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soul_n that_o these_o do_v move_v &_o stir_v without_o control_n to_o which_o augurellus_n also_o atte_v in_o his_o first_o book_n say_v ast_n animae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nil_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la corporis_fw-la expers_fw-la mundus_fw-la at_o &_o mundi_fw-la part_n quoque_fw-la corpore_fw-la constan_fw-mi spiritus_fw-la haec_fw-la inter_fw-la medius_fw-la fit_a quem_fw-la neque_fw-la corpus_fw-la aut_fw-la animam_fw-la dicas_fw-la sed_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la utroque_fw-la participans_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la simul_fw-la haec_fw-la extrema_fw-la reducat_fw-la hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la maria_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la atque_fw-la aera_fw-la &_o ignem_fw-la vivereque_fw-la augerique_a atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la cuncta_fw-la refer_v semper_fw-la ave_n semper_fw-la stirpes_fw-la animantia_fw-la semper_fw-la gignere_fw-la perpetuamque_fw-la sequi_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la prolem_fw-la &c_n &c_n but_o since_o a_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n we_o meet_v withaâ—_n be_v body_n these_o two_o can_v be_v combine_v without_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n wherewith_o the_o rage_a sea_n fire_n air_n &_o earth_n all_o plant_n &_o fruitful_a tree_n with_o animal_n be_v act_v so_o that_o they_o do_v generate_v their_o like_a and_o live_v for_o aye_o &c_n &c_n chap._n 3._o that_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v essence_n and_o life_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o same_o by_o which_o they_o be_v produce_v now_o that_o all_o thing_n breathe_v live_v augment_v and_o grow_v by_o this_o mundane_a spirit_n resolve_v and_o die_v without_o it_o be_v plain_a whatsoever_o therefore_o subsist_v be_v make_v by_o it_o and_o this_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o simple_a and_o subtle_a essence_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v a_o quintessence_n because_o it_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o gross_a 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fiery_a vigour_n and_o heat_n celestial_a be_v to_o these_o body_n their_o original_n now_o this_o spirit_n be_v by_o philosopher_n call_v mercurius_n because_o it_o be_v of_o many_o or_o all_o form_n produce_v all_o kind_n oâ—_n body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o faireâ—_n and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weakeâ—_n and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n accord_v to_o the_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o account_n this_o fiery_a vigour_n proceed_v from_o the_o solar_a beam_n be_v nâ—_n alike_o in_o all_o subject_n but_o diversify_v as_o there_o be_v more_o or_o less_o of_o it_o in_o the_o seed_n all_o matter_n of_o pure_a predisposition_n have_v a_o pure_a and_o more_o durable_a life_n and_o spirit_n for_o every_o thing_n delight_v in_o that_o that_o be_v like_a to_o it_o it_o be_v more_o than_o reason_n that_o this_o pure_a celestial_a vigour_n shall_v penetrate_v and_o sink_v deep_o into_o pure_a body_n and_o make_v they_o more_o durable_a and_o vital_a for_o 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than_o those_o man_n common_o see_v and_o handle_v because_o these_o be_v
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of_o the_o
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stone_n perpetual_o restore_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v produce_v by_o nature_n and_o hourly_o prâ—creates_v new_a thing_n as_o well_o in_o the_o kind_n of_o animal_n as_o of_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n which_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o do_v without_o the_o help_n and_o influence_n of_o thâ—_n heavenly_a body_n especial_o of_o the_o suâ—_n which_o be_v the_o origine_fw-la and_o principle_n of_o aâ—_n faculty_n and_o generation_n it_o have_v theâ—_n the_o sun_n for_o its_o father_n and_o contain_v iâ—_n itself_o spiritual_a gold_n and_o silver_n because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o matter_n of_o gold_n and_o silveâ—_n corporal_a and_o because_o air_n be_v the_o medium_n through_o which_o it_o receive_v these_o superior_a influence_n hermes_n say_v thaâ—_n the_o wind_n carry_v it_o in_o its_o belly_n foâ—_n which_o cause_n raymundus_n lullius_n call_v iâ—_n aereal_n mercury_n but_o the_o earth_n like_v at_o universal_a parent_n nourish_v it_o in_o her_o fruitful_a womb_n which_o appear_v by_o 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doubt_n that_o author_n be_v misunderstand_v when_o they_o seem_v to_o assert_v that_o metal_n only_o shall_v be_v usurp_v to_o the_o production_n of_o metal_n say_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o gold_n be_v in_o gold_n for_o beside_o that_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o common_a metal_n and_o of_o those_o which_o philosopher_n assume_v to_o the_o confection_n of_o their_o magistery_n we_o dare_v yet_o affirm_v that_o without_o this_o general_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o sole_a cause_n oâ—_n vegetation_n the_o faculty_n innate_a in_o aâ—_n metal_n of_o become_a gold_n and_o silveâ—_n can_v never_o be_v deduce_v to_o vegetation_n oâ—_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v because_o nature_n produce_v not_o itself_o but_o in_o every_o operation_n there_o must_v be_v some_o agent_n and_o some_o matter_n subjacent_a to_o the_o action_n and_o this_o doubless_a be_v that_o fire_n which_o pontanus_n speak_v of_o which_o all_o philosopher_n have_v conceal_v and_o keep_v under_o lock_n and_o key_n as_o the_o sole_a stearn_n of_o their_o action_n for_o want_n of_o which_o fire_n pontanus_n as_o himself_o confess_v err_v two_o hundred_o time_n in_o his_o practice_n though_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o right_a matter_n this_o threefold_a mercury_n then_o or_o sum_n total_a be_v the_o first_o seed_n of_o all_o metal_n as_o also_o of_o the_o other_o two_o kind_n or_o genus_fw-la be_v which_o be_v by_o little_a and_o little_o coagulate_v and_o by_o the_o continual_a action_n of_o heat_n lie_v in_o the_o i_o harden_v and_o tinct_a when_o it_o be_v perfect_o pure_a but_o it_o make_v up_o several_a species_n and_o acquire_v divers_a form_n and_o colour_n according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o place_n and_o adjacent_a matter_n produce_v metal_n mineral_n and_o stone_n in_o the_o bowel_n tree_n and_o plant_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o she_o be_v animate_v by_o the_o solar_a ray_n without_o which_o she_o will_v be_v barren_a for_o nature_n at_o first_o establish_v this_o for_o a_o law_n that_o the_o sun_n shall_v perpetual_o nourish_v and_o calefie_v the_o matter_n always_o move_v its_o threefold_a faculty_n animal_n vegetable_a and_o mineral_n to_o its_o effect_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o hermes_n write_v the_o sun_n its_o father_n chap._n 5._o how_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o universal_a matter_n je_v any_o might_n here_o be_v deceive_v he_o must_v consider_v that_o as_o one_o of_o we_o a_o microcosm_n have_v a_o body_n a_o spirit_n and_o a_o soul_n even_o so_o have_v the_o macrocosm_n and_o see_v nothing_o exist_v that_o want_v these_o three_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a affinity_n among_o they_o so_o that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o can_v be_v find_v without_o the_o other_o and_o though_o two_o of_o they_o may_v seem_v sometime_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o subject_n yet_o they_o be_v only_o hide_v in_o the_o three_o that_o remain_v as_o a_o subtle_a and_o profound_a artist_n may_v easy_o experience_n by_o the_o examination_n of_o fire_n what_o therefore_o be_v matter_n the_o same_o be_v spirit_n and_o what_o be_v spirit_n may_v and_o that_o not_o impertinent_o be_v call_v a_o body_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v indivisible_a and_o by_o nature_n law_n so_o generate_v that_o they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n by_o which_o account_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o only_a matter_n or_o soul_n or_o spirit_n but_o refer_v and_o represent_v all_o because_o one_o be_v always_o generate_v and_o nourish_v with_o the_o other_o so_o that_o in_o the_o propagation_n and_o action_n of_o one_o the_o two_o other_o be_v always_o present_a when_o therefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o moon_n â—s_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o universal_a matter_n we_o speak_v not_o irrational_o â—or_a assert_v any_o absurdity_n but_o here_o we_o must_v more_o intimous_o
inquire_v whence_o his_o maternity_n proceed_v heatt_z and_o moisture_n then_o be_v the_o two_o key_n of_o generation_n and_o heat_n perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o male_a but_o moisture_n of_o the_o female_a corruption_n arise_v upon_o the_o action_n of_o heat_n over_o moisture_n and_o generation_n follow_v upon_o corruption_n â—s_v we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o small_a body_n of_o a_o â—gg_n wherein_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o fomentation_n and_o incubation_n the_o sperm_n puâ—â—efies_v and_o afterward_o the_o chicken_n be_v â—agulated_v and_o form_v the_o same_o be_v so_o apparent_a in_o the_o generation_n of_o â—an_v who_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o woman_n act_v upon_o thâ—_n masculine_a and_o feminine_a sperm_n unite_v in_o she_o matrix_fw-la be_v deduce_v tâ—_n a_o complete_a body_n perfect_a in_o all_o iâ—_n part_n by_o corruption_n here_o we_o understand_v mutation_n and_o passage_n of_o one_o form_n inâ—â—_n another_o which_o can_v be_v effecteâ—_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o putrefaction_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a medium_n and_o way_n 〈◊〉_d generation_n which_o be_v also_o promote_v 〈◊〉_d the_o help_n of_o some_o mercury_n or_o quicâ—_n silver_n which_o be_v the_o special_a conduct_n of_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n and_o thâ—_n sperm_n of_o all_o body_n be_v aqueous_a anâ—_n as_o it_o be_v full_a of_o mercurial_a humouâ—_n and_o if_o their_o innate_a heat_n be_v borough_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v by_o the_o external_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n then_o may_v their_o generation_n be_v procure_v by_o decoction_n hence_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n â—â—sert_n that_o the_o sun_n and_o man_n generaâ—â—_n the_o sun_n the_o terrestrial_a sun_n which_o gold_n and_o man_n man._n and_o it_o be_v manife_a that_o without_o the_o heat_n of_o tâ—â—_n sun_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o elementary_a fire_n dead_a and_o barren_a whence_o the_o sun_n also_o call_v the_o master_n of_o life_n and_o generation_n heat_v then_o in_o all_o generation_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n but_o radical_a moisture_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o influence_n all_o sublunaries_n receive_v and_o feel_v when_o this_o planet_n be_v in_o its_o increase_n or_o wane_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v a_o account_n how_o and_o why_o hermes_n call_v the_o sun_n father_n and_o the_o moon_n mother_n to_o this_o universal_a matter_n for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moisture_n of_o the_o moon_n generate_v all_o thing_n because_o heat_n and_o moisture_n in_o a_o due_a temperament_n cause_n conception_n and_o upon_o conception_n life_n and_o generation_n and_o though_o fire_n and_o water_n be_v contrary_n yet_o one_o can_v do_v no_o good_a without_o the_o congress_n of_o the_o other_o but_o by_o their_o diverse_a action_n all_o thing_n conceive_v and_o be_v conceive_v ainsi_fw-fr dans_fw-fr l'univers_a discordante_a concord_n aux_fw-fr generation_n devient_fw-fr apt_a &_o so_o accord_v if_o generation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v have_v than_o what_o erst_o discord_n be_v in_o concord_n make_v yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o reader_n suspect_v that_o by_o too_o hasty_a judgement_n i_o will_v abstract_a hermes_n his_o prime_a intention_n from_o the_o broad_a way_n of_o all_o alchemist_n into_o the_o by-path_n wherein_o i_o tread_v because_o i_o know_v that_o all_o good_a philosopher_n according_a to_o his_o mind_n and_o will_v say_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v bâ—_n in_o conjunction_n that_o they_o may_v absoluâ—_v perfect_a generation_n for_o as_o arnoldus_fw-la dâ—_n villa_n nova_fw-la in_o flore_n florum_fw-la say_v the_o philosopher_n sperm_n be_v not_o join_v to_o their_o body_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o their_o mooâ—_n which_o moon_n be_v not_o common_a silver_n buâ—_n the_o true_a matter_n of_o their_o stone_n whicâ—_n congregate_n and_o inseparable_o retain_v in_o its_o belly_n body_n which_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o sperm_n which_o be_v mercury_n and_o hâ—_n speak_v of_o this_o moon_n in_o his_o novum_fw-la lumeâ—_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o except_v his_o mastâ—â—_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o work_n he_o kneâ—_n none_o that_o ever_o operate_v in_o the_o truâ—_n matter_n but_o all_o be_v extravagant_a anâ—_n erroneous_a in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o maâ—ter_n as_o if_o they_o will_v generate_v a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d a_o dog_n chap._n 6._o that_o the_o root_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n must_v be_v seek_v in_o the_o air._n wind_n be_v nothing_o but_o air_n move_v and_o agitate_a as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o respiration_n of_o animal_n which_o blow_n wind_v when_o they_o breath_n air._n wind_v then_o be_v air_n and_o air_n be_v whole_o vital_a and_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n for_o without_o air_n nothing_o can_v live_v or_o subsist_v for_o whatsoever_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o â—is_n suffocate_v and_o die_v yea_o plant_n themselves_o that_o be_v destitute_v of_o free_a air_n wither_v and_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o other_o dry_a and_o dead_a we_o therefore_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o air_n be_v a_o vital_a spirit_n penetrate_v all_o thing_n communicate_v life_n and_o consistence_n to_o all_o bind_v move_a and_o fill_v all_o by_o this_o air_n then_o the_o universal_a spirit_n that_o lie_v hide_v and_o shut_v in_o all_o thing_n be_v generate_v and_o manifest_v by_o this_o it_o be_v ingross_v form_v and_o make_v more_o apt_a for_o generation_n whereoâ—_n calid_n the_o philosopher_n treat_v say_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o mineral_n have_v their_o root_n in_o the_o air_n theiâ—_n head_n and_o top_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o iâ—_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o air_n cause_v thiâ—_n spirit_n to_o enliven_v augment_v and_o multiply_v mineral_n in_o the_o earth_n though_o those_o that_o have_v some_o experience_n it_o prepare_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n may_v say_v that_o this_o place_n shall_v bâ—_n otherwise_o understand_v for_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n in_o their_o philosophical_a work_n there_o be_v two_o part_n onâ—_n volatile_a which_o be_v elevate_v in_o form_n of_o a_o vapour_n and_o then_o condenseâ—_n and_o resolve_v into_o water_n and_o thiâ—_n they_o call_v the_o spirit_n the_o other_o more_o fiâ—ed_v reside_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vesseâ—_n which_o they_o call_v the_o body_n rosinus_n explain_v this_o sentence_n by_o another_o of_o thâ—_n same_o author_n for_o he_o say_v take_v thâ—_n thing_n off_o their_o soul_n and_o exalt_v they_o oâ—_n high_a and_o reap_v they_o in_o the_o top_n of_o theiâ—_n mountain_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o theiâ—_n root_n where_o the_o glosser_n say_v these_o word_n be_v true_a and_o clear_a without_o envy_n and_o ambiguity_n though_o he_o declare_v not_o what_o he_o understand_v by_o thing_n whereof_o he_o speak_v but_o by_o mountain_n say_v rosinus_n the_o philosopher_n mean_v cucurbite_n by_o the_o top_n of_o their_o mountain_n alembic_n by_o reap_v he_o mean_v we_o must_v receive_v the_o water_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a thing_n through_o the_o alembick_a into_o the_o receptacle_n by_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o root_n he_o mean_v that_o we_o shall_v reduce_v the_o say_a water_n to_o the_o earth_n whence_o it_o arise_v this_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o morienus_n who_o say_v that_o the_o philosopher_n operation_n consist_v only_o in_o extract_a water_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o earth_n till_o the_o earth_n putrefy_v for_o the_o earth_n putrefy_v when_o this_o water_n be_v purify_v which_o be_v once_o pure_a will_v by_o god_n help_n direct_v and_o perfect_a the_o whole_a magistry_n some_o have_v explode_v air_n out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o element_n think_v it_o as_o glue_v or_o lime_n to_o conjoin_v divers_a nature_n judge_v it_o the_o spirit_n or_o instrument_n of_o the_o world_n because_o it_o be_v the_o chariot_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n for_o it_o first_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o all_o celestial_a body_n and_o communicate_v they_o to_o other_o element_n and_o mix_v body_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n like_o some_o divine_a looking-glass_n receive_v and_o retain_v the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n which_o it_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o and_o insinuate_a itself_o into_o the_o pore_n of_o animal_n impress_n those_o form_n on_o they_o whether_o they_o sleep_v or_o wake_v we_o learn_v from_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n that_o every_o spirit_n near_o the_o earth_n receive_v its_o virtue_n and_o vigour_n from_o the_o air_n for_o we_o see_v such_o thing_n increase_v and_o extol_v themselves_o the_o spirit_n which_o give_v they_o life_n do_v so_o much_o delight_n in_o air_n as_o the_o place_n where_o it_o have_v its_o origine_fw-la hermes_n also_o say_v that_o the_o air_n carry_v it_o in_o its_o belly_n whereunto_o aristotle_n subscribe_v say_v that_o moist_a thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o air_n and_o terrene_a thing_n from_o the_o moist_a one_o for_o air_n be_v next_o the_o earth_n humectare_v it_o on_o every_o side_n
and_o the_o humour_n thereof_o be_v condense_v by_o innate_a heat_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o earth_n which_o contain_v mercury_n and_o sulphur_n in_o due_a proportion_n chap._n 7._o how_o the_o earth_n nourish_v this_o universal_a spirit_n though_o this_o spirit_n be_v infuse_v into_o and_o dwell_v in_o superior_a as_o well_o as_o inferior_a body_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v best_a know_v and_o discern_v in_o body_n most_o evident_a and_o near_o to_o our_o view_n of_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v near_a and_o most_o vegetable_a in_o it_o therefore_o be_v this_o spirit_n generate_v and_o manifest_v more_o copious_o for_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o certain_a mark_n whereto_o all_o the_o influence_n ray_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o superior_a body_n tend_v it_o be_v moreover_o the_o fundament_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o other_o element_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o seed_n and_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v right_o call_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n it_o be_v therefore_o impregnate_v by_o the_o heaven_n and_o produce_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o its_o womb_n and_o though_o this_o spirit_n be_v expel_v wash_v away_o or_o separate_v from_o it_o by_o what_o way_n you_o please_v yet_o the_o earth_n thus_o void_a of_o spirit_n if_o leave_v a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n will_v again_o be_v impregnate_v by_o the_o celestial_a virtue_n and_o influence_n so_o as_o to_o produce_v some_o chystalline_a stone_n and_o lucent_a spark_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v take_v for_o separate_a will_v again_o regerminate_v in_o the_o earth_n impregnation_n then_o make_v by_o the_o action_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o first_o quality_n do_v continual_o render_v her_o generative_a for_o out_o of_o her_o womb_n come_v all_o thing_n sublunary_a she_o produce_v all_o thing_n endue_v with_o life_n preserve_v nourish_v and_o at_o last_o resolve_v they_o into_o their_o own_o nature_n when_o she_o be_v agitate_a by_o these_o action_n she_o cause_v a_o twofold_a expiration_n one_o without_o she_o another_o within_o she_o which_o expiration_n egrede_v from_o this_o terrene_a spirit_n when_o move_v and_o calefy_v by_o the_o celestial_a heat_n the_o expiration_n elevate_v without_o or_o above_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a cause_n and_o produce_v dew_n and_o frost_n if_o dry_a wind_n thunder_n and_o other_o dry_a aereal_a impression_n but_o the_o expiration_n include_v in_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a generate_v liquable_v metal_n and_o mineral_n if_o dry_a stone_n and_o the_o like_a that_o be_v not_o liquable_v all_o thing_n vegetable_a proceed_v from_o and_o be_v nourish_v by_o this_o spirit_n whereof_o the_o earth_n be_v nurse_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o ancient_a poet_n call_v the_o earth_n the_o common_a mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o all_o creature_n chap._n 8._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o perfection_n in_o all_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v the_o general_n genus_fw-la and_o common_a to_o every_o genus_fw-la for_o if_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n into_o the_o inferior_a or_o elementary_a world_n we_o see_v it_o divide_v into_o three_o subalternals_n to_o wit_n animal_n vegetable_a and_o mineral_n kind_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o in_o all_o only_o operate_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o its_o form_n and_o hence_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o creature_n arise_v for_o else_o there_o will_v be_v only_o one_o species_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o if_o we_o perpend_v the_o superior_a and_o celestial_a world_n we_o shall_v also_o find_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v one_o equal_a in_o all_o and_o differ_v in_o nothing_o but_o purity_n and_o subtlety_n for_o the_o celestial_a spirit_n be_v procreate_v of_o its_o pure_a igneous_a substance_n and_o differ_v from_o terrene_a one_o in_o corporal_a grossness_n and_o the_o celestial_a globe_n and_o luminary_n be_v make_v of_o its_o middle_n and_o aereal_a substance_n it_o constitute_v therefore_o all_o thing_n because_o it_o have_v in_o it_o both_o the_o faculty_n of_o superior_a and_o inferior_a body_n and_o because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o exquisite_a temper_n for_o this_o body_n be_v in_o all_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o perfection_n and_o if_o it_o be_v destitute_v of_o its_o faculty_n it_o can_v never_o perfect_v any_o thing_n and_o here_o we_o understand_v simple_a and_o natural_a perfection_n and_o although_o it_o be_v perfect_a only_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o nature_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o rule_n line_n action_n and_o power_n of_o perfection_n yet_o it_o acquire_v virtue_n and_o faculty_n above_o the_o sphere_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o can_v deduce_v thing_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v this_o spirit_n alter_v and_o penetrate_v all_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o gross_a mollify_v hard_a thing_n harden_v soft_a thing_n and_o augment_v nourish_v and_o conserves_n all_o thing_n this_o spirit_n also_o be_v in_o all_o body_n the_o author_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n have_v necessary_o a_o threefold_a operation_n for_o by_o its_o dryness_n it_o must_v enliven_v and_o by_o its_o coldness_n congeal_v and_o by_o its_o moisture_n congregate_v and_o unite_v for_o which_o it_o have_v a_o threefold_a name_n impose_v on_o it_o desume_v from_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o earth_n for_o they_o call_v it_o vitrify_v salsuginous_a and_o mercurial_a because_o of_o salt_n glass_n and_o mercury_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v though_o paracelsuâ—_n reckon_v these_o principle_n otherwise_o to_o wit_n salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n add_v glass_n as_o a_o four_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o these_o three_o first_o principle_n and_o reduce_v at_o last_o to_o the_o four_o as_o though_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n can_v produce_v any_o thing_n beyond_o glass_n but_o i_o shall_v prove_v my_o own_o sentence_n by_o example_n and_o reason_n the_o bone_n of_o animal_n be_v consolidate_v and_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n the_o fâ—â—â—h_n and_o nerve_n concrete_v by_o salt_n and_o unite_a and_o congregat_v into_o one_o mâ—â—â—_n by_o the_o escurial_a humour_n in_o vegetable_n also_o the_o shell_n of_o almond_n pine-nut_n walnut_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o of_o oyster_n and_o snail_n in_o land_n and_o sea_n may_v be_v make_v by_o vitrification_n and_o the_o taste_n demonstrate_v that_o these_o body_n be_v saltish_a for_o nothing_o want_v salt_n but_o what_o be_v insipid_a yea_o those_o thing_n be_v very_o saltish_a whereof_o glass_n be_v make_v as_o fem_n kali_n and_o the_o like_a some_o may_v here_o object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o glass_n but_o salt_n that_o cause_v the_o induration_n of_o bone_n shell_n and_o the_o like_a which_o i_o have_v mention_v whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o experience_n and_o reason_n speak_v the_o contrary_a for_o salt_n be_v resolve_v and_o melt_v by_o the_o least_o moisture_n of_o air_n or_o water_n but_o the_o bone_n and_o shell_n before_o mention_v resist_v liquefaction_n as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o harden_v by_o this_o glass-making_a faculty_n for_o the_o ultimate_a confirmation_n of_o which_o my_o assertion_n i_o may_v adduce_v precious_a stone_n adamant_n and_o crystal_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o glass_n elaborate_v to_o perfection_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o nature_n and_o now_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v condense_v by_o mercury_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o it_o need_v no_o other_o testimony_n but_o common_a experience_n mineral_n have_v enough_o of_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n in_o they_o stone_n and_o such_o effoded_a thing_n as_o acquire_v not_o extension_n and_o fusion_n by_o the_o hammer_n and_o fire_n have_v some_o salt_n in_o they_o but_o this_o be_v superate_v by_o the_o adustion_n of_o corruptive_a sulphur_n which_o come_v upon_o their_o induration_n and_o vitrification_n metal_n and_o all_o ductile_a thing_n be_v concrete_v and_o condense_v by_o salt_n and_o mercury_n and_o so_o much_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n that_o they_o bid_v some_o resistance_n to_o the_o hammer_n which_o be_v indeed_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o implication_n with_o more_o or_o less_o impurity_n aâ—_n adust_a earth_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o coagulation_n of_o their_o mercury_n and_o thâ—â—_n we_o may_v affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v madâ—_n of_o the_o ternal_a number_n of_o glass_n salt_n anâ—_n mercury_n or_o water_n where_o glass_n be_v thâ—_n cause_n of_o hardness_n salt_n afford_v matteâ—_n and_o water_n cause_v unition_n and_o condensation_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n to_o body_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o its_o action_n and_o virtue_n be_v represent_v in_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v this_o bind_v and_o â—njoyns_v the_o superior_a thing_n with_o the_o â—feriour_a for_o as_o many_o idea_n as_o the_o â—eaven_n contain_v so_o many_o seminal_a muse_n it_n
whence_o all_o thing_n be_v first_o generate_v thales_n milesius_n who_o the_o greek_n surname_v the_o wise_a perceive_v the_o matter_n patient_a say_v that_o water_n be_v the_o first_o matter_n which_o heraclitus_n attribute_v to_o the_o sea_n and_o moses_n more_o illuminate_v then_o both_o say_v that_o before_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v create_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n move_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n call_v fire_n because_o of_o its_o noble_a and_o pure_a essence_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o say_v therefore_o that_o fire_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o being_n i_o transgress_v not_o the_o limit_n of_o reason_n and_o verity_n for_o it_o be_v without_o doubt_n the_o first_o operator_n and_o the_o last_o destroyer_n and_o changer_n of_o form_n who_o cause_n it_o be_v even_o till_o it_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o their_o period_n and_o first_o matter_n beyond_o which_o there_o be_v no_o progress_n but_o only_o a_o transformation_n as_o i_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o declare_v by_o comparison_n with_o visible_a and_o familiar_a being_n the_o first_o active_a potency_n which_o begin_v to_o operate_v in_o the_o production_n of_o man_n be_v the_o agitation_n or_o motion_n of_o heat_n which_o imitate_v the_o action_n of_o fire_n who_o nature_n be_v chief_o separative_a draw_v sperm_n from_o the_o whole_a body_n wherein_o man_n seed_n be_v potential_o include_v and_o coct_n and_o digest_v it_o thereby_o render_v it_o apt_a for_o expulsion_n and_o afterward_o for_o generation_n and_o augmentation_n which_o generation_n and_o augmentation_n be_v always_o help_v by_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a actor_n so_o that_o if_o it_o shall_v attain_v the_o end_n of_o its_o exaltation_n be_v inflame_v by_o the_o sulphur_n of_o excrement_n and_o impurity_n of_o aliment_n it_o will_v absume_fw-la the_o radical_a moisture_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n and_o preserver_n of_o life_n which_o do_v the_o fire_n remit_v not_o of_o its_o power_n and_o action_n till_o by_o resolution_n and_o corruption_n it_o bring_v the_o body_n to_o ash_n which_o nothing_o can_v do_v but_o fire_n but_o that_o we_o may_v make_v this_o more_o palpable_a and_o find_v out_o the_o first_o matter_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o last_o let_v we_o impose_v a_o body_n on_o a_o common_a fire_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o what_o be_v inflammable_a in_o it_o will_v be_v total_o consume_v and_o redact_v to_o a_o few_o ash_n which_o ash_n also_o will_v participate_v of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n and_o for_o their_o last_o subject_n and_o matter_n turn_v into_o a_o certain_a salt_n who_o sole_a parent_n and_o multiplier_n fire_n must_v needs_o be_v and_o though_o these_o shall_v be_v further_o turn_v yet_o salt_n will_v always_o be_v leave_v in_o who_o internal_o we_o may_v find_v fire_n which_o be_v delight_v with_o its_o like_a and_o by_o this_o mean_n alchemist_n find_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o salt_n that_o be_v incombustible_a or_o secret_a elementary_a fire_n which_o have_v the_o same_o action_n with_o primitive_a fire_n upon_o which_o account_n they_o call_v it_o the_o balsam_n of_o the_o body_n because_o it_o contain_v that_o that_o give_v life_n as_o also_o that_o conserves_n and_o augment_v it_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o moist_a vapour_n accompany_v with_o moderate_a heat_n johannes_n fontanus_n in_o his_o philosophical_a narration_n en_fw-fr son_fw-fr romant_n philosophique_a show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o secret_a where_o he_o bring_v in_o nature_n speak_v thus_o aucuns_n disent_fw-fr que_fw-fr feu_fw-fr n'engendre_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr naturel_fw-fr for_o we_o que_fw-fr cendre_fw-fr mais_n leur_fw-fr reverence_n sauvee_a nature_n est_fw-fr dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr feu_fw-fr autee_fw-mi et_fw-la si_fw-la prover_n je_fw-fr le_fw-fr vou_fw-fr loye_n le_fw-fr sell_v a_o tesmoing_n je_fw-fr prendoye_fw-fr some_o dare_v to_o affirm_v that_o fire_n can_v generate_v nothing_o but_o ash_n 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