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chyle_n than_o blood_n choler_n or_o phlegm_n etc._n etc._n severinus_n be_v out_o when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v blood_n in_o balsam_n with_o spirit_n flesh_n bone_n ligament_n and_o nerve_n and_o that_o these_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o by_o help_n of_o the_o mechanic_n spirit_n there_o be_v in_o all_o sood_a something_o familiar_a to_o we_o that_o turn_v nourishment_n and_o may_v have_v divers_a form_n as_o the_o part_n be_v to_o which_o it_o come_v call_v it_o balsam_n or_o mummy_n i_o be_o indifferent_a but_o i_o allow_v not_o that_o the_o thing_n mention_v shall_v be_v contain_v in_o they_o and_o be_v only_o make_v know_v and_o separate_v by_o the_o mechanic_n spirit_n thus_o we_o shall_v say_v with_o anaxagoras_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o there_o be_v no_o true_a generation_n but_o when_o chyle_n be_v make_v of_o bread_n blood_n of_o chyle_n bone_n membrane_n flesh_n of_o blood_n in_o every_o change_n there_o be_v a_o new_a form_n and_o every_o part_n 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not_o burn_v from_o that_o which_o burn_v salt_v not_o dissolve_v from_o that_o which_o be_v dissolve_v therefore_o he_o suppose_v name_n be_v to_o be_v give_v from_o the_o root_n as_o from_o the_o hide_a root_n of_o disease_n in_o intermit_a fever_n when_o no_o heat_n be_v fire_v in_o the_o heart_n while_o the_o fever_n lie_v close_o in_o the_o body_n and_o not_o from_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n but_o galen_n do_v better_a divide_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v beside_o nature_n in_o man_n body_n into_o three_o 12._o cap._n 12._o that_o be_v the_o disease_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o symptom_n and_o there_o be_v no_o discipline_n that_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v in_o physic_n for_o the_o humour_n be_v the_o cause_n the_o disease_n the_o effect_n and_o again_o the_o symptom_n be_v effect_n of_o they_o both_o and_o all_o these_o differ_v in_o their_o whole_a essence_n and_o nature_n therefore_o severinus_n write_v 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separate_v may_v be_v better_o separate_v by_o art_n 7._o instit._fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la c._n 7._o therefore_o as_o we_o show_v it_o be_v often_o use_v before_o distillation_n to_o this_o head_n we_o refer_v all_o distillation_n by_o descent_n by_o the_o side_n by_o ascent_n in_o a_o moist_a bath_n dry_a or_o vaporous_a 11._o instit._fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la sect_n 2._o c._n 11._o in_o ash_n sand_n or_o open_a fire_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o chemical_a operation_n be_v the_o syncrisis_fw-la when_o divers_a thing_n separate_v be_v join_v together_o this_o be_v do_v first_o by_o precipitation_n when_o the_o body_n dissolve_v in_o some_o menstruum_fw-la and_o disperse_v by_o a_o liquor_n be_v again_o separate_v from_o the_o liquor_n and_o go_v to_o the_o body_n and_o unite_v itself_o and_o he_o that_o consider_v all_o precipitation_n 3.13_o instit_fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la 3.13_o may_v observe_v that_o precipitation_n be_v universal_o make_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v cast_v in_o 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humour_n the_o quicken_a substance_n and_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o action_n the_o aetherial_a spirit_n author_n of_o concoction_n and_o digestion_n but_o these_o be_v not_o sufficient_a he_o add_v a_o four_o the_o most_o pure_a white_a sweet_a pleasant_a pant_a the_o cherisher_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o call_v congeal_v sulphur_n the_o first_o moisture_n or_o virgin_n milk_n that_o bedew_v the_o body_n and_o refresh_v it_o the_o first_o subject_n of_o generation_n also_o a_o moist_a and_o soft_a substance_n a_o five_o spirit_n which_o he_o call_v sulphur_n dissolve_v but_o here_o we_o admire_v he_o propound_v so_o many_o spirit_n and_o principle_n and_o prove_v not_o in_o the_o least_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o be_v or_o be_v so_o many_o he_o bring_v inflammation_n from_o sulphur_n congeal_a and_o burn_v but_o in_o the_o five_o chapter_n he_o bring_v the_o quinzy_n and_o pleurisy_n from_o mercury_n sublimate_v then_o he_o bring_v fever_n from_o sulphur_n fire_v so_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o fire_n but_o he_o mix_v false_a thing_n with_o they_o what_o he_o say_v of_o dissolve_a sulphur_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v reject_v for_o the_o galenist_n say_v that_o pleasant_a vapour_n send_v to_o the_o brain_n cause_n sleep_n nor_o when_o he_o say_v that_o narcotick_v cause_n sleep_v not_o from_o cold_a but_o from_o sulphur_n but_o he_o err_v in_o say_v all_o sleep_n be_v from_o a_o moist_a nature_n and_o soft_a substance_n that_o bedew_v all_o the_o part_n for_o who_o will_v say_v that_o the_o venomous_a quality_n in_o the_o plague_n which_o produce_v deep_a sleep_n be_v such_o in_o that_o he_o bring_v flux_n and_o dysentery_n from_o congeal_a sulphur_n and_o dissolve_v he_o differ_v from_o other_o paracelsian_n that_o say_v they_o come_v from_o salt_n which_o be_v more_o probable_a but_o he_o accuse_v the_o galenist_n false_a for_o say_v excrement_n be_v disease_n for_o the_o paracelsian_n do_v so_o and_o severine_n that_o say_v he_o see_v a_o fever_n cast_v out_o by_o vomit_n then_o he_o make_v disease_n of_o salt_n threefold_a calcine_v dissolve_v and_o reverberate_v salt_n he_o say_v the_o calcine_v salt_n be_v the_o balsam_n of_o life_n and_o if_o it_o melt_v in_o the_o body_n it_o cause_v dropsy_n oedema_n and_o cachexy_n he_o say_v dissolve_v salt_n be_v a_o liquid_a body_n of_o a_o fat_a taste_n that_o coagulate_v and_o astringe_v that_o nourish_v all_o with_o its_o good_a relish_n and_o preserve_v all_o and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o the_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o whatsoever_o want_v this_o salt_n be_v quite_o unsavoury_a he_o say_v the_o reverberate_v salt_n be_v the_o lixivium_n or_o clenser_n of_o all_o nature_n that_o take_v away_o filth_n to_o this_o salt_n he_o bring_v the_o itch_n scurse_v morphew_n pox_n scurvey_n though_o we_o disow_v not_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o chemist_n which_o the_o resolution_n of_o body_n show_v scheuneman_n do_v well_o in_o a_o few_o thing_n but_o add_v some_o falsity_n he_o make_v the_o rest_n suspect_v he_o give_v no_o reason_n why_o so_o many_o salt_n nor_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o what_o compound_v the_o body_n shall_v cause_v disease_n moreover_o he_o be_v not_o constant_a in_o describe_v the_o kind_n of_o salt_n as_o appear_v when_o he_o derive_v all_o taste_n from_o calcine_v salt_n and_o that_o it_o be_v now_o bitter_a than_o salt_n now_o four_o and_o then_o sweet_a yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o bring_v the_o taste_n from_o dissolve_a salt_n &_o say_v nothing_o be_v savoury_a that_o want_v dissolve_v salt_n other_o chemist_n be_v more_o right_a as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o salt_n moreover_o he_o err_v much_o in_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o sweat_n cachexy_n dropsy_n and_o the_o like_a that_o sweat_n have_v
the_o event_n be_v foolish_a what_o do_v a_o furnace_n as_o high_a as_o a_o man_n concern_v the_o coustitution_n of_o the_o urine_n why_o shall_v the_o bigness_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o a_o certain_a part_n answer_n to_o the_o just_a stature_n of_o a_o man_n all_o man_n be_v not_o of_o one_o stature_n and_o therefore_o this_o proportion_n will_v not_o fit_a all_o and_o you_o must_v make_v other_o furnace_n and_o glass_n for_o other_o but_o these_o be_v trifle_n moreover_o severine_n think_v otherwise_o then_o galen_n concern_v the_o place_n affect_v and_o know_v the_o time_n of_o disease_n but_o severine_n jest_v at_o the_o word_n and_o distinguish_v not_o the_o disease_n from_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o place_n from_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o part_n affect_v by_o itself_o from_o that_o by_o consent_n and_o he_o unjust_o accuse_v galen_n for_o make_v the_o brain_n the_o part_n affect_v in_o a_o epilepsy_n because_o the_o beginning_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v from_o the_o brain_n nor_o be_v galen_n ignorant_a that_o the_o cause_n which_o twitch_v the_o brain_n and_o produce_v it_o be_v not_o always_o in_o the_o brain_n but_o he_o willing_o teach_v and_o all_o other_o physician_n after_o he_o that_o it_o come_v often_o from_o the_o womb_n stomach_n and_o other_o remote_a part_n as_o in_o other_o disease_n the_o galenist_n know_v and_o teach_v that_o the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v find_v out_o and_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o find_v out_o the_o part_n that_o afford_v matter_n to_o the_o disease_n moreover_o the_o way_n of_o find_v out_o the_o seed_n of_o disease_n be_v uncertain_a for_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o patient_a which_o paracelsus_n slight_v show_v we_o sometime_o best_o to_o know_v the_o disease_n as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o epilepsy_n by_o consent_n from_o the_o leg_n may_v be_v know_v best_a by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o patient_a which_o can_v be_v know_v by_o give_v medicine_n let_v they_o show_v it_o otherwise_o not_o by_o promise_n and_o till_o then_o let_v we_o retain_v the_o old_a way_n of_o find_v out_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o let_v we_o not_o imitate_v the_o rash_a chemist_n who_o write_v little_a of_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o not_o say_v that_o medicine_n of_o themselves_o know_v how_o to_o find_v the_o centre_n of_o a_o disease_n which_o be_v mere_a folly_n severine_n say_v the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o disease_n come_v not_o from_o number_n or_o the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o man_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o flux_n of_o excrement_n and_o certain_a motion_n of_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n but_o from_o the_o seed_n and_o star_n of_o the_o member_n and_o that_o in_o disease_n the_o office_n of_o nature_n cease_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o disease_n and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o concoction_n and_o excretion_n be_v at_o certain_a time_n we_o must_v not_o deny_v that_o these_o inferior_a thing_n be_v govern_v by_o superior_a cause_n which_o the_o very_a countrey-swayns_a know_v from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n for_o all_o man_n be_v equal_o affect_v by_o the_o same_o celestial_a influence_n and_o motion_n it_o be_v false_a that_o hereditary_a disease_n as_o epilepsy_n gout_n and_o the_o like_a grow_v like_o plant_n from_o their_o seed_n as_o severine_n write_v which_o have_v their_o time_n of_o digestion_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n some_o in_o the_o seven_o ten_o or_o fourteen_o year_n etc._n etc._n for_o there_o be_v another_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o vicious_a disposition_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o seize_v not_o on_o all_o at_o one_o time_n but_o upon_o some_o in_o infancy_n other_o in_o youth_n be_v because_o the_o cause_n that_o produce_v disease_n be_v not_o easy_o breed_v in_o all_o age_n the_o epilepsy_n seize_v upon_o infant_n the_o gout_n upon_o old_a folk_n but_o common_o the_o hereditary_a disease_n come_v at_o thirty_o because_o that_o age_n use_v to_o heap_v up_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o disease_n but_o it_o be_v against_o experience_n when_o severine_n bring_v the_o continuity_n of_o disease_n from_o homogeneal_a root_n and_o the_o intermission_n of_o they_o from_o heterogeneal_a root_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o continuity_n and_o intermission_n be_v divers_a as_o we_o show_v in_o fever_n but_o this_o cast_v he_o into_o many_o absurdity_n by_o suppose_v that_o disease_n arise_v only_o as_o fruit_n from_o tree_n he_o have_v many_o absurdity_n but_o this_o be_v worst_a because_o in_o disease_n he_o take_v from_o nature_n the_o government_n of_o the_o body_n but_o he_o speak_v contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o experience_n thus_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a faculty_n of_o all_o vital_a element_n not_o to_o endure_v any_o strange_a thing_n in_o their_o region_n but_o they_o expel_v all_o contrary_n by_o force_n right_o for_o nature_n do_v not_o only_o her_o duty_n in_o health_n but_o in_o sickness_n therefore_o hypocrates_n say_v well_o epid._n 6_o epid._n that_o nature_n be_v the_o physitianess_n which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o medicine_n as_o chemist_n interpret_v but_o of_o the_o body_n for_o while_o nature_n oppose_v a_o disease_n as_o a_o enemy_n we_o must_v not_o despair_v of_o cure_n and_o the_o crisis_n come_v by_o nature_n benefit_n which_o to_o impute_v to_o medicine_n be_v foolish_a nor_o be_v paracelsus_n constant_a in_o prognostic_n scholijs_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr orig_n morb_n c._n 8._o lib._n 6._o param_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la &_o in_fw-la scholijs_fw-la for_o he_o say_v all_o disease_n without_o exception_n be_v curable_a though_o they_o be_v from_o the_o birth_n because_o if_o venom_n be_v in_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v elsewhere_o he_o say_v some_o disease_n be_v uncurable_a as_o the_o leprosy_n therefore_o this_o be_v the_o question_n whether_o all_o disease_n be_v curable_a first_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o paracelsian_n shall_v die_v so_o soon_o when_o they_o defend_v all_o disease_n to_o be_v curable_a why_o do_v they_o not_o prove_v it_o in_o themselves_o the_o vulgar_a be_v govern_v by_o opinion_n and_o fair_a promise_n but_o not_o the_o learned_a moreover_o they_o err_v in_o count_v the_o leprosy_n epilepsy_n dropsy_n and_o gout_n curable_a which_o galen_n say_v be_v uncurable_a for_o they_o be_v not_o always_o curable_a nor_o uncurable_a but_o some_o be_v of_o themselves_o so_o other_o by_o accident_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v uncurable_a when_o their_o nature_n be_v such_o that_o no_o art_n of_o man_n can_v help_v in_o any_o patient_a and_o when_o there_o never_o be_v a_o example_n of_o cure_n they_o be_v uncurable_a by_o accident_n when_o there_o be_v remedy_n and_o by_o nature_n they_o be_v curable_a and_o in_o some_o they_o be_v cure_v though_o in_o this_o or_o that_o patient_a they_o be_v not_o cure_v because_o something_o happen_v which_o make_v it_o impossible_a therefore_o the_o epilepsy_n dropsy_n and_o gout_n be_v not_o well_o refer_v to_o discase_n of_o themselves_o uncurable_a galen_n mention_n some_o leper_n that_o be_v cure_v with_o viper_n and_o treacle_n paracel_n parte_fw-la 4._o disp_n contra_fw-la paracel_n and_o galenist_n have_v cure_v the_o other_o as_o erastus_n show_v and_o daily_a experience_n confirm_v and_o only_o by_o galenical_a physic_n yet_o i_o deny_v not_o that_o there_o be_v great_a power_n in_o chemical_a physic_n in_o such_o difficult_a disease_n but_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o chemist_n as_o for_o the_o galenist_n to_o cure_v all_o leprosy_n epilepsy_n and_o dropsy_n and_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a as_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a the_o reason_n they_o bring_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o though_o there_o be_v in_o nature_n all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o pleasure_n and_o necessity_n and_o god_n can_v make_v medicine_n against_o all_o disease_n as_o our_o saviour_n cure_v they_o that_o be_v otherwise_o incurable_a and_o raise_v the_o dead_a yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o god_n be_v envious_a for_o not_o make_v they_o nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o though_o god_n give_v a_o remedy_n against_o eternal_a death_n that_o he_o also_o have_v give_v a_o remedy_n against_o all_o disease_n disease_n and_o death_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n therefore_o though_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n have_v give_v a_o remedy_n against_o eternal_a death_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o enviious_a nor_o unjust_a that_o he_o have_v not_o give_v remedy_n against_o the_o first_o death_n and_o all_o disease_n read_v bruno_n seidelius_n of_o incurable_a disease_n chap._n 18._o of_o medicine_n and_o the_o method_n of_o cure_v paracelsus_n value_v not_o diet_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o practice_n for_o he_o drink_v with_o his_o patient_n night_n and_o day_n and_o say_v he_o cure_v they_o with_o a_o full_a belly_n but_o
here_o he_o do_v ill_a for_o all_o physician_n have_v acknowledge_v diet_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n and_o he_o that_o neglect_v it_o find_v it_o by_o experience_n in_o fever_n it_o be_v plain_a for_o if_o the_o patient_a eat_v too_o free_o or_o that_o which_o be_v improper_a he_o relapse_v and_o in_o many_o disease_n good_a diet_n be_v half_a the_o cure_n as_o for_o physic_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o universal_a medicine_n which_o the_o chemist_n so_o commend_v by_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v preserve_v from_o disease_n to_o the_o determinate_v time_n of_o his_o life_n as_o robert_n valensis_n write_v chymiae_n lib._n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la chymiae_n this_o as_o arnold_n de_fw-fr will_v a_o nova_fw-la faith_n have_v virtue_n and_o force_n above_o all_o medicine_n to_o cure_v all_o disease_n both_o hot_a and_o cold_a because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o occult_a and_o subtle_a nature_n it_o keep_v nature_n in_o health_n strengthen_v its_o virtue_n and_o make_v the_o old_a young_a and_o expel_v all_o infirmity_n etc._n etc._n but_o many_o chemist_n think_v there_o be_v no_o such_o universal_a medicine_n that_o can_v cure_v all_o disease_n in_o similary_n and_o organical_a part_n in_o excess_n and_o defect_n and_o in_o conformation_n they_o confess_v that_o wound_n fracture_n and_o luxation_n rupture_n and_o the_o like_o which_o require_v chirurgery_n be_v not_o mean_v here_o they_o except_z also_o the_o stone_n hereditary_a disease_n hectic_n and_o disease_n in_o number_n deficient_a fix_a cancer_n and_o gangrene_n because_o god_n alone_o not_o man_n can_v cure_v all_o disease_n only_o they_o be_v only_o curable_a with_o this_o universal_a medicine_n that_o come_v from_o the_o inward_a fault_n of_o the_o humour_n or_o as_o they_o say_v which_o spring_n from_o a_o internal_a root_n and_o they_o call_v it_o a_o medicine_n of_o much_o use_n as_o the_o ancient_n call_v it_o a_o panacea_fw-la but_o the_o chemist_n brag_v of_o this_o but_o 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signature_n and_o say_v that_o the_o plant_n that_o represent_v animal_n or_o any_o part_n of_o they_o or_o be_v like_o any_o way_n be_v good_a to_o strengthen_v those_o part_n or_o to_o expel_v disease_n to_o these_o they_o add_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o plant_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o such_o a_o dominion_n be_v dedicate_v to_o those_o part_n as_o be_v under_o those_o planet_n under_o saturn_n they_o place_v plant_n that_o be_v rough_a and_o unpleasant_a black_a swart_a pale_a and_o lead-coloured_n thin_a and_o dry_a slalk_n bind_v stink_a moorish_a these_o have_v a_o antipathy_n with_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o spleen_n plant_n of_o jupiter_n be_v oily_a pleasant_a in_o scent_n and_o taste_v with_o red_a and_o sky-coloured_a flower_n these_o belong_v to_o the_o liver_n as_o balsam_n oil_n clove-giliflowers_a bettony_n aven_n lily_n centaury_n plant_n of_o mars_n be_v red_a sharp_a and_o rough_a corrosive_n and_o such_o 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part_n they_o think_v that_o these_o have_v great_a relation_n to_o the_o blood_n as_o gillyflower_n rose_n peony_n bugloss_n borage_n violet_n and_o therefore_o serve_v for_o sanguification_n and_o that_o bugloss_n and_o borage_n purge_v the_o blood_n from_o melancholy_n fumitory_n from_o choler_n the_o peach-leaves_a from_o phlegm_n and_o all_o plant_n that_o be_v like_o blood_n do_v stop_v blood_n as_o tormentil_n snakeweed_n herb_n robert_n with_o the_o red_a root_n red_a rose_n the_o bloodstone_n red_a coral_n they_o say_v that_o these_o follow_a be_v like_a to_o choler_n and_o do_v purge_v it_o as_o rhubarb_n agrimony_n yellow_a mirobalan_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v black_a or_o dusky_a be_v like_o melancholy_n and_o such_o as_o be_v bitter_a or_o astringent_a as_o polypody_n black_a hellebore_n senna_n asarabacca_n these_o be_v proper_a to_o evacuate_v phlegm_n as_o wild_a cucumber_n mercury_n arage_n all_o these_o be_v under_o the_o moon_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o stomach_n 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and_o the_o cause_n contrary_n be_v require_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o consent_n and_o dissent_v between_o the_o chemist_n and_o the_o galenist_n he_o that_o consider_v this_o wise_o blauv_n lib._n 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la andr._n blauv_n will_v find_v that_o chemical_a medicine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v for_o galenical_a nor_o galenical_a for_o chemical_a for_o as_o mathiolus_n write_v none_o can_v be_v a_o ordinary_a physician_n that_o know_v no_o chemistry_n and_o he_o be_v admirable_a that_o know_v what_o be_v divine_a in_o disease_n in_o medicine_n and_o nature_n and_o find_v out_o the_o fountain_n of_o action_n all_o which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o chemistry_n but_o he_o that_o cleave_v only_o to_o the_o first_o quality_n in_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o this_o other_o thing_n that_o respect_v the_o constitution_n faculty_n and_o action_n the_o cause_n and_o difference_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n the_o sign_n prognostic_n and_o method_n of_o cure_v may_v be_v find_v 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body_n have_v a_o actual_a force_n to_o dissolve_v or_o extract_v something_o out_o as_o common_a water_n distil_a water_n dew_n spirit_n of_o wine_n turpentine_n distil_a vinegar_n and_o thing_n distil_v in_o it_o spirit_n of_o salt_n niter_n vitriol_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o regia_n of_o which_o in_o the_o place_n of_o my_o institution_n cite_v we_o may_v bring_v all_o these_o liquor_n into_o three_o head_n some_o be_v watery_a some_o have_v salt_n other_o be_v oily_a body_n be_v not_o dissolve_v but_o by_o their_o proper_a dissolver_n that_o answer_v to_o their_o nature_n the_o watery_a body_n be_v like_o water_n and_o be_v dissolve_v and_o extract_v by_o watery_a menstrua_fw-la sugar_n and_o salt_n which_o melt_v in_o water_n dissolve_v salt_n body_n and_o no_o other_o thing_n spiritual_a be_v dissolve_v by_o spirit_n salt_n thing_n by_o salt_n spirit_n and_o extract_v by_o oil_n and_o fat_n metal_n and_o stone_n by_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o regia_n and_o the_o like_a 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and_o as_o it_o be_v cold_a as_o it_o be_v moist_a it_o serve_v a_o chemist_n when_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o thing_n by_o nature_n dry_a and_o make_v they_o of_o a_o moist_a consistence_n this_o be_v when_o air_n get_v into_o salt_n in_o moist_a place_n and_o make_v they_o melt_v and_o in_o some_o distillation_n the_o moist_a air_n cause_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v by_o nature_n dry_a and_o come_v forth_o like_o cloud_n to_o turn_v moist_a as_o in_o oil_n of_o sal_fw-la gem_n make_v by_o a_o bell_n in_o spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n and_o the_o like_a also_o air_n serve_v in_o respect_n of_o its_o coldness_n for_o cold_a by_o accident_n and_o bind_v of_o homogeneal_a body_n do_v congregate_v therefore_o salt_n soon_o grow_v together_o in_o water_n then_o in_o heat_n four_o water_n be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o chemist_n not_o only_o as_o a_o menstruum_fw-la to_o dissolve_v and_o wash_v but_o to_o mix_v itself_o with_o dry_a spirit_n in_o a_o moist_a air_n i_o shall_v add_v earth_n and_o the_o like_a but_o for_o offence_n therefore_o in_o make_v spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o niter_n poters_n earth_n bole_n and_o seal_v earth_n be_v use_v in_o distil_v some_o oil_n the_o powder_n of_o brick_n sand_n and_o ash_n be_v use_v first_o that_o the_o body_n to_o be_v distil_v may_v be_v as_o fine_a and_o small_a as_o may_v be_v and_o be_v better_o heal_v second_o lest_o the_o glass_n shall_v be_v break_v by_o thing_n that_o easy_o dissolve_v as_o niter_n another_o body_n be_v add_v to_o make_v it_o dissolve_v gentle_o also_o the_o chemist_n use_v other_o instrument_n for_o some_o operation_n as_o oil_n of_o tartar_n to_o precipitate_v pearl_n and_o coral_n be_v dissolve_v and_o other_o for_o other_o but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o these_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a instrument_n as_o for_o chemical_a operation_n they_o be_v diverse_o divide_v and_o i_o let_v