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thought_n deep_o fix_v and_o exalt_v as_o it_o be_v into_o a_o belief_n be_v of_o power_n to_o alter_v the_o body_n of_o the_o jmaginant_n for_o though_o it_o have_v a_o manifest_a power_n to_o hurt_v it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o have_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o power_n to_o help_v no_o more_o indeed_o than_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v conclude_v that_o because_o their_o be_v pestilent_a air_n able_a sudden_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o health_n therefore_o there_o shall_v be_v sovereign_a air_n able_a sudden_o to_o cure_v a_o man_n in_o sickness_n v._n laert._n in_o v._n this_o inquisition_n will_v certain_o be_v of_o excellent_a use_n but_o as_o socrates_n say_v it_o need_v a_o delian_a diver_n be_v cover_v with_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n again_o of_o all_o these_o knowledge_n de_fw-fr foedere_fw-la or_o of_o the_o concordance_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o body_n there_o be_v no_o part_n more_o necessary_a than_o the_o disquisition_n of_o the_o seat_n and_o domiciles_fw-la which_o the_o several_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v take_v and_o occupate_v in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o organ_n thereof_o which_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n have_v not_o want_v sectator_n but_o what_o be_v find_v in_o many_o such_o writer_n be_v either_o controvert_v or_o slight_o inquire_v plat._n plat._n in_o timaeo_n arist_n de_fw-fr gen._n anim._n 4._o gal._n de_fw-fr plac_fw-la plat._n and_o will_v be_v search_v into_o with_o more_o diligence_n and_o perspicacity_n for_o the_o opinion_n introduce_v by_o plato_n place_v the_o understanding_n in_o the_o brain_n as_o in_o a_o high_a tower_n animosity_n which_o he_o unfit_o call_v anger_n be_v it_o be_v near_o to_o tumour_n and_o pride_n in_o the_o heart_n concupiscence_n and_o sensuality_n in_o the_o liver_n deserve_v not_o altogether_o to_o be_v despise_v nor_o yet_o too_o hasty_o embrace_v so_o the_o place_n of_o the_o intellectual_a faculty_n jmagination_n reason_n memory_n according_a to_o the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n 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the_o proper_a subject_n of_o his_o miracle_n for_o we_o never_o read_v of_o any_o miracle_n do_v by_o he_o respect_v honour_n or_o wealth_n beside_o that_o one_o when_o tribute_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o caesar_n but_o only_o respect_v the_o body_n of_o man_n or_o to_o preserve_v or_o to_o sustain_v or_o to_o cure_v it_o §_o the_o subject_a of_o medicine_n namely_o man_n body_n be_v of_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o most_o capable_a of_o remedy_n but_o then_o that_o remedy_n be_v most_o capable_a of_o error_n for_o the_o same_o subtlety_n and_o variety_n of_o the_o subject_n as_o it_o afford_v great_a possibility_n of_o cure_n so_o it_o give_v great_a facility_n to_o error_n wherefore_o as_o that_o art_n such_o as_o now_o it_o be_v may_v well_o be_v reckon_v among_o art_n conjectural_a so_o the_o enquiry_n thereof_o may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o most_o difficult_a and_o exact_a arts._n neither_o yet_o be_v we_o so_o senseless_a as_o to_o imagine_v with_o paracelsus_n passim_fw-la paramiri_fw-la lib._n 4._o rob._n flood_n passim_fw-la and_o the_o alchemist_n that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o man_n body_n certain_a correspondence_n and_o parallel_n to_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o specifique_a nature_n in_o the_o world_n as_o star_n mineral_n and_o the_o rest_n as_o they_o foolish_o fancy_v and_o mythologize_v strain_v but_o very_o impertinent_o that_o emblem_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o man_n be_v microcosmus_n a_o abstract_n or_o model_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o countenance_v their_o fabulous_a and_o fictious_a invention_n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o be_v a_o evident_a truth_n which_o we_o be_v about_o to_o say_v that_o among_o all_o body_n natural_a there_o be_v not_o find_v any_o so_o multiplicious_o compound_v as_o the_o body_n of_o man_n for_o we_o see_v herb_n and_o plant_n be_v nourish_v by_o earth_n and_o water_n beast_n by_o herb_n and_o fruit_n but_o man_n by_o the_o flesh_n of_o 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spice_n generous_a wine_n or_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n or_o chemical_a oil_n all_o which_o do_v rather_o hurt_v than_o help_n §_o three_o we_o admonish_v man_n that_o they_o cease_v to_o trifle_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o credulous_a as_o to_o think_v that_o such_o a_o great_a work_n as_o this_o be_v to_o retard_v and_o turn_v back_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n by_o a_o morning_n draught_n or_o the_o use_n of_o some_o precious_a receipt_n no_o not_o with_o aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la or_o the_o substance_n of_o pearl_n or_o such_o like_a toy_n but_o that_o they_o take_v it_o for_o a_o ground_a truth_n that_o the_o prolongation_n of_o life_n be_v a_o great_a work_n and_o which_o consist_v in_o many_o kind_n of_o receipt_n and_o of_o a_o orderly_a course_n and_o connexion_n of_o they_o and_o let_v no_o man_n be_v so_o stupid_a as_o to_o believe_v that_o what_o never_o yet_o be_v do_v can_v be_v now_o effect_v but_o by_o mean_n yet_o 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love_v he_o that_o confess_v his_o modesty_n but_o i_o can_v endure_v he_o that_o accuse_v it_o a_o confidence_n in_o carriage_n soon_o unite_v affection_n i_o like_v a_o reserve_a countenance_n and_o a_o open_a speech_n contra._n boldness_n be_v the_o verger_n to_o folly_n impudence_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o for_o imposture_n confidence_n be_v the_o fool_n empress_n and_o the_o wise_a man_n buffoon_n boldness_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o dullness_n of_o sense_n together_o with_o a_o perverseness_n of_o the_o will_n ceremony_n puntoe_n affectation_n xxxiv_o pro._n a_o comely_a moderation_n of_o countenance_n and_o gesture_n be_v the_o true_a season_n of_o virtue_n if_o we_o observe_v the_o vulgar_a in_o the_o use_n of_o word_n why_o not_o in_o habit_n and_o gesture_n he_o that_o keep_v not_o a_o decorum_n in_o small_a matter_n and_o in_o his_o daily_a custom_n though_o he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n yet_o set_v it_o down_o for_o truth_n that_o such_o a_o personage_n be_v wise_a but_o at_o certain_a season_n virtue_n and_o wisdom_n without_o all_o point_n of_o respect_n and_o compliment_n be_v like_o foreign_a language_n they_o be_v not_o understand_v by_o the_o common_a people_n he_o that_o apprehend_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o common_a people_n neither_o by_o a_o congruous_a application_n nor_o yet_o by_o observation_n be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o senseless_a puntoe_n and_o ceremony_n be_v the_o translation_n of_o virtue_n into_o a_o mother_n tongue_n contra._n what_o can_v be_v a_o more_o deform_a spectacle_n than_o to_o transfer_v the_o sense_n into_o our_o common_a course_n of_o life_n fair_a ingenious_a behaviour_n win_v grace_n and_o favour_n but_o affectation_n and_o art_n procure_v hatred_n better_o a_o paint_a face_n and_o crisp_a hair_n then_o paint_v and_o crisp_a manner_n he_o can_v comprehend_v great_a matter_n who_o break_v his_o mind_n to_o small_a observation_n affectation_n be_v the_o shine_a putrefaction_n of_o ingenuity_n jest_n xxxv_o pro._n a_o conceit_n be_v the_o altar_n of_o a_o orator_n he_o that_o mingle_v modest_a mirth_n in_o all_o his_o commerce_n with_o other_o reserve_v a_o freedom_n of_o mind_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n more_o politic_a than_o a_o man_n will_v think_v smooth_o to_o pass_v from_o jest_n to_o earnest_n and_o from_o earnest_a to_o jest_v a_o witty_a conceit_n be_v oftentimes_o a_o convoy_n of_o a_o truth_n which_o otherwise_o can_v not_o so_o handsome_o have_v be_v fery_v over_o contra_n what_o man_n despise_v not_o those_o that_o hunt_v after_o these_o deformity_n and_o concinnity_n to_o put_v off_o the_o importance_n of_o business_n with_o a_o jest_n be_v a_o base_a slight_a of_o wit_n then_o judge_v of_o a_o jest_n when_o you_o have_v do_v laugh_v merry_o conceit_a man_n seldom_o penetrate_v far_o than_o the_o superficies_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o point_n where_o the_o jest_n lie_v to_o put_v a_o jest_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o moment_n upon_o serious_a affair_n be_v a_o childish_a levity_n love_n xxxvi_o pro._n do_v you_o not_o see_v how_o all_o man_n seek_v themselves_o but_o a_o lover_n only_o find_v himself_o there_o be_v no_o better_a government_n of_o the_o mind_n then_o from_o the_o command_n of_o some_o powerful_a affection_n he_o that_o be_v wise_a let_v he_o pursue_v some_o desire_n or_o other_o for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o affect_v some_o one_o thing_n in_o chief_a unto_o he_o all_o thing_n be_v distasteful_a and_o tedious_a why_o shall_v not_o that_o which_o be_v one_o rest_n in_o unity_n contra._n the_o stage_n be_v much_o behold_v to_o love_n the_o life_n of_o man_n nothing_o there_o be_v nothing_o have_v so_o many_o name_n as_o love_v for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n either_o so_o foolish_a that_o it_o know_v not_o itself_o or_o so_o base_a that_o it_o must_v needs_o disguise_v itself_o under_o a_o counterfeit_a habit_n i_o like_v not_o such_o nature_n as_o be_v only_a intent_n upon_o one_o thing_n love_n be_v a_o poore-narrow_a contemplation_n 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