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after_o death_n he_o will_v give_v thou_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o high_a medicine_n in_o the_o three_o monarchy_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o magnet_n of_o the_o sophist_n even_o as_o steel_n be_v draw_v to_o the_o loadstone_n and_o the_o magnet_n do_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n convert_v itself_o to_o the_o chalybs_fw-la even_o so_o the_o magnet_n of_o the_o sophi_n draw_v their_o chalybs_fw-la therefore_o i_o have_v teach_v that_o the_o chalybs_fw-la be_v the_o minera_n of_o gold_n in_o like_a manner_n our_o magnet_n be_v the_o true_a minera_n of_o our_o chalybs_fw-la furthermore_o i_o declare_v that_o our_o magnet_n have_v a_o occult_a centre_n abound_v with_o salt_n which_o salt_n be_v the_o menstruum_fw-la in_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o know_v how_o to_o calcine_v sol_fw-mi this_o centre_n do_v convert_v itself_o to_o the_o pole_n with_o a_o archetick_a appetite_n in_o which_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o chalybs_fw-la be_v exalt_v into_o 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be_v liken_v to_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n therefore_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v void_a and_o empty_a and_o darkness_n be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o deep_a and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v carry_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n and_o there_o be_v light_n these_o word_n be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o son_n of_o art_n for_o the_o heaven_n ought_v to_o be_v conjoin_v with_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o bed_n of_o friendship_n and_o love_n so_o shall_v he_o honourable_o reign_v all_o his_o life_n the_o earth_n be_v a_o heavy_a body_n the_o matrix_fw-la of_o mineral_n because_o it_o keep_v they_o occult_o in_o itself_o although_o it_o bring_v to_o light_a tree_n and_o animal_n it_o
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away_o from_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o dry_a powder_n if_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o water_n this_o dry_a earth_n with_o a_o water_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n thou_o will_v loosen_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o outward_a thief_n with_o the_o worker_n of_o malice_n will_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o door_n and_o the_o water_n will_v be_v purge_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o true_a sulphur_n from_o leprous_a defilement_n and_o from_o superfluous_a hydropical_a moisture_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v in_o thy_o power_n the_o fountain_n of_o count_n trevisan_n who_o water_n be_v proper_o dedicate_v to_o diana_n the_o virgin_n this_o thief_n be_v evil_a arm_v with_o arsenical_a malignity_n who_o the_o wing_a youngster_n do_v abhor_v and_o fly_v from_o and_o although_o the_o central_a water_n be_v his_o bride_n yet_o the_o youngster_n dare_v not_o utter_v his_o most_o ardent_a love_n towards_o she_o because_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o thief_n who_o trick_n be_v almost_o inavoidable_a in_o this_o let_v diana_n be_v propitious_a unto_o thou_o who_o know_v how_o to_o tame_v the_o wild_a beast_n who_o two_o dove_n shall_v temperate_a the_o malignity_n of_o the_o air_n with_o their_o feather_n than_o the_o youth_n enter_v easy_o in_o through_o the_o pore_n present_o shake_v the_o water_n above_o and_o stir_v up_o a_o rude_a and_o rubbish_n cloud_n do_v thou_o bring_v in_o the_o water_n over_o he_o even_o to_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o so_o the_o darkness_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o abyss_n will_v be_v discuss_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o move_v itself_o in_o the_o water_n thus_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n light_n shall_v appear_v separate_v the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n the_o seven_o time_n and_o then_o this_o sophick_n create_v of_o thy_o ☿_o shall_v be_v complete_a and_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v be_v to_o thou_o a_o sabbath_n of_o rest_n from_o which_o time_n even_o to_o a_o year_n revolution_n 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the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o o_o studious_a beginner_n know_v of_o certainty_n without_o labour_n and_o sweat_n thou_o will_v accomplish_v nothing_o viz._n in_o the_o first_o work_n although_o in_o the_o second_o nature_n alone_o perform_v the_o work_n without_o any_o imposition_n of_o hand_n only_o use_v a_o moderate_a external_a fire_n understand_v therefore_o brother_n the_o saying_n of_o the_o sophi_n when_o they_o write_v that_o their_o eagle_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o devour_v the_o lion_n the_o which_o eagle_n how_o much_o the_o sparinger_n the_o number_n be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a wrestle_n and_o a_o slow_a victory_n but_o the_o work_n be_v most_o excellent_o perfect_v in_o the_o seven_o or_o nine_o number_n the_o ☿_o sophical_a namely_o be_v the_o bird_n of_o hermes_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v a_o goose_n sometime_o a_o pheasant_n one_o while_o this_o thing_n another_o while_n that_o but_o wherever_o the_o magi_n speak_v of_o their_o eagle_n they_o speak_v in_o 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