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the_o disease_n after_o that_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v cause_v 12_o the_o ethnike_v doctrine_n stand_v upon_o contemplation_n sophistry_n argument_n opinion_n and_o probability_n of_o reason_n without_o proof_n and_o common_o fight_v against_o experience_n the_o chemical_a doctrine_n stand_v and_o found_v upon_o experience_n join_v with_o knowledge_n of_o the_o property_n virtue_n and_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o knowledge_n only_o of_o his_o operation_n and_o work_n nor_o upon_o contemplation_n only_o but_o in_o action_n not_o upon_o reason_n only_o but_o upon_o experience_n whereby_o his_o work_n be_v make_v perfect_a and_o truth_n try_v thereby_o he_o learn_v what_o man_n be_v what_o the_o medicine_n be_v how_o they_o agree_v in_o right_a anatomy_n for_o medicine_n consist_v in_o nature_n so_o that_o nature_n be_v medicine_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v learn_v in_o nature_n and_o nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o medicine_n by_o experience_n so_o that_o 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to_o make_v medicine_n unless_o he_o be_v before_o thereunto_o move_v by_o some_o reason_n that_o the_o experiment_n thereof_o will_v take_v success_n the_o three_o sort_n be_v methodici_fw-la which_o as_o the_o new_a physician_n say_v do_v refuse_v to_o search_v out_o the_o secret_a cause_n nor_o yet_o do_v allow_v of_o particular_a experiment_n which_o emperici_n do_v clean_o unto_o but_o they_o reduce_v all_o particalar_a affect_n unto_o two_o general_a that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o astructum_fw-la and_o laxum_fw-la and_o they_o do_v affirm_v that_o all_o manner_n cure_n do_v consist_v in_o bind_v the_o loose_a &_o in_o lose_v that_o be_v bind_v yet_o these_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v to_o have_v teach_v this_o without_o some_o reason_n join_v with_o some_o experience_n before_o they_o establish_v their_o doctrine_n therefore_o the_o galenist_n do_v very_o presumptuous_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o only_o the_o name_n of_o rationales_fw-la who_o foundation_n do_v depend_v upon_o a_o false_a centre_n of_o dualitie_n and_o contrariety_n contrary_a to_o the_o true_a centre_n of_o unity_n and_o upon_o the_o false_a and_o uncerteine_a judgement_n by_o the_o superficial_a and_o outward_a taste_n and_o smell_v of_o thing_n whereby_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o leave_v the_o inward_a and_o hide_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n unsearched_a and_o not_o reach_v unto_o they_o search_v consideration_n and_o knowledge_n whereof_o do_v only_o make_v a_o reasonable_a physician_n whereof_o they_o be_v unterly_a ignorant_a as_o be_v aforesaid_a therefore_o the_o chemical_a physician_n to_o who_o this_o search_n and_o knowledge_n do_v apperteine_a ought_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v rationales_fw-la medici_fw-la than_o their_o adversary_n and_o their_o physic_n ought_v to_o be_v account_v vain_a false_a and_o uncerteyne_a and_o not_o this_o galen_n follow_v hypocrates_n 600_o year_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a take_v upon_o he_o to_o comment_v upon_o hypocrates_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o master_n doctrine_n set_v down_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr antiqua_fw-la medicina_fw-la he_o attribute_v y_z e_z cause_n of_o disease_n &_o their_o cure_n to_o bare_a dead_a quality_n of_o heat_n can_v &c_n &c_n which_o be_v cause_v and_o not_o cause_n and_o so_o our_o late_a physician_n follow_v their_o prince_n and_o captain_n galen_n that_o heathen_a and_o profess_a enemy_n of_o christ_n in_o stead_n of_o physician_n and_o healer_n or_o curer_n of_o sickness_n and_o grief_n be_v become_v warmer_n or_o cooler_n and_o bather_n whereas_o hypocrates_n teach_v plain_o and_o express_o that_o disease_n be_v not_o cause_v nor_o cure_v by_o the_o bare_a dead_a quality_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a etc._n etc._n but_o by_o such_o thing_n y_o it_o have_v power_n to_o work_v which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherein_o he_o agree_v with_o the_o ancient_a and_o true_a physic_n of_o the_o chemist_n which_o teach_v that_o 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