zeal_n and_o eloquence_n that_o he_o fancy_v himself_o the_o holy-ghost_n 17._o and_o when_o man_n talk_v so_o much_o of_o the_o spirit_n if_o they_o take_v notice_n what_o they_o ordinary_o mean_v by_o it_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o strong_a and_o impetuous_a motion_n whereby_o they_o be_v zealous_o and_o fervent_o carry_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n so_o that_o fervour_n zeal_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o effect_n all_o one_o now_o no_o complexion_n be_v so_o hot_a as_o melancholy_a when_o it_o be_v heat_v be_v like_o boil_a water_n as_o aristotle_n obseru_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o it_o transcend_v the_o flame_n of_o fire_n or_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d heat_a stone_n or_o iron_n when_o they_o be_v red_a hot_a for_o they_o be_v then_o more_o hot_a by_o far_o than_o a_o burn_a coal_n we_o shall_v omit_v here_o to_o play_v the_o grammarian_n and_o to_o take_v notice_n how_o well_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suit_n with_o the_o very_a word_n zeal_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v but_o shall_v cast_v our_o eye_n more_o careful_o upon_o the_o thing_n themselves_o and_o parallel_v out_o of_o the_o same_o philosopher_n what_o they_o call_v spirit_n to_o what_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v contain_v in_o melancholy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n then_o that_o wing_n the_o enthusiast_n in_o such_o a_o wonderful_a â—anner_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o flatulency_n which_o be_v in_o the_o melancholy_a complexion_n &_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o hypochondriacal_a humour_n upon_o some_o occasional_a heat_n as_o wind_v out_o of_o a_o aeolipila_n apply_v to_o the_o fire_n which_o fume_n mount_v into_o the_o head_n be_v first_o actuate_v and_o spirit_v and_o somewhat_o refine_v by_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o heart_n fill_v the_o mind_n with_o variety_n of_o imagination_n and_o so_o quicken_v and_o enlarge_v invention_n that_o it_o make_v the_o enthusiast_n to_o admiration_n fluent_a and_o eloquent_a he_o be_v as_o it_o be_v drink_v with_o new_a wine_n draw_v from_o that_o cellar_n of_o his_o own_o that_o lie_v in_o the_o low_a region_n of_o his_o body_n though_o he_o be_v not_o aware_a of_o it_o but_o take_v it_o to_o be_v pure_a nectar_n and_o those_o water_n of_o life_n that_o spring_n from_o above_o aristotle_n make_v a_o long_a parallelisme_n betwixt_o the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o wine_n and_o melancholy_n to_o which_o both_o fernelius_n and_o sennertus_n do_v refer_v 18._o but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o advantage_n that_o melancholy_a afford_v towards_o enthusiasm_n thus_o unexpected_o and_o sudden_o to_o surprise_v the_o mind_n with_o such_o vehement_a fit_n of_o zeal_n such_o stream_n &_o torent_n of_o eloquence_n in_o either_o exhort_v other_o to_o piety_n or_o in_o devotion_n towards_o god_n but_o it_o add_v a_o great_a weight_n of_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v something_o supernatural_a in_o the_o business_n in_o that_o the_o same_o complexion_n discover_v itself_o to_o they_o that_o lie_v under_o it_o in_o such_o contrary_a effect_n for_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o vehement_o hot_a so_o it_o be_v as_o stupid_o cold_a whence_o the_o melancholist_n become_v faithless_a hopeless_a heartless_a and_o almost_o witless_a which_o ebb_v of_o his_o constitution_n must_v needs_o make_v the_o overflow_a of_o it_o seem_v more_o miraculous_a and_o supernatural_a but_o those_o cold_a and_o abject_a fit_n of_o his_o make_v he_o also_o very_o sensible_o and_o winning_o rhetorical_a when_o he_o speak_v of_o disconsolation_n desertion_n humility_n mortification_n and_o the_o like_a as_o if_o he_o be_v true_o and_o voluntary_o carry_v through_o such_o thing_n when_o as_o only_o the_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o his_o complexion_n have_v violent_o drag_v he_o through_o the_o mere_a shadow_n and_o resemblance_n of_o they_o but_o he_o find_v himself_o afterward_o beyond_o all_o hope_n or_o any_o sense_n or_o presage_v of_o any_o power_n in_o himself_o lift_v aloft_o again_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_n that_o any_o thing_n less_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o unexpected_a joy_n and_o triumph_n than_o the_o immediate_a arm_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n that_o have_v thus_o exalt_v he_o when_o it_o be_v nothing_o indeed_o but_o a_o paroxysm_n of_o melancholy_n which_o be_v like_o the_o break_n out_o of_o a_o flame_n after_o a_o long_a smoke_n and_o reek_v of_o new_a rubbish_n lay_v upon_o the_o fire_n but_o because_o such_o return_n as_o these_o come_v not_o at_o set_a time_n nor_o make_v man_n sick_a but_o rather_o delight_v they_o they_o think_v there_o be_v something_o divine_a therein_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o from_o natural_a cause_n 19_o there_o be_v also_o another_o notorious_a mockery_n in_o this_o complexion_n nature_n confident_o avouch_v herself_o to_o be_v god_n who_o the_o apostle_n call_v love_n as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o very_a essence_n when_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v here_o nothing_o else_o but_o melancholy_n that_o have_v put_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o true_a than_o that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o high_a perfection_n that_o be_v compatible_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o that_o this_o also_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o unavoidable_a that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n mad_a and_o yet_o not_o fail_v to_o assent_v unto_o it_o nay_o i_o dare_v say_v melancholy_a itself_o will_v be_v his_o monitour_n to_o remind_v he_o of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v any_o possibility_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v so_o manifest_a and_o palpable_a a_o truth_n for_o the_o sense_n of_o love_n at_o large_a be_v eminent_o comprehend_v in_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o melancholist_n melancholy_a and_o wine_n be_v of_o so_o near_o a_o nature_n one_o to_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o wine_n make_v man_n amorous_a which_o the_o philosopher_n prove_v in_o that_o a_o man_n in_o wine_n will_v kiss_v such_o person_n as_o a_o sober_a man_n will_v scarce_o touch_v with_o a_o pair_n of_o tong_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n and_o ugliness_n and_o assure_o it_o be_v the_o fume_n of_o melancholy_n that_o infatuate_v the_o fancy_n of_o a_o late_a new_a fangle_a religionist_n when_o he_o sit_v so_o kind_o by_o a_o gipsy_n under_o a_o hedge_n and_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o her_o bosom_n in_o a_o fit_a of_o devotion_n and_o vaunt_v afterward_o of_o it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o very_a pious_a and_o meritorious_a action_n 20._o but_o now_o that_o melancholy_n partake_v much_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n he_o evince_v from_o that_o it_o be_v so_o spiritous_a and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o spiritous_a from_o that_o it_o be_v so_o spumeous_a and_o that_o melancholy_a be_v flatuous_a or_o spiritous_a he_o appeal_v to_o the_o physician_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o the_o philosopher_n assign_v another_o companion_n to_o venus_n beside_o the_o plump_a youth_n bacchus_n which_o the_o poet_n bestow_v upon_o she_o who_o though_o more_o seem_o sad_a yet_o will_v prove_v as_o faithful_a a_o attendant_n as_o that_o other_o and_o this_o be_v melancholy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o beside_o this_o flatulencie_n that_o solicit_v to_o lust_n there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o due_a dash_n of_o sanguine_a in_o the_o melancholy_a that_o the_o complexion_n may_v prove_v stupendious_o enravish_v for_o that_o more_o sluggish_a dulcour_n of_o the_o blood_n will_v be_v sometime_o so_o quicken_v and_o actuate_v by_o the_o fierceness_n and_o sharpness_n of_o the_o melancholy_a humour_n as_o the_o fulsomeness_n of_o sugar_n be_v by_o the_o acrimony_n of_o lemon_n that_o it_o will_v afford_v far_o more_o sensible_a pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o love_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o will_v be_v â—arre_o more_o lively_a and_o vigorous_a more_o pierce_a and_o rapturous_a than_o they_o can_v be_v in_o pure_a sanguine_a itself_o from_o this_o complexion_n be_v poet_n and_o the_o more_o high_o pretend_v enthusiast_n betwixt_o who_o this_o be_v the_o great_a difference_n that_o a_o poet_n be_v a_o enthusiast_n in_o jest_n and_o a_o enthusiast_n be_v a_o poet_n in_o good_a earnest_n melancholy_a prevail_v so_o much_o with_o he_o that_o he_o take_v his_o no_o better_o than_o poetical_a fit_n and_o figment_n for_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o real_a truth_n 21._o but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a flatuous_a and_o spiritous_a temper_n with_o a_o proportionable_a dosis_n of_o sanguine_a add_v to_o their_o melancholy_n not_o the_o pure_a spirit_n of_o god_n that_o thus_o inact_v they_o be_v plain_o to_o be_v discover_v not_o only_o in_o their_o language_n which_o be_v very_o sweet_a and_o melt_a as_o if_o sugar_a plum_n lay_v under_o their_o tongue_n but_o from_o notorious_a circumstance_n of_o their_o life_n and_o in_o my_o apprehension_n it_o will_v be_v
which_o if_o i_o understand_v any_o thing_n be_v no_o better_a than_o atheism_n for_o it_o imply_v that_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o universal_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n dress_v up_o in_o several_a shape_n and_o form_n in_o sundry_a property_n and_o quality_n some_o grateful_a some_o ungrateful_a some_o holy_a some_o profane_a some_o wise_a some_o senseless_a some_o weak_a some_o strong_a and_o the_o like_a but_o to_o slice_v god_n into_o so_o many_o part_n be_v to_o wound_v he_o and_o kill_v he_o and_o to_o make_v no_o god_n at_o all_o 48._o again_o how_o do_v paracelsus_n justify_v the_o heathen_n worship_v the_o star_n he_o make_v they_o such_o know_v powerful_a and_o compassionate_a spectator_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o why_o may_v they_o not_o pray_v to_o they_o as_o anne_n bodenham_n the_o witch_n do_v to_o the_o planet_n jupiter_n for_o the_o cure_n disease_n if_o they_o have_v so_o much_o power_n and_o knowledge_n as_o to_o generate_v man_n here_o below_o and_o confer_v gift_n upon_o they_o for_o it_o will_v be_v no_o more_o than_o ask_v a_o man_n father_n or_o godfather_n blessing_n for_o if_o it_o be_v admit_v that_o any_o one_o nation_n be_v beget_v by_o the_o star_n the_o atheist_n will_v assure_o assume_v that_o they_o be_v all_o so_o moreover_o how_o shall_v we_o repair_v the_o loss_n and_o damage_n do_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n his_o miracle_n whereby_o not_o only_a christianity_n but_o the_o first_o fundamental_n of_o all_o true_a religion_n be_v eminent_o establish_v viz._n the_o discovery_n of_o a_o special_a and_o particular_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o a_o hope_n of_o a_o life_n to_o come_v for_o if_o the_o star_n can_v make_v such_o live_a creature_n of_o prepare_a matter_n that_o have_v sense_n and_o understanding_n which_o yet_o have_v no_o immortal_a soul_n but_o whole_o return_v into_o dead_a mater_fw-la again_o why_o be_v it_o not_o so_o with_o man_n as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o if_o they_o can_v contribute_v the_o power_n of_o such_o wonder-working_a wisdom_n as_o be_v in_o moses_n and_o in_o christ_n or_o what_o be_v so_o very_o nigh_o to_o it_o what_o footstep_n do_v there_o remain_v of_o proof_n that_o there_o be_v any_o god_n or_o spirit_n for_o all_o be_v thus_o resolvable_a into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o star_n a_o thing_n that_o that_o zealous_a and_o industrious_a atheist_n caesar_n vaninus_n triumph_v in_o exceed_o in_o his_o amphitheatrum_fw-la aeternae_fw-la providentiae_fw-la where_o he_o cite_v several_a astrological_a passage_n out_o of_o cardan_n under_o pretence_n to_o refute_v they_o in_o which_o he_o fetch_v the_o original_n of_o those_o three_o eminent_a lawgiver_n moses_n christ_n and_o mahomet_n from_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v from_o saturn_n say_v cardan_n that_o of_o christ_n from_o jupiter_n and_o mercury_n that_o of_o mahomet_n from_o sol_n and_o mars_n the_o law_n of_o the_o idolater_n from_o the_o moon_n and_o mars_n and_o in_o another_o place_n cardan_n impute_v that_o sweetness_n and_o meekness_n and_o wisdom_n and_o eloquence_n that_o be_v in_o our_o saviour_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o dispute_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n to_o the_o influence_n of_o jupiter_n pomponatius_n also_o acknowledge_v the_o wisdom_n and_o miracle_n of_o christ_n but_o refer_v all_o to_o the_o star_n a_o man_n as_o far_o lapse_v into_o atheism_n i_o conceive_v as_o vaninus_n himself_o so_o that_o these_o wild_a fancy_n of_o the_o enthusiast_n be_v in_o truth_n the_o chief_a prop_n or_o shelter_n that_o atheist_n uphold_v or_o defend_v themselves_o by_o but_o how_o fancieful_a and_o confound_v a_o account_n there_o be_v of_o astrology_n let_v any_o man_n that_o have_v patience_n as_o well_o as_o sobriety_n of_o reason_n judge_n 49._o i_o do_v not_o speak_v these_o thing_n as_o if_o i_o think_v either_o paracelsus_n or_o his_o follower_n thus_o atheistical_a but_o to_o show_v their_o phantastrie_n and_o enthusiasm_n they_o so_o hot_o pretend_v to_o matter_n of_o christianity_n and_o religion_n and_o yet_o handle_v they_o so_o gross_o and_o indiscreet_o blurt_a out_o any_o garish_a foolery_n that_o come_v into_o their_o mind_n though_o it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n nor_o have_v any_o show_n of_o ground_n in_o solid_a reason_n only_o to_o make_v themselves_o to_o be_v stare_v upon_o and_o wonder_v at_o by_o the_o world_n but_o the_o event_n of_o it_o be_v that_o as_o some_o admire_v they_o so_z other_o execrate_v they_o as_o man_n of_o a_o impious_a and_o diabolical_a spirit_n which_o i_o confess_v i_o think_v too_o harsh_a a_o censure_n well_o mean_v man_n be_v liable_a to_o melancholy_n and_o lunacy_n as_o well_o as_o to_o ague_n and_o burn_a fever_n yet_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o think_v the_o better_a of_o any_o discovery_n of_o truth_n by_o a_o enthusiastic_a spirit_n that_o he_o shall_v rather_o for_o that_o very_a cause_n suspect_v it_o because_o that_o temper_n that_o make_v man_n enthusiastical_a be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o reason_n it_o be_v more_o thick_a and_o muddy_a and_o therefore_o once_o heat_v intoxicate_a they_o like_o wine_n in_o the_o must_v and_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o fill_v their_o brain_n full_a of_o odd_a fancy_n then_o with_o any_o true_a notion_n of_o philosophy_n but_o man_n of_o a_o pure_a blood_n and_o fine_a spirit_n be_v not_o so_o obnoxious_a to_o this_o distemper_n for_o this_o be_v the_o most_o natural_a seat_n of_o sublime_a reason_n when_o as_o that_o more_o mechanical_a kind_n of_o genius_n that_o love_v to_o be_v tumble_v of_o and_o try_v trick_n with_o the_o matter_n which_o they_o call_v make_v experiment_n when_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n have_v so_o heat_v it_o that_o it_o take_v upon_o it_o to_o become_v architectonical_a and_o fly_v above_o its_o sphere_n it_o commit_v the_o wild_a hallucination_n imaginable_a that_o material_a or_o corporeal_a fancy_n egregious_o fumble_v in_o more_o subtle_a and_o spiritual_a speculation_n this_o be_v that_o that_o common_o make_v the_o chemist_n so_o pitiful_a a_o philosopher_n who_o from_o the_o narrow_a inspection_n of_o some_o few_o toy_n in_o his_o own_o art_n conceive_v himself_o able_a to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o divinity_n and_o nature_n as_o ridiculous_a a_o project_n in_o my_o judgement_n as_o that_o of_o his_o that_o find_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o break_a oar_n on_o the_o sand_n busy_v his_o brain_n above_o all_o measure_n to_o contrive_v it_o into_o a_o entire_a ship_n 50._o what_o i_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v i_o will_v have_v so_o understand_v as_o come_v from_o one_o that_o neither_o contemn_v the_o well-meaning_a of_o the_o theosophist_n or_o disallow_n of_o the_o industry_n of_o the_o chemist_n but_o i_o shall_v ever_o excuse_v myself_o from_o give_v any_o credit_n to_o either_o any_o further_a than_o some_o lusty_a miracle_n 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thy_o division_n of_o the_o idea_n which_o have_v but_o one_o member_n and_o hop_v like_o one_o of_o the_o monocoli_n upon_o a_o single_a leg_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o another_o idea_n beside_o this_o out_o of_o the_o same_o philo_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v true_o call_v both_o a_o idea_n and_o a_o natural_a one_o a_o thing_n betwixt_o thy_o ideal_o vestiment_n and_o the_o divine_a idea_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v but_o the_o fruit_n be_v not_o only_o for_o nourishment_n for_o live_a creature_n but_o preparation_n also_o for_o the_o perpetual_a generation_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o plant_n they_o have_v in_o they_o seminal_a substance_n in_o which_o the_o hide_a and_o invisible_a form_n of_o all_o thing_n become_v manifest_a and_o visible_a by_o circumvolution_n of_o season_n these_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o rationes_fw-la seminales_fw-la the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n observation_n 11._o page_n 48_o line_n 9_o mastix_fw-la be_v deliver_v of_o a_o bull._n this_o be_v a_o calf_n of_o thy_o own_o beget_n but_o i_o have_v forget_v all_o this_o while_n to_o render_v thou_o a_o calf_n for_o a_o bull_n as_o i_o promise_v thou_o i_o be_o not_o toyish_a enough_o for_o thou_o my_o little_a phil._n do_v i_o say_v heat_n and_o siccity_n be_v aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la bottle_n but_o may_v not_o heat_n and_o siccity_n and_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la be_v consentany_a argument_n what_o repugnancy_n be_v there_o in_o it_o answer_v logician_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o bull_n here_o till_o thou_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o thy_o full_a stature_n observation_n 12._o here_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o encompass_v all_o with_o the_o empyreal_a substance_n you_o have_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o evening_n and_o morning_n upon_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o do_v you_o answer_v to_o this_o that_o the_o empyreal_a substance_n be_v a_o fire_n which_o have_v borrow_v its_o 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air_n not_o above_o it_o etc._n etc._n but_o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v accommodate_v as_o i_o shall_v prove_v to_o the_o common_a conceit_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o vulgar_a then_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o sober_a man_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o thy_o argument_n have_v no_o agreement_n neither_o with_o philosophy_n nor_o common_a sense_n now_o therefore_o to_o instruct_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o i_o do_v sometime_o laugh_v at_o thou_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o make_v these_o two_o thing_n plain_a to_o thou_o first_o that_o scripture_n speak_v according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n of_o thing_n to_o sense_n and_o vulgar_a conceit_n of_o man_n second_o
be_v discover_v what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a if_o you_o will_v but_o prick_v up_o your_o ear_n and_o attend_v to_o what_o you_o say_v yourself_o but_o now_o i_o have_v discover_v that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o boast_n of_o you_o concern_v a_o know_a notion_n among_o the_o christian_a platonist_n you_o begin_v to_o pluck_v in_o your_o ear_n and_o confess_v yourself_o a_o plagiary_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o answer_n you_o do_v but_o teach_v your_o grannam_n to_o crack_v nut_n i_o go_v on_o magicus_fw-la to_o the_o next_o observation_n 35._o as_o a_o flame_n of_o one_o candle_n can_v light_v a_o thousand_o candle_n more_o your_o answer_n then_o to_o this_o observation_n be_v this_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v propagate_v as_o light_n be_v from_o light_n that_o there_o be_v a_o multiplication_n without_o decision_n or_o division_n but_o for_o thou_o and_o the_o reader_n full_a satisfaction_n i_o shall_v answer_v thou_o here_o as_o thou_o somewhere_o demand_v in_o the_o verse_n of_o 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