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the_o surface_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o the_o air_n have_v a_o weight_n and_o may_v depress_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o sea_n i_o shall_v not_o question_v the_o torricellian_a experiment_n evince_v the_o air_n to_o depress_v by_o its_o gravity_n yet_o how_o the_o wind_n storm_n and_o tide_n shall_v further_a that_o depression_n i_o see_v not_o but_o that_o their_o motion_n be_v oblique_a shall_v rather_o hinder_v it_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o interrupt_v the_o motion_n of_o gravity_n which_o be_v evermore_o in_o a_o right_a line_n towards_o the_o centre_n but_o how_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o this_o depression_n of_o all_o these_o upon_o the_o sea_n shall_v hold_v so_o strong_a which_o yet_o we_o discern_v be_v very_o inconsiderable_a as_o to_o force_v the_o water_n through_o those_o subterraneal_a channel_n so_o many_o score_n hundred_o or_o thousand_o of_o mile_n long_o and_o that_o by_o such_o crooked_a meander_n as_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o suspect_v i_o can_v conceive_v indeed_o mr._n s._n p._n 318_o tell_v of_o a_o pneumatick_a engine_n like_o the_o wine-coopers_n bellows_o which_o will_v by_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o air_n force_v up_o wine_n or_o water_n into_o other_o vessel_n that_o be_v at_o distance_n and_o on_o high_a ground_n and_o he_o supose_v that_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o pressure_n of_o these_o upon_o the_o sea_n force_v the_o water_n through_o the_o channel_n to_o the_o spring_n on_o hill_n or_o heath_n at_o distance_n he_o have_v also_o 2_o or_o 3_o more_o scheme_n whereby_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v out_o the_o facility_n of_o the_o conveyance_n but_o both_o the_o other_o and_o these_o be_v all_o fetch_v out_o of_o kircherus_n in_o his_o mundus_fw-la subterraneus_fw-la where_o p._n 230_o and_o 231_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v they_o all_o to_o these_o i_o shall_v say_v they_o be_v only_o such_o in_o mente_fw-la machinantis_fw-la but_o here_o be_v no_o proof_n to_o make_v they_o out_o to_o be_v so_o in_o mundi_fw-la machina_fw-la but_o last_o if_o the_o spring_n shall_v be_v suppose_v notwithstanding_o all_o these_o difficulty_n and_o absurdity_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o sea-water_n there_o will_v certain_o appear_v some_o difference_n perceptible_a to_o the_o sense_n betwixt_o that_o sort_n of_o spring-water_n that_o come_v from_o this_o cause_n and_o those_o that_o assure_o himself_n confess_v proceed_v from_o rain_n when_o yet_o we_o discern_v there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o and_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o those_o spring_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v near_o the_o sea_n have_v not_o after_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n as_o the_o world_n have_v continue_v somewhat_o of_o saltness_n in_o they_o and_o that_o the_o channel_n be_v not_o taint_v after_o so_o long_a time_n indeed_o mr._n s._n tell_v we_o that_o the_o sea-water_n lay_v down_o its_o saltness_n in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o the_o water_n run_v fresh_a out_o of_o the_o spring_n but_o do_v he_o not_o also_o say_v in_o p._n 54._o that_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v convey_v through_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o thence_o it_o have_v its_o saltness_n and_o its_o minera_n from_o fossile_n salt_n now_o how_o the_o same_o channel_n shall_v convey_v salt_n to_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o drain_v the_o sea_n water_n from_o its_o salt_n and_o become_v conveyance_n of_o contrary_a stream_n i_o can_v reconcile_v to_o my_o reason_n to_o conclude_v all_o i_o find_v that_o this_o new_a and_o positive_a thesis_n of_o mr._n simpson_n be_v but_o a_o borrow_a hypothesis_n and_o so_o far_o as_o he_o have_v here_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o out_o to_o have_v no_o bottom_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v adhere_v to_o my_o opinion_n of_o rain_n and_o snow_n water_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o spring_n which_o still_o farther_z i_o can_v defend_v with_o more_o argument_n of_o demonstration_n but_o those_o i_o shall_v wave_v till_o i_o have_v further_a occasion_n i_o confess_v this_o be_v a_o abstruse_a point_n in_o philosophy_n and_o difficult_a to_o determine_v upon_o but_o difficulty_n in_o find_v shall_v not_o discourage_v we_o from_o seek_v but_o rather_o whet_v we_o on_o to_o more_o diligence_n in_o search_v so_o as_o whatever_o our_o opinion_n be_v in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n provide_v we_o assent_v or_o dissent_v according_a to_o reason_n and_o with_o readiness_n to_o submit_v when_o our_o reason_n shall_v be_v convince_v we_o be_v out_o of_o all_o danger_n of_o heresy_n though_o perhaps_o we_o may_v be_v subject_a to_o error_n i_o have_v here_o think_v to_o have_v entertain_v the_o kind_a reader_n with_o some_o animadversion_n upon_o another_o small_a book_n of_o mr._n simpsons_n call_v zenexton_n antipestilentiale_fw-la where_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n worth_a observe_v and_o that_o may_v merita_fw-la comment_n but_o this_o have_v far_o exceed_v what_o at_o first_o i_o intend_v i_o shall_v respite_n it_o till_o a_o further_a provocation_n be_v also_o desirous_a to_o continue_v on_o the_o defensive_a hand_n and_o so_o at_o present_a i_o bid_v farewell_o from_o my_o house_n at_o york_n may_v the_o 28_o 1669._o finis_fw-la
composition_n of_o mix_a body_n have_v god_n almighty_a make_v man_n mere_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n i_o shall_v have_v think_v that_o he_o have_v be_v best_o feed_v and_o physickt_v with_o pure_a spirituous_a part_n and_o quintessence_n but_o have_v also_o a_o gross_a body_n and_o a_o capacious_a stomach_n and_o bowel_n fit_v to_o receive_v gross_a part_n and_o furnish_v with_o concoctive_a faculty_n whereby_o the_o virtue_n of_o they_o for_o diet_n or_o physic_n be_v commodious_o draw_v out_o i_o think_v the_o gross_a part_n be_v as_o well_o let_v alone_o and_o not_o take_v from_o the_o thin_a part_n only_o a_o little_a fit_v for_o nature_n more_o easy_a extraction_n as_o we_o use_v to_o do_v by_o fire_n thus_o we_o see_v our_o body_n be_v well_o nourish_v with_o flesh_n and_o corn_n and_o vegetable_n in_o their_o gross_a body_n whereas_o the_o chemical_a extract_n and_o spirit_n or_o quintessence_n of_o these_o will_v soon_o feed_v a_o man_n to_o death_n and_o the_o like_a reason_n there_o be_v for_o physic_n wherein_o the_o gross_a part_n be_v sometime_o to_o be_v prefer_v far_o before_o their_o spirit_n rhubarb_n be_v a_o excellent_a purge_n for_o choler_n and_o also_o astrictive_a the_o chemical_a spirit_n or_o oil_n not_o so_o thus_o pepper_n gross_o beat_v be_v better_a against_o wind_n and_o also_o the_o decoction_n of_o anise_v seed_n than_o their_o chemical_a spirit_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o many_o learned_a writer_n and_o the_o acute_a zwelfer_n in_o his_o mantissa_n hermetiâ—a_n p._n 782._o prefer_v the_o powder_n of_o pearl_n coral_n hartshorn_n etc._n etc._n far_o before_o the_o magistery_n â—nprepared_a of_o magistery_n of_o pearl_n etc._n etc._n not_o so_o safe_a as_o when_o â—nprepared_a and_o conclude_v with_o this_o expression_n hinc_fw-la &_o reliqua_fw-la magisteria_fw-la ex_fw-la coralliis_fw-la perlis_n &_o consimilibus_fw-la gemmis_fw-la parvi_fw-la pendo_fw-la imo_fw-la penitus_fw-la rejicio_fw-la and_o platerus_n say_v that_o 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poison_n thereof_o and_o yet_o this_o we_o know_v be_v a_o excellent_a cordial_n as_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o galenist_n in_o substance_n and_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v the_o ingenious_a mr._n boil_v in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o sceptical_a chemist_n as_o also_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o his_o write_n particular_o in_o his_o experimental_a philosophy_n 2_o part._n cap._n 6._o p._n 148._o methinks_a say_v he_o those_o that_o practice_n as_o if_o nature_n present_v we_o nothing_o worth_a the_o accept_n unless_o it_o be_v cook_v and_o perfect_v by_o vulcan_n may_v consider_v that_o paracelsus_n himself_o oftentimes_o employ_v simple_n for_o the_o cure_n even_o of_o formidable_a disease_n beside_o the_o success_n that_o we_o have_v in_o the_o use_n of_o conserve_n condites_z powder_n and_o composition_n make_v of_o these_o may_v satisfy_v any_o rational_a person_n which_o be_v do_v with_o much_o more_o safety_n and_o gratefulness_n than_o with_o spirit_n and_o chemical_a oil_n and_o whereas_o mr._n s._n will_v have_v these_o spirit_n and_o pure_a part_n as_o he_o call_v they_o to_o be_v reunite_v after_o separation_n and_o put_v into_o other_o vehicles_n i_o think_v their_o own_o part_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a vehicles_n they_o can_v be_v join_v to_o as_o be_v connatural_a to_o they_o i_o speak_v of_o vegetable_n indeed_o as_o for_o mineral_n and_o metal_n which_o be_v most_o what_o virulent_a and_o venomous_a or_o else_o who_o grossness_n render_v they_o indomitable_a and_o uneasy_a to_o nature_n to_o extract_v their_o virtue_n doubtless_o a_o separation_n of_o their_o useful_a and_o thin_a part_n by_o fire_n or_o salt_n be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o they_o and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v reject_v page_n 161._o mr._n s._n acknowledge_v there_o may_v be_v about_o a_o score_n of_o choice_a plant_n herbalist_n mr._n s._n a_o great_a herbalist_n which_o well_o manage_v with_o a_o skilful_a hand_n may_v by_o their_o singular_a virtue_n produce_v considerable_a effect_n the_o rest_n be_v not_o that_o we_o know_v of_o of_o much_o use_n if_o we_o take_v his_o parenthesis_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n perhaps_o he_o say_v true_o for_o it_o may_v be_v he_o know_v not_o a_o score_n i_o hope_v he_o will_v not_o hinder_v other_o from_o know_v more_o than_o he_o perhaps_o as_o many_o hundred_o as_o he_o do_v unit_v and_o how_o to_o use_v they_o when_o occasion_n serve_v p._n 162._o what_o heap_n of_o plant_n say_v he_o by_o some_o physician_n be_v order_v to_o stuff_n diet-bag_n withal_o whereas_o a_o few_o choice_n good_a one_o may_v probable_o be_v more_o effectual_a i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o at_o all_o approve_v of_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o who_o make_v such_o laborious_a â—imples_n of_o heap_v up_o â—imples_n bill_n which_o be_v ever_o so_o to_o the_o apothecary_n and_o oft_o time_n to_o the_o patient_n usual_o they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v least_o understand_v materiam_fw-la medicam_fw-la certain_o physician_n shall_v never_o put_v any_o medicine_n into_o a_o composition_n which_o do_v not_o answer_v some_o indication_n beside_o some_o simple_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o have_v such_o a_o dissonancy_n betwixt_o themselves_o as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o grow_v together_o but_o the_o one_o destroy_v the_o other_o and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v too_o in_o their_o conjunction_n in_o a_o composition_n of_o physic_n i_o read_v in_o ernestus_n burgravius_n his_o achilles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d redivivus_fw-la a_o story_n which_o he_o have_v pag._n 94._o out_o of_o barthol_n carichterius_n that_o if_o a_o fig_n and_o the_o berry_n of_o alkekengi_n which_o we_o know_v be_v both_o innocent_a be_v use_v apart_o be_v join_v in_o a_o composition_n they_o become_v a_o deadly_a poison_n quod_fw-la cani_fw-la propinatum_fw-la eum_fw-la faciet_fw-la crepare_fw-la medium_n which_o will_v burst_v a_o dog_n and_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o caution_n to_o those_o that_o use_v to_o 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