Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	great_a	write_v	3,229	5	5.2507	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43280	One hundred fifty three chymical aphorisms briefly containing whatsoever belongs to the chymical science / done by the labour and study of Eremita Suburbanus, printed in Latin at Amsterdam, Octob. 1687 ; to which are added some other phylosophic canons or rules pertaining to the hermetick science ; made English and published ... by Chr. Packe ...; CLIII aphorismei chemici. English	Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711.; Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644.	1688 (1688)	Wing H1392; ESTC R9172	18,316	72

the_o other_o metal_n and_o it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o great_a work._n 132._o common_a mercury_n be_v prepare_v be_v take_v for_o a_o metallic_a aquavitae_n 133._o the_o passive_a mercury_n and_o menstruum_fw-la ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o lose_v the_o external_n form_n of_o mercury_n 134._o whosoever_o use_v sublimate_n or_o calcine_v or_o precipitate_v powder_n instead_o of_o run_v mercury_n for_o the_o complete_n the_o work_n of_o philosopher_n err_v and_o be_v whole_o deceive_v 135._o whosoever_o resolve_v mercury_n into_o a_o clear_a water_n for_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o phylosophick_a work_n err_v grievous_o 136._o to_o compose_v or_o make_v mercury_n of_o a_o limpid_a water_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o none_o but_o nature_n 137._o in_o the_o great_a physical_a work_n it_o be_v necessary_o require_v that_o the_o crude_a mercury_n shall_v resolve_v the_o gold_n into_o mercury_n 138._o if_o the_o mercury_n be_v reduce_v into_o water_n it_o dissolve_v the_o gold_n into_o water_n and_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o stone_n it_o be_v high_o necessary_a that_o the_o gold_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v into_o mercury_n 139._o the_o sperm_n and_o the_o menstruum_fw-la ought_v to_o have_v the_o same_o external_a form_n 140._o it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o philosopher_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o irritate_fw-la or_o stir_v up_o nature_n therefore_o if_o the_o menstruum_fw-la be_v dry_a it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o hope_v for_o a_o solution_n 141._o the_o seed_n of_o the_o stone_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o form_n like_o and_o near_a to_o the_o metal_n and_o which_o come_v very_o near_o to_o metal_n 142._o it_o be_v high_o necessary_a to_o take_v a_o seed_n of_o the_o phylosophick_a medicine_n which_o resemble_v common_a mercury_n 143._o it_o be_v the_o secret_a of_o all_o secret_n to_o know_v the_o mercury_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v the_o menstruum_fw-la of_o the_o stone_n and_o the_o mercury_n of_o the_o perfect_a body_n to_o be_v the_o form_n 144._o mercury_n by_o itself_o only_o afford_v nothing_o of_o moment_n to_o generation_n 145._o mercury_n be_v the_o element_n of_o earth_n in_o which_o the_o grain_n of_o gold_n ought_v to_o be_v sow_v 146._o the_o seed_n of_o gold_n be_v not_o only_o put_v into_o a_o multiplication_n of_o its_o quantity_n but_o also_o of_o its_o virtue_n 147._o a_o perfect_a mercury_n require_v a_o female_a for_o the_o work_n of_o generation_n 148._o every_o mercury_n arise_v from_o and_o partake_v of_o two_o element_n the_o crude_a of_o water_n and_o earth_n that_o which_o be_v concoct_v of_o fire_n and_o air._n 149._o if_o any_o man_n will_v prepare_v and_o exalt_v mercury_n into_o a_o metal_n let_v he_o add_v a_o little_a ferment_n to_o it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v exalt_v to_o such_o a_o metallic_a degree_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o 150._o the_o great_a arcanum_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n be_v the_o physical_a dissolution_n into_o mercury_n and_o reduction_n into_o the_o first_o matter_n 151._o the_o dissolution_n of_o sol_n ought_v to_o be_v perfect_v by_o nature_n not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o hand_n 152._o when_o sol_n be_v conjoin_v or_o marry_v to_o its_o mercury_n it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o sol_n but_o the_o great_a preparation_n will_v be_v in_o the_o calx_fw-la 153._o it_o be_v a_o question_n among_o the_o wise_a whether_o the_o mercury_n of_o luna_n be_v conjoin_v with_o the_o mercury_n of_o sol_n may_v be_v take_v instead_o of_o the_o phylosophick_n menstruum_fw-la 154._o the_o mercury_n of_o luna_n be_v of_o a_o masculine_a nature_n but_o two_o male_n can_v no_o more_o generate_v than_o two_o female_n 155._o the_o elixir_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v elicit_v and_o choose_v from_o a_o most_o pure_a mercury_n 156._o he_o that_o desire_v to_o operate_v let_v he_o work_v in_o the_o solution_n and_o sublimation_n of_o the_o two_o luminary_n 157._o gold_n give_v a_o golden_a colour_n silver_n a_o silver_n colour_n 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