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submission_n chap._n ii_o the_o author_n study_n 1._o the_o birth_n and_o life_n of_o the_o author_n 2._o the_o author_n have_v laugh_v at_o the_o mask_a industry_n of_o professor_n 3._o the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o author_n 4._o he_o have_v prosecute_v more_o solid_a science_n at_o leisure_n 5._o he_o do_v vilify_v astrology_n 6._o he_o despise_v a_o canonship_n 7._o what_o furtherance_n there_o be_v of_o study_n among_o the_o jesuit_n at_o louvain_n 8._o stoicism_n displease_v he_o 9_o stoicism_n be_v to_o be_v despise_v from_o a_o command_n 10._o the_o author_n be_v snatch_v into_o medicine_n as_o it_o be_v by_o chance_n 11._o the_o defect_n of_o herbarist_n 12._o medicine_n only_o flow_v down_o from_o above_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v deliver_v by_o rule_n 13._o those_o that_o be_v instruct_v in_o a_o infuse_a knowledge_n be_v not_o to_o be_v teach_v by_o author_n 14._o the_o juggle_n of_o a_o certain_a professor_n of_o medicine_n 15._o why_o he_o leave_v off_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n 16._o how_o great_a the_o author_n barrenness_n and_o nakedness_n be_v by_o study_n 17._o what_o he_o have_v do_v for_o the_o begin_n of_o study_n 18._o practice_n have_v discover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o physician_n 19_o a_o prayer_n for_o the_o error_n of_o the_o school_n 20._o raphael_n be_v promise_v in_o a_o dream_n in_o the_o year_n 1580_o the_o most_o miserable_a one_o to_o all_o belgium_n or_o the_o low_a country_n my_o father_n die_v i_o be_v the_o young_a and_o of_o least_o esteem_n of_o my_o brethren_n and_o sister_n for_o i_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o study_n but_o in_o the_o year_n 1594._o i_o have_v finish_v the_o course_n of_o philosophy_n which_o year_n be_v to_o i_o the_o seventeen_o therefore_o since_o i_o have_v only_o a_o mother_n i_o seem_v at_o louvain_n to_o be_v make_v the_o sole_a disposer_n of_o my_o right_n and_o will._n wherefore_o i_o see_v none_o admit_v to_o examination_n but_o in_o a_o gown_n and_o mask_v with_o a_o hood_n as_o though_o the_o garment_n do_v promise_v learning_n i_o begin_v to_o know_v that_o professor_n for_o sometime_o past_a do_v expose_v young_a man_n that_o be_v to_o take_v their_o degree_n in_o art_n to_o a_o mock_n i_o do_v admire_v at_o the_o certain_a kind_n of_o dotage_n in_o professor_n and_o so_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o also_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o rash_a belief_n of_o young_a man_n i_o draw_v myself_o into_o a_o account_n or_o reason_n that_o at_o leastwise_o i_o may_v know_v by_o my_o own_o judgement_n how_o much_o i_o be_v a_o philosopher_n i_o examine_v whether_o i_o have_v get_v truth_n or_o knowledge_n i_o find_v for_o certainty_n that_o i_o be_v brown_a up_o with_o the_o letter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o forbid_a apple_n be_v eat_v to_o be_v plain_o naked_a save_v that_o i_o have_v learn_v artificial_o to_o wrangle_v then_o first_o i_o come_v to_o know_v within_o myself_o that_o i_o know_v nothing_o and_o that_o i_o know_v that_o which_o be_v of_o no_o worth_n for_o the_o sphere_n in_o natural_a philosophy_n do_v seem_v to_o promise_v something_o of_o knowledge_n to_o which_o therefore_o i_o have_v join_v the_o astrolabe_n the_o use_n of_o the_o ring_n or_o circle_n and_o the_o speculation_n of_o the_o planet_n also_o i_o be_v diligent_a in_o the_o art_n of_o logic_n and_o the_o science_n mathematical_a for_o delight_n sake_n as_o often_o as_o the_o read_n of_o other_o thing_n have_v bring_v a_o wearisomeness_n on_o i_o whereto_o i_o join_v the_o element_n or_o first_o principle_n of_o euclid_n and_o this_o learning_n i_o have_v make_v fociable_a to_o my_o genius_n or_o natural_a wit_n because_o it_o contain_v truth_n but_o by_o chance_n the_o art_n of_o know_v the_o circle_n of_o cornesius_fw-la gemma_fw-la as_o of_o another_o memphysick_n come_v to_o my_o hand_n which_o see_v it_o only_o commend_v nicholas_n copernicus_n i_o leave_v not_o on_o till_o i_o have_v make_v the_o same_o familiar_a unto_o i_o whence_o i_o learn_v the_o vain_a excentricity_n or_o thing_n not_o have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o centre_n another_o circular_a motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o so_o i_o presume_v that_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v goâ—â—â—_n concern_v the_o heaven_n with_o great_a pain_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o time_n bestow_v about_o it_o therefore_o the_o study_n of_o astronomy_n be_v of_o little_a or_o no_o account_n with_o i_o because_o it_o promise_v little_a of_o certainty_n or_o truth_n but_o very_o many_o vain_a thing_n therefore_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n when_o as_o i_o know_v nothing_o that_o be_v find_v nothing_o that_o be_v true_a i_o refuse_v the_o title_n of_o master_n of_o art_n be_v unwilling_a that_o professor_n shall_v play_v the_o fool_n with_o i_o that_o they_o shall_v declare_v i_o master_n of_o the_o seven_o art_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o a_o scholar_n therefore_o i_o seek_v truth_n and_o knowledge_n but_o not_o their_o appearance_n withdraw_v myself_o from_o the_o school_n a_o wealthy_a cannonship_n be_v promise_v i_o so_o that_o i_o will_v make_v myself_o free_a to_o theology_n or_o divinity_n but_o s._n bernard_n affright_v i_o from_o it_o because_o i_o shall_v eat_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n but_o i_o beg_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o call_v i_o thither_o where_o i_o may_v most_o please_v he_o for_o it_o be_v the_o year_n wherein_o the_o jesulte_v have_v begin_v to_o teach_v philosophy_n at_o louvain_n the_o king_n nobles_z and_o university_n be_v against_o it_o and_o that_o thing_n together_o with_o they_o be_v forbid_v by_o clement_n the_o eight_o but_o their_o scholar_n aspring_n to_o their_o degree_n they_o have_v assemble_v they_o to_o the_o school_n house_n but_o other_o and_o the_o more_o rich_a they_o do_v allure_v with_o the_o pleasant_a study_n of_o geography_n and_o one_o of_o the_o professor_n martin_n del_fw-it rio_n who_o first_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o turma_fw-la in_o spain_n and_o afterward_o weary_v in_o the_o senate_n of_o brabant_n be_v allure_v to_o the_o society_n and_o have_v resort_v thither_o also_o do_v expound_v the_o disquisition_n or_o diligent_a examination_n of_o magic_n both_o the_o readins_n i_o greedy_o receive_v and_o at_o length_n instead_o of_o a_o harvest_n i_o gather_v only_o empty_a stubble_n and_o most_o poor_a patchery_n void_a of_o judgement_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n lest_o a_o hour_n shall_v vanish_v away_o without_o fruit_n i_o rub_v over_o l._n annaus_n seneca_n who_o great_o please_v i_o and_o especial_o epictetus_n therefore_o i_o seem_v in_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o have_v find_v the_o juice_n of_o truth_n and_o then_o present_o i_o think_v this_o be_v that_o for_o which_o pythagoras_n may_v require_v the_o strict_a silence_n of_o so_o many_o year_n a_o excellent_a judgement_n and_o therefore_o notable_a obedience_n at_o length_n a_o few_o year_n be_v change_v i_o see_v a_o capuchin_n to_o be_v a_o christian_a stoic_a indeed_o study_v for_o eternity_n smile_v on_o i_o but_o for_o so_o great_a austereness_n my_o more_o tender_a health_n be_v a_o hindrance_n i_o pray_v the_o prince_n of_o life_n divers_a time_n that_o he_o will_v give_v strength_n whereby_o i_o may_v contemplate_v of_o the_o naked_a truth_n and_o immediate_o love_v it_o thomas_n of_o kempis_n increase_v this_o desire_n in_o i_o and_o afterward_o taulerus_a and_o when_o i_o presume_v and_o certain_o believe_v that_o through_o stoicism_n i_o do_v profit_n in_o christian_a perfection_n at_o length_n after_o some_o â—ay_n and_o weariness_n in_o that_o exercise_n i_o fall_v into_o a_o dream_n i_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v a_o empty_a bubble_n who_o diameter_n reach_v from_o the_o earth_n even_o to_o heaven_n for_o above_o hover_v a_o flesh-eater_n but_o below_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v
judge_v or_o will_v 21._o the_o figure_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o heaven_n 22._o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o star_n be_v unknown_a to_o man_n 23._o the_o magician_n or_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o east_n 24._o from_o new_a wine_n soothsayer_n or_o diviner_n of_o god_n 25._o the_o prophecy_n of_o feaster_n be_v from_o new_a wine_n 26._o that_o the_o drunken_a or_o besotted_a gift_n of_o paracelsus_n be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 27._o three_o history_n of_o prediction_n 28._o the_o star_n only_o to_o incline_v resist_v the_o scripture_n 29._o the_o incline_n of_o the_o star_n how_o far_o it_o reach_v 30._o the_o star_n the_o solemn_a praise_n of_o god_n do_v not_o necessitate_v as_o cause_n but_o as_o sign_n betray_v the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n 31._o a_o solve_v of_o a_o objection_n 32._o the_o common_a explain_v of_o the_o proverb_n derogate_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 33._o that_o the_o heaven_n do_v not_o incline_v 34._o the_o seed_n of_o man_n do_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n deflux_n into_o a_o live_n animal_n and_o disperse_v soul_n 35._o what_o the_o seminal_a property_n of_o inclination_n be_v 36._o a_o fourfold_a inclination_n 37._o the_o inclination_n of_o call_v be_v only_o from_o god_n but_o not_o from_o the_o star_n 38._o the_o moral_a inclination_n be_v from_o the_o seed_n and_o from_o education_n 39_o the_o inclination_n vital_a or_o of_o the_o life_n be_v from_o the_o seed_n and_o education_n 40._o the_o vain_a and_o proud_a presumption_n of_o astrologer_n 41._o the_o inclination_n of_o fortune_n be_v immediate_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n 42._o the_o school_n seduce_v by_o the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o paganism_n 43._o the_o slothful_a or_o careless_a negligence_n of_o astrologer_n 44._o how_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n of_o man_n differ_v from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o bruit_n beast_n 45._o how_o custom_n bring_v forth_o inclination_n 46._o how_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o the_o star_n 47._o why_o prediction_n from_o the_o star_n be_v fundamental_o vain_a 48._o the_o error_n of_o the_o author_n 49._o astrologer_n confess_v their_o deceit_n 50._o they_o suppose_v astrall_a or_o starry_a effect_n from_o cause_n not_o in_o be_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o element_n their_o quality_n complexion_n and_o contrariety_n in_o order_n to_o the_o science_n of_o medicine_n without_o which_o indeed_o i_o have_v think_v the_o study_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n to_o have_v lose_v as_o it_o be_v its_o end_n no_o otherwise_o than_o if_o a_o clergyman_n shall_v treat_v of_o the_o state_n politic_a or_o of_o warlike_a affair_n for_o why_o s._n paul_n drive_v every_o sacrificer_n from_o the_o like_a thing_n no_o man_n he_o say_v go_v a_o warfare_n entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n therefore_o the_o study_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n have_v i_o direct_v to_o a_o far_a end_n to_o wit_n to_o the_o profit_n of_o man_n but_o not_o 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