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body_n which_o may_v be_v comprehend_v by_o discourse_n of_o reason_n for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o reduce_v all_o unto_o the_o outward_a sense_n to_o show_v and_o prove_v that_o bread_n and_o water_n effect_v these_o thing_n but_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o in_o they_o these_o part_n be_v conceive_v by_o reason_n inasmuch_o therefore_o as_o in_o nourishment_n there_o be_v parcel_n semblable_a unto_o that_o which_o they_o breed_v in_o that_o regard_n he_o call_v they_o homaeomeries_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o even_o so_o he_o will_v have_v these_o semblable_a parcel_n to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o for_o efficient_a cause_n he_o set_v down_o a_o mind_n or_o understanding_n that_o order_v and_o dispose_v al._n and_o thus_o begin_v he_o to_o go_v to_o work_v and_o reason_v in_o this_o wise_a all_o thing_n at_o first_o be_v consume_v and_o huddle_v together_o pell_o mell_o but_o that_o mind_n or_o understanding_n do_v sever_v 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 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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 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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 this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o moon_n but_o by_o the_o sun_n only_o eudoxus_n and_o aratus_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v in_o common_a by_o mean_n of_o all_o the_o star_n and_o aratus_n show_v as_o much_o in_o these_o verse_n these_o radiant_a star_n and_o light_n so_o evident_a as_o sign_n god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o firmament_n distinct_a in_o great_a foresight_n throughout_o the_o year_n to_o show_v how_o all_o the_o season_n order_v be_v chap._n xx._n of_o the_o sun_n substance_n 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v eight_o and_o twenty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n have_v a_o hollow_a apsis_fw-la about_o it_o like_v for_o all_o the_o world_n unto_o a_o chariot_n wheel_n and_o the_o same_o full_a of_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o certain_a place_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o mouth_n at_o which_o the_o fire_n be_v see_v as_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n of_o a_o flute_n or_o such_o like_a pipe_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o sun_n xenophane_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a gather_n of_o small_a fire_n which_o by_o occasion_n of_o moist_a exhalation_n meet_v together_o and_o they_o all_o be_v collect_v make_v the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o else_o quoth_v he_o be_v a_o cloud_n set_v on_o fire_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o inflame_a body_n some_o intellectual_a or_o humour_n inflame_v proceed_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n plato_n imagine_v it_o to_o consist_v of_o much_o 〈◊〉_d anaxagoras_n democritus_n and_o metrodorus_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o mass_n of_o iron_n or_o a_o stone_n inflame_v aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sphere_n out_o of_o the_o five_o body_n philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o glass_n receive_v the_o reverberation_n of_o all_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o world_n and_o transmit_v the_o light_n thereof_o unto_o we_o as_o it_o be_v through_o a_o tannise_v or_o streiner_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o fiery_a light_n in_o heaven_n resemble_v the_o sun_n then_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o it_o be_v in_o form_n of_o a_o mirror_n and_o three_o there_o be_v a_o splendour_n which_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n from_o that_o mirror_n be_v spread_v upon_o we_o and_o this_o call_v we_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o a_o image_n empedocles_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o there_o be_v two_o sun_n the_o one_o a_o original_a and_o primitive_a fire_n which_o be_v in_o the_o other_o hemisphere_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o fill_v this_o hemisphere_n of_o we_o as_o be_v always_o situate_v full_a opposite_a to_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o resplendent_a light_n thereof_o as_o for_o this_o that_o we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o light_n in_o that_o other_o hemisphere_n replenish_v with_o air_n mix_v with_o heat_n &_o the_o same_o be_v occasion_v by_o refraxion_n from_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v more_o round_o enter_v into_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v of_o a_o crystalline_a nature_n and_o yet_o be_v train_v and_o carry_v away_o together_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o that_o fire_n but_o to_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o succinct_o in_o few_o word_n this_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o the_o sun_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o reflection_n of_o that_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v about_o the_o earth_n epicurus_n imagine_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v a_o terrestrial_a spissitude_n or_o thickness_n yet_o spungeous_a as_o it_o be_v and_o hollow_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o pumish_a stone_n and_o in_o those_o hole_n lighten_v by_o fire_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o sun_n magnitude_n anaximander_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v equal_a in_o bigness_n to_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o circle_n from_o which_o he_o have_v his_o respiration_n
and_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v carry_v be_v eight_o and_o twenty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a earth_n anaxagoras_n say_v it_o be_v by_o many_o degree_n great_a than_o all_o peloponnesus_n heraclitus_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o man_n foot_n broad_a epicurus_n again_o affirm_v that_o all_o abovesaid_a may_v be_v or_o that_o it_o be_v as_o big_a as_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v at_o leastwise_o a_o little_a under_o or_o over_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o sun_n form_n anaximenes_n imagine_a that_o the_o sun_n be_v flat_a and_o broad_a like_a unto_o a_o thin_a plate_n of_o mettle_n heraclitus_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o a_o boat_n somewhat_o curb_v downward_o and_o turn_v up_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v round_o like_a unto_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o other_o star_n epicurus_n say_v that_o all_o this_o may_v be_v well_o enough_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o solsticy_n or_o tropique_n of_o the_o sun_n anaximenes_n think_v that_o the_o star_n be_v beat_v back_o by_o the_o thick_a air_n and_o the_o same_o make_v resistance_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o they_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o repulse_n of_o the_o air_n about_o the_o bear_n or_o pole_n which_o the_o sun_n himself_o by_o thrust_v and_o make_v thick_a cause_v to_o be_v more_o powerful_a empedocles_n ascribe_v the_o reason_n thereof_o to_o the_o sphere_n that_o contain_v and_o impeach_v he_o from_o pass_v far_o as_o also_o to_o the_o two_o tropic_n circle_n diogenes_n imagine_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v extinct_a by_o the_o cold_a fall_v opposite_a upon_o the_o heat_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n pass_v through_o the_o tract_n and_o space_n of_o his_o food_n and_o pasture_n lie_v under_o he_o which_o be_v the_o ocean_n sea_n or_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n whereof_o he_o feed_v plato_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n hold_v that_o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n circle_n through_o which_o the_o sun_n pass_v bias_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tropic_n circle_n which_o environ_v and_o guard_v he_o about_o and_o all_o this_o the_o very_a sphere_n itself_o do_v evident_o show_v chap._n xxiiii_o of_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o who_o observe_v the_o sun_n eclipse_n and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v of_o a_o terrestrial_a nature_n when_o as_o in_o her_o race_n she_o come_v to_o be_v just_a and_o plumbe_v under_o he_o which_o may_v be_v plain_o see_v as_o in_o a_o mirror_n by_o set_v a_o basin_n of_o water_n underneath_o anaximander_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n become_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o tunnill_n at_o which_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o fire_n come_v forth_o be_v close_v up_o heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o happen_v when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v make_v like_o a_o boat_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o so_o as_o the_o hollow_a part_n thereof_o be_v upward_o and_o the_o keel_n downward_o to_o our_o sight_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o this_o come_v by_o extinction_n of_o one_o sun_n &_o the_o rise_n of_o another_o again_o in_o the_o east_n he_o add_v moreover_o and_o report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n during_o one_o whole_a month_n as_o also_o one_o entire_a and_o universal_a eclipse_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o day_n sceme_v to_o be_v night_n other_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o the_o thickness_n of_o cloud_n which_o sudden_o and_o after_o a_o hide_a manner_n overcast_v the_o rundle_n and_o plate_n of_o the_o sun_n aristarchus_n reckon_v the_o sun_n among_o the_o fix_a star_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n which_o roll_v and_o turn_v round_o about_o the_o sun_n circle_n and_o according_a to_o the_o inclination_n thereof_o the_o sun_n lightsome_a body_n come_v to_o be_v darken_v by_o her_o shade_n xenophane_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n and_o moon_n according_a to_o the_o divers_a climate_n tract_n section_n and_o zone_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o a_o certain_a revolution_n of_o time_n the_o rundle_n of_o the_o sun_n fall_v upon_o some_o climate_n or_o section_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o of_o we_o inhabit_v and_o so_o march_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o void_a place_n he_o suffer_v eclipse_v he_o also_o affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n go_v indeed_o infinite_o forward_a still_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o huge_a distance_n and_o retract_v from_o we_o seem_v to_o turn_v round_o about_o chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o moon_n substance_n annaximander_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o circle_n nineteeen_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o like_a as_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n full_a of_o fire_n that_o she_o suffer_v eclipse_v when_o her_o wheel_n turn_v for_o that_o he_o say_v that_o circle_n resemble_v the_o wheel_n of_o a_o chariot_n the_o movature_n or_o felly_n whereof_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o fire_n howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o hole_n or_o tunnel_n out_o of_o which_o the_o fire_n do_v exhale_v xenophane_v say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o thick_a compact_a and_o felt_v cloud_n the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o she_o be_v mix_v of_o fire_n and_o air_n plato_n affirm_v that_o she_o stand_v more_o of_o a_o fiery_a substance_n anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o solid_a and_o firm_a body_n all_o fiery_a contain_v in_o it_o champain_n ground_n mountain_n and_o valley_n heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v earth_n overspr_v with_o mist_n pythagoras_n also_o think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o moon_n 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n pronounce_v flat_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n also_o parmenides_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v equal_a in_o brightness_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o of_o he_o she_o have_v her_o light_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o moon_n form_n the_o stoic_n say_v the_o moon_n be_v round_o as_o a_o globe_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n empedocles_n will_v have_v it_o to_o resemble_v abason_n or_o platter_n heraclitus_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o boat_n and_o other_o to_o a_o round_o cylinder_n only_o that_o she_o be_v shape_v seven_o manner_n of_o way_n at_o her_o first_o birth_n as_o it_o be_v she_o appear_v horn_v or_o tip_v then_o divide_v or_o quarter_v afterward_o grow_v somewhat_o together_o and_o soon_o after_o full_a from_o which_o time_n by_o little_a and_o little_o she_o wane_v by_o degree_n first_o bend_v somewhat_o close_o then_o quarter_v and_o after_o that_o tip_v and_o horn_v until_o at_o the_o change_n she_o appear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o they_o say_v this_o variety_n of_o her_o configuration_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o earth_n shadow_v her_o light_n more_o or_o less_o according_a as_o the_o convexitie_n of_o the_o earth_n come_v between_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o moon_n illumination_n anaximander_n say_v that_o she_o have_v a_o light_n of_o she_o own_o but_o the_o same_o very_a rare_a and_o thin_a antiphon_n affirm_v that_o she_o shine_v with_o she_o own_o light_n and_o whereas_o she_o be_v otherwhiles_o hide_a it_o proceed_v from_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o sun_n namely_o when_o a_o great_a fire_n come_v to_o darken_v a_o less_o a_o thing_n incident_a to_o other_o star_n thales_n and_o his_o follower_n hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v lighten_v by_o the_o sun_n heraclitus_n suppose_v that_o the_o case_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v all_o one_o for_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v form_v like_o a_o boat_n and_o receive_v moist_a exhalation_n they_o seem_v in_o our_o sight_n illuminate_v the_o sun_n bright_a of_o the_o twain_o for_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o moon_n in_o that_o which_o be_v more_o trouble_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o she_o seem_v more_o dark_a and_o muddy_a chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o moon_n eclipse_n anaximande_v anaximenes_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o vent_v hole_n whereout_o issue_v her_o fire_n be_v stop_v berosus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v when_o that_o face_n and_o side_n of_o she_o which_o be_v not_o lighten_v turn_v towards_o we_o heraclitus_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v when_o the_o convexitie_n or_o swell_a part_n of_o the_o boat_n 〈◊〉_d she_o do_v represent_v regard_v we_o direct_o some_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n do_v hold_v the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n to_o be_v partly_o a_o reverberation_n of_o light_n and_o in_o part_n a_o obstruction_n the_o one_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o of_o the_o antipode_n who_o tread_v opposite_a unto_o we_o but_o the_o modern_a writer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v
opinion_n that_o the_o wind_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n when_o as_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o liquid_a part_n thereof_o be_v either_o stir_v or_o melt_v and_o resolve_v by_o the_o sun_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o every_o blast_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o mutation_n of_o region_n they_o change_v their_o name_n as_o for_o example_n that_o which_o blow_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n and_o sun_n set_v be_v name_v zephyrus_n from_o the_o east_n and_o sun_n rise_v apeliotes_n from_o the_o north_n boreas_n and_o from_o the_o south_n lib_n metrodorus_n suppose_v that_o a_o waterish_a vapour_n be_v inchafe_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v and_o raise_v these_o wind_n and_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v anniversary_n name_v etesia_n they_o blow_v when_o the_o air_n about_o the_o north_n pole_n be_v thicken_v and_o congeal_v with_o cold_a and_o so_o accompany_v the_o sun_n and_o flow_v as_o it_o be_v with_o he_o as_o he_o retire_v from_o the_o summer_n tropic_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d solstice_n chap._n viii_o of_o winter_n and_o summer_n empedocles_n and_o the_o stoic_n do_v hold_v that_o winter_n come_v when_o the_o air_n be_v predominant_a in_o thickness_n and_o be_v force_v upward_o but_o summer_n when_o the_o fire_n be_v in_o that_o wise_a predominant_a and_o be_v drive_v downward_o thus_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o impression_n aloft_o in_o the_o air_n we_o will_v treat_v also_o by_o the_o way_n of_o those_o which_o be_v see_v upon_o and_o about_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o substance_n and_o magnitude_n thereof_o thales_n with_o his_o follower_n affirm_v there_o be_v but_o one_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o pythagorean_n maintain_v twain_o one_o here_o and_o another_o opposite_a against_o it_o which_o the_o antipode_n inhabit_v the_o stoic_n say_v there_o be_v one_o earth_n and_o the_o same_o finite_a xenophane_v hold_v that_o beneath_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o a_o infinite_a depth_n and_o that_o compact_v it_o be_v of_o air_n and_o fire_n metrodorus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n be_v the_o very_a sediment_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o water_n like_v as_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n be_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o air_n chap._n x._o the_o form_n of_o the_o earth_n thales_n the_o stoic_n and_o their_o school_n affirm_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v round_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o globe_n or_o ball_n anaximander_n resemble_v the_o earth_n unto_o a_o column_n or_o pillar_n of_o stone_n such_o as_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o superficies_n thereof_o anaximenes_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o flat_a table_n leucippus_n unto_o a_o drum_n or_o tabor_n democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o form_n broad_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o platter_n hollow_a in_o the_o mid_n chap._n xi_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o earth_n the_o disciple_n of_o thales_n maintain_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v seat_v in_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v first_o found_v and_o root_v as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o infinite_a depth_n philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o middle_n as_o be_v the_o hearth_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o range_v the_o earth_n of_o the_o antipode_n and_o in_o the_o three_o this_o wherein_o we_o inhabit_v which_o lie_v opposite_a unto_o that_o counter_a earth_n and_o turn_v about_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n quoth_v he_o that_o those_o who_o dwell_v there_o be_v not_o see_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o parmenides_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d philosopher_n who_o set_v out_o and_o limit_v the_o habitable_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n those_o which_o be_v under_o the_o two_o zone_n unto_o the_o tropic_n or_o solsticiall_a circle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o earth_n pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n incline_v towards_o the_o meridional_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o those_o south_n coast_n for_o that_o the_o septentrional_a tract_n 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howbeit_o not_o from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o rather_o after_o a_o turn_a manner_n like_o unto_o a_o wheel_n upon_o the_o axle_n tree_n from_o west_n to_o east_n round_o about_o her_o own_o centre_n democritus_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n at_o first_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o reason_n as_o well_o of_o smallness_n as_o lightness_n but_o wax_v in_o time_n thick_a and_o heavy_a it_o come_v to_o rest_v unmoveable_a chap._n xiiii_o the_o division_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o how_o many_o zone_n it_o have_v pythagoras_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v divide_v into_o five_o zone_n proportionable_o to_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a heaven_n to_o wit_n the_o arctic_a circle_n the_o tropic_a of_o summer_n the_o tropic_a of_o winter_n the_o aequinoctial_a and_o the_o antarctic_a of_o which_o the_o middlemost_a do_v determine_v and_o set_v out_o the_o very_a mid_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v name_v torrida_fw-la zona_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o burn_a climate_n but_o that_o region_n be_v habitable_a as_o be_v temperate_a which_o lie_v in_o the_o mid_n between_o the_o summer_n and_o the_o winter_n tropic_n chap._n xv._n of_o earthquake_n thales_n and_o democritus_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n unto_o water_n the_o stoic_n thus_o define_v and_o say_v earthquake_n be_v the_o moisture_n within_o the_o earth_n subtiliate_v and_o resolve_v into_o the_o air_n and_o so_o break_v out_o perforce_o anaximenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o rarity_n and_o dryness_n of_o the_o earth_n together_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v engender_v by_o excessive_a drought_n the_o other_o by_o glut_v of_o rain_n anaxagoras_n hold_v that_o when_o the_o air_n be_v get_v within_o the_o earth_n and_o meet_v with_o the_o superficies_n thereof_o which_o it_o find_v tough_a and_o thick_a so_o as_o it_o can_v get_v forth_o it_o shake_v it_o in_o manner_n of_o tremble_a aritstotle_n allege_v the_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 primitive_a humidity_n whereof_o the_o sun_n have_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v a_o great_a part_n the_o rest_n behind_o he_o alter_v and_o turn_v from_o the_o natural_a kind_n by_o his_o excessive_a ardent_a heat_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_v first_o humidity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o pool_n or_o great_a mere_a be_v burn_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n about_o it_o and_o when_o the_o oileous_a substance_n thereof_o be_v exhale_v and_o consume_v the_o rest_n settle_v below_o and_o turn_v into_o a_o brackish_a and_o bitter-saltnesse_n which_o be_v the_o sea_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n enchafe_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v bathe_v and_o wash_v all_o over_o aloft_o antiston_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sweat_n of_o heat_n the_o moisture_n whereof_o which_o be_v within_o be_v by_o much_o seethe_a and_o boil_v send_v out_o become_v salt_n a_o thing_n ordinary_a in_o all_o sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n 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
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〈◊〉_d his_o house_n during_o the_o festival_n solemnity_n of_o the_o muse_n the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n the_o summarie_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o second_o tome_n contain_v the_o miscellane_n or_o mix_a work_n of_o plutarch_n he_o speak_v of_o these_o gather_n out_o of_o natural_a philosophy_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n that_o may_v be_v reap_v thereout_o by_o discern_v true_a opinion_n from_o false_a we_o will_v not_o rehearse_v again_o here_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v in_o that_o place_n but_o propose_v only_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o reader_n the_o bare_a title_n of_o every_o chapter_n throughout_o these_o five_o book_n which_o the_o author_n have_v join_v together_o for_o to_o show_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n as_o touch_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o principal_a point_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 1_o what_o be_v nature_n 2_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o principle_n 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division_n of_o the_o earth_n 15_o the_o zone_n or_o climate_n of_o the_o earth_n how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a they_o be_v 16_o of_o earth_n quake_v 17_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v concrete_a and_o how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a 18_o how_o come_v the_o tide_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n 19_o of_o the_o circle_n call_v halo_n chapter_n of_o the_o four_o book_n 1_o of_o the_o rise_n of_o nilus_n 2_o of_o the_o soul_n 3_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v corporal_a and_o what_o be_v her_o substance_n 4_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n 5_o which_o be_v the_o mistress_n or_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v 6_o of_o the_o soul_n motion_n 7_o of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n 8_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o sensible_a thing_n 9_o whether_o the_o sense_n and_o imagination_n be_v true_a 10_o how_o many_o sense_n there_o be_v 11_o how_o sense_n and_o notion_n be_v perform_v as_o also_o how_o reason_n be_v 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do_v yield_v natural_a seed_n 6_o after_o what_o manner_n conception_n be_v 7_o how_o male_n and_o female_n be_v engender_v 8_o how_o monster_n be_v engender_v 9_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o a_o woman_n accompany_v often_o time_n carnal_o with_o a_o man_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 10_o how_o twin_n both_o two_o and_o three_o at_o once_o be_v occasion_v 11_o how_o come_v the_o resemblance_n of_o parent_n 12_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o infant_n be_v like_a to_o some_o other_o and_o not_o to_o the_o parent_n 13_o how_o woman_n prove_v barren_a and_o man_n unable_a to_o engender_v 14_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o mule_n be_v barren_a 15_o whether_o the_o fruit_n within_o the_o womb_n be_v to_o be_v account_v a_o live_a creature_n or_o no._n 16_o how_o such_o fruit_n be_v nourish_v within_o the_o womb_n 17_o what_o part_n be_v first_o accomplish_v in_o the_o womb_n 18_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o infant_n bear_v at_o seven_o month_n end_n do_v live_v and_o be_v livelike_a 19_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o live_a creature_n how_o they_o be_v engender_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v corruptible_a 20_o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o live_a creature_n whether_o they_o all_o have_v sense_n and_o use_v of_o reason_n 21_o in_o what_o time_n live_v creature_n receive_v form_n within_o the_o mother_n womb_n 22_o of_o what_o element_n be_v every_o general_a part_n in_o we_o compose_v 23_o how_o come_v sleep_n and_o death_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o soul_n or_o body_n 24_o when_o and_o how_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o come_v unto_o his_o perfection_n 25_o whether_o it_o be_v soul_n or_o body_n that_o either_o sleep_v or_o die_v 26_o how_o plant_n come_v to_o grow_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v live_v creature_n 27_o of_o nourishment_n and_o growth_n 28_o from_o whence_o proceed_v appetite_n lust_n and_o pleasure_n in_o live_a creature_n 29_o how_o the_o fever_n be_v engender_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o accessary_a or_o symptom_n to_o another_o disease_n 30_o of_o health_n sickness_n and_o old_a age_n the_o first_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n be_v mind_v to_o write_v of_o natural_a philosophy_n we_o think_v it_o necessary_a in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o before_o all_o thing_n else_o to_o set_v down_o the_o whole_a disputation_n of_o philosophy_n by_o way_n of_o division_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v know_v which_o be_v natural_a and_o what_o part_n it_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a now_o the_o stoic_n say_v that_o sapience_n or_o wisdom_n be_v the_o science_n of_o all_o thing_n aswell_o divine_a as_o humane_a and_o that_o philosophy_n be_v the_o profession_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o art_n expedient_a thereto_o which_o be_v the_o only_a supreme_a and_o sovereign_a virtue_n and_o the_o same_o divide_v into_o three_o most_o general_a virtue_n to_o wit_n natural_a moral_a and_o verbal_a by_o reason_n whereof_o philosophy_n also_o admit_v a_o threefold_n distribution_n to_o wit_n into_o natural_a moral_a rational_a or_o verbal_a the_o natural_a part_n be_v that_o when_o as_o we_o inquire_v and_o dispute_v of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o thing_n contain_v therein_o moral_a be_v occupy_v in_o entreat_v of_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a that_o concern_v man_n life_n rational_a or_o verbal_a handle_v that_o which_o pertain_v unto_o the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n and_o to_o speech_n which_o also_o be_v name_v logic_n or_o dialelectique_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v disputative_a but_o aristotle_n and_o theophrastus_n with_o the_o peripatetic_n in_o manner_n all_o divide_v philosophy_n in_o this_o manner_n namely_o into_o contemplative_a and_o active_a for_o necessary_a it_o be_v say_v they_o that_o a_o man_n to_o attain_v unto_o perfection_n shall_v be_v a_o spectator_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o a_o actor_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v seemly_a and_o decent_a and_o may_v the_o better_o be_v understand_v by_o these_o example_n the_o question_n be_v demand_v whether_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n according_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o sight_n to_o be_v or_o no_o he_o that_o search_v and_o enquire_v into_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n be_v altogether_o therein_o speculative_a for_o he_o seek_v no_o far_a than_o the_o contemplation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v semblable_o if_o the_o demand_n be_v make_v whether_o the_o world_n be_v infinite_a or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o pourprise_n of_o the_o world_n for_o all_o these_o question_n be_v mere_a contemplative_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n move_v it_o may_v be_v how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o live_v how_o he_o shall_v govern_v his_o child_n how_o he_o be_v to_o bear_v rule_n and_o office_n of_o state_n and_o last_o in_o what_o manner_n law_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v and_o make_v for_o all_o these_o be_v seek_v into_o in_o regard_n of_o action_n and_o a_o man_n conversant_a therein_o be_v altogether_o active_a and_o practic_a chap._n i._n what_o be_v nature_n since_o then_o our_o intent_n and_o purpose_n be_v to_o consider_v and_o treat_v of_o natural_a philosophy_n i_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o show_v first_o what_o be_v nature_n for_o absurd_a it_o be_v to_o enterprise_v a_o discourse_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o meanwhile_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o nature_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o nature_n then_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n in_o that_o thing_n wherein_o it_o be_v proper_o and_o principal_o not_o by_o accident_n for_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v see_v which_o be_v do_v neither_o by_o fortune_n nor_o by_o necessity_n and_o be_v not_o divine_a nor_o have_v any_o such_o efficient_a cause_n be_v call_v natural_a as_o have_v a_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a nature_n of_o their_o own_o as_o the_o earth_n fire_n water_n air_n plant_n and_o live_a creature_n moreover_o those_o other_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v see_v ordinary_o engender_v as_o rain_v hail_n lightning_n presteres_fw-la wind_n and_o such_o like_a for_o all_o these_o have_v a_o certain_a beginning_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o for_o ever_o and_o from_o all_o eternity_n but_o do_v proceed_v from_o some_o original_n likewise_o live_v creature_n and_o plant_n have_v a_o beginning_n of_o their_o motion_n and_o this_o first_o principle_n be_v nature_n the_o beginning_n not_o of_o motion_n only_o but_o also_o of_o rest_n and_o quiet_a for_o whatsoever_o have_v have_v a_o beginning_n of_o motion_n the_o same_o also_o may_v have_v a_o end_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n nature_n be_v the_o beginning_n aswell_o of_o rest_n as_o of_o move_v chap._n ii_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o principle_n and_o a_o element_n aristotle_n and_o plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o
speak_v of_o necessity_n either_o be_v not_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n at_o what_o time_n as_o those_o first_o body_n lie_v still_o unmoveable_a or_o stir_v confuse_o or_o else_o if_o he_o be_v before_o he_o either_o sleep_v or_o watch_v or_o do_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o but_o as_o the_o former_a of_o these_o we_o may_v not_o admit_v for_o that_o god_n be_v eternal_a so_o the_o latter_a we_o can_v 〈◊〉_d for_o if_o god_n sleep_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n he_o be_v no_o better_a than_o dead_a for_o what_o be_v eternal_a sleep_n other_o than_o death_n but_o sure_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o death_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o god_n and_o this_o vicinity_n to_o death_n be_v much_o distant_a asunder_o and_o can_v stand_v both_o together_o but_o if_o we_o say_v that_o god_n be_v awake_v all_o that_o while_n either_o he_o be_v defectuous_a in_o his_o bless_a state_n of_o felicity_n or_o else_o he_o enjoy_v the_o same_o complete_a but_o in_o the_o first_o condition_n god_n be_v not_o happy_a for_o whatsoever_o want_v aught_o of_o felitity_n can_v be_v happy_a and_o very_o in_o the_o second_o state_n he_o be_v not_o better_a for_o if_o he_o be_v defective_a in_o nothing_o before_o to_o what_o purpose_n busy_v he_o himself_o in_o such_o vain_a enterprise_n moreover_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o by_o his_o prudent_a care_n man_n affair_n be_v govern_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o wicked_a man_n prosper_v in_o the_o world_n and_o find_v fortune_n their_o 〈◊〉_d mother_n but_o the_o good_a and_o honest_a suffer_v the_o contrary_a and_o feel_v she_o to_o be_v a_o curse_a stepdame_n for_o king_n agamemnon_n as_o the_o poet_z faith_n aprince_n right_o good_a and_o gracious_a a_o knight_n with_o all_o most_o 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o a_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n surprise_v and_o murder_v treacherous_o and_o hercules_n one_o of_o his_o race_n and_o kindred_n after_o he_o have_v rid_v and_o purge_v the_o life_n of_o man_n from_o so_o many_o monster_n that_o trouble_v his_o reposewas_fw-mi poison_v by_o deianeira_n and_o so_o by_o indirect_a mean_n lose_v his_o life_n thales_n say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n anaximander_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o star_n be_v celestial_a god_n democritus_n be_v persuade_v that_o god_n be_v a_o mind_n of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n affirm_v that_o of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n unity_n be_v god_n and_o the_o sovereign_a good_a which_o be_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o one_o and_o be_v understanding_n itself_o but_o the_o indefinite_a binarie_n be_v the_o devil_n and_o evil_a about_o which_o be_v the_o multitude_n material_a and_o the_o visible_a world_n socrates_n and_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o he_o be_v one_o and_o of_o a_o simple_a nature_n beget_v and_o bear_v of_o himself_o alone_o true_o good_a all_o which_o term_n and_o attribute_n tend_v unto_o a_o mind_n so_o that_o this_o mind_n be_v god_n a_o form_n separate_v apart_o that_o be_v to_o say_v neither_o mingle_v with_o any_o matter_n nor_o entangle_v and_o join_v with_o any_o thing_n passable_a whatsoever_o aristotle_n suppose_v that_o this_o supreme_a god_n be_v a_o abstract_n form_n settle_v upon_o the_o round_a sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n which_o be_v a_o heavenly_a and_o celestial_a body_n and_o therefore_o term_v by_o he_o the_o five_o body_n or_o quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la which_o celestial_a body_n be_v divide_v into_o many_o sphere_n coherent_a by_o nature_n but_o separate_a and_o distinct_a by_o reason_n and_o understanding_n he_o think_v each_o of_o these_o sphere_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o animal_n compose_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o which_o twain_o the_o body_n be_v celestial_a move_a circular_o and_o the_o soul_n reason_n unmooveable_a in_o itself_o but_o the_o cause_n in_o effect_n of_o motion_n the_o stoic_n teach_v after_o a_o more_o general_a manner_n and_o define_v god_n to_o be_v a_o work_n and_o artificial_a fire_n proceed_v methodical_o and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o comprehend_v in_o itself_o all_o the_o spermaticall_a proportion_n and_o reason_n of_o seed_n according_a to_o which_o every_o thing_n by_o fatal_a destiny_n be_v produce_v and_o come_v forth_o also_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n pierce_v and_o spread_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n howbeit_o change_v his_o denomination_n throughout_o the_o whole_a matter_n as_o it_o pass_v by_o transition_n from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o semblable_o that_o the_o world_n be_v god_n the_o star_n likewise_o and_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o the_o supreme_a mind_n above_o in_o heaven_n final_o epicurus_n conceive_v thus_o of_o the_o god_n that_o they_o all_o have_v the_o form_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v perceptable_a only_o by_o reason_n and_o cogitation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o subtle_a part_n and_o fine_a nature_n of_o their_o imaginative_a figure_n he_o also_o affirm_v that_o those_o other_o four_o nature_n in_o general_n be_v incorruptible_a to_o wit_n the_o atom_n vacuity_n infinity_n and_o resemblance_n which_o also_o be_v call_v semblable_a parcel_n and_o element_n chap._n viii_o of_o daemon_n and_o demigod_n otherwise_o name_v hero_n to_o this_o treatise_n of_o the_o god_n meet_v it_o be_v to_o adjoine_v a_o discourse_n as_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n and_o hero_n thales_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o these_o daemon_n be_v spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o hero_n soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a the_o good_a hero_n be_v the_o good_a soul_n and_o the_o bad_a hero_n the_o bad_a soul_n but_o epicurus_n admit_v none_o of_o all_o this_o chap._n ix_o of_o matter_n matter_n be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a subject_n expose_v to_o generation_n corruption_n and_o other_o mutation_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n together_o with_o the_o stoic_n do_v say_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v variable_a mutable_a alterable_a and_o fluxible_a all_o whole_o through_o the_o universal_a world_n the_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o principle_n be_v impassable_a to_o wit_n the_o small_a indivisible_a body_n atomos_fw-la voidnesse_n and_o incorporal_a aristotle_n and_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o matter_n be_v corporal_a without_o form_n shape_n figure_n and_o quality_n in_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o property_n but_o when_o it_o have_v receive_v form_n once_o it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o nurse_n a_o mould_n pattern_n and_o a_o mother_n they_o who_o set_v down_o for_o this_o matter_n water_n earth_n fire_n or_o air_n do_v not_o say_v that_o now_o it_o be_v without_o form_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a body_n but_o such_o as_o affirm_v that_o these_o atom_n and_o indivisible_a body_n be_v the_o say_a matter_n make_v it_o altogether_o formelesse_a chap._n x._o of_o idea_n idea_n be_v a_o bodiless_a substance_n which_o of_o itself_o have_v no_o subsistence_n but_o give_v figure_n and_o form_n unto_o shapeless_a matter_n and_o become_v the_o very_a cause_n that_o bring_v they_o into_o show_n and_o evidence_n socrates_n and_o plato_n suppose_v that_o these_o ideae_fw-la be_v substance_n separate_v and_o distinct_a from_o matter_n howbeit_o subsist_v in_o the_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n aristotle_n admit_v very_o these_o form_n and_o ideae_fw-la howbeit_o not_o separate_v from_o matter_n as_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o all_o that_o which_o god_n have_v make_v the_o stoic_n such_o as_o be_v the_o scholar_n of_o zeno_n have_v deliver_v that_o our_o thought_n and_o conceit_n be_v the_o ideae_fw-la chap._n xi_o of_o cause_n a_o cause_n be_v that_o whereupon_o depend_v or_o follow_v a_o effect_n or_o by_o which_o any_o thing_n happen_v plato_n have_v set_v down_o three_o kind_n of_o cause_n and_o those_o be_v distinguish_v by_o these_o term_n by_o which_o of_o which_o and_o for_o which_o but_o he_o take_v the_o most_o principal_a to_o be_v that_o by_o which_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o understanding_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o principal_a cause_n be_v incorporal_a and_o as_o for_o other_o cause_n either_o by_o participation_n or_o by_o accident_n they_o be_v of_o a_o corporal_a substance_n and_o so_o the_o world_n be_v a_o body_n but_o the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o cause_n be_v corporal_a inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v spirit_n chap._n xii_o of_o body_n a_o body_n be_v measurable_a and_o have_v three_o dimension_n length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n or_o thickness_n or_o thus_o a_o body_n be_v a_o mass_n that_o resist_v touch_v natural_o of_o itself_o
and_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o necessity_n and_o that_o destiny_n justice_n providence_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o one_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n plato_n refer_v some_o event_n to_o providence_n and_o other_o he_o attribute_v to_o necessity_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n apt_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o element_n democritus_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o resistance_n the_o corruption_n lation_n motion_n and_o permission_n of_o the_o matter_n plato_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v one_o while_o matter_n itself_o and_o another_o while_o the_o habitude_n of_o that_o which_o be_v agent_n to_o the_o matter_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o destiny_n heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fatal_a destiny_n and_o that_o it_o and_o necessity_n be_v both_o one_o plato_n admit_v willing_o this_o destiny_n in_o the_o soul_n life_n and_o action_n of_o man_n but_o he_o infer_v withal_o a_o cause_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o the_o stoic_n likewise_o according_a with_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n invincible_a most_o violent_a and_o enforce_a all_o thing_n also_o that_o destiny_n be_v a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n interlace_v &_o link_v orderly_o in_o which_o concatenation_n or_o chain_n be_v therein_o comprise_v also_o that_o cause_n which_o proceed_v from_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o some_o event_n be_v destine_v and_o other_o not_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heraclitus_n say_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o pierce_v throughout_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o eternal_a reason_n and_o a_o perpetual_a law_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chrysippus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a puissance_n spiritual_a which_o by_o order_n govern_v and_o administer_v all_o thing_n and_o again_o in_o his_o book_n of_o definition_n he_o write_v thus_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n or_o rather_o the_o law_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n administer_v and_o govern_v by_o providence_n or_o else_o the_o reason_n whereby_o thing_n past_a have_v be_v thing_n present_a be_v and_o future_a thing_n shall_v be_v the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o order_n and_o connexion_n which_o can_v be_v surmount_v and_o transgress_v posidonius_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o three_o after_o jupiter_n for_o that_o jupiter_n be_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n nature_n in_o the_o second_o and_o fatal_a destiny_n in_o the_o three_o chap._n xxix_o of_o fortune_n plato_n define_v fortune_n to_o be_v in_o thing_n proceed_v from_o man_n counsel_n and_o election_n a_o cause_n by_o accident_n and_o a_o very_a casual_a consequence_n aristotle_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o from_o some_o deliberate_a purpose_n and_o impulsion_n tend_v to_o a_o certain_a end_n which_o cause_n be_v not_o apparent_a but_o hide_v and_o uncertain_a and_o he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o fortune_n and_o rash_a adventure_n for_o that_o all_o fortune_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o action_n of_o this_o world_n be_v adventurous_a but_o every_o adventure_n be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o fortune_n for_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o thing_n without_o action_n again_o fortune_n be_v proper_o in_o action_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o adventure_n indifferent_o in_o creature_n as_o well_o unreasonable_a as_o reasonable_a yea_o and_o in_o those_o body_n which_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o soul_n epicurus_n say_v that_o fortune_n be_v a_o cause_n which_o will_v not_o stand_v and_o accord_n with_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n anaxagoras_n and_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n unknown_a and_o hide_a to_o humane_a reason_n for_o that_o some_o thing_n come_v by_o necessity_n other_o by_o fatal_a destiny_n some_o by_o deliberate_a counsel_n other_o by_o fortune_n and_o some_o again_o by_o casuality_n or_o adventure_n chap._n xxx_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n and_o divulsion_n or_o separation_n of_o element_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n write_v he_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o physics_n this_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o will_v yet_o say_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v humane_a and_o mortal_a mature_a none_o there_o be_v and_o death_n end_n be_v but_o vain_a amixture_n and_o divulsion_n of_o element_n and_o of_o all_o only_o there_o be_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o man_n do_v nature_n call_v semblable_o anaxagoras_n say_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o concretion_n and_o dissipation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v generation_n and_o corruption_n the_o second_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v now_o finish_v the_o treatise_n of_o principle_n element_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n link_v and_o concur_v with_o they_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o pen_n unto_o the_o discourse_n as_o touch_v their_o effect_n and_o work_n compose_v of_o they_o begin_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o spacious_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o who_o call_v the_o roundle_n that_o contain_v and_o comprehend_v all_o to_o wit_n the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o orderly_a digestion_n observe_v therein_o thales_n and_o his_o disciple_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n democritus_n epicurus_n and_o their_o scholar_n metrodorus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a world_n in_o a_o infinite_a space_n according_a to_o all_o dimension_n and_o circumstance_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o course_n and_o race_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o very_a circumscription_n of_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a confinement_n thereof_o seleucus_z hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v infinite_a diogenes_n affirm_v the_o universality_n to_o be_v infinite_a but_o the_o world_n finite_a and_o determinate_a the_o stoic_n put_v a_o difference_n between_o universal_a and_o whole_a for_o they_o say_v that_o the_o universal_a together_o with_o voidnesse_n be_v infinite_a and_o that_o the_o whole_a without_o voidnes_n be_v the_o world_n so_o as_o these_o term_n the_o whole_a and_o the_o world_n be_v not_o both_o one_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o figure_n and_o form_n of_o the_o world_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v round_o some_o say_v it_o be_v point_v or_o piramidall_a other_o that_o it_o be_v fashion_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o egg_n but_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o his_o world_n may_v be_v round_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v apt_a beside_o to_o receive_v other_o form_n chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v or_o endue_v with_o a_o soul_n all_o other_o philosopher_n agree_v that_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v &_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o democritus_n epicurus_n and_o as_o many_o as_o maintain_v atom_n and_o with_o all_o bring_v in_o vacuity_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o animate_v nor_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a nature_n void_a of_o reason_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o animate_v whole_o and_o throughout_o all_o part_n nor_o sensitive_a nor_o reasonable_a nor_o yet_o intellectual_a or_o direct_v by_o providence_n true_a it_o be_v quoth_v he_o that_o celestial_a body_n be_v capable_a of_o all_o these_o quality_n as_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o sphere_n both_o animate_v and_o vital_a whereas_o body_n terrestrial_a and_o approach_v near_o unto_o the_o earth_n be_v endue_v with_o none_o of_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o order_n and_o decent_a composition_n therein_o it_o come_v by_o accident_n and_o not_o by_o prepense_a reason_n and_o counsel_n chap._n four_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o eternal_a pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n be_v engender_v and_o make_v by_o god_n and_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n be_v corruptible_a shall_v perish_v for_o sensible_a it_o be_v and_o therefore_o corporal_a howbeit_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v it_o perish_v it_o shall_v never_o epicurus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v corruptible_a for_o that_o it_o be_v engender_v like_v as_o a_o live_a creature_n or_o a_o plant_n xenophane_v hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a ingenerable_a uncreated_a and_o incorruptible_a aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o moon_n be_v passable_a wherein_o the_o body_n also_o adjacent_a to_o the_o earth_n be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n v._o whereof_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v aristotle_n say_v that_o if_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v it_o be_v
likewise_o corruptible_a and_o will_v perish_v but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o it_o have_v no_o need_n of_o nouriture_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v eternal_a plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n yield_v unto_o itself_o nouriture_n of_o that_o which_o perish_v by_o way_n of_o mutation_n philolaus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a corruption_n one_o while_o by_o fire_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o another_o while_n by_o water_n of_o the_o moon_n pour_v 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o turn_v about_o of_o the_o air_n the_o exhalation_n whereof_o become_v the_o food_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o at_o which_o element_n begin_v god_n the_o fabric_n of_o the_o world_n the_o naturalist_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v at_o earth_n as_o the_o very_a centre_n thereof_o for_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o sphere_n or_o ball_n be_v the_o centre_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o fire_n and_o the_o five_o element_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o first_o thing_n separate_v apart_o be_v the_o sky_n or_o five_o essence_n call_v aether_n the_o second_o fire_n after_o which_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o be_v thrust_v close_o and_o press_v together_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o revolution_n spring_v water_n from_o which_o air_n do_v evaporate_v also_o that_o heaven_n be_v make_v of_o that_o sky_n or_o quintessence_n the_o sun_n of_o fire_n and_o of_o the_o other_o element_n be_v constipate_v and_o felt_v as_o it_o be_v terrestrial_a body_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o the_o earth_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o visible_a world_n be_v form_v to_o the_o mould_n and_o pattern_n of_o the_o intellectual_a that_o of_o the_o visible_a world_n the_o soul_n be_v first_o make_v and_o after_o it_o that_o which_o be_v corpulent_a that_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o earth_n first_o that_o which_o stand_v of_o water_n and_o air_n second_o pythagoras_n affirm_v that_o of_o the_o five_o solid_a body_n which_o be_v also_o call_v mathematical_a the_o cube_n that_o be_v to_o say_v asquare_n body_n with_o six_o face_n go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o point_a pyramid_n be_v make_v fire_n of_o octoedra_n or_o solid_a body_n with_o eight_o base_n the_o earth_n of_o icosiedra_n with_o twenty_o side_n the_o water_n of_o dodecaedra_n with_o twelve_o face_n the_o supreme_a sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n and_o himself_o herein_o also_o do_v pythagorize_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n fabric_n parmenides_n imagine_v certain_a coronet_n as_o it_o be_v interlace_v one_o within_o another_o some_o of_o a_o rare_a substance_n other_o of_o a_o thick_a and_o the_o same_o mix_v of_o light_n and_o darkness_n between_o also_o that_o the_o body_n which_o contain_v they_o all_o together_o be_v as_o firm_a and_o solid_a as_o a_o wall_n leucippus_n and_o democrirus_n enwrap_v the_o world_n round_o about_o with_o a_o tunicle_n or_o membrane_n epicurus_n hold_v that_o the_o extremity_n of_o some_o world_n be_v rare_a of_o other_o thick_a and_o that_o of_o they_o some_o be_v movable_a other_o immovable_a plato_n set_v down_o fire_n first_o second_o the_o sky_n then_o air_n afterward_o water_n and_o last_o of_o all_o earth_n but_o otherwhiles_o he_o conjoin_v the_o sky_n unto_o fire_n aristotle_n range_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o impassable_a air_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a five_o body_n and_o after_o it_o the_o element_n passable_a to_o wit_n fire_n aire_n water_n and_o earth_n the_o last_o of_o all_o which_o unto_o the_o celestial_a body_n he_o attribute_v a_o circular_a motion_n and_o of_o the_o other_o situate_v beneath_o they_o unto_o the_o light_a kind_n the_o ascent_n or_o rise_v upward_o unto_o the_o weighty_a descent_n or_o settle_v downward_o empedocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o place_n of_o the_o element_n be_v not_o always_o steadie_a and_o certain_a but_o that_o they_o all_o interchange_n mutual_o one_o with_o another_o chap._n viii_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o world_n bend_v or_o cope_v forward_o diogenes_n and_o anaxagoras_n affirm_v that_o after_o the_o world_n be_v make_v and_o that_o live_a creature_n be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o world_n bow_v i_o wot_v not_o how_o of_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o own_o accord_n to_o the_o southern_a or_o meridional_a part_n thereof_o haply_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n so_o order_v all_o that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v habitable_a other_o inhabitable_a according_a to_o excessive_a cold_a extreme_a heat_n and_o a_o mean_a temperature_n of_o both_o empedocles_n say_v that_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o air_n give_v place_n to_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o two_o bear_n or_o pole_n antarctic_a bend_v and_o incline_v as_o for_o those_o part_n which_o be_v northerly_a they_o be_v elevate_v and_o mount_v aloft_o but_o the_o southern_a coast_n be_v depress_v and_o debase_v as_o much_o and_o so_o according_o the_o whole_a world_n chap._n ix_o whether_o without_o the_o world_n there_o be_v any_o vacuity_n the_o school_n of_o pythagoras_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o voidnesse_n without_o the_o world_n to_o which_o and_o out_o of_o which_o the_o world_n do_v draw_v breath_n but_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o into_o it_o the_o infinite_a world_n by_o way_n of_o conflagration_n be_v resolve_v posidonius_n admit_v no_o other_o infinity_n than_o as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o vacuity_n aristotle_n say_v there_o be_v voidnesse_n plato_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o emptiness_n at_o all_o either_o without_o or_o within_o the_o world_n chap._n x._o what_o be_v the_o right_a side_n and_o which_o be_v the_o left_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n do_v take_v the_o east_n for_o the_o right_a part_n and_o the_o west_n for_o the_o left_a empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o right_a side_n bend_v towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_a and_o the_o leave_v towards_o the_o tropic_a of_o winter_n chap._n xi_o of_o heaven_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o anaximenes_n affirm_v the_o exterior_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v earthy_a empedocles_n say_v that_o heaven_n be_v solid_a be_v make_v of_o air_n condensate_a by_o fire_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o crystal_n and_o that_o it_o contain_v the_o fiery_a and_o airy_a nature_n in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o hemisphere_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o heaven_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o five_o body_n above_o fire_n or_o else_o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a chap._n xii_o of_o the_o division_n of_o heaven_n and_o namely_o into_o how_o many_o circle_n it_o be_v divide_v thales_n and_o pythagoras_n with_o his_o follower_n do_v say_v that_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v part_v into_o five_o circle_n which_o they_o call_v certain_a zone_n cincture_n or_o girdle_n of_o which_o circle_n one_o be_v call_v the_o arctic_a and_o be_v always_o to_o be_v see_v of_o we_o a_o second_o the_o summer_n tropic_n a_o three_o aequinoctial_a the_o four_o winter_n tropic_n and_o the_o five_o the_o antarctic_a circle_n which_o be_v evermore_o unseen_a as_o atouching_a the_o oblique_a or_o crooked_a circle_n call_v the_o zodiac_n which_o lie_v under_o the_o other_o three_o middle_a circle_n above_o name_v it_o touch_v they_o all_o three_o as_o it_o pass_v and_o every_o of_o they_o be_v cut_v in_o right_a angle_n by_o the_o meridian_n which_o go_v from_o pole_n to_o pole_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o man_n say_v that_o observe_v the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n which_o invention_n nevertheless_o oenopides_n the_o chian_a ascribe_v to_o himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o star_n and_o how_o they_o be_v make_v and_o compose_v thales_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v terrestrial_a and_o nathlesse_a fiery_a and_o ardent_a empedocles_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v inflame_v by_o that_o fire_n which_o the_o sky_n contain_v within_o itself_o do_v violent_o strike_v and_o send_v forth_o at_o the_o first_o excretion_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o the_o sky_n which_o environ_v be_v indeed_o of_o the_o own_o essence_n of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n but_o by_o the_o violent_a revolution_n of_o itself_o snatch_v up_o stone_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o set_v they_o on_o 〈◊〉_d they_o become_v star_n diogenes_n think_v that_o star_n be_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o pumish_a stone_n as_o be_v be_v the_o breathe_a hole_n of_o the_o world_n and_o again_o the_o same_o philosopher_n say_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a blinde-stone_n not_o apparent_a howbeit_o fall_v often_o to_o the_o earth_n be_v there_o quench_v as_o it_o happen_v in_o a_o place_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o
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