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case_n do_v they_o which_o feed_v on_o corrupt_a and_o unwholesome_a meat_n likewise_o the_o same_o author_n in_o the_o 37._o 37._o aphorism_n of_o the_o former_a book_n say_v that_o qui_fw-la corpora_fw-la habent_fw-la commoderata_fw-la ijs_fw-la purgationes_fw-la difficiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o health_n purge_v medicine_n be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o true_o this_o his_o assertion_n seem_v to_o be_v ground_v upon_o good_a &_o substantial_a reason_n for_o whereas_o the_o virtue_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o purge_n be_v to_o draw_v &_o expel_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n such_o corrupt_a &_o unwholesome_a humour_n as_o have_v any_o affinity_n or_o likeness_n in_o substance_n with_o the_o purge_n &_o in_o healthy_a body_n find_v none_o of_o that_o disposition_n &_o nature_n the_o purge_n then_o either_o lose_v his_o operation_n and_o action_n &_o thereby_o be_v convert_v into_o some_o bad_a humour_n in_o the_o body_n or_o else_o it_o draw_v and_o expel_v forth_o humour_n very_o profitable_a &_o necessary_a for_o the_o nurrishment_n and_o sustentation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o all_o purge_n must_v needs_o be_v to_o sound_v and_o healthy_a body_n very_o perilous_a and_o dangerous_a and_o as_o for_o sick_a and_o disease_a man_n they_o ought_v only_o to_o use_v purge_v remedy_n at_o such_o time_n as_o their_o body_n and_o humour_n shall_v be_v make_v fit_a and_o apt_a for_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o purge_n according_a to_o that_o counsel_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o ten_o aphorism_n of_o his_o second_o book_n say_v purganti_fw-la quoties_fw-la vacuas_fw-la medicamine_fw-la corpus_fw-la quo_fw-la bene_fw-la res_fw-la cedat_fw-la fluxile_v read_v prius_fw-la so_o often_o as_o thou_o purge_v lib._n so_o often_o also_o ought_v you_o to_o make_v your_o body_n apt_a thereto_o and_o the_o humour_n to_o be_v purge_v fluxible_a that_o the_o part_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o body_n be_v open_a and_o the_o humour_n apt_a to_o run_v the_o 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