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super_fw-la p._n 247._o l._n 30._o r._n sâ—ll_z p_o 248._o l._n 31._o r._n seduce_v p._n 250._o l._n 6._o r._n god_n have_v p._n 251._o l._n 1._o r._n set_v it_o in_o digestion_n and_o the_o oil_n will_v attract_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n salt_n enough_o l._n 2_o acquire_v l._n 1â—_n r._n and_o as_o by_o these_o two_o example_n the_o perfection_n of_o metal_n be_v prove_v so_o also_o l._n 28._o refined_a p._n 252._o l._n 7._o r._n separate_v by_o its_o contrary_n and_o better_v l._n 20._o not_o appear_v p._n 254._o l._n 33._o r._n which_o be_v mix_v with_o l._n 35._o r._n in_o a_o l._n 37._o r._n long_a ground_n p_o 255._o l._n 21._o r._n augment_v the_o weight_n of_o gold_n l._n 30._o blot_n out_o of_o gold_n p._n 256._o l._n 2._o r._n imperfect_a perfect_a l._n 24._o r._n whence_o p_o 257._o l._n 2._o r._n for_o the_o earth_n l._n 11._o r._n operation_n l._n 13._o r._n his_o gift_n will_v not_o shall_v be_v common_a l._n 14._o be_v a_o l._n 17._o many_o fear_n l._n 28._o r._n for_o the_o p._n 258._o l._n 27._o r._n into_o p._n 259._o l._n 2._o r._n come_v l._n 12._o r._n the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o fire_n be_v discover_v l._n 23._o r._n from_o iron_n l._n 27._o r._n retain_v the_o mix_v l._n 31._o to_o be_v under_o stand_v of_o metal_n where_o p._n 260._o l._n 28._o r._n giâ—ing_a credit_n to_o these_o p._n 261._o l._n 27._o r._n concern_v the_o p._n 262._o l._n 15._o have_v be_v rather_o p._n 263._o l._n 37._o r._n gift_n p._n 265._o l._n 11._o r._n nature_n say_v they_o l._n 21._o r._n again_o quick_o perish_v p._n 266._o l._n 1._o r._n be_v deny_v l._n 8._o r._n â—mbrionated_a l._n 23._o r._n as_o from_o l._n 27._o blot_n out_o to_o l._n 33._o r._n conceive_v l._n 37._o r._n hide_a in_o the_o air_n p._n 267._o l._n 10._o r._n mineral_n l._n 21._o blot_n out_o though_o l._n 25._o r._n be_v afterward_o melt_v p._n 268._o l._n 8._o r._n regulus_fw-la â—_o 10._o r._n of_o mineral_n l._n 18._o r._n then_o that_o which_o be_v sul_z hureous_a 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in_o the_o forego_n page_n part_n 4._o for_o pattern_n and_o type_n read_v mould_n book_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o thomas_n williams_n at_o his_o shop_n in_o little-brittaine_n the_o new_a light_n of_o alchemy_n by_o michael_n sandevogius_n with_o nine_o book_n of_o paracelsus_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n with_o a_o chemical_a dictionary_n the_o art_n of_o distillation_n vade_fw-la mecum_fw-la or_o a_o companion_n for_o a_o chirurgeon_n fit_v for_o time_n of_o peace_n or_o war_n by_o though_o brugis_n doctor_n in_o physic_n