trebles for the tenor, and bases, or too many tenors for the tre∣bles and bases, and too many bases for the tenors and trebles to make a harmony; So in the body there may be too much of one, or more kinde of motions for other kindes to make a harmony of health, as for proof; too many contracting mo∣tions, make the body too dry, and contract diseases; as for example, instead of binding any thing, we should break it by pulling or drawing too hard together, or instead of joyning of parts, we should knock them so close as to rivet, or split them; or instead of gathering such a quantity of matter, or joyning such a number of parts, we should gather twice or thrice the quantity; or numbers of the like examples might be given; for all other kinde of motions, as dilating or expulsive, instead of throwing out the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or rubbish in a house, we should pull down the house, and disperse the materials therein, digging up the foundation thereof.
Likewise too many dilating, or expulsive motions, may dis∣perse, or divide parts, or unsettle, or unground parts: which disunites weaknes, and dissolves parts or bodies.
Wherefore all contracting, attracting, retentive, disgestive, dilating, expulsive motions in a well tempered body, must move like the several Planets, every sort in their proper sphears, keeping their times, motions, tempers, and degrees; but too many or too strong contracting motions, cause the gout, stone, plurisie, hective fevers, numb and dead palsies, dry-liver, brain, and many the like; and too many dilating motions, cause dropsies, winde-colicks, rhumes, shaking palsies, sweats, or fainting sicknes, & milions, the like, and too many, or too strong expulsive motions, cause fluxes, vomiting, bleeding, and the like, and too many, or too strong digestive motions, cause too much blood, fat, and flesh, which is apt to choak the vital parts, or may nourish some particular parts, so much as may make them grow, and swell out so bigg, as they may be dis∣proportionable, for the rest of the parts in the body.
But still I must remember my readers; that all dilating mo∣tions, are in the way of expulsion; and all attractions in the way of contraction, and digestion, are mixt motions taking part from either side, then I must remember my readers, that there are infinite wayes or manners of contractions, and infinite wayes, or manners of wayes of attraction, and so of re∣tentions, dilations, expulsions, and disgestions, where every change makes a several effect.