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difference_n of_o it_o by_o the_o way_n a_o consideration_n of_o some_o herb_n grow_v by_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v full_a of_o salt_n juice_n and_o out_o of_o which_o salt_n be_v make_v page_n 213_o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o the_o four_o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o force_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o moon_n by_o who_o motion_n the_o sea_n be_v drive_v and_o what_o use_v to_o happen_v to_o man_n that_o be_v die_v or_o desperate_o sick_a when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o agony_n and_o be_v beginning_n to_o die_v by_o the_o flow_a and_o ebb_v of_o the_o sea_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n who_o force_n such_o as_o live_v near_o the_o sea_n perceive_v more_o effectual_o than_o other_o man_n page_n 221_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o island_n in_o zealand_n and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o people_n there_o and_o their_o condition_n manner_n original_a and_o what_o great_a benefit_n the_o land_n of_o this_o fruitful_a country_n afford_v to_o stranger_n in_o a_o short_a and_o clear_a description_n wherein_o by_o the_o way_n the_o memory_n of_o thing_n do_v be_v rub_v up_o and_o many_o natural_a cause_n be_v explain_v page_n 225_o chap._n 3._o how_o come_v it_o that_o such_o as_o be_v old_a man_n or_o far_o in_o year_n do_v beget_v child_n not_o so_o strong_a and_o ofttimes_o such_o as_o be_v froward_a and_o of_o a_o sad_a and_o sour_a countenance_n and_o such_o as_o be_v seldom_o merry_a page_n 229_o chap._n 4._o how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o bay-tree_n which_o some_o say_v will_v not_o grow_v in_o zealand_n grow_v no_o where_n more_o beautiful_o than_o in_o this_o place_n and_o what_o you_o must_v do_v to_o make_v it_o endure_v the_o winter_n frost_n and_o cold_a page_n 242_o chap._n 5._o of_o a_o neutral_a body_n that_o be_v one_o that_o can_v be_v say_v neither_o sound_n nor_o sick_a but_o be_v of_o a_o totter_a and_o doubtful_a condition_n float_v between_o both_o page_n 243_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o reason_n of_o see_v and_o quickness_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o why_o some_o will_v see_v clear_o thing_n a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o yet_o be_v blind_a close_o by_o other_o will_v see_v the_o small_a thing_n near_o they_o exact_o but_o thing_n afar_v off_o though_o they_o be_v high_a mountain_n they_o can_v discern_v easy_o and_o why_o common_o the_o right_a eye_n be_v dull_a than_o the_o left_a and_o see_v not_o so_o clear_a by_o the_o way_n concern_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v argument_n of_o the_o mind_n also_o some_o remedy_n for_o a_o dull_a eye_n page_n 247_o chap._n 7._o a_o reason_n why_o some_o man_n be_v bear_v without_o some_o part_n or_o be_v maim_v other_o have_v two_o body_n or_o some_o superfluous_a part_n that_o be_v useless_a page_n 253_o chap._n 8._o whether_o people_n in_o fever_n shall_v change_v their_o shirt_n or_o waste-coat_n or_o sheet_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v convenient_a so_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n be_v recover_v of_o a_o disease_n to_o shave_v his_o beard_n and_o cut_v his_o hair_n also_o in_o what_o disease_n it_o be_v good_a to_o wash_v one_o foot_n page_n 255_o chap._n 9_o that_o by_o a_o wonderful_a force_n of_o nature_n and_o incredible_a efficacy_n several_a herb_n be_v appoint_v for_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o help_v they_o and_o they_o do_v several_o help_v several_a part_n by_o their_o imbred_a quality_n and_o quanity_n page_n 259_o chap._n 10._o that_o planet_n be_v of_o both_o sex_n and_o that_o some_o be_v affect_v with_o one_o thing_n some_o with_o another_o page_n 262_o chap._n 11._o that_o lamprey_n which_o the_o hollander_n common_o call_v pricken_v if_o they_o be_v dry_v in_o a_o chimney_n they_o will_v burn_v like_o torch_n and_o link_n if_o they_o be_v light_v page_n 265_o chap._n 12._o of_o a_o egg_n lay_v by_o a_o cock_n and_o at_o what_o age_n he_o use_v to_o lay_v it_o than_o what_o be_v breed_v out_o of_o it_o also_o concern_v the_o cock-stone_n and_o the_o jewel_n aelites_n page_n 266_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o nature_n condition_n and_o manner_n of_o woman_n and_o why_o that_o sex_n be_v angry_a be_v more_o violent_a than_o man_n be_v and_o will_v scold_v more_o outrageous_o and_o be_v overbear_v by_o many_o other_o affection_n and_o passion_n and_o by_o the_o way_n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o say_n of_o the_o wise_a hebrew_n the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o man_n be_v better_a than_o a_o woman_n that_o do_v well_o page_n 272_o chap._n 14._o wherefore_o a_o egg_n at_o both_o end_n whereby_o at_o the_o long_a and_o narrow_a end_n it_o will_v stand_v like_o the_o pole-artick_a and_o antarctic_a can_v be_v break_v between_o your_o finger_n or_o both_o hand_n close_v together_o although_o you_o press_v it_o and_o wherefore_o steep_v in_o sharp_a vinegar_n it_o will_v grow_v soft_a like_o a_o tractable_a and_o soft_a membrane_n last_o why_o the_o same_o egg_n steep_v in_o aquavitae_n that_o be_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n it_o will_v be_v consume_v like_o iron_n by_o aquafortis_n page_n 278_o chap._n 15._o the_o moon_n by_o a_o wonderful_a force_n of_o nature_n every_o month_n otherwise_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o star_n do_v searcheth_z all_o the_o sound_a part_n of_o man_n body_n secret_o and_o undiscovered_a but_o the_o sick_a part_n manifest_o and_o not_o without_o sense_n or_o pain_n and_o stay_v in_o they_o sometime_o two_o sometime_o three_o day_n by_o the_o way_n whether_o a_o vein_n may_v safe_o be_v open_v in_o that_o part_n that_o the_o planet_n govern_v at_o that_o time_n page_n 279_o chap._n 16._o the_o counsel_n wherewith_o i_o use_v to_o gratify_v young_a man_n that_o they_o may_v have_v beard_n betimes_o and_o that_o a_o comely_a down_n may_v grow_v upon_o their_o chin_n by_o the_o way_n a_o fit_a comparison_n of_o grass_n and_o corn_n with_o the_o hair_n and_o lock_n of_o man._n page_n 282_o chap._n 17._o how_o and_o for_o what_o reason_n preserve_v physic_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o contagious_a disease_n and_o what_o thing_n be_v best_a for_o their_o force_n and_o virtue_n for_o this_o page_n 283_o chap._n 18._o to_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o ascribe_v among_o such_o multitude_n of_o man_n the_o great_a dissimilitude_n of_o form_n and_o the_o manifold_a difference_n that_o be_v between_o man_n and_o man_n in_o their_o face_n countenance_n eye_n and_o other_o part_n so_o that_o sometime_o brother_n and_o sister_n be_v not_o one_o like_o the_o other_o page_n 285_o chap._n 19_o many_o kind_n of_o animal_n fish_n bird_n infect_v be_v breed_v without_o seed_n as_o also_o plant_n and_o many_o animal_n and_o small_a bird_n by_o a_o unusual_a way_n without_o the_o copulation_n of_o male_a and_o female_a do_v conceive_v page_n 287_o chap._n 20._o the_o hand_n or_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v freeze_v and_o grow_v stiff_o with_o cold_a and_o frost_n how_o they_o may_v be_v thaw_v and_o recover_v their_o former_a heat_n page_n 289_o chap._n 21._o whence_o arise_v and_o grow_v sting_n of_o conscience_n in_o man_n and_o whether_o as_o passion_n and_o perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n they_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o humour_n or_o whether_o they_o consist_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o will_n page_n 291_o chap._n 22._o how_o many_o month_n do_v a_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n and_o which_o must_v be_v account_v a_o seasonable_a birth_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o in_o how_o many_o day_n or_o month_n the_o child_n be_v make_v perfect_a and_o come_v to_o live_v in_o which_o narration_n all_o thing_n be_v handle_v more_o accurate_o because_o from_o hence_o bitter_a quarrel_n arise_v not_o only_o betwixt_o marry_a people_n but_o other_o also_o that_o use_n unlawful_a copulation_n page_n 299_o chap._n 23._o a_o profitable_a and_o pleasant_a narration_n of_o the_o procreation_n of_o man_n wherein_o be_v illustrate_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o argument_n page_n 301_o chap._n 24._o at_o what_o age_n maid_n desire_v to_o be_v marry_v and_o be_v fit_a to_o conceive_v again_o when_o woman_n in_o year_n grow_v barren_a and_o their_o course_n cease_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v long_o fruitful_a in_o which_o narration_n the_o condition_n of_o man_n be_v examine_v also_o page_n 308_o chap._n 25._o who_o chief_o take_v disease_n from_o other_o and_o how_o it_o come_v about_o that_o child_n grow_v well_o when_o physic_n be_v give_v to_o the_o nurse_n page_n 310_o chap._n 26._o of_o the_o skin_n or_o feather_n cover_v of_o the_o vulture_n that_o be_v of_o great_a force_n in_o strengthen_v the_o ventricle_n and_o in_o get_v of_o a_o stomach_n something_o more_o effectual_a than_o ginger_n who_o nature_n be_v
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endeavour_n to_o come_v forth_o and_o incline_v himself_o roll_v downward_o for_o he_o can_v no_o long_o lie_v hide_v in_o these_o hide_v place_n than_o he_o can_v find_v nutriment_n by_o the_o navel_n and_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n can_v subsist_v without_o external_a respiration_n wherefore_o be_v grow_v great_a he_o be_v desirous_a of_o nutriment_n and_o of_o light_n and_o he_o so_o desire_v to_o take_v air_n childbirth_n whence_o come_v pain_n in_o childbirth_n that_o he_o break_v the_o membrane_n and_o cover_n wherewith_o he_o be_v cover_v and_o fence_v against_o any_o attrition_n and_o with_o bitter_a pang_n of_o his_o mother_n he_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o light_n and_o that_o not_o only_o from_o the_o narrow_a and_o straight_a passage_n
sweet_a consolation_n of_o the_o bless_a comforter_n shall_v be_v sudden_o discuss_v but_o god_n do_v every_o where_o threaten_v the_o wicked_a and_o by_o a_o example_n take_v from_o childbearing_n that_o a_o sudden_a and_o unlooked-for_a destruction_n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o 13._o chap._n 13._o for_o so_o in_o isaiah_n he_o fright_v they_o howle_v because_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n as_o desolation_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n shall_v melt_v and_o their_o hand_n faint_v terror_n and_o torment_n and_o grief_n shall_v possess_v their_o mind_n 4._o chap._n 4._o and_o they_o shall_v be_v trouble_v and_o cry_v out_o as_o woman_n with_o child_n so_o jeremias_n describe_v the_o israelite_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o extreme_a calamity_n i_o hear_v say_v he_o the_o noise_n as_o of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n the_o strait_n and_o pang_n of_o one_o that_o bear_v her_o first_o child_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o most_o bitter_a because_o 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when_o the_o rod_n be_v nigh_o his_o hope_n depend_v fast_o upon_o he_o and_o his_o eye_n be_v intent_n towards_o he_o last_o that_o the_o memory_n of_o god_n be_v print_v upon_o his_o soul_n and_o that_o he_o wait_v on_o his_o commandment_n with_o all_o his_o will_n and_o mind_n and_o all_o time_n do_v meditate_v on_o his_o save_a truth_n not_o only_o at_o noon_n day_n but_o also_o at_o midnight_n full_a of_o tempest_n and_o storm_n and_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o he_o present_o after_o set_v down_o what_o it_o be_v that_o make_v forgetful_a man_n so_o hot_a in_o their_o mind_n and_o extort_v from_o they_o such_o firm_a confidence_n o_o lord_n say_v he_o godly_a affliction_n maket_n man_n godly_a the_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n of_o thy_o name_n come_v into_o my_o mind_n in_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n when_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n leave_v and_o i_o remember_v thou_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n do_v lead_v we_o to_o repentance_n by_o the_o secret_a influence_n of_o thy_o spirit_n as_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n when_o her_o time_n come_v to_o be_v deliver_v she_o cry_v out_o and_o call_v for_o help_v so_o we_o have_v be_v in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n so_o st._n paul_n exhort_v sluggish_a and_o lazy_a people_n to_o be_v industrious_a and_o watchful_a 4._o 2_o thes_n 4._o and_o by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n to_o be_v ready_a and_o prepare_v for_o the_o come_n of_o god_n for_o he_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n that_o oppress_v man_n in_o the_o night_n and_o as_o the_o sudden_a pang_n that_o fall_v upon_o a_o woman_n studious_a reader_n 3.16_o 1_o pet._n 3._o apoc._n 3.16_o i_o think_v good_a to_o add_v thus_o much_o because_o it_o be_v not_o altogerhe_a from_o my_o purpose_n from_o whence_o every_o man_n may_v take_v some_o document_n of_o life_n and_o may_v consider_v what_o clear_a and_o apt_a comparison_n the_o holy_a prophet_n use_v in_o their_o sermon_n take_v from_o the_o most_o know_a thing_n in_o nature_n which_o 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of_o by_o suitor_n time_n maid_n must_v be_v marry_v bâ—â—â—_n time_n and_o speak_v kind_o to_o cast_v their_o eye_n oblique_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o look_v sweet_o on_o their_o lover_n whence_o â—â—iseth_v a_o tickle_a delight_n and_o itch_a in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o â—hey_n begin_v to_o burn_v in_o love_n and_o be_v easy_o allure_v to_o copulation_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o oft_o time_n set_v all_o shame_n aside_o and_o disobey_v their_o parent_n who_o be_v frequent_o slow_a to_o give_v they_o portion_n or_o be_v unwilling_a to_o part_v with_o they_o they_o willing_o offer_v themselves_o to_o their_o suitor_n and_o much_o infringe_v their_o own_o chastity_n to_o the_o shame_n and_o disgrace_n of_o all_o their_o family_n and_o kindred_n whence_o our_o countryman_n have_v this_o proverb_n maid_n maid_n be_v frail_a a_o proverb_n of_o maid_n riype_a dochter_n zorgheliycke_a end_n broosche_fw-mi waere_n though_o for_o what_o belong_v to_o chastity_n in_o the_o 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