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into_o jupiter_n darkness_n into_o hell_n and_o light_n into_o hell_n and_o darkness_n into_o jupiter_n etc._n etc._n for_o say_v they_o body_n be_v adorn_v with_o the_o signature_n of_o seed_n and_o clothe_v with_o comeliness_n represent_v the_o image_n of_o light_n but_o when_o they_o wither_v and_o loose_v the_o vigour_n of_o their_o seed_n they_o be_v cover_v with_o darkness_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v dark_a and_o severinus_n say_v that_o operation_n be_v by_o mechanic_n spirit_n which_o be_v not_o arm_v with_o knowledge_n be_v disperse_v into_o naked_a vapour_n and_o smoke_n they_o assign_v three_o kind_n of_o generation_n to_o the_o inferior_a globe_n namely_o of_o animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n they_o say_v that_o in_o animal_n there_o be_v a_o seminal_a matter_n in_o the_o animal_n balsam_n the_o vital_a sulphur_n in_o the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o mummy_n which_o be_v always_o in_o man_n perfect_a creature_n beget_v and_o be_v beget_v only_o of_o their_o own_o 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from_o the_o cause_n the_o cause_n be_v that_o matter_n which_o they_o call_v nitrous_a sulphur_n from_o the_o accession_n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o hot_a distemper_n in_o the_o whole_a body_n by_o which_o all_o the_o part_n be_v unfit_a for_o their_o office_n and_o this_o preternatural_a disposition_n be_v call_v a_o fever_n nor_o must_v the_o name_n of_o humour_n be_v reject_v for_o niter_n or_o sulphur_n be_v never_o vomit_v up_o or_o purge_v forth_o or_o sweat_v out_o but_o only_a humour_n though_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o humour_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o sulphur_n we_o will_v not_o therefore_o reject_v the_o name_n of_o humour_n scheunemamnus_n his_o opinion_n of_o the_o original_n of_o fever_n be_v ridiculous_a he_o say_v that_o a_o globe_n or_o bal_n of_o many_o sphere_n like_o a_o bezoar-stone_n be_v breed_v in_o the_o stomach_n or_o liver_n and_o thence_o come_v seaver_n and_o fit_n and_o when_o this_o ball_n be_v strike_v from_o heaven_n it_o flame_n and_o smoke_n and_o infect_v the_o air_n hence_o come_v a_o little_a cold_a and_o tremble_a and_o then_o heat_n but_o this_o globe_n and_o its_o circle_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v aught_o to_o be_v very_o great_a because_o he_o write_v that_o the_o patient_n shall_v have_v so_o many_o fit_v as_o be_v circle_n in_o it_o against_o severine_n i_o say_v the_o colic_n can_v breed_v from_o a_o slimy_a tartar_n mix_v with_o styptic_a or_o bind_v four_o spirit_n because_o he_o make_v one_o cause_n only_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n i_o agree_v with_o he_o about_o the_o name_n for_o the_o case_n be_v plain_a that_o the_o colic_n be_v from_o glass_n like_o phlegm_n as_o galen_n teach_v but_o if_o he_o make_v that_o the_o only_a cause_n he_o err_v exceed_o because_o there_o be_v great_a pain_n from_o wind_n that_o extend_v the_o gut_n nor_o do_v sharpness_n or_o wind_n cause_n pain_n but_o by_o stretch_v which_o be_v make_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o clyster_n or_o two_o the_o pain_n cease_v better_a than_o by_o the_o laborious_a chemical_a medicine_n 13._o ideo_fw-la philos_fw-la 13._o it_o be_v false_a that_o he_o say_v the_o sharp_a pain_n be_v only_o from_o the_o sharp_a spirit_n of_o salt_n he_o call_v the_o pain_n from_o cut_n burn_n and_o stroke_n reloll_n but_o all_o man_n live_v do_v witness_n by_o sense_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a pain_n than_o that_o from_o cut_v and_o burn_v etc._n etc._n severine_n proceed_v and_o say_v and_o describe_v the_o generation_n and_o difference_n of_o inflammation_n say_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o these_o disease_n come_v to_o the_o matrix_n not_o only_o in_o a_o liquid_a form_n dissolve_v but_o in_o a_o spiritual_a vapour_n and_o continual_a nutrication_n and_o digest_v fermentation_n and_o except_v the_o time_n of_o neaturity_n and_o separation_n which_o come_v the_o spirit_n break_v forth_o and_o boil_v and_o then_o the_o signature_n that_o lay_v hide_v before_o in_o the_o spirit_n be_v explain_v colour_n taste_n scent_n heat_n and_o other_o quality_n and_o by_o nourishment_n daily_o attract_v they_o make_v body_n agreeable_a to_o the_o principle_n mattery_a slimy_a bloody_a coagulate_v dissolve_v stink_a red_a black_a he_o bring_v the_o kind_n of_o inflammation_n from_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sulphurous_a spirit_n and_o arsenic_n spirit_n make_v plague_v sore_n orpiment_n spirit_n make_v pleurisy_n not_o only_o in_o the_o breast_n but_o in_o the_o brain_n lung_n heart_n liver_n spleen_n and_o stomach_n he_o accuse_v galen_n and_o other_o doctor_n for_o say_v that_o inflammation_n come_v from_o much_o blood_n violent_a exercise_n fall_v contusion_n and_o deny_v that_o these_o effect_n can_v come_v from_o these_o cause_n except_o some_o arsenical_a seed_n cause_v the_o plague_n or_o other_o the_o pleurisy_n lie_v in_o the_o blood_n till_o it_o get_v a_o occasion_n to_o boil_v for_o the_o breed_n of_o ulcer_n
he_o say_v thus_o if_o from_o the_o inbred_a balsam_n weaken_v from_o error_n by_o immoderate_a diet_n in_o the_o mummy_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o synoviae_n of_o flesh_n defect_n of_o separation_n come_v from_o impure_a matter_n the_o impurity_n be_v leave_v which_o be_v full_a of_o corrosive_a salt_n if_o this_o happen_v often_o and_o then_o tincture_n be_v strong_a of_o the_o corrosive_a seed_n and_o the_o mummy_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v transplant_v they_o will_v bring_v in_o the_o root_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o synovia_n and_o by_o constant_a nourishment_n from_o thing_n of_o like_a impurity_n at_o a_o digest_v time_n they_o will_v produce_v fruit_n agreeable_a to_o the_o root_n he_o say_v that_o salt_n of_o iron_n breed_v the_o root_n and_o fruit_n of_o a_o cancer_n in_o the_o flesh_n vein_n and_o member_n resemble_v the_o anatomy_n of_o mars_n and_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o face_n lip_n pap_n breast_n and_o sometime_o the_o womb_n the_o herpes_n and_o wolf_n have_v aeruginous_a root_n near_o of_o kin_n to_o the_o cancer_n and_o place_n themselves_o in_o the_o musculous_a flesh_n in_o the_o joint_n and_o breast_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v more_o for_o brevity_n sake_n but_o many_o of_o these_o be_v false_a and_o absurd_a first_o he_o deny_v the_o cause_n allege_v by_o the_o galenist_n but_o every_o one_o may_v see_v they_o daily_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o impure_a body_n moreover_o inflammation_n rise_v not_o as_o plant_n out_o of_o seed_n but_o when_o bad_a humour_n be_v heap_v up_o in_o the_o body_n if_o nature_n can_v expel_v they_o by_o usual_a way_n she_o send_v they_o to_o ignoble_a place_n where_o with_o blood_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o vessel_n they_o be_v hot_a and_o putrefy_v hence_o come_v pain_n and_o inflammation_n the_o skin_n discolour_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o that_o which_o nature_n do_v every_o where_o she_o do_v here_o also_o that_o be_v she_o make_v divers_a quittor_n according_a to_o the_o humour_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o the_o breed_n of_o ulcer_n nor_o be_v the_o chemist_n to_o be_v total_o reject_v for_o their_o explain_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o inflammation_n and_o ulcer_n though_o it_o may_v be_v object_v against_o they_o there_o be_v divers_a effect_n of_o arsenic_n orpiment_n vitriol_n if_o they_o be_v apply_v outward_o by_o thing_n that_o appear_v in_o inflammation_n for_o animal_n salt_n and_o sulphur_n differ_v from_o vegetable_a salt_n and_o sulphur_n and_o thing_n take_v from_o the_o earth_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o alteration_n and_o the_o great_a in_o animal_n though_o they_o do_v never_o whole_o change_v their_o nature_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o bubo'e_n carbuncle_n cancer_n and_o the_o like_a 9_o 2._o de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr att_o c._n 9_o concern_v the_o cause_n of_o pain_n they_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n dissolve_v cause_v pain_n this_o we_o allow_v but_o it_o be_v also_o from_o burn_v cut_a stretch_v as_o i_o say_v but_o i_o take_v it_o ill_o that_o he_o shall_v reprove_v galen_n because_o he_o deny_v that_o the_o name_n of_o taste_n shall_v be_v apply_v to_o pain_n galen_n say_v right_a that_o every_o sense_n have_v its_o proper_a sensible_a therefore_o as_o colour_n can_v be_v perceive_v by_o the_o ear_n so_o taste_v can_v be_v apprehend_v by_o the_o touch_n as_o they_o be_v such_o yet_o galen_n deny_v not_o that_o thing_n that_o be_v tastable_n as_o they_o be_v salt_n and_o sharp_a do_v diverse_o afflict_v the_o touch_v but_o this_o be_v not_o from_o a_o savour_n as_o it_o be_v tastable_n but_o as_o it_o be_v sharp_a which_o may_v be_v taste_v also_o which_o severine_n confess_v therefore_o he_o unjust_o accuse_v galen_n also_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o difference_n of_o pain_n come_v from_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o part_n be_v more_o or_o few_o severine_n say_v those_o part_n be_v most_o pain_v in_o which_o be_v the_o sharp_a spirit_n of_o salt_n which_o go_v outward_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n the_o gut_n but_o he_o be_v out_o for_o part_n cover_v with_o nerve_n and_o membrane_n have_v the_o sharp_a pain_n scheuneman_n in_o his_o book_n call_v reform_v physic_n or_o his_o hermetical_a penny_n lay_v down_o ten_o chief_a cause_n of_o disease_n as_o spiritual_a mercury_n burn_v mercury_n sublimate_n mercury_n praecipitate_v mercury_n sulphur_n coagulate_v salt_n calcine_v salt_n dissolve_v and_o salt_n reverberate_v but_o he_o show_v no_o cause_n of_o these_o principle_n they_o be_v new_a being_n which_o he_o no_o way_n prove_v and_o therefore_o he_o use_v new_a word_n nor_o plain_a greek_a nor_o latin_a as_o pneumosus_fw-la or_o spiritual_a mercury_n cremosus_fw-la which_o be_v we_o suppose_v from_o cremare_fw-la to_o burn_v at_o last_o he_o propound_v a_o aetherial_a spirit-like_a fire_n the_o governor_n of_o all_o action_n the_o radical_a moisture_n that_o bedew_v the_o whole_a body_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o radical_a humour_n the_o quicken_a substance_n and_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o action_n the_o aetherial_a spirit_n author_n of_o concoction_n and_o digestion_n but_o these_o be_v not_o sufficient_a he_o add_v a_o four_o the_o most_o pure_a white_a sweet_a pleasant_a pant_a the_o cherisher_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o call_v congeal_v sulphur_n the_o first_o moisture_n or_o virgin_n milk_n that_o bedew_v the_o body_n and_o refresh_v it_o the_o first_o subject_n of_o generation_n also_o a_o moist_a and_o soft_a substance_n a_o five_o spirit_n which_o he_o call_v sulphur_n dissolve_v but_o here_o we_o admire_v he_o propound_v so_o many_o spirit_n and_o principle_n and_o prove_v not_o in_o the_o least_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o be_v or_o be_v so_o many_o he_o bring_v inflammation_n from_o sulphur_n congeal_a and_o burn_v but_o in_o the_o five_o chapter_n he_o bring_v the_o quinzy_n and_o pleurisy_n from_o mercury_n sublimate_v then_o he_o bring_v fever_n from_o sulphur_n fire_v so_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n call_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o fire_n but_o he_o mix_v false_a thing_n with_o they_o what_o he_o say_v of_o dissolve_a sulphur_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v reject_v for_o the_o galenist_n say_v that_o pleasant_a vapour_n send_v to_o the_o brain_n cause_n sleep_n nor_o when_o he_o say_v that_o narcotick_v cause_n sleep_v not_o from_o cold_a but_o from_o sulphur_n but_o he_o err_v in_o say_v all_o sleep_n be_v from_o a_o moist_a nature_n and_o soft_a substance_n that_o bedew_v all_o the_o part_n for_o who_o will_v say_v that_o the_o venomous_a quality_n in_o the_o plague_n which_o produce_v deep_a sleep_n be_v such_o in_o that_o he_o bring_v flux_n and_o dysentery_n from_o congeal_a sulphur_n and_o dissolve_v he_o differ_v from_o other_o paracelsian_n that_o say_v they_o come_v from_o salt_n which_o be_v more_o probable_a but_o he_o accuse_v the_o galenist_n false_a for_o say_v excrement_n be_v disease_n for_o the_o paracelsian_n do_v so_o and_o severine_n that_o say_v he_o see_v a_o fever_n cast_v out_o by_o vomit_n then_o he_o make_v disease_n of_o salt_n threefold_a calcine_v dissolve_v and_o reverberate_v salt_n he_o say_v the_o calcine_v salt_n be_v the_o balsam_n of_o life_n and_o if_o it_o melt_v in_o the_o body_n it_o cause_v dropsy_n oedema_n and_o cachexy_n he_o say_v dissolve_v salt_n be_v a_o liquid_a body_n of_o a_o fat_a taste_n that_o coagulate_v and_o astringe_v that_o nourish_v all_o with_o its_o good_a relish_n and_o preserve_v all_o and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o the_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o whatsoever_o want_v this_o salt_n be_v quite_o unsavoury_a he_o say_v the_o reverberate_v salt_n be_v the_o lixivium_n or_o clenser_n of_o all_o nature_n that_o take_v away_o filth_n to_o this_o salt_n he_o bring_v the_o itch_n scurse_v morphew_n pox_n scurvey_n though_o we_o disow_v not_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o chemist_n which_o the_o resolution_n of_o body_n show_v scheuneman_n do_v well_o in_o a_o few_o thing_n but_o add_v some_o falsity_n he_o make_v the_o rest_n suspect_v he_o give_v no_o reason_n why_o so_o many_o salt_n nor_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o what_o compound_v the_o body_n shall_v cause_v disease_n moreover_o he_o be_v not_o constant_a in_o describe_v the_o kind_n of_o salt_n as_o appear_v when_o he_o derive_v all_o taste_n from_o calcine_v salt_n and_o that_o it_o be_v now_o bitter_a than_o salt_n now_o four_o and_o then_o sweet_a yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o bring_v the_o taste_n from_o dissolve_a salt_n &_o say_v nothing_o be_v savoury_a that_o want_v dissolve_v salt_n other_o chemist_n be_v more_o right_a as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o salt_n moreover_o he_o err_v much_o in_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o sweat_n cachexy_n dropsy_n and_o the_o like_a that_o sweat_n have_v
here_o he_o do_v ill_a for_o all_o physician_n have_v acknowledge_v diet_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n and_o he_o that_o neglect_v it_o find_v it_o by_o experience_n in_o fever_n it_o be_v plain_a for_o if_o the_o patient_a eat_v too_o free_o or_o that_o which_o be_v improper_a he_o relapse_v and_o in_o many_o disease_n good_a diet_n be_v half_a the_o cure_n as_o for_o physic_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o universal_a medicine_n which_o the_o chemist_n so_o commend_v by_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v preserve_v from_o disease_n to_o the_o determinate_v time_n of_o his_o life_n as_o robert_n valensis_n write_v chymiae_n lib._n de_fw-fr verit_fw-la chymiae_n this_o as_o arnold_n de_fw-fr will_v a_o nova_fw-la faith_n have_v virtue_n and_o force_n above_o all_o medicine_n to_o cure_v all_o disease_n both_o hot_a and_o cold_a because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o occult_a and_o subtle_a nature_n it_o keep_v nature_n in_o health_n strengthen_v its_o virtue_n and_o 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