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Medicina instaurata, or, A brief account of the true grounds and principles of the art of physick with the insufficiency of the vulgar way of preparing medicines, and the excellency of such as are made by chymical operation : whereto is added a short but plain discourse as a light to the true preparation of animal and vegetable arcana's : together with a discovery of the true subject of the philosophick mineral mercury ... as also some small light to the preparation of and use of the said mercury ... / by Edward Bolnest ... ; also an epistolary discourse upon the whole by the author of Medela medicinæ.
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Bolnest, Edward.
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Wing B3498; ESTC R33237
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the_o body_n in_o which_o it_o run_v be_v as_o it_o be_v almost_o burn_v up_o but_o yet_o this_o effervescentia_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la be_v not_o the_o cause_n effervescentiae_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la but_o indeed_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n viz._n a_o obstruction_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o excrement_n of_o digestion_n leave_v by_o the_o debilitate_a bowel_n and_o other_o particular_a part_n in_o their_o several_a office_n of_o digestion_n accelerate_a perhaps_o by_o a_o stoppage_n of_o the_o pore_n by_o some_o excessive_a cold_a or_o other_o way_n from_o which_o arise_v obstruction_n of_o nature_n and_o her_o archaeus_n in_o her_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o free_a passage_n and_o progress_n through_o the_o body_n for_o its_o preservation_n and_o conservation_n in_o its_o due_a equation_n of_o element_n which_o obstruction_n and_o excrement_n nature_n to_o free_v herself_o from_o after_o a_o concentration_n or_o collection_n of_o her_o force_n according_a to_o her_o ability_n 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secundùm_fw-la fidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n paracel_n lib._n principiorum_fw-la cap._n 10._o etc._n etc._n thus_o this_o most_o conscientious_a and_o christian_a physician_n yet_o some_o of_o his_o idle_a enemy_n viz._n such_o as_o from_o other_o report_n and_o mouth_n only_o hear_v but_o false_o what_o he_o be_v have_v in_o my_o hear_n affirm_v that_o in_o his_o whole_a work_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o he_o never_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o christ_n which_o how_o false_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v who_o ever_o shall_v please_v to_o peruse_v his_o work_n must_v of_o necessity_n conclude_v they_o either_o very_a envious_a or_o very_o ignorant_a of_o he_o and_o what_o he_o write_v for_o there_o be_v hardly_o a_o page_n in_o some_o part_n of_o his_o work_n in_o which_o he_o do_v not_o and_o that_o more_o than_o once_o or_o twice_o with_o a_o true_a christian_a regard_n and_o reverence_n name_n and_o mention_v both_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o also_o 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naturae_fw-la idcirco_fw-la qua_fw-la do_v vis_fw-la miscere_fw-la corpus_fw-la cum_fw-la spiritu_fw-la reducendum_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la illud_fw-la in_o speciem_fw-la naturae_fw-la per_fw-la vinculum_fw-la amoris_fw-la naturalis_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o spirit_n say_v he_o can_v be_v right_o join_v with_o a_o body_n unless_o that_o body_n be_v first_o bring_v in_o speciem_fw-la naturae_fw-la with_o that_o spirit_n if_o therefore_o thou_o will_v at_o any_o time_n join_v a_o spirit_n with_o any_o body_n thou_o must_v bring_v that_o body_n into_o a_o equality_n with_o that_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n consider_v now_o well_o what_o i_o have_v here_o give_v thou_o a_o light_n to_o and_o weigh_v well_o the_o great_a charity_n of_o the_o say_v venerable_a lul_n in_o the_o follow_a sentence_n corpora_fw-la praeparanda_fw-la &_o reducenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la aequalitatem_fw-la cum_fw-la spiritibus_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la simul_fw-la ponantur_fw-la &_o fiat_fw-la verum_fw-la matrimonium_fw-la &_o conjunctio_fw-la nisi_fw-la enim_fw-la corpora_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la quae_fw-la conjungere_fw-la vis_fw-la sint_fw-la reducta_fw-la ad_fw-la unicam_fw-la essentiam_fw-la &_o unam_fw-la naturam_fw-la non_fw-la permiscentur_fw-la &_o conjungantur_fw-la ut_fw-la aqua_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la decipiuntur_fw-la igitur_fw-la stulti_fw-la qui_fw-la putant_fw-la posse_fw-la conjungere_fw-la spiritus_fw-la cum_fw-la corporibus_fw-la in_fw-la eorum_fw-la crassitie_n &_o diversitate_fw-la naturae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la donec_fw-la deducantur_fw-la in_o unam_fw-la aequalitatem_fw-la formae_fw-la those_o body_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o will_v join_v with_o spirit_n thou_o must_v first_o reduce_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o spirit_n so_o may_v they_o be_v put_v together_o and_o a_o true_a matrimony_n union_n or_o conjunction_n be_v make_v and_o herein_o be_v those_o fool_n deceive_v that_o think_v to_o join_v spirit_n with_o body_n in_o their_o 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separabuntur_fw-la sicut_fw-la nec_fw-la aqua_fw-la mixta_fw-la aquae_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o say_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o spirit_n and_o body_n to_o a_o physical_a use_n will_v spirit_n remain_v with_o the_o body_n thou_o will_v join_v they_o with_o when_o the_o body_n be_v first_o bring_v back_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o spiritual_a essence_n from_o their_o gross_a and_o heavy_a body_n then_o will_v they_o remain_v with_o one_o another_o as_o water_n with_o water_n inseparable_o and_o never_o again_o be_v part_v nam_fw-la naturâ_fw-la natura_fw-la gaudet_fw-la &_o simile_n simili_fw-la jungitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o have_v here_o give_v you_o the_o unanimous_a advice_n of_o two_o great_a philosopher_n towards_o the_o preparation_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n into_o the_o most_o excellent_a of_o medicine_n what_o i_o have_v here_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o two_o such_o eminent_a philosopher_n intimate_v or_o rather_o plain_o declare_v 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