The secret miracles of nature: in four books. Learnedly and moderately treating of generation, and the parts thereof; the soul, and its immortality; of plants and living creatures; of diseases, their symptoms and cures, and many other rarities not treated of by any author extant ... Whereunto is added one book containing philosophical and prudential rules how man shall become excellent in all conditions, whether high or low, and lead his life with health of body and mind / [Levinus Lemnius].
- Levinus Lemnius
- Date:
- 1658
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The secret miracles of nature: in four books. Learnedly and moderately treating of generation, and the parts thereof; the soul, and its immortality; of plants and living creatures; of diseases, their symptoms and cures, and many other rarities not treated of by any author extant ... Whereunto is added one book containing philosophical and prudential rules how man shall become excellent in all conditions, whether high or low, and lead his life with health of body and mind / [Levinus Lemnius]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Saint John. AH, 0» All glory u gi¬ ven to chrift- Colof. 1. Heb.i. rites, and words conceived for gain and often titi on to drive forth the evill fpirit in the name of jefus, by vertue whereof Saint Taul wrought fo many miracles* by this abufe they fall in¬ to great danger, and their admiration, or rather ridiculous pra- Tbe ex or rifts ft'ice was very hurtfull unto them. For he that was poflefted wounded. with the Devil leaped forth upon them, and cruelly tore them, fo that they were forced to lave thenrilelves by flight. There rhe exo,ci(ls of c ajf0 i'nour memory force Popifh Priefts, who having no fmnijhid mtb faith in the name of Chrift, nor any iaruSicy ot life, attempted foolijloand idle to do the like* but they were fo mocked and made afhamed by the dottme. evq fpirit, that they were forced to depart with quaking and leave the bulinefTe undone. Yet if any man would go about to do any fuch matter, and to eaft forth Divels out of mens bodies; let him Ybcmcieof imitate the example of Saint Peter and Saint Iohtry who ufed no St. Peter and ambitious words, yet raifed up the lame man thus, In the name of lefus Chrift of Nazareth^lrfe and walk * and he prfently (his legs and ankle bones receiving flrengh) leapt up and food on bis feet, and wal¬ ked^ and entred into the 1 emple with them, leaping, and walkings and prayfingCjod. y •„ .m!, Since therefore ]efusChrift theoncly Son of God is equal and cocternal with the Father, in whom alfo are hidden all me trea- lures of Wifedome and knowledge ruling all things by the word of his power: it is fir, that placing ail our confidence on God by Jefus Chrift, by his vertue and defence we fhould refift Satan, fin and hell,andall other enemies of mankind. For great and excellent is the flrength and force which God hath fet forth in C hr iff, as SainiTaul faith, when he raifed him from the dead, and madehim to fit at his right hand in heavenly places, above all power,principality, and dominion, and above all that is named not oneiy in this world but in that alfo which is to come. And he hath put all things under his feet, and he hath made him the chrift h lead of head overall, that is the Church which is his body, the fulnefte c hiftd^h a of him, who filleth all things in all men* that is, Chrift is he thingsina.il by whom God filleth and accomplilhcth and perfebfeth all things nua' in all men, efpecially in thofe who truft in him, and as the ^ A po¬ ttle Paul faith, are fealed by the holy fpirit of promife, which is the ear reft and pledge of our inheritance, for the redemption of the poflefiion that is acquired and purchafed for us to the praife of his glory. Wherefore Saint Paul who was accuftomed toin- numerabk combats, and w3s forced to endure many aflaulcs, per- fwadcs all men, that wbenfoever any dangers are at hand,or death is threatned, or Satan makes war againft our mind, they muft re- lift and ftand out againft all thefe with an undaunted and refolute courage. For fo he animates and upholds the Ephefians: Finally yyiy brethren-) farewell j ft and faft in the Loyd, and in the power of h is might. Put on the whole armour of Cod, that you may ft and againft is, frail and dying men, though fometimes they are troublefomc enough, but avdinft principalities and powers^ againf the rulers of the a • 4 / d/irknett e Ephef, 1, Chrift [upper- tetb us in out afftidions.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30326084_0414.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
