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without_o mastication_n rather_o some_o ruminate_v animal_n that_o he_o may_v have_v eat_v his_o meat_n twice_o over_o or_o rather_o as_o theophilus_n observe_v in_o athenaeus_n his_o desire_n have_v be_v more_o reasonable_a have_v he_o wish_v himself_o a_o elephant_n or_o a_o horse_n for_o in_o these_o animal_n the_o appetite_n be_v more_o vehement_a and_o they_o receive_v their_o viand_n in_o large_a and_o plenteous_a manner_n and_o this_o indeed_o have_v be_v more_o suitable_a if_o this_o be_v the_o same_o philoxenus_n whereof_o plutarch_n speak_v who_o be_v so_o uncivil_o greedy_a that_o to_o engross_v the_o mess_n he_o will_v preventive_o deliver_v his_o nostril_n in_o the_o dish_n as_o for_o the_o musical_a advantage_n although_o it_o seem_v more_o reasonable_a yet_o do_v we_o not_o observe_v that_o crane_n and_o bird_n of_o long_a neck_n have_v any_o musical_a but_o harsh_a and_o clangous_a throat_n but_o bird_n that_o be_v canorous_a and_o who_o note_n we_o most_o commend_v be_v of_o little_a throat_n and_o short_a neck_n as_o nightingale_n finche_n linnet_n canary_n bird_n and_o lark_n and_o true_o although_o the_o weazon_n throttle_v and_o tongue_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o voice_n and_o by_o their_o agitation_n do_v chief_o concur_v unto_o these_o delightful_a modulation_n yet_o can_v we_o assign_v the_o cause_n unto_o any_o particular_a formation_n and_o i_o perceive_v the_o best_a thereof_o the_o nightingale_n have_v some_o disadvantage_n in_o the_o tongue_n which_o be_v not_o acuminate_v and_o point_v as_o in_o the_o rest_n but_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o which_o perhaps_o may_v give_v the_o hint_n unto_o the_o fable_n of_o philomela_n and_o the_o cut_n off_o her_o tongue_n by_o tereus_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n concern_v the_o lake_n asphaltites_n the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n that_o heavy_a body_n cast_v therein_o sink_v not_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o salt_n and_o bituminous_a thickness_n in_o the_o water_n float_n and_o swim_v above_o narration_n already_o make_v be_v of_o that_o variety_n we_o can_v hardly_o from_o thence_o deduce_v a_o satisfactory_a determination_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o story_n itself_o but_o in_o the_o cause_n allege_v for_o as_o for_o the_o story_n man_n deliver_v it_o various_o some_o i_o â—eare_z too_o large_o as_o pliny_n who_o affirm_v that_o brick_n will_v swim_v therein_o mandevill_n go_v far_o that_o iron_n swim_v and_o feather_n sink_v munster_n in_o his_o cosmography_n have_v another_o relation_n although_o perhaps_o derive_v from_o the_o poem_n of_o tertullian_n that_o a_o candle_n burn_v swim_v but_o if_o extinguish_v sink_v some_o more_o moderate_o as_o josephus_n and_o many_o other_o affirm_v only_o that_o live_a body_n â—loate_v nor_o peremptory_a auâ—rring_n they_o can_v sink_v but_o that_o indeed_o they_o do_v not_o easy_o descend_v most_o traditional_o as_o galen_n pliny_n solinus_n and_o strabo_n who_o seem_v to_o mistake_v the_o lake_n serbonis_n for_o it_o few_o experimental_o most_o content_v themselves_o in_o the_o experiment_n of_o vespasian_n by_o who_o command_n some_o captive_n bound_n be_v cast_v therein_o and_o find_v to_o float_v as_o though_o they_o can_v have_v swim_v divers_a contradictory_o or_o contrary_o quite_o overthrow_v the_o point_n aristotle_n in_o the_o second_o of_o his_o meteor_n speak_v light_o thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o esteem_v thereof_o as_o a_o fable_n biddulphus_fw-la devide_v the_o common_a account_n of_o judea_n into_o three_o paâ—ts_n the_o one_o say_v he_o be_v apparent_a truth_n the_o second_o apparent_a falsehood_n the_o three_o be_v dubious_a or_o between_o boâ—h_n in_o which_o form_n he_o rank_v the_o relation_n of_o this_o lake_n but_o andrew_n thevet_n in_o his_o cosmography_n do_v ocular_o overthrow_v it_o for_o he_o affirm_v he_o see_v a_o ass_n with_o his_o saddle_n cast_v therein_o and_o drown_v now_o of_o these_o relation_n so_o different_a or_o contrary_a unto_o each_o other_o the_o second_o be_v most_o moderate_a and_o â—aâ—est_a to_o be_v embrace_v which_o say_v that_o live_a body_n swim_v therein_o that_o be_v they_o do_v not_o easy_o sink_v and_o this_o until_o exact_a experiment_n further_o determine_v may_v be_v allow_v as_o best_a consistent_a with_o this_o quality_n and_o the_o reason_n allege_v for_o it_o as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o effect_n common_a opinion_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v the_o salt_n and_o bituminous_a thickness_n of_o the_o water_n this_o indeed_o be_v probable_a and_o may_v be_v admit_v as_o far_o as_o the_o second_o opinion_n concead_v for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o salt_n water_n will_v support_v a_o great_a burden_n then_o fresh_a and_o we_o daily_a see_v a_o egg_n will_v descend_v in_o salt_n water_n which_o will_v swim_v in_o brine_n but_o that_o iron_n â—hould_v float_v therein_o from_o this_o cause_n be_v hardly_o grant_v for_o heavy_a body_n will_v only_o swim_v in_o that_o liquor_n wherein_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o bulk_n exceed_v not_o the_o weight_n of_o so_o much_o water_n as_o it_o occupy_v or_o take_v up_o but_o sure_o no_o water_n be_v heavy_a enough_o to_o answer_v the_o ponderosity_n of_o iron_n and_o therefore_o that_o metal_n will_v sink_v in_o any_o kind_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v a_o perfect_a miracle_n which_o be_v wrought_v this_o way_n by_o elisha_n thus_o we_o perceive_v that_o body_n do_v swim_v or_o sink_v in_o different_a liquor_n according_a unto_o the_o tenuity_n or_o gravity_n of_o those_o liquor_n which_o be_v to_o support_v they_o so_o salt_n water_n bear_v that_o weight_n which_o will_v sink_v in_o vinegar_n vinegar_n that_o which_o will_v fall_v in_o fresh_a water_n fresh_a water_n that_o which_o will_v sink_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o that_o will_v swim_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n which_o will_v sink_v in_o clear_a oil_n as_o we_o make_v experiment_n in_o globe_n of_o wax_n pierce_v with_o light_n stick_v to_o support_v they_o so_o that_o although_o it_o be_v conceive_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o sink_v in_o oil_n i_o believe_v a_o man_n shall_v find_v it_o very_o difficult_a and_o next_o to_o fly_v to_o swim_v therein_o and_o thus_o will_v gold_n swim_v in_o quicksilver_n wherein_o iron_n and_o other_o metal_n sink_v for_o the_o bulk_n of_o gold_n be_v only_o heavy_a than_o that_o space_n of_o quicksilver_n which_o it_o contain_v and_o thus_o also_o in_o a_o solution_n of_o one_o ounce_n of_o quicksilver_n in_o two_o of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la the_o liquor_n will_v bear_v amber_n horn_n and_o the_o soft_a kind_n of_o stone_n as_o we_o have_v make_v trial_n in_o each_o but_o a_o private_a opinion_n there_o be_v which_o cross_v the_o common_a conceit_n maintain_v by_o some_o of_o late_a and_o allege_v of_o old_a by_o strabo_n that_o be_v that_o the_o â—loating_v of_o body_n in_o this_o lake_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o water_n but_o a_o bituminous_a ebullition_n from_o the_o bottom_n whereby_o it_o waft_v up_o body_n inject_v and_o suffer_v they_o not_o easy_o to_o sink_v the_o verity_n thereof_o will_v be_v inquire_v by_o ocular_a exploration_n for_o this_o way_n be_v also_o probable_a so_o we_o observe_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o wade_v deep_a in_o bath_n where_o spring_n arise_v and_o thus_o sometime_o be_v ball_n make_v to_o play_v upon_o a_o spout_a stream_n and_o therefore_o until_o judicious_a and_o ocular_a experiment_n confirm_v or_o distinguish_v the_o assertion_n that_o body_n do_v not_o sink_v herein_o at_o all_o we_o do_v not_o yet_o believe_v that_o they_o not_o easy_o or_o with_o more_o difficulty_n descend_v in_o this_o then_o other_o water_n we_o shall_v already_o assent_v but_o to_o conclude_v a_o impossibility_n from_o a_o difficulty_n or_o affirm_v whereas_o thing_n not_o easy_o sink_v they_o do_v not_o drown_v at_o all_o beside_o the_o fallacy_n be_v
lead_v they_o into_o a_o near_a apprehension_n of_o many_o thing_n deliver_v will_v friendly_o accept_v if_o not_o countenance_v our_o endeavour_n nor_o can_v we_o conceive_v it_o may_v be_v unwelcome_a unto_o those_o honour_a worthy_n who_o endeavour_v the_o advancement_n of_o learning_n as_o be_v likely_a to_o find_v a_o clear_a progression_n when_o so_o many_o rub_v be_v level_v and_o many_o untruth_n take_v off_o which_o pass_v as_o principle_n with_o common_a belief_n disturb_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o axiom_n which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v raise_v and_o wise_a man_n can_v but_o know_v that_o art_n and_o learning_n want_v this_o expurgation_n and_o if_o the_o course_n of_o truth_n be_v permit_v unto_o its_o self_n like_o that_o of_o time_n and_o uncorrected_a computation_n it_o can_v escape_v many_o error_n which_o duration_n still_o enlarge_v last_o we_o be_v not_o magisterial_a in_o opinion_n nor_o have_v we_o dictatorlike_a obtrude_v our_o conception_n but_o in_o the_o humility_n of_o inquiry_n or_o disquisition_n have_v only_o propose_v they_o unto_o more_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o therefore_o opinion_n be_v free_a and_o open_v it_o be_v for_o any_o to_o think_v or_o declare_v the_o contrary_n and_o we_o shall_v so_o far_o encourage_v contradiction_n as_o to_o promise_v no_o disturbance_n or_o reoppose_v any_o pen_n that_o shall_v elenchical_o refute_v we_o that_o shall_v only_o lay_v hold_v of_o our_o lapse_n single_a out_o digression_n corollary_n or_o ornamental_a conception_n to_o evidence_n his_o own_o in_o as_o indifferent_a truth_n and_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o who_o experimental_a and_o judicious_a knowledge_n shall_v solemn_o look_v upon_o it_o not_o only_o to_o destroy_v of_o we_o but_o to_o establish_v of_o his_o own_o not_o to_o traduce_v or_o extenuate_v but_o to_o explain_v and_o dilucidate_n to_o add_v and_o ampliate_v according_a to_o the_o laudable_a custom_n of_o the_o ancient_n in_o their_o soâ—er_a promotion_n of_o learning_n unto_o who_o notwithstanding_o we_o shall_v not_o contentious_o rejoin_v or_o only_o to_o justify_v our_o own_o but_o to_o applaud_v or_o confirm_v his_o mature_a assertion_n and_o shall_v confer_v what_o be_v in_o we_o unto_o his_o name_n and_o honour_n ready_a to_o be_v swallow_v in_o any_o worthy_a enlarger_n as_o have_v acquire_v our_o end_n if_o any_o way_n or_o under_o any_o name_n we_o may_v obtain_v a_o work_n so_o much_o desire_v at_o least_o desiderated_a of_o truth_n t._n b._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o general_n part_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n chapter_n 1._o a_o far_a illustration_n of_o the_o same_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o popular_a error_n the_o erroneous_a disposition_n of_o the_o people_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o near_a cause_n of_o common_a error_n both_o in_o the_o wise_a and_o common_a sort_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n credulity_n supinity_n adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n tradition_n and_o authority_n contain_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o mistake_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n chap._n 4._o of_o credulity_n and_o supinity_n chap._n 5._o of_o obstinate_a adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n chap._n 6._o unto_o authority_n chap._n 7._o of_o author_n who_o have_v most_o promote_v popular_a conceit_n chap._n 8._o of_o other_o indirect_o effect_v the_o same_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o last_o and_o great_a promoter_n of_o false_a opinion_n the_o endeavour_n of_o satan_n chap._n 10_o 11._o the_o second_o book_n begin_v the_o particular_a part_n concern_v mineral_n and_o vegetable_a body_n the_o common_a tenent_n that_o crystal_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o ice_n strong_o congeal_v chap._n 1._o concern_v the_o loadstone_n of_o thing_n particular_o speak_v thereof_o evident_o or_o probable_o true_a of_o thing_n general_o believe_v or_o particular_o deliver_v evident_o or_o probable_o false_a of_o the_o magnetical_a virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o fouâ—e_a motion_n of_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v its_o verticity_n or_o direction_n its_o coition_n or_o attraction_n its_o declination_n variation_n and_o also_o of_o its_o antiquity_n chap._n 2._o a_o rejection_n of_o sundry_a opinion_n and_o relation_n thereof_o natural_a medicall_a historical_a magical_a chap._n 3._o of_o body_n electricall_a in_o general_n of_o let_v and_o amber_n in_o particular_a that_o they_o attract_v all_o light_a body_n 〈◊〉_d bâ—sil_n and_o body_n oil_v chap._n 4._o compendious_o of_o several_a other_o tenant_n that_o a_o diamond_n be_v make_v soft_a or_o break_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o goat_n that_o glass_n be_v poison_n of_o the_o cordial_a quality_n of_o gold_n in_o substance_n or_o decoction_n that_o a_o pot_n full_a of_o ash_n will_v contain_v as_o much_o water_n as_o it_o will_v without_o they_o of_o white_a powder_n that_o kill_v without_o report_n that_o coral_n be_v soft_a under_o water_n but_o harden_v in_o the_o air_n that_o porcelliane_n or_o china_n dish_n lie_v under_o the_o earth_n a_o hundred_o year_n in_o preparation_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 5._o of_o sundry_a tenant_n concern_v vegetable_n that_o the_o root_n of_o mandrake_n resemble_v the_o shape_n of_o man_n that_o they_o natural_o grow_v under_o gallow_n and_o place_n of_o execution_n that_o the_o root_n give_v a_o shriek_n upon_o eradication_n that_o it_o be_v fatal_a or_o dangerous_a tâ—_n dig_v they_o up_o that_o cinnamon_n ginger_n cloves_n mace_n be_v but_o the_o part_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n that_o misseltoe_n be_v bredupon_o tree_n from_o seed_n which_o bird_n let_v fall_v thereon_o of_o the_o rose_n of_o jerico_fw-la that_o flower_v every_o year_n upon_o christmas_n eve_n that_o sferra_n cavalâ—o_n have_v a_o power_n to_o break_v or_o loosen_v iron_n that_o bay_n preserve_v from_o the_o mischief_n of_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n that_o bitter_a almond_n be_v preservative_n against_o ebriety_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 6._o the_o three_o book_n of_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v animal_n that_o a_o elephant_n have_v no_o joint_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o horse_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 2._o that_o a_o pigeon_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 3._o that_o a_o beaver_n to_o escape_v the_o hunter_n bite_v off_o his_o testicle_n or_o stone_n chap._n 4._o that_o a_o radger_n have_v the_o leg_n of_o one_o side_n short_a than_o of_o the_o other_o chap._n 5._o that_o a_o â—eare_z bring_v forth_o her_o cub_n informous_a or_o unshape_a chap._n 6._o of_o the_o basilisk_n chap._n 7._o that_o a_o wolf_n first_o see_v a_o man_n beget_v a_o dumbness_n in_o he_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o long_a life_n of_o deer_n chap._n 9_o that_o a_o king_n fisher_n hang_v by_o the_o bill_n show_v where_o the_o wind_n be_v chap._n 10._o of_o gryphin_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o phoenix_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pissing_a of_o toad_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o their_o head_n and_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o frog_n chap._n 13._o that_o a_o salamander_n live_v in_o the_o fire_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o amphisbaena_fw-la or_o serpent_n with_o two_o head_n move_v either_o way_n chap._n 15._o that_o young_a viper_n force_v their_o way_n through_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o dam._n chap._n 16._o that_o hare_n be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a chap._n 17._o that_o mole_n be_v blind_a and_o have_v no_o eye_n chap._n 18._o that_o lamprey_n have_v many_o eye_n chap._n 19_o that_o snail_n have_v two_o eye_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o horn_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o chamaeleon_n live_v only_o by_o air_n chap._n 21._o that_o the_o ostrich_n digesteâ—h_v iron_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n chap._n 23._o that_o all_o animal_n in_o the_o land_n be_v in_o their_o kind_n in_o the_o sea_n chap._n 24._o compendious_o of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o musical_a note_n of_o swan_n before_o their_o death_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o peacock_n corruptâ—th_v not_o that_o stork_n will_v only_o live_v in_o republic_n and_o free_a state_n of_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o bâ—tterâ—e_n by_o put_v the_o bill_n in_o a_o reed_n thâ—t_a whelp_n be_v blind_a nine_o dzâ—â—es_n and_o then_o begin_v to_o see_v of_o the_o antipathy_n between_o a_o â—oade_n and_o a_o spider_n a_o lion_n and_o a_o cock._n that_o â—n_o eaâ—â—â—g_o have_v no_o wing_n of_o â—â—â—mes_n that_o 〈◊〉_d make_v that_o hum_a noise_n by_o their_o mouth_n or_o wing_n of_o tâ—e_v saint_n or_o small_a red_a spâ—der_n of_o the_o glowâ—worme_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o pismire_n in_o bite_a off_o the_o end_n of_o corn._n chap._n 25._o the_o four_o book_n of_o many_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v man._n that_o man_n have_v only_o a_o erect_a figure_n and_o that_o to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 2._o
secret_n there_o be_v in_o nature_n of_o difficult_a discovery_n unto_o man_n of_o natural_a knowledge_n unto_o satan_n whereof_o some_o his_o vainglory_n can_v conceal_v other_o his_o envy_n will_v never_o discover_v again_o such_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o his_o delusion_n that_o although_o he_o labour_v to_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v god_n and_o supreme_a nature_n whatsoever_o yet_o will_v he_o also_o persuade_v our_o belief_n that_o he_o be_v less_o than_o angel_n or_o man_n and_o his_o condition_n not_o only_o subject_v unto_o rational_a power_n but_o the_o action_n of_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o efficacy_n on_o ourselves_o thus_o have_v he_o inveigle_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o world_n into_o a_o credulity_n of_o artificial_a magic_n that_o there_o be_v a_o art_n which_o without_o compact_n command_v the_o power_n of_o hell_n whence_o some_o have_v deliver_v the_o policy_n of_o spirit_n and_o leave_v a_o account_n even_o to_o their_o provincial_n dominion_n that_o they_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o charm_n spell_n and_o conjuration_n that_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o letter_n and_o character_n of_o note_n and_o dash_v which_o set_v together_o do_v signify_v nothing_o and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o dictionary_n of_o man_n but_o the_o subtle_a vocabulary_a of_o satan_n that_o there_o be_v any_o power_n in_o bitumen_n pitch_n or_o brimstone_n to_o purify_v the_o air_n from_o his_o uncleanness_n that_o any_o virtue_n there_o be_v in_o hypericon_n to_o make_v good_a the_o name_n of_o fuga_fw-la demonis_fw-la any_o such_o magic_a as_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o root_n baaras_fw-mi by_o josephus_n or_o cynospastus_n by_o aelianus_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o believe_v nor_o be_v it_o natural_o make_v out_o what_o be_v deliver_v of_o tobias_n that_o by_o the_o fume_n of_o a_o fish_n liver_n he_o put_v to_o flight_n asmodeus_n that_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o pentangle_v of_o solomon_n though_o so_o set_v forth_o with_o the_o body_n of_o man_n as_o to_o touch_v and_o point_n out_o the_o five_o place_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n be_v wound_v i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o assent_v if_o perhaps_o he_o have_v flee_v from_o holy_a water_n if_o he_o care_v not_o to_o hear_v the_o sound_n of_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr if_o his_o eye_n delight_v not_o in_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o that_o sometime_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v charm_v with_o word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o fly_v from_o the_o letter_n and_o dead_a verbality_n who_o must_v only_o start_v at_o the_o life_n and_o animate_v interior_n thereof_o it_o may_v be_v fear_v they_o be_v but_o parthian_a flight_n ambuscado_n retreat_n and_o elusory_a tergiversation_n whereby_o to_o confirm_v our_o credulity_n he_o will_v comply_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o such_o power_n which_o in_o themselves_o have_v no_o activity_n whereof_o have_v once_o beget_v in_o our_o mind_n a_o assure_a dependence_n he_o make_v we_o rely_v on_o power_n which_o he_o but_o precarious_o obey_v and_o to_o desert_n those_o true_a and_o only_a charm_n which_o hell_n can_v withstand_v last_o to_o lead_v we_o far_o into_o darkness_n and_o quite_o to_o lose_v we_o in_o this_o maze_n of_o error_n he_o will_v make_v man_n believe_v there_o be_v no_o such_o creature_n as_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o subject_a unto_o inferior_a creature_n but_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o nothing_o insinuate_v into_o man_n mind_n there_o be_v no_o devil_n at_o all_o and_o contrive_v according_o many_o way_n to_o conceal_v or_o indubitate_a his_o existency_n wherein_o beside_o that_o he_o anihilate_v the_o bless_a angel_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o rank_n of_o his_o creation_n he_o beget_v a_o security_n of_o himself_o and_o a_o careless_a eye_n unto_o the_o last_o remuneration_n and_o therefore_o hereto_o he_o inveigle_v not_o only_o the_o sadducee_n and_o such_o as_o retain_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o be_v also_o content_a that_o epicurus_n democritus_n or_o any_o of_o the_o heathen_a shall_v hold_v the_o same_o and_o to_o this_o effect_n he_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o apparition_n and_o such_o as_o confirm_v his_o existence_n be_v either_o deception_n of_o sight_n or_o melancholy_a depravement_n of_o fancy_n thus_o when_o he_o have_v not_o only_o appear_v but_o speak_v unto_o brutus_n cassius_n the_o epicurian_a be_v ready_a at_o hand_n to_o persuade_v he_o it_o be_v but_o a_o mistake_n in_o his_o weary_a imagination_n and_o that_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o such_o reality_n in_o nature_n thus_o he_o endeavour_v to_o propagate_v the_o unbelief_n of_o witch_n who_o concession_n infer_v his_o coexistency_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n also_o he_o advance_v the_o opinion_n of_o total_a death_n and_o stagger_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o those_o which_o deny_v there_o be_v spirit_n subsistent_a without_o body_n will_v with_o more_o difficulty_n affirm_v the_o separate_a existence_n of_o their_o own_o now_o to_o induce_v and_o bring_v about_o these_o falsity_n he_o have_v labour_v to_o destroy_v the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n that_o be_v the_o reveal_v verity_n and_o write_v word_n of_o god_n to_o which_o intent_n he_o have_v obtain_v with_o some_o to_o repudiate_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n other_o those_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o some_o both_o to_o deny_v the_o gospel_n and_o authentic_a history_n of_o christ_n to_o reject_v that_o of_o john_n and_o receive_v that_o of_o judas_n to_o disallow_v all_o and_o erect_v another_o of_o thomas_n and_o when_o neither_o their_o corruption_n by_o valentinus_n and_o arrian_n their_o mutilation_n by_o martion_n manes_n and_o ebion_n can_v satisfy_v his_o design_n he_o attempt_v the_o ruin_n and_o total_a destruction_n thereof_o as_o he_o sedulous_o endeavour_v by_o the_o power_n and_o subtlety_n of_o julian_n maximinus_n and_o dioclesian_n but_o the_o longevity_n of_o that_o piece_n which_o have_v so_o long_o escape_v the_o common_a fate_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o ever_o wake_v over_o it_o may_v at_o last_o discourage_v such_o attempt_n and_o if_o not_o make_v doubtful_a its_o mortality_n at_o least_o indubitable_o declare_v this_o be_v a_o stone_n too_o big_a for_o saturn_n mouth_n and_o a_o bit_n indeed_o oblivion_n can_v swallow_v and_o thus_o how_o strange_o he_o possess_v we_o with_o error_n may_v clear_o be_v observe_v delude_v we_o into_o contradictory_n and_o inconsistent_a falsity_n while_o he_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o there_o be_v many_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v god_n that_o he_o be_v less_o than_o angel_n or_o men._n that_o he_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o nor_o have_v he_o only_a by_o these_o wile_n deprave_v the_o conception_n of_o the_o creator_n but_o with_o such_o riddle_n have_v also_o entangle_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o redeemer_n some_o deny_v his_o humanity_n and_o that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o angel_n as_o ebion_n that_o the_o father_n and_o son_n be_v but_o one_o person_n as_o sabellius_n that_o his_o body_n be_v fantastical_a as_o manes_n basilides_n priscillian_n jovinianus_n that_o he_o only_o pass_v through_o mary_n as_o eutichus_n and_o valentinus_n some_o deny_v his_o divinity_n that_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o humanâ—_n principle_n and_o the_o seminal_a son_n of_o joseph_n as_o carpocras_n symmachus_n photinus_n that_o he_o be_v seth_n the_o son_n of_o abraham_n as_o the_o sethian_o that_o he_o be_v less_o than_o angel_n as_o cherinthus_fw-la that_o he_o be_v inferior_a unto_o melchisedech_n as_o theodotus_n that_o he_o be_v not_o god_n but_o god_n dwell_v in_o he_o as_o nicolaus_n and_o some_o embroil_v they_o both_o so_o do_v they_o which_o convert_v the_o trinity_n into_o a_o quaternity_n &_o affirm_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n as_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la that_o hold_v he_o be_v man_n without_o a_o soul_n and_o that_o the_o word_n perform_v that_o office_n in_o he_o as_o apollinaris_n that_o he_o be_v both_o son_n and_o father_n as_o montanus_n that_o jesus_n suffer_v but_o christ_n remain_v impatible_a as_o cherinthus_fw-la and_o thus_o he_o endeavour_v to_o entangle_v truth_n and_o when_o he_o can_v possible_o destroy_v its_o substance_n he_o cunning_o confound_v its_o apprehension_n that_o from_o the_o inconsistent_a and_o contrary_a determination_n thereof_o collective_a impiety_n and_o hopeful_a conclusion_n may_v arise_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n at_o all_o chap._n xi_o a_o further_a illustration_n now_o although_o these_o way_n of_o delusion_n most_o christian_n have_v escape_v yet_o be_v there_o many_o other_o whereunto_o we_o be_v daily_o betray_v and_o these_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o visible_a and_o obvious_a occurrent_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o he_o induce_v we_o to_o ascribe_v effect_n unto_o cause_n of_o no_o cognation_n and_o distort_v the_o order_n and_o theory_n of_o cause_n perpendicular_a to_o their_o effect_n he_o draw_v they_o aside_o unto_o
the_o second_o book_n of_o sundry_a popular_a tenant_n concern_v mineral_n and_o vegetable_a body_n general_o hold_v for_o truth_n which_o examine_v prove_v either_o false_a or_o dubious_a chap._n i._n of_o crystal_n hereof_o the_o common_a opinion_n have_v be_v and_o still_o remain_v among_o we_o that_o crystal_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o ice_n or_o snow_n concrete_v and_o by_o duration_n of_o time_n congeal_v beyond_o liquation_n of_o which_o assertion_n if_o the_o prescription_n of_o time_n and_o numerositie_n of_o assertor_n be_v a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n we_o may_v sit_v down_o herein_o as_o a_o unquestionable_a truth_n nor_o shall_v there_o need_v ulterior_fw-la disquisition_n for_o indeed_o few_o opinion_n there_o be_v which_o have_v â—ound_v so_o many_o friend_n or_o be_v so_o popular_o receive_v through_o all_o profession_n and_o age_n and_o first_o pliny_n be_v positive_a in_o this_o opinion_n crystallus_n sit_v gelu_fw-la vehemâ—ntius_fw-la concrâ—to_fw-la the_o same_o be_v follow_v by_o seneca_n and_o elegant_o describe_v by_o claudian_n not_o deny_v by_o scaliger_n and_o some_o way_n affirm_v by_o albertus_n brasavolus_n and_o direct_o by_o many_o other_o the_o venerable_a father_n of_o the_o church_n have_v also_o assent_v hereto_o as_o basil_n in_o his_o hexameron_n isidore_n in_o his_o etymology_n and_o not_o only_a austin_n a_o latin_a father_n but_o gregory_n the_o great_a and_o jerom_n upon_o occasion_n of_o that_o term_n express_v in_o the_o first_o of_o ezekiel_n all_o which_o notwithstanding_o upon_o a_o strict_a enquiry_n we_o find_v the_o matter_n controveâ—â—ible_a and_o with_o much_o more_o reason_n deny_v then_o be_v as_o yet_o affirm_v for_o first_o though_o many_o have_v pass_v it_o over_o with_o easy_a affirmative_n yet_o be_v there_o also_o many_o author_n that_o deny_v it_o and_o the_o exact_a mineralogist_n have_v reject_v it_o diodorus_n in_o his_o eleven_o book_n deny_v it_o if_o crystal_n be_v there_o take_v in_o its_o 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from_o their_o several_a difference_n which_o seem_v to_o overthrow_v it_o and_o first_o a_o difference_n be_v probable_a in_o their_o concretion_n for_o if_o crystal_n be_v a_o stone_n as_o in_o the_o number_n thereof_o it_o be_v confess_o receive_v it_o be_v not_o immediate_o concrete_v by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o cold_a but_o rather_o by_o a_o mineral_n spirit_n and_o lapidâ—ficall_a principle_n of_o its_o own_o and_o therefore_o while_o it_o lay_v in_o solutis_fw-la principiis_fw-la and_o remain_v in_o a_o fluid_a body_n it_o be_v a_o subject_n very_o unapt_a for_o proper_a conglaceation_n for_o mineral_n spirit_n do_v general_o resist_v and_o scarce_o submit_v thereto_o so_o we_o observe_v that_o many_o water_n and_o spring_n will_v never_o freeze_v and_o many_o part_n in_o river_n and_o lake_n where_o there_o aâ—e_a mineral_n eruption_n will_v still_o persist_v without_o congelation_n as_o we_o also_o visible_o observe_v in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o any_o mineral_n solution_n 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whereby_o it_o acquire_v no_o new_a form_n but_o rather_o a_o consistence_n or_o determination_n of_o its_o diffluency_n and_o amit_v not_o its_o essence_n but_o its_o condition_n of_o fluidity_n neither_o do_v there_o any_o thing_n proper_o conglaciate_a but_o water_n or_o watery_a humidity_n for_o the_o determination_n of_o quicksilver_n be_v proper_o fixation_n that_o of_o milk_n coagulation_n and_o that_o of_o oil_n and_o unctuous_a body_n only_a incrassation_n and_o therefore_o aristotle_n make_v a_o trial_n of_o the_o fertility_n of_o humane_a seed_n from_o the_o experiment_n of_o congelation_n for_o that_o say_v he_o which_o be_v not_o watery_a and_o improlificall_a will_v not_o conglaciate_a which_o perhaps_o must_v not_o be_v take_v strict_o but_o in_o the_o germ_n and_o spirit_v particle_n for_o egg_n i_o observe_v will_v freeze_v in_o the_o generative_a and_o albuginous_a part_n thereof_o and_o upon_o this_o ground_n paracelsus_n in_o his_o archidoxis_n extract_v the_o 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