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as_o diacyminum_n well_o make_v up_o and_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n which_o help_n digestion_n also_o they_o must_v beware_v of_o those_o bird_n which_o afford_v unwholesome_a food_n and_o bad_a juice_n thing_n that_o be_v sharp_a and_o breed_a choler_n be_v also_o to_o be_v avoid_v as_o mustard_n garlick_n and_o onion_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o breed_v phlegm_n as_o x_o mushroom_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o breed_v melancholy_a as_o pulse_n and_o cheese_n and_o word_n and_o what_o be_v easy_o corrupt_v on_o the_o stomach_n as_o y_o mulberry_n z_o melon_n a_o a_o cucumber_n but_o of_o fruit_n let_v they_o take_v fig_n grape_n and_o raisin_n with_o nut_n and_o almond_n physician_n have_v not_o name_v all_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o bring_v these_o accident_n of_o old_a age._n but_o old_a man_n must_v be_v feed_v twice_o a_o day_n and_o the_o weak_a by_o little_a and_o little_a for_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v weak_a already_o can_v bear_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o meat_n and_o 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be_v do_v once_o in_o a_o month._n when_o they_o go_v out_o of_o the_o bath_n let_v they_o rest_v quiet_a for_o one_o whole_a hour_n then_o let_v they_o take_v some_o meat_n hot_a and_o moist_a easy_a to_o be_v digest_v and_o which_o quick_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o stomach_n as_o be_v bread_n well_o leaven_v and_o make_v c_o c_o fish_n that_o live_v in_o stony_a river_n kid_n flesh_n young_a goose_n lamb._n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o secret_n affirm_v that_o they_o must_v not_o tarry_v long_o in_o the_o water_n for_o that_o they_o be_v much_o overcome_v by_o the_o cold_a and_o moisture_n lest_o the_o body_n receive_v from_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o bath_n the_o anoint_v of_o old_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v sometime_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o they_o rise_v and_o the_o oil_n ought_v to_o be_v caerasinum_fw-la mix_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o chamaemel_fw-la violet_n and_o dill._n then_o they_o ought_v to_o use_v moderate_a exercise_n lest_o there_o be_v any_o straitness_n or_o obstruction_n of_o the_o pore_n let_v they_o avoid_v too_o violent_a labour_n and_o exercise_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o admit_v of_o diminution_n of_o blood_n unless_o they_o be_v in_o great_a and_o imminent_a danger_n of_o life_n avicenna_n in_o his_o phlebotomy_n show_v in_o what_o case_n and_o for_o what_o cause_n old_a man_n be_v to_o be_v let_v blood_n say_v in_o old_a age_n let_v every_o one_o as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v abstain_v from_o blood-letting_a unless_o he_o be_v compact_v in_o figure_n and_o solidity_n of_o muscle_n and_o have_v large_a vein_n and_o be_v indispose_v with_o redness_n of_o eye_n this_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o old_a men._n but_o johannes_n damascenn_n d_o do_v think_v otherwise_o in_o his_o aphorism_n speak_v thus_o let_v every_o man_n in_o his_o youth_n breathe_v a_o vein_n four_o time_n a_o year_n thrice_o when_o his_o age_n be_v forty_o when_o the_o fifty_o or_o sixti_v year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v come_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v once_o and_o further_o it_o be_v altogether_o to_o be_v omit_v he_o also_o say_v that_o after_o the_o forty_o five_o year_n the_o cephalic_a vein_n after_o sixty_o the_o median_a after_o seventy_o five_o the_o basilick_n be_v not_o to_o be_v cut_v avicenna_n also_o say_v that_o they_o who_o while_n they_o be_v in_o their_o youthful_a day_n do_v often_o suffer_v blood-letting_n after_o seventy_o year_n their_o heat_n be_v turn_v into_o cold_a and_o dryness_n and_o that_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v of_o a_o cold_a nature_n but_o now_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o great_a god_n let_v we_o begin_v to_o treat_v about_o and_o more_o diligent_o and_o acute_o to_o discourse_v of_o those_o medicine_n which_o the_o e_z e_z wise_a have_v keep_v secret_a and_o which_o be_v most_o profitable_a for_o the_o old_a and_o man_n of_o ripe_a age._n for_o whoever_o use_n these_o thing_n they_o a_o long_a time_n restrain_v the_o infirmity_n and_o accident_n of_o old_a age._n the_o 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
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 elemental_a now_o produce_v resist_v formal_o and_o immediate_o other_o their_o elemental_a contrary_n and_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v overcome_v of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v either_o perpetual_o produce_v in_o specie_fw-la by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o wood_n which_o among_o all_o natural_a agent_n be_v the_o most_o efficacious_a in_o act_v or_o because_o by_o their_o continual_a and_o most_o efficacious_a influx_n they_o persist_v in_o the_o same_o as_o we_o say_v before_o but_o whether_o their_o union_n or_o their_o inherence_n to_o their_o subject_n be_v great_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v because_o it_o appear_v not_o whence_o it_o shall_v proceed_v §_o 34._o it_o be_v gather_v from_o this_o doctrine_n beside_o that_o the_o quality_n which_o resist_v divide_v thing_n impart_v to_o the_o body_n by_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n do_v sufficient_o resist_v they_o passive_o or_o formal_o only_a first_o because_o as_o hardness_n