Medica Sacra; Or, Short Expositions of the More Important Diseases Mentioned in the Sacred Writings |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 16
Page vii
... laws of nature ; therefore , if the truth of these commentaries be admitted , it must equally so , that the Sacred dis- eases ( I must be excused for the use of this term ) are not contrary to the laws of nature , as they are , to the ...
... laws of nature ; therefore , if the truth of these commentaries be admitted , it must equally so , that the Sacred dis- eases ( I must be excused for the use of this term ) are not contrary to the laws of nature , as they are , to the ...
Page 15
... law . For it is there plainly shewn that the plague , though expressly stated to be of divine infliction , is to be ... laws of Moses , that " the ancient Hebrews , " ( 1 ) according to Mr. Cruden , " who were very " little versed in ...
... law . For it is there plainly shewn that the plague , though expressly stated to be of divine infliction , is to be ... laws of Moses , that " the ancient Hebrews , " ( 1 ) according to Mr. Cruden , " who were very " little versed in ...
Page 18
... laws which have been instituted to rule the world , are to be broken by Him who made them , unless there be some great and special cause for the exercise of miraculous interposition : and were it not the will of God that human means ...
... laws which have been instituted to rule the world , are to be broken by Him who made them , unless there be some great and special cause for the exercise of miraculous interposition : and were it not the will of God that human means ...
Page 19
... laws of nature , which it has been also the Divine will to institute , I can see no reason why these infirmities and inflictions of human nature in general , and of persons in particular , as written in the Holy records , should not be ...
... laws of nature , which it has been also the Divine will to institute , I can see no reason why these infirmities and inflictions of human nature in general , and of persons in particular , as written in the Holy records , should not be ...
Page 20
... laws to which diseases are said to be subject in the present day . Of the antiquity of the science of medi- cine there can be no doubt ; for the earlier writings of the Holy Scriptures not only teem with allegorical allusions to physi ...
... laws to which diseases are said to be subject in the present day . Of the antiquity of the science of medi- cine there can be no doubt ; for the earlier writings of the Holy Scriptures not only teem with allegorical allusions to physi ...
Other editions - View all
Medica Sacra; Or, Short Expositions of the More Important Diseases Mentioned ... Thomas Shapter No preview available - 2016 |
Medica Sacra; Or, Short Expositions of the More Important Diseases Mentioned ... Thomas Shapter No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
according æra affected alluded amongst ancient appears Arabians bear in mind becomes Berat Boak body boils and blains buboes carbuncles Celsus Chap chapter character colour commencement conjunctiva consideration considered contagious Cyclopædia Dæmon demon demoniacs described Deuteronomy DISEASE OF KING disorder doubt dry scall Egypt Egyptians Elephantiasis epilepsy eruption evident evil eyes febrile fever flesh Greek hair Hebrew Hippocrates inflammation infliction Jews justly King Saul lepra leprosy Leviticus Lord will smite malady Manetho Mead meaning Mede Medicine melancholia mentioned Mosaic Moses nature observes occur original patient peculiar period perly pestilence physicians plague Plagues of Egypt porrigo present day priest pustules racter refer rendered Rosenmüller Sacred writings says scab scall Scripture Septuagint seven days shew skin small-pox smite thee speaking species suppuration symptoms term thou tion translation Tsorat tubercular ulceration unclean variety verse vitiligo word worms καὶ Λέπρα τε
Popular passages
Page 177 - ... the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 177 - Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds
Page 181 - And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Page 85 - And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem ; their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Page 7 - Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page 14 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern : then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Page 4 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten; And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, Yet is their strength labour and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Page 36 - If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD...
Page 21 - And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse...
Page 176 - And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.