious, odious, irksome guest. They that (non voluptates sibi emunt, sedse voluptatibus vendunt) buy not pleasure to themselves, but sell themselves to pleasure, as Esau did his birthright for it, find in sickness the memory of what they do love and must leave, an addition to their present malady. So (foelicitas hath no more left but the first syllable, fell gall, and) pleasure hath no pleasure but this, that it is short during the sweetness, long in the bitterness necessarily following it.^s Health then is beyond pleasure also, without which, it is either not delightful, or is not at all.

How dotingly do men (in their wanton dayes) take it vp? nay how doth it take vp them? as the Philosopher truly. ^rNon nos voluptaetem, sed voluptas nos habet; cuius aut inopia torquemur, aut copia strangulamur: miseri, side serimur ab illa, miseriores, si obruimur: We possesse not pleasure, but pleasure vs; whereof wee are eyther perplexed with the want; or strangled with the abundance, we are wretched if it leaue vs, more wretched if it ouerwhelme vs. But sicknesse when it comes, marres the rellish of it to the mind, as of meates to the palate, and sends it away without a welcome, not without a checke and defiance. Sicknesse a stronger power (if weakenesse may bee called strength) then pleasure hath gotten possession of a man and laughes at the vaine endeuour of vanity to remoue it. This is the time to say to Laughter, thou art mad, and to esteem mirth a tedious, odious, irksome guest. They that (non voluptates sibi emunt, sedse voluptatibus vendunt) buy not pleasure to themselues, but sell themselues to pleasure, as Esau did his birthright for it, finde in sicknesse the memory of what they doe loue and must leaue, an addition to their present malady. So (foelicitas hath no more left but the first sillable, fel gall, and) pleasure hath no pleasure but this, that it is short during the sweetnesse, long in the bitternesse necessarily following it.