suum_fw-la colorem_fw-la album_fw-la xiii_o illa_fw-la namque_fw-la aqua_fw-la fumus_fw-la albus_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la cum_fw-la illa_fw-la dealbatur_fw-la corpus_fw-la fourteen_o oportet_fw-la ergo_fw-la dealbare_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o rumpere_fw-la libros_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la illa_fw-la duo_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la est_fw-la libido_fw-la &_o societas_fw-la ut_fw-la maris_fw-la &_o foeminae_fw-la propter_fw-la natura_fw-la similis_fw-la propinquitatem_fw-la xv._n nam_fw-la aqua_fw-la nostra_fw-la viva_fw-la secunda_fw-la dicitur_fw-la azot_n abluens_fw-la latonem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la compositum_fw-la ex_fw-la sole_fw-la &_o luna_fw-la per_fw-la aquam_fw-la nostram_fw-la primam_fw-la dicitur_fw-la etiam_fw-la anima_fw-la corporum_fw-la solutorum_fw-la qusrum_fw-la animas_fw-la jam_fw-la simul_fw-la ligavimus_fw-la ut_fw-la serviant_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la philosophis_fw-la xvi_o quantum_fw-la ergo_fw-la pretiosa_fw-la 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and_o as_o the_o star_n and_o all_o the_o other_o planet_n receive_v their_o light_n and_o virtue_n from_o the_o sun_n so_o also_o do_v all_o the_o other_o six_o metal_n and_o mineral_n receive_v they_o from_o our_o gold_n almost_o in_o like_a manner_n by_o the_o emission_n of_o its_o ray_n or_o beam_n which_o be_v indeed_o its_o ting_a sulphur_n and_o multiply_v and_o fix_v spirit_n all_o that_o be_v perfect_a 〈◊〉_d sol_n be_v its_o viridity_n 〈◊〉_d eternal_o generate_v 〈◊〉_d multiply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ferment_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o elixir_n say_v the_o rosary_n the_o complete_a medicine_n the_o most_o depurated_a and_o digest_v substance_n more_o than_o perfect_a and_o perfect_v all_o other_o body_n whether_o perfect_a or_o imperfect_a make_v those_o that_o be_v perfect_a much_o more_o than_o perfect_a this_o be_v the_o true_a philosophic_a gold_n i._n e._n gold_n in_o a_o mean_a or_o gold_n after_o a_o manner_n more_o worthy_a more_o noble_a and_o more_o precious_a than_o 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tincture_n and_o fixation_n all_o which_o be_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o its_o subtle_a spirit_n tincture_n and_o fire_n therefore_o say_v the_o philosopher_n our_o gold_n be_v not_o corporeal_a but_o a_o depurated_a substance_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o bring_v to_o a_o astral_a or_o heavenly_a nature_n this_o be_v the_o ixir_n elixir_n or_o fermentum_fw-la the_o true_a tincture_n and_o spirit_n ting_v and_o fix_v all_o other_o body_n and_o without_o which_o they_o can_v be_v perfect_v iii_o hermes_n and_o like_v as_o paste_n or_o dough_n be_v impossible_a to_o be_v ferment_v or_o leven_v without_o leven_n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n without_o the_o proper_a ferment_n you_o can_v do_v nothing_o when_o you_o sublime_a the_o body_n and_o purify_v they_o separate_v the_o filthiness_n and_o uncleanness_n from_o they_o or_o from_o the_o feces_n you_o must_v conjoin_v and_o mix_v they_o to_o gether_o and_o put_v in_o the_o ferment_n make_v up_o the_o earth_n
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