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that_o pleurisy_n be_v only_o on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n whereon_o we_o wear_v our_o ring_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n chap._n 5._o of_o swim_v that_o some_o man_n swim_v natural_o that_o man_n drown_v do_v sloâ—â—_n the_o nine_o dâ—y_n when_o their_o gall_n break_v woman_n 〈…〉_z upon_o their_o bâ—cks_n chap._n 6._o that_o man_n weigh_v heavy_a dead_a than_o alive_a and_o before_o meat_n then_o after_o chap._n 7._o that_o there_o be_v several_a passage_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_v chap._n 8._o of_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o sneeâ—ing_n chap._n 9_o that_o jew_n stink_n chap._n 10._o of_o pigmy_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o great_a climacterical_a year_n that_o be_v 63._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o canicular_a or_o dogâ—_n day_n chap._n 13._o the_o five_o book_n of_o many_o thing_n questionable_a as_o they_o be_v describe_v in_o picture_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o pelecan_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o dolphin_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o grâ—sschoppâ—r_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sâ—â—pent_v tempt_a eve_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o eve_n with_o naveâ—s_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o jew_n and_o eastern_a nation_n at_o their_o feast_n and_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d the_o passcover_v chap._n 6._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o saviour_n with_o long_a hair_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o moses_n with_o horn_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sibyl_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o picture_n describe_v the_o death_n of_o cleopatra_n chap._n 12._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o the_o nine_o worthy_n chap._n 13._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o iâ—ptha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n chap._n 14._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o a_o camel_n skin_n chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o christopher_n chap._n 16._o oâ—_n the_o picture_n of_o s._n george_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 18._o 〈…〉_z chap._n 19_o 〈…〉_z chap._n 20._o compendious_o of_o many_o popular_a custom_n opinion_n 〈◊〉_d practice_n and_o observation_n of_o a_o â—are_n crâ—ssing_v the_o hâ—gh_a way_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_z owl_n and_o ravenâ—_n of_o the_o sall_n of_o saâ—t_n of_o break_v the_o eggshell_n of_o the_o true_a lover_n knoâ—_n of_o the_o cheek_n burn_v or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o speak_v under_o the_o rose_n of_o smoâ—k_o follow_v the_o fair_a of_o sit_v cross-legged_a of_o hair_n upon_o moll_n be_v of_o the_o set_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n of_o lion_n head_n upon_o spout_n and_o cistern_n of_o the_o say_n ungirt_a unblessed_a of_o the_o picture_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o sun_n dance_v on_o easter_n day_n of_o the_o silly_a howe_n or_o cover_v about_o some_o child_n head_n of_o be_v drink_v once_o a_o month_n of_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o devil_n with_o a_o cleave_a hoof_n of_o moses_n his_o rod_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o mine_n of_o discover_v of_o doubtful_a matter_n by_o hook_n or_o staff_n chap._n 21._o the_o six_z book_n concern_v sundry_a tenant_n geographical_a and_o historical_a concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v not_o precise_o know_v as_o common_o it_o be_v presume_v chap._n 1._o of_o man_n inquiry_n in_o what_o season_n or_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n it_o begin_v that_o aâ—_n they_o be_v general_o make_v they_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o as_o particular_o incertain_a chap._n 2._o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o season_n and_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o year_n according_a unto_o astronomer_n and_o physician_n that_o the_o common_a compute_v of_o the_o ancient_n and_o which_o be_v still_o retain_v by_o some_o be_v very_o questionable_a chap._n 3._o of_o some_o computation_n of_o day_n and_o diduction_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o another_o chap._n 4._o a_o digression_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o site_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n 5._o concern_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v slender_o people_v before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 6._o of_o east_n and_o west_n and_o property_n respective_o ascribe_v unto_o country_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o nile_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o nile_n of_o its_o inundation_n and_o certain_a time_n thereof_o that_o it_o never_o rain_v in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o blackness_n of_o negro_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o same_o chap._n 11._o a_o digression_n of_o blackness_n chap._n 12._o the_o seven_o book_n concern_v many_o historical_a tenant_n general_o receive_v and_o some_o deduce_v from_o the_o history_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v a_o apple_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o man_n have_v one_o rib_n less_o than_o a_o woman_n chap._n 2._o that_o methuselah_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n chap._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rainbow_n before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 4._o of_o sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n chap._n 5._o that_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n be_v erect_v against_o a_o second_o deluge_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o mandrake_n of_o â—eah_a chap._n 7._o of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o collein_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o food_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o conceit_n that_o john_n the_o evangelist_n shall_v not_o die_v chap._n 10._o of_o some_o other_o more_o brief_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o death_n of_o aristotle_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n chap._n 15._o of_o divers_a other_o relation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o crassus_n that_o never_o laugh_v but_o once_o that_o our_o saviour_n never_o laugh_v of_o surgius_fw-la the_o second_o or_o bâ—cca_n de_fw-fr porco_n that_o tamerlane_n be_v a_o scythian_a shepherd_n chap._n 16._o of_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o poverty_n of_o belisarius_n of_o fluctius_fw-la decumanus_n or_o the_o ten_o wave_n of_o parysatis_n that_o poison_a statyra_n by_o one_o side_n of_o a_o knife_n of_o the_o woman_n feed_v with_o poison_n that_o shall_v have_v poison_v alexander_n of_o the_o wander_a jew._n chap._n 17._o more_o brief_o that_o the_o army_n of_o xerxes_n drink_v whole_a river_n dry_a that_o hannibal_n eat_v through_o the_o alps_n with_o vinegar_n of_o the_o death_n of_o aeschylus_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tarsus_n and_o anchiale_n build_v in_o one_o day_n of_o the_o great_a ship_n syracusia_n or_o alexandria_n of_o the_o spartan_a boy_n chap._n 18._o of_o some_o other_o chap._n 19_o of_o some_o relation_n who_o truth_n we_o fear_v chap._n 20._o the_o first_o book_n or_o general_n part_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o first_o and_o father_n cause_n of_o common_a error_n be_v the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n of_o who_o deceptible_a condition_n although_o perhaps_o there_o shall_v not_o need_v any_o other_o eviction_n than_o the_o frequent_a error_n we_o shall_v ourselves_o commit_v even_o in_o the_o express_a declarement_n hereof_o yet_o shall_v we_o illustrate_v the_o same_o from_o more_o infallible_a constitution_n and_o person_n presume_v as_o far_o from_o we_o in_o condition_n as_o time_n that_o be_v our_o first_o and_o ingenerate_v forefather_n from_o who_o as_o we_o derive_v our_o be_v and_o the_o several_a wound_n of_o constitution_n so_o may_v we_o in_o some_o manner_n excuse_v our_o infirmity_n in_o the_o depravity_n of_o those_o part_n who_o traduction_n be_v pure_a in_o they_o and_o their_o original_n but_o once_o remove_v from_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o posterity_n may_v take_v leave_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o fact_n as_o they_o be_v assure_v to_o suffer_v in_o the_o punishment_n be_v gross_o deceive_v in_o their_o perfection_n and_o so_o weak_o delude_v in_o the_o clarity_n of_o their_o understanding_n that_o it_o have_v leave_v no_o small_a obsecuâ—ity_n in_o we_o how_o error_n shall_v gain_v upon_o they_o for_o first_o they_o be_v deceive_v by_o satan_n and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o invisible_a insinuation_n but_o a_o open_a and_o discoverable_a apparition_n that_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n whereby_o although_o there_o be_v many_o occasion_n of_o suspicion_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o easy_o escape_v a_o weak_a circumspection_n yet_o do_v the_o unwary_a apprehension_n of_o eve_n take_v no_o advantage_n thereof_o
hereby_o he_o covert_o advise_v we_o not_o to_o persevere_v in_o anger_n but_o after_o our_o choler_n have_v boil_a to_o retain_v no_o impression_n thereof_o in_o the_o like_a sense_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v or_o they_o will_v else_o be_v misapprehend_v when_o he_o advise_v his_o disciple_n to_o give_v the_o right_a hand_n but_o to_o few_o to_o put_v no_o viand_n in_o a_o chamberpot_n not_o to_o pass_v over_o a_o balance_n not_o to_o rake_v up_o â—ire_n with_o a_o sword_n or_o piss_v against_o the_o sun_n which_o enigmatical_a delivery_n comprehend_v useful_a verity_n but_o be_v mistake_v by_o literal_a expositor_n at_o the_o first_o they_o have_v be_v understand_v by_o most_o since_o and_o may_v be_v occasion_n of_o error_n to_o verbal_a capacity_n for_o ever_o this_o fallacy_n in_o the_o first_o delusion_n satan_n do_v put_v upon_o eve_n and_o his_o whole_a tentation_n may_v be_v this_o elench_v continue_v so_o when_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v that_o be_v in_o his_o equivocation_n she_o shall_v not_o incur_v a_o present_a death_n or_o a_o destruction_n immediate_o ensue_v your_o transgression_n your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v that_o be_v not_o to_o the_o enlargement_n of_o your_o knowledge_n but_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o your_o shame_n and_o proper_a confusion_n you_o shall_v know_v good_a and_o evil_a that_o be_v you_o shall_v have_v knowledge_n of_o good_a by_o its_o privation_n but_o cognisance_n of_o evil_a by_o sense_n and_o visible_a experience_n and_o the_o same_o fallacy_n or_o way_n of_o deceit_n so_o well_o succeed_v in_o paradise_n he_o continue_v in_o his_o oracle_n through_o all_o the_o world_n which_o have_v not_o man_n more_o wary_o undeâ—stod_a they_o may_v have_v perform_v many_o act_n inconsistent_a with_o his_o intention_n bâ—utus_n might_n have_v make_v haste_n with_o tarquin_n to_o have_v kiss_v his_o own_o mother_n the_o athenian_n may_v have_v build_v they_o wooden_a wall_n or_o double_v the_o altar_n at_o delphos_n the_o circle_n of_o this_o fallacy_n be_v very_o large_a and_o herein_o may_v be_v comprise_v all_o ironical_a mistake_n for_o intend_a expression_n receive_v invert_v signification_n all_o deduction_n from_o metaphor_n parable_n allegory_n unto_o real_a and_o rigid_a interpretation_n whereby_o have_v arisen_a not_o only_o popular_a error_n in_o philosophy_n but_o vulgar_a and_o senseless_a heresy_n in_o divinity_n as_o will_v be_v evident_a unto_o any_o that_o shall_v examine_v their_o foundation_n as_o they_o stand_v relate_v by_o epiphanius_n austin_n or_o prateolus_n other_o way_n there_o be_v of_o deceit_n which_o consist_v not_o in_o false_a apprehension_n of_o word_n that_o be_v verbal_a expression_n or_o sententiall_a signification_n but_o fraudulent_a deduction_n or_o inconsequent_a illation_n from_o a_o false_a conception_n of_o thing_n of_o these_o extradictionary_n and_o real_a fallacy_n aristotle_n and_o logician_n make_v in_o number_n six_o but_o we_o observe_v that_o man_n be_v most_o common_o deceive_v by_o four_o thereof_o those_o be_v petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la a_o dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la a_o non_fw-la causa_fw-la pro_fw-la causa_fw-la and_o fallacia_fw-la consequentis_fw-la the_o first_o be_v petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la which_o fallacy_n be_v commit_v when_o a_o question_n be_v make_v a_o medium_n or_o we_o assume_v a_o medium_n as_o grant_v whereof_o we_o remain_v as_o unsatisfied_a as_o of_o the_o question_n brief_o where_o that_o be_v assume_v as_o a_o principle_n to_o prove_v another_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o conceaded_a as_o true_a itself_o by_o this_o fallacy_n be_v eve_n deceive_v when_o she_o take_v for_o grant_v the_o false_a assertion_n of_o the_o devil_n you_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v for_o god_n do_v know_v that_o in_o the_o day_n she_o shall_v eat_v thereof_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n which_o be_v but_o a_o bare_a affirmation_n of_o satan_n without_o any_o proof_n or_o probable_a inducement_n contrary_a unto_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o former_a belief_n of_o herself_o and_o this_o be_v the_o logic_n of_o the_o jew_n when_o they_o accuse_v our_o saviour_n unto_o pilate_n who_o demand_v a_o reasonable_a impeachment_n or_o the_o allegation_n of_o some_o crime_n worthy_a of_o condemnation_n they_o only_o reply_v if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n we_o will_v not_o have_v bring_v he_o before_o thou_o wherein_o there_o be_v neither_o accusation_n of_o the_o person_n nor_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o well_o understand_v a_o bare_a accusation_n be_v no_o presumption_n of_o guilt_n and_o the_o clamour_n of_o the_o people_n no_o accusation_n at_o all_o the_o same_o fallacy_n be_v sometime_o use_v in_o the_o dispute_n between_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n they_o often_o take_v that_o for_o grant_v which_o afterward_o he_o deny_v and_o disprove_v the_o second_o be_v à _fw-la dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la when_o from_o that_o which_o be_v but_o true_a in_o a_o qualify_a sense_n a_o inconditionall_a and_o absolute_a verity_n be_v infer_v transfer_v the_o special_a consideration_n of_o thing_n unto_o their_o general_a acception_n or_o conclude_v from_o their_o strict_a acception_n unto_o that_o without_o all_o limitation_n this_o fallacy_n man_n commit_v when_o they_o argue_v from_o a_o particular_a to_o a_o general_a as_o when_o we_o conclude_v the_o vice_n or_o quality_n of_o a_o few_o upon_o a_o whole_a nation_n or_o from_o a_o part_n unto_o the_o whole_a thus_o the_o devil_n argue_v with_o our_o saviour_n and_o by_o this_o he_o will_v persuade_v he_o he_o may_v be_v secure_a if_o he_o cast_v himself_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v write_v he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o 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