of_o paracelsus_n a_o description_n of_o mercury_n p._n 132_o 41._o a_o objection_n of_o reduce_v thing_n by_o fire_n into_o three_o principle_n answer_v aristotle_n three_o principle_n likewise_o answer_v p._n 138_o 42._o of_o element_n when_o distinguish_v from_o principle_n a_o short_a description_n of_o the_o air_n the_o earth_n the_o water_n and_o the_o fire_n that_o by_o the_o word_n heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o form_n and_o the_o matter_n p._n 141_o 43._o that_o element_n and_o principle_n may_v be_v term_v equivocal_a and_o that_o there_o be_v but_o two_n p._n 147_o 44._o a_o answer_n to_o saint_n s_o touch_v four_o element_n wherein_o it_o be_v show_v that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o element_n that_o of_o water_n the_o passive_a matter_n and_o the_o solar_a influx_n the_o form_n p._n 148_o 45._o some_o aristotelian_a hypothesis_n examine_v and_o compare_v with_o those_o of_o democritus_n that_o the_o element_n be_v not_o contrary_a and_o opposite_a as_o aristotle_n hold_v but_o agree_v and_o alike_o in_o a_o remiss_a degree_n according_a to_o democritus_n p._n 150_o 46._o of_o the_o primary_n quality_n in_o body_n according_a to_o aristotle_n whence_o proceed_v their_o effect_n and_o of_o the_o atomical_a physiology_n of_o leucippus_n epicurus_n and_o democritus_n both_o opinion_n examine_v p._n 152_o 47._o reason_n against_o both_o and_o for_o a_o middle_a opinion_n p._n 157_o 48._o of_o the_o original_a of_o quality_n herein_o the_o creation_n be_v consider_v and_o that_o according_a to_o moses_n p._n 164_o 49._o that_o these_o word_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 167_o 50._o of_o the_o first_o day_n be_v work_n the_o creation_n of_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o divide_v the_o light_n or_o form_n from_o the_o grosser_n matter_n p._n 168_o 51._o of_o the_o second_o day_n be_v work_n or_o the_o expansion_n and_o division_n of_o the_o water_n above_o from_o those_o below_o p._n 169_o 52._o of_o the_o three_o day_n be_v work_n the_o generation_n of_o plant_n p._n 171_o 53._o of_o the_o four_o day_n be_v work_n the_o collect_v of_o the_o light_n or_o form_n into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n ibid._n 54._o of_o the_o five_o day_n be_v work_n the_o generation_n of_o fish_n and_o fowl_n by_o the_o union_n of_o water_n and_o the_o form_n p._n 172_o 55._o of_o the_o six_o day_n be_v work_n the_o creation_n of_o beast_n and_o reptile_n and_o last_o man._n ibid._n 56._o how_o the_o earth_n come_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o variety_n of_o body_n abound_v with_o different_a quality_n p._n 173_o 57_o that_o the_o various_a accident_n and_o quality_n of_o body_n proceed_v from_o the_o various_a intention_n and_o remission_n of_o the_o form_n not_o according_a to_o des_n cartes_n from_o the_o different_a magnitude_n and_o figure_n of_o their_o principle_n this_o illustrate_v by_o several_a instance_n p._n 176_o 58._o the_o 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