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thâ—â—â—â—â—â—tue_n reside_v manifest_o in_o the_o stomach_n but_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d member_n obscure_o as_o arte._n as_o l_o dâ—_n arte._n hypocrates_n witnessâ—â—n_n 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o have_v more_o than_o one_o ventricle_n all_o the_o muscle_n hauâ—_n their_o ventricle_n now_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o change_v one_o thing_n into_o another_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o two_o faculty_n i._n e._n the_o innate_a acid_n and_o the_o acquire_v alcaly_a for_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o as_o my_o hypocrates_n enjoin_v say_v diaet_fw-la l._n 1_o de_fw-la diaet_fw-la man_n cut_v wood_n with_o a_o saw_n one_o draw_v to_o another_z thrusts_z from_o so_o also_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o man._n so_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a acid_n which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v occult_a in_o milk_n assume_v the_o alcaly_a in_o the_o aliment_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o coagulate_v it_o with_o itself_o and_o increase_v into_o a_o 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necessity_n say_v he_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v sever_v and_o produce_v from_o it_o must_v be_v unlike_a etc._n etc._n whence_o we_o say_v that_o the_o pore_n be_v obstruct_v and_o transpiration_n hinder_v and_o then_o a_o favour_n or_o other_o disease_n must_v necessary_o follow_v hence_o every_o disease_n according_a to_o hypocrates_n do_v general_o consist_v either_o in_o matter_n coagulate_v or_o in_o matter_n more_o or_o less_o dissolve_v and_o it_o differ_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o taste_n or_o sapour_fw-la of_o which_o he_o reckon_v a_o infinite_a number_n in_o his_o book_n of_o old_a medicine_n 1_o l._n 6._o apho._n 1_o and_o in_o his_o aphorism_n sour_a belching_n which_o be_v not_o before_o come_v on_o sour_a and_o estink_a one_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n he_o mean_v not_o in_o every_o loose_a disease_n for_o example_n in_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n acidity_n be_v deficient_a in_o the_o stomach_n and_o in_o those_o person_n where_o it_o be_v there_o happen_v a_o
why_o certain_a simples_n do_v specifical_o cure_v some_o disease_n medicine_n specifique_a medicine_n as_o the_o juice_n of_o yarrow_n the_o haemorrhoide_n fumitory_n the_o jaundice_n butcher_n broom_n the_o distemper_n of_o the_o urine_n guajacum_fw-la and_o sarza_n the_o french-pox_n and_o the_o like_a and_o wherein_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o purge_v simple_o do_v consist_v it_o will_v be_v tedious_a to_o declare_v in_o this_o place_n let_v it_o suffice_v to_o have_v give_v some_o small_a hint_n of_o it_o at_o least_o in_o this_o write_n wherein_o even_o against_o my_o will_n i_o have_v be_v enforce_v to_o discover_v salt_n hitherto_o objection_n occult._n but_o i_o hear_v some_o whisper_n a_o objection_n that_o i_o endeavour_v to_o show_v the_o volatile_a alcalyes_n of_o vegetable_n with_o dissolve_a lead_n whereas_o all_o salt_n thing_n do_v also_o precipitate_v lead_n from_o this_o solution_n as_o we_o have_v confess_v before_o but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o 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