vereth them out of all," Ps. xxxiv. 19. "Our
light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh in us an eternal
weight of glory," 2. Cor. iv. 18. "Not answerable to that glory which is to
come; though now in heaviness," saith 1 Pet. i. 6, "you shall rejoice."

Now last of all to those external impediments, terrible objects, which they
hear and see many times, devils, bugbears, and mormeluches, noisome smells,
&c. These may come, as I have formerly declared in my precedent discourse
of the Symptoms of Melancholy, from inward causes; as a concave glass
reflects solid bodies, a troubled brain for want of sleep, nutriment, and
by reason of that agitation of spirits to which Hercules de Saxonia
attributes all symptoms almost, may reflect and show prodigious shapes, as
our vain fear and crazed phantasy shall suggest and feign, as many silly
weak women and children in the dark, sick folks, and frantic for want of
repast and sleep, suppose they see that they see not: many times such
terriculaments may proceed from natural causes, and all other senses may be
deluded. Besides, as I have said, this humour is _balneum diaboli_, the
devil's bath, by reason of the distemper of humours, and infirm organs in
us: he may so possess us inwardly to molest us, as he did Saul and others,
by God's permission: he is prince of the air, and can transform himself
into several shapes, delude all our senses for a time, but his power is
determined, he may terrify us, but not hurt; God hath given "His angels
charge over us, He is a wall round about his people," Psal. xci. 11, 12.
There be those that prescribe physic in such cases, 'tis God's instrument
and not unfit. The devil works by mediation of humours, and mixed diseases
must have mixed remedies. Levinus Lemnius _cap. 57 & 58, exhort. ad vit.
ep. instit._ is very copious on this subject, besides that chief remedy of
confidence in God, prayer, hearty repentance, &c., of which for your
comfort and instruction, read Lavater _de spectris part. 3. cap. 5. and 6._
Wierus _de praestigiis daemonum lib. 5._ to Philip Melancthon, and others,
and that Christian armour which Paul prescribes; he sets down certain
amulets, herbs, and precious stones, which have marvellous virtues all,
_profligandis daemonibus_, to drive away devils and their illusions.
Sapphires, chrysolites, carbuncles, &c. _Quae mira virtute pollent ad
lemures, stryges, incubos, genios aereos arcendos, si veterum monumentis
habenda fides._