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shall_v thus_o contradict_v himself_o in_o his_o epilogue_n and_o so_o plain_o recant_v what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o foregoing_a discourse_n recantation_n mr._n s._n force_v to_o make_v this_o recantation_n to_o which_o thus_o mr._n samuel_n johnston_n of_o beverley_n who_o i_o mention_v before_o a_o very_a ingenious_a chemist_n meet_v he_o show_v he_o the_o red_a earth_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o p._n 359._o and_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la as_o also_o the_o nitre_n which_o have_v shoot_v in_o stiria_n above_o a_o inch_n long_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n he_o can_v not_o deny_v especial_o see_v they_o both_o so_o plain_o make_v out_o now_o his_o book_n be_v then_o well-nigh_o print_v so_o as_o he_o can_v not_o recall_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o bring_v it_o in_o a_o appendix_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n and_o study_v out_o word_n to_o blind_v the_o unwary_a and_o ignorant_a reader_n this_o relation_n i_o have_v from_o the_o gentleman_n himself_o when_o yet_o mr._n s._n be_v not_o so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o director_n for_o he_o teach_v he_o the_o whole_a process_n that_o he_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o epilogue_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a fall_n into_o a_o simple_a rant_n p._n 361._o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o have_v make_v so_o many_o separation_n of_o the_o mineral_n yea_o and_o i_o can_v say_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o deny_v they_o of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o art_n that_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o that_o canted_a and_o recant_v at_o this_o rate_n but_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v i_o myself_o have_v do_v enough_o that_o way_n have_v all_o the_o part_n by_o i_o of_o several_a year_n keep_v though_o i_o think_v it_o impertinent_a to_o make_v so_o many_o separation_n sea_n mr_n s._n his_o opinion_n whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 54._o he_o undertake_v to_o tell_v whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n proceed_v viz._n from_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o with_o great_a dash_v of_o water_n pass_v through_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n become_v dissolve_v and_o carry_v into_o the_o ocean_n which_o have_v its_o minera_n from_o fossil_a salt_n from_o which_o also_o some_o spring_n be_v saturate_a as_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n now_o let_v we_o turn_v to_o p._n 303._o and_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o circulation_n of_o the_o sea_n water_n from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o these_o spring_n be_v fresh_a the_o salt_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v deposit_v in_o the_o channel_n how_o these_o two_o assertion_n can_v stand_v together_o i_o can_v discern_v contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n that_o the_o same_o channel_n shall_v convey_v a_o salt_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o convey_v the_o sea_n water_n to_o the_o spring_n here_o be_v a_o contrary_a current_n in_o 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at_o scarbrough_n every_o pint_n have_v about_o one_o ounce_n in_o this_o our_o northern_a sea_n and_o in_o the_o southern_a sea_n it_o be_v far_o more_o strong_a of_o the_o salt_n beside_o the_o peripatetic_n think_v this_o come_v far_o short_a of_o a_o adequate_a cause_n and_o thereupon_o they_o fly_v to_o the_o torrefaction_n of_o the_o sun_n moreover_o if_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o fossil_a salt_n of_o the_o earth_n then_o be_v a_o extraneous_a quality_n to_o the_o sea_n it_o will_v destroy_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o we_o see_v fresh_a water_n make_v sâ—lt_v by_o fossil_a salt_n kill_v all_o manner_n of_o sea_n fish_n as_o well_o as_o other_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_n call_v the_o salt_n sea_n josh_n 12.3_o which_o have_v its_o saltness_n from_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v former_o no_o sea_n but_o the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n and_o have_v its_o original_a from_o jordan_n and_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n which_o be_v both_o fresh_a water_n beside_o that_o commentator_n and_o traveller_n do_v unanimous_o report_v the_o country_n about_o to_o be_v full_a of_o salt-pit_n be_v observe_v to_o kill_v all_o manner_n of_o fish_n that_o fall_v into_o it_o from_o jordan_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v mare_n mortuum_n so_o that_o i_o suspect_v mr._n s._n be_v much_o mistake_v in_o his_o assignment_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sea_n saltness_n again_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o contradiction_n viz._n that_o the_o sea_n water_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n we_o must_v imagine_v that_o these_o subterraneal_a channel_n must_v be_v sometime_o 2_o or_o 300_o mile_n long_o or_o more_o which_o how_o that_o shall_v be_v credat_fw-la judaeus_n apella_n but_o this_o i_o shall_v reserve_v till_o i_o come_v to_o examine_v his_o original_a of_o spring_n contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n but_o there_o be_v another_o thing_n which_o here_o i_o may_v not_o pass_v by_o he_o tell_v we_o now_o that_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n be_v saturate_a from_o fossil_a salt_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o turn_v to_o p._n 143._o treat_v of_o that_o well_o he_o determine_v ☞_o ☞_o that_o a_o salt_n marine_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o sulphureous_a spring_n i_o wish_v the_o young_a man_n will_v reconcile_v these_o contradiction_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n till_o we_o understand_v the_o ground_n of_o they_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o we_o understand_v a_o little_a what_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o man_n yet_o this_o make_v i_o remember_v the_o story_n that_o i_o read_v in_o quintilian_n of_o didymus_n chalcenterus_fw-la the_o famous_a grammarian_n of_o alexandria_n a_o man_n with_o bowel_n of_o brass_n so_o they_o name_v he_o because_o of_o his_o indefatigable_a pain_n in_o write_v for_o he_o write_v say_v sentca_n 4000_o book_n 3500_o say_v suidas_n now_o one_o tell_v he_o a_o historical_a relation_n which_o he_o dislike_v and_o disapprove_v as_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a the_o party_n bring_v out_o one_o of_o his_o own_o book_n and_o show_v he_o the_o story_n which_o make_v didymus_n look_v blank_a truly_n the_o old_a man_n deserve_v some_o indulgence_n but_o for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v so_o forgetful_a and_o contradict_v himself_o so_o often_o to_o become_v a_o didymus_n or_o rather_o a_o dithymus_n double-minded_n as_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o book_n nay_o within_o a_o few_o leaf_n shall_v bring_v forth_o didymos_n twin_n one_o very_a unlike_o the_o other_o as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o father_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v it_o in_o any_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o scholar_n p._n 55._o he_o pass_v on_o to_o st._n mungo_n well_o at_o cockgrave_n which_o though_o to_o the_o touch_n it_o be_v extreme_o cold_a yet_o by_o a_o intrinsic_a sulphurous_a warm_a quality_n it_o open_v the_o pore_n etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v he_o never_o see_v that_o well_o for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o can_v not_o have_v any_o ground_n to_o think_v it_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o nitre_n or_o sulphur_n in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v a_o simple_a water_n and_o a_o excellent_a spring_n operate_n only_o by_o its_o excessive_a coldness_n whereby_o it_o sudden_o repel_v the_o blood_n and_o inward_a heat_n to_o the_o inward_a part_n from_o whence_o it_o return_v after_o bathe_v while_o the_o patient_n lie_v in_o a_o warm_a bed_n more_o strong_o invigorate_v with_o spirit_n and_o so_o concoct_v the_o crudity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o weak_a part_n increase_v new_a strength_n and_o overcome_v the_o lameness_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o rickets_o concern_v which_o i_o have_v treat_v more_o at_o large_a in_o my_o second_o edition_n of_o scarbrough_n
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disease_n of_o the_o skin_n cure_v the_o ring_n of_o the_o ear_n be_v drop_v into_o they_o and_o in_o a_o word_n make_v it_o to_o be_v of_o a_o eminent_a abstergent_fw-la property_n so_o far_o kircher_n now_o this_o spa_n have_v imbibe_v all_o these_o five_o mineral_n must_v take_v its_o virtue_n from_o they_o all_o according_a to_o reason_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o learned_a writer_n as_o i_o have_v make_v out_o already_o and_o i_o be_o assure_v it_o suit_v full_a well_o with_o the_o experimental_a cure_n i_o have_v mention_v in_o my_o book_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n and_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o at_o present_a ☞_o ☞_o next_o p._n 62._o he_o fall_v to_o treat_v of_o his_o five_o digestion_n which_o he_o pillage_n from_o helmont_n verbatim_o though_o he_o curtail_v the_o number_n and_o correct_v his_o master_n for_o helmont_n make_v six_o vidâ—_n helm_n p._n 167._o from_o the_o pravity_n or_o deficiency_n of_o every_o one_o of_o which_o proceed_v several_a 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