there_o be_v three_o power_n the_o vital_a natural_a and_o animal_n the_o animal_n be_v not_o so_o much_o appertain_v unto_o the_o substance_n and_o effect_n of_o life_n as_o the_o other_o two_o be_v wherefore_o nutriment_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o natural_a and_o vital_a faculty_n be_v more_o needful_a than_o sleep_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o animal_n virtue_n only_o five_o it_o may_v come_v into_o question_n whether_o the_o air_n or_o meat_n do_v more_o nourish_v the_o body_n unto_o this_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o there_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o nutriment_n which_o go_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v nourish_v and_o be_v convert_v in_o to_o the_o same_o and_o after_o this_o manner_n the_o most_o fine_a and_o subtle_a part_n of_o the_o meat_n be_v nutriment_n unto_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o the_o air_n second_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v term_v a_o nutriment_n unto_o the_o spirit_n because_o it_o comfort_v they_o and_o thus_o we_o call_v that_o the_o 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