Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	know_v	see_v	word_n	2,759	5	3.8676	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82272	Fasciculus chemicus or Chymical collections. Expressing the ingress, progress, and egress, of the secret hermetick science, out of the choisest and most famous authors. Collected and digested in such an order, that it may prove to the advantage, not onely of beginners, but proficients of this high art, by none hitherto disposed in this method. Whereunto is added, the Arcanum or grand secret of hermetick philosophy. Both made English by James Hasolle, Esquire, qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus.	Dee, Arthur, 1579-1651.; Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.	1650 (1650)	Wing D810; Thomason E1325_1; ESTC R209088	90,355	320

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and_o break_v body_n more_o than_o fire_n dardarius_n in_o turba_n 113._o i_o say_v with_o lullius_n that_o this_o water_n vogel_n vogel_n or_o vive_fw-fr argent_fw-fr be_v call_v fire_n of_o the_o philosopher_n not_o because_o inward_o it_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n hot_a than_o oil_n or_o the_o forementioned_a radical_a moisture_n but_o because_o in_o its_o action_n it_o be_v more_o powerful_a than_o elementary_a fire_n dissolve_v gold_n without_o violence_n which_o fire_n can_v do_v vogel_n pa._n 145._o let_v the_o artist_n well_o consider_v what_o lullius_n lullius_n be_v the_o power_n of_o fire_n natural_a unnatural_a and_o against_o nature_n and_o what_o may_v be_v the_o friend_n or_o enemy_n of_o each_o lull_n codic_n p._n 37._o it_o be_v fit_a the_o heat_n be_v so_o much_o as_o ventura_n ventura_n that_o thou_o may_v by_o sweat_v send_v forth_o the_o water_n and_o let_v it_o be_v no_o way_n harden_v or_o congeal_v because_o gum_n contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o other_o thing_n sweat_n and_o be_v coagulate_v with_o gentle_a decoction_n ventura_n pa._n 113._o philosopher_n have_v four_o different_a ripley_n ripley_n fire_n viz._n natural_a unnatural_a against_o nature_n and_o artificial_a who_o divers_a operation_n the_o artist_n ought_v to_o consider_v ripleus_fw-la pa._n 38._o the_o fire_n meet_v themselves_o rosin_n rosin_n devour_v one_o another_o rosin_n pa._n 265._o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o second_o water_n of_o scala_fw-la scala_fw-la which_o all_o the_o thing_n foremention_v be_v nourish_v every_o plant_n refresh_v and_o quicken_v every_o light_n kindle_v and_o it_o make_v and_o cause_v all_o fruit._n the_o first_o water_n be_v the_o sun_n be_v philosophical_o calcine_v that_o the_o body_n may_v be_v open_v and_o make_v spongious_a that_o the_o second_o water_n may_v the_o better_o enter_v to_o operate_v its_o work_n which_o second_o water_n be_v the_o fire_n against_o nature_n by_o who_o power_n the_o compliment_n of_o this_o

magistery_n be_v perform_v scala_fw-la pa._n 125._o we_o calcine_v perfect_a body_n with_o ripleus_fw-la ripleus_fw-la the_o first_o fire_n natural_o but_o no_o unclean_a body_n do_v ingredience_n our_o work_n except_o one_o which_o of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v call_v the_o green_a lion_n which_o be_v the_o medium_n of_o unite_n and_o join_v tincture_n ripl_n pa._n 26._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a soul_n exist_v between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n arise_v from_o the_o earth_n as_o air_n with_o pure_a water_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o life_n of_o all_o live_a thing_n continual_o run_v down_o upon_o our_o fourfold_a nature_n produce_v she_o with_o all_o its_o power_n to_o a_o better_a condition_n which_o airy_a soul_n be_v the_o secret_a fire_n of_o our_o philosophy_n otherwise_o call_v our_o oil_n and_o mystical_o our_o water_n idem_fw-la pa._n eadem_fw-la our_o mercury_n be_v make_v of_o perfect_a albert._n albert._n body_n not_o imperfect_a that_o be_v with_o the_o second_o water_n 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it_o contain_v the_o king_n and_o queen_n bathe_v place_n in_o the_o whole_a work_n that_o humid_a fire_n shall_v suffice_v thou_o both_o in_o the_o beginning_n middle_a and_o end_n because_o in_o it_o the_o whole_a art_n consist_v and_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n natural_a against_o nature_n and_o unnatural_a and_o without_o adustion_n and_o to_o conclude_v it_o be_v a_o fire_n hot_a dry_a moist_a cold_a think_v on_o these_o thing_n and_o do_v right_o without_o any_o thing_n of_o a_o strange_a nature_n the_o three_o be_v that_o natural_a fire_n of_o our_o water_n which_o be_v also_o call_v against_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v water_n and_o nevertheless_o of_o gold_n it_o make_v mere_a spirit_n which_o thing_n common_a fire_n can_v do_v this_o be_v mineral_n equal_a &_o participate_v of_o sulphur_n it_o destroy_v congeal_v dissolve_v and_o calcines_fw-la all_o thing_n this_o be_v penetrate_v subtle_a not_o burn_v and_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n in_o which_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n wash_v themselves_o which_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o in_o the_o whole_a work_n in_o the_o beginning_n middle_a and_o end_n but_o not_o of_o the_o other_o two_o except_o sometime_o only_o join_v therefore_o in_o read_v the_o philosopher_n book_n these_o three_o fire_n and_o without_o doubt_n thou_o will_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o their_o sense_n and_o meaning_n concern_v fire_n artephius_n pa._n 31._o weigh_v the_o fire_n measure_v the_o dastin_n dastin_n air_n mortify_v the_o water_n raise_v up_o the_o heavy_a earth_n dastin_n spec_fw-la pa._n 202._o by_o earnest_a consideration_n of_o lullius_n lullius_n thing_n natural_a innaturall_a and_o against_o nature_n it_o behove_v thou_o to_o attain_v the_o material_a and_o essential_a knowledge_n of_o the_o temper_n through_o all_o his_o part_n essential_a and_o also_o accidental_a that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o to_o behave_v thyself_o in_o our_o say_a magistery_n have_v so_o comprehend_v the_o say_a principle_n lull_n theor._n foe_n 16._o there_o be_v four_o principal_a fire_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o four_o element_n idem_fw-la pa._n 174._o although_o in_o our_o book_n we_o have_v lullius_n lullius_n handle_v a_o threefold_a fire_n natural_a innaturall_a and_o against_o nature_n and_o other_o different_a manner_n of_o our_o fire_n nevertheless_o we_o will_v signify_v one_o fire_n from_o more_o compound_n thing_n and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a secret_n to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o since_o it_o be_v no_o humane_a but_o angelic_a and_o heavenly_a gift_n to_o reveal_v lull_n testament_n pa._n 78._o son_n our_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr or_o part_n of_o lullius_n lullius_n it_o be_v water_n distil_v from_o its_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v our_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr animate_v and_o the_o soul_n be_v natural_a heat_n which_o stand_v bind_v together_o in_o the_o first_o essence_n of_o the_o 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