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fallopius_n who_o be_v chemist_n enough_o the_o mâ—tal_a p._n 216._o who_o treat_v the_o balneo_fw-la aponitano_fw-it and_o that_o which_o be_v at_o coâ—sena_n say_v in_o istis_fw-la aquis_fw-la dispersa_fw-la sunt_fw-la ramenta_fw-la &_o minimae_fw-la particulae_fw-la lapidis_fw-la in_o those_o water_n be_v disperse_v some_o shred_n and_o small_a particle_n of_o stone_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o give_v a_o account_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o imbibe_n metal_n viz._n quia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la adeo_fw-la dura_fw-la &_o solida_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la terrae_fw-la superficie_fw-la viz._n because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o hard_a and_o solid_a within_o the_o earth_n as_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o superficies_n and_o thus_o also_o say_v galen_n vitruvius_n and_o livius_n in_o p._n 13._o he_o repeat_v what_o he_o say_v before_o of_o his_o esurine_a salt_n or_o ens_fw-la primum_fw-la p._n 3._o and_o how_o that_o it_o can_v imbibe_n any_o 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vitrioli_fw-la aut_fw-la aluminis_fw-la aut_fw-la sulphuris_fw-la aut_fw-la antimonii_n concurrat_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la corporaliter_fw-la probe_n tamen_fw-la percolata_fw-la now_o the_o eminent_a digression_n that_o fall_v out_o in_o these_o two_o mineral_n vitriol_n and_o iron_n as_o imbibe_v by_o this_o water_n at_o scarbrough_n be_v this_o that_o since_o they_o be_v not_o here_o in_o their_o perfect_a body_n but_o exceed_o percolated_a and_o dilute_v they_o therefore_o do_v not_o calcine_v into_o a_o colcotar_n or_o crocus_n not_o red_a but_o white_a ☞_o ☞_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o great_a puzzle_n some_o ingenious_a chemist_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n be_v put_v to_o in_o judge_v of_o the_o mineral_n of_o the_o spa_n and_o particular_o mr._n samuel_n johnston_n a_o physician_n at_o beverley_n in_o this_o country_n of_o very_a good_a repute_n concern_v who_o i_o shall_v have_v far_a occasion_n to_o speak_v anon_o from_o who_o this_o very_a day_n while_o i_o write_v this_o i_o receive_v three_o sort_n of_o preparation_n out_o of_o the_o mineral_n of_o this_o spa_n viz._n a_o crystalline_a sabulum_fw-la as_o he_o call_v it_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la which_o i_o rather_o think_v to_o be_v a_o product_n of_o the_o iron_n than_o the_o vitriol_n and_o the_o essential_a salt_n this_o last_o he_o say_v he_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o be_v such_o a_o anomalous_a salt_n differ_v so_o much_o either_o from_o the_o natural_a or_o factitious_a kind_n of_o alom_n vitriol_n or_o nitre_n though_o in_o some_o property_n it_o agree_v with_o each_o of_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o scruple_n be_v this_o which_o paracelsus_n have_v clear_o make_v out_o that_o here_o they_o be_v not_o corporal_o but_o percolate_v not_o perfect_a in_o their_o several_a kind_n but_o in_o succo_n primitivo_fw-la not_o single_a but_o all_o mix_v together_o which_o as_o yet_o i_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o separate_v and_o therefore_o this_o salt_n be_v nothing_o so_o acide_fw-la as_o vitriol_n nor_o emetic_n nor_o styptic_a as_o alum_n not_o inflammable_a as_o nitre_n notwithstanding_o it_o do_v shoot_v in_o stirias_fw-la i_o will_v only_o add_v this_o that_o they_o be_v all_o here_o though_o in_o fractis_fw-la imminutis_fw-la &_o debilitatis_fw-la viribus_fw-la and_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o water_n must_v be_v judge_v from_o they_o all_o paracelsus_n say_v cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n balu_n treat_v of_o such_o water_n quod_fw-la sint_fw-la resoluta_fw-la minera_n ex_fw-la corpore_fw-la to_o quod_fw-la simile_n est_fw-la vitriolo_fw-la alumini_fw-la &_o sali_n &_o tamen_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la emergunt_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la virtutes_fw-la secundum_fw-la harum_fw-la crium_fw-la simplicium_fw-la potentias_fw-la p._n 186._o but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o antagonist_n who_o be_v here_o manage_v his_o best_a argument_n which_o he_o call_v instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_o contradiction_n to_o these_o two_o mineral_n iron_n and_o and_o vitriol_n which_o he_o say_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v white_a i_o shall_v now_o refer_v he_o to_o fallopius_n the_o metal_n pag._n 217._o who_o treat_v of_o such_o like_a water_n as_o this_o tell_v of_o one_o that_o be_v near_o rome_n in_o agro_fw-la volaterrano_n which_o he_o say_v have_v imbibe_v a_o juice_n that_o be_v white_a and_o it_o be_v the_o juice_n of_o vitriol_n not_o of_o alum_n his_o own_o word_n be_v in_o illa_fw-la aqua_fw-la est_fw-la succus_fw-la &_o albus_n &_o est_fw-la succus_fw-la calcanthi_n non_fw-la autem_fw-la aluminis_fw-la now_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o white_a juice_n will_v make_v a_o white_a salt_n by_o calcination_n after_o its_o separation_n from_o the_o menstruum_fw-la ☞_o ☞_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o speak_v the_o acute_a zuelfer_n in_o his_o appendix_n to_o his_o animadversion_n p._n 95._o discourse_v of_o calcine_v metal_n whether_o they_o yield_v a_o salt_n or_o no._n he_o determine_v that_o the_o firm_a metal_n be_v calcine_v with_o violent_a fire_n among_o which_o he_o reckon_v iron_n will_v not_o calcine_v into_o a_o powder_n out_o of_o which_o salt_n may_v be_v extract_v but_o in_o scorias_fw-la &_o crâ—cos_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la neutiquam_fw-la in_o cinerese_n quibus_fw-la verum_fw-la sal_fw-la eliciendum_fw-la now_o if_o so_o why_o then_o shall_v these_o man_n expect_v that_o these_o mineral_n shall_v calcine_v in_o scorias_fw-la &_o crocos_fw-la since_o they_o have_v not_o here_o to_o do_v with_o perfect_a metal_n or_o mineral_n but_o only_o a_o concrete_a juice_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n dissolve_v in_o water_n which_o now_o they_o discern_v plain_o do_v calcine_v into_o a_o powder_n out_o of_o which_o may_v be_v extract_v a_o salt_n of_o very_a great_a virtue_n in_o open_v obstruction_n and_o correct_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o other_o natural_a part_n as_o i_o have_v frequent_o experience_v and_o have_v express_o point_v at_o in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o spa_n p._n 152._o where_o i_o say_v and_o i_o ☜_o know_v that_o out_o of_o these_o mineral_n salt_n which_o be_v separate_v from_o this_o water_n some_o very_a useful_a preparation_n may_v be_v make_v to_o be_v safe_o join_v with_o other_o vehicles_n to_o good_a purpose_n and_o thus_o again_o zuelfer_n in_o his_o animadversion_n upon_o the_o 20_o class_n of_o the_o augustine_n dispensatory_a treat_v of_o the_o calcine_v of_o vitriol_n say_v it_o will_v calcine_v red_a or_o of_o a_o dark_a brown_a colour_n but_o he_o blame_v those_o chemist_n that_o expect_v to_o make_v further_a use_n of_o it_o do_v use_n to_o edulcorate_v it_o with_o water_n sive_fw-la enim_fw-la vi_fw-la astringente_fw-la sive_fw-la aperiente_fw-la polleat_fw-la ille_fw-la tota_fw-la per_fw-la edulcorationem_fw-la tollitur_fw-la quip_n utraque_fw-la vis_fw-la vi_fw-la sale_n metallico_fw-la vitriolato_fw-la in_o aquaresolubili_fw-la consistit_fw-la for_o whatever_o quality_n it_o have_v whether_o astringent_a or_o aperient_fw-la it_o be_v all_o lose_v by_o edulcoration_n and_o all_o the_o virtue_n which_o be_v in_o the_o metallick_n salt_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o water_n into_o which_o it_o be_v resolve_v and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o the_o vitriol_n thus_o resolve_v into_o water_n be_v become_v in_o all_o respect_v a_o quite_o other_o thing_n the_o virtue_n thereof_o be_v imbibe_v in_o the_o water_n gall._n the_o water_n black_a with_o gall._n but_o i_o wonder_v all_o this_o while_n that_o neither_o of_o these_o gentleman_n have_v say_v one_o word_n of_o the_o calcine_v of_o that_o black_a sediment_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o that_o fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n after_o it_o have_v receive_v a_o tincture_n from_o the_o gall_n this_o have_v they_o do_v it_o will_v have_v give_v they_o no_o small_a light_n concern_v this_o very_a point_n of_o these_o two_o mineral_n we_o be_v treat_v about_o the_o black_a tincture_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o vitriol_n that_o which_o be_v 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another_o thing_n i_o observe_v in_o calcine_v all_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o mineral_n as_o they_o
ripe_a and_o mature_a vitriol_n be_v a_o violent_a emetic_n or_o vomit_n and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v give_v inward_o without_o due_a correction_n yet_o this_o in_o our_o spa_n be_v unripe_a and_o not_o come_v to_o maturity_n be_v not_o emetic_n but_o most_o safe_a and_o full_a of_o virtue_n and_o thus_o also_o do_v fallopius_n affirm_v the_o metal_n cap._n 7._o p._n 216._o habemus_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la aquas_fw-la qua_fw-la calcanthi_n succum_fw-la habent_fw-la admixtum_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la aqua_fw-la illius_fw-la balnei_fw-la quod_fw-la vulgo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la bagno_fw-la all_o morbo_fw-la in_fw-la agro_fw-la volatterrano_n quae_fw-la tamen_fw-la aqua_fw-la tantum_fw-la abest_fw-la ut_fw-la nocet_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la paranda_fw-la edelia_n ad_fw-la balnea_fw-la conficienda_fw-la maxima_fw-la sit_fw-la idonea_fw-la assumitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o potum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la alios_fw-la plerosque_fw-la usus_fw-la adhibetur_fw-la i._n e._n moreover_o we_o have_v water_n which_o have_v imbibe_v the_o juice_n of_o vitriol_n etc._n etc._n which_o water_n nevertheless_o be_v so_o far_o from_o kill_v or_o hurt_v any_o man_n or_o so_o much_o as_o provoke_v to_o vomit_v as_o that_o it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v very_o proper_a either_o for_o dress_v of_o meat_n or_o for_o bathe_v in_o it_o be_v also_o drink_v inward_o and_o be_v good_a for_o many_o other_o use_n and_o the_o like_a he_o say_v of_o several_a other_o spring_n that_o have_v take_v in_o vitriol_n as_o that_o near_a rome_n and_o those_o which_o we_o call_v the_o german_a spaw_n now_o assure_o in_o treat_v of_o this_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o mineral_n it_o be_v more_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v acquaint_v they_o with_o the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o all_o those_o learned_a author_n than_o to_o have_v obtrude_v upon_o they_o my_o own_o private_a experience_n or_o observation_n nor_o be_o i_o so_o desperate_a as_o he_o to_o make_v dangerous_a experiment_n upon_o 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at_o with_o scorn_n than_o any_o thing_n that_o deserve_v a_o answer_n quality_n of_o the_o four_o first_o quality_n the_o reader_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o physician_n do_v ordinary_o discourse_v of_o all_o simple_n whether_o vegetable_n or_o mineral_n according_a to_o the_o four_o first_o quality_n as_o they_o call_v they_o of_o heat_n cold_a dryness_n and_o moisture_n of_o each_o of_o which_o they_o make_v 4_o degree_n whereby_o they_o judge_v concern_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o simple_a and_o its_o operation_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n according_a to_o those_o four_o quality_n thus_o we_o say_v vitriol_n be_v hot_a that_o be_v its_o heat_n iron_n be_v dry_a that_o be_v it_o be_v dry_v now_o while_o i_o say_v it_o be_v dry_a i_o speak_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o that_o treat_v of_o it_o not_o only_o galenist_n but_o chemist_n also_o thus_o jacobus_n de_fw-fr partibus_fw-la in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o avicen_n say_v it_o be_v cold_a and_o dry_a and_o manardus_fw-la lib._n 16._o ep_n 5._o and_o the_o learned_a kircher_n p._n 219._o juxta_fw-la dominium_fw-la primarum_fw-la qualitatum_fw-la ferrum_fw-la refrigerare_fw-la &_o siccare_fw-la asserit_fw-la i._n e._n in_o respect_n of_o the_o first_o ☜_o quality_n he_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v cold_a and_o dry_a but_o i_o find_v a_o difference_n among_o some_o of_o they_o concern_v its_o temperature_n as_o to_o heat_n and_o cold_a galen_n account_v it_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o earth_n and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v cold_a lib._n 9_o de_fw-fr simpl._n so_o conciliator_n and_o indeed_o all_o agree_v in_o it_o except_o fallopius_n the_o metal_n who_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v hot_a and_o that_o because_o scribonius_n largus_n prescribe_v it_o in_o ulcer_n of_o the_o bladder_n which_o it_o cure_v yet_o not_o as_o heat_n but_o as_o dry_v and_o indeed_o its_o evident_a in_o moist_a body_n that_o the_o constant_a use_n thereof_o do_v very_o much_o conduce_v to_o the_o dry_n up_o of_o the_o superfluous_a moisture_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o chemist_n go_v this_o way_n paracelsus_n write_v 7_o book_n de_fw-fr gradibus_fw-la which_o begin_v his_o seven_o tome_n only_o he_o own_v but_o 2_o complexion_n as_o he_o call_v they_o viz._n heat_v and_o cold_a and_o will_v have_v the_o other_o 2_o of_o dryness_n and_o moisture_n to_o be_v involve_v in_o those_o account_v what_o ever_o be_v hot_a to_o be_v dry_a and_o what_o be_v cold_a to_o be_v moist_a and_o in_o cap._n 8._o lib._n 2._o he_o say_v iron_n of_o which_o we_o speak_v be_v cold_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v also_o be_v moist_a i_o think_v it_o need_v no_o confutation_n ☞_o ☞_o however_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o paracelsus_n do_v own_o these_o four_o quality_n though_o the_o two_o late_a involve_v in_o the_o two_o former_a but_o it_o seem_v w._n s._n know_v nothing_o of_o these_o thing_n busy_v himself_o more_o in_o make_v a_o few_o useless_a experiment_n than_o in_o consider_v the_o 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of_o their_o whole_a substance_n they_o do_v good_a or_o harm_n and_o into_o this_o class_n they_o refer_v those_o that_o work_n by_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n spa_n of_o iron_n and_o its_o virtue_n in_o the_o spa_n and_o now_o to_o return_v to_o what_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o viz._n iron_n to_o its_o dry_n there_o be_v also_o join_v a_o open_a quality_n on_o which_o account_n we_o use_v it_o in_o open_v obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o mesentery_n and_o in_o all_o hypochondriack_a disease_n as_o the_o dropsy_n scurvy_a etc._n etc._n which_o he_o mention_n but_o to_o impose_v it_o on_o the_o galenist_n as_o if_o their_o chief_a intention_n in_o use_v of_o iron_n or_o steel_n in_o the_o dropsy_n or_o any_o other_o of_o those_o disease_n mention_v by_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o its_o dry_a quality_n i_o will_v have_v more_o charity_n than_o to_o indite_v he_o for_o so_o great_a a_o ignoramus_n i_o wish_v he_o can_v acquit_v himself_o of_o a_o malicious_a design_n in_o 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which_o also_o it_o do_v partake_v i_o have_v reckon_v up_o many_o other_o virtue_n that_o be_v in_o iron_n in_o p._n 142._o of_o my_o second_o edition_n which_o if_o he_o have_v due_o weigh_v he_o may_v well_o have_v spare_v those_o many_o scurrilous_a invective_n which_o most_o unjust_o he_o let_v fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o those_o learned_a and_o most_o worthy_a gentleman_n which_o he_o call_v galenist_n and_o myself_o ☞_o ☞_o but_o i_o shall_v spare_v he_o since_o he_o take_v sufficient_a revenge_n upon_o himself_o in_o a_o foolish_a and_o nonsensical_a discourse_n and_o a_o company_n of_o fond_a boyish_a quibble_n p._n 23._o wherein_o he_o make_v himself_o ridiculous_a which_o i_o wonder_v a_o man_n of_o reason_n shall_v not_o blush_v to_o have_v do_v and_o a_o man_n of_o learning_n will_v have_v scorn_v to_o have_v leave_v so_o many_o shred_n of_o false_a latin_a as_o here_o and_o there_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o book_n but_o i_o suspect_v he_o take_v priscian_n for_o a_o galenist_n in_o that_o he_o break_v his_o head_n so_o often_o i_o hope_v next_o time_n he_o will_v take_v some_o care_n to_o provide_v he_o a_o plaster_n here_o i_o declare_v i_o do_v not_o twit_v he_o with_o the_o printer_n fault_n i_o suspect_v my_o own_o will_v not_o be_v without_o he_o i_o have_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o printer_n errata_fw-la which_o i_o receive_v from_o himself_o the_o other_o day_n with_o a_o most_o uncivil_a letter_n wherein_o he_o mention_n not_o the_o gross_a lapse_n in_o latin_a make_v they_o thereby_o his_o own_o have_v by_o his_o letter_n provoke_v i_o to_o put_v this_o thorn_n in_o his_o heel_n which_o otherwise_o for_o his_o degree_n sake_n i_o have_v pass_v by_o in_o civility_n in_o p._n 33._o he_o quarrel_v at_o i_o because_o in_o treat_v of_o several_a property_n that_o be_v ascribe_v by_o learned_a writer_n to_o iron_n i_o tell_v what_o dioscorides_n say_v that_o it_o lose_v the_o belly_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o a_o vitrioline_n juice_n as_o here_o it_o be_v and_o he_o say_v if_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v emetic_n and_o constant_o provoke_v vomit_n concern_v which_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o chemical_a author_n that_o vitrioline_n water_n such_o as_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o which_o have_v in_o they_o a_o immature_n vitrioline_n juice_n do_v not_o at_o all_o provoke_v to_o vomit_v and_o therefore_o all_o his_o objection_n concern_v the_o emetic_n property_n of_o perfect_a vitriol_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n nor_o do_v those_o that_o imbibe_n iron_n but_o do_v rather_o strengthen_v a_o relaxed_a stomach_n according_a to_o the_o suffrage_n of_o our_o best_a author_n wherein_o i_o refer_v he_o to_o fallopius_n who_o deliver_v both_o his_o own_o verdict_n and_o other_o too_o concern_v this_o thing_n the_o therm_n aqu._n cap._n 11._o p._n 233._o aptae_fw-la quoque_fw-la sunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la ferreae_fw-la &_o prosunt_fw-la stomacho_fw-la lieni_fw-la renibus_fw-la vesicaeque_fw-la ut_fw-la antyllus_n seribonius_fw-la &_o marcellus_n dicunt_fw-la and_o for_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v take_v the_o flower_n or_o file_n of_o brass_n inward_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n save_v to_o fill_v up_o the_o design_n of_o invective_n since_o no_o such_o thing_n mean_v by_o i_o i_o have_v wholesome_a medicine_n than_o those_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v frequent_o use_v if_o we_o may_v believe_v himself_o in_o this_o book_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o present_a that_o i_o have_v prove_v vitriol_n and_o iron_n to_o be_v two_o ingredient_n in_o this_o spring_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v strengthen_v to_o the_o stomach_n and_o other_o part_n and_o not_o only_o answer_v all_o his_o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_a while_o he_o dissent_v but_o have_v also_o discover_v he_o to_o have_v change_v his_o mind_n and_o grant_v they_o both_o to_o be_v there_o spa_n of_o alum_n in_o the_o spa_n p._n 34._o he_o proceed_v to_o another_o principle_n of_o the_o spa_n viz._n alum_n of_o which_o i_o mention_v three_o sort_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o galen_n and_o the_o prince_n in_o physic_n that_o treat_v of_o it_o viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o be_v of_o gross_a part_n and_o very_o styptic_a etc._n etc._n which_o no_o doubt_n say_v mr._n simpson_n must_v be_v a_o simple_a mineral_n salt_n centre_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o mineral_n stone_n of_o alum_n without_o any_o superadditionary_a additament_n of_o urine_n or_o salt_n of_o kelp_n i_o wonder_v he_o can_v not_o as_o well_o judge_n of_o vitriol_n in_o the_o water_n to_o be_v a_o simple_a mineral_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n and_o not_o factitious_a as_o make_v out_o of_o iron_n or_o copper_n as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v alum_n without_o urine_n or_o kelp_n whereas_o the_o alum_n that_o be_v vulgar_o use_v be_v so_o make_v and_o then_o he_o have_v judge_v aright_o and_o save_v himself_o and_o i_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n but_o still_o he_o query_n which_o of_o these_o sort_n it_o be_v and_o account_n himself_o in_o a_o mist_n till_o he_o know_v true_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o any_o man_n that_o resolve_v to_o be_v sceptical_a to_o raise_v more_o impertinent_a doubt_n than_o the_o sage_n of_o the_o world_n can_v tell_v how_o to_o clear_v all_o the_o three_o sort_n i_o mention_v be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o property_n or_o at_o least_o not_o much_o different_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v altogether_o needless_a for_o i_o to_o inquire_v how_o to_o determine_v i_o find_v fallopius_n gravel_a about_o this_o very_a question_n cap._n 7._o the_o therm_n aq._n p._n 217._o some_o may_v ask_v say_v he_o since_o there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o alum_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v it_o that_o water_n do_v imbibe_n the_o juice_n ☞_o ☞_o dico_fw-la inquit_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la admodum_fw-la difficile_fw-la hoc_fw-la scire_fw-la quoniam_fw-la succus_fw-la aluminosus_fw-la non_fw-la concrescit_fw-la at_o ubi_fw-la 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nor_o use_v till_o i_o discover_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o use_n which_o indeed_o will_v not_o blaze_v in_o the_o fire_n perhaps_o because_o it_o be_v but_o in_o embryone_n not_o in_o statu_fw-la &_o perfectione_n or_o else_o so_o dilute_v with_o the_o water_n that_o it_o lie_v down_o or_o lose_v its_o inflammable_a property_n as_o the_o vitriel_n do_v the_o colcotar_n real_o i_o be_o ashamed_a that_o a_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o learning_n and_o reputation_n shall_v write_v such_o palpable_a contradiction_n attend_v with_o so_o many_o gross_a circumstance_n of_o abuse_n to_o another_o for_o assert_v that_o which_o himself_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v for_o truth_n upon_o deliberate_a consideration_n and_o i_o be_o as_o sorry_a to_o be_v put_v to_o this_o unpleasant_a task_n of_o rip_v up_o a_o weak_a brother_n infirmity_n which_o i_o will_v have_v i_o not_o be_v force_v to_o the_o contrary_a much_o rather_o have_v cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n of_o love_n so_o severe_o to_o reject_v iron_n vitriol_n and_o nitre_n and_o before_o his_o book_n be_v do_v to_o be_v force_v to_o recant_v to_o charge_v those_o thing_n upon_o i_o as_o great_a fault_n wherein_o himself_o can_v have_v no_o plea_n for_o it_o but_o his_o rashness_n contract_v thereby_o a_o great_a guilt_n to_o himself_o this_o be_v that_o which_o it_o seem_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o press_n do_v afford_v a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v but_o yet_o that_o which_o no_o ingenious_a man_n or_o good_a christian_n ought_v to_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o best_a of_o we_o all_o have_v our_o fail_n and_o it_o be_v well_o if_o we_o live_v to_o repent_v even_o solomon_n leave_v his_o ecclesiaste_n st._n augustine_n his_o confession_n and_o retractation_n and_o my_o antagonist_n his_o epilogue_n or_o recantation_n however_o this_o with_o the_o aluminous_a part_n he_o call_v in_o his_o epilogue_n the_o essence_n of_o scarbrough_n spa_n and_o he_o undertake_v p._n 365._o to_o tell_v what_o proportion_n it_o bear_v to_o the_o water_n viz._n as_o 1_o be_v to_o 128._o a_o rare_a arithmetician_n indeed_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v he_o his_o confidence_n in_o this_o be_v like_o all_o the_o rest_n deem_v himself_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o we_o must_v believe_v he_o without_o reason_n as_o if_o all_o the_o virtue_n in_o the_o spa_n shall_v lie_v in_o this_o salt_n and_o with_o this_o alone_o he_o pretend_v to_o do_v wonder_n especial_o if_o we_o will_v but_o take_v in_o his_o ternary_n but_o i_o wonder_v why_o the_o vitrioline_n spirit_n which_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v not_o here_o in_o this_o salt_n or_o the_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la which_o he_o acknowledge_v he_o find_v or_o the_o iron_n which_o i_o prove_v and_o he_o have_v confess_v to_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o spa_n carriage_n two_o mineral_n of_o the_o spa_n be_v lose_v by_o carriage_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o do_v serious_o profess_v i_o never_o see_v any_o considerable_a cure_n do_v by_o the_o water_n at_o distance_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n since_o two_o of_o the_o principal_a mineral_n be_v want_v viz._n the_o vitriol_n which_o lose_v its_o volatile_a part_n by_o carriage_n which_o shall_v help_v its_o penetration_n into_o the_o narrow_a meander_n of_o the_o hypochonder_n and_o the_o iron_n which_o be_v always_o find_v precipitate_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n beside_o that_o in_o a_o few_o day_n it_o begin_v to_o putrefy_v and_o so_o spoil_v the_o stomach_n and_o taint_v the_o blood_n and_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o the_o jaundice_n or_o cachexia_n as_o i_o have_v make_v appear_v by_o good_a testimony_n in_o my_o book_n but_o here_o some_o may_v wonder_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o mr._n s._n
shall_v thus_o contradict_v himself_o in_o his_o epilogue_n and_o so_o plain_o recant_v what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o foregoing_a discourse_n recantation_n mr._n s._n force_v to_o make_v this_o recantation_n to_o which_o thus_o mr._n samuel_n johnston_n of_o beverley_n who_o i_o mention_v before_o a_o very_a ingenious_a chemist_n meet_v he_o show_v he_o the_o red_a earth_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o p._n 359._o and_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la as_o also_o the_o nitre_n which_o have_v shoot_v in_o stiria_n above_o a_o inch_n long_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n he_o can_v not_o deny_v especial_o see_v they_o both_o so_o plain_o make_v out_o now_o his_o book_n be_v then_o well-nigh_o print_v so_o as_o he_o can_v not_o recall_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o bring_v it_o in_o a_o appendix_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n and_o study_v out_o word_n to_o blind_v the_o unwary_a and_o ignorant_a reader_n this_o relation_n i_o have_v from_o the_o gentleman_n himself_o when_o yet_o mr._n s._n be_v not_o so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o director_n for_o he_o teach_v he_o the_o whole_a process_n that_o he_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o epilogue_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a fall_n into_o a_o simple_a rant_n p._n 361._o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o have_v make_v so_o many_o separation_n of_o the_o mineral_n yea_o and_o i_o can_v say_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o deny_v they_o of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o art_n that_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o that_o canted_a and_o recant_v at_o this_o rate_n but_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v i_o myself_o have_v do_v enough_o that_o way_n have_v all_o the_o part_n by_o i_o of_o several_a year_n keep_v though_o i_o think_v it_o impertinent_a to_o make_v so_o many_o separation_n sea_n mr_n s._n his_o opinion_n whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 54._o he_o undertake_v to_o tell_v whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n proceed_v viz._n from_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o with_o great_a dash_v of_o water_n pass_v through_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n become_v dissolve_v and_o carry_v into_o the_o ocean_n which_o have_v its_o minera_n from_o fossil_a salt_n from_o which_o also_o some_o spring_n be_v saturate_a as_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n now_o let_v we_o turn_v to_o p._n 303._o and_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o circulation_n of_o the_o sea_n water_n from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o these_o spring_n be_v fresh_a the_o salt_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v deposit_v in_o the_o channel_n how_o these_o two_o assertion_n can_v stand_v together_o i_o can_v discern_v contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n that_o the_o same_o channel_n shall_v convey_v a_o salt_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o convey_v the_o sea_n water_n to_o the_o spring_n here_o be_v a_o contrary_a current_n in_o the_o same_o channel_n for_o the_o same_o convey_v salt_n from_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o sea_n and_o lay_v down_o its_o salt_n in_o its_o passage_n to_o the_o spring_n i_o confess_v this_o be_v above_o my_o reason_n to_o conceive_v i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o believe_v as_o he_o see_v cause_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o think_v both_o part_n of_o his_o assertion_n be_v doubtful_a though_o indeed_o it_o be_v brave_o resolve_v of_o the_o gentleman_n on_o the_o sudden_a to_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sea_n saltness_n which_o have_v in_o all_o age_n put_v the_o most_o grave_a philosopher_n to_o a_o puzzle_n i_o do_v very_o think_v that_o all_o the_o fossil_a salt_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o we_o see_v be_v very_o rare_o find_v if_o it_o be_v dissolve_v will_v not_o serve_v to_o supply_v a_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o salt_n that_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n the_o sixteenth_o part_n whereof_o be_v a_o body_n of_o salt_n as_o i_o have_v try_v at_o scarbrough_n every_o pint_n have_v about_o one_o ounce_n in_o this_o our_o northern_a sea_n and_o in_o the_o southern_a sea_n it_o be_v far_o more_o strong_a of_o the_o salt_n beside_o the_o peripatetic_n think_v this_o come_v far_o short_a of_o a_o adequate_a cause_n and_o thereupon_o they_o fly_v to_o the_o torrefaction_n of_o the_o sun_n moreover_o if_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o fossil_a salt_n of_o the_o earth_n then_o be_v a_o extraneous_a quality_n to_o the_o sea_n it_o will_v destroy_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o we_o see_v fresh_a water_n make_v sâ—lt_v by_o fossil_a salt_n kill_v all_o manner_n of_o sea_n fish_n as_o well_o as_o other_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_n call_v the_o salt_n sea_n josh_n 12.3_o which_o have_v its_o saltness_n from_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v former_o no_o sea_n but_o the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n and_o have_v its_o original_a from_o jordan_n and_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n which_o be_v both_o fresh_a water_n beside_o that_o commentator_n and_o traveller_n do_v unanimous_o report_v the_o country_n about_o to_o be_v full_a of_o salt-pit_n be_v observe_v to_o kill_v all_o manner_n of_o fish_n that_o fall_v into_o it_o from_o jordan_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v mare_n mortuum_n so_o that_o i_o suspect_v mr._n s._n be_v much_o mistake_v in_o his_o assignment_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sea_n saltness_n again_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o contradiction_n viz._n that_o the_o sea_n water_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n we_o must_v imagine_v that_o these_o subterraneal_a channel_n must_v be_v sometime_o 2_o or_o 300_o mile_n long_o or_o more_o which_o how_o that_o shall_v be_v credat_fw-la judaeus_n apella_n but_o this_o i_o shall_v reserve_v till_o i_o come_v to_o examine_v his_o original_a of_o spring_n contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n but_o there_o be_v another_o thing_n which_o here_o i_o may_v not_o pass_v by_o he_o tell_v we_o now_o that_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n be_v saturate_a from_o fossil_a salt_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o turn_v to_o p._n 143._o treat_v of_o that_o well_o he_o determine_v ☞_o ☞_o that_o a_o salt_n marine_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o sulphureous_a spring_n i_o wish_v the_o young_a man_n will_v reconcile_v these_o contradiction_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n till_o we_o understand_v the_o ground_n of_o they_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o we_o understand_v a_o little_a what_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o man_n yet_o this_o make_v i_o remember_v the_o story_n that_o i_o read_v in_o quintilian_n of_o didymus_n chalcenterus_fw-la the_o famous_a grammarian_n of_o alexandria_n a_o man_n with_o bowel_n of_o brass_n so_o they_o name_v he_o because_o of_o his_o indefatigable_a pain_n in_o write_v for_o he_o write_v say_v sentca_n 4000_o book_n 3500_o say_v suidas_n now_o one_o tell_v he_o a_o historical_a relation_n which_o he_o dislike_v and_o disapprove_v as_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a the_o party_n bring_v out_o one_o of_o his_o own_o book_n and_o show_v he_o the_o story_n which_o make_v didymus_n look_v blank_a truly_n the_o old_a man_n deserve_v some_o indulgence_n but_o for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v so_o forgetful_a and_o contradict_v himself_o so_o often_o to_o become_v a_o didymus_n or_o rather_o a_o dithymus_n double-minded_n as_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o book_n nay_o within_o a_o few_o leaf_n shall_v bring_v forth_o didymos_n twin_n one_o very_a unlike_o the_o other_o as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o father_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v it_o in_o any_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o scholar_n p._n 55._o he_o pass_v on_o to_o st._n mungo_n well_o at_o cockgrave_n which_o though_o to_o the_o touch_n it_o be_v extreme_o cold_a yet_o by_o a_o intrinsic_a sulphurous_a warm_a quality_n it_o open_v the_o pore_n etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v he_o never_o see_v that_o well_o for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o can_v not_o have_v any_o ground_n to_o think_v it_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o nitre_n or_o sulphur_n in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v a_o simple_a water_n and_o a_o excellent_a spring_n operate_n only_o by_o its_o excessive_a coldness_n whereby_o it_o sudden_o repel_v the_o blood_n and_o inward_a heat_n to_o the_o inward_a part_n from_o whence_o it_o return_v after_o bathe_v while_o the_o patient_n lie_v in_o a_o warm_a bed_n more_o strong_o invigorate_v with_o spirit_n and_o so_o concoct_v the_o crudity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o weak_a part_n increase_v new_a strength_n and_o overcome_v the_o lameness_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o rickets_o concern_v which_o i_o have_v treat_v more_o at_o large_a in_o my_o second_o edition_n of_o scarbrough_n
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i_o can_v in_o his_o sense_n grant_v because_o they_o appear_v not_o for_o never_o do_v any_o that_o dig_v in_o mine_n either_o near_o the_o sea_n as_o at_o newcastle_n and_o sunderland_n in_o the_o coal-pit_n or_o far_o off_o at_o land_n as_o in_o the_o lead_n iron_n or_o tin-mine_n make_v any_o report_n of_o stream_n of_o salt_n water_n that_o they_o meet_v withal_o which_o they_o shall_v probable_o do_v if_o this_o hypothesis_n be_v true_a they_o tell_v we_o indeed_o of_o swift_a current_n of_o fresh_a water_n that_o sometime_o they_o meet_v with_o but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o salt_n again_o those_o subterraneal_a channel_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v sometime_o 2_o or_o 300_o mile_n long_o even_o in_o a_o right_a line_n nay_o perhaps_o so_o many_o thousand_o in_o great_a continent_n where_o the_o middle_a part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v at_o that_o distance_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v their_o durable_a spring_n and_o how_o many_o hundred_o or_o thousand_o mile_n long_o 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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
to_o make_v it_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o liquor_n why_o i_o will_v tell_v he_o what_o will_v do_v it_o beside_o the_o alkabe_a of_o the_o chemist_n vitriol_n imbibe_v at_o the_o first_o do_v by_o its_o esurine_a salt_n make_v the_o water_n corrosive_a and_o fit_a to_o take_v in_o that_o or_o any_o other_o mineral_n that_o be_v in_o its_o way_n and_o so_o will_v nitre_n as_o i_o make_v out_o before_o or_o aloâ—e_v if_o it_o will_v please_v he_o i'â—_n refer_v he_o to_o his_o grand_a master_n paracelsus_n de_n nature_n aqâ—is_n lib._n 3._o cap._n de_fw-la aquis_fw-la gustatilibâ—â—s_fw-la whâ—â—â—â—â—ting_v of_o acide_fw-la water_n harâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o â—â—quit_fw-la ex_fw-la â—â—solutione_n 〈…〉_o maturitatem_fw-la 〈…〉_o produce_v by_o the_o 〈…〉_o before_o they_o come_v to_o 〈…〉_o by_o which_o he_o hint_n as_o if_o simplâ—_n 〈…〉_o alone_o be_v â—â—â—â—ent_v to_o imbibe_n a_o metal_n as_o iroâ—â—_n while_o it_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o imperfection_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o trâ—â—â—_n scarboâ—â—gh_n â—s_v i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o point_v out_o afterward_o and_o present_o after_o pâ—â—â—câ—isus_n add_v interdum_fw-la ex_fw-la vitrious_a &_o aluâ—â—nâ—_n hujusmodi_a aquae_n promanant_n viz._n sometime_o these_o water_n come_v from_o vitriol_n and_o alum_n and_o again_o i_o find_v he_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n de_n natur._n baln_v cap._n de_fw-fr thermis_fw-la treat_v of_o natural_a bath_n quod_fw-la sunt_fw-la resoluta_fw-la minera_n ex_fw-la corporâ—_n eo_fw-la quod_fw-la simile_n est_fw-la aluminis_fw-la vitrioto_n &_o sali_n &_o tamenid_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la to_o wit_n they_o be_v resolve_v out_o of_o that_o body_n which_o be_v like_a unto_o alum_n vitriol_n and_o salt_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o that_o as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v they_o be_v not_o perfect_o alum_n vitriol_n and_o salt_n but_o only_o initial_o not_o instatu_fw-la &_o perfectione_n but_o in_o embrione_n in_fw-la fieri_fw-la not_o in_o fâ—â—to_n and_o this_o 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