§. 134 Of the causes of drowsiness.§. 134 Of the causes of drowsinesse.
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§. 134 Of the causes of drowsiness.
§. 134 Of the causes of drowsinesse.
Both body & spirit are carefully to be roused up,1 because of our natural proneness to drowsiness, and heaviness in body & spirit, two causes there be which cause bodily slumbering. First debility and weakness of senses, whence it is that young children and old folks, are more prone to slumbering then lusty strong persons. Secondly, abundance of vapours which stupefy the senses: for fullness of meat and drink, whence those vapours⟨p. 493⟩ arise,2 make men sluggish and sleepy. Answerable there be two causes which procure spiritual sleepiness and slumbering.
BOth body & spirit are carefully to be rowsed vp,1 because of our naturall pronenes to drowsines, and heauinesse in body & spirit, two causes there be which cause bodily slumbering. First debility and weaknesse of senses, whence it is that young children and old folkes, are more proane to slumbering then lusty strong persons. Secondly, abundance of vapours which stupifie the senses: for fulnesse of meat and drinke, whence those vapors⟨p. 493⟩ arise,2 make men sluggish and sleepy. Answerable there be two causes which procure spirituall sleepinesse and slumbring.
- 1Reason. Causes of bodily drowsiness.Reason. Causes of bodily drowsinesse.