Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	abate_v	salt_n	sulphur_n	33	3	10.4250	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43108	Anthropōlogia, or, A philosophic discourse concerning man being the anatomy both of his soul and body : wherein the nature, origin, union, immaterality, immortality, extension, and faculties of the one and the parts, humours, temperaments, complexions, functions, sexes, and ages respecting the other are concisely delineated / by S.H.	Haworth, Samuel, fl. 1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing H1190; ESTC R28065	83,471	253

and_o next_o to_o it_o most_o active_a from_o this_o principle_n arise_v the_o variety_n of_o colour_n and_o smell_v the_o pulchritude_n and_o deformity_n of_o body_n and_o the_o diversity_n of_o taste_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n that_o this_o principle_n be_v copious_a in_o the_o blood_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o we_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n feed_v with_o fat_a and_o sulphurous_a thing_n from_o the_o solution_n of_o this_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o crimson_a tincture_n of_o the_o blood_n arise_v for_o sulphureous_a body_n do_v above_o all_o other_o thing_fw-mi their_n dissolve_v menstruum_n with_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o when_o by_o reason_n of_o crudity_n the_o sulphur_n be_v not_o dissolve_v the_o blood_n become_v pale_a and_o watery_a and_o will_v scarce_o make_v read_v a_o linen_n cloth_n that_o be_v dip_v in_o it_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n thus_o impregnate_v with_o a_o considerable_a quantity_n of_o sulphur_n together_o with_o abundance_n of_o spirit_n become_v very_o fermentescible_a salt_n which_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o a_o nature_n more_o fix_v than_o either_o spirit_n or_o sulphur_n neither_o so_o dispose_v for_o volatility_n be_v that_o which_o make_v body_n compact_a and_o solid_a also_o ponderous_a and_o durable_a it_o promote_v the_o coagulation_n of_o body_n and_o retard_v their_o dissolution_n resist_v corruption_n and_o inflamability_n and_o because_o spirit_n and_o sulphur_n be_v too_o volatile_a it_o fix_v they_o by_o its_o embrace_v they_o that_o this_o principle_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n be_v manifest_a by_o its_o gusto_n when_o the_o saline_a particle_n in_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o enough_o exalt_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o bad_a digestion_n but_o remain_v crude_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n fix_v the_o blood_n hence_o become_v thick_a and_o unable_a to_o perform_v its_o due_a circulation_n so_o that_o from_o hence_o arise_v obstruction_n in_o the_o bowel_n and_o solid_a part_n and_o hence_o serous_a crudity_n be_v abundandant_o generate_v but_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o deficience_n and_o depression_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o salt_n be_v too_o much_o exalt_v and_o reduce_v to_o a_o fluor_fw-la a_o sharp_a austere_a diathesis_n do_v then_o accost_v the_o blood_n such_o as_o be_v observe_v in_o scorbutic_a person_n and_o in_o those_o that_o be_v attend_v with_o quartian_a ague_n phlegm_n or_o water_n which_o be_v the_o vehicle_n of_o sulphur_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o medium_fw-la to_o unite_v they_o together_o with_o the_o salt_n for_o the_o other_o principle_n be_v dissolve_v or_o at_o least_o dilute_v in_o this_o be_v keep_v in_o motion_n but_o without_o it_o they_o become_v stiff_a and_o congeal_a it_o be_v upon_o this_o principle_n that_o the_o fluidity_n of_o the_o blood_n depend_v hereby_o also_o its_o conflagration_n and_o adustion_n be_v restrain_v and_o its_o heat_n temper_v earth_n be_v that_o which_o give_v consistency_n and_o magnitude_n to_o body_n by_o this_o the_o too_o great_a volatilization_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o its_o accension_n be_v hinder_v now_o though_o these_o principle_n be_v those_o whereof_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n be_v compose_v yet_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o destroy_v our_o former_a assertion_n of_o the_o four_o humour_n for_o while_o the_o blood_n be_v circulate_v in_o its_o contain_v vessel_n some_o of_o its_o part_n do_v continual_o wax_v old_a and_o new_a one_o do_v supply_v their_o deficience_n hence_o either_o by_o crudity_n or_o too_o much_o concoction_n something_o of_o necessity_n must_v become_v useless_a and_o excrementicious_a which_o by_o the_o fermentation_n and_o effervescence_n of_o the_o blood_n as_o in_o the_o effervescence_n and_o depuration_n of_o wine_n it_o be_v secern_v and_o separate_v from_o its_o mass_n thus_o that_o watery_a humour_n that_o be_v percolate_v in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n be_v call_v phlegm_n those_o particle_n of_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n and_o and_o some_o other_o adust_a one_o secern_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o receive_v by_o the_o vasa_n choledocha_n be_v that_o which_o they_o call_v bile_n or_o choler_n and_o the_o earthy_a feculency_n sometime_o in_o the_o spleen_n be_v that_o we_o call_v melancholy_a but_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v more_o full_o handle_v in_o the_o subsequent_a chapter_n where_o i_o shall_v discover_v something_o of_o the_o depuration_n of_o the_o blood_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o function_n of_o the_o body_n not_o to_o tread_v in_o the_o footstep_n of_o the_o ancient_n far_a than_o their_o sentiment_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o reason_n and_o experience_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o confine_v myself_o to_o proceed_v in_o their_o method_n it_o be_v inclusive_a of_o some_o particular_n altogether_o ridiculous_a and_o explode_a by_o all_o the_o ingenious_a for_o whoever_o will_v so_o devote_v himself_o to_o all_o their_o tenant_n must_v of_o necessity_n restrain_v his_o mind_n from_o believe_v not_o only_a maxim_n of_o undeniable_a verity_n but_o also_o demonstration_n of_o infallible_a experience_n thus_o those_o that_o conform_v their_o opinion_n to_o they_o about_o the_o subdivision_n of_o the_o nutritive_a faculty_n into_o the_o attractive_a retentive_a concoctive_a and_o expulsive_a must_v necessary_o thwart_v their_o own_o experience_n at_o least_o nullify_v the_o constant_a rule_n of_o nature_n in_o imagine_v new_a and_o fictitious_a one_o viz._n by_o the_o attractive_a faculty_n they_o will_v have_v we_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o part_n of_o this_o body_n there_o be_v resident_a some_o charm_a virtue_n whereby_o the_o proxime_fw-la aliment_n be_v allure_v to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o magnetic_a influence_n do_v effectual_o draw_v unto_o they_o the_o adjacent_a nourishment_n by_o the_o retentive_a they_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n find_v this_o aliment_n so_o agreeable_a and_o consimular_a to_o their_o nature_n be_v so_o enamour_v with_o they_o as_o to_o retain_v they_o by_o voluntary_a embrace_n function_n the_o genuine_a distribution_n of_o the_o function_n the_o genuine_a therefore_o and_o legitime_fw-la distribution_n of_o the_o function_n be_v into_o these_o seven_o viz._n the_o nutritive_a the_o vital_a the_o sensitive_a the_o locomotive_a the_o enunciative_a and_o the_o generative_a function_n the_o nutritive_a function_n first_o the_o nutritive_a function_n forasmuch_o as_o animal_n can_v perform_v those_o action_n which_o their_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o while_o they_o continue_v in_o that_o state_n in_o which_o they_o be_v first_o form_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n have_v order_v that_o a_o nutrition_n shall_v succeed_v which_o may_v dilate_v and_o amplify_v their_o slender_a fibre_n by_o interweave_v and_o assimulate_v so_o many_o more_o congener_n to_o they_o as_o may_v reduce_v their_o body_n to_o a_o convenient_a magnitude_n beside_o which_o be_v a_o great_a end_n aspire_v after_o by_o nature_n in_o this_o necessary_a function_n this_o great_o conduce_v and_o almost_o sole_o serve_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o animal_n for_o since_o the_o primary_n principle_n of_o life_n in_o every_o animal_n be_v a_o certain_a vital_a flame_n and_o indegenary_a heat_n such_o as_o be_v the_o rectify_a spirit_n of_o wine_n upon_o ascention_n which_o penetrate_v and_o brisk_o agitate_v the_o fluid_a part_n continual_o feed_v upon_o they_o as_o its_o proper_a pabulum_fw-la or_o fuel_n which_o sulphureous_a and_o oily_a particle_n afford_v aliment_n to_o that_o lamp_n of_o life_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o innate_a heat_n at_o first_o kindle_v by_o the_o vegetative_a soul_n or_o rather_o the_o plastic_a spirit_n in_o the_o blood_n constant_o burn_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o its_o fountain_n or_o primary_n focus_n and_o thence_o by_o diffusion_n of_o itself_o through_o the_o artery_n warm_v enliven_a and_o cherish_v the_o part_n will_v soon_o consume_v and_o dissipate_v all_o its_o soluble_a particle_n have_v it_o not_o a_o constant_a supply_n and_o continual_a reparation_n or_o renovation_n of_o those_o decay_v it_o cause_v to_o exhale_v and_o evaporate_v by_o a_o substitution_n and_o assimulation_n of_o equivalent_a particle_n in_o the_o room_n of_o those_o disperse_a and_o absume_v and_o so_o at_o last_o a_o marasmus_n or_o consumption_n will_v immediate_o ensue_v and_o the_o fluid_a part_n be_v quite_o exhaust_v or_o disperse_v and_o the_o vital_a flame_n be_v quite_o destitute_a and_o devoid_a of_o sustenance_n life_n will_v total_o be_v extinguish_v but_o to_o anticipate_v such_o sad_a effect_n and_o that_o this_o principle_n of_o life_n may_v not_o become_v our_o intern_a mortal_a enemy_n so_o soon_o to_o destroy_v we_o our_o mother_n nature_n have_v constitute_v this_o noble_a function_n perform_v how_o nutrition_n be_v perform_v which_o how_o it_o be_v perform_v be_v now_o incumbent_a upon_o i_o a_o little_a to_o explicate_v and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v in_o a_o regular_a procedure_n we_o must_v subdivide_v

palate_n or_o nostril_n likewise_o it_o fall_v from_o the_o pituitary_a glandule_n situate_v about_o the_o basis_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v also_o separate_v by_o the_o glandulae_fw-la sublinguales_fw-la and_o other_o spongy_a part_n of_o the_o jaw_n and_o mouth_n and_o so_o become_v spital_n melancholy_n be_v a_o cold_a and_o dry_a sediment_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o colour_n black_a in_o taste_n sour_a and_o shar●_n separate_v by_o the_o parenchyma_n of_o the_o spleen_n for_o the_o blood_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o celiacal_a artery_n and_o pass_v through_o many_o turn_n and_o wind_n and_o as_o it_o be_v percolate_v through_o the_o parenchyma_n do_v leave_v behind_o some_o salt_n and_o earthy_a part_n which_o after_o they_o have_v undergo_v some_o alteration_n by_o their_o mutual_a action_n one_o upon_o another_o by_o their_o attrition_n and_o justle_n in_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o several_a cell_n cavity_n and_o pore_n of_o the_o parenchyma_n be_v by_o the_o fresh_a blood_n which_o continual_o flow_v thither_o by_o perpetual_a circulation_n carry_v back_o through_o the_o vein_n into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n in_o which_o they_o serve_v for_o a_o most_o useful_a and_o effectual_a ferment_n and_o whatsoever_o of_o this_o acid_n humour_n be_v unfit_a to_o ferment_n the_o mass_n of_o blood_n it_o be_v send_v out_o and_o discharge_v with_o the_o serum_n by_o urine_n and_o though_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o spleen_n be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o melancholy_a be_v by_o many_o anatomist_n explode_v yet_o bartholine_n waleus_n and_o highmore_n do_v still_o assert_v it_o viz._n that_o as_o the_o liver_n do_v secern_v the_o bile_n so_o likewise_o the_o spleen_n do_v separate_v a_o certain_a acid_n liquor_n from_o the_o blood_n which_o may_v be_v call_v melancholy_a when_o this_o ferment_n once_o grow_v too_o sharp_a and_o acid_n affect_v the_o true_a rice_n and_o origin_n of_o splenetic_a and_o hypochondriac_n affect_v and_o acquire_v part_n apt_a to_o provoke_v irritate_fw-la and_o prick_v the_o sensible_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o fix_a salt_n become_v fluid_a it_o present_o infect_v the_o whole_a stream_n of_o blood_n put_v it_o into_o violent_a and_o disorderly_a motion_n vellicates_n the_o nervous_a part_n fix_v the_o spirit_n put_v all_o the_o humour_n into_o strange_a confusion_n and_o make_v they_o apt_a to_o congeal_v and_o stagnate_n and_o hence_o those_o hypochondraic_a affect_v which_o usual_o molest_v melancholy_a person_n have_v their_o rice_n and_o origin_n for_o in_o those_o that_o labour_n under_o these_o distemper_n all_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o circulate_v through_o the_o spleen_n be_v there_o make_v fluid_a and_o at_o length_n come_v to_o prevail_v over_o the_o other_o principle_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o turn_v the_o whole_a stock_n of_o it_o into_o a_o liquor_n as_o sharp_a as_o vinegar_n or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n by_o which_o mean_v all_o the_o spirit_n be_v depress_v and_o keep_v under_o sour_a belching_n and_o vomiting_n ensue_v violent_a and_o irregular_a motion_n and_o boil_a ebullition_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o direful_a malady_n be_v soon_o cure_v by_o those_o medicine_n which_o abound_v with_o fix_a salt_n do_v precipitate_v the_o blood_n as_o those_o extract_v from_o steel_n tartar_n vitriol_n and_o all_o testacious_a body_n as_o likewise_o diuretic_n remedy_n for_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o these_o medicine_n do_v sweeten_v all_o sharp_a liquor_n and_o abate_v their_o pungency_n for_o the_o acrimony_n of_o salt_n be_v not_o blunt_v by_o sulphureous_a but_o saline_n body_n by_o reason_n that_o fix_a salt_n by_o a_o intimate_a and_o close_a union_n to_o the_o fluid_n do_v obtund_v their_o point_n and_o edge_n thus_o the_o corrode_a sharpness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n be_v take_v away_o by_o salt_n of_o tartar_n or_o wormood_n and_o say_v fonseca_n salt_n of_o tartar_n have_v a_o great_a power_n in_o allay_v the_o turbulent_a acrimony_n of_o melancholic_a humour_n for_o by_o a_o intrinsic_n property_n in_o attract_v all_o their_o sharpness_n thus_o if_o we_o distil_v a_o ounce_n of_o tartar_n with_o two_o quart_n of_o the_o strong_a vinegar_n a_o water_n will_v arise_v without_o any_o acidity_n and_o true_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o reason_n why_o melancholy_a person_n find_v so_o much_o benefit_n from_o medicine_n of_o tartar_n be_v that_o by_o sweeten_v the_o blood_n and_o juice_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o that_o dulcify_v vinegar_n the_o tartar_n free_v the_o body_n from_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o their_o pungency_n and_o acrimony_n the_o way_n and_o manner_n how_o the_o blood_n do_v degenerate_a from_o a_o sweet_a and_o balsamic_a constitution_n into_o a_o liquor_n altogether_o sharp_a harsh_a and_o unpleasant_a and_o how_o this_o alteration_n be_v effect_v ought_v a_o little_a to_o be_v inquire_v into_o as_o long_o as_o the_o small_a passage_n in_o the_o spleen_n remain_v free_a and_o open_a and_o the_o substance_n or_o parenchyma_n of_o it_o be_v not_o grow_v so_o hard_a and_o earthy_a as_o to_o alter_v the_o natural_a position_n and_o shape_n of_o the_o pore_n the_o supply_n of_o a_o well_o prepare_v ferment_n be_v due_o and_o regular_o perform_v but_o if_o either_o from_o a_o natural_a or_o melancholic_a constitution_n or_o error_n in_o diet_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o spleen_n be_v render_v too_o compact_a and_o solid_a and_o the_o pore_n and_o space_n be_v alter_v from_o their_o natural_a figure_n and_o magnitude_n the_o saline_n particle_n in_o their_o percolation_n through_o the_o spleen_n be_v so_o wear_v and_o grind_v that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o separate_v from_o the_o sulphur_n and_o phlegm_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o make_n of_o a_o ferment_n but_o likewise_o forcible_o disjoin_v from_o the_o earthy_a principle_n without_o which_o they_o can_v remain_v fix_v but_o present_o become_v fluid_a and_o then_o instead_o of_o a_o ferment_n which_o shall_v maintain_v in_o the_o blood_n a_o orderly_a and_o moderate_a ebullition_n a_o sharp_a eager_a and_o pungent_a liquor_n be_v send_v into_o the_o blood_n which_o put_v in_o into_o irregular_a and_o tumultuous_a fermentation_n and_o render_v the_o whole_a frame_n and_o crasis_n of_o the_o body_n disorderly_a if_o we_o consult_v the_o symptom_n of_o hypochondriac_a person_n first_o their_o appetite_n to_o meat_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o ferment_n in_o the_o stomach_n be_v often_o too_o extravagant_a yet_o the_o meat_n be_v ill_o digest_v and_o much_o of_o it_o turn_v into_o sour_a water_n and_o hence_o the_o stomach_n be_v provoke_v and_o convel_v by_o the_o gnaw_a acidity_n of_o its_o menstruum_fw-la these_o person_n be_v trouble_v with_o continual_a spit_n sometime_o loathe_v and_o vomit_v they_o be_v usual_o costive_a and_o their_o faeces_fw-la very_o black_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o vitriolic_a acidity_n which_o produce_v that_o colour_n their_o urine_n be_v general_o high-coloured_a like_o a_o strong_a lie_n because_o the_o salt_n not_o be_v sufficient_o volatilise_v and_o breathe_v out_o through_o the_o pore_n be_v send_v down_o in_o the_o serum_n through_o the_o urinary_a passage_n they_o find_v also_o about_o their_o breast_n a_o great_a oppression_n straitness_n and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o sometime_o fall_v into_o astmatic_a paroxism_n moreover_o they_o complain_v of_o a_o great_a tremble_a and_o palpitation_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o great_a weight_n and_o oppression_n of_o it_o which_o symptom_n proceed_v partly_o from_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n which_o grate●_n and_o vellicates_n the_o nerve_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o stagnate_n in_o they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v not_o well_o and_o regular_o fix_v in_o the_o heart_n hence_o proceed_v acute_a and_o wander_a pain_n about_o the_o mediastinum_fw-la and_o shoulder_n and_o 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