Somatopolitia, or, The city of humane body artifically defended from the tyranny of cancers and gangreens ... / By John Browne.

  • Browne, John, 1642-approximately 1700.
Date:
1702
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Somatopolitia, or, The city of humane body artifically defended from the tyranny of cancers and gangreens ... / By John Browne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    He that' undertakes to Cure mankind, ei¬ ther of inward Sicknejfes or outward Acci¬ dents, ought to confidcr what he directs, and for whom $ the firft relating to his Patients welfare or mifcarriage 5 the other fleews him., it is his fellow Companion, who by the Al¬ mighty -is Je&t ip him, and who in former times was accounted the Ruler of the Uni- verfe 5 as Favcrinus writes, one filled with Divinity 5 as Hermes Trifmegiftus con¬ cludes, the Mejfenger of the Gods, the Lord of the lower Region 5 and the Companion of the upper, according to Pythagoras * and as Piiny calls him the jewel of Nature, toe ' Table of the Univerfe, and the Compendium of the great World, he having in him the fub- flance of the Earth, his Life with Plants, kis Senfe with Reap, and his Underfiand- ing with Angels : he being the prime Ruler here below, and has all other Creatures at kis Commands, all being made for his ufe, ag-d he himfelf for the fervice of hk Maker. Alan is a free Agent, born for publick good, 4pd fever ally employed in divers Ca¬ pacities, appointed for the well Governing of his feuow Creatures, and keeping them in dij- ciphne and. health, tie in his Government imi¬ tating the Great King of the Univerfe, and hat u -a chief Ruler, who fits at the Helm for his Jafeiy, lie has alfo all convenient Lairs and Kathies to leach him obedience to his fuperi- \ and how 10 curry bwvclf to his equals ,;i ihjyujs. ije Css he c left a ft 1 cal Laws