Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	salt_n	spirit_n	volatile_a	987	5	12.2917	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93809	Natures explication and Helmont's vindication. Or A short and sure way to a long and sound life: being a necessary and full apology for chymical medicaments, and a vindication of their excellency against those unworthy reproaches cast on the art and its professors (such as were Paracelsus and Helmont) by Galenists, usually called Methodists. Whose method so adored, is examined, and their art weighed in the ballance of sound reason and true philosophy, and are found too light in reference to their promises, and their patients expectation. The remedy of which defects is taught, and effectual medicaments discovered for the effectual cure of all both acute and chronical diseases. / By George Starkey, a philosopher made by the fire, and a professor of that medicine which is real and not histrionical.	Starkey, George, 1627-1665.; Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.	1658 (1658)	Wing S5280; Thomason E1635_2; ESTC R13346	111,247	400

alcali_n and_o that_o but_o very_o languid_a the_o noble_a part_n of_o both_o oil_n and_o salt_n be_v for_o want_n of_o union_n each_o with_o other_o separable_a in_o their_o former_a nature_n and_o quality_n there_o be_v therefore_o a_o way_n far_o more_o secret_a by_o which_o be_v make_v not_o a_o sapo_n but_o a_o salt_n in_o form_n of_o sugar-candy_n liquable_v in_o water_n or_o wine_n and_o volatile_a in_o which_o be_v these_o notable_a and_o very_a remarkable_a thing_n first_o that_o one_o part_n of_o alcali_n will_v turn_v two_o or_o three_o part_n of_o oil_n into_o mere_a salt_n without_o any_o the_o least_o oleaginity_n save_v only_o a_o very_a small_a portion_n of_o the_o oil_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o resinous_a gum_n distinct_a from_o that_o which_o be_v salificate_n 2._o this_o dissolve_v in_o a_o liquor_n not_o as_o soap_n which_o make_v a_o trouble_a suddy_z water_n but_o as_o any_o other_o salt_n 3._o this_o being_n boil_a to_o a_o cuticle_n will_v shoot_v like_a to_o any_o other_o salt_n tinct_a according_o to_o the_o concretes_n colour_n 4._o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o salt_n be_v total_o mortify_v and_o it_o become_v so_o mild_a as_o not_o to_o offend_v the_o mouth_n though_o take_v alone_o 5._o the_o oil_n though_o hot_a and_o of_o a_o very_a acute_a taste_n yet_o they_o retain_v only_o so_o much_o raze_v and_o smell_v as_o be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o vita_fw-la media_fw-la so_o that_o the_o medicine_n be_v temperature_n diuretic_n and_o insensible_o diaphoretic_n 6._o this_o salt_n thus_o make_v be_v total_o volatile_a without_o leave_v any_o fix_a salt_n in_o the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la 7._o this_o may_v be_v do_v perfect_o in_o ten_o week_n or_o less_o in_o very_o great_a quatity_n provide_v it_o be_v according_a to_o helmont_n order_n do_v sine_fw-la aquâ_fw-la occuliâ_fw-la &_o artificiosâ_fw-la circulatione_fw-la or_o to_o speak_v plain_o that_o the_o digestion_n be_v make_v in_o cintro_fw-la profunditatis_fw-la 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tartari_fw-la sal_fw-la ammoniack_a sugar_n sugar-candy_n etc._n etc._n 10._o by_o this_o mean_v the_o sulphur_n of_o any_o metal_n or_o mineral_n that_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o mercuriality_n and_o distil_v with_o oil_n essential_a over_o the_o helm_n may_v be_v make_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o essential_a salt_n and_o that_o by_o be_v rectify_v with_o spirit_n of_o wine_n or_o with_o clean_a water_n will_v lose_v its_o strong_a odor_n and_o thus_o may_v be_v obtain_v a_o medicine_n for_o most_o or_o all_o chronicall_a disease_n 11._o this_o elixir_n thus_o make_v contain_v a_o communicable_a ferment_n to_o any_o other_o herb_n which_o be_v digest_v with_o it_o dissolve_v in_o wine_n be_v by_o it_o turn_v into_o a_o volatile_a salt_n except_o only_o the_o faeces_fw-la of_o the_o true_a virtue_n of_o the_o concrete_a 12._o this_o elixir_n be_v a_o absolute_a corrector_n of_o the_o venom_n in_o all_o vegetable_n which_o it_o mortify_v immediate_o insomuch_o that_o 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