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A08247 The dignitie of man both in the perfections of his soule and bodie. Shewing as well the faculties in the disposition of the one: as the senses and organs, in the composition of the other. By A.N. Nixon, Anthony. 1612 (1612) STC 18584; ESTC S120838 55,653 170

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like 2. Indiuination by the hand which is called Palmestry Q. What is the vse of the hand A. To touch to take holde and to defend Q What is the propertie of the Nailes A. To couer or arme the fingers to adorne helpe and take hold The parts af the hand are three The fingers the palme the wrest God hath giuen Man an vpright shape to the intent he might cast off the care of base and earthly matters to contemplate heauenly No other creature but Man hath the backe-bone made according to the streightnesse of the legges Q. Whereon doth the backe-bone consist A. Of foure and twenty seuerall bones and is compared to a chaine for the likenesse thereof if it were all of one peece man could not stoope but should be like a hogge or the body of a tree The Philosophers call a Man a tree turned vpward because he hath his roots in his head Q. What is the backe-bone called A. It is called Spina Dorsi by reason of the sharpe ends or points which each of them hath on euery side for his defence as it were thornes The Sinewes proceed from the marrow of the backe-bone which marrow proceedeth from the braine Ten false ribbes and foureteene others meeting together in the brest for the defence of the heart and lungs which are vitall parts Q. Why is not the belly couered with ribbes A. For two causes First by reason of the meat in it receiued 2. Secondly for the benefit of women that beare children The Share-bone is as a bulwarke to the bones The bones are nourished with marrow as the tree with sappe Vapours fumes and smoaky excrements mount vpward therefore the bones of the head are not so thicke and solid as the rest to the intent those fumes might euaporate and passe through the bones for the better disburthening of the braine Q. How are the bones of the head commodious to the braine A. The bones of the head are to the braine in sted of a Helmet to defend it All beasts that want necke want voice as in fishes and those which are called infecta animalia Q. How is the braine compared A. To a VVaggoner the muscles are compared to bittes and bridles the sinewes to reines the members that moue to horses and the rest of the body to the chariot it selfe so carried Of the Flesh. Q. VVhat is the vse of the Flesh 1. A. To fill vp emptie places 2. To strengthen those partes that are enuironed with it 3. To defend the members against heat and cold 4. To serue as a boulfter or pillow if any man fall or lye downe 5. To shaddow the body against heat 6. To be as a gowne against cold Of the Kernelles Q. VVhat kindes are there of Kernells in the body A. Two Some are more thicke and dry and serue to fasten the vpper partition of the members and vessels of the body to the end they should neither breake nor cleaue as in the necke groyne arme-pits and other parts Others there are not so thicke but more spongie and moist and full either of milke seed or a flegmaticke glewish humour Q. VVhat is the vse of Kernelles A. To soake and drinke vp as it were sponges the fleame that descendeth from the braine that it doe not fall vppon the lunges or into the stomacke or other partes to the danger thereof The least part of mans body is full of admiration and very profitable Of the Pappes Q. VVhy are the Pappes situated vppon the brest 1. A. First to conter-gard the most noble and necessary partes as the heart and lungs 2. Secondly to receiue heat and warm'th from the hart 3. Thirdly to beautifie that part of the body where they are placed 4. Fourthly for easie and comodious giuing of suck in women which they may doe either sitting lying going or standing 5. Fiftly for a testimonie of loue in the mother towards the children and againe in the children towards the mother The Infant in the mothers wombe receaueth nourishment and breath from the Nauill That nourishment is the menstrous bloud which after ch●dbirth ascendeth into the breasts and is conuerted into milke The colour of it is changed in the breasts to the intent it might not seeme loathsome Of Fat Q. VVhat is the vse of Fat A. To cloath the body and keepe it in naturall heat and to supple and annoint those parts that are in greatest motion Besides tbe outward skinne that couers the body there are certaine skinnes within which are called membranes The haire of the head is ingendred of grosse and fumy excrements Q. VVhere are the bodily Senses situated A. They are principaly in the head which although it be a narrow roome yet by reason of their consent and agreement the one doth nothinder the office of another So ought it to be with men for the world is bigge enough and hath goods enough for all if we had will to beare one with another and euery man would be contented with his estate We ought notoneneighbour to incroach vppon another no more then doth vppon the eare Of the Senses Q. How many Corporall Senses are there Sight Hearing Tast touching Smelling A. Fiue which are ministers to the Spirituall Senses namely Q. How many things are required in euery Sense 1 A. Foure First the power and vertue of the Soule 2. Secondly the Instrument 3. Thirdly the thing sensible 4. Fourthly the meane or way which receiueth the obiect and conueyeth it to the Instrument Q. As for example in the sight 1. A. There must be first the power of seeing which resteth in the Soule 2. Then the eye which is the Instrument 3. Thirdly the obiect which is seene as a man a horse white blacke c. 4. Fourthly The meane by which thelight is communicated with the eye and so of the rest of the Senses The Sense of touching is generall to all the parts of the body There are some members absolutely necessarie without which death ensueth as the heart lungs liuor splene stomacke c. Others not so necessarie but that wee may want them as eyes eares nose tongue feete Of the Eyes Q. What are the eyes A. The windowes of the body The admirable worke of God is perceiued in the matter whereof the eyes are made in their beautie and diuersitie of colours and in their vse and commoditie Q. Why are the eyes giuen to man A. To lead him to the knowledge of God by the contemplation of his workes they are the principall members as being giuen to the rest Many Sciences cannot be learned but by the helpe of the eye as Astronomie and the Anatomie of mans body with diuers others Sight is the first that prouoketh men to the study of Wisdome Science and doctrine is to the minde as light is to the eye As humane bodies are illuminated with the light of the Sunne so the soule and spirituall bodies are illuminated with Vnderstanding which is the Eye of the soule As the Eyes cannot see if