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which_o the_o same_o be_v do_v a_o thing_n communicate_v against_o nature_n be_v either_o the_o disease_n or_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o the_o symptom_n here_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v either_o corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a the_o incorporeal_a in_o my_o opinion_n be_v the_o malignant_a influence_n of_o the_o star_n as_o of_o mars_n and_o saturn_n and_o during_o comet_n and_o eclipse_n for_o since_o their_o benign_a influence_n preserve_v motion_n and_o life_n in_o all_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o reason_n of_o contrary_n the_o malignity_n of_o the_o same_o aspect_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o irregularity_n which_o we_o behold_v in_o it_o the_o corporeal_a cause_n must_v be_v movable_a a_o humour_n a_o vapour_n or_o a_o spirit_n which_o malignant_a evaporation_n kill_v oftentimes_o without_o any_o sign_n of_o putrefaction_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o humour_n but_o from_o the_o oppression_n and_o suffocation_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n by_o those_o malignant_a vapour_n and_o then_o the_o humour_n be_v destitute_a of_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o of_o that_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o preserve_v they_o turn_v into_o poison_n there_o must_v be_v some_o proportion_n between_o the_o body_n which_o communicate_v this_o vapour_n and_o that_o which_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o same_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o and_o this_o proportion_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o contagion_n seize_v only_o upon_o some_o animal_n as_o horse_n dog_n and_o cattle_n other_o upon_o man_n alone_o child_n woman_n old_a man_n woman_n with_o child_n and_o their_o burden_n other_o seize_v only_o upon_o certain_a part_n as_o the_o itch_n be_v communicate_v only_o to_o the_o skin_n the_o physic_n to_o the_o lung_n the_o ophthalmia_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o not_o to_o the_o other_o part_n the_o medium_n of_o this_o communication_n be_v the_o air_n which_o 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and_o be_v cure_v