♊ Religious melancholy. Sect. 4.

In excess of such as do, that which is not required. Med. 1. A proof that there is such a species of Melancholy, Name, Object God, what his beauty is, how it allureth, Part and parties affected, superstitious, Idolaters, Prophets, Hereticks, &c. Sub. 1.

Causes Sub. 2. From others The divels allurements, false miracles, Priests for their gain. Politicians to keep men in obedience, Bad instructors, blind Guides. Or from themselves Simplicity, fear, ignorance, solitariness, Melancholy, curiosity, pride, vain glory, decayed Image of God.

Symptomes Subs. 3. General Zeal without knowledge, obstinacy, superstition, strange devotion, stupidity, confidence, stiffe defence of their tenents, mutual love & hate of other sects, belief of incredibilities, impossibilities Or Particular. Of Hereticks, pride, contumacy, contempt of others, wilfulness, vain-glory, singularity, prodigious paradoxes.

In superstitious blind zeale, obedience, strange works, fasting, sacrifices, oblations, prayers, vows, pseudo-martyrdome, mad and ridiculous customes, ceremonies, observations. In Pseudo-prophets, visions, revelations, dreams, prophecies, new doctrines, &c. of Jews, Gentiles, Mahometans, &c.

Prognosticks. Subs. 4. New doctrines, paradoxes, blasphemies, madness, stupidity, despair, damnation. Cures. Subs. 5. By Physick if need be, conference, good counsel, perswasion, compulsion, correction, punishment. Quæritur an cogi debent? Affir.

In defect, as Me. 2. Secure void of grace and fears. Epicures, Atheists Magitians, Hypocrites, such as have cauterised consciences, or else are in a reprobate sense, worldly-secure, some Philosophers, impenitent sinners. Subs. 1.

Or Distrustful, or too timorous, as desperat. In despair consider, Causes Subs. 2. The divel and his allurements, Rigid Preachers, that wound their consciences, Melancholy, contemplation, solitariness How melancholy & dispair differ. Distrust, weakness of faith. Guilty conscience for offence committed, misunderstanding Scr.

Symptomes Subs. 3. Fear, sorrow, anguish of mind, extream tortures and horror of conscience, fearful dreams, conceits, visions, &c. Prognosticks; Blasphemy, violent death. Subs. 4. Cures S. 5. Physick as occasion serves, conference, not to be idle or alone Good counsel, good company, all comforts & contents &c.