Thirteen books of natural philosophy: viz. I. Of the principles, and common adjuncts of all natural bodies. II. Of the heavens, the world, and elements. III. Of action, passion, generation, and corruption. IV. Of meteors. V. Of minerals and metals. VI. Of the soul in general, and of things vegetable. VII. Of animals or living creatures. VIII. Of man. Unto which is added five books more of natural philosophy in several discourses. IX. Discourse I. Of the principles of natural things. X. Dis. 2. Concerning the occult and hidden qualities. XI. Dis. 3. Of atomes and mixture. XII. Dis. 4. Of the generation of live things. XIII. Dis. 5. Concerning the spontaneous generation of live things / Written in Latin and English. By Daniel Sennert, doctor of physick, [tr. by] Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer,, Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick, and the liberal arts [and William Rowland?].
- Daniel Sennert
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- 1661
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Credit: Thirteen books of natural philosophy: viz. I. Of the principles, and common adjuncts of all natural bodies. II. Of the heavens, the world, and elements. III. Of action, passion, generation, and corruption. IV. Of meteors. V. Of minerals and metals. VI. Of the soul in general, and of things vegetable. VII. Of animals or living creatures. VIII. Of man. Unto which is added five books more of natural philosophy in several discourses. IX. Discourse I. Of the principles of natural things. X. Dis. 2. Concerning the occult and hidden qualities. XI. Dis. 3. Of atomes and mixture. XII. Dis. 4. Of the generation of live things. XIII. Dis. 5. Concerning the spontaneous generation of live things / Written in Latin and English. By Daniel Sennert, doctor of physick, [tr. by] Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer,, Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick, and the liberal arts [and William Rowland?]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![Chap. 2. Of the Nature of Natural Tkylofophy. y away from the neceffity of the Sciences truth, but do often prepare and~fence the way to following cjemonftrations, or are ufed to declare the principles. We muft therefore hold that <Pbyfica or Natural Phylofophy is a fcience and that properly fo called, viz. A fpeculative fcience, as appears out oitbefixth o/Ariftotles Metapbyftcl^r Chap, 4. And out of the fir ft of Metapbyficf^r Chap. 6. Although it be in a manner fuperfluous to ad the term fpeculative, feeing if we take the word Science properly, all Sciences are fpeculative : now woj;ds are not to be improperly ufed in Definitions. j i Now as concerning the neceffary truth of tPbyftca or Natural Phy lofophy, we muft obfexve,that there are in this Science two forts of Proportions * fome are alwaies and phyiofopH limply neceffary, as the fire burnes: the knowledg whereof is raoft properly called^ two Science: others are neceffary for the nioft part, concerning fuch things, as are in/am of rheir fubjeft, only in a certaine firate, or for the moft parr, and when all impedi-W^’ ments are removed * as a Man is born in the ninth Month, with two hands, two Eycs,°^‘ two Kidneys. For thefe difpolitions are of a middle Nature betwixt contingent and neceffary, and therefore fome do call them neceffary, byaPhyfical or natural Necellicy. Now before we fpeak of the fubjeft of fphyficl^ or Natural Phy lofophy, £ome The fubj{ ft things are to be premifed concerning the word lubjedf. For this word has fundry lignifications. 1. A fub;e& is that wherein there are accidents. 2. A fubjedtis that part of a propofition of which fomwhat is affirmed. 3. The matter is termed * fubieftiow fubjedt in refpeftof its forme. 4. A thing is laid to be a fubjedi in refpedl of fome Action and Operation j and it is thatabout which the Artift or workman is employ- ujed ? ed and whereupon he exercifes his Labor. 5. That is termed a fubjedt, which is handled in any Science. Now it is fo called, becaufe it is fubjedted to fuch accidents and affeffions as are demonftrated therein, as alfo becaufe our knowledg is conver- fant thereabout. Andinthislaft acceptation, we do here take the word fubjedt : How m_ in which fence neverthelefs, it is taken divers waies. For firft in a more large figni•der(toodin fication, all chat is termed fubjedt, whereof we treat many Science, whether itbeatbe place ? principle, an affedtionand accident, or any other thing. But properly thac thing or matter which is therein confidered is called the fubjedt of a Science, which fub- ihepio- jedl has thefe Properties. Firft, That we know thacitisin Nature alwaies and pertiesof neceffarily, and what the name thereof fignifies. And therefore the fubjedt is nevertbe t demonftrated in its proper Science. For feeing it is the Balls and Foundation of all °fafcience things delivered in the Science, if that dial be called inro Qiieftion, denied, and takenaway, all things char arefaid thereof, are denied and taken away. The Se- con4 condition is, thac ic have proper affedtionsor difpoficions, and proper princi¬ ples, of all which ic is the Bafis and Foundation. And therefore a fub; eft, inthat Science wherein ic is a fubjedt, is not confidered as inherent in any other thing j and every thing that is confidered in any Science, as being inherent in fome ocher thing, is not the fub left of thac Science. The third is, chat ic be adequate or commenfurate ro the whole Science,and not wider or narrower then it, and chat all things which are delivered in the Science, do pertain to the Explication thereof. Of a lubjedt thus confidered there are two parts: one is as it were the matter, and is termed the thing p/rts conlidered j the other is in ftead of the form* and is termed the manner of confider-£ mo*' ing. The thing confidered, may be common to many difciplines; but the manner of confidering, which contradts the thing to a certain and peculiar way of confidera- tion, is proper to every Science, and thereupon properly depends the diftindtion of Sciences. Touching this Adequate fubjedt of Natural Phy lofophy, there is fome difference the divers amongft authors, moft of the Greek Interpreters of Anftotle, do make the fubjedtojMjim of of this Science to be Corpus Saturate, a Natural Body , Thomas Aquinas faies it is Pbylofo- lEnr Mobile, a Moveable being 3 Albertus and JEgidiw fay ic is Corpus Mobile, a move- tytr **]*?**} able Body Scotus, wil have it to be, a Natural iubftance 3 Tolet makes ic, a Natural Being^others fay it is Nacurc,by nature underftanding God and Angels and al Bodies, p/jylofopby others again wil have it to be nature, meaning thereby al things pertaining to natural Bodies fuch asare not only the compound bodies themfelves,buc alfo their principles and affeftions or difpoficions: others fay it is CE«/ Mobile,a moveable being,not only, as Thomas Aquinas, underftanding thereby, a moveable Body, but alio the matter j 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30324051_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
