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aristotle_n consent_n 2._o of_o the_o soul_n chap._n 8._o i_o answer_v that_o nature_n can_v employ_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o business_n of_o divers_a office_n as_o the_o tongue_n primary_o for_o the_o taste_n secundary_o for_o speech_n the_o nostril_n primary_o for_o smell_v and_o inspiration_n of_o air_n but_o secundary_o for_o the_o convey_n away_o of_o mucous_a phlegm_n so_o the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v primary_o contrive_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o spirit_n secundary_o for_o the_o expurgation_n of_o excrement_n but_o these_o excrement_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o continual_a purge_n and_o effluxion_n can_v be_v infectious_a to_o the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o long_o as_o the_o brain_n square_n to_o nature_n to_o the_o four_o i_o oppose_v that_o the_o spirit_n break_v not_o forth_o through_o those_o channel_n in_o which_o the_o excrement_n stream_n be_v retain_v by_o the_o friendly_a nature_n of_o the_o part_n and_o familiarity_n of_o the_o
the_o whole_a mass_n therefore_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o action_n there_o be_v not_o only_o require_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o its_o retinue_n of_o faculty_n but_o also_o a_o disposition_n of_o the_o organ_n fit_v for_o action_n which_o be_v disorderly_a the_o action_n be_v lame_o or_o not_o at_o all_o exercise_v but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o in_o the_o part_n beside_o the_o action_n proper_o so_o call_v there_o be_v two_o other_o thing_n considerable_a viz._n their_o work_n and_o use_v the_o work_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o action_n viz._n when_o it_o have_v a_o real_a and_o permanent_a object_n as_o for_o example_n the_o chyle_n which_o proceed_v from_o concoction_n in_o the_o ventricle_n be_v name_v the_o work_n so_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o liver_n but_o the_o use_n of_o a_o part_n be_v when_o it_o exert_v no_o action_n from_o itself_o but_o be_v only_o auxiliary_a and_o commodious_a to_o the_o action_n of_o another_o part_n as_o the_o mesenterium_fw-la which_o be_v only_o the_o pillar_n support_v the_o mesaraick_a vein_n the_o epiploon_n of_o the_o ventricle_n nourish_v heat_n and_o involve_v it_o as_o a_o vestment_n therefore_o use_v be_v distinguish_v from_o action_n because_o this_o be_v perpetual_o in_o motion_n which_o can_v in_o conceit_n be_v abstract_v from_o it_o but_o use_n be_v place_v in_o the_o idleness_n of_o the_o part_n which_o sometime_o remain_v after_o the_o decease_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o skin_n which_o cover_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o by_o the_o skull_n useful_a to_o contain_v the_o brain_n chap._n two_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o faculty_n and_o function_n the_o faculty_n and_o function_n be_v threefold_a natural_a vital_a and_o animal_n the_o spirit_n be_v before_o divide_v into_o three_o difference_n every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v produce_v in_o its_o peculiar_a part_n and_o stream_n from_o it_o into_o the_o whole_a body_n where_o we_o mention_v three_o part_n which_o be_v the_o shop_n of_o these_o part_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o constitute_v three_o faculty_n and_o enthronize_v they_o in_o those_o part_n which_o by_o the_o disposition_n of_o instrument_n may_v in_o they_o chief_o exercise_v their_o action_n who_o action_n ought_v not_o to_o exceed_v in_o number_n the_o faculty_n be_v their_o effect_n and_o because_o we_o attain_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o faculty_n but_o by_o the_o function_n aforesaid_a they_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o because_o there_o appear_v three_o kind_n of_o action_n distance_v by_o a_o great_a latitude_n every_o of_o which_o be_v subdivide_v into_o its_o species_n as_o after_o shall_v appear_v but_o experience_n do_v often_o inform_v we_o that_o those_o three_o function_n and_o so_o the_o faculty_n be_v mutual_o distinguish_v for_o first_o it_o be_v evident_a enough_o by_o this_o that_o the_o animal_n faculty_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o natural_a because_o many_o part_n as_o the_o bone_n and_o cartilage_n be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o motion_n yet_o they_o live_v and_o receive_v nutriment_n beside_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o there_o intercede_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o vital_a and_o animal_n because_o when_o we_o sleep_v or_o desist_v from_o all_o operation_n yet_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o artery_n be_v in_o continual_a agitation_n and_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a obedient_a to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o will_n last_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o vital_a from_o the_o natural_a be_v manifest_a in_o a_o part_n consume_v by_o a_o atrophy_n or_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o a_o marasmus_n which_o for_o want_v of_o aliment_n be_v pine_v yet_o it_o live_v by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o faculty_n issue_v from_o the_o heart_n which_o defend_v and_o preserve_v it_o some_o may_v object_v that_o galen_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o symptom_n constitute_v only_o two_o faculty_n the_o animal_n and_o natural_a omit_v the_o vital_a i_o answer_v that_o galen_n there_o understand_v that_o term_n natural_a at_o large_a for_o all_o that_o which_o be_v not_o voluntary_a and_o so_o comprehend_v the_o vital_a faculty_n in_o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o animal_n for_o he_o there_o engage_v himself_o to_o the_o strict_a law_n of_o division_n which_o be_v make_v when_o the_o member_n be_v opposite_a so_o that_o in_o this_o manner_n voluntary_a be_v oppose_v to_o involuntary_a see_v then_o the_o animal_n function_n be_v voluntary_a but_o the_o vital_a and_o natural_a involuntary_a and_o both_o perform_v only_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o nature_n therefore_o he_o there_o express_v both_o by_o the_o term_n of_o natural_a though_o in_o many_o other_o place_n he_o distinguish_v they_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o natural_a faculty_n and_o function_n and_o their_o species_n and_o first_o of_o nutrition_n the_o natural_a faculty_n be_v that_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o through_o the_o assistance_n of_o native_a heat_n the_o body_n be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v and_o the_o same_o according_a to_o its_o species_n be_v generate_v and_o it_o be_v threefold_a nutritive_a auctive_a and_o generative_a hence_o the_o function_n be_v threefold_a nutrition_n auction_n and_o generation_n in_o animate_v body_n three_o thing_n be_v very_o necessary_a the_o conservation_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la its_o just_a proportion_n and_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o species_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la by_o divers_a cause_n as_o well_o internal_a as_o external_a daily_a moulder_n away_o and_o something_o always_o depart_v from_o it_o which_o unless_o a_o restauration_n be_v make_v by_o aliment_n life_n will_v soon_o be_v extinct_a that_o therefore_o this_o body_n may_v be_v preserve_v to_o while_n away_o some_o time_n the_o first_o faculty_n call_v nutritive_a be_v requisite_a but_o because_o nature_n have_v confine_v all_o thing_n to_o a_o certain_a magnitude_n convenient_a for_o the_o exercise_n allot_v they_o the_o second_o necessary_a will_v be_v the_o auctive_a faculty_n by_o the_o help_n of_o which_o the_o animate_v body_n fill_v up_o every_o particle_n of_o that_o magnitude_n whence_o this_o virtue_n propose_v not_o for_o its_o end_n the_o conservation_n of_o the_o form_n in_o the_o matter_n but_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o live_a creature_n last_o animate_v body_n be_v frail_a and_o subject_a to_o corruption_n lest_o their_o species_n shall_v fail_v the_o procreative_a faculty_n be_v necessary_a by_o which_o though_o the_o individual_n yield_v to_o corruption_n the_o species_n itself_o be_v preserve_v the_o nutritive_a faculty_n be_v that_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o innate_a heat_n convert_v the_o aliment_n into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n to_o repair_v its_o loss_n the_o action_n of_o this_o faculty_n be_v call_v nutrition_n which_o be_v the_o instauration_n of_o that_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n which_o be_v consume_v the_o native_a heat_n in_o our_o body_n be_v never_o idle_a as_o be_v before_o allege_v but_o act_n continual_o upon_o the_o humidity_n which_o it_o waste_v and_o dissolve_v therefore_o lest_o the_o creature_n shall_v pine_v away_o and_o die_v the_o loss_n must_v be_v make_v up_o this_o cause_v that_o opinion_n of_o hypocrates_n that_o a_o man_n can_v subsist_v without_o aliment_n seven_o day_n and_o so_o nutrition_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o live_a creature_n for_o though_o by_o aristotle_n himself_o fire_n be_v say_v to_o be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v by_o combustible_a matter_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o true_a nutrition_n but_o only_o improper_o so_o call_v for_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n requisite_a to_o true_a nutrition_n and_o accretion_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o aristotle_n first_o that_o a_o thing_n be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v by_o the_o access_n of_o external_a matter_n second_o that_o the_o thing_n increase_v remain_v numerical_o the_o same_o three_o that_o this_o access_n of_o magnitude_n accrue_v not_o only_o to_o the_o whole_a but_o to_o every_o particle_n thereof_o but_o now_o in_o the_o nutrition_n of_o the_o fire_n it_o remain_v not_o in_o its_o numerical_a identity_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o combustible_a matter_n be_v continual_o successive_a neither_o be_v every_o particle_n thereof_o complete_a with_o the_o addition_n of_o magnitude_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n true_a and_o proper_a nutrition_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o fire_n but_o by_o analogy_n only_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o if_o the_o aliment_n in_o nutrition_n convert_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o part_n there_o be_v no_o intervening_a difference_n between_o nutrition_n and_o generation_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a but_o only_o a_o rational_a distinction_n between_o they_o viz._n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n between_o the_o whole_a and_o a_o part_n for_o nutrition_n be_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o part_n of_o the_o substance_n viz._n of_o that_o small_a part_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v waste_v but_o
in_o its_o proper_a substance_n incline_v to_o this_o crassity_n but_o by_o the_o permixtion_n of_o some_o other_o crass_a thing_n not_o separate_v through_o some_o defect_n in_o concoction_n which_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o heat_n be_v wont_a to_o banish_v thing_n heterogeneous_a the_o expulsive_a faculty_n be_v that_o by_o which_o the_o part_n after_o concoction_n expel_v thing_n of_o no_o use_n all_o that_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o part_n can_v be_v whole_o consubstantiate_v with_o they_o but_o there_o always_o remain_v something_o which_o estrange_n itself_o and_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o concoction_n which_o therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v remove_v as_o strange_a and_o superfluous_a which_o for_o this_o reason_n be_v call_v excrement_n this_o faculty_n than_o be_v requisite_a to_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n this_o alien_n lest_o it_o shall_v contrive_v any_o thing_n prejudicious_a to_o nature_n the_o official_a part_n also_o drive_v out_o not_o the_o excrement_n only_o but_o the_o useful_a substance_n be_v unable_a to_o naturalize_v all_o the_o aliment_n after_o they_o have_v for_o some_o time_n entertain_v it_o and_o pleasure_v themselves_o in_o it_o they_o thrust_v it_o away_o to_o other_o part_n as_o a_o burdensome_a superfluity_n and_o useless_a mass_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o very_a alimentary_a substance_n be_v call_v useful_a excrement_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o part_n expel_v it_o because_o whatever_o be_v expel_v or_o cast_v out_o be_v in_o a_o common_a speech_n usual_o term_v excrement_n private_a expulsion_n be_v cause_v by_o heat_n and_o siccity_n but_o official_a partly_o by_o those_o quality_n partly_o by_o transverse_a fibre_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o admiration_n in_o any_o one_o why_o attraction_n retention_n and_o expulsion_n be_v action_n wide_o differ_v shall_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o same_o quality_n viz._n calidity_n and_o siccity_n for_o this_o do_v peculiarly_a evidence_n that_o we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v a_o high_a cause_n of_o action_n than_o the_o temper_n which_o be_v only_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o form_n so_o a_o artist_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o instrument_n operate_v various_o though_o it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o divers_a degree_n of_o heat_n and_o dryness_n be_v requisite_a to_o divers_a action_n which_o yet_o fall_v not_o under_o our_o knowledge_n but_o the_o transverse_n fibres_fw-fr be_v very_o commodious_a for_o official_a expulsion_n because_o especial_o by_o their_o contraction_n they_o crone_n up_o the_o part_n and_o compression_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o expulsion_n a_o corollary_n many_o hold_v the_o number_n of_o faculty_n and_o function_n attend_v on_o nutrition_n to_o be_v imperfect_a and_o deficient_a because_o galen_n and_o other_o author_n enlarge_v this_o catalogue_n with_o many_o addition_n but_o how_o many_o function_n soever_o be_v find_v we_o must_v multiply_v the_o faculty_n which_o be_v their_o cause_n to_o 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secretion_n atrophy_n from_o vitiate_a distribution_n three_o apposition_n and_o assimilation_n differ_v from_o the_o rest_n before_o mention_v therefore_o their_o number_n must_v be_v multiply_v to_o the_o first_o i_o answer_v that_o appetency_n be_v not_o real_o distinct_a from_o attraction_n but_o the_o difference_n only_o consist_v in_o the_o nicety_n of_o understanding_n for_o this_o virtue_n be_v implant_v not_o to_o attract_v promiscuous_o but_o with_o choice_n viz._n of_o that_o which_o bear_v a_o friendly_a compliance_n with_o the_o part_n to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o distribution_n and_o secretion_n be_v not_o distinct_a but_o rather_o mix_v faculty_n consequential_a to_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o other_o for_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o aliment_n through_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o other_o part_n expel_v it_o in_o which_o humour_n be_v copious_a and_o other_o attract_v which_o want_n humour_n as_o galen_n himself_o atte_v and_o so_o it_o depend_v partly_o from_o the_o faculty_n attractive_a partly_o from_o the_o expulsive_a so_o also_o secretion_n be_v usual_o cause_v when_o the_o retentive_a faculty_n of_o the_o part_n keep_v that_o which_o be_v of_o use_n and_o the_o expulsive_a expel_v that_o which_o be_v useless_a to_o the_o three_o i_o answer_v that_o apposition_n and_o assimilation_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o peculiar_a faculty_n but_o only_o be_v various_a degree_n of_o concoction_n so_o that_o through_o its_o medium_n it_o be_v in_o progress_n from_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o its_o alteration_n to_o the_o perfection_n of_o assimilation_n but_o the_o reason_n why_o galen_n propose_v they_o all_o in_o proper_a and_o distinct_a term_n be_v for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n they_o not_o that_o they_o be_v real_o distinct_a from_o the_o other_o action_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o auctive_a faculty_n and_o of_o accretion_n the_o auctive_a faculty_n be_v that_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o the_o 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