Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	cold_a	heat_n	hot_a	2,925	5	7.7399	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34728	Praxis catholica, or, The countryman's universal remedy wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man, not hitherto discovered, whereby any one of an ordinary capacity may apprehend the true cause of his distempers, wherein his cure consists, and the means to effect it : together with rules how to order children in that most violent disease of vomiting and looseness, &c. : useful likewise for seamen and travellers : also an account of an imcomparable powder for wounds or hurts which cure any ordinary ones at once dressing / written by Robert Couch ... ; now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack ...	Couch, Robert.; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711.	1680 (1680)	Wing C6510; ESTC R9840	74,356	218

and_o continue_v life_n wherefore_o they_o give_v our_o saviour_n vinegar_n and_o gaul_n vinegar_n to_o excite_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o stomach_n for_o the_o gaul_n quick_a passage_n into_o the_o vital_a spirit_n to_o prolong_v his_o life_n that_o they_o may_v the_o long_o torment_v he_o under_o his_o pain_n before_o death_n but_o to_o stay_v no_o long_o here_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o treat_v about_o the_o great_a heat_n and_o cold_a which_o happen_v by_o interval_n as_o well_o in_o most_o other_o fever_n as_o in_o this_o and_o likewise_o of_o that_o inordinate_a thirst_n of_o heat_n though_o heat_n and_o fever_n be_v count_v synonyma_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n individual_a companion_n etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o say_v this_o heat_n be_v not_o of_o the_o quiddity_n or_o essence_n of_o the_o disease_n neither_o be_v it_o the_o cause_n of_o any_o disease_n but_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o stir_v up_o of_o that_o vital_a airy_a spirit_n the_o directoress_n 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sert_fw-la sublata_fw-la causa_fw-la tolletur_fw-la effectus_fw-la which_o be_v a_o very_a pernicious_a course_n and_o contrary_a unto_o reason_n and_o all_o principle_n in_o healing_n and_o that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v your_o error_n i_o shall_v recite_v your_o practice_n when_o first_o any_o one_o be_v take_v with_o this_o or_o the_o like_a distemper_n either_o child_n or_o those_o of_o full_a growth_n first_o you_o run_v and_o fetch_v mint_n water_n and_o a_o little_a syrup_n to_o stay_v the_o vomit_v second_o than_o cinnamon_n water_n and_o syrup_n of_o quince_n or_o myrtle_n berry_n to_o stay_v the_o scour_n then_o it_o may_v be_v you_o give_v a_o carmi●tive_a or_o clyster_n to_o expel_v wind_n and_o correct_v the_o gripe_a that_o do_v you_o give_v some_o cool_a julep_n to_o allay_v its_o heat_n and_o to_o quench_v in_o thirst_n and_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a you_o give_v a_o little_a mithridate_n or_o theriack_n of_o andronica_n o●_n london_n treacle_n and_o lay_v a_o plaster_n of_o it_o to_o his_o stomach_n and_o then_o lie_v a_o spell_n against_o the_o fever_n to_o the_o wrist_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o you_o keep_v do_v till_o you_o can_v do_v no_o more_o just_a as_o a_o man_n who_o have_v lose_v himself_o in_o a_o wood_n he_o keep_v go_v but_o whither_o he_o know_v not_o you_o see_v all_o those_o thing_n do_v but_o respect_v the_o effect_n here_o be_v nothing_o have_v any_o regard_n at_o all_o unto_o the_o cause_n and_o shall_v thing_n answer_v the_o intention_n for_o which_o they_o be_v give_v the_o party_n either_o child_n or_o man_n will_v present_o die_v to_o hinder_v the_o evacuate_n of_o this_o morbific_a matter_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o intention_n of_o nature_n hippoc._n quo_fw-la natura_fw-la verget_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la conferentem_fw-la ●eo_fw-la ducere_fw-la oportet_fw-la hippoc._n for_o the_o evacuation_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v look_v at_o as_o the_o crisis_n of_o nature_n

that_o maxim_n of_o the_o ancient_n ejusdem_fw-la partis_fw-la atque_fw-la potestatis_fw-la sit_fw-la functio_fw-la sana_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la vitiata_fw-la ac_fw-la vicissim_fw-la i._n e._n there_o be_v a_o sound_a function_n of_o the_o same_o part_n and_o power_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o vicious_a one_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_n i_o can_v speak_v much_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o this_o noble_a part_n but_o at_o present_a shall_v conclude_v with_o this_o the_o great_a office_n that_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o that_o rich_a and_o noble_a retinue_n that_o attend_v it_o speak_v it_o no_o less_o than_o the_o palace_n where_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n keep_v her_o residence_n of_o the_o liver_n i_o shall_v but_o only_a hint_n at_o this_o because_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o of_o it_o when_o i_o come_v to_o treat_v about_o dropsy_n and_o other_o disease_n that_o be_v false_o father_v on_o it_o what_o a_o common_a complaint_n be_v there_o about_o a_o hot_a liver_n and_o a_o cold_a stomach_n when_o as_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o liver_n be_v never_o hot_a than_o be_v necessary_a nor_o the_o stomach_n never_o cold_a though_o it_o may_v seem_v so_o by_o imperfect_a or_o weak_a digestion_n and_o although_o sanguification_n be_v not_o begin_v in_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o perfect_a and_o rectifier_n of_o it_o whereby_o the_o blood_n be_v assimilate_v and_o convey_v into_o every_o part_n through_o the_o vein_n in_o a_o word_n the_o liver_n be_v the_o administrator_n to_o all_o the_o natural_a part_n in_o man_n of_o the_o gaul_n in_o the_o first_o disease_n that_o i_o shall_v speak_v unto_o i_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o anatomize_v this_o bowel_v only_o by_o the_o way_n take_v notice_n that_o this_o gall_n be_v the_o great_a balsam_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o for_o prevent_v and_o destroy_v of_o disease_n as_o the_o cure_v our_o wound_n understand_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v by_o nature_n in_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v perform_v by_o this_o great_a balsam_n nor_o have_v this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n be_v free_a from_o the_o calumniation_n of_o the_o ignorant_a in_o make_v it_o guilty_a of_o cause_v several_a sharp_a disease_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o of_o this_o in_o the_o next_o of_o fever_n i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n in_o general_a then_o come_v to_o particular_n all_o fever_n be_v of_o the_o same_o essence_n and_o name_n and_o differ_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o matter_n as_o place_n place_n the_o place_n it_o act_n in_o be_v the_o stomach_n most_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o error_n and_o estrang_n of_o the_o faculty_n or_o from_o thing_n undigested_a and_o untransmute_v or_o else_o from_o excrement_n not_o be_v right_o subdue_v or_o separate_v and_o orderly_o evacuate_v division_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n continual_a and_o intermit_a from_o the_o first_o there_o be_v several_a species_n viz._n some_o very_a malign_a other_o accompany_v with_o less_o malignity_n 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