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A50778 A new treatise of natural philosophy, free'd from the intricacies of the schools adorned with many curious experiments both medicinal and chymical : as also with several observations useful for the health of the body. Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723. 1687 (1687) Wing M1995; ESTC R31226 136,898 356

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tyrant_n as_o persecute_v the_o church_n and_o thereby_o procure_v glory_n to_o martyr_n and_o as_o those_o who_o be_v the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n obtain_v we_o life_n destroy_v the_o synagogue_n build_v the_o church_n they_o fulfil_v the_o prophecy_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o four_o and_o last_o place_n that_o be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n which_o produce_v a_o particular_a effect_n not_o foresee_v and_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n unavoidable_a if_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o a_o intelligent_a cause_n and_o the_o effect_n be_v agreeable_a to_o wish_v the_o heathen_n do_v point_n at_o this_o by_o the_o name_n of_o fortune_n and_o according_a to_o their_o way_n of_o speak_v we_o say_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o fortune_n as_o when_o a_o man_n be_v dig_v up_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o house_n and_o by_o chance_n find_v a_o treasure_n but_o if_o the_o effect_n be_v otherwise_o than_o prosperous_a than_o it_o be_v misfortune_n or_o the_o chance_n of_o fortune_n as_o when_o a_o tile_n fall_v from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n upon_o a_o man_n head_n that_o be_v pass_v by_o and_o kill_v he_o here_o the_o tile_n be_v the_o physical_a and_o accidental_a cause_n of_o this_o man_n death_n which_o be_v inevitable_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o second_o cause_n have_v either_o their_o free_a or_o necessary_a motion_n these_o accidental_a cause_n give_v the_o heathen_n occasion_n to_o frame_v to_o themselves_o a_o blind_a goddess_n which_o they_o call_v fortune_n to_o who_o they_o do_v attribute_v a_o unconstant_a a_o uncertain_a and_o a_o various_a disposition_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o this_o man_n be_v good_a to_o that_o man_n prejudice_n of_o all_o error_n this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o neither_o be_v it_o entertain_v by_o any_o but_o the_o ignorant_a and_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o people_n the_o wise_a sort_n in_o that_o age_n do_v aim_n at_o a_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o effect_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v less_o feign_v and_o more_o solid_a this_o they_o will_v have_v to_o be_v fate_n and_o that_o what_o without_o any_o reason_n be_v ordain_v by_o this_o universal_a and_o chief_a cause_n be_v inevitable_a so_o when_o any_o great_a misfortune_n happen_v as_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o battle_n the_o defeat_n of_o a_o army_n the_o change_n of_o state_n the_o subversion_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n or_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o some_o illustrious_a person_n all_o this_o be_v ascribe_v to_o fate_n and_o they_o do_v common_o say_v sic_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o fatis_fw-la this_o be_v the_o inevitable_a will_n of_o fate_n so_o the_o fate_n will_v have_v it_o and_o when_o any_o person_n undertake_v any_o great_a enterprise_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o aeneas_n be_v in_o search_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n if_o the_o fate_n call_v thou_o that_o be_v if_o the_o fate_n favour_v thou_o thou_o shall_v attain_v thy_o end_n the_o great_a wit_n of_o our_o age_n be_v almost_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n concern_v all_o the_o various_a success_n of_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n and_o all_o thing_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o this_o life_n as_o if_o humane_a prudence_n have_v be_v of_o no_o use_n and_o divine_a providence_n without_o any_o care_n have_v be_v idle_a but_o that_o we_o may_v speak_v like_o a_o christian_a philosopher_n suppose_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o it_o have_v all_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o chief_a cause_n since_o wisdom_n and_o power_n be_v the_o two_o inseparable_a perfection_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v and_o indeed_o so_o necessary_a for_o the_o conservation_n and_o government_n of_o humane_a affair_n we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o nothing_o happen_v in_o this_o world_n which_o be_v not_o decree_v foresee_v direct_v and_o perfect_v by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o strong_a hand_n of_o some_o supreme_a cause_n which_o so_o exact_o direct_v all_o thing_n that_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v according_a to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v propose_v in_o the_o production_n of_o they_o and_o indeed_o all_o those_o thing_n by_o mean_n unknown_a to_o humane_a wisdom_n yet_o notwithstanding_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n they_o be_v certain_a and_o infallible_a who_o establish_v the_o infallibility_n of_o effect_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o cause_n in_o their_o motion_n shall_v be_v neither_o force_v nor_o too_o violent_a there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n soresee_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v absolute_o inevitable_a and_o free_a cause_n act_v always_o free_o in_o action_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v free_a chap._n vi_o of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n and_o the_o effect_n depend_v upon_o they_o the_o wonderful_a effect_n which_o we_o see_v in_o nature_n who_o true_a and_o natural_a cause_n be_v not_o easy_o find_v out_o oblige_v philosopher_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o occult_a cause_n and_o to_o attribute_v all_o these_o effect_n to_o natural_a sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n which_o happen_v among_o the_o several_a body_n whereof_o the_o world_n be_v compound_v but_o if_o you_o press_v these_o philosopher_n to_o tell_v you_o and_o to_o explain_v wherein_o this_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n do_v consist_v they_o will_v give_v you_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o only_o tell_v you_o they_o be_v do_v by_o certain_a occult_a and_o unknown_a cause_n to_o which_o they_o ascribe_v all_o those_o effect_n who_o true_a cause_n they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o know_v but_o they_o will_v do_v much_o better_a plain_o to_o confess_v their_o ignorance_n and_o say_v they_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o matter_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o may_v be_v say_v upon_o a_o subject_n so_o nice_a and_o delicate_a and_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o those_o wonderful_a effect_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n without_o the_o help_n of_o occult_a cause_n in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o suppose_v that_o the_o difficulty_n which_o occur_v in_o explain_v a_o effect_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v arise_v from_o this_o that_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o able_a to_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o thing_n but_o by_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v the_o gate_n through_o which_o the_o object_n enter_v and_o form_v their_o idea_n in_o our_o understanding_n but_o because_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o thing_n which_o escape_v our_o sense_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o remote_a from_o the_o reach_n of_o our_o sense_n as_o for_o example_n iron_n move_v itself_o and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o local_a motion_n and_o join_v itself_o to_o the_o loadstone_n we_o do_v not_o see_v that_o which_o draw_v the_o iron_n to_o it_o though_o we_o see_v it_o attract_v but_o we_o know_v not_o by_o what_o way_n or_o mean_v it_o be_v do_v but_o if_o we_o explicate_v this_o and_o such_o like_a effect_n by_o say_v they_o be_v wrought_v by_o sympathy_n obscure_a and_o occult_a cause_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o for_o that_o be_v only_o a_o shelter_n and_o the_o true_a way_n of_o hide_v our_o ignorance_n which_o we_o be_v loath_a to_o discover_v for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o nature_n so_o blockish_a but_o after_o this_o manner_n can_v resolve_v all_o the_o phoenomena_fw-la in_o the_o universe_n if_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o the_o needle_n turn_v always_o to_o the_o north_n pole_n be_v it_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n betwixt_o this_o needle_n which_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o loadstone_n and_o the_o pole_n and_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o sympathy_n be_v obscure_a unsearchable_a and_o past_o find_v out_o but_o if_o this_o be_v the_o way_n of_o philosophise_v i_o refer_v it_o to_o those_o who_o be_v competent_a judge_n of_o the_o matter_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v give_v a_o more_o ingenuous_a and_o solid_a reason_n in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o that_o continual_o emit_v certain_a subtle_a particle_n and_o imperceptible_a corpuscle_n which_o be_v disperse_v through_o the_o air_n and_o be_v at_o sometime_o carry_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n unless_o they_o justle_v with_o other_o body_n in_o their_o way_n by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o principle_n we_o find_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o dog_n follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o a_o hare_n or_o from_o a_o heap_n of_o a_o thousand_o stone_n he_o ready_o know_v that_o stone_n which_o his_o master_n throw_v and_o pick_v it_o out_o and_o by_o his_o command_n bring_v it_o to_o he_o from_o this_o dispersion_n of_o corpuscle_n we_o find_v the_o reason_n how_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o plague_n either_o from_o the_o person_n infect_v or_o from_o the_o wind_n blow_v from_o that_o region_n be_v carry_v a_o
a_o new_a treatise_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n adorn_v with_o many_o curious_a experiment_n both_o medicinal_a and_o chemical_a as_o also_o with_o several_a observation_n useful_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n london_n print_v by_o r._n e._n for_o j._n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o golden-ball_n over_o against_o the_o royal._n exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1687._o license_v october_n 28._o 1686._o robert_n midgley_n index_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o of_o its_o essence_n and_o difference_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iii_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iu._n of_o second_o cause_n and_o their_o action_n chap._n v._o of_o accidental_a cause_n chap._n vi_o of_o sympathy_n antipathy_n and_o the_o effect_n depend_v thereupon_o chap._n vii_o experiment_n about_o iron_n and_o the_o loadstone_n chap._n viii_o a_o explication_n of_o many_o other_o effect_n which_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o sympathy_n chap._n ix_o of_o portative_a remedy_n common_o call_v annulet_n of_o quicksilver_n gold_n silver_n and_o copper_n chap._n x._o of_o natural_a phoenomenas_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n chap._n xi_o of_o emetic_n sudorifick_v and_o specific_v chap._n xii_o of_o poison_n and_o toxick_n chap._n xiii_o of_o sublimate_n arsenic_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o poison_n and_o their_o deadly_a effect_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o antidote_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o disease_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o health_n chap._n xvii_o of_o formal_a exemplary_a and_o material_a cause_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n chap._n xix_o of_o atom_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n xx._n the_o property_n magnitude_n figure_n weight_n and_o motion_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxi_o the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxii_o of_o a_o disseminate_a congregate_v and_o separate_a vacuum_n according_a to_o gassendus_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o congregate_v vacuum_n against_o aristotle_n and_o cartesius_n the_o second_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o celestial_a world_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o man._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o immense_a space_n which_o be_v without_o the_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n iii_o of_o star_n and_o their_o substance_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n of_o star_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n vi_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n examine_v chap._n vii_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o copernicus_n examine_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o sun_n the_o true_a centre_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world._n chap._n x._o of_o the_o moon_n and_o its_o change_n chap._n xi_o of_o planet_n comet_n and_o the_o fix_a star_n chap._n xii_o of_o meteor_n in_o the_o air._n chap._n xiii_o of_o wind_n tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o thunder_n lightning_z and_o the_o thunderbolt_n chap._n xv._n of_o aurum-fulminans_a which_o imitate_v thunder_n chap._n xvi_o of_o hail_n snow_n frost_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o rainbow_n halones_n and_o parrhelis_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o air_n its_o substance_n and_o quality_n the_o three_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v beneath_o man_n viz._n of_o the_o earth_n and_o terrestrial_a thing_n which_o be_v call_v inanimate_a chap._n i._o of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o terrestrial_a inanimate_a body_n in_o general_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o various_a quality_n observe_v in_o compound_v body_n chap._n iu._n of_o special_a quality_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o composition_n of_o body_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o quantity_n weight_n and_o figure_n of_o compound_v body_n chap._n vi_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o natural_a artificial_a and_o compound_v body_n chap._n vii_o of_o metal_n and_o their_o formation_n chap._n viii_o of_o gold_n the_o king_n of_o metal_n chap._n ix_o of_o silver_n copper_n and_o other_o imperfect_a metal_n chap._n x._o of_o lead_n tin_n and_o iron_n chap._n xi_o of_o quicksilver_n arbour_n diana_n or_o the_o silver_n tree_n chap._n xii_o of_o mineral_n chap._n xiii_o of_o salt_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o subterranean_a fire_n aend_v earthquake_n chap._n xv._n of_o water_n and_o their_o difference_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n its_o ebb_a and_o flow_v and_o of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea-water_n chap._n xvii_o of_o spring_n and_o rivers_n the_o four_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o man_n and_o of_o man_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v a_o compound_v physical_a and_o animate_v body_n chap._n i._o of_o life_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o life_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vegetative_a life_n common_a to_o man_n and_o plant_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o their_o propagation_n chap._n v._o of_o nutrition_n which_o be_v common_a to_o plant_n and_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o man._n chap._n vi_o how_o and_o with_o what_o food_n a_o embryo_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o womb_n till_o the_o time_n of_o its_o nativity_n chap._n vii_o how_o a_o man_n be_v nourish_v after_o he_o be_v born._n chap._n viii_o the_o sensitive_a life_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n chap._n ix_o of_o see_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n viz._n light._n chap._n x._o how_n illustrate_v object_n be_v visible_a chap._n xi_o of_o hear_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n xii_o particular_a question_n about_o hear_v chap._n xiii_o smell_a its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o taste_n and_o its_o object_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v chap._n xvi_o of_o speech_n the_o pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o animal_n and_o in_o fever_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o the_o inferior_a appetite_n chap._n xxi_o of_o sleep_n want_v of_o rest_n and_o death_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o death_n of_o brute_n plant_n and_o metal_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o its_o power_n natural_a philosophy_n or_o natural_a science_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n curiosity_n be_v inseparable_a from_o his_o spirit_n neither_o be_v he_o ever_o at_o rest_n until_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v until_o he_o become_v a_o wise_a man._n science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o their_o cause_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n wise_a who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n occur_v to_o he_o and_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o attain_v to_o a_o clear_a distinct_a and_o a_o undubitable_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v absolute_o wise_a those_o who_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v wise_a and_o excellent_a philosopher_n have_v obtain_v that_o pre-eminence_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v less_o ignorant_a than_o other_o science_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n condition_n and_o profession_n the_o noble_a man_n be_v conversant_a and_o wise_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n the_o physician_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o medicine_n and_o the_o advocate_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o right_n but_o all_o these_o science_n nay_o theology_n itself_o can_v subsist_v without_o philosophy_n especial_o without_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o we_o call_v physic_n or_o natural_a science_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n by_o nature_n be_v understand_v the_o universe_n compose_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v find_v between_o both_o this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o physic_n this_o every_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o know_v and_o because_o this_o knowledge_n can_v be_v obtain_v without_o know_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o thing_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n which_o happen_v in_o this_o world._n i_o shall_v not_o examine_v here_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o principle_n for_o every_o principle_n after_o its_o manner_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o thing_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o no_o man_n
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mixture_n of_o the_o humour_n do_v not_o proceed_v but_o from_o thing_n constitute_v and_o preserve_v this_o just_a temperament_n and_o by_o the_o same_o it_o be_v conserve_v as_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o destroy_v health_n so_o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a number_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o restore_v and_o confirm_v it_o the_o thing_n which_o destroy_v it_o be_v those_o which_o rarify_v the_o humour_n and_o occasion_n wind_n which_o dissolve_v body_n and_o do_v emancipate_v atom_n those_o which_o restore_v it_o be_v such_o thing_n or_o such_o remedy_n which_o hinder_v the_o division_n rarefaction_n and_o dissolution_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o part_n of_o our_o body_n or_o since_o it_o happen_v that_o necessary_o there_o be_v a_o corruption_n in_o every_o digestion_n and_o a_o division_n of_o the_o aliment_n chyle_n and_o the_o blood_n as_o we_o observe_v before_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o every_o thing_n that_o preserve_v health_n hinder_v the_o alteration_n of_o it_o and_o also_o restore_v it_o be_v lose_v which_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o body_n these_o wind_n these_o corpuscle_n or_o these_o injurious_a atom_n and_o that_o also_o which_o remove_v these_o seed_n or_o internal_a principle_n of_o our_o disease_n out_o of_o our_o body_n do_v not_o produce_v that_o effect_n by_o a_o certain_a virtue_n or_o physical_a quality_n or_o by_o a_o certain_a antipathy_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o rhubarb_n and_o senna_n but_o by_o motion_n and_o action_n which_o be_v make_v upon_o these_o rarefy_v body_n these_o loose_v corpuseles_o or_o emancipate_v atom_n proceed_v from_o every_o digestion_n in_o the_o body_n of_o those_o which_o be_v most_o healthful_a this_o motion_n be_v perform_v either_o by_o purgative_n or_o emetic_n or_o by_o sudorifick_v the_o two_o former_a of_o these_o be_v fit_v to_o eject_v those_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o first_o and_o second_o digestion_n and_o sudorifick_v do_v expel_v 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and_o the_o first_o be_v more_o perfect_a as_o the_o ventricle_n be_v more_o pure_a and_o more_o clean_a and_o clear_v of_o that_o viscous_a phlegm_n which_o disturb_v its_o action_n and_o hinder_v digestion_n without_o either_o envy_n or_o prejudice_n i_o do_v here_o produce_v a_o vulgar_a remedy_n as_o most_o useful_a to_o preserve_v or_o restore_v health_n if_o it_o be_v right_o use_v as_o it_o shall_v be_v as_o i_o have_v find_v it_o by_o experience_n beside_o that_o it_o manifest_v the_o truth_n of_o my_o principle_n which_o suppose_v every_o evacuation_n to_o be_v make_v by_o motion_n and_o vellication_n of_o the_o sharp_a corpuscle_n or_o penetrate_a atom_n therefore_o i_o take_v every_o morning_n a_o goose_n feather_n fit_a and_o slender_a as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n i_o put_v this_o gentle_o into_o my_o mouth_n and_o i_o thrust_v it_o further_o to_o my_o jaw_n and_o hold_v it_o there_o for_o some_o time_n and_o i_o draw_v backward_o and_o forward_o and_o i_o 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the_o seed_n be_v only_o to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o the_o vegetable_a kingdom_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o produce_v corn_n seed_n be_v require_v that_o be_v a_o grain_n of_o corn_n to_o produce_v a_o apple_n there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o kernel_n of_o a_o apple_n or_o at_o least_o a_o sien_n of_o it_o which_o contain_v in_o it_o part_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o seminal_a corpuscle_n which_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o wild_a stock_n of_o the_o tree_n in_o which_o they_o be_v ingraff_v or_o inoculate_v and_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n that_o a_o grain_n do_v which_o be_v throw_v into_o earth_n fit_a to_o receive_v it_o this_o be_v that_o vegetative_a seed_n which_o we_o here_o speak_v of_o and_o in_o this_o regard_n we_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o life_n of_o this_o species_n and_o beget_v out_o of_o seed_n nevertheless_o we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o two_o substance_n in_o man_n viz._n the_o material_a part_n which_o be_v his_o body_n and_o his_o spiritual_a part_n which_o be_v his_o soul_n create_v by_o god_n whereas_o the_o other_o be_v beget_v so_o that_o we_o here_o speak_v of_o man_n only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o material_a compound_v without_o meddle_v with_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v immortal_a these_o thing_n be_v suppose_v i_o turn_v i_o to_o the_o two_o difficulty_n which_o i_o have_v oblige_v myself_o to_o explain_v and_o i_o design_v they_o a_o peculiar_a chapter_n chap_n iv._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o of_o their_o propagation_n the_o learned_a fernelius_n affirm_v that_o seed_n contain_v a_o astral_a and_o celestial_a spirit_n but_o galen_n that_o they_o contain_v something_o divine_a these_o great_a wit_n have_v speak_v most_o wise_o and_o have_v consider_v the_o seminal_a spirit_n as_o a_o thing_n surpass_v the_o capacity_n of_o our_o spirit_n