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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![3 9* that is, wanting faith, and being ignorant oi Gods count'd, for he thought when he persecuted the Chriftians that he did God good fervice. Sa.hu Paul pro- Now that every man may rake care of his Salvation, and all nfJmiuo* may know that fins are purged by Chrifts bloud, for fo many as Gods men), believe in him, Paul pronounceth with an alteration and firm aflertion, that this isa faithfull faying and worthy of all men to be accepted that Jefus Chrift came into the world to fave tinners, whereof lam chief. But 1 therefore obtained mercy, that Jefus Chrift might firft fhew in me all long buffering, for a pattern to them who ihould hereafter believe in him to life everlafting, that isinhopeand cxpe&ation of his heavenly kingdome. Which benefit finceitmuftbe onely referred unto our heavenly Father* and it is not meet to deprive him of his due praife and glory, he concludes thus: To the King Imrftortal, Invijtble, to the onely wife God, be aferibed all Glory and Honour loth now and forever. Amtn. zFct.r. . rpeter alfo by reafon of the Myftcry of Redemption, gives the ^nitllyTxtou' like praife unto God, and the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, Gods mxey, pyho according to his abundant mercy hath regenerated m unto a lively Tit. 3. hope, by the nfng of Jefm Chrift from the dead, unto an Inheritance Immortal, Unde fled, and Uncorruptible, laid up for min the heavens, that is, for the love of us. For after that the gentlenejje and love of god our Saviour appeared unto m, not by works of righteoufnej]e that we had done, but according to his mercy he f aJed m, by the wdjhtng of rege¬ neration, and renewing of the Holy Ghof, which he jhed on us abundant* ly,through Iefus Chrifour Saviour, that being jufified by his grace, wt jhould be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a( faithfull faying, and every man ought to fix it in his mind. Since therefore ihe love and inclination of God is fo great unto mankind, fo great is his favour and mercy, that befides the ufe and commodity of all things, he hath alfo given his onely beloved Son to Redeem us, that by the death and Refurrc&ion of Chrift we might obtain favour and Reconciliation 3 It is but juft, and all mvetrii}e equity and gratitude for fo great a benefit requires it of us, that to God, every man fhould place his hope and confidence in God, and ex- Faitb is'ador- toj bim wjcb tbc bigheft prayfes, and ftrive to approve his lifeun- ntd by work*. io ^. and tQ pjeafc him by faith, not that which is vain and con¬ ceited, but which is compaffed about, and garded by works of charity, denying all ungodlinefle and carnal lufts, to confecntc riL himfelf unto God, and to live foberly, juftiy and godly in this pn- fent world looking for that b Idled hope, and appearing of tie glory of our great God, and our Saviour jefus Chrift, who gave himfelf for us, to redeem us from all iniquities, and to purific un. to himfelf a peculiar people zealous of good works. For by this Rom. si way of ordering our lives, by the affiftance of the Spirit our Com¬ forter, peace and fecurity Chall be maintained in our minds, and all trembling and fear of death being caft away, we (hall find an entrance into immortality, and thofc blefted manfions, Chrift being](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30326084_0422.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
