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the_o body_n for_o if_o it_o be_v gross_a it_o will_v rather_o obstruct_v suffocate_v and_o extinguish_v then_o penetrate_v and_o pass_v through_o such_o narrow_a way_n and_o because_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o conserves_n life_n in_o its_o state_n it_o shall_v in_o reason_n be_v a_o stable_n and_o no_o fluxible_a thing_n for_o if_o it_o be_v volatile_a we_o may_v every_o moment_n expect_v death_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v introduce_v by_o the_o corruption_n generate_v by_o feculent_a adustion_n which_o continual_o lay_v wait_v for_o our_o life_n grossness_n then_o hinder_v ingress_n and_o adustion_n stability_n hence_o we_o may_v take_v a_o good_a admonition_n for_o medicine_n to_o wit_n that_o every_o true_a medicament_n introsume_v for_o the_o restore_n of_o strength_n and_o profligate_a the_o cause_n of_o instant_a death_n shall_v have_v two_o property_n to_o wit_n to_o pierce_v to_o the_o centre_n of_o sanity_n and_o preserve_v the_o centre_n by_o dilate_v and_o deduce_v it_o 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excrement_n of_o salt_n from_o who_o variety_n according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o place_n wherein_o they_o be_v generate_v the_o diversity_n of_o sapour_n do_v arise_v for_o all_o sapour_fw-la come_v from_o salt_n and_o by_o how_o much_o there_o be_v more_o salt_n by_o so_o much_o be_v the_o sapour_fw-la more_fw-mi intense_a and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o which_o be_v volatile_a and_o airy_a beget_v ill_a and_o non-natural_a odour_n which_o send_v out_o a_o stinch_v which_o we_o perceive_v in_o their_o burn_a because_o of_o the_o combustion_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o unctuous_a sulphur_n and_o that_o volatile_a matter_n be_v a_o excrement_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o stink_a fume_n of_o body_n that_o be_v burn_v whence_o smoke_n proceed_v that_o adhere_v to_o the_o chimney_n or_o other_o part_n which_o afterward_o retain_v the_o odour_n of_o the_o burn_a body_n and_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o excrement_n of_o salt_n and_o this_o be_v yet_o more_o manifest_a by_o that_o blackness_n and_o obscurity_n which_o this_o fume_n impress_n on_o all_o thing_n it_o
where_o glass_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o hardness_n salt_n afford_v matter_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 all_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v this_o bind_v and_o conjoyn_v the_o superior_a thing_n with_o the_o inferior_a for_o as_o many_o idea_n as_o the_o heaven_n contain_v so_o many_o seminal_a cause_n it_o obtain_v whence_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o form_n so_o many_o species_n in_o the_o matter_n when_o therefore_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o any_o one_o of_o these_o species_n degenerate_a it_o may_v by_o the_o soul_n within_o it_o and_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v reform_v and_o reduce_v to_o its_o former_a state_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v always_o at_o hand_n and_o ready_a for_o all_o motion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o must_v not_o 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and_o by_o this_o union_n the_o whole_a spirit_n and_o corporal_a substance_n become_v vital_a the_o universal_a soul_n then_o feign_v and_o imagine_v divers_a form_n which_o the_o spirit_n receive_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o element_n make_v corporeal_a and_o produce_v hence_o animal_n generate_v only_a animal_n plant_n plant_n and_o mineral_n mineral_n though_o not_o all_o alike_o for_o mineral_n as_o i_o say_v before_o generate_v not_o their_o like_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o plant_n because_o their_o spirit_n be_v cohibit_v by_o too_o gross_a matter_n which_o spirit_n if_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_o extract_v and_o conjoin_v with_o mineral_n matterâ—_n will_v generate_v its_o like_a because_o by_o its_o exquisite_a penetration_n into_o imperfect_a body_n through_o the_o subtiliation_n of_o art_n and_o artificious_a graduation_n of_o fire_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o proper_a and_o mineral_n seed_n only_o not_o animal_n because_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o it_o want_v the_o action_n of_o other_o faculty_n but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o demonstrate_v they_o but_o according_a to_o the_o species_n whereto_o it_o be_v accommodate_v for_o else_o every_o thing_n will_v produce_v its_o unlike_a a_o tree_n will_v generate_v a_o man_n a_o plant_n a_o bull_n a_o metal_n a_o herb_n which_o i_o speak_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a specification_n of_o thing_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o most_o general_a genus_fw-la it_o produce_v in_o all_o thing_n its_o like_a because_o be_v mercury_n it_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n wherewith_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o humane_a art_n can_v effect_v that_o that_o be_v sole_o grant_v to_o nature_n which_o alone_o can_v procreate_v a_o species_n art_n may_v dilate_v and_o multiply_v it_o if_o it_o begin_v its_o operation_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o species_n as_o prudent_a philosopher_n do_v who_o extract_v the_o spirit_n from_o mineral_n specificate_v decent_o purify_v and_o reduce_v to_o perfection_n render_v it_o apt_a to_o perfect_v imperfect_a thing_n and_o a_o expert_a and_o industrious_a artist_n perpend_v these_o thing_n aright_o may_v easy_o institute_v admirable_a adaptation_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v we_o have_v i_o hope_v sufficient_o explicate_v in_o the_o former_a book_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o produce_v but_o also_o make_v corporeal_a by_o the_o universal_a spirit_n we_o now_o come_v to_o declare_v what_o kind_n of_o body_n this_o spirit_n assume_v and_o how_o itself_o both_o be_v and_o make_v all_o thing_n corporeal_a for_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v corporeal_a which_o make_v all_o other_o thing_n such_o see_v nothing_o can_v give_v 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praise_v what_o thou_o have_v write_v and_o future_a reader_n own_o to_o thou_o their_o wit_n mean_a time_n if_o zoilus_n say_v thy_o pen_n do_v halt_v conclude_v his_o brain_n be_v not_o season_v with_o our_o salt_n your_o humble_a servant_n owen_n crane_n the_o content_n book_n i._n chap._n 1_o that_o the_o world_n live_v and_o be_v full_a of_o life_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2_o the_o world_n have_v a_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n page_n 16_o chap._n 3_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n page_n 19_o chap._n 4_o how_o the_o sun_n be_v call_v father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o first_o matter_n page_n 23_o chap._n 5_o how_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o mother_n etc._n etc._n page_n 32_o 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 page_n 37_o chap._n 7_o how_o the_o earth_n nourish_v this_o universal_a spirit_n page_n 41_o chap._n 8_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 page_n 44_o chap._n 9_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n to_o body_n page_n 49_o book_n 2._o chap._n 1_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v page_n 54_o chap._n 2_o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o earth_n and_o how_o its_o virtue_n remain_v integral_o in_o this_o earth_n page_n 67_o chap._n 3_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o fire_n from_o water_n etc._n etc._n page_n 102_o chap._n 4_o of_o the_o spirit_n ascent_n into_o heaven_n and_o descent_n etc._n etc._n page_n 160_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n i._n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o world_n live_v and_o be_v full_a of_o life_n purpose_v to_o comment_v something_o on_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n i_o shall_v first_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o universe_n be_v full_a 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motion_n from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o of_o that_o which_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o form_n be_v privation_n to_o perfection_n imperfection_n the_o vegetation_n of_o plant_n and_o concretion_n of_o stone_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o this_o universal_a spirit_n agitate_v this_o great_a mass_n and_o the_o mediation_n of_o a_o certain_a radical_a and_o nutritive_a spirit_n who_o origine_fw-la or_o principle_n like_o some_o primary_n procreating_a cause_n reside_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thence_o as_o from_o the_o heart_n exert_v all_o vital_a function_n and_o extend_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o this_o root_n or_o principle_n be_v include_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o ancient_a demogorgon_n that_o universal_a parent_n who_o old_a poet_n those_o diligent_a searcher_n of_o nature_n secret_n have_v ingenious_o describe_v clothe_v in_o a_o green_a
plato_n doctrine_n express_v elegant_o lib._n 6._o aeneid_n principio_fw-la caelum_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la composque_fw-la liquentes_fw-la lucentemque_fw-la globum_fw-la lunae_fw-la titaniaque_fw-la astra_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o earth_n mountain_n and_o scar_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o planet_n &_o of_o glister_a star_n we_o attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n but_o to_o the_o 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 constant_a 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 etc._n etc._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 withal_o 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 etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o that_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v essence_n and_o life_n be_v 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and_o transmit_v from_o the_o superior_a body_n as_o from_o the_o sun_n which_o act_v most_o powerful_o in_o this_o case_n for_o this_o spirit_n be_v calefy_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n acquire_v abundance_n of_o life_n which_o multiply_v and_o enlivens_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o thereby_o increase_n and_o grow_v to_o a_o determinate_a magnitude_n according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o each_o thing_n upon_o which_o account_n virgil_n say_v igneus_fw-la est_fw-la illis_fw-la vigour_n &_o caelestis_fw-la origo_fw-la but_o 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 of_o body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o fair_a and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weak_a and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n according_a to_o the_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o 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of_o nature_n and_o purge_v and_o separate_v from_o all_o inquination_n of_o terrestrial_a and_o adust_a dregs_o which_o matter_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v only_o some_o sperm_n or_o water_n mix_v with_o that_o sperm_n powder_n or_o pure_a sulphur_n which_o act_v by_o the_o coagulative_a faculty_n thicken_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o in_o time_n by_o long_a and_o continue_a action_n of_o the_o heat_n harden_v and_o so_o come_v to_o its_o perfection_n which_o be_v natural_o simple_a tinct_a with_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n for_o heat_n be_v the_o progenitor_n and_o parent_n of_o tincture_n if_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o heat_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v indubitable_a who_o can_v so_o much_o contradict_v truth_n and_o reason_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o parent_n of_o this_o perfection_n let_v we_o then_o look_v high_o and_o seek_v more_o accurate_o how_o this_o perfection_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o this_o mean_v chap._n 4._o how_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o hermes_n call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a matter_n but_o some_o may_v here_o say_v if_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n how_o can_v the_o sun_n be_v call_v the_o parent_n of_o this_o matter_n when_o itself_o be_v procreate_v or_o produce_v out_o of_o this_o matter_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o primaeve_fw-la prejacent_a matter_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v altogether_o invisible_a and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v but_o by_o strong_a imagination_n out_o of_o who_o vital_a light_n and_o natural_a heat_n this_o celestial_a sun_n be_v produce_v with_o equal_a light_n and_o fiery_a vigour_n which_o afterward_o strengthen_v this_o internal_a and_o essential_a heat_n with_o natural_a display_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o fire_n over_o the_o whole_a universe_n illuminate_v the_o star_n above_o he_o and_o vivify_a the_o thing_n below_o he_o but_o because_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o sun_n act_v most_o vigorous_o upon_o she_o she_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o influence_n in_o who_o bowel_n the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v abscond_v which_o be_v agitate_a and_o move_v by_o the_o sun_n heat_n come_v to_o light_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n in_o winter_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v further_a absent_a from_o we_o the_o earth_n be_v destitute_v of_o that_o vigorous_a heat_n which_o his_o perpendicular_a ray_n bring_v with_o they_o she_o be_v we_o see_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o whereas_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o sun_n again_o review_v our_o climate_n than_o she_o rise_v from_o her_o sleep_n or_o death_n and_o receive_v life_n and_o vigour_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o mutation_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o universal_a spirit_n full_a of_o life_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n principal_o which_o before_o it_o can_v generate_v any_o thing_n must_v take_v up_o its_o inn_n in_o some_o body_n as_o in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o body_n and_o because_o all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v and_o sustain_v by_o that_o which_o produce_v they_o there_o must_v be_v great_a affinity_n and_o harmony_n betwixt_o this_o spirit_n and_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n ancient_a philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o springtime_n calefy_v and_o enlivens_fw-la his_o parent_n load_v with_o old_a age_n and_o almost_o kill_v with_o winter-cold_a see_v then_o she_o be_v by_o the_o sun_n fortify_v enliven_v and_o impregnate_v hermes_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o father_n of_o this_o matter_n for_o be_v otherwise_o barren_a and_o without_o offspring_n she_o now_o conceive_v generate_v and_o multiply_v her_o spirituous_a matter_n lead_v it_o from_o incorporality_n to_o corporality_n the_o philosopher_n hortulanus_fw-la comment_v on_o hermes_n his_o table_n leaf_n and_o omit_v the_o radical_a principle_n of_o nature_n and_o take_v his_o rise_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o chemistry_n
into_o act_n and_o whence_o can_v any_o one_o imagine_v this_o action_n to_o proceed_v unless_o from_o the_o central_a fire_n issue_v out_o of_o demogorgon_n breast_n which_o fire_n attract_v and_o foment_v by_o the_o solar_a ray_n will_v redouble_v its_o force_n virtue_n and_o efficacy_n do_v not_o then_o this_o germination_n derive_v its_o original_n from_o nature_n fire_n which_o elevate_n and_o multiply_v its_o vapour_n excite_v the_o innate_a heat_n of_o the_o acorn_n which_o be_v of_o its_o own_o side_n resolve_v into_o a_o vapour_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o air_n and_o this_o raise_a vapour_n be_v nourish_v and_o augment_v by_o the_o first_o vapour_n which_o never_o cease_v to_o act_v on_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o acorn_n till_o it_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o the_o period_n of_o that_o perfection_n to_o which_o nature_n destine_v it_o which_o be_v to_o make_v it_o a_o oak_n which_o when_o it_o have_v acquire_v its_o perfect_a magnitude_n begin_v not_o indeed_o to_o die_v but_o to_o decline_v and_o gradual_o to_o return_v to_o its_o first_o form_n even_o to_o the_o earth_n where_o the_o same_o vapour_n be_v not_o idle_a or_o deficient_a for_o of_o the_o putritude_n of_o this_o tree_n certain_a animal_n call_v horse-lice_n with_o abundance_n of_o worm_n be_v thereby_o generate_v yea_o when_o the_o oak_n be_v turn_v into_o perfect_a earth_n it_o cause_v a_o new_a vegetation_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o acorn_n be_v augment_v and_o multiply_v to_o this_o magnitude_n he_o err_v for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o this_o germination_n the_o acorn_n remain_v whole_a without_o diminution_n yea_o separate_v itself_o from_o the_o tree_n when_o it_o be_v germinate_v the_o oak_n than_o grow_v not_o from_o the_o augmentation_n and_o multiplication_n of_o the_o acorn_n neither_o be_v it_o from_o addition_n and_o abstraction_n from_o the_o adjacent_a earth_n for_o then_o so_o much_o of_o the_o earth_n will_v be_v exhaust_v as_o the_o tree_n magnitude_n be_v it_o must_v therefore_o necessary_o proceed_v from_o some_o other_o way_n &_o matter_n see_v by_o these_o way_n it_o can_v this_o spirit_n then_o or_o vapour_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o no_o other_o end_n be_v that_o which_o be_v incorporate_v and_o produce_v this_o individual_a from_o which_o the_o creation_n augmentation_n and_o preservation_n of_o all_o thing_n proceed_v and_o not_o from_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o spirituous_a and_o primaeve_fw-la matter_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o reject_v excrement_n in_o the_o same_o weight_n and_o quantity_n almost_o that_o it_o assume_v meat_n in_o when_o nevertheless_o it_o have_v extract_v its_o proper_a nutriment_n from_o it_o which_o be_v only_o the_o spirit_n include_v in_o that_o mass_n which_o by_o its_o siccity_n make_v itself_o a_o body_n and_o by_o its_o humidity_n dilate_v and_o augment_v itself_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o this_o spirit_n into_o earth_n and_o how_o its_o virtue_n remans_n integral_o in_o this_o earth_n the_o former_a reason_n seem_v sufficient_o to_o evince_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n now_o we_o shall_v declare_v how_o it_o be_v corporify_v and_o though_o in_o this_o search_n the_o labour_n will_v be_v great_a and_o effect_v small_a yet_o shall_v i_o endeavour_v to_o make_v this_o thing_n comprehensible_a especial_o for_o their_o sake_n who_o in_o their_o nativity_n have_v have_v favourable_a star_n and_o be_v thereby_o render_v admirer_n of_o these_o rare_a effect_n and_o searcher_n of_o these_o occulter_n secret_n for_o in_o that_o many_o learned_a and_o curious_a man_n have_v err_v in_o the_o inquisition_n and_o detection_n of_o this_o body_n arise_v from_o hence_o that_o some_o have_v believe_v this_o knowledge_n far_o to_o exceed_v man_n capacity_n and_o only_o attainable_a by_o angel_n or_o devil_n other_o have_v think_v that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n no_o man_n shall_v feign_v to_o himself_o any_o but_o a_o universal_a body_n because_o a_o universal_a spirit_n must_v also_o have_v a_o universal_a body_n and_o other_o have_v think_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v perceive_v but_o by_o conversion_n of_o more_o perfect_a body_n into_o their_o first_o sperm_n and_o spirit_n by_o exact_a and_o industrious_a subtiliation_n not_o mind_v nor_o consider_v that_o nature_n admit_v of_o no_o regress_n and_o that_o body_n by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o perfect_a by_o so_o much_o they_o be_v further_a distant_a from_o their_o principle_n and_o first_o corporeity_n some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o quintessence_n may_v be_v extract_v from_o body_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o more_o subtle_a and_o volatile_a part_n be_v that_o spirit_n they_o seek_v so_o err_v from_o the_o scope_n at_o which_o they_o aim_v as_o if_o they_o will_v seek_v the_o east_n in_o the_o west_n for_o they_o make_v body_n spiritual_a where_o they_o shall_v make_v spirit_n corporeal_a but_o see_v this_o spirit_n be_v manifest_o convert_v into_o a_o terrene_a body_n and_o without_o contradiction_n or_o doubt_n generate_v all_o body_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v extract_v by_o they_o because_o otherwise_o they_o forsake_v the_o direct_a tract_n of_o nature_n and_o see_v it_o be_v make_v a_o terrene_a body_n it_o may_v be_v perfect_v by_o fire_n into_o something_o which_o the_o quintessentials_n call_v their_o heaven_n but_o corporification_n begin_v from_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o first_o work_n of_o mercury_n be_v to_o make_v earth_n why_o then_o do_v they_o begin_v with_o make_v of_o fire_n which_o will_v proceed_v as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v build_v a_o house_n and_o begin_v at_o the_o roof_n but_o such_o as_o will_v reduce_v body_n to_o their_o first_o be_v pretend_v and_o have_v more_o specious_a reason_n than_o those_o that_o will_v redact_v they_o to_o a_o quintessence_n save_v that_o they_o go_v in_o a_o crooked_a way_n that_o lead_v they_o contrary_a to_o their_o meaning_n for_o beside_o that_o nature_n never_o go_v backward_o they_o mind_n not_o that_o they_o shall_v follow_v the_o way_n of_o completion_n and_o not_o of_o destruction_n or_o reversion_n to_o their_o origines_fw-la and_o nativity_n for_o beside_o the_o impossibility_n of_o this_o course_n these_o way_n be_v so_o long_o and_o difficult_a that_o a_o ordinary_a term_n of_o life_n can_v reach_v their_o end_n moreover_o they_o can_v never_o attain_v the_o true_a and_o natural_a first_fw-mi be_v this_o way_n but_o only_o a_o fantastical_a body_n far_o different_a from_o that_o wherewith_o nature_n effect_n her_o productive_a operation_n which_o be_v sole_o the_o legitimate_a sperm_n of_o all_o body_n and_o if_o we_o consider_v now_o that_o all_o body_n be_v make_v by_o terrification_n we_o must_v needs_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v some_o prejacent_a subject_n most_o apt_a for_o the_o make_n of_o earth_n but_o i_o say_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n fire_n be_v the_o first_o operator_n in_o the_o world_n which_o elevate_v a_o spirituous_a vapour_n than_o coct_n dry_v and_o incorporate_v it_o for_o a_o body_n can_v be_v make_v without_o coagulation_n which_o necessary_o follow_v the_o dryness_n of_o fire_n and_o in_o what_o other_o place_n can_v this_o immassation_n desiccation_n and_o coagulation_n be_v make_v save_v in_o the_o earth_n whence_o all_o body_n proceed_v the_o prejacent_a matter_n then_o must_v needs_o be_v there_o occlude_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o there_o than_o all_o body_n be_v make_v of_o nothing_o which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o nature_n course_n which_o will_v have_v every_o thing_n to_o have_v its_o principle_n and_o out_o of_o nothing_o nothing_o but_o nothing_o to_o proceed_v this_o matter_n or_o principle_n than_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o it_o be_v nourish_v ingross_v and_o incorporate_v and_o therefore_o 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shall_v elsewhere_o speak_v now_o this_o salt_n or_o dry_a earth_n thus_o coagulate_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o water_n drink_v up_o all_o its_o humidity_n and_o be_v by_o the_o continuation_n of_o heat_n action_n spontaneous_o dry_v preserve_v all_o this_o while_n its_o innate_a moisture_n by_o which_o it_o be_v never_o desert_v and_o from_o which_o it_o have_v its_o dissolutive_a virtue_n after_o the_o accession_n of_o this_o moist_a and_o dry_a temperament_n it_o be_v apt_a for_o production_n as_o the_o action_n of_o fire_n shall_v impel_v it_o from_o potency_n to_o effect_v and_o as_o the_o body_n of_o this_o great_a earth_n have_v the_o specifical_a and_o productive_a virtue_n of_o individual_n so_o have_v that_o same_o we_o call_v salt_n not_o that_o it_o can_v produce_v herb_n metal_n or_o animal_n as_o the_o other_o do_v but_o that_o it_o conserves_n in_o its_o breast_n the_o original_a seed_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o experience_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o fire_n manifest_v 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