Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	digest_v	disease_n	good_a	45	3	2.1334	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28630	Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.; Archidoxa. English	Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; J. H. (John Harding), b. 1600 or 1601.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3538; ESTC R19424	195,085	345

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ourselves_o to_o another_o thing_n so_o then_o have_v abundant_o enough_o speak_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o renovation_n and_o restauration_n let_v we_o now_o go_v on_o to_o discover_v those_o thing_n which_o d●renovate_v and_o restore_v we_o have_v indeed_o teach_v the_o prepreparation_n of_o they_o in_o our_o archidoxis_n and_o have_v give_v they_o their_o proper_a name_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v know_v and_o heed_v now_o we_o will_v set_v down_o the_o composition_n of_o they_o but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n their_o process_n now_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o and_o teach_v you_o concern_v simple_a medicine_n and_o arcana'e_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o operation_n thereof_o be_v do_v diverse_o for_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n to_o be_v find_v which_o do_v even_o violent_o cleanse_v the_o leprosy_n and_o do_v drive_v away_o no_o other_o disease_n so_o well_o as_o they_o do_v that_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o be_v as_o to_o renovation_n and_o 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magistery_n of_o the_o great_a remedy_n do_v renovate_v and_o restore_v the_o whole_a body_n as_o for_o example_n they_o remove_v fever_n as_o quotidian_n quartan_n the_o syncchus_n or_o continual_a the_o ephe●●ra_n fever_n etc._n etc._n likewise_o the_o first_o ens_fw-la of_o margarite_n be_v able_a to_o renew_v and_o restore_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o to_o take_v away_o all_o woman_n disease_n together_o with_o their_o accident_n and_o to_o render_v both_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n fruitful_a so_o likewise_o those_o same_o arcana_n do_v take_v away_o all_o long_a and_o incurable_a disease_n by_o the_o renew_n and_o restore_v of_o the_o body_n into_o its_o supreme_a virtue_n thus_o also_o do_v the_o quintessence_n draw_v out_o of_o balsam_n renovate_v and_o restore_v the_o body_n and_o take_v away_o pleurify_v and_o the_o pestilence_n by_o the_o admirable_a operation_n and_o virtue_n of_o its_o prefect_a property_n there_o be_v many_o more_o such_o like_a thing_n

anthos_fw-la do_v the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la so_o drink_v it_o heal_v all_o the_o fault_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o liver_n but_o the_o liquor_n of_o alchahest_n have_v also_o a_o great_a power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o conserve_n and_o comfort_v the_o liver_n and_o consequent_o of_o preserve_v it_o from_o the_o dropsy_n and_o all_o such_o kind_n thereof_o as_o arise_v from_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o liver_n the_o process_n whereof_o be_v this_o it_o must_v be_v resolve_v after_o its_o coagulation_n and_o be_v again_o coagulate_v into_o a_o transmute_v form_n as_o the_o process_n of_o coagulation_n and_o resolution_n teach_v for_o then_o if_o when_o it_o have_v overcome_v its_o like_a it_o become_v a_o medicine_n for_o the_o liver_n exceed_v all_o other_o medicine_n and_o very_o shall_v the_o liver_n itself_o be_v break_a and_o dissolve_v yet_o this_o stand_v in_o the_o place_n of_o all_o the_o whole_a liver_n no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o if_o it_o have_v neverbeen_v break_v and_o dissolve_v whosoever_o you_o be_v therefore_o that_o set_v about_o the_o work_n of_o medicine_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o you_o endeavour_v with_o your_o utmost_a diligence_n the_o learning_n how_o to_o prepare_v the_o al●ahest_a because_o of_o the_o turn_n away_o or_o hinder_v of_o the_o many_o disease_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o liver_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spleen_n the_o spleen_n be_v like_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o member_n for_o it_o itself_o also_o do_v no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n admit_v occasion_n of_o break_v of_o the_o body_n &_o therefore_o have_v need_n of_o have_v its_o like_a seek_v out_o herein_o confist_n its_o mischievousness_n that_o it_o generate_v hardness_n stir_v up_o fever_n putrefaction_n oppilation_n and_o many_o more_o such_o like_a but_o the_o virtue_n and_o industry_n consist_v herein_o viz._n that_o the_o spleen_n of_o the_o body_n be_v take_v our_o and_o a_o external_n spleen_n be_v immit_v or_o implant_v for_o the_o life_n without_o the_o spleen_n be_v long_a than_o with_o the_o spleen_n the_o which_o though_o it_o can_v be_v so_o speak_v as_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o three_o aforesaid_a member_n for_o their_o be_v in_o the_o body_n be_v most_o high_o necessary_a yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v true_a as_o to_o the_o spleen_n for_o we_o can_v be_v convenient_o without_o that_o the_o whole_a practic_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v thus_o viz._n that_o we_o may_v live_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o external_n and_o not_o the_o internal_a spleen_n and_o that_o we_o root_n out_o the_o internal_a and_o radical_o consume_v it_o chap._n viii_o as_o for_o the_o consume_a and_o take_v away_o of_o the_o spleen_n that_o be_v do_v by_o sutratar_n from_o the_o which_o separate_v its_o liquor_n without_o a_o corrosive_n by_o a_o report_n in_o a_o strong_a fire_n than_o afterward_o abstract_a it_o five_o time_n let_v every_o cohobation_n be_v rectify_v with_o the_o alias_o as_o in_o the_o dutch_a cohobation_n it_o all_o with_o rectify_a wine_n of_o life_n &_o so_o let_v it_o be_v drink_v this_o do_v thorough_o take_v away_o the_o spleen_n nor_o do_v it_o leave_v any_o footstep_n thereof_o behind_o it_o and_o do_v likewise_o consume_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v digest_v by_o the_o spleen_n it_o preserve_v the_o whole_a body_n from_o hurtfulness_n the_o same_o virtue_n and_o operation_n be_v to_o be_v likewise_o find_v in_o the_o fece_n which_o the_o wine_n of_o life_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o like_a efficacy_n be_v also_o plant_v in_o cafa_n it_o be_v to_o be_v macerate_v in_o oil_n olive_n and_o to_o be_v afterward_o mix_v with_o one_o pound_n and_o a_o quarter_n of_o opopanax_n let_v it_o be_v distil_v in_o a_o alembick_a this_o oil_n anoint_v upon_o the_o region_n of_o the_o milt_z takes_z away_o all_o the_o spleen_n be_v yearly_a use_v it_o remove_v all_o disease_n beget_v by_o the_o spleen_n but_o yet_o be_v use_v by_o a_o more_o accurate_a order_n it_o do_v thorough_o take_v away_o and_o consume_v the_o spleen_n and_o remove_v its_o grief_n disease_n and_o all_o its_o hurts_z chap._n ix_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o reins_o the_o best_a comfort_v of_o the_o reins_o be_v to_o be_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v reins_o outward_o as_o thus_o the_o interior_a reins_o be_v to_o be_v abolish_v and_o take_v away_o and_o be_v render_v like_o to_o the_o spleen_n and_o then_o at_o length_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o reins_o will_v be_v entire_a if_o the_o operation_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v slay_v for_o they_o do_v by_o their_o operation_n produce_v the_o lithiasis_n stone_n sand_n diabetick_n and_o many_o other_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o operation_n of_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o that_o other_o essence_n be_v therein_o none_o of_o those_o disease_n remain_v but_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o body_n be_v good_a and_o strong_a and_o both_o its_o old_a age_n and_o its_o youth_n be_v sound_a nor_o be_v it_o invade_v by_o any_o of_o those_o disease_n which_o will_v happen_v to_o they_o viz._n the_o reins_o be_v they_o alive_a and_o remain_v chap._n x._o but_o that_o the_o reins_o which_o make_v more_o for_o chastity_n then_o do_v the_o testicle_n may_v be_v remove_v you_o must_v know_v that_o they_o may_v be_v take_v away_o without_o any_o hurt_n and_o as_o for_o the_o damage_n that_o may_v follow_v upon_o their_o be_v take_v away_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o pertain_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o passage_n which_o run_v through_o the_o reins_o themselves_o for_o their_o matter_n and_o life_n remain_v but_o their_o nature_n and_o operation_n be_v take_v away_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o aroph_n the_o which_o by_o distillation_n in_o bread_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o liquor_n and_o be_v to_o be_v so_o drink_v this_o drink_n take_v away_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o reins_o beget_v chap._n xi_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o gali_n the_o high_a selicity_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o gall_n be_v that_o it_o be_v material_o take_v away_o and_o consume_v for_o so_o there_o will_v not_o be_v generate_v those_o choleric_a disease_n the_o colic_n iliack_n and_o such_o like_a the_o contracture_n tremble_n and_o other_o ill_a effect_n of_o the_o ventricle_n for_o these_o part_n do_v nothing_o else_o but_o destroy_v that_o which_o the_o profitable_a member_n have_v build_v up_o but_o the_o physician_n be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o gall_n be_v nothing_o profitable_a for_o they_o ascribe_v unto_o it_o great_a use_n and_o honour_n when_o as_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o this_o be_v a_o superfluous_a member_n in_o nature_n and_o be_v like_o a_o monster_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o good_a and_o so_o pure_a but_o that_o tare_n and_o cockle_n be_v sow_v therein_o so_o likewise_o the_o gall_n and_o its_o like_a member_n be_v the_o tare_n or_o darnel_n of_o nature_n and_o have_v insinuate_v itself_o next_o to_o the_o good_a not_o for_o the_o conservation_n but_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o body_n chap._n xii_o the_o process_n of_o so_o consume_v the_o gall_n as_o that_o whatsoever_o thereof_o be_v unprofitable_a may_v be_v abolish_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o all_o the_o disease_n arise_v from_o the_o gall_n be_v remove_v and_o that_o neither_o any_o anger_n or_o sickness_n be_v induce_v therefrom_o henceforth_o and_o this_o be_v obtain_v by_o rhubarb_n on_o this_o wise_a take_v rhubarb_n and_o the_o flower_n of_o cheiri_n ana_fw-la and_o extract_v the_o liquor_n of_o cheiri_n as_o we_o say_v before_o and_o extract_v it_o out_o of_o the_o rhubarb_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o you_o do_v out_o of_o the_o anthos_fw-la mix_v these_o two_o together_o and_o then_o add_v as_o much_o wine_n of_o life_n the_o which_o when_o thou_o do_v administer_v so_o do_v as_o first_o as_o to_o cause_v the_o anger_n to_o be_v appease_v then_o afterward_o the_o disease_n if_o any_o be_v from_o the_o gall_n then_o after_o this_o a_o thirstiness_n inwade_v with_o this_o the_o gall_n disappears_a and_o go_v away_o then_o at_o last_o do_v health_n follow_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o former_a chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o lung_n this_o be_v the_o best_a virtue_n of_o the_o lung_n viz._n that_o it_o remain_v in_o its_o own_o matter_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v put_v thereunto_o but_o that_o it_o act_n and_o be_v sole_o and_o alone_o without_o any_o thing_n adjoin_v thereto_o but_o now_o it_o be_v more_o movable_a than_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o which_o it_o have_v from_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n therefore_o reason_n and_o use_n inform_v that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v comfort_v chief_a of_o all_o and_o it_o be_v accomplish_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o make_v all_o