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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05040	A reuelation of the secret spirit Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman.; Apocalypsis spiritus secreti. English. 1623	Agnello, Giovan Battista.; Napier, Robert.	1623 (1623)	STC 15184; ESTC S121240	33,169	93

deeper O the height of the wisdome of God because what all bodies haue thou hast enclosed in the power of one Spirit O ineffable glory O inestimable ioy shewne vnto mortall men because the corruptible things of nature by vertue of the Spirit are made better O secret of all Secrets health and remedy of all the last search of nature vnder the Heauen and the wonderfull conclusion of the ancient fathers and of the latter wise men and of all Philosophers the which the world and all the earth desireth O most wonderfull and much praise-worthy Spirit It is the purity in which all delights and riches are contained and also the fruitfulnesse of life Science the strength of Sciences giuing temporall ioy to those that know it O knowledge worthy to be desired and beloued aboue all things vnder the Moone by which nature is strengthened the hearts with the members reioyced flourishing youth preserued age remoued infirmitie destroyed and most pleasant health kept abundance of goods had and all that delighteth man plentifully purchased O spirituall substance commendable aboue all things O wonderfull power comfortable vnto all O superiour vertue in things inuincible Which albeit it hath appeared contemptible vnto the vnwise yet to those that know it it is to be beloued for praise glory and honour because it expelleth naturally all manner of death caused by humors O Treasure of Treasures O Secret of Secrets This is the infallible substance called and named of Auicen the soule of the world most pure most perfect and most powerfull Nothing vnder the Heauens so precious of hid nature and of wonderfull vertue operation and 〈◊〉 power Vnto which nothing is like amongst creatures which hath all the vertues of the bodies vnder the Heauen for out of it floweth waters of life hony and oile of euerlasting health and so with the rocke and hony hee hath filled them Therefore saith Morien who hath it possesseth all things and needeth no waies the helpe of others Blessed art thou O Lord God our father who gaue this knowledge and vnderstanding to the Prophets and Philosophers that so they haue hid it that the blind filled with worldly lust might not finde it and the well disposed by this haue praised thee Grant that it may bee discouered to none but to the louer of thee and to the desirer to doe good things by it Because who vnworthily discouereth or reuealeth the secret of this thing hee is the breaker of the heauenly seale and the hid reuelation so farre as in him lieth hee diminisheth the Maiesty of God and hee is neere vnto many mischiefes to follow him And therefore with a godly heart I ●●seech all you faithfull in Christ hauing this knowledge that you would not speak therof nor communicate to any but to the godly liuers and disposers of themselues vertuously long knowne and proued and that you praise God who hath giuen such a treasure vnto men This many doe seeke but few doe finde it for the defiled with vices or polluted are vnworthy to know such things Therefore it is not shewne but to the deuout because it is incomparable to all prices God being my witnesse I doe not lie in any thing albeit it appeare vnpossible vnto the foolish For none is was nor shall bee who hath so much searched the depth of nature Blessed bee the most high and Almighty God who hath created this Science and hath beene pleased to shew vnto the faithfull the knowledge thereof Amen So endeth this most worthy and most excellent worke the worke called the Reuelation of the secret Spirit in which all the secrets and mysteries of this world are hid c. But the Spirit a power is one maruellous and holy hauing for a gift the whole world for it containeth it in it selfe is shall be and was also a fift substance An Abridgement of the Preamble to the Exposition The parts of this Exposition teach First the matter whereof the Spirit of the Philosophers stone is extracted where is teached First the vnity of that thing in which this Spirit is found Chap. 1. Secondly the discerning of this one thing Cha. 2.4.8 Thirdly the preparation of the matter for the separation of the Elements Chap. 3. Secondly the foure apparitions of the formes or the manner of the separation of the foure Elements Chap. 7 Thirdly the coniunction and vnion of the Elements for to obtaine the fifth apparition Chap. 6. The Preamble to the Exposition of the secret SPIRIT IN the name of God then to beginne this busines I say that this Philosopher would haue shewed declared the wonderfull vertues and properties of that secret Spirit saying that it is such a thing that remoueth all corruption in these words But that there was one thing that could remoue all corruptions And after he saith that the said Philosophers painfully seeking that one thing amongst all things c. the which a little after he saith to be a glorious Spirit called Quintessence But hee telleth not out of what thing it may be taken vnlesse that he saith It is a substance most pure most precious and most subtill from an incorruptible body artificially extracted that no waies can be destroyed nor in any thing defiled with the Elements Agreeing with Iohn de Rupescissa who speaketh thus And I said that the most High created the quintessence which is extracted out of the body of nature created by God with humane Artifice c. Much lesse doth he shew the manner nor the mastry of being able to haue it except that in some place he toucheth a little and that vnder Metaphores and Figures therefore to declare this Text I will ground my selfe vpon three principall parts to the end that this most noble Spirit may bee found The first part shall bee vpon that body whereout of the said Spirit may be taken The second shall be where he saith How that Spirit corporally appeareth that it may bee the sooner found and knowne c. And because the Author followeth fiue apparitions continuing without making other distinction yet because the matter doth require it I will diuide it into two parts and for the second part shall bee taken the foure apparitions And for the third part that fifth apparition where he saith in the fifth and last Essence it appeareth in a glorified body c. In the first part shall be shewed that so as the Text saith this Spirit is one thing amongst all things that as yet the said Spirit or Quintessence is not found but in one only thing created by God according to the authority of all the Philosophers who haue written of this diuine Science who all doe affirme that there is nothing but one onely thing of the which and by the which and with the which the desired end is obtained And in the second shall be seene that the apparition of the said Spirit in foure corporall formes is no other thing but the separation of the foure Elements And in the third and

inuentors of liberall Arts earnestly approuing the vertues of things vnder the Heauens did inquire with great desire if any thing was amongst the creatures that might saue mans body from all corruption and preserue it aliue for euer Vnto whom it was answered that there was nothing that could deliuer our corruptible body from death but that there was one thing that could remoue all corruptions renue youth and prolong short life as in the first Patriarches because vnto the first Parents Adam and Eue for penance of sinne death was giuen which will neuer be separated from the whole posterity Wherefore the said Philosophers and many others most painfully seeking that one thing amongst all things haue found that it which should preserue mans body from corruption and prolong life is such amongst qualities as the Heauen amongst Elements They vnderstood the Heauen to bee aboue the Essence of the foure Elements and so that to bee aboue the Essence of the foure qualities The Heauen in comparison of Elements is called Quintessence because it is incorruptible vnchangeable not receiuing strange impressions so also that thing in respect of the qualities of our body is in corruptible expelling al superfluities from the body It is called of the Philosophers by the foresaid name neither hot and dry with the fire nor cold and moist with the water nor hot and moist with the aire nor cold and dry with the earth but of all the elementary qualities a perfect proportion a true coniunction of naturall power a speciall addition of spirituall vertue and an inseparable vnion of body and soule a substance most pure most pretious artificially extracted from an incorruptible body which no waies can be destroyed nor in any thing be defiled with the Elements Whereof Aristotle did make an Apple with whose smell hee did prolong his life when through length of age he could not eat nor drink fifteene daies before his death This spirituall substance is that onely thing which from aboue was shewed vnto Adam and most desired by the holy fathers which Hermes and Aristotle doe call the truth without lye the certaine most certaine and the secret of all secrets hid 〈◊〉 in nature and the maruellous finall conclusion of all philosophicall workes In the which is found the dew of the Heauen the fat of the earth and what the power of man cannot expresse in this spirit is found because as Morien saith who hath it possesseth all things and shall need the helpe of no body in any thing because in it is all temporall felicity corporall health and earthly prosperity This is the Spirit of the Quintessence the Spring of sublunary health vpholder of Heauen retainer of Earth mouer of Sea stirrer of winde sender of Raine container of all things and vertues and spirituall and chosen aboue all subcelestiall Spirits giuing health and prosperity ioy and peace it yeeldeth loue dissolueth hatred chaseth away sadnesse bringeth in mirth and generally remoueth all euils most speedily cureth all diseases finally destroyeth misery and pouerty maketh and bringeth all good cannot speake or thinke euill giueth vnto man what his heart desireth vnto the good temporall glory and long life but perpetuall paine vnto the euill that vse it This is the spirit of truth which the world cannot apprehend but by the grace of inspiration or the teaching of them that know it it is of an vnknowne nature wonderfull vertue and infinite power this the Saints from the beginning of the world haue wished to see This Spirit by Auicen is called the soule of the world because as the soule moueth the members so this Spirit moueth all bodies and as the soule is in euery part of the body so in euery elementary thing this Spirit is found which is sought by many but found by few it is thought to be farre of and found neere at hand because in euery thing place and time it is found hauing the vertues and effects of all things and being equall in all the Elements and whatsoeuer is proper to euery thing in this onely thing is found most effectually By whose vertues Adam and the Patriarches had health of body and length of life and many others haue flourished in riches Which being laboriously sought and carefully found the Philosophers haue hid in aenigmaticke termes that they should not shew so worthy a thing to the vnworthy nor throw so pretious a pearle amongst Hogs which if it were knowne to all the study and labour of all men would cease and man would desire no other thing but only it and so men would liue vnworthily and it would bee the cause of the ruine of the whole world as well through health as through abundance men would much more offend God Because the eye hath not seene nor the eare hath not heard nor it hath not hitherto entered into the heart of man what the Heauen hath naturally placed into this Spirit Therefore I haue briefly compiled certaine properties of the said Spirit approued by Philosophers vnto the praise of God and the profit of good men that they might most deuoutly magnifie God in his gifts at least they who hereafter shall receiue such a gift because these gifts are not belonging to euery one but to them whose minds shall bee good Now what properties and vertues that Spirit hath in euery essence and how it appeareth corporally that it may the sooner be found and knowne hearken with the vnderstanding of the heart In its first essence it appeareth in an earthly body foule and full of infirmities in which it hath a property and vertue of curing wounds and corruptions in the entrails of men it purgeth putrifaction and stinke abiding in any place whatsoeuer it cureth all things inwardly and outwardly In the second Essence it appeareth vnto the sight in a watry body somewhat fairer than the first containing corruptions but more plentifully working his vertue neerer vnto the truth and in euery worke more powerfull in which generally it giueth aid to all sicknesses both hot and cold because it is of an hid nature chiefly it helpeth them that suffer venome in the breathing parts for it chaseth venome from the heart dissolueth without violence things contained in the lungs and notwithstanding the commotion it doth consolid the same vlcerated it cleanseth bloud it purifieth corruption contained in the breathing parts and it preserueth them cleansed from corruption being thrice a day drunke by any that languisheth it maketh good hope c. But in the third Essence it appeareth in an airy body oyly almost freed from all diseases in which it sheweth wonderfull workes for it helpeth young men to last in body state strength and beauty if they vse it by little and little and in a small quantity in their meat because it suffereth no waies melancholy to exceed nor choller to burne Moreouer aboue measure it encreaseth bloud and feed and therefore it behoueth them who vse it often to bee let bloud Also this oyle doth open the Nerues