Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	spirit_n	water_n	4,477	5	6.7332	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58144	The earth twice shaken wonderfully, or, An analogical discourse of earthquakes its natural causes, kinds, and manifold effects : occasioned by the last of these, which happened on the eighth day of September 1692, at two of the clock in the afternoon : divided into philosophical theorems, pick'd out of many famous, modern, and ancient treatises, translated into English : with reference to that unusual one that happened in Queen Elizabeth's reign, on the same day, 8th of September 1601 ... : with an account of many stupendious and wonderful events in Germany, Italy, and other kingdoms ... / by J.D.R., French minister.	J. D. R., French minister.	1693 (1693)	Wing R37; ESTC R4234	44,661	64

especial_o adapt_v for_o earthquake_n so_o aristotle_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n say_z there_o be_v more_o and_o great_a earthquake_n in_o the_o night_n and_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d especial_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o pliny_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n say_z the_o morning_n and_o evening_n earthquake_n be_v very_o great_a but_o at_o the_o approach_n of_o day_n they_o be_v frequent_a for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n dissolve_v and_o dissipate_v their_o matter_n natural_a cold_a contract_n and_o bind_v it_o 30._o the_o consequent_a effect_n also_o do_v evince_n that_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n be_v present_a 31._o for_o ●o●ses_n and_o fragor_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o cavern_n of_o earth_n be_v hear_v about_o that_o time_n in_o the_o neighbourhood_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a discovery_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o wind_n agitate_a in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o it_o be_v there_o strive_v reciprocal_o if_o but_o a_o little_a wind_n blow_v in●o_o a_o v●ssel_n a_o sound_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o bellow_n be_v hear_v one_o from_o whence_o may_v conclude_v what_o happen_v in_o so_o spacious_a cavern_n as_o those_o o●_n the_o ●arth_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o aristole_n say_v the_o spiritus_fw-la ma●es_fw-la a●n●ise_n under_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o air_n be_v beat_v up_o sou●●s_v various_o for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o this_o spiritus_fw-la and_o the_o ai●●_n as_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o sound_n fo●_n this_o spiritus_fw-la verberati●g_v upon_o every_o thing_n be_v itself_o verberat●d_v upon_o and_o pliny_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 8_o say_v there_o go_v before_o and_o accompany_v they_o a_o terrible_a noise_n otherwise_o a_o murmur_a like_a to_o bellow_v or_o the_o cry_n of_o man_n and_o the_o sound_a fragou●_n of_o clash_v of_o arm_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n receive_v it_o and_o the_o form_n either_o of_o ca●●n_n or_o ●uniculus_fw-la through_o which_o it_o permeate_n etc._n etc._n 32_o 〈◊〉_d g●●at_a winifrid_n be_v have_v ra●●●_n after_o a_o earthquake_n when_o a_o ca●●_n have_v immediate_o precede_v it_o this_o be_v also_o witness_v by_o experience_n and_o by_o ari●●●tle_n and_o pliny_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n that_o wind_n 〈◊〉_d after_o a_o earthquake_n because_o those_o wind_n which_o 〈◊〉_d befor●_n sh●t_v in_o the_o earth_n do_v brake_n out_o of_o it_o into_o the_o air._n a●d_v 〈…〉_o do_v assert_v the_o same_o concern_v the_o calm_a to_o wit_n that_o it_o common●y_v go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n in_o a_o calm_a towards_o 〈…〉_o ●a●y_o ●ays_v aristotle_n there_o happen_v very_o many_o and_o very_o great_a earthquake_n because_o most_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v so_o restrain_v in_o the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o it_o can_v more_v the_o air_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v that_o even_o sometime_o in_o windy_a wether_n earthquake_n have_v happen_v because_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o do_v enter_v into_o the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n together_o and_o even_o at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o earthquake_n about_o three_o hour_n before_o it_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v somewhat_o r●en_v and_o i_o will_v not_o here_o make_v any_o tedious_a dispute_n with_o geor._n agric._n who_o say_v lib_n 4._o do_v na●ura_n eorum_fw-la que_fw-la ef●luant●e_fw-la terra_fw-la that_o aristotle_n when_o he_o mention_n the_o darkness_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o calmness_n of_o the_o wether_n cold_a a_o thin_a cloud_n extend_v in_o length_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o discover_v ●he_n sign_n of_o earthquake_n which_o aristotle_n interpreter_n affirm_v but_o prove_v by_o those_o thing_n which_o sometime_o happen_v that_o w●●d_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n but_o both_o may_v be_v assert_v without_o absurdity_n ●owi●_n tha●_n they_o be_v sign_n of_o earthquake_n to_o come_v and_o also_o evince_v that_o they_o be_v occasion_v by_o wind._n but_o h●●e_o we_o do_v no●_n only_o acknowledge_v nature_n but_o join_v with_o it_o a_o singular_a force_n of_o divine_a power_n neither_o ought_v we_o to_o sep●●●te_v divine_a operation_n even_o from_o those_o that_o be_v usual_a and_o often_o happen_v seeing_z t●e_v very_a heathen_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o earthquake_n though_o never_o so_o small_a but_o have_v something_o divine_a in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v testify_v by_o gellius_n lib._n 2._o cap_n 28_o but_o ●s_n often_o as_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o earthquake_n which_o be_v often_o so_o often_o do_v they_o divert_v our_o mind_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o nature_n alone_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a power_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o psal_n 60_o 2._o thou_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n to_o tremble_v thou_o have_v break_v it_o and_o psal_n 77.19_o psal_n 114_o 4_o and_o 7._o tremble_v that_o earth_n at_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o god_n of_o ja●●●_n also_o psal_n 10.32_o he_o look_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o tremble_v he_o touch_v the_o hall_n and_o they_o smoke_n job_n 9.6_o which_o shake_v the_o earth_n out_o 〈…〉_o place_n and_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o tremble_v nah●m_o 1.5_o the_o 〈…〉_o quake_v at_o he_o and_o the_o hill_n melt_v 33._o but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o next_o natural_a cause_n of_o so_o stupendous_a effect_n to_o wit_n so_o great_a latitude_n and_o so_o great_a celerity_n in_o this_o earthquake_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v difficulte_n to_o trace_v but_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v have_v leave_n to_o inquire_v diligent_o into_o it_o 34._o which_o that_o i_o may_v do_v i_o will_v first_o set_v down_o some_o principle_n where_o one_o may_v have_v good_a assurance_n for_o o●e_a credit_n 35_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v round_o like_o a_o globe_n it_o have_v line_n draw_v from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n 36._o these_o line_n meet_v near_o about_o the_o centre_n then_o at_o the_o circumference_n where_o they_o be_v far_a distant_a 37._o therefore_o the_o near_a any_o thing_n be_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o mere_a close_o be_v it_o contract_v rash_v violent_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o circumference_n it_o be_v extend_v far_o and_o occupi●●_n mere_a room_n 38._o the_o spirit●●or_a vapour_n be_v sometimes_o more_o deep_o hide_v towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o sometime_o and_o that_o more_o frequent_o they_o be_v generate_v in_o cavern_n and_o passage_n meatus_fw-la near_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o the_o general_a doctrine_n of_o earthquake_n in_o this_o place_n i_o presuppose_v the_o earth_n be_v not_o otherwise_o move_v then_o by_o wind_n and_o spirit_n engender_v in_o its_o cavity_n thence_o seek_v a_o exitus_fw-la according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o nature_n i_o know_v the_o ancient_a philosopher_n before_o aristotle_n assign_v other_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n who_o different_a opinion_n concern_v they_o be_v recite_v by_o plutarch_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr placitis_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la cap._n 2._o seneca_n lib._n 6._o mat._n quest_n cap_n 4._o pliny_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 79._o but_o especial_o aristotle_n 2_o meteor_n cap._n 7._o but_o among_o modern_a author_n joannes_n franciseus_n picus_n mirandula_n lib._n 1._o examinis_fw-la doctinae_fw-la &_o vanitatis_fw-la gentium_fw-la cap._n 12._o among_o which_o we_o must_v reckon_v nicholaus_fw-la cusanu●_n who_o lib._n 1_o de_fw-fr docta_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v neither_o of_o a_o oval_a form_n nor_o altogether_o unmovable_a of_o itself_o but_o no_o opinion_n be_v more_o evident_a from_o nature_n and_o experience_n than_o aristotle_n who_o assert_n that_o wind_n and_o subterraneous_a spirit_n be_v the_o cause●_n of_o earthquake_n for_o the_o heavy_a body_n be_v only_o to_o be_v move_v by_o that_o which_o have_v the_o strong_a power_n to_o move_v but_o among_o all_o inferior_a being_n the_o wind_n or_o spiritus_fw-la be_v that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o qualification_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n have_v in_o i●_n a_o power_n more_o effective_a of_o motion_n than_o any_o other_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v express_o testify_v by_o holy_a writ_n when_o it_o assimilate_v angel_n to_o the_o wind_n heb._n 1.7_o and_o many_o experiment_n do_v al●o_o evince_v it_o for_o with_o how_o great_a a_o force_n do_v a_o little_a gunpowd_a diss●lu●d_v into_o spirit_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n burst_v out_o of_o the_o small_a machine_n so_o we_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o new_a wine_n when_o seethe_a if_o the_o funnel_n be_v stop_v do_v penetrate_v the_o vessel_n that_o they_o may_v break_v ●orth_o it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v of_o what_o power_n they_o be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o what_o great_a co●vul●o●●_n symp●o●ns_n and_o pain_n they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o that_o aristotle_n use_v h●_n thi●_n example_n chief_o to_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n 39_o

of_o shower_n fa●●ing_v on●●_n ●t_a have_v likewise_o much_o moisture_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ●●re_n which_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o engender_v much_o spirit_n both_o within_o and_o without_o itself_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n why_o any_o one_o shall_v ob●●●●_n w●●t_v seneca_n say_v in_o qu●st_n nat●_n that_o no_o rain_n be_v so_o great_a ●s_n to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o or_o we●_n t●e_v earth_n above_o two_o foot_n for_o that_o be_v not_o true_a of_o ever●_n shower_n of_o ●ain_n nor_o of_o much_o and_o continue_a rain_n neither_o in_o the_o superficies_n of_o th●_n earth_n the_o only_a conveyance_n of_o rain_n into_o the_o earth_n but_o it_o also_o be_v carry_v through_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v open_a and_o be_v in_o great_a pl●●ry_n infu●ed_v into_o the_o in_o 〈◊〉_d recess_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o fountain_n well_n and_o river_n which_o be_v increase_v by_o rai●_n 52._o to_o which_o rainy_a wether_n be_v add_v a_o unusual_a co●d_n in_o the_o dog_n day_n by_o which_o the_o passage_n and_o pore_n of_o it_o be_v so_o shut_v up_o that_o the_o humour_n gather_v together_o in_o the_o earth_n can_v not_o evaporate_v 53._o and_o the_o south_n west_n wind_n blow_v for_o many_o day_n together_o so_o that_o the_o vapour_n accommodate_v for_o a_o earthquake_n be_v enamel_v and_o nourish_v for_o the_o south_n wind_n be_v warm_a and_o moist_a so_o that_o i●_n have_v be_v right_o observe_v by_o aristotle_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a both_o to_o excite_v and_o nourish_v the_o matter_n that_o cause_v a_o earthquake_n and_o as_o the_o south-west_n wind_n be_v near_o in_o place_n so_o in_o temper_n and_o effect_n 54._o which_o cold_a wether_n be_v present_o follow_v by_o a_o calmness_n and_o heat_n a_o little_a before_o the_o end_n of_o august_n so_o that_o the_o vapour_n which_o have_v be_v generate_v by_o continual_a rain_n within_o the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n grow_v dry_a and_o a_o vapour_n make_v warm_a buckley_n a_o sl●tuous_a and_o when_o there_o arise_v such_o contention_n between_o cold_a 〈◊〉_d or_o and_o heat_n in_o which_o the_o cold_a be_v neither_o quite_o overcome_v and_o consume_v nor_o the_o heat_n be_v altogether_o conquerous_a wind_n be_v engender_v which_o be_v right_o observe_v by_o physician_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n when_o he●t_o act_v up●n_v phleg●n_o can_v total_o consume_v it_o then_o be_v generate_v w●nds_n 55._o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o that_o the_o vapour_n contract_v within_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o ●pposing_a cold_a both_o proper_a to_o the_o earth_n and_o also_o cause_v by_o the_o i●●●●●al_a constitution_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v deep_o lay_v no_o otherwise_o t●an_v it_o the_o spirit_n be_v more_o deep_o conceal_v and_o constrain_v when_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o cloud_n do_v resist_v and_o constrain_v more_o stiff_o 56._o the_o subterraneous_a fire_n scatter_v through_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o heat_v these_o vapour_n sh●t_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n very_o deep_o that_o it_o make_v they_o more_o subtle_a and_o more_o a●il●_n the_o cavern_n through_o europe_n and_o other_o place_n be_v dispose_v for_o it_o for_o the_o reason_n a_o ●ore_a ment●o●e●_n that_o there_o be_v ●ire_n every_o where_o scatter_v through_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o earth_n bo●h_v the_o fire_n which_o in_o many_o place_n break_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o most_o profound_a cave_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v evince_v as_o also_o the_o hot_a water_n or_o bath_n which_o rise_v in_o many_o place_n to_o add_v nothing_o of_o the_o engender_n of_o sulphur_n brimstone_n and_o other_o mineral_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o igneous_a force_n and_o nature_n the_o burn_a of_o aetna_n equal_o celebrate_v by_o peer_n and_o g●ographers_n be_v describe_v by_o soin●us_n c●p_n 2_o heny_n the_o nephew_n of_o that_o ●●i●y_n by_o his_o sister_n who_o death_n the_o v●suvian_n mountain_n cause_v say_v lib._n 2_o epict._n not_o long_o ●●n●e_v the_o island_n georgia_n one_o of_o those_o isle_n they_o c●ll_v the_o three_o shake_a by_o a_o dreadful_a earthquake_n and_o gape_v there_o ●ssu●d_v out_o some_o much_o f●ame_n so_o many_o ●ot_n stores_n so_o much_o sulphur_n and_o burn_a ●rimstones_n which_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o air_n that_o many_o house_n be_v burn_v inhabitant_n destroy_v vine-yard_n and_o garden_n quite_o defece_v but_o whence_o come_v so_o many_o flame_n under_o the_o earth_n from_o the_o dry_a vapour_n which_o be_v so_o close_o press_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o several_a motion_n and_o agitattion_n in_o it_o fire_n do_v necessary_o kindle_v for_o fire_n say_v aristotle_n be_v ●igh●ed_v smoke_n about_o the_o year_n 1541_o fire_n break_v out_o of_o a_o fountain_n name_v elis●um_n gregor_n agricola_n d●●●_n squae_fw-la ●ff●uunt_fw-la è_fw-la terr●l●b_fw-la 4._o pag._n 152._o ●nd_v stra●o_n write_v that_o so_o great_a ●●re_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n that_o some_o town_n be_v consume_v and_o among_o th●m_n s●dom_n at_o the_o lake_n ●●phaltites_n but_o we_o be_v t●ught_v better_a by_o m●ses_n in_o his_o sacred_a history_n moreover_o as_o our_o fire_n wh●●_n it_o be_v shut_v in_o be_v move_v up_o and_o down_o by_o a_o various_a reciprocation_n some_o doubt_v not_o bu●_n subterraneous_a ●ire_n be_v diverse_o excite_v and_o sometime_o sly_v downward_o ●nto_o the_o most_o profound_a ca●e●nes_n and_o sometime_o ●pwar●s_v towards_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o ●arth_n be_v various_o change_v and_o dispo●ed_v by_o heaven_n and_o the_o air._n 57_o ●n●_n these_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o second_o cause_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o late_o shoo●_n the_o earth_n so_o swift_o and_o so_o deep_o which_o yet_o can_v not_o ●●k●ly_o produce_v to_o unusual_a a_o earthquake_n by_o its_o natural_a power_n alone_o 58._o to_o which_o be_v add_v that_o chief_a and_o first_o cause_n god_n who_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n of_o a●●ing_n wonderful_o ●ner●●sed_v the_o s●r●●●th_n of_o that_o spirit●s_v generate_v within_o the_o 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