Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 70
... univerfe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible fire that is the first natural mover or fpring , from whence the air derives it's power ( a ) . This migh- ty agent is every where at ...
... univerfe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible fire that is the first natural mover or fpring , from whence the air derives it's power ( a ) . This migh- ty agent is every where at ...
Page 71
... univerfe , with unlimited power , and according to ftated rules ; as it is in the microcofm , with limited power and fkill by the human mind . We have no proof either from experiment or reason , of any other agent or efficient cause ...
... univerfe , with unlimited power , and according to ftated rules ; as it is in the microcofm , with limited power and fkill by the human mind . We have no proof either from experiment or reason , of any other agent or efficient cause ...
Page 87
... univerfe . It is his opinion that this is the only active principle . That mixed with various things it formeth feveral forts of natural productions , with falts making oyl , with earth bitumen , with mercury metal . That this princi ...
... univerfe . It is his opinion that this is the only active principle . That mixed with various things it formeth feveral forts of natural productions , with falts making oyl , with earth bitumen , with mercury metal . That this princi ...
Page 97
... univerfe , intimates that this fame occult invifible fire or light is , as it were , the fight of the mundane foul . And Plo- tinus , in his fourth Ennead , fheweth it to be his opinion , that the world feeth it felf and all it's N ...
... univerfe , intimates that this fame occult invifible fire or light is , as it were , the fight of the mundane foul . And Plo- tinus , in his fourth Ennead , fheweth it to be his opinion , that the world feeth it felf and all it's N ...
Page 98
... univerfe by it's vigo- rous and expanfive motion . 211. If we may believe Diogenes Laertius , the Pythagor¿an philofophers thought there was a certain pure heat or fire , which had fomewhat di- vine in it , by the participation whereof ...
... univerfe by it's vigo- rous and expanfive motion . 211. If we may believe Diogenes Laertius , the Pythagor¿an philofophers thought there was a certain pure heat or fire , which had fomewhat di- vine in it , by the participation whereof ...
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abfolute acid ¿ther ¿thereal alfo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects effence elaftic Ennead exift fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould feem firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved pafs Parmenides particles perfons ph¿nomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent preferve principle Proclus produce pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Tim¿us turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe