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manner_n and_o define_v god_n to_o be_v a_o work_n and_o artificial_a fire_n proceed_v methodical_o and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o comprehend_v in_o itself_o all_o the_o spermaticall_a proportion_n and_o reason_n of_o seed_n according_a to_o which_o every_o thing_n by_o fatal_a destiny_n be_v produce_v and_o come_v forth_o also_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n pierce_v and_o spread_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n howbeit_o change_v his_o denomination_n throughout_o the_o whole_a matter_n as_o it_o pass_v by_o transition_n from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o semblable_o that_o the_o world_n be_v god_n the_o star_n likewise_o and_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o the_o supreme_a mind_n above_o in_o heaven_n final_o epicurus_n conceive_v thus_o of_o the_o god_n that_o they_o all_o have_v the_o form_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o be_v perceptable_a only_o by_o reason_n and_o cogitation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o subtle_a part_n and_o fine_a nature_n of_o their_o imaginative_a figure_n he_o also_o affirm_v that_o those_o other_o four_o nature_n in_o general_n be_v incorruptible_a to_o wit_n the_o atom_n vacuity_n infinity_n and_o resemblance_n which_o also_o be_v call_v semblable_a parcel_n and_o element_n chap._n viii_o of_o daemon_n and_o demigod_n otherwise_o name_v hero_n to_o this_o treatise_n of_o the_o god_n meet_v it_o be_v to_o adjoine_v a_o discourse_n as_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n and_o hero_n thales_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o these_o daemon_n be_v spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o hero_n soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a the_o good_a hero_n be_v the_o good_a soul_n and_o the_o bad_a hero_n the_o bad_a soul_n but_o epicurus_n admit_v none_o of_o all_o this_o chap._n ix_o of_o matter_n matter_n be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a subject_n expose_v to_o generation_n corruption_n and_o other_o mutation_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n together_o with_o the_o stoic_n do_v say_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v variable_a mutable_a alterable_a and_o fluxible_a all_o whole_o through_o the_o universal_a world_n the_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o principle_n be_v impassable_a to_o wit_n the_o small_a indivisible_a body_n atomos_fw-la voidnesse_n and_o incorporal_a aristotle_n and_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o matter_n be_v corporal_a without_o form_n shape_n figure_n and_o quality_n in_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o property_n but_o when_o it_o have_v receive_v form_n once_o it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o nurse_n a_o mould_n pattern_n and_o a_o mother_n they_o who_o set_v down_o for_o this_o matter_n water_n earth_n fire_n or_o air_n do_v not_o say_v that_o now_o it_o be_v without_o form_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a body_n but_o such_o as_o affirm_v that_o these_o atom_n and_o indivisible_a body_n be_v the_o say_a matter_n make_v it_o altogether_o formelesse_a chap._n x._o of_o idea_n idea_n be_v a_o bodiless_a substance_n which_o of_o itself_o have_v no_o subsistence_n but_o give_v figure_n and_o form_n unto_o shapeless_a matter_n and_o become_v the_o very_a cause_n that_o bring_v they_o into_o show_n and_o evidence_n socrates_n and_o plato_n suppose_v that_o these_o ideae_fw-la be_v substance_n separate_v and_o distinct_a from_o matter_n howbeit_o subsist_v in_o the_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n aristotle_n admit_v very_o these_o form_n and_o ideae_fw-la howbeit_o not_o separate_v from_o matter_n as_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o all_o that_o which_o god_n have_v make_v the_o stoic_n such_o as_o be_v the_o scholar_n of_o zeno_n have_v deliver_v that_o our_o thought_n and_o conceit_n be_v the_o ideae_fw-la chap._n xi_o of_o cause_n a_o cause_n be_v that_o whereupon_o depend_v or_o follow_v a_o effect_n or_o by_o which_o any_o thing_n happen_v plato_n have_v set_v down_o three_o kind_n of_o cause_n and_o those_o be_v distinguish_v by_o these_o term_n by_o which_o of_o which_o and_o for_o which_o but_o he_o take_v the_o most_o principal_a to_o be_v that_o by_o which_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o understanding_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o principal_a cause_n be_v incorporal_a and_o as_o for_o other_o cause_n either_o by_o participation_n or_o by_o accident_n they_o be_v of_o a_o corporal_a substance_n and_o so_o the_o world_n be_v a_o body_n but_o the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o cause_n be_v corporal_a inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v spirit_n chap._n xii_o of_o body_n a_o body_n be_v measurable_a and_o have_v three_o dimension_n length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n or_o thickness_n or_o thus_o a_o body_n be_v a_o mass_n that_o resist_v touch_v natural_o of_o itself_o
and_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o necessity_n and_o that_o destiny_n justice_n providence_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o one_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n plato_n refer_v some_o event_n to_o providence_n and_o other_o he_o attribute_v to_o necessity_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n apt_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o element_n democritus_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o resistance_n the_o corruption_n lation_n motion_n and_o permission_n of_o the_o matter_n plato_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v one_o while_o matter_n itself_o and_o another_o while_o the_o habitude_n of_o that_o which_o be_v agent_n to_o the_o matter_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o destiny_n heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fatal_a destiny_n and_o that_o it_o and_o necessity_n be_v both_o one_o plato_n admit_v willing_o this_o destiny_n in_o the_o soul_n life_n and_o action_n of_o man_n but_o he_o infer_v withal_o a_o cause_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o the_o stoic_n likewise_o according_a with_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n invincible_a most_o violent_a and_o enforce_a all_o thing_n also_o that_o destiny_n be_v a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n interlace_v &_o link_v orderly_o in_o which_o concatenation_n or_o chain_n be_v therein_o comprise_v also_o that_o cause_n which_o proceed_v from_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o some_o event_n be_v destine_v and_o other_o not_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heraclitus_n say_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o pierce_v throughout_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o eternal_a reason_n and_o a_o perpetual_a law_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chrysippus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a puissance_n spiritual_a which_o by_o order_n govern_v and_o administer_v all_o thing_n and_o again_o in_o his_o book_n of_o definition_n he_o write_v thus_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n or_o rather_o the_o law_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n administer_v and_o govern_v by_o providence_n or_o else_o the_o reason_n whereby_o thing_n past_a have_v be_v thing_n present_a be_v and_o future_a thing_n shall_v be_v the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o order_n and_o connexion_n which_o can_v be_v surmount_v and_o transgress_v posidonius_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o three_o after_o jupiter_n for_o that_o jupiter_n be_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n nature_n in_o the_o second_o and_o fatal_a destiny_n in_o the_o three_o chap._n xxix_o of_o fortune_n plato_n define_v fortune_n to_o be_v in_o thing_n proceed_v from_o man_n counsel_n and_o election_n a_o cause_n by_o accident_n and_o a_o very_a casual_a consequence_n aristotle_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o from_o some_o deliberate_a purpose_n and_o impulsion_n tend_v to_o a_o certain_a end_n which_o cause_n be_v not_o apparent_a but_o hide_v and_o uncertain_a and_o he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o fortune_n and_o rash_a adventure_n for_o that_o all_o fortune_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o action_n of_o this_o world_n be_v adventurous_a but_o every_o adventure_n be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o fortune_n for_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o thing_n without_o action_n again_o fortune_n be_v proper_o in_o action_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o adventure_n indifferent_o in_o creature_n as_o well_o unreasonable_a as_o reasonable_a yea_o and_o in_o those_o body_n which_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o soul_n epicurus_n say_v that_o fortune_n be_v a_o cause_n which_o will_v not_o stand_v and_o accord_n with_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n anaxagoras_n and_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n unknown_a and_o hide_a to_o humane_a reason_n for_o that_o some_o thing_n come_v by_o necessity_n other_o by_o fatal_a destiny_n some_o by_o deliberate_a counsel_n other_o by_o fortune_n and_o some_o again_o by_o casuality_n or_o adventure_n chap._n xxx_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n and_o divulsion_n or_o separation_n of_o element_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n write_v he_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o physics_n this_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o will_v yet_o say_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v humane_a and_o mortal_a mature_a none_o there_o be_v and_o death_n end_n be_v but_o vain_a amixture_n and_o divulsion_n of_o element_n and_o of_o all_o only_o there_o be_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o man_n do_v nature_n call_v semblable_o anaxagoras_n say_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o concretion_n and_o dissipation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v generation_n and_o corruption_n the_o second_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v now_o finish_v the_o treatise_n of_o principle_n element_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n link_v and_o concur_v with_o they_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o pen_n unto_o the_o discourse_n as_o touch_v their_o effect_n and_o work_n compose_v of_o they_o begin_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o spacious_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o who_o call_v the_o roundle_n that_o contain_v and_o comprehend_v all_o to_o wit_n the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o orderly_a digestion_n observe_v therein_o thales_n and_o his_o disciple_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n democritus_n epicurus_n and_o their_o scholar_n metrodorus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a world_n in_o a_o infinite_a space_n according_a to_o all_o dimension_n and_o circumstance_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o course_n and_o race_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o very_a circumscription_n of_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a confinement_n thereof_o seleucus_z hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v infinite_a diogenes_n affirm_v the_o universality_n to_o be_v infinite_a but_o the_o world_n finite_a and_o determinate_a the_o stoic_n put_v a_o difference_n between_o universal_a and_o whole_a for_o they_o say_v that_o the_o universal_a together_o with_o voidnesse_n be_v infinite_a and_o that_o the_o whole_a without_o voidnes_n be_v the_o world_n so_o as_o these_o term_n the_o whole_a and_o the_o world_n be_v not_o both_o one_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o figure_n and_o form_n of_o the_o world_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v round_o some_o say_v it_o be_v point_v or_o piramidall_a other_o that_o it_o be_v fashion_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o egg_n but_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o his_o world_n may_v be_v round_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v apt_a beside_o to_o receive_v other_o form_n chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v or_o endue_v with_o a_o soul_n all_o other_o philosopher_n agree_v that_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v &_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o democritus_n epicurus_n and_o as_o many_o as_o maintain_v atom_n and_o with_o all_o bring_v in_o vacuity_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o animate_v nor_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a nature_n void_a of_o reason_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o animate_v whole_o and_o throughout_o all_o part_n nor_o sensitive_a nor_o reasonable_a nor_o yet_o intellectual_a or_o direct_v by_o providence_n true_a it_o be_v quoth_v he_o that_o celestial_a body_n be_v capable_a of_o all_o these_o quality_n as_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o sphere_n both_o animate_v and_o vital_a whereas_o body_n terrestrial_a and_o approach_v near_o unto_o the_o earth_n be_v endue_v with_o none_o of_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o order_n and_o decent_a composition_n therein_o it_o come_v by_o accident_n and_o not_o by_o prepense_a reason_n and_o counsel_n chap._n four_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o eternal_a pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n be_v engender_v and_o make_v by_o god_n and_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n be_v corruptible_a shall_v perish_v for_o sensible_a it_o be_v and_o therefore_o corporal_a howbeit_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v it_o perish_v it_o shall_v never_o epicurus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v corruptible_a for_o that_o it_o be_v engender_v like_v as_o a_o live_a creature_n or_o a_o plant_n xenophane_v hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a ingenerable_a uncreated_a and_o incorruptible_a aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o moon_n be_v passable_a wherein_o the_o body_n also_o adjacent_a to_o the_o earth_n be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n v._o whereof_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v aristotle_n say_v that_o if_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v it_o be_v
likewise_o corruptible_a and_o will_v perish_v but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o it_o have_v no_o need_n of_o nouriture_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v eternal_a plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n yield_v unto_o itself_o nouriture_n of_o that_o which_o perish_v by_o way_n of_o mutation_n philolaus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a corruption_n one_o while_o by_o fire_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o another_o while_n by_o water_n of_o the_o moon_n pour_v 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o turn_v about_o of_o the_o air_n the_o exhalation_n whereof_o become_v the_o food_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o at_o which_o element_n begin_v god_n the_o fabric_n of_o the_o world_n the_o naturalist_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v at_o earth_n as_o the_o very_a centre_n thereof_o for_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o sphere_n or_o ball_n be_v the_o centre_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o fire_n and_o the_o five_o element_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o first_o thing_n separate_v apart_o be_v the_o sky_n or_o five_o essence_n call_v aether_n the_o second_o fire_n after_o which_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o be_v thrust_v close_o and_o press_v together_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o revolution_n spring_v water_n from_o which_o air_n do_v evaporate_v also_o that_o heaven_n be_v make_v of_o that_o sky_n or_o quintessence_n the_o sun_n of_o fire_n and_o of_o the_o other_o element_n be_v constipate_v and_o felt_v as_o it_o be_v terrestrial_a body_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o the_o earth_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o visible_a world_n be_v form_v to_o the_o mould_n and_o pattern_n of_o the_o intellectual_a that_o of_o the_o visible_a world_n the_o soul_n be_v first_o make_v and_o after_o it_o that_o which_o be_v corpulent_a that_o of_o the_o fire_n and_o earth_n first_o that_o which_o stand_v of_o water_n and_o air_n second_o pythagoras_n affirm_v that_o of_o the_o five_o solid_a body_n which_o be_v also_o call_v mathematical_a the_o cube_n that_o be_v to_o say_v asquare_n body_n with_o six_o face_n go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o point_a pyramid_n be_v make_v fire_n of_o octoedra_n or_o solid_a body_n with_o eight_o base_n the_o earth_n of_o icosiedra_n with_o twenty_o side_n the_o water_n of_o dodecaedra_n with_o twelve_o face_n the_o supreme_a sphere_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n and_o himself_o herein_o also_o do_v pythagorize_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n fabric_n parmenides_n imagine_v certain_a coronet_n as_o it_o be_v interlace_v one_o within_o another_o some_o of_o a_o rare_a substance_n other_o of_o a_o thick_a and_o the_o same_o mix_v of_o light_n and_o darkness_n between_o also_o that_o the_o body_n which_o contain_v they_o all_o together_o be_v as_o firm_a and_o solid_a as_o a_o wall_n leucippus_n and_o democrirus_n enwrap_v the_o world_n round_o about_o with_o a_o tunicle_n or_o membrane_n epicurus_n hold_v that_o 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chap._n viii_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o world_n bend_v or_o cope_v forward_o diogenes_n and_o anaxagoras_n affirm_v that_o after_o the_o world_n be_v make_v and_o that_o live_a creature_n be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o world_n bow_v i_o wot_v not_o how_o of_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o own_o accord_n to_o the_o southern_a or_o meridional_a part_n thereof_o haply_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n so_o order_v all_o that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v habitable_a other_o inhabitable_a according_a to_o excessive_a cold_a extreme_a heat_n and_o a_o mean_a temperature_n of_o both_o empedocles_n say_v that_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o air_n give_v place_n to_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o two_o bear_n or_o pole_n antarctic_a bend_v and_o incline_v as_o for_o those_o part_n which_o be_v northerly_a they_o be_v elevate_v and_o mount_v aloft_o but_o the_o southern_a coast_n be_v depress_v and_o debase_v as_o much_o and_o so_o according_o 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bend_v towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_a and_o the_o leave_v towards_o the_o tropic_a of_o winter_n chap._n xi_o of_o heaven_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o anaximenes_n affirm_v the_o exterior_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v earthy_a empedocles_n say_v that_o heaven_n be_v solid_a be_v make_v of_o air_n condensate_a by_o fire_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o crystal_n and_o that_o it_o contain_v the_o fiery_a and_o airy_a nature_n in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o hemisphere_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o heaven_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o five_o body_n above_o fire_n or_o else_o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a chap._n xii_o of_o the_o division_n of_o heaven_n and_o namely_o into_o how_o many_o circle_n it_o be_v divide_v thales_n and_o pythagoras_n with_o his_o follower_n do_v say_v that_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o whole_a heaven_n be_v part_v into_o five_o circle_n which_o they_o call_v certain_a zone_n cincture_n or_o girdle_n of_o which_o 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to_o be_v a_o intellectual_a substance_n move_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o harmonical_a number_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o entelechia_fw-la or_o primitive_a act_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o organical_a body_n have_v life_n potential_o dicearchus_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o harmony_n and_o concordance_n of_o the_o four_o element_n asclepiades_fw-la the_o physician_n define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o exercise_n in_o common_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n together_o chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o body_n and_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o all_o these_o philsosopher_n before_o rehearse_v suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporal_a that_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n it_o move_v and_o be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o
natural_a body_n compose_v of_o many_o organ_n or_o instrument_n and_o with_o all_o have_v life_n but_o the_o sectary_n of_o anaxagoras_n have_v give_v out_o that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o airy_a substance_n and_o a_o very_a body_n the_o stoic_n will_v have_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o hot_a spirit_n or_o breath_n democritus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a fiery_a composition_n of_o thing_n perceptible_a by_o reason_n and_o the_o same_o have_v their_o form_n spherical_a and_o round_a and_o the_o puissance_n of_o fire_n and_o withal_o to_o be_v a_o body_n epicurus_n say_v it_o be_v a_o mixtion_n or_o temperature_n of_o four_o thing_n to_o wit_n of_o a_o certain_a fire_n of_o i_o wot_v not_o what_o air_n of_o a_o odd_a windy_a substance_n and_o of_o another_o four_o matter_n i_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o name_v it_o and_o which_o to_o he_o be_v sensible_a heraclitus_n affirm_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v a_o evaporation_n of_o humour_n within_o it_o as_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o live_a creature_n it_o proceed_v quoth_v he_o as_o well_o from_o a_o evaporation_n of_o humour_n without_o as_o a_o exhalation_n within_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n chap._n four_o the_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n according_a to_o a_o more_o general_a and_o remote_a division_n hold_v that_o the_o soul_n have_v two_o part_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o reasonable_a &_o the_o unreasonable_a but_o to_o go_v more_o necre_n and_o exact_o to_o work_v they_o say_v it_o have_v three_o for_o they_o subdivide_v the_o unreasonable_a part_n into_o concupissible_a and_o irascible_a the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o compose_v it_o be_v of_o eight_o part_n whereof_o five_o be_v the_o sense_n natural_a to_o wit_n sight_n hear_v smell_a taste_v and_o feel_v the_o six_o be_v the_o voice_n the_o seven_o generative_a or_o spermaticall_a and_o the_o eight_o understanding_n which_o guide_v and_o command_v all_o the_o rest_n by_o certain_a proper_a organ_n and_o instrument_n like_v as_o the_o polype_a fish_n by_o her_o cley_n and_o hairy_a branch_n democritus_n and_o epicurus_n set_v down_o two_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o reasonable_a seat_v in_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o unreasonable_a spread_v and_o disperse_v over_o all_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o body_n beside_o as_o for_o democritus_n he_o affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o have_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o soul_n even_o the_o very_a dead_a body_n for_o that_o always_o they_o do_v manifest_o participate_v a_o kind_n of_o heat_n and_o sensitive_a faculty_n notwithstanding_o the_o most_o part_n there_o of_o be_v breathe_v forth_o and_o yield_v up_o chap._n v._n which_o be_v the_o mistress_n and_o command_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o wherein_o it_o be_v plato_n and_o democritus_n place_v it_o in_o the_o head_n throughout_o strato_n between_o the_o two_o eye_n brow_n erasistratus_n in_o the_o membrane_n or_o kell_n that_o enfold_v the_o brain_n and_o it_o he_o call_v epicranis_fw-la herophilus_n within_o the_o ventricle_n or_o concavitie_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o also_o be_v the_o basis_n or_o foundation_n of_o it_o parmenides_n over_o all_o the_o breast_n and_o with_o he_o accord_v epicurus_n the_o stoic_n all_o with_o one_o voice_n hold_v it_o in_o the_o whole_a heart_n or_o else_o in_o the_o spirit_n about_o the_o heart_n diogenes_n in_o the_o cavitie_n of_o the_o great_a artery_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v full_a of_o vital_a spirit_n empedocles_n in_o the_o consistence_n or_o mass_n of_o blood_n other_o in_o the_o very_a neck_n of_o the_o heart_n some_o in_o the_o tunickle_v that_o lap_v the_o heart_n and_o other_o again_o in_o the_o midriff_n some_o of_o our_o modern_a philosopher_n hold_v that_o it_o take_v up_o &_o occupy_v all_o the_o space_n from_o the_o head_n downward_o to_o the_o diaphragma_n or_o midriff_n above_o say_v pythagoras_n suppose_v that_o the_o vital_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v about_o the_o heart_n but_o the_o reason_n and_o the_o intellectual_a or_o spiritual_a part_n about_o the_o head_n chap._n vi_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n move_v continual_o but_o the_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n be_v immooveable_a in_o regard_n of_o local_a motion_n from_o place_n to_o place_n aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o soul_n itself_o move_v not_o although_o it_o be_v the_o author_n that_o rule_v &_o direct_v all_o motion_n howbeit_o that_o by_o a_o accident_n it_o be_v not_o devoid_a of_o motion_n according_a as_o divers_a sort_n of_o body_n do_v move_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a for_o in_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n even_o to_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o the_o soul_n go_v from_o the_o body_n if_o it_o be_v seeble_a and_o weak_a as_o that_o be_v of_o ignorant_a person_n settle_v downward_o with_o the_o gross_a consistence_n of_o the_o body_n but_o if_o it_o be_v more_o firm_a and_o puissant_a as_o that_o be_v of_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n it_o continue_v fire_n even_o unto_o the_o conflagration_n of_o all_o democritus_n and_o epicurus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v corruptible_a and_o perish_v together_o with_o the_o body_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o reasonable_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o incorruptible_a for_o that_o the_o soul_n if_o it_o be_v not_o god_n yet_o the_o work_n it_o be_v of_o eternal_a god_n as_o for_o the_o unreasonable_a part_n it_o be_v mortal_a and_o subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o sensible_a object_n the_o stoic_n thus_o define_v sense_n sense_n say_v they_o be_v the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o sensitive_a organ_n but_o sense_n be_v take_v many_o way_n for_o we_o understand_v by_o it_o either_o a_o habitude_n or_o faculty_n natural_a or_o a_o sensible_a action_n or_o else_o a_o imagination_n apprehensive_a which_o all_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o instrument_n sensitive_a yea_o and_o the_o very_a eight_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n abovenamed_a even_o that_o which_o be_v principal_a to_o wit_n the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n by_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v consist_v again_o the_o spirit_n intellectual_a be_v call_v sensitive_a instrument_n which_o from_o the_o say_v principal_a understanding_n reach_v unto_o all_o the_o organ_n the_o sense_n quoth_v epicurus_n be_v that_o parcel_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o sensitive_a power_n it_o self_n and_o the_o effect_n which_o proceed_v from_o it_o so_o that_o he_o take_v sense_n in_o two_o sort_n for_o the_o power_n and_o effect_n plato_n define_v sense_n to_o be_v the_o society_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o touch_v external_a object_n for_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n of_o sense_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o soul_n the_o instrument_n belong_v to_o the_o body_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o apprehend_v external_a thing_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n or_o the_o fantasy_n leucippus_n and_o democritus_n doesay_v that_o both_o sense_n and_o intelligence_n be_v actuate_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o certain_a image_n represent_v from_o without_o unto_o we_o for_o that_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o can_v be_v perform_v without_o the_o occurrence_n of_o some_o such_o image_n chap._n ix_o whether_o sense_n and_o fancy_n be_v true_a or_o no_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o the_o sense_n be_v true_a but_o of_o imagination_n as_o some_o be_v true_a so_o other_o be_v false_a epicurus_n suppose_v that_o all_o sense_n and_o imagination_n be_v true_a mary_n of_o opinion_n some_o be_v true_a other_o false_a and_o as_o for_o the_o sense_n it_o be_v deceive_v one_o way_n only_o to_o wit_n in_o thing_n intelligible_a but_o imagination_n after_o two_o sort_n for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o imagination_n as_o well_o of_o sensible_a thing_n as_o of_o intelligible_a empedocles_n and_o heraclide_n say_v that_o particular_a sense_n be_v effect_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o pore_n and_o passage_n namely_o as_o the_o proper_a object_n of_o each_o sense_n be_v well_o dispose_v and_o fit_v chap._n x._o how_o many_o sense_n there_o be_v the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v five_o proper_a sense_n sight_n hear_v smell_a taste_n and_o feel_v aristotle_n say_v not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o six_o howbeit_o he_o put_v down_o one_o common_a sense_n which_o judge_v as_o touch_v the_o compound_a kind_n whereunto_o all_o the_o other_o particular_a and_o single_a sense_n bring_v and_o present_v their_o proper_a imagination_n wherein_o the_o transition_n of_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o of_o a_o figure_n or_o motion_n do_v show_v
there_o flow_v from_o out_o of_o the_o eye_n certain_a ray_n resemble_v fire_n and_o nothing_o black_a or_o misty_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o darkness_n may_v be_v see_v chap._n xvi_o of_o hear_v emprdocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o hear_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o wind_v get_v within_o the_o concavitie_n of_o the_o ear_n writhe_v or_o turn_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o vice_n or_o screw_n which_o they_o say_v be_v fit_v and_o frame_v of_o purpose_n within_o the_o ear_n hang_v up_o aloft_o and_o beat_v upon_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o clock_n alcmaeon_n affirm_v that_o we_o do_v hear_v by_o the_o void_a place_n within_o the_o ear_n for_o he_o say_v that_o this_o be_v it_o that_o resound_v when_o the_o say_a spirit_n enter_v into_o it_o because_o all_o empty_a thing_n do_v make_v a_o sound_n diogenes_n suppose_v that_o hear_v be_v cause_v by_o the_o air_n within_o the_o head_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v touch_v stir_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o voice_n plato_n and_o his_o scholar_n hold_v that_o the_o air_n within_o the_o head_n be_v sinitten_v and_o that_o it_o rebound_v and_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o be_v reason_n and_o so_o be_v form_v the_o sense_n of_o hear_v chap._n xvii_o of_o smell_a alcmaeon_n affirm_v that_o reason_n the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v within_o the_o brain_n and_o that_o by_o it_o we_o smell_v draw_v in_o scent_n and_o smell_n by_o respiration_n empedocles_n be_v of_o this_o advice_n that_o together_o with_o the_o respiration_n of_o the_o light_n odour_n also_o be_v intromit_v and_o let_v in_o when_o as_o then_o the_o say_a respiration_n be_v not_o perform_v at_o liberty_n and_o ease_n but_o with_o much_o ado_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o asperity_n in_o the_o passage_n we_o smell_v not_o at_o all_o like_v as_o we_o observe_v in_o they_o who_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o pose_n murr_n and_o such_o like_a rheum_n chap._n xviii_o of_o taste_n alcmaeon_n say_v that_o by_o the_o moisture_n and_o warmth_n in_o the_o tongue_n together_o with_o the_o softness_n thereof_o all_o smack_n and_o object_n of_o taste_n be_v distinguish_v diogenes_n attribute_v the_o same_o to_o the_o spungeous_a rarity_n and_o softness_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o for_o that_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o body_n reach_v up_o to_o it_o and_o be_v insert_v and_o graff_v therein_o the_o savour_n be_v spread_v abroad_o and_o draw_v into_o the_o sense_n and_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o sponge_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o voice_n plato_n define_v the_o voice_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n which_o by_o the_o mouth_n be_v bring_v and_o direct_v from_o the_o understanding_n also_o a_o knock_v perform_v by_o the_o air_n pass_v through_o the_o ear_n the_o brain_n and_o the_o blood_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o soul_n after_o a_o unproper_a manner_n &_o abusive_o we_o attribute_v voice_n to_o unreasonable_a creature_n yea_o &_o to_o such_o as_o have_v no_o soul_n or_o life_n at_o all_o namely_o to_o the_o neigh_n of_o horse_n and_o to_o other_o sound_n but_o to_o speak_v proper_o there_o be_v no_o voice_n but_o that_o which_o be_v articulate_v and_o call_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a for_o that_o it_o declare_v that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o thought_n epicurus_n hold_v the_o voice_n to_o be_v a_o fluxion_n send_v forth_o by_o such_o as_o speak_v and_o make_v a_o noise_n or_o otherwise_o do_v sound_a which_o fluxion_n break_v and_o crumble_v into_o many_o fragment_n of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o figure_n as_o be_v the_o thing_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v as_o for_o example_n round_o to_o round_o and_o triangle_n whether_o they_o have_v three_o equal_a side_n or_o unequal_a to_o the_o like_a triangle_n and_o these_o break_a parcel_n enter_v into_o the_o ear_n make_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o voice_n which_o be_v hear_v a_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v evident_o see_v in_o bottle_n that_o leak_n and_o run_v out_o as_o also_o in_o fuller_n that_o blow_v upon_o their_o clothes_n democritus_n say_v that_o the_o very_a air_n break_v into_o small_a fragment_n of_o the_o same_o figure_n that_o be_v to_o say_v round_o to_o round_o and_o roll_v together_o with_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o voice_n for_o according_a to_o the_o old_a proverb_n one_o chough_n 〈◊〉_d to_o another_o chough_n love_v 〈◊〉_d for_o to_o perch_n and_o god_n have_v so_o appoint_v 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o their_o like_a shall_v search_v for_o even_o upon_o the_o shore_n and_o sea-side_n stone_n be_v evermore_o find_v together_o semblable_a to_o wit_n in_o one_o place_n round_o in_o another_o long_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o as_o folk_n do_v winnow_v or_o purge_v come_v with_o the_o van_n those_o grain_n always_o be_v range_v and_o sort_v together_o which_o be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o form_n insomuch_o as_o bean_n go_v to_o one_o side_n by_o themselves_o &_o rich_a pease_n to_o another_o a_o part_n by_o their selve_o but_o against_o all_o this_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v and_o object_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o 〈◊〉_d fragment_n of_o spirit_n and_o wind_n shall_v fill_v a_o 〈◊〉_d that_o receive_v ten_o thousand_o man_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o air_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o small_a fragment_n but_o be_v continual_a throughout_o and_o admit_v no_o voidhesse_n at_o all_o howbeit_o when_o it_o be_v smite_v with_o spirit_n or_o wind_n it_o wave_v direct_o in_o circle_n infinite_o until_o it_o fill_v up_o all_o the_o air_n about_o much_o after_o the_o manner_n as_o we_o may_v perceive_v in_o a_o pond_n or_o pool_n when_o there_o be_v a_o stone_n throw_v into_o it_o for_o like_a as_o the_o water_n in_o it_o move_v in_o flat_a circle_n so_o do_v the_o air_n in_o roundles_a like_o to_o ball_n anaxagoras_n faith_n that_o the_o voice_n be_v form_v by_o the_o incursion_n and_o beat_n of_o the_o voice_n against_o the_o solid_a air_n which_o make_v resistance_n and_o return_v the_o stroke_n back_o again_o to_o the_o ear_n which_o be_v the_o manner_n also_o of_o that_o reduplication_n of_o the_o voice_n or_o resonance_n call_v echo_n chap._n xx._n whether_o the_o voice_n be_v incorporal_a and_o how_o come_v the_o echo_n to_o be_v form_v pythagoras_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n do_v hold_v the_o voice_n to_o be_v bodiless_a for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o air_n but_o a_o form_n in_o the_o air_n &_o a_o superficies_n thereof_o &_o that_o by_o a_o certain_a beat_n which_o be_v come_v a_o voice_n now_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o superficies_n have_v a_o body_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o it_o move_v and_o remove_v with_o the_o body_n but_o of_o itself_o without_o all_o doubt_n it_o have_v no_o body_n at_o all_o like_v as_o in_o a_o wand_n or_o rod_n that_o be_v bend_v the_o superficies_n thereof_o suffer_v no_o alteration_n in_o respect_n of_o itself_o but_o it_o be_v the_o very_a matter_n and_o substance_n that_o be_v bow_v how_o be_v it_o the_o stoic_n be_v of_o 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render_v four_o or_o five_o resonance_n or_o echo_n for_o it_o chap._n xxi_o how_o the_o soul_n come_v to_o be_v sensitive_a and_o what_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o predominant_a part_n thereof_o the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o supreme_a and_o high_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o principal_a and_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n that_o which_o make_v imagination_n cause_v assent_n perform_v sense_n and_o move_v apperite_v and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o they_o call_v the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n now_o of_o this_o principal_a and_o sovereign_a part_n there_o be_v seven_o other_o spring_v from_o it_o and_o which_o be_v spread_v through_o the_o
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thus_o they_o make_v repletion_n and_o evacuation_n by_o a_o mutual_a participation_n one_o with_o the_o other_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o we_o may_v observe_v about_o the_o lung_n four_o manner_n of_o motion_n the_o first_o whereby_o it_o receive_v the_o air_n from_o without_o the_o second_o by_o which_o it_o transfuse_v into_o the_o breast_n that_o air_n which_o it_o draw_v and_o receive_v from_o without_o the_o three_o whereby_o it_o admit_v again_o unto_o itself_o that_o which_o be_v send_v out_o of_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o four_o by_o which_o it_o send_v quite_o forth_o that_o which_o so_o return_v into_o it_o and_o of_o these_o motion_n two_o be_v dilatation_n the_o one_o occasion_v from_o without_o the_o other_o from_o the_o breast_n and_o other_o two_o contraction_n the_o one_o when_o the_o breast_n draw_v wind_n into_o it_o and_o the_o other_o when_o it_o do_v expel_v the_o air_n insinuate_v into_o it_o but_o in_o the_o breast_n part_v there_o be_v but_o two_o only_a the_o one_o dilatation_n when_o it_o draw_v wind_n from_o the_o lung_n the_o other_o contraction_n when_o it_o render_v it_o again_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o whether_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o fellow-feelling_a with_o it_o of_o pain_n and_o dolour_n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o affection_n be_v in_o the_o passable_a part_n but_o sense_n in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n epicurus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o both_o the_o affection_n and_o also_o the_o sense_n be_v in_o the_o passable_a place_n for_o that_o reason_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o hold_v to_o be_v unpassible_a strato_z contrariwise_o affirm_v that_o as_o well_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o sense_n be_v in_o the_o say_v principal_a part_n and_o not_o in_o the_o affect_a and_o grieve_a place_n for_o that_o in_o it_o consist_v patience_n which_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o terrible_a and_o dolorous_a thing_n as_o also_o in_o fearful_a and_o maguanimous_a person_n the_o five_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n chap._n i._o of_o divination_n plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n bring_v in_o a_o fore-deeming_a and_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o inspiration_n or_o divine_a instinct_n according_a to_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o soul_n namely_o when_o as_o it_o be_v ravish_v with_o a_o fanatical_a spirit_n or_o revelation_n by_o dream_n and_o these_o admit_v and_o allow_v many_o kind_n of_o divination_n xenophane_v and_o epicurus_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n abolish_v and_o annul_v all_o divination_n whatsoever_o pythagoras_n condemn_v that_o only_a which_o be_v wrought_v by_o sacrifice_n aristotle_n &_o dicearchus_n receive_v none_o but_o that_o which_o come_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n or_o by_o dream_n not_o suppose_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a but_o to_o have_v some_o participation_n of_o divinity_n chap._n ii_o how_o dream_n be_v cause_v democritus_n be_v of_o of_o opinion_n that_o dream_n come_v by_o the_o representation_n of_o image_n strato_z say_v that_o our_o understanding_n be_v i_o wot_v not_o how_o natural_o and_o yet_o by_o no_o reason_n more_o sensative_a in_o sleep_n than_o otherwise_o and_o therefore_o solicit_v the_o rather_o by_o the_o appetit_fw-la and_o desire_v of_o knowledge_n herophilus_n affirm_v that_o dream_n divine_o inspire_v come_v by_o necessity_n but_o natural_a dream_n by_o this_o mean_n that_o the_o soul_n form_v a_o image_n and_o representation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o commodious_a unto_o it_o and_o of_o that_o which_o must_v ensue_v thereupon_o as_o for_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o mix_a nature_n of_o both_o they_o fall_v out_o casual_o by_o a_o accidental_a access_n of_o image_n namely_o when_o we_o imagine_v that_o we_o see_v that_o which_o we_o desire_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o with_o those_o who_o in_o their_o sleep_n think_v they_o have_v their_o
paramout_n in_o their_o arm_n chap._n iii_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o natural_a seed_n aristotle_n define_v seed_n to_o be_v that_o which_o have_v power_n to_o move_v in_o itself_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o some_o such_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v pythagoras_n take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o foam_n of_o the_o best_a and_o pure_a blood_n the_o superfluity_n and_o excrement_n of_o nouriture_n like_v as_o blood_n and_o marrow_n alcmaeon_n say_v it_o be_v a_o portion_n of_o the_o brain_n plato_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o decision_n or_o deflux_n of_o the_o marrow_n in_o the_o back_n bone_n epicurus_n imagine_v it_o to_o be_v a_o abstract_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n democritus_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v the_o geneture_n of_o the_o fleshy_a nerve_n proceed_v from_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o the_o principal_a part_n thereof_o chap._n four_o whether_o genetall_n seed_n be_v a_o body_n leucippus_n and_o zeno_n take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o body_n for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o abstract_n parcel_n of_o the_o soul_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n acknowledge_v indeed_o and_o confess_v that_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o seed_n be_v bodiless_a like_v as_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v the_o author_n of_o motion_n but_o the_o matter_n thereof_o say_v they_o which_o be_v shed_v and_o send_v forth_o be_v corporal_a strato_z and_o democritus_n affirm_v the_o very_a puissance_n thereof_o to_o be_v a_o body_n howbeit_o spiritual_a chap._n v._o whether_o female_n send_v forth_o seed_n as_o well_o as_o male_n pythagoras_n epicurus_n and_o democritus_n hold_v that_o the_o female_a likewise_o discharge_v seed_n for_o that_o it_o have_v seminary_n vessel_n turn_v backward_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o she_o have_v lust_n unto_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n aristotle_n and_o zeno_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o female_a deliver_v from_o it_o a_o moist_a matter_n resemble_v the_o sweat_n which_o come_v from_o their_o body_n who_o wrestle_z or_o exercise_v together_o but_o they_o will_v not_o have_v it_o to_o be_v seed_n hippon_n avouch_v that_o female_n do_v ejaculate_a seed_n no_o less_o than_o male_n howbeit_o the_o same_o be_v not_o effectual_a for_o generation_n for_o that_o it_o fall_v without_o the_o matrix_fw-la whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o some_o woman_n though_o very_o few_o and_o widow_n especial_o do_v cast_v from_o they_o seed_n without_o the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o he_o affirm_v that_o of_o the_o male_a seed_n be_v make_v the_o bone_n &_o of_o the_o female_a the_o flesh_n chap._n vi_o the_o manner_n of_o conception_n aristotle_n think_v that_o conception_n come_v in_o this_o manner_n when_o as_o the_o matrix_fw-la draw_v before_o from_o the_o natural_a purgation_n and_o there_o withal_o the_o monthly_a term_n fetch_v some_o part_n of_o pure_a blood_n from_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o the_o male_n genetall_n may_v come_v to_o it_o and_o so_o concur_v to_o engender_v contrariwise_o that_o which_o hinder_v conception_n be_v this_o namely_o when_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v impure_a or_o full_a of_o ventosity_n as_o it_o maybe_o by_o occasion_n of_o fear_n of_o sorrow_n or_o weakness_n of_o woman_n yea_o and_o by_o the_o impuissance_n and_o defect_n in_o man_n chap._n vii_o how_o it_o come_v that_o male_n be_v engender_v and_o how_o female_n empedocles_n suppose_v that_o male_n and_o female_n be_v beget_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a according_o and_o hereupon_o record_v it_o be_v in_o history_n that_o the_o first_o males_n in_o the_o world_n be_v procreate_v and_o bear_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n rather_o in_o the_o east_n and_o southern_a part_n but_o female_n towards_o the_o north._n parmenides_n maintain_v the_o contrary_a and_o say_v that_o males_n be_v breed_v towards_o the_o northern_a quarter_n for_o that_o the_o air_n there_o be_v more_o gross_a and_o thick_a than_o else_o where_o on_o the_o other_o side_n female_n towards_o the_o south_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o rarity_n and_o subtility_n of_o the_o air_n hipponax_n attribute_v the_o cause_n hereof_o unto_o the_o seed_n as_o it_o be_v either_o more_o thick_a or_o powerful_a or_o thin_a and_o weak_a anaxagoras_n and_o parmenides_n hold_v that_o the_o seed_n which_o come_v from_o the_o right_a side_n of_o a_o man_n ordinary_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o from_o the_o left_a side_n likewise_o into_o the_o same_o side_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la but_o if_o this_o ejection_n of_o seed_n fall_v out_o otherwise_o clean_o cross_v than_o female_n be_v engender_v leophanes_n of_o who_o aristotle_n make_v mention_v affirm_v that_o the_o male_n be_v engender_v by_o the_o right_a genetory_n and_o female_n by_o the_o left_a leucippus_n ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o permutation_n of_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o generation_n for_o that_o according_a to_o it_o the_o man_n have_v his_o yard_n of_o one_o sort_n and_o the_o woman_n she_o matrix_fw-la of_o another_o more_o than_o this_o he_o say_v nothing_o democritus_n say_v that_o the_o common_a part_n be_v engender_v indifferent_o by_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o but_o the_o 〈◊〉_d part_n that_o make_v distinction_n of_o sex_n of_o the_o party_n which_o be_v more_o prevalent_a hipponax_n resolve_v thus_o that_o if_o the_o seed_n be_v predominant_a it_o will_v be_v a_o male_a but_o if_o the_o food_n and_o nourishment_n a_o female_a chap._n viii_o how_o monster_n be_v engender_v empedocles_n affirm_v that_o monster_n be_v engender_v either_o through_o the_o abundance_n of_o seed_n or_o default_n thereof_o either_o through_o the_o turbulent_a 〈◊〉_d perturbation_n of_o the_o move_n or_o the_o distraction_n and_o division_n of_o the_o seed_n into_o sundry_a part_n or_o else_o through_o the_o declination_n thereof_o out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n and_o thus_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v preoccupate_v in_o manner_n all_o the_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n strato_z allege_v for_o this_o part_n addition_n or_o substraction_n transposition_n or_o inflation_n and_o ventosity_n and_o some_o physician_n there_o be_v who_o say_v that_o at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o monster_n be_v engender_v the_o matrix_fw-la suffer_v distortion_n for_o that_o it_o be_v distend_v with_o wind_n chap._n ix_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o a_o woman_n though_o oftentime_o she_o compani_v with_o a_o man_n do_v not_o conceive_v diocles_n the_o physician_n render_v this_o reason_n for_o that_o some_o do_v send_v soorth_o no_o seed_n at_o all_o or_o less_o in_o quantity_n than_o be_v sufficient_a or_o such_o in_o quality_n which_o have_v no_o vivificant_fw-la or_o quicken_a power_n or_o else_o it_o be_v for_o defect_n of_o heat_n of_o cold_a of_o moisture_n or_o dryness_n or_o last_o of_o all_o by_o occasion_n of_o the_o paralysie_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n and_o member_n of_o generation_n the_o stoic_n lay_v the_o cause_n hereof_o upon_o the_o obliquity_n or_o crookedness_n of_o the_o man_n member_n by_o occasion_n whereof_o he_o can_v shoot_v forth_o his_o 〈◊〉_d direct_o or_o else_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o disproportion_n of_o the_o part_n as_o namely_o when_o the_o matrix_fw-la lie_v to_o far_o within_o that_o the_o yard_n can_v reach_v unto_o it_o erasistratus_n find_v fault_n in_o this_o case_n with_o the_o matrix_fw-la when_o it_o have_v either_o hard_a callosity_n or_o too_o much_o carnositie_n or_o when_o it_o be_v more_o rare_a and_o spungeous_a or_o else_o small_a than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v chap._n x._o how_o it_o come_v that_o two_o twin_n and_o three_o twin_n be_v bear_v empedocles_n say_v that_o two_o twin_n or_o three_o be_v engender_v by_o occasioneither_o of_o the_o abundance_n or_o the_o divulsion_n of_o the_o seed_n asclepiades_n assign_v it_o unto_o the_o difference_n of_o body_n or_o the_o excellence_n of_o seed_n after_o which_o manner_n we_o see_v how_o some_o barley_n from_o one_o root_n bear_v two_o or_o three_o stalk_n with_o their_o ear_n upon_o they_o according_a as_o the_o seed_n be_v most_o fruitful_a and_o generative_a erasistratus_n 〈◊〉_d it_o unto_o divers_a conception_n and_o superfetation_n like_v as_o in_o brute_n beast_n for_o when_o as_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v cleanse_v than_o it_o come_v soon_o to_o conception_n and_o superfaetation_n the_o 〈◊〉_d allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o cell_n or_o conceptacle_n within_o the_o matrix_fw-la for_o as_o the_o seed_n fall_v into_o the_o first_o and_o second_o there_o follow_v conception_n and_o superfetation_n and_o after_o the_o same_o sort_n may_v three_o twin_n be_v engender_v chap._n xi_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o child_n resemble_v their_o parent_n or_o progenitour_n before_o they_o empedocles_n affirm_v that_o as_o similitude_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o exceed_a force_n of_o the_o genetall_n seed_n so_o the_o dissimilitude_n arise_v from_o
the_o evaporation_n of_o natural_a hear_v contain_v within_o the_o same_o seed_n parmenides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o when_o the_o seed_n descend_v out_o of_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la the_o child_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o father_n but_o when_o it_o pass_v from_o the_o left_a side_n unto_o the_o mother_n the_o stoic_n opine_n thus_o from_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o the_o soul_n pass_v the_o seed_n and_o so_o the_o similitude_n do_v form_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n the_o figure_n and_o character_n like_v as_o a_o painter_n of_o the_o like_a colour_n draw_v the_o image_n of_o that_o which_o he_o see_v before_o he_o also_o the_o woman_n for_o her_o part_n do_v confer_v genetall_n seed_n which_o if_o it_o be_v prevalent_a than_o the_o infant_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o mother_n but_o if_o the_o man_n seed_n be_v more_o predominant_a it_o will_v resemble_v the_o father_n chap._n xii_o how_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o child_n resemble_v other_o and_o not_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o physician_n affirm_v this_o to_o happen_v by_o chance_n and_o aventure_o but_o upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o the_o seed_n as_o well_o of_o the_o man_n as_o the_o woman_n wax_v cold_a for_o then_o the_o infant_n resemble_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o empedocles_n attribute_v the_o form_n and_o resemblance_n of_o young_a babe_n in_o the_o womb_n unto_o the_o strong_a imagination_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o time_n of_o conception_n for_o many_o time_n it_o have_v be_v know_v that_o woman_n have_v be_v enamour_v of_o paint_a image_n and_o statue_n and_o so_o deli_fw-la vere_v of_o child_n like_v unto_o they_o the_o stoic_n say_v that_o by_o a_o sympathy_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n through_o the_o insinuation_n of_o beam_n and_o not_o of_o image_n these_o resemblance_n be_v cause_v chap._n xiii_o how_o it_o come_v that_o some_o woman_n be_v barren_a and_o man_n likewise_o unable_a to_o get_v child_n physician_n hold_v that_o woman_n be_v barren_a by_o reason_n that_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v either_o too_o straight_o over_o rare_a or_o too_o hard_a or_o else_o by_o occasion_n of_o certain_a callosity_n or_o carnosity_n or_o for_o that_o the_o woman_n themselves_o be_v weakling_n and_o heartless_a or_o do_v not_o thrive_v but_o mislike_n or_o else_o because_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o some_o cachexia_n and_o evil_a habit_n of_o body_n or_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v distort_v or_o otherwise_o in_o a_o convulsion_n diocles_n say_v that_o man_n in_o this_o action_n of_o generation_n be_v impotent_a for_o that_o some_o send_v forth_o no_o seed_n at_o all_o or_o at_o leastwise_o in_o quantity_n less_o than_o be_v meet_v or_o such_o as_o have_v no_o generative_a power_n or_o because_o their_o genetal_n be_v paralytical_a or_o relax_v or_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o yard_n be_v crooked_a that_o it_o can_v cast_v the_o seed_n forward_o or_o for_o that_o the_o genetall_a member_n be_v disproportion_v and_o not_o of_o a_o competent_a length_n consider_v the_o distance_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la the_o stoic_n lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o certain_a faculty_n and_o quality_n discordant_a in_o the_o party_n themselves_o that_o come_v together_o about_o this_o business_n who_o be_v part_v one_o from_o another_o and_o conjoin_v with_o other_o unite_n well_o with_o their_o complexion_n there_o follow_v a_o temperature_n according_a to_o nature_n and_o a_o child_n be_v get_v between_o they_o chap._n xiiii_o why_o mule_n be_v barren_a alcmaeon_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o mulet_n that_o be_v to_o say_v male_a mule_n be_v not_o able_a to_o engender_v for_o that_o their_o seed_n or_o geneture_n be_v of_o a_o thin_a substance_n which_o procecd_v from_o the_o coldness_n thereof_o the_o female_n also_o because_o their_o shaps_z do_v not_o open_v wide_o enough_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o mouth_n thereof_o do_v not_o gape_v sufficient_o for_o these_o be_v the_o very_a term_n that_o he_o use_v empedocles_n blame_v exilitie_n or_o smallness_n the_o low_a positure_n and_o the_o over_o straight_a conformation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v so_o turn_v backward_o and_o tie_v unto_o the_o belly_n that_o neither_o seed_n can_v be_v direct_o cast_v into_o the_o capacity_n of_o it_o nor_o if_o it_o be_v carry_v thither_o will_v it_o receive_v the_o same_o unto_o who_o diocles_n also_o bear_v witness_n say_v many_o time_n quoth_v he_o in_o the_o dissection_n of_o anatomy_n we_o have_v see_v such_o matrices_fw-la of_o mule_n and_o it_o may_v be_v therefore_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o such_o cause_v some_o woman_n also_o be_v barren_a chap._n xv._n whether_o the_o infant_n lie_v yet_o in_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v to_o be_v account_v a_o live_a creature_n or_o no_o plato_n direct_o pronounce_v that_o such_o a_o infant_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n for_o that_o it_o move_v and_o be_v feed_v within_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o mother_n the_o stock_n say_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o not_o a_o animal_n by_o itself_o for_o like_a as_o fruit_n be_v part_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o when_o they_o be_v ripe_a do_v fall_v even_o so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n empedocles_n deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o creature_n animal_n howbeit_o that_o it_o have_v life_n and_o breath_n within_o the_o belly_n mary_n the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o 〈◊〉_d respiration_n be_v at_o the_o birth_n namely_o when_o the_o superfluous_a humidity_n which_o be_v in_o such_o unborn_a 〈◊〉_d be_v retire_v and_o go_v so_o that_o the_o air_n from_o without_o enter_v into_o the_o void_a vessel_n lie_v open_a diogenes_n say_v that_o such_o infant_n be_v breed_v within_o the_o matrice_n inanimate_a howbeit_o in_o heat_n whereupon_o it_o come_v that_o 〈◊〉_d hear_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o infant_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o lung_n 〈◊〉_d leave_v to_o unborn_a babe_n a_o move_a natural_a but_o not_o a_o respiration_n of_o which_o motion_n the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d cause_n but_o afterward_o they_o become_v perfect_a live_a animal_n creature_n when_o be_v come_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n they_o take_v in_o breath_n from_o the_o air_n chap._n xvi_o how_o unborn_a babe_n be_v feed_v in_o the_o womb_n democritus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o this_o unperfect_a fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n receive_v nourishment_n at_o the_o mouth_n and_o thereupon_o it_o come_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o it_o be_v bear_v it_o seek_v and_o nuzzele_v with_o the_o mouth_n for_o the_o breast_n head_n or_o nipple_n of_o the_o pap_n for_o that_o within_o the_o matrice_n there_o be_v certain_a tear_n yea_o and_o mouth_n too_o whereby_o they_o be_v nourish_v the_o stoic_n say_v that_o it_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o secundine_a and_o the_o navel_n whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o midwife_n present_o knit_v up_o and_o tie_v the_o navel_n string_n fast_o but_o open_a the_o infant_n mouth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o be_v acquaint_v with_o another_o kind_n of_o nourishment_n alcmaeon_n affirm_v that_o the_o infant_n within_o the_o mother_n womb_n feed_v by_o the_o whole_a body_n throughout_o for_o that_o it_o suck_v to_o it_o and_o draw_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o sponge_n of_o all_o the_o food_n that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o nourishment_n chap._n xvii_o what_o part_n of_o the_o child_n be_v first_o make_v perfect_a within_o the_o mother_n belly_n the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o most_o part_n be_v form_v all_o at_o once_o but_o aristotee_n say_v the_o back_n bone_n and_o the_o loin_n be_v first_o frame_v like_v as_o the_o keel_n in_o a_o ship_n alcmaeon_n affirm_v that_o the_o head_n be_v first_o make_v as_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n physician_n will_v have_v the_o heart_n to_o be_v the_o first_o wherein_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v some_o think_v the_o great_a toe_n be_v frame_v first_o and_o other_o the_o navel_n chap._n xviii_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o infant_n bear_v at_o seven_o month_n end_n be_v livelike_a empedocles_n think_v that_o when_o mankind_n be_v first_o breed_v of_o the_o earth_n one_o day_n then_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o slow_a motion_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v full_a as_o long_o as_o in_o this_o age_n of_o we_o ten_o month_n and_o that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n and_o by_o succession_n it_o come_v to_o be_v of_o the_o length_n of_o seven_o month_n and_o therefore_o quoth_v he_o infant_n bear_v either_o at_o ten_o or_o seven_o month_n end_n do_v ordinary_o live_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o world_n be_v so_o accustom_v in_o one_o day_n to_o bring_v that_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n after_o that_o night_n wherein_o it_o be_v commit_v into_o the_o womb_n thereof_o timaeus_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o ten_o month_n but_o be_v
those_o place_n where_o the_o air_n touch_v they_o the_o bone_n of_o water_n and_o earth_n within_o and_o of_o these_o four_o meddle_v and_o contemper_v together_o sweat_n and_o tear_n proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o when_o and_o how_o do_v man_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o his_o perfection_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v that_o man_n do_v enter_v into_o their_o perfection_n about_o the_o second_o septimane_fw-la of_o their_o age_n at_o what_o time_n as_o their_o natural_a seed_n do_v move_v and_o run_v for_o even_o the_o very_a tree_n begin_v then_o to_o grow_v unto_o their_o perfection_n namely_o when_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o engender_v their_o 〈◊〉_d for_o before_o then_o unperfect_a they_o be_v namely_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v unripe_a and_o fruitless_a and_o therefore_o a_o man_n likewise_o about_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_a and_o at_o this_o septenarie_a of_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o conceive_v and_o understand_v what_o be_v good_a and_o evil_a yea_o and_o to_o learn_v the_o same_o translation_n some_o think_v that_o a_o man_n be_v consummate_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o septimane_fw-la of_o year_n what_o time_n as_o he_o make_v use_v of_o his_o full_a strength_n chap._n xxiiii_o in_o what_o manner_n sleep_n be_v occasion_v or_o death_n alcmeon_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o sleep_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o return_n of_o blood_n into_o the_o confluent_a vein_n and_o wake_v be_v the_o diffusion_n and_o spread_v of_o the_o say_a blood_n abroad_o but_o death_n the_o utter_a departure_n thereof_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o sleep_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o moderate_a cool_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o blood_n within_o we_o and_o death_n by_o a_o extreme_a coldness_n of_o the_o say_a blood_n diogenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o blood_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v throughout_o fill_v the_o vein_n and_o withal_o drive_v back_o the_o air_n settle_a 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o interior_a belly_n under_o it_o then_o ensue_v sleep_n and_o the_o breast_n with_o the_o precordiall_a part_n be_v 〈◊〉_d thereby_o but_o if_o that_o aereous_a substance_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d exspire_v altogether_o and_o exhale_v forth_o present_o 〈◊〉_d death_n plato_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sleep_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o spirit_n sensitive_a not_o by_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d by_o elevation_n aloft_o namely_o when_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d of_o reason_n but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d sensitive_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d death_n do_v ensue_v chap._n xxv_o whether_o of_o the_o twain_o it_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d or_o die_v the_o soul_n or_o the_o body_n aristotle_n vore_o 〈◊〉_d that_o sleep_n be_v common_a to_o body_n and_o soul_n both_o and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v a_o certain_a humidity_n which_o do_v steam_n and_o arise_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o vapour_n out_o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o food_n therein_o up_o into_o the_o region_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o natural_a heat_n about_o the_o heart_n cool_v thereby_o but_o death_n he_o deem_v to_o be_v a_o entire_a and_o total_a refrigeration_n and_o the_o same_o of_o the_o body_n only_o and_o in_o no_o wise_a of_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v immortal_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o sleep_n belong_v to_o corporal_a action_n as_o be_v a_o passion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o not_o of_o the_o soul_n also_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d wife_n a_o certain_a death_n of_o the_o body_n to_o wit_n the_o separation_n of_o it_o and_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d leucippus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o sleep_n pertain_v to_o the_o body_n only_o by_o concretion_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o subtle_a part_n but_o the_o excessive_a excretion_n of_o the_o animal_n heat_n be_v death_n which_o both_o say_v he_o be_v passion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o not_o of_o the_o soul_n empedocles_n say_v that_o death_n be_v a_o separation_n of_o those_o element_n whereof_o man_n body_n be_v compound_v according_a to_o which_o position_n death_n be_v common_a to_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o sleep_v a_o certain_a dissipation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o plant_n come_v to_o grow_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v animate_v plato_n and_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o plant_n have_v life_n yea_o and_o be_v animal_n creature_n which_o appear_v say_v they_o by_o this_o that_o they_o wag_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stretch_v forth_o their_o bough_n like_o arm_n also_o that_o when_o they_o be_v violent_o strain_v and_o bend_v they_o yield_v but_o if_o they_o be_v let_v loose_a they_o return_v again_o yea_o in_o their_o growth_n be_v able_a to_o overcome_v weight_n lay_v upon_o they_o aristotle_n grant_v that_o they_o be_v live_v creature_n but_o not_o animal_n for_o that_o animal_n creature_n have_v motion_n and_o appetite_n be_v sensitive_a and_o endue_v with_o reason_n the_o stoic_n and_o the_o 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estate_n and_o degree_n which_o be_v meet_v for_o they_o and_o according_a to_o their_o nature_n these_o thing_n and_o such_o like_a for_o all_o the_o world_n they_o say_v be_v report_v of_o typhon_n who_o upon_o envy_n and_o malice_n commit_v many_o outrage_n and_o have_v thus_o make_v a_o trouble_n and_o confusion_n in_o all_o thing_n fill_v sea_n and_o land_n with_o woeful_a calamity_n and_o misery_n but_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o in_o the_o end_n for_o isis_n the_o wife_n and_o sister_n of_o osiris_n in_o revenge_n plague_v he_o in_o extinguish_v and_o repress_v his_o fury_n and_o rage_n and_o yet_o neglect_v not_o she_o the_o travel_n and_o pain_n of_o her_o own_o which_o she_o endure_v her_o trudge_v also_o and_o wander_v to_o and_o fro_o nor_o many_o other_o act_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o prowess_n suffer_v she_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o silence_n and_o oblivion_n but_o insert_v the_o same_o among_o the_o most_o holy_a ceremony_n of_o sacrifice_n as_o example_n image_n 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