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certain_a but_o far_o different_a for_o in_o the_o celestial_a sphere_n they_o continue_v perfect_a till_o the_o consummation_n of_o all_o thing_n 15_o generation_n come_v not_o by_o putrefaction_n as_o people_n think_v putrefaction_n do_v but_o administer_v heat_n whereby_o the_o vital_a virtue_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o action_n for_o as_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o madness_n to_o think_v that_o one_o plant_n be_v change_v into_o another_o by_o putrefaction_n so_o above_o the_o earth_n live_v creature_n beget_v their_o like_a not_o by_o putrefaction_n but_o by_o the_o vital_a spirit_n of_o the_o seed_n chap._n 8._o of_o temperament_n 1_o temperament_n be_v either_o the_o end_n of_o the_o mixture_n or_o the_o form_n of_o the_o thing_n mix_v or_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a faculty_n 2_o the_o soul_n make_v use_v of_o the_o temperament_n as_o a_o instrument_n to_o perform_v its_o action_n 3_o temperament_n be_v the_o principle_n without_o which_o action_n can_v be_v perform_v 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etc._n viii_o pectoral_o as_o scabious_a orris_n etc._n etc._n ix_o breed_n milk_n as_o 〈◊〉_d smallage_n etc._n etc._n x._o breed_n seed_n as_o pease_n bean_n etc._n etc._n xi_o extinguish_v seed_n as_o rue_v etc._n etc._n xii_o help_n burn_n as_o plantain_n etc._n etc._n xiii_o dissolve_v swell_n as_o marsh-mallow_n orris_n etc._n etc._n 18_o you_o have_v the_o manifest_a quality_n of_o simple_n the_o hide_a quality_n follow_v 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d can_v tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o only_o their_o ancestor_n give_v they_o with_o good_a 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o but_o only_a tradition_n and_o by_o that_o they_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o nose_n as_o they_o use_v to_o lead_v bear_n along_o the_o street_n and_o in_o so_o do_v pray_v tell_v i_o how_o much_o they_o differ_v from_o empiric_n 20_o you_o have_v the_o common_a alter_a quality_n the_o proper_a follow_v as_o they_o be_v attribute_v to_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o 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water_n 25_o you_o have_v the_o quality_n of_o simple_n conduce_v to_o health_n those_o conduce_v to_o ornament_n shall_v follow_v which_o because_o they_o rather_o consist_v of_o compound_n than_o of_o simple_n we_o will_v refer_v they_o to_o their_o proper_a place_n 26_o thus_o have_v you_o the_o quality_n of_o simple_n consider_v in_o general_n what_o now_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o inquire_v after_o the_o special_a anatomy_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 27_o in_o every_o medicine_n we_o must_v consider_v its_o common_a affection_n and_o its_o species_n 28_o it_o be_v common_a affection_n be_v either_o its_o subject_a as_o the_o place_n of_o gather_v and_o preserve_v of_o they_o or_o adjunct_n as_o the_o time_n of_o gather_v of_o they_o and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o durance_n 29_o according_a to_o species_n the_o medicine_n be_v make_v either_o of_o simple_a body_n or_o of_o mix_v of_o simple_a body_n as_o fir_n air_n water_n earth_n 30_o of_o mix_a body_n either_o such_o as_o have_v life_n and_o 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