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But to descend from the universal to a particular, from the invisible to a visible Church; this may be sick, 1. Either by some inbred distemperature, 2. or by the accession of some outward malady. There may be grievances in either respect, to afflict the daughter of Israel.

But to descend from the vniuersall to a particular, from the inuisible to a visible Church; this may be sicke, 1. Either by some inbred distemperature, 2. or by the accession of some outward malady. There may be grieuances in eyther respect, to afflict the daughter of Israel.

1 Inwardly, Corruption may gather on it by degrees, & put it in need of physic. For as the natural body of man, when it is over charged in the veins and parts with rank and rotten humours, which it hath gathered by misdiet, surfeiting, or infest airs; the man grows dangerously sick, till by some fit evacuation he can be discharged of that burden. So the body of a Church being infected with humours, and swollen with tumours of unsound doctrine, of unsounder life, superstitious ceremonies, corrupting the vital pores and powers thereof: troubled with the cold shakings of indevotion, or taken with the numbness of induration, or terrified with windy passions of turbulent spirits. cannot be at ease, till due reformation hath cured it. Now such a Church sometimes is more swelling in bigness, & ostents a more bulky show; but once truly purged of such crude superfluities, it becomes less great and numerous, but withal more sound, apt and fit for spiritual promotions.

1 Inwardly, Corruption may gather on it by degrees, & put it in neede of physicke. For as the naturall body of man, when it is ouer charged in the veines and parts with ranke and rotten humours, which it hath gathered by misdiet, surfetting, or infest ayres; the man growes dangerously sicke, til by some fit euacuation he can be discharged of that burthen. So the body of a Church being infected with humours, and swolne with tumours of vnsound doctrine, of vnsounder life, superstitious ceremonies, corrupting the vitall pores and powers therof: troubled with the colde shakings of indeuotion, or taken with the numnesse of induration, or terrified with windy passions of turbulent spirits. cannot be at ease, till due reformation hath cured it. Now such a Church sometimes is more swelling in bignes, & oftents a more bulky shew; but once truly purged of such crude superfluities, it becomes lesse great and numerous, but withall more sound, apt and fit for spirituall promotions.