Observations Natural and Moral, Title page – Table of contents
OBSERVATIONS, NATURALL AND MORALL. With a short Treatiſe of the Numbers, Weights, and Meaſures, uſed by the Hebrews; with the valuation of them according to the Meaſures of the Greeks and Romans. For the clearing of ſundry places of Scripture in which theſe weights and meaſures are ſet downe by way of Alluſion. By Iohn Weemſe of Lathocker in Scotland, Preacher of Chriſts Goſpell.
Printed at London by T. Cotes, for Iohn Bellamie, and are to be ſold by Benjamine Allen in Popes head Alley, 1633.
Recenſui hunc Tractatvm, cuì titulus eſt, Obſervations Morall, & Naturall; qui quidem liber continet 76. folia, in quibus nihil reperio bonis moribus, aut ſanae doctrinae contrarium, quò minus cum utilitate imprimatur, modò intra ſeptem menſes proximè ſequentes typis mandetur.
Ex adibus Londinenſibus Iun. 13. 1632. Guilielmus Bray Epiſcopo Londinenſi à Sacris.
The Contents of the Chapters and chiefe heads contained in this Booke.
CHAPTER I. OF the foure Elements. Pag. 1.
CHAP. II. How the earth hangeth upon nothing. Pag. 6.
CHAP. III. That the earth is the baſeſt of the Elements. Pag. 13
CHAP. IIII. Of the ſituation of the Elements. Pag. 16
CHAP. V. That the waters come from the Sea, and returne to the Sea againe. Pag. 24
CHAP. VI. Whether the Windes have any weight or not? Pag. 28
CHAP. VII. Whether the water or the fire bee the more excellent Element. Pag. 32
CHAP. VIII. Of the Meteors, the dew, and the Spirituall applications of it. Pag. 37
CHAP. IX. Of bodies perfectly com… …nd firſt of the mettalls. Pag. 40
CHAP. IX Of the diverſe names that go … in the Scriptures. Pag. 43
CHAP. X. The bleſſsing of God, and the influence of the heavens, make thigs fertile below here. Pag. 45
CHAP. XI. Why the Children are ſayd to come out of their Fathers thigh. Pag. 52
CHAP. XII. That a woman giveth ſeede in generation as well as the man. Pag. 54
CHAP. XIII. How old ſome of Chriſts predeceſſors were when they begot children. Pag. 56
CHAP. XIIII. What time the ſoule aenimateth the body, and what care the Lord hath of the Child after that he is animated. Pag. 62
CHAP. XV. In what part of the body the ſoule lodgeth. Pag. 65
CHAP. XVI. What things the Midwife doth to the child when it is new borne. Pag. 69
CHAP. XVII. That the mother ſhould nouriſh her owne children. Pag. 72
CHAP. XVIII. Of the weaning of Children. Pag. 75
CHAP. XIX. Whether the ſight or the hearing be the better ſenſe. Pag. 78
CHAP. XX. Whether the phantaſie bringeth forth reall effects. Pag. 84
CHAP. XXI. How the Hebewes diſtinguiſhed the ages of man. Pag. 54
CHAP. XXII. Whether death be naturall to man or not? Pag. 56
Morall Obſervations.
CHAP. I. Of two evils, the leaſt is to choſen. 97
CHAP. II. Of Friendſhip. 103
CHAP. III. Sinfull love degenerateth into hatred. 110
CHAP. IIII. Whether we may exceede the rule of righteouſneſſe in well doing or not? 116
CHAP. V. Of Liberality. 118
CHAP. VI. Of Contentment. 122
CHAP. VII. De connexione virtutum. 126
EXERCITAT. Of Numbers, Weights, and meaſures. 129
FINIS.