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

Spiritual madness is a depravation, or almost deprivation of all these faculties, quoad coelestia; so far as they extend to heavenly things. 1. For understanding, the Apostle saith.^a The natural man perceives not spiritual things, because they are spiritually discerned. And the very^b minds of unbelievers are blinded by the god of this world. 2. For Reason: it judgeth vanities more worthy, of prosecution when they are absent, of embracing when they salute us.^c It is in vain to serve the Lord: and what profit is it, that we have kept his ordinance, or walked mournfully before him? This is the voice of distracted cogitation, and of reason out of the wits.⁴ We call the proud happy; and the workers of wickedness are set up: yea they that tempt God are delivered. 3. For Will; it hath lost the propenseness to good, and freedom of disposing it self to well doing: neither hath it any power of it own, to stop and retard the precipitation to evil.

Spirituall madnesse is a deprauation, or almost depriuation of all these faculties, quoad coelestia; so farre as they extend to heauenly things. 1. For vnderstanding, the Apostle sayth.^a The naturall man perceyues not spirituall things, because they are spiritually discerned. And the very^b minds of vnbeleeuers are blinded by the god of this world. 2. For Reason: it iudgeth vanities more worthy, of prosecution when they are absent, of embracing when they salute vs.^c It is in vaine to serue the Lord: and what profite is it, that wee haue kept his ordinance, or walked mournefully before him? This is the voyce of distracted cogitation, and of reason out of the wits.⁴ Wee call the proud happy; and the workers of wickednesse are set vp: yea they that tempt God are deliuered. 3. For Will; it hath lost the propensenesse to good, and freedome of disposing it selfe to well doing: neyther hath it any power of it owne, to stoppe and retarde the precipitation to euill.