Sequel Matthwes 17:14

1. Sequel Matthews 17:14

2. Sequel Matthews 17:14
The Longest Tyranny
The longest tyranny that ever sway'd
Was that wherein our ancestors betray'd
Their free-born reason to the Stagirite,
And made his torch their universal light.
So truth, while only one supplied the state,
Grew scarce, and dear, and yet sophisticate;
Until 't was bought, like emp'ric wares, or charms,
Hard words seal'd up with Aristotle's arms.
John Dryden, 1663.
-Stagirite. Aristotle, so named from his birthplace Stagira.
-sophisticate. Not pure or genuine; specious.
-emp'ric. An empiric is one who relies solely on observation and experiment; in
the 17th century this connoted charlatanism and quackery, especially in
medicine.

3. Matthews 17:14
And when they were to come into the multitude, there came
To Him a certain man kneeling down to him and saying,
‘Lord, have mercy on my son for he hath a dumb spirit and
is a lunatic and sore vexed for he suddenly crieth out and oftentimes
he falleth into the fire and oft into the water and wherever he taketh
him. He teareth him and he foameth and gnasheth with his teeth and
pineth away. Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son for he is mine
only child and I brought him to thy disciples and they could not cure
him”.
Then Jesus answered and said to his disciple’s “O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I shall be with you? How long shall
I suffer you? Bring him hither to me”
And Jesus rebuked the devil, who tareth the boy and he fell down on
the ground and wallowed foaming and he asked his father” How long
is it since this came into him?”
And he said," Of a child, Lord help us, have compassion on us”

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Jesus said unto him,” If thou canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth”.
And straight away the father of the child cried out and said
with tears ,” I believe, help thou mine unbelief.”
When Jesus saw that the people came running together , he rebuked the foul
spirit saying unto him” Thou dumb and deaf spirit I charge thee come out of
him” and he was dead in so much that many said” he is dead’.
But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up and he arose and the spirit
departed out of him and the child was cured from that very hour.
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said,” Why could we not cast him
out.”
And Jesus said unto them” Because of your unbelief, for verily I say unto you,
if ye have faith as a gram of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place and it shall remove and nothing shall be
impossible unto you Howbeit this kind goeth not but by prayer and fasting”.
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.

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Then there arose reasoning among them, which of them
should be the greatest.
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took the
child and set him by him.
And said unto them,’ Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me and whosover shall receive me receiveth him that sent
me. For that is least among you all, the same shall be great.”
(Consolidated from the Bible. The Gospel per St Matthew, St.
Luke and St Mark)
We know that 2000 years ago this child was cured of Epilepsy yet
the disease is still prevalent and plagues many till date. The story
that follows is the penultimate story of that child who has been
coming again and again into this world for more than two
millenniums and this very child attains the ultimate title –Savior.

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The Sacred Disease
(Epilepsy-regarded as a divine visitation in 460B.C.)
As for this disease called divine, surely it has its nature and causes as
have other diseases. It arises like them from things that enter and
leave the body such as cold, the sun and the wind, things ever
changing and never at rest. Such things are divine or not as you will
for the distinction matters not and there is no need to make such
division anywhere in nature, for all are alike divine or all are alike
natural. All have their causes which can be found those who seek
them.
Hypocrates the physician
On his treatise on the falling sickness Epilepsy (300 BC)

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Current myths about Epilepsy
Germany November 1973: Annelise Michel, Warzburg University
student under treatment for epilepsy for 4 years was held to be
possessed by the parish priest of Klingenberg where she lived with her
parents. A ritual Exorcism took place after permission of the regional
Bishop. After several months of exorcism Annelise died of malnutrition
and dehydration, the priests denied her medical assistance. The
priests Reverends Arnold Renz and reverend Erst Alt were found
guilty and given prison sentences. In May 1978 German Bishop’s
conference ruled that in future no exorcism should be permitted unless
doctor was present!
East Africa January 1998: A five year old boy epileptic was ritually
beaten early morning on the charge that he was possessed. He was

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Current myths about Epilepsy
Rescued when one such beating was on and was later put into school.
The tormentors were warned and school and church educated on the
need to educate all about epilepsy.
India: Epileptics are treated at par with the insane as per some Indian
Laws. Most parents ignore sending their children to school or do not
get proper treatment for their children. Epileptics suffer social
ostracism in Indian Society.

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What the story is about
The story traces the story of Epilepsy through the times of
Hippocrates, through a young boy of the 21st century, who grows up
and finds the cure for the epilepsy. He mysteriously interacts with
some famous persons in history such as Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc,
Sir Issac Newton, Vincent van Gogh and Doctor Kotnis.
Other famous persons from history are
Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Saint
Paul, Joan of Arc, Alfred Nobel, George Frederick Handel, Peter
Tchaikovsky, Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley,
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Leo Tolstoy
and many more

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Objective
1. Healthcare awareness and education about epilepsy
through fiction.
2. History of the affliction including ongoing research
3. Explanation and eradication of myths, prejudices and
discrimination against afflicted persons.
4. Research efforts for future –right direction
5. A tribute to Pharmacists and Research Scientists.

12. Thank You.