Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	earth_n	element_n	4,634	5	9.8975	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65379	Four books of Johannes Segerus Weidenfeld concerning the secrets of the adepts, or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine : a practical work, with very great study collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy : reconciled together by comparing them one with another, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and minerals, whether for medicines or metals, from true, and so avoid vagabound imposters, and imaginary processes, together with the ruine of estates.; De secretis adeptorum. English	Weidenfeld, Johann Seger.	1685 (1685)	Wing W1253; ESTC R12745	271,134	404

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animate_v it_o with_o the_o water_n of_o vegetable_a mercury_n otherwise_o it_o can_v dissolve_v nothing_o and_o this_o be_v the_o water_n contain_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o want_v and_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o be_v pearl_n make_v and_o this_o vegetable_a water_n be_v compound_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o mercury_n mineral_n present_o dissolve_v all_o body_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o vegetability_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la revivify_v every_o body_n and_o by_o its_o attractive_a virtue_n symbolical_a nature_n produce_v a_o oil_n from_o every_o body_n and_o mercury_n draw_v to_o itself_o its_o like_a that_o be_v the_o mercury_n of_o a_o body_n of_o this_o water_n say_v raymund_n in_o compendio_fw-la art_n transm_n ad_fw-la regem_fw-la robertum_fw-la you_o know_v most_o serene_a prince_n that_o our_o stone_n be_v make_v of_o nothing_o but_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr alone_o that_o be_v compound_v of_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o ancient_a philosopher_n the_o stone_n be_v make_v of_o one_o thing_n only_o that_o be_v argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr viatic_n pag._n 345._o mercurial_a water_n be_v call_v ignes_fw-la gehennae_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o this_o fiery_a nature_n of_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr the_o corrosive_n specific_a be_v because_o of_o the_o mercurial_a water_n call_v by_o paracelsus_n ignis_fw-la gehennae_fw-la libro_fw-la de_fw-fr specif_n pag._n 29._o the_o circulatum_fw-la majus_fw-la prepare_v from_o mercury_n he_o call_v a_o live_a fire_n most_o extreme_a fire_n and_o celestial_a fire_n if_o you_o will_v bring_v into_o action_n say_v he_o the_o life_n of_o antimony_n hide_v in_o its_o regulus_n you_o must_v resuscitate_a that_o life_n with_o its_o like_a live_a fire_n or_o metallick_n vinegar_n with_o which_o fire_n many_o of_o the_o philosopher_n proceed_v several_a way_n but_o agree_v in_o the_o foundation_n they_o all_o hit_v the_o intend_a mark_n etc._n etc._n yet_o that_o fire_n or_o corporal_a life_n in_o 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because_o it_o administer_v life_n and_o health_n to_o

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of_o the_o body_n from_o which_o you_o will_v extract_v a_o oil_n then_o kindle_v a_o gentle_a fire_n under_o it_o till_o you_o see_v the_o oil_n that_o be_v the_o air_n of_o it_o by_o little_a and_o little_o ascend_v or_o be_v elevate_v upon_o the_o mercury_n gather_v it_o wary_o and_o keep_v it_o apart_o etc._n etc._n cap._n 10._o 3._o this_o process_n of_o arnold_n be_v ordinary_a and_o call_v by_o the_o adept_n the_o way_n of_o separate_v the_o element_n which_o can_v be_v do_v without_o either_o a_o vegetable_a or_o mineral_n menstruum_fw-la 4._o aqua_fw-la fervens_fw-la among_o the_o adept_n be_v the_o usual_a name_n of_o menstruum_fw-la dissolve_v say_v lul_n the_o pure_a sol_n in_o its_o own_o aqua_fw-la fervens_fw-la then_o separate_v the_o phlegm_n and_o the_o sol_fw-mi will_v remain_v below_o etc._n etc._n codicil_n cap._n 43._o pag._n 203._o that_o fire_n burn_v gold_n more_o than_o elemental_a fire_n because_o it_o contain_v heat_n of_o a_o terrestrial_a nature_n and_o 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numb_a 27._o putrify_v a_o month_n add_v to_o it_o

etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v call_v circulatum_n because_o they_o be_v by_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n circulate_v for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o or_o forty_o sometime_o sixty_o day_n 3._o that_o these_o be_v call_v the_o great_a circulatum_n to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o less_o circulatum_n be_v less_o excellent_a the_o great_a have_v great_a strength_n and_o communicate_v tincture_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v dissolve_v in_o they_o 4._o that_o these_o circulatum_n be_v the_o first_o being_n or_o graduate_v essence_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n and_o among_o thing_n volatile_a nothing_o can_v be_v more_o excellent_a than_o they_o they_o be_v exalt_v from_o a_o fix_a essence_n or_o astrum_n into_o a_o much_o more_o noble_a essence_n call_v a_o arcanum_n 5._o that_o these_o circulatum_n be_v medicine_n or_o medicinal_a arcanum_n 6._o that_o these_o circulatum_n over_o most_o red_a sublime_a the_o stone_n say_v paracelsus_n till_o they_o come_v to_o 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103._o volume_n 4._o th._n chym._n out_o of_o this_o philosophical_a minium_n calcine_v lead_v or_o sericon_fw-la only_o the_o adept_n sometime_o distil_v their_o menstruum_n for_o example_n the_o first_o of_o this_o kind_a in_o numb_a 59_o sometime_o they_o dissolve_v this_o minium_n in_o distil_a vinegar_n which_o be_v draw_v off_o they_o reduce_v it_o into_o gum_n adrop_n or_o lully_n azoquean_n vitriol_n out_o of_o which_o they_o then_o distil_v the_o stink_a menstruum_fw-la or_o menstruum_fw-la foetens_fw-la in_o numb_a 60._o sometime_o they_o dissolve_v gum_n adrop_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la first_fw-mi and_o then_o distil_v it_o the_o thirteen_o way_n of_o practise_v say_v ripley_n as_o it_o here_o appear_v be_v very_o curious_a and_o that_o be_v in_o saturn_n philosophical_a rubify_v in_o a_o glass_n vessel_n stop_v to_o prevent_v respiration_n with_o a_o strong_a and_o continual_a fire_n till_o it_o become_v red_a take_v therefore_o that_o rubify_v saturn_n and_o pour_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o distil_a vinegar_n

upon_o it_o and_o shake_v it_o very_o often_o every_o day_n for_o a_o month_n a_o week_n then_o separate_v the_o vinegar_n by_o a_o filtre_n and_o take_v only_o that_o which_o be_v clear_a without_o faeces_fw-la and_o put_v it_o in_o balneo_fw-la to_o distil_v and_o after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o vinegar_n you_o will_v find_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n a_o white_a or_o sky-coloured_n water_n which_o take_v and_o be_v put_v in_o a_o bladder_n five_o double_v to_o keep_v out_o the_o water_n dissolve_v it_o in_o balneo_fw-la into_o a_o crystalline_a water_n put_v that_o water_n in_o a_o distillatory_n and_o if_o you_o will_v separate_v the_o element_n from_o it_o or_o distil_v the_o dissolve_a water_n which_o rectify_v in_o a_o circulatory_a and_o the_o earth_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o bottom_n in_o the_o distillation_n calcine_v till_o it_o grow_v like_o a_o sponge_n and_o then_o be_v it_o very_o sit_v to_o reassume_v its_o mercury_n separate_v from_o it_o that_o 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317._o vol._n 3._o theat_v chym._n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o say_v ripley_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o more_o subtle_a a_o body_n be_v of_o the_o easy_a dissolution_n it_o be_v and_o moreover_o you_o must_v know_v that_o dissolution_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o our_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la or_o some_o other_o vegetable_a and_o this_o vegetable_a mercury_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la can_v penetrate_v a_o body_n so_o as_o to_o complete_a the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o except_o the_o body_n be_v first_o make_v spungy_a but_o no_o lead_n be_v so_o spungy_a nor_o so_o subtle_a as_o red_a lead_n or_o minium_n vitriol_n calcine_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v frustrate_v of_o our_o expectation_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o take_v red_a lead_n that_o be_v antimony_n prepare_v which_o be_v more_o spungy_a and_o subtle_a than_o any_o other_o lead_n for_o the_o vegetable_a water_n will_v sudden_o penetrate_v into_o it_o and_o dissolve_v the_o most_o subtle_a 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