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proye_v nothing_o therefore_o let_v the_o principle_n of_o colour_n be_v sulphur_n or_o as_o anshelme_v boetius_fw-la say_v god_n himself_o who_o give_v colour_n as_o well_o as_o shape_v to_o jewel_n and_o the_o like_a for_o they_o come_v from_o the_o proper_a seminary_n of_o every_o thing_n common_a sulphur_n petroleum_n or_o naphtha_n amber_n and_o sea-coal_n have_v much_o sulphur_n gum_n and_o rosin_n of_o fat_a tree_n as_o pine_n fir_n tree_n pitch_n oil_n and_o the_o like_a fat_n be_v of_o beast_n of_o which_o see_v libavius_n singular_a parte_fw-la 3._o singular_a he_o use_v the_o word_n bitumen_n general_o as_o the_o chemist_n use_v sulphur_n the_o three_o principle_n be_v mercury_n sometime_o take_v for_o quicksilver_n 8._o ide_n philos_fw-la c._n 8._o sometime_o for_o a_o principle_n salt_n and_o sulphur_n severinus_n say_v it_o be_v add_v to_o the_o other_o principle_n that_o by_o daily_o moisten_v of_o they_o to_o nourish_v they_o from_o decay_n by_o often_o action_n chymico_n in_o defence_n contra_fw-la ano_fw-la c._n 14._o in_o tyrocin_n chymico_n quercetan_n say_v it_o be_v a_o liquor_n sharp_a and_o penetrable_a pure_a and_o aetherial_a and_o so_o say_v beguin_n but_o they_o agree_v not_o therefore_o libavius_n write_v that_o the_o modern_a chemist_n describe_v salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n by_o note_n but_o when_o we_o ask_v what_o it_o be_v they_o confound_v all_o and_o say_v that_o salt_n be_v in_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n vit_fw-mi in_o exami_fw-la philoso_n vit_fw-mi and_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n in_o salt_n and_o mercury_n and_o salt_n in_o sulphur_n and_o then_o he_o give_v this_o definition_n mercury_n be_v a_o essential_a liquor_n draw_v by_o the_o chemist_n from_o a_o mix_a body_n after_o the_o elementary_a impurity_n be_v separate_v opposite_a to_o the_o sulphur_n and_o salt_n of_o the_o same_o mix_a body_n to_o speak_v my_o mind_n if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o mercury_n it_o be_v a_o spiriful_a liquor_n or_o spirit_n which_o 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quality_n and_o a_o double_a exhalation_n but_o the_o element_n give_v they_o matter_n with_o the_o chemical_a principle_n and_o may_v hence_o be_v better_o by_o the_o cause_n of_o many_o thing_n then_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o meteor_n we_o can_v clear_o show_v salt_n and_o sulphur_n from_o a_o chemical_a separation_n though_o they_o be_v not_o manifest_v before_o we_o desire_v to_o know_v more_o of_o mercury_n not_o of_o the_o metal_n but_o of_o the_o principle_n aristotle_n attribute_n all_o to_o a_o spirit_n which_o the_o chemist_n do_v to_o mercury_n for_o quercetan_a and_o beguin_n call_v it_o a_o substance_n or_o body_n to_o be_v pass_v through_o penetrate_v aethereal_a pure_a subtle_a quicken_a and_o the_o next_o instrument_n of_o the_o form_n and_o call_v it_o the_o spirit_n of_o ancient_a hermes_n the_o chemist_n call_v that_o vital_a sulphur_n which_o aristotle_n call_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o describe_v their_o mercury_n as_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o this_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n be_v so_o unite_v in_o nature_n that_o they_o can_v well_o be_v separate_v but_o when_o the_o sulphur_n be_v on_o fire_n mercury_n fly_v away_o also_o the_o action_n from_o the_o whole_a substance_n and_o the_o hide_a quality_n be_v attribute_v to_o this_o spirit_n as_o to_o the_o proper_a subject_n this_o in_o poison_n be_v a_o venomous_a spirit_n in_o purge_n a_o purge_a spirit_n as_o for_o the_o original_n of_o these_o principle_n some_o think_v they_o to_o be_v the_o first_o mixture_n other_o to_o be_v peculiar_a nature_n in_o the_o first_o creation_n concrete_v with_o other_o species_n of_o natural_a thing_n to_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o element_n he_o that_o will_v embrace_v the_o first_o opinion_n must_v hold_v that_o these_o body_n have_v noble_a form_n by_o which_o they_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o the_o element_n and_o from_o which_o other_o quality_n
and_o strong_a imagination_n yet_o it_o be_v never_o lawful_a to_o ask_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o expect_v his_o help_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o example_n in_o scripture_n that_o ever_o the_o devil_n do_v any_o man_n good_a certain_o crollius_n be_v very_o wicked_a in_o say_v that_o true_a prayer_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o cabalistical_a magic_n for_o prayer_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o 5._o of_o john_n and_o they_o must_v be_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n and_o will_v and_o this_o worship_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v profane_v with_o such_o wicked_a speech_n now_o that_o natural_a say_v he_o speak_v of_o which_o be_v a_o power_n to_o do_v miracle_n and_o give_v equal_o to_o all_o man_n in_o the_o creation_n be_v a_o mere_a lie_n for_o true_a miracle_n only_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o those_o do_v by_o infidel_n and_o conjurer_n be_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o be_v not_o true_a but_o lie_v wonder_n what_o crollius_n write_v of_o imagination_n admonit_a in_o praefat._n admonit_a be_v dream_n of_o enthusiast_n none_o deny_v but_o there_o be_v great_a force_n in_o imagination_n but_o that_o it_o can_v do_v what_o crollius_n mention_n it_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n and_o if_o crollius_n can_v have_v cure_v disease_n by_o imaginaon_n why_o do_v he_o spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o preparation_n of_o chemical_a medicine_n in_o a_o word_n concern_v crollius_n his_o magic_n avoid_v it_o there_o be_v knavery_n in_o the_o baker_n and_o under_o the_o honey_n of_o chemical_a medicine_n there_o be_v a_o venomous_a gall_n therefore_o beware_v least_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o natural_a magic_n and_o divine_a philosophy_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n you_o do_v not_o use_v diabolical_a magic_n which_o may_v be_v though_o you_o make_v no_o contract_n with_o the_o devil_n for_o it_o may_v be_v make_v not_o only_o explicit_o but_o implicit_o a_o explicit_a contract_n be_v when_o one_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o devil_n a_o implicit_a be_v when_o any_o use_v such_o mean_n with_o another_o who_o have_v contract_v with_o the_o devil_n explicit_o and_o plain_o have_v before_o use_v for_o though_o there_o be_v example_n in_o scripture_n that_o the_o apostle_n rule_v over_o the_o devil_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o example_n that_o any_o saint_n use_v the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o a_o good_a end_n to_o profit_v man_n and_o though_o it_o may_v be_v object_v for_o paracelsus_n that_o it_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n for_o any_o to_o get_v better_a medicine_n than_o be_v know_v from_o the_o devil_n to_o cure_v incurable_a disease_n yet_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v neither_o safe_a nor_o religious_a and_o st._n chrysostome_n say_v well_o that_o a_o man_n have_v better_o die_v then_o recover_v by_o such_o remedy_n god_n that_o wound_a can_v heal_v therefore_o seek_v help_n from_o he_o alone_o there_o be_v a_o famous_a example_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o seek_v help_n from_o the_o devil_n 1._o 2_o king_n c._n 1._o in_o ahazia_n 2_o king_n c._n 1._o by_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o seek_v for_o cure_v from_o god_n alone_o not_o from_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o can_v expect_v no_o good_a from_o that_o great_a deceiver_n moreover_o the_o mean_n in_o magic_n be_v not_o ordinary_a nor_o natural_a as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o paracelsus_n but_o be_v word_n character_n wax_a image_n and_o superstitious_a invention_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o use_v such_o superstition_n that_o be_v suspect_v to_o have_v a_o occult_a contract_n from_o the_o devil_n observe_v what_o follow_v for_o where_o there_o be_v neither_o miracle_n nor_o force_n of_o nature_n nor_o art_n ingenuity_n there_o be_v a_o contract_n with_o the_o devil_n whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o make_v it_o and_o when_o character_n and_o unknown_a word_n be_v use_v that_o be_v obscure_a and_o do_v not_o cohere_v or_o agree_v or_o be_v holy_a but_o apply_v to_o another_o meaning_n or_o when_o ceremony_n of_o no_o force_n be_v use_v or_o the_o like_a there_o be_v a_o strong_a suspicion_n philos_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr occul_fw-la philos_fw-la as_o when_o paracelsus_n say_v a_o man_n may_v be_v free_v from_o disease_n from_o enchantment_n if_o he_o put_v on_o a_o old_a shirt_n with_o the_o wrong_a side_n outward_o he_o make_v astrology_n the_o three_o pillar_n of_o physic_n aq_n lib._n 1_o de_fw-fr philos_n sagaci_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr aere_fw-la lo._n &_o aq_n but_o he_o extend_v it_o too_o large_a comprehend_v all_o magic_n under_o astronomy_n and_o divide_v it_o strange_o as_o for_o astrology_n if_o it_o be_v right_a and_o upon_o natural_a principle_n we_o hold_v it_o necessary_a for_o a_o physician_n as_o hypocrates_n show_v and_o there_o be_v many_o reason_n why_o a_o physician_n shall_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o therefore_o i_o consent_v to_o the_o modern_a physician_n that_o say_v the_o star_n work_v upon_o inferior_a body_n not_o only_o by_o heat_n and_o light_n but_o by_o occult_a influence_n but_o here_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o pure_a star_n be_v not_o know_v and_o paracelsus_n and_o crollius_n shall_v engage_v we_o if_o they_o will_v explain_v the_o consent_n between_o the_o upper_a and_o low_a world_n more_o plain_o but_o here_o they_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n with_o the_o aristotelian_o and_o galenist_n many_o whereof_o be_v good_a astrologer_n and_o study_v the_o force_n of_o star_n very_o much_o but_o ingenious_o confess_v their_o imperfection_n of_o who_o cardan_n say_v well_o 34._o astrolog_n aphor_n sect_n 1._o aph_n 34._o that_o astrology_n as_o it_o be_v most_o excellent_a so_o it_o be_v most_o difficult_a and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n can_v never_o be_v know_v perfect_o nor_o the_o judgement_n from_o they_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n because_o the_o effect_n of_o natural_a magic_n seem_v to_o the_o paracelsian_n to_o depend_v upon_o imagination_n not_o only_o to_o cause_v disease_n but_o to_o cure_v they_o and_o they_o show_v wonder_n do_v by_o imagination_n from_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n we_o shall_v here_o show_v what_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o be_v but_o note_n first_o that_o those_o effect_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o imagination_n do_v not_o immediate_o depend_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v the_o soul_n produce_v such_o effect_n by_o imagination_n for_o imagination_n be_v only_o a_o know_a power_n that_o have_v a_o immanent_a action_n which_o go_v not_o forth_o to_o other_o thing_n and_o imagination_n do_v nothing_o effectual_o but_o know_v but_o the_o other_o power_n vegetative_a and_o move_a do_v act_n upon_o other_o and_o though_o the_o fancy_n concur_v to_o local_a motion_n as_o know_v it_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o motion_n therefore_o it_o do_v not_o act_n upon_o any_o body_n of_o its_o own_o or_o another_o nor_o do_v it_o by_o any_o sort_n of_o 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fancy_n produce_v a_o real_a quality_n nor_o formality_n make_v a_o alteration_n because_o the_o formal_a and_o essential_a reason_n of_o it_o be_v only_o in_o representation_n and_o it_o can_v act_v beyond_o its_o force_n and_o perfection_n therefore_o when_o some_o be_v loose_v body_v from_o the_o conceit_n of_o a_o purge_a medicine_n not_o take_v it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o species_n of_o the_o purge_a medicine_n have_v a_o purge_a force_n but_o because_o the_o move_a natural_a faculty_n be_v draw_v to_o consent_v with_o the_o imagination_n and_o stir_v the_o humour_n which_o be_v stir_v do_v provoke_v the_o expulsie_n faculty_n to_o stool_n especial_o if_o humour_n abound_v first_o it_o move_v the_o desire_a faculty_n or_o appetite_n and_o by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n affect_v the_o body_n for_o the_o passion_n follow_v knowledge_n which_o cause_v
gladness_n at_o what_o be_v pleasant_a and_o sorrow_n at_o what_o be_v unpleasant_a these_o passion_n have_v great_a power_n to_o alter_v the_o body_n but_o fancy_n do_v not_o immediate_o alter_v the_o body_n by_o the_o appetite_n but_o as_o the_o appetite_n move_v the_o natural_a move_a faculty_n in_o the_o member_n and_o chief_o in_o the_o heart_n these_o be_v move_v do_v move_v the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n come_v and_o go_v to_o the_o part_n do_v change_v they_o therefore_o the_o remote_a cause_n of_o alteration_n be_v the_o fancy_n and_o so_o it_o affect_v its_o own_o body_n and_o cause_v divers_a disease_n in_o it_o but_o of_o itself_o it_o cause_v none_o and_o if_o it_o shall_v the_o disease_n will_v be_v but_o imaginary_a not_o real_a so_o some_o melancholic_a people_n have_v think_v they_o have_v great_a nose_n or_o body_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o so_o and_o though_o some_o fall_n into_o disease_n by_o imagination_n yet_o the_o fancy_n do_v not_o of_o 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wholesome_a and_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o the_o best_a meat_n 38._o 2._o aphoris_n 38._o if_o not_o affect_v cause_n loathe_v and_o the_o stomach_n do_v not_o right_o embrace_v and_o concoct_v they_o hence_o come_v wind_n and_o crudity_n and_o the_o disease_n increase_v or_o the_o patient_n be_v long_a sick_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—at_n take_v in_o with_o pleasure_n sometime_o curethe_v because_o either_o by_o the_o joy_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v dull_a by_o the_o disease_n be_v raise_v and_o refresh_v which_o be_v the_o fit_a instrument_n to_o conquer_v soul_n humour_n and_o the_o disease_n or_o because_o when_o then_o the_o patient_a have_v his_o desire_n cease_v from_o that_o imagination_n and_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v false_o suppose_v there_o be_v many_o history_n of_o this_o in_o thomas_n á_z vega_n and_o alexander_n trallian_n 17._o com._n in_o art_n med_a galeni_fw-la c._n 48._o tralia_n lib._n 2._o c._n 17._o who_o speak_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o think_v she_o have_v swallow_v a_o serpent_n therefore_o if_o imagination_n of_o itself_o can_v afflict_v its_o own_o body_n it_o can_v change_v or_o hurt_v any_o other_o body_n for_o the_o soul_n can_v act_v upon_o external_o but_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o body_n because_o the_o fancy_n be_v a_o immanent_a action_n not_o transient_a but_o by_o accident_n it_o may_v do_v somewhat_o for_o what_o be_v say_v of_o witchcraft_n be_v not_o to_o be_v whole_o despise_v they_o say_v the_o baselisk_n kill_v a_o man_n by_o the_o poisonous_a beam_n from_o his_o eye_n these_o come_v from_o spirit_n and_o vapour_n by_o which_o the_o occult_a sympathy_n and_o contract_n of_o thing_n be_v and_o the_o imagination_n may_v somewhat_o direct_v these_o spirit_n as_o we_o say_v by_o move_v the_o natural_a faculty_n or_o stir_v up_o the_o passion_n so_o in_o envy_n hatred_n anger_n venomous_a humour_n which_o be_v move_v in_o the_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o eye_n and_o flow_v from_o thence_o but_o a_o certain_a distance_n be_v require_v and_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v that_o any_o can_v be_v afflict_v at_o many_o mile_n distance_n and_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o ascribe_v to_o imagination_n thing_n beyond_o its_o force_n and_o to_o which_o it_o no_o way_n concur_v as_o when_o they_o say_v a_o man_n may_v fall_v from_o a_o horse_n by_o imagination_n or_o corn_n be_v carry_v from_o one_o field_n into_o another_o last_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o imagination_n can_v do_v in_o childbearing_n 30._o hipp_n 1._o de_fw-fr supert_a gal_n dether_o ad_fw-la pis_n avic_n fen_n 2._o lib_n 1._o doctr_n 2._o c._n 14._o gen_fw-la c._n 30._o of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o observation_n so_o that_o it_o be_v simple_a to_o doubt_v they_o hypocrates_n galen_n and_o avicen_n and_o many_o other_o author_n prove_v it_o and_o that_o of_o the_o patriach_n jacob_n be_v well_o know_v but_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o know_v how_o imagination_n can_v change_v a_o child_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o fancy_n be_v know_v and_o a_o immanent_a power_n do_v not_o of_o itself_o change_v the_o child_n and_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o quantity_n figure_n number_n position_n and_o heat_n and_o not_o the_o imagination_n nor_o be_v the_o child_n change_v by_o a_o species_n of_o the_o fancy_n because_o of_o itself_o it_o can_v produce_v any_o real_a quality_n nor_o have_v it_o any_o force_n but_o to_o move_v imagination_n and_o to_o represent_v to_o its_o object_n and_o if_o this_o species_n have_v any_o force_n there_o will_v be_v more_o change_n in_o child_n it_o be_v therefore_o more_o probable_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o child_n be_v change_v by_o the_o fancy_n either_o through_o the_o passion_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n or_o by_o direct_v the_o form_v faculty_n the_o change_n and_o hurt_v in_o child_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n common_a and_o determinate_a the_o common_a be_v abortion_n death_n inward_a sickness_n and_o weakness_n smallness_n or_o greatness_n of_o some_o part_n defect_n or_o abundance_n in_o number_n the_o determinate_a be_v change_n and_o signature_n which_o have_v a_o determinate_a similitude_n to_o some_o outward_a thing_n as_o for_o example_n when_o they_o long_o for_o cherry_n the_o impression_n of_o a_o cherry_n will_v be_v upon_o the_o child_n the_o first_o change_n may_v be_v from_o fancy_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n but_o the_o determinate_a signature_n which_o answer_v to_o external_a thing_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o imagination_n can_v be_v by_o motion_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n by_o the_o imagination_n for_o the_o passion_n stir_v the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n which_o stir_v be_v carry_v with_o force_n or_o in_o plenty_n to_o the_o child_n which_o trouble_v it_o and_o cause_n abortion_n by_o stir_v up_o of_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o womb_n sometime_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v disturb_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n in_o its_o operation_n or_o be_v overwhelm_v or_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v send_v another_o way_n the_o part_n be_v not_o right_o form_v or_o they_o be_v great_a or_o less_o but_o these_o be_v not_o determinate_a fault_n nor_o have_v they_o any_o resemblance_n with_o external_a thing_n because_o they_o be_v make_v by_o a_o accidental_a motion_n of_o the_o humour_n only_o stir_v by_o the_o passion_n and_o they_o be_v not_o determinate_v by_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n according_a to_o the_o species_n receive_v in_o the_o imagination_n therefore_o these_o error_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v rather_o to_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n â—hen_o to_o imagination_n nor_o do_v the_o fancy_n true_o and_o effectual_o conduce_v to_o they_o nor_o otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o stir_v up_o the_o appetite_n but_o when_o these_o signature_n be_v determinate_v and_o peculiar_a according_a to_o
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 have_v force_n to_o turn_v its_o nourishment_n into_o its_o own_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a faculty_n of_o the_o vegetative_a soul_n what_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o blood_n and_o humour_n be_v mean_v of_o alimentary_a humour_n that_o make_v blood_n we_o shall_v speak_v of_o excrementitious_a humour_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n last_o they_o make_v two_o anatomy_n the_o one_o local_a which_o they_o esteem_v little_a as_o the_o dissect_n of_o body_n to_o see_v the_o shape_n figure_n and_o position_n and_o number_n of_o part_n this_o they_o call_v a_o dead_a anatomy_n for_o butcher_n by_o which_o the_o carcase_n be_v only_o see_v but_o not_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n the_o other_o they_o call_v essential_a vital_a formal_a by_o by_o which_o every_o body_n be_v dissolve_v into_o its_o principle_n passim_fw-la paracel_n de_fw-fr orig_n morb_n ae_z tribus_fw-la primis_fw-la substantiis_fw-la c._n 6._o &_o alibi_fw-la severin_n c._n 3._o &_o alibi_fw-la passim_fw-la he_o that_o will_v try_v this_o must_v first_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o property_n the_o office_n of_o the_o element_n and_o of_o the_o principle_n the_o root_n of_o generation_n and_o transplantation_n the_o law_n of_o astronomy_n and_o the_o disposition_n not_o of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o whole_a live_a body_n therefore_o they_o say_v the_o heart_n be_v wheresoever_o there_o be_v vital_a heat_n the_o stomach_n be_v every_o cavity_n or_o place_n of_o concoction_n the_o womb_n be_v every_o place_n where_o there_o be_v seed_n of_o any_o fruit_n and_o they_o think_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o great_a world_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v have_v in_o this_o anatomy_n they_o say_v whatsoever_o be_v in_o the_o great_a world_n be_v also_o in_o man_n not_o according_a to_o a_o superficial_a likeness_n but_o indeed_o and_o according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o that_o man_n contain_v all_o thing_n in_o himself_o though_o invisible_o as_o to_o the_o local_a anatomy_n they_o speak_v of_o they_o dishonour_v it_o for_o anatomy_n be_v much_o beyond_o a_o butcher_n work_n for_o by_o it_o all_o part_n be_v artificial_o find_v out_o and_o their_o constitution_n and_o use_v thus_o do_v galen_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o use_n of_o part_n and_o other_o which_o if_o paracelsus_n have_v read_v he_o have_v not_o write_v so_o absurd_o they_o arrogate_v to_o themselves_o only_o the_o vital_a anatomy_n but_o the_o galenist_n have_v it_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o galens_n book_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o nature_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o sorm_n of_o the_o infant_n of_o breathe_v temperament_n element_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o govern_v the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o instrument_n thereof_o in_o action_n yet_o if_o the_o chemist_n by_o their_o principle_n can_v give_v it_o more_o light_a we_o will_v accept_v of_o it_o thankful_o but_o they_o here_o rather_o quibble_n with_o word_n and_o with_o new_a term_n they_o sell_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n as_o their_o own_o and_o do_v little_a discover_v they_o or_o clear_v they_o up_o as_o when_o they_o say_v the_o heart_n be_v wheresoever_o there_o be_v vital_a heat_n it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a philosopher_n to_o call_v thing_n by_o their_o own_o name_n and_o not_o so_o to_o quibble_n with_o name_n as_o to_o confound_v thing_n that_o be_v distinct_a chap._n 16._o of_o pathologie_n or_o disease_n the_o chemist_n seem_v also_o to_o enlarge_v the_o pathological_a part_n of_o physic_n 13._o ideae_fw-la philos_fw-la c._n 13._o when_o they_o suppose_v that_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n the_o disease_n and_o the_o symptom_n differ_v not_o in_o kind_n essence_n or_o specifical_a proprety_n but_o only_o in_o power_n and_o act_n thus_o severinus_n and_o that_o they_o differ_v not_o otherwise_o then_o a_o sleep_a physician_n do_v from_o the_o same_o be_v awake_a brimstone_n 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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