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muse_n it_n
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more_o perfect_a by_o so_o much_o they_o be_v far_a distant_a from_o their_o principle_n and_o fiâ—_n 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 moâ—â—_n subtle_a and_o volatile_a part_n be_v that_o spiâ—â—â—_n they_o seek_v so_o err_v from_o the_o scope_n which_o they_o aim_v as_o if_o they_o will_v seâ—_n the_o east_n in_o the_o west_n for_o they_o maâ—â—_n body_n spiritual_a where_o they_o shouâ—_n make_v spirit_n corporeal_a but_o see_v thâ—_n spirit_n be_v manifest_o convert_v into_o terrene_a body_n and_o without_o contradiction_n or_o doubt_n generate_v all_o body_n it_o mâ—_n 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 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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 such_o as_o will_v extract_v the_o quintessence_n out_o of_o perfect_a simple_a or_o imperfect_a metal_n shall_v do_v better_a to_o open_v the_o matrix_fw-la of_o the_o mother_n and_o take_v the_o sperm_n out_o there_o then_o to_o kill_v and_o destroy_v her_o infant_n or_o adult_a offspring_n while_o they_o go_v about_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o the_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o time_n of_o conception_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v open_v this_o matrix_fw-la what_o will_v they_o there_o find_v for_o nothing_o appear_v to_o sight_n or_o sense_n and_o many_o 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the_o heaven_n earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o that_o be_v all_o this_o great_a world_n be_v like_o a_o embryo_n in_o the_o chaos_n whence_o none_o can_v have_v any_o light_n unless_o he_o consider_v the_o first_o rudiment_n and_o progress_n of_o its_o distinction_n and_o formation_n let_v we_o therefore_o first_o go_v to_o the_o fountain_n and_o spring_n that_o we_o may_v thence_o trace_v the_o rivulet_n that_o flow_v from_o it_o and_o know_v they_o and_o by_o example_n of_o form_n judge_v of_o thing_n form_v i_o say_v therefore_o that_o the_o prime_n and_o absolute_a creator_n who_o be_v as_o a_o point_n whence_o all_o proceed_v and_o a_o inexhaustible_a fountain_n whence_o infinite_a rivulet_n issue_n have_v a_o nature_n proper_a and_o particular_a to_o himself_o which_o be_v to_o conserve_v as_o well_o as_o produce_v the_o whole_a world_n for_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o good_a author_n to_o produce_v thing_n and_o when_o he_o have_v procreate_v they_o to_o 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and_o imitator_n of_o his_o work_n have_v not_o settle_v the_o perfect_a virtue_n of_o curation_n and_o restauration_n in_o herb_n and_o particular_a creature_n but_o will_v have_v we_o seek_v it_o precise_o in_o the_o centre_n whence_o this_o be_v communicate_v to_o creature_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o earth_n where_o this_o enliven_a spirit_n be_v generate_v for_o if_o simples_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o virtue_n of_o cure_v restore_a nourish_a and_o conserve_n how_o much_o more_o have_v the_o abundant_a dispenser_n of_o it_o whence_o all_o these_o receive_v it_o but_o that_o the_o earth_n â—s_v the_o treasury_n and_o dispenser_n of_o these_o virtue_n daily_a experience_n give_v we_o sufâ—ient_a reason_n for_o she_o must_v needs_o possess_v they_o else_o she_o can_v not_o give_v they_o it_o be_v therefore_o admirable_a that_o so_o many_o egregious_a man_n shall_v spend_v their_o time_n in_o draw_v their_o water_n from_o simple_a rivulet_n far_o remove_v from_o their_o pure_a fountain_n 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