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	quality_n	water_n	2,635	5	6.6888	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47787	The temperate man, or, The right way of preserving life and health, together with soundness of the senses, judgment and memory unto extream old age in three treatises / the first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius, the second by Lodowich Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice, the third by a famous Italian; faithfully Englished.; Hygiasticon. English. 1678	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Cornarus, Ludwig.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.; Ferrar, Nicholas, 1592-1637.	1678 (1678)	Wing L1181; ESTC R32465	69,139	222

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and_o glutton_n do_v die_v before_o their_o time_n now_o if_o these_o strong_a and_o 〈◊〉_d irregular_a eater_n will_v observe_v a_o convenient_a moderation_n they_o will_v questionless_a live_v much_o long_o and_o in_o better_a health_n and_o effect_v far_o great_a matter_n by_o their_o wit_n and_o learning_n for_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o they_o who_o live_v not_o frugal_o shall_v be_v full_a of_o ill_a humour_n and_o ofttimes_o vex_v with_o disease_n nor_o can_v they_o without_o great_a prejudice_n to_o their_o health_n much_o or_o long_o intend_v hard_a and_o difficult_a business_n appertain_v to_o the_o mind_n both_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o whole_a force_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n be_v as_o it_o be_v est_fw-la enthrall_v in_o they_o to_o the_o concoction_n and_o digestion_n of_o meat_n from_o which_o if_o they_o be_v violent_o withdraw_v by_o mean_n of_o contemplation_n the_o concoction_n must_v needs_o prove_v vicious_a and_o many_o crudity_n necessary_o 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which_o by_o little_a and_o little_o putrify_v do_v at_o last_o break_v out_o into_o grievous_a and_o deadly_a sickness_n aristotle_n in_o his_o problem_n testify_v that_o there_o be_v in_o his_o time_n a_o certain_a philosopher_n name_v herodicus_n who_o albeit_o in_o all_o man_n judgement_n he_o be_v of_o a_o most_o weak_o constitution_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n nevertheless_o by_o the_o art_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o which_o prescribe_v the_o course_n of_o diet_n he_o live_v till_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a plato_n mention_n the_o same_o man_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr republ._n galen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr marasmo_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n report_n that_o there_o be_v in_o his_o time_n a_o certain_a philosopher_n who_o have_v set_v forth_o a_o book_n wherein_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o teach_v the_o way_n how_o a_o man_n may_v conserve_v himself_o free_a from_o old_a age._n galen_n do_v indeed_o worthy_o deride_v this_o as_o matter_n of_o vanity_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o philosopher_n by_o his_o own_o example_n give_v proof_n that_o his_o art_n be_v not_o altogether_o vain_a but_o very_o available_a to_o the_o prolong_n of_o man_n life_n for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o his_o 80_o year_n and_o be_v so_o utter_o consume_v as_o there_o seem_v nothing_o but_o skin_n and_o bone_n remain_v yet_o nevertheless_o by_o his_o art_n and_o the_o singular_a moderation_n and_o temper_n of_o his_o diet_n he_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o die_v not_o but_o after_o a_o great_a while_o linger_a in_o a_o gentle_a consumption_n and_o the_o same_o galen_n in_o his_o five_o book_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n say_v they_o who_o come_v forth_o weak_o complexioned_a from_o their_o mother_n womb_n may_v by_o help_n of_o that_o art_n which_o prescribe_v the_o course_n of_o diet_n attain_v to_o extreme_a old_a age_n without_o any_o diminution_n in_o their_o sense_n or_o interruption_n of_o health_n by_o pain_n and_o sickness_n and_o further_o add_v touch_v himself_o as_o for_o my_o part_n although_o i_o neither_o have_v a_o healthful_a constitution_n of_o body_n from_o my_o very_a birth_n nor_o do_v always_o lead_v a_o life_n free_a from_o disorder_n yet_o use_v this_o selfsame_a art_n after_o the_o twenty_o eight_o year_n of_o my_o life_n i_o never_o fall_v into_o the_o least_o sickness_n except_o perchance_o now_o and_o then_o for_o one_o day_n into_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o get_v through_o overmuch_a weariness_n 40._o dissolution_n nor_o do_v these_o follower_n of_o temperance_n only_o come_v to_o extreme_a old_a age_n without_o feel_v the_o pain_n and_o disease_n belong_v thereunto_o but_o in_o their_o very_a die_a pass_n away_o without_o sense_n of_o grief_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o bond_n that_o knit_v together_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v unloose_v not_o by_o any_o violence_n use_v to_o nature_n but_o by_o a_o simple_a resolution_n and_o consumption_n of_o their_o radical_a humour_n lamp_n and_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o as_o with_o a_o lamp_n that_o when_o the_o oil_n be_v spend_v go_v out_o of_o itself_o without_o any_o ado_n or_o business_n for_o as_o a_o burn_a lamp_n may_v be_v three_o way_n extinguish_v first_o by_o outward_a violence_n as_o when_o it_o be_v blow_v out_o second_o by_o pour_v in_o much_o water_n whereby_o the_o good_a liquor_n of_o the_o oil_n be_v drown_v and_o corrupt_v and_o three_o by_o the_o waste_n and_o spend_v of_o the_o oil_n itself_o so_o likewise_o a_o man_n life_n which_o in_o truth_n resemble_v much_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o lamp_n be_v extinguish_v by_o three_o way_n and_o mean_n first_o by_o external_a force_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o sword_n fire_n strangle_v and_o the_o like_a second_o through_o the_o abundance_n of_o ill_a humour_n or_o the_o malignant_a quality_n of_o they_o whereby_o the_o radical_a humour_n be_v oppress_v and_o overthrow_v three_o when_o the_o radical_a 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two_o or_o three_o day_n together_o for_o so_o they_o will_v both_o be_v easy_o bear_v and_o with_o much_o more_o benefit_n for_o the_o first_o day_n the_o first_o region_n as_o the_o physician_n term_v it_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v that_o be_v the_o bowel_n the_o second_o day_n the_o liver_n and_o the_o three_o day_n the_o vein_n in_o which_o lie_v the_o great_a drain_v of_o ill_a humour_n for_o they_o who_o do_v not_o live_v temperate_o do_v every_o day_n add_v some_o crude_a humour_n which_o be_v suck_v in_o by_o the_o vein_n as_o by_o a_o sponge_n be_v afterward_o disperse_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n 28._o so_o that_o after_o two_o or_o three_o year_n space_n there_o be_v ofttimes_o such_o a_o mass_n of_o ill_a humour_n gather_v in_o the_o body_n as_o a_o vessel_n big_a enough_o to_o hold_v two_o hundred_o ounce_n will_v scarce_o serve_v to_o receive_v they_o in_o now_o these_o humour_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n do_v corrupt_a and_o putrify_v and_o cast_v a_o man_n upon_o 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to_o pass_v that_o neither_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o ill_a humour_n will_v be_v very_o great_a nor_o be_v much_o putrify_a be_v evacuate_v and_o keep_v under_o by_o this_o purge_n at_o every_o half_a year_n end_n i_o have_v know_v many_o who_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v prolong_v their_o life_n to_o extreme_a old_a age_n and_o scarce_o all_o their_o life_n long_o be_v oppress_v with_o any_o great_a sickness_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o commodity_n which_o a_o sober_a diet_n bring_v to_o the_o body_n and_o first_o that_o it_o free_v almost_o from_o all_o disease_n 29._o now_o follow_v the_o three_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o propound_v to_o wit_n the_o explication_n of_o those_o commodity_n which_o a_o sober_a life_n bring_v both_o to_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o first_o benefit_n therefore_o be_v that_o it_o do_v free_a a_o man_n and_o preserve_v he_o from_o almost_o all_o manner_n of_o disease_n for_o it_o rid_v away_o catarrh_n cough_n wheazing_n dizziness_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n and_o stomach_n it_o drive_v away_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n falling-sickness_n and_o other_o ill_a affection_n of_o the_o brain_n it_o cure_v the_o gout_n in_o the_o foot_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n the_o ischiadicos_fw-la sciatica_n and_o those_o disease_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o joint_n it_o likewise_o prevent_v crudity_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o disease_n in_o a_o word_n it_o so_o temper_v the_o humour_n and_o maintain_v they_o in_o a_o equal_a proportion_n that_o they_o offend_v not_o any_o way_n either_o in_o quantity_n or_o quality_n now_o where_o there_o be_v a_o agreeable_a proportionableness_n among_o the_o humour_n there_o be_v no_o matter_n for_o sickness_n to_o work_v upon_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o health_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o the_o humour_n be_v right_o and_o proportionable_o temper_v in_o the_o body_n and_o this_o both_o reason_n and_o experience_n do_v confirm_v for_o we_o see_v that_o those_o who_o keep_v they_o to_o a_o sober_a course_n of_o diet_n be_v very_o seldom_o or_o rather_o never_o molest_v with_o disease_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o happen_v to_o be_v oppress_v with_o sickness_n they_o do_v bear_v it_o much_o better_o and_o soon_o recover_v than_o those_o other_o who_o body_n be_v full_o fraught_v with_o ill_a humour_n breed_v through_o the_o intemperance_n of_o gluttony_n i_o know_v very_o many_o who_o although_o they_o be_v weak_a by_o natural_a constitution_n and_o well_o grow_v in_o year_n and_o continual_o busy_v in_o employment_n of_o the_o mind_n nevertheless_o by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o temperance_n they_o live_v in_o health_n and_o have_v pass_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o life_n which_o have_v be_v many_o year_n long_o without_o any_o notable_a sickness_n the_o self_n same_o be_v to_o be_v make_v good_a by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o monk_n of_o old_a who_o live_v very_o long_o healthy_a and_o cheerful_a in_o the_o height_n of_o spare_a diet_n 30._o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v for_o that_o almost_o all_o the_o disease_n with_o which_o man_n be_v ordinary_o vex_v have_v their_o beginning_n and_o birth_n from_o repletion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o man_n take_n more_o of_o meat_n and_o drink_n than_o nature_n require_v and_o then_o the_o stomach_n can_v perfect_o concoct_v in_o proof_n whereof_o we_o see_v that_o almost_o all_o disease_n be_v cure_v by_o evacuation_n for_o blood_n be_v take_v away_o either_o by_o open_v a_o vein_n or_o by_o cupping-glass_n leech_n or_o otherwise_o that_o nature_n may_v be_v lighten_v the_o great_a overflow_a of_o humour_n in_o the_o bowel_n and_o throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v abate_v and_o drain_v by_o purge_n and_o other_o medicine_n abstinence_n and_o a_o very_a spare_a diet_n be_v prescribe_v all_o which_o way_n of_o cure_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o the_o disease_n be_v breed_v by_o repletion_n for_o contrary_n be_v cure_v by_o contrary_n whereupon_o hypocrates_n sect._n 2._o aphor._n 22._o say_v whatever_o disease_n be_v breed_v by_o repletion_n be_v cure_v by_o evacuation_n and_o those_o that_o be_v breed_v through_o evacuation_n by_o repletion_n but_o disease_n by_o evacuation_n happen_v seldom_o and_o scarce_o otherwise_o than_o upon_o dearth_n siege_n sea-voyage_n and_o the_o like_a chance_n in_o which_o case_n the_o adust_a humour_n which_o the_o heat_n through_o want_n of_o food_n have_v breed_v and_o kindle_v be_v first_o to_o be_v remove_v and_o after_o that_o the_o body_n by_o little_a and_o little_o be_v to_o be_v nourish_v and_o strengthen_v the_o measure_n of_o food_n be_v increase_v by_o degree_n the_o selfsame_a course_n be_v likewise_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o repair_n of_o nature_n when_o upon_o great_a sickness_n the_o evacuation_n have_v be_v many_o whereby_o the_o strength_n have_v be_v much_o impair_v since_o therefore_o almost_o all_o disease_n proceed_v from_o this_o ground_n to_o wit_n that_o more_o food_n be_v take_v into_o the_o body_n than_o nature_n require_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o who_o follow_v the_o just_a measure_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o almost_o all_o disease_n which_o thing_n be_v also_o intimate_v in_o that_o famous_a say_n of_o hypocrates_n l._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d the_o rule_n of_o health_n be_v to_o eat_v without_o fullness_n and_o to_o be_v diligent_a in_o labour_n whereby_o he_o make_v the_o true_a course_n of_o preserve_a health_n to_o consist_v in_o spareness_n of_o food_n and_o exercise_v of_o the_o body_n 31._o the_o selfsame_a be_v confirm_v disease_n by_o that_o which_o physician_n affirm_v that_o crudity_n be_v the_o nursery_n of_o all_o those_o disease_n wherewith_o man_n be_v ordinary_o vex_v whereupon_o galen_n in_o his_o first_o book_n concern_v meat_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a juice_n or_o nourishment_n say_v no_o man_n shall_v be_v oppress_v by_o sickness_n who_o keep_v himself_o wary_o from_o fall_v into_o crudity_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o crudity_n the_o common_a say_n be_v that_o more_o be_v kill_v by_o gula_fw-la surfeit_n than_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v ecclus._n 37._o many_o have_v perish_v by_o surfeit_n but_o he_o that_o be_v temperate_a shall_v prolong_v his_o life_n and_o a_o little_a before_o be_v not_o greedy_a upon_o every_o dainty_a and_o pour_v not_o thyself_o out_o upon_o every_o meat_n for_o in_o many_o meat_n there_o will_v be_v sickness_n now_o a_o sober_a course_n of_o diet_n do_v prevent_v these_o crudity_n and_o thereby_o cut_v away_o the_o ground_n of_o disease_n that_o which_o we_o call_v crudity_n be_v the_o imperfect_a concoction_n of_o food_n for_o when_o the_o stomach_n either_o through_o the_o overgreat_a quantity_n of_o meat_n or_o for_o their_o refractory_a quality_n or_o for_o the_o variety_n of_o they_o take_v at_o the_o same_o time_n