Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
cause_n body_n nature_n reason_n 1,625 5 4.6916 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A01516 The tvvoo bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the proficience and aduancement of learning, diuine and humane To the King.; Of the proficience and advancement of learning Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. 1605 (1605) STC 1164; ESTC S100507 164,580 339

There are 8 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

way_n of_o sapience_n be_v not_o much_o liable_a either_o to_o particularity_n or_o chance_n the_o 2._o part_n of_o metaphysic_n be_v the_o enqiry_n of_o final_a cause_n which_o i_o be_o move_v to_o report_v not_o as_o omit_v but_o as_o misplace_v and_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o fault_n in_o order_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o for_o order_n be_v matter_n of_o illustration_n but_o pertain_v not_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o science_n but_o this_o misplace_n have_v cause_v a_o deficience_n or_o at_o least_o a_o great_a improficience_n in_o the_o science_n themselves_o for_o the_o handle_n of_o final_a cause_n mix_v with_o the_o rest_n in_o physical_a inquiry_n have_v intercept_v the_o severe_a and_o diligent_a enquiry_n of_o all_o real_a and_o physical_a cause_n and_o give_v man_n the_o occasion_n to_o stay_v upon_o these_o satisfactory_a and_o specious_a cause_n to_o the_o great_a arrest_n and_o prejudice_n of_o further_a discovery_n for_o this_o i_o find_v do_v not_o only_o by_o plato_n who_o ever_o ancer_v upon_o that_o shore_n but_o by_o aristotle_n galen_n and_o other_o which_o do_v usual_o likewise_o fall_v upon_o these_o flatt_n of_o discourse_v cause_n for_o to_o say_v that_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o eyelidde_n be_v for_o a_o quic-sette_a and_o fence_v about_o the_o sight_n or_o that_o the_o firmness_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o hide_n of_o live_a creature_n be_v to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o extremity_n of_o heat_n or_o cold_a or_o that_o the_o bone_n be_v for_o the_o column_n or_o beam_n whereupon_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o body_n of_o live_a creature_n be_v build_v or_o that_o the_o leaf_n of_o tree_n be_v for_o protect_v of_o the_o fruit_n or_o that_o the_o cloud_n be_v for_o water_v of_o the_o earth_n or_o that_o the_o solidness_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v for_o the_o station_n and_o mansion_n of_o live_a creature_n and_o the_o like_a be_v well_o inquire_v &_o collect_v in_o metaphysic_n but_o in_o physic_n they_o be_v impertinent_a nay_o they_o be_v indeed_o but_o remoraes_n and_o binderance_n to_o stay_v and_o slug_n the_o ship_n from_o further_a sail_v and_o have_v bring_v this_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o search_n of_o the_o physical_a cause_n have_v be_v neglect_v and_o pass_v in_o silence_n and_o therefore_o the_o natural_a philosophy_n of_o democritus_n and_o some_o other_o who_o do_v not_o suppose_v a_o mind_n or_o reason_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o thing_n but_o attribute_v the_o form_n thereof_o able_a to_o maintain_v itself_o to_o infinite_a essay_n or_o proof_n of_o nature_n which_o they_o term_v fortune_n seem_v to_o i_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v judge_v by_o the_o recital_n and_o fragment_n which_o remain_v unto_o we_o in_o particularity_n of_o physical_a cause_n more_o real_a and_o better_o inquire_v then_o that_o of_o aristotle_n and_o plato_n whereof_o both_o intermingle_v final_a cause_n the_o one_o as_o a_o part_n of_o thelogie_n and_o the_o other_o as_o a_o part_n of_o logic_n which_o be_v the_o favourite_n study_v respective_o of_o both_o those_o person_n not_o because_o those_o final_a cause_n be_v not_o true_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v inquire_v be_v keep_v within_o their_o own_o province_n but_o because_o their_o excursion_n into_o the_o limit_n of_o physical_a cause_n have_v breed_v a_o vastness_n and_o solitude_n in_o that_o tract_n for_o otherwise_o keep_v their_o precinct_n and_o border_n man_n be_v extreme_o deceive_v if_o they_o think_v there_o be_v a_o enmity_n or_o repugnancy_n at_o all_o between_o they_o for_o the_o cause_n render_v that_o the_o hair_n about_o the_o eye_n lid_n be_v for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o sight_n do_v not_o impugn_v the_o cause_n render_v that_o pilositie_n be_v incident_a to_o orisices_n of_o moisture_n muscosi_fw-la fontes_fw-la etc._n etc._n nor_o the_o cause_n render_v that_o the_o firmness_n of_o hide_n be_v for_o the_o armour_n of_o the_o body_n against_o extremity_n of_o heat_n or_o cold_a do_v not_o impugn_v the_o cause_n render_v that_o contraction_n of_o pore_n be_v incident_a to_o the_o outwarde_a part_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o adiacence_n to_o foreign_a or_o unlike_a body_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n both_o cause_n be_v true_a and_o compatible_a the_o one_o declare_v a_o intention_n the_o other_o a_o consequence_n only_o neither_o do_v this_o call_n in_o question_n or_o derogate_v from_o divin●…_n providence_n but_o high_o confirm_v and_o exalt_v it_o fo●…s_n in_o civil_a action_n he_o be_v the_o great_a and_o deep_a politic_a that_o can_v make_v other_o man_n the_o instrument_n of_o his_o will_n and_o end_n and_o yet_o never_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o purpose_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v do_v it_o and_o yet_o not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v than_o he_o that_o impart_v his_o meaning_n to_o those_o he_o employ_v so_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n more_o admirable_a when_o nature_n intend_v one_o thing_n and_o providence_n draw_v forth_o another_o then_o if_o he_o have_v communicate_v to_o particular_a creature_n and_o motion_n the_o character_n and_o impression_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o metaphysic_n the_o late_a part_n whereof_o i_o allow_v as_o extant_a but_o wish_v it_o confine_v to_o his_o proper_a place_n nevertheless_o there_o remain_v yet_o another_o part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n which_o be_v common_o make_v a_o principal_a part_n and_o holdeth_z rank_n with_o physic_n special_a and_o metaphysic_n which_o be_v mathematic_a but_o i_o think_v it_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o the_o light_n of_o order_n to_o place_v it_o as_o a_o branch_n of_o metaphysic_n for_o the_o subject_n of_o it_o be_v quantity_n not_o quantity_n indefinite_a which_o be_v but_o a_o relative_n and_o belong_v to_o philosophia_fw-la prima_fw-la as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o quantity_n determine_v or_o proportionable_a it_o appear_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o essential_a form_n of_o thing_n as_o that_o that_o be_v causative_fw-mi in_o nature_n of_o a_o number_n of_o effect_n insomuch_o as_o we_o see●…_n the_o school_n both_o of_o democritus_n and_o of_o pythagoras_n that_o the_o one_o do_v ascribe_v figure_n to_o the_o first_o seed_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o other_o do_v suppose_v number_n to_o be_v the_o principals_n and_o original_n of_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o of_o all_o other_o form_n as_o we_o understand_v form_n it_o be_v the_o most_o abstract_a and_o separable_a from_o matter_n and_o therefore_o most_o proper_a to_o metaphysic_n which_o have_v likewise_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o it_o have_v be_v better_o labour_v and_o inquire_v than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o form_n which_o be_v more_o immerse_v into_o matter_n for_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o the_o extreme_a prejudice_n of_o knowledge_n to_o delight_v in_o the_o spacious_a liberty_n of_o generality_n as_o in_o a_o champion_n region_n and_o not_o in_o the_o enclosure_n of_o particularity_n the_o mathematics_n of_o all_o other_o knowledge_n be_v the_o goodly_a field_n to_o satisfy_v that_o appetite_n but_o for_o the_o place_n of_o this_o science_n it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a only_o we_o have_v endeavour_v in_o these_o our_o partition_n to_o observe_v a_o kind_n of_o perspective_n that_o one_o part_n may_v cast_v light_n upon_o another_o the_o mathematics_n be_v either_o pure_a or_o mix_v to_o the_o pure_a mathematics_n be_v those_o science_n belong_v which_o handle_v quantity_n determinate_a mere_o sever_v from_o any_o axiom_n of_o natural_a phlosophy_n and_o these_o be_v two_o geometry_n and_o arithmetic_n the_o one_o handle_v quantity_n continue_v and_o the_o other_o dissever_v mix_v have_v for_o subject_a some_o axiom_n or_o part_n of_o natural_a philosopie_n and_o consider_v quantity_n determine_v as_o it_o be_v auxiliarie_n and_o incident_a unto_o they_o for_o many_o part_n of_o nature_n can_v neither_o be_v invent_v with_o sufficient_a subtlety_n nor_o demonstrate_v with_o sufficient_a perspicuity_n nor_o accommodate_v unto_o use_n with_o sufficient_a dexterity_n without_o the_o aid_n and_o interueyn_v of_o the_o mathematics_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v perspective_n music_n astronomy_n cosmographie_n architecture_n inginarie_a and_o diverse_a other_o in_o the_o mathematics_n i_o can_v report_v no_o deficience_n except_o it_o be_v that_o man_n do_v not_o sufficient_o understand_v the_o excellent_a use_n of_o the_o pure_a mathematics_n in_o that_o they_o do_v remedy_n and_o cure_v many_o defect_n in_o the_o wit_n and_o faculty_n intellectual_a for_o if_o the_o wit_n be_v to_o dull_a they_o sharpen_v it_o if_o to_o wander_v they_o fix_v it_o if_o to_o inherent_a in_o the_o sense_n they_o abstract_a it_o so_o that_o as_o tennis_n be_v a_o game_n of_o no_o use_n in_o itself_o but_o of_o great_a use_n in_o respect_n it_o make_v a_o quick_a eye_n and_o a_o body_n ready_a to_o put_v itself_o
other_o body_n than_o the_o body_n of_o the_o imaginant_fw-la for_o of_o that_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o proper_a place_n wherein_o the_o school_n of_o paracelsus_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o pretend_a natural_a magic_n have_v be_v so_o intemperate_a as_o they_o have_v exalt_v the_o power_n of_o the_o imagination_n to_o be_v much_o one_o with_o the_o power_n of_o miracle-working_a faith_n other_o that_o draw_v near_o to_o probability_n call_v to_o their_o view_n the_o secret_a passage_n of_o thing_n and_o special_o of_o the_o contagion_n that_o pass_v from_o body_n to_o body_n do_v conceive_v it_o shall_v likewise_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o transmission_n and_o operation_n from_o spirit_n to_o spirit_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o sense_n whence_o the_o conceit_n have_v grow_v now_o almost_o make_v civil_a of_o the_o master_v spirit_n &_o the_o force_n of_o confidence_n and_o the_o like_a incident_a unto_o this_o be_v the_o inquiry_n how_o to_o raise_v and_o fortify_v the_o imagination_n for_o if_o the_o imagination_n fortify_v have_v power_n than_o it_o be_v material_a to_o know_v how_o to_o fortify_v and_o exalt_v it_o and_o herein_o come_v in_o crooked_o and_o dangerous_o a_o palliation_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o ceremonial_a magic_n for_o it_o may_v be_v pretend_v that_o ceremony_n character_n and_o charm_n do_v work_v not_o by_o any_o tacite_fw-la or_o sacramentali_fw-la contract_n with_o evil_a spirit_n but_o serve_v only_o to_o strengthen_v the_o imagination_n of_o he_o that_o use_v it_o as_o image_n be_v say_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o fix_v the_o cogitation_n and_o raise_v the_o devotion_n of_o they_o that_o pray_v before_o they_o but_o for_o my_o own_o judgement_n if_o it_o be_v admit_v that_o imagination_n have_v power_n and_o that_o ceremonte_n fortify_v imagination_n &_o that_o they_o be_v use_v sincere_o &_o intentional_o for_o that_o purpose_n yet_o i_o shall_v hold_v they_o unlawful_a as_o oppose_v to_o that_o first_o edict_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o man_n in_o sudore_fw-la vultus_fw-la comedes_fw-la panem_fw-la tuum_fw-la for_o they_o propound_v those_o noble_a effect_n which_o god_n have_v set_v forth_o unto_o man_n to_o be_v buy_v at_o the_o price_n of_o labour_n to_o be_v attain_v by_o a_o few_o easy_a and_o slothful_a observance_n deficience_n in_o these_o knowledge_n i_o will_v report_v none_o other_o than_o the_o general_a deficience_n that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v how_o much_o of_o they_o be_v verity_n and_o how_o much_o vanity_n the_o knowlidge_n which_o respect_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n the_o one_o respect_v his_o understanding_n and_o reason_n and_o the_o other_o his_o will_n appetite_n &_o affection_n whereof_o the_o former_a produce_v position_n or_o decree_n the_o late_a action_n or_o execution_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o imagination_n be_v a_o agent_n or_o nuntius_n in_o both_o province_n both_o the_o judicial_a and_o the_o ministerial_a for_o sense_n send_v over_o to_o imagination_n before_o reason_n have_v judge_v and_o reason_n send_v over_o to_o imagination_n before_o the_o decree_n can_v be_v act_v for_o imagination_n ever_o precede_v voluntary_a motion_n save_v that_o this_o janus_n of_o imagination_n have_v differ_v face_n for_o the_o face_n towards_o reason_n have_v the_o print_n of_o truth_n but_o the_o face_n towards_o action_n have_v the_o print_n of_o good_a which_o nevertheless_o be_v face_n quales_fw-la decet_fw-la esse_fw-la sororum_fw-la neither_o be_v the_o imagination_n simple_o and_o only_o a_o messenger_n but_o be_v invest_v with_o or_o at_o least_o wise_a usurp_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o small_a authority_n in_o itself_o beside_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o message_n for_o it_o be_v well_o say_v by_o aristotle_n that_o the_o mind_n have_v over_o the_o body_n that_o commandment_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v over_o a_o bondman_n but_o that_o reason_n have_v over_o the_o imagination_n that_o commandment_n which_o a_o magistrate_n hoth_o over_o a_o free_a citizen_n who_o may_v come_v also_o to_o rule_v in_o his_o turn_n for_o we_o see_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n &_o religion_n we_o raise_v our_o imagination_n above_o our_o reason_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o religion_n seek_v ever_o access_n to_o the_o mind_n by_o similitude_n type_n parable_n vision_n dream_n and_o again_o in_o all_o persuasion_n that_o be_v wrought_v by_o eloquence_n and_o other_o impression_n of_o like_a nature_n which_o do_v paint_v and_o disguise_v the_o true_a appearance_n of_o thing_n the_o chief_a recommendation_n unto_o reason_n be_v from_o the_o imagination_n nevertheless_o because_o i_o find_v not_o any_o science_n that_o do_v proper_o or_o fit_o pertain_v to_o the._n imagination_n i_o see_v no_o cause_n to_o alter_v the_o former_a division_n for_o as_o for_o poelie_v it_o be_v rather_o a_o pleasure_n or_o play_v of_o imagination_n than_o a_o work_n or_o duty_n thereof_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o work_n we_o speak_v not_o now_o of_o such_o part_n of_o learning_n as_o the_o imagination_n produce_v but_o of_o such_o science_n as_o handle_v and_o consider_v of_o the_o imagination_n no_o more_o than_o we_o shall_v speak_v now_o of_o such_o knowledge_n as_o reason_n produce_v for_o that_o extend_v to_o all_o philosophy_n but_o of_o such_o knowledge_n as_o do_v handle_n and_o inquire_v of_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_n so_o as_o poesy_n have_v his_o true_a place_n as_o for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o imagination_n in_o nature_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o fortify_v the_o same_o we_o have_v mention_v it_o in_o the_o doctrine_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la whereunto_o most_o fit_o it_o belong_v and_o last_o for_o imaginative_a or_o insinuative_a reason_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o rhetericke_n we_o think_v it_o best_o to_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o art_n of_o reason_n so_o therefore_o we_o content_v ourselves_o with_o the_o former_a division_n that_o humane_a philosophy_n which_o respect_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n have_v two_o part_n rational_a and_o moral_a the_o part_n of_o humane_a philosophy_n which_o be_v rational_a be_v of_o all_o knowledge_n to_o the_o most_o wit_n the_o least_o delightful_a and_o seem_v but_o a_o net_n of_o subtility_n and_o spinositie_n for_o as_o it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o knowledge_n be_v pabulumanimi_n so_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n appetite_n to_o this_o food_n most_o man_n be_v of_o the_o taste_n and_o stomach_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o desert_n that_o will_v fain_o have_v return_v adollas_fw-la carnium_fw-la and_o be_v weary_a of_o manna_n which_o though_o it_o be_v celestial_a yet_o seem_v less_o nutritive_a and_o comfortable_a so_o general_o man_n taste_v well_o knowledge_n that_o be_v drench_v in_o flesh_n and_o blood_n c●…ile_a history_n mora●…litie_n policy_n about_o the_o which_o man_n affection_n praise_n fortune_n do_v turn_v and_o be_v conversant_a but_o this_o same_o lumensiccum_fw-la do_v parch_v and_o offend_v most_o man_n watery_a and_o soft_a nature_n but_o to_o speak_v true_o of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v in_o worth_n rational_a knowledge_n be_v the_o key_n of_o all_o other_o art_n for_o as_o aristotle_n say_v apt_o and_o elegant_o that_o the_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o instrument_n and_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o form_n of_o form_z so_o these_o be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v the_o art_n of_o art_n neither_o do_v they_o only_o direct_v but_o likewise_o confirm_v and_o strengthen_v even_o as_o the_o habit_n of_o shoot_v do_v not_o only_o enable_v to_o shoot_v a_o near_o shoot_v but_o also_o to_o draw_v a_o strong_a bow_n the_o art_n intellectvall_n be_v four_o in_o number_n divide_v according_a to_o the_o end_n whereunto_o they_o be_v refer_v for_o man_n labour_n be_v to_o invent_v that_o which_o be_v seek_v or_o propound_v or_o to_o judge_v that_o which_o be_v invent_v or_o to_o retain_v that_o which_o be_v judge_v or_o to_o deliver_v over_o that_o which_o be_v retain_v so_o as_o the_o art_n must_v be_v four_o art_n of_o enqvirie_n or_o invention_n art_n of_o examination_n or_o judgement_n art_n of_o custody_n or_o memory_n and_o art_n of_o elocution_n or_o tradition_n invention_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n much_o differ_v the_o one_o of_o art_n and_o science_n and_o the_o other_o of_o speech_n and_o argument_n the_o former_a of_o these_o i_o do_v report_n deficient_a which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v such_o a_o deficience_n as_o if_o in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o inventory_n touch_v the_o state_n of_o a_o defunct_a it_o shall_v be_v set_v down_o that_o there_o be_v no_o ready_a money_n for_o as_o money_n will_v fetch_v all_o other_o commodity_n so_o this_o knowledge_n be_v that_o which_o shall_v purchase_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o like_v as_o the_o west_n indies_n have_v never_o be_v discover_v if_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mariner_n
misery_n of_o his_o state_n and_o life_n and_o the_o like_a adjunct_n of_o his_o common_a and_o undevided_a nature_n but_o chief_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o knowledge_n concern_v the_o sympathy_n and_o concordance_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o body_n which_o be_v mix_v can_v be_v proper_o assign_v to_o the_o science_n of_o either_o this_o knowledge_n have_v two_o branch_n for_o as_o all_o league_n and_o amity_n consist_v of_o mutual_a intelligence_n and_o mutual_a office_n so_o this_o league_n of_o mind_n and_o body_n have_v these_o two_o part_n how_o the_o one_o disclose_v the_o other_o and_o how_o the_o one_o work_v upon_o the_o other_o discovery_n &_o impression_n the_o former_a of_o these_o have_v beget_v two_o art_n both_o of_o prediction_n or_o prenotion_n where_o of_o the_o one_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o enquiry_n of_o aristotle_n &_o the_o other_o of_o hypocrates_n and_o although_o they_o have_v of_o late_a time_n be_v use_v to_o be_v couple_v with_o superstitious_a and_o fantastical_a art_n yet_o be_v purge_v and_o restore_v to_o their_o true_a state_n they_o have_v both_o of_o they_o a_o solid_a ground_n in_o nature_n and_o a_o profitable_a use_n in_o life_n the_o first_o be_v physiognomy_n which_o discover_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o lineament_n of_o the_o body_n the_o second_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o natural_a dream_n which_o discover_v the_o state_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o i_o note_v a_o deficience_n for_o aristotle_n have_v very_o ingenious_o and_o diligent_o handle_v the_o facture_n of_o the_o body_n but_o not_o the_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v no_o less_o comprehensible_a by_o art_n and_o of_o great_a use_n and_o advantage_n for_o the_o lineament_n of_o the_o body_n do_v disclose_v the_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o general_a but_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o countenance_n and_o part_n do_v not_o only_o so_o but_o do_v further_o disclose_v the_o present_a humour_n and_o state_n of_o the_o mind_n &_o will_n for_o as_o your_o majesty_n say_v most_o apt_o and_o elegant_o as_o the_o tongue_n speak_v to_o the_o ear_n so_o the_o gesture_n speak_v to_o the_o eye_n and_o therefore_o a_o number_n of_o subtle_a person_n who_o eye_n do_v dwell_v upon_o the_o face_n and_o fashion_n of_o man_n do_v well_o know_v the_o advantage_n of_o this_o observation_n as_o be_v most_o part_n of_o their_o ability_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a discovery_n of_o dissimulation_n and_o a_o great_a direction_n in_o business_n the_o late_a branch_n touch_v impression_n have_v not_o be_v collect_v into_o art_n but_o have_v be_v handle_v dispersedly_z and_o it_o have_v the_o same_o relation_n or_o antistrophe_n that_o the_o former_a have_v for_o the_o consideration_n be_v double_a either_o how_o and_o how_o far_o the_o humour_n and_o a●…fcts_n of_o the_o body_n do_v altar_n or_o work_n upon_o the_o mind_n or_o again_o how_o and_o how_o far_o the_o passion_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v altar_n or_o work_n upon_o the_o body_n the_o former_a of_o these_o have_v be_v inquire_v and_o consider_v as_o a_o part_n and_o appendix_n of_o medicine_n but_o much_o more_o as_o a_o part_n of_o religion_n or_o superstition_n for_o the_o physician_n prescribe_v cure_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o frenzy_n and_o melancholy_a passion_n and_o pretend_v also_o to_o exhibit_v medicine_n to_o exhilarate_v the_o mind_n to_o confirm_v the_o courage_n to_o clarify_v the_o wit_n to_o corroborate_v the_o memory_n and_o the_o like_a but_o the_o scruple_n and_o superstition_n of_o diet_n and_o other_o regiment_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n in_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o manicheas_n and_o in_o the_o law_n of_o mahumet_n do_v exceed_v so_o likewise_o the_o ordinance_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n interdict_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o fat_a distinguish_v between_o beast_n clean_a and_o unclean_a for_o meat_n be_v many_o and_o strict_a nay_o the_o faith_n itself_o be_v clear_a and_o serene_a from_o all_o cloud_n of_o ceremony_n yet_o retain_v the_o use_n of_o sasting_n abstinence_n and_o other_o maceration_n and_o humiliation_n of_o the_o body_n as_o thing_n real_a &_o not_o figurative_a the_o root_n and_o life_n of_o all_o which_o prescript_n be_v beside_o the_o ceremony_n the_o consideration_n of_o that_o dependency_n which_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v submit_v unto_o upon_o the_o state_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n and_o if_o any_o man_n of_o weak_a judgement_n do_v conceive_v that_o this_o suffering_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o the_o body_n do_v either_o question_n the_o immortality_n or_o derogate_v from_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o may_v be_v teach_v in_o easy_a instance_n that_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v compatible_a with_o the_o mother_n and_o yet_o separable_a and_o the_o most_o absolute_a monarch_n be_v sometime_o lead_v by_o his_o servant_n and_o yet_o without_o subjection_n as_o for_o the_o reciprocal_a knowledge_n which_o be_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o conceit_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n upon_o the_o body_n we_o see_v all_o wise_a physician_n in_o the_o prescription_n of_o their_o regiment_n to_o their_o patient_n do_v ever_o consider_v accidentia_fw-la animi_fw-la as_o of_o great_a force_n to_o further_o or_o hinder_a remedy_n or_o recovery_n and_o more_o special_o it_o be_v a_o inquiry_n of_o great_a depth_n and_o worth_n concern_v imagination_n how_o and_o how_o far_o it_o alter_v the_o body_n proper_a of_o the_o imaginant_fw-la for_o although_o it_o have_v a_o manifest_a power_n to_o hurt_v it_o follow_v not_o it_o have_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o power_n to_o help_v no_o more_o than_o a_o man_n can_v conclude_v that_o because_o there_o be_v pestilent_a air_n able_a sudden_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o health_n therefore_o there_o shall_v be_v sovereign_a air_n able_a sudden_o to_o cure_v a_o man_n in_o sickness_n but_o the_o inquisition_n of_o this_o part_n be_v of_o great_a use_n though_o it_o need_v as_o socrates_n say_v a_o delian_a diver_n be_v difficult_a &_o profound_a but_o unto_o all_o this_o knowledge_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la vinculo_fw-la of_o the_o concordance_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n that_o part_n of_o enquirie_n be_v most_o necessary_a which_o consider_v of_o the_o seat_n and_o domiciles_fw-la which_o the_o several_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v take_v and_o occupate_v in_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n which_o knowledge_n have_v be_v attempt_v and_o be_v controvert_v and_o deserve_v to_o be_v much_o better_o inquire_v for_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n who_o place_v the_o understanding_n in_o the_o brain_n animositie_n which_o he_o do_v unfit_o call_v anger_n have_v a_o great_a mixture_n with_o pride_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o concupiseence_n or_o sensuality_n in_o the_o liver_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v but_o much_o less_o to_o be_v allow_v so_o then_o we_o have_v constitute_v as_o in_o our_o own_o wish_n and_o advise_v the_o inquiry_n touch_v humane_a nature_n entire_a as_o a_o just_a portion_n of_o knowledge_n to_o be_v handle_v apart_o the_o knowledge_n that_o concern_v man_n body_n be_v divide_v as_o the_o good_a of_o man_n body_n be_v divide_v unto_o which_o it_o refer_v the_o good_a of_o man_n body_n be_v of_o four_o kind_n health_n beauty_n strength_n and_o pleasure_n so_o the_o knowledge_n be_v medicine_n or_o art_n of_o cure_n art_n of_o decoration_n which_o be_v call_v cosmetike_n art_n of_o activity_n which_o be_v call_v athletike_n and_o be_v voluptuarie_n which_o tacitus_n true_o call_v eruditus_fw-la luxus_fw-la this_o subject_n of_o man_n body_n be_v of_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o nature_n most_o susceptible_a of_o remedy_n but_o then_o that_o remedy_n be_v most_o susceptible_a of_o error_n for_o the_o same_o subtility_n of_o the_o subject_n do_v cause_n large_a possibility_n and_o easy_a fail_v and_o therefore_o the_o enquiry_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o more_o exact_a to_o speak_v therefore_o of_o medicine_n &_o to_o resume_v that_o we_o have_v say_v ascend_v a_o little_o high_a the_o ancient_a opinion_n that_o man_n be_v microcosmus_n a_o abstract_n or_o model_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v fantastical_o strain_v by_o paracelsus_n and_o the_o alchemist_n as_o if_o there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o man_n body_n certain_a correspondence_n &_o parallel_n which_o shall_v have_v respect_n to_o all_o variety_n of_o thing_n as_o star_n planet_n mineral_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o great_a world_n but_o thus_o much_o be_v evident_o true_a that_o of_o all_o substance_n which_o nature_n have_v produce_v man_n body_n be_v the_o most_o extreme_o compound_v for_o we_o see_v herb_n &_o plant_n be_v
tie_v in_o these_o thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v leave_v unto_o we_o to_o proceed_v by_o application_n vincenda_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la fortuna_fw-la serendo_fw-la and_o so_o likewise_o vincenda_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la natura_fw-la serendo_fw-la but_o when_o that_o we_o speak_v of_o suffering_n we_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o dull_a and_o neglect_a suffering_n but_o of_o a_o wise_a and_o industrious_a suffering_n which_o draw_v and_o contrive_v use_v and_o advantage_n out_o of_o that_o which_o seem_v adverse_a and_o contrary_a which_o be_v that_o property_n which_o we_o call_v accommodate_v or_o apply_v now_o the_o wisdom_n of_o application_n rest_v principal_o in_o the_o exact_a &_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o the_o precedent_a state_n or_o disposition_n unto_o which_o we_o do_v apply_v for_o we_o can_v fit_v a_o garment_n except_o we_o first_o take_v measure_n of_o the_o body_n so_o then_o the_o first_o article_n of_o this_o knowledge_n be_v to_o set_v down_o sound_v and_o true_a distribution_n and_o description_n of_o the_o several_a character_n &_o temper_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o disposition_n special_o have_v regard_n to_o those_o difference_n which_o be_v most_o radical_a in_o be_v the_o fountayn_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o rest_n or_o most_o frequent_a in_o concurrence_n or_o commixture_n wherein_o it_o be_v not_o the_o handle_n of_o a_o few_o of_o they_o in_o passage_n the_o better_a to_o describe_v the_o mediocrity_n of_o virtue_n that_o can_v satisfy_v this_o intention_n for_o if_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v mind_n which_o be_v proportion_v to_o great_a mat_n &_o other_o to_o small_a which_o aristotle_n handle_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v handle_v by_o the_o name_n of_o magnanimity_n do_v it_o not_o deserve_v as_o well_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v mind_n proportion_v to_o intend_v many_o matter_n and_o other_o to_o few_o so_o that_o some_o can_v divide_v themselves_o other_o can_v perchance_o do_v exact_o well_o but_o it_o must_v be_v but_o in_o few_o thing_n at_o once_o and_o so_o there_o come_v to_o be_v a_o narrowne_n of_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o a_o pusillanimity_n and_o again_o that_o some_o mind_n be_v proportion_v to_o that_o which_o may_v be_v dispatch_v at_o once_o or_o within_o a_o short_a return_n of_o time_n other_o to_o that_o which_o begin_v a_o far_o of_o and_o be_v to_o be_v win_v with_o length_n of_o pursuit_n jam_fw-la tum_fw-la tenditque_fw-la fo●…etque_fw-la so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v fit_o say_v to_o be_v a_o long_a animity_n which_o be_v common_o also_o ascribe_v to_o god_n as_o a_o magnanimity_n so_o further_o deserve_v it_o to_o be_v considete_v by_o aristotle_n that_o there_o be_v a_o disposition_n in_o conversation_n suppose_v it_o in_o thing_n which_o do_v in_o no_o sort_n tonch_v or_o concern_v a_o man_n self_n to_o soothe_v and_o please_v and_o a_o disposition_n contrary_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_n and_o deserve_v it_o not_o much_o better_a to_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o disposition_n not_o in_o conversation_n or_o talk_n but_o in_o matter_n of_o mere_a serious_a nature_n and_o suppose_v it_o still_o in_o thing_n mere_o indifferent_a to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o good_a of_o another_o and_o adisposition_n contrariwise_o to_o take_v distaste_n at_o the_o good_a of_o another_o which_o be_v that_o proper_o which_o we_o call_v good_a nature_n or_o ill_a nature_n benignity_n or_o malignity_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v sufficient_o marvel_v that_o this_o part_n of_o knowledge_n touch_v the_o several_a character_n of_o nature_n and_o disposition_n shall_v be_v omit_v both_o in_o morality_n and_o policy_n consider_v it_o be_v of_o so_o great_a ministry_n and_o suppeditation_n to_o they_o both_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o tradition_n of_o astrology_n some_o pretty_a and_o apt_a division_n of_o man_n nature_n according_a to_o the_o predominance_n of_o the_o planet_n lover_n of_o quiet_a lover_n of_o action_n lover_n of_o victory_n lover_n of_o honour_n lover_n of_o pleasure_n lover_n of_o art_n lover_n of_o change_n and_o so_o forth_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o these_o relation_n which_o the_o italian_n make_v touch_v conclave_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o several_a cardinal_n handsome_o and_o lively_o paint_v four_o a_o man_n shall_v meet_v with_o in_o every_o day_n conference_n the_o denomination_n of_o sensitive_a dry_a formal_a real_a humorous_a certain_a humo_fw-la di_fw-it prima_fw-la impressione_n huomo_n di_fw-it ultima_fw-la impressione_n and_o the_o like_a and_o yet_o nevertheless_o this_o kind_n of_o observation_n wander_v in_o word_n but_o as_o not_o fix_v in_o enquiry_n for_o the_o distinction_n be_v find_v many_o of_o they_o but_o we_o conclude_v no_o precept_n upon_o they_o wherein_o our_o fault_n be_v the_o great_a because_o both_o history_n poesy_n and_o daily_a experience_n be_v as_o goodly_a field_n where_o these_o observation_n grow_v whereof_o we_o make_v a_o few_o poesy_n to_o hold_v in_o our_o hand_n but_o no_o man_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o confectionary_a that_o receipt_n may_v be_v make_v of_o they_o for_o use_v of_o life_n of_o much_o like_a kind_n be_v those_o impression_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o sex_n by_o the_o age_n by_o the_o region_n by_o health_n and_o sickness_n by_o beauty_n and_o deformity_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v inherent_a and_o not_o extern_a and_o again_o those_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o extern_a fortune_n as_o soveraygnty_n nobility_n obscure_a birth_n riches_n want_v magistracye_n privateness_n prosperity_n adversity_n constant_a fortune_n variable_a fortune_n rise_v per_fw-la saltum_fw-la per_fw-la gradus_fw-la and_o the_o like_a and_o therefore_o we_o see_v that_o plautus_n make_v it_o a_o wonder_n to_o see_v a_o old_a man_n beneficent_a benignitas_fw-la huius_fw-la ut_fw-la adolescentuli_fw-la est_fw-la saint_n paul_n conclude_v that_o severity_n of_o discipline_n be_v to_o be_v use_v to_o the_o cretan_n increpa_fw-la eos_fw-la durè_fw-la upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o their_o country_n cretense_n semper_fw-la mendaces_fw-la malae_fw-la bestiae_fw-la ventres_fw-la pigri_fw-la sallust_n note_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o king_n to_o desire_v contradictorye_n sed_fw-la plerunque_fw-la regiae_n voluntates_fw-la ut_fw-la vehemente_n sunt_fw-la fic_z mobiles_fw-la saepeque_fw-la ipsae_fw-la sibi_fw-la adversae_fw-la tacitus_n observe_v how_o rarely-raising_a of_o the_o fortune_n mend_v the_o disposition_n solus_fw-la vespas●…anus_n mutatus_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la pindarus_n make_v a_o observation_n that_o great_a and_o sudden_a fortune_n for_o the_o most_o part_n defeat_v man_n qui_fw-la magnam_fw-la foelicitatem_fw-la concoquere_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la so_o the_o psalm_n show_v it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o keep_v a_o measure_n in_o the_o enjoy_n of_o fortune_n then_o in_o the_o increase_n of_o fortune_n divitiae_fw-la si_fw-la affluant_fw-la nolite_fw-la cor_fw-la apponere_fw-la these_o observation_n and_o the_o like_a i_o deny_v not_o but_o be_v touch_v a_o little_a by_o aristotle_n as_o in_o passage_n in_o his_o rhetoric_n and_o be_v handle_v in_o some_o scatter_a discourse_n but_o they_o be_v never_o incorporate_v into_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o which_o they_o do_v essentiallye_o appertain_v as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o diversitye_n of_o ground_n and_o mould_v do_v to_o agriculture_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o complexion_n and_o constitution_n do_v to_o the_o physician_n except_o we_o mean_v to_o follow_v the_o indiscretion_n of_o empe_n riques_n which_o minister_v the_o same_o medicine_n to_o all_o patient_n another_o article_n of_o this_o knowledge_n be_v the_o inquirye_a touch_v the_o affection_n for_o as_o in_o medicine_v of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v in_o order_n first_o to_o know_v the_o diverse_a complexion_n and_o constitution_n secondlye_o the_o disease_n and_o last_o the_o cure_n so_o in_o medicine_v of_o the_o mind_n after_o knowledge_n of_o the_o diverse_a character_n of_o man_n nature_n it_o follow_v in_o order_n to_o know_v the_o disease_n and_o infirmites_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v no_o other_o they_o the_o perturbation_n &_o distemper_n of_o the_o affection_n for_o as_o the_o ancient_a in_o politics_n in_o popular_a estate_n be_v wont_n 〈◊〉_d to_o compare_v the_o people_n to_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o orator_n to_o the_o wind_n because_o as_o the_o sea_n will_v of_o itself_o be_v caulm_n and_o quiet_a if_o the_o wind_n do_v not_o move_v and_o trouble_v it_o so_o the_o people_n will_v be_v peaceable_a and_o tractable_a if_o the_o seditious_a ora_fw-la tor_n do_v not_o set_v they_o in_o work_v and_o agitation_n so_o it_o may_v be_v fit_o say_v that_o the_o mind_n in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o will_v be_v temperate_a and_o stay_v if_o the_o affection_n as_o wind_n do_v not_o put_v it_o into_o tumulte_n and_o perturbation_n and_o here_o again_o i_o find_v strange_a as_o before_o that_o aristotle_n shall_v have_v write_v
few_o please_a receipt_n whereupon_o they_o be_v confident_a and_o adventurous_a but_o know_v neither_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n nor_o the_o complexion_n of_o patient_n nor_o peril_n of_o accident_n nor_o the_o true_a method_n of_o cure_n we_o see_v it_o be_v a_o like_a error_n to_o rely_v upon_o advocate_n or_o lawyer_n which_o be_v only_a man_n of_o practice_n and_o not_o ground_v in_o their_o book_n who_o be_v many_o time_n easy_o surprise_v when_o matter_n fall_v out_o beside_o their_o experience_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o cause_n they_o handle_v so_o by_o like_a reason_n it_o can_v be_v but_o a_o matter_n of_o doubtful_a consequence_n if_o state_n be_v manage_v by_o emperique_n statesman_n not_o well_o mingle_v with_o man_n ground_v in_o learning_n but_o contrary_a wise_a it_o be_v almost_o without_o instance_n contradictory_n that_o ever_o any_o government_n be_v disastrous_a that_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o learned_a governor_n for_o howsoever_o it_o have_v be_v ordinary_a with_o politic_a man_n to_o extenuate_v and_o disable_v learned_a man_n by_o the_o name_n of_o pedant_n yet_o in_o the_o record_n of_o time_n it_o appear_v in_o many_o particular_n that_o the_o governement_n of_o prince_n in_o minority_n notwithstanding_o the_o infinite_a disadvantage_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o state_n have_v nevertheless_o excel_v the_o government_n of_o prince_n of_o mature_a age_n even_o for_o that_o reason_n which_o they_o seek_v to_o traduce_v which_o be_v that_o by_o that_o occasion_n the_o state_n have_v be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o pedant_n for_o so_o be_v the_o state_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o first_o five_o year_n which_o be_v so_o much_o magnify_v during_o the_o minority_n of_o nero_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o seneca_n a_o pedanti_n so_o it_o be_v again_o for_o ten_o year_n space_n or_o more_o during_o the_o minority_n of_o gordianus_n the_o young_a with_o great_a applause_n and_o contentation_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o misi●…heus_n a_o pedanti_n so_o be_v it_o before_o that_o in_o the_o minority_n of_o alexander_n severus_n in_o like_a happiness_n in_o hand_n not_o much_o unlike_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o woman_n who_o be_v aid_v by_o the_o teacher_n and_o preceptor_n nay_o let_v a_o man_n look_v into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o by_o name_n into_o the_o government_n of_o pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la and_o sex●…_n quintus_fw-la in_o out_o time_n who_o be_v both_o at_o their_o entrance_n esteem_v but_o as_o pedantical_a friar_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o such_o pope_n do_v great_a thing_n and_o proceed_v upon_o true_a principle_n of_o estate_n than_o those_o which_o have_v ascend_v to_o the_o papacy_n from_o a_o education_n &_o breed_n in_o affair_n of_o estate_n and_o court_n of_o prince_n for_o although_o man_n breed_v in_o learning_n be_v perhaps_o to_o seek_v in_o point_n of_o convenience_n and_o accommodate_v for_o the_o present_n which_o the_o italian_n call_v ragioni_fw-la di_fw-it 〈◊〉_d whereof_o the_o same_o pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la can_v not_o hear_v speak_v with_o patience_n term_v they_o invention_n against_o religion_n and_o the_o moral_a virtue_n yet_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o recompense_v that_o they_o be_v perfect_a in_o those_o same_o plain_a ground_n of_o religion_n justice_n honour_n and_o moral_a virtue_n which_o if_o they_o be_v well_o and_o watchful_o pursue_v there_o will_v be_v seldom_o use_v of_o those_o other_o no_o more_o than_o of_o physic_n in_o a_o sound_n or_o well_o diet_v body_n neither_o can_v the_o experience_n of_o one_o man_n life_n furnish_v example_n and_o precedent_n for_o the_o event_n of_o one_o man_n life_n for_o as_o it_o happen_v sometime_o that_o the_o grand_a child_n or_o other_o descendent_a resemble_v the_o ancestor_n more_o than_o the_o son_n so_o many_o time_n occurrence_n of_o present_a time_n may_v sort_v better_o with_o ancient_a example_n than_o with_o those_o of_o the_o late_a or_o immediate_a time_n and_o last_o the_o wit_n of_o one_o man_n can_v no_o more_o countervail_v learning_n than_o one_o man_n mean_n can_v hold_v way_n with_o a_o common_a purse_n and_o as_o for_o those_o particular_a seducement_n or_o indisposition_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o policy_n and_o government_n which_o learning_n be_v pretend_v to_o insinuate_v if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v it_o must_v be_v remember_v withal_o that_o learning_n minister_v in_o every_o of_o they_o great_a strength_n of_o medicine_n or_o remedy_n than_o it_o offer_v cause_n of_o indisposition_n or_o infirmity_n for_o if_o by_o a_o secret_a operation_n it_o make_v man_n perplex_v and_o irresolute_a on_o the_o other_o side_n by_o plain_a precept_n it_o teach_v they_o when_o and_o upon_o what_o ground_n to_o resolve_v yea_o and_o how_o to_o carry_v thing_n in_o suspense_n without_o prejudice_n till_o they_o resolve_v if_o it_o make_v man_n positive_a and_o regular_a it_o teach_v they_o what_o thing_n be_v in_o their_o nature_n demonstrative_a &_o what_o be_v conjectural_a and_o aswell_o the_o use_n of_o distinction_n and_o exception_n as_o the_o latitude_n of_o principle_n and_o rule_n if_o it_o mislead_v by_o disproportion_n or_o dissimilitude_n of_o example_n it_o teach_v man_n the_o force_n of_o circumstance_n the_o error_n of_o comparison_n and_o all_o the_o caution_n of_o application_n so_o that_o in_o all_o these_o it_o do_v rectify_v more_o effectual_o than_o it_o can_v pervert_v and_o these_o medicine_n it_o convey_v into_o man_n mind_n much_o more_o forcible_o by_o the_o quickness_n and_o penetration_n of_o example_n for_o let_v a_o man_n look_v into_o the_o error_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o so_o lively_o describe_v by_o guicciardine_n who_o serve_v under_o he_o or_o into_o the_o error_n of_o cicero_n paint_v out_o by_o his_o own_o pencil_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o atticus_n and_o he_o will_v fly_v apace_o from_o be_v irresolute_a let_v he_o look_v into_o the_o error_n of_o p●…ion_n and_o he_o will_v beware_v how_o he_o be_v obstinate_a or_o inflexible_a let_v he_o but_o read_v the_o fable_n of_o ixion_n and_o it_o will_v hold_v he_o from_o be_v vaporous_a or_o imaginative_a let_v he_o look_v into_o the_o error_n of_o cato_n the_o second_o and_o he_o will_v never_o be_v one_o of_o the_o antipode_n to_o tread_v opposite_a to_o the_o present_a world_n and_o for_o the_o conceit_n that_o learning_n shall_v dispose_v man_n to_o leisure_n and_o privateness_n and_o make_v man_n slothful_a it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n if_o that_o which_o accustome_v the_o mind_n to_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n and_o agitation_n shall_v induce_v slothfulness_n whereas_o contrariwise_o it_o may_v be_v true_o affirm_v that_o no_o kind_n of_o man_n love_v business_n for_o itself_o but_o those_o that_o be_v learned_a for_o other_o person_n love_v it_o for_o profit_n as_o a_o hireling_n that_o love_v the_o work_n for_o the_o wage_n or_o for_o honour_n as_o because_o it_o bear_v they_o up_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o refresh_v their_o reputation_n which_o otherwise_o will_v wear_v or_o because_o it_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o fortune_n and_o give_v they_o occasion_n to_o pleasure_n and_o displeasure_n or_o because_o it_o exercise_v some_o faculty_n wherein_o they_o take_v pride_n and_o so_o entertain_v they_o in_o good_a humour_n and_o please_a conceit_n towards_o themselves_o or_o because_o it_o advance_v any_o other_o their_o end_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o untrue_a valour_n that_o some_o man_n valour_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o that_o look_v on_o so_o such_o man_n industry_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o or_o at_o least_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o own_o designment_n only_o learned_a man_n love_v business_n as_o a_o action_n according_a to_o nature_n as_o agreeable_a to_o health_n of_o mind_n as_o exercise_n be_v to_o health_n of_o body_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o action_n itself_o &_o not_o in_o the_o purchase_n so_o that_o of_o all_o man_n they_o be_v the_o most_o indefatigable_a if_o it_o be_v towards_o any_o business_n which_o can_v hold_v or_o detain_v their_o mind_n and_o if_o any_o man_n be_v laborious_a in_o read_v and_o study_n and_o yet_o idle_a in_o business_n &_o action_n it_o grow_v from_o some_o weakness_n of_o body_n or_o softness_n of_o spirit_n such_o as_o seneca_n speak_v of_o quidam_fw-la tam_fw-la sunt_fw-la umbratiles_fw-la ut_fw-la putent_fw-la in_o turbido_fw-la esse_fw-la quicquid_fw-la in_o luce_n est_fw-la and_o not_o of_o learning_n well_o may_v it_o be_v that_o such_o a_o point_n of_o a_o man_n nature_n may_v make_v he_o give_v himself_o to_o learning_n but_o it_o be_v not_o learn_v that_o breed_v any_o such_o point_n in_o his_o nature_n and_o that_o learning_n shall_v take_v up_o too_o much_o time_n or_o leisure_n i_o answer_v the_o most_o active_a or_o busy_a man_n that_o have_v
faith_n and_o for_o the_o better_a illumination_n of_o the_o church_n touch_v those_o part_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v yet_o unfulfil_v allow_v nevertheless_o that_o latitude_n which_o be_v agreeable_a and_o familiar_a unto_o divine_a prophecy_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o author_n with_o who_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o fulfil_v punctual_o at_o once_o but_o have_v spring_v and_o germinant_fw-la accomplishment_n throughout_o many_o age_n though_o the_o height_n or_o fullness_n of_o they_o may_v refer_v to_o some_o one_o age_n this_o be_v a_o work_n which_o i_o find_v deficient_a but_o be_v to_o be_v prophetica_fw-la do_v with_o wisdom_n sobriety_n and_o reverence_n or_o not_o at_o all_o the_o three_o which_o be_v history_n of_o providence_n contain_v that_o excellent_a correspondence_n which_o be_v between_o god_n reveal_v will_n and_o his_o secret_a will_n which_o though_o it_o be_v so_o obscure_a as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o be_v not_o legible_a to_o the_o natural_a man_n no_o nor_o many_o time_n to_o those_o that_o behold_v it_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o at_o some_o time_n it_o please_v god_n for_o our_o better_a establishment_n and_o the_o confute_v of_o those_o which_o be_v as_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n to_o write_v it_o in_o such_o text_n and_o capital_a letter_n that_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o that_o run_v by_o may_v read_v it_o that_o be_v mere_a sensual_a person_n which_o hasten_v by_o god_n judgement_n and_o never_o bend_v or_o fix_v their_o cogitation_n upon_o they_o be_v nevertheless_o in_o their_o passage_n and_o race_n urge_v to_o discern_v it_o such_o be_v the_o notable_a event_n and_o example_n of_o god_n judgement_n chastizement_n deliverance_n and_o blessing_n and_o this_o be_v a_o work_n which_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o labour_n of_o many_o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v present_v as_o omit_v there_o be_v also_o other_o part_n of_o learning_n which_o be_v appendix_n to_o history_n for_o all_o the_o exterior_a proceed_n of_o man_n consist_v of_o word_n and_o deed_n whereof_o history_n do_v proper_o receive_v and_o retain_v in_o memory_n the_o deed_n and_o if_o word_n yet_o but_o as_o inducement_n and_o passage_n to_o deed_n so_o be_v there_o other_o book_n and_o write_n which_o be_v appropriate_a to_o the_o custody_n and_o receit_n of_o word_n only_o which_o likewise_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n oration_n letter_n &_o brief_a speech_n or_o say_n oration_n be_v plead_n speech_n of_o counsel_n laudative_n inuective_n apology_n reprehension_n oration_n of_o formality_n or_o ceremony_n and_o the_o like_a letter_n be_v according_a to_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o occasion_n advertisement_n aduises_n direction_n proposition_n petition_n commendatorie_n expostulatorie_a satisfactory_a of_o complement_n of_o pleasure_n of_o discourse_n and_o all_o other_o passage_n of_o action_n and_o such_o as_o be_v write_v from_o wise_a man_n be_v of_o all_o the_o word_n of_o man_n in_o my_o judgement_n the_o best_a for_o they_o be_v more_o natural_a than_o oration_n and_o public_a speech_n &_o more_o advise_v then_o conference_n or_o present_a speech_n so_o again_o letter_n of_o affair_n from_o such_o as_o manage_v they_o or_o be_v privy_a to_o they_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o best_a instruction_n for_o history_n and_o to_o a_o diligent_a reader_n the_o best_a history_n in_o themselves_o for_o apothegm_n it_o be_v a_o great_a loss_n of_o that_o book_n of_o caesar_n for_o as_o his_o history_n and_o those_o few_o letter_n of_o he_o which_o we_o have_v and_o those_o apothegm_n which_o be_v of_o his_o own_o excel_v all_o man_n else_o so_o i_o suppose_v will_v his_o collection_n of_o apothegm_n have_v do_v for_o as_o for_o those_o which_o be_v collect_v by_o other_o either_o i_o have_v no_o taste_n in_o such_o matter_n or_o else_o their_o choice_n have_v not_o be_v happy_a but_o upon_o these_o three_o kind_n of_o write_n i_o do_v not_o insist_v because_o i_o have_v no_o deficience_n to_o propound_v concern_v they_o thus_o much_o therefore_o concern_v history_n which_o be_v that_o part_n of_o learning_n which_o answer_v to_o one_o of_o the_o cell_n domiciles_fw-la or_o office_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o memory_n poesy_n be_v a_o part_n of_o learning_n in_o measure_n of_o word_n for_o the_o most_o part_n restrain_v but_o in_o all_o other_o point_v extreme_o license_v and_o do_v true_o refer_v to_o the_o imagination_n which_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o law_n of_o matter_n may_v at_o pleasure_n join_v that_o which_o nature_n have_v sever_v &_o sever_v that_o which_o nature_n have_v join_v and_o so_o make_v unlawful_a match_n &_o divorse_n of_o thing_n pictoribus_fw-la atque_fw-la poetis_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v take_v in_o two_o sense_n in_o respect_n of_o word_n or_o matter_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n it_o be_v but_o a_o character_n of_o stile_n and_o belong_v to_o art_n of_o speech_n and_o be_v not_o pertinent_a for_o the_o present_a in_o the_o late_a it_o be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v one_o of_o the_o principalll_v portion_n of_o learning_n and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o feign_a history_n which_o may_v be_v style_v as_o well_o in_o prose_n as_o in_o verse_n the_o use_n of_o this_o feign_a history_n have_v be_v to_o give_v some_o shadow_n of_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n in_o those_o point_n wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n do_v deny_v it_o the_o world_n be_v in_o proportion_n inferior_a to_o the_o soul_n by_o reason_n whereof_o there_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n a_o more_o ample_a greatness_n a_o more_o exact_a goodness_n and_o a_o more_o absolute_a variety_n than_o can_v be_v find_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n therefore_o because_o the_o act_n or_o event_n of_o true_a history_n have_v not_o that_o magnitude_n which_o satisfy_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n poesy_n sain_v act_n and_o event_n great_a and_o more_o heroical_a because_o true_a history_n propound_v the_o success_n and_o issue_n of_o action_n not_o so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n therefore_o poesy_n feign_v they_o more_o just_a in_o retribution_n and_o more_o according_a to_o reveal_v providence_n because_o true_a history_n represent_v action_n and_o event_n more_o ordinary_a and_o less_o interchange_v therefore_o poesy_n endue_v they_o with_o more_o rareness_n and_o more_o unexpected_a and_o alternative_a variation_n so_o as_o it_o appear_v that_o poesy_n serve_v and_o confer_v to_o magnanimity_n morality_n and_o to_o delectation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v ever_o think_v to_o have_v some_o participation_n of_o divinesse_n because_o it_o do_v raise_v and_o erect_v the_o mind_n by_o submit_v the_o show_n of_o thing_n to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o mind_n whereas_o reason_n do_v buckle_v and_o bow_v the_o mind_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o we_o see_v that_o by_o these_o insinuation_n and_o congruity_n with_o man_n nature_n and_o pleasure_n join_v also_o with_o the_o agreement_n and_o consort_n it_o have_v with_o music_n it_o have_v have_v access_n and_o estimation_n in_o rude_a time_n and_o barbarous_a region_n where_o other_o learning_n stand_v exclude_v the_o division_n of_o poesy_n which_o be_v apt_a in_o the_o propriety_n thereof_o beside_o those_o division_n which_o be_v common_a unto_o it_o with_o history_n as_o feign_a chronicle_n feign_a life_n &_o the_o appendix_n of_o history_n as_o feign_a epistle_n feign_a oration_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v into_o poesy_n narrative_n representative_a and_o allusive_a the_o narrative_a be_v a_o mere_a imitation_n of_o history_n with_o the_o excess_n before_o remember_v ohoose_v for_o subject_n common_o war_n and_o love_n rare_o state_n and_o sometime_o pleasure_n or_o mirth_n representative_a be_v as_o a_o visible_a history_n and_o be_v a_o image_n of_o action_n as_o if_o they_o be_v present_a as_o history_n be_v of_o action_n in_o nature_n as_o they_o be_v that_o be_v past_a allusive_a or_o parabolicall_a be_v a_o narrtion_n apply_v only_o to_o express_v some_o special_a purpose_n or_o conceit_n which_o late_a kind_n of_o parabolical_a wisdom_n be_v much_o more_o in_o use_n in_o the_o ancient_a time_n as_o by_o the_o fable_n of_o aesop_n and_o the_o brief_a sentence_n of_o the_o seven_o and_o the_o use_n of_o hieroglyphike_n may_v appear_v and_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v then_o of_o necessity_n to_o express_v any_o point_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v more_o sharp_a or_o subtle_a than_o the_o vulgar_a in_o that_o manner_n because_o man_n in_o those_o time_n want_v both_o variety_n of_o example_n and_o subtlety_n of_o conceit_n and_o as_o hierogliphike_n be_v before_o letter_n so_o parable_n be_v before_o argument_n and_o nevertheless_o now_o and_o at_o all_o time_n they_o do_v retain_v much_o life_n and_o vigour_n
nourish_v by_o earth_n &_o waer_fw-mi beast_n for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o herb_n &_o fruit_n man_n by_o the_o flesh_n of_o beast_n bird_n fish_n herb_n grain_n fruit_n water_n &_o the_o manifold_a alteration_n dress_n and_o preparation_n of_o these_o several_a body_n before_o they_o come_v to_o be_v his_o food_n &_o aliment_n add_v hereunto_o that_o beast_n have_v a_o more_o simple_a order_n of_o life_n and_o less_o change_n of_o affection_n to_o work_v upon_o their_o body_n whereas_o man_n in_o his_o mansion_n sleep_n exercise_n passion_n have_v infinite_a variation_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o body_n of_o man_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o most_o compound_a mass_n the_o soul_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v the_o simple_a of_o substance_n as_o be_v well_o express_v purumque_fw-la reliquit_fw-la aethereum_fw-la sensum_fw-la atque_fw-la aurai_fw-fr simplicis_fw-la ignem_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o the_o soul_n so_o place_v enjoy_v no_o rest_n if_o that_o principle_n be_v true_a that_o motus_fw-la rerum_fw-la est_fw-la rapidus_fw-la extra_fw-la locum_fw-la placidus_n in_o loco_fw-la but_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o variable_a composition_n of_o man_n body_n have_v make_v it_o as_o a_o instrument_n easy_a to_o to_o distemper_v and_o therefore_o the_o poet_n do_v well_o to_o conjoin_v music_n and_o medicine_n in_o apollo_n because_o the_o office_n of_o medicine_n be_v but_o to_o tune_v this_o curious_a harp_n of_o man_n body_n and_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o harmony_n so_o then_o the_o subject_n be_v so_o variable_a have_v make_v the_o art_n by_o consequent_a more_o conjectural_a and_o the_o art_n be_v conjectural_a have_v make_v so_o much_o the_o more_o place_n to_o be_v leave_v for_o imposture_n for_o almost_o all_o other_o art_n and_o science_n judge_v by_o act_n or_o master_n piece_n as_o i_o may_v term_v they_o and_o not_o by_o the_o success_n and_o event_n the_o lawyer_n be_v judge_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o plead_n and_o not_o by_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o master_n in_o the_o ship_n be_v judge_v by_o the_o direct_v his_o course_n aright_o and_o not_o by_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o voyage_n but_o the_o physician_n and_o perhaps_o the_o politic_a have_v no_o particular_a act_n demonstrative_a of_o his_o ability_n but_o be_v judge_v most_o by_o the_o event_n which_o be_v ever_o but_o as_o it_o be_v take_v for_o who_o can_v tell_v if_o a_o patient_n die_v or_o recover_v or_o if_o a_o state_n be_v preserve_v or_o ruyne_v whether_o it_o be_v art_n or_o accident_n and_o therefore_o many_o time_n the_o impostor_n be_v prize_v and_o the_o man_n of_o virtue_n tax_v nay_o we_o see_v weakness_n and_o credulity_n of_o man_n be_v such_o as_o they_o will_v often_o prefer_v a_o montabanke_n or_o witch_n before_o a_o learned_a physician_n and_o therefore_o the_o poet_n be_v clear_o sight_v in_o discern_v this_o extreme_a folly_n when_o they_o make_v aesculapius_n and_o circe_n brother_n and_o sister_n both_o child_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o in_o the_o verse_n ipse_fw-la repertorem_fw-la medicinae_fw-la talis_fw-la &_o artis_fw-la fulmine_fw-la phoebigenam_fw-la stygias_fw-la detrusit_fw-la ad_fw-la un●…as_fw-la and_o again_o dives_fw-la inaccessos_fw-la ubi_fw-la solis_fw-la filia_fw-la lucos_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o in_o all_o time_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o multitude_n witch_n and_o old_a woman_n and_o impostor_n have_v have_v a_o competition_n with_o physician_n and_o what_o follow_v even_o this_o that_o physician_n say_v to_o themselves_o as_o solomon_n express_v it_o upon_o a_o high_a occasion_n if_o it_o befall_v to_o i_o as_o befall_v to_o the_o fool_n why_o shall_v i_o labour_v to_o be_v more_o wise_a and_o therefore_o i_o can_v much_o blame_v physician_n that_o they_o use_v common_o to_o intend_v some_o other_o art_n or_o practice_n which_o they_o fancy_n more_o than_o their_o profession_n for_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o they_o antiquary_n poet_n humanist_n statesman_n merchant_n divine_n and_o in_o every_o of_o these_o better_o see_v than_o in_o their_o profession_n &_o no_o doubt_n upon_o this_o ground_n that_o they_o find_v that_o mediocrity_n &_o excellency_n in_o their_o art_n make_v no_o difference_n in_o profit_n or_o reputation_n towards_o their_o fortune_n for_o the_o weakness_n of_o patient_n and_o sweetness_n of_o life_n and_o nature_n of_o hope_n make_v man_n depend_v upon_o physician_n with_o all_o their_o defect_n but_o nevertheless_o these_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o be_v course_n beget_v between_o a_o little_a occasion_n and_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o sloth_n and_o default_n for_o if_o we_o will_v excite_v and_o awake_v our_o observation_n we_o shall_v see_v in_o familiar_a instance_n what_o a_o predominant_a faculty_n the_o subtlety_n of_o spirit_n have_v over_o the_o variety_n of_o matter_n or_o form_n nothing_o more_o variable_a than_o face_n and_o countenance_n yet_o man_n can_v bea●…e_v in_o memory_n the_o infinite_a distinction_n of_o they_o nay_o a_o painter_n with_o a_o few_o shell_n of_o colour_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o habit_n of_o his_o imagination_n can_v imitate_v they_o all_o that_o ever_o have_v be_v be_v or_o may_v be_v if_o they_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o nothing_o more_o variable_a than_o voice_n yet_o man_n can_v likewise_o discern_v they_o personal_o nay_o you_o shall_v have_v a_o buffoon_n or_o pantomimus_n will_v express_v as_o many_o as_o he_o please_v nothing_o more_o variable_a than_o the_o differ_a sound_n of_o word_n yet_o man_n have_v find_v the_o way_n to_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o few_o simple_a letter_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o insufficiency_n or_o incapacity_n of_o man_n mind_n but_o it_o be_v the_o remove_n stand_v or_o place_v thereof_o that_o breed_v these_o maze_n and_o incomprehension_n for_o as_o the_o sense_n a_o far_o off_o be_v full_a of_o mistake_v but_o be_v exact_a at_o hand_n so_o be_v it_o of_o the_o understanding_n the_o remedy_n whereof_o be_v not_o to_o quicken_v or_o strengthen_v the_o organ_n but_o to_o go_v near_o to_o the_o object_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o if_o the_o physician_n will_v learn_v and_o use_v the_o true_a approach_n and_o auenue_n of_o nature_n they_o may_v assume_v as_o much_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la variant_n morbi_fw-la variabimus_fw-la art_n mille_fw-fr mali_n species_n mille_fw-la salutis_fw-la erunt_fw-la which_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v the_o nobleness_n of_o their_o art_n do_v deserve_v well_o shadow_v by_o the_o poet_n in_o that_o they_o make_v aesculapius_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o sun_n the_o one_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n the_o other_o as_o the_o second_o stream_n but_o infinite_o more_o honour_v by_o the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o make_v the_o body_n of_o man_n the_o object_n of_o his_o miracle_n as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o object_n of_o his_o doctrine_n for_o we_o read_v not_o that_o ever_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o do_v any_o miracle_n about_o honour_n or_o money_n except_o that_o one_o for_o give_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n but_o only_a about_o the_o preserve_n sustain_v and_o heal_v the_o body_n of_o man_n medicine_n be_v a_o science_n which_o have_v be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v more_o profess_v than_o labour_v &_o yet_o more_o labour_v than_o advance_v the_o labour_n have_v be_v in_o my_o judgement_n rather_o in_o circle_n than_o in_o progression_n for_o i_o find_v much_o iteration_n but_o small_a addition_n it_o consider_v cause_n of_o disease_n with_o the_o occasion_n or_o impulsion_n the_o discase_n themselves_o with_o the_o accident_n and_o the_o cure_n with_o the_o preseruation_n the_o deficience_n which_o i_o think_v good_a to_o note_v be_v a_o few_o of_o many_o &_o those_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o more_o open_a and_o manifest_a nature_n i_o will_v enumerate_v and_o not_o place_n the_o first_o be_v the_o discontinuance_n of_o the_o ancient_a and_o serious_a diligence_n of_o hypocrates_n which_o use_v to_o medicinales_fw-la set_v down_o a_o narrative_n of_o the_o special_a case_n of_o his_o patientes_fw-la and_o how_o they_o proceed_v &_o how_o they_o be_v judge_v by_o recovery_n or_o death_n therefore_o have_v a_o example_n proper_a in_o the_o father_n of_o the_o art_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o allege_v a_o example_n foreign_a of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o lawyer_n who_o be_v careful_a to_o report_v new_a case_n and_o decision_n for_o the_o direction_n of_o future_a judgement_n this_o continuance_n of_o medicinal_a history_n i_o find_v deficient_a which_o i_o understand_v neither_o to_o be_v so_o infinite_a as_o to_o extend_v to_o every_o common_a case_n nor_o so_o reserve_v as_o to_o admit_v none_o but_o wonder_n for_o many_o thing_n be_v new_a in_o the_o manner_n which_o be_v not_o new_a in_o the_o kind_a and_o if_o man_n will_v intend_v to_o
upon_o and_o not_o to_o be_v light_o pass_v over_o for_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v think_v by_o view_n and_o enquiry_n into_o these_o sensible_a and_o material_a thing_n to_o attain_v that_o light_n whereby_o he_o may_v reveal_v unto_o himself_o the_o nature_n or_o will_n of_o god_n then_o indeed_o be_v he_o spoil_v by_o vain_a philosophy_n for_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n creature_n and_o work_n produce_v have_v regard_n to_o the_o work_n and_o creature_n themselves_o knowledge_n but_o have_v regard_n to_o god_n no_o perfect_a knowledge_n but_o wonder_v which_o be_v break_v knowledge_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o apt_o say_v by_o one_o of_o plato_n school_n that_o the_o sense_n of_o man_n carry_v a_o resemblance_n with_o the_o sun_n which_o as_o we_o see_v open_v and_o reveal_v all_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n but_o then_o again_o it_o obscure_v and_o conceal_v the_o star_n &_o celestial_a globe_n so_o do_v the_o sense_n discover_v natural_a thing_n but_o it_o darken_v and_o shut_v up_o divine_a and_o hence_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o have_v proceed_v that_o diverse_a great_a learned_a man_n have_v be_v heretical_a while_o they_o have_v seek_v to_o fly_v up_o to_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o deity_n by_o the_o waxen_a wing_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o as_o for_o the_o conceit_n that_o too_o much_o knowledge_n shall_v incline_v a_o man_n to_o atheism_n and_o that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n shall_v make_v a_o more_o devoute_a dependence_n upon_o god_n which_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n first_o it_o be_v good_a to_o ask_v the_o question_n which_o job_n ask_v of_o his_o friend_n will_v you_o lie_v for_o god_n as_o one_o man_n will_v do_v for_o another_o to_o gratify_v he_o for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n work_v nothing_o in_o nature_n but_o by_o second_o cause_n and_o if_o they_o will_v have_v it_o otherwise_o believe_v it_o be_v mere_a imposture_n as_o it_o be_v in_o favour_n towards_o god_n and_o nothing_o else_o but_o to_o offer_v to_o the_o author_n of_o truth_n the_o unclean_a sacrifice_n of_o a_o lie_n but_o further_a it_o be_v a_o assure_a truth_n and_o a_o conclusion_n of_o experience_n that_o a_o little_a or_o superficial_a knowledge_n of_o philosophy_n may_v incline_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o atheism_n but_o a_o further_o proceed_v therein_o do_v bring_v the_o mind_n back_o again_o to_o religion_n for_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o philosophy_n when_o the_o second_o cause_n which_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o sense_n do_v offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n if_o it_o dwell_v and_o stay_v there_o it_o may_v induce_v some_o oblivion_n of_o the_o high_a cause_n but_o when_o a_o man_n pass_v on_o further_a and_o see_v the_o dependence_n of_o cause_n and_o the_o work_n of_o providence_n then_o according_a to_o the_o allegory_n of_o the_o poet_n he_o will_v easy_o believe_v that_o the_o high_a link_n of_o nature_n chain_n must_v needs_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o foot_n of_o jupiters_n chair_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o let_v no_o man_n upon_o a_o weak_a conceit_n of_o sobriety_n or_o a_o ill_o apply_v moderation_n think_v or_o maintain_v that_o a_o man_n can_v search_v too_o far_o or_o be_v too_o well_o study_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n word_n or_o in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n work_n divinity_n or_o philosophy_n but_o rather_o let_v man_n endeavour_v a_o endless_a progress_n or_o proficience_n in_o both_o only_o let_v man_n beware_v that_o they_o apply_v both_o to_o charity_n and_o not_o to_o swell_n to_o use_v and_o not_o to_o ostentation_n and_o again_o that_o they_o do_v not_o unwise_o mingle_v or_o confound_v these_o learning_n together_o and_o as_o for_o the_o disgrace_n which_o learning_n receive_v from_o politic_n they_o be_v of_o this_o nature_n that_o learning_n do_v soften_v man_n mind_n and_o make_v they_o more_o unapt_a for_o the_o honour_n and_o exercise_v of_o arm_n that_o it_o do_v mar_v and_o pervert_v man_n disposition_n for_o matter_n of_o government_n and_o policy_n in_o make_v they_o too_o curious_a and_o irresolute_a by_o variety_n of_o read_v or_o too_o peremptory_a or_o positive_a by_o strictness_n of_o rule_n and_o axiom_n or_o too_o immoderate_a and_o overween_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o example_n or_o too_o incompatible_a and_o differ_v from_o the_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dissimilitude_n of_o example_n or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o do_v divert_v man_n travail_n from_o action_n and_o business_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o love_n of_o leisure_n and_o privateness_n and_o that_o it_o do_v bring_v into_o state_n a_o relaxation_n of_o discipline_n whilst_o every_o man_n be_v more_o ready_a to_o argue_v than_o to_o obey_v and_o execute_v out_o of_o this_o conceit_n cato_n surname_v the_o censor_n one_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n indeed_o that_o ever_o live_v when_o carneades_n the_o philosopher_n come_v in_o embassage_n to_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o young_a man_n of_o rome_n begin_v to_o flock_n about_o he_o be_v allure_v with_o the_o sweetness_n and_o majesty_n of_o his_o eloquence_n and_o learning_n give_v counsel_n in_o open_a senate_n that_o they_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o dispatch_n with_o all_o speed_n lest_o he_o shall_v infect_v and_o inchant_v the_o mind_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o youth_n and_o at_o unaware_o bring_v in_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o state_n out_o of_o the_o same_o conceit_n or_o humour_n do_v virgil_n turn_v his_o pen_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o country_n and_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o his_o own_o profession_n make_v a_o kind_n of_o separation_n between_o policy_n and_o government_n and_o between_o art_n and_o science_n in_o the_o verse_n so_o much_o renown_v attribute_v and_o challenge_v the_o one_o to_o the_o roman_n and_o leave_v &_o yield_v the_o other_o to_o the_o grecian_n turegere_fw-la imperio_fw-la populos_fw-la roman_a mem●…to_n hae_fw-la tibi_fw-la erunt_fw-la art_n etc._n etc._n so_o likewise_o we_o see_v that_o anytus_n the_o accuser_n of_o socrates_n lay_v it_o as_o a_o article_n of_o charge_n &_o accusation_n against_o he_o that_o he_o do_v with_o the_o variety_n and_o power_n of_o his_o discourse_n and_o disputation_n withdraw_v young_a man_n from_o due_a reverence_n to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n and_o that_o he_o do_v profess_v a_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a science_n which_o be_v to_o make_v the_o worse_a matter_n seem_v the_o better_a and_o to_o suppress_v truth_n by_o force_n of_o eloquence_n and_o speech_n but_o these_o and_o the_o like_a imputation_n have_v rather_o a_o countenance_n of_o gravity_n than_o any_o ground_n of_o justice_n for_o experience_n do_v warrant_n that_o both_o in_o person_n and_o in_o time_n there_o have_v be_v a_o meeting_n and_o concurrence_n in_o learning_n and_o arm_n flourish_v and_o excel_v in_o the_o same_o man_n and_o the_o same_o age_n for_o as_o for_o man_n there_o can_v be_v a_o better_a nor_o the_o like_a instance_n as_o of_o that_o pair_n alexander_n the_o great_a and_o julius_n caesar_n the_o dictator_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v aristotle_n scholar_n in_o philosophy_n and_o the_o other_o be_v cicero_n rival_n in_o eloquence_n or_o if_o any_o man_n have_v rather_o call_v for_o scholar_n that_o be_v great_a general_n than_o general_n that_o be_v great_a scholar_n let_v he_o take_v epaminondas_n the_o theban_a or_o xenophon_n the_o athenian_a whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o first_o that_o abate_v the_o power_n of_o sparta_n and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v way_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o persia_n and_o this_o concurrence_n be_v yet_o more_o visible_a in_o time_n than_o in_o person_n by_o how_o much_o a_o age_n be_v great_a object_n than_o a_o man._n for_o both_o in_o egypt_n assyria_n persia_n grecia_n and_o rome_n the_o same_o time_n that_o be_v most_o renown_v for_o arm_n be_v likewise_o most_o admire_v for_o learning_n so_o that_o the_o great_a author_n and_o philosopher_n and_o the_o great_a captain_n and_o governor_n have_v live_v in_o the_o same_o age_n neither_o can_v it_o otherwise_o be_v for_o as_o in_o man_n the_o ripeness_n of_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n and_o mind_n come_v much_o about_o a_o age_n save_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n come_v somewhat_o the_o more_o early_o so_o in_o state_n arm_n and_o learning_n whereof_o the_o one_o correspond_v to_o the_o body_n the_o other_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n have_v a_o concurrence_n or_o never_a sequence_n in_o time_n and_o for_o matter_n of_o policy_n and_o government_n that_o learning_n shall_v rather_o hurt_v than_o enable_v thereunto_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o improbable_a we_o see_v it_o be_v account_v a_o error_n to_o commit_v a_o natural_a body_n to_o emperique_n physician_n which_o common_o have_v a_o