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use_n of_o these_o medicine_n be_v convenient_a especial_o for_fw-mi f_o f_o the_o rich._n for_o the_o charge_n hinder_v that_o the_o poor_a can_v easy_o obtain_v they_o now_o the_o use_n of_o the_o first_o medicine_n consume_v all_o moisture_n that_o be_v foreign_a not_o natural_a breed_v of_o ill_a concoction_n and_o indigestion_n and_o bad_a meat_n wheresoever_o in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v and_o especial_o in_o the_o recess_n of_o the_o head_n and_o stomach_n it_o consume_v i_o say_v the_o phlegmatic_a and_o melancholic_a moisture_n sharpen_v the_o sense_n bridle_n anger_n cherish_v and_o strengthen_v the_o principal_a member_n recover_v the_o infirmity_n and_o break_a strength_n of_o old_a men._n take_v g_o g_o of_o the_o medicine_n which_o grow_v
have_v recourse_n to_o supernatural_a cause_n second_o because_o that_o supernatural_a quality_n will_v either_o have_v resist_v all_o external_a offend_a cause_n by_o a_o formal_a resistance_n or_o by_o a_o active_a not_o by_o a_o formal_a both_o because_o one_o and_o the_o same_o quality_n in_o kind_n can_v not_o formal_o be_v oppose_v to_o almost_o infinite_a especial_o contrary_a cause_n as_o to_o heat_n and_o to_o cold_a and_o because_o it_o will_v also_o resist_v the_o elemental_a quality_n of_o the_o body_n necessary_a to_o its_o natural_a constitution_n see_v they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o the_o quality_n produce_v of_o external_a cause_n §_o 11._o not_o by_o a_o active_a because_o first_o even_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o tree_n can_v have_v do_v this_o second_o because_o either_o this_o activity_n will_v have_v produce_v other_o supernatural_a quality_n and_o the_o same_o doubt_n will_v have_v be_v concern_v they_o or_o natural_a to_o which_o either_o even_o natural_a cause_n will_v have_v suffice_v or_o also_o they_o will_v have_v be_v overcome_v of_o external_a cause_n as_o the_o natural_a quality_n of_o the_o body_n therefore_o this_o supernatural_a quality_n of_o father_n molina_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v three_o because_o molina_n admit_v man_n may_v be_v alter_v by_o rain_n wind_n heatt_z and_o other_o thing_n but_o with_o delight_n therefore_o this_o supernatural_a quality_n will_v not_o have_v render_v man_n incapable_a of_o receive_v elemental_a quality_n therefore_o they_o may_v be_v burn_v by_o the_o fire_n and_o consequent_o die_v §_o 12._o perhaps_o some_o man_n may_v answer_v in_o defence_n of_o molina_n that_o by_o this_o quality_n the_o activity_n of_o agent_n upon_o the_o body_n will_v not_o have_v be_v hinder_v but_o only_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n will_v have_v be_v maintain_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a how_o can_v heat_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n with_o dryness_n in_o the_o height_n be_v grant_v 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sacrament_n so_o that_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o the_o corporal_a paradise_n may_v be_v construe_v to_o be_v like_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o spiritual_a that_o be_v in_o the_o intelligible_a whereof_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o three_o of_o proverb_n she_o be_v a_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o they_o that_o lie_v hold_v upon_o she_o §_o 14._o where_o we_o must_v accurate_o observe_v that_o from_o any_o hand_n and_o that_o for_o for_o death_n may_v creep_v on_o from_o any_o hand_n unless_o the_o fruit_n of_o life_n have_v preserve_v the_o body_n from_o it_o and_o the_o particle_n or_o denote_v a_o disjunction_n lest_o to_o wit_n man_n shall_v perish_v by_o old_a age_n or_o by_o any_o other_o occasion_n whatever_o wherefore_o according_a to_o s_o t_z augustine_n mind_n it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o adequate_a cause_n of_o immortality_n which_o he_o manifest_o confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o spiritual_a paradise_n and_o be_v gather_v 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be_v attain_v by_o render_v the_o body_n free_a from_o all_o harm_n which_o can_v be_v bring_v from_o any_o cause_n internal_a or_o external_a and_o it_o be_v plain_o gather_v from_o rupertus_n g_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o affirm_v that_o it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a once_o to_o have_v take_v of_o the_o tree_n for_o man_n to_o have_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o from_o chrysostome_n h_z and_o theodoret_n i_o whereas_o they_o affirm_v this_o tree_n be_v create_v for_o a_o reward_n of_o obedience_n but_o this_o reward_n be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o death_n so_o that_o he_o can_v be_v kill_v by_o no_o cause_n internal_a or_o external_a therefore_o this_o tree_n ought_v to_o defend_v a_o man_n from_o all_o cause_n of_o death_n otherwise_o it_o do_v not_o make_v good_a the_o reward_n of_o obedience_n promise_v by_o god_n it_o be_v gather_v also_o from_o other_o father_n above-quoted_n irenaeus_n gregory_n nazianzen_n eucherius_n cyrill_n hierome_n and_o other_o in_o that_o they_o affirm_v this_o tree_n can_v make_v life_n to_o be_v eternal_a for_o if_o man_n remain_v subject_a to_o hunger_n sword_n precipice_n fire_n water_n and_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v not_o eternal_a and_o so_o think_v bellarmine_n k_n §_o 16._o now_o the_o same_o conclusion_n be_v already_o sufficient_o prove_v by_o reason_n especial_o by_o this_o argument_n because_o such_o natural_a quality_n be_v possible_a as_o may_v defend_v a_o man_n from_o all_o cause_n of_o death_n both_o internal_a and_o external_a and_o we_o shall_v enumerate_v those_o quality_n in_o the_o follow_a section_n and_o declare_v the_o manner_n how_o they_o perform_v it_o §_o 17._o it_o be_v further_a confirm_v that_o the_o say_v quality_n be_v possible_a by_o divers_a example_n of_o admirable_a virtue_n that_o be_v in_o thing_n natural_a for_o if_o there_o be_v indeed_o any_o such_o fish_n as_o that_o call_v echenëis_n or_o remora_n which_o be_v able_a to_o retard_v and_o hinder_v the_o most_o violent_a motion_n of_o a_o ship_n by_o a_o natural_a quality_n which_o it_o impress_v on_o the_o ship_n why_o may_v not_o the_o fruit_n of_o life_n have_v another_o natural_a quality_n whereby_o man_n body_n may_v be_v defend_v from_o the_o like_a impulse_n and_o moon_n and_o may_v be_v render_v free_a from_o all_o stroke_n if_o a_o salamander_n cast_v into_o the_o fire_n do_v by_o natural_a quality_n resist_v the_o burn_a fire_n for_o a_o great_a space_n of_o time_n why_o shall_v another_o natural_a quality_n be_v impossible_a which_o may_v much_o more_o resist_v the_o action_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o so_o resist_v that_o its_o resistance_n may_v overcome_v the_o activity_n of_o the_o fire_n for_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v not_o intend_v to_o infinity_o §_o 18._o if_o fire_n natural_o have_v a_o most_o active_a quality_n why_o shall_v not_o another_o natural_a quality_n equal_o or_o more_o resistent_fw-la be_v possible_a be_v there_o not_o other_o natural_a virtue_n equal_o admirable_a do_v not_o the_o ostriche_n stomach_n digest_v iron_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la dissolve_v gold_n iron_n and_o other_o metal_n vinegar_n dissolve_v stone_n and_o steel_n do_v not_o the_o fish_n call_v torpedo_n render_v the_o fish_n that_o swim_v over_o it_o immovable_a and_o stupefy_v the_o fisher_n arm_v with_o its_o virtue_n diffuse_v along_o his_o spear_n why_o therefore_o in_o like_a manner_n may_v there_o not_o be_v find_v other_o natural_a virtue_n in_o the_o fruit_n of_o life_n resist_v the_o external_a cause_n of_o death_n i_o pass_v by_o other_o admirable_a thing_n which_o manifest_o appear_v from_o our_o tract_n and_o other_o man_n observation_n §_o 19_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v say_v it_o be_v false_a and_o the_o echenëis_n have_v no_o such_o virtue_n for_o experience_n confirm_v it_o and_o very_o grave_a author_n attest_v it_o as_o s._n ambrose_n l_o s._n
can_v produce_v motion_n on_o the_o ship_n therefore_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n may_v a_o quality_n be_v afford_v by_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n which_o be_v present_a no_o external_a motive_n cause_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v motion_n on_o the_o say_a body_n nay_o perhaps_o that_o quality_n may_v be_v diffuse_v for_o some_o space_n without_o the_o body_n of_o man_n who_o eat_v the_o wood_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o dart_n cast_v or_o bullet_n shoot_v from_o gun_n come_v to_o the_o sphere_n of_o that_o quality_n will_v present_o lose_v motion_n and_o not_o come_v at_o the_o body_n because_o the_o motive_n force_n impress_v on_o the_o dart_n or_o bullet_n can_v not_o effect_v motion_n because_o of_o the_o indisposing_a quality_n diffuse_v without_o the_o body_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o wood._n §_o 27._o it_o be_v prove_v three_o because_o as_o before_o we_o have_v already_o say_v all_o natural_a agent_n although_o they_o have_v most_o violent_a power_n be_v yet_o of_o a_o finite_a virtue_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n that_o a_o resistance_n may_v be_v which_o surpass_v their_o power_n see_v therefore_o such_o a_o resistance_n be_v possible_a whereby_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n may_v defend_v man_n body_n from_o death_n and_o that_o the_o sacred_a text_n do_v clear_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v a_o adequate_a cause_n of_o immortality_n unless_o some_o supernatural_a help_n shall_v intervene_v why_o shall_v we_o dare_v to_o deny_v it_o why_o shall_v we_o seek_v other_o interpretation_n for_o the_o sacred_a text_n medium_n therefore_o shall_v rather_o be_v inquire_v whereby_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n mâ—ght_v be_v a_o adequate_a cause_n of_o immortality_n which_o if_o they_o be_v find_v as_o now_o by_o we_o through_o god_n blessing_n they_o be_v find_v it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a to_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n §_o 28._o you_o will_v object_v if_o such_o a_o quality_n be_v which_o indispose_v any_o thing_n to_o motion_n if_o such_o a_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v move_v by_o one_o cause_n neither_o also_o can_v it_o be_v move_v by_o another_o cause_n of_o equal_a strength_n since_o all_o local_a motion_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o quality_n indispose_v to_o local_a motion_n i_o answer_v the_o say_a quality_n be_v not_o indisposition_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o patient_n to_o receive_v motion_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o thing_n which_o can_v not_o be_v move_v by_o one_o agent_n can_v be_v move_v by_o none_o for_o its_o incapacity_n of_o motion_n but_o they_o be_v indisposition_n only_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o agent_n namely_o of_o the_o motive_n quality_n that_o it_o can_v produce_v motion_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o magnet_n can_v produce_v motion_n in_o iron_n not_o in_o other_o body_n because_o it_o find_v in_o it_o disposition_n necessary_a on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o agent_n which_o be_v present_a it_o can_v operate_v not_o in_o other_o thing_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n amber_n move_v straw_n not_o iron_n nor_o stone_n agarick_n purge_v phlegm_n and_o not_o other_o humour_n and_o so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o the_o rest_n §_o 29._o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v sixthly_a to_o give_v better_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o point_n that_o philosopher_n reckon_v of_o a_o double_a positive_a resistance_n beside_o another_o negative_a one_o active_a another_o formal_a negative_a resistance_n be_v the_o utter_a incapacity_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o receive_v any_o form_n such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o heaven_n suppose_v they_o incorruptible_a as_o to_o receive_v quality_n alter_v to_o corruption_n active_a resistance_n be_v the_o very_a action_n of_o the_o agent_n as_o by_o it_o a_o term_n be_v produce_v which_o formal_o resist_v or_o by_o it_o the_o force_n of_o another_o agent_n be_v break_v which_o be_v resist_v and_o it_o be_v call_v by_o d_o suarez_n radical_a resistance_n because_o by_o it_o another_o agent_n be_v prevent_v that_o it_o do_v not_o act_n and_o that_o its_o virtue_n be_v diminish_v and_o see_v it_o be_v not_o immediate_o diminish_v but_o by_o the_o form_n produce_v of_o such_o a_o action_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v radical_a resistance_n and_o as_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o agent_n it_o be_v active_a but_o as_o it_o produce_v a_o effect_n immmediate_o resist_v it_o be_v active_a resistance_n §_o 30._o passive_a resistance_n or_o actual_a be_v a_o accidental_a form_n whereby_o the_o subject_n be_v render_v incapable_a of_o receive_v another_o which_o be_v resist_v or_o whereby_o the_o subject_n be_v indispose_v to_o another_o and_o this_o resistance_n consist_v say_v the_o same_o author_n e_z in_o a_o certain_a formal_a incompossibility_n or_o repugnance_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o action_n of_o a_o contrary_a or_o any_o way_n repugnant_a agent_n be_v either_o altogether_o hinder_v or_o retard_v or_o remit_v and_o active_a quality_n as_o heat_n and_o cold_a may_v as_o well_o have_v this_o resistance_n as_o the_o not_o active_a as_o white_a and_o black_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o one_o quality_n can_v violent_o resist_v active_o but_o not_o at_o all_o formal_o as_o heat_n or_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o another_o may_v violent_o resist_v formal_o not_o at_o all_o active_o as_o dryness_n §_o 31._o but_o see_v formal_a resistance_n consist_v in_o a_o formal_a incompossibility_n or_o repugnance_n and_o two_o contrary_a quality_n in_o the_o same_o intense_a degree_n for_o example_n heat_n and_o cold_a in_o the_o eight_o degree_n be_v equal_o incompossible_a in_o the_o same_o subject_a it_o be_v hard_o to_o assign_v a_o cause_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o one_o can_v more_o resist_v than_o another_o yet_o suarez_n f_z bring_v three_o cause_n for_o which_o it_o may_v happen_v the_o first_o be_v a_o great_a and_o firm_a union_n to_o the_o subject_a as_o it_o happen_v in_o thing_n artificial_a that_o some_o be_v more_o hardly_o part_v asunder_o because_o other_o thing_n cleave_v to_o they_o in_o form_n of_o a_o strong_a glue_n the_o second_o be_v a_o great_a inequality_n in_o some_o condition_n requisite_a to_o do_v or_o suffer_v as_o density_n in_o the_o patient_n by_o reason_n whereof_o more_o part_n be_v unite_v to_o resist_v the_o action_n of_o the_o agent_n the_o three_o be_v a_o great_a or_o the_o great_a activity_n whereby_o the_o quality_n flow_v from_o or_o be_v otherwise_o produce_v of_o its_o cause_n which_o way_n for_o example_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o moisture_n of_o water_n resist_v more_o than_o that_o of_o air_n because_o it_o be_v produce_v or_o flow_v more_o efficacious_o from_o the_o form_n of_o water_n than_o from_o that_o of_o air._n also_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o cause_n may_v be_v conjoin_v by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o resistance_n may_v be_v great_a and_o beside_o the_o active_a and_o formal_a resistance_n may_v be_v join_v and_o therefore_o the_o resistance_n may_v yet_o be_v more_o vehement_a §_o 32._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v easy_o gather_v that_o the_o elemental_a quality_n produce_v in_o man_n body_n by_o the_o supra-elemental_a will_v both_o active_o and_o formal_o resist_v other_o contrary_n which_o be_v produce_v by_o ordinary_a intrinsic_a or_o extrinsic_a agent_n fire_n for_o example_n or_o snow_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o formal_a resistance_n will_v have_v be_v much_o great_a than_o the_o formal_a resistance_n of_o extrinsic_a active_a quality_n for_o the_o three_o cause_n allege_v by_o suarez_n namely_o for_o the_o exceed_a efficacy_n whereby_o they_o be_v produce_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n which_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o alexipharmack_n quality_n which_o resist_v poisonous_a one_o §_o 33._o therefore_o the_o supra-elemental_a quality_n as_o they_o most_o efficacious_o produce_v the_o elemental_a they_o resist_v active_o radical_o and_o mediate_o but_o the_o 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