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herbs to water, though at distance ; and divers others ; 

 we shall handle, but yet not under this present title, 

 but under the title of attraction in general. 



907. The fourth is the emission of spirits, and im- 

 materiate powers and virtues, in those things which 

 work by the universal configuration and sympathy of 

 the world ; not by forms, or celestial influxes (as is 

 vainly taught and received), but by the primitive 

 nature of matter, and the seeds of things. Of this 

 kind is (as we yet suppose) the working of the load 

 stone, which is by consent with the globe of the earth : 

 of this kind is the motion of gravity, which is by con 

 sent of dense bodies with the globe of the earth : of 

 this kind is some disposition of bodies to rotation, and 

 particularly from east to west : of which kind we con 

 ceive the main float and refloat of the sea is, which is 

 by consent of. the universe, as part of the diurnal mo 

 tion. These immateriate virtues have this property 

 differing from others ; that the diversity of the medium 

 hindereth them not ; but they pass through all medi 

 ums ; yet at determinate distances. And of these we 

 shall speak, as they are incident to several titles. 



908. The fifth is the emissions of spirits ; and this 

 is the principal in our intention to handle now in this 

 place ; namely, the operation of the spirits of the mind 

 uf man upon other spirits : and this is of a double nat 

 ure; the operations of the affections, if they be vehe 

 ment; and the operation of the imagination, if it bo 

 strong. But these two are so coupled, as we shall 

 handle them together : for when an envious or amorous 

 aspect doth infect the spirits of another, there is joined 

 both affection and imagination. 



909. The sixth is the influxes of the heavenlv bodies, 



