^5i4 A N D R E AE V E S A L 11 B R V X E L L E N S I S 
miiius ucna: caua;orificio uilitur . Qiiod ad cxtcrnam intcrnamcp attinct ftipcrficies,aiiricu!a! 
vitcunq: rclpondcnt. quancp cxtcrior finiftra- fupcrficies rugofior niagis , multoq! inirqualior 
fcmpcr occurrat.Intcrior autcni fupcrficics fimiliter atq) in dcxtra auricula ina?qualis , &: foucis 
obfitaccrnitur.Subn:antiactiamfimilcsfunt:ucrumfinil-tramultodurior,acminusin conflri, 
flioncdiftcntionccj; fcquaxuifitur . Qin'nctiam fi illam dcxtra-confcras , uelutmarcida cxicca- 
tacp fpcc^tabiturjadipc fcmpcr magis quam dcxtra cxtcrius abundans. !n conncxu prorfus con 
Ucniunt.namutidcxtraucnxcaux&dcxtrocordislatcri lccundtim cauar ortum adnafcitur, 
iia quocji finiftra dcxtro fui bafis latcri cordis fubftantix,ubi ucnalis prodit artcria,conafcitur; 
finirtroautclatcreipfiucnalisartcria-corpori.Vfj,ur!uoordincpaulopoftdicturifumus,pa 
rum admodum intcr fediffcrunt . Nunc cnim omnium cordis particularum,quarum iam nii' 
mcrum,fitum,forTnam,conncxum,lubftantiam'quccomplcxifuimus,ulum&funirtionemfc- 
riatim fubi-jccrcenitcmuradnonpra-tercijtcSjinfcctibus&nupcrnatisanimalibusauriailaru 
molEmlongemaiorcmcxproportioneoccurrcrCjquaminxtatcproucclioribus. 
CORDIS, IP S IVSCiyE H^CT ENVS COM 
mcinonuarum f><trtnimfimBio cr ujlisjpfttrwtt^ cauflruclioms ratio. 
Caput V. 
O R irafcibilis^fcuuindictehonoris^concupifcibilis animxfcdcm efte. 
Hippocrati, Platoni, Galcno , & S toicis ac Pcripatcticis pariter omnibus 
conccirum luit . Vcrum ad hxc, Zeno , ipfiusqs dogmata corroboram- 
rus Chryfippus, Poftidonius^cxteracp Stoicorum familia, & Ariftotclcs 
ciim Thcophrafto,rcliquiscp ipfiusalTeclis,corprincipiumfontemq!ene 
uolucrc,non nunc dicl.r tantum irafcibilis facultatis , at etiam cius qua: ci 
boruni,poturi,&ucncrcorueft appctitrix,quamalteratricc Ariftotclcs, 
ali) ucr6naiuralcm,ali)autcmfiinplicitcrconcupifcibileappellarccofucucrunt.Dcindectiam 
Stoiciun^umPcripatcticisrationisuim,&,utfcmcldica,animaDprincipatuincordccolloca 
runt.omniuidinanimali funftionuatqsofticiorijinitiumene arbitrati. Quancj interim ijdcm 
inter fedccretis pugnct. Ariftotelcs cnim, Theophraftus, ac rcliquus Pcripateiicoru chorus, 
&CX Stoicis Poftidonius,irafcibile uim,ac cocupifcibilem rationalcmcp unius fubftantix e cor 
de proficifcentis facultatcs elTc affcrunt, anima: aute fpccics partesuccfle infician tur, ncq) eas di 
ftinguut.Chryfippusuero Stoicoru non poftremus,ficutin unafubftantia, ita quoqj in unam 
facultatc& iram & cupiditatc cum rationc cocgit. At his omnibus rcfragat, cx diuini atqi inter 
mcdicosfacileprimari-jHippocratis,&interphilofophoscmiiicntiftimi^Platonisfcntctia,Ga- 
lcnus,quir in alijs plcrif^ locis, tum potifilimu in nouclibris quos de Hippocratis & Platonis 
dogmatitus infcripfit.Ulis nam^ libris ircs animx fpecics partcsue Natiira admodum inter fe 
dilcrcpatcs doccns, fiVmift^mis atqj fcientia prorfus fuo ipfius fuftragio facictibus demonftra- 
tionibiiscoprobat,iccur ciborripotuumqj&ucncrcoriacocupifcibilisanima-jCercbriiautcm 
• raiionalis ac principis locum elfe, cor duntaxat irafcibilis animxergaftulu cftc conccdcns.Por 
ro iic hfc forfitan in aliqucm lix-rxiuKsyii/, ac ncfcio in qucra hxrefis ccnforcm impinoa,ab hac de 
animxfpcciebus earundcmq! fedibus dirceplationeprorfus abftinebo.quu lot hodie,acpotifli 
miim apud noftrates faniffinSina; ucrifitma;^ noftracreligionis ccnforcs repcrias : qui fi atiquc 
autdePlaionis,autAriftotclis,fuorum'ucintcrpretu,aut Galenidcanimafententiis,uclctiam 
intercelcbrand.5Anaiomcn(ubiha:cpotifirmumexaminanda ueniunt)mun5tarcaiidiuerint;, 
ilicoillumdcfideambigcre,acncfcioquid deAnimarumimmortalitaie hxfitareaftruui,non 
pcrpendcntcs ncceflceftc medicis(fi modo non icmcread aricmaccedcrc, nc^inopportuncx- 
M,i!coi, ^^""■""'"'^^«"■mediaapplicarcuolucrint^dcfjsqucnosgubernatfacultatibuscofidcrare, 
amma: ficul- & quot numcro fintgcncratim,& qualis quf figillaiim habcat,quo'ue in animalis mcbro fin 
'c5ricZ,ia' ""'^ '^'^nftiiutx fin t,& prxicr hxc maxime (fi modo id adipifci meiiic poft^cmus) qux animx- 
co/, cm, .,/. fut,fj-a,-,f eftcntiauc fit.Quafi ucro non citra impietatem nullamq) prorfus fidci labcm quis de 
grauium illorum autorum dccrctis iiihilproponcrc,auteiiam illorum raiioncs alijs nouis cor^ 
^ '■oborarc,aLitfriuolaaliorumargiimentarefcllcrcpoflct:acquafinoaliterdcfandiflima,quacp 
acccdcniibuspijsopcribusfidelaluamur,feliccmq) xtcrnitatc hominu animx adipifcuntur, 
q; dc his auiorum dogmaiibiis,ac quas imbecillis & humana ratio fuppeiii hoc in iicaocio o- 
pin onibus,loqucnduminterrogandumcpforct.Nihilominusintcrimdcanimxfaculratibus, • 
Cmfiinaioni '""'^fio''" ^us , fubftaniia , naiura, fpccicbus , & carum fidibus inucftigaiionercmifl^a, Iiberl 
mncs cordis afrcrcmui cor fac;i!iatis,atq! adco fpiritus uitalis fontcm,& caloris naiiu^I fcdcm fomitcirii^ cxi- 
tmsfimdc ftcrcac pulfuum autorcm cflTcJngulas^ cordis parics lUi ad calorcm fpiriujm^ fpcifjanti ufHi 
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