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of_o its_o
shall_v most_o wil_o acknowledge_v a_o error_n in_o the_o interim_n in_o magnis_fw-la voluisse_fw-la sit_v est_fw-la that_o be_v in_o thing_n of_o great_a excellency_n let_v the_o endeavour_n satisfy_v and_o upon_o this_o account_n we_o will_v plead_v for_o pardon_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n απαντα_n σοφος_n i._n e._n omniscient_a a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v shine_v more_o clear_o we_o must_v refull_a some_o opinion_n of_o d._n john_n french_a who_o in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n and_o 22._o page_n of_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o yorkshire_n spau_n assert_v that_o there_o can_v no_o other_o reason_n be_v give_v for_o hâ—t_a spring_n than_o the_o fire_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o very_a cavity_n and_o cavern_n of_o they_o the_o cavity_n themselves_o consist_v of_o or_o rather_o be_v replenish_v with_o a_o bituminous_a matter_n for_o bitumen_n and_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v 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penetration_n of_o dimension_n give_v place_n to_o so_o much_o flame_n as_o will_v hear_v so_o much_o water_n 3._o if_o the_o inflame_a bitumen_n do_v producâ—_n the_o foresay_a heat_n than_o the_o fire_n will_v change_v 〈◊〉_d place_n when_o it_o follow_v its_o aliment_n and_o so_o the_o water_n of_o the_o fountain_n will_v not_o be_v always_o impregnat_fw-la with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o heat_n because_o the_o fire_n which_o heat_v they_o will_v not_o always_o be_v equidistant_a from_o the_o fountain_n in_o the_o 25._o page_n of_o the_o forementioned_a book_n the_o author_n answer_v to_o this_o argument_n say_v that_o flame_n be_v nourish_v two_o way_n 1._o when_o it_o follow_v its_o food_n as_o in_o the_o burn_a of_o wood_n 2._o when_o the_o food_n follow_v the_o flame_n as_o do_v oil_n in_o a_o lamp_n and_o thus_o say_v he_o be_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o bitumen_n nourish_v neither_o be_v this_o falsify_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o brimstone_n which_o follow_v the_o matter_n for_o say_v he_o the_o bitumen_n be_v melt_v by_o the_o great_a heat_n and_o so_o it_o follow_v the_o flame_n and_o continue_v the_o flame_n in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o flame_n do_v always_o follow_v its_o food_n neither_o do_v oil_n follow_v the_o flame_n in_o a_o lamp_n but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o oil_n be_v continuous_a to_o another_o do_v follow_v it_o whilst_o it_o be_v a_o consume_n by_o the_o flame_n that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v this_o you_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o reason_n why_o some_o sulphureous_a body_n as_o camphire_n turpentine_n etc._n etc._n do_v of_o themselves_o take_v and_o conserve_v flame_n when_o other_o as_o tallow_n bees-wax_n oil_n of_o olive_n etc._n etc._n do_v neither_o take_v nor_o conserve_v it_o but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o other_o as_o of_o linen_n cloth_n paper_n rush_n etc._n etc._n the_o cause_n of_o these_o thing_n we_o conceive_v yea_o affirm_v to_o be_v this_o that_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v body_n which_o contain_v much_o salt_n for_o they_o be_v very_o sapide_v which_o do_v still_o detain_v the_o sulphur_n even_o when_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o flame_n and_o the_o last_o sort_n be_v body_n almost_o void_a of_o salt_n because_o insipid_a almost_o which_o do_v not_o take_v flame_n because_o they_o can_v conserve_v it_o unless_o they_o be_v associate_v to_o the_o sulphur_n of_o another_o body_n contain_v much_o salt_n which_o detain_v its_o proper_a sulphur_n and_o so_o take_v flame_n with_o it_o from_o these_o thing_n it_o do_v appear_v that_o flame_n do_v always_o follow_v its_o food_n especial_o see_v the_o thread_n of_o the_o candle_n and_o lamp_n do_v waist_n and_o consume_v by_o the_o flame_n whilst_o it_o follow_v the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o thread_n which_o be_v its_o food_n who_o consumption_n be_v retard_v by_o the_o tallow_n in_o the_o candle_n and_o oil_n in_o the_o lamp_n which_o do_v nourish_v it_o 2._o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o all_o the_o bitumen_n be_v liquify_v 1._o because_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o kindle_a bitumen_n liquifi_v only_o the_o part_n which_o be_v near_a to_o its_o self_n as_o happen_v in_o a_o candle_n brimstone_n red_a wax_n etc._n etc._n 2._o whosoever_o will_v say_v that_o the_o bitumen_n follow_v the_o flame_n because_o it_o be_v melt_v he_o must_v also_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v some_o other_o sire_n beneath_o or_o above_o the_o bitumen_n which_o melt_v it_o and_o this_o will_v infer_v the_o absurd_a progress_n in_o infinitum_fw-la 3._o nor_o can_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o kindle_a bitumen_n by_o heat_n the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n liquifie_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o bitumen_n because_o as_o be_v say_v it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o will_v contain_v so_o much_o flame_n as_o will_v by_o its_o heat_n liquifie_v all_o the_o bitumen_n which_o be_v within_o four_o five_o or_o six_o mile_n unto_o it_o the_o contrary_a whereof_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v confess_v by_o he_o who_o will_v assert_v that_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o kind_n lead_v bitumen_n change_v not_o its_o place_n by_o follow_v its_o food_n 2._o it_o be_v most_o falâ—…_n that_o bitumen_n camphire_n and_o such_o like_a which_o burn_v in_o water_n do_v retain_v their_o flame_n long_o than_o if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o water_n because_o they_o convert_v it_o into_o their_o own_o nature_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o become_v food_n to_o the_o flame_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o long_a burn_v in_o the_o water_n be_v rather_o because_o their_o external_a supersice_n the_o uppermost_a only_o except_v be_v humect_v by_o the_o water_n which_o prohibit_v the_o flame_n to_o seize_v upon_o all_o their_o external_a part_n as_o happen_v when_o they_o be_v inflame_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o so_o they_o burn_v long_o because_o a_o few_o only_o of_o their_o part_n be_v inflame_v no_o man_n who_o will_v be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o put_v a_o 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france_n and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o spain_n be_v such_o a_o useful_a and_o necessary_a thing_n for_o man_n it_o be_v incredible_a that_o god_n who_o create_v so_o great_a a_o variety_n of_o creature_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n do_v not_o at_o the_o beginning_n create_v it_o with_o the_o rest_n than_o many_o of_o which_o it_o be_v more_o useful_a 2._o see_v every_o pound_n of_o sea-water_n contain_v about_o a_o drachin_n of_o salt_n and_o the_o asphaltick_a '_o bitumen_n which_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n which_o be_v call_v eminent_o saltish_a scarce_o contain_v any_o saltness_n that_o be_v perceptible_a by_o the_o taste_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o a_o mass_n of_o bitumen_n though_o calcine_v and_o equiponderate_v the_o terrestrial_a globe_n can_v not_o communicate_v so_o great_a and_o perceptible_a saltness_n to_o so_o great_a a_o body_n as_o the_o sea_n be_v moreover_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o asphaltick_a bitumen_n from_o which_o the_o 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bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o water_n of_o the_o asphaltick-lake_n and_o many_o bay_n of_o the_o sea_n do_v moreover_o this_o continual_a attraction_n of_o the_o air_n because_o of_o the_o salino-sulphurcous_a spirit_n that_o be_v diffuse_v through_o it_o produce_v in_o the_o air_n a_o perpetual_a circulation_n of_o sulphureous_a and_o salinous_a spirit_n for_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o the_o water_n attract_v the_o saline-sulphureous_a spirit_n and_o the_o more_o volauâ—e_a part_n whether_o salinous_a or_o sulphureous_a which_o be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o strange_a humid_a body_n do_v constant_o attempt_v a_o avolation_n which_o render_v the_o bird_n valetu_fw-la â—inary_n when_o they_o transvolat_fw-la the_o lake_n and_o at_o length_n kill_v they_o and_o it_o be_v the_o very-like_a circulation_n of_o spirit_n which_o cause_v person_n who_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o navigation_n upon_o the_o sâ—a_n nauseat_n or_o vomit_v when_o these_o salinous_a and_o sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o their_o circulatory_a motion_n do_v enter_v the_o body_n with_o the_o air_n now_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o universal_a yet_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o generation_n real_o exist_v in_o nature_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o these_o four_o not_o ordinary_a argument_n 1._o the_o earth_n which_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o flux_n and_o reâ—…ux_n of_o the_o sea_n remain_v barren_a for_o a_o time_n after_o that_o the_o sea_n desert_v it_o viz._n until_o that_o salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n have_v insinuat_fw-la itself_o into_o it_o for_o whensoever_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v than_o all_o sort_n of_o vegetable_n who_o seed_n or_o root_n be_v seminated_a or_o plant_v there_o or_o bring_v thither_o by_o the_o rain_n from_o circum-jâ—cent_a place_n begin_v to_o germinat_fw-la in_o it_o 2_o it_o be_v the_o very_a salino_n sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v almost_o most_o barren_a and_o make_v it_o more_o fertile_a when_o it_o be_v not_o manure_v for_o two_o or_o three_o year_n and_o the_o penetration_n of_o this_o spirit_n into_o the_o ground_n be_v promove_v by_o the_o relic_n of_o its_o proper_a salt_n which_o attract_v it_o but_o when_o earth_n that_o have_v not_o be_v manure_v for_o a_o long_a time_n become_v barren_a which_o happen_v sometime_o as_o i_o be_v inform_v by_o one_o skilful_a in_o agriculture_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o super-abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o do_v often_o impede_fw-la generation_n for_o a_o woman_n immediate_o before_o her_o menstrual_a flux_n do_v seldom_o conceive_v for_o which_o look_v the_o second_o thes_n that_o be_v dispute_v in_o medicinal_a school_n at_o paris_n nou._n 23._o 1656._o or_o to_o some_o other_o disease_n know_v perchance_o to_o husbandman_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o very_a salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o air_n 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