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whereof_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n do_v make_v provision_n in_o their_o expedition_n and_o warlike_a voyage_n for_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n water_n be_v no_o less_o to_o be_v careful_o choose_v smell_v diverse_a cause_n of_o cold_a water_n and_o their_o taste_n colour_n and_o smell_v than_o air_n now_o as_o warm_a water_n be_v famous_a for_o the_o reason_n heretofore_o deliver_v so_o there_o be_v some_o water_n also_o very_o much_o admire_v for_o their_o great_a coldness_n whereof_o snow_n marble_n metal_n cold_a air_n sudden_a motion_n and_o the_o great_a fall_n from_o aloft_o every_o one_o in_o his_o degree_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n again_o the_o savour_n or_o taste_v of_o water_n be_v very_o diverse_a and_o the_o principal_a cause_n thereof_o be_v heat_n for_o sodden_a earth_n which_o be_v of_o sundry_a sort_n give_v a_o taste_n to_o water_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n thereof_o and_o the_o like_a reason_n be_v concern_v colour_n for_o fine_a &_o thin_a 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the_o cause_n of_o they_o as_o that_o day_n of_o a_o flood_n which_o run_v not_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n which_o be_v report_v by_o josephus_n of_o a_o certain_a flood_n in_o judea_n near_o syria_n which_o run_v every_o day_n except_o upon_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n which_o be_v repute_v a_o matter_n religious_a and_o as_o a_o miracle_n although_o that_o this_o may_v happen_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v through_o a_o natural_a cause_n if_o we_o will_v so_o argue_v to_o wit_n that_o no_o more_o water_n be_v gather_v into_o this_o flood_n by_o orderly_a space_n than_o be_v sufficient_a to_o run_v for_o six_o day_n and_o not_o for_o the_o seven_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o physician_n render_v a_o like_a cause_n concern_v the_o renewing_n or_o fit_n and_o ceasing_n of_o fever_n for_o the_o world_n be_v the_o great_a man_n as_o man_n be_v the_o little_a world_n but_o not_o stretch_v this_o discourse_n any_o far_a we_o will_v only_o note_v for_o conclusion_n thereof_o that_o in_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o water_n that_o which_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o one_o place_n &_o be_v salt_n water_n of_o the_o diverse_a appellation_n of_o water_n be_v call_v the_o sea_n the_o fresh_a water_n so_o gather_v together_o be_v call_v a_o lake_n &_o if_o it_o move_v not_o at_o all_o it_o be_v name_v a_o marish_a or_o fen_n but_o if_o it_o be_v somewhat_o deep_a it_o be_v a_o stand_a pool_n and_o if_o it_o run_v then_o be_v it_o a_o river_n if_o it_o gather_v through_o reins_n or_o by_o snow_n then_o be_v it_o a_o torrent_n or_o raine-floud_n and_o if_o it_o spring_v it_o be_v a_o fountain_n which_o be_v ever_o the_o best_a water_n and_o do_v slowly_a putrify_v for_o it_o be_v least_o moist_a and_o be_v most_o concoct_v by_o the_o heavenly_a heat_n also_o the_o light_a water_n do_v hardly_a corrupt_v for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v most_o fit_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o man_n life_n as_o approach_v near_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o air_n by_o which_o we_o breathe_v we_o have_v say_v enough_o then_o concern_v this_o matter_n but_o i_o think_v that_o our_o succeed_a discourse_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v entreat_v of_o those_o commodity_n which_o man_n receive_v by_o water_n through_o navigation_n which_o achitob_n shall_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o your_o discourse_n of_o the_o commodity_n which_o man_n reap_v of_o the_o water_n by_o navigation_n and_o of_o the_o direction_n which_o seaman_n receive_v from_o heaven_n and_o from_o the_o star_n upon_o the_o sea_n chap._n 60._o achitob_n among_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v worthy_a of_o consideration_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o other_o water_n we_o must_v not_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n those_o goodly_a commodity_n and_o great_a profit_n which_o they_o bring_v unto_o man_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o navigation_n and_o of_o the_o deal_n and_o traffic_v which_o they_o exercise_v by_o they_o for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o every_o land_n and_o country_n can_v be_v furnish_v with_o 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his_o gift_n and_o grace_n among_o man_n for_o he_o bestow_v not_o all_o either_o upon_o one_o or_o upon_o two_o or_o upon_o three_o or_o upon_o any_o other_o certain_a number_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o there_o never_o have_v be_v nor_o shall_v be_v any_o one_o which_o either_o can_v or_o may_v surpass_v all_o other_o so_o much_o that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o need_n of_o another_o or_o that_o have_v sufficient_a for_o himself_o for_o if_o one_o man_n possess_v all_o he_o will_v think_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o more_o a_o man_n but_o a_o god_n rather_o and_o will_v therefore_o contemn_v all_o other_o moreover_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o every_o one_o be_v so_o well_o furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n that_o they_o may_v all_o surpass_v one_o another_o there_o will_v be_v no_o humane_a society_n for_o one_o will_v make_v no_o account_n of_o another_o but_o be_v all_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n whereto_o they_o be_v natural_o incline_v there_o will_v arise_v a_o thousand_o 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