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dispose_n and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n in_o this_o one_o thing_n yet_o he_o have_v do_v well_o and_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v that_o unto_o the_o matter_n he_o have_v adjoin_v a_o workman_n archelaus_n a_o athenian_a the_o son_n of_o apollodorus_n affirm_v that_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v the_o infinite_a air_n together_o with_o the_o condensation_n and_o rarefaction_n thereof_o of_o which_o the_o one_o be_v fire_n and_o the_o other_o water_n and_o these_o philosopher_n follow_v by_o continual_a succession_n one_o upon_o another_o after_o thales_n make_v that_o sect_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d but_o from_o another_o head_n pythagoras_n the_o son_n of_o mnesarchus_n &_o a_o samian_a bear_v the_o first_o author_n of_o the_o name_n of_o philosophy_n hold_v that_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v number_n and_o their_o symmetry_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o proportion_n that_o they_o have_v in_o their_o correspondency_n one_o unto_o another_o which_o he_o call_v otherwise_o harmony_n &_o those_o element_n that_o be_v compose_v of_o they_o both_o be_v term_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d furthermore_o he_o reckon_v among_o principle_n unity_n and_o twain_o indefioit_n of_o which_o the_o one_o tend_v and_o hasten_v to_o a_o efficient_a and_o specifical_a cause_n to_o wit_n a_o mind_n and_o the_o same_o be_v god_n the_o other_o unto_o a_o passive_a and_o material_a cause_n namely_o the_o visible_a world_n moreover_o he_o think_v that_o the_o denarie_a or_o ten_o be_v the_o absolute_a nature_n and_o perfection_n of_o number_n for_o that_o all_o man_n as_o well_o greek_o as_o barbarian_n count_v until_o ten_o and_o when_o they_o be_v thither_o come_v they_o return_v back_o again_o unto_o unity_n over_o and_o beside_o he_o say_v that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o ten_o consist_v within_o four_o and_o in_o a_o quaternarie_a the_o reason_n be_v this_o
or_o that_o which_o occupy_v a_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o a_o body_n be_v neither_o heavy_a nor_o light_a of_o itself_o natural_o so_o long_o as_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o own_o proper_a place_n but_o be_v once_o in_o a_o strange_a place_n it_o have_v first_o a_o inclination_n and_o upon_o it_o a_o motion_n and_o impulsion_n either_o to_o weight_n or_o lightness_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n simple_o be_v most_o ponderous_a and_o fire_n light_a that_o air_n and_o water_n be_v of_o a_o middle_n or_o doubtful_a nature_n between_o both_o sometime_o heavy_a and_o otherwhiles_o light_a the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o of_o the_o four_o element_n two_o be_v light_n namely_o fire_n and_o aire_n other_o two_o be_v heavy_a to_o wit_n water_n and_o earth_n for_o light_n be_v that_o which_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o by_o any_o compulsion_n or_o instigation_n remove_v from_o the_o proper_a middle_n where_o it_o be_v heavy_a also_o be_v that_o which_o natural_o tend_v to_o the_o say_a middle_n but_o the_o middle_n itself_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a heavy_a epicurus_n say_v that_o body_n be_v not_o comprehensible_a that_o the_o first_o body_n be_v simple_a but_o all_o the_o composition_n of_o they_o have_v their_o weight_n and_o ponderosity_n also_o that_o the_o atom_n do_v move_v some_o plumbe_v right_o down_o other_o at_o one_o side_n and_o some_o again_o mount_v aloft_o and_o that_o by_o impulsion_n and_o concussion_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o small_a body_n emphdocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o before_o the_o four_o element_n there_o be_v certain_a small_a parcel_n or_o fragment_n as_o one_o will_v say_v element_n before_o element_n and_o those_o be_v of_o semblable_a part_n and_o the_o same_o all_o round_a heraclitus_n come_v in_o with_o i_o know_v not_o what_o petty_a scrape_n or_o shave_n exceed_v small_a and_o the_o same_o not_o divisible_a into_o part_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o figure_n a_o figure_n be_v the_o superficies_n circumscription_n and_o accomplish_a lineament_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o four_o element_n be_v of_o a_o spheric_a or_o round_a figure_n only_o the_o high_a of_o they_o to_o wit_n fire_n be_v pyramidal_a or_o sharp_o point_v above_o chap._n xv._n of_o colour_n a_o colour_n be_v the_o visible_a quality_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n call_v colour_n the_o outward_a superficies_n of_o the_o body_n empedocles_n define_v it_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o way_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o sight_n plato_n say_v it_o be_v a_o flame_n send_v from_o body_n have_v certain_a parcel_n proportionable_a to_o the_o eyesight_n zeno_n the_o stoic_a hold_v that_o colour_n be_v the_o first_o figuration_n of_o any_o matter_n the_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n affirm_v these_o to_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o colour_n white_a black_a red_a and_o yellow_a and_o that_o the_o diversity_n of_o colour_n arise_v from_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o element_n but_o in_o live_a creature_n the_o same_o proceed_v from_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o condition_n place_n and_o sundry_a air_n chap._n xvi_o concern_v the_o section_n of_o body_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o body_n be_v passable_a and_o divisible_a infinite_o democritus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o this_o section_n stay_v either_o at_o the_o atom_n indivisible_a or_o at_o those_o small_a body_n which_o have_v no_o part_n neither_o do_v this_o division_n say_v they_o pass_v infinite_o aristotle_n say_v that_o divide_v they_o be_v in_o infinitum_fw-la potential_o but_o actual_o not_o chap._n xvii_o of_o mixture_n and_o temperature_n the_o ancient_a philosopher_n affirm_v that_o this_o mixture_n of_o element_n be_v by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n say_v it_o be_v do_v by_o apposition_n empedocles_n compose_v the_o element_n of_o small_a mass_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o least_o body_n and_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v the_o element_n of_o element_n plato_n will_v have_v the_o three_o body_n for_o he_o deign_v not_o they_o either_o to_o be_v call_v or_o to_o be_v element_n to_o be_v convertible_a one_o into_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n water_n air_n and_o fire_n but_o as_o for_o the_o earth_n it_o can_v be_v turn_v into_o any_o one_o of_o they_o chap._n xviii_o of_o voidnesse_n or_o vacuttie_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n of_o thales_n his_o school_n all_o until_o you_o come_v to_o plato_n have_v general_o disavow_v and_o reprooved_a this_o vacuity_n as_o for_o empedocles_n thus_o he_o write_v in_o all_o the_o world_n so_o spacious_a nought_o be_v void_a or_o superfluous_a leucippus_n democritus_n demetrius_n metrodorus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o the_o atom_n be_v infinite_a in_o multitude_n and_o voidnesse_n infinite_a in_o magnitude_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o within_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o voidnesse_n but_o without_o there_o be_v infinity_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o without_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o such_o voidnesse_n as_o that_o the_o heaven_n by_o the_o mean_n thereof_o may_v draw_v breath_n for_o that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xix_o of_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o place_n be_v that_o which_o be_v susceptible_a of_o form_n one_o after_o another_o which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o metaphor_n or_o translation_n to_o express_v the_o first_o matter_n as_o a_o nurse_n receive_v and_o embrace_v all_o aristotle_n take_v place_n to_o be_v the_o extreme_a superficies_n of_o the_o continent_n conjunct_a and_o contiguous_a to_o the_o content_a chap._n xx._n of_o room_n or_o space_n the_o stoic_n and_o epicurus_n do_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o voidnesse_n place_n and_o room_n for_o voidnesse_n say_v they_o be_v the_o solitude_n or_o vacuity_n of_o a_o body_n place_v that_o which_o be_v full_o occupy_v and_o take_v up_o with_o a_o body_n but_o room_n or_o space_n that_o which_o be_v occupy_v but_o in_o part_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o a_o rundlet_n or_o barrel_n of_o wine_n chap._n xxi_o of_o time_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o time_n be_v the_o sphere_n of_o that_o utmost_a heaven_n that_o comprise_v all_o plato_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o mooveable_a image_n of_o the_o eternity_n or_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o world_n motion_n but_o eratosthenes_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n be_v the_o move_n of_o heaven_n but_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v the_o move_n itself_o and_o most_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o time_n have_v no_o beginning_n of_o generation_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o engender_v it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o conceit_n and_o capacity_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o motion_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o motion_n be_v a_o certain_a difference_n and_o alteration_n in_o matter_n aristotle_n give_v out_o that_o it_o be_v the_o actual_a operation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v mooveable_a democritus_n say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o motion_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o tend_v oblique_o epicurus_n maintain_v twain_o the_o one_o direct_a and_o plumbe_v the_o other_o side-long_a erophilus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v one_o motion_n perceptible_a in_o reason_n and_o another_o object_n to_o sense_n natural_a heraclitus_n exclude_v all_o station_n rest_n and_o repose_v out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o this_o quoth_v he_o belong_v unto_o the_o dead_a but_o perpetual_a motion_n agree_v to_o eternal_a substance_n and_o perishable_a motion_n to_o substance_n corruptible_a chap._n xxiiii_o of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n parmenides_n melissus_n and_o zeno_n reject_v whole_o all_o generation_n and_o corrpution_n for_o they_o think_v the_o universal_a world_n to_o be_v unmooveable_a but_o empedocles_n and_o epicurus_n and_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v make_v of_o a_o mass_n and_o heap_n of_o small_a body_n huddle_v together_o bring_v in_o and_o admit_v certain_a concretion_n and_o dissipation_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a generation_n and_o corruption_n to_o speak_v proper_o say_v that_o these_o come_v not_o according_a to_o quality_n by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o according_a to_o quantity_n by_o collection_n and_o heap_v together_o pythagoras_n and_o as_o many_o as_o suppose_v matter_n to_o be_v passable_a hold_v that_o there_o be_v proper_o indeed_o generation_n and_o corruption_n for_o they_o say_v that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o alteration_n mutation_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o element_n chap._n xxv_o of_o necessity_n thales_n say_v that_o necessity_n be_v most_o potent_a and_o forcible_a for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o rule_v the_o whole_a world_n pythagoras_n hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v possess_v and_o comapss_v with_o necessity_n parmenides_n
say_v goat_n river_n where_o there_o fall_v sometime_o a_o stonestarre_n in_o form_n of_o fire_n empedocles_n hold_v that_o the_o fix_a star_n which_o wander_v not_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o crystal_n sky_n but_o the_o planet_n be_v loose_a and_o at_o liberty_n plato_n give_v out_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v of_o fire_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o participate_v with_o other_o element_n in_o manner_n of_o glue_n or_o solder_v xenophane_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o consist_v of_o cloud_n inflame_v which_o notwithstanding_o be_v quench_v every_o day_n &_o afterward_o again_o be_v fire_v in_o the_o night_n in_o manner_n of_o coal_n as_o for_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o star_n they_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o their_o catch_a fire_n and_o quench_v hfraclyde_v and_o the_o pythagorean_n hold_v that_o every_o star_n be_v a_o world_n by_o itself_o contain_v a_o earth_n a_o air_n and_o a_o sky_n in_o a_o infinite_a celestial_a nature_n and_o these_o opinion_n go_v current_a in_o the_o verse_n of_o orpheus_n for_o they_o make_v of_o every_o star_n a_o world_n epicurus_n reprove_v none_o of_o all_o this_o but_o hold_v still_o that_o old_a note_n of_o he_o it_o may_v so_o be_v chap._n xiiii_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o star_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o star_n be_v spheric_a or_o round_a like_a as_o the_o world_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n cleanthes_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v point_v and_o pyramidal_a anximenes_n say_v they_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o crystalline_a sky_n like_o a_o number_n of_o nail_n other_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v fiery_a plate_n like_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d picture_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o order_n and_o situation_n of_o star_n xenocrates_n suppose_v that_o the_o star_n move_v upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o superficies_n but_o other_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v some_o afore_o other_o in_o height_n and_o depth_n democritus_n range_v the_o fix_a star_n first_o next_z the_o planet_n and_o after_o they_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o daystar_n 〈◊〉_d plato_n after_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o fix_a star_n set_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o which_o be_v call_v phaenon_n to_o wit_n the_o star_n of_o saturn_n in_o the_o second_o phaethon_n which_o be_v the_o star_n of_o jupiter_n in_o the_o three_o pyroeis_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fiery_a or_o ardent_a and_o it_o be_v that_o of_o mars_n in_o the_o four_o phosphorus_n and_o that_o be_v venus_n in_o the_o five_o stilbon_n which_o be_v mercury_n in_o the_o six_o the_o sun_n and_o last_o in_o the_o seven_o the_o moon_n of_o the_o mathematician_n some_o accord_n with_o plato_n other_o place_v the_o sun_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o they_o all_o anaximander_n metrodorus_n the_o chian_a and_o crates_n affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v place_v high_a of_o all_o next_o to_o he_o the_o moon_n and_o under_o he_o the_o fix_a star_n and_o the_o planet_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o lation_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n anaxagoras_n democritus_n and_o cleanthes_n do_v hold_v that_o all_o star_n do_v move_v from_o east_n to_o west_n alcmaeon_n and_o the_o mathematician_n say_v that_o the_o planet_n hold_v a_o opposite_a course_n to_o the_o fix_a star_n and_o namely_o from_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n anaximander_n say_v they_o be_v carry_v by_o their_o sphere_n and_o circle_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v fasten_v anaximenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o roll_v as_o well_o towards_o the_o earth_n as_o turn_v about_o the_o earth_n plato_n and_o the_o mathematician_n hold_v that_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o venus_n and_o of_o mercury_n be_v the_o same_o and_o equal_a chap._n xvii_o from_o whence_o the_o star_n have_v their_o illumination_n metrodorus_n think_v that_o all_o the_o fix_a star_n have_v their_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o star_n be_v nourish_v by_o exhalation_n arise_v from_o the_o earth_n aristotle_n opine_v that_o the_o celestial_a body_n need_v no_o nouriture_n for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o corruptible_a but_o eternal_a plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o all_o the_o world_n and_o the_o star_n likewise_o be_v nourish_v of_o themselves_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o two_o star_n name_v dioscuri_n to_o wit_n castor_n and_o pollux_n xenophane_v do_v maintain_v that_o the_o light_n like_o star_n which_o appear_v otherwhiles_o upon_o ship_n be_v thin_a and_o subtle_a cloud_n which_o after_o a_o kind_n of_o motion_n do_v shine_v metrodorus_n say_v they_o be_v certain_a glitter_a sparkel_n glance_v and_o leap_v out_o of_o their_o eye_n who_o behold_v they_o with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o fignification_n of_o star_n and_o how_o come_v winter_n and_o summer_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o token_n &_o signification_n both_o of_o winter_n and_o summer_n proceed_v from_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o sun_n moon_n and_o other_o star_n as_o well_o fix_v as_o wander_v anaximenes_n say_v that_o none_o of_o all_o 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side_n it_o lie_v low_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o rest_v unmooveable_a have_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o part_n than_o to_o another_o but_o yet_o some_o place_n of_o she_o because_o of_o their_o rarity_n do_v jog_v and_o shake_v epicurus_n keep_v his_o old_a tune_n say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v shog_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rock_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o air_n underneath_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n therefore_o move_v and_o quake_v as_o also_o it_o may_v be_v quoth_v he_o that_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n in_o the_o part_n below_o it_o be_v force_v to_o tremble_v and_o shake_v by_o the_o air_n that_o be_v get_v within_o the_o cave_n and_o concavity_n and_o there_o enclose_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a anaximander_n affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o residue_n remain_v of_o the_o 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fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o moon_n also_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v drive_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o these_o two_o contrary_a revolution_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n trouble_v the_o sea_n also_o and_o no_o marvel_n according_a as_o it_o be_v disquiet_v itself_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o round_a circle_n call_v halo_n this_o halo_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n between_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o other_o star_n and_o our_o eyesight_n there_o gather_v a_o gross_a and_o misty_a air_n by_o which_o air_n anon_o our_o sight_n come_v to_o be_v reflect_v and_o diffuse_v and_o afterward_o the_o same_o incur_v upon_o the_o say_a star_n according_a to_o the_o exterior_a circumference_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o appear_v a_o circle_n round_o about_o the_o star_n which_o be_v there_o see_v be_v call_v halo_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o apparent_a impression_n be_v close_o unto_o that_o upon_o which_o our_o sight_n so_o enlarge_v as_o be_v before_o say_v do_v fall_v the_o four_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v run_v through_o the_o general_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o particular_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n thales_n think_v that_o the_o anniversarie_n wind_v call_v etcsiae_fw-la blow_v direct_o against_o egypt_n cause_n the_o water_n of_o nilus_n to_o swell_v for_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v drive_v by_o these_o wind_n enter_v within_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o hinder_v it_o that_o it_o can_v discharge_v itself_o free_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v repulse_v backward_o euthymenes_n of_o marseils_n suppose_v that_o this_o river_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n lie_v without_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o this_o happen_v by_o the_o snow_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o melt_v in_o summer_n and_o be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v in_o winter_n democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v long_o of_o the_o snow_n in_o the_o north_n part_n which_o about_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v dissolve_v and_o dilate_a breed_v vapour_n and_o of_o they_o be_v engender_v cloud_n which_o be_v drive_v by_o the_o etesian_a wind_n into_o aethiopia_n and_o egypt_n towards_o the_o south_n cause_n great_a and_o violent_a reins_n wherewith_o both_o lake_n and_o the_o river_n also_o nilus_n be_v fill_v herodotus_n the_o historian_n write_v that_o this_o river_n have_v as_o much_o water_n from_o his_o source_n and_o spring_n in_o winter_n as_o in_o summer_n but_o to_o we_o it_o seem_v less_o in_o winter_n because_o the_o sun_n be_v then_o near_o unto_o egypt_n cause_v the_o say_a water_n to_o evaporate_v ephorus_n the_o historiographer_n report_v that_o all_o egypt_n do_v resolve_v and_o run_v at_o it_o be_v whole_o into_o sweat_n in_o summer_n time_n whereunto_o arabia_n and_o libya_n do_v confer_v and_o contribute_v also_o their_o water_n for_o that_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v light_a and_o sandy_a eudoxus_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n assign_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o the_o great_a reins_n and_o the_o antiperistasis_n or_o contrary_n occurse_v of_o season_n for_o that_o when_o it_o be_v summer_n with_o we_o who_o inhabit_v within_o the_o zone_n towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_n it_o be_v winter_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o opposite_a zone_n under_o the_o winter_n tropic_n whereupon_o say_v he_o proceed_v this_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n break_v down_o unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o soul_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o that_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o nature_n move_v always_o or_o have_v motion_n of_o itself_o pythagoras_n say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n move_v itself_o and_o this_o number_n he_o take_v for_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n plato_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o intellectual_a substance_n move_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o harmonical_a number_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o entelechia_fw-la or_o primitive_a act_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o organical_a body_n have_v life_n potential_o dicearchus_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o harmony_n and_o concordance_n of_o the_o four_o element_n asclepiades_fw-la the_o physician_n define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o exercise_n in_o common_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n together_o chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o all_o these_o philsosopher_n before_o rehearse_v suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporal_a that_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n it_o move_v and_o be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o
democritus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v more_o sense_n in_o brute_n beast_n in_o the_o god_n and_o in_o wise_a man_n chap._n xi_o after_o what_o manner_n be_v effect_v sense_n notion_n and_o reason_n according_a to_o disposition_n or_o affection_n the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n and_o say_v that_o when_o a_o man_n be_v engender_v he_o have_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o understanding_n like_a for_o all_o the_o world_n unto_o a_o parchment_n or_o paper_n ready_a to_o be_v write_v in_o and_o therein_o he_o do_v register_n and_o record_v every_o several_a notion_n and_o cogitation_n of_o he_o for_o those_o who_o have_v perceive_v any_o thing_n by_o sense_n as_o for_o example_n sake_n have_v see_v a_o white_a thing_n when_o the_o same_o be_v go_v out_o of_o their_o eye_n retain_v it_o still_o in_o memory_n now_o after_o they_o have_v collect_v together_o many_o semblable_a memory_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n than_o they_o say_v they_o have_v experience_n for_o experience_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o heap_n or_o multitude_n of_o like_a sort_n but_o of_o notion_n and_o thought_n some_o be_v natural_a which_o be_v cause_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a without_o any_o artificial_a mean_n other_o come_v by_o our_o study_n and_o by_o teach_v and_o such_o alone_a proper_o and_o indeed_o be_v call_v notion_n the_o other_o be_v name_v rather_o conception_n or_o anticipation_n and_o reason_n for_o which_o we_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o reasonable_a be_v accomplish_v by_o those_o anticipation_n in_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n and_o intelligence_n be_v the_o conception_n in_o the_o understanding_n of_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n for_o fantasy_n when_o it_o light_v upon_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n be_v then_o call_v intelligence_n take_v the_o denomination_n of_o understanding_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o these_o imagination_n be_v not_o incident_a unto_o other_o creature_n but_o such_o as_o be_v present_v unto_o god_n and_o we_o both_o 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