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IN Sadness the Heat and Spirits retire, and by their sudden sur∣rounding, and possession of the Heart all at once, do many times cause suffocation: They being likewise by uniting en∣creased, do violently consume the moisture of the Body, and so be∣get drowth and leanness. Hence saith Solomon, A joyful heart causeth good Health, but a sorrowful mind drieth the Bones: like the moth in a Gar∣ment, or a worm in the
Tree, so is sadness to the Heart: It likewise takes away Appetite, over∣heats the Heart, and Lungs, decays the com∣plexion, unfits us for our Business and em∣ployments, and shor∣tens our daies. The Remedies are diverse, as the cause is: only in general, consider, that what is without thy pow∣er to help, [ 1] ought not to afflict thee, for 'tis utter∣ly vain; if it be within thy power, then greive not, but help thy self. [ 2] Thou art likewise to fortifie thy self against all accidents before
they come, by frequent reading, and rightly un∣derstanding the Scrip∣tures, and other Religi∣ous and Moral Wri∣tings, that are full fraught with good In∣structions, to arm thy mind against the day of need; that so when af∣fliction comes, thou mayest be provided for it; for our Sadness is generally falsly groun∣ded upon mistake, and mis-apprehension, wch may by this means be prevented: Without this Help thou shalt be hardly able in the day of thy streight, to take
good advice, though it given thee. In the Scriptures and other good Books, thou shalt find sound advice, that will enable thee to bear the Ingratitude of a Friend: the loss of nearest Friends, of goods, or office, a Re∣pulse in thy desire of pre∣ferment, and all other casual accidents, with which the World is re∣plete, and which do frequently befall us.
[ 3] Another Remedy there is, and that is, to give our Sadness vent, for so it spends it self, and the sooner forsakes
us, whereas cooped up and stifled, it takes dee∣per hold upon us; For that purpose, disco∣ver the causes, and take the advice of a Bosome Friend; restrain not thy tears, but give them way, and it will ease thee; If Pain begets thy grief, take thy Li∣berty, to Cry and Roar, neither should thy Freinds restrain thee; for that if it do not to∣tally remedy, yet will it revell and somewhat divert thy pain.
[ 4] But lastly, If Distem∣per of Body be the cause of thy Sadness,
and thy very Tempera∣ture, dispose thee there∣unto; Then avoid all things that be noyous in sight, smelling, hearing, and embrace all things that are Honest and De∣lectable. Fly Darkness, much Watching, and bu∣siness of mind, over much Venery: the use of things in excess, Hot and Dry, often or violent Pur∣gations, immoderate Ex∣ercise, Thirst and Absti∣nence, dry Winds, and ve∣ry Cold: Meats of Hard Digestion, such as are very Dry and Salt, that are Old, Tough, or Clam∣my: Cheese, Hares flesh,
Venison, Salt-Fish, Wine, and Spice, except very seldom, and in small quan∣tities. Prepare now and then when Sadness most oppresses thee, one of these following drinks, which upon long experience I have found very recreative, and quickning the Spi∣rits.
Spirit of Vitrioll 12. drops; Mix them, and drink it at thrice, at ten in the fore-noone, and four in the after∣noon.
Take a large sound Pip∣pin, and cut out the Core, and in its place put a little Saffron, viz. Three grains dryed, and beaten ve∣ry fine, cover it with the Top, and rost it to Pap, then put to it half a pint of Claret Wine damasked: sweeten it well with fine Sugar, and make Lambs∣wooll: and so drink it.
Take the first of these when thou artCostive, the last when thou art loose, or goest orderly to stool. But in this case it is expe∣dient that thou take further advice of thy Physician.
Evils of Sadness.
Pro. 17. 22.
Reme∣dies a∣gainst Sadness.
Cha••on of Hu∣mane Wisdom. Seneca. Plu∣tarchs Morals and Lives.
1. Drink againsh Melan∣cholly.
2. Drink against Melan∣cholly.