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appoint_a time_n will_v restore_v life_n from_o the_o almighty_a and_o these_o carcase_n be_v thou_o only_o careful_a of_o the_o fire_n which_o thou_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o govern_v with_o a_o sound_a judgement_n and_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o upon_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o if_o thou_o urge_v thy_o fire_n so_o as_o to_o make_v aught_o to_o sublime_a in_o the_o day_n of_o this_o regimen_n thou_o will_v destroy_v the_o work_n irrecoverable_o be_v content_a then_o with_o good_a trevisan_n to_o be_v detain_v in_o prison_n forty_o day_n and_o night_n and_o suffer_v the_o tender_a nature_n to_o remain_v below_o in_o the_o bottom_n which_o be_v the_o nest_n of_o their_o conception_n know_v for_o certain_a then_o that_o when_o the_o period_n of_o time_n be_v expire_v which_o the_o almighty_a have_v appoint_v the_o spirit_n will_v arise_v glorious_a and_o glorify_v its_o body_n it_o will_v ascend_v i_o say_v and_o be_v circulate_v sweet_o and_o without_o violence_n and_o 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lead_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o confidence_n although_o with_o very_o little_a advantage_n but_o know_v that_o our_o ♄_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o any_o gold_n it_o be_v the_o lincus_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o gold_n be_v join_v with_o its_o ☿_o that_o after_o they_o may_v produce_v adam_n and_o eve_n his_o wife_n therefore_o that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a shall_v so_o humble_v itself_o as_o to_o become_v the_o low_a then_o expect_v that_o he_o will_v redeem_v all_o his_o brethren_n by_o his_o blood_n the_o sepulchre_n in_o which_o our_o king_n be_v bury_v be_v name_v ♄_o in_o our_o work_n and_o its_o the_o key_n of_o the_o work_n of_o transmutation_n o_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o may_v behold_v this_o slow_a planet_n pray_v to_o god_n my_o brother_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o you_o his_o blessing_n for_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o run_v but_o on_o the_o father_n of_o light_n alone_o this_o blessing_n depend_v chap._n 23._o of_o the_o various_a regimen_n of_o this_o work_n be_v certain_o confident_a studious_a son_n of_o art_n whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o nothing_o be_v hide_v in_o this_o work_n save_v only_o the_o regimen_n of_o which_o that_o of_o the_o philosopher_n may_v be_v verify_v whoever_o be_v master_n of_o that_o science_n prince_n and_o grandee_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v honour_v he_o i_o assure_v you_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n that_o if_o this_o one_o secret_a be_v but_o open_o discover_v fool_n themselves_o will_v deride_v the_o art_n for_o that_o be_v know_v nothing_o remain_v but_o the_o work_n of_o woman_n and_o the_o play_n of_o child_n and_o that_o be_v decoction_n so_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n do_v the_o wise_a man_n hide_v this_o secret_a with_o all_o their_o might_n and_o rest_v assure_v that_o we_o have_v do_v the_o same_o whatever_o we_o have_v seem_v to_o speak_v concern_v the_o degree_n of_o heat_n yet_o because_o i_o do_v promise_v candour_n in_o this_o 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