A brief exposition with practical observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that…

Fourthly, The Pitcher broken at the Spring] That is, the bladder is broken at the spring of water, the Issuing forth of the water or the retentive faculty of the muscle at the neck of the bladder being broken, so that water (urine) issueth from him insensibly, without stay.

Fifthly, The wheel broken at the Cistern] Is the Lungs broken off from their motion of inspiration and respiration by phlegm from the stomach, which is as the Cistern from all the body. The Lungs are as a wheel transmitting the Air in and out, up and down: But though there be no open passage between the Stomach and the Lungs (and therefore is no ordinary purging of the Lungs but upwards by spitting and coughing) yet when the Stomach is surcharged with phlegm, it distilleth it into the Lungs and stoppeth them; look as when a man or beast is dead, there seemeth no way of entrance into the bladder for water, no not for Air (for if you blow it full of wind, none will issue out:) And yet whilst there is life in the body, both water and sand pass through little veins into the bladder. So by the like secret passages doth the Cistern of the Stomach convey phlegm to the Lungs, even to the stifling of them. And upon this stoppage of the Lungs with phlegm, that the wheel cannot turn the Air (or breath) up and down, in and out, followeth rattling in the Throat, breaking off the motion of the Lungs, and so death suddenly followeth.

Fifthly, The wheele broken at the Cisterne] Is the Lungs broken off from their motion of inspiration and respiration by phlegme from the stomacke, which is as the Cisterne from all the body. The Lungs are as a wheele transmitting the Aire in and out, up and downe: But though there be no open passage between the Stomacke and the Lungs (and therefore is no ordinary purging of the Lungs but upwards by spitting and coughing) yet when the Stomacke is surcharged with phlegme, it distilleth it into the Lungs and stoppeth them; look as when a man or beast is dead, there seemeth no way of enterance into the bladder for water, no not for Aire (for if you blow it full of winde, none will issue out:) And yet whilest there is life in the body, both water and sand passe through little veines into the bladder. So by the like secret passages doth the Cisterne of the Stomacke convey phlegme to the Lungs, even to the stifling of them. And upon this stoppage of the Lungs with phlegme, that the wheele cannot turne the Aire (or breath) up and downe, in and out, followeth rutling in the Throat, breaking off the motion of the Lungs, and so death suddenly followeth.