Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorius, translated into English with large explanations / [Santorio Santorio].

  • Santorio, Santorio, 1561-1636
Date:
1720
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Credit: Medicina statica: being the Aphorisms of Sanctorius, translated into English with large explanations / [Santorio Santorio]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A. B. G. will be equal to A. L. K. that is equal to two right Angles, which was to be demon ft rated. And thus by thefe three Inftances, may it eafily be perceived how differently the Mind is engaged in its Enquiries upon different Subjects • for although all thefe admit of Certainty, yet it is come at by very different means , with very good Reafon there¬ fore they have by fome been diftinguilhed into Hi- ftorical Certainty, Moral Certainty, and pemonftra- tion. The firft depends upon the Credit and Abili¬ ties of the Reporter: The fecona, upon the neceffa- ry Ideas of a good and perfed Being , and the third upon the Teftimoriy of our Senfes, which only is our Guide in all Proportions relating to the Natures and Operations of material Subftances,from the moft fimple and incomp.ounded to the moft intricate and abftraded whatfoever. For whatfoever of this Na¬ ture is laid* down for a Truth, let the Authority of the Perfon be never fo great who pronounces it, even fo far as to make me certain that he would not aff firm any thing but what he knew to be true, and like wife would not by any means lead me into ail Error * yet until I go fome fuch way to work as hath been taken in this la ft In fiance, and come to fee the Reafon and Neceility of its being fo my felf from the fame Evidences, I cannot be faid to know: it, or fliall I ever be able to make ufe of it to any advantage, were it applicable tp never fo many good Purpofes. This laft way of InftruSion likewife, as it depends upon Demonftration, that is upon fuch Evidences as cannot deceive, fo there are a great many ways fre¬ quently of proving the fame thing, and all with ecjpal Certainty, becaufe they all in the fame manner keep clofe in view the feveral Steps by which it is made appear $ as may be ihewn in the Propofition abovementioned, which will admit of feveral ways .. of