Wisdom's dictates, or, Aphorisms & rules, physical, moral, and divine, for preserving the health of the body, and the peace of the mind ... to which is added a bill of fare of seventy five noble dishes of excellent food, for exceeding those made of fish or flesh ... / by Tho. Tryon.

Title

Wisdom's dictates, or, Aphorisms & rules, physical, moral, and divine, for preserving the health of the body, and the peace of the mind ... to which is added a bill of fare of seventy five noble dishes of excellent food, for exceeding those made of fish or flesh ... / by Tho. Tryon.

Author

Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.

Publication

London :: Printed for Tho. Salisbury ...,

1691.

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Health -- Early works to 1800.

Vegetarian cookery -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• THE AUTHOR TO THE READER WISHETH Health and a Sound Mind.
• Wisdom's Dictates: OR APHORISMS Physical, Moral, and Divine, &c.
  • Rules of Health and Abstinency for all young People, and others of the Cholerick Com∣plexion to observe.
  • The Benefits of Temperance, and Mischiefs of the contrary, Vice.
  • Of Cain and Abel, and their respective Offerings.
  • Of the Original of most Human Inventions.
  • The Excellency of clean Foods, especially of Bread.
  • Some particular Notes whence Consumpti∣ons proceed, and the occasions thereof.
  • The danger of Fat Foods, as Flesh, Fish, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, and the like.
  • Of Foods that are Easie, Innocent, and most Healthy.
  • Some general Observations touching the Vanity of Men, in contending about Things that are of little use; the Con∣stitutions of Men and Women; the most savage Beasts; and the true Worship.
  • Of REASON, from whence it proceeds, and Cause of its variety in Mankind.
• A Bill of Fare. Of several excellent Dishes of Food, easily pro∣cured without Flesh and Blood, or the Dying groans of God's innocent and harmless Crea∣tures, which do as far exceed those made of Flesh and Fish, as the Light doth Darkness, or the Day the Night, and will satisfie all the wants of Nature to the highest Degree, which Banquet I present to the Sons of Wis∣dom, and to all such as shall obtain that hap∣py Condition, as to decline that depraved Cu∣stom of Killing and Eating their Fellow-Creatures, and whose desire is to Live accord∣in to the innocent Law of Nature, and do unto all Creatures as they would be done unto; for the highest degree of Sanctity and Religion, is to imitate God, who is the Ma∣ker and Preserver of all things: Consider al∣so, that thy Life is near and dear to thee, the like is to be understood of all other Creatures, as I have at large demonstrated in our Way to Health, Long Life, and Happiness.
• BOOKS lately Printed for, and sold by Tho. Salusbury at the Sign of the Temple in Fleetstreet, viz.