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Title: Medica Sacra
or a Commentary on on the Most Remarkable Diseases Mentioned
in the Holy Scriptures

Author: Richard Mead

Translator: Thomas Stack

Release Date: February 7, 2010 [EBook #31203]

Language: English

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MEDICA SACRA;
OR, A
COMMENTARY
On the most remarkable
DISEASES,
Mentioned in the
HOLY SCRIPTURES.

By RICHARD MEAD,

Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians at LONDON and EDINBURGH,
and of the Royal Society, and Physician to his Majesty.

Translated from the Latin, Under the AUTHOR's Inspection, By THOMAS
STACK, M.D.F.R.S.

LONDON:

Printed for J. BRINDLEY, late Bookseller to his Royal Highness the
Prince of WALES, in New Bond-street. M DCCLV.

THE CONTENTS.

_Memoirs of the life and writings of the learned author_

_The preface_

I. _The disease of_ Job page 1

II. _The leprosy_ 13

III. _The disease of king_ Saul 28

IV. _The disease of king_ Joram; Jehoram 34

V. _The disease of king_ Ezekias; Hezekiah 36

VI. _The disease of old age_ 38

VII. _The disease of king_ Nebuchadnezzar 57

VIII. _The paralysy, palsy_ 62

IX. _Of demoniacs_ 73

X. _Of lunatics_