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Author: Bostocke, Richard.
Title: The difference betwene the auncient phisicke, first taught by the godly forefathers, consisting in vnitie peace and concord: and the latter phisicke proceeding from idolaters, ethnickes, and heathen: as Gallen, and such other consisting in dualitie, discorde, and contrarietie And wherein the naturall philosophie of Aristotle doth differ from the trueth of Gods worde, and is iniurious to Christianitie and sounde doctrine. By R.B. Esquire.
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Print source: The difference betwene the auncient phisicke, first taught by the godly forefathers, consisting in vnitie peace and concord: and the latter phisicke proceeding from idolaters, ethnickes, and heathen: as Gallen, and such other consisting in dualitie, discorde, and contrarietie And wherein the naturall philosophie of Aristotle doth differ from the trueth of Gods worde, and is iniurious to Christianitie and sounde doctrine. By R.B. Esquire.
Bostocke, Richard., Bostocke, Robert, attributed name.
Imprinted at London: [By G. Robinson] for Robert VValley, 1585.
Subject terms:
Aristotle -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
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The Authors obtestation to almightie God.
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Chapter first. What the auncient Phisicke is. And what the phisicke of the Ethnikes or heathen is. And that there is no trueth that is not deriued from Christ the trueth it selfe.
Chapter second. The originall causes of all diseases in the greate worlde, and in the little worlde, which is man.
Chapter third. Of the vniuersall Medicine, And how the darke speaches of the writers thereof, did deceaue couetous men, wherby the right vse of this Phisicke was not vn∣derstoode, but by abuse it grewe to bee despised.
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Chapter 4. Of the Medicine Ternarij or perticu∣laris.
Chapter fifth. How deseases ought to be cured by peace and not by discord in mans body.
Chater 6. Of the medicin Binarii or Vulgaris, howe iniurious it is to the body.
Chapter seuen. One cause why the Author did write this treatise.
Chapter eight. Certaine differenses, betweene the aun∣cient Phisicke and the Phisicke of the Heathens.
Chapter. 9. The causes why this Arte is euill spoken of, and findeth fewe fauourers.
Chater 10. The first authors of the auncient Phisicke, and the Succession and Progression thereof, to Hermes Trismegestus, and how the rest writing thereof yet extant.
Chapter 12. Of Pythagoras and his knowledge in this Arte, and that he taught in Italy, and of his Schollers and folowers: And of the medicin of Empedocles. And of 70 Boo∣kes that Esdras was commaunded to keepe.
Chapter 17. That Phisicke which Hypocrates left in writing was not descended from Aescu∣lapius.
Chapter. 10. That Democritus Abderites a Thacian did write of this arte, whose bookes are yet extant, and of his teachers, Scholers and followers, and of some of their workes yet extant.
Chapter 15. That in Plato his time, the Priestes of Ac∣gypt were very skilfull in this arte. And that Plato did finde that fault with the Phisitions of Greece, in his time, as the Chimicall Phisitions doe now with the Ethnicke Phisitions and their follow∣ers. And howe Aristotle and Plato doe differ in the naturall causes of Effects.
Chapter 16. Of diuers Poetical Fables shadowing and hyding the secretes of this Arte.
Chapter 17. Of certeine Phisitions that vsed Chymical Medicins: aud of the three sects of phi∣tions that were betweene the time of Hypocrates & Gallen. And that the Chi∣mical Phisitions ought rather to be cal∣led Rationales, then the Galenists. And that Galen folowing Hypocrates 600. yeres did comment vpon him against his meaning and words. And how Hy∣pocrates agreeth with the Chymicall Phisitions.
Chapter. 18. Of the continuance of this arte in Aegypt vntill the time of Dyoclesian the Empe∣rour, and a notable monument thereof in Italy: and the spreading of this art into other Countreys: and of diuers writers of this arte betweene Galens time and Paracelsus.
Chapter 19. That Theophrastus Paracelsus, was not the inuentor of this Arte, but the restorer thereof to his puritie: and that he hath giuen more light thereunto then any other before him: and the testimonies of great cures that he did by this Arte: and of diuers writers and learned Phy∣sitions, which since his time haue writ∣ten of this Arte.
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Chapter 20. The true meaning of Paracelsus in dedi∣cating his booke entituled Philosophia magna to the Athenians, wherewith Erastus one of his aduersaries is so gre∣ued.
Chapter. 21, Haw materia prima and misceria magna was the beginnyng of all things according to Paracelsus his meanyng: and how al create were at one time in the increate.
Chapter 22. Of the seperation of vizible and materi∣all bodies.
Chapter 23. Certaine notes and cautions giuen for the better vnderstandyng of this Chimi∣call Peisicke.
Chapter. 24. Of the Coelestiall medicynes of Paracel∣sus: and matters touchyng his person and ignorance.
Chapter 25. The conclution of the Author.