Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	wood_n	work_n	write_v	30	3	5.2958	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44608	Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general.	Houpreght, John Frederick.; Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418.; Ripley, George, d. 1490?	1680 (1680)	Wing H2941; ESTC R31127	85,086	301

mercury_n which_o be_v such_o as_o the_o planet_n be_v with_o which_o it_o be_v in_o conjunction_n for_o that_o arnoldus_fw-la though_o in_o other_o science_n he_o be_v a_o reverend_n and_o ingenious_a doctor_n yet_o in_o this_o art_n he_o handle_v experiment_n only_o without_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o cause_n now_o when_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o first_o sublimation_n the_o crude_a spirit_n be_v sublime_v from_o the_o inferior_a salt_n mineral_n and_o that_o mercury_n itself_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v cold_a and_o moist_a become_v a_o powder_n of_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a nature_n as_o he_o say_v this_o yet_o conduce_v nothing_o to_o our_o work_n but_o let_v it_o be_v so_o that_o he_o make_v of_o mercury_n such_o a_o powder_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o that_o be_v thorough_o dry_v and_o hot_a by_o sublimation_n from_o salt_n yet_o those_o purification_n be_v vain_a and_o impertinent_a to_o our_o work_n yea_o as_o to_o the_o perfect_a of_o our_o work_n they_o be_v hurtful_a for_o though_o these_o inferior_a mineral_n communicate_v with_o metal_n in_o their_o nature_n yet_o not_o in_o kind_n and_o proportion_n for_o the_o superior_a and_o inferior_a mineral_n in_o their_o nativity_n and_o subterraneous_a formation_n be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o constitution_n universal_o and_o therefore_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n but_o they_o differ_v in_o proportion_n quality_n and_o kind_a or_o form_n wherefore_o if_o mercury_n be_v distil_v with_o those_o inferior_a mineral_n and_o thorough_o dry_v than_o his_o internal_a nature_n be_v confound_v and_o disproportion_v and_o be_v hinder_v and_o make_v unprofitable_a as_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o feminine_a seed_n and_o invalid_a for_o our_o metallick_n work_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v turn_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o powder_n except_o from_o his_o body_n of_o sol_n or_o luna_n so_o soon_o he_o undergo_v a_o through_o dryness_n unprofitable_a to_o the_o philosophic_a work_n yet_o i_o deny_v 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the_o spiritual_a sulphureous_a fiery_a water_n of_o mercury_n wherein_o the_o body_n of_o sol_n be_v dissolve_v and_o burn_v up_o and_o of_o this_o dissolve_a and_o destroy_v body_n a_o new_a world_n likewise_o be_v create_v and_o bear_v and_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n that_o be_v a_o eternal_a clarify_a subtle_a penetrant_fw-la fixated_a body_n which_o be_v able_a to_o penetrate_v and_o perfect_v all_o other_o body_n hence_o rogerius_n say_v as_o that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o supernatural_a fire_n which_o be_v to_o break_v and_o melt_v into_o one_o another_o the_o element_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o as_o out_o of_o the_o break_a corruptible_a work_n of_o the_o dissolve_a element_n a_o new_a work_n will_v be_v bear_v which_o will_v be_v a_o everlasting_a work_n even_o so_o the_o holy_a trinity_n have_v show_v and_o signify_v unto_o we_o likewise_o a_o supernatural_a fire_n in_o the_o heavenly_a stone_n this_o supernatural_a fire_n my_o son_n the_o philosopher_n have_v hide_v 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