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a_o able_a man_n indeed_o that_o can_v thus_o draw_v quidlibet_fw-la ex_fw-la quolibet_fw-la plain_o to_o prove_v that_o which_o be_v clear_o false_a one_o will_v think_v almost_o this_o bachelor_n be_v play_v the_o sophister_n again_o intend_v to_o deceive_v the_o world_n with_o a_o fallacy_n which_o yet_o a_o wiseman_n will_v have_v couch_v more_o cunning_o in_o the_o premise_n and_o take_v care_n to_o end_v with_o a_o plausible_a conclusion_n but_o just_o thus_o we_o have_v he_o 20_o time_n in_o this_o book_n build_v upon_o a_o sandy_a foundation_n illustrate_v by_o far-fetched_a experiment_n that_o which_o to_o every_o man_n reason_n be_v evident_o false_a and_o from_o false_a and_o mistake_v premise_n draw_v necessary_a conclusion_n let_v i_o now_o remind_v the_o reader_n of_o ☜_o wat_fw-mi we_o have_v be_v do_v all_o this_o while_n say_v the_o sum_n total_a of_o what_o mr._n s._n have_v say_v he_o deny_v all_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o spa_n except_o alum_n and_o dispute_v 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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 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volume_n pyrologia_fw-la mimica_fw-la the_o second_o part._n spa_n malton_n spa_n pag._n 134._o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o discourse_v concern_v malton_n spa_n which_o i_o mention_v p._n 194._o in_o my_o book_n of_o scarbrough_n spa_n the_o plain_a truth_n be_v this_o spa_n he_o have_v as_o little_a experimental_a knowledge_n of_o as_o the_o other_o have_v only_o salute_v it_o in_o transitu_fw-la ceu_fw-la canis_fw-la ad_fw-la nilum_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v but_o very_o short_a refer_v to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v of_o the_o other_o wherein_o if_o he_o have_v observe_v the_o like_a brevity_n i_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v come_v off_o with_o more_o credit_n what_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o these_o two_o water_n i_o have_v in_o few_o word_n express_v in_o my_o book_n spa_n knaresbrough_n spa_n pag._n 136._o he_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o sweet_a well_o at_o knaresbrough_n concern_v which_o doctor_n french_a have_v write_v a_o ☞_o ☞_o very_a ingenious_a 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pag._n 142._o he_o pass_v on_o to_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n which_o he_o say_v have_v a_o strong_a body_n of_o sal_fw-la marine_n in_o it_o now_o if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 55._o ☞_o ☞_o he_o tell_v we_o this_o well_o be_v saturate_a with_o fossile_n salt_n i_o wish_v he_o will_v reconcile_v these_o contradiction_n but_o how_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o this_o spring_n shall_v partake_v so_o plentiful_o of_o sal_fw-la marine_n of_o which_o there_o be_v the_o quantity_n of_o two_o ounce_n in_o a_o gallon_n of_o the_o water_n as_o i_o have_v find_v upon_o trial_n what_o communication_n have_v this_o well_o with_o the_o sea_n more_o than_o other_o spring_n it_o be_v 40_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o how_o can_v he_o suppose_v that_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n shall_v convey_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o puris_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la 40_o mile_n and_o yet_o other_o be_v purge_v and_o defecate_v of_o the_o salt_n that_o be_v near_o the_o sea_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v it_o and_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o other_o to_o believe_v as_o they_o find_v cause_n beside_o if_o it_o shall_v proceed_v from_o such_o a_o plentiful_a fountain_n as_o the_o sea_n since_o the_o salt_n be_v not_o leave_v behind_o it_o in_o the_o passage_n it_o shall_v necessary_o have_v a_o large_a channel_n than_o other_o spring_n and_o so_o be_v a_o very_a plentiful_a spring_n whereas_o it_o be_v a_o very_a penurious_a one_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o void_v not_o a_o gallon_n in_o a_o hour_n i_o therefore_o rather_o think_v it_o receive_v its_o salt_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o bubble_n and_o that_o it_o have_v also_o imbibe_v sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n methink_v he_o may_v have_v content_v himself_o with_o what_o the_o author_n a_o foresay_a have_v say_v concern_v this_o well_o to_o who_o he_o have_v add_v nothing_o save_v only_o a_o harangue_n of_o impertinent_a discourse_n as_o his_o constant_a way_n be_v whereby_o he_o confound_v both_o himself_o and_o the_o reader_n and_o disparage_v that_o spring_n affirm_v it_o not_o to_o be_v of_o much_o more_o efficacy_n than_o so_o much_o trencher_n salt_n dissolve_v in_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o ordinary_a water_n in_o p._n 146._o in_o opposition_n to_o which_o i_o can_v join_v issue_n with_o he_o but_o i_o shall_v rather_o leave_v that_o to_o other_o more_o concern_v to_o assert_v their_o experience_n who_o probable_o will_v think_v themselves_o concern_v to_o maintain_v the_o ancient_a reputation_n both_o of_o this_o and_o the_o sweet_a spa_n which_o he_o have_v not_o a_o little_a blast_v spring_n of_o hot_a spring_n in_o p._n 148._o he_o treat_v of_o the_o original_a of_o hot_a spring_n where_o he_o borrow_v large_o from_o kircher_n in_o his_o mund._o subter_fw-la together_o with_o his_o experiment_n as_o also_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rochas_n at_o last_o he_o determine_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la which_o notion_n he_o have_v from_o a_o relation_n i_o make_v in_o my_o book_n p._n 80._o of_o a_o observation_n make_v by_o a_o noble_a lord_n of_o this_o nation_n viz._n the_o lord_n thomas_n fairfax_n of_o some_o heap_n of_o a_o white_a powder_n which_o he_o find_v sweat_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n near_o bath_n which_o be_v put_v into_o water_n make_v it_o hot_a as_o i_o myself_o do_v experience_n five_o or_o six_o year_n after_o his_o lordship_n have_v take_v it_o up_o some_o of_o which_o i_o have_v from_o his_o lordship_n galenist_n a_o false_a charge_n on_o the_o galenist_n p._n 158._o he_o fall_v to_o make_v a_o vindication_n of_o chemical_a physic_n which_o he_o say_v lie_v under_o a_o odium_n by_o the_o galenist_n in_o my_o judgement_n he_o may_v very_o well_o have_v spare_v his_o pain_n herein_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o vindication_n nor_o do_v i_o know_v of_o any_o man_n in_o these_o part_n that_o ever_o open_v his_o mouth_n against_o it_o indeed_o he_o and_o other_o step_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n four_o or_o five_o year_n ago_o have_v a_o design_n to_o turn_v all_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n in_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o york_n to_o the_o chemical_a way_n exclaim_v in_o all_o company_n they_o come_v in_o against_o the_o medicine_n of_o the_o shop_n which_o be_v prepare_v according_a to_o the_o london_n dispensatory_a establish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n after_o the_o same_o rate_n as_o here_o be_v express_v in_o his_o book_n this_o both_o myself_o and_o other_o of_o my_o faculty_n think_v fit_a to_o oppose_v not_o condemn_v chemical_a medicine_n well_o prepare_v which_o we_o all_o daily_a use_n but_o maintain_v the_o ancient_a honour_n reputation_n and_o successfulness_n of_o the_o rational_a practice_n which_o he_o call_v galenical_a the_o chemical_a way_n we_o own_v as_o
say_v so_o or_o at_o his_o inadvertency_n in_o not_o observe_v that_o which_o in_o his_o own_o opinion_n have_v so_o much_o of_o truth_n in_o it_o and_o be_v so_o materiâ—l_a to_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n but_o this_o proceed_v i_o suppose_v from_o his_o combination_n with_o other_o in_o this_o work_n while_o one_o take_v one_o piece_n in_o hand_n and_o a_o second_o another_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o that_o undertake_v to_o make_v his_o inference_n do_v not_o well_o discern_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n the_o next_o difficulty_n which_o pag._n 297._o he_o say_v be_v most_o considerable_a be_v how_o the_o rain_n water_n sink_v into_o the_o earth_n shall_v supply_v the_o spring_n that_o be_v in_o hill_n or_o high_a heath_n to_o this_o i_o reply_v that_o as_o it_o be_v very_o râ—re_a to_o fiâ—d_v spring_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n so_o where_o ever_o they_o be_v they_o be_v very_o penurious_a spring_n afford_v but_o little_a water_n and_o break_v out_o ordinary_o upon_o the_o dependent_a side_n of_o the_o hill_n which_o they_o may_v very_o well_o receive_v from_o the_o rain_n and_o snow_n that_o fall_v above_o they_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n which_o may_v settle_v to_o that_o dependent_a part_n these_o not_o suffer_v such_o expense_n of_o water_n from_o man_n or_o beast_n and_o be_v supply_v by_o every_o shower_n and_o not_o so_o much_o scorch_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o low_a ground_n be_v may_v very_o well_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v so_o cause_v and_o perpetuate_v beside_o that_o hill_n be_v usual_o even_o in_o the_o dry_v season_n keep_v moist_a by_o cloud_n and_o mist_n that_o do_v encompass_v they_o as_o upon_o my_o own_o observation_n i_o can_v speak_v of_o some_o hill_n that_o have_v spring_n in_o they_o and_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o those_o spring_n that_o break_v out_o upon_o the_o hill_n much_o more_o plain_a be_v it_o in_o they_o that_o break_v out_o upon_o heath_n where_o the_o ground_n be_v level_a they_o receive_v the_o rain_n and_o snow_n more_o plentiful_o and_o afford_v spring_n according_o beside_o we_o see_v that_o water_n be_v of_o itself_o apt_a to_o motion_n for_o be_v pour_v out_o it_o do_v immediate_o spread_v itself_o which_o it_o be_v well_o fit_v to_o do_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o fluidity_n and_o much_o more_o it_o be_v prone_a to_o motion_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o it_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o gravity_n be_v out_o of_o its_o proper_a place_n assign_v to_o it_o by_o the_o creator_n viz._n the_o convex_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o which_o it_o have_v a_o natural_a inclination_n and_o tendency_n not_o rest_v till_o it_o meet_v with_o its_o natural_a correspondent_n the_o air_n under_o which_o it_o must_v needs_o lie_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o great_a gravity_n as_o above_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o levity_n hence_o it_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v that_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o move_v towards_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o long_o as_o the_o channel_n have_v a_o supply_n of_o water_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o difference_n of_o site_n to_o it_o as_o to_z up_z or_o down_o while_o it_o be_v in_o its_o channel_n like_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o vein_n of_o our_o body_n but_o it_o break_v out_o where_o ever_o it_o find_v vent_v and_o so_o make_v spring_n and_o that_o so_o forcible_o too_o as_o that_o it_o bring_v out_o with_o it_o the_o sabulum_fw-la or_o sand_n which_o be_v a_o far_o heavy_a body_n than_o itself_o from_o whence_o we_o see_v that_o the_o bottom_n of_o river_n be_v cover_v with_o it_o and_o this_o agree_v with_o what_o helmont_n say_v p._n 47._o in_o contemplation_n whereof_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v rapt_v up_o into_o a_o admiration_n and_o break_v forth_o into_o a_o high_a doxology_n aqua_fw-la inquit_fw-la intra_fw-la vividum_fw-la terrae_fw-la fundum_fw-la sorbetur_fw-la &_o trahitur_fw-la unde_fw-la communem_fw-la nacta_fw-la vitam_fw-la regem_fw-la cvi_fw-la omne_fw-la vivunt_fw-la venite_fw-la adoremus_fw-la lecorum_n situs_fw-la nescit_fw-la cacumina_fw-la montium_fw-la sine_fw-la molestia_fw-la facile_fw-la adscendit_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la quellem_fw-la ut_fw-la indesinentes_fw-la inde_fw-la fontes_fw-la evertat_fw-la viz._n water_n be_v suck_v and_o draw_v into_o the_o vivid_n bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n whence_o it_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o common_a life_n come_v say_v he_o let_v we_o praise_v god_n to_o who_o all_o thing_n do_v live_v it_o know_v no_o site_n of_o place_n but_o natural_o and_o easy_o ascend_v even_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n together_o with_o the_o sand_n which_o he_o call_v quellem_fw-la and_o so_o make_v ever-running_a spring_n thus_o i_o have_v solve_v these_o 2_o great_a difficulty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v my_o assertion_n concern_v rain_n &_o snow_n water_n be_v the_o original_a of_o spring_n but_o will_v not_o the_o reader_n wonder_v if_o i_o point_v out_o my_o adversary_n himself_o grant_v i_o the_o facility_n of_o water_n rise_v up_o â—rom_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n to_o the_o high_a hill_n or_o heath_n turn_v then_o to_o page_n 305._o where_o we_o find_v these_o word_n we_o see_v that_o blood_n while_o circulate_v in_o its_o proper_a vessel_n ☜_o know_v no_o such_o difference_n as_o either_o go_n up_o and_o down_o etc._n etc._n in_o like_a manner_n water_n while_o circulate_v from_o sea_n etc._n etc._n know_v neither_o up_o nor_o down_o and_o can_v as_o easy_o while_o in_o those_o channel_n climb_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n and_o mountain_n and_o there_o make_v spring_n as_o break_v forth_o in_o valley_n and_o in_o the_o level_n of_o plain_n yea_o it_o can_v as_o well_o mount_v top_n of_o hill_n and_o high_a heath_n as_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o artery_n can_v ascend_v into_o the_o head_n and_o all_o this_o say_v he_o by_o the_o natural_a circulation_n of_o water_n set_v on_o work_n by_o the_o original_a fiat_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n we_o 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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 must_v we_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v if_o these_o channel_n have_v such_o crooked_a turn_n and_o wind_n as_o the_o small_a rivulet_n have_v that_o we_o observe_v at_o land_n i_o confess_v this_o surpass_v my_o understanding_n how_o it_o can_v be_v moreover_o this_o suppose_n multitude_n of_o his_o hydrophylacia_n or_o cistern_n of_o salt_n water_n in_o every_o country_n and_o those_o of_o a_o immense_a magnitude_n which_o as_o yet_o never_o any_o man_n find_v and_o be_v in_o my_o weak_a judgement_n repugnant_a to_o reason_n for_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n compress_v on_o all_o side_n of_o this_o terrestrial_a globe_n shall_v make_v it_o a_o solid_a body_n and_o such_o as_o can_v admit_v of_o such_o large_a chasmata_fw-la or_o vacuity_n furthermore_o mr._n s._n suppose_v this_o water_n be_v force_v up_o through_o those_o long_a channel_n and_o from_o the_o hydrophylacia_fw-la to_o the_o spring_n by_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o air_n cloud_n wind_n storm_n and_o tide_n depress_v upon_o 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 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