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zeal_n and_o eloquence_n that_o he_o fancy_v himself_o the_o holy-ghost_n 17._o and_o when_o man_n talk_v so_o much_o of_o the_o spirit_n if_o they_o take_v notice_n what_o they_o ordinary_o mean_v by_o it_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o strong_a and_o impetuous_a motion_n whereby_o they_o be_v zealous_o and_o fervent_o carry_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n so_o that_o fervour_n zeal_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o effect_n all_o one_o now_o no_o complexion_n be_v so_o hot_a as_o melancholy_a when_o it_o be_v heat_v be_v like_o boil_a water_n as_o aristotle_n obseru_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o it_o transcend_v the_o flame_n of_o fire_n or_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d heat_a stone_n or_o iron_n when_o they_o be_v red_a hot_a for_o they_o be_v then_o more_o hot_a by_o far_o than_o a_o burn_a coal_n we_o shall_v omit_v here_o to_o play_v the_o grammarian_n and_o to_o take_v notice_n how_o well_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suit_n with_o the_o very_a word_n zeal_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v but_o shall_v cast_v our_o eye_n more_o careful_o upon_o the_o thing_n themselves_o and_o parallel_v out_o of_o the_o same_o philosopher_n what_o they_o call_v spirit_n to_o what_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o melancholy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n then_o that_o wing_n the_o enthusiast_n in_o such_o a_o wonderful_a â—anner_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o flatulency_n which_o be_v in_o the_o melancholy_a complexion_n &_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o hypochondriacal_a humour_n upon_o some_o occasional_a heat_n as_o wind_v out_o of_o a_o aeolipila_n apply_v to_o the_o fire_n which_o fume_n mount_v into_o the_o head_n be_v first_o actuate_v and_o spirit_v and_o somewhat_o refine_v by_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o heart_n fill_v the_o mind_n with_o variety_n of_o imagination_n and_o so_o quicken_v and_o enlarge_v invention_n that_o it_o make_v the_o enthusiast_n to_o admiration_n fluent_a and_o eloquent_a he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v drink_v 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that_o any_o thing_n less_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o unexpected_a joy_n and_o triumph_n than_o the_o immediate_a arm_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n that_o have_v thus_o exalt_v he_o when_o it_o be_v nothing_o indeed_o but_o a_o paroxysm_n of_o melancholy_n which_o be_v like_o the_o break_n out_o of_o a_o flame_n after_o a_o long_a smoke_n and_o reek_v of_o new_a rubbish_n lay_v upon_o the_o fire_n but_o because_o such_o return_n as_o these_o come_v not_o at_o set_a time_n nor_o make_v man_n sick_a but_o rather_o delight_v they_o they_o think_v there_o be_v something_o divine_a therein_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o from_o natural_a cause_n 19_o there_o be_v also_o another_o notorious_a mockery_n in_o this_o complexion_n nature_n confident_o avouch_v herself_o to_o be_v god_n who_o the_o apostle_n call_v love_n as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o very_a essence_n when_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v here_o nothing_o else_o but_o melancholy_n that_o have_v put_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o true_a than_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o high_a perfection_n that_o be_v compatible_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o that_o this_o also_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o unavoidable_a that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n mad_a and_o yet_o not_o fail_v to_o assent_v unto_o it_o nay_o i_o dare_v say_v melancholy_a itself_o will_v be_v his_o monitour_n to_o remind_v he_o of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v any_o possibility_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v so_o manifest_a and_o palpable_a a_o truth_n for_o the_o sense_n of_o love_n at_o large_a be_v eminent_o comprehend_v in_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o melancholist_n melancholy_a and_o wine_n be_v of_o so_o near_o a_o nature_n one_o to_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o wine_n make_v man_n amorous_a which_o the_o philosopher_n prove_v in_o that_o a_o man_n in_o wine_n will_v kiss_v such_o person_n as_o a_o sober_a man_n will_v scarce_o 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more_o seem_o sad_a yet_o will_v prove_v as_o faithful_a a_o attendant_n as_o that_o other_o and_o this_o be_v melancholy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o beside_o this_o flatulencie_n that_o solicit_v to_o lust_n there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o due_a dash_n of_o sanguine_a in_o the_o melancholy_a that_o the_o complexion_n may_v prove_v stupendious_o enravish_v for_o that_o more_o sluggish_a dulcour_n of_o the_o blood_n will_v be_v sometime_o so_o quicken_v and_o actuate_v by_o the_o fierceness_n and_o sharpness_n of_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n as_o the_o fulsomeness_n of_o sugar_n be_v by_o the_o acrimony_n of_o lemon_n that_o it_o will_v afford_v far_o more_o sensible_a pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o love_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o will_v be_v â—arre_o more_o lively_a and_o vigorous_a more_o pierce_a and_o rapturous_a than_o they_o can_v be_v in_o pure_a sanguine_a itself_o from_o this_o complexion_n be_v poet_n and_o the_o more_o high_o pretend_v enthusiast_n betwixt_o who_o this_o be_v the_o great_a difference_n that_o a_o poet_n be_v a_o enthusiast_n in_o jest_n and_o a_o enthusiast_n be_v a_o poet_n in_o good_a earnest_n melancholy_a prevail_v so_o much_o with_o he_o that_o he_o take_v his_o no_o better_o than_o poetical_a fit_n and_o figment_n for_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o real_a truth_n 21._o but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a flatuous_a and_o spiritous_a temper_n with_o a_o proportionable_a dosis_n of_o sanguine_a add_v to_o their_o melancholy_n not_o the_o pure_a spirit_n of_o god_n that_o thus_o inact_v they_o be_v plain_o to_o be_v discover_v not_o only_o in_o their_o language_n which_o be_v very_o sweet_a and_o melt_a as_o if_o sugar_a plum_n lay_v under_o their_o tongue_n but_o from_o notorious_a circumstance_n of_o their_o life_n and_o in_o my_o apprehension_n it_o will_v be_v
altitude_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o cause_n summer_n and_o winter_n because_o the_o sun_n have_v the_o same_o heat_n be_v he_o high_o or_o low_o but_o that_o there_o be_v aestivall_n and_o hybernall_a star_n that_o be_v the_o grand_a cause_n of_o these_o season_n that_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o night_n for_o as_o much_o as_o his_o light_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o may_v illuminate_v the_o earth_n all_o over_o at_o once_o as_o clear_a as_o broad_a day_n but_o that_o night_n be_v bring_v on_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o dark_a star_n that_o ray_n out_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n upon_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o sun_n do_v light_a that_o the_o gnomi_n nymphae_fw-la lemures_n and_o penates_n spirit_n endue_v with_o understanding_n as_o much_o or_o more_o than_o man_n be_v yet_o whole_o mortal_a not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o immortal_a soul_n in_o they_o that_o the_o star_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o phial_o or_o cucurbit_n in_o which_o the_o 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