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est_fw-la quod_fw-la multa_fw-la spiritus_fw-la illic_fw-la materie_fw-la abstrusus_fw-la vitam_fw-la qui_fw-la porrigit_fw-la omnem_fw-la explicat_fw-la aegre_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la vires_fw-la in_o vivida_fw-la promat_fw-la have_v hominum_fw-la virtus_fw-la densa_fw-la sub_fw-la mole_n latentes_fw-la but_o those_o that_o neither_o life_n enjoy_v nor_o yet_o first_o matter_n be_v but_o in_o the_o earth_n do_v sit_v as_o metal_n rich_a and_o stone_n that_o precious_a be_v differ_v from_o these_o for_o no_o offspring_n we_o see_v they_o generate_v nor_o kind_n augment_v but_o lie_v rest_a themselves_o yet_o he_o that_o shall_v espy_v their_o secret_a act_n and_o with_o himself_o compute_v their_o augmentation_n can_v sure_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v quite_o void_a of_o life_n for_o though_o they_o do_v no_o offspring_n generate_v nor_o turn_v into_o themselves_o nor_o other_o thing_n yet_o life_n they_o have_v which_o be_v so_o chain_v in_o the_o close_a cave_n of_o their_o dense_a solid_a matter_n that_o they_o can_v exert_v such_o action_n as_o a_o brute_n or_o plant._n yet_o if_o man_n skill_n do_v quit_v they_o of_o these_o bond_n their_o virtue_n be_v such_o as_o will_v make_v they_o amends_o for_o when_o these_o mineral_n be_v pure_a they_o will_v by_o their_o specifical_a form_n though_o not_o generate_v something_o like_o themselves_o yet_o work_v such_o a_o alteration_n and_o perfection_n in_o thing_n like_o themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v equalise_v the_o philosophical_a elixir_n who_o divine_a virtue_n wiseman_n so_o much_o admire_v fool_n so_o much_o contemn_v because_o their_o blind_a eye_n can_v penetrate_v to_o the_o centre_n of_o this_o mystery_n if_o therefore_o animal_n mineral_n and_o vegetable_n which_o constitute_v the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o visible_a world_n be_v full_a of_o life_n what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o think_v that_o the_o whole_a be_v more_o imperfect_a than_o part_n thereof_o but_o let_v we_o sink_v further_o into_o sublunary_n if_o the_o celestial_a body_n give_v life_n to_o the_o inferiors_n they_o must_v certain_o and_o necessary_o be_v enliven_v by_o the_o universal_a spirit_n for_o nothing_o can_v give_v that_o it_o have_v not_o of_o which_o let_v we_o hear_v augurellus_n hoc_fw-la etenim_fw-la quic_fw-la quid_fw-la diffunditur_fw-la undique_fw-la caeli_fw-la aeraque_fw-la &_o terras_fw-la &_o laâ—i_fw-la marmoris_fw-la aequoâ—_n intus_fw-la agi_fw-la reserunt_fw-la anima_fw-la qua_fw-la vivere_fw-la mundi_fw-la cuncta_fw-la putant_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la hac_fw-la mundum_fw-la ducere_fw-la vitam_fw-la all_o that_o be_v contain_v under_o heaven_n canopy_n both_o fire_n air_n earth_n &_o eke_o the_o boundless_a sea_n be_v move_v they_o say_v by_o a_o most_o ample_a spirit_n that_o the_o world_n enlivens_fw-la &_o all_o that_o it_o inherit_v but_o natural_a motion_n be_v always_o conjoin_v with_o life_n how_o then_o can_v that_o produce_v life_n and_o motion_n in_o another_o that_o have_v they_o not_o in_o itself_o motion_n never_o forsake_v that_o which_o have_v life_n and_o that_o which_o either_o move_v or_o be_v move_v always_o can_v want_v life_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n move_v itself_o spontaneous_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o original_n of_o all_o corporal_a motion_n for_o the_o most_o subtle_a part_n of_o this_o mundane_a soul_n soar_v high_a and_o inhabit_v the_o heaven_n be_v continual_o wheel_v about_o with_o the_o celestial_a body_n which_o itself_o circumduce_v with_o its_o proper_a and_o continual_a motion_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o superior_a body_n be_v more_o lively_a and_o perfect_a then_o the_o inferior_n because_o they_o be_v continual_o move_v orbicular_o and_o that_o which_o be_v move_v continual_o must_v needs_o be_v immortal_a and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v full_a of_o life_n and_o that_o the_o life_n of_o every_o species_n and_o individual_a be_v but_o a_o participation_n of_o this_o universal_a life_n of_o the_o world_n which_o alone_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v a_o animal_n in_o who_o corporal_a element_n the_o seed_n of_o all_o visible_a and_o corporal_a thing_n be_v hide_v and_o include_v for_o we_o see_v many_o plant_n grow_v without_o precedent_a seed_n and_o many_o animal_n produce_v without_o copulation_n of_o male_n with_o female_n the_o visible_a seed_n of_o plant_n lie_v in_o their_o grain_n of_o animal_n in_o their_o genitor_n metal_n also_o have_v their_o seed_n but_o such_o as_o be_v not_o visible_a but_o by_o true_a philosopher_n who_o know_v how_o with_o great_a industry_n to_o extract_v it_o from_o its_o proper_a subject_n and_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a procreative_a faculty_n in_o the_o element_n wherein_o generation_n be_v potential_o include_v many_o herb_n will_v scarce_o germinate_v on_o the_o earth_n much_o less_o on_o high_a wall_n where_o no_o seed_n be_v ever_o sow_o nor_o herb_n plant_v neither_o will_v so_o many_o kind_n of_o animal_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o earth_n or_o water_n without_o copulation_n of_o sex_n as_o there_o be_v which_o do_v by_o copulation_n afterward_o perpetuate_v their_o species_n though_o themselves_o be_v not_o generate_v by_o the_o commixtion_n of_o any_o parent_n as_o we_o see_v in_o snake_n generate_v of_o mud_n and_o fly_n and_o other_o little_a animal_n
plato_n doctrine_n express_v elegant_o lib._n 6._o aeneid_n principio_fw-la caelum_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la composque_fw-la liquentes_fw-la lucentemque_fw-la globum_fw-la lunae_fw-la titaniaque_fw-la astra_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o earth_n mountain_n and_o scar_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o planet_n &_o of_o glister_a star_n we_o attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o these_o do_v move_v &_o stir_v without_o control_n to_o which_o augurellus_n also_o atte_v in_o his_o first_o book_n say_v ast_n animae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nil_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la corporis_fw-la expers_fw-la mundus_fw-la at_o &_o mundi_fw-la part_n quoque_fw-la corpore_fw-la constant_a spiritus_fw-la haec_fw-la inter_fw-la medius_fw-la fit_a quem_fw-la neque_fw-la corpus_fw-la aut_fw-la animam_fw-la dicas_fw-la sed_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la utroque_fw-la participans_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la simul_fw-la haec_fw-la extrema_fw-la reducat_fw-la hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la maria_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la atque_fw-la aera_fw-la &_o ignem_fw-la vivereque_fw-la augerique_a atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la cuncta_fw-la refer_v semper_fw-la ave_n semper_fw-la stirpes_fw-la animantia_fw-la semper_fw-la gignere_fw-la perpetuamque_fw-la sequi_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la prolem_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o since_o a_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n we_o meet_v withal_o be_v body_n these_o two_o can_v be_v combine_v without_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n wherewith_o the_o rage_a sea_n fire_n air_n &_o earth_n all_o plant_n &_o fruitful_a tree_n with_o animal_n be_v act_v so_o that_o they_o do_v generate_v their_o like_a and_o live_v for_o aye_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o that_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v essence_n and_o life_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o same_o by_o which_o they_o be_v produce_v now_o that_o all_o thing_n breathe_v live_v augment_v and_o grow_v by_o this_o mundane_a spirit_n resolve_v and_o die_v without_o it_o be_v plain_a whatsoever_o therefore_o subsist_v be_v make_v by_o it_o and_o this_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o simple_a and_o subtle_a essence_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v a_o quintessence_n because_o it_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o gross_a corporeity_n and_o the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o so_o make_v of_o wonderful_a activity_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o it_o be_v now_o diffuse_v over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o through_o it_o the_o soul_n be_v dilate_v with_o all_o its_o virtue_n which_o virtue_n be_v communicate_v most_o to_o such_o body_n as_o participate_v most_o of_o this_o spirit_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v by_o and_o transmit_v from_o the_o superior_a body_n as_o from_o the_o sun_n which_o act_v most_o powerful_o in_o this_o case_n for_o this_o spirit_n be_v calefy_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n acquire_v abundance_n of_o life_n which_o multiply_v and_o enlivens_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o thereby_o increase_n and_o grow_v to_o a_o determinate_a magnitude_n according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o each_o thing_n upon_o which_o account_n virgil_n say_v igneus_fw-la est_fw-la illis_fw-la vigour_n &_o caelestis_fw-la origo_fw-la but_o fiery_a vigour_n and_o heat_n celestial_a be_v to_o these_o body_n their_o original_n now_o this_o spirit_n be_v by_o philosopher_n call_v mercurius_n because_o it_o be_v of_o many_o or_o all_o form_n produce_v all_o kind_n of_o body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o fair_a and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weak_a and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n according_a to_o the_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o account_n this_o fiery_a vigour_n proceed_v from_o the_o solar_a beam_n be_v not_o alike_o in_o all_o subject_n but_o diversify_v as_o there_o be_v more_o or_o less_o of_o it_o in_o the_o seed_n all_o matter_n of_o pure_a predisposition_n have_v a_o pure_a and_o more_o durable_a life_n and_o spirit_n for_o every_o thing_n delight_v in_o that_o that_o be_v like_a to_o it_o it_o be_v more_o than_o reason_n that_o this_o pure_a celestial_a vigour_n shall_v penetrate_v and_o sink_v deep_o into_o pure_a body_n and_o make_v they_o more_o durable_a and_o vital_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o which_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o than_o gold_n which_o be_v pure_a than_o all_o other_o terrestrial_a body_n participate_v more_o of_o that_o celestial_a fire_n which_o penetrate_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n find_v in_o mineral_n the_o pre-disposed_n matter_n to_o wit_n the_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n which_o esdras_n call_v the_o earth_n of_o gold_n prepare_v by_o the_o action_n and_o diligence_n of_o nature_n and_o purge_v and_o separate_v from_o all_o inquination_n of_o terrestrial_a and_o adust_a dregs_o which_o matter_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v only_o some_o sperm_n or_o water_n mix_v with_o that_o sperm_n powder_n or_o pure_a sulphur_n which_o act_v by_o the_o coagulative_a faculty_n thicken_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o in_o time_n by_o long_a and_o continue_a action_n of_o the_o heat_n harden_v and_o so_o come_v to_o its_o perfection_n which_o be_v natural_o simple_a tinct_a with_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n for_o heat_n be_v the_o progenitor_n and_o parent_n of_o tincture_n if_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o heat_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v indubitable_a who_o can_v so_o much_o contradict_v truth_n and_o reason_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o parent_n of_o this_o perfection_n let_v we_o then_o look_v high_o and_o seek_v more_o accurate_o how_o this_o perfection_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o this_o mean_v chap._n 4._o how_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o hermes_n call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a matter_n but_o some_o may_v here_o say_v if_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n how_o can_v the_o sun_n be_v call_v the_o parent_n of_o this_o matter_n when_o itself_o be_v procreate_v or_o produce_v out_o of_o this_o matter_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o primaeve_fw-la prejacent_a matter_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v altogether_o invisible_a and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v but_o by_o strong_a imagination_n out_o of_o who_o vital_a light_n and_o natural_a heat_n this_o celestial_a sun_n be_v produce_v with_o equal_a light_n and_o fiery_a vigour_n which_o afterward_o strengthen_v this_o internal_a and_o essential_a heat_n with_o natural_a display_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o fire_n over_o the_o whole_a universe_n illuminate_v the_o star_n above_o he_o and_o vivify_a the_o thing_n below_o he_o but_o because_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o sun_n act_v most_o vigorous_o upon_o she_o she_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o influence_n in_o who_o bowel_n the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v abscond_v which_o be_v agitate_a and_o move_v by_o the_o sun_n heat_n come_v to_o light_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n in_o winter_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v further_a absent_a from_o we_o the_o earth_n be_v destitute_v of_o that_o vigorous_a heat_n which_o his_o perpendicular_a ray_n bring_v with_o they_o she_o be_v we_o see_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o whereas_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o sun_n again_o review_v our_o climate_n than_o she_o rise_v from_o her_o sleep_n or_o death_n and_o receive_v life_n and_o vigour_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o mutation_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o universal_a spirit_n full_a of_o life_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n principal_o which_o before_o it_o can_v 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and_o by_o this_o union_n the_o whole_a spirit_n and_o corporal_a substance_n become_v vital_a the_o universal_a soul_n then_o feign_v and_o imagine_v divers_a form_n which_o the_o spirit_n receive_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o element_n make_v corporeal_a and_o produce_v hence_o animal_n generate_v only_a animal_n plant_n plant_n and_o mineral_n mineral_n though_o not_o all_o alike_o for_o mineral_n as_o i_o say_v before_o generate_v not_o their_o like_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o plant_n because_o their_o spirit_n be_v cohibit_v by_o too_o gross_a matter_n which_o spirit_n if_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_o extract_v and_o conjoin_v with_o mineral_n matterâ—_n will_v generate_v its_o like_a because_o by_o its_o exquisite_a penetration_n into_o imperfect_a body_n through_o the_o subtiliation_n of_o art_n and_o artificious_a graduation_n of_o fire_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o proper_a and_o mineral_n seed_n only_o not_o animal_n because_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o it_o want_v the_o action_n of_o other_o faculty_n but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o demonstrate_v they_o but_o according_a to_o the_o species_n whereto_o it_o be_v accommodate_v for_o else_o every_o thing_n will_v produce_v its_o unlike_a a_o tree_n will_v generate_v a_o man_n a_o plant_n a_o bull_n a_o metal_n a_o herb_n which_o i_o speak_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a specification_n of_o thing_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o most_o general_a genus_fw-la it_o produce_v in_o all_o thing_n its_o like_a because_o be_v mercury_n it_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n wherewith_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o humane_a art_n can_v effect_v that_o that_o be_v sole_o grant_v to_o nature_n which_o alone_o can_v procreate_v a_o species_n art_n may_v dilate_v and_o multiply_v it_o if_o it_o begin_v its_o operation_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o species_n as_o prudent_a philosopher_n do_v who_o extract_v the_o spirit_n from_o mineral_n specificate_v decent_o purify_v and_o reduce_v to_o perfection_n render_v it_o apt_a to_o perfect_v imperfect_a thing_n and_o a_o expert_a and_o industrious_a artist_n perpend_v these_o thing_n aright_o may_v easy_o institute_v admirable_a adaptation_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v we_o have_v i_o hope_v sufficient_o explicate_v in_o the_o former_a book_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o produce_v but_o also_o make_v corporeal_a by_o the_o universal_a spirit_n we_o now_o come_v to_o declare_v what_o kind_n of_o body_n this_o spirit_n assume_v and_o how_o itself_o both_o be_v and_o make_v all_o thing_n corporeal_a for_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v corporeal_a which_o make_v all_o other_o thing_n such_o see_v nothing_o can_v give_v what_o itself_o have_v not_o let_v we_o therefore_o see_v with_o what_o and_o how_o it_o be_v vest_v with_o a_o body_n not_o that_o we_o will_v here_o dispute_v of_o the_o incorporation_n of_o celestial_a and_o supernatural_a being_n but_o only_o of_o physical_a and_o sublunary_a generation_n and_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a vessel_n and_o true_a matrix_fw-la where_o the_o prime_a and_o most_o general_a incorporator_fw-la of_o thing_n be_v itself_o incorporate_v i_o say_v then_o that_o no_o body_n can_v be_v make_v without_o a_o precedent_n mover_n that_o may_v diduce_fw-la potency_n to_o act_v that_o which_o exist_v not_o in_o save_v potency_n may_v be_v produce_v into_o light_n and_o according_a to_o nature_n intent_n reach_v its_o final_a term_n which_o be_v to_o make_v that_o a_o body_n which_o it_o will_v produce_v now_o this_o mover_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o fire_n or_o heat_n which_o move_v itself_o first_o in_o the_o air_n for_o all_o generation_n begin_v there_o because_o fire_n be_v the_o most_o active_a element_n and_o consequent_o most_o subtle_a and_o light_a whence_o it_o be_v more_o prompt_a for_o motion_n fire_n therefore_o who_o propriety_n be_v through_o its_o levity_n to_o ascend_v and_o make_v unknown_a thing_n visible_a do_v requisite_o receive_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o action_n from_o inferior_a body_n that_o be_v from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o as_o we_o say_v before_o the_o old_a demogorgon_n and_o progenitor_n of_o all_o thing_n inhabit_v sit_v there_o in_o his_o throne_n and_o midst_n of_o his_o empire_n that_o thence_o he_o may_v govern_v command_n preserve_v and_o divide_v the_o essence_n of_o life_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o that_o great_a spherical_a body_n expanded_a about_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v more_o easy_o and_o from_o equal_a distance_n receive_v from_o every_o member_n what_o he_o want_v the_o root_n of_o fire_n be_v implant_v in_o the_o fruitful_a bowel_n of_o this_o old_a parent_n which_o thence_o emit_v a_o vaporous_a breath_n which_o hermes_n call_v the_o humid_a nature_n for_o vapour_n be_v the_o prime_n and_o next_o action_n of_o fire_n with_o which_o it_o be_v so_o conjoin_v that_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v without_o it_o but_o some_o may_v say_v if_o vapour_n come_v from_o fire_n how_o can_v it_o be_v moist_a see_v fire_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a whence_o acquire_v it_o this_o contrary_a quality_n and_o here_o we_o find_v nothing_o absurd_a if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o fire_n can_v live_v and_o subsist_v without_o moisture_n which_o be_v its_o aliment_n support_n and_o subject_n without_o which_o fire_n can_v be_v conceive_v for_o be_v by_o nature_n active_a and_o its_o action_n indefatigable_a it_o must_v needs_o have_v something_o to_o act_v upon_o and_o never_o be_v destitute_a of_o this_o thing_n fire_n then_o and_o coessential_a moisture_n be_v like_o
distinction_n and_o ornament_n of_o which_o i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o because_o it_o appertain_v only_o to_o nature_n not_o to_o art_n the_o other_o be_v make_v by_o decision_n or_o division_n which_o i_o shall_v now_o explicate_v i_o say_v before_o that_o all_o thing_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n excrement_n and_o substance_n substance_n be_v of_o itself_o simple_a and_o indivisible_a whether_o we_o take_v it_o general_a for_o the_o first_o universal_a matter_n or_o in_o particular_a for_o any_o species_n according_a to_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o celestial_a idea_n which_o be_v infinite_a this_o substance_n or_o first_o matter_n in_o every_o species_n of_o compound_a body_n be_v one_o in_o essence_n virtue_n and_o quality_n and_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_n one_o part_n can_v be_v of_o one_o species_n and_o another_o of_o another_o but_o in_o excrement_n it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n whereof_o i_o will_v lay_v the_o follow_a rule_n that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o mean_n or_o medium_n for_o the_o complete_n of_o all_o separation_n to_o wit_n fire_n and_o water_n and_o there_o be_v but_o two_o thing_n separable_a in_o body_n the_o one_o whereof_o be_v separate_v by_o fire_n the_o other_o by_o water_n in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o be_v indubitable_a that_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n be_v such_o as_o it_o destroy_v and_o consume_v all_o that_o be_v combustible_a and_o of_o water_n such_o as_o it_o wash_v and_o cleanse_v all_o substance_n from_o its_o impurity_n that_o commaculate_v it_o fire_n devour_v all_o that_o be_v volatile_a and_o of_o a_o airy_a quality_n because_o it_o be_v its_o proper_a nutriment_n but_o water_n divide_v all_o that_o be_v terrestrial_a and_o gross_a betwixt_o these_o two_o extreme_n then_o there_o must_v be_v some_o intermediate_v disposition_n which_o shall_v be_v keep_v and_o conserve_v contain_v nothing_o that_o be_v combustible_a or_o impure_a in_o it_o which_o may_v be_v subject_v to_o these_o two_o warrior_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o adustion_n and_o dregs_o be_v the_o two_o corrupter_n and_o destroyer_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o divine_a hypocrates_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o when_o he_o say_v that_o all_o disease_n proceed_v either_o from_o the_o air_n or_o aliment_n insinuate_v that_o the_o excess_n of_o excrementitious_a aliment_n be_v apt_a to_o receive_v corruption_n and_o excrement_n by_o fire_n exceed_o natural_a heat_n be_v the_o inflame_a and_o corrupt_a cause_n of_o each_o disease_n for_o the_o excrement_n of_o aliment_n fill_v body_n with_o terrestrial_a impurity_n and_o inflammable_a air_n generate_v sulphureous_a and_o adust_a matter_n which_o easy_o conceive_v hot_a ardour_n consume_v and_o dissipate_v what_o be_v radical_a and_o vital_a with_o itself_o carry_v it_o away_o because_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v volatile_a the_o less_o adustive_a dregs_o then_o and_o adustion_n be_v the_o two_o author_n of_o corruption_n and_o 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