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physiology_n but_o consult_v rather_o those_o author_n who_o themselves_o have_v frequent_o take_v what_o they_o have_v from_o other_o upon_o trust_n subscribe_v rather_o to_o dogmatical_a placet_n then_o willing_a to_o unravel_v nature_n clew_n of_o genuine_a experiment_n but_o that_o my_o antagonist_n may_v not_o appear_v altogether_o barren_a of_o experiment_n he_o end_v eavour_n to_o illustrate_v the_o open_n and_o dry_v the_o deopilative_a and_o astringent_a quality_n of_o iron_n the_o former_a to_o lie_v in_o a_o volatile_a salt_n the_o latter_a in_o the_o crocus_n or_o terrestrial_a part_n by_o this_o experiment_n of_o cast_v file_n of_o steel_n or_o iron_n into_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o candle_n and_o it_o will_v burn_v like_o saltpetre_n or_o rosin_n these_o file_n when_o infuse_v three_o or_o four_o time_n in_o water_n or_o wine_n as_o in_o make_v chalybeat_a wine_n till_o the_o liquor_n have_v dissolve_v all_o the_o salt_n then_o dry_v it_o and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o 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the_o saccharum_n martis_n you_o hold_v a_o candle_n at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o glass_n while_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v work_v upon_o it_o you_o will_v find_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o touch_v the_o steam_n which_o ascend_v from_o the_o intestine_a contest_v of_o the_o two_o combatant_n it_o will_v immediate_o take_v flame_n and_o burn_v like_a as_o if_o so_o much_o oil_n or_o spirit_n of_o wine_n have_v be_v fire_v now_o that_o iron_n shall_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o those_o author_n my_o antag_n contradiction_n two_o contradiction_n quote_v be_v cold_a and_o dry_a and_o yet_o according_a to_o his_o own_o experiment_n shall_v take_v flame_n be_v sure_o no_o less_o than_o a_o palpable_a contradiction_n for_o sulphureous_a part_n be_v always_o repute_v hot_a so_o that_o a_o inch_n break_v no_o square_n betwixt_o his_o argument_n and_o experiment_n yea_o that_o vitriol_n which_o he_o judge_v hot_a that_o be_v heat_a shall_v be_v so_o and_o yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n as_o well_o as_o the_o spirit_n thereof_o in_o the_o spa_n which_o in_o plain_a word_n p._n 97._o he_o say_v be_v both_o vitriol_n how_o true_a we_o may_v elsewhere_o examine_v be_v use_v frequent_o in_o most_o cool_a julep_n both_o to_o cool_v and_o quench_v thirst_n in_o fever_n that_o the_o same_o numerical_a body_n of_o vitriol_n shall_v as_o such_o be_v both_o hot_a &_o cold_a be_v not_o a_o sleight_n but_o a_o gross_a contradiction_n and_o argue_v great_a inconsistency_n and_o unfaithfulness_n to_o himself_o from_o hence_o to_o pag._n 90._o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o already_o have_v be_v say_v and_o already_o may_v without_o further_a repetition_n be_v repute_v sufficient_o answer_v here_o he_o quote_v what_o i_o say_v p._n 38_o 39_o of_o my_o hydrol._n chym._n viz._n 90._o pag._n 90._o that_o i_o demonstrate_v to_o he_o what_o he_o will_v not_o otherwise_o believe_v that_o the_o bare_a solution_n of_o the_o calx_fw-la
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