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other_o infirmity_n but_o have_v perform_v its_o operation_n unless_o it_o depart_v from_o the_o body_n together_o with_o the_o disease_n it_o do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a wherefore_o let_v the_o physician_n that_o desire_v to_o make_v use_n hereof_o first_o know_v with_o what_o disease_n it_o agree_v and_o how_o it_o be_v natural_o ordain_v for_o medicine_n last_o the_o spirit_n of_o mercury_n have_v no_o certain_a determinate_a form_n but_o be_v subject_n to_o all_o the_o other_o as_o wax_v to_o the_o impression_n of_o a_o seal_n for_o it_o receive_v every_o spirit_n whatsoever_o unto_o itself_o as_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o sol_n be_v impress_v into_o it_o it_o transite_n into_o sol_n if_o luna_n into_o luna_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n he_o put_v on_o their_o nature_n and_o embrace_v every_o metal_n his_o body_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o other_o metal_n as_o the_o female_a to_o the_o male_a not_o by_o a_o corporal_a mixture_n but_o when_o a_o spirit_n be_v educe_v from_o its_o metal_n and_o after_o the_o preparation_n project_v into_o mercury_n then_o at_o length_n he_o exhibit_v his_o transmutation_n no_o otherwise_o then_o a_o dead_a female_a of_o metal_n although_o it_o be_v as_o a_o untilled_a field_n or_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v macerate_v or_o vivify_v with_o the_o philosopher_n plough_n which_o female_a in_o this_o work_n remain_v fix_v and_o uncorrupt_a it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o say_v corporal_a spirit_n by_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o fire_n into_o his_o nature_n and_o substance_n &_o this_o with_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o metal_n which_o with_o the_o crass_a spirit_n of_o mercury_n can_v be_v do_v and_o although_o the_o body_n of_o sol_n exist_v of_o mercury_n or_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr and_o be_v fix_v nevertheless_o common_a mercury_n not_o fix_v or_o mortify_v never_o come_v to_o its_o resurrection_n for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o metal_n be_v a_o immortal_a regeneration_n and_o the_o medium_n whereby_o the_o 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manifestation_n of_o this_o art_n when_o thou_o will_v make_v the_o heaven_n or_o sphere_n of_o saturn_n to_o run_v with_o life_n upon_o the_o earth_n impose_v thereupon_o all_o the_o planet_n or_o which_o you_o will_v but_o let_v there_o not_o be_v too_o much_o of_o luna_n but_o add_v less_o thereof_o then_o of_o the_o other_o permit_v they_o all_o to_o run_v until_o you_o see_v the_o heaven_n of_o saturn_n quite_o to_o vanish_v by_o this_o mean_n all_o the_o planet_n will_v remain_v of_o such_o a_o consistency_n that_o their_o ancient_a and_o corruptible_a body_n be_v dead_a they_o have_v put_v on_o a_o new_a perfect_a and_o incorruptible_a body_n this_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o heaven_n by_o which_o the_o say_a planet_n be_v again_o make_v corporal_a and_o live_v as_o at_o first_o take_v this_o new_a body_n from_o the_o life_n and_o from_o the_o earth_n and_o this_o keep_v for_o this_o be_v sol_fw-mi and_o luna_fw-la after_o this_o manner_n thou_o have_v the_o whole_a art_n make_v 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easy_o understand_v the_o first_o from_o whence_o they_o all_o deduct_v their_o original_n the_o first_o example_n we_o shall_v bring_v from_o medicine_n whereby_o a_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v know_v from_o the_o issue_n and_o not_o from_o the_o beginning_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o science_n introduce_v by_o blindeness_n but_o must_v be_v blind_a likewise_o but_o the_o end_n be_v visible_a from_o the_o issue_n to_o which_o it_o be_v perceive_v to_o tend_v as_o to_o its_o end_n propose_v to_o it_o furthermore_o nothing_o can_v be_v better_o know_v then_o by_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n create_v it_o otherwise_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o abuse_n for_o every_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v create_v he_o will_v have_v we_o enjoy_v and_o possess_v it_o according_a to_o the_o right_a use_n thereof_o therefore_o learn_v the_o last_o and_o first_o matter_n of_o 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