be_v mix_v therewith_o pass_n and_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o vessel_n hence_o it_o come_v that_o animal_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o air_n which_o they_o respire_v and_o hypocrates_n affirm_v that_o the_o most_o sudden_a nourishment_n be_v wrought_v by_o odour_n but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n happen_v by_o chance_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o design_n of_o nature_n and_o as_o to_o the_o cool_a or_o refreshment_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o air_n it_o be_v not_o intend_v to_o moderate_v the_o excess_n of_o the_o heat_n but_o for_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o we_o before_o which_o be_v common_a to_o fire_n and_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o air_n condense_v the_o exhalation_n which_o shall_v be_v inflame_v it_o gather_v they_o together_o and_o hinder_v their_o rarefaction_n and_o dispersion_n and_o therefore_o when_o it_o be_v very_o cold_a the_o fire_n be_v the_o more_o violent_a and_o scorch_a in_o regard_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o flame_n suffer_v a_o great_a contraction_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n diminish_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n in_o regard_n it_o rarefy_v and_o disperse_v the_o exhalation_n which_o feed_v it_o not_o but_o that_o the_o air_n do_v moderate_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n when_o it_o be_v violent_a but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o main_a end_n at_o which_o nature_n aim_v it_o be_v only_o a_o slender_a service_n and_o convenience_n which_o she_o derive_v by_o the_o by_o from_o her_o principal_a design_n but_o however_o it_o be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o after_o the_o blood_n which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o right_a ventricle_n have_v traverse_v the_o lung_n it_o be_v discharge_v into_o the_o left_a where_o it_o may_v be_v say_v it_o be_v return_v into_o the_o furnace_n and_o be_v stir_v and_o agitate_a afresh_o and_o where_o it_o be_v more_o subtle_a part_n be_v so_o refine_v that_o they_o acquire_v all_o the_o disposition_n necessary_a to_o spirit_n to_o make_v they_o vital_a and_o then_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o form_n and_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o assume_v the_o place_n and_o function_n of_o those_o which_o have_v be_v distribute_v to_o the_o part_n art_n 5._o why_o the_o heart_n move_v from_o what_o have_v be_v deliver_v it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n serve_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o spirit_n but_o that_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o principal_a motive_n which_o oblige_v nature_n to_o give_v it_o that_o motion_n be_v what_o can_v be_v easy_o affirm_v for_o in_o a_o word_n all_o animal_n have_v those_o sort_n of_o spirit_n but_o all_o have_v not_o that_o motion_n so_o that_o this_o may_v be_v stand_v upon_o that_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o their_o generation_n for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o in_o this_o nature_n have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o spirit_n then_o to_o their_o production_n for_o whereas_o ching_n be_v conserve_v by_o that_o which_o be_v conformable_a and_o natural_a thereto_o and_o that_o motion_n be_v natural_a to_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n and_o proportion_v to_o the_o element_n of_o the_o star_n as_o aristotle_n speak_v it_o be_v according_o requisite_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o perpetual_a motion_n as_o those_o body_n be_v and_o in_o effect_n we_o can_v stop_v the_o motion_n of_o fire_n without_o quench_v it_o and_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o hinder_v the_o spirit_n from_o move_v as_o narcotick_n and_o fullness_n deprave_v they_o and_o destroy_v the_o animal_n it_o therefore_o concern_v the_o providence_n of_o nature_n to_o find_v out_o some_o artifice_n whereby_o the_o vital_a spirit_n shall_v be_v continual_o stir_v to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v conserve_v by_o that_o which_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o natural_a to_o they_o and_o there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o more_o commodious_a way_n find_v than_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n which_o ever_o and_o anon_o excite_v and_o awaken_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v intermix_v with_o the_o blood_n for_o that_o humour_n be_v gross_a and_o heavy_a there_o will_v have_v be_v some_o danger_n of_o its_o smother_n they_o by_o its_o weight_n if_o that_o miraculous_a resort_n which_o give_v a_o continual_a motion_n to_o the_o arterial_a blood_n shall_v not_o hinder_v that_o disorder_n hence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o artery_n always_o accompany_v the_o great_a vein_n that_o their_o agitation_n may_v excite_v the_o â—_z which_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n the_o lesser_a vein_n stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o that_o attendance_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o small_a quantity_n of_o humour_n which_o they_o contain_v as_o such_o as_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o hinder_v their_o motion_n and_o in_o those_o animal_n which_o have_v no_o blood_n that_o motion_n be_v neither_o so_o sensible_a nor_o so_o necessary_a in_o regard_n the_o humour_n there_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v only_a serosity_n which_o be_v in_o a_o more_o easy_a subjection_n to_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o principal_a intention_n of_o nature_n to_o bestow_v motion_n on_o the_o heart_n in_o order_n to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o spirit_n yet_o with_o this_o precaution_n that_o it_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o she_o may_v employ_v it_o to_o other_o use_n for_o as_o a_o frugal_a and_o provident_a housewife_n she_o make_v that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o her_o main_a design_n to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr also_o to_o other_o convenience_n which_o be_v it_o not_o for_o that_o she_o may_v have_v be_v without_o upon_o this_o account_n be_v it_o that_o she_o employ_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o subtilise_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o force_v away_o the_o impurity_n that_o be_v therein_o to_o moderate_v the_o heat_n thereof_o which_o may_v become_v excessive_a and_o to_o force_v the_o spirit_n to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o artery_n so_o to_o disperse_v the_o heat_n and_o vital_a virtue_n into_o all_o part_n now_o of_o all_o these_o employment_n there_o be_v certain_a advantage_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a since_o all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o many_o animal_n without_o any_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n art_n 6._o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v move_v for_o three_o end_n to_o resume_v our_o discourse_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n we_o say_v before_o that_o it_o be_v design_v for_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o vital_a heat_n to_o all_o the_o part_n to_o convey_v into_o they_o the_o blood_n whereby_o they_o be_v to_o be_v nourish_v and_o to_o translate_v the_o humour_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o as_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o passion_n in_o crisis_n and_o upon_o such_o other_o occasion_n as_o to_o the_o first_o it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o prove_v it_o for_o it_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v and_o sense_n and_o reason_n teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o heat_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o part_n proceed_v from_o the_o vital_a spirit_n which_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o heart_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o this_o influence_n cease_v they_o become_v cold_a and_o languish_a art_n 7._o that_o the_o spirit_n convey_v the_o blood_n into_o the_o part_n but_o for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o the_o blood_n into_o the_o several_a part_n there_o be_v not_o any_o philosopher_n that_o have_v make_v it_o the_o employment_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o it_o be_v general_o attribute_v by_o they_o either_o to_o the_o impulsion_n which_o it_o receive_v from_o the_o beat_n of_o the_o heart_n or_o to_o some_o attractive_a virtue_n which_o draw_v it_o forth_o into_o every_o part_n it_o be_v therefore_o requisite_a we_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o these_o opinion_n can_v be_v maintain_v and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o dispose_v it_o into_o the_o vein_n for_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v either_o force_v out_o or_o attract_v or_o convey_v so_o that_o when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v show_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n whereby_o it_o be_v either_o force_v out_o or_o attract_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o must_v be_v something_o to_o convey_v it_o and_o that_o only_o the_o spirit_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o employment_n most_o of_o those_o who_o maintain_v the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n do_v not_o admit_v of_o the_o spirit_n at_o least_o as_o body_n distinct_a from_o the_o blood_n and_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v not_o move_v in_o the_o vein_n but_o only_o by_o the_o impulsion_n which_o it_o receive_v from_o the_o beat_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o it_o admit_v not_o of_o any_o motion_n but_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o
she_o notwithstanding_o these_o last_o reason_n whereto_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o answer_v we_o must_v stick_v to_o the_o former_a which_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sensitive_a soul_n that_o cause_v the_o spirit_n to_o move_v in_o the_o passion_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o vegetative_a be_v many_o time_n join_v with_o she_o as_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n in_o extraordinary_a grief_n but_o it_o be_v when_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v considerable_a and_o make_v so_o deep_a a_o impression_n that_o they_o force_v their_o way_n quite_o to_o she_o for_o when_o they_o be_v light_n she_o be_v not_o move_v thereat_o and_o leave_v the_o sensitive_a part_n to_o act_v alone_o which_o yet_o fail_v not_o to_o stir_v the_o spirit_n in_o effect_n they_o be_v the_o general_a organ_n of_o all_o the_o function_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o faculty_n what_o order_n soever_o they_o be_v of_o equal_o employ_v they_o in_o their_o service_n they_o be_v serviceable_a as_o to_o life_n sentiment_n motion_n nay_o reason_n itself_o and_o in_o the_o high_a meditation_n they_o be_v stir_v as_o well_o as_o in_o natural_a action_n they_o be_v like_o a_o instrument_n whereof_o divers_a artisan_n make_v use_v in_o several_a work_n for_o as_o the_o same_o pair_n of_o compass_n wherewith_o a_o mason_n have_v take_v his_o measure_n serve_v the_o geometrician_n to_o draw_v his_o figure_n and_o the_o astronomer_n to_o measure_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o star_n so_o the_o spirit_n which_o have_v serve_v the_o natural_a faculty_n for_o the_o mean_a action_n of_o life_n be_v employ_v by_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n in_o the_o animal_n function_n and_o the_o understanding_n itself_o make_v use_v of_o they_o in_o operation_n of_o the_o high_a consequence_n but_o what_o their_o motion_n be_v not_o free_a in_o the_o passion_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n be_v director_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v of_o voluntary_a motion_n it_o matter_n not_o since_o even_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o flow_v through_o the_o nerve_n to_o make_v those_o motion_n and_o no_o doubt_n be_v move_v by_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n have_v not_o their_o motion_n more_o free_a then_o that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n the_o necessity_n of_o motion_n be_v many_o time_n find_v in_o the_o sensitive_a faculty_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o though_o the_o muscle_n be_v the_o organ_n of_o free_a motion_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o respiration_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o their_o mean_n be_v necessary_a that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o composure_n of_o several_a muscle_n and_o receive_v a_o nerve_n from_o the_o brain_n to_o give_v it_o sentiment_n and_o motion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v rank_v among_o those_o that_o be_v voluntary_a nay_o the_o will_n itself_o notwithstanding_o that_o sovereign_a liberty_n which_o it_o have_v be_v not_o free_a in_o its_o first_o sally_n and_o what_o time_n soever_o it_o may_v take_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o in_o its_o power_n to_o hate_v the_o good_a and_o love_v the_o evil._n whence_o then_o proceed_v this_o diversity_n doubtless_o from_o the_o instinct_n which_o be_v a_o law_n that_o force_v the_o soul_n to_o do_v what_o it_o command_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o animal_n it_o be_v this_o law_n that_o guide_v all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o natural_a faculty_n that_o assign_v the_o sensitive_a soul_n the_o motion_n which_o she_o ought_v to_o make_v not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v balk_v as_o those_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n and_o those_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o also_o all_o those_o that_o be_v do_v casual_o wherein_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v of_o no_o advantage_n for_o though_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o passion_n be_v not_o make_v precise_o by_o it_o yet_o do_v the_o soul_n cause_v they_o to_o do_v it_o according_a to_o the_o copy_n which_o the_o instinct_n give_v she_o upon_o other_o occasion_n as_o we_o have_v show_v elsewhere_o art_n 1._o of_o what_o kind_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o the_o other_o passion_n thus_o far_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n we_o now_o come_v to_o examine_v whether_o it_o be_v perform_v after_o the_o manner_n in_o those_o of_o the_o will_n and_o natural_a appetite_n we_o may_v in_o the_o first_o place_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v many_o passion_n raise_v in_o the_o will_n so_o as_o that_o neither_o the_o heart_n nor_o spirit_n be_v thereby_o stir_v in_o regard_n it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a faculty_n which_o may_v act_v of_o itself_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o any_o organ_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o they_o must_v be_v very_o slight_a one_o for_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v of_o any_o force_n they_o fail_v not_o both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v move_v thereby_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n not_o but_o that_o the_o will_n consider_v in_o itself_o may_v be_v able_a alone_o to_o excite_v the_o most_o violent_a passion_n as_o we_o know_v it_o do_v in_o angel_n but_o in_o man_n in_o who_o there_o be_v a_o union_n between_o the_o corporeal_a and_o spiritual_a faculty_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o one_o must_v assist_v and_o relieve_v the_o other_o when_o any_o considerable_a good_a or_o evil_a present_n itself_o to_o either_o of_o they_o which_o happen_v either_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessary_a communication_n of_o their_o motion_n one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o we_o have_v declare_v or_o that_o the_o soul_n upon_o such_o occasion_n be_v distrustful_a of_o her_o own_o strength_n and_o will_v rally_v together_o all_o the_o force_n she_o have_v thence_o it_o come_v that_o she_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o move_v the_o sensitive_a appetite_n in_o extraordinary_a grief_n to_o shun_v the_o evil_a that_o press_v hard_a upon_o she_o but_o she_o also_o excite_v sadness_n in_o the_o superior_a part_n in_o order_n to_o the_o same_o design_n and_o as_o if_o all_o that_o be_v not_o sufficient_a she_o many_o time_n raise_v a_o fever_n in_o the_o natural_a faculty_n to_o force_v away_o and_o destroy_v that_o enemy_n as_o to_o the_o passion_n of_o that_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o wherein_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o stir_v but_o it_o be_v requisite_a they_o shall_v be_v violent_a ere_o they_o can_v move_v the_o heart_n for_o the_o case_n be_v not_o the_o same_o in_o they_o as_o in_o those_o of_o the_o other_o appetite_n which_o though_o ever_o so_o much_o incline_v to_o mediocrity_n be_v nevertheless_o capable_a of_o alter_v her_o motion_n according_o we_o find_v that_o in_o wound_n and_o swell_n the_o spirit_n have_v their_o recourse_n thither_o with_o a_o certain_a impetuosity_n yet_o so_o as_o there_o happen_v not_o any_o change_n in_o the_o beat_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n and_o there_o be_v considerable_a evacuation_n make_v in_o crisis_n without_o any_o alteration_n in_o those_o motion_n but_o in_o a_o fever_n which_o be_v the_o choler_n of_o the_o natural_a appetite_n in_o the_o consternation_n which_o nature_n be_v sometime_o subject_a to_o in_o malignant_a disease_n and_o in_o the_o agony_n immediate_o precede_v death_n there_o may_v be_v observe_v a_o remarkable_a alteration_n in_o the_o pulse_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o difference_n proceed_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n which_o be_v more_o material_a and_o consequent_o more_o heavy_a than_o the_o sensitive_a for_o as_o a_o slothful_a person_n engage_v himself_o only_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o easy_o do_v and_o never_o undertake_v the_o more_o difficult_a but_o when_o he_o be_v thereto_o constrain_v by_o necessity_n so_o that_o faculty_n which_o be_v move_v with_o some_o trouble_n think_v it_o enough_o in_o the_o light_a passion_n to_o stir_v the_o spirit_n because_o they_o be_v easy_o move_v but_o it_o attempt_v not_o therein_o the_o move_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o reason_n that_o be_v a_o engine_n stir_v with_o great_a difficulty_n unless_o it_o be_v when_o the_o evil_a seem_v considerable_a and_o that_o it_o think_v it_o requisite_a to_o employ_v all_o its_o organ_n and_o all_o its_o force_n towards_o the_o resistance_n thereof_o sect_n 4._o how_o the_o soul_n cause_v the_o body_n to_o move_v but_o we_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o the_o most_o difficult_a point_n of_o any_o in_o this_o whole_a matter_n to_o wit_n how_o the_o soul_n give_v motion_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n and_o to_o express_v it_o in_o a_o
the_o excess_n and_o defect_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o show_v those_o that_o be_v and_o be_v not_o consonant_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n in_o general_n but_o also_o to_o the_o different_a sex_n age_n nation_n and_o kind_n of_o life_n it_o be_v necessary_a above_o all_o thing_n that_o it_o give_v we_o a_o model_n and_o idea_n of_o that_o perfection_n which_o be_v consonant_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o the_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o every_o one_o in_o particular_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o excess_n and_o defect_n can_v be_v know_v without_o a_o praevious_a knowledge_n of_o the_o perfection_n from_o which_o both_o decline_n and_o recede_v and_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o extremity_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o know_v the_o mean_a to_o which_o they_o relate_v have_v make_v a_o examination_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v further_a to_o be_v show_v what_o mean_v it_o use_v to_o perform_v what_o it_o promise_v what_o sign_n it_o ought_v to_o employ_v therein_o and_o what_o be_v their_o nature_n strength_n and_o weakness_n it_o be_v also_o to_o tell_v we_o what_o use_v it_o make_v of_o the_o rule_n of_o physiognomy_n and_o whether_o chiromancy_n and_o metoposcopy_n be_v serviceable_a to_o its_o design_n whereof_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o general_a draught_n or_o platform_n these_o be_v the_o praeliminary_n which_o serve_v for_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o whole_a science_n and_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o part_n which_o shall_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o book_n the_o former_a whereof_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o art_n how_o to_o know_v men_n to_o wit_n the_o inclination_n motion_n of_o the_o soul_n virtue_n and_o vice_n the_o second_o shall_v examine_v the_o mean_n whereby_o it_o ought_v to_o discover_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o art_n how_o to_o know_v men._n the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._n a_o idea_n of_o the_o natural_a perfection_n of_o man._n every_o thing_n be_v perfect_a to_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o want_v and_o which_o have_v whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o its_o nature_n it_o be_v therefore_o requisite_a that_o man_n who_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n shall_v to_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a have_v whatever_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o accomplishment_n and_o perfection_n of_o these_o two_o part_n now_o the_o natural_a perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o its_o have_v all_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n which_o be_v necessary_a in_o order_n to_o the_o perform_n of_o those_o function_n whereto_o she_o be_v design_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o the_o disposition_n which_o those_o faculty_n require_v therein_o to_o serve_v for_o organ_n to_o their_o function_n but_o since_o some_o of_o the_o faculty_n be_v noble_a than_o other_o and_o that_o in_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n unequal_a the_o more_o excellent_a be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o other_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v the_o noble_a faculty_n in_o man_n shall_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v inferior_a to_o it_o and_o that_o these_o last_o shall_v be_v so_o dispose_v as_o that_o as_o much_o as_o possible_o they_o may_v be_v conformable_a to_o that_o superior_a faculty_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v not_o obstruct_v the_o action_n it_o ought_v to_o do_v so_o that_o the_o understanding_n be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a and_o indeterminate_a in_o order_n to_o the_o judgement_n it_o be_v to_o make_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v all_o thing_n in_o potentia_fw-la that_o be_v potential_o as_o not_o be_v determine_v to_o any_o one_o in_o particular_a it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o faculty_n subordinate_a to_o it_o shall_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v comply_v with_o that_o indifference_n which_o indifference_n since_o they_o can_v have_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o perfection_n as_o the_o understanding_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v material_a and_o consequent_o determinate_a they_o ought_v nevertheless_o to_o have_v it_o so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v capable_a thereof_o now_o all_o the_o indifference_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v reduce_v to_o that_o which_o consist_v in_o a_o mediocrity_n for_o the_o mean_a be_v less_o determinate_a than_o the_o extremity_n as_o be_v indifferent_a in_o respect_n to_o both_o those_o faculty_n therefore_o which_o consist_v of_o the_o mean_a or_o mediocrity_n be_v more_o conformable_a to_o the_o understanding_n than_o those_o in_o the_o excess_n or_o defect_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o instrument_n ought_v to_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v employ_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o temperament_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n faculty_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o mediocrity_n as_o they_o have_v so_o that_o the_o part_n ought_v to_o be_v neither_o too_o big_a nor_o too_o little_a nor_o the_o quality_n whereof_o the_o temperament_n consist_v be_v predominant_a one_o over_o another_o but_o all_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o a_o just_a aequilibrium_fw-la and_o mediocrity_n article_n 1._o that_o only_a man_n have_v the_o sense_n of_o touch_v in_o perfection_n and_o that_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o design_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v deduce_v hence_o that_o she_o have_v bestow_v this_o perfect_a temperament_n only_o on_o man_n for_o there_o be_v always_o some_o excess_n in_o that_o of_o other_o creature_n one_o be_v too_o hot_a or_o too_o cold_a another_o too_o dry_a or_o too_o moist_a but_o in_o man_n all_o these_o quality_n be_v unite_v in_o a_o just_a moderation_n and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n which_o follow_v this_o temperament_n as_o the_o touch_v and_o taste_v which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o touch_v as_o aristotle_n affirm_v be_v more_o perfect_a in_o he_o then_o in_o any_o other_o animal_n for_o these_o sense_n and_o especial_o the_o touch_v require_v a_o exact_a temperature_n in_o their_o organ_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o what_o ought_v to_o judge_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a that_o it_o may_v judge_v without_o any_o pre-occupation_n now_o as_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o mean_n one_o consist_v in_o the_o absolute_a privation_n of_o the_o object_n and_o the_o other_o in_o their_o equal_a participation_n only_o the_o touch_n judge_n by_o this_o latter_a for_o all_o the_o other_o be_v destitute_a or_o deprive_v of_o the_o quality_n whereof_o they_o judge_v as_o the_o ey_fw-mi which_o judge_n of_o colour_n aught_o to_o be_v without_o any_o colour_n but_o in_o regard_n the_o touch_v judge_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n whereof_o its_o organ_n can_v be_v deprive_v it_o be_v requisite_a for_o its_o more_o perfect_a knowledge_n thereof_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v they_o unite_v in_o a_o just_a mediocrity_n that_o it_o may_v judge_v of_o their_o extremity_n which_o it_o have_v not_o and_o of_o their_o moderation_n by_o not_o assign_v any_o excess_n therein_o but_o however_o it_o be_v nature_n have_v no_o other_o motive_n in_o indue_a man_n with_o this_o perfect_a temperature_n then_o to_o make_v conformable_a to_o the_o noble_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o general_a instrument_n of_o its_o function_n and_o to_o place_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a that_o it_o may_v be_v less_o determinate_a and_o that_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o faculty_n shall_v have_v all_o the_o indifference_n whereof_o it_o be_v capable_a which_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o other_o animal_n all_o who_o faculty_n be_v determinate_v art_n 2._o all_o in_o man_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o mediocrity_n from_o this_o truth_n thus_o establish_v there_o may_v be_v draw_v a_o consequence_n which_o confirm_v what_o we_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o mediocrity_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n not_o only_o in_o those_o which_o be_v subalternate_a but_o also_o in_o the_o superior_a such_o as_o be_v the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will._n for_o since_o the_o temperament_n moderate_v all_o the_o faculty_n render_v they_o more_o or_o less_o strong_a according_a to_o the_o degree_n it_o have_v and_o that_o if_o it_o be_v hot_a for_o instance_n it_o strengthen_v the_o imagination_n and_o weaken_v the_o judgement_n and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o it_o be_v cold_a it_o assist_v the_o judgement_n and_o injure_v the_o imagination_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n it_o follow_v that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n require_v to_o render_v the_o man_n perfect_a it_o be_v also_o requisite_a that_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n shall_v participate_v of_o that_o equality_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v observe_v the_o same_o moderation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o temperament_n so_o that_o the_o natural_a perfection_n of_o
if_o they_o be_v not_o often_o renew_v they_o be_v so_o lose_v or_o weaken_v that_o they_o can_v make_v a_o perfect_a representation_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v certain_a object_n which_o upon_o the_o first_o sight_n make_v so_o strong_a a_o impression_n in_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o species_n thereof_o be_v preserve_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o memory_n and_o that_o the_o first_o apprehension_n which_o be_v have_v of_o they_o have_v as_o great_a a_o influence_n upon_o he_o as_o many_o several_a apprehension_n often_o reiterated_a will_v have_v upon_o some_o other_o occasion_n hence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o a_o very_a beautiful_a person_n many_o time_n raise_v a_o love_n which_o continue_v many_o year_n upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v say_v common_o in_o the_o school_n that_o there_o be_v certain_a act_n which_o alone_o and_o upon_o the_o first_o performance_n of_o they_o may_v produce_v habit_n but_o otherwise_o that_o be_v those_o only_o except_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o the_o image_n which_o the_o soul_n frame_v and_o continue_v in_o the_o memory_n shall_v be_v often_o renew_v and_o as_o it_o be_v receive_v a_o second_o touch_n by_o several_a subsequent_a reflection_n that_o they_o may_v be_v perfect_o expressive_a and_o representative_a for_o as_o often_o as_o ever_o the_o soul_n make_v a_o apprehension_n or_o a_o commemoration_n of_o some_o object_n so_o often_o do_v she_o frame_v a_o image_n thereof_o to_o herself_o in_o regard_n that_o by_o apprehend_v or_o remember_v she_o act_v and_o that_o she_o can_v have_v no_o other_o action_n than_o the_o production_n of_o image_n which_o image_n join_v with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o memory_n render_v they_o strong_a and_o more_o lively_a much_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o colour_n which_o be_v often_o touch_v over_o as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v art_n 9_o that_o the_o disposition_n and_o facility_n of_o the_o appetite_n be_v motion_n proceed_v from_o the_o same_o image_n these_o image_n therefore_o which_o be_v in_o the_o memory_n and_o be_v according_o perfect_o expressive_a be_v those_o from_o which_o the_o disposition_n and_o facility_n which_o the_o appetite_n have_v to_o motion_n towards_o certain_a object_n do_v proceed_v and_o certain_o it_o may_v be_v affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n which_o find_v herself_o store_v with_o these_o image_n and_o see_v herself_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o produce_v the_o apprehension_n necessary_a to_o she_o be_v raise_v up_o to_o a_o certain_a confidence_n in_o herself_o and_o without_o any_o reflection_n of_o she_o thereupon_o she_o be_v sensible_a of_o her_o own_o strength_n and_o courage_n and_o as_o a_o man_n who_o have_v a_o vigorons_a body_n much_o wealth_n or_o be_v of_o noble_a extraction_n assume_v a_o confidence_n in_o himself_o and_o be_v at_o all_o time_n in_o a_o condition_n to_o undertake_v thing_n conformable_o to_o his_o power_n though_o he_o think_v not_o of_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o soul_n do_v the_o same_o when_o she_o have_v the_o image_n in_o a_o readiness_n in_o order_n to_o the_o make_n of_o her_o judgement_n she_o have_v all_o her_o faculty_n in_o a_o disposition_n fit_a to_o act_v and_o when_o she_o be_v in_o action_n it_o may_v be_v easy_o perceive_v she_o be_v prepare_v thereto_o and_o thence_o it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o judge_v that_o the_o instinct_n the_o temperament_n the_o habit_n etc._n etc._n cause_n the_o inclination_n because_o all_o these_o thing_n presuppose_v image_n perfect_o expressive_a for_o those_o of_o the_o instinct_n be_v strong_a and_o deep_a as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v those_o of_o the_o habit_n ought_v to_o be_v often_o reiterated_a and_o the_o temperament_n the_o conformation_n of_o the_o part_n kind_a of_o life_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o soul_n know_v and_o be_v sensible_a of_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n on_o the_o image_n as_o the_o habit._n whence_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o in_o all_o these_o the_o image_n be_v perfect_o representative_a the_o appetite_n be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o move_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o practic_n understanding_n or_o the_o estimative_a faculty_n shall_v present_v they_o to_o it_o and_o here_o do_v consist_v the_o facility_n which_o it_o have_v to_o be_v incline_v thereto_o as_o the_o inclination_n consist_v in_o that_o facility_n as_o we_o have_v already_o affirm_v these_o thing_n thus_o lay_v down_o we_o may_v define_v the_o inclination_n by_o proper_a notion_n and_o term_n thus_o the_o inclination_n be_v a_o permanent_a disposition_n and_o a_o facility_n attain_v by_o a_o long_a progress_n of_o time_n which_o the_o appetite_n have_v to_o move_v towards_o certain_a object_n which_o be_v acceptable_a and_o delightful_a thereto_o sect_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o inclination_n art_n 1._o the_o several_a distinction_n of_o the_o say_a cause_n thus_o far_o have_v we_o discourse_v concern_v the_o nature_n object_n and_o seat_n of_o the_o inclination_n we_o now_o come_v to_o a_o examination_n of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o though_o we_o have_v already_o speak_v of_o the_o principal_a cause_n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o immediate_a source_n of_o they_o to_o wit_n the_o image_n which_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o memory_n yet_o be_v there_o yet_o remain_v some_o other_o which_o albeit_o not_o so_o near_o adjacent_a to_o the_o inclination_n be_v nevertheless_o in_o a_o certain_a degree_n necessary_a thereto_o nay_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v better_o know_v and_o more_o manifest_a will_n according_o give_v a_o great_a light_n to_o a_o thing_n so_o obscure_a as_o this_o be_v beside_o therefore_o that_o secret_a and_o immediate_a cause_n we_o have_v treat_v of_o before_o there_o be_v two_o other_o kind_n to_o wit_n next_o cause_n and_o remote_a and_o both_o of_o they_o be_v either_o natural_a or_o moral_a of_o the_o natural_a the_o next_o be_v the_o instinct_n the_o temperament_n and_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o part_n the_o remote_a be_v the_o star_n the_o climate_n difference_n of_o age_n of_o sustenance_n and_o indisposition_n of_o the_o body_n the_o moral_a be_v nobleness_n or_o meanness_n of_o extraction_n riches_n and_o poverty_n power_n and_o subjection_n good_a and_o bad_a fortune_n and_o kind_a of_o life_n which_o comprehend_v art_n science_n habit_n and_o counsel_n example_n punishment_n and_o reward_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n raise_v particular_a inclination_n by_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o judge_v whether_o the_o thing_n be_v good_a and_o giung_a her_o a_o bent_n towards_o they_o we_o be_v now_o to_o consider_v how_o this_o be_v do_v art_n 2._o that_o the_o instinct_n be_v one_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o inclination_n as_o to_o the_o instinct_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o it_o must_v be_v number_v among_o the_o say_a cause_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v find_v that_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o image_n which_o have_v their_o birth_n with_o the_o animal_n in_o order_n to_o its_o apprehension_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o its_o conservation_n and_o whereof_o he_o can_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n by_o the_o sense_n for_o as_o these_o image_n be_v perfect_o expressive_a as_o be_v perfect_o present_a to_o the_o soul_n so_o upon_o all_o occasion_n they_o be_v the_o sollicitour_n and_o remembrancer_n of_o the_o estimative_a faculty_n that_o it_o will_v propose_v they_o to_o the_o appetite_n and_o raise_v in_o that_o as_o we_o say_v before_o the_o inclination_n it_o have_v to_o the_o action_n which_o they_o command_v shall_v be_v do_v thus_o be_v it_o that_o the_o soul_n apprehend_v and_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o function_n whereto_o she_o be_v design_v and_o to_o a_o search_n after_o most_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o she_o for_o thence_o proceed_v the_o inclination_n which_o bird_n have_v to_o fly_v fish_v to_o swim_v man_n to_o discourse_n and_o 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hand_n have_v have_v the_o best_a share_n and_o consequent_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a correspondence_n between_o they_o and_o the_o noble_a part_n than_o there_o be_v between_o these_o last_o and_o the_o foot_n or_o any_o other_o member_n whatsoever_o art_n 8._o that_o some_o secret_a virtue_n be_v convey_v from_o the_o noble_a part_n into_o the_o hand_n but_o beside_o this_o communication_n and_o correspondence_n which_o there_o be_v betweeen_n the_o hand_n and_o the_o noble_a part_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o vein_n artery_n and_o nerve_n there_o be_v yet_o other_o more_o secret_a such_o as_o have_v more_o obscure_a way_n and_o passage_n and_o yet_o much_o more_o clear_o discover_v the_o truth_n we_o search_v after_o for_o if_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o line_n of_o the_o hand_n denote_v the_o length_n and_o shortness_n of_o life_n according_a as_o they_o be_v long_o or_o short_a of_o themselves_o as_o aristotle_n and_o experience_n have_v teach_v we_o it_o be_v necessary_a not_o only_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a rapport_n and_o a_o strong_a connexion_n between_o it_o and_o the_o principle_n of_o life_n than_o there_o be_v between_o they_o and_o all_o the_o other_o part_n where_o those_o mark_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v but_o it_o be_v further_a necessary_a that_o the_o noble_a part_n which_o be_v the_o source_n wherein_o those_o principle_n be_v comprehend_v shall_v communicate_v to_o it_o some_o secret_a influence_n which_o must_v have_v no_o reference_n to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o manifest_a virtue_n it_o receive_v from_o they_o in_o as_o much_o as_o neither_o the_o blood_n nor_o the_o spirit_n nor_o the_o heat_n nor_o the_o motion_n which_o they_o distribute_v and_o disperse_v into_o it_o do_v not_o contribute_v aught_o to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o line_n therein_o long_a or_o short_a or_o denote_v the_o length_n or_o shortness_n of_o man_n life_n art_n 9_o that_o nature_n do_v not_o confound_v the_o virtue_n this_o secret_a sympathy_n which_o be_v between_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o noble_a part_n be_v presuppose_v at_o least_o till_o such_o time_n as_o we_o shall_v have_v prove_v it_o more_o at_o large_a by_o more_o full_a and_o particular_a observation_n we_o shall_v lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o most_o certain_a principle_n that_o nature_n do_v not_o confound_v the_o virtue_n especial_o the_o formal_a and_o specific_a so_o there_o be_v ever_o so_o little_a opposition_n between_o they_o and_o that_o she_o always_o distinguish_v they_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o her_o power_n for_o not_o to_o bring_v on_o the_o stage_n the_o oaxime_n of_o astrology_n which_o have_v divide_v the_o heaven_n into_o so_o many_o planet_n and_o star_n into_o so_o many_o sign_n and_o house_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o in_o point_n of_o virtue_n there_o be_v not_o any_o order_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n wherein_o this_o truth_n be_v not_o observable_a for_o example_n in_o perfect_a animal_n the_o quality_n necessary_a to_o generation_n have_v be_v divide_v between_o the_o two_o sex_n in_o each_o of_o those_o the_o faculty_n conduce_v to_o the_o government_n of_o life_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o its_o particular_a seat_n and_o all_o the_o sense_n have_v their_o proper_a organ_n and_o distinct_a function_n nay_o let_v we_o examine_v plant_n mineral_n and_o stone_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o same_o distinction_n and_o not_o to_o descend_v to_o the_o particular_n which_o may_v be_v instance_a we_o need_v only_o direct_v our_o observation_n to_o the_o loadstone_n where_o it_o be_v so_o obvious_a to_o the_o sense_n that_o without_o blindness_n or_o stupidity_n it_o can_v be_v doubt_v of_o for_o in_o a_o homogenial_a body_n the_o composition_n whereof_o be_v equal_a every_o where_o and_o wherein_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o the_o part_n shall_v have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o power_n yet_o be_v it_o observe_v that_o of_o those_o part_n there_o be_v some_o whereto_o the_o magnetic_a quality_n have_v be_v particular_o distribute_v and_o that_o there_o be_v two_o pole_n wherein_o they_o have_v be_v distinct_o place_v and_o if_o what_o some_o person_n of_o late_o pretend_v that_o they_o have_v make_v it_o their_o discovery_n be_v true_a to_o wit_n that_o there_o be_v a_o fix_a meridian_n in_o the_o say_a stone_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o all_o the_o other_o shall_v also_o be_v fix_v and_o consequent_o they_o have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o different_a inclination_n so_o true_a be_v it_o that_o nature_n love_v to_o distinguish_v the_o virtue_n and_o so_o averse_a be_v she_o to_o the_o intermixture_n and_o confusion_n of_o they_o and_o indeed_o if_o she_o do_v not_o exact_o proceed_v according_a to_o this_o order_n thing_n will_v be_v do_v many_o time_n contrary_a to_o her_o design_n one_o quality_n will_v destroy_v another_o and_o the_o effect_n will_v not_o be_v answerable_a to_o their_o cause_n nor_o to_o the_o end_n whereto_o they_o be_v design_v art_n 10._o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o noble_a part_n be_v not_o receive_v into_o the_o same_o place_n of_o the_o hand_n if_o the_o case_n stand_v thus_o and_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a virtue_n communicate_v from_o the_o noble_a part_n to_o the_o hand_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v together_o nor_o receive_v into_o the_o same_o part_n of_o it_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o place_n assign_v for_o that_o of_o the_o liver_n another_o for_o that_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o main_a difficulty_n be_v to_o find_v out_o which_o those_o particular_a place_n and_o part_n be_v whereinto_o those_o influence_n be_v receive_v for_o though_o chiromancy_n assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n between_o the_o forefinger_n and_o the_o liver_n between_o the_o middle-finger_n and_o the_o spleen_n between_o the_o ring-finger_n and_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v it_o not_o produce_v any_o convince_a proof_n of_o this_o truth_n and_o as_o for_o the_o experience_n it_o advance_v for_o the_o confirmation_n thereof_o they_o still_o leave_v those_o unsatisfy_a who_o allow_v nothing_o to_o be_v grant_v but_o what_o be_v back_v with_o sound_a reason_n and_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o so_o many_o reverie_n and_o extravagance_n of_o man_n curiosity_n but_o certain_o he_o who_o can_v make_v good_a this_o sympathy_n by_o other_o observation_n than_o those_o which_o may_v be_v deduce_v from_o chiromancy_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v build_v upon_o medicine_n or_o some_o other_o part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n may_v just_o make_v it_o his_o boast_n that_o he_o have_v discover_v the_o mystery_n of_o this_o science_n and_o that_o he_o have_v find_v out_o the_o only_a ground_n upon_o which_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o celestial_a configuration_n be_v support_v for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v that_o i_o can_v produce_v all_o those_o which_o may_v be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o absolute_a proof_n thereof_o yet_o dare_v i_o affirm_v that_o i_o have_v some_o which_o may_v as_o it_o be_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o such_o a_o eviction_n and_o be_v such_o as_o have_v demonstrate_v some_o part_n of_o it_o will_v leave_v a_o invincible_a presumption_n for_o the_o rest_n and_o a_o hope_n that_o it_o may_v be_v accomplish_v after_o there_o have_v be_v a_o careful_a observation_n make_v of_o what_o happen_v to_o this_o admirable_a organ_n art_n 11._o that_o there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n between_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o forefinger_n the_o first_o observation_n then_o which_o we_o have_v to_o propose_v be_v to_o show_v the_o communication_n and_o sympathy_n which_o be_v between_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o finger_n common_o call_v by_o the_o latin_n index_n it_o be_v deduce_v from_o medicine_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o leprosy_n have_v its_o source_n and_o principal_a seat_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o that_o one_o 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