Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
cause_n body_n disease_n internal_a 1,597 5 10.3541 5 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A52581 Sal, lumen, & spiritus mundi philosophici, or, The dawning of the day discovered by the beams of light shewing the true salt and secret of the philosophers, the first and universal spirit of the world / written originally in French, afterwards turned into Latin by the illustrious doctor, Lodovicus Combachius ... and now transplanted into Albyons Garden by R.T. ...; Traittez de l'harmonie et constitution généralle du vray sel, secret des philosophes, et de l'esprit universelle du monde. English Nuisement, Clovis Hesteau, sieur de.; Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665. 1657 (1657) Wing N1469; ESTC R4890 78,186 256

There are 9 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

touch_v which_o great_o hinder_v the_o light_n and_o splendour_n of_o nature_n which_o always_o desire_v purity_n and_o freedom_n from_o darkness_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o intense_a splendour_n in_o perfect_a body_n a_o token_n of_o their_o purity_n see_v other_o more_o immerge_v in_o impurity_n be_v more_o obscure_a as_o metal_n perfect_a and_o imperfect_a &_o precious_a stone_n demonstrate_v but_o if_o we_o will_v avoid_v long_a peregrination_n and_o according_a to_o the_o oracle_n advice_n terminate_v our_o curious_a journey_n in_o ourselves_o by_o seek_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o disease_n we_o shall_v easy_o find_v they_o derive_v from_o those_o infect_a fume_n that_o obscure_v the_o light_n of_o our_o sanity_n and_o thence_o desume_v a_o manifest_a sign_n of_o what_o be_v wrought_v within_o we_o for_o a_o sound_a man_n because_o of_o the_o internal_a clarity_n of_o his_o natural_a disposition_n have_v a_o clear_a and_o lively_o colour_a aspect_n but_o a_o sick_a man_n from_o the_o first_o onset_n of_o his_o disease_n be_v pale_a and_o plumbeous_a his_o native_a vigour_n perish_v and_o decay_v and_o all_o these_o mutation_n proceed_v from_o the_o fume_n of_o sulphureous_a and_o excrementitious_a adustion_n and_o inflammation_n which_o extend_v themselves_o through_o all_o the_o member_n and_o by_o mediation_n of_o the_o pore_n infect_v the_o whole_a body_n this_o paleness_n may_v also_o proceed_v from_o nature_n feel_v herself_o aggravate_v with_o a_o disease_n and_o thereupon_o revoke_v all_o the_o pure_a and_o good_a blood_n inward_o that_o muster_v up_o their_o force_n she_o may_v better_o oppose_v her_o enemy_n or_o sustain_v his_o assault_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o external_a part_n be_v destitute_a of_o their_o clarity_n and_o in_o this_o conflict_n the_o external_a part_n remain_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a like_o earth_n &_o tend_v to_o obscurity_n because_o earth_n wherein_o this_o battle_n be_v begin_v be_v natural_o black_a as_o on_o the_o contrary_a fire_n be_v by_o nature_n clear_a and_o white_a the_o earth_n then_o on_o its_o part_n be_v spisse_fw-la and_o obscure_a beget_v blackness_n and_o sulphureous_a fuliginous_a and_o smoky_a adustion_n beget_v obscurity_n wherefore_o both_o cause_n corruption_n destruction_n and_o ruin_n and_o beside_o these_o two_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n procure_v universal_a ruin_n neither_o be_v any_o inferior_a body_n exempt_v from_o these_o evil_n save_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n which_o nature_n have_v bring_v to_o what_o perfection_n she_o can_v and_o so_o death_n be_v to_o other_o body_n a_o perpetual_a enemy_n seek_v how_o to_o destroy_v they_o but_o nature_n as_o a_o careful_a mother_n how_o to_o preserve_v her_o work_n who_o have_v arm_v two_o potent_a and_o nimble_a champion_n to_o help_v they_o and_o withstand_v the_o adversary_n fury_n one_o whereof_o be_v fire_n the_o expugner_n of_o sulphureous_a adustion_n the_o other_o water_n the_o expeller_n and_o driver_n of_o terrestrial_a dregs_o and_o as_o nature_n be_v ingenious_a and_o subtle_a in_o all_o her_o operation_n so_o be_v art_n endue_v with_o equal_a subtlety_n and_o industry_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o separation_n institute_v by_o nature_n from_o the_o beginning_n but_o these_o two_o which_o nature_n herself_o have_v tread_v from_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o universe_n who_o first_o seed_n void_a of_o form_n and_o confuse_o mix_v in_o a_o chaos_n be_v dissolve_v in_o water_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o first_o mover_n move_v upon_o they_o divide_v and_o distinguish_v whence_o the_o separation_n of_o light_n from_o darkness_n proceed_v as_o also_o of_o distinct_a form_n from_o confusion_n of_o generation_n from_o barrenness_n and_o of_o death_n from_o life_n and_o if_o thing_n in_o the_o first_o commixtion_n be_v thus_o confuse_v as_o impure_a with_o pure_a excrement_n with_o substance_n earth_n with_o heaven_n and_o life_n with_o death_n all_o be_v without_o action_n power_n essence_n and_o life_n and_o the_o whole_a confusion_n useless_a a_o artist_n therefore_o consider_v this_o and_o observe_v that_o nothing_o can_v exert_v its_o virtue_n till_o the_o confusion_n of_o its_o purity_n and_o impurity_n be_v separate_v he_o take_v water_n and_o fire_n for_o his_o helper_n and_o follow_v nature_n copy_n who_o operation_n he_o shall_v observe_v with_o all_o curiosity_n especial_o in_o generate_a metal_n which_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o perfect_a by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o digest_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o sentence_n be_v then_o irrefragable_a that_o water_n and_o fire_n be_v the_o sole_a general_n and_o principal_a mean_n of_o separation_n but_o the_o composition_n of_o thing_n be_v various_a and_o one_o thing_n yield_v with_o more_o ease_n than_o another_o we_o must_v also_o act_v various_o upon_o they_o yet_o so_o as_o not_o to_o vary_v from_o the_o plain_a path_n that_o nature_n have_v delineate_v for_o adustion_n and_o unctuous_a sulphur_n make_v a_o body_n inflammable_a and_o infective_a may_v be_v extract_v one_o way_n out_o of_o one_o body_n and_o terrestrial_a feculency_n another_o way_n in_o other_o calcination_n and_o sublimation_n be_v invent_v to_o purge_v adustion_n but_o distillation_n and_o dissolution_n to_o remove_v terrestrial_a feculency_n and_o descension_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o weak_a and_o easy_o inflammable_a body_n and_o all_o these_o be_v either_o effect_v by_o fire_n as_o calcination_n sublimation_n and_o descension_n or_o by_o water_n as_o distillation_n and_o dissolution_n but_o because_o both_o the_o book_n of_o ancient_a and_o modern_a writer_n speak_v at_o large_a of_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o further_o labour_n in_o their_o explication_n because_o i_o can_v add_v nothing_o new_a nor_o yet_o any_o ornament_n or_o facility_n to_o they_o it_o may_v suffice_v if_o i_o add_v any_o thing_n definitive_o and_o know_v to_o myself_o in_o general_a and_o that_o be_v that_o calcination_n be_v invent_v for_o your_o overcome_v of_o hard_a and_o rebellious_a thing_n and_o for_o continuity_n and_o valid_a and_o firm_a composition_n which_o hinder_v division_n and_o admit_v not_o of_o easy_a separation_n and_o hence_o four_o conveniency_n arise_v the_o combustion_n of_o impure_a and_o stink_a sulphur_n the_o easy_a separation_n of_o superfluous_a and_o extraneous_a earthiness_n the_o fixation_n of_o the_o internal_a sulphur_n and_o more_o prompt_a dissolution_n for_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o fire_n to_o consume_v those_o adustible_a part_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o substance_n to_o facilitate_v the_o division_n and_o rejection_n of_o terrestrial_a excrement_n to_o fix_v radical_a sulphur_n and_o to_o multiply_v salt_n in_o body_n which_o alone_o do_v afterward_o admit_v dissolution_n by_o water_n i_o say_v therefore_o that_o calcination_n agree_v only_o to_o body_n that_o because_o of_o their_o continuity_n scarce_o yield_v for_o spirit_n and_o volatile_a thing_n which_o fly_v away_o by_o fire_n can_v be_v calcine_v unless_o some_o fix_v thing_n be_v add_v which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o their_o nature_n see_v there_o be_v no_o other_o end_n in_o calcination_n then_o to_o extract_v salt_n wherein_o the_o better_a part_n and_o secret_a virtue_n of_o body_n consist_v to_o which_o that_o corruptive_a adustion_n adhere_v which_o in_o sublimation_n we_o suffer_v ro_o evaporate_v and_o fly_v away_o as_o useless_a that_o the_o remain_a substance_n may_v be_v better_o free_v from_o terrestrial_a dregs_o and_o easy_a educe_v by_o fire_n to_o purification_n and_o stability_n it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o sublimation_n require_v some_o intention_n of_o fire_n but_o that_o happen_v then_o chief_o when_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v sublimate_v be_v more_o profound_o mix_v with_o the_o dregs_o of_o some_o other_o fix_a body_n that_o they_o may_v more_o pertinacious_o hold_v their_o terrestrial_a impurity_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o sublimation_n be_v most_o secure_a save_v when_o we_o work_v upon_o subject_n that_o have_v their_o dregs_o natural_o more_o fix_v descension_n have_v a_o two_o fold_v use_n one_o be_v to_o extract_v oil_n out_o of_o vegetable_n without_o combustion_n the_o other_o to_o cleanse_v fusibles_fw-fr body_n before_o they_o be_v make_v volatile_a and_o these_o be_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o separation_n make_v by_o fire_n now_o we_o shall_v speak_v a_o little_a of_o the_o other_o two_o distillation_n and_o dissolution_n make_v by_o water_n and_o the_o former_a of_o these_o be_v make_v by_o inclination_n and_o strain_v that_o the_o limpidity_n of_o body_n may_v with_o water_n come_v forth_o into_o the_o water_n of_o dissolve_a vegetable_n for_o that_o same_o that_o be_v make_v by_o a_o alembick_a appertain_v to_o the_o order_n of_o sublimation_n which_o be_v effect_v by_o elevation_n and_o not_o by_o ablution_n and_o though_o some_o account_v this_o for_o a_o indifferent_a and_o but_o a_o mean_a way_n yet_o i_o say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v reject_v but_o much_o
as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o all_o superior_a thing_n which_o be_v free_a from_o excrement_n but_o inferior_a body_n be_v otherwise_o for_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o impure_a excrement_n of_o this_o world_n which_o natural_o destroy_v and_o mortify_v their_o guest_n whereas_o purity_n enlivens_fw-la and_o conserves_n corruption_n and_o mortification_n surround_v man_n because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o dregs_o and_o excrement_n they_o be_v infest_a with_o which_o make_v they_o live_v a_o short_a and_o miserable_a life_n as_o load_v with_o aerumny_n and_o disease_n so_o that_o they_o be_v here_o detain_v as_o a_o guilty_a malefactor_n in_o a_o obscure_a filthy_a prison_n who_o be_v dubious_a betwixt_o death_n and_o hope_n of_o life_n lie_v there_o obduce_v with_o moldiness_n infest_a with_o vermin_n and_o nourish_v with_o immund_n and_o corrupt_a meat_n for_o all_o aliment_n be_v impure_a and_o carry_v with_o they_o a_o executioner_n to_o wit_n hide_a poison_n whence_o we_o at_o length_n take_v our_o own_o death_n in_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o spontaneous_o kill_v ourselves_o see_v our_o aliment_n have_v so_o little_a of_o enliven_a and_o nourish_a virtue_n in_o they_o and_o that_o so_o close_o envelop_v with_o excrement_n that_o the_o digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n though_o strong_a can_v scarce_o attract_v it_o now_o we_o eat_v such_o meat_n do_v ing_a poison_n with_o the_o good_a substance_n which_o enter_v our_o body_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v augment_v and_o accumulate_v till_o it_o obscure_a and_o extinguish_v the_o vital_a light_n or_o rather_o nature_n legitimate_a action_n which_o be_v vivification_n unless_o some_o medicine_n or_o separation_n retard_v or_o suspend_v it_o corruption_n then_o be_v induce_v by_o excrement_n and_o it_o may_v happen_v two_o way_n either_o from_o the_o parent_n seed_n who_o be_v not_o well_o and_o by_o consequence_n corrupt_v produce_v corrupt_a seed_n degenerate_v more_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n but_o this_o be_v so_o far_o subject_a to_o medicinal_a corruption_n as_o that_o by_o help_n thereof_o the_o course_n of_o its_o activity_n towards_o mortification_n may_v be_v stay_v or_o retard_v this_o corruption_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v call_v that_o malevolent_a satan_n who_o go_v about_o continual_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v for_o which_o cause_n this_o wander_v about_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n or_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o world_n which_o have_v their_o principal_a seat_n on_o the_o earth_n which_o also_o eructate_v their_o corruption_n upon_o other_o element_n and_o thus_o man_n live_v of_o they_o and_o in_o they_o be_v corrupt_v in_o they_o and_o by_o they_o and_o so_o they_o produce_v corrupt_a seed_n which_o time_n render_v more_o and_o more_o corrupt_a for_o our_o age_n be_v more_o vicious_a and_o dissolute_a then_o that_o of_o our_o ancestor_n have_v render_v we_o worse_o than_o they_o and_o the_o next_o its_o probable_a will_v be_v worse_o than_o we_o and_o the_o next_o more_o dissolute_a still_o the_o second_o rise_v of_o corruption_n be_v from_o the_o continual_a use_n of_o too_o too_o excrementitious_a aliment_n by_o which_o our_o body_n be_v deprave_v so_o that_o this_o infection_n will_v pass_v from_o the_o parent_n to_o the_o son_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o leprosy_n and_o other_o hereditary_a disease_n now_o these_o aliment_n deduce_v their_o corruption_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v generate_v for_o after_o the_o almighty_a creator_n have_v dispose_v the_o confuse_a chaos_n he_o so_o order_v that_o the_o superior_a body_n shall_v remain_v pure_a and_o subtle_a but_o the_o inferior_a gross_a and_o impure_a because_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o pure_a substance_n to_o ascend_v to_o the_o place_n of_o their_o origine_fw-la but_o of_o excrement_n to_o descend_v to_o the_o centre_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a in_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n be_v elevate_v and_o ascend_v high_a and_o make_v they_o ascend_v &_o increase_v with_o it_o till_o it_o be_v free_v from_o the_o excrementitious_a mass_n which_o subject_n it_o to_o mortal_a corruption_n and_o that_o it_o may_v attain_v the_o place_n that_o be_v remote_a from_o excrement_n and_o live_v without_o alteration_n or_o spot_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n also_o more_o spiritual_a and_o subtle_a creature_n inhabit_v in_o high_a place_n as_o be_v pure_a and_o find_v their_o aliment_n more_o convenient_a and_o like_o their_o natural_a substance_n but_o such_o as_o be_v corporal_a inhabit_v low_a place_n where_o they_o be_v immerge_v in_o dregs_o and_o filth_n that_o have_v their_o place_n in_o low_a part_n whence_o they_o be_v corrupt_v by_o that_o of_o which_o they_o live_v which_o be_v mix_v with_o mundane_a dregs_o for_o whatever_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o element_n which_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o impurity_n can_v produce_v be_v corrupt_a and_o maculate_v and_o therefore_o induce_v corruption_n and_o defilement_n upon_o all_o body_n that_o use_v it_o for_o aliment_n and_o thus_o blood_n acquire_v a_o ill_a disposition_n which_o afterward_o beget_v ill_a humour_n but_o in_o some_o more_o in_o other_o less_o according_a to_o the_o inquinated_a state_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o corruptive_a thing_n which_o cause_n mortality_n and_o destruction_n for_o if_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v as_o pure_a as_o the_o heaven_n all_o animal_n will_v live_v as_o long_o as_o the_o celestial_a incolist_n but_o nature_n have_v ordain_v this_o for_o a_o law_n that_o that_o partake_v more_o of_o corporeity_n shall_v dwell_v about_o that_o that_o be_v most_o corporeal_a and_o that_o which_o be_v more_o corruptible_a and_o inquinated_a about_o that_o that_o be_v like_a to_o it_o but_o the_o earth_n be_v low_a of_o body_n and_o therefore_o most_o gross_a and_o corruptible_a nothing_o therefore_o can_v proceed_v from_o it_o but_o what_o be_v like_o it_o unless_o its_o corruption_n and_o impurity_n be_v stay_v by_o the_o art_n of_o separation_n and_o all_o its_o pure_a substance_n extract_v from_o its_o body_n which_o a_o true_a philosopher_n may_v by_o industry_n effect_n it_o never_o be_v nor_o yet_o be_v my_o intent_n to_o offend_v physician_n to_o who_o i_o owe_v much_o honour_n yet_o i_o with_o many_o learned_a man_n admire_v they_o do_v not_o better_o instruct_v apothecary_n that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o curious_a in_o prepare_v medicament_n whilst_o themselves_o may_v observe_v how_o oft_o they_o have_v be_v frustrate_v in_o success_n when_o they_o proceed_v after_o the_o vulgar_a manner_n for_o they_o will_v cure_v and_o restore_v sick_a and_o weak_a body_n by_o offer_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pottage_n wherein_o there_o be_v yet_o so_o much_o impurity_n and_o gross_a dregs_o that_o very_o little_a pure_a substance_n wherein_o the_o curative_fw-it faculty_n consist_v remain_v which_o be_v so_o immerge_v in_o their_o poison_n that_o they_o have_v no_o power_n against_o the_o disease_n neither_o can_v nature_n help_v their_o operation_n for_o she_o be_v subdue_v in_o this_o conflict_n by_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o remedy_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n on_o another_o which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v drive_v away_o corruption_n by_o corrupt_a &_o corrupt_a mean_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o rain_n never_o dry_v up_o river_n nor_o fire_n extinguish_v a_o flame_n nor_o yet_o corruption_n expel_v corruption_n they_o also_o attempt_v the_o restauration_n of_o their_o patient_n debilitate_a strength_n by_o aliment_n of_o easy_a digestion_n which_o they_o think_v partake_v of_o little_a impurity_n and_o so_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o corruption_n never_o consider_v that_o this_o way_n can_v much_o profit_v they_o for_o though_o they_o use_v very_a choice_n aliment_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o of_o much_o advantage_n because_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o no_o action_n or_o power_n that_o can_v either_o exterminate_v or_o lessen_v the_o morbifical_a cause_n but_o only_o refulciate_v their_o miserable_a life_n almost_o ruin_v by_o weakness_n never_o free_v they_o from_o death_n unless_o that_o nature_n spontaneous_o arise_v and_o oppose_v the_o mortal_a machination_n of_o her_o enemy_n or_o else_o the_o patient_n seek_v help_v from_o some_o exquisite_a medicament_n bring_v by_o some_o perite_fw-la artificer_n industry_n to_o supernatural_a purity_n and_o perfection_n which_o be_v free_a from_o corruption_n may_v restore_v the_o pristine_a vigour_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n eradicate_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n for_o every_o true_a medicament_n shall_v effect_v two_o operation_n to_o wit_n purge_v from_o corruption_n and_o restore_v lose_v strength_n and_o in_o this_o the_o whole_a basis_n and_o art_n of_o medicine_n consist_v though_o the_o lesser_a of_o the_o two_o part_n be_v only_o in_o use_n to_o wit_n purgation_n the_o more_o excellent_a to_o wit_n restauration_n be_v whole_o abolish_v
plato_n doctrine_n express_v elegant_o lib._n 6._o aeneid_n principio_fw-la caelum_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la composque_fw-la liquentes_fw-la lucentemque_fw-la globum_fw-la lunae_fw-la titaniaque_fw-la astra_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o earth_n mountain_n and_o scar_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o planet_n &_o of_o glister_a star_n we_o attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o these_o do_v move_v &_o stir_v without_o control_n to_o which_o augurellus_n also_o atte_v in_o his_o first_o book_n say_v ast_n animae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nil_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la corporis_fw-la expers_fw-la mundus_fw-la at_o &_o mundi_fw-la part_n quoque_fw-la corpore_fw-la constant_a spiritus_fw-la haec_fw-la inter_fw-la medius_fw-la fit_a quem_fw-la neque_fw-la corpus_fw-la aut_fw-la animam_fw-la dicas_fw-la sed_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la utroque_fw-la participans_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la simul_fw-la haec_fw-la extrema_fw-la reducat_fw-la hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la maria_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la atque_fw-la aera_fw-la &_o ignem_fw-la vivereque_fw-la augerique_a atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la cuncta_fw-la refer_v semper_fw-la ave_n semper_fw-la stirpes_fw-la animantia_fw-la semper_fw-la gignere_fw-la perpetuamque_fw-la sequi_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la prolem_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o since_o a_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n we_o meet_v withal_o be_v body_n these_o two_o can_v be_v combine_v without_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n wherewith_o the_o rage_a sea_n fire_n air_n &_o earth_n all_o plant_n &_o fruitful_a tree_n with_o animal_n be_v act_v so_o that_o they_o do_v generate_v their_o like_a and_o live_v for_o aye_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o that_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v essence_n and_o life_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o same_o by_o which_o they_o be_v produce_v now_o that_o all_o thing_n breathe_v live_v augment_v and_o grow_v by_o this_o mundane_a spirit_n resolve_v and_o die_v without_o it_o be_v plain_a whatsoever_o therefore_o subsist_v be_v make_v by_o it_o and_o this_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o simple_a and_o subtle_a essence_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v a_o quintessence_n because_o it_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o gross_a corporeity_n and_o the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o so_o make_v of_o wonderful_a activity_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o it_o be_v now_o diffuse_v over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o through_o it_o the_o soul_n be_v dilate_v with_o all_o its_o virtue_n which_o virtue_n be_v communicate_v most_o to_o such_o body_n as_o participate_v most_o of_o this_o spirit_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v by_o and_o transmit_v from_o the_o superior_a body_n as_o from_o the_o sun_n which_o act_v most_o powerful_o in_o this_o case_n for_o this_o spirit_n be_v calefy_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n acquire_v abundance_n of_o life_n which_o multiply_v and_o enlivens_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o thereby_o increase_n and_o grow_v to_o a_o determinate_a magnitude_n according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o each_o thing_n upon_o which_o account_n virgil_n say_v igneus_fw-la est_fw-la illis_fw-la vigour_n &_o caelestis_fw-la origo_fw-la but_o fiery_a vigour_n and_o heat_n celestial_a be_v to_o these_o body_n their_o original_n now_o this_o spirit_n be_v by_o philosopher_n call_v mercurius_n because_o it_o be_v of_o many_o or_o all_o form_n produce_v all_o kind_n of_o body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o fair_a and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weak_a and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n according_a to_o the_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o account_n this_o fiery_a vigour_n proceed_v from_o the_o solar_a beam_n be_v not_o alike_o in_o all_o subject_n but_o diversify_v as_o there_o be_v more_o or_o less_o of_o it_o in_o the_o seed_n all_o matter_n of_o pure_a predisposition_n have_v a_o pure_a and_o more_o durable_a life_n and_o spirit_n for_o every_o thing_n delight_v in_o that_o that_o be_v like_a to_o it_o it_o be_v more_o than_o reason_n that_o this_o pure_a celestial_a vigour_n shall_v penetrate_v and_o sink_v deep_o into_o pure_a body_n and_o make_v they_o more_o durable_a and_o vital_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o which_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o than_o gold_n which_o be_v pure_a than_o all_o other_o terrestrial_a body_n participate_v more_o of_o that_o celestial_a fire_n which_o penetrate_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n find_v in_o mineral_n the_o pre-disposed_n matter_n to_o wit_n the_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n which_o esdras_n call_v the_o earth_n of_o gold_n prepare_v by_o the_o action_n and_o diligence_n of_o nature_n and_o purge_v and_o separate_v from_o all_o inquination_n of_o terrestrial_a and_o adust_a dregs_o which_o matter_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v only_o some_o sperm_n or_o water_n mix_v with_o that_o sperm_n powder_n or_o pure_a sulphur_n which_o act_v by_o the_o coagulative_a faculty_n thicken_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o in_o time_n by_o long_a and_o continue_a action_n of_o the_o heat_n harden_v and_o so_o come_v to_o its_o perfection_n which_o be_v natural_o simple_a tinct_a with_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n for_o heat_n be_v the_o progenitor_n and_o parent_n of_o tincture_n if_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o heat_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v indubitable_a who_o can_v so_o much_o contradict_v truth_n and_o reason_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o parent_n of_o this_o perfection_n let_v we_o then_o look_v high_o and_o seek_v more_o accurate_o how_o this_o perfection_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o this_o mean_v chap._n 4._o how_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o hermes_n call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a matter_n but_o some_o may_v here_o say_v if_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n how_o can_v the_o sun_n be_v call_v the_o parent_n of_o this_o matter_n when_o itself_o be_v procreate_v or_o produce_v out_o of_o this_o matter_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o primaeve_fw-la prejacent_a matter_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v altogether_o invisible_a and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v but_o by_o strong_a imagination_n out_o of_o who_o vital_a light_n and_o natural_a heat_n this_o celestial_a sun_n be_v produce_v with_o equal_a light_n and_o fiery_a vigour_n which_o afterward_o strengthen_v this_o internal_a and_o essential_a heat_n with_o natural_a display_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o fire_n over_o the_o whole_a universe_n illuminate_v the_o star_n above_o he_o and_o vivify_a the_o thing_n below_o he_o but_o because_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o sun_n act_v most_o vigorous_o upon_o she_o she_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o influence_n in_o who_o bowel_n the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v abscond_v which_o be_v agitate_a and_o move_v by_o the_o sun_n heat_n come_v to_o light_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n in_o winter_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v further_a absent_a from_o we_o the_o earth_n be_v destitute_v of_o that_o vigorous_a heat_n which_o his_o perpendicular_a ray_n bring_v with_o they_o she_o be_v we_o see_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o whereas_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o sun_n again_o review_v our_o climate_n than_o she_o rise_v from_o her_o sleep_n or_o death_n and_o receive_v life_n and_o vigour_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o mutation_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o universal_a spirit_n full_a of_o life_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n principal_o which_o before_o it_o can_v generate_v any_o thing_n must_v take_v up_o its_o inn_n in_o some_o body_n as_o in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o body_n and_o because_o all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v and_o sustain_v by_o that_o which_o produce_v they_o there_o must_v be_v great_a affinity_n and_o harmony_n betwixt_o this_o spirit_n and_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n ancient_a philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o springtime_n calefy_v and_o enlivens_fw-la his_o parent_n load_v with_o old_a age_n and_o almost_o kill_v with_o winter-cold_a see_v then_o she_o be_v by_o the_o sun_n fortify_v enliven_v and_o impregnate_v hermes_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o father_n of_o this_o matter_n for_o be_v otherwise_o barren_a and_o without_o offspring_n she_o now_o conceive_v generate_v and_o multiply_v her_o spirituous_a matter_n lead_v it_o from_o incorporality_n to_o corporality_n the_o philosopher_n hortulanus_fw-la comment_v on_o hermes_n his_o table_n leaf_n and_o omit_v the_o radical_a principle_n of_o nature_n and_o take_v his_o rise_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o chemistry_n
we_o see_v such_o thing_n increase_v and_o extol_v themselves_o the_o spirit_n which_o give_v they_o life_n do_v so_o much_o delight_n in_o air_n as_o the_o place_n where_o it_o have_v its_o origine_fw-la hermes_n also_o say_v that_o the_o air_n carry_v it_o in_o its_o belly_n whereunto_o aristotle_n subscribe_v say_v that_o moist_a thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o air_n and_o terrene_a thing_n from_o the_o moist_a one_o for_o air_n be_v next_o the_o earth_n humectate_v it_o on_o every_o side_n and_o the_o humour_n thereof_o be_v condense_v by_o innate_a heat_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o earth_n which_o contain_v mercury_n and_o sulphur_n in_o due_a proportion_n chap._n 7._o how_o the_o earth_n nourish_v this_o universal_a spirit_n though_o this_o spirit_n be_v infuse_v into_o and_o dwell_v in_o superior_a as_o well_o as_o inferior_a body_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v best_a know_v and_o discern_v in_o body_n most_o evident_a and_o near_o to_o our_o view_n of_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v near_a and_o most_o vegetable_a in_o it_o therefore_o be_v this_o spirit_n generate_v and_o manifest_v more_o copious_o for_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o certain_a mark_n whereto_o all_o the_o influence_n ray_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o superior_a body_n tend_v it_o be_v moreover_o the_o fundament_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o other_o element_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o seed_n and_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v right_o call_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n it_o be_v therefore_o impregnate_v by_o the_o heaven_n and_o produce_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o its_o womb_n and_o though_o this_o spirit_n be_v expel_v wash_v away_o or_o separate_v from_o it_o by_o what_o way_n you_o please_v yet_o the_o earth_n thus_o void_a of_o spirit_n if_o leave_v a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n will_v again_o be_v impregnate_v by_o the_o celestial_a virtue_n and_o influence_n so_o as_o to_o produce_v some_o chystalline_a stone_n and_o lucent_a spark_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v take_v for_o separate_a will_v again_o regerminate_v in_o the_o earth_n impregnation_n then_o make_v by_o the_o action_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o first_o quality_n do_v continual_o render_v her_o generative_a for_o out_o of_o her_o womb_n come_v all_o thing_n sublunary_a she_o produce_v all_o thing_n endue_v with_o life_n preserve_v nourish_v and_o at_o last_o resolve_v they_o into_o their_o own_o nature_n when_o she_o be_v agitate_a by_o these_o action_n she_o cause_v a_o twofold_a expiration_n one_o without_o she_o another_o within_o she_o which_o expiration_n egrede_v from_o this_o terrene_a spirit_n when_o move_v and_o calefy_v by_o the_o celestial_a heat_n the_o expiration_n elevate_v without_o or_o above_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a cause_n and_o produce_v dew_n and_o frost_n if_o dry_a wind_n thunder_n and_o other_o dry_a aereal_a impression_n but_o the_o expiration_n include_v in_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a generate_v liquable_v metal_n and_o mineral_n if_o dry_a stone_n and_o the_o like_a that_o be_v not_o liquable_v all_o thing_n vegetable_a proceed_v from_o and_o be_v nourish_v by_o this_o spirit_n whereof_o the_o earth_n be_v nurse_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o ancient_a poet_n call_v the_o earth_n the_o common_a mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o all_o creature_n chap._n 8._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o perfection_n in_o all_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v the_o general_n genus_fw-la and_o common_a to_o every_o genus_fw-la for_o if_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n into_o the_o inferior_a or_o elementary_a world_n we_o see_v it_o divide_v into_o three_o subalternals_n to_o wit_n animal_n vegetable_a and_o mineral_n kind_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o in_o all_o only_o operate_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o its_o form_n and_o hence_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o creature_n arise_v for_o else_o there_o will_v be_v only_o one_o species_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o if_o we_o perpend_v the_o superior_a and_o celestial_a world_n we_o shall_v also_o find_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v one_o equal_a in_o all_o and_o differ_v in_o nothing_o but_o purity_n and_o subtlety_n for_o the_o celestial_a spirit_n be_v procreate_v of_o its_o pure_a igneous_a substance_n and_o differ_v from_o terrene_a one_o in_o corporal_a grossness_n and_o the_o celestial_a globe_n and_o luminary_n be_v make_v of_o its_o middle_n and_o aereal_a substance_n it_o constitute_v therefore_o all_o thing_n because_o it_o have_v in_o it_o both_o the_o faculty_n of_o superior_a and_o inferior_a body_n and_o because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o exquisite_a temper_n for_o this_o body_n be_v in_o all_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o perfection_n and_o if_o it_o be_v destitute_v of_o its_o faculty_n it_o can_v never_o perfect_v any_o thing_n and_o here_o we_o understand_v simple_a and_o natural_a perfection_n and_o although_o it_o be_v perfect_a only_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o nature_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o rule_n line_n action_n and_o power_n of_o perfection_n yet_o it_o acquire_v virtue_n and_o faculty_n above_o the_o sphere_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o can_v deduce_v thing_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v this_o spirit_n alter_v and_o penetrate_v all_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o gross_a mollify_v hard_a thing_n harden_v soft_a thing_n and_o augment_v nourish_v and_o conserves_n all_o thing_n this_o spirit_n also_o be_v in_o all_o body_n the_o author_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n have_v necessary_o a_o threefold_a operation_n for_o by_o its_o dryness_n it_o must_v enliven_v and_o by_o its_o coldness_n congeal_v and_o by_o its_o moisture_n congregate_v and_o unite_v for_o which_o it_o have_v a_o threefold_a name_n impose_v on_o it_o desume_v from_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o earth_n for_o they_o call_v it_o vitrify_v salsuginous_a and_o mercurial_a because_o of_o salt_n glass_n and_o mercury_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v though_o paracelsus_n reckon_v these_o principle_n otherwise_o to_o wit_n salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n add_v glass_n as_o a_o four_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o these_o three_o first_o principle_n and_o reduce_v at_o last_o to_o the_o four_o as_o though_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n can_v produce_v any_o thing_n beyond_o glass_n but_o i_o shall_v prove_v my_o own_o sentence_n by_o example_n and_o reason_n the_o bone_n of_o animal_n be_v consolidate_v and_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n the_o flesh_n and_o nerve_n concrete_v by_o salt_n and_o unite_a and_o congregat_v into_o one_o mass_n by_o the_o mercurial_a humour_n in_o vegetable_n also_o the_o shell_n of_o almond_n pine-nut_n walnut_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o of_o oyster_n and_o snail_n in_o land_n and_o sea_n may_v be_v make_v by_o vitrification_n and_o the_o taste_n demonstrate_v that_o these_o body_n be_v saltish_a for_o nothing_o want_v salt_n but_o what_o be_v insipid_a yea_o those_o thing_n be_v very_o saltish_a whereof_o glass_n be_v make_v as_o fem_n kali_n and_o the_o like_a some_o may_v here_o object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o glass_n but_o salt_n that_o cause_v the_o induration_n of_o bone_n shell_n and_o the_o like_a which_o i_o have_v mention_v whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o experience_n and_o reason_n speak_v the_o contrary_a for_o salt_n be_v resolve_v and_o melt_v by_o the_o least_o moisture_n of_o air_n or_o water_n but_o the_o bone_n and_o shell_n before_o mention_v resist_v liquefaction_n as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o harden_v by_o this_o glass-making_a faculty_n for_o the_o ultimate_a confirmation_n of_o which_o my_o assertion_n i_o may_v adduce_v precious_a stone_n adamant_n and_o crystal_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o glass_n elaborate_v to_o perfection_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o nature_n and_o now_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v condense_v by_o mercury_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o it_o need_v no_o other_o testimony_n but_o common_a experience_n mineral_n have_v enough_o of_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n in_o they_o stone_n and_o such_o effoded_a thing_n as_o acquire_v not_o extension_n and_o fusion_n by_o the_o hammer_n and_o fire_n have_v some_o salt_n in_o they_o but_o this_o be_v superate_v by_o the_o adustion_n of_o corruptive_a sulphur_n which_o come_v upon_o their_o induration_n and_o vitrification_n metal_n and_o all_o ductile_a thing_n be_v concrete_v and_o condense_v by_o salt_n and_o mercury_n and_o so_o much_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n that_o they_o bid_v some_o resistance_n to_o the_o hammer_n which_o be_v indeed_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o implication_n with_o more_o or_o less_o impurity_n and_o adust_a earth_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o coagulation_n of_o their_o mercury_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o the_o ternal_a number_n of_o glass_n salt_n and_o mercury_n or_o water_n
where_o glass_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o hardness_n salt_n afford_v matter_n and_o water_n cause_v unition_n and_o condensation_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n to_o body_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o its_o action_n and_o virtue_n be_v represent_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v this_o bind_v and_o conjoyn_v the_o superior_a thing_n with_o the_o inferior_a for_o as_o many_o idea_n as_o the_o heaven_n contain_v so_o many_o seminal_a cause_n it_o obtain_v whence_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o form_n so_o many_o species_n in_o the_o matter_n when_o therefore_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o any_o one_o of_o these_o species_n degenerate_a it_o may_v by_o the_o soul_n within_o it_o and_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v reform_v and_o reduce_v to_o its_o former_a state_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v always_o at_o hand_n and_o ready_a for_o all_o motion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o intellectual_a idea_n be_v attract_v but_o rather_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v endue_v with_o such_o a_o virtue_n and_o allure_v by_o the_o material_a form_n which_o can_v seem_v absurd_a to_o any_o one_o for_o it_o prepare_v every_o one_o his_o meat_n and_o nutriment_n because_o it_o be_v transmutable_a into_o all_o thing_n by_o which_o it_o be_v solicit_v and_o willing_o remain_v and_o reside_v therein_o zoroaster_n call_v the_o agreement_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o form_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n allurement_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o thing_n and_o kind_n draw_v their_o power_n and_o faculty_n from_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n not_o all_o total_o but_o such_o as_o respect_v the_o seed_n or_o propagation_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o they_o germinate_a or_o increase_v a_o example_n hereof_o we_o have_v in_o man_n who_o feed_v only_o on_o man_n meat_n acquire_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n fish_n or_o the_o like_a which_o he_o eat_v many_o other_o animal_n also_o feed_v upon_o the_o same_o victual_n and_o yet_o every_o one_o attract_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o species_n so_o that_o it_o be_v worthy_a our_o admiration_n that_o out_o of_o the_o same_o meat_n man_n can_v attract_v what_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n and_o a_o bird_n what_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o bird._n and_o this_o be_v not_o because_o there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a aliment_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o dish_n but_o because_o of_o the_o species_n nourish_v which_o attract_v and_o change_v the_o nutriment_n proper_a to_o and_o convenient_a for_o itself_o by_o mediation_n whereof_o it_o generate_v its_o like_a by_o virtue_n of_o this_o soul_n and_o seed_n which_o be_v in_o it_o according_a to_o its_o quality_n but_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o in_o the_o machine_n of_o the_o worid_a the_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n be_v thing_n separate_v for_o these_o three_o be_v always_o unite_v and_o conjoin_v as_o be_v apparent_a and_o by_o this_o union_n the_o whole_a spirit_n and_o corporal_a substance_n become_v vital_a the_o universal_a soul_n then_o feign_v and_o imagine_v divers_a form_n which_o the_o spirit_n receive_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o element_n make_v corporeal_a and_o produce_v hence_o animal_n generate_v only_a animal_n plant_n plant_n and_o mineral_n mineral_n though_o not_o all_o alike_o for_o mineral_n as_o i_o say_v before_o generate_v not_o their_o like_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o plant_n because_o their_o spirit_n be_v cohibit_v by_o too_o gross_a matter_n which_o spirit_n if_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_o extract_v and_o conjoin_v with_o mineral_n matter●_n will_v generate_v its_o like_a because_o by_o its_o exquisite_a penetration_n into_o imperfect_a body_n through_o the_o subtiliation_n of_o art_n and_o artificious_a graduation_n of_o fire_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o proper_a and_o mineral_n seed_n only_o not_o animal_n because_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o it_o want_v the_o action_n of_o other_o faculty_n but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o demonstrate_v they_o but_o according_a to_o the_o species_n whereto_o it_o be_v accommodate_v for_o else_o every_o thing_n will_v produce_v its_o unlike_a a_o tree_n will_v generate_v a_o man_n a_o plant_n a_o bull_n a_o metal_n a_o herb_n which_o i_o speak_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a specification_n of_o thing_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o most_o general_a genus_fw-la it_o produce_v in_o all_o thing_n its_o like_a because_o be_v mercury_n it_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n wherewith_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o humane_a art_n can_v effect_v that_o that_o be_v sole_o grant_v to_o nature_n which_o alone_o can_v procreate_v a_o species_n art_n may_v dilate_v and_o multiply_v it_o if_o it_o begin_v its_o operation_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o species_n as_o prudent_a philosopher_n do_v who_o extract_v the_o spirit_n from_o mineral_n specificate_v decent_o purify_v and_o reduce_v to_o perfection_n render_v it_o apt_a to_o perfect_v imperfect_a thing_n and_o a_o expert_a and_o industrious_a artist_n perpend_v these_o thing_n aright_o may_v easy_o institute_v admirable_a adaptation_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v we_o have_v i_o hope_v sufficient_o explicate_v in_o the_o former_a book_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o produce_v but_o also_o make_v corporeal_a by_o the_o universal_a spirit_n we_o now_o come_v to_o declare_v what_o kind_n of_o body_n this_o spirit_n assume_v and_o how_o itself_o both_o be_v and_o make_v all_o thing_n corporeal_a for_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v corporeal_a which_o make_v all_o other_o thing_n such_o see_v nothing_o can_v give_v what_o itself_o have_v not_o let_v we_o therefore_o see_v with_o what_o and_o how_o it_o be_v vest_v with_o a_o body_n not_o that_o we_o will_v here_o dispute_v of_o the_o incorporation_n of_o celestial_a and_o supernatural_a being_n but_o only_o of_o physical_a and_o sublunary_a generation_n and_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a vessel_n and_o true_a matrix_fw-la where_o the_o prime_a and_o most_o general_a incorporator_fw-la of_o thing_n be_v itself_o incorporate_v i_o say_v then_o that_o no_o body_n can_v be_v make_v without_o a_o precedent_n mover_n that_o may_v diduce_fw-la potency_n to_o act_v that_o which_o exist_v not_o in_o save_v potency_n may_v be_v produce_v into_o light_n and_o according_a to_o nature_n intent_n reach_v its_o final_a term_n which_o be_v to_o make_v that_o a_o body_n which_o it_o will_v produce_v now_o this_o mover_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o fire_n or_o heat_n which_o move_v itself_o first_o in_o the_o air_n for_o all_o generation_n begin_v there_o because_o fire_n be_v the_o most_o active_a element_n and_o consequent_o most_o subtle_a and_o light_a whence_o it_o be_v more_o prompt_a for_o motion_n fire_n therefore_o who_o propriety_n be_v through_o its_o levity_n to_o ascend_v and_o make_v unknown_a thing_n visible_a do_v requisite_o receive_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o action_n from_o inferior_a body_n that_o be_v from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o as_o we_o say_v before_o the_o old_a demogorgon_n and_o progenitor_n of_o all_o thing_n inhabit_v sit_v there_o in_o his_o throne_n and_o midst_n of_o his_o empire_n that_o thence_o he_o may_v govern_v command_n preserve_v and_o divide_v the_o essence_n of_o life_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o that_o great_a spherical_a body_n expanded_a about_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v more_o easy_o and_o from_o equal_a distance_n receive_v from_o every_o member_n what_o he_o want_v the_o root_n of_o fire_n be_v implant_v in_o the_o fruitful_a bowel_n of_o this_o old_a parent_n which_o thence_o emit_v a_o vaporous_a breath_n which_o hermes_n call_v the_o humid_a nature_n for_o vapour_n be_v the_o prime_n and_o next_o action_n of_o fire_n with_o which_o it_o be_v so_o conjoin_v that_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v without_o it_o but_o some_o may_v say_v if_o vapour_n come_v from_o fire_n how_o can_v it_o be_v moist_a see_v fire_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a whence_o acquire_v it_o this_o contrary_a quality_n and_o here_o we_o find_v nothing_o absurd_a if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o fire_n can_v live_v and_o subsist_v without_o moisture_n which_o be_v its_o aliment_n support_n and_o subject_n without_o which_o fire_n can_v be_v conceive_v for_o be_v by_o nature_n active_a and_o its_o action_n indefatigable_a it_o must_v needs_o have_v something_o to_o act_v upon_o and_o never_o be_v destitute_a of_o this_o thing_n fire_n then_o and_o coessential_a moisture_n be_v like_o
life_n of_o these_o influence_n concentricate_a and_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v a_o body_n so_o solid_a that_o it_o give_v solidity_n to_o all_o other_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o that_o which_o penetrate_v it_o be_v very_o subtle_a the_o heaven_n therefore_o be_v of_o most_o subtle_a matter_n produce_v alike_o effect_n for_o the_o operation_n ordinary_o follow_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o body_n that_o operate_v and_o this_o penetration_n will_v profit_v nothing_o but_o like_o a_o torrent_n run_v over_o a_o field_n because_o of_o its_o swift_a motion_n scarce_o wet_a the_o surface_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o somewhat_o stay_v but_o see_v it_o tend_v infallible_o to_o the_o centre_n and_o there_o be_v stop_v because_o there_o be_v no_o low_a place_n whereto_o it_o may_v descend_v there_o it_o be_v compel_v to_o subsist_v and_o collect_v itself_o hence_o some_o have_v say_v that_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v most_o precious_a because_o in_o it_o all_o the_o influence_n be_v unite_v which_o meet_v there_o have_v a_o infinite_a potency_n not_o only_o because_o they_o continual_o flow_v thither_o but_o because_o they_o proceed_v from_o body_n infinite_a incorruptible_a and_o indeficient_a in_o virtue_n the_o ancient_a poet_n who_o involve_v their_o conceit_n in_o fable_n divide_v the_o earth_n into_o three_o part_n assign_v the_o heaven_n to_o jupiter_n as_o first-born_a of_o saturn_n though_o some_o attribute_n the_o primogeniture_n right_a to_o neptune_n and_o the_o election_n of_o the_o superior_a kingdom_n to_o jupiter_n for_o certain_a sophistical_a reason_n impertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n neptune_n they_o make_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o that_o by_o lot_n to_o pluto_n as_o the_o young_a son_n they_o assign_v the_o earth_n for_o heritage_n who_o be_v yet_o think_v the_o rich_a of_o the_o three_o brethren_n because_o in_o his_o dominion_n all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o world_n be_v contain_v yea_o he_o seem_v to_o make_v his_o two_o brother_n tributary_n in_o those_o thing_n they_o possess_v as_o best_a this_o son_n they_o call_v the_o king_n of_o hell_n and_o to_o he_o they_o give_v the_o elysian_a field_n as_o a_o delightful_a place_n where_o the_o bless_a soul_n shall_v follow_v his_o court_n after_o death_n divine_v also_o assert_v that_o hell_n and_o the_o torture_n of_o soul_n be_v in_o this_o place_n adduce_v by_o this_o argument_n that_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o star_n be_v fiery_a and_o all_o their_o influence_n concur_v there_o must_v needs_o be_v incredible_a burn_n there_o again_o that_o place_n be_v infernal_a because_o none_o be_v more_o inferior_a but_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v here_o torment_v and_o that_o the_o heat_n of_o this_o place_n shall_v be_v so_o vehement_a as_o they_o say_v be_v a_o solaecism_n in_o reason_n and_o a_o contradiction_n to_o philosophical_a axiom_n for_o beside_o that_o soul_n possess_v no_o place_n according_a to_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o that_o be_v devest_v of_o the_o earthy_a part_n and_o corporeal_a prison_n they_o will_v natural_o elevate_v themselves_o and_o ascend_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o spiritual_a levity_n which_o participate_v more_o of_o a_o fiery_a than_o any_o other_o quality_n they_o can_v but_o with_o violence_n be_v detain_v in_o this_o subterraneous_a place_n see_v they_o be_v light_a nor_o yet_o be_v simple_a suffer_v under_o the_o action_n of_o fire_n which_o can_v act_v on_o its_o like_a why_o therefore_o they_o shall_v assert_v that_o they_o descend_v to_o this_o place_n to_o be_v torment_v i_o see_v no_o reason_n unless_o that_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n wherewith_o they_o be_v implicate_v shall_v detrude_v and_o depress_v they_o compel_v and_o force_v they_o to_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o else_o that_o sin_n have_v get_v they_o under_o its_o dominion_n and_o have_v incorporate_v itself_o therewith_o by_o some_o unknown_a kind_n of_o composition_n and_o so_o make_v they_o passable_a and_o subject_a not_o to_o the_o simple_a and_o natural_a action_n of_o fire_n but_o to_o some_o other_o violent_a create_v one_o destine_v by_o god_n to_o that_o effect_n and_o perhaps_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o fire_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v by_o divine_a power_n double_v for_o this_o action_n which_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o holy_a writ_n but_o i_o will_v not_o rash_o cherish_v any_o particular_a opinion_n or_o separate_v myself_o from_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n in_o the_o defence_n whereof_o i_o will_v not_o only_o spend_v my_o life_n but_o industry_n by_o god_n assistance_n yet_o i_o say_v in_o my_o transient_n that_o i_o may_v further_o recede_v from_o my_o intend_a discourse_n that_o they_o conclude_v strange_o that_o say_v vehement_a burn_n arise_v in_o this_o place_n because_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n concur_v there_o whereunto_o i_o will_v yet_o yield_v if_o they_o can_v evince_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o star_n burn_v and_o consume_v like_o our_o culinary_a fire_n and_o do_v not_o enliven_v conserve_v and_o nourish_v for_o if_o it_o be_v such_o as_o they_o imagine_v not_o only_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o whole_a universe_n have_v be_v long_o since_o burn_v to_o ash_n those_o influence_n indeed_o in_o old_a demogorgon_n bowel_n calefie_v but_o not_o with_o a_o mortal_a and_o destructive_a but_o with_o a_o vital_a heat_n which_o there_o implant_v a_o uniform_a virtue_n which_o by_o mediation_n of_o heat_n dilate_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o first_o move_v cause_n of_o generation_n but_o we_o must_v not_o here_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o external_a heat_n that_o come_v from_o the_o sun_n which_o calefy_v the_o earth_n and_o cause_n generation_n for_o in_o wintertime_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v further_a distant_a the_o earth_n have_v abundance_n of_o heat_n in_o it_o as_o experience_n show_v in_o fountain_n cistern_n and_o profound_a cell_n so_o that_o in_o the_o cold_a winter-season_n metal_n be_v coct_v and_o indurate_v yea_o it_o be_v credible_a that_o they_o be_v then_o most_o of_o all_o ingross_v because_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o centre_n be_v keep_v in_o and_o retain_v because_o of_o the_o frigidity_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air._n the_o sun_n approach_n and_o more_o perpendicular_a aspect_n be_v not_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o vegetation_n in_o the_o spring_n for_o if_o so_o then_o doubtless_o as_o its_o ascent_n be_v more_o sublime_a vegetation_n will_v augment_v more_o proportionable_o to_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o ray_n but_o the_o contrary_n be_v observe_v but_o because_o every_o like_a attract_v its_o like_a and_o the_o recess_n of_o the_o one_o cause_v the_o recess_n of_o the_o other_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o magnetical_a virtue_n of_o its_o ray_n attract_v and_o revoke_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o central_n sun_n detrude_v by_o the_o rigid_a cold_a of_o the_o ambient_fw-la into_o the_o interior_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o return_v to_o the_o surface_n thereof_o affect_v all_o thing_n with_o a_o vegetative_a faculty_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o external_a heat_n of_o the_o celestial_a sun_n but_o rather_o the_o innate_a heat_n of_o the_o central_n sun_n that_o calefy_v the_o profundity_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o heat_n be_v twofold_a the_o one_o act_n by_o reverberation_n which_o be_v external_a the_o other_o by_o influx_n and_o penetration_n which_o be_v internal_a whereof_o i_o now_o speak_v who_o nature_n be_v to_o enliven_v augment_v and_o conserve_v by_o the_o sustentation_n of_o radical_a moisture_n contain_v in_o this_o fire_n which_o i_o make_v mention_n of_o in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n but_o that_o now_o we_o may_v prove_v this_o central_n fire_v not_o to_o be_v so_o intense_a as_o to_z torment_n and_o burn_v let_v we_o consider_v how_o the_o star_n do_v not_o by_o their_o influence_n cause_n heat_n sole_o but_o work_v other_o effect_n for_o saturn_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a jupiter_n hot_a and_o moist_a the_o sun_n hot_a and_o dry_a mars_n hot_a and_o dry_a venus_n cold_a and_o moist_a the_o moon_n moist_a and_o cold_a and_o mercury_n all_o in_o all_o participate_v of_o all_o quality_n alike_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o all_o the_o influence_n be_v temperate_a equal_o consist_v of_o heat_n cold_a moisture_n and_o siccity_n which_o thus_o meeting_n in_o moderation_n can_v make_v the_o place_n where_o they_o meet_v immoderate_a the_o vapour_n then_o or_o spirit_n that_o come_v from_o the_o centre_n participate_v of_o these_o four_o and_o hence_o all_o the_o quality_n of_o simples_n have_v their_o origine_fw-la whereof_o some_o calefie_v because_o in_o they_o heat_n be_v predominant_a other_o dry_v because_o siccity_n superabound_v other_o moisten_v or_o refrigerate_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o their_o moisture_n or_o cold_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n star_n project_v many_o other_o quality_n beside_o these_o into_o the_o
centre_n for_o they_o give_v being_n to_o those_o sapour_n colour_n and_o odour_n which_o we_o taste_v see_v and_o feel_v in_o sublunary_a thing_n i_o say_v therefore_o that_o the_o star_n calefie_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o the_o universal_a spirit_n dwell_v there_o participate_v of_o this_o heat_n and_o because_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o heat_n to_o separate_v that_o separative_a virtue_n which_o divide_v the_o pure_a from_o the_o impure_a the_o subtle_a from_o the_o gross_a and_o the_o light_n from_o the_o heavy_a and_o the_o sweet_a from_o the_o bitter_a descend_v with_o these_o influence_n which_o purgative_a separation_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o all_o thing_n natural_o reject_v their_o excrement_n as_o not_o be_v of_o their_o substantial_a part_n which_o be_v indeed_o very_o requisite_a see_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o its_o excrement_n exceed_v its_o natural_a substance_n nay_o all_o that_o we_o see_v and_o touch_v be_v only_o the_o excremental_a part_n of_o thing_n that_o obumbrate_v their_o occult_a substance_n as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o our_o aliment_n who_o great_a mass_n turn_v not_o into_o our_o substance_n but_o go_v away_o by_o the_o passage_n destine_v for_o such_o egress_n nature_n only_o extract_v the_o invisible_a and_o spiritual_a succe_fw-la out_o of_o they_o which_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v convert_v into_o our_o flesh_n and_o substance_n we_o may_v likewise_o affirm_v that_o this_o mass_n of_o earth_n we_o tread_v upon_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o excrement_n of_o that_o first_o substance_n which_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o chaos_n now_o encompass_v the_o centre_n and_o so_o include_v it_o in_o a_o spherical_a equilibrial_a proportion_n that_o it_o can_v move_v or_o fall_v for_o see_v it_o be_v in_o the_o low_a of_o place_n it_o can_v tend_v no_o way_n further_o unless_o it_o shall_v ascend_v which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o excrement_n for_o though_o it_o appear_v whole_o excrementitious_a yet_o there_o lie_v under_o its_o excrement_n a_o pure_a substance_n which_o be_v whole_o spiritual_a can_v not_o become_v sensible_a without_o the_o administration_n of_o some_o body_n as_o we_o see_v in_o all_o thing_n produce_v their_o seed_n and_o first_o matter_n be_v invisible_a but_o as_o they_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o corporal_a mass_n and_o excrementitious_a substance_n we_o can_v see_v they_o and_o no_o body_n can_v be_v make_v without_o excrement_n for_o which_o cause_n this_o substance_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n of_o earth_n in_o generation_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o celestial_a heat_n retain_v nothing_o of_o the_o say_a earth_n but_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v for_o a_o sustentacle_n for_o it_o which_o from_o the_o beginning_n have_v no_o other_o use_n but_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o receptacle_n and_o shop_n or_o rather_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o this_o spiritual_a matter_n may_v effect_v its_o operation_n as_o we_o shall_v large_o and_o plain_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o sequel_n chapter_n where_o i_o shall_v treat_v of_o separation_n more_o large_o but_o separation_n be_v to_o little_a purpose_n if_o the_o thing_n separate_v shall_v remain_v without_o action_n nature_n scope_n in_o separation_n be_v to_o enliven_v and_o abandon_v death_n which_o come_v from_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o superabundance_n of_o excrement_n suffocate_a the_o pure_a substance_n but_o here_o i_o mean_v natural_a not_o violent_a death_n but_o if_o the_o seed_n of_o thing_n shall_v always_o lie_v bury_v in_o this_o excrementitious_a earth_n nothing_o will_v be_v produce_v or_o receive_v life_n but_o the_o celestial_a virtue_n by_o its_o vital_a influence_n extract_v they_o and_o these_o be_v full_a of_o virtue_n dilate_v and_o promote_v themselves_o into_o all_o and_o each_o several_a species_n as_o their_o nature_n and_o composition_n require_v life_n then_o proceed_v from_o purification_n which_o the_o star_n effect_v by_o their_o influence_n with_o which_o the_o augmentative_a and_o restorative_a faculty_n descend_v for_o the_o star_n be_v in_o continual_a motion_n they_o be_v continual_o occupy_v with_o action_n and_o consequent_o with_o vivification_n give_v life_n to_o life_n which_o can_v be_v without_o conservation_n and_o restauration_n conservation_n they_o give_v by_o sustain_a life_n indeficient_o restauration_n by_o restore_v what_o the_o generation_n of_o individual_n consume_v and_o spend_v and_o this_o we_o may_v see_v manifest_o in_o the_o first_o matter_n incorporate_v for_o be_v impregnate_v by_o celestial_a influence_n it_o be_v of_o itself_o nourish_v multiply_v and_o augment_v continual_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v call_v a_o dragon_n or_o serpent_n that_o prey_v upon_o itself_o always_o regerminate_v which_o wherever_o it_o be_v it_o take_v such_o root_n that_o the_o place_n shall_v never_o be_v quite_o destitute_a of_o it_o though_o it_o be_v wash_v or_o burn_v which_o be_v a_o certain_a token_n by_o which_o this_o first_o matter_n may_v be_v know_v these_o than_o be_v the_o principal_a virtue_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n have_v and_o will_v always_o receive_v from_o the_o celestial_a influence_n which_o produce_v great_a and_o admirable_a effect_n in_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o universe_n but_o here_o some_o may_v inquire_v how_o that_o the_o first_o matter_n receive_v such_o pure_a and_o potent_a influence_n from_o heaven_n come_v to_o be_v conspurcate_v with_o so_o many_o vicious_a quality_n and_o how_o it_o retain_v they_o when_o it_o have_v receive_v they_o see_v it_o be_v always_o busy_v in_o the_o action_n of_o vivification_n augmentation_n conservation_n and_o restauration_n for_o if_o it_o separate_v not_o it_o will_v die_v and_o if_o it_o augment_v conserve_n and_o restore_v not_o it_o will_v diminish_v perish_v and_o debilitate_v which_o it_o never_o do_v whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o star_n have_v a_o twofold_a influence_n one_o natural_a the_o other_o accidental_a the_o natural_a be_v communicate_v to_o they_o in_o their_o first_o creation_n and_o it_o be_v that_o government_n of_o the_o universe_n which_o hermes_n speak_v of_o whereby_o they_o keep_v it_o in_o its_o be_v by_o defend_v and_o preserve_v it_o by_o their_o influence_n from_o destruction_n and_o annihilation_n wherewith_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v continual_o enrich_v which_o apply_v they_o to_o and_o manifest_v they_o in_o all_o thing_n whereto_o it_o give_v increase_v and_o substance_n but_o the_o accidental_a influence_n of_o the_o star_n be_v that_o which_o fall_v out_o preternatural_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o different_a situation_n and_o aspect_n and_o this_o be_v always_o subject_a to_o mutation_n and_o never_o remain_v equal_a and_o this_o have_v only_a power_n upon_o the_o effect_n of_o matter_n not_o upon_o the_o matter_n itself_o for_o whatever_o influence_n happen_v though_o never_o so_o malign_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n intermit_v not_o its_o action_n but_o absolve_v they_o as_o before_o and_z produces_z animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n as_o well_o as_o ever_o and_o if_o mortification_n sometime_o fall_v out_o from_o the_o malignity_n of_o some_o aspect_n they_o only_o touch_v the_o surface_n or_o excrementitious_a mass_n of_o body_n and_o not_o the_o interior_a substance_n and_o such_o a_o accident_n be_v often_o change_v so_o that_o the_o influence_n sometime_o operate_v one_o thing_n sometime_o the_o quite_o contrary_a which_o the_o natural_a and_o principal_a influx_n never_o do_v whence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o first_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v simple_a of_o itself_o receive_v nothing_o but_o those_o celestial_a virtue_n which_o it_o also_o retain_v and_o keep_v in_o its_o terrification_n but_o we_o must_v now_o declare_v how_o it_o retain_v they_o that_o we_o may_v make_v good_a that_o say_n of_o hermes_n that_o its_o virtue_n remain_v entire_a when_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o earth_n because_o all_o the_o celestial_a virtue_n descend_v and_o meet_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o in_o their_o course_n aim_v at_o nothing_o but_o the_o information_n of_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o the_o supreme_a idea_n the_o same_o matter_n be_v full_a of_o form_n be_v diversify_v not_o indeed_o actual_o but_o potential_o into_o innumerable_a specification_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o a_o body_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o body_n or_o companion_n of_o a_o body_n whereunto_o it_o have_v a_o appetite_n and_o by_o information_n move_v to_o that_o end_n and_o this_o motion_n it_o have_v from_o the_o action_n of_o celestial_a fire_n which_o i_o before_o call_v the_o first_o mover_n in_o the_o chaos_n which_o the_o old_a poet_n orpheus_n and_o hesiod_n describe_v under_o the_o name_n of_o love_n and_o ronsardus_n our_o french_a homer_n or_o pindar_n thus_o delineate_v le_fw-fr suis_fw-fr
may_v be_v repair_v by_o newness_n of_o life_n which_o make_v we_o like_o our_o heavenly_a father_n in_o incorruption_n and_o our_o restorer_n jesus_n have_v teach_v we_o two_o way_n to_o regeneration_n one_o by_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n water_n wash_v away_o the_o spot_n and_o fire_n consume_v and_o separate_v all_o impurity_n from_o the_o pure_a essence_n and_o as_o his_o precious_a blood_n which_o be_v true_a water_n indeed_o purge_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o save_v we_o from_o that_o death_n which_o the_o mortal_a corruption_n of_o our_o earthly_a parent_n introduce_v so_o water_n dissolve_v and_o purge_v away_o those_o excrementitious_a impurity_n which_o corrupt_v all_o substance_n the_o fire_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n consume_v and_o separate_v the_o excrementitious_a impurity_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a fire_n blot_v out_o the_o impurity_n of_o body_n which_o shall_v therefore_o be_v mortify_v that_o it_o may_v be_v regenerate_v and_o this_o mortification_n be_v that_o putrefaction_n and_o digestion_n which_o fit_v it_o to_o receive_v separation_n and_o this_o mortification_n be_v then_o wrought_v in_o we_o when_o the_o sun_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n rise_v upon_o our_o heart_n and_o warm_v our_o centre_n consume_v by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o corrupt_a affection_n of_o old_a adam_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o chemical_a fire_n reverberate_v its_o flame_n about_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v burn_v and_o annihilate_v that_o that_o be_v of_o a_o extraneous_a nature_n and_o that_o more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o impurity_n be_v more_o or_o less_o obstinate_a to_o separation_n which_o be_v effect_v by_o distillation_n this_o then_o be_v the_o right_a way_n which_o nature_n observe_v in_o the_o regeneration_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o will_v have_v no_o laudable_a effect_n in_o medicine_n unless_o they_o be_v gegenerate_v by_o water_n and_o fire_n but_o the_o same_o thing_n after_o this_o second_o nativity_n be_v most_o free_a in_o their_o virtue_n and_o action_n whereas_o before_o their_o vital_a function_n be_v bury_v in_o a_o excrementitious_a mass_n and_o though_o the_o benign_a influence_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v they_o much_o virtue_n yet_o can_v not_o they_o exert_v it_o even_o so_o a_o man_n whilst_o he_o be_v detain_v in_o the_o impure_a prison_n of_o old_a adam_n he_o can_v produce_v no_o good_a and_o laudable_a action_n but_o before_o i_o proceed_v further_o in_o the_o practical_a explication_n of_o these_o thing_n i_o must_v return_v to_o my_o begun-order_n to_o wit_n that_o after_o i_o have_v give_v the_o definition_n of_o separation_n and_o declare_v of_o how_o many_o kind_n it_o be_v that_o now_o i_o may_v show_v what_o these_o kind_n be_v whence_o thing_n proceed_v to_o be_v separate_v and_o whence_o this_o separative_a virtue_n arise_v and_o i_o have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v in_o body_n two_o part_n the_o one_o be_v a_o excrement_n the_o other_o substance_n the_o one_o accidental_a and_o the_o other_o substantial_a for_o substance_n simple_o consider_v be_v whole_o pure_a and_o without_o corruption_n but_o a_o excrement_n whole_o impure_a mix_v itself_o with_o the_o substance_n and_o contaminate_v and_o subvert_v its_o purity_n the_o generation_n and_o formation_n of_o substance_n be_v sufficient_o detect_v in_o the_o two_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n it_o now_o rest_v that_o i_o explain_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o excrement_n where_o i_o infer_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a narration_n that_o nothing_o but_o excrement_n shall_v be_v separate_v suppose_v this_o for_o undeniable_a that_o among_o passable_a thing_n in_o this_o sublunary_a world_n nothing_o be_v void_a and_o free_a from_o excrement_n for_o when_o god_n separate_v the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n he_o command_v that_o some_o shall_v descend_v to_o the_o low_a region_n as_o partake_v of_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v there_o congregate_v among_o themselves_o and_o of_o this_o feculent_a mass_n the_o earth_n be_v form_v which_o be_v nevertheless_o endue_v with_o some_o part_n of_o pure_a substance_n though_o diffuse_v through_o its_o thick_a crassitude_n after_o that_o phoebus_n have_v slay_v the_o monstrous_a python_n swell_v up_o with_o poisonous_a humour_n which_o be_v generate_v of_o the_o mud_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v when_o the_o innate_a siccity_n have_v imbibe_v the_o superfluous_a humidity_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o natural_a heat_n the_o earth_n begin_v to_o feel_v the_o action_n of_o this_o substance_n include_v in_o its_o breast_n which_o substance_n be_v that_o spirituous_a matter_n which_o be_v never_o idle_a but_o always_o employ_v about_o generation_n and_o vivification_n which_o may_v here_o be_v proper_o call_v the_o earth_n because_o the_o proper_a and_o virtuous_a substance_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v that_o alone_a that_o by_o proper_a corporation_n generate_v all_o body_n according_a to_o individual_a idea_n as_o i_o have_v describe_v it_o in_o this_o ode_n out_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v take_v what_o be_v convenient_a for_o my_o purpose_n l'esprit_fw-fr porte_fw-fr sur_fw-fr la_fw-fr face_n de_fw-fr ceste_fw-fr indigeste_v mass_n l'en_o virounant_a tout_fw-fr autour_fw-fr feit_z separer_fw-la la_fw-fr matiere_a pesante_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr legiere_fw-la et_fw-la la_fw-fr noire_fw-fr nuict_v du_fw-fr sour_a puis_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'humeur_fw-fr a_o mass_n le_fw-fr corpse_n plus_fw-fr peasant_n &_o froid_fw-fr feit_z la_fw-fr roundeur_fw-fr compass_n que_fw-fr d'un_fw-fr serrement_n estroit_fw-fr l'eau_fw-fr ou_fw-fr l'air_fw-fr contrebalance_v d'un_fw-fr poid_v si_fw-fr ferme_fw-fr &_o equal_a que_fw-fr sans_fw-fr souff●ir_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr mal_fw-fr ne_fw-fr peur_fw-fr choir_n en_fw-fr decadence_n puis_fw-fr versant_a l'ame_n a_o dedans_fw-fr et_fw-fr les_fw-fr semence_v du_fw-fr monde_fw-fr la_fw-fr feit_z nurisse_n feconde_v du_n ciel_fw-fr &_o des_fw-fr feux_fw-fr arden_n when_o yet_o the_o world_n do_v in_o a_o chaos_n lie_v the_o spirit_n full_a of_o fiery_a heat_n do_v fly_v about_o the_o surface_n of_o this_o shapeless_a mass_n and_o so_o foment_v it_o that_o what_o erst_o be_v one_o lump_n without_o all_o form_n do_v now_o begin_v by_o separation_n which_o be_v wrought_v therein_o by_o this_o same_o spirit_n a_o multitude_n to_o make_v of_o body_n and_o likewise_o of_o form_n to_o take_v a_o number_n almost_o numberless_a and_o now_o light_a thing_n ascend_v and_o heavy_a thing_n below_o the_o centre_n seek_v to_o pass_v the_o day_n break_v out_o and_o all_o the_o ponderous_a relic_n press_v about_o the_o centre_n where_o stay_v themselves_o they_o make_v a_o round_a terraqueous_a globe_n which_o nought_o can_v shake_v out_o of_o its_o place_n for_o it_o be_v on_o every_o side_n equal_o balance_v and_o can_v slide_v see_v no_o over-weight_n press_v one_o part_n more_o than_o another_o hereto_o the_o star_n impart_v their_o influence_n which_o by_o life_n and_o seed_n make_v this_o great_a nurse_n all_o thing_n to_o keep_v and_o breed_v and_o see_v in_o this_o universal_a separation_n that_o which_o be_v more_o fiery_a and_o subtle_a choose_v the_o high_a seat_n and_o that_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o massy_a the_o low_a it_o follow_v that_o celestial_a body_n be_v immortal_a as_o be_v most_o remote_a and_o separate_a from_o all_o immund_a dregs_o and_o that_o they_o be_v crooked_a or_o excavate_v into_o rotundity_n because_o they_o fly_v up_o at_o once_o for_o which_o cause_n also_o nature_n desire_v a_o round_a form_n for_o eternal_a thing_n as_o be_v most_o perfect_a and_o indeficient_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o follow_v that_o terrestrial_a thing_n must_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o corruption_n and_o death_n because_o contrary_n be_v conjoin_v in_o their_o composition_n to_o wit_n element_n of_o contrary_a quality_n wherewith_o the_o impurity_n or_o dregs_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n be_v mix_v which_o be_v not_o create_v pure_a as_o some_o imagine_v for_o then_o all_o that_o proceed_v from_o they_o will_v be_v immortal_a nay_o more_o there_o can_v have_v be_v no_o generation_n in_o the_o world_n for_o without_o contrariety_n of_o quality_n and_o impurity_n there_o have_v be_v no_o alteration_n nor_o mutation_n of_o form_n but_o all_o will_v have_v have_v one_o face_n without_o distinction_n all_o thing_n will_v have_v remain_v equal_o pure_a and_o subtle_a and_o consequent_o without_o all_o ornament_n yea_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v free_o there_o have_v be_v neither_o matter_n nor_o world_n create_v it_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a that_o the_o subtle_a substance_n shall_v be_v mix_v with_o gross_a dregs_o for_o where_o nothing_o but_o purity_n be_v there_o be_v no_o action_n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o action_n where_o there_o be_v no_o patient_a see_v what_o be_v pure_a have_v no_o power_n over_o what_o be_v as_o pure_a nor_o impure_a over_o as_o impure_a but_o nature_n be_v always_o occupy_v in_o separate_v
call_v the_o spirit_n nurse_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o air_n in_o who_o belly_n he_o shall_v be_v carry_v because_o the_o celestial_a influence_n can_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o earth_n unless_o the_o air_n which_o be_v like_o a_o intercessor_n carry_v they_o to_o it_o and_o as_o the_o divine_a restorer_n and_o protector_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o assumption_n of_o humane_a flesh_n depose_v nothing_o of_o his_o divinity_n so_o say_v he_o the_o universal_a spirit_n shall_v retain_v and_o keep_v all_o its_o virtue_n entire_a when_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o earth_n that_o be_v when_o it_o assume_v a_o terrestrial_a body_n god_n also_o will_v his_o own_o son_n and_o our_o redeemer_n in_o his_o assume_v humanity_n be_v as_o it_o be_v regenerate_v by_o and_o with_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n and_o fire_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n not_o that_o he_o need_v any_o such_o purgation_n but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o converse_v with_o man_n contaminate_v with_o corruption_n that_o he_o may_v in_o all_o thing_n yield_v himself_o a_o example_n of_o renovation_n and_o purification_n give_v man_n a_o visible_a and_o ample_a testimony_n that_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o they_o not_o contaminate_v or_o corrupt_v but_o obnoxious_a to_o passion_n and_o equal_o mortal_a as_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n our_o fecund_a mother_n nature_n will_v her_o first-born_a though_o pure_a in_o his_o centre_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v regenerate_v by_o water_n and_o fire_n that_o be_v by_o separation_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a from_o the_o fiery_a part_n the_o spisse_fw-la from_o the_o subtle_a and_o the_o impure_a from_o the_o pure_a which_o hermes_n also_o aim_v at_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o fire_n for_o what_o god_n have_v conjoin_v man_n shall_v not_o separate_v but_o only_o the_o impure_a and_o gross_a from_o the_o subtle_a and_o pure_a by_o fire_n and_o beside_o this_o sense_n which_o first_o offer_v itself_o to_o our_o intellect_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o more_o occult_a meaning_n for_o see_v by_o the_o separation_n of_o earth_n from_o fire_n he_o mean_v that_o that_o be_v gross_a from_o that_o that_o be_v subtle_a he_o seem_v to_o hint_n that_o we_o shall_v separate_v the_o natural_a quality_n of_o these_o two_o element_n by_o detract_n the_o moist_a frigidity_n mix_v with_o heavy_a terrestrial_a thing_n without_o which_o that_o cold_a can_v subsist_v and_o by_o put_v on_o hot_a siccity_n which_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n and_o consequent_o light_a and_o spiritual_a for_o which_o cause_n he_o add_v that_o it_o must_v ascend_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n that_o be_v from_o imperfection_n to_o perfection_n for_o paracelsus_n call_v fire_n the_o firmament_n and_o as_o nothing_o can_v attain_v perfection_n unless_o it_o first_o depose_v its_o imperfect_a gross_a and_o mortal_a bark_n wherein_o this_o cold_a quality_n abound_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o mortification_n as_o heat_n be_v of_o life_n so_o also_o prudent_a nature_n observe_v this_o rule_n that_o each_o subject_n shall_v sustain_v and_o pass_v the_o obsure_n blackness_n of_o death_n and_o expect_v the_o clear_a and_o candid_a renovation_n of_o life_n and_o immortality_n that_o be_v impassable_a essence_n whereon_o neither_o fire_n nor_o corruption_n have_v any_o power_n and_o assure_o the_o acquisition_n of_o this_o life_n by_o death_n be_v natural_o exercise_v by_o all_o creature_n continual_o for_o all_o sperm_n or_o seed_n of_o animal_n be_v mortify_v in_o some_o matrix_fw-la and_o of_o vegetable_n in_o the_o earth_n before_o any_o specification_n can_v be_v make_v but_o if_o this_o rule_n take_v place_n in_o the_o member_n by_o how_o much_o may_v we_o more_o exact_o observe_v and_o direct_o imitate_v it_o in_o the_o head_n and_o if_o the_o life_n acquire_v by_o mortification_n be_v of_o any_o duration_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v that_o be_v perpetual_a which_o be_v principal_a jesus_n christ_n teach_v these_o thing_n by_o similitude_n of_o a_o grain_n which_o he_o say_v can_v fructify_v unless_o it_o first_o die_v signify_v the_o mystery_n of_o his_o resurrection_n which_o his_o death_n shall_v precede_v for_o he_o will_v death_n that_o he_o may_v rise_v to_o a_o glorious_a and_o perpetual_a life_n therein_o not_o only_o give_v example_n to_o man_n but_o express_v the_o whole_a idea_n of_o nature_n that_o divine_a and_o learned_a ermite_n morienus_n romanus_n who_o be_v often_o quote_v by_o modern_a and_o natural_a philosopher_n aver_v the_o same_o of_o the_o fix_a grain_n whereto_o nature_n have_v give_v power_n to_o perfect_a metal_n for_o he_o say_v unless_o it_o putrefy_v and_o grow_v black_a it_o can_v be_v perfect_v and_o complete_v but_o return_v to_o nought_o i_o have_v take_v liberty_n to_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o i_o may_v teach_v the_o young_a sort_n how_o the_o creator_n shall_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o simple_a creature_n and_o because_o the_o vulgarity_n of_o man_n beg_v this_o knowledge_n from_o remote_a thing_n act_v as_o they_o do_v who_o seek_v the_o perfection_n of_o science_n from_o the_o scholar_n of_o the_o low_a form_n whereas_o they_o shall_v require_v it_o from_o the_o best_a director_n and_o doctor_n i_o will_v excite_v they_o by_o these_o natural_a conception_n that_o they_o will_v convert_v the_o principal_a endowment_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o search_n of_o the_o general_a principle_n and_o that_o in_o more_o exquisite_a thing_n such_o as_o impart_v life_n and_o preservation_n to_o all_o mortal_a creature_n mortification_n then_o necessary_o precede_v all_o entrance_n into_o life_n and_o principal_o in_o this_o spirit_n the_o first-born_a of_o nature_n when_o it_o assume_v a_o body_n for_o else_o no_o man_n can_v separate_v it_o from_o body_n which_o hinder_v its_o regeneration_n to_o life_n and_o pacification_n of_o its_o essence_n not_o as_o though_o by_o combustion_n and_o destruction_n it_o lose_v its_o body_n in_o death_n nor_o yet_o by_o putrefaction_n but_o so_o that_o in_o germination_n the_o putrefaction_n of_o seeds_n annihilate_v not_o that_o which_o be_v corporify_v in_o they_o for_o which_o cause_n in_o the_o exaltion_n of_o mercury_n or_o the_o universal_a spirit_n after_o the_o first_o degree_n which_o be_v make_v by_o separation_n all_o that_o be_v corporeal_a and_o spiritual_a become_v volatile_a because_o the_o sublimatory_n virtue_n therein_o overcome_v the_o fix_v faculty_n but_o the_o fix_a part_n afterward_o retain_v the_o volatile_a with_o it_o be_v help_v by_o the_o action_n of_o heat_n which_o augment_v the_o power_n of_o the_o two_o noble_a element_n destroy_v the_o power_n of_o the_o two_o weak_a which_o hermes_n hint_n at_o in_o a_o certain_a treatise_n by_o a_o plumou_n bird_n detain_v with_o a_o bird_n without_o feather_n and_o nicholaus_fw-la flumellus_n by_o two_o dragon_n one_o with_o and_o another_o without_o wing_n but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o long_o fold_v myself_o in_o these_o daedalean_a labyrinth_n see_v we_o not_o all_o vegetable_n increase_v and_o elevate_v themselves_o upward_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o volatile_a spirit_n which_o as_o i_o say_v before_o will_v carry_v they_o high_o towards_o the_o place_n whence_o it_o come_v whereto_o it_o have_v a_o appetite_n but_o that_o it_o be_v detain_v by_o its_o proper_a earth_n and_o corporal_a mass_n wherein_o some_o fix_a matter_n reside_v but_o lest_o some_o not_o sufficient_o accustom_v to_o philosophical_a term_n shall_v think_v we_o contradict_v ourselves_o i_o will_v here_o explicate_v myself_o i_o say_v then_o that_o i_o mean_v not_o by_o this_o volatile_a spirit_n that_o which_o i_o before_o call_v volatile_a and_o separable_a sulphur_n for_o that_o be_v rather_o the_o author_n of_o corruption_n than_o growth_n but_o that_o most_o simple_a part_n of_o the_o primaeve_fw-la vapour_n which_o never_o lose_v it_o be_v subtle_o who_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v elevate_v and_o tend_v to_o perfection_n for_o to_o sublimate_v be_v proper_o and_o philosophical_o no_o more_o then_o to_o perfect_a and_o exalt_v matter_n from_o imperfection_n to_o perfection_n as_o therefore_o this_o mercury_n have_v a_o elevable_a so_o have_v it_o a_o stable_a substance_n the_o first_o be_v natural_o innate_a in_o it_o the_o second_o be_v in_o its_o centre_n or_o power_n yet_o it_o can_v compass_v its_o effect_n without_o the_o help_n of_o art_n and_o that_o i_o may_v show_v more_o plain_o in_o what_o way_n nature_n proceed_v in_o her_o operation_n i_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o add_v a_o little_a about_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n of_o fixation_n repeat_v therefore_o that_o indubitable_a axiom_n i_o allege_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n as_o perpetual_o observe_v in_o the_o world_n constitution_n to_o wit_n that_o all_o that_o have_v life_n have_v also_o some_o duration_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v produce_v under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n which_o