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p._n 49._o piso_n ib._n from_o the_o root_n mandihoca_n that_o abound_v with_o a_o very_a potent_a poison_n there_o be_v make_v not_o only_o excellent_a aliment_n but_o even_o antidote_n too_o p._n 50._o exit_fw-la augustino_n you_o ought_v not_o to_o use_v your_o eye_n as_o a_o bruit_n only_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o provision_n for_o your_o belly_n and_o not_o for_o your_o mind_n use_v they_o as_o a_o man_n pry_v up_o into_o heaven_n see_v the_o thing_n make_v and_o inquire_v the_o maker_n look_v upon_o those_o thing_n you_o can_v see_v and_o seek_v after_o he_o who_o you_o can_v see_v and_o believe_v on_o he_o you_o can_v see_v because_o of_o those_o thing_n you_o see_v and_o be_v not_o like_o the_o horse_n and_o mule_n etc._n etc._n p._n 75._o epicurus_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la herod_n in_o laertio_fw-la as_o to_o the_o meteor_n you_o ought_v not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v either_o motion_n or_o change_v or_o eclipse_n or_o the_o rise_n or_o set_v of_o they_o because_o of_o any_o superior_a precedent_n which_o do_v or_o have_v so_o dispose_v of_o it_o and_o himself_o possess_v all_o the_o while_n happiness_n and_o immortal_a life_n wherefore_o you_o must_v think_v that_o when_o the_o world_n be_v make_v those_o implication_n and_o folding_n of_o atom_n happen_v which_o cause_v this_o necessity_n that_o these_o body_n shall_v pass_v through_o these_o motion_n there_o be_v infinite_a world_n some_o like_o this_o some_o unlike_o it_o for_o since_o atom_n be_v infinite_a as_o i_o new_o show_v from_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o the_o space_n some_o in_o one_o other_o in_o other_o distant_a part_n of_o these_o space_n far_o from_o we_o various_o concur_v to_o the_o make_n of_o infinite_a world_n p._n 75._o lucretius_n lib._n 5._o but_o how_o at_o first_o when_o matter_n thus_o be_v whirl_v heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n the_o high_a and_o low_a world_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o all_o be_v make_v i_o will_v show_v for_o sure_a the_o first_o rude_a atom_n never_o know_v by_o sage_a intelligence_n and_o council_n grave_n to_o appoint_v the_o place_n that_o all_o being_n have_v nor_o will_v i_o think_v that_o all_o the_o motion_n here_o order_v at_o first_o by_o fix_a agreement_n be_v but_o the_o element_n that_o long_o have_v beat_v about_o be_v buffet_v now_o in_o now_o carry_v out_o screw_v into_o every_o hole_n and_o try_v to_o take_v with_o any_o thing_n in_o any_o place_n to_o make_v somewhat_o at_o last_o after_o much_o time_n and_o coil_n motion_n and_o meeting_n and_o a_o world_n of_o toil_n make_v up_o this_o junto_n and_o thus_o be_v join_v and_o thus_o in_o kind_a embrace_n firm_o twine_v and_o link_v together_o they_o alone_o do_v frame_v heaven_n earth_n and_o sea_n and_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o same_o p._n 77._o aristot_n metaph_n 12._o c._n 6._o how_o shall_v thing_n be_v move_v if_o there_o be_v no_o actual_a cause_n for_o matter_n can_v move_v itself_o but_o require_v to_o be_v move_v by_o a_o tectonic_a '_o thing-creating_a power_n p._n 78._o ciceronis_fw-la de_fw-la thalete_fw-la he_o say_v water_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o god_n be_v that_o intelligence_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o water_n ejusdem_fw-la de_fw-la anaxagorâ_fw-la the_o delineation_n and_o manner_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o think_v to_o be_v design_v and_o make_v by_o the_o power_n and_o reason_n of_o a_o infinite_a intelligence_n p._n 80._o garcias_n ab_fw-la horto_fw-la l._n 1._o simp_n c._n 47._o diamond_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n in_o the_o deep_a bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o a_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n be_v almost_o at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o in_o three_o or_o four_o year_n space_n make_v perfect_a for_o if_o you_o dig_v this_o year_n but_o the_o depth_n of_o a_o cubit_n you_o will_v find_v diamond_n and_o after_o two_o year_n dig_v there_o you_o will_v find_v diamond_n again_o p._n 93._o arist_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la cap._n 6._o it_o remain_v that_o we_o speak_v brief_o concern_v that_o 〈◊〉_d who_o power_n preserve_v and_o support_v all_o thing_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o we_o have_v compendious_o handle_v other_o matter_n for_o it_o will_v seem_v criminal_a to_o pass_v over_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o world_n untouched_a have_v design_v to_o discourse_n of_o the_o universe_n in_o a_o treatise_n which_o if_o less_o accurate_a yet_o certain_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o rough_a platform_n of_o doctrine_n ibid._n for_o god_n be_v both_o the_o preserver_n of_o all_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o universe_n and_o likewise_o the_o producer_n of_o every_o thing_n whatsoever_o which_o be_v any_o wise_a make_v in_o this_o world_n yet_o not_o so_o as_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o labour_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o workman_n or_o a_o creature_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o weariness_n for_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o power_n which_o be_v inferior_a to_o no_o difficulty_n and_o whereby_o he_o contain_v all_o thing_n under_o his_o authority_n even_o such_o as_o seem_v most_o distant_a from_o he_o it_o be_v more_o magnificent_a and_o agreeable_a to_o conceive_v god_n so_o resident_a in_o the_o high_a place_n that_o nevertheless_o his_o divine_a energy_n be_v diffuse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n move_v both_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n turn_v round_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o heaven_n and_o afford_v the_o cause_n of_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n but_o to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o brief_a what_o the_o pilot_n be_v in_o a_o ship_n what_o the_o driver_n in_o a_o chariot_n what_o the_o chief_a singer_n be_v in_o a_o dance_n final_o what_o magistracy_n be_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o general_n in_o a_o army_n that_o be_v god_n in_o the_o world_n unless_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n that_o much_o toil_n and_o manifold_a care_n perplex_v they_o but_o all_o thing_n be_v perform_v by_o god_n without_o labour_n or_o trouble_v p._n 98._o galen_n de_fw-fr plac_n hipp_n &_o plat_v lib._n 7._o whereas_o therefore_o say_v he_o all_o man_n ascribe_v that_o to_o art_n which_o be_v make_v aright_o in_o all_o respect_n but_o that_o which_o be_v so_o only_o in_o one_o or_o two_o not_o to_o art_n but_o fortune_n the_o structure_n of_o our_o body_n give_v we_o cause_n to_o admire_v the_o excellent_a art_n exactness_n and_o power_n of_o nature_n which_o frame_v we_o for_o our_o body_n consist_v of_o above_o two_o hundred_o bone_n to_o each_o of_o which_o tend_v a_o vein_n for_o convey_v of_o nourishment_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o to_o the_o muscle_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o artery_n and_o a_o nerve_n and_o the_o part_n be_v exact_o pair_n and_o those_o place_v in_o the_o right_a side_n of_o a_o animal_n be_v whole_o alike_o to_o those_o in_o the_o other_o bone_n to_o bone_fw-la muscle_n to_o muscle_n vein_n to_o vein_n artery_n to_o artery_n and_o nerve_n to_o nerve_n except_v only_o the_o bowel_n and_o some_o other_o part_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o peculiar_a construction_n so_o that_o the_o part_n of_o our_o body_n be_v double_a and_o altogether_o alike_o among_o themselves_o both_o in_o greatness_n and_o shape_n as_o also_o in_o consistence_n which_o i_o place_n in_o the_o diversity_n of_o softness_n and_o hardness_n as_o therefore_o we_o use_v to_o judge_v of_o thing_n make_v by_o man_n acknowledge_v the_o skill_n of_o a_o workman_n by_o the_o build_n of_o a_o ship_n with_o extraordinary_a art_n so_o also_o it_o behove_v to_o do_v in_o those_o of_o god_n and_o to_o admire_v the_o framer_n of_o our_o body_n whosoever_o of_o the_o god_n he_o be_v although_o we_o do_v not_o see_v he_o p._n 101._o arist_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la cap._n 6._o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a tradition_n say_v he_o diffuse_v among_o all_o mankind_n from_o our_o ancestor_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o produce_v of_o god_n and_o by_o god_n and_o that_o no_o nature_n can_v be_v sufficient_o furnish_v for_o its_o own_o safety_n which_o be_v leave_v without_o the_o support_n of_o god_n to_o its_o own_o protection_n p._n ead_n thus_o therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o conceive_v of_o god_n if_o we_o consider_v his_o power_n he_o be_v omnipotent_a if_o his_o shape_n most_o beautiful_a if_o his_o life_n immortal_a and_o final_o if_o his_o virtue_n most_o excellent_a wherefore_o though_o undiscernible_a by_o any_o corruptible_a nature_n yet_o he_o be_v perceive_v by_o such_o in_o his_o work_n and_o indeed_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v produce_v in_o the_o air_n by_o any_o mutation_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o water_n we_o ought_v deserve_o to_o term_v the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o god_n be_v the_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n and_o out_o of_o who_o
the_o usual_a distillation_n ib._n of_o the_o power_n of_o good_a menstruum_n in_o facilitate_v distillation_n 181_o that_o the_o calcination_n of_o gold_n be_v facilitated_a by_o amalgamation_n with_o mercury_n 182_o the_o power_n of_o verdigreas_n distil_v in_o draw_v tincture_n of_o glass_n of_o antimony_n etc._n etc._n ib._n that_o the_o naturalist_n may_v find_v out_o way_n to_o preserve_v medicine_n long_o and_o better_a than_o be_v usual_a 183_o of_o fume_a liquor_n with_o sulphur_n ib._n and_o add_v a_o little_a of_o the_o white_a coagulum_fw-la make_v of_o the_o pure_a spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o urin._n ib._n that_o the_o most_o principal_a way_n of_o lessen_v the_o charge_n of_o cure_n will_v be_v the_o find_v out_o new_a and_o more_o effectual_a remedy_n 184_o a_o history_n of_o a_o radicate_v epilepsy_n that_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o powder_n of_o misselto_n of_o the_o oak_n 185_o chap._n viii_o other_o proof_n that_o the_o naturalist_n skill_n may_v improve_v the_o pharmaceutical_a preparation_n of_o simple_n 186_o of_o the_o best_a way_n to_o correct_v opium_n 187_o of_o the_o best_a way_n of_o correct_v mercurius_n aquavitae_fw-la 188_o a_o excellent_a medicine_n make_v of_o those_o churlish_a mineral_n quicksilver_n and_o antimony_n ib._n way_n to_o take_v away_o the_o vomitive_a faculty_n of_o antimonial_a glass_n 189_o 190_o a_o new_a and_o excellent_a way_n to_o get_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la or_o essence_n of_o some_o vegetable_n 191_o the_o influence_n of_o these_o prima_fw-la entia_fw-la to_o cause_n renovation_n or_o rejuvenescence_n 192_o 193_o of_o helmont_n via_fw-la media_fw-la of_o elixir_n propâ—ietatis_fw-la â—94_n and_o the_o perfume_a it_o by_o cohobation_n with_o musk_n and_o amber_n ib._n a_o commendation_n of_o helmont_n medicine_n 195_o of_o the_o power_n of_o chemistry_n 196_o of_o the_o power_n of_o noble_a menstruum_n particular_o 196_o â—97_n the_o power_n of_o sal-taltari_a volatize_v 198_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o volatize_v it_o 199_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o menstruum_n beside_o such_o as_o be_v acid_n urinous_n or_o alcalizate_v 200_o how_o these_o several_o disarm_v and_o destroy_v one_o another_o and_o that_o what_o a_o acid_n menstruum_fw-la dissolve_v a_o vrinous_a or_o alcalizate_o do_v precipitate_v ib._n of_o a_o menstruum_fw-la unlike_a to_o all_o these_o ib._n chap._n ix_o that_o chemistry_n itself_o much_o more_o physiology_n be_v capable_a of_o afford_v a_o new_a and_o better_a methodus_fw-la medendi_fw-la 201_o 202_o 203_o instance_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o unusual_a efficacy_n of_o new_a remedy_n may_v alter_v and_o make_v the_o method_n of_o cure_v more_o compendious_a 204._o in_o the_o kings-evil_a ib._n in_o pleurisy_n 205._o in_o the_o rickets_o ib._n chap._n x._o that_o great_a cure_n may_v be_v do_v by_o outward_a application_n 207_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o lapis_n nephriticus_n and_o divers_a other_o appensa_fw-la 208_o 209_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n and_o schyrrhus_n lienis_n by_o the_o external_a application_n of_o sponge_n dip_v in_o lime_n water_n 210_o of_o strange_a cure_n perform_v near_o rome_n in_o the_o serpentine_a grotta_n ib._n of_o the_o operation_n of_o suphur_n cantharides_n and_o quicksilver_n and_o tobacco_n external_o apply_v 211_o instance_n in_o divers_a medicine_n which_o have_v differ_v effect_n inward_o give_v and_o outward_o apply_v 212_o 213_o that_o preparation_n may_v much_o improve_v simple_n which_o be_v outward_o apply_v ib._n instance_n in_o divers_a preparation_n of_o gold_n ib._n a_o ointment_n make_v of_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la for_o the_o haemorrhoide_n and_o veneral_a ulcer_n ib._n the_o cure_n of_o a_o person_n esteem_v bewitch_v by_o a_o append_v mineral_n 214_o of_o the_o power_n of_o jasper_n to_o staunch_v blood_n 215_o the_o incontinentia_fw-la urinae_fw-la cure_a by_o the_o powder_n of_o a_o toad_n burn_v alive_a and_o hang_v about_o the_o neck_n 216_o effect_n ascribe_v to_o witchcraft_n cure_v per_fw-la appensa_fw-la 217_o paracelsus_n cure_v quartan_n by_o a_o plaster_n 218_o disease_n cure_a by_o fright_v 219_o physic_n now_o in_o china_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n without_o phlebotomy_n potion_n or_o issue_n 2â—0_n where_o practitioner_n of_o physic_n be_v illiterate_a there_o specific_v may_v be_v best_a meet_v with_o 221_o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o medicine_n of_o barbarous_a nation_n 221_o 222_o 223_o a_o comparison_n of_o this_o empirick_a part_n of_o physic_n with_o the_o rational_a 224_o chap._n xi_o of_o other_o extraordinary_a medicine_n which_o work_v by_o magnetisme_n transplantation_n etc._n etc._n 225_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o bladder_n by_o the_o sympathetick_a powder_n 226_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o weapon-salve_n and_o other_o magnetical_a remedy_n 227_o 228_o observation_n of_o the_o transplantation_n of_o disease_n 229_o 230_o 231_o the_o sometime_o not_o succeed_v of_o magnetical_a medicine_n no_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o abandon_v their_o use_n 232_o chap._n xii_o instance_n of_o divers_a cure_n upon_o bruit_n and_o how_o these_o be_v appliable_a to_o man_n 233_o 234_o 235_o chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o handle_n of_o physical_a matter_n be_v ancient_o think_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o naturalist_n 236_o that_o the_o reject_v specific_v because_o they_o make_v no_o visible_a evacuation_n be_v irrational_a 237_o that_o great_a change_n may_v be_v make_v only_o by_o displace_v without_o any_o evacuation_n of_o the_o part_n 238_o the_o make_n of_o vinegers_n be_v a_o instance_n of_o this_o truth_n especial_o in_o the_o indies_n ib._n instance_n in_o sura_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o mandioca_n 239_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o thunder_n and_o earthquake_n ib._n divers_a instance_n to_o prove_v that_o invisible_a corpuscle_n may_v pass_v from_o annulet_n and_o cause_v great_a alteration_n in_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o man_n body_n 240_o galens_n example_n of_o peiony-root_n etc._n etc._n 240_o 241_o 242_o of_o purge_v by_o the_o odour_n of_o potion_n 243_o of_o the_o purge_v and_o vomit_v quality_n of_o the_o air_n of_o the_o mountain_n pariacaca_fw-la 243.244_o the_o power_n of_o steam_n see_v in_o the_o infectious_a effluvia_fw-la 244_o of_o alteration_n make_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n 245_o chap._n fourteen_o divers_a instance_n of_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 246_o a_o instance_n of_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n change_v in_o colour_n upon_o a_o sudden_a fear_n 247_o how_o the_o author_n discourse_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o effluvia_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v understand_v 248_o that_o the_o particular_a state_n of_o disposition_n of_o the_o engine_n of_o humane_a body_n be_v considerable_a as_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o these_o impression_n 249_o 250_o 251_o 252_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o moss_n grow_v on_o humane_a skill_n in_o staunch_a blood_n 253_o burn_a feather_n or_o the_o smoke_n of_o tobacco_n remove_v hysterical_a fit_n ib._n cure_n of_o dysentery_n by_o fumesi_n 254._o and_o by_o sit_v on_o a_o hot_a anvil_n ib._n cure_v of_o the_o colic_n by_o clyster_n of_o the_o smoke_n of_o tobacco_n ib._n of_o other_o cure_n do_v by_o smoak_n 255_o of_o the_o sudden_a cease_v of_o the_o plague_n at_o grand_a cayro_n in_o june_n 256_o 257_o chap._n xv._n that_o humane_a body_n may_v be_v alter_v by_o such_o motion_n as_o act_n in_o a_o gross_a and_o mere_o mechanical_a manner_n prove_v by_o divers_a instance_n 258_o 259_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o bite_n of_o the_o tarantula_n by_o music_n particular_o modify_v 260_o 261_o chap._n xvi_o divers_a instance_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o peculiar_a aversion_n of_o particular_a person_n from_o particular_a thing_n and_o of_o the_o commotion_n make_v in_o the_o body_n thereby_o 262_o 263_o that_o since_o the_o body_n receive_v such_o alteration_n from_o such_o unlikely_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o just_a argue_v against_o 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