Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	according_a	heaven_n	see_v	2,962	5	3.6920	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75271	Five treatises of the philosophers stone. Two of Alphonso King of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset: translated out of the Portugez into English. One of John Sawtre a Monke, translated into English. Another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language, into English. Also a treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English. To which is added the Smaragdine Table. / By the paines and care of H.P.	Afonso V, King of Portugal, 1432-1481.; H. P.	1651 (1651)	Wing A2900; Thomason E654_5; ESTC R205924	41,579	80

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be_v do_v and_o put_v the_o fire_n to_o it_o as_o you_o do_v former_o till_o it_o be_v congeal_v also_o and_o proceed_v so_o long_o in_o it_o till_o all_o the_o matter_n be_v congeal_v and_o know_v that_o philosopher_n for_o the_o generality_n have_v conceal_v the_o congelation_n in_o their_o book_n and_o none_o of_o they_o as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v find_v have_v disclose_v it_o only_o larikalix_fw-la who_o have_v compose_v it_o into_o many_o chapter_n and_o produce_v it_o in_o the_o german_a tongue_n without_o any_o alteration_n which_o he_o reveal_v unto_o i_o without_o any_o reservation_n or_o deceit_n chap._n 29._o calcination_n have_v treat_v of_o congealation_n and_o fixation_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o calcination_n we_o take_v the_o know_a matter_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o urinal_n and_o set_v a_o head_n upon_o it_o lute_v it_o well_o set_v it_o in_o the_o oven_n of_o ash_n make_v a_o continue_a great_a fire_n for_o a_o seven-night_n then_o that_o which_o be_v not_o 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calcine_v it_o be_v call_v the_o quintessence_n because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o more_o subtle_a nature_n than_o fire_n and_o because_o of_o the_o transmutation_n former_o make_v chap._n 32._o the_o philosopher_n example_n all_o this_o be_v do_v than_o our_o medicine_n be_v finish_v and_o nothing_o but_o the_o ingression_n be_v want_v that_o the_o matter_n may_v have_v a_o ingress_n into_o imperfect_a metal_n plato_n and_o many_o other_o philosopher_n begin_v this_o work_n again_o with_o dissolve_v sublime_v or_o subtiliate_n congeal_a calcine_v as_o at_o first_o and_o that_o medicine_n which_o we_o call_v a_o ferment_n transmute_v mercury_n into_o its_o nature_n in_o which_o it_o be_v dissolve_v and_o sublime_v philopher_n say_v our_o medicine_n transmute_v infinite_o imperfect_a metal_n and_o say_v that_o he_o which_o attain_v once_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o it_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o it_o to_o make_v any_o more_o but_o they_o speak_v it_o mystical_o in_o their_o 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