Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
mind_n body_n nature_n soul_n 5,248 5 5.1950 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A28982 A free enquiry into the vulgarly receiv'd notion of nature made in an essay address'd to a friend / by R.B., Fellow of the Royal Society. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. 1686 (1686) Wing B3979; ESTC R11778 140,528 442

There are 5 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

many_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o his_o body_n not_o only_o without_o the_o direction_n but_o against_o the_o bent_n of_o his_o mind_n as_o often_o happen_v in_o cramp_n and_o other_o convulsion_n cough_n yawning_n etc._n etc._n nay_o though_o some_o brute_n as_o particular_o ape_n have_v the_o structure_n of_o many_o part_n of_o their_o body_n very_o like_o that_o of_o the_o analogous_a one_o of_o human_a body_n yet_o that_o admirable_a work_n of_o the_o formation_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la or_o little_a animal_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v grant_v by_o philosopher_n to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o brute_n that_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v the_o architect_n of_o his_o own_o mansion_n which_o yet_o be_v neither_o a_o incorporeal_a nor_o a_o rational_a substance_n and_o even_o in_o a_o human_a foetus_fw-la if_o we_o will_v admit_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o philosopher_n physician_n divine_n and_o lawyer_n i_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o observe_v that_o the_o human_a body_n as_o exquisite_a a_o engine_n as_o it_o be_v just_o esteem_v be_v form_v without_o the_o intervention_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n which_o be_v not_o infuse_v into_o the_o body_n till_o this_o have_v obtain_v a_o organization_n that_o fit_v it_o to_o receive_v such_o a_o guest_n which_o be_v common_o repute_v to_o happen_v about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o week_n or_o before_o that_o of_o the_o seven_o and_o this_o consideration_n lead_v i_o a_o little_a further_o and_o prompt_v i_o to_o ask_v how_o much_o by_o the_o supposition_n or_o knowledge_n of_o the_o mind_n at_o the_o new_o mention_v time_n we_o be_v enable_v to_o explicate_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o forementioned_a function_n of_o a_o embryo_n be_v perform_v when_o at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o or_o seven_o week_n the_o rational_a soul_n supervene_v and_o come_v to_o be_v unite_v to_o this_o live_a engine_n and_o if_o it_o be_v urge_v that_o nature_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o body_n their_o various_a motion_n at_o least_o which_o amount_v to_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o their_o phaenomena_n must_v be_v explainid_v by_o have_v recourse_n to_o her_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o conceive_v how_o a_o create_a substance_n that_o be_v immaterial_a can_v by_o a_o physical_a power_n or_o action_n move_v a_o body_n the_o agent_n have_v no_o impenetrable_a part_n wherewith_o to_o impel_v the_o corporeal_a mobile_n i_o know_v that_o god_n who_o be_v a_o mmaterial_a spirit_n aught_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v the_o primary_n cause_n of_o motion_n in_o matter_n because_o as_o we_o may_v just_o with_o monsieur_n des_fw-mi cartes_n infer_v motion_n not_o belong_v to_o corporeal_a substance_n as_o such_o this_o must_v owe_v that_o to_o a_o incorporeal_a one_o but_o then_o i_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v that_o infinite_a distance_n between_o the_o incomprehensible_a creator_n and_o the_o least_o imperfect_a order_n of_o his_o creature_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o cautious_a how_o we_o make_v parallel_n between_o he_o and_o they_o and_o draw_v inference_n from_o his_o power_n &_o manner_n of_o act_v to_o they_o since_o he_o for_o instance_n can_v immediate_o act_v upon_o human_a soul_n as_o have_v create_v they_o but_o they_o be_v not_o able_a so_o to_o act_v upon_o one_o another_o and_o i_o think_v it_o the_o more_o difficult_a to_o conceive_v and_o admit_v that_o if_o nature_n be_v a_o incorporeal_a substance_n she_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a mover_n of_o the_o mundane_a matter_n because_o we_o see_v that_o in_o a_o human_a body_n the_o rational_a soul_n which_o the_o school-philosopher_n assert_v to_o be_v a_o immaterial_a spirit_n though_o vital_o unite_v to_o it_o can_v only_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o part_n but_o not_o give_v motion_n to_o any_o or_o so_o much_o as_o regulate_v it_o in_o most_o and_o if_o nature_n be_v say_v to_o move_v body_n in_o another_o than_o a_o physical_a way_n i_o doubt_v whether_o the_o supposition_n of_o such_o a_o principle_n will_v be_v of_o much_o use_n to_o physiologer_n in_o explicate_a phaenomena_n since_o i_o shall_v scarce_o think_v he_o a_o inquisitive_a or_o a_o judicious_a doctor_n who_o shall_v imagine_v that_o he_o explain_v that_o it_o give_v a_o intelligible_a and_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o astonish_a symptom_n of_o those_o strange_a disease_n that_o divers_a very_o learned_a and_o sober_a physician_n impute_v to_o witchcraft_n when_o he_o say_v that_o those_o strange_a distortion_n and_o convulsive_a motion_n for_o instance_n and_o other_o prodigious_a effect_n be_v produce_v by_o a_o wicked_a immaterial_a spirit_n call_v a_o devil_n but_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n say_v more_o in_o another_o paper_n which_o you_o may_v command_v the_o sight_n of_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o it_o here_o the_o past_a discourse_n oppose_v their_o opinion_n who_o assert_v nature_n to_o be_v a_o immaterial_a creature_n but_o because_o it_o be_v think_v that_o a_o great_a number_n of_o philosopher_n at_o least_o among_o the_o modern_n take_v she_o to_o be_v corporeal_a i_o shall_v now_o address_v my_o discourse_n to_o their_o hypothesis_n and_o though_o i_o may_v object_v that_o if_o nature_n be_v a_o body_n it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o she_o can_v produce_v in_o man_n rational_a soul_n that_o be_v immaterial_a being_n and_o not_o capable_a to_o be_v produce_v by_o any_o subtiliation_n or_o other_o change_n of_o matter_n whatsoever_o yet_o wave_v this_o objection_n i_o shall_v first_o demand_v whether_o those_o i_o reason_n with_o believe_v nature_n though_o corporeal_a to_o act_v know_o i._o e._n with_o consciousness_n of_o what_o she_o do_v and_o for_o pre-designed_n end_v or_o else_o to_o be_v blind_o and_o necessary_o move_v and_o direct_v by_o a_o superior_a agent_n endow_v with_o what_o she_o want_v a_o excellent_a understanding_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v represent_v a_o few_o thing_n appliable_a some_o to_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o the_o two_o answer_n that_o may_v be_v make_v and_o some_o to_o both_o and_o first_o the_o cartesian_o will_v ask_v how_o if_o nature_n be_v a_o corporeal_a substance_n we_o can_v conceive_v her_o capable_a of_o think_v and_o which_o be_v more_o of_o be_v a_o most_o wise_a and_o provident_a director_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o corporeal_a world_n second_o a_o philosophizer_n may_v just_o ask_v how_o a_o corporeal_a be_v can_v so_o pervade_v and_o as_o it_o be_v com-penetrate_a the_o universe_n as_o to_o be_v intimate_o present_a with_o all_o its_o minute_n part_n whereof_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n three_o he_o may_v also_o demand_v whence_o nature_n be_v a_o material_a substance_n come_v itself_o to_o have_v motion_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o principle_n since_o motion_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o matter_n in_o itself_o and_o a_o body_n be_v as_o true_o a_o body_n when_o it_o rest_v as_o when_o it_o move_v and_o if_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n that_o be_v god_n do_v at_o first_o put_v it_o into_o motion_n i_o reply_v that_o the_o same_o cause_n may_v at_o least_o as_o probable_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v put_v the_o unquestioned_a mundane_a matter_n into_o motion_n without_o the_o intervention_n of_o another_o corporeal_a be_v in_o who_o conception_n i._n e._n as_o it_o be_v matter_n motion_n be_v not_o involve_v four_o it_o may_v likewise_o be_v ask_v how_o the_o law_n of_o motion_n come_v to_o be_v observe_v or_o maintain_v by_o a_o corporeal_a be_v which_o as_o mere_o such_o be_v either_o uncapable_a of_o understand_v they_o or_o of_o act_v with_o respect_n to_o they_o or_o at_o least_o be_v not_o necessary_o endow_v with_o any_o knowledge_n of_o they_o or_o power_n to_o conform_v to_o they_o &_o to_o make_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o unquestioned_a mundane_a matter_n do_v so_o too_o five_o and_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o take_n in_o such_o a_o unintelligent_a &_o undesigning_a principle_n will_v free_v our_o understanding_n from_o great_a difficulty_n when_o we_o come_v to_o explicate_v the_o phaenomena_n of_o body_n for_o as_o be_v elsewhere_o note_v if_o nature_n be_v a_o bodily_a creature_n and_o act_n necessary_o and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v fatal_o i_o see_v no_o cause_n to_o look_v upon_o it_o but_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o engine_n and_o the_o difficulty_n may_v be_v as_o great_a to_o conceive_v how_o all_o the_o several_a part_n of_o this_o suppose_a engine_n call_v nature_n be_v themselves_o frame_v and_o move_v by_o the_o great_a author_n of_o thing_n and_o how_o they_o act_n upon_o one_o another_o as_o well_o as_o upon_o the_o undoubted_a mundane_a body_n as_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v how_o in_o the_o world_n itself_o which_o be_v manifest_o
and_o admirable_o contrive_v automaton_n the_o phaenomena_n may_v by_o the_o same_o author_n who_o be_v able_a to_o endow_v body_n themselves_o with_o active_a power_n as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v on_o other_o score_n make_v they_o cause_n be_v produce_v by_o virtue_n and_o in_o consequence_n of_o the_o primitive_a construction_n and_o motion_n that_o he_o give_v it_o and_o still_o maintain_v in_o it_o without_o the_o intervention_n of_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o they_o call_v nature_n for_o this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n be_v a_o corporeal_a creature_n we_o can_v conceive_v that_o either_o of_o they_o act_v otherwise_o than_o mechanical_o and_o it_o seem_v very_o suitable_a to_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n that_o be_v so_o excellent_o display_v in_o the_o fabric_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o universe_n to_o employ_v in_o the_o world_n already_o frame_v and_o complete_v the_o few_o and_o most_o simple_a mean_n by_o which_o the_o phaenomena_n design_v to_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v produce_v nor_o need_v we_o be_v much_o move_v by_o hear_v some_o naturist_n say_v that_o nature_n though_o not_o a_o incorporeal_a be_v be_v of_o a_o order_n superior_a to_o mere_a matter_n as_o divers_a of_o the_o schoolman_n teach_v the_o thing_n they_o call_v material_a form_n to_o be_v for_o who_o can_v clear_o conceive_v a_o order_n or_o kind_a of_o being_n that_o shall_v be_v real_a substance_n and_o yet_o neither_o corporeal_a nor_o immaterial_a nor_o do_v i_o see_v how_o the_o supposition_n of_o this_o unintelligible_a or_o at_o least_o unintelligent_a be_v though_o we_o shall_v grant_v it_o to_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o life_n or_o soul_n will_v much_o assist_v we_o to_o explicate_v the_o phaenomena_n as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o construction_n of_o mill_n he_o he_o may_v as_o well_o conceive_v how_o corn_n be_v ground_n by_o a_o mill_n drive_v by_o the_o wind_n or_o by_o a_o stream_n of_o water_n which_o be_v brute_n and_o senseless_a being_n as_o he_o can_v by_o know_v that_o it_o be_v keep_v at_o work_n by_o a_o horse_n who_o though_o a_o animate_v be_v act_n in_o our_o case_n but_o as_o a_o part_n of_o a_o engine_n that_o be_v determine_v to_o go_v round_o and_o who_o do_v neither_o intend_v to_o grind_v the_o corn_n nor_o know_v that_o he_o grind_v it._n and_o in_o this_o place_n though_o perhaps_o not_o the_o very_o fit_a i_o may_v question_v with_o what_o congruity_n to_o their_o master_n doctrine_n the_o school-philosopher_n teach_v that_o nature_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o motion_n in_o all_o the_o body_n they_o call_v natural_a for_o not_o to_o urge_v that_o those_o great_a mass_n of_o sublunary_a matter_n to_o which_o they_o give_v the_o name_n of_o element_n and_o the_o mix_v body_n that_o consist_v of_o they_o be_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n say_v to_o be_v move_v to_o or_o from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o distinct_a internal_a principle_n which_o they_o call_v gravity_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n and_o levity_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o air_n and_o that_o there_o be_v ascribe_v also_o to_o every_o compound_a body_n that_o quality_n of_o the_o two_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o element_n that_o predominate_v in_o it._n not_o to_o urge_v this_o i_o say_v consider_v that_o the_o celestial_a part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v so_o far_o exceed_v the_o subcoelestial_a in_o vastness_n that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o comparison_n between_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n after_o aristotle_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o celestial_a globe_n of_o light_n and_o the_o vast_a orb_n they_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v fix_v in_o be_v move_v from_o west_n to_o east_n by_o intelligence_n that_o be_v rational_a and_o separate_a being_n without_o who_o conduct_n they_o presume_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n can_v not_o be_v so_o regular_a and_o durable_a as_o we_o see_v they_o be_v so_o that_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n which_o be_v incompararable_o vast_a than_o the_o sublunary_a be_v intelligence_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o motion_n there_o be_v no_o recourse_n to_o be_v have_v to_o nature_n as_o the_o true_a and_o internal_a principle_n of_o it._n and_o here_o it_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v improper_a to_o declare_v somewhat_o more_o full_o a_o point_n already_o touch_v upon_o namely_o that_o if_o to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o general_a efficient_a cause_n of_o motion_n can_v much_o contribute_v to_o the_o explication_n of_o particular_a phaenomena_n the_o hypothesis_n of_o those_o naturist_n i_o now_o reason_n with_o will_v have_v no_o considerable_a advantage_n if_o any_o at_o all_o of_o we_o which_o derive_v they_o from_o the_o primitive_a impulse_n give_v by_o god_n to_o matter_n and_o from_o the_o mechanical_a affection_n of_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a portion_n of_o it._n for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o that_o will_v declare_v by_o what_o particular_a motion_n as_o swift_a slow_n uniform_a accelerate_a direct_v circular_a parabolical_a etc._n etc._n this_o or_o that_o phaenomenon_n be_v produce_v to_o know_v whether_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v original_o impress_v on_o they_o by_o nature_n or_o immediate_o by_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v of_o infinite_o perfect_a knowledge_n may_v be_v more_o probable_o than_o a_o creature_n suppose_v to_o have_v at_o first_o produce_v in_o matter_n motion_n best_o accommodate_v to_o the_o phaenomena_n that_o be_v to_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o world_n nor_o do_v i_o see_v sufficient_a cause_n to_o grant_v that_o nature_n herself_o whatever_o she_o be_v produce_v any_o motion_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la but_o only_o that_o she_o transfer_v and_o regulate_v that_o which_o be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o thing_n as_o we_o former_o note_v that_o in_o the_o human_a body_n the_o rational_a soul_n or_o mind_n have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v new_a motion_n but_o only_o to_o direct_v those_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o grosser_n organ_n and_o instrument_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n for_o beside_o that_o many_o of_o the_o modern_a naturalist_n approve_v of_o the_o cartesian_a opinion_n that_o the_o same_o quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v always_o preserve_v in_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o of_o the_o mundane_a matter_n that_o be_v communicate_v to_o it_o at_o first_o though_o it_o be_v perpetual_o transfer_v it_o from_o one_o part_n to_o another_o beside_o this_o i_o say_v i_o consider_v that_o if_o nature_n produce_v in_o these_o &_o those_o body_n motion_n that_o be_v never_o before_o in_o being_n unless_o much_o motion_n be_v annihilate_v which_o be_v a_o thing_n as_o yet_o unprove_v the_o quantity_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o universe_n must_v have_v for_o some_o thousand_o of_o year_n perpetual_o increase_v and_o must_v continue_v to_o do_v so_o which_o be_v a_o concession_n that_o will_v much_o disorder_v the_o whole_a theory_n of_o local_a motion_n and_o much_o perplex_v philosopher_n instead_o of_o assist_v they_o in_o explicate_v the_o phaenomena_n of_o body_n and_o as_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o local_a motion_n in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o universal_a matter_n which_o effect_n make_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o the_o world_n after_o what_o i_o have_v former_o declare_v you_o will_v not_o wonder_v to_o hear_v i_o confess_v that_o to_o i_o the_o supposition_n of_o nature_n whether_o man_n will_v have_v her_o a_o immaterial_a or_o corporeal_a substance_n and_o either_o without_o knowledge_n or_o else_o endow_v with_o understanding_n do_v not_o seem_v absolute_o necessary_a nor_o perhaps_o very_o useful_a to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v how_o they_o be_v produce_v the_o body_n of_o animal_n be_v divers_a of_o they_o little_o less_o curious_o frame_v than_o man_n and_o most_o of_o they_o more_o exquisite_o than_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v the_o great_a inanimate_a mass_n of_o the_o corporeal_a world_n be_v and_o yet_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o no_o mean_a naturalist_n some_o of_o the_o mechanical_a philosopher_n that_o deny_v cogitation_n and_o even_o sense_n proper_o so_o call_v to_o beast_n do_v at_o least_o as_o intelligible_o and_o plausible_o as_o those_o that_o ascribe_v to_o they_o soul_n endow_v with_o such_o faculty_n as_o make_v they_o scarce_o more_o than_o gradual_o different_a from_o human_a one_o explicate_v the_o phaenomena_n that_o be_v observe_v in_o they_o and_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o may_v not_o on_o this_o occasion_n add_v that_o the_o peripatetic_n themselves_o especial_o the_o modern_n teach_v some_o thing_n whence_o one_o may_v argue_v that_o the_o necessity_n of_o recur_v to_o nature_n do_v not_o reach_v to_o so_o many_o thing_n by_o far_o as_o be_v by_o they_o suppose_v for_o the_o efformation_n or_o frame_v of_o the_o body_n of_o plant_n and_o animal_n which_o be_v by_o great_a
by_o a_o watchful_a be_v call_v nature_n and_o that_o she_o abhor_v a_o vacuum_n and_o consequent_o be_v still_o in_o a_o readiness_n to_o do_v irresistible_o whatever_o be_v necessary_a to_o prevent_v it_o nor_o must_v we_o expect_v any_o great_a progress_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o natural_a effect_n whilst_o we_o be_v content_a to_o sit_v down_o with_o other_o than_o the_o particular_a and_o immediate_a one_o it_o be_v not_o that_o i_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a thing_n as_o the_o number_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o star_n the_o shape_n and_o size_n of_o animal_n etc._n etc._n about_o which_o even_o a_o philosopher_n be_v ask_v can_v say_v little_a but_o that_o it_o please_v the_o author_n of_o the_o universe_n to_o make_v they_o so_o but_o when_o we_o give_v such_o general_a answer_n we_o pretend_v not_o to_o give_v the_o particular_a physical_a reason_n of_o the_o thing_n propose_v but_o do_v in_o effect_n confess_v we_o do_v not_o know_v they_o to_o this_o i_o add_v that_o the_o veneration_n wherewith_o man_n be_v imbue_v for_o what_o they_o call_v nature_n have_v be_v a_o discourage_a impediment_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o man_n over_o the_o inferior_a creature_n of_o god_n for_o many_o have_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o impossible_a thing_n to_o compass_v but_o as_o something_o of_o impious_a to_o attempt_v the_o remove_n of_o those_o boundary_n which_o nature_n seem_v to_o have_v put_v and_o settle_v among_o her_o production_n and_o whilst_o they_o look_v upon_o she_o as_o such_o a_o venerable_a thing_n some_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n to_o endeavour_v so_o to_o emulate_v any_o of_o her_o work_n as_o to_o excel_v they_o i_o have_v stay_v so_o long_o about_o remove_v the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o scruple_n i_o former_o propose_v against_o my_o present_a attempt_n that_o not_o to_o tire_v your_o patience_n i_o shall_v in_o few_o word_n dispatch_v the_o second_o which_o be_v that_o i_o venture_v to_o contradict_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o philosophical_a inquiry_n it_o become_v not_o a_o naturalist_n to_o be_v so_o solicitous_a what_o have_v be_v or_o be_v believe_v as_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o and_o i_o have_v also_o elsewhere_o on_o another_o occasion_n show_v how_o little_a the_o sense_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n aught_o to_o sway_v we_o in_o some_o question_n but_o that_o which_o i_o shall_v at_o present_v more_o direct_o reply_n be_v first_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n man_n shall_v be_v general_o prepossess_v with_o such_o a_o notion_n of_o nature_n as_o i_o call_v in_o question_n since_o education_n especial_o in_o the_o school_n have_v imbue_v they_o with_o it_o from_o their_o infancy_n and_o even_o in_o their_o mature_a year_n they_o find_v it_o take_v for_o grant_v and_o employ_v not_o only_o by_o the_o most_o but_o by_o the_o learn_a writer_n and_o never_o hear_v it_o call_v in_o question_n by_o any_o and_o than_o it_o exceed_o comply_v with_o our_o innate_a propensity_n to_o think_v that_o we_o know_v more_o than_o we_o do_v and_o to_o appear_v to_o do_v so_o for_o to_o vouch_v nature_n for_o a_o cause_n be_v a_o expedient_a that_o can_v scarce_o be_v want_v to_o any_o man_n upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o seem_v to_o know_v what_o he_o can_v indeed_o render_v no_o good_a reason_n of_o and_o to_o this_o first_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v this_o second_o that_o the_o general_a custom_n of_o mankind_n to_o talk_v of_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o real_a and_o positive_a be_v and_o attribute_v great_a matter_n to_o it_o do_v but_o little_o weigh_v with_o i_o when_o i_o consider_v that_o though_o fortune_n be_v not_o any_o physical_a thing_n but_o a_o certain_a loose_a &_o undetermined_a notion_n which_o a_o modern_a meta-physician_n will_v refer_v to_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o his_o non_fw-la entia_fw-la yet_o not_o only_o the_o gentile_n make_v it_o a_o goddess_n nos_fw-la te_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deam_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la which_o many_o of_o they_o serious_o worship_v but_o eminent_a writer_n in_o verse_n and_o in_o prose_n ethnic_a and_o christian_n ancient_n and_o modern_a and_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o their_o common_a discourse_n do_v serious_o talk_v of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o antichrist_n that_o usurp_v a_o great_a share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o ascribe_v little_a less_o to_o it_o than_o they_o do_v to_o nature_n and_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o what_o poet_n moralist_n and_o divine_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o power_n of_o ignorance_n and_o vice_n which_o be_v but_o moral_a defect_n let_v we_o consider_v what_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o by_o these_o man_n but_o by_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n serious_o attribute_v to_o death_n to_o which_o so_o great_a and_o fatal_a a_o dominion_n be_v assign_v and_o than_o if_o we_o consider_v too_o that_o this_o death_n which_o be_v say_v to_o do_v so_o many_o and_o such_o wonderful_a thing_n be_v neither_o a_o substance_n nor_o a_o positive_a entity_n but_o a_o mere_a privation_n we_o shall_v i_o trust_v the_o less_o believe_v that_o the_o feat_n ascribe_v to_o nature_n do_v infer_v that_o there_o be_v real_o such_o a_o physical_a agent_n as_o be_v suppose_v and_o now_o have_v as_o i_o presume_v clear_v our_o enquiry_n as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v yet_o necessary_a and_o it_o will_v be_v further_o do_v hereafter_o from_o those_o prejudices_fw-la that_o may_v make_v the_o attempt_n be_v censure_v before_o it_o be_v examine_v i_o proceed_v to_o the_o inquiry_n itself_o wherein_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v but_o with_o the_o brevity_n my_o want_n of_o leisure_n exact_v to_o do_v these_o six_o thing_n first_o to_o give_v you_o a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o great_a ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n nature_n arise_v from_o its_o various_a acception_n second_o to_o show_v you_o that_o the_o definition_n also_o that_o aristotle_n himself_o give_v of_o nature_n do_v not_o afford_v a_o clear_a or_o satisfactory_a notion_n of_o it_o three_o to_o gather_v from_o the_o several_a thing_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v affirm_v of_o or_o attribute_v to_o nature_n the_o receive_a notion_n of_o it_o which_o can_v be_v well_o gather_v from_o the_o name_n because_o of_o its_o great_a ambiguity_n four_o i_o will_v mention_v some_o of_o those_o reason_n that_o dissuade_v i_o from_o admit_v this_o notion_n of_o nature_n five_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o answer_v several_o the_o chief_a thing_n upon_o which_o man_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v up_o the_o idea_n of_o nature_n that_o i_o disallow_v and_o sixthly_a i_o shall_v propose_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a effata_fw-la or_o axiom_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v use_n of_o concern_v nature_n in_o general_a and_o shall_v show_v how_o far_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n i_o may_v admit_v they_o and_o here_o it_o may_v be_v opportune_a to_o prevent_v both_o mistake_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o interrupt_v the_o series_n of_o our_o discourse_n to_o set_v down_o two_o or_o three_o advertisement_n 1._o when_o any_o where_o in_o this_o tract_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n and_o the_o peripatetic_n as_o i_o will_v not_o be_v think_v to_o impute_v to_o he_o all_o the_o sentiment_n of_o those_o that_o will_v be_v think_v his_o follower_n some_o of_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v much_o mistake_v his_o true_a meaning_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n i_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o my_o design_n oblige_v i_o to_o inquire_v anxious_o into_o his_o true_a sentiment_n whether_o about_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n as_o whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v self-existent_a as_o well_o as_o eternal_a or_o about_o less_o important_a point_n since_o beside_o that_o his_o expression_n be_v oftentimes_o dark_a and_o ambiguous_a enough_o and_o the_o thing_n he_o deliver_v in_o several_a passage_n do_v not_o seem_v always_o very_o consistent_a it_o suffice_v for_o my_o purpose_n which_o be_v to_o question_v vulgar_a notion_n to_o examine_v those_o opinion_n that_o be_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o scholar_n take_v for_o the_o aristotelian_a and_o peripatetic_a doctrine_n by_o which_o if_o he_o be_v misrepresent_v the_o blame_n ought_v to_o light_v upon_o his_o commentator_n and_o follower_n 2._o the_o rational_a soul_n or_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n be_v a_o immaterial_a spirit_n be_v a_o substance_n of_o so_o heteroclite_n a_o kind_n in_o reference_n to_o thing_n so_o vast_o differ_v from_o it_o as_o mere_a body_n be_v that_o since_o i_o can_v neither_o without_o injure_v it_o treat_v of_o it_o promiscuous_o with_o the_o corporeal_a work_n of_o god_n nor_o speak_v worthy_o of_o it_o
practise_v in_o his_o time_n and_o look_v upon_o as_o criminal_a by_o religious_a man_n and_o as_o our_o english_a version_n render_v the_o hebrew_n word_n punishable_a by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n if_o say_v job_n i_o behold_v the_o sun_n when_o it_o shine_v or_o the_o moon_n walk_v in_o brightness_n and_o my_o heart_n have_v be_v secret_o entice_v or_o my_o mouth_n have_v kiss_v my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n job_n xxxi_o 26_o 27._o and_o that_o this_o idolatry_n be_v practise_v in_o moses_n time_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o that_o passage_n in_o deuteromy_n and_o lest_o thou_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n &_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o sun_n &_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n even_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v drive_v to_o worship_v they_o &_o serve_v they_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 4._o 19_o the_o sabaean_n or_o as_o many_o critic_n call_v they_o the_o zabian_o be_v by_o some_o very_a learned_a man_n think_v to_o have_v be_v the_o early_a idolater_n and_o the_o able_a of_o the_o jewish_a rabbi_n 30._o maimonides_n make_v they_o to_o be_v so_o ancient_a that_o abraham_n be_v put_v to_o dispute_v against_o they_o and_o their_o superstition_n have_v so_o overspread_v the_o east_n in_o moses_n time_n that_o the_o same_o maimonides_n judicious_o observe_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n give_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v institute_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o idolatrous_a opinion_n magical_a rite_n and_o other_o superstitition_n of_o these_o zabian_o of_o this_o he_o second_v therein_o by_o our_o famous_a selden_n give_v several_a instance_n to_o which_o 8._o some_o be_v add_v by_o the_o learned_a hottinger_n but_o this_o only_a upon_o the_o by_o my_o purpose_n in_o mention_v these_o zabian_o be_v to_o observe_v to_o you_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o planet_n and_o especial_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n as_o god_n &_o worship_v they_o according_o take_v they_o for_o intelligent_a being_n that_o have_v a_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n this_o may_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o some_o eastern_a writer_n especial_o maimonides_n who_o in_o one_o place_n 36._o assert_n the_o zabian_o to_o have_v adore_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n 3_o as_o the_o scripture_n style_v the_o celestial_a light_n as_o true_a go_n and_o this_o we_o shall_v the_o less_o wonder_n at_o if_o we_o consult_v another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o learned_a author_n 25._o where_o he_o inform_v the_o reader_n that_o these_o idolater_n the_o zabian_o or_o chaldaean_n make_v statue_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n those_o for_o the_o sun_n and_o these_o for_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v consecrate_a by_o certain_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n do_v invite_v and_o as_o it_o be_v attract_v the_o spirit_n of_o these_o star_n into_o those_o shrine_n whence_o they_o will_v speak_v to_o their_o worshipper_n acquaint_v they_o with_o thing_n profitable_a and_o even_o predict_v to_o they_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o of_o some_o such_o sort_n of_o speaking-image_n some_o learned_a critic_n suppose_v the_o teraphim_n as_o the_o original_a text_n call_v they_o to_o have_v be_v 30._o that_o laban_n so_o prize_v as_o to_o call_v they_o his_o god_n which_o it_o be_v guess_v rachel_n steal_v from_o her_o father_n lest_z by_o consult_v they_o he_o may_v learn_v what_o way_n her_o husband_n and_o his_o company_n have_v take_v in_o their_o flight_n and_o the_o same_o great_a rabbi_n have_v inform_v his_o reader_n that_o he_o see_v several_a book_n of_o the_o zabian_a superstition_n somewhere_o mention_n one_o or_o two_o that_o treat_v of_o speaking-image_n and_o it_o be_v perhaps_o from_o these_o zabian_o or_o their_o disciple_n that_o zeno_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o stoical_a sect_n teach_v as_o stobaeus_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o star_n be_v endow_v with_o understanding_n and_o prudence_n and_o seneca_n a_o eminent_a champion_n of_o that_o rigid_a sect_n 21._o reprehend_v epicurus_n and_o anaxagoras_n who_o disciple_n he_o be_v in_o that_o opinion_n that_o they_o hold_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v a_o burn_a stone_n or_o a_o aggregate_v of_o casual_a fire_n and_o any_o thing_n rather_o than_o a_o god_n i_o be_o sorry_a i_o can_v not_o avoid_v think_v the_o great_a hypocrates_n to_o have_v be_v involve_v in_o the_o great_a error_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o when_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr principiis_fw-la aut_fw-la carnibus_fw-la near_o the_o beginning_n i_o meet_v with_o this_o passage_n videtur_fw-la sane_fw-la mihi_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d calidum_fw-la vocamus_fw-la immortal_a esse_fw-la &_o cuncta_fw-la intelligere_fw-la &_o videre_fw-la &_o audire_fw-la &_o scire_fw-la omne_fw-la tum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la tum_fw-la futura_fw-la according_a to_o which_o supposition_n he_o present_o attempt_v to_o give_v some_o such_o account_n of_o the_o origin_n of_o the_o world_n frame_n as_o he_o can_v in_o a_o very_a few_o line_n and_o then_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o book_n in_o give_v particular_a account_n how_o the_o part_n of_o the_o human_a body_n come_v to_o be_v frame_v wherein_o though_o i_o commend_v the_o attempt_n in_o general_n because_o without_o acquiesce_v in_o i_o know_v not_o what_o faculty_n he_o endeavour_v to_o give_v a_o intelligible_a and_o particular_a account_n how_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v perform_v and_o produce_v yet_o i_o can_v but_o look_v on_o this_o book_n as_o a_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o without_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o true_a god_n a_o satisfactory_a account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o original_a or_o primitive_a production_n of_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a world_n since_o so_o great_a a_o naturalist_n as_o hypocrates_n by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o idolise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unable_a to_o perform_v this_o task_n with_o any_o satisfaction_n to_o a_o attentive_a and_o intelligent_a enquirer_n and_o galen_n himself_o who_o be_v not_o unacquainted_a with_o moses_n write_n and_o live_v where_o christianity_n be_v propagate_v through_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n galen_n i_o say_v even_o in_o that_o admirable_a treatise_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la where_o he_o so_o excellent_o declare_v and_o celebrate_v the_o most_o wise_a author_n of_o thing_n be_v so_o far_o transport_v with_o the_o error_n which_o infect_v so_o many_o other_o heathen_a philosopher_n that_o he_o phancy_v the_o earth_n itself_o though_o he_o speak_v contemptible_o of_o it_o have_v a_o certain_a soul_n or_o mind_n impart_v to_o it_o by_o the_o superior_a body_n which_o he_o say_v be_v so_o conspicuous_a galeni_fw-la first_o in_o the_o sun_n next_o in_o the_o moon_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o other_o star_n that_o by_o their_o beauty_n the_o contemplator_n will_v be_v induce_v to_o think_v it_o reasonable_a that_o the_o more_o pure_a their_o corporeal_a substance_n be_v it_o be_v inhabit_v by_o a_o mind_n so_o much_o the_o better_o and_o more_o perfect_a than_o that_o of_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n and_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o reason_a nature_n that_o shine_v in_o plato_n aristotle_n hipparchus_n archimedes_n etc._n etc._n he_o thus_o infer_v si_fw-mi igitur_fw-la in_o tanta_fw-la colluvie_fw-la quo_fw-la enim_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la quis_fw-la appellet_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la carne_fw-la sanguine_fw-la pituita_fw-la ac_fw-la boil_n utraque_fw-la est_fw-la conflatum_fw-la mens_fw-la gignatur_fw-la adeo_fw-la eximia_fw-la &_o excellens_fw-la quantam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la putandum_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la in_o sole_fw-la luna_fw-la allisque_fw-la etiam_fw-la sideribus_fw-la to_o which_o he_o subjoin_v mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la dum_fw-la haec_fw-la mecum_fw-la voluto_fw-la non_fw-la exigua_fw-la quaedam_fw-la mens_fw-la talis_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la etiam_fw-la nos_fw-la aerem_fw-la ambientem_fw-la esse_fw-la extensa_fw-la videtur_fw-la fieri_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quum_fw-la lucis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la solis_fw-la sit_fw-la particeps_fw-la quin_fw-la vim_o etiam_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la assumat_fw-la but_o this_o upon_o the_o by._n nor_o do_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n die_v with_o the_o zabian_o or_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n for_o i_o find_v by_o some_o question_n i_o propose_v to_o a_o inquisitive_a person_n who_o have_v live_v many_o year_n in_o china_n and_o several_a of_o the_o neighbour_a kingdom_n have_v acquire_v skill_n enough_o in_o the_o tongue_n to_o converse_v with_o the_o native_n i_o find_v i_o say_v that_o in_o a_o solemn_a conference_n he_o have_v with_o some_o of_o the_o more_o eminent_a and_o philosophical_a doctor_n of_o the_o chinese_n religion_n they_o frank_o profess_v that_o they_o believe_v the_o heavenly_a body_n to_o be_v true_o divine_a and_o to_o be_v worship_v and_o that_o upon_o this_o particular_a ground_n that_o they_o impart_v to_o man_n such_o good_a thing_n as_o light_n heatt_z rain_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o production_n and_o consequence_n
kind_n of_o bastard-flesh_n or_o some_o such_o other_o body_n which_o that_o juice_n in_o the_o place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n it_o be_v in_o be_v fit_v to_o constitute_v thus_o we_o see_v that_o not_o only_a wen_n and_o scrofulous_a tumour_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o body_n but_o misshapen_v mola_n do_v by_o nutriment_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o well_o as_o embryo_n feed_n there_o and_o to_o come_v close_o to_o the_o present_a argument_n we_o see_v that_o in_o wound_n proud-flesh_n and_o perhaps_o fungus_n be_v as_o well_o produce_v and_o entertain_v by_o the_o aliment_n bring_v to_o the_o wound_a part_n as_o the_o true_a and_o genuine_a flesh_n so_o that_o either_o nature_n seem_v much_o mistake_v if_o she_o design_v the_o production_n and_o maintenance_n of_o such_o superfluous_a and_o inconvenient_a body_n or_o the_o chirurgeon_n be_v much_o to_o blame_v who_o be_v industrious_a to_o destroy_v they_o though_o oftentimes_o he_o can_v do_v it_o without_o use_v painful_a corrosive_n but_o for_o aught_o appear_v nature_n be_v not_o so_o shy_a and_o reserve_v in_o her_o bounty_n but_o that_o she_o send_v nourishment_n to_o repair_v as_o well_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n as_o genuine_a part_n of_o it_o as_o to_o restore_v flesh_n to_o wound_a part_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o wart_n and_o corn_n that_o grow_v again_o after_o they_o be_v skilful_o cut_v and_o i_o remember_v i_o have_v see_v a_o woman_n in_o who_o forehead_n nature_n be_v careful_a to_o nourish_v a_o horn_n about_o a_o inch_n and_o more_o in_o length_n which_o i_o full_o examine_v whilst_o it_o be_v yet_o grow_v upon_o her_o head_n to_o avoid_v be_v impose_v upon_o but_o beside_o the_o disease_n hither_o to_o discourse_v there_o be_v many_o other_o as_o well_o acute_a as_o chronical_a wherein_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o nature_n alone_o do_v not_o work_v the_o cure_n so_o that_o as_o to_o these_o which_o be_v more_o numerous_a than_o the_o former_a i_o may_v well_o pretend_v that_o the_o aphorism_n that_o make_v nature_n the_o curer_n of_o disease_n be_v not_o true_a otherwise_o than_o in_o a_o limit_a sense_n but_o because_o i_o know_v it_o be_v pretend_v that_o even_o in_o these_o disease_n nature_n be_v the_o principal_a agent_n by_o who_o direction_n the_o physician_n act_v in_o subserviency_n to_o her_o design_n and_o physician_n themselves_o whether_o out_o of_o modesty_n or_o inadvertence_n i_o now_o inquire_v not_o be_v wont_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v but_o nature_n minister_n i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o consider_v brief_o what_o sense_n be_v fit_a according_a to_o our_o doctrine_n to_o be_v give_v to_o these_o assertion_n to_o make_v they_o receivable_a by_o we_o but_o to_o make_v way_n for_o what_o we_o be_v to_o say_v on_o this_o occasion_n it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o observe_v that_o one_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o common_a mistake_v about_o this_o matter_n be_v as_o have_v be_v partly_o intimate_v already_o that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v look_v upon_o rather_o as_o a_o system_fw-la of_o part_n whereof_o most_o be_v gross_a and_o consistent_a and_o not_o a_o few_o hard_a and_o solid_a too_o than_o as_o what_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o very_a compound_a engine_n that_o beside_o these_o consistent_a part_n do_v consist_v of_o the_o blood_n chyle_n gall_n and_o other_o liquor_n also_o of_o more_o subtle_a fluid_n as_o spirit_n and_o air_n all_o which_o liquor_n and_o fluid_n be_v almost_o incessant_o and_o various_o move_v and_o thereby_o put_v divers_a of_o the_o solid_a part_n as_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n the_o diaphragma_n the_o hand_n foot_n etc._n etc._n into_o frequent_a and_o differ_a motion_n so_o that_o as_o when_o the_o constitution_n or_o the_o motion_n that_o in_o a_o sound_a body_n do_v regular_o belong_v to_o the_o fluid_a part_n happen_v the_o former_a to_o be_v deprave_v or_o the_o late_a to_o grow_v anomalous_a the_o engine_n be_v immediate_o out_o of_o order_n though_o the_o gross_a solid_a part_n be_v not_o primary_o affect_v so_o when_o by_o proper_a remedy_n whether_o visible_a or_o not_o the_o vitiate_a texture_n or_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o other_o juice_n be_v correct_v and_o the_o inordinate_a motion_n that_o they_o and_o the_o spirit_n be_v put_v into_o or_o that_o they_o also_o put_v the_o consistent_a part_n into_o be_v calm_v and_o rectify_v the_o grosser_n and_o more_o solid_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a animal_n oeconomy_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o will_v be_v restore_v to_o a_o more_o convenient_a state_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o in_o many_o hysterical_a woman_n by_o the_o fragrant_a effluvia_fw-la of_o a_o spanish_a glove_n or_o some_o other_o strong_a perfume_n the_o spirit_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v affect_v several_a disorderly_a symptom_n be_v produce_v and_o oftentimes_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v so_o stop_v or_o abate_v that_o any_o pulse_n at_o all_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v feel_v nor_o respiration_n discern_v and_o the_o whole_a engine_n unable_a to_o sustain_v itself_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o lie_v moveless_a on_o it_o and_o yet_o we_o have_v often_o by_o bare_o hold_v to_o the_o patient_n nostril_n a_o vial_n full_a of_o very_o strong_a spirit_n or_o volatile_a salt_n or_o salarmoniack_a or_o of_o hartshorn_n in_o less_o than_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n sometime_o in_o a_o few_o minute_n restore_v woman_n in_o that_o condition_n to_o their_o sense_n speech_n and_o motion_n we_o be_v also_o here_o to_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v former_o inculcate_v that_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o human_a body_n be_v so_o constitute_v by_o the_o divine_a author_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v usual_o fit_v to_o last_v many_o year_n if_o the_o more_o general_a law_n settle_v by_o the_o same_o author_n of_o the_o universe_n will_v permit_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o in_o many_o case_n the_o automaton_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o concur_v though_o not_o with_o knowledge_n and_o design_n to_o its_o own_o preservation_n when_o though_o it_o have_v be_v put_v somewhat_o out_o of_o order_n it_o be_v assist_v by_o the_o physician_n hand_n or_o medicine_n to_o recover_v a_o convenient_a state_n and_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o example_n that_o have_v be_v in_o this_o past_a discourse_n frequent_o draw_v from_o automata_n be_v not_o adequate_a and_o do_v not_o full_o reach_v the_o difficulty_n we_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o i_o shall_v ready_o grant_v it_o provide_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o i_o avowed_o and_o deserve_o suppose_v the_o body_n of_o live_a animal_n to_o be_v originally_n engine_n of_o god_n own_o frame_v and_o consequent_o effect_n of_o a_o omniscient_a and_o almighty_a artificer_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o rational_a to_o expect_v that_o in_o the_o incomparable_o inferior_a production_n of_o human_a skill_n there_o shall_v be_v find_v engine_n fit_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o these_o which_o in_o their_o protoplast_n have_v god_n for_o their_o author_n not_o to_o mention_v what_o yet_o may_v be_v considerable_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o lastingness_n of_o human_a life_n that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a mechanical_a thing_n where_o nothing_o be_v perform_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o engine_n or_o its_o recovery_n to_o a_o good_a state_n but_o by_o its_o own_o part_n or_o by_o other_o agent_n act_v according_a to_o mechanical_a law_n without_o counsel_n or_o design_n since_o though_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v indeed_o a_o engine_n yet_o there_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o a_o intelligent_a be_v the_o rational_a soul_n or_o mind_n which_o be_v capable_a especial_o if_o instruct_v by_o the_o physician_n art_n to_o discern_v in_o many_o case_n what_o may_v hurt_v it_o and_o what_o may_v conduce_v to_o the_o welfare_n of_o it_o and_o be_v also_o able_a by_o the_o power_n it_o have_v to_o govern_v the_o muscle_n and_o other_o instrument_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n to_o do_v many_o of_o those_o thing_n it_o judge_n most_o conducive_a to_o the_o safety_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v join_v with_o so_o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o like_o a_o watch_n or_o a_o empty_a boat_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v pure_o mechanical_a but_o like_o a_o man_v boat_n where_o beside_o the_o machinal_a part_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v there_o be_v a_o intelligent_a be_v that_o take_v care_n of_o it_o and_o both_o steer_v it_o or_o otherwise_o guide_v it_o and_o when_o need_n require_v trimm_v it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n as_o occasion_n serve_v do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o preserve_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o fit_a for_o the_o purpose_n it_o be_v design_v for_o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v i_o think_v