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moral_a rational_a or_o verbal_a the_o natural_a part_n be_v that_o when_o as_o we_o inquire_v and_o dispute_v of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o thing_n contain_v therein_o moral_a be_v occupy_v in_o entreat_v of_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a that_o concern_v man_n life_n rational_a or_o verbal_a handle_v that_o which_o pertain_v unto_o the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n and_o to_o speech_n which_o also_o be_v name_v logic_n or_o dialelectique_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v disputative_a but_o aristotle_n and_o theophrastus_n with_o the_o peripatetic_n in_o manner_n all_o divide_v philosophy_n in_o this_o manner_n namely_o into_o contemplative_a and_o active_a for_o necessary_a it_o be_v say_v they_o that_o a_o man_n to_o attain_v unto_o perfection_n shall_v be_v a_o spectator_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o a_o actor_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v seemly_a and_o decent_a and_o may_v the_o better_o be_v understand_v by_o these_o example_n the_o question_n be_v demand_v whether_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n according_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o sight_n to_o be_v or_o no_o he_o that_o search_v and_o enquire_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n be_v altogether_o therein_o speculative_a for_o he_o seek_v no_o far_a than_o the_o contemplation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v semblable_o if_o the_o demand_n be_v make_v whether_o the_o world_n be_v infinite_a or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o pourprise_n of_o the_o world_n for_o all_o these_o question_n be_v mere_a contemplative_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n move_v it_o may_v be_v how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o live_v how_o he_o shall_v govern_v his_o child_n how_o he_o be_v to_o bear_v rule_n and_o office_n of_o state_n and_o last_o in_o what_o manner_n law_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v and_o make_v for_o all_o these_o be_v seek_v into_o in_o regard_n of_o action_n and_o a_o man_n conversant_a therein_o be_v altogether_o active_a and_o practic_a chap._n i._n what_o be_v nature_n since_o then_o our_o intent_n and_o purpose_n be_v to_o consider_v and_o treat_v of_o natural_a philosophy_n i_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o show_v first_o what_o be_v nature_n for_o absurd_a it_o be_v to_o enterprise_v a_o discourse_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o meanwhile_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o nature_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o nature_n then_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n in_o that_o thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o principal_o not_o by_o accident_n for_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v see_v which_o be_v do_v neither_o by_o fortune_n nor_o by_o necessity_n and_o be_v not_o divine_a nor_o have_v any_o such_o efficient_a cause_n be_v call_v natural_a as_o have_v a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o their_o own_o as_o the_o earth_n fire_n water_n air_n plant_n and_o live_a creature_n moreover_o those_o other_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v see_v ordinary_o engender_v as_o rain_v hail_n lightning_n presteres_fw-la wind_n and_o such_o like_a for_o all_o these_o have_v a_o certain_a beginning_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o for_o ever_o and_o from_o all_o eternity_n but_o do_v proceed_v from_o some_o original_n likewise_o live_v creature_n and_o plant_n have_v a_o beginning_n of_o their_o motion_n and_o this_o first_o principle_n be_v nature_n the_o beginning_n not_o of_o motion_n only_o but_o also_o of_o rest_n and_o quiet_a for_o whatsoever_o have_v have_v a_o beginning_n of_o motion_n the_o same_o also_o may_v have_v a_o end_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n nature_n be_v the_o beginning_n aswell_o of_o rest_n as_o of_o move_v chap._n ii_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o principle_n and_o a_o element_n aristotle_n and_o plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o
side_n it_o lie_v low_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o rest_v unmooveable_a have_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o part_n than_o to_o another_o but_o yet_o some_o place_n of_o she_o because_o of_o their_o rarity_n do_v jog_v and_o shake_v epicurus_n keep_v his_o old_a tune_n say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v shog_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rock_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o air_n underneath_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n therefore_o move_v and_o quake_v as_o also_o it_o may_v be_v quoth_v he_o that_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n in_o the_o part_n below_o it_o be_v force_v to_o tremble_v and_o shake_v by_o the_o air_n that_o be_v get_v within_o the_o cave_n and_o concavity_n and_o there_o enclose_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a anaximander_n affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o residue_n remain_v of_o the_o primitive_a humidity_n whereof_o the_o sun_n have_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v a_o great_a part_n the_o rest_n behind_o he_o alter_v and_o turn_v from_o the_o natural_a kind_n by_o his_o excessive_a ardent_a heat_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_v first_o humidity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o pool_n or_o great_a mere_a be_v burn_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n about_o it_o and_o when_o the_o oileous_a substance_n thereof_o be_v exhale_v and_o consume_v the_o rest_n settle_v below_o and_o turn_v into_o a_o brackish_a and_o bitter-saltnesse_n which_o be_v the_o sea_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n enchafe_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v bathe_v and_o wash_v all_o over_o aloft_o antiston_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sweat_n of_o heat_n the_o moisture_n whereof_o which_o be_v within_o be_v by_o much_o seethe_a and_o boil_v send_v out_o become_v salt_n a_o thing_n ordinary_a in_o all_o sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o moon_n also_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v drive_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o these_o two_o contrary_a revolution_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n trouble_v the_o sea_n also_o and_o no_o marvel_n according_a as_o it_o be_v disquiet_v itself_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o round_a circle_n call_v halo_n this_o halo_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n between_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o other_o star_n and_o our_o eyesight_n there_o gather_v a_o gross_a and_o misty_a air_n by_o which_o air_n anon_o our_o sight_n come_v to_o be_v reflect_v and_o diffuse_v and_o afterward_o the_o same_o incur_v upon_o the_o say_a star_n according_a to_o the_o exterior_a circumference_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o appear_v a_o circle_n round_o about_o the_o star_n which_o be_v there_o see_v be_v call_v halo_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o apparent_a impression_n be_v close_o unto_o that_o upon_o which_o our_o sight_n so_o enlarge_v as_o be_v before_o say_v do_v fall_v the_o four_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v run_v through_o the_o general_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o particular_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n thales_n think_v that_o the_o anniversarie_n wind_v call_v etcsiae_fw-la blow_v direct_o against_o egypt_n cause_n the_o water_n of_o nilus_n to_o swell_v for_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v drive_v by_o these_o wind_n enter_v within_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o hinder_v it_o that_o it_o can_v discharge_v itself_o free_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v repulse_v backward_o euthymenes_n of_o marseils_n suppose_v that_o this_o river_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n lie_v without_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o this_o happen_v by_o the_o snow_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o melt_v in_o summer_n and_o be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v in_o winter_n democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v long_o of_o the_o snow_n in_o the_o north_n part_n which_o about_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v dissolve_v and_o dilate_a breed_v vapour_n and_o of_o they_o be_v engender_v cloud_n which_o be_v drive_v by_o the_o etesian_a wind_n into_o aethiopia_n and_o egypt_n towards_o the_o south_n cause_n great_a and_o violent_a reins_n wherewith_o both_o lake_n and_o the_o river_n also_o nilus_n be_v fill_v herodotus_n the_o historian_n write_v that_o this_o river_n have_v as_o much_o water_n from_o his_o source_n and_o spring_n in_o winter_n as_o in_o summer_n but_o to_o we_o it_o seem_v less_o in_o winter_n because_o the_o sun_n be_v then_o near_o unto_o egypt_n cause_v the_o say_a water_n to_o evaporate_v ephorus_n the_o historiographer_n report_v that_o all_o egypt_n do_v resolve_v and_o run_v at_o it_o be_v whole_o into_o sweat_n in_o summer_n time_n whereunto_o arabia_n and_o libya_n do_v confer_v and_o contribute_v also_o their_o water_n for_o that_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v light_a and_o sandy_a eudoxus_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n assign_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o the_o great_a reins_n and_o the_o antiperistasis_n or_o contrary_n occurse_v of_o season_n for_o that_o when_o it_o be_v summer_n with_o we_o who_o inhabit_v within_o the_o zone_n towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_n it_o be_v winter_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o opposite_a zone_n under_o the_o winter_n tropic_n whereupon_o say_v he_o proceed_v this_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n break_v down_o unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o soul_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o that_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o nature_n move_v always_o or_o have_v motion_n of_o itself_o pythagoras_n say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n move_v itself_o and_o this_o number_n he_o take_v for_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n plato_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o intellectual_a substance_n move_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o harmonical_a number_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o entelechia_fw-la or_o primitive_a act_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o organical_a body_n have_v life_n potential_o dicearchus_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o harmony_n and_o concordance_n of_o the_o four_o element_n asclepiades_fw-la the_o physician_n define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o exercise_n in_o common_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n together_o chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o all_o these_o philsosopher_n before_o rehearse_v suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporal_a that_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n it_o move_v and_o be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o
those_o place_n where_o the_o air_n touch_v they_o the_o bone_n of_o water_n and_o earth_n within_o and_o of_o these_o four_o meddle_v and_o contemper_v together_o sweat_n and_o tear_n proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o when_o and_o how_o do_v man_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o his_o perfection_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v that_o man_n do_v enter_v into_o their_o perfection_n about_o the_o second_o septimane_fw-la of_o their_o age_n at_o what_o time_n as_o their_o natural_a seed_n do_v move_v and_o run_v for_o even_o the_o very_a tree_n begin_v then_o to_o grow_v unto_o their_o perfection_n namely_o when_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o engender_v their_o 〈◊〉_d for_o before_o then_o unperfect_a they_o be_v namely_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v unripe_a and_o fruitless_a and_o therefore_o a_o man_n likewise_o about_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_a and_o at_o this_o septenarie_a of_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o conceive_v and_o understand_v what_o be_v good_a and_o evil_a yea_o and_o to_o learn_v the_o same_o translation_n some_o think_v that_o a_o man_n be_v consummate_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o septimane_fw-la of_o year_n what_o time_n as_o he_o make_v use_v of_o his_o full_a strength_n chap._n xxiiii_o in_o what_o manner_n sleep_n be_v occasion_v or_o death_n alcmeon_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o sleep_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o return_n of_o blood_n into_o the_o confluent_a vein_n and_o wake_v be_v the_o diffusion_n and_o spread_v of_o the_o say_a blood_n abroad_o but_o death_n the_o utter_a departure_n thereof_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o sleep_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o moderate_a cool_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o blood_n within_o we_o and_o death_n by_o a_o extreme_a coldness_n of_o the_o say_a blood_n diogenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o blood_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v throughout_o fill_v the_o vein_n and_o withal_o drive_v back_o the_o air_n settle_a 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o interior_a belly_n under_o it_o then_o ensue_v sleep_n and_o the_o breast_n with_o the_o precordiall_a part_n be_v 〈◊〉_d thereby_o but_o if_o that_o aereous_a substance_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d exspire_v altogether_o and_o exhale_v forth_o present_o 〈◊〉_d death_n plato_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sleep_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o spirit_n sensitive_a not_o by_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d by_o elevation_n aloft_o namely_o when_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d of_o reason_n but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d sensitive_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d death_n do_v ensue_v chap._n xxv_o whether_o of_o the_o twain_o it_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d or_o die_v the_o soul_n or_o the_o body_n aristotle_n vore_o 〈◊〉_d that_o sleep_n be_v common_a to_o body_n and_o soul_n both_o and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v a_o certain_a humidity_n which_o do_v steam_n and_o arise_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o vapour_n out_o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o 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element_n whereof_o man_n body_n be_v compound_v according_a to_o which_o position_n death_n be_v common_a to_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o sleep_v a_o certain_a dissipation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o plant_n come_v to_o grow_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v animate_v plato_n and_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o plant_n have_v life_n yea_o and_o be_v animal_n creature_n which_o appear_v say_v they_o by_o this_o that_o they_o wag_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stretch_v forth_o their_o bough_n like_o arm_n also_o that_o when_o they_o be_v violent_o strain_v and_o bend_v they_o yield_v but_o if_o they_o be_v let_v loose_a they_o return_v again_o yea_o in_o their_o growth_n be_v able_a to_o overcome_v weight_n lay_v upon_o they_o aristotle_n grant_v that_o they_o be_v live_v creature_n but_o not_o animal_n for_o that_o animal_n creature_n have_v motion_n and_o appetite_n be_v sensitive_a and_o endue_v with_o reason_n the_o stoic_n and_o the_o 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