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Originally Posted by Mayflower  Is anyone familiar with : Robert Burton -The Anatomy of Melancholy ?
Does it gives a good biblical explanation and help for Melancholy ?
Is it as great as the book of Timothy Rogers - Trouble of mind and the disease of Melancholy ? | I've generally seen Burton described as an "anti-Puritan." I have not read the work although it is online here: The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it ... - Google Book Search Robert Burton (scholar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The Anatomy of Melancholy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think you would be better off reading Timothy Rogers or Joseph Symonds, among others I listed recently on this subject. Trouble of the Mind and the Disease of Melancholy by Timothy Rogers
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