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A50778 A new treatise of natural philosophy, free'd from the intricacies of the schools adorned with many curious experiments both medicinal and chymical : as also with several observations useful for the health of the body. Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723. 1687 (1687) Wing M1995; ESTC R31226 136,898 356

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the_o seed_n be_v only_o to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o the_o vegetable_a kingdom_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n to_o produce_v corn_n seed_n be_v require_v that_o be_v a_o grain_n of_o corn_n to_o produce_v a_o apple_n there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o kernel_n of_o a_o apple_n or_o at_o least_o a_o sien_n of_o it_o which_o contain_v in_o it_o part_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o seminal_a corpuscle_n which_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o wild_a stock_n of_o the_o tree_n in_o which_o they_o be_v ingraff_v or_o inoculate_v and_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n that_o a_o grain_n do_v which_o be_v throw_v into_o earth_n fit_a to_o receive_v it_o this_o be_v that_o vegetative_a seed_n which_o we_o here_o speak_v of_o and_o in_o this_o regard_n we_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o life_n of_o this_o species_n and_o beget_v out_o of_o seed_n nevertheless_o we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o two_o substance_n in_o man_n viz._n the_o material_a part_n which_o be_v his_o body_n and_o his_o spiritual_a part_n which_o be_v his_o soul_n create_v by_o god_n whereas_o the_o other_o be_v beget_v so_o that_o we_o here_o speak_v of_o man_n only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o material_a compound_v without_o meddle_v with_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v immortal_a these_o thing_n be_v suppose_v i_o turn_v i_o to_o the_o two_o difficulty_n which_o i_o have_v oblige_v myself_o to_o explain_v and_o i_o design_v they_o a_o peculiar_a chapter_n chap_n iv._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o of_o their_o propagation_n the_o learned_a fernelius_n affirm_v that_o seed_n contain_v a_o astral_a and_o celestial_a spirit_n but_o galen_n that_o they_o contain_v something_o divine_a these_o great_a wit_n have_v speak_v most_o wise_o and_o have_v consider_v the_o seminal_a spirit_n as_o a_o thing_n surpass_v the_o capacity_n of_o our_o spirit_n
in_o wardrobe_n and_o they_o who_o frequent_o visit_v those_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o plague_n do_v not_o use_v woollen_a garment_n but_o linen_n one_o to_o which_o the_o contagious_a particle_n do_v less_o adhere_v from_o this_o doctrine_n it_o appear_v that_o smell_v be_v little_a body_n which_o issue_n out_o of_o all_o compound_v natural_a body_n especial_o live_v one_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o frequent_a agitation_n and_o which_o have_v pore_n more_o open_a than_o body_n not_o animate_v beside_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o corpuscle_n do_v never_o go_v out_o of_o body_n in_o great_a number_n than_o when_o they_o be_v a_o dissolve_v after_o which_o manner_n a_o smell_n exhale_v out_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n dissolve_v excel_v that_o of_o musk_n and_o amber_n from_o antimony_n dissolve_v a_o oil_n be_v draw_v of_o a_o very_a grateful_a smell_n and_o by_o another_o way_n a_o sulphur_n be_v draw_v out_o not_o to_o be_v endure_v for_o its_o stink_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o these_o odoriferous_a corpuscle_n dog_n hunt_v hare_n and_o find_v out_o their_o form_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o discover_v their_o master_n footstep_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o these_o corpuscle_n because_o they_o be_v dissipate_v by_o wind_n and_o hinder_v by_o dew_n and_o experience_n teach_v that_o those_o that_o handle_v musk_n carry_v the_o smell_n of_o it_o a_o long_a while_n about_o they_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v know_v that_o these_o very_a small_a body_n be_v adhere_v and_o that_o they_o have_v hook_v figure_n and_o that_o they_o do_v please_v and_o tickle_v according_a to_o that_o proportion_n which_o they_o have_v with_o the_o organ_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o taste_n and_o its_o object_n taste_n be_v a_o sense_n natural_a and_o proper_a to_o animal_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o that_o they_o distinguish_v savour_n make_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o grateful_a and_o the_o ingrateful_a the_o organ_n of_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o tongue_n and_o palate_n and_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o spongy_a flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o terminate_v in_o the_o tongue_n and_o ●arry_v the_o animal_n spirit_n to_o the_o organ_n and_o the_o savour_n to_o the_o imagination_n savour_n the_o object_n of_o taste_n consist_v in_o certain_a saline_a corpuscle_n of_o aliment_n or_o other_o body_n out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v and_o pleasant_o or_o unpleasant_o vellicate_a the_o tongue_n and_o palate_n according_a as_o their_o figure_n be_v more_o or_o less_o rough_a and_o pungent_a or_o smooth_a and_o round_a and_o more_o or_o less_o adequetate_v to_o the_o organ_n since_o savour_n be_v corpuscle_n of_o salt_n it_o follow_v that_o they_o differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o salt_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v sharp_a sweet_a bitter_a sour_a and_o the_o like_a according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o salt_n that_o bear_v rule_v in_o their_o composition_n and_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o corpuscle_n come_v from_o elsewhere_o which_o change_n the_o natural_a savour_n of_o thing_n as_o wine_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o water_n lose_v both_o its_o strength_n and_o savour_n although_o in_o this_o condition_n it_o be_v more_o grateful_a to_o some_o than_o when_o pure_a wine_n from_o whence_o we_o know_v that_o the_o diversity_n of_o taste_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o sole_a diversity_n of_o savour_n but_o also_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o organ_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o people_n do_v not_o relish_v alike_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n nor_o have_v all_o people_n a_o taste_n equal_o delicate_a from_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o some_o be_v delight_v with_o those_o meat_n that_o other_o abhor_v the_o organ_n also_o be_v sometime_o so_o ill_o dispose_v and_o the_o tongue_n burden_a with_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o ill_a humour_n that_o thing_n of_o the_o most_o grateful_a savour_n seem_v insipid_a as_o also_o thing_n not_o very_o sweet_a seem_v bitter_a which_o thing_n happen_v in_o a_o double_a and_o a_o continual_a tertian_n ague_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o choler_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v feel_v be_v a_o general_a sense_n extend_v throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o be_v make_v by_o the_o help_n of_o membrane_n such_o as_o the_o skin_n the_o scarf_n skin_n and_o the_o skin_n that_o cover_v the_o bone_n call_v periostium_fw-la and_o other_o that_o be_v internal_a and_o this_o sole_a sense_n distinguish_v every_o thing_n that_o by_o its_o contiguity_n bring_v pleasure_n or_o pain_n the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o cold_a soft_a and_o hard_a moistness_n and_o dryness_n concern_v these_o different_a quality_n of_o a_o body_n we_o have_v treat_v elsewhere_o except_v heat_n and_o cold_a as_o which_o be_v not_o physical_a accident_n but_o two_o particular_a body_n heat_n be_v a_o heap_n amass_v or_o flow_v together_o of_o sharp_a point_a corpuscle_n which_o penetrate_v into_o solid_a body_n and_o do_v there_o cause_v a_o division_n and_o do_v dissolve_v the_o more_o perfect_a body_n and_o this_o be_v what_o we_o call_v to_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o to_o be_v burn_v for_o fire_n do_v not_o burn_v wood_n but_o by_o dissolve_v nor_o dissolve_v it_o but_o by_o burn_v cold_n be_v a_o heap_n amass_v and_o flow_v together_o of_o atom_n and_o corpuscle_n of_o a_o blunt_a and_o plain_a figure_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o cold_a do_v not_o penetrate_v into_o the_o body_n but_o with_o pain_n and_o torment_n as_o also_o it_o excite_v a_o frequent_a motion_n of_o the_o part_n or_o shiver_a beside_o there_o be_v not_o want_v some_o particle_n so_o gross_a as_o to_o stop_v up_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o drive_v the_o heat_n into_o the_o inward_a part_n which_o we_o call_v antiperistasis_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o include_v heat_n become_v strong_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n in_o winter_n time_n be_v great_a than_o it_o be_v in_o summer_n and_o why_o well_n be_v warm_a and_o reek_v like_o smoak_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n heat_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o our_o body_n by_o the_o external_a cold_a sometime_o such_o like_a fume_n be_v raise_v up_o in_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v not_o without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o danger_n feel_v be_v several_a way_n perform_v and_o first_o of_o all_o by_o application_n where_o body_n be_v move_v to_o body_n and_o hand_n to_o hand_n by_o penetration_n in_o make_v a_o solution_n of_o that_o which_o be_v whole_a as_o a_o needle_n prick_v the_o hand_n second_o feel_v be_v make_v by_o separation_n one_o body_n come_v out_o of_o another_o which_o if_o occasion_v by_o nature_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o pain_n as_o in_o non-natural_a ejection_n three_o this_o sense_n appear_v in_o the_o motion_n of_o those_o body_n which_o be_v contain_v by_o other_o for_o sometime_o they_o move_v themselves_o with_o so_o great_a force_n and_o do_v so_o press_v rend_v and_o tear_v that_o they_o excite_v pain_n not_o to_o be_v endure_v as_o in_o violent_a headache_n the_o pleurisy_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o colic_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o speech_n pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n voice_n be_v common_a to_o all_o perfect_a animal_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o so_o be_v not_o speech_n or_o a_o articulate_a voice_n brute_n express_v their_o sense_n of_o thing_n by_o natural_a voice_n and_o man_n their_o interior_a speech_n to_o wit_n thought_n by_o outward_a speech_n as_o its_o interpreter_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o tongue_n as_o also_o of_o the_o air_n after_o a_o certain_a manner_n drive_v to_o and_o fro_o between_o the_o tooth_n and_o the_o fluctuate_a wind_n and_o turn_n of_o the_o throat_n this_o motion_n be_v natural_a and_o voluntary_a for_o discourse_n or_o speech_n be_v a_o expression_n of_o a_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o wit_n of_o thought_n but_o this_o thought_n can_v be_v outward_o make_v manifest_a without_o the_o command_n of_o the_o will_n or_o the_o strength_n or_o weakness_n of_o the_o imagination_n the_o dilatation_n and_o contraction_n of_o the_o lung_n as_o also_o the_o action_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o breast_n serve_v to_o the_o formation_n of_o speech_n and_o a_o voice_n become_v sweet_a and_o harmonious_a when_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o aforesaid_a muscle_n act_v methodical_o as_o also_o when_o the_o air_n be_v due_o reflect_v repel_v and_o interrupt_v by_o the_o passage_n and_o turn_n and_o wind_n of_o the_o rough_a artery_n and_o where_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o this_o natural_a little_a tongue_n be_v less_o rough_a and_o more_o free_a from_o strange_a body_n the_o diaphragm_n stomach_n and_o belly_n move_v when_o we_o speak_v and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o
a_o new_a treatise_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n adorn_v with_o many_o curious_a experiment_n both_o medicinal_a and_o chemical_a as_o also_o with_o several_a observation_n useful_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n london_n print_v by_o r._n e._n for_o j._n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o golden-ball_n over_o against_o the_o royal._n exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1687._o license_v october_n 28._o 1686._o robert_n midgley_n index_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o of_o its_o essence_n and_o difference_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iii_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iu._n of_o second_o cause_n and_o their_o action_n chap._n v._o of_o accidental_a cause_n chap._n vi_o of_o sympathy_n antipathy_n and_o the_o effect_n depend_v thereupon_o chap._n vii_o experiment_n about_o iron_n and_o the_o loadstone_n chap._n viii_o a_o explication_n of_o many_o other_o effect_n which_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o sympathy_n chap._n ix_o of_o portative_a remedy_n common_o call_v annulet_n of_o quicksilver_n gold_n silver_n and_o copper_n chap._n x._o of_o natural_a phoenomenas_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n chap._n xi_o of_o emetic_n sudorifick_v and_o specific_v chap._n xii_o of_o poison_n and_o toxick_n chap._n xiii_o of_o sublimate_n arsenic_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o poison_n and_o their_o deadly_a effect_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o antidote_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o disease_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o health_n chap._n xvii_o of_o formal_a exemplary_a and_o material_a cause_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n chap._n xix_o of_o atom_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n xx._n the_o property_n magnitude_n figure_n weight_n and_o motion_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxi_o the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxii_o of_o a_o disseminate_a congregate_v and_o separate_a vacuum_n according_a to_o gassendus_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o congregate_v vacuum_n against_o aristotle_n and_o cartesius_n the_o second_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o celestial_a world_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o man._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o immense_a space_n which_o be_v without_o the_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n iii_o of_o star_n and_o their_o substance_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n of_o star_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n vi_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n examine_v chap._n vii_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o copernicus_n examine_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o sun_n the_o true_a centre_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world._n chap._n x._o of_o the_o moon_n and_o its_o change_n chap._n xi_o of_o planet_n comet_n and_o the_o fix_a star_n chap._n xii_o of_o meteor_n in_o the_o air._n chap._n xiii_o of_o wind_n tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o thunder_n lightning_z and_o the_o thunderbolt_n chap._n xv._n of_o aurum-fulminans_a which_o imitate_v thunder_n chap._n xvi_o of_o hail_n snow_n frost_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o rainbow_n halones_n and_o parrhelis_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o air_n its_o substance_n and_o quality_n the_o three_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v beneath_o man_n viz._n of_o the_o earth_n and_o terrestrial_a thing_n which_o be_v call_v inanimate_a chap._n i._o of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o terrestrial_a inanimate_a body_n in_o general_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o various_a quality_n observe_v in_o compound_v body_n chap._n iu._n of_o special_a quality_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o composition_n of_o body_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o quantity_n weight_n and_o figure_n of_o compound_v body_n chap._n vi_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o natural_a artificial_a and_o compound_v body_n chap._n vii_o of_o metal_n and_o their_o formation_n chap._n viii_o of_o gold_n the_o king_n of_o metal_n chap._n ix_o of_o silver_n copper_n and_o other_o imperfect_a metal_n chap._n x._o of_o lead_n tin_n and_o iron_n chap._n xi_o of_o quicksilver_n arbour_n diana_n or_o the_o silver_n tree_n chap._n xii_o of_o mineral_n chap._n xiii_o of_o salt_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o subterranean_a fire_n aend_v earthquake_n chap._n xv._n of_o water_n and_o their_o difference_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n its_o ebb_a and_o flow_v and_o of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea-water_n chap._n xvii_o of_o spring_n and_o rivers_n the_o four_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o man_n and_o of_o man_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v a_o compound_v physical_a and_o animate_v body_n chap._n i._o of_o life_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o life_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vegetative_a life_n common_a to_o man_n and_o plant_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o their_o propagation_n chap._n v._o of_o nutrition_n which_o be_v common_a to_o plant_n and_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o man._n chap._n vi_o how_o and_o with_o what_o food_n a_o embryo_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o womb_n till_o the_o time_n of_o its_o nativity_n chap._n vii_o how_o a_o man_n be_v nourish_v after_o he_o be_v born._n chap._n viii_o the_o sensitive_a life_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n chap._n ix_o of_o see_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n viz._n light._n chap._n x._o how_n illustrate_v object_n be_v visible_a chap._n xi_o of_o hear_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n xii_o particular_a question_n about_o hear_v chap._n xiii_o smell_a its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o taste_n and_o its_o object_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v chap._n xvi_o of_o speech_n the_o pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o animal_n and_o in_o fever_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o the_o inferior_a appetite_n chap._n xxi_o of_o sleep_n want_v of_o rest_n and_o death_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o death_n of_o brute_n plant_n and_o metal_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o its_o power_n natural_a philosophy_n or_o natural_a science_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n curiosity_n be_v inseparable_a from_o his_o spirit_n neither_o be_v he_o ever_o at_o rest_n until_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v until_o he_o become_v a_o wise_a man._n science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o their_o cause_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n wise_a who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n occur_v to_o he_o and_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o attain_v to_o a_o clear_a distinct_a and_o a_o undubitable_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v absolute_o wise_a those_o who_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v wise_a and_o excellent_a philosopher_n have_v obtain_v that_o pre-eminence_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v less_o ignorant_a than_o other_o science_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n condition_n and_o profession_n the_o noble_a man_n be_v conversant_a and_o wise_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n the_o physician_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o medicine_n and_o the_o advocate_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o right_n but_o all_o these_o science_n nay_o theology_n itself_o can_v subsist_v without_o philosophy_n especial_o without_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o we_o call_v physic_n or_o natural_a science_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n by_o nature_n be_v understand_v the_o universe_n compose_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v find_v between_o both_o this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o physic_n this_o every_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o know_v and_o because_o this_o knowledge_n can_v be_v obtain_v without_o know_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o thing_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n which_o happen_v in_o this_o world._n i_o shall_v not_o examine_v here_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o principle_n for_o every_o principle_n after_o its_o manner_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o thing_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o no_o man_n
so_o by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o part_n the_o compound_n will_v cease_v which_o be_v plain_o inconsistent_a with_o that_o idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o god_n who_o be_v simple_a in_o his_o nature_n independent_a and_o every_o way_n incorruptible_a the_o first_o cause_n be_v not_o only_o one_o and_o without_o its_o like_a in_o its_o essence_n but_o also_o one_o sole_z and_o without_o a_o second_o in_o that_o action_n by_o which_o the_o world_n be_v produce_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n this_o action_n be_v call_v creation_n suppose_v nothing_o but_o mere_a nothing_o out_o of_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o the_o only_a power_n of_o god_n without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o other_o have_v either_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o agent_n or_o a_o subject_n the_o world_n be_v produce_v by_o this_o first_o cause_n remain_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o it_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o sole_a act_n of_o this_o first_o cause_n so_o it_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o same_o state_n by_o the_o sole_a influence_n of_o the_o same_o cause_n who_o as_o it_o do_v not_o want_v any_o other_o second_o cause_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o neither_o do_v it_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o assistance_n in_o the_o conservation_n of_o it_o be_v and_o nothing_o be_v so_o opposite_a to_o one_o another_o that_o the_o philosopher_n always_o have_v it_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o out_o of_o nothing_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o in_o reference_n to_o second_o cause_n and_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o first_o who_o power_n be_v infinite_a and_o who_o can_v do_v what_o he_o please_v this_o power_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v not_o apply_v according_a to_o the_o extensiveness_n of_o its_o activity_n because_o it_o please_v god_n to_o terminate_v the_o be_v quality_n and_o number_n of_o second_o cause_n which_o be_v create_v the_o creation_n be_v no_o necessary_a action_n for_o the_o first_o cause_n do_v not_o create_v the_o world_n but_o at_o such_o a_o time_n in_o such_o a_o place_n and_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o seem_v good_a to_o itself_o so_o it_o make_v all_o those_o thing_n with_o the_o high_a liberty_n there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n either_o equal_a or_o superior_a to_o itself_o who_o be_v able_a to_o compel_v persuade_v animate_v or_o incite_v it_o to_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o world_n itself_o can_v not_o terminate_v a_o necessary_a action_n because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v eternal_a for_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o necessity_n be_v eternal_a neither_o have_v it_o ever_o a_o beginning_n nor_o can_v it_o have_v a_o end_n because_o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o create_v be_v which_o be_v limit_v in_o its_o quality_n and_o duration_n no_o less_o than_o in_o its_o natural_a substance_n if_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v free_a in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n thence_o it_o follow_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o direction_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o by_o consequence_n according_a to_o a_o certain_a idea_n and_o rule_n but_o because_o the_o first_o cause_n operate_v after_o a_o independent_a manner_n it_o can_v not_o have_v the_o type_n of_o its_o production_n any_o where_o else_o but_o from_o itself_o neither_o can_v it_o act_v by_o a_o rule_n distinct_a from_o its_o own_o be_v so_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o efficient_a but_o the_o exemplary_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o be_v god_n be_v the_o final_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o when_o he_o as_o a_o intelligent_a and_o free_a cause_n produce_v the_o world_n he_o do_v propose_v to_o himself_o a_o end_n answerable_a to_o his_o dignity_n that_o be_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o proper_a glory_n so_o that_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v necessary_o the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o all_o its_o effect_n chap._n iu._n of_o second_o cause_n and_o their_o action_n all_o creature_n be_v call_v second_o cause_n because_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o neither_o do_v they_o operate_v but_o by_o the_o command_n and_o impression_n of_o the_o first_o this_o first_o or_o universal_a cause_n do_v act_v uuniversal_o with_o particular_a cause_n but_o after_o a_o manner_n agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o particular_a thing_n and_o according_a to_o the_o power_n which_o be_v give_v it_o when_o it_o be_v create_v which_o do_v not_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o necessity_n or_o liberty_n of_o their_o action_n this_o power_n of_o act_v which_o be_v grant_v to_o second_o cause_n be_v not_o a_o quality_n different_a from_o their_o nature_n and_o be_v so_o the_o power_n which_o the_o atom_n have_v of_o move_v themselves_o do_v not_o differ_v from_o the_o atom_n themselves_o the_o power_n of_o burn_v or_o heat_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o the_o fire_n to_o which_o it_o be_v inherent_a unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o conceive_a thing_n and_o of_o speak_v of_o they_o according_a to_o our_o conception_n so_o it_o be_v of_o a_o action_n which_o terminate_v from_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o effect_n and_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o a_o certain_a relation_n or_o a_o actual_a subordination_n which_o be_v find_v betwixt_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n this_o action_n be_v never_o without_o motion_n or_o to_o say_v better_o action_n and_o motion_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o thing_n rest_v when_o it_o be_v without_o action_n and_o then_o it_o begin_v to_o move_v itself_o when_o it_o begin_v action_n so_o according_a to_o three_o way_n of_o act_v there_o be_v find_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n three_o kind_n of_o motion_n the_o first_o be_v make_v without_o sense_n or_o reason_n which_o we_o may_v see_v in_o stone_n metal_n plant_n and_o the_o heaven_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o motion_n be_v make_v by_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n as_o be_v see_v in_o all_o live_a creature_n the_o three_o kind_n join_v reason_n to_o sense_n as_o we_o observe_v in_o man_n act_v by_o fancy_n who_o propose_v a_o end_n to_o himself_o distinguish_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o prosecute_a the_o several_a object_n present_v to_o his_o view_n either_o with_o love_n or_o hatred_n as_o a_o action_n be_v not_o indeed_o distinct_a from_o the_o cause_n act_v nor_o from_o the_o effect_n which_o it_o do_v produce_v so_o motion_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o the_o thing_n move_v or_o from_o the_o thing_n which_o move_v it_o but_o both_o of_o they_o be_v according_o as_o they_o change_v their_o condition_n or_o cease_v to_o rest_v which_o from_o the_o creation_n be_v never_o do_v without_o a_o certain_a local_a motion_n of_o the_o whole_a or_o some_o part_n thereof_o so_o the_o notion_n of_o rest_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o mutation_n and_o action_n as_o well_o as_o motion_n chap._n v._o of_o accidental_a cause_n there_o be_v many_o cause_n which_o be_v call_v accidental_a cause_n for_o proper_o speak_v they_o be_v not_o true_a cause_n which_o sort_n of_o cause_n happen_v four_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o a_o musician_n draw_v a_o picture_n not_o as_o he_o be_v a_o musician_n but_o as_o a_o painter_n so_o that_o the_o art_n of_o paint_v be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o this_o work_n and_o as_o the_o art_n of_o sing_v contribute_v nothing_o here_o since_o it_o fall_v out_o by_o chance_n that_o the_o art_n of_o sing_v and_o the_o art_n of_o paint_v meet_v together_o in_o this_o man_n and_o since_o the_o art_n of_o sing_v be_v no_o way_n requisite_a for_o the_o make_n of_o the_o picture_n in_o this_o respect_n we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o musician_n be_v only_o a_o accidental_a cause_n of_o the_o picture_n which_o he_o have_v draw_v second_o a_o remote_a or_o indirect_a cause_n be_v call_v a_o accidental_a cause_n as_o when_o we_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o darkness_n because_o darkness_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o sun_n mirth_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sadness_n and_o peace_n arise_v from_o war_n as_o a_o man_n endeavour_v to_o save_v his_o friend_n who_o life_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o thereby_o unwilling_o expose_v he_o to_o a_o certain_a death_n be_v the_o indirect_a or_o accidental_a cause_n of_o his_o death_n as_o he_o who_o persuade_v his_o friend_n to_o cross_v the_o sea_n whereby_o he_o be_v cast_v away_o three_o a_o opposite_a cause_n which_o produce_v a_o effect_n quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o it_o ought_v to_o produce_v be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o subject_n of_o such_o
or_o that_o they_o be_v altogether_o stop_v in_o their_o motion_n by_o a_o condensation_n of_o those_o alluminous_a matter_n whence_o the_o gout_n become_v knotty_a and_o incurable_a chap._n xiii_o of_o sublimate_n arsenic_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o poison_n and_o the_o deadly_a effect_n which_o proceed_v from_o they_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o sublimate_n the_o one_o corrosive_a the_o other_o sweet_a the_o first_o be_v a_o most_o violent_a poison_n the_o other_o be_v a_o most_o excellent_a remedy_n for_o worm_n in_o child_n however_o it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o malignity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v give_v but_o in_o very_o small_a dose_n and_o as_o to_o the_o first_o fortify_v by_o the_o corrosive_a spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n the_o least_o quantity_n of_o it_o can_v be_v administer_v without_o inconveniency_n nay_o death_n itself_o in_o this_o place_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v wherein_o do_v that_o poison_n which_o be_v so_o powerful_a consist_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o sublimate_n be_v swallow_v down_o it_o produce_v ulcer_n blister_n and_o excoriation_n in_o the_o tunicle_n or_o coat_n of_o the_o ventricle_n they_o ●re_n seize_v with_o a_o inflammation_n overrun_v with_o a_o gangreen_n and_o unless_o a_o good_a antidote_n be_v take_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o death_n itself_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o but_o let_v we_o see_v by_o what_o malignity_n that_o sublimate_n produce_v these_o deadly_a effect_n and_o wherein_o the_o force_n of_o this_o poison_n do_v consist_v that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v this_o truth_n and_o discover_v wherein_o the_o malignity_n of_o this_o poison_n do_v consist_v it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o sublimate_n be_v a_o artificial_a poison_n be_v a_o compound_v of_o the_o most_o subtle_a particle_n of_o quicksilver_n salt_n and_o vitriol_n sublimate_v together_o in_o the_o form_n of_o crystal_n or_o white_a powder_n like_o sugar_n so_o that_o the_o venomous_a and_o corrosive_a sublimate_n be_v make_v neither_o of_o quicksilver_n salt_n or_o vitriol_n alone_o and_o apart_o but_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n to_o separate_v the_o quicksilver_n and_o that_o though_o before_o it_o be_v fluid_a like_o water_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v into_o dry_a earth_n which_o be_v do_v by_o reason_n that_o these_o two_o spirit_n do_v separate_v the_o mercury_n in_o the_o sublimation_n and_o in_o some_o manner_n kill_v it_o and_o do_v penetrate_v it_o as_o if_o they_o be_v poison_n to_o the_o quicksilver_n itself_o they_o corrupt_v it_o and_o force_v it_o to_o change_v its_o disposition_n because_o they_o divide_v it_o and_o reduce_v its_o corpuscle_n into_o small_a sting_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v so_o sharp_a penetrate_a and_o corrosive_n which_o do_v not_o happen_v if_o the_o quicksilver_n be_v sublimate_v by_o itself_o for_o than_o it_o ascend_v in_o its_o own_o fluid_a and_o glide_a nature_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n it_o may_v be_v take_v inward_a without_o any_o danger_n and_o also_o when_o the_o sublimate_n be_v sublimate_v with_o crude_a quicksilver_n this_o be_v suppose_v i_o conclude_v that_o sublimate_n be_v a_o poison_n which_o sudden_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o because_o its_o corpuscle_n be_v reduce_v into_o sting_n like_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o fire_n salt_n and_o vitriol_n which_o do_v sharpen_v the_o corpuscle_n of_o the_o quicksilver_n wherefore_o they_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o the_o body_n as_o fire_n or_o the_o caustick_a stone_n swallow_v do_v for_o it_o present_o burn_v every_o thing_n that_o it_o touch_v and_o ulcerate_v the_o whole_a stomach_n gullet_n and_o all_o the_o part_n through_o which_o it_o pass_v because_o its_o corpuscle_n be_v so_o sharpen_v do_v penetrate_v and_o dart_v through_o like_o flame_n of_o fire_n therefore_o antipathy_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o this_o place_n no_o more_o have_v that_o feign_v malign_v and_o occult_a quality_n as_o the_o less_o learned_a will_v fain_o allege_v all_o that_o be_v observe_v concern_v this_o subject_a aught_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o disposition_n subtlety_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o corpuscle_n which_o render_v they_o corrosive_a and_o burn_a the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v of_o arsenic_n except_o only_o that_o arsenic_n be_v the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o sublimate_n that_o of_o art_n for_o in_o truth_n arsenic_n be_v a_o perfect_a mineral_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o sublimate_n be_v prepare_v by_o artist_n in_o sublimatory_n vessel_n the_o effect_n of_o arsenic_n as_o well_o the_o white_a as_o the_o red_a be_v near_o the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o the_o sublimate_n and_o both_o of_o they_o by_o right_n may_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o most_o prompt_a and_o violent_a poison_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sharp_a and_o penetrate_a particle_n whereof_o they_o do_v consist_v there_o be_v nothing_o which_o disappoint_v these_o effect_n except_o proper_a antidote_n make_v use_v of_o in_o time_n which_o change_v this_o disposition_n and_o blunt_a the_o sharpness_n of_o those_o corrosive_a corpuscle_n nevertheless_o by_o special_a preparation_n those_o venomous_a corpuscle_n may_v be_v take_v away_o both_o from_o the_o sublimate_n and_o the_o arsenic_n and_o by_o our_o fortify_v and_o change_v of_o the_o compound_v a_o most_o excellent_a remedy_n for_o the_o health_n of_o man_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o most_o pernicious_a poison_n as_o the_o triacle_n be_v make_v of_o viper_n flesh_n which_o be_v the_o best_a antidote_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o antidote_n art_fw-la together_o with_o nature_n supply_v we_o with_o as_o many_o sort_n of_o antidote_n as_o there_o be_v poison_n the_o viper_n no_o less_o than_o the_o scorpion_n carry_v its_o antidote_n if_o the_o serpent_n begin_v to_o creep_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n nature_n afford_v we_o 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