Mystical bedlam, or the world of mad-men. By ThoMystical bedlam, or the vvorld of mad-men. By Tho

1. The Tenant. Madness.

1. The Tenant. Madnesse.

There is a double madness, corporal and spiritual, The object of the former is Reason: of the latter, Religion. That obsesseth the brain, this the Heart. That expects the help of the natural Physician, this of the Mystical. The difference is; this spiritual madness may insanire cum ratione, cum Religione numquam. The morally-frantic may be mad with reason, never with Religion.

There is a double madnesse, corporall and spirituall, The obiect of the former is Reason: of the latter, Religion. That obsesseth the braine, this the Heart. That expects the helpe of the naturall Physitian, this of the Mysticall. The difference is; this spirituall madnesse may insanire cum ratione, cum Religione numquam. The morally-franticke may be mad with reason, neuer with Religion.

Physicians have put a difference betwixt Frenzy, and Madness: imagining madness to be only an infection and perturbation of the foremost Cell of the head; whereby Imagination is hurt: but the Frenzy to extend further, even to offend the reason and memory; ⟨p. 35⟩and is never without a fever. Galen calls it an inflammation of the brains, or films thereof, mixed with a sharp fever. My purpose needs me not to be curious of this distinction.

Physitians haue put a difference betwixt Phrenzy, and Madnesse: imagining madnesse to be onely an infection and perturbation of the formost Cell of the head; whereby Imagination is hurt: but the Phrenzy to extend further, euen to offend the reason and memory; ⟨p. 35⟩