The diseases of the times, or, The distempers of the common-wealth succinctly describing each particular disease wherin the kingdome is troubled : contracted into these heads viz. 1. the immedicable tumour of faction : 2. the strange diffusuion of Brownianisme : 3. the stupendeous inundation of heresie : 4. the desperate swelling of obstinacy : 5. the dangerous disease of feminine divinity : 6. the aspiring ambition of presumption : 7. the audacious height of disobedience : 8. the painted deceitfulnesse of hypecrisie. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A64165 of text R9884 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T453). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A64165) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 63887) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 250:E136, no 6) The diseases of the times, or, The distempers of the common-wealth succinctly describing each particular disease wherin the kingdome is troubled : contracted into these heads viz. 1. the immedicable tumour of faction : 2. the strange diffusuion of Brownianisme : 3. the stupendeous inundation of heresie : 4. the desperate swelling of obstinacy : 5. the dangerous disease of feminine divinity : 6. the aspiring ambition of presumption : 7. the audacious height of disobedience : 8. the painted deceitfulnesse of hypecrisie. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. [7] p. Printed for R.T., London : [1642] Refers to Thomas Jordan's A medicine for the times, printed 1641. Attributed to Taylor by the Harvard College Library. Year of publication from Thomason Collection. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685? -- Medicine for the times. Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649. A64165 R9884 (Wing T453). civilwar no The diseases of the times or, the distempers of the Common-wealth. Succinctly describing each particular disease wherin the kingdome is trou Taylor, John 1642 1102 48 0 0 0 0 0 436 F The rate of 436 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2002-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2002-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-08 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE DISEASES OF THE TIMES OR , THE DISTEMPERS OF THE COMMON-WEALTH . Succinctly describing each particular Disease wherin the Kingdome is troubled . Contracted into these Heads . viz. 1. The Immedicable tumour of Faction . 2. The strange diffusion of Brownianisme . 3. The stupendeous inundaton of Heresie . 4. The desperate swellng of obstinacy . 5. The dangerous disease of Feminine divinity . 6. The aspiring ambition of presumption . 7. The audacious height of disobedience . 8. The painted deceitfulnesse of hypocrisie . London , printed for R. T. The Diseases of the Times . WHen with mature deliberation I seriously ponder & consider the promiscuous multiplicity of Distempers , wherein this Kingdome is dangerously involved , I conceive it to be reduced into such a miscellaneous laborynth of Faction and schisme that I may without any scrupulous dubitation freely confesse with Seneca , Nunc vere vivimus in inquinatis temporum faecibus : we now truely live in the polluted dregs of time : Yet there was not long since a Pamphlet ( for I may without offence so give it that appellation ) divulged to the publike spectacle of the World , inti●uled , A medicine for the Times , but I thinke him an unskilfull Physitian , that shall apply a Medicine before he hath searched out the Disease ; yet I confesse it was well mixed , and of a strong operation too , had it bin rightly taken ; it had excellent Compounds , but onely it was a little too much troubled with stinging astimulation of conscientiall Physicke . But although it may seeme preposterous to proceed in explication of the diseases , since the medicine hath beene applyed before ; yet I will l●●ch the wounds afresh● that they may heale the better : First then to begin with the Immedicable tumour of Faction , it swels so extreamely big in the Universall sight of all , that it becomes a ●eart-sore to al true-hearted protestants , it imbroyders the Kingdome with such prodigious distractions , that the Church thereby is almost t●rned upside downe . Our streets swarm● with the ●●multuous division of Schisme , whi●h makes thereby this Realme sicke of a quotidian Ague , and perplexeth the State extreamely . Secondly , wee come to the strange diffusion of Brownia●isme ; this ●ect distur●es our Church in●initely , and as the evil spirit of their mindes moves them , they are seduiously imployed with the great exercising of their talent about Cheapside Crosse , that instead of preaching in T●bs , I hope some will suddenly preach in the pillory . Their Doctrine comes altogether by inspiration , and hereupon they doe so frequent the barnes and stables ( a place onely for Oxen and Asses ) that they doe exclude the former , and principally retaine the latter appellation to themselves . The times groan of this disease , and unlesse some sudden cure be remedied by the Parliament , this will bring t●e C●urch quickly into a deep Consumption . Thirdly , we proceed to the stupendeous inundation of Heresie , but our Common Pulpits doe so groane with this Mal●dy , that the Church hereby hath almost contracted a surfeit : These Amsterdamian Zelots can breath five houres in a Text , and they delight not onely in Battologies , b●t also in tautologies , which makes them become so infamous and ridiculous to the World , that t●ey are ludibrious spectacles of dirision : Moreover , they non solum multa , sed etiam stulta eructant : this Hell-nourished ●eresie ( for sure it must receive its original from thence , and be inspired from that sulphurous place of blinded ignorance ) hath begot such a desperate disease in the Clergy , that t is almost growne to a dropsie Fourthly , we come to the desperate swelling of obstinacy ; this is a dangerous Disease , and withall carryes such a reluctaney with her , that it seemes incurable : The hearts of these obstinate persons are so Adamantine , that although they be conf●ted by the credible probability of common reason , yet they are so obdu●e , that nothing but their owne selfe-approved wayes can take any I●pression in them Fifthly , the dangerous disease of Feminine Divintiy , this is frequently heard in every Conventicle , whereof the T●bbes and Trees in most Woods doe ●ing , and there they tattle lowder then they use to doe at Markets . These would reforme the Church , and under that pretence deforme it , but that will be a rare World when women shall weare the breeches , & men peticotes , this greatly tingleth in the ●ares of the world . Sixthly , we are arrived at the aspiring ambition of presu●ption : These superbious persons dare presume to snatch the Ministeriall Function from the mouthes of the Clergie , and dare say they are sent from Heaven , and inspired by the spirit ( of pride ; ) t is in vaine to enumerate the latitude of their presumption , for they dare , and will do any thing what they please : This sicknes is very desperate , and will ( if not castigated ) contaminate the whole body . Seventhly , we are to describe the audacious height of Disobedience , wee may apparantly behold what infamous aspersions are daily cast on the superiour Magistrates ; yea , some are so peremtory , that they dare even de●ract from the Kings Imperiall T●rone and Regall Diademe : If this disease so ig●o●inious , sh●mefull , and contagious continueth incorrigible , it will exulcerate the w●ole Ki●g●o●e beside . Eighthly , and lastly , we come to the painted deceitfulnesse of Hypocrisie ; this is too obvious in the publike view of the w●rld , and those that under the colour of Religio● would reforme the Church● do wholly defor●e it ; ●hese have the voyce of Iacob , but the h●nd of Es●● , and like a Candle , they show a faire Light to others , but waste and consume themselves in their owne pride . T●ese are the Diseas●s , whe●eof these Ti●es languish , and di●●rs cures and Remedies for them may be pers●icuously s●ene in a Book , called , A medicine for the Times . And I hope the Parliament those r●re Physitians , will in due time heale all these Di●tempers . FINIS .