i_o have_v discourse_v physical_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o disease_n in_o general_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o trace_v òut_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o they_o that_o this_o doctrine_n which_o may_v be_v account_v new_a may_v the_o better_o be_v understand_v i_o suppose_v that_o we_o be_v never_o subject_a to_o any_o disease_n but_o who_o immediate_a cause_n be_v either_o some_o poison_n or_o toxick_n 2_o this_o poison_n consist_v only_o in_o emancipate_v atom_n and_o toxick_n in_o loosen_a corpuscle_n 3_o these_o atom_n be_v not_o emancipate_v nor_o these_o sharp_a corpuscle_n loosen_a but_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o body_n 4_o corruption_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o total_a or_o partial_a division_n and_o separation_n of_o body_n 5_o there_o be_v no_o new_a generation_n by_o which_o a_o new_a body_n be_v make_v but_o by_o a_o precedent_a corruption_n or_o division_n of_o another_o body_n which_o cease_v to_o be_v in_o nature_n when_o one_o or_o more_o other_o body_n possess_v the_o room_n of_o it_o so_o when_o meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n be_v turn_v into_o chyle_n when_o the_o chyle_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o vena_fw-la porta_n be_v change_v into_o blood_n and_o last_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v change_v into_o our_o substance_n as_o flesh_n muscle_n nerve_n and_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n by_o the_o last_o degree_n of_o concoction_n there_o be_v necessary_o a_o corruption_n of_o the_o meat_n which_o begin_v to_o be_v divide_v and_o separate_v by_o chew_v of_o it_o in_o the_o mouth_n and_o it_o be_v digest_v and_o separate_v or_o corrupt_v in_o the_o ventricle_n chyle_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o blood_n be_v alter_v in_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o vena_fw-la porta_n and_o the_o meseraick_n vein_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v whole_o and_o perfect_o digest_v that_o be_v corrupt_v concoct_v and_o divide_v in_o the_o liver_n unless_o that_o have_v lose_v something_o of_o its_o own_o substance_n the_o blood_n design_v for_o flesh_n be_v filter_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n into_o the_o artery_n and_o circulate_v until_o it_o be_v sufficient_o purge_v and_o free_v from_o foreign_a body_n and_o then_o it_o be_v change_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n this_o doctrine_n be_v suppose_v i_o say_v there_o be_v make_v in_o we_o three_o principle_n corruption_n which_o be_v the_o concoction_n or_o digestion_n whereof_o we_o speak_v and_o i_o say_v moreover_o that_o there_o be_v atom_n in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v emancipate_v and_o loose_v as_o likewise_o corpuscle_n fly_v and_o desert_v more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o digestion_n be_v the_o better_o perform_v that_o be_v as_o the_o pure_a be_v more_o right_o separate_v from_o the_o impure_a therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o can_v be_v nourish_v unless_o we_o take_v together_o into_o our_o body_n the_o cause_n and_o seed_n of_o many_o disease_n it_o follow_v likewise_o that_o these_o disease_n be_v diverse_a according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n or_o the_o lose_a corpuscle_n and_o that_o these_o atom_n be_v poison_n and_o the_o corpuscle_n toxick_n which_o do_v produce_v disease_n by_o their_o violent_a motion_n and_o they_o labour_v so_o with_o reiterated_a corruption_n that_o they_o deprave_v separate_v and_o divide_v all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o body_n here_o we_o may_v behold_v the_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o of_o the_o wind_n colic_n and_o also_o of_o the_o wind_n proceed_v from_o the_o first_o concoction_n of_o our_o meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n these_o wind_n be_v the_o corpuscle_n or_o the_o more_o subtle_a part_n of_o that_o corrupt_a nourishment_n and_o when_o the_o more_o subtle_a and_o sharp_a corpuscle_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o body_n they_o do_v proportionable_o to_o the_o nourishment_n which_o be_v take_v produce_v most_o troublesome_a and_o dangerous_a pain_n and_o vellication_n such_o as_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o colic_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o among_o corpuscle_n there_o shall_v be_v abundance_n of_o emancipate_v atom_n they_o do_v ordinary_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o brain_n whence_o do_v arise_v apoplexy_n and_o lethargy_n or_o if_o they_o penetrate_v into_o the_o muscle_n and_o nerve_n they_o occasion_n the_o palsy_n which_o ordinary_o follow_v these_o bilious_a colic_o this_o indisposition_n degenerate_v the_o disease_n into_o a_o vomit_v and_o looseness_n when_o the_o wind_n or_o the_o subtle_a particle_n the_o lose_a corpuscle_n and_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n be_v so_o plentiful_a that_o all_o the_o symmetry_n of_o the_o humour_n the_o intercourse_n of_o the_o natural_a spirit_n and_o the_o whole_a anatomy_n of_o the_o body_n be_v overthrow_v by_o they_o whence_o it_o be_v conspicuous_a what_o great_a confusion_n wind_n vapour_n and_o little_a body_n and_o deprave_a atom_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v in_o our_o body_n and_o that_o i_o have_v conclude_v upon_o good_a reason_n that_o there_o be_v poison_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o our_o disease_n whether_o we_o consider_v they_o in_o their_o beginning_n when_o we_o perceive_v ourselves_o grieve_v indispose_a and_o to_o have_v lose_v our_o appetite_n or_o that_o we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o they_o in_o their_o progress_n when_o those_o wind_n those_o little_a body_n or_o little_a atom_n be_v advance_v in_o the_o body_n and_o do_v work_v a_o division_n or_o last_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o end_n when_o these_o poison_n and_o toxick_n and_o these_o corpuscle_n be_v free_v from_o their_o chain_n and_o these_o emancipate_v atom_n bear_v the_o sway_n by_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o principal_a operation_n they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n in_o the_o second_o digestion_n which_o be_v in_o the_o liver_n we_o find_v wind_n and_o vapour_n which_o be_v call_v flatus_n and_o sometime_o those_o loose_a corpuscle_n and_o also_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n these_o wind_n do_v produce_v a_o murmur_n and_o flatus_fw-la about_o the_o liver_n spleen_n hypocondria_n and_o the_o reins_o and_o the_o corpuscle_n which_o be_v lodge_v there_o do_v prick_n and_o exulcerate_v the_o inward_a â—â—rts_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o imposthume_n which_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_a beside_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n fly_v do_v sometime_o ascend_v up_o to_o the_o head_n where_o they_o beget_v vertigo_n and_o buzz_v in_o the_o ear_n and_o also_o convulsion_n by_o their_o vellication_n in_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o nerve_n thence_o proceed_v epilepsy_n and_o other_o disease_n which_o have_v the_o same_o malignity_n which_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n be_v not_o a_o quality_n be_v a_o poison_n that_o be_v the_o atom_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v emancipate_v which_o be_v a_o poison_n to_o the_o brain_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o membrane_n and_o nerve_n from_o the_o same_o fountain_n proceed_v shake_v and_o the_o duplication_n of_o continuant_fw-la fever_n as_o the_o periodick_n fit_v of_o intermittent_a fever_n do_v happen_v from_o lose_a corpuscle_n and_o atom_n which_o be_v emancipate_v in_o the_o first_o digestion_n in_o the_o stomach_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o fermentation_n which_o they_o make_v these_o lose_a body_n be_v also_o the_o cause_n of_o swell_n in_o the_o foot_n hand_n and_o other_o part_n as_o inflammation_n erysipela_n as_o also_o itch_n and_o sore_a puscle_n do_v arise_v from_o atom_n which_o be_v emancipate_v in_o the_o last_o digestion_n as_o for_o the_o dropsy_n we_o may_v say_v that_o it_o derive_v its_o original_a from_o atom_n which_o be_v emancipate_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o concoction_n for_o they_o penetrate_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o render_v it_o unfit_a to_o produce_v a_o well_o constitute_v blood._n sudden_a death_n be_v often_o occasion_v by_o the_o sudden_a motion_n of_o the_o fly_a atom_n which_o escape_n in_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n open_v the_o heart_n and_o by_o this_o passage_n give_v a_o opportunity_n to_o the_o vital_a spirit_n to_o make_v their_o escape_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o present_a death_n which_o follow_v it_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o health_n if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o i_o suppose_v that_o all_o our_o disease_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o natural_a quality_n nor_o from_o antipathy_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nourishment_n we_o take_v and_o that_o they_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o confusion_n and_o a_o inordinate_a constitution_n of_o the_o spirit_n humour_n and_o part_n and_o that_o this_o confusion_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o impetuous_a and_o disorderly_a motion_n of_o the_o wind_n corpuscle_n and_o emancipate_v atom_n as_o i_o say_v before_o then_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o health_n which_o consist_v only_o in_o the_o just_a intercourse_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o proportionate_a
a_o new_a treatise_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n adorn_v with_o many_o curious_a experiment_n both_o medicinal_a and_o chemical_a as_o also_o with_o several_a observation_n useful_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n london_n print_v by_o r._n e._n for_o j._n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o golden-ball_n over_o against_o the_o royal._n exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1687._o license_v october_n 28._o 1686._o robert_n midgley_n index_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o of_o its_o essence_n and_o difference_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iii_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iu._n of_o second_o cause_n and_o their_o action_n chap._n v._o of_o accidental_a cause_n chap._n vi_o of_o sympathy_n antipathy_n and_o the_o effect_n depend_v thereupon_o chap._n vii_o experiment_n about_o iron_n and_o the_o loadstone_n chap._n viii_o a_o explication_n of_o many_o other_o effect_n which_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o sympathy_n chap._n ix_o of_o portative_a remedy_n common_o call_v annulet_n of_o quicksilver_n gold_n silver_n and_o copper_n chap._n x._o of_o natural_a phoenomenas_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n chap._n xi_o of_o emetic_n sudorifick_v and_o specific_v chap._n xii_o of_o poison_n and_o toxick_n chap._n xiii_o of_o sublimate_n arsenic_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o poison_n and_o their_o deadly_a effect_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o antidote_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o disease_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o health_n chap._n xvii_o of_o formal_a exemplary_a and_o material_a cause_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n chap._n xix_o of_o atom_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n xx._n the_o property_n magnitude_n figure_n weight_n and_o motion_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxi_o the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxii_o of_o a_o disseminate_a congregate_v and_o separate_a vacuum_n according_a to_o gassendus_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o congregate_v vacuum_n against_o aristotle_n and_o cartesius_n the_o second_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o celestial_a world_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o man._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o immense_a space_n which_o be_v without_o the_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n iii_o of_o star_n and_o their_o substance_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n of_o star_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n vi_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n examine_v chap._n vii_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o copernicus_n examine_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o sun_n the_o true_a centre_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world._n chap._n x._o of_o the_o moon_n and_o its_o change_n chap._n xi_o of_o planet_n comet_n and_o the_o fix_a star_n chap._n xii_o of_o meteor_n in_o the_o air._n chap._n xiii_o of_o wind_n tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o thunder_n lightning_z and_o the_o thunderbolt_n chap._n xv._n of_o aurum-fulminans_a which_o imitate_v thunder_n chap._n xvi_o of_o hail_n snow_n frost_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o rainbow_n halones_n and_o parrhelis_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o air_n its_o substance_n and_o quality_n the_o three_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v beneath_o man_n viz._n of_o the_o earth_n and_o terrestrial_a thing_n which_o be_v call_v inanimate_a chap._n i._o of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o terrestrial_a inanimate_a body_n in_o general_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o various_a quality_n observe_v in_o compound_v body_n chap._n iu._n of_o special_a quality_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o composition_n of_o body_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o quantity_n weight_n and_o figure_n of_o compound_v body_n chap._n vi_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o natural_a artificial_a and_o compound_v body_n chap._n vii_o of_o metal_n and_o their_o formation_n chap._n viii_o of_o gold_n the_o king_n of_o metal_n chap._n ix_o of_o silver_n copper_n and_o other_o imperfect_a metal_n chap._n x._o of_o lead_n tin_n and_o iron_n chap._n xi_o of_o quicksilver_n arbour_n diana_n or_o the_o silver_n tree_n chap._n xii_o of_o mineral_n chap._n xiii_o of_o salt_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o subterranean_a fire_n aend_v earthquake_n chap._n xv._n of_o water_n and_o their_o difference_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n its_o ebb_a and_o flow_v and_o of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea-water_n chap._n xvii_o of_o spring_n and_o rivers_n the_o four_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o man_n and_o of_o man_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v a_o compound_v physical_a and_o animate_v body_n chap._n i._o of_o life_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o life_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vegetative_a life_n common_a to_o man_n and_o plant_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o their_o propagation_n chap._n v._o of_o nutrition_n which_o be_v common_a to_o plant_n and_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o man._n chap._n vi_o how_o and_o with_o what_o food_n a_o embryo_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o womb_n till_o the_o time_n of_o its_o nativity_n chap._n vii_o how_o a_o man_n be_v nourish_v after_o he_o be_v born._n chap._n viii_o the_o sensitive_a life_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n chap._n ix_o of_o see_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n viz._n light._n chap._n x._o how_n illustrate_v object_n be_v visible_a chap._n xi_o of_o hear_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n xii_o particular_a question_n about_o hear_v chap._n xiii_o smell_a its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o taste_n and_o its_o object_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v chap._n xvi_o of_o speech_n the_o pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o animal_n and_o in_o fever_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o the_o inferior_a appetite_n chap._n xxi_o of_o sleep_n want_v of_o rest_n and_o death_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o death_n of_o brute_n plant_n and_o metal_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o its_o power_n natural_a philosophy_n or_o natural_a science_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n curiosity_n be_v inseparable_a from_o his_o spirit_n neither_o be_v he_o ever_o at_o rest_n until_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v until_o he_o become_v a_o wise_a man._n science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o their_o cause_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n wise_a who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n occur_v to_o he_o and_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o attain_v to_o a_o clear_a distinct_a and_o a_o undubitable_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v absolute_o wise_a those_o who_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v wise_a and_o excellent_a philosopher_n have_v obtain_v that_o pre-eminence_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v less_o ignorant_a than_o other_o science_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n condition_n and_o profession_n the_o noble_a man_n be_v conversant_a and_o wise_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n the_o physician_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o medicine_n and_o the_o advocate_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o right_n but_o all_o these_o science_n nay_o theology_n itself_o can_v subsist_v without_o philosophy_n especial_o without_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o we_o call_v physic_n or_o natural_a science_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n by_o nature_n be_v understand_v the_o universe_n compose_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v find_v between_o both_o this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o physic_n this_o every_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o know_v and_o because_o this_o knowledge_n can_v be_v obtain_v without_o know_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o thing_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n which_o happen_v in_o this_o world._n i_o shall_v not_o examine_v here_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o principle_n for_o every_o principle_n after_o its_o manner_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o thing_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o no_o man_n
doubt_v but_o every_o cause_n be_v a_o principle_n and_o that_o all_o nicety_n concern_v this_o matter_n be_v altogether_o useless_a philosopher_n do_v common_o reckon_v all_o cause_n to_o be_v but_o five_o in_o number_n they_o give_v the_o first_o place_n to_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v that_o agent_n which_o produce_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o nature_n and_o give_v they_o their_o essence_n and_o existence_n in_o the_o next_o place_n they_o rank_v the_o material_a cause_n be_v that_o subject_n which_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o efficient_a and_o operate_a cause_n the_o three_o be_v call_v the_o formal_a cause_n which_o give_v a_o be_v to_o every_o thing_n as_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o principal_a part_n of_o it_o the_o four_o be_v call_v the_o exemplary_a cause_n according_a to_o who_o rule_n the_o efficient_a produce_v its_o action_n when_o it_o operate_v by_o knowledge_n the_o five_o and_o last_o be_v the_o final_a cause_n 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cloth_n whereupon_o they_o be_v lay_v may_v be_v reckon_v the_o material_a cause_n because_o they_o be_v the_o constituent_a matter_n of_o the_o work._n but_o if_o a_o limner_n in_o his_o anger_n throw_v his_o pencil_n as_o it_o be_v report_v to_o have_v happen_v to_o he_o who_o have_v in_o vain_a endeavour_v to_o represent_v to_o the_o life_n a_o high_a mettle_a horse_n foam_v at_o his_o mouth_n or_o if_o a_o limner_n undesigned_o and_o by_o chance_n touch_v the_o picture_n which_o thereby_o as_o it_o befall_v the_o former_a in_o his_o anger_n be_v make_v better_o the_o representation_n more_o agreeable_a the_o line_n strong_a or_o more_o pierce_a this_o will_v be_v only_o a_o effect_n of_o a_o accidental_a cause_n there_o be_v some_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o efficient_a cause_n when_o it_o act_n which_o be_v inseparable_a from_o it_o such_o as_o these_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o agent_n the_o existence_n of_o the_o cause_n the_o power_n which_o make_v it_o act_n the_o intervening_a act_n the_o effect_n which_o be_v produce_v the_o subject_n whereby_o into_o which_o and_o wherein_o it_o be_v produce_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o what_o follow_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o cause_n the_o existence_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n or_o first_o princple_n be_v so_o evident_a and_o so_o necessary_a that_o it_o be_v like_a truth_n know_v by_o itself_o and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v liable_a to_o any_o difficulty_n especial_o among_o christian_n who_o be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o light_n of_o divine_a revelation_n and_o since_o a_o man_n that_o submit_v himself_o to_o faith_n have_v not_o thereby_o renounce_v the_o light_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n with_o natural_a reason_n lest_o any_o doubt_n shall_v remain_v in_o spirit_n less_o tractable_a which_o the_o better_a to_o effect_v i_o suppose_v a_o truth_n so_o well_o know_v that_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v unless_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v think_v ridiculous_a and_o infatuate_v this_o truth_n so_o obvious_a that_o it_o ought_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o principle_n whereupon_o as_o a_o sure_a foundation_n the_o existence_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n ought_v to_o be_v build_v be_v ground_v upon_o our_o own_o proper_a existence_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o evident_a nothing_o so_o certain_a than_o that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n this_o truth_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o our_o sense_n whatsoever_o we_o think_v whatsoever_o we_o say_v and_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o imagine_v that_o our_o existence_n be_v a_o illusion_n therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a and_o more_o than_o evident_a that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o we_o be_v in_o it_o from_o ourselves_o or_o by_o ourselves_o or_o by_o casualty_n or_o chance_n or_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o be_v be_v absolute_o impossible_a so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n by_o the_o mean_n 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the_o sciatica_n quicksilver_n or_o a_o toad_n hang_v about_o the_o neck_n be_v a_o preservative_n against_o the_o plague_n the_o tooth_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n carry_v about_o you_o shall_v cure_v you_o of_o the_o toothache_n oak-moss_n gather_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o a_o elke_n hoof_n cure_v the_o epilepsy_n there_o be_v such_o as_o preserve_v child_n from_o have_v the_o smallpox_n and_o other_o which_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o wrist_n cure_v the_o tertian_n and_o semitertian_n so_o there_o be_v many_o other_o who_o effect_n be_v ascribe_v to_o occult_a cause_n and_o to_o the_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o experiment_n because_o i_o be_o certain_a as_o to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o have_v try_v they_o without_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o other_o which_o i_o do_v not_o know_v of_o and_o which_o nevertheless_o other_o might_n have_v see_v but_o this_o i_o know_v that_o the_o aforementioned_a effect_n be_v 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the_o gold_n do_v draw_v the_o quicksilver_n to_o it_o but_o gold_n enclose_v in_o smooth_a glass_n do_v not_o turn_v white_a no_o more_o do_v it_o then_o when_o quicksilver_n be_v enclose_v hermetical_o in_o a_o glass_n there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n to_o call_v it_o forth_o thence_o no_o more_o than_o out_o of_o a_o box_n or_o bladder_n wherein_o it_o be_v keep_v we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sympathy_n of_o these_o two_o metal_n which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n by_o which_o the_o one_o adhere_v to_o the_o other_o for_o though_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n that_o be_v a_o agreeableness_n proportion_n and_o likeness_n between_o these_o two_o substance_n not_o in_o their_o imaginary_a quality_n but_o in_o the_o figure_n of_o their_o atom_n nevertheless_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o attraction_n of_o quicksilver_n to_o gold_n be_v by_o a_o emission_n of_o their_o spirit_n and_o corpuscle_n near_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o observe_v of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o iron_n there_o be_v no_o less_o a_o connexion_n betwixt_o silver_n which_o the_o chemist_n call_v the_o moon_n and_o copper_n which_o they_o call_v venus_n than_o there_o be_v betwixt_o mercury_n that_o be_v in_o their_o dialect_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v gold._n if_o one_o ounce_n of_o silver_n be_v dissolve_v in_o three_o ounce_n of_o aquafortis_n make_v of_o nitre_n and_o vitriol_n the_o silver_n be_v reduce_v to_o water_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o after_o see_v and_o if_o we_o will_v recover_v the_o silver_n after_o such_o a_o dissolution_n you_o must_v take_v leaf_n of_o copper_n and_o put_v they_o into_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o pour_v upon_o they_o one_o pint_n of_o common_a water_n then_o to_o this_o water_n put_v the_o liquor_n in_o which_o the_o silver_n be_v dissolve_v and_o it_o will_v turn_v it_o as_o white_a as_o milk_n and_o in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o hour_n the_o 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never_o say_v before_o or_o that_o i_o do_v not_o proceed_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o the_o same_o course_n in_o the_o progress_n of_o this_o philosophical_a tract_n wherein_o i_o will_v sincere_o endeavour_v to_o bind_v myself_o up_o to_o the_o truth_n without_o have_v any_o regard_n to_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o the_o school_n i_o return_v to_o poison_n and_o after_o i_o have_v discourse_v of_o pestiserous_a and_o viperine_n poison_n which_o attack_n the_o heart_n it_o will_v be_v time_n to_o say_v something_o of_o those_o which_o immediate_o invade_v the_o brain_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o heart_n the_o centre_n of_o life_n before_o i_o address_v myself_o to_o either_o general_a or_o particular_a antidote_n which_o deserve_v a_o particular_a chapter_n by_o themselves_o therefore_o i_o say_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o physician_n that_o there_o be_v toxick_n and_o poison_n which_o immediate_o beset_v the_o heart_n as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o pestiferous_a and_o viperine_n poison_n and_o other_o like_v they_o there_o be_v other_o which_o attack_z the_o head_n such_o as_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n opium_n solan_n and_o other_o narcotick_a and_o somniferous_a simple_n there_o be_v also_o poison_n which_o rush_v into_o the_o liver_n and_o corrupt_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n as_o the_o venerial_a poison_n and_o other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n thâ—s_n diversity_n be_v ascribe_v to_o antipathy_n and_o a_o aversion_n whereby_o poison_n be_v carry_v to_o certain_a part_n of_o our_o body_n but_o the_o foundation_n must_v be_v show_v whereupon_o this_o antipathy_n be_v build_v the_o water_n stick_v neither_o can_v any_o solid_a reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n attack_n the_o head_n or_o that_o of_o the_o viper_n the_o heart_n beside_o that_o this_o antipathy_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o explain_v the_o nature_n of_o poison_n though_o we_o may_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v a_o aversion_n to_o our_o nature_n because_o they_o endeavour_v the_o destruction_n of_o it_o and_o do_v procure_v the_o separation_n and_o division_n of_o our_o body_n it_o be_v suppose_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v that_o a_o mad_a dog_n bite_v a_o certain_a part_n of_o our_o body_n do_v leave_v in_o that_o part_n a_o certain_a hospital_n or_o foam_n which_o enter_v the_o wound_n for_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o wound_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o danger_n the_o venomous_a atom_n be_v dissolve_v and_o emancipate_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rave_v mad_a do_v insensible_o and_o by_o degree_n creep_v through_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o find_v no_o soft_a part_n than_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o by_o consequence_n easy_a to_o be_v divide_v and_o destroy_v do_v produce_v the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o if_o the_o brain_n can_v not_o so_o easy_o be_v dissolve_v and_o that_o the_o fluidity_n of_o its_o substance_n be_v not_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o so_o easy_o receive_v the_o impression_n that_o be_v the_o action_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n the_o poison_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n will_v produce_v but_o little_a disturbance_n in_o we_o it_o must_v not_o be_v say_v that_o that_o poison_n ascend_v the_o head_n by_o sympathy_n and_o ruin_v it_o by_o antipathy_n but_o according_a to_o our_o principle_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o atom_n of_o the_o spittle_n of_o the_o mad_a dog_n be_v loose_v and_o emancipate_v be_v as_o apt_a to_o destroy_v the_o other_o part_n as_o well_o as_o the_o brain_n if_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o certain_a corpuscle_n yield_v to_o these_o foreign_a corpuscle_n whereby_o they_o enter_v into_o the_o vacant_a space_n of_o they_o which_o have_v enter_v in_o at_o these_o little_a chink_n or_o fissure_n they_o raise_v a_o tumult_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o castle_n this_o truth_n be_v evident_a in_o slow_a poison_n which_o stagnate_n as_o well_o as_o that_o whereof_o we_o speak_v until_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n of_o it_o find_v out_o some_o part_n who_o vacuity_n give_v they_o free_a entrance_n or_o they_o meet_v with_o some_o corpuscle_n who_o little_a hook_n or_o angle_n do_v either_o accelerate_v or_o retard_v their_o motion_n for_o these_o emancipate_v atom_n be_v not_o receive_v nor_o fix_v but_o by_o weak_a corpuscle_n be_v like_o a_o bird_n have_v only_o his_o foot_n entangle_v in_o the_o birdlime_n endeavour_n with_o all_o his_o strength_n to_o get_v himself_o free_a or_o like_o a_o man_n who_o be_v to_o be_v throw_v into_o prison_n and_o be_v withhold_v only_o by_o one_o arm_n use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o obtain_v his_o liberty_n so_o it_o be_v with_o free_a and_o emancipate_v atom_n which_o be_v partly_o withhold_v by_o these_o tender_a little_a hook_n whereof_o the_o brain_n do_v consist_v whence_o arise_v a_o furious_a agitation_n in_o the_o brain_n itself_o and_o at_o length_n madness_n for_o indeed_o the_o madness_n be_v in_o the_o dog_n brain_n to_o which_o some_o emancipate_v atom_n come_v from_o abroad_o or_o from_o some_o dead_a carrion_n which_o the_o dog_n do_v eat_v or_o from_o the_o air_n in_o the_o dog-day_n be_v then_o too_o much_o rarify_v or_o from_o too_o much_o dryness_n of_o the_o brain_n proceed_v from_o too_o much_o drought_n and_o these_o atom_n go_v forth_o with_o the_o hospital_n when_o the_o dog_n bite_v some_o part_n of_o our_o body_n and_o in_o time_n produce_v the_o same_o confusion_n with_o that_o in_o the_o dog._n the_o three_o sort_n of_o poison_n which_o i_o promise_v to_o speak_v of_o be_v that_o of_o the_o venerial_a disease_n which_o set_v upon_o the_o liver_n and_o without_o a_o prolix_a declaration_n of_o the_o external_a cause_n which_o produce_v it_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o if_o i_o will_v declare_v in_o few_o word_n that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v wherein_o they_o do_v consist_v and_o why_o poison_n be_v so_o pernicious_a that_o it_o corrupt_v the_o liver_n and_o infect_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n and_o afterward_o though_o slow_o ruin_v the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o its_o constituent_a part_n it_o be_v frivolous_a to_o say_v that_o the_o venerial_a disease_n and_o its_o poison_n do_v consist_v in_o a_o antipathy_n to_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n for_o the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o this_o feign_a antipathy_n can_v be_v assign_v but_o in_o my_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o matter_n for_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o physician_n this_o poison_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o malign_a quality_n proceed_v from_o the_o vapour_n raise_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o spermatick_a blood_n which_o corruption_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o mixture_n of_o divers_a seed_n this_o principle_n be_v suppose_v we_o do_v reject_v this_o feign_a malign_a quality_n for_o it_o can_v be_v say_v what_o it_o be_v or_o from_o whence_o this_o malignity_n arise_v but_o we_o acknowledge_v this_o vapour_n and_o admit_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o we_o say_v not_o mention_v the_o malign_a quality_n that_o there_o be_v certain_a atom_n excite_v by_o heat_n and_o motion_n which_o do_v exhale_v and_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o loose_a and_o corrupt_a blood_n and_o find_v the_o pore_n of_o man_n body_n and_o of_o the_o natural_a part_n to_o be_v open_a and_o dilate_v do_v creep_v and_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o they_o and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n do_v penetrate_v into_o the_o spermatick_a vessel_n from_o thence_o into_o the_o great_a vein_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o the_o great_a vessel_n and_o the_o liver_n be_v the_o trunk_n of_o they_o which_o they_o by_o divide_v do_v alter_v and_o by_o separate_a do_v corrupt_a whence_o at_o length_n there_o follow_v a_o corruption_n of_o all_o the_o blood._n the_o subtlety_n and_o continual_a motion_n of_o these_o emancipate_v atom_n appear_v from_o the_o gout_n sometime_o from_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o venerial_a distemper_n for_o these_o atom_n do_v penetrate_v into_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o bone_n and_o fix_v they_o above_o the_o articulation_n where_o they_o find_v a_o allumenous_a matter_n to_o which_o they_o stick_v but_o because_o these_o venerial_a and_o other_o emancipate_v atom_n be_v not_o fix_v therefore_o they_o be_v move_v in_o those_o place_n where_o they_o be_v like_o a_o captive_n fetter_v in_o prison_n look_v about_o he_o which_o way_n he_o can_v most_o convenient_o make_v his_o escape_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n do_v not_o cease_v until_o these_o atom_n be_v discharge_v either_o by_o transpiration_n sweat_v or_o some_o other_o evacuation_n or_o that_o they_o be_v whole_o accumulate_v by_o other_o body_n of_o the_o same_o figure_n
full_a and_o absolute_a cure_n or_o partly_o which_o allay_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o distemper_n but_o without_o doubt_n or_o contradiction_n the_o true_a antidote_n of_o the_o plague_n be_v change_v of_o the_o air_n or_o correct_v of_o it_o by_o good_a scent_n which_o be_v attract_v within_o we_o together_o with_o the_o air_n do_v attemper_n and_o correct_v it_o and_o their_o corpuscle_n do_v check_v the_o impatience_n and_o the_o too-free_a motion_n of_o the_o emancipate_v atom_n the_o poison_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_v and_o as_o that_o sort_n of_o madness_n be_v account_v incurable_a and_o be_v public_o attend_v with_o a_o very_a deadly_a and_o fatal_a issue_n we_o be_v force_v to_o bind_v those_o who_o be_v infect_v or_o suspect_v and_o at_o length_n to_o smother_v they_o between_o two_o featherbed_n the_o ordinary_a remedy_n be_v to_o send_v they_o to_o the_o sea_n to_o throw_v they_o into_o it_o several_a time_n experience_n teach_v we_o that_o that_o kind_a of_o remedy_n be_v not_o altogether_o useless_a but_o be_v to_o be_v account_v among_o those_o which_o be_v most_o safe_a though_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o infallible_a the_o antipathy_n of_o the_o sea-water_n have_v no_o room_n here_o and_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o allege_v it_o in_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o practice_n therefore_o i_o say_v that_o according_a to_o our_o principle_n the_o emancipate_v atom_n proceed_v from_o the_o spittle_n of_o the_o mad_a dog_n while_o they_o penetrate_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o at_o least_o begin_v to_o penetrate_v it_o or_o to_o be_v turn_v round_o its_o folding_n to_o enter_v into_o its_o cavity_n be_v interrupt_v in_o their_o motion_n so_o that_o they_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o cavity_n of_o it_o nay_o and_o they_o be_v throw_v partly_o out_o by_o those_o struggle_n which_o the_o patient_n must_v necessary_o suffer_v when_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n i_o do_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o 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necessary_a and_o very_o useful_a to_o evacuate_v those_o emancipate_v atom_n or_o corpuscle_n which_o be_v loose_v in_o the_o vein_n from_o the_o digestion_n in_o the_o liver_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o can_v find_v their_o way_n out_o they_o stick_v to_o the_o pleura_fw-la membrane_n and_o prick_v and_o vellicate_a it_o and_o thereon_o produce_v a_o inflammation_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o pleurisy_n therefore_o in_o this_o distemper_n as_o also_o in_o continual_a fever_n bleed_v and_o sudorifick_v be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v omit_v the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v of_o use_v purgative_n remedy_n or_o emetic_n to_o evacuate_v earthy_a excrement_n as_o phlegm_n and_o slimy_a humour_n arise_v from_o the_o first_o digestion_n and_o also_o serosity_n or_o choler_n and_o melancholy_a be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o second_o concoction_n but_o because_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o first_o concoction_n be_v not_o mend_v or_o repair_v in_o the_o second_o 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sea-water_n after_o this_o manner_n there_o will_v never_o be_v any_o scarcity_n of_o freshwater_n in_o ship_n and_o long_a voyage_n another_o thing_n that_o i_o observe_v in_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o its_o water_n in_o some_o place_n so_o very_o remarkable_a and_o regular_a in_o their_o turn_n every_o six_o hour_n there_o be_v some_o who_o have_v think_v that_o river_n enter_v into_o the_o sea_n on_o one_o part_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o flow_n but_o fall_v into_o it_o from_o another_o part_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o ebb_a other_o have_v attribute_v this_o effect_n to_o wind_n but_o the_o great_a part_n to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o to_o the_o condensation_n and_o rarefaction_n of_o the_o lunar_a air._n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o antonius_n à _fw-fr reita_n extant_a in_o his_o book_n entitle_v oculus_fw-la enoch_n &_o eliae_n where_o he_o suppose_v that_o rarify_v air_n press_v the_o sea_n and_o lift_v it_o up_o on_o both_o side_n 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and_o flow_v be_v only_o from_o south_n to_o north_n and_o from_o north_n to_o south_n and_o that_o they_o be_v lesser_a between_o the_o tropic_n beside_o there_o be_v nothing_o contain_v in_o this_o opinion_n which_o be_v not_o very_o probable_a but_o if_o there_o be_v some_o irregularity_n observe_v in_o ebb_v and_o flow_v they_o arise_v from_o island_n rock_n straits_n or_o promo_fw-la 〈…〉_z tories_n which_o very_o much_o hasten_v retard_v or_o lessen_v this_o motion_n and_o partly_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o straits_n of_o gibraltar_n there_o be_v no_o notable_a ebb_a and_o flow_v in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n beside_o it_o be_v seat_v between_o the_o two_o tropic_n and_o be_v neither_o too_o much_o northerly_a nor_o too_o much_o southerly_a chap._n xvii_o of_o spring_n and_o rivers_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o spring_n viz._n those_o that_o sometime_o run_v and_o those_o that_o run_v always_o the_o first_o proceed_v from_o rains_n but_o these_o arise_v from_o the_o sea_n but_o to_o speak_v proper_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o spring_n and_o fountain_n for_o rains_n arise_v from_o vapour_n raise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o then_o fall_v down_o by_o drop_n out_o of_o which_o arise_v the_o first_o sort_n of_o spring_n which_o be_v not_o perpetual_a but_o perpetual_a spring_n be_v derive_v from_o it_o more_o immediate_o by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o subterraneous_a watery_a storehouse_n which_o be_v fill_v by_o aqueduct_n proceed_v from_o the_o sea._n it_o be_v common_o ask_v why_o sea-water_n be_v salt_n and_o yet_o spring-water_n which_o come_v from_o it_o be_v sweet_a to_o which_o difficulty_n it_o be_v answer_v the_o aqueduct_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n run_v through_o subterraneous_a sand_n by_o which_o the_o water_n in_o its_o passage_n 〈◊〉_d filter_v and_o deposit_o its_o salt_n or_o else_o the_o salt_n be_v precipitate_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o these_o subterraneous_a watery_a storehouse_n as_o we_o see_v in_o salt-pit_n or_o after_o the_o mix_n of_o oil_n of_o tartar_n and_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o that_o the_o atom_n pass_v through_o imperceptible_a aqueduct_n through_o which_o the_o saline_a atom_n can_v pass_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o square_a figure_n so_o water_n be_v make_v fresh_a by_o the_o help_n of_o strain_v or_o last_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o distillation_n so_o water_n be_v raise_v up_o in_o vapour_n and_o then_o condense_v distil_v into_o other_o receptacle_n which_o receive_v it_o and_o send_v it_o to_o other_o till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o spring_n break_v out_o it_o seem_v a_o wonder_n that_o spring_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o ascend_v to_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n to_o which_o difficulty_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v equal_o as_o high_a as_o the_o high_a mountain_n because_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n make_v but_o one_o globe_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v appear_v to_o we_o to_o be_v high_a and_o lofty_a only_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o plain_n and_o valley_n in_o which_o we_o be_v place_v and_o from_o whence_o we_o look_v upon_o they_o but_o the_o sea_n be_v high_a than_o the_o plain_n and_o valley_n if_o you_o conceive_v it_o all_o universal_o because_o it_o make_v a_o perfect_a circle_n and_o if_o a_o line_n shall_v be_v draw_v encompass_v the_o whole_a terraqueous_a globe_n it_o will_v be_v find_v a_o perfect_a circle_n without_o any_o irregularity_n from_o this_o suppose_a principle_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o sea-water_n do_v not_o ascend_v that_o it_o may_v find_v a_o exit_z out_o of_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n but_o that_o go_v out_o of_o they_o it_o descend_v and_o produces_z river_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o plain_n and_o bottom_n of_o valley_n and_o this_o they_o ought_v to_o mind_n who_o have_v say_v that_o water_n ascend_v out_o of_o the_o 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subtle_a soever_o as_o this_o fancy_n may_v be_v i_o think_v my_o opinion_n be_v better_a ground_v and_o more_o agreeable_a to_o truth_n by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v apparent_a hitherto_o that_o sea-water_n supply_v matter_n to_o spring_n and_o fountain_n these_o do_v supply_v matter_n to_o rivulet_n and_o rivulet_n to_o stream_n and_o river_n which_o empty_a themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v out_o to_o moisten_v the_o earth_n and_o that_o as_o i_o say_v before_o by_o a_o continual_a fluid_fw-la circulation_n it_o may_v be_v last_o ask_v what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o circulation_n and_o from_o whence_o proceed_v that_o force_n with_o which_o we_o see_v flood_n and_o river_n to_o
the_o creator_n and_o necessity_n of_o nature_n and_o some_o only_o by_o accident_n and_o the_o power_n and_o plenty_n of_o matter_n encompass_v they_o so_o the_o atom_n shut_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v give_v motion_n to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v incarcerate_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o its_o formation_n or_o rather_o be_v cast_v into_o seminal_a band_n when_o god_n create_v it_o afterward_o they_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o this_o first_o prison_n where_o they_o have_v little_a or_o no_o motion_n into_o another_o where_o they_o enjoy_v a_o more_o free_a and_o wander_a motion_n as_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o discourse_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n the_o three_o thing_n that_o flow_v from_o this_o principle_n be_v that_o these_o same_o atom_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o motion_n and_o life_n and_o that_o there_o be_v more_o of_o action_n and_o more_o of_o life_n where_o these_o be_v in_o great_a plenty_n and_o number_n provide_v the_o corporeal_a machine_n be_v dispose_v to_o motion_n for_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a spring_n be_v break_v the_o vital_a atom_n lose_v their_o action_n the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o exhale_v and_o withdraw_v themselves_o and_o other_o wander_v about_o continue_v vagabond_n without_o any_o order_n or_o method_n so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o part_n of_o a_o compound_v body_n shall_v be_v dispose_v in_o some_o order_n which_o when_o want_v the_o vital_a atom_n exert_v no_o motion_n but_o this_o order_n of_o part_n will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unless_o the_o vital_a atom_n be_v present_a to_o give_v they_o motion_n the_o same_o thing_n we_o observe_v in_o a_o clock_n where_o a_o integrity_n and_o just_a disposition_n of_o the_o wheel_n be_v require_v together_o with_o the_o force_n of_o a_o spring_n to_o set_v all_o the_o wheel_n in_o motion_n although_o there_o be_v a_o great_a proportion_n and_o likeness_n between_o live_v natural_a body_n and_o these_o artificial_a machine_n yet_o nevertheless_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o they_o for_o atom_n be_v natural_a spring_n and_o exist_v original_o in_o the_o seed_n out_o of_o which_o the_o body_n be_v produce_v and_o they_o themselves_o be_v the_o artificer_n of_o the_o machine_n which_o give_v increase_v to_o it_o and_o dispose_v the_o part_n of_o it_o in_o such_o manner_n that_o they_o may_v there_o exercise_v their_o motion_n and_o this_o be_v that_o great_a artifice_n of_o nature_n which_o operate_v by_o seed_n produce_v from_o god_n which_o exceed_v all_o that_o ever_o art_n can_v devise_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o life_n the_o difference_n of_o life_n be_v only_o know_v by_o the_o difference_n of_o vital_a action_n of_o which_o there_o be_v four_o kind_n to_o wit_n the_o mettallick_n vegetative_a sensitive_a and_o rational_a man_n the_o little_a world_n enjoy_v a_o life_n under_o which_o all_o other_o be_v comprehend_v and_o chief_o in_o he_o we_o observe_v a_o 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humane_a seed_n and_o like_a plant_n receive_v his_o first_o formation_n do_v in_o this_o case_n very_o much_o excel_v they_o for_o as_o in_o his_o dignity_n he_o excel_v all_o thing_n that_o have_v material_a life_n so_o also_o he_o be_v beget_v and_o conceive_v after_o a_o more_o noble_a and_o more_o eminent_a manner_n and_o we_o may_v say_v with_o plato_n that_o a_o man_n of_o all_o wonder_n be_v the_o most_o wonderful_a not_o only_o in_o his_o perfect_a be_v but_o also_o in_o his_o first_o formation_n this_o formation_n be_v indeed_o a_o miracle_n of_o nature_n which_o can_v be_v more_o natural_o explain_v than_o by_o say_v that_o the_o woman_n womb_n after_o have_v receive_v the_o man_n seed_n be_v shut_v up_o by_o the_o contraction_n of_o its_o fibre_n and_o the_o seminal_a body_n find_v there_o a_o acid_a juice_n putrify_v and_o be_v corrupt_v in_o the_o space_n of_o eight_o or_o ten_o day_n the_o seminal_a spirit_n thus_o extricate_a itself_o and_o join_v with_o the_o blood_n 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a_o bond_n of_o union_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o she_o alone_o shall_v be_v feverish_a nor_o that_o the_o big-bellied_a woman_n shall_v die_v the_o child_n remain_v alive_a and_o healthful_a chap._n vii_o how_o man_n be_v nourish_v after_o he_o be_v born._n aman_n bear_v have_v need_n of_o nourishment_n now_o nothing_o can_v nourish_v he_o which_o have_v not_o some_o spirit_n of_o life_n so_o root_n plant_n corn_n pulse_n flesh_n serve_v to_o the_o nourish_a of_o a_o man_n and_o all_o this_o business_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o atom_n and_o vital_a corpuscle_n pass_v from_o one_o compound_v body_n to_o another_o this_o nutrition_n be_v necessary_a to_o increase_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o bear_a infant_n and_o so_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o new_a compound_v body_n to_o serve_v it_o for_o aliment_n and_o this_o compound_v body_n must_v of_o
like_a to_o a_o emancipate_v atom_n which_o be_v free_a from_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o composition_n never_o return_v thither_o again_o unless_o that_o be_v restore_v to_o its_o pristine_a or_o to_o a_o better_a condition_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o animal_n and_o of_o fever_n i_o can_v but_o say_v something_o of_o the_o inordinate_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n stir_v up_o by_o divers_a fever_n and_o from_o that_o occasion_n discourse_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o fever_n their_o cause_n and_o remedy_n fever_n be_v either_o diary_n viz._n a_o inordinate_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v agitate_a and_o disturb_v by_o emancipate_v atom_n or_o they_o be_v hectic_a which_o attack_z the_o fleshy_a and_o solid_a part_n and_o these_o fever_n be_v excite_v by_o emancipate_v atom_n which_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o the_o radical_a moisture_n be_v drive_v away_o and_o exhale_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o body_n be_v sensible_o dry_v the_o other_o fever_n consist_v in_o the_o humour_n and_o in_o their_o fermentation_n and_o ebullition_n and_o when_o this_o fermentation_n never_o remit_v the_o fever_n be_v continual_a where_o it_o keep_v its_o period_n by_o turn_n it_o be_v a_o intermit_a fever_n and_o it_o be_v call_v either_o a_o quotidian_n where_o it_o come_v every_o day_n or_o a_o double_a tertian_n or_o quartan_a as_o phlegm_n choler_n or_o melancholy_a predominate_a when_o it_o come_v one_o day_n and_o not_o the_o next_o it_o be_v a_o tertian_n when_o it_o remit_v for_o two_o day_n it_o be_v a_o quartan_a when_o it_o rage_v for_o two_o day_n together_o and_o remit_v the_o three_o it_o be_v a_o double_a quartan_a and_o all_o these_o fit_n or_o redoubling_n be_v owe_v to_o emancipate_v atom_n or_o relax_v corpuscle_n which_o provoke_v move_v and_o stir_v up_o this_o or_o that_o humour_n which_o can_v be_v do_v 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quality_n of_o the_o fever_n administer_v remedy_n which_o evacuate_v the_o offend_a humour_n and_o prohibit_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o new_a and_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o cause_n be_v take_v away_o they_o raise_v he_o up_o and_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n the_o physical_a philosopher_n who_o inquire_v into_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o motion_n in_o nature_n and_o do_v not_o like_o the_o physician_n precise_o respect_v the_o health_n of_o this_o or_o that_o person_n but_o endeavour_n to_o discover_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o thing_n suppose_v first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o humour_n in_o our_o body_n which_o go_v on_o from_o rest_n to_o motion_n unless_o it_o be_v stir_v up_o by_o some_o agent_n and_o mover_n so_o it_o be_v question_v what_o may_v be_v that_o principle_n by_o which_o choler_n after_o twenty_o or_o twentyfour_o hour_n rest_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o what_o shall_v excite_v the_o fermentation_n of_o melancholy_a after_o it_o have_v sit_v down_o quiet_o and_o 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quality_n of_o the_o food_n give_v to_o the_o sick_a person_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o intermission_n do_v much_o contribute_v second_o the_o fit_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o fever_n be_v not_o so_o very_o regular_a but_o that_o they_o frequent_o be_v perceive_v soon_o or_o late_a as_o the_o atom_n the_o disturber_n of_o health_n be_v soon_o or_o late_a set_n at_o liberty_n to_o which_o thing_n the_o regimen_n of_o the_o sick_a person_n manner_n of_o live_v do_v not_o a_o little_a contribute_v hence_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o the_o true_a remedy_n of_o intermit_a fever_n do_v consist_v first_o in_o a_o order_n of_o live_v second_o in_o a_o evacuation_n of_o peccant_a or_o strange_a humour_n which_o hinder_v retard_v or_o interrupt_v or_o precipitate_v the_o digestion_n of_o aliment_n which_o must_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o a_o experience_a physician_n and_o last_o the_o part_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o first_o concoction_n be_v to_o be_v strengthen_v 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