[Phármaka Ouranóthen] The shadow of the tree of life: Or a discourse of the divine institution and most effectual application of medicinal remedies : In order to the preservation, and restauration of health / by J.M.

  • M. J.
Date:
1673
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    a El ne tna ST AE, aE = 22 ~=—- The fhadow of the unfuccesfulnes of it cannot be. from the nature of the thing, but from the mifufings of ‘It. CHAP. XIX. Tie Defign of medicines ie | not to prevent death, for it is that men muitdye, but it is to make life comfortable,and to pre- ferve natures lamp, folong until there is no more oy] left to feed it, And if we rightly underifand the exceliency of natural life, it being that fpace of time alloted us for the fecuring our eternal fiate;, it highly concerns us to. ufe thofe means which may be t tikely to preferve it. Now revs are veal things abfolute- ly needfull, in order to the prefer- vation, or reftoration of natural life; and mutt be obferved, or wes cannot -rationally apply the re-! medics,