I. the force and tffeS of the Moon

V_>/ by whefe motion the Sea is driven, and whatufeth to happen to men that are dying, or defperately fick, when they are in their agony, and are beginning to dye, by the flowing and ebbing of the Sea, and motion of the Moon 5 whefe forces, fuch as Itve near the Sea, per¬ ceive more effetlually then other men.
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2. Of the Iflands in Zealand, and of the
nature of people there, and their Condi¬ tions, CM anners. Original 5 and what great benefits the land of this fruitfull ' Countrey affurds to fir angers, in a jhort and clear defer ipt ion : wherein , by the way, the memory of things done is rubbed, up, and many naturall caufes are ex¬ plained. 225
3 . How comes it that fuch 0* are old Men, or far in years, do beget Children not fo flrong , and oft-times fuch as are fro - ward, and o[ a fad and fowr Counte¬ nance, and fuch as are feldome merry £
22£
4. How comes it that the Bay-Tree, which fame fay will not grow in Zealand* grows no where more beautifully than in this place Z and what you mufl do to make it endure the winter froft and cold.
242
5. Of a neutrall body, that is, one that can
be faid neither found nor fick, but is of a tottering and doubtfull condition, flo- ting between both. 243
6. Of thereafon of feeing, and quick neffe
o f the eyes, and why fome will fee clearly things a great way ojf, and yet are blind clofe by-, others will fee the fmalle ft things near them exaBly, but things afar ojf, though they be high mountains , they can¬ not difeern eafily ; and why commonly the right eye is duller than the left , and fees not fo clear. By the way, concern¬ ing the colours of the eyes, and many other things, which are arguments of the mind : alfo fome remedies for a dull eye. 247
7 . A reafi on why f ome Men are born with¬
out fome parts, or are maimed others bale two bodies , or fome fuperfluovu parts that are ufelefj e. 253
8. whether people in leavers fhould change their flirts, or wafle -coats, or fleets -, and whether it be convenient fofoon as a man is recovered of a diflafe to fbavt his beard , and cut his hair: alfo in what dif jafes it i s good to wa fl ones feet. 255
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9. That by a wonderfull force of nature , and incredible efficacy Several herbs are appointed for feveral parts of the body, to help them , and they clo fever ally help fe¬ ver al parts by their imbred qualities and
quanities . 2 59
10. That planets are of both feXes , and that fome are affefted with one thing ,
with another. 262
11. Tto Lampreys nfc/; Hollan¬
ders commonly ^Z/Pricken, if they be dried in a Chimney > they will burn like Torches and links, if they be lighted .
2 65
j2. Of an T gg laid by a Cock, and at ivhat age he ufeth to lay it, then what is bred out of it-, alfo concerning the Cock-flone,and the Jewel wEtites. 2 66
1 3 . Of the nature, conditioned manners
of Women j and why thatfex being angry Us more violent than men are, and will [cold more outragioujly, and is overborn by many other afjeftions and pdfs ions and, by the way, what is the meaning of that faying of the wife Hebrew , ihe ini¬ quity of a man is belter than a woman that doth well u 272
1 4. where fore an Egg at both ends, where¬
by, at the long and narrower end it will ftancflike the P ole- ar tick and ant ar tick) cannot be broken between your fingers, or both hands clofed together, althoughyou prefs it : and wherefore fieeped in fiaarp Vineger, it will grow [oft like a tradable and foft membrane ', la(ily, why the fame Egg fieeped inAqua-vitce,that is, in fpi- rits of wine, it will be cor fumed like Iron by Aquafortis. 27^
1 5 . The CMvon by a wonderful force of Nature, every Mo neth, otherwife than the re (l of the Starres do, fearcheth all the found parts of Mans body fecretly, and undifcovered, but the fick parts ma- nifejily, and not without fenfe or pain, and ftayes in them fometimes two, fome- times three dayes. By the way, whether a Vein may fafely be opened in that part that the ‘Planet governs at that time.
279
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1 6. The counfel wherewith I ufe to gratifie
young men, that they may have Beards betimes , and that a comely Doun may grow upon their chins : By the way, a fit companfon of Graff e and Corn , with the Hair and Locks of Man. 282
1 7. How and for what reaf on, preferving
Thy fick ought to be given in the time of the Plague and contagious difeafes : and what things a vertues for this. 283
1 8. To what we ought to afcribe 3 among jt
f itch multitudes of men, the great d/Js i- militude of form, and the manifold dif¬ ference that is between man and man in their faces, countenances } eyes , and other parts, fo that fometimes Brothers and Si- flet s are not one like the other . 285
1 9 . Many kinds of Animals, Fifhes, Birds,
I /.[efts are bred without Seed , as alfo Plants : and many Animals , and [mail Birds, by an unufuall way, without the copulation of Male and Female, do con¬ ceive. '287
20. The hand or other parts of the body that are frozen, and grown (lifj with cold and frofl, how they may be thaw’d y and recover their former heat. 285?
2 I . whence arif’e and grow flings of Con¬ ference in Man , and whether as paf- fions and perturbations of the mind they are to be aferibed to the humours : or whether they confifl in the mind and the will. 291
2 2 . How many moneths doth a Woman go with Child •, and which muft be accounted afeafunable birth. By the way, of the framing of the body of Man, and in how many dayes or moneths the Child is made perfeft, and comes to live. In which nar¬ ration, all things are handled more accu¬ rately, becaufe from hence bitter quar¬ rels arife , not onely betwixt married people, hut others alfo that ufe unlawful copulation. 199
23 .A profitable and pleafant Narration of the Procreation of Man,wherin is illufira- ted the other part of the Argument. 301
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24. nAt what age Maids de fire to he mar¬ ried, and are fit to conceive. Again, when womenin jears grow barren , and their cou/fes ceafing,they ceaf ? to he long¬ er fruitfully In which Narration , the condition of Man is examined alfo. 308 '2 5. Who chiefly take dtfeafes from others csind how it comes about, that Children grow well 3 when Phyfick is given to the
Nurfe. 3 1 0
2 6. Of the skin or feather covering of the Culture, that is of great force in fireng- thening the Ventricle, and in getting of Afiomdch,fomething more effectual than (finger , whofe nature is here fet down alfo, that every man hath not ohferved.
312
A T able of all the Chap¬ ters contained in the Exhortation.
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1. TTVTf mufi chiefly lift up our
y . y Eyes and Minds to Cjod by by Chrifi. 3 1 5
2. Now great things, God, the Maker of all
things, hath done for Man. 316
3. There is nothingmore dear to God than
Man ; and all things were created for Man's ufe. , 31 ^
4. How great Man's thankfulnefje fhould
be unto God. 3 1 7
5. what Baptifm adds to CMav, and what
it minds him of. 3 1 &
6. Next unto God we mufi love our neigh¬ bours. 318
7. How great fijoutd be the piety of Chil¬ dren towards their ( Parents . 319
8. How every man ought to behave him -
felf toward his Mafier. 319
9. To whom chiejiy amongfi men, mufi we
give honour and reverence. 320
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10. what good teaching doth for a man , and what kind of teaching it mufi be.
311
1 1. whence we mufi fetch Integrity of man¬ ners , and the befit Precepts of life. 323
1 2. what Authors are fit to be read to learn
Eloquence of fpeech , and foundnefie of Judgment, and what Arts are principal¬ ly to be learned. 325
13. A Cenfure upon the Heathen writers,
327
14. The ofjice of a Poet, and what helps he
brings to ftudiow youth, and to thofe that are of ripe years. 32 6
1 5. Of the ufe and profit of Hifiories. 32 7
1 6. Of Comedy. 328
1 7. Of the Art of Eloquent fpeaking, which
is neceffary for any man of what Lan¬ guage foever he be. 328
18. To what Sciences do the fiudies of Hu¬ manity make way for us. 329
ly.we mufi fiandfafi to fome certain kind of flatly. 330
20. what fiudies and employments are la-
bourfome, and lefie profitable • what are hurtful! and pernicious. 331
21. we mufi not lefle take care for our
Minds than for our bodies. 332
22. How we mufi help the body , that it may
fubfisi in p erf eft health. 333
2 3 . Meats that God hath liberally and mu¬
nificently beflowed upon m, musi be re¬ ceived with great gratitude and tha nk - fulaefe. 33 5
24. How we mufi take care for Hofpita-
Hty . * S36
25. Of the care of our Families and pri¬
vate eflates , and the adminifiration thereof. 338
2 6. Moderation in flee ping and waking.
34 1
27. what profit or difprofit comes ly full - neff e or emptinefje ; or when the belly is bound too much, or is too loof *. 3 4 2 ■
2 8. Students and Magifirates mufi often purge the paj] ages of their Excrements ;
343
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2 y. wholefome Precepts are no le[Je proper
for the mindy than they are for the body.
3 44
30. we muft take care of our credit and
reputation. 34 ^
31. It is commendable to pad fie dj j, Men¬ tions . 349
3 2. #0 man grow infolent by prcfperi -
ty^ nor be dejeBed by adverfity ,
man fupport him felf by Gods pro¬ vidence. 3 5 1
33. we mush avoid curiojiiy. 3 5 1
34. ?7, uft ufe moderation in our gar -
ments. . 3 5 2
35. Let no man defpife the Lot which is
dejigned for him. N 3 5 3
3 6. wp iwajZ /$ Itarity of wicked men. 3 5^
37. muft bridle our longue Sj not on el y
from obfcene words y but afo from idle fpeeches .
38. Hypocrifie and di f imitation in words 3 and in any aBion of a mans life 3 # 0^/-
deteftable. 35 9
39. Philautia., iS) a blind love of a
mans felf \ muft be laid aftde} and an empty perfwajion of knowledge. 3 5 9
40. fr* mush make a choice and difference of our friends f and familiar companions.
362
41 .Do /zot become furety for any man.
3
42. Flatter erS) which the Dutch commonly call Pluymftrijckersj wbjZ be avoided.
363
43. commodious Precepts to teach a Man how to live well and happily. 364
44. Of Exercife wherewith the forces wea¬
ried are repored 3 both of the Mind and of the Body. 3^5
45. 7>z all bufwefj e call Reaf in in¬ to Com fell. 37 1
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4 6. 2)o nothing which you doubt of. 37 z
47. 7/70 rewards of Wertue and Vice.- 372
48. We muft take the beginnings of all our
aBionsfrom God. 37 3
49 • Tfc* morning early is the heft time to fit our minds ^ and to lift them up unto God,
374
50. when the day is endeclqwe muft examine our mind) for an account of the aBions we have done that day. 3 74
5 I . Let no man flatter himfelfin his faults y
or extenuate his evill deeds. 3 7 j
5 2. We muft refer unto God all the good that befalls us. 376
53. There muft be conftderation had in
making choice of what courj'e of life we are determined to lead, 377
54. Of lawfullfociety in Matrimony. 378
5 5 . Ail fociety which conftjls not within the
bounds of Wedlock) is faulty and is not l aw full Matrimony. 380
5 not prove fearfull to a CMan that natu¬ rally fears it. 381
57. Concerning the amplitude) Majesty) and power of the name IefuS) by which onely we may re ft ft all Magical Charms* and all deceits of the Divels are to be conquered) and all mif chiefs or dangers that may happen to the Sod or body 5
5sS
48. whether hearbs and pretioui ftones have any force to drive away Devi ll sy and to put to flight things hurtful. 390
59. Of the sJMajefty and Power of the Su- pream Deity) and how various appella¬ tions the one Sfsence of God diflinguifh- edinto three PerfonSy hath .* by the con¬ templation whereof the mind of man re¬ ceives comfort and tranquillity 3 and conceives the higheft confidence in God.
393
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CONCERNING
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The Secret Miracles of, Nature.
The Firjl ‘Book.
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CHAP. I. o ,
Of ifdturey Gjods Infrument.
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NAture, in which the prims of Divinity do thine forth ap¬ parently, is the beginning of every thing , whereby all things confift.
Nature is the Mind or Divine Reafon , the Efficient of natu- what tU- ral vcorkSy and the preferver of things that be. Which power can be lufCls' , afcribed to none elfe but God, and to Chrift who is infcparably uni¬ ted with him. For, He is the bright nefje of his Fathers Gloryydnd the Heb.j.' exprefle Image of his fubflance ; and he is the Maker of Nature, and of all the Univerfe 5 and at his beck, without any matter,he created tains in, \ aU things, and in him is the life and vigour of things created, and hwfeifthe from him is there a living quality infufed into all things; That is, C£egse/M by him every thing fubfifis in its natural force, by an infet faculty Coiof! 1. propagates and maintains it felf : there is nothing in fo great an Uni- verle that is barren or idle, nothing was made ralhly, or by chance, Xkm'Sui or in vain. Every Plant hath its imbred vertue; there is given to every living creature ics own difpofition, and natural inclination.
In a word, whatsoever is contain’d within the compaflc of the v'/orld and of the Heavens, is indued with an imbred force for its peculiar operations, and all things are difpofed in their places and times, and by an admirable vicifeitude, they all perform their offices and courfes. Wherefore when God the Efficient and Moderator of fo great a gift, had view’d all things that he? had made in fix dayes, ^ f they feemed to him exceeding good : That is,fo wrought as art could require, as the order and Series of things could demand, that all
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Of Nature , Cj ods Inurnment.