of_o man_n consist_v in_o the_o soul_n the_o which_o although_o subject_n to_o passion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o gross_a composture_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o it_o have_v a_o temporary_a confinement_n yet_o it_o be_v immortals_n and_o can_v in_o itself_o corrupt_a or_o suffer_v change_n it_o be_v a_o spark_n of_o the_o divine_a mind_n and_o a_o blast_n of_o almighty_a breath_n that_o distinguish_v man_n from_o other_o creature_n and_o render_v he_o immortal_a and_o that_o every_o man_n have_v a_o peculiar_a soul_n it_o plain_o appear_v by_o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o the_o wit_n judgement_n opinion_n manner_n affection_n etc._n etc._n in_o men._n and_o this_o david_n observe_v when_o he_o say_v god_n have_v in_o particular_a fashion_v the_o heart_n and_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n and_o have_v give_v to_o every_o one_o it_o be_v own_o be_v and_o a_o soul_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n hence_o solomon_n rejoice_v that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o happy_a soul_n and_o body_n agreeable_a and_o suitable_a to_o it_o it_o have_v cause_v many_o dispute_n among_o the_o learned_a especial_o philosopher_n in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n choose_v to_o reside_v and_o some_o have_v give_v their_o opinion_n that_o its_o residence_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o from_o thence_o communicate_v its_o self_n to_o every_o part_n which_o solomon_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o proverb_n seem_v to_o assert_v when_o he_o say_v keep_v thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o diligence_n because_o life_n proceed_v there_o from_o but_o many_o curious_a physician_n search_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n in_o man_n anatomy_n etc._n etc._n do_v give_v it_o as_o their_o opinion_n that_o its_o chief_a seat_n be_v in_o the_o brain_n from_o whence_o proceed_v the_o sense_n faculty_n and_o action_n diffuse_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n whereby_o it_o be_v enliven_v with_o heat_n and_o force_n but_o it_o do_v 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voice_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v well_o shall_v come_v forth_o to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o condemnation_n and_o holy_a job_n in_o the_o 14_o and_o 19_o chapter_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v for_o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n yet_o in_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v god_n who_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o and_o my_o eye_n shall_v beâ—old_v and_o not_o another_o though_o my_o reins_o be_v consume_v within_o i_o by_o this_o it_o be_v plain_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v of_o immortal_a essence_n incapable_a of_o death_n have_v a_o place_n assign_v it_o after_o its_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n not_o in_o the_o grave_a but_o in_o a_o mansionâ—_n prepare_v by_o the_o almighty_a for_o its_o reception_n and_o that_o through_o the_o mighty_a work_n of_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o it_o shall_v again_o enter_v the_o same_o body_n that_o be_v lay_v down_o though_o the_o dust_n thereof_o be_v scatter_v to_o the_o â—our_n wind_n of_o heaven_n nay_o such_o force_n and_o vigour_n shall_v it_o have_v that_o it_o shall_v as_o it_o be_v take_v up_o the_o body_n for_o job_n positive_o say_v i_o shall_v rise_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o last_o day_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v applicable_a to_o the_o future_a tense_n may_v be_v mean_v two_o waysâ—_n i_o shall_v or_o will_v rise_v plain_o foresee_v the_o resurrection_n he_o claim_v it_o as_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o creator_n nay_o so_o far_o be_v the_o heathen_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n from_o doubt_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n thaâ—_n plato_n in_o his_o phaedro_n thus_o reason_n viz._n whaâ—_n consist_v out_o of_o element_n say_v he_o be_v immortal_a and_o can_v never_o die_v the_o soul_n be_v not_o make_v oâ—_n element_n nor_o of_o create_a matter_n but_o come_v froâ—_n god_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v die_v etc._n etc._n theâ—_n may_v it_o be_v without_o difficulty_n grant_v thaâ—_n the_o body_n which_o have_v be_v a_o long_a companion_n of_o the_o soul_n will_v once_o again_o enjoy_v it_o never_o more_o to_o be_v separate_v for_o the_o bodâ—_n at_o the_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v incorruptible_a and_o so_o as_o far_o from_o a_o capacity_n of_o perish_v any_o more_o as_o the_o soul_n make_v so_o by_o he_o that_o first_o create_v it_o for_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o resurrection_n say_v he_o shall_v change_v our_o vile_a body_n and_o make_v they_o like_o his_o glorious_a body_n the_o consideration_n of_o which_o make_v
honour-dishonourable_a way_n the_o propension_n and_o inclination_n of_o maid_n to_o marriage_n be_v to_o be_v discover_v by_o many_o symtom_n for_o when_o they_o arrive_v to_o pubertyâ—_n which_o be_v usual_o about_o the_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o year_n of_o their_o age_n according_a to_o their_o respective_a habit_n or_o constitution_n than_o their_o menses_fw-la or_o natural_a purgation_n begin_v to_o flow_v and_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v no_o long_o take_v to_o augment_v their_o body_n abound_v incite_v their_o mind_n and_o imagination_n to_o venery_n external_n cause_n also_o may_v promote_v and_o incite_v they_o to_o it_o for_o the_o spirit_n be_v brisk_a and_o in_o a_o manner_n inflame_v when_o they_o arrive_v at_o this_o age_n if_o they_o eat_v salt_n sharp_a thing_n spice_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o the_o body_n become_v still_o more_o and_o more_o heat_v than_o the_o irration_n and_o proneness_n to_o veneral_a embroces_n be_v very_o great_a nay_o sometime_o almost_o insuparable_a and_o a_o due_a use_n of_o these_o enjoyment_n be_v deny_v to_o virgin_n very_o often_o produce_v very_o dismal_a effect_n as_o green_a and_o weasel-colour_n short_a breathe_n tremble_n of_o the_o heaâ—t_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o their_o own_o content_a those_o affliction_n vanish_v and_o their_o native_a beauty_n return_v more_o gay_a than_o before_o nor_o be_v their_o eager_a gaze_v and_o desire_v to_o associate_v themselves_o with_o man_n a_o lesser_a sign_n that_o nature_n prompt_v they_o to_o desire_v what_o she_o ordain_v their_o due_n of_o which_o be_v sometime_o by_o obdurate_a parent_n debar_v in_o a_o lawful_a way_n they_o break_v the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n rather_o than_o endure_v such_o violent_a agitation_n and_o conflict_n within_o themselves_o and_o so_o satiate_v their_o desire_n in_o unlawful_a love_n the_o same_o may_v in_o all_o particular_n be_v observe_v in_o young_a brisk_a widow_n who_o death_n that_o enemy_n of_o sweet_a conjugal_a love_n have_v separate_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o their_o husband_n at_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n common_o the_o menses_fw-la in_o virgin_n begin_v to_o flow_v and_o then_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o conceive_v and_o so_o continue_v general_o to_o forty-four_a at_o what_o time_n for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v no_o long_o capable_a of_o generation_n unless_o such_o as_o be_v exceed_o healthful_a strong_a of_o body_n and_o have_v use_v themselves_o to_o temperance_n who_o have_v appear_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o child_n till_o fifty_o five_o year_n but_o such_o prodigy_n rare_o happen_v although_o the_o menses_fw-la continue_v long_o in_o some_o woman_n than_o in_o other_o but_o many_o time_n such_o eflux_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o natural_a cause_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o violent_a strain_n or_o other_o violence_n and_o do_v oft_o endanger_v the_o life_n of_o the_o party_n and_o therefore_o young_a man_n that_o marry_v woman_n surmount_v the_o age_n aforesaid_a if_o they_o expect_v child_n unless_o by_o miracle_n must_v labour_v against_o the_o wind_n though_o if_o a_o old_a man_n that_o be_v not_o wear_v out_o by_o disease_n and_o incontinency_n marry_o a_o brisk_a lively_a lass_n there_o be_v hope_n even_o to_o threescore_o and_o ten_o and_o some_o that_o be_v extraordinary_a lusty_a till_o fourscore_o hypocrates_n that_o famous_a and_o learned_a physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o youth_n at_o sixteen_o year_n or_o between_o that_o and_o seventeen_o have_v much_o vital_a strength_n may_v be_v capable_a of_o get_v child_n and_o that_o force_n and_o heat_n of_o procreating_a matter_n continual_o increase_v till_o 45,50_o and_o 55._o and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o latter_a begin_v to_o â—lag_n the_o seed_n by_o little_a and_o little_o become_v unfruitful_a the_o natural_a spirit_n be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o humour_n dry_v up_o and_o in_o general_a most_o physician_n at_o this_o day_n do_v observe-it_a but_o as_o to_o particular_n as_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v it_o often_o happen_v otherwise_o nay_o it_o be_v report_v by_o a_o credible_a author_n that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o erecus_fw-la king_n of_o sweedland_n a_o man_n be_v marry_v at_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a to_o a_o bride_n of_o thirty_o and_o have_v many_o child_n by_o she_o but_o look_v so_o freshâ—_n that_o such_o as_o know_v he_o not_o take_v he_o not_o to_o exceed_v half_a that_o age._n in_o campania_n where_o the_o air_n be_v temperate_a serene_a and_o calm_a man_n of_o 8â—_n year_n usual_o marry_v young_a virgin_n and_o have_v child_n by_o they_o which_o argue_v that_o age_n in_o man_n hinder_v not_o procreation_n unless_o they_o be_v exhaust_v in_o their_o youth_n and_o their_o member_n shrivel_v up_o if_o any_o ask_v why_o a_o woman_n be_v soon_o barren_a than_o a_o man_n i_o answer_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v more_o predominant_a in_o the_o latter_a than_o in_o the_o former_a for_o since_o a_o woman_n be_v more_o moist_a than_o a_o man_n as_o her_o monthly_a purgation_n do_v most_o evident_o demonstrate_v as_o also_o the_o softness_n of_o her_o body_n it_o be_v also_o apparent_a that_o he_o do_v exceed_v she_o in_o native_a heat_n and_o as_o for_o that_o heat_n it_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n that_o concoct_v the_o humour_n into_o good_a and_o proper_a aliment_n which_o the_o woman_n want_v grow_v fat_a when_o a_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o heat_n melt_v his_o fat_n by_o degree_n and_o his_o humour_n be_v dissolve_v but_o by_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o they_o be_v elaborate_v into_o seed_n and_o this_o may_v for_o the_o better_a confirmation_n of_o what_o i_o propose_v be_v add_v that_o the_o woman_n general_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a as_o a_o man_n nor_o so_o wise_a and_o prudent_a nor_o have_v so_o much_o reason_n nor_o be_v so_o ingenious_a in_o contrive_v her_o affair_n whereby_o the_o faculty_n be_v hinder_v in_o their_o operation_n and_o so_o i_o conclude_v my_o assertion_n chap._n ii_o general_n and_o particular_a rule_n lay_v down_o by_o learned_a physician_n how_o to_o proceed_v in_o get_v a_o male_a or_o female_a child_n and_o of_o the_o embryo_n and_o perfect_a birth_n and_o the_o fit_a season_n for_o copulation_n when_o a_o young_a likely_a couple_n have_v enter_v the_o holy_a state_n of_o wedlock_n and_o be_v desirous_a of_o mutual_a enjoyment_n for_o generation_n sake_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n for_o which_o wedlock_n be_v ordain_v and_o rather_o covet_v to_o be_v bless_v by_o one_o sex_n than_o another_o let_v they_o know_v first_o for_o certain_a that_o the_o success_n of_o such_o thing_n depend_v upon_o divine_a providence_n tho'secondary_a cause_n must_v be_v active_a &_o instrumental_a therein_o and_o those_o be_v especial_o two_o first_o the_o genital_a humour_n which_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o arteriae_fw-la preparantes_n to_o the_o testes_fw-la in_o the_o form_n of_o blood_n and_o there_o elaborate_v into_o seed_n by_o the_o seminifical_a faculty_n resident_a in_o they_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o appetite_n and_o desire_n to_o copulation_n which_o fire_v the_o imagination_n with_o unusual_a fancy_n or_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o brisk_a charm_a beauty_n who_o wit_n and_o liveliness_n may_v much_o incite_v and_o more_o inflame_v the_o courage_n but_o if_o nature_n be_v enfeeble_v then_o be_v there_o fit_a artificial_a remedy_n to_o restore_v it_o viz._n such_o meat_n as_o most_o conduce_v to_o the_o afford_v such_o aliment_n as_o prove_v to_o make_v seed_n abound_v and_o restore_v the_o decay_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o faculty_n may_v free_o operate_v for_o as_o dung_n and_o good_a manure_n restore_v ground_n that_o be_v wear_v out_o and_o heartless_a even_o so_o seasonable_a and_o proper_a diet_n operate_v to_o the_o restore_v the_o faint_a heart_n weak_a spirit_n coldness_n and_o dryness_n of_o the_o genital_a part_n and_o reduce_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o nerve_n to_o their_o temperament_n and_o remove_v impediment_n obstruct_v the_o procreation_n of_o child_n then_o since_o diet_n may_v and_o will_v alter_v the_o evil_a state_n of_o the_o body_n to_o a_o better_a it_o iâ—_n necessary_a that_o such_o as_o be_v subject_a to_o barrenness_n shall_v eat_v such_o meat_n only_o as_o tend_v to_o render_v they_o fruitful_a and_o among_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v induce_v and_o stir_v up_o thereto_o be_v all_o meat_n of_o good_a juice_n that_o nourish_v well_o &_o make_v the_o body_n lively_a and_o full_a of_o sap_n of_o which_o faculty_n be_v all_o hot_a moist_a meat_n for_o according_a to_o galen_n the_o substance_n of_o seed_n be_v make_v of_o the_o pure_a concoct_v and_o windy_a superfluity_n of_o blood_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v there_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n a_o poweâ—_n to_o accumulate_v or_o heap_v up_o seed_n as_o also_o to_o augment_v it_o and_o other_o thing_n of_o force_n to_o
place_n and_o at_o present_a proceed_v to_o unravel_v other_o mystery_n of_o nature_n chap._n iii_o the_o reason_n why_o child_n be_v often_o like_o their_o parent_n and_o what_o the_o mother_n imagination_n contribute_v thereto_o whence_o grow_v the_o kind_a viz._n whether_o the_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o male_a or_o female_a childâ—_n etc._n etc._n that_o if_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o act_n of_o copulation_n afford_v most_o seed_n her_o likeness_n will_v have_v the_o great_a impression_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a then_o will_v follow_v the_o contrary_a effect_n or_o if_o a_o proportionable_a quantity_n proceed_v from_o either_o then_o will_v the_o similitude_n depend_v upon_o either_o lanctantius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o when_o a_o man_n seed_n fall_v on_o the_o left_a side_n of_o the_o womb_n a_o male_a child_n may_v be_v get_v but_o by_o reason_n it_o be_v the_o proper_a place_n for_o a_o female_a there_o will_v be_v something_o 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