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the_o ground_n the_o root_n the_o cause_n of_o every_o the_o mean_a profession_n and_o be_v able_a to_o direct_v every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o trade_n course_n and_o vocation_n and_o i_o may_v bold_o speak_v it_o absit_fw-la inuidia_fw-la verbo_fw-la all_o other_o profession_n whatsoever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o spice_v and_o season_v with_o learning_n they_o be_v base_a and_o barbarous_a if_o they_o be_v not_o sanctify_v and_o hallow_v with_o religion_n they_o be_v profane_a and_o heathenish_a i_o have_v forget_v myself_o and_o whether_o out_o of_o the_o love_n of_o philosophy_n or_o out_o of_o my_o own_o modesty_n desire_v to_o conceal_v these_o point_n of_o secrecy_n the_o pain_n and_o labour_n in_o childbirth_n i_o be_o fall_v into_o this_o discourse_n i_o will_v now_o again_o retire_v myself_o and_o i_o will_v instance_n in_o the_o two_o sex_n this_o punishment_n be_v not_o only_o inflict_v on_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travail_n but_o it_o be_v further_o extend_v womb_n and_o general_o comprehend_v all_o the_o disease_n and_o grief_n of_o the_o womb_n so_o that_o the_o maid_n and_o the_o widow_n shall_v not_o free_o escape_v for_o infinite_a be_v the_o disease_n and_o those_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a beyond_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n do_v make_v she_o subâ—ect_v unto_o what_o strange_a pang_n and_o convulsion_n do_v it_o suffer_v as_o if_o it_o have_v no_o stable_a foundation_n in_o the_o body_n such_o rise_n such_o fall_a sometime_o provoke_v with_o a_o scent_n so_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a to_o nature_n that_o the_o ignorant_a â—ort_n not_o consider_v the_o natural_a cause_n cry_v a_o possession_n a_o possession_n then_o straight_o some_o poor_a old_a woman_n be_v have_v in_o suspicion_n bring_v before_o a_o justice_n accuse_v for_o a_o witch_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o in_o all_o other_o creature_n the_o womb_n do_v no_o way_n offend_v or_o annoy_v they_o for_o then_o certain_o it_o will_v appear_v in_o their_o cry_n their_o groan_n their_o complaint_n their_o feed_n their_o thrive_a in_o flâ—sh_n something_o at_o length_n will_v easy_o discover_v it_o but_o indeed_o there_o be_v none_o i_o will_v i_o can_v say_v as_o much_o for_o the_o woman_n but_o alas_o here_o be_v too_o many_o i_o can_v reckon_v all_o some_o shall_v appear_v and_o those_o i_o will_v conceal_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n phlegmone_v abscessus_fw-la ulcus_fw-la cancâ—r_n scirrhus_o mola_fw-la inflatio_fw-la hydrops_fw-la calculus_fw-la rhagadâ—s_fw-la câ—ndylomata_fw-la haemorrhoïdes_fw-la will_v you_o see_v the_o symptom_n sign_n and_o proper_a passion_n mensium_fw-la suppressio_fw-la mensium_fw-la proflwium_fw-la atque_fw-la stillicidium_fw-la albus_fw-la fluor_fw-la uterinus_fw-la gonorrhaea_n duplex_fw-la uteri_fw-la strangulatus_fw-la ascensus_fw-la descensus_fw-la prolapsio_fw-la convulsio_fw-la sterilitas_fw-la abortus_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v the_o physician_n as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n man_n be_v sometime_o tie_v to_o his_o secrecy_n and_o silence_n yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o instance_n in_o those_o part_n which_o appear_v to_o the_o sight_n the_o sweet_a pap_n which_o serve_v to_o allure_v the_o husband_n pap_n and_o to_o put_v the_o child_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n how_o apt_a be_v they_o to_o be_v torment_v with_o grief_n be_v spongious_a part_n some_o ill_a humour_n sâ—ttle_a there_o and_o the_o softness_n be_v turn_v to_o a_o stony_a hardness_n the_o fresh_a and_o beautiful_a colour_n be_v change_v to_o paleness_n and_o wannesse_n in_o stead_n of_o sweet_a and_o delicious_a milk_n the_o filth_n break_v out_o into_o issue_n and_o sore_n and_o therein_o assure_v man_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o corruption_n but_o likewise_o feed_v upon_o corruption_n for_o what_o be_v milk_n itself_o but_o only_o impure_a blood_n the_o colour_n change_v now_o if_o these_o part_n which_o border_n so_o near_o upon_o the_o heart_n be_v corrupt_v then_o assure_o the_o heart_n itself_o be_v full_a of_o corruption_n the_o root_n of_o life_n and_o nature_n herself_o be_v whole_o corrupt_v and_o therefore_o those_o part_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o poor_a suck_a babe_n together_o with_o life_n together_o with_o food_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o life_n do_v by_o a_o law_n of_o necessity_n impart_v their_o own_o corruption_n for_o the_o male_n they_o be_v not_o excuse_v from_o the_o like_a sorrow_n what_o strange_a and_o noisome_a disease_n do_v befall_v the_o generative_a part_n lues_fw-la venerea_fw-la priapismus_fw-la gonorrhaea_n i_o be_o ashamed_a of_o myself_o and_o i_o think_v my_o mouth_n be_v defile_v with_o speak_v of_o they_o only_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o reckon_v up_o one_o among_o the_o misery_n proper_a to_o this_o time_n among_o the_o invention_n and_o monster_n of_o this_o last_o age_n for_o the_o ancient_n never_o hear_v of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o disease_n beget_v among_o we_o disease_n and_o no_o nation_n will_v father_n it_o all_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o we_o cast_v it_o on_o the_o french_a the_o french_a on_o the_o italian_a the_o italian_a on_o the_o spaniard_n the_o spaniard_z on_o the_o indian_a as_o if_o it_o be_v some_o excellent_a treasure_n bring_v from_o a_o new-found_a world_n a_o disease_n which_o arise_v from_o immoderate_a lust_n noisome_a infectious_a corrupt_v the_o bone_n rot_v the_o flesh_n lose_v and_o dissolve_v the_o ligament_n a_o just_a punishment_n for_o man_n lust_n that_o since_o beauty_n allure_v he_o &_o his_o own_o natural_a strength_n provoke_v he_o therefore_o god_n will_v punish_v he_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o beauty_n his_o favour_n shall_v fail_v he_o hiâ—_n eyesight_n shall_v leave_v he_o his_o colour_n forsake_v he_o his_o nose_n shall_v drop_v off_o his_o lip_n shall_v be_v eat_v his_o palate_n shall_v be_v canker_a and_o his_o strength_n shall_v be_v like_o a_o break_a staff_n he_o shall_v go_v like_o a_o cripple_n shame_n and_o reproach_n shall_v attend_v he_o full_o to_o describe_v this_o disease_n i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o skilful_a physician_n let_v it_o suffice_v for_o i_o to_o observe_v that_o although_o some_o other_o creature_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o much_o incline_v to_o their_o lust_n as_o be_v man_n yet_o none_o be_v taint_v with_o such_o a_o noisome_a disease_n save_v only_a man_n as_o likewise_o in_o all_o former_a time_n among_o the_o heathen_a and_o pagan_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o disease_n much_o less_o of_o the_o cure_n only_o among_o we_o christian_n who_o profess_v a_o more_o strict_a austere_a and_o mortify_a life_n this_o disease_n first_o take_v her_o beginning_n that_o see_v god_n have_v give_v we_o a_o great_a knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n of_o the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n together_o with_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o his_o grace_n therefore_o god_n punish_v the_o uncleanness_n &_o incontinency_n of_o these_o time_n with_o a_o great_a judgement_n and_o vengeance_n and_o as_o the_o woman_n partake_v in_o the_o man_n punishment_n both_o of_o they_o sweat_v in_o their_o labour_n both_o of_o they_o make_v subject_a to_o death_n so_o man_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o will_v stand_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o sex_n partake_v in_o her_o sorrow_n these_o thing_n be_v due_o consider_v if_o i_o be_v worthy_a i_o will_v give_v this_o advice_n to_o lady_n and_o gentle_a woman_n who_o now_o labour_n in_o the_o pain_n and_o peril_n of_o childbirth_n that_o during_o this_o time_n woman_n they_o will_v better_o bethink_v themselves_o of_o the_o occasion_n that_o their_o danger_n and_o sorrow_n be_v the_o just_a punishment_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o first_o offence_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o that_o they_o will_v give_v god_n most_o humble_a and_o hearty_a thanks_n for_o that_o great_a blessing_n of_o all_o other_o temporal_a blessing_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o womb_n
whereby_o it_o please_v god_n to_o enlarge_v his_o own_o kingdom_n to_o accomplish_v the_o whole_a number_n of_o his_o elect_a whereby_o they_o may_v continue_v their_o name_n and_o their_o memory_n and_o find_v some_o comfort_n in_o their_o old_a age_n leave_v their_o posterity_n behind_o they_o to_o give_v they_o a_o christian_a burial_n and_o to_o perform_v all_o other_o duty_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n this_o i_o can_v hearty_o wish_v but_o see_v the_o corruption_n of_o these_o time_n they_o turn_v this_o punishment_n to_o a_o point_n of_o their_o own_o pride_n vainglory_n and_o solemnity_n their_o lying-in_n or_o bed_v be_v perform_v in_o such_o state_n with_o such_o pomp_n so_o excessive_o costly_a and_o chargeable_a that_o i_o fear_v they_o have_v little_a thought_n either_o of_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n or_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n now_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o relate_v some_o few_o accidency_n which_o do_v accompany_v our_o conception_n whereof_o i_o may_v speak_v without_o offence_n consider_v i_o pray_v how_o duâ—â—ng_o the_o time_n of_o their_o conception_n longing_n while_o our_o parent_n be_v yet_o great_a what_o a_o longing_n and_o hungry_a appetite_n possess_v they_o of_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v get_v most_o common_o untimely_a and_o unseasonable_a fruit_n sometime_o of_o thing_n unclean_a and_o impure_a be_v not_o this_o a_o undoubted_a token_n and_o testimony_n of_o that_o insolent_a and_o unbridled_a appetite_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o first_o contrary_a to_o god_n own_o precept_n and_o ordinance_n seize_v upon_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n but_o observe_v i_o beseech_v you_o how_o this_o appetite_n and_o longing_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n of_o the_o mother_n womb_n yet_o sometime_o to_o the_o great_a wonder_n and_o astonishment_n of_o reason_n work_v upon_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o make_v a_o impression_n answerable_a to_o the_o thing_n conceive_v in_o the_o fancy_n the_o fancy_n can_v neither_o give_v sex_n nor_o beauty_n nor_o strength_n to_o the_o member_n yet_o do_v it_o imprint_v a_o character_n answerable_a to_o the_o strong_a apprehension_n see_v here_o a_o lively_a pattern_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v hereditary_a disease_n of_o the_o body_n there_o be_v want_n and_o defect_n proper_a to_o the_o mind_n there_o be_v infirmity_n and_o sin_n of_o both_o sin_n be_v entail_v to_o our_o nature_n though_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o freewill_n and_o consent_n of_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o ground_v in_o nature_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o natural_a action_n of_o man_n be_v brand_v with_o sin_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o delivery_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o credible_o report_v and_o so_o i_o may_v affirm_v it_o upon_o tradition_n that_o nothing_o so_o much_o assuage_v their_o pain_n and_o give_v they_o that_o ease_n serpent_n as_o the_o castaway_n skin_n of_o a_o serpent_n be_v fit_o apply_v for_o that_o purpose_n i_o will_v not_o dispute_v of_o the_o natural_a reason_n which_o assure_o consist_v in_o the_o strange_a antipathy_n between_o both_o only_o i_o do_v here_o bless_v god_n that_o have_v so_o ordain_v nature_n as_o it_o may_v best_o serve_v for_o a_o supernatural_a end_n when_o all_o natural_a mean_n shall_v fail_v and_o can_v prevent_v a_o natural_a grief_n yet_o the_o remembrance_n and_o thought_n of_o the_o serpent_n which_o be_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o this_o grief_n shall_v mitigate_v this_o pain_n here_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o magical_a enchantment_n to_o heal_v wound_n by_o the_o application_n of_o that_o sword_n which_o first_o give_v the_o blow_n like_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n wound_v by_o the_o serpent_n they_o be_v likewise_o cure_v by_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n it_o serve_v also_o as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n great_a bounty_n and_o goodness_n that_o if_o god_n in_o this_o miraculous_a manner_n by_o change_v the_o skin_n renew_v the_o age_n of_o the_o serpent_n then_o certain_o man_n in_o his_o issue_n have_v some_o kind_n of_o eternity_n for_o the_o young_a child_n seem_v to_o renew_v the_o age_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o the_o poor_a mother_n call_v to_o mind_n god_n mercy_n to_o the_o serpent_n who_o be_v the_o first_o seducer_n and_o great_a offender_n may_v well_o hope_v for_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o that_o mercy_n and_o in_o her_o great_a torment_n and_o grief_n acknowledge_v the_o just_a punishment_n of_o sin_n may_v expect_v a_o better_a state_n and_o condition_n when_o god_n shall_v renew_v all_o thing_n change_v their_o old_a habit_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o first_o perfection_n thus_o be_v the_o present_a misery_n of_o this_o life_n season_v with_o the_o assure_a hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a world_n to_o succeed_v i_o can_v thus_o leave_v the_o punishment_n in_o the_o mother_n but_o i_o must_v likewise_o trace_v it_o in_o the_o infant_n come_v into_o the_o world_n man_n we_o come_v with_o our_o head_n forward_o as_o it_o be_v stumble_v into_o life_n which_o undoubted_o argue_v our_o fall_n for_o our_o birth_n be_v praecipitium_fw-la a_o breakneck_n as_o if_o we_o be_v cast_v headlong_o down_o from_o some_o mount_n be_v thus_o bear_v we_o carry_v the_o image_n and_o representation_n rather_o of_o slay_a man_n then_o of_o man_n begin_v to_o live_v such_o effusion_n of_o blood_n such_o uncleanness_n as_o can_v not_o possible_o stand_v with_o the_o integrity_n of_o our_o first_o nature_n as_o if_o we_o be_v bear_v under_o that_o law_n &_o condition_n that_o needs_o we_o must_v die_v and_o therefore_o we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n that_o indeed_o we_o may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n many_o be_v bear_v with_o cawl_n on_o their_o face_n which_o betoken_v their_o modesty_n and_o shame_n as_o if_o adam_n shall_v cover_v his_o nakedness_n with_o leaf_n here_o we_o be_v fast_o bind_v up_o with_o swadling-cloute_n for_o we_o be_v captive_n and_o prisoner_n bear_v under_o the_o slavery_n and_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o a_o time_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o cry_n to_o move_v pity_n and_o compassion_n all_o our_o rest_n consist_v in_o motion_n we_o sleep_v while_o the_o cradle_n be_v rock_v and_o so_o in_o the_o succeed_a course_n of_o our_o life_n we_o seem_v to_o flatter_v our_o sâ—lues_n with_o ease_n and_o security_n when_o as_o indeed_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n at_o length_n we_o begin_v to_o open_v our_o eye_n and_o to_o look_v about_o we_o and_o here_o we_o wonder_v and_o admire_v all_o thing_n as_o be_v stranger_n arrive_v in_o a_o new-found_a world_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o place_v our_o love_n on_o every_o object_n man_n and_o can_v direct_v ourselves_o aright_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o seem_v pleasant_a to_o the_o sight_n nor_o any_o pretty_a toy_n but_o straight_o we_o must_v cry_v for_o it_o it_o must_v be_v we_o we_o must_v possess_v it_o otherwise_o the_o whole_a house_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v we_o no_o fruit_n of_o the_o garden_n must_v be_v exclude_v see_v here_o whether_o that_o fruit_n which_o be_v gustu_fw-la suave_v &_o visu_fw-la delectabile_fw-la will_v not_o again_o serve_v to_o allure_v man_n not_o long_o after_o our_o hear_n and_o speech_n will_v serve_v we_o than_o we_o begin_v to_o hearken_v after_o old_a wife_n tale_n and_o fable_n we_o can_v be_v content_a with_o our_o food_n and_o our_o raiment_n but_o we_o must_v hear_v some_o story_n of_o liâ—â—s_n of_o bear_n and_o the_o like_a old_a woman_n and_o nurse_n forsooth_o they_o must_v relate_v they_o lord_n what_o skilful_a teacher_n we_o have_v get_v as_o if_o adam_n be_v again_o to_o be_v instruct_v by_o eve_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v all_o learn_v our_o lesson_n and_o take_v advice_n from_o the_o serpent_n see_v how_o this_o curiosity_n of_o knowledge_n possess_v young_a child_n as_o much_o as_o ever_o it_o do_v the_o first_o adam_n but_o more_o immediate_o and_o especial_o reside_v in_o the_o womankind_n whereas_o a_o maid_n shall_v be_v mute_a she_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o dispute_v tax_v she_o shall_v be_v a_o cook_n for_o her_o sex_n she_o will_v buy_v a_o book_n for_o her_o sect_n in_o lieu_n of_o a_o mate_n she_o must_v illuminate_v if_o once_o she_o prove_v gossip_n than_o she_o proceed_v to_o a_o doctorship_n and_o she_o can_v be_v no_o mistress_n unless_o she_o know_v mystery_n thus_o they_o have_v degree_n of_o school_n among_o they_o and_o therefore_o may_v lawful_o wear_v their_o hood_n and_o their_o habit_n they_o be_v not_o content_a to_o follow_v their_o several_a calling_n and_o profession_n wherein_o they_o may_v serve_v god_n since_o it_o be_v god_n that_o ordain_v they_o not_o content_a with_o our_o ordinary_a catechism_n which_o they_o in_o their_o wisdom_n call_v beggarly_a rudiment_n or_o some_o implicit_a faith_n but_o as_o if_o every_o part_n be_v