Diseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams.
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Diseases of the soule a discourse diuine, morall, and physicall. By Tho. Adams.
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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London :: Printed by George Purslowe for Iohn Budge, and are to be sold at the great south-dore of Paules, and at Brittaines Bursse,
1616.
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Sin -- Early works to 1800.
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Cause.
THe Cause of the Migram, is the ascending of many vaporous humours, hot or cold, by the veines or ar∣teries. The Cause of this spirituall Migram, or braine-sick∣nesse, is the vnkindly concurrence of ignorance, arro∣gance and affectation, like foggy mistes and cloudes, ob∣scuring & smothering the true light of their sober iudge∣ments; and bearing their affections like a violent winde, vpon one only point of the Compasse, new-fangled Opini∣on. Like the Gyants sonne, they must haue sixe toes on a foote: they hate, not to be obserued, and had rather be notorious, then not notable. Opinion, is a foote too much, which spoiles the Uerse. New Physicke may bee better then olde, so may new Philosophy; our studies, obseruati∣on, and experience perfecting theirs: beginning, not at the Gamoth, as they did, but as it were at the Ela: but hardly new Diuinitie; not that an ancient errour should be brought out against a new truth. A new truth? nay, an old newly come to light: for Errour cannot wage An∣tiquity with Truth. His desire is to be crosse to regulari∣ty; and should he be enioined a Hatte, a Cappe would ex∣tremely please him: were he confined to extemporall and enthusiasticall labours, he would commend premeditati∣on and studie; which now he abhorres, because they are put on him. He is vnwise in being so bitter against Ce∣remonies: for therein hee is palpably against himselfe, himselfe being nothing else but Ceremonie. Hee loues not the beaten path; and because euery foole (sayth he) enters at the gate, hee will climbe ouer the wall, whiles
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the dore of the Church stands open, hee contends to creepe through the windowe. The Brain-sicke are no lesse then drunke with Opinion; and that so strangely, that sleepe which helps other drunkards, doth them no good. Their ambitious singularity is often so violent, that if it be not restrained, it growes to a kind of frenzy, and so the Migram turnes into the Staggers. Heerein, because we will not credit their Positions, nor receiue their Cro∣chets in our set Musicke, they reele into the lowe-Coun∣tries.