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A28798
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Frier Bacon his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magick faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T.M. and never before in English.; De mirabili potestate artis et naturae. English
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Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294.; T. M.
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Wing B373; ESTC R10803
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a_o assure_a abbreviation_n of_o our_o day_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o conclude_v that_o to_o perpetuity_n there_o shall_v succeed_v a_o abbreviation_n of_o our_o life_n since_o there_o be_v a_o positive_a period_n set_v to_o our_o life_n man_n may_v live_v till_o they_o be_v eighty_o year_n 90._o though_o then_o their_o day_n be_v but_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n now_o if_o every_o man_n will_v from_o the_o brâ—st_a exercise_n a_o complete_a regiment_n of_o health_n which_o consist_v in_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v relation_n to_o meat_n drink_n sleep_v wake_v motion_n rest_n evacuation_n retention_n air_n and_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n he_o may_v find_v a_o remedy_n resist_v his_o proper_a malady_n for_o upon_o the_o prosecution_n of_o such_o a_o regiment_n one_o may_v arrive_v at_o the_o uttermost_a limit_n of_o that_o nature_n he_o have_v from_o his_o parent_n will_v permit_v exemplo_fw-la and_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o very_o last_o period_n of_o nature_n i_o mean_v nature_n fall_v from_o its_o original_a uprightness_n beyond_o which_o there_o be_v no_o further_a progress_n because_o it_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o avail_v against_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o yet_o the_o great_a impossibility_n of_o any_o man_n so_o order_v himself_o in_o a_o mean_a in_o all_o the_o forementioned_a thing_n as_o the_o regiment_n of_o health_n exact_v wherefore_o abbreviation_n of_o our_o day_n do_v not_o only_o from_o our_o progenitor_n but_o have_v its_o advantage_n from_o the_o want_n of_o regiment_n however_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n sufficient_o determine_v this_o although_o nor_o rich_o or_o poor_a wise_a or_o ignorant_a no_o nor_o the_o most_o accurate_a physician_n themselves_o do_v accomplish_v this_o regiment_n in_o themselves_o or_o other_o as_o every_o eye_n can_v discern_v yet_o nature_n be_v not_o deficient_a in_o necessary_n or_o be_v any_o way_n incomplete_a but_o rather_o be_v advantageous_a to_o make_v insurrection_n and_o eruption_n against_o and_o so_o far_o into_o these_o accidental_a passion_n as_o they_o be_v either_o wholâ—â—_z or_o in_o part_n root_v out_o at_o first_o and_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o our_o age_n decline_v the_o remedy_n be_v easy_a but_o since_o we_o have_v five_o thousand_o year_n or_o more_o disadvantage_n the_o cure_n be_v more_o craggy_a but_o wave_v the_o inconvenience_n wise_a man_n move_v by_o the_o consideration_n forementioned_a have_v endeavour_v to_o find_v out_o the_o mean_n and_o way_n which_o not_o only_o be_v forcible_a against_o the_o defect_n of_o every_o man_n proper_a regiment_n but_o also_o against_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o parent_n not_o that_o hereby_o they_o can_v attain_v to_o the_o year_n of_o adam_n or_o arteâ—ius_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o grow_a corruption_n but_o that_o our_o day_n may_v be_v augment_v a_o hundred_o year_n or_o more_o above_o the_o ordinary_a age_n of_o most_o man_n in_o these_o day_n and_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a absolute_o to_o retard_v the_o accident_n of_o old_a age_n yet_o hereby_o they_o may_v mitigate_v they_o so_o as_o life_n will_v happy_o be_v prorogue_v beyond_o the_o common_a account_n yet_o always_o within_o the_o ultimate_a circuit_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o bounder_n of_o nature_n set_v in_o man_n since_o their_o fall_n there_o be_v a_o bounder_n of_o every_o particular_a man_n arise_v from_o the_o proper_a corruption_n of_o his_o parent_n beyond_o both_o these_o bounder_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o pass_v yet_o happy_o one_o may_v arrive_v beyond_o the_o latter_a nor_o yet_o so_o far_o to_o go_v beyond_o it_o as_o that_o the_o wise_a of_o man_n can_v ever_o reach_v the_o former_a although_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n and_o aptitude_n of_o nature_n to_o proceed_v to_o that_o boundary_a our_o first_o parent_n set_v themâ—_z let_v no_o man_n think_v this_o strange_a since_o this_o apâ—itude_n extend_v itself_o to_o immortality_n as_o appâ—aâ—s_n both_o before_o the_o fall_n and_o shall_v be_v evident_a after_o the_o resurrection_n perhaps_o you_o may_v objâ—ct_n that_o neither_o aristotle_n plato_n hippocrâ—â—es_n or_o galen_n ever_o attain_v that_o prâ—longation_n i_o shall_v answer_v they_o have_v not_o attain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o many_o ordinary_a truth_n which_o other_o ingenious_a head_n have_v find_v out_o aâ—d_fw-mi if_o so_o they_o may_v easy_o miscarry_v in_o a_o business_n of_o such_o weighty_a consequence_n though_o they_o make_v it_o their_o study_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o they_o be_v â—uâ—dened_v with_o other_o impertiâ—enâ—â—es_n and_o so_o be_v soon_o bring_v to_o their_o gâ—â—y_n hair_n spend_v the_o inch_n of_o their_o candle_n in_o more_o debase_v and_o vulgar_a subject_n than_o in_o find_v out_o the_o way_n to_o â—o_z great_a secret_n we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a aristotle_n say_v in_o his_o predicament_n that_o the_o quâ—â—â—ature_n of_o a_o circle_n be_v possible_a yet_o not_o then_o know_v yea_o he_o confâ—sseâ—â—_z himself_o and_o all_o his_o predecessor_n be_v ignorant_a hereof_o yet_o we_o in_o our_o time_n know_v it_o now_o if_o aristotle_n do_v come_v short_a in_o such_o a_o trivial_a much_o more_o may_v he_o in_o the_o deep_a mystery_n of_o nature_n even_o in_o these_o day_n wise_a man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o most_o ordinary_a capacity_n shall_v understand_v ere_o long_o thus_o the_o objection_n be_v of_o little_a force_n chap._n viii_o of_o obscure_v the_o mystery_n of_o art_n and_o nature_n after_o a_o enumeration_n of_o some_o few_o example_n concerning_o the_o prâ—valency_n of_o nature_n and_o art_n â—hat_o by_o these_o few_o we_o may_v gather_v many_o by_o these_o part_n the_o whole_a and_o so_o from_o particular_n â—nâ—versâ—ls_n which_o will_v dâ—mâ—nstrate_v the_o uâ—â—â—â—â—ssary_a â—spiring_n to_o magic_n since_o boâ—h_o nâ—ture_n and_o art_n afford_v such_o sufficâ—â—nciâ—s_n i_o shall_v now_o endeavour_v a_o methodâ—â—al_a procedure_n in_o singular_n laâ—ing_v open_a bâ—â—h_a the_o cauâ—es_v aâ—d_fw-mi wave_n in_o particular_a and_o yet_o i_o â—ill_v call_v to_o mind_n how_o aâ—â—ecrets_n of_o *_o aliâ—_z nature_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o goats-skin_n and_o sheeps-pelt_n that_o every_o clown_n may_v understand_v they_o if_o we_o follow_v socrates_n or_o aristotle_n for_o the_o latter_a in_o his_o secreta_fw-la seâ—retarum_fw-la affirm_v he_o break_v the_o heavenly_a seal_n who_o communicate_v the_o secret_n of_o nature_n and_o art_n the_o disclose_n of_o secret_n and_o mystery_n produce_v many_o inconvenience_n in_o this_o case_n aulus_n gellius_n in_o noct._n aâ—tic_a de_fw-fr collatione_fw-la sapieâ—tum_fw-la say_v it_o be_v but_o folly_n to_o proffer_n leâ—tices_n to_o a_o ass_n since_o he_o be_v content_a with_o his_o thistle_n et_fw-la in_fw-la lib._n lapidum_fw-la the_o divulge_n of_o mystery_n be_v the_o diminution_n of_o their_o majesty_n nor_o indeed_o continue_v that_o to_o be_v a_o secret_a of_o which_o the_o whole_a fry_n of_o man_n be_v conscious_a for_o that_o which_o all_o man_n which_o wise_a and_o the_o more_o note_a man_n affirm_v be_v truth_n that_o therefore_o which_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o multitude_n as_o a_o multitude_n must_v be_v false_a i_o mean_v of_o that_o multitude_n which_o be_v distinct_a from_o know_v man_n the_o multitude_n it_o be_v true_a agree_v with_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o more_o vulgar_a conception_n of_o their_o mind_n but_o when_o they_o ascend_v to_o the_o proper_a principle_n and_o conclusion_n of_o science_n and_o art_n they_o much_o dissent_v strive_v to_o get_v only_o the_o appearance_n in_o sophism_n and_o subtlety_n which_o wise_a man_n altogether_o reject_v inutilibus_fw-la and_o this_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o propriety_n and_o secret_n make_v the_o division_n from_o know_v man_n though_o the_o common_a conception_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v all_o one_o rule_n and_o agreement_n with_o know_v man_n yet_o as_o for_o common_a thing_n they_o be_v of_o small_a value_n nor_o enquirable_a for_o themselves_o but_o rather_o for_o particular_a and_o proper_a end_n the_o reason_n then_o why_o wise_a man_n have_v obscure_v their_o mystery_n from_o the_o multitue_a be_v because_o of_o their_o deride_v and_o slight_v wise_a man_n secret_n of_o wisdom_n be_v also_o ignorant_a to_o make_v a_o right_a use_n of_o such_o excellent_a matter_n for_o if_o a_o accident_n help_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o worthy_a mystery_n they_o wrest_v and_o abuse_v it_o to_o the_o manifold_a inconvenience_n of_o person_n and_o community_n he_o be_v then_o not_o discreet_a who_o write_v any_o secret_a unless_o he_o conceal_v it_o from_o the_o vulgar_a and_o make_v the_o more_o intelligent_a pay_v some_o labour_n and_o sweat_v before_o they_o understand_v it_o in_o this_o stream_n the_o whole_a fleet_n of_o wise_a man_n have_v sail_v from_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o obscure_v many_o way_n the_o abstruser_n part_n of_o wisdom_n from_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o generality_n some_o by_o character_n and_o verse_n have_v deliver_v many_o secret_n other_o