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part_n of_o the_o flesh_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o when_o certain_a thief_n have_v cast_v the_o body_n of_o one_o who_o they_o â—…ad_v murder_v 48._o into_o the_o tomb_n of_o eliseus_n the_o murder_a person_n do_v with_o the_o only_a touch_n of_o the_o prophet_n bone_n rise_v again_o to_o life_n which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v effect_v if_o as_o well_o his_o divine_a as_o vivify_a nature_n have_v not_o participate_v with_o his_o bone_n and_o upon_o this_o it_o be_v say_v that_o after_o death_n eliseus_n his_o body_n prophesy_v and_o 13._o that_o he_o do_v wonder_n in_o his_o life_n and_o in_o death_n be_v his_o work_n marvelous_a to_o conclude_v the_o learned_a and_o wise_a philosopher_n speak_v enigmatical_o of_o this_o spirit_n say_v that_o in_o the_o body_n there_o be_v a_o little_a bone_n call_v luz_n which_o will_v remain_v with_o man_n till_o the_o
participate_v with_o and_o lurk_v in_o the_o blood_n though_o without_o action_n till_o by_o the_o murder_a spirit_n it_o be_v excite_v unto_o action_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o a_o ocular_a experience_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a unto_o such_o who_o have_v apply_v themselves_o unto_o the_o art_n of_o distil_v that_o man_n blood_n and_o bone_n do_v contain_v a_o admirable_a deal_n of_o volatile_a salt_n in_o which_o there_o be_v so_o excellent_a a_o balsamic_a diâ—…position_n that_o it_o do_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o propinquity_n of_o nature_n sudden_o appease_v dolour_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o intolerable_a ache_n cure_v wound_n heal_v such_o as_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o mother_n and_o falling-sickness_n and_o in_o fine_a experience_n have_v make_v manifest_a that_o the_o volatile_a salt_n and_o oil_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v a_o excellent_a cordial_n again_o that_o the_o oil_n of_o man_n fat_a be_v a_o great_a appeaser_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o other_o dolour_n and_o a_o healer_n of_o wound_n and_o a_o present_a dryer_n up_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o excoriation_n often_o experience_n have_v teach_v as_o well_o my_o master_n as_o myself_o do_v we_o not_o see_v that_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o candle_n will_v in_o one_o night_n heal_v up_o a_o excoriation_n and_o every_o ostler_n will_v certify_v you_o that_o a_o horse_n heel_n be_v wound_v or_o cut_v with_o a_o stone_n or_o shoe_n with_o the_o anoint_v of_o a_o candle_n end_n that_o hogs-grease_n deeres-suet_n be_v esteem_v good_a and_o necessary_a ingredient_n for_o a_o heal_a salve_n there_o be_v not_o a_o chirurgeon_n but_o will_v confess_v and_o whence_o do_v this_o sanative_a property_n in_o they_o proceed_v what_o from_o the_o benign_a act_n of_o god_n or_o from_o the_o devil_n if_o from_o it_o be_v from_o that_o cure_n and_o vivify_v spirit_n which_o first_o make_v those_o member_n and_o give_v they_o that_o virtue_n or_o it_o can_v have_v no_o heal_a property_n spiritu_fw-la ab_fw-la ore_fw-la dei_fw-la 33._o say_v david_n omnis_fw-la procedit_fw-la virtus_fw-la from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n proceed_v all_o virtue_n ergò_fw-la from_o that_o spirit_n have_v the_o fat_a flesh_n blood_n and_o bone_n that_o virtue_n of_o heal_a or_o not_o at_o all_o and_o by_o the_o presence_n they_o hold_v still_o that_o virtue_n of_o it_o even_o after_o their_o separation_n or_o amputation_n from_o the_o live_a body_n that_o it_o receive_v from_o it_o while_o they_o be_v member_n in_o the_o live_a body_n only_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n that_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o live_a body_n their_o virtue_n be_v actual_a but_o be_v separate_v it_o be_v only_o potential_a and_o will_v not_o be_v reduce_v unto_o act_n unless_o it_o be_v incite_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d vivify_v and_o actuate_a spirit_n even_o as_o we_o see_v that_o grease_n or_o tallow_n be_v fix_v with_o the_o cold_a and_o will_v not_o flow_v but_o with_o the_o act_n of_o natural_a heat_n or_o fire_n it_o will_v forthwith_o melt_v and_o flow_v what_o of_o all_o this_o may_v our_o sponge-bearing_a author_n say_v must_v therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v in_o this_o for_o without_o it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o sympathize_v betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o hypostatical_a balsam_n reside_v in_o the_o live_a man._n i_o must_v have_v this_o inquisitor_n know_v that_o as_o it_o be_v but_o one_o spirit_n that_o be_v call_v by_o the_o prophet_n from_o the_o four_o wind_n to_o 37._o breathe_v life_n unto_o the_o slay_a so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o spirit_n that_o give_v virtue_n as_o well_o to_o the_o live_a blood_n flesh_n fat_a and_o bone_n as_o to_o the_o other_o that_o seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v without_o life_n or_o in_o puissance_n to_o act_v it_o be_v but_o one_o spirit_n but_o in_o diverse_a property_n that_o congeal_v and_o as_o it_o be_v killeth_z the_o spirit_n of_o the_o movable_a element_n of_o air_n and_o fix_v it_o by_o his_o northern_a blast_n into_o snow_n 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