Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	left_a	lung_n	ventricle_n	2,628	5	12.9083	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28877	An examination of Mr. John Colbatch his books viz. I. Novum lumen chirurgicum, II. Essay of alkalies and acids, III. An appendix to that essay, IV. A treatise of the gout, V. The doctrin of acids further asserted &c. VI. A relation of a person bitten by a viper &c. : to which is added an answer to Dr. Leigh's remarks on a treatise concerning, the heat of the blood : together with remarks on Dr. Leigh's book intituled Exercitationes quinq. ... : as also a short view of Dr. Leigh's reply to Mr. Colbatch &c. / by Richard Boulton of Brazen-nose College in Oxford.	Boulton, Richard, b. 1676 or 7.	1698 (1698)	Wing B3829; ESTC R35778	144,987	324

undergoes many considerable Changes before it is turned into Blood Pag. 6. he says the Remaining Part of this Serum is made use of for Nutrition I shall not here inform him how Nutrition is carried on neither shall I spend time in making Remarks upon it but all I shall say is that since he says it is so I think it a sufficient Answer to say it is not so and had he given Reason for what he says I would have likewise given Reasons for what I say but as it is my Word may be taken for it as well as his But here I cannot but admire how he hath demonstrated Nutrition since like an Injudicious Ignoramus he hath only given a False Simple Imperfect Account of what others have given clear and intelligible Accounts neither can I imagine how we must understand any thing that is to come after the better for this dull Praeludium since none that can pretend to the least Degree of Knowledge can be so ignorant of what he foolishly thinks he demonstrates as he himself is Having laid his Absurdities open to the View of the most short sighted thus far I could willingly decline traceing this Ignis Fatuus any further and conclude that since he hath not explained Nutrition what he hath further to say is Lame and Imperfect being tired with such dull and impertinent Stuff but least he should vainly think since Vanity so essentially belongs to him that I declined it upon any other Consideration I shall shew him that what is behind is altogether as obscure as what hath gone before Pag. 7. He is not ashamed to say That he kept Blood as it came warm out of the Veins in a continued violent Motion and instead of hindring it facilitated it's cooling This is so ridiculous an Experiment and so much below a rational Creature to make that one would never suspect any one that pretends to Sence or Reason should ever be guilty of trying such for the Circumstances of the Blood agitated in an organized Body are so different from those of Blood agitated in an artificial Vessel that there is not the least Probability of the Success of it but as it shews what a deep profound Blockhead he is and what good Anatomist he is so from hence we may gather what a fit Man he is to advance Hypotheses in Physick and search into the secrets of Nature and as one would never think one so eminently dull should have a Face to appear in Publick so one would scarce believe that one guilty of such an Absurdity should pretend to Sense or Reason He goes on That Fire which I judge to be in the Blood I suppose is quite different from Culinary Fire A pretty supposition for a Judge to make But he must consider that his Judgment will pass but a little way since he is only a Judge of his own making but with a less degree of Judgment and Supposition too one that is Ignorant of Physick would agree in the same Opinion with him but I suppose there is no such Fire as he supposes and the Reason I shall not give because I see he gives Reason for nothing that he says which makes me believe he scarce knows what Reason is Pag. 8. There is an Old Maxim nihil dat quod in se non habet which is very pertinent to the Point in hand from whence he Infers that if there were not Fire actually in the Blood before he cannot understand how a Fiery substance can be obtained from it Truly that old Maxim is no where more verified than in himself for as I see nothing of Sence come from him so I really believe he hath nothing in him and I think it very Pertinently pointed at him but before he inferrs any thing from it I must tell him that he ought not to make any Advantage of a Maxim that is Learnt in Universities where nothing is taught but fusty Philosophy as Mr. Colbatch has learnt to call it in his Preface to his Treatise of the Gout but as fusty Philosophy as Aristotle's if he did but understand how to limit that Maxim a little better he would not be so ignorant for it implies that nihil de novo creatur but Mutatio Formae non est Creatio and the Form of Matter may be changed so as to make even Water combustible which if he had read the famous Mr. Boyl or Cartesius he needed not be ignorant of or did he understand Aristotle but he owns he does not understand it and truly I am sorry one that understands so little should pretend to so much but if he will take Pains to read those Books I recommend to him or come to me I shall be willing to inform him provided he does it with a Desire to learn I say come to me because it is scarce worth any Bodies while to take the trouble upon them of teaching one so dull of Understanding so that I may more boldly bespeak such a Scholar as one too mean for Great Masters In the next Place he supposes a simple Objection and makes as simple an Answer which I think not worth my while to take notice of There are some things in the same Paragraph he says he does not understand and indeed I believe him but why is he so ignorant and is bold enough to say so yet pretends to Knowledge but if he 'll take Advice he may understand all these things with a little Pains Pag. 10. He says The confused Mixture of Blood and Serum is carryed back from the Lungs by the Venal Artery into the left Ventricle of the Heart Here he is again mistaken for I must tell him that Blood cannot be properly said to be carryed back to the left Ventricle except it was carryed from the left Ventricle to the Lungs for carrying back implies A Motion of the same Blood through the same Vein contrary to the Tendency of that Blood before but this is a Fault whith is perhaps but Metaphorically spoken and in respect of the Heart He goes on and from thence protruded by means of the Great Artery which is immediately divided into a great many Branches to all the Parts of the Body Here he hath again forgot himself for the Aorta is not distributed to all the Parts of the Body and consequently cannot carry Blood to all the Parts since the Liver is chiefly supplyed by the Vena Porta Pag. 11. He pretends to explain Nutrition of which Account nothing belongs to him except one Sentence which is That the Parts of Bones are discharged by insensible Transpiration but to sweat Bones is so ridiculous that with the whole World I cannot forbear laughing at him and I hope every Body is satisfyed that he either does not express and explain himself right or that he is not only a bold but very harsh Asserter of what his Cobler would laugh at him for But P. 12. He says he hath not Arrogance enough to pretend to c. tho' he had Impudence