Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	blood_n	body_n	flesh_n	8,072	5	6.9865	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30805	The artificial spaw, or, Mineral-waters to drink imitating the German spaw-water in its delightful and medicinal operations on humane bodies, &c. / by T. Byfield.	Byfield, T. (Timothy)	1684 (1684)	Wing B6396; ESTC R24245	13,506	81

the_o artificial_a spa_n or_o mineral-water_n to_o drink_n imitate_v the_o german_a spaw-water_n in_o its_o delightful_a and_o medicinal_a operation_n on_o humane_a body_n etc._n etc._n by_o t._n byfield_n m._n d._n fellow_n of_o the_o college_n of_o physician_n at_o dublin_n london_n print_v by_o james_n rawlins_n for_o the_o author_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o matthew_n keinton_n in_o little-britain_n 1684._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n william_n jennings_n knight_n honour_a sir_n the_o encouragement_n these_o water_n receive_v last_o year_n from_o your_o own_o experience_n and_o commendation_n of_o they_o to_o other_o do_v in_o part_n naturalize_v they_o by_o gain_v such_o repute_n that_o they_o be_v prescribe_v by_o several_a physician_n in_o town_n to_o their_o patient_n and_o that_o with_o good_a success_n for_o they_o alone_o wrought_v several_a cure_n as_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o doctor_n do_v appear_v i_o have_v be_v therefore_o very_o industrious_a to_o keep_v open_a these_o salutiferous_a spring_n that_o they_o may_v flow_v to_o the_o advantage_n of_o many_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o under_o your_o patronage_n their_o medicinal_a virtue_n will_v raise_v they_o to_o such_o general_a good_a esteem_n that_o they_o will_v become_v the_o metropolitan_a fountain_n it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a beside_o experience_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v from_o reason_n that_o medicinal_a water_n thus_o by_o art_n prepare_v will_v excel_v the_o natural_a but_o that_o be_v part_n of_o the_o ensue_a tract_n i_o will_v not_o here_o forestall_v the_o matter_n but_o acknowledge_v your_o obligation_n in_o permit_v a_o rivulet_n of_o this_o fountain_n to_o have_v its_o eruption_n among_o your_o ingenious_a useful_a undertake_n which_o that_o they_o may_v continue_v to_o prosper_v be_v the_o unfeigned_a wish_n of_o honour_a sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n t._n byfield_n from_o my_o house_n in_o new-street_n by_o fetter-lane_n near_o the_o five_o bell_n the_o artificial_a spa_n or_o mineral-water_n to_o drink_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o improvement_n of_o art_n and_o science_n be_v the_o great_a design_n os_fw-la all_o industrious_a men._n i_o have_v therefore_o in_o imitation_n of_o such_o be_v at_o pain_n and_o cost_v too_o in_o make_v some_o useful_a improvement_n within_o my_o own_o sphere_n of_o physic_n of_o which_o at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o discourse_v of_o one_o viz._n the_o make_n of_o artificial_a mineral_n water_n equal_a to_o if_o not_o exceed_v the_o natural_a as_o to_o their_o medicinal_a quality_n for_o i_o have_v so_o strict_o examine_v with_o what_o mineral_n marcasite_n and_o nitrous_a glebe_n the_o heal_a fountain_n be_v impregnate_v to_o make_v they_o such_o that_o by_o prepare_v purify_n and_o exalt_v their_o medicinal_a virtue_n i_o shall_v be_v able_a not_o only_o to_o imitate_v nature_n but_o herein_o excel_v by_o defecate_v and_o expel_v those_o gross_a terrestrial_a part_n and_o often_o unwholesome_a that_o be_v commix_v with_o mineral_n from_o which_o to_o extricate_v the_o benign_a and_o useful_a part_n great_a diligence_n and_o curiosity_n be_v requisite_a this_o boast_n i_o hope_v may_v be_v very_o well_o allow_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n since_o i_o have_v bring_v my_o undertake_n to_o perfection_n and_o since_o thing_n natural_a especial_o as_o to_o the_o materia_fw-la medica_fw-la be_v great_o improve_v in_o regard_n to_o their_o usefulness_n by_o learning_n and_o industry_n why_o may_v not_o this_o mineral_n preparation_n among_o the_o innumerable_a store_n of_o other_o be_v allow_v to_o challenge_v the_o credit_n it_o deserve_v it_o have_v please_v god_n for_o our_o employment_n to_o make_v those_o thing_n that_o minister_v food_n and_o physic_n capable_a of_o improvement_n by_o we_o and_o our_o labour_n and_o industry_n in_o their_o preparation_n necessary_a ere_o we_o can_v receive_v due_a benefit_n and_o refreshment_n from_o they_o whenas_o in_o those_o only_o which_o serve_v for_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n as_o rich_a fruit_n and_o flower_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v show_v his_o infinite_a skill_n and_o excellence_n which_o when_o we_o tamper_v with_o we_o only_a damage_n so_o that_o no_o artist_n be_v so_o vain_a and_o impious_a to_o vie_v with_o nature_n but_o only_o please_v when_o he_o can_v diligent_o and_o curious_o perform_v that_o labour_n and_o culture_n assign_v he_o by_o his_o maker_n but_o i_o must_v not_o digress_v how_o high_a therefore_o this_o way_n of_o physic_n be_v in_o vogue_n or_o like_v to_o be_v shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o my_o concern_n to_o recount_v as_o to_o make_v the_o usefulness_n and_o conveniency_n of_o it_o appear_v for_o if_o person_n can_v with_o little_a expense_n and_o trouble_n be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o make_v a_o harmless_a trial_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v productive_a of_o great_a good_a such_o insinuation_n be_v no_o way_n culpable_a it_o be_v obvious_a how_o many_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o timely_a care_n permit_v slendere_a indisposition_n which_o may_v soon_o be_v remove_v to_o run_v to_o some_o high_a distemper_n and_o that_o too_o often_o suffer_v almost_o to_o have_v mischieve_v the_o body_n ere_o they_o will_v look_v out_o for_o remedy_n be_v deter_v from_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n either_o because_o the_o method_n be_v harsh_a and_o unpleasing_a or_o because_o they_o be_v expensive_a and_o too_o chargeable_a none_o of_o which_o our_o medicinal_a water_n can_v be_v tax_v with_o the_o theoretic_n part_n of_o physic_n be_v of_o late_a so_o rich_o adorn_v with_o accurate_a anatomical_a dissection_n and_o a_o refine_a philosophy_n i_o conceive_v it_o likewise_o requisite_a that_o the_o practice_n shall_v bear_v some_o proportion_n to_o it_o otherwise_o the_o ornament_n of_o language_n and_o all_o other_o embellishment_n be_v but_o gild_v nothing_o to_o the_o great_a art_n of_o preserve_v and_o restore_v a_o sound_n and_o healthy_a constitution_n for_o to_o live_v long_o and_o in_o health_n as_o it_o be_v the_o best_a thing_n belong_v to_o this_o world_n so_o it_o be_v most_o desire_v though_o the_o method_n conduce_v thereto_o be_v much_o neglect_v it_o be_v not_o only_o furnish_v with_o delight_n in_o itself_o but_o it_o give_v a_o gust_n to_o all_o other_o for_o without_o it_o all_o their_o excellency_n be_v imperceptible_a but_o this_o be_v a_o blessing_n most_o relish_v and_o best_o value_v by_o those_o who_o sometime_o be_v without_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a misfortune_n of_o humane_a nature_n not_o to_o discern_v wherein_o her_o happiness_n and_o delight_n consist_v which_o often_o be_v near_o she_o than_o she_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o the_o far_o she_o wander_v in_o pursuit_n of_o they_o she_o be_v at_o the_o great_a loss_n for_o the_o method_n to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o happy_a life_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a nor_o to_o be_v so_o far_o fetch_v as_o be_v by_o most_o imagine_v but_o it_o be_v my_o business_n chief_o to_o direct_v to_o that_o part_n which_o conduce_v to_o preserve_v and_o restore_v a_o healthy_a body_n i_o shall_v only_o concern_v myself_o in_o what_o tend_v thereto_o how_o nice_a and_o delicate_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o body_n in_o a_o just_a and_o due_a mixture_n of_o principle_n and_o to_o recover_v those_o decay_a be_v not_o soon_o apprehend_v for_o the_o subtle_a vital_a breath_n or_o the_o volatile_a invisible_a spirit_n of_o man_n body_n deserve_o name_v mercury_n nourish_v feed_v and_o preserve_v himself_o by_o the_o oleity_n of_o man_n suphur_n which_o be_v predominant_a in_o the_o blood_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v a_o salt_n lie_v in_o the_o juice_n flesh_n and_o bone_n this_o minister_n its_o noble_a part_n for_o nourishment_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o preserve_v man_n body_n from_o putrefaction_n and_o be_v that_o vinculum_fw-la whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v keep_v and_o dwell_v together_o for_o in_o the_o salt_n there_o lie_v a_o spirit_n which_o protect_v and_o preserve_v the_o balsam_n in_o their_o worth_n and_o purity_n it_o savour_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v inexhaustible_a unless_o it_o die_v quite_o for_o the_o air_n which_o support_v the_o spirit_n with_o its_o vital_a breath_n do_v carry_v in_o it_o a_o nitrous_a spirit_n which_o temper_v the_o whole_a nourishment_n and_o prevent_v the_o unruly_a disorder_n of_o the_o other_o ingesta_fw-la thus_o be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v a_o due_a temperament_n of_o principle_n ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la which_o be_v the_o great_a skill_n of_o a_o physician_n but_o lest_o i_o make_v too_o large_a a_o digression_n design_v at_o present_a to_o discourse_v only_o of_o the_o excellent_a use_n of_o medicinal_a water_n and_o of_o my_o imitation_n of_o the_o ultramarine_a spaw_n i_o shall_v rather_o now_o say_v somewhat_o of_o water_n in_o general_a and_o its_o usefulness_n chap._n ii_o of_o water_n in_o general_n since_o i_o be_o about_o to_o demonstrate_v the_o advantage_n