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brimstone_n or_o vitriol_n etc._n etc._n we_o
of_o humane_a fallibility_n but_o it_o be_v ordinary_o in_o great_a abundance_n extract_v out_o of_o the_o horn_n feather_n etc._n etc._n of_o live_a creature_n likewise_o there_o can_v be_v but_o very_o little_a fixed-salt_n extract_v out_o of_o these_o unless_o they_o be_v take_v in_o great_a quantity_n and_o put_v to_o a_o trial_n for_o where_o the_o volatile-salt_n do_v abound_v there_o be_v little_a of_o the_o fixed-salt_n and_o contrariwise_o 4._o the_o earth_n which_o they_o call_v the_o dead_a head_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o foresay_a element_n and_o be_v of_o no_o use_n or_o virtue_n when_o the_o element_n be_v separate_v from_o it_o 5._o phlegm_n be_v only_o the_o carrier_n of_o nourishment_n to_o the_o element_n as_o for_o example_n water_n be_v only_o the_o carrier_n of_o that_o aliment_n which_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n do_v suck_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o nutrition_n and_o it_o be_v the_o carrier_n also_o of_o that_o nourishment_n 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that_o bond_n and_o tie_n under_o which_o it_o be_v former_o for_o all_o body_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o natural_a condition_n be_v always_o resolve_v by_o art_n after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v their_o element_n be_v still_o separate_v in_o the_o same_o order_n so_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o in_o the_o destil_a of_o not-fermented_n wine_n the_o vinegar_n or_o mercurial-part_n which_o be_v the_o true_a spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n for_o spirit_n be_v first_o and_o most_o proper_o attribute_v to_o mercury_n and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n only_o to_o sulphur_n will_v exstill_v before_o the_o sulphureous_a spirit_n if_o the_o fermentation_n of_o wine_n can_v be_v impede_v while_o it_o be_v a_o destil_v you_o will_v here_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o simple_a spirit_n of_o wine_n do_v pass_n soon_o and_o more_o facile_o through_o the_o stomach_n and_o occasion_n less_o unpleasant_a eructation_n from_o it_o than_o when_o it_o be_v impregnat_fw-la with_o the_o sulphureous_a spirit_n of_o cinnamon_n or_o other_o spice_n we_o conceive_v that_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n be_v a_o most_o homogencal_a body_n which_o debate_v less_o with_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o flatulent_a vapour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o slomach_n than_o when_o it_o be_v associate_v to_o the_o sulphureous_a spirit_n of_o spice_n for_o the_o more_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o they_o there_o be_v the_o great_a confusion_n and_o debate_n among_o they_o and_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o forementioned_a flatulent_a vapour_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v alter_v and_o concoct_v by_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o therefore_o the_o eructation_n occasion_v by_o this_o strife_n can_v but_o be_v more_o frequent_a and_o noisome_a to_o the_o palate_n than_o such_o as_o proceed_v from_o a_o less_o confuse_a and_o violent_a debate_n 8._o the_o mercury_n or_o acide_fw-la spirit_n be_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o forementioned_a body_n 9_o ferment_n in_o general_n be_v either_o natural_a or_o artificial_a and_o each_o of_o these_o be_v either_o simple_a or_o compose_v 1._o the_o natural_a and_o simple_a ferment_n be_v the_o proper_a mercury_n of_o any_o simple_a body_n as_o of_o wine_n milk_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v incite_v by_o external_a heat_n do_v produce_v a_o swell_a of_o the_o body_n who_o it_o be_v and_o a_o separation_n of_o its_o heterogeneal_a part_n or_o element_n as_o the_o mercury_n or_o vinegar_n of_o wine_n cause_v it_o to_o swell_v and_o produce_v a_o separation_n of_o the_o sulphur_n from_o itself_o as_o also_o of_o the_o salt_n contain_v in_o the_o tartar_n which_o do_v attach_v itself_o to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o vessel_n from_o both_o 2._o the_o natural_a and_o compose_a ferment_n be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o praper_n mercury_n of_o several_a simple_a body_n as_o of_o cinnamon_n opium_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o treacle_n be_v compose_v and_o produce_v a_o swell_a of_o it_o and_o a_o conjunction_n of_o the_o several_a element_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o many_o different_a body_n as_o it_o be_v into_o one_o new_a nature_n and_o that_o by_o fermentation_n concern_v which_o you_o shall_v have_v more_o hereafter_o here_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o a_o simple_a body_n which_o have_v be_v ferment_v by_o its_o simple_a and_o proper_a mercury_n may_v be_v thus_o also_o as_o it_o be_v ferment_v as_o well_o ferment_v wine_n be_v put_v into_o a_o glass_n hermetical_o seal_v or_o well_o stop_v with_o a_o cork_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o sun_n his_o beam_n in_o the_o canicular-daye_n its_o mercury_n or_o fix_a spirit_n will_v alter_v the_o sulphureous_a and_o volatile_a spirit_n and_o change_v it_o into_o its_o proper_a nature_n by_o fix_v it_o and_o the_o sulphureous_a and_o volatile_a spirit_n will_v in_o some_o measure_n volatilise_v the_o fix_a spirit_n for_o vinegar_n thus_o prepare_v be_v the_o best_a and_o strong_a and_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o spirit_n which_o do_v first_o exstill_v in_o the_o abstraction_n of_o such_o vinegar_n from_o metal_n which_o have_v be_v dissolve_v by_o it_o and_o which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o burn_a spirit_n of_o the_o metal_n and_o by_o angelus_n sala_n in_o his_o seven_o aphorism_n of_o the_o first_o sect_n a_o part_n of_o the_o vinegar_n convert_v into_o a_o burn_a spirit_n like_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o the_o very_a spirit_n of_o vinegar_n be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o spirit_n of_o vinegar_n as_o either_o a_o part_n of_o the_o sulphureous_a and_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o the_o wine_n which_o revivifi_v as_o it_o be_v by_o defermentation_n if_o we_o may_v thus_o speak_v for_o it_o be_v fix_v by_o the_o fix_a spirit_n of_o vinegar_n and_o be_v now_o for_o saken_a when_o it_o begin_v to_o operat_fw-la upon_o the_o metal_n which_o it_o dissolve_v or_o that_o part_n of_o the_o sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o the_o mercurial_a have_v not_o fix_v complete_o the_o 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the_o refrigerate_a cold_a of_o some_o spring_a water_n do_v huge_o surpass_v the_o same_o quality_n in_o common_a fountain_n water_n so_o likewise_o the_o frigidity_n of_o the_o elementary_a water_n do_v surpass_v that_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n and_o spring_a water_n as_o far_o as_o the_o strength_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la do_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o lemon_n in_o dissolve_v of_o pearl_n both_o which_o do_v operat_fw-la after_o the_o same_o manner_n only_o dissolve_v they_o into_o powder_n without_o 〈◊〉_d i_o roy_v their_o natural_a temperament_n which_o five_o do_v when_o it_o dissolve_v they_o or_o any_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o do_v undeniable_o evince_v this_o that_o corrosive_n be_v not_o of_o a_o fiery_a and_o hot_a temperament_n 3._o every_o fixed-salt_n do_v natural_o attract_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v cold_a and_o humid_a as_o water_n and_o air_n therefore_o it_o be_v in_o its_o first_o quality_n frigidity_n and_o humidity_n 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