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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o to_o live_v aratus_n also_o the_o poet_n say_v the_o way_n market_n gate_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v jovis_fw-la plena_fw-la so_o say_v democritus_n omne_fw-la plena_fw-la diis_fw-la sunt_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o god_n therefore_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o attribute_v the_o virtue_n power_n and_o work_v of_o god_n to_o nature_n or_o other_o creature_n or_o to_o 84â—_n dead_a quality_n nor_o yet_o the_o office_n of_o life_n to_o dead_a thing_n for_o this_o cause_n selsus_n the_o heretic_n be_v worthy_o reprehend_v for_o attribute_v the_o creation_n and_o generation_n of_o one_o thing_n out_o of_o a_o other_o as_o bee_n out_o of_o one_fw-mi ox_n wasp_n out_o of_o a_o horse_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o temperature_n of_o quality_n of_o heat_n cold_a moisture_n and_o dryness_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o to_o the_o work_n of_o god_n for_o to_o give_v life_n or_o to_o quicken_v belong_v to_o no_o creature_n but_o 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and_o cause_n of_o all_o life_n the_o fountain_n and_o original_n of_o live_a thing_n the_o which_o from_o he_o that_o be_v esse_fw-la do_v give_v esse_fw-la and_o be_v to_o other_o thing_n accord_v to_o the_o power_n of_o that_o which_o receive_v and_o that_o moderate_v the_o power_n of_o live_v and_o substance_n accordyng_o but_o this_o cause_n of_o life_n do_v never_o forsake_v life_n for_o his_o invisible_a thing_n uz._n his_o virtue_n power_n and_o providence_n do_v govern_v thing_n visible_a live_v and_o create_v otherwise_o without_o that_o eternal_a and_o invisible_a virtue_n nothing_o can_v abide_v nor_o continue_v steadfast_o in_o his_o essence_n be_v &_o life_n for_o when_o that_o virtue_n of_o god_n be_v take_v away_o that_o govern_v and_o quicken_v the_o thing_n visible_a than_o it_o live_v nor_o move_v any_o long_a then_o have_v it_o not_o be_v long_o then_o be_v it_o subject_a to_o corruption_n therefore_o to_o give_v life_n to_o live_v and_o to_o maintain_v life_n 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it_o be_v separate_v into_o treble_a nourishment_n that_o be_v of_o our_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n and_o into_o double_a excrement_n so_o that_o when_o these_o medicine_n be_v right_o consider_v and_o compare_v together_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o great_a diversity_n between_o the_o raw_a and_o gross_a medicine_n and_o those_o that_o be_v purge_v by_o fire_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o romish_a doctrine_n for_o as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v altogether_o spiritual_a and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n of_o god_n do_v instruct_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o speak_v to_o it_o whereby_o the_o evil_a affection_n and_o the_o action_n and_o filthy_a work_n of_o the_o body_n be_v take_v away_o and_o amendment_n of_o life_n follow_v so_o do_v these_o ancient_a medicine_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o heavenly_a virtue_n which_o be_v to_o be_v minister_v and_o join_v with_o the_o lively_a spirit_n of_o man_n body_n that_o they_o may_v thereby_o be_v fortify_v and_o make_v strong_a or_o rectify_v &_o bring_v to_o unity_n whereby_o follow_v the_o help_n and_o cure_v of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o the_o romish_a religion_n be_v mix_v with_o impurity_n &_o stand_v in_o outward_a ceremony_n &_o tradition_n corporal_a exercise_n which_o be_v let_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n while_o it_o be_v occupy_v about_o they_o so_o these_o corrporall_n and_o gross_a medicine_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o bodily_a gross_a and_o raw_a substance_n whereby_o the_o work_n of_o the_o heavenly_a virtue_n be_v let_v and_o hinder_v and_o these_o body_n do_v resist_v digestion_n which_o be_v occupy_v about_o they_o by_o mean_n whreof_o the_o weak_a and_o faint_a part_n that_o desire_v relief_n can_v not_o draw_v to_o they_o these_o virtue_n for_o their_o succour_n be_v bind_v and_o fast_o tie_v to_o their_o gross_a substance_n and_o even_o as_o the_o romish_a religion_n teach_v that_o in_o the_o eucharist_n there_o be_v no_o substance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n but_o only_a accident_n and_o that_o our_o body_n be_v nourish_v with_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o sacrament_n even_o so_o the_o ethnic_n physician_n and_o their_o follower_n do_v teach_v that_o accident_n uz._n heat_n cold_a etc._n etc._n be_v cause_n of_o all_o diseace_n and_o that_o by_o they_o disease_n be_v cure_v and_o health_n restore_v whereby_o they_o attribute_v vim_o aquavitae_fw-la to_o accident_n &_o dead_a quality_n which_o be_v cause_v raise_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o other_o thing_n &_o be_v themselves_o only_a simptomata_n morborum_fw-la so_o that_o in_o cure_v those_o accident_n and_o quality_n they_o do_v as_o if_o a_o man_n will_v go_v about_o to_o stop_v the_o flame_n and_o smoke_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o leave_v the_o hot_a coal_n burn_v chapter_n seven_o one_o cause_n why_o the_o author_n do_v write_v this_o treatise_n i_o be_v the_o last_o parliament_n time_n before_o this_o that_o be_v now_o summon_v at_o the_o table_n of_o a_o reverend_a bishop_n of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v not_o unskilful_a in_o physic_n in_o the_o company_n of_o a_o physician_n which_o inveigh_v against_o this_o ancient_a physic_n by_o the_o name_n of_o paracelsus_n his_o physic_n ignorant_o attribute_v to_o he_o the_o first_o invention_n thereof_o please_v himself_o and_o some_o of_o his_o audience_n in_o tell_v that_o the_o same_o physic_n have_v no_o ground_n nor_o foundation_n neither_o any_o be_v whereupon_o he_o tell_v a_o tale_n that_o a_o man_n come_v to_o a_o physician_n and_o say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v sick_a but_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v where_o neither_o how_o he_o take_v his_o sickness_n nor_o how_o it_o hold_v he_o the_o physician_n answer_v he_o that_o he_o have_v a_o garden_n he_o can_v not_o tell_v where_o it_o be_v full_a of_o simples_n he_o can_v not_o tell_v their_o property_n and_o that_o he_o will_v help_v he_o but_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v when_o and_o conclude_v that_o this_o paracelsicall_a physic_n as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v like_o in_o that_o it_o be_v vain_a have_v no_o ground_n nor_o be_v i_o answer_v he_o with_o a_o other_o tale_n of_o a_o poet_n which_o disdain_v that_o painter_n and_o poet_n be_v compare_v together_o and_o join_v in_o one_o proverb_n pictoribus_fw-la atque_fw-la poetis_fw-la quidlibeâ—_n addendi_fw-la semper_fw-la sunt_fw-la equa_fw-la potestas_fw-la come_v to_o a_o â—unning_a painter_n and_o ask_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o can_v paint_v a_o man_n shoot_v at_o a_o bird_n sit_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o tree_n with_o a_o sun_n and_o the_o bird_n therewith_o kill_v and_o fall_v down_o yet_o the_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v nor_o appear_v the_o painter_n answer_v he_o can_v do_v all_o that_o he_o require_v save_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o gun_n and_o the_o smell_n of_o the_o powder_n which_o be_v except_v the_o price_n be_v agree_v on_o the_o day_n set_v for_o 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the_o disease_n after_o that_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v cause_v 12_o the_o ethnike_v doctrine_n stand_v upon_o contemplation_n sophistry_n argument_n opinion_n and_o probability_n of_o reason_n without_o proof_n and_o common_o fight_v against_o experience_n the_o chemical_a doctrine_n stand_v and_o found_v upon_o experience_n join_v with_o knowledge_n of_o the_o property_n virtue_n and_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o knowledge_n only_o of_o his_o operation_n and_o work_n nor_o upon_o contemplation_n only_o but_o in_o action_n not_o upon_o reason_n only_o but_o upon_o experience_n whereby_o his_o work_n be_v make_v perfect_a and_o truth_n try_v thereby_o he_o learn_v what_o man_n be_v what_o the_o medicine_n be_v how_o they_o agree_v in_o right_a anatomy_n for_o medicine_n consist_v in_o nature_n so_o that_o nature_n be_v medicine_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v learn_v in_o nature_n and_o nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o medicine_n by_o experience_n so_o that_o by_o fire_n and_o labour_v the_o physician_n make_v nature_n manifest_a wherefore_o without_o the_o doctrine_n of_o fire_n there_o be_v none_o other_o school_n by_o the_o which_o we_o may_v learn_v physic_n so_o that_o experience_n and_o practice_n ought_v not_o to_o proceed_v of_o speculation_n but_o speculation_n ought_v to_o be_v derive_v out_o of_o practice_n this_o practice_n and_o experience_n teach_v that_o a_o medicine_n prepare_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n have_v a_o other_o power_n than_o that_o which_o be_v prepare_v by_o the_o fire_n coles_n and_o dung_n and_o that_o the_o heat_n of_o water_n and_o sand_n do_v work_v diverse_o though_o they_o be_v outward_a heat_n and_o that_o one_o medicine_n or_o simple_a by_o preparation_n may_v be_v make_v to_o work_v diverse_a operation_n and_o make_v fit_n for_o diverse_a purpose_n as_o appear_v by_o experience_n so_o that_o probability_n of_o reason_n only_o against_o true_a and_o perfect_a proof_n find_v out_o by_o 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to_o this_o art_n you_o shall_v see_v with_o your_o eye_n and_o perceyve_v the_o reason_n why_o one_o disease_n be_v uchementer_fw-la than_o a_o other_o why_o in_o one_o place_n it_o be_v more_o painefull_a than_o in_o a_o other_o why_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n the_o disease_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v remoove_v then_o at_o the_o first_o why_o some_o disease_n be_v vehement_a and_o yet_o continue_v long_o why_o some_o be_v sudden_o vehement_a and_o seone_fw-mi go_v why_o other_o be_v long_o in_o grow_v why_o some_o be_v extreme_a why_o some_o be_v not_o why_o in_o some_o place_n of_o the_o bady_n they_o he_o more_o easy_o remoove_v then_o in_o a_o other_o whereby_o you_o be_v lead_v into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o body_n wherein_o the_o root_n of_o the_o disease_n lurk_v 17_o the_o follower_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o ethnike_v in_o judgement_n of_o vrin._n most_o of_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o pronounce_v of_o all_o disease_n in_o any_o part_n of_o man_n body_n 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will_v yield_v to_o purgation_n and_o be_v expel_v by_o siege_n and_o stool_n therefore_o to_o purge_v spiritual_a tynctur_n of_o disease_n and_o also_o against_o disease_n in_o place_n far_o distant_a from_o the_o first_o receptacle_n of_o our_o meat_n or_o in_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n he_o use_v spiritual_a tynctur_n for_o purgation_n which_o do_v purge_v radicito_n within_o and_o without_o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o take_v away_o not_o only_o the_o superficial_a impurity_n by_o siege_n and_o stool_n but_o also_o the_o deep_a root_a spiritual_a tynctur_n of_o long_a continuance_n and_o fine_a circulation_n either_o by_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a consume_n of_o they_o without_o any_o sensible_a avoid_n or_o expulsion_n or_o else_o by_o mundify_v and_o cleanse_v of_o balsamum_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o element_n of_o man_n and_o renew_v of_o blood_n or_o else_o by_o dissolve_v cleanse_v &_o send_v abroad_o the_o root_a spiritual_a tynctur_n of_o disease_n by_o 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he_o will_v his_o follower_n not_o to_o work_v before_o they_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o work_n which_o they_o intend_v so_o in_o minister_a of_o medicine_n he_o will_v they_o not_o to_o minister_v before_o they_o know_v the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o what_o and_o how_o much_o it_o want_v of_o his_o proper_a nature_n and_o what_o and_o how_o much_o it_o have_v get_v of_o a_o other_o nature_n for_o incognita_fw-la causa_fw-la à _fw-la casu_fw-la procedit_fw-la cura_fw-la to_o the_o knowledge_n whereof_o we_o ought_v to_o come_v as_o the_o alkimiste_n do_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o they_o unknown_a and_o not_o by_o try_v of_o the_o medicine_n in_o man_n for_o we_o his_o qui_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la experiri_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la as_o that_o worthy_a chemical_a philosopher_n and_o physician_n roger_n bacon_n say_v and_o per_fw-la effectus_fw-la facta_fw-la &_o signa_fw-la causa_fw-la tuenda_fw-la est_fw-la chapter_n 9_o the_o cause_n why_o this_o art_n be_v evil_o speak_v of_o and_o find_v few_o favourer_n by_o these_o controversy_n thou_o may_v see_v gentle_a reader_n that_o most_o of_o the_o matter_n wherein_o the_o chemical_a physician_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o ethnic_n and_o their_o follower_n be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o opinion_n or_o dunsicall_a wrangle_n and_o argue_v as_o those_o of_o the_o ethnic_n do_v but_o in_o palpable_a sensible_a and_o visible_a experience_n which_o be_v the_o maystery_n of_o art_n and_o science_n of_o which_o manner_n of_o experience_n and_o operation_n the_o follower_n of_o the_o ethnic_n be_v utter_o ignorant_a wherefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o they_o inveigh_v so_o vehement_o against_o this_o arte._n for_o therein_o they_o verify_v the_o old_a say_n ars_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la inimicum_fw-la preter_fw-la ignorantem_fw-la it_o be_v a_o unjust_a deal_n for_o any_o man_n to_o reprove_v hate_n and_o with_o despiteful_a word_n to_o inveigh_v against_o that_o whereof_o he_o be_v ignorant_a for_o love_v and_o hatred_n ought_v to_o proceed_v of_o knowledge_n whether_o the_o thing_n descru_v to_o be_v love_v or_o not_o and_o not_o of_o chance_n but_o when_o a_o man_n know_v not_o whether_o the_o thing_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v love_v or_o hate_v how_o can_v he_o give_v a_o â—ust_z reason_n of_o hate_n thereof_o especial_o when_o the_o thing_n whereof_o he_o be_v ignorant_a may_v be_v good_a therefore_o it_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v know_v what_o the_o thing_n be_v whereunto_o it_o lean_v and_o appertain_v before_o he_o hate_v it_o or_o if_o he_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o than_o not_o to_o hate_v it_o which_o of_o they_o know_v what_o way_n to_o begin_v to_o separate_v the_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n from_o herb_n plant_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v artificial_o according_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o property_n and_o several_a nature_n of_o each_o herb_n root_n etc._n etc._n for_o diverse_a and_o several_a herb_n require_v several_a manner_n of_o separation_n plantes_n have_v their_o peculiar_a separation_n mynerale_fw-mi they_o marchesy_v they_o etc._n etc._n which_o of_o they_o do_v know_v the_o several_a manner_n of_o calcination_n reverberation_n cementation_n inceration_n imbybytion_n paâ—tation_n liquefaction_n ablution_n sublymation_n exaltation_n contrition_n resolution_n putrefaction_n circulation_n inhumation_n distillation_n ascention_n fixation_n lavation_n coagulation_n assation_n congelation_n fermentation_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o these_o several_a work_n and_o operation_n whereby_o regeneration_n tunctur_n arcana_fw-la magisteria_fw-la quintum_fw-la esse_fw-la and_o elixir_n be_v have_v and_o get_v which_o of_o they_o can_v tell_v what_o transmutation_n of_o element_n mean_v eau_n any_o of_o they_o make_v ripe_a the_o raw_a medicine_n separate_v the_o pure_a from_o the_o impure_a turn_v 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