in_o essence_n so_o they_o differ_v in_o operation_n and_o instrument_n for_o heat_n the_o instrument_n of_o a_o vegetative_a soul_n 1._o 2._o the_o go_v ann_n c._n 1._o only_a heat_n but_o chyle_n be_v make_v in_o the_o stomach_n not_o from_o heat_n but_o the_o chyle-making_a faculty_n so_o heat_n in_o the_o liver_n make_v blood_n by_o sanguification_n but_o the_o soul_n never_o use_v heat_n to_o cool_v or_o moisture_n to_o heat_n and_o dry_a or_o any_o thing_n to_o act_v beyond_o its_o strength_n and_o the_o first_o quality_n by_o what_o unspeakable_a way_n soever_o mix_v be_v not_o poison_v in_o venomous_a beast_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o poison_n be_v from_o another_o principle_n and_o as_o divers_a action_n be_v from_o divers_a form_n so_o nature_n have_v give_v divers_a instrument_n to_o divers_a form_n for_o divers_a action_n therefore_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o virtue_n in_o natural_a thing_n transcend_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o element_n and_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v not_o to_o the_o element_n or_o matter_n of_o thing_n but_o to_o the_o form_n and_o their_o quality_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o form_n seed_n or_o star_n of_o thing_n they_o say_v the_o seed_n or_o star_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v natural_a to_o be_v generate_v or_o corrupt_v be_v in_o the_o empty_a element_n abyss_n hypocrates_n hell_n night_n of_o orpheus_n ilias_n or_o iliastrum_n of_o paracelsus_n hence_o all_o thing_n be_v breed_v and_o all_o action_n of_o life_n and_o quality_n come_v from_o they_o and_o these_o seed_n lie_v invisible_o in_o the_o element_n pure_a and_o be_v defile_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o body_n they_o call_v they_o seed_n 8._o severinus_fw-la c._n 8._o because_o they_o perpetual_o produce_v fruit_n in_o their_o season_n and_o star_n because_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o motion_n in_o all_o natural_a action_n and_o root_n because_o in_o they_o all_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o world_n be_v contain_v and_o they_o say_v every_o element_n have_v its_o seed_n and_o though_o the_o inserior_fw-la element_n have_v not_o such_o perfect_a individual_n yet_o they_o have_v body_n to_o last_v for_o ever_o in_o their_o treasury_n by_o which_o the_o perpertuity_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o species_n be_v keep_v from_o destruction_n they_o say_v the_o starry_a body_n of_o the_o low_a element_n be_v twofold_a some_o be_v pure_a like_o those_o celestial_a and_o be_v not_o see_v but_o by_o the_o industry_n of_o artist_n and_o as_o the_o seed_n differ_v in_o their_o office_n and_o propriety_n so_o do_v the_o body_n all_o these_o be_v not_o new_a but_o contain_v the_o vulgar_a doctrine_n of_o form_n therefore_o they_o only_o put_v new_a name_n to_o thing_n know_v all_o famous_a philosopher_n thought_n that_o the_o sorm_n of_o natural_a thing_n be_v a_o divine_a and_o unchangeable_a principle_n 8._o ideal_o philos_n cap._n 6._o &_o 8._o and_o a_o instrument_n or_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o creator_n galen_n call_v the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o generation_n a_o great_a art_n or_o wisdom_n and_o the_o christian_a philosopher_n say_v they_o have_v not_o their_o power_n from_o themselves_o but_o their_o creator_n at_o first_o when_o he_o say_v let_v earth_n bring_v forth_o the_o herb_n bear_v seed_n and_o the_o tree_n in_o its_o kind_n bear_v fruit_n which_o have_v its_o seed_n the_o form_n or_o soul_n of_o thing_n star_n or_o root_n be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o matter_n be_v actual_o what_o it_o be_v the_o perfection_n quiddity_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o motion_n in_o a_o body_n and_o the_o image_n of_o a_o divine_a essence_n therefore_o the_o modern_a chemist_n call_v the_o soul_n star_n for_o as_o star_n end_v their_o motion_n at_o certain_a time_n so_o do_v the_o soul_n observe_v law_n of_o motion_n black_a hellebore_n flourish_v in_o winter_n the_o daffodil_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n violet_n in_o march_n rose_n in_o may_n the_o elder_a in_o june_n the_o vine_n and_o hops_n in_o july_n than_o they_o be_v ripe_a at_o a_o set_a time_n and_o their_o motion_n end_v they_o rest_v till_o the_o next_o year_n and_o if_o we_o know_v more_o of_o the_o soul_n we_o will_v declare_v it_o though_o severinus_n brag_v he_o know_v more_o say_v i_o have_v lay_v the_o rudiment_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o deolare_fw-la all_o but_o he_o be_v ignorant_a without_o doubt_n as_o all_o man_n be_v moreover_o severinus_n say_v that_o quality_n number_n conformation_n and_o other_o signature_n come_v from_o these_o form_n or_o seed_n and_o right_a for_o while_o the_o inward_a form_n make_v her_o body_n she_o make_v also_o form_n which_o libavius_n need_v not_o admire_v for_o they_o do_v not_o by_o their_o own_o force_n but_o as_o they_o be_v instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o creator_n who_o give_v they_o this_o force_n not_o immediate_o but_o from_o his_o first_o blessing_n therefore_o severinus_n be_v not_o the_o first_o that_o teach_v this_o but_o sealiger_n before_o he_o say_v that_o quality_n quantity_n number_n and_o order_n and_o situation_n be_v from_o the_o soul_n and_o she_o make_v the_o body_n for_o her_o temple_n but_o for_o truth_n sake_n let_v we_o consider_v this_o opinion_n far_o and_o speak_v of_o the_o original_a of_o form_n of_o the_o original_a of_o form_n the_o philosopher_n do_v not_o only_o admire_v generation_n but_o labour_v to_o find_v out_o the_o form_v cause_n which_o make_v the_o matter_n so_o perfect_a and_o and_o greatness_n number_n figure_n and_o order_n and_o other_o thing_n in_o body_n that_o live_v foetus_fw-la lib._n the_o form_n foetus_fw-la some_o despair_v galen_n ask_v all_o the_o philosopher_n that_o if_o they_o have_v find_v any_o truth_n they_o shall_v communicate_v it_o for_o nothing_o be_v yet_o know_v that_o can_v satisfy_v a_o learning_n soul_n the_o inquirer_n have_v divers_a opinion_n for_o though_o neither_o the_o form_n nor_o the_o matter_n be_v generate_v proper_o asunder_o but_o the_o copound_n yet_o because_o generation_n can_v be_v without_o the_o form_n it_o be_v demand_v whence_o that_o be_v fernel_n say_v the_o form_n be_v send_v from_o without_o and_o show_v that_o strength_n be_v send_v to_o the_o seed_n with_o heat_n and_o spirit_n causis_fw-la 1._o de_fw-la abditis_fw-la ter_z causis_fw-la which_o by_o force_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o a_o gentle_a heat_n prepare_v the_o matter_n that_o the_o form_n may_v be_v receive_v which_o do_v perfect_o the_o form_n come_v from_o without_o by_o a_o natural_a mevitable_a necessity_n and_o from_o whence_o form_n come_v he_o say_v that_o heaven_n bring_v forth_o many_o creature_n and_o plant_n from_o no_o seed_n 10._o cap._n 10._o and_o all_o the_o form_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o form_n of_o heaven_n in_o power_n and_o heaven_n be_v as_o it_o be_v great_a with_o child_n of_o many_o form_n beget_v all_o thing_n but_o he_o bring_v no_o probability_n to_o establish_v this_o his_o opinion_n the_o heaven_n help_v the_o produce_v of_o thing_n and_o nourish_v they_o as_o a_o remote_a cause_n external_a but_o give_v not_o the_o species_n to_o thing_n and_o if_o all_o form_n shall_v flow_v from_o heaven_n there_o will_v be_v no_o univocal_a generation_n in_o inferior_a thing_n and_o the_o tree_n and_o beast_n be_v only_o the_o progeny_n of_o heaven_n second_o it_o be_v a_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n that_o form_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o matter_n but_o if_o the_o matter_n shall_v contain_v form_n in_o itself_o and_o they_o come_v from_o it_o the_o matter_n will_v be_v the_o most_o noble_a be_v and_o a_o more_o noble_a principle_n than_o the_o form_n and_o form_n will_v be_v scarce_o worthy_a of_o the_o name_n of_o a_o principle_n some_o say_v the_o matter_n do_v not_o actual_o contain_v the_o form_n but_o there_o be_v in_o it_o a_o disposition_n to_o a_o form_n which_o be_v complete_v than_o it_o be_v actual_a what_o it_o be_v before_o in_o power_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n be_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o adequate_a or_o fit_a efficient_a cause_n it_o come_v from_o power_n to_o be_v in_o act_n or_o form_n and_o so_o this_o power_n be_v only_o a_o certain_a determination_n that_o this_o &_o not_o that_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o this_o matter_n as_o for_o example_n a_o chicken_n come_v of_o a_o egg_n not_o a_o horse_n but_o whence_o be_v this_o act_n or_o form_n or_o substance_n do_v that_o power_n and_o disposition_n which_o be_v a_o quality_n turn_v into_o a_o substance_n or_o be_v the_o form_n make_v of_o nothing_o so_o that_o the_o agent_n give_v nothing_o of_o its_o essence_n unto_o it_o 11._o lib._n the_o facult_a ann_n c._n 11._o beside_o action_n but_o both_o these_o be_v absurd_a and_o contrary_a to_o truth_n namely_o
the_o event_n be_v foolish_a what_o do_v a_o furnace_n as_o high_a as_o a_o man_n concern_v the_o coustitution_n of_o the_o urine_n why_o shall_v the_o bigness_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o a_o certain_a part_n answer_n to_o the_o just_a stature_n of_o a_o man_n all_o man_n be_v not_o of_o one_o stature_n and_o therefore_o this_o proportion_n will_v not_o fit_a all_o and_o you_o must_v make_v other_o furnace_n and_o glass_n for_o other_o but_o these_o be_v trifle_n moreover_o severine_n think_v otherwise_o then_o galen_n concern_v the_o place_n affect_v and_o know_v the_o time_n of_o disease_n but_o severine_n jest_v at_o the_o word_n and_o distinguish_v not_o the_o disease_n from_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o place_n from_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o part_n affect_v by_o itself_o from_o that_o by_o consent_n and_o he_o unjust_o accuse_v galen_n for_o make_v the_o brain_n the_o part_n affect_v in_o a_o epilepsy_n because_o the_o beginning_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n be_v from_o the_o brain_n nor_o be_v galen_n ignorant_a that_o the_o cause_n which_o twitch_v the_o brain_n and_o produce_v it_o be_v not_o always_o in_o the_o brain_n but_o he_o willing_o teach_v and_o all_o other_o physician_n after_o he_o that_o it_o come_v often_o from_o the_o womb_n stomach_n and_o other_o remote_a part_n as_o in_o other_o disease_n the_o galenist_n know_v and_o teach_v that_o the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o the_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v find_v out_o and_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o find_v out_o the_o part_n that_o afford_v matter_n to_o the_o disease_n moreover_o the_o way_n of_o find_v out_o the_o seed_n of_o disease_n be_v uncertain_a for_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o patient_a which_o paracelsus_n slight_v show_v we_o sometime_o best_o to_o know_v the_o disease_n as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o epilepsy_n by_o consent_n from_o the_o leg_n may_v be_v know_v best_a by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o patient_a which_o can_v be_v know_v by_o give_v medicine_n let_v they_o show_v it_o otherwise_o not_o by_o promise_n and_o till_o then_o let_v we_o retain_v the_o old_a way_n of_o find_v out_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o let_v we_o not_o imitate_v the_o rash_a chemist_n who_o write_v little_a of_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o not_o say_v that_o medicine_n of_o themselves_o know_v how_o to_o find_v the_o centre_n of_o a_o disease_n which_o be_v mere_a folly_n severine_n say_v the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o disease_n come_v not_o from_o number_n or_o the_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o man_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o flux_n of_o excrement_n and_o certain_a motion_n of_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n but_o from_o the_o seed_n and_o star_n of_o the_o member_n and_o that_o in_o disease_n the_o office_n of_o nature_n cease_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o disease_n and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o concoction_n and_o excretion_n be_v at_o certain_a time_n we_o must_v not_o deny_v that_o these_o inferior_a thing_n be_v govern_v by_o superior_a cause_n which_o the_o very_a countrey-swayns_a know_v from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n for_o all_o man_n be_v equal_o affect_v by_o the_o same_o celestial_a influence_n and_o motion_n it_o be_v false_a that_o hereditary_a disease_n as_o epilepsy_n gout_n and_o the_o like_a grow_v like_o plant_n from_o their_o seed_n as_o severine_n write_v which_o have_v their_o time_n of_o digestion_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n some_o in_o the_o seven_o ten_o or_o fourteen_o year_n etc._n etc._n for_o there_o be_v another_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o vicious_a disposition_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o seize_v not_o on_o all_o at_o one_o time_n but_o upon_o some_o in_o infancy_n other_o in_o youth_n be_v because_o the_o cause_n that_o produce_v disease_n be_v not_o easy_o breed_v in_o all_o age_n the_o epilepsy_n seize_v upon_o infant_n the_o gout_n upon_o old_a folk_n but_o common_o the_o hereditary_a disease_n come_v at_o thirty_o because_o that_o age_n use_v to_o heap_v up_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o disease_n but_o it_o be_v against_o experience_n when_o severine_n bring_v the_o continuity_n of_o disease_n from_o homogeneal_a root_n and_o the_o intermission_n of_o they_o from_o heterogeneal_a root_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o continuity_n and_o intermission_n be_v divers_a as_o we_o show_v in_o fever_n but_o this_o cast_v he_o into_o many_o absurdity_n by_o suppose_v that_o disease_n arise_v only_o as_o fruit_n from_o tree_n he_o have_v many_o absurdity_n but_o this_o be_v worst_a because_o in_o disease_n he_o take_v from_o nature_n the_o government_n of_o the_o body_n but_o he_o speak_v contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o to_o experience_n thus_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a faculty_n of_o all_o vital_a element_n not_o to_o endure_v any_o strange_a thing_n in_o their_o region_n but_o they_o expel_v all_o contrary_n by_o force_n right_o for_o nature_n do_v not_o only_o her_o duty_n in_o health_n but_o in_o sickness_n therefore_o hypocrates_n say_v well_o epid._n 6_o epid._n that_o nature_n be_v the_o physitianess_n which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o medicine_n as_o chemist_n interpret_v but_o of_o the_o body_n for_o while_o nature_n oppose_v a_o disease_n as_o a_o enemy_n we_o must_v not_o despair_v of_o cure_n and_o the_o crisis_n come_v by_o nature_n benefit_n which_o to_o impute_v to_o medicine_n be_v foolish_a nor_o be_v paracelsus_n constant_a in_o prognostic_n scholijs_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr orig_n morb_n c._n 8._o lib._n 6._o param_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la &_o in_fw-la scholijs_fw-la for_o he_o say_v all_o disease_n without_o exception_n be_v curable_a though_o they_o be_v from_o the_o birth_n because_o if_o venom_n be_v in_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v elsewhere_o he_o say_v some_o disease_n be_v uncurable_a as_o the_o leprosy_n therefore_o this_o be_v the_o question_n whether_o all_o disease_n be_v curable_a first_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o paracelsian_n shall_v die_v so_o soon_o when_o they_o defend_v all_o disease_n to_o be_v curable_a why_o do_v they_o not_o prove_v it_o in_o themselves_o the_o vulgar_a be_v govern_v by_o opinion_n and_o fair_a promise_n but_o not_o the_o learned_a moreover_o they_o err_v in_o count_v the_o leprosy_n epilepsy_n dropsy_n and_o gout_n curable_a which_o galen_n say_v be_v uncurable_a for_o they_o be_v not_o always_o curable_a nor_o uncurable_a but_o some_o be_v of_o themselves_o so_o other_o by_o accident_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v uncurable_a when_o their_o nature_n be_v such_o that_o no_o art_n of_o man_n can_v help_v in_o any_o patient_a and_o when_o there_o never_o be_v a_o example_n of_o cure_n they_o be_v uncurable_a by_o accident_n when_o there_o be_v remedy_n and_o by_o nature_n they_o be_v curable_a and_o in_o some_o they_o be_v cure_v though_o in_o this_o or_o that_o patient_a they_o be_v not_o cure_v because_o something_o happen_v which_o make_v it_o impossible_a therefore_o the_o epilepsy_n dropsy_n and_o gout_n be_v not_o well_o refer_v to_o discase_n of_o themselves_o uncurable_a galen_n mention_n some_o leper_n that_o be_v cure_v with_o viper_n and_o treacle_n paracel_n parte_fw-la 4._o disp_n contra_fw-la paracel_n and_o galenist_n have_v cure_v the_o other_o as_o erastus_n show_v and_o daily_a experience_n confirm_v and_o only_o by_o galenical_a physic_n yet_o i_o deny_v not_o that_o there_o be_v great_a power_n in_o chemical_a physic_n in_o such_o difficult_a disease_n but_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o chemist_n as_o for_o the_o galenist_n to_o cure_v all_o leprosy_n epilepsy_n and_o dropsy_n and_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a as_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a the_o reason_n they_o bring_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o though_o there_o be_v in_o nature_n all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o pleasure_n and_o necessity_n and_o god_n can_v make_v medicine_n against_o all_o disease_n as_o our_o saviour_n cure_v they_o that_o be_v 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make_v in_o the_o three_o chief_a part_n the_o stomach_n liver_n and_o reins_o and_o in_o this_o urine_n salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n may_v be_v know_v the_o internal_a urine_n which_o be_v of_o blood_n come_v not_o from_o the_o nourishment_n but_o from_o the_o excrement_n of_o all_o part_n and_o the_o mineral_n that_o be_v in_o nature_n he_o call_v that_o a_o mix_a urine_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o internal_a and_o external_a but_o paracelsus_n do_v not_o much_o regard_n this_o distinction_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o life_n of_o oporinus_n who_o bring_v a_o urine_n to_o he_o and_o desire_v the_o doctor_n opinion_n but_o he_o break_v the_o glass_n against_o the_o wall_n and_o call_v he_o fool_n he_o err_v in_o make_v the_o internal_a urine_n of_o blood_n not_o from_o nourishment_n but_o from_o the_o excrement_n of_o part_n and_o mineral_n in_o man_n nature_n for_o in_o a_o part_n constitute_v there_o be_v no_o mineral_n that_o send_v forth_o a_o peculiar_a excrement_n john_n rhenavus_n mention_n other_o difference_n of_o urine_n from_o paracelsus_n in_o his_o vrocriterium_fw-la chymiatricum_n where_o you_o may_v see_v strange_a opinion_n of_o urine_n but_o let_v every_o man_n beware_v of_o they_o some_o chemist_n have_v speak_v well_o of_o trouble_a urin_n but_o not_o they_o alone_a nor_o be_v they_o the_o first_o for_o in_o a_o trouble_a urine_n many_o thing_n may_v be_v know_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o clear_a chief_o in_o fever_n for_o in_o some_o something_o stick_v so_o to_o the_o glass_n that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v scour_v off_o in_o other_o though_o it_o stand_v long_o there_o be_v none_o this_o be_v easy_o know_v when_o the_o urinal_n lie_v on_o one_o side_n therefore_o in_o such_o disease_n i_o suppose_v from_o experience_n that_o you_o may_v judge_v as_o well_o from_o trouble_a as_o clear_a urine_n some_o chymast_n in_o epidemic_a disease_n distinguish_v urin_n from_o arsenic_n orpiment_n and_o mercury_n they_o 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the_o patient_n have_v recover_v therefore_o we_o must_v never_o fly_v to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n because_o it_o be_v deceitful_a he_o cure_v the_o body_n to_o get_v the_o soul_n and_o any_o disease_n or_o death_n itself_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o desire_a than_o health_n from_o the_o devil_n to_o this_o be_v like_o the_o magnetic_a cure_n by_o amulet_n for_o many_o thing_n work_v natural_o by_o a_o virtual_a contract_n as_o galen_n confess_v templ_n 6._o templ_n when_o he_o write_v that_o peony_n hang_v about_o the_o neck_n cure_v the_o epilepsy_n and_o the_o best_a physician_n confirm_v it_o this_o force_n be_v call_v magnetic_a from_o the_o loadstone_n that_o draw_v iron_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o pole_n without_o a_o corporal_a contract_n para._n part_n 1._o disâ—â—t_n contra_fw-la para._n he_o that_o deny_v such_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v account_v very_o unskile_v in_o natural_a thing_n or_o rash_a to_o deny_v what_o be_v prove_v by_o experience_n though_o erastus_n 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and_o other_o deny_v it_o and_o think_v the_o scripture_n forbid_v it_o but_o where_o i_o know_v not_o tree_n to_o build_v with_o be_v hew_v down_o rather_o at_o the_o increase_n then_o decrease_v of_o the_o moon_n diosc_n in_o praefat_fw-la in_o diosc_n therefore_o i_o think_v with_o mathiolus_n and_o many_o learned_a man_n that_o the_o aspect_n of_o star_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o gather_v some_o plant_n for_o these_o inferior_a thing_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o superior_a and_o consent_n with_o they_o and_o many_o learned_a man_n think_v that_o peony_n so_o famous_a against_o the_o epilepsy_n do_v not_o please_v all_o man_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n then_o because_o it_o be_v not_o gather_v at_o the_o due_a time_n and_o it_o be_v good_a in_o physic_n to_o observe_v this_o the_o chemist_n also_o differ_v from_o the_o galenist_n because_o the_o chemist_n make_v nothing_o of_o the_o first_o quality_n against_o experience_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o body_n be_v distemper_v by_o the_o excess_n in_o the_o first_o quality_n and_o by_o the_o contrary_n be_v cure_v yet_o they_o do_v little_a good_a who_o be_v so_o intent_n on_o the_o first_o quality_n regard_v not_o the_o occult_a moreover_o many_o chemist_n proclaim_v all_o apothecary_n medicine_n as_o malignant_a and_o venomous_a and_o willh_v have_v none_o but_o such_o as_o have_v be_v cleanse_v and_o prepare_v by_o chemistry_n this_o they_o labour_v to_o prove_v in_o all_o physic_n first_o for_o purger_n accut_n com._n 2._o the_o rat_n vict_v in_o accut_n nor_o pill_n nor_o potion_n nor_o electuary_n but_o they_o tax_v as_o poison_v from_o the_o consent_n of_o galen_n the_o greek_n and_o arabian_n and_o galen_n say_v the_o nature_n of_o purge_n ought_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o body_n 6._o lib._n 6._o c._n 6._o they_o say_v our_o alterer_n be_v as_o bad_a so_o they_o say_v from_o dioscorides_n that_o saffron_n be_v deadly_a also_o poppy_n henbane_n hemlock_n and_o many_o other_o some_o be_v more_o moderate_a and_o say_v all_o our_o medicine_n be_v not_o poison_n but_o have_v much_o impurity_n that_o hinder_v their_o profitable_a force_n and_o they_o who_o give_v whole_a medicine_n do_v like_o they_o that_o boil_v the_o bird_n in_o their_o nest_n and_o eat_v oyster-shel_n and_o all_o but_o alchemy_n be_v that_o only_a instrument_n by_o which_o the_o malignant_a quality_n give_v by_o god_n for_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o let_v the_o impurity_n which_o hinder_v the_o force_n of_o the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o break_v it_o be_v cast_v away_o here_o they_o inveigh_v against_o the_o vulgar_a way_n of_o prepare_v of_o medicine_n and_o first_o they_o argue_v that_o there_o be_v too_o many_o simples_n in_o a_o medicine_n because_o one_o disease_n have_v but_o one_o nature_n and_o require_v but_o one_o proper_a remedy_n and_o as_o simple_a diet_n be_v best_a for_o a_o man_n and_o variety_n hurt_v much_o more_o do_v a_o compound_a medicine_n offend_v a_o sick_a person_n and_o to_o contract_v all_o in_o a_o word_n that_o they_o alleadg_n against_o galenist_n they_o disallow_v the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o cure_n and_o make_v medicine_n say_v that_o borh_fw-mi purger_n and_o altererer_n be_v poisonous_a corrosive_n impure_a unpleasant_a unefficacious_a confuse_a and_o strange_a hence_o they_o cast_v off_o the_o ordinary_a dispensatory_a they_o inveigh_v against_o foreign_a medicine_n and_o say_v they_o be_v arabian_a foolery_n and_o invention_n of_o apothecary_n then_o they_o carp_v at_o the_o galenist_n because_o they_o use_v not_o stone_n metal_n or_o mineral_n or_o very_o seldom_o be_v as_o they_o say_v the_o best_a of_o medicine_n and_o vegetable_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o root_v out_o disease_n because_o they_o have_v a_o fugitive_a spirit_n and_o make_v not_o a_o fix_a balsam_n and_o preserve_v not_o from_o putrefaction_n as_o metal_n do_v which_o last_v long_o therefore_o the_o galenist_n send_v patient_n to_o the_o spa_n water_n which_o have_v all_o their_o power_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o mineral_n and_o metal_n therefore_o the_o chemist_n have_v a_o better_a physical_a matter_n and_o better_a prepare_v they_o say_v they_o cure_v disease_n by_o the_o galenist_n uncurable_a these_o accusation_n be_v not_o a_o few_o nor_o weak_a and_o if_o they_o can_v clear_o prove_v they_o the_o medicine_n we_o use_v be_v to_o be_v total_o reject_v but_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o vindicate_v the_o galenist_n for_o what_o they_o say_v of_o poison_n put_v into_o creature_n by_o the_o curse_n be_v without_o reason_n and_o be_v refute_v chap_n 16._o and_o the_o chemist_n themselves_o think_v otherwise_o as_o rulandus_n observe_v 25._o progymnau_n alkin_n qu._n 25._o moreover_o it_o be_v foolish_a to_o say_v that_o all_o purge_n have_v the_o nature_n of_o poison_n we_o grant_v some_o that_o be_v vehement_a be_v adverse_a in_o nature_n to_o our_o body_n but_o what_o be_v that_o against_o the_o galenist_n or_o for_o the_o chemist_n they_o have_v their_o cautery_n and_o section_n and_o vomit_n that_o be_v adverse_a and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v reject_v so_o if_o the_o strong_a purger_n molest_v in_o some_o way_n the_o patient_a yet_o the_o profit_n they_o bring_v by_o purge_v bad_a humour_n be_v great_a albeit_o the_o hurt_n they_o bring_v be_v from_o the_o want_n of_o right_a preparation_n and_o administration_n but_o no_o chemical_a preparation_n or_o separation_n take_v away_o the_o poison_n from_o a_o venomous_a body_n or_o can_v make_v it_o a_o good_a medicine_n nor_o do_v purger_n prepare_v they_o how_o you_o please_v lay_v aside_o their_o nature_n whole_o nor_o have_v the_o chemist_n give_v any_o purge_n that_o have_v not_o some_o way_n disturb_v the_o patient_a therefore_o purge_v extract_n be_v to_o be_v give_v with_o as_o much_o caution_n as_o other_o what_o they_o bring_v against_o the_o vulgar_a composition_n of_o
salt_n have_v power_n to_o dissolve_v other_o to_o coagulate_v therefore_o they_o say_v that_o humour_n coagulate_v by_o salt_n be_v to_o be_v cure_v by_o salt_n dissolve_v and_o they_o say_v that_o a_o fever_n from_o burn_a sulphur_n be_v not_o cure_v by_o burn_a sulphur_n but_o by_o sharp_a sulphur_n that_o may_v coagulate_v these_o spirit_n that_o be_v on_o fire_n and_o allay_v they_o 3_o de_fw-fr prisc_fw-fr mat_n med_a c._n 3._o &_o 3_o and_o keep_v they_o burn_v quercetan_n prove_v this_o by_o gunpowder_n for_o though_o saltpetre_n and_o sulphur_n be_v easy_o set_v on_o fire_n yet_o both_o have_v a_o sharp_a spirit_n with_o which_o if_o you_o touch_v the_o powder_n it_o will_v flame_v no_o more_o therefore_o in_o one_o respect_v the_o like_a cure_n the_o like_a and_o in_o another_o the_o contrary_a the_o contrary_n for_o between_o humour_n and_o thing_n that_o dissolve_v humour_n there_o be_v a_o familiarity_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o cause_n contrary_n be_v require_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o consent_n and_o dissent_v between_o the_o chemist_n and_o the_o galenist_n he_o that_o consider_v this_o wise_o blauv_n lib._n 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la andr._n blauv_n will_v find_v that_o chemical_a medicine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v for_o galenical_a nor_o galenical_a for_o chemical_a for_o as_o mathiolus_n write_v none_o can_v be_v a_o ordinary_a physician_n that_o know_v no_o chemistry_n and_o he_o be_v admirable_a that_o know_v what_o be_v divine_a in_o disease_n in_o medicine_n and_o nature_n and_o find_v out_o the_o fountain_n of_o action_n all_o which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o chemistry_n but_o he_o that_o cleave_v only_o to_o the_o first_o quality_n in_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o this_o other_o thing_n that_o respect_v the_o constitution_n faculty_n and_o action_n the_o cause_n and_o difference_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n the_o sign_n prognostic_n and_o method_n of_o cure_v may_v be_v find_v in_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n and_o their_o interpreter_n he_o that_o neglect_v these_o be_v a_o empiric_n and_o no_o physician_n a_o appendix_n chap._n 19_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o chemistry_n in_o this_o appendix_n we_o suppose_v what_o libavius_n write_v at_o large_a and_o beguin_n in_o short_a and_o what_o we_o mention_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o institution_n that_o though_o chemical_a opeperation_n and_o medicine_n be_v there_o add_v yet_o here_o i_o will_v plain_o lay_v down_o as_o in_o a_o table_n the_o whole_a nature_n of_o chemistry_n and_o its_o constitution_n from_o the_o place_n allege_v and_o add_v some_o admonishment_n this_o i_o shall_v do_v without_o calumniate_a any_o or_o detract_n from_o they_o for_o two_o may_v differ_v in_o opinion_n and_o still_o in_o friendship_n keep_v communion_n all_o science_n and_o art_n as_o they_o be_v find_v aught_o to_o stand_v upon_o some_o principle_n that_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v of_o thing_n do_v in_o they_o 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