Vita sana et longa. The preservation of health, and prolongation of life. Proposed and proved. In the due observance of remarkable precautions. And daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / [Everard Maynwaringe].

  • Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?
Date:
1670
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Credit: Vita sana et longa. The preservation of health, and prolongation of life. Proposed and proved. In the due observance of remarkable precautions. And daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / [Everard Maynwaringe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    life, which otherwife more equally and ~~~ evenly would glide on: and fometimes by violence offered to Nature, in fome {trange unnatural actions and exorbitan- cies, the life is forced out, and death oft procured, Now other Creatures are fo tyed up Creatures tothe rwle of Nature, which they can- omy not but ob/erve for their prefervation | both endtyzdual and /pecifick s and have not a power of eletting good and evil tothemfelves 5 but naturally and /pon- taneou/ly do profecute that which is pro- per and confervative, and avoid what is noxtous: but Man having a greater liberty by the prerozateve of his ratzonal Sox], does make his choice, and wan- ders amongft varieties both goed and evil, and often deceives himfelf, chu- fing what is deftructive to his Becng : So that breaking the Law of Nature, which he ought to obferve as bexnds and Rules to his ations, making them fanative and prefervative ; does on the contrary alter and change thofe necefla- ry appointments and fupports s renders them defiruétive by his zrregular incon- gruous ufe, vitious cuftoms, and tmpre- dent choice. The