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dissolve_v and_o break_v his_o hard_a bond_n and_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o vegetable_a sulphur_n and_o by_o the_o artificious_a work_n of_o the_o balsam_n of_o life_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o perfect_a adequation_n that_o the_o vegetable_a spirit_n of_o gold_n which_o now_o lie_v hide_v as_o it_o be_v idle_a may_v make_v it_o of_o common_a gold_n which_o before_o it_o be_v gold_n philosophical_a and_o medicinable_a which_o have_v get_v a_o more_o perfect_a vegetation_n and_o seminal_a virtue_n may_v be_v dissolve_v into_o any_o liquor_n and_o may_v communicate_v unto_o the_o same_o that_o flow_a and_o balsamic_a perfection_n or_o the_o balsam_n of_o life_n and_o of_o our_o nature_n and_o because_o we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o the_o animation_n of_o gold_n gold_n be_v it_o know_v for_o a_o surety_n that_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o philosopher_n sweat_v and_o labour_v much_o to_o find_v out_o the_o mystery_n hereof_o that_o they_o may_v compound_v a_o certain_a balsamic_n medicine_n to_o vegetate_v and_o corroborate_v and_o by_o the_o noble_a adequation_n and_o she_o integrity_n of_o nature_n thereof_o to_o conserve_v the_o radical_a balsam_n and_o that_o nectar_n of_o our_o life_n in_o good_a and_o laudable_a temperament_n but_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o gold_n be_v deliver_v from_o his_o manacle_n and_o fetter_n and_o be_v make_v so_o spiritual_a and_o animate_v and_o increase_v in_o virtue_n and_o strength_n do_v corroborate_v nature_n and_o renew_v the_o balsam_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o do_v conserve_v unto_o the_o last_o period_n of_o life_n be_v take_v in_o a_o very_a small_a dose_n as_o in_o the_o quantity_n of_o one_o or_o two_o grain_n and_o so_o much_o less_o it_o be_v to_o be_v marvel_v at_o that_o forsomuch_o as_o by_o that_o great_a adequation_n of_o temperature_n it_o do_v convenient_o agree_v and_o communicate_v with_o our_o radical_a balsam_n it_o do_v check_v the_o rule_n of_o phlegm_n the_o burn_a of_o 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cause_n of_o all_o natural_a work_n therefore_o they_o can_v be_v excuse_v by_o no_o manner_n of_o mean_n which_o contumelious_o &_o without_o any_o reason_n do_v despise_v discommend_v and_o caluminat_fw-la these_o kind_n of_o remedy_n which_o do_v principal_o tend_v to_o the_o restore_n &_o corroborate_n of_o our_o radical_a balsam_n which_o alone_o holpen_v with_o the_o say_a medicine_n be_v able_a to_o separate_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v unkind_o &_o grievous_a to_o nature_n &_o mere_o heterogenial_a by_o expulsion_n convenient_a &_o ordinary_a evacuation_n &_o to_o retain_v the_o homogenial_a &_o kindly_a part_n with_o the_o which_o it_o do_v most_o especial_o agree_v to_o their_o further_a conservation_n whereas_o if_o for_o the_o corroborate_n of_o man_n strength_n there_o can_v be_v any_o use_n make_v of_o leaf_n gold_n the_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o certain_a dead_a matter_n in_o no_o sort_n
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