The way to health, long life, and happiness, or, a discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisit [sic] for the life of man, as all sorts of meats, drink, air, exercise, etc. ... Shewing ... whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... by Philotheos Physiologus [i.e. T. Tryon] / Communicated to the world for a general good, by Thomas Tryon.

  • Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
Date:
1697
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The way to health, long life, and happiness, or, a discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisit [sic] for the life of man, as all sorts of meats, drink, air, exercise, etc. ... Shewing ... whence most diseases proceed, and how to prevent them. To which is added, a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... by Philotheos Physiologus [i.e. T. Tryon] / Communicated to the world for a general good, by Thomas Tryon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the only Enemy of that bafe and cruel Spirit Sufpiciony the univerfal Fomenter of Mankind : ABSTINEN- C Y is a fare Counfellor, and a Condudor of all the obfervers thereof in the way of Truth, encreafmg Faith, and caufeth them to eye and follow the Divine Hand of Providence, giving Peace and Tranquility to the Mind , and Health to the Body : many are the Vertues and Benefits thereof: it alfo gives the advantage of Time and Opportunity and is the fore-runner of Wifdom y it openeth the hidden and fecret Doors of Nature in a Man’s felf, and renders him capable of all Difcipline,and is the only Enemy to all Evil, and a Friend to all Ver- me • The Wife and Prudent in ail Ages have accounted her their chief Friend and Guide ^ by her Vertues they have overcome the inward Enemies of their Members : ABSTINENGY alfo preventeth the Generation of all fuperfluous matter, whence Difeafes in the Body do proceed *, {he abateth the defires, becaufe a fmall matter will fnffice a regular Appetite, relifting Pride, and careth not for Eft i mat ion • file conquereth all her Enemies, and maketh no noife •, ihe beats no Drums, nor difchargeth no Guns: fhe punifheth not the Body with Labour, nor burdeneth the Mind with Carefhe wearieth not. the Life by Sea nor by Land, to obtain that which will not Hand her in ftead •, fine will not admit of^any Contro * verfies nor Law-fuits-, fhe will not contend for much, be¬ caufe a little ftipplies her Wants *, fhe ftandeth ftill, and is lilent, and yet obtaineth all things. CHAP. III. ■v j 4 5 A Ttifcourfe of the feverd forts of Flefh commonly Eaten, rnapHo’ I have before fhewn the inconveniencies of y the feeding upon Flefh ( fo commonly and in fuch excels as is now-a-days practise!) and rather recommend¬ ed the Lovers of Wifdom and Health to the more in no-