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Mellificium chirurgiae: or, The marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists.... Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receits for the cure of several distempers / By James Cooke.

  • Cooke, James, 1614-1694
Date:
1693
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Credit: Mellificium chirurgiae: or, The marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists.... Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick, shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receits for the cure of several distempers / By James Cooke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Epflle Dedicatory. would pleafe, not only to effe&ually heal you, but alfo fan&ifie them to you, for the purging away of Sin, and making you more Holy : with¬ out which there’s no feeing God’s Face with com- fort. Thefe times are times of fin by all, efpecially by thofe great. It calls to mind that of Seneca, a Heathen better principled than many call’d Chri- ftians now. Saith he, great part of our time we fpend in doing ill, the greateft part in doing no¬ thing ; and all, in doing what we flhould not. But now the more to be lamented, the greateft part is fpent in Sinning. In mufing, thefe have been my thoughts: That it hath been either from flattery or filence in fiich as fhould have with humility and companion advifed, or elfe from unwilling- nefs in others to be reformed. Be it either, their judgment fleeps not, though the former are more condemnable. That readinefs I have always found in your Ho¬ nour to accept in good part, what hath been hum¬ bly prefented by one fo worthlefs, acquits your Honour from faultinefs. I might write more of your Lordfhip’s worths, and therein be Voluminous- but I know all I can write, may fall fihort as of your Honour’s deferts, fo of my ability to perform; yec_ I beg of God, I may be as ferviceable as I can, to long