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A letter in answer to certain quæries and objections made by a learned Galenist against the theorie and practice of chymical physick wherein the right method of curing of diseases is demonstrated, the possibility of universal medicine evinced, and chymical physick vindicated / by George Acton ...
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Acton, George.
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Wing A449; ESTC R6585
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quotidian_n tertian_n and_o quartan_a continual_a from_o the_o same_o humour_n putrefying_a in_o the_o vein_n may_v be_v all_o cure_v by_o one_o medicine_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o first_o we_o deny_v your_o humour_n as_o most_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n that_o under_o one_o act_n of_o sanguification_n and_o in_o the_o same_o vessel_n four_o different_a humour_n shall_v be_v produce_v and_o that_o natural_o in_o sound_n and_o healthful_a body_n these_o humour_n shall_v be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o future_a disease_n for_o this_o be_v to_o suppose_v nature_n always_o to_o err_v etiam_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la finibus_fw-la sense_n likewise_o assure_v we_o that_o although_o there_o be_v a_o liquor_n swim_v upon_o blood_n emit_v and_o cold_a of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n yet_o that_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o yellow_a bile_n for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o bitter_a to_o the_o taste_n and_o though_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n stain_v the_o whole_a body_n with_o a_o yellow_a colour_n and_o the_o urine_n with_o a_o deep_a tincture_n of_o red_a seem_v prima_fw-la faciè_fw-fr to_o prove_v your_o hypothesis_n of_o humour_n yet_o upon_o a_o exact_a spagyrical_n examination_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o contrary_a for_o if_o this_o tincture_n of_o urine_n be_v à _fw-fr flava_fw-la boil_n there_o must_v be_v find_v in_o it_o by_o distillation_n at_o least_o some_o bitterness_n either_o in_o the_o liquor_n that_o come_v over_o or_o in_o the_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la but_o there_o be_v find_v none_o nor_o can_v a_o small_a quantity_n of_o yellow_a liquor_n thing_fw-mi a_o large_a quantity_n of_o urine_n with_o a_o colour_n deep_o than_o its_o own_o so_o that_o we_o say_v nullus_fw-la in_o natura_fw-la humour_n noster_fw-la nisi_fw-la cruor_fw-la latex_n &_o secundarius_n now_o sometime_o this_o latex_n sometime_o the_o chyle_n from_o the_o error_n and_o contagion_n of_o degenerate_v ferment_n and_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n receive_v various_a 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