Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	body_n	element_n	4,001	5	9.7677	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91851	The universal body of physick in five books; comprehending the several treatises of nature, of diseases and their causes, of symptomes, of the preservation of health, and of cures. Written in Latine by that famous and learned doctor Laz. Riverius, counsellour and physician to the present King of France, and professor in the Vniversity of Montpelier. Exactly translated into English by VVilliam Carr practitioner in physick.; Institutiones medicae. English	Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655.; Carr, William.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1567A; ESTC R230160	400,707	430

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be_v increase_v or_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o primigenious_a moisture_n but_o as_o be_v before_o allege_v this_o moisture_n never_o increase_v but_o waste_v from_o the_o very_a prologue_n of_o our_o life_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o heat_n also_o be_v perpetual_o diminish_v to_o the_o epilogue_n of_o our_o life_n and_o as_o our_o fire_n lack_v not_o fuel_n alone_o for_o their_o preservation_n but_o also_o the_o kind_a embrace_n of_o air_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v refresh_v to_o refocillation_n for_o be_v confine_v to_o a_o narrow_a circumscription_n though_o they_o have_v sufficient_a fuel_n yet_o they_o be_v suffocate_v which_o be_v evident_a in_o medical_n cupping-glass_n so_o our_o native_a heat_n want_v the_o ambient_fw-la air_n for_o commodious_a eventilation_n but_o this_o air_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v conduct_v to_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a furnace_n of_o heat_n but_o to_o other_o part_n by_o insensible_a transpiration_n by_o the_o defect_n of_o which_o the_o

about_o to_o die_v the_o physician_n ask_v he_o what_o kind_n of_o diet_n he_o have_v former_o use_v he_o make_v answer_v that_o he_o be_v very_o much_o averse_a to_o that_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o syrup_n and_o soft_a bed_n which_o they_o then_o use_v he_o to_o whereas_o before_o he_o have_v not_o sleep_v for_o nineteen_o year_n in_o a_o bed_n and_o for_o his_o diet_n have_v use_v altogether_o onion_n and_o cheese_n and_o such_o like_a and_o have_v sleep_v in_o the_o open_a air_n only_o upon_o straw_n the_o physician_n permit_v he_o one_o night_n to_o sleep_v in_o straw_n and_o to_o eat_v onion_n and_o salt_n and_o to_o drink_v cold_a water_n and_o although_o he_o think_v this_o will_v the_o soon_o kill_v he_o yet_o contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n the_o next_o day_n he_o find_v he_o sit_v at_o the_o fire_n use_v and_o custom_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v not_o only_o in_o the_o substance_n bt_v also_o in_o the_o quality_n and_o quantity_n of_o meat_n and_o time_n of_o eat_v this_o rule_n also_o be_v borrow_v from_o hipp._n aph._n 17._o sect._n 1_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v say_v he_o who_o ought_v to_o eat_v twice_o or_o oncea_n day_n and_o where_o to_o give_v more_o or_o less_o for_o much_o way_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o time_n country_n custom_n and_o age_n when_o meat_n to_o which_o the_o body_n be_v accustom_v be_v bad_a do_v upon_o any_o occasion_n hurt_v the_o body_n they_o be_v to_o be_v change_v and_o other_o which_o be_v better_a must_v be_v use_v so_o it_o be_v do_v by_o degree_n for_o every_o sudden_a alteration_n be_v dangerous_a for_o many_o cause_n do_v manifest_a that_o the_o change_n of_o diet_n be_v sometime_o necessary_a as_o when_o by_o such_o or_o such_o diet_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o disease_n be_v cherish_v and_o increase_v sometime_o age_n come_v on_o be_v not_o able_a to_o concoct_v such_o meat_n as_o be_v easy_o digest_v in_o youth_n therefore_o if_o it_o seem_v necessary_a for_o any_o cause_n to_o change_v the_o course_n of_o diet_n it_o must_v be_v do_v by_o a_o little_a and_o a_o little_a which_o hipp._n teach_v aph._n 51._o sect._n 1._o to_o empty_a or_o fill_v much_o and_o sudden_o to_o heat_n or_o cool_v or_o to_o make_v any_o other_o kind_n of_o subitaneous_a alteration_n in_o the_o body_n be_v dangerous_a for_o every_o excess_n be_v hurtful_a to_o nature_n but_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o degree_n be_v safe_a as_o at_o other_o time_n so_o when_o we_o proceed_v from_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o this_o may_v be_v confirm_v by_o many_o example_n but_o especial_o by_o the_o example_n of_o dionysius_n tyrant_n of_o sicily_n who_o be_v much_o give_v to_o luxury_n and_o drunkenness_n who_o be_v besiege_v and_o compel_v by_o necessity_n find_v that_o he_o must_v leave_v his_o wont_a custom_n of_o drink_v sudden_o leave_v it_o off_o which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v a_o little_a while_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n neither_o can_v he_o recover_v till_o he_o fall_v to_o his_o accustom_a manner_n of_o drink_v again_o though_o have_v he_o leave_v that_o custom_n by_o degree_n he_o can_v have_v receive_v no_o damage_n at_o all_o those_o meat_n be_v first_o to_o be_v prefer_v which_o be_v most_o please_v to_o a_o man_n though_o they_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o good_a as_o those_o which_o he_o do_v any_o way_n loath_a this_o hipp._n express_o teach_v aph._n 38._o sect._n 2._o meat_n and_o drink_n though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o good_a yet_o if_o it_o be_v more_o please_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o which_o be_v not_o so_o though_o it_o be_v better_a in_o quality_n for_o when_o the_o meat_n be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o palate_n it_o be_v more_o welcome_a to_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o stomach_n more_o quick_o and_o ready_o concoct_v it_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o reject_v that_o which_o be_v not_o so_o acceptable_a so_o that_o it_o neither_o receive_v it_o with_o greediness_n nor_o concoct_v it_o with_o expedition_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o this_o aphorism_n many_o flatter_a physician_n do_v shelter_v themselves_o who_o to_o gratify_v their_o patient_n deny_v they_o nothing_o that_o they_o covet_v but_o they_o err_v shameful_o and_o be_v condemn_v by_o galen_n l._n 12._o method_n c._n 1._o as_o say_v he_o he_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v cruel_a that_o take_v awaythe_n life_n of_o the_o patient_a with_o the_o disease_n so_o he_o that_o perpetual_o indulge_v to_o the_o palate_n of_o the_o patient_a regard_v his_o pleasure_n not_o his_o health_n be_v a_o flatterer_n and_o 1._o m_v c._n 1._o he_o inveigh_v much_o against_o those_o flatterer_n those_o that_o give_v cold_a water_n if_o the_o patient_a require_v it_o who_o wash_v when_o they_o bid_v who_o give_v wine_n and_o snow_n when_o they_o demand_v it_o like_o obedient_a slave_n contrary_a to_o those_o ancient_a physician_n who_o be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o aesculapius_n who_o govern_v their_o patient_n as_o captain_n do_v their_o soldier_n or_o king_n their_o subject_n and_o will_v not_o obey_v like_o getes_n phrygian_a and_o thracian_a slave_n therefore_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a proportion_n set_v down_o for_o these_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v give_v to_o sick_a people_n hipp._n be_v to_o be_v consult_v who_o thus_o speak_v 6._o epid._n sect._n 4._o these_o be_v the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o patient_a may_v be_v gratify_v and_o that_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_n may_v be_v pure_o temper_v that_o what_o they_o see_v may_v be_v acceptable_a and_o what_o they_o feel_v soft_a but_o that_o they_o may_v do_v no_o harm_n or_o such_o as_o may_v be_v easy_o repair_v as_o the_o give_v they_o cold_a water_n where_o need_n require_v and_o the_o like_a where_o these_o word_n be_v particular_o to_o be_v note_v which_o may_v not_o do_v any_o harm_n or_o such_o as_o may_v be_v easy_o repair_v for_o if_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o patient_a require_v will_v do_v any_o considerable_a mischief_n they_o be_v utter_o to_o be_v reject_v chap._n ix_o of_o meat_n convenient_a for_o every_o age_n the_o diet_n for_o child_n ought_v to_o incline_v to_o cold_a and_o moist_a and_o therefore_o wine_n be_v hurtful_a the_o body_n of_o child_n be_v endue_v with_o much_o heat_n have_v need_n of_o cool_a diet_n hence_o wine_n be_v dangerous_a for_o they_o because_o it_o increase_v heat_n and_o fill_v the_o head_n full_a of_o vapour_n for_o which_o reason_n galen_n forbid_v it_o they_o in_o he_o 1._o lib._n of_o preserve_v health_n c._n 9_o and_o plato_n 2._o of_o law_n teach_v that_o child_n ought_v not_o to_o drink_v wine_n till_o they_o come_v to_o be_v twelve_o year_n of_o age_n that_o moist_a meat_n be_v most_o convenient_a for_o they_o hipp._n teach_v aph._n 16._o sect._n 1._o moist_a diet_n be_v convenient_a for_o feverish_a person_n but_o most_o convenient_a for_o child_n and_o reason_n persuade_v the_o same_o for_o the_o body_n all_o this_o age_n be_v in_o its_o prime_n of_o grow_v the_o increase_n thereof_o be_v not_o to_o be_v 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