. The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier in two books. Horses; Horses -- Diseases. -^The Compkdt Horfe-matr^ CHx^P. III. mfyj making a commixture with the Fire, whereby alfo it "fnoderateth the heat of the Fire, the coldhefs of the Water, and the drinefs of the Earth, fo as diftemper may the lefs op- prefs the Body. The Air by reafon of its moiflnefs maketh the matter apt to receive its natural fhape, and through the in- flin(ft of the Fire its natural heat, cauling the mixt Bodies as 'well fubtile as penetrable, as well light and moving, whereby they be neither too grofs nor too heav
. The compleat horse-man, and expert ferrier in two books. Horses; Horses -- Diseases. -^The Compkdt Horfe-matr^ CHx^P. III. mfyj making a commixture with the Fire, whereby alfo it "fnoderateth the heat of the Fire, the coldhefs of the Water, and the drinefs of the Earth, fo as diftemper may the lefs op- prefs the Body. The Air by reafon of its moiflnefs maketh the matter apt to receive its natural fhape, and through the in- flin(ft of the Fire its natural heat, cauling the mixt Bodies as 'well fubtile as penetrable, as well light and moving, whereby they be neither too grofs nor too heavy, and withal the Air cooleth and abateththe extremity of the burning heat of the 3/ Hearty Liver^ ^c. As touching the third Element, which Is Water. Water, its nature is, that through the coldnefs thereof it con- gealeth, conglutinateth, and bindeth in mixt Bodies both the parts and members together, to wit. Sinews^ Bones^ and Tle^i; fo as the Water by means ot its coldnefs doth temper and af- fwage the violent heat of the Fire, and the condenlity of the Air, coUeding thole things together which otherwife they 4. would have diflevered. And as touching the Element of Earth, Earth, its nature is by means of its drinefs and Siccity, in mixt Bo^ dies^ fo to harden and fallen them together, as that having onceafliimed their Ihapes, it caufeth them to retain and keep them, which otherwile by the force of the other Elements would be fo lax and loole, as not to be able to hold together, wherein I could produce many familiar inftanceS:, which for brevities fake I am info reed to omit. But the opinion of the bell rhyficians is, that when any natural Body dieth> the fub- ftance thereof returneth back again to thofe Elements from whence it came. Thus you may plainly lee, that fire is natu- rally hot, and therefore feparateth: Air moill, and therefore giveth Shape •• Water cold, and therefore bindeth v and Earth dry, and therefore naturally hardneth, and keepeth its im- predion .•
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