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⁴And yet others have buried themselves alive in the grave of their own earthly melancholy; which casteth such a thick fog and dark obscurity over the brain, that it not only chokes up the spirits of life, like the damp in a vault that extinguisheth the lights, but even offers offensive violence to the Soul. Melancholy men are (as it were) buried before they be dead; and as not staying for a grave in the ground, make their own heavy, dull, cloudy, cloddy, earthen cogitations their own Sepulchres. From what sink arise all these corrupt steams, but from the sins in our own selves, as proper and fit to engender these sicknesses, as these sicknesses are to bring desolation? It is our own work to make ^hdeath better then a better life, or continual sickness, that our meat gives no more sent nor savour, then an offering doth to an Idol. ⁱHe that sinneth before his maker, let him fall into the hands of the Physician.

⁴And yet others haue buried themselues aliue in the graue of their owne earthly melancholy; which casteth such a thicke fogge and darke obscurity ouer the braine, that it not onely chokes vp the spirits of life, like the damp in a vault that extinguisheth the lightes, but euen offers offensiue violence to the Soule. Melancholy men are (as it were) buried before they be dead; and as not staying for a graue in the ground, make their owne heauy, dull, cloudy, cloddy, earthen cogitations their owne Sepulchres. From what sinke arise all these corrupt steames, but from the sinnes in our owneselues, as proper and fit to ingender these sicknesses, as these sickenesses are to bring desolution? It is our owne worke to make ^hdeath better then a better life, or continuall sicknesse, that our meate giues no more sent nor sauour, then an offering doth to an Idoll. ⁱHe that sinneth before his maker, let him fall into the hands of the Physitian.

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