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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
but by that time the impostume will be so much increased by the gathering together of the humours, that it can neither be dissolved nor ripened: and by this means the sick party wanting help in time, shall die either by inflammation, or by the consumption of the lungs. Again,1 when a man is sick of the Squinancy, or of the fever called Synachus, 2the moon then being in the malignant aspects with any of the infortunate planets (as Astrologers use to speak) if letting of blood be deferred till the moon be freed from the foresaid aspects, the party dies in the mean season. Therefore they are far wide that minister purgations and let blood no otherwise then they are counselled by the constitution of the stars, whereas it is a far better course to consider the matter of the disease, with the disposition and ripening of it; as also the courses and symptoms and crisis thereof. This being so, there is good cause that sick men should as well be careful to make choice of meet Physicians to whom they might commend the care of their health, as they are careful to make choice of lawyers for their worldly suits, and Divines for cases of conscience.
but by that time the impostume will be so much increased by the gathering togither of the humors, that it can neither be dissolued nor ripened: and by this meanes the sicke partie wanting helpe in time, shall die either by inflammation, or by the consumption of the lungs. Againe,1 when a man is sicke of the Squinancie, or of the feauer called Synachus, 2the moone then beeing in the malignant aspects with any of the infortunate planets (as Astrologers vse to speak) if letting of blood be deferred till the moone be freed from the foresaid aspects, the partie dies in the meane season. Therefore they are farre wide that minister purgations and let blood no otherwise then they are counselled by the constitution of the starres, whereas it is a farre better course to consider the matter of the disease, with the disposition and ripening of it; as also the courses and symptomes and crisis thereof. This beeing so, there is good cause that sicke men should as well be carefull to make choise of meete Physitians to whome they might commend the care of their health, as they are carefull to make choise of lawyers for their worldly suits, and Diuines for cases of conscience.