The Hiffory of Life and Ueatb. 



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Secondly, on the other (ids, we denounce unto Aden-, that they will give over trtfltno ; 

 And not imagine, that fa great a worke, as the finpsmg, and turning bacl^,the power- 

 ful Courfe of Nature , can be brought topajfe br fome Morning Draught, or the ta- 

 king of fame precious Drug; But that they would be affured, that it mitft needs be, that 

 this is a worl^of labour i And confifieth of many remedies-, and a fit connexion of them 

 amongft themf elves \F or no man canbefo fiupid, as to imagine , that what was never 

 yet done, can be done ', but by fuch wayes t as were never yet attempted. 



Thirdly , we ingenuoufiy profeffc, That fome ofthofe things,which wf fa all propound, 

 have not bsen tried by us-, by way of experiment • ( For our courfe of life doth not permit 

 that ; ) But are derived ( as we fuppofe ) upon good reafon , out of our Principles and 

 Grounds ; (of which fome we fet down-, others we referve in our Almde ,) And Are, ai 

 it were, cm, andd'gged out of the Rock, and Mine <?/Nature Her felf. Neverthetefs, 

 we have been careful, And that with all providence and Circumf pell: ion ; ( Seeing the 

 Scripture of the Body of Man, That ic is more worth than Raimenc ; ) To pro- 

 pound fuch %jmedies, as may at leafi be fafe, if per adventure they be not Fruitful. 



Fourthly, we would have men rightly to obferve, and difiivguijh ; Thatthufe things 

 which are good for an Healthful Life, are not always good for a Long Life. For there are 

 fome things which do further the Alacrity of the Spirits, and the Strength and Vigour 

 of the Functions , which, notwithstanding, do cut off from the fum of Life: And there 

 are other Things, which are profitable to "Prolongation of Life ; which are not without 

 fome Perill of Health, unleffe this Matter be [alvedby fit Remedies : Of which, not- 

 withfianding, as occafion (hall be offered, we will not omit, to give fome Cautions , and 

 Monitions. 



Laflly, we have thought good to propound fundry Remzdks,according to the feverall 

 Intentions ; But the choice ofthofe Remedies, and the Order of them , to leave to Dif- 

 cretion, For to fet down exatlly, which of them agreeth heft , with which Confiitution 

 of Body, which with the fieveral Courfes of Life ; which with each Mans particular 

 Age ; And how they are to be taken, one after another \ and b>w the whole PraiTique of 

 thefe Things is to be admini fired and governed, would both be too long , neither ts it fit 

 to be pftblifhed. 



In the Topicks, we propounded three Intentions. The Prohibiting ofConfumption 



The Perfecting of Reparation ; And the Renewing ofOldneis. But feeing thofe things 

 which fhall be f aid, are nothing leffe than words, We will deduce thefe three Intentions, 

 to Ten Operations. 



The firfi is , the Operation upon the Spirits, that they may renew their Vigour. 



The fecond Operation is, upon the Exclunon of Aire. 



The third Operation is, upon the Bloud, and the Sanguify ing Heat. 



The fourth Operation is, upon the J uices of the Body. 



The fifth Operation is, upon the Bowels, for their Exuufc n of Aliment. 



The fixth Operation i*, ptpon the Outwaid Parts, for their Attra&ion of Aliment. 



The "feventh Operation is, upon the Ahrmnt it felf, for the Insinuation thereof. 



The eighth Operation is, upon the lafi Ac\ o/Aflimilation. 



The ninth Operation is , upon the Inteneration of the Parts, after they begin to be 

 Dried. 



The tenth Operation is, upon the Purging away of Old Juice , and Supplying of 

 New Juice. 



Of thefe Operations, the four firfi belong to the Firfi Intention ; The font next to the 

 Second Intention ; And the two lafi, to the Third Intention. 



gut because this Part, touching the Intentions doth tend to Practice ; under the 

 Name of Hiltory, we will not onsly cw«^r//i? Experiments znd Oofervauons ; but alfo 

 Counfels, Remedies, Explications o/Caufes, Afliimptions, and whatfoever hath refe- 

 rence hereunto^ < 



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