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salt_n have_v power_n to_o dissolve_v other_o to_o coagulate_v therefore_o they_o say_v that_o humour_n coagulate_v by_o salt_n be_v to_o be_v cure_v by_o salt_n dissolve_v and_o they_o say_v that_o a_o fever_n from_o burn_a sulphur_n be_v not_o cure_v by_o burn_a sulphur_n but_o by_o sharp_a sulphur_n that_o may_v coagulate_v these_o spirit_n that_o be_v on_o fire_n and_o allay_v they_o 3_o de_fw-fr prisc_fw-fr mat_n med_a c._n 3._o &_o 3_o and_o keep_v they_o burn_v quercetan_n prove_v this_o by_o gunpowder_n for_o though_o saltpetre_n and_o sulphur_n be_v easy_o set_v on_o fire_n yet_o both_o have_v a_o sharp_a spirit_n with_o which_o if_o you_o touch_v the_o powder_n it_o will_v flame_v no_o more_o therefore_o in_o one_o respect_v the_o like_a cure_n the_o like_a and_o in_o another_o the_o contrary_a the_o contrary_n for_o between_o humour_n and_o thing_n that_o dissolve_v humour_n there_o be_v a_o familiarity_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o cause_n contrary_n be_v require_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o consent_n and_o dissent_v between_o the_o chemist_n and_o the_o galenist_n he_o that_o consider_v this_o wise_o blauv_n lib._n 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la andr._n blauv_n will_v find_v that_o chemical_a medicine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v for_o galenical_a nor_o galenical_a for_o chemical_a for_o as_o mathiolus_n write_v none_o can_v be_v a_o ordinary_a physician_n that_o know_v no_o chemistry_n and_o he_o be_v admirable_a that_o know_v what_o be_v divine_a in_o disease_n in_o medicine_n and_o nature_n and_o find_v out_o the_o fountain_n of_o action_n all_o which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o chemistry_n but_o he_o that_o cleave_v only_o to_o the_o first_o quality_n in_o thing_n can_v come_v to_o this_o other_o thing_n that_o respect_v the_o constitution_n faculty_n and_o action_n the_o cause_n and_o difference_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n the_o sign_n prognostic_n and_o method_n of_o cure_v may_v be_v find_v in_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n and_o their_o interpreter_n he_o that_o neglect_v these_o be_v a_o empiric_n and_o no_o physician_n a_o appendix_n chap._n 19_o of_o the_o constitution_n of_o chemistry_n in_o this_o appendix_n we_o suppose_v what_o libavius_n write_v at_o large_a and_o beguin_n in_o short_a and_o what_o we_o mention_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o institution_n that_o though_o chemical_a opeperation_n and_o medicine_n be_v there_o add_v yet_o here_o i_o will_v plain_o lay_v down_o as_o in_o a_o table_n the_o whole_a nature_n of_o chemistry_n and_o its_o constitution_n from_o the_o place_n allege_v and_o add_v some_o admonishment_n this_o i_o shall_v do_v without_o calumniate_a any_o or_o detract_n from_o they_o for_o two_o may_v differ_v in_o opinion_n and_o still_o in_o friendship_n keep_v communion_n all_o science_n and_o art_n as_o they_o be_v find_v aught_o to_o stand_v upon_o some_o principle_n that_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v of_o thing_n do_v in_o they_o 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some_o thing_n in_o operation_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o last_o end_n a_o chemist_n to_o obtain_v his_o end_n must_v have_v some_o mean_n or_o medium_n which_o be_v chemical_a operation_n and_o instrument_n by_o which_o he_o work_v of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o order_n as_o for_o the_o instrument_n the_o chief_a be_v fire_n or_o heat_n the_o menstruum_fw-la air_n and_o water_n but_o that_o agent_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o patient_n there_o be_v require_v furnace_n glass_n and_o many_o other_o vessel_n we_o speak_v elsewhere_o of_o furnace_n glass_n and_o other_o vessel_n and_o of_o lute_v 11.12.14_o inst_z l._n 1._o part_n 3._o sec_fw-la 2._o c._n 11.12.14_o and_o we_o add_v instrument_n for_o other_o operation_n and_o chap._n 2._o we_o speak_v of_o fire_n and_o heat_n the_o menstrua_fw-la be_v whatsoever_o thing_n serve_v for_o solution_n extraction_n and_o separation_n of_o body_n and_o this_o name_n be_v common_o give_v to_o liquor_n which_o cast_v upon_o body_n have_v a_o actual_a force_n to_o dissolve_v or_o extract_v something_o out_o as_o common_a water_n distil_a water_n dew_n spirit_n of_o wine_n turpentine_n distil_a vinegar_n and_o thing_n distil_v in_o it_o spirit_n of_o salt_n niter_n vitriol_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o regia_n of_o which_o in_o the_o place_n of_o my_o institution_n cite_v we_o may_v bring_v all_o these_o liquor_n into_o three_o head_n some_o be_v watery_a some_o have_v salt_n other_o be_v oily_a body_n be_v not_o dissolve_v but_o by_o their_o proper_a dissolver_n that_o answer_v to_o their_o nature_n the_o watery_a body_n be_v like_o water_n and_o be_v dissolve_v and_o extract_v by_o watery_a menstrua_fw-la sugar_n and_o salt_n which_o melt_v in_o water_n dissolve_v salt_n body_n and_o no_o other_o thing_n spiritual_a be_v dissolve_v by_o spirit_n salt_n thing_n by_o salt_n spirit_n and_o extract_v by_o oil_n and_o fat_n metal_n and_o stone_n by_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o regia_n and_o the_o like_a 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and_o as_o it_o be_v cold_a as_o it_o be_v moist_a it_o serve_v a_o chemist_n when_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o thing_n by_o nature_n dry_a and_o make_v they_o of_o a_o moist_a consistence_n this_o be_v when_o air_n get_v into_o salt_n in_o moist_a place_n and_o make_v they_o melt_v and_o in_o some_o distillation_n the_o moist_a air_n cause_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v by_o nature_n dry_a and_o come_v forth_o like_o cloud_n to_o turn_v moist_a as_o in_o oil_n of_o sal_fw-la gem_n make_v by_o a_o bell_n in_o spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o vitriol_n and_o the_o like_a also_o air_n serve_v in_o respect_n of_o its_o coldness_n for_o cold_a by_o accident_n and_o bind_v of_o homogeneal_a body_n do_v congregate_v therefore_o salt_n soon_o grow_v together_o in_o water_n then_o in_o heat_n four_o water_n be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o chemist_n not_o only_o as_o a_o menstruum_fw-la to_o dissolve_v and_o wash_v but_o to_o mix_v itself_o with_o dry_a spirit_n in_o a_o moist_a air_n i_o shall_v add_v earth_n and_o the_o like_a but_o for_o offence_n therefore_o in_o make_v spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o niter_n poters_n earth_n bole_n and_o seal_v earth_n be_v use_v in_o distil_v some_o oil_n the_o powder_n of_o brick_n sand_n and_o ash_n be_v use_v first_o that_o the_o body_n to_o be_v distil_v may_v be_v as_o fine_a and_o small_a as_o may_v be_v and_o be_v better_o heal_v second_o lest_o the_o glass_n shall_v be_v break_v by_o thing_n that_o easy_o dissolve_v as_o niter_n another_o body_n be_v add_v to_o make_v it_o dissolve_v gentle_o also_o the_o chemist_n use_v other_o instrument_n for_o some_o operation_n as_o oil_n of_o tartar_n to_o precipitate_v pearl_n and_o coral_n be_v dissolve_v and_o other_o for_o other_o but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o these_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a instrument_n as_o for_o chemical_a operation_n they_o be_v diverse_o divide_v and_o i_o let_v
every_o man_n use_v his_o own_o way_n i_o divide_v they_o into_o a_o diacrisis_fw-la and_o syncrisis_fw-la and_o immutation_n diacrisis_fw-la be_v when_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o body_n be_v resolve_v and_o that_o which_o be_v one_o be_v divide_v this_o be_v do_v three_o way_n 1._o when_o the_o impure_a or_o strange_a body_n be_v separate_v 2._o when_o the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v into_o homogeneal_a part_n 3._o when_o it_o be_v dissolve_v into_o heterogeneal_a part_n in_o which_o operation_n let_v the_o chemist_n take_v this_o proposition_n let_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v as_o pure_a and_o subtle_a and_o efficacious_a as_o may_v be_v to_o the_o diacrisis_fw-la belong_v purification_n calcination_n sublimation_n resolution_n extraction_n the_o essence_n the_o tincture_n putrefaction_n and_o distillation_n purification_n be_v by_o wash_v and_o often_o dissolve_v and_o coagulate_v and_o filtration_n 10._o instit_fw-la c._n 8._o etc._n etc._n 10._o of_o which_o elsewhere_o to_o this_o belong_v dry_v or_o exsiccation_n which_o be_v by_o evaporation_n and_o exhalation_n also_o burn_v as_o when_o the_o sulphurous_a part_n and_o water_n which_o be_v not_o require_v to_o stay_v do_v fly_v away_o and_o that_o remain_v which_o you_o desire_v calcination_n be_v either_o by_o actual_a or_o potential_a fire_n that_o be_v by_o a_o liquor_n that_o have_v power_n to_o corrode_v and_o dissolve_v as_o distil_a vinegar_n spirit_n of_o salt_n 6._o instit_fw-la c._n 6._o niter_n or_o vitriol_n of_o which_o chap._n 6._o also_o metal_n mineral_n and_o stone_n and_o other_o hard_a thing_n be_v calcine_v sublimation_n be_v to_z separate_z impurity_n and_o to_o bring_v body_n to_o the_o least_o atom_n by_o all_o these_o way_n the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v into_o homogeneal_a part_n and_o that_o which_o be_v dissolve_v be_v homogeneal_a resolution_n be_v when_o a_o body_n be_v dissolve_v into_o divers_a heterogeneal_a part_n in_o this_o diacrisis_fw-la note_n that_o the_o property_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a or_o in_o the_o part_n therefore_o when_o you_o desire_v the_o force_n which_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a you_o need_v not_o this_o operation_n but_o when_o you_o need_v the_o force_n that_o be_v in_o a_o part_n that_o depend_v upon_o the_o whole_a observe_v in_o what_o part_n it_o be_v so_o conserve_v of_o rose_n be_v good_a in_o a_o dysentery_n not_o spirit_n of_o rose_n to_o this_o belong_v tincture_n and_o essence_n 9_o inst_z lib._n 5._o part_n 3._o sect_n 3._o c._n 9_o of_o which_o elsewhere_o concern_v tincture_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a tincture_n which_o do_v not_o remain_v after_o the_o menstruum_fw-la be_v abstract_v if_o many_o tincture_n be_v examine_v by_o this_o rule_n they_o be_v not_o true_a but_o that_o colour_n be_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la with_o the_o body_n dissolve_v diacrisis_fw-la be_v also_o by_o putrefaction_n which_o tend_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o separation_n as_o part_n by_o nature_n somewhat_o separate_v may_v be_v better_o separate_v by_o art_n 7._o instit._fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la c._n 7._o therefore_o as_o we_o show_v it_o be_v often_o use_v before_o distillation_n to_o this_o head_n we_o refer_v all_o distillation_n by_o descent_n by_o the_o side_n by_o ascent_n in_o a_o moist_a bath_n dry_a or_o vaporous_a 11._o instit._fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la sect_n 2._o c._n 11._o in_o ash_n sand_n or_o open_a fire_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o chemical_a operation_n be_v the_o syncrisis_fw-la when_o divers_a thing_n separate_v be_v join_v together_o this_o be_v do_v first_o by_o precipitation_n when_o the_o body_n dissolve_v in_o some_o menstruum_fw-la and_o disperse_v by_o a_o liquor_n be_v again_o separate_v from_o the_o liquor_n and_o go_v to_o the_o body_n and_o unite_v itself_o and_o he_o that_o consider_v all_o precipitation_n 3.13_o instit_fw-la loc_fw-la cit_fw-la 3.13_o may_v observe_v that_o precipitation_n be_v universal_o make_v when_o any_o thing_n be_v cast_v in_o for_o solution_n or_o infuse_v by_o who_o force_n the_o liquor_n dissolve_v or_o that_o which_o in_o the_o liquor_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o solution_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n dissolve_v to_o this_o may_v reduction_n be_v refer_v by_o which_o a_o body_n bring_v to_o a_o powder_n or_o liquor_n or_o the_o like_a be_v restore_v to_o its_o first_o form_n yet_o reduction_n be_v not_o in_o all_o body_n that_o be_v dissolve_v by_o their_o menstruum_fw-la or_o put_v on_o another_o shape_n by_o the_o mixture_n of_o other_o thing_n for_o though_o these_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o their_o menstruum_fw-la yet_o they_o be_v bring_v only_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o powder_n not_o into_o their_o first_o form_n this_o be_v do_v best_a by_o precipitation_n reduction_n be_v use_v in_o metal_n which_o be_v bring_v into_o divers_a form_n may_v still_o be_v reduce_v now_o reduction_n be_v by_o take_v away_o the_o menstruum_fw-la and_o that_o which_o bring_v another_o form_n into_o the_o body_n the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n be_v a_o usual_a instrument_n for_o reduction_n not_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o corrosive_n and_o break_v their_o force_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o all_o salt_n and_o therefore_o attract_v they_o and_o unite_v they_o to_o itself_o by_o its_o likeness_n and_o so_o the_o body_n be_v free_v from_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la that_o dissolve_v it_o be_v restore_v to_o its_o own_o nature_n metal_n when_v melt_v or_o mix_v with_o dissolve_v water_n be_v filthy_a separate_v from_o their_o menstruum_fw-la by_o precipitation_n sometime_o warm_a water_n be_v sufficient_a to_o separate_v a_o metal_n from_o its_o menstruum_fw-la to_o syncrisis_fw-la also_o belong_v coagulation_n and_o concretion_n of_o which_o in_o my_o institution_n 13._o lib._n 5._o part_n 3._o sec_fw-la 2._o c._n 13._o to_o this_o you_o may_v refer_v digestion_n and_o circulation_n which_o be_v for_o this_o end_n that_o the_o liquid_a part_n which_o 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