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mercury_n in_o its_o coagulation_n yield_v they_o pure_a sol_n and_o luna_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o to_o make_v the_o planet_n retrograde_a here_o be_v mercury_n the_o last_o element_n unite_v by_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n to_o the_o offspring_n of_o saturn_n who_o be_v purify_v by_o a_o metalline_a sulphur_n or_o fire_n all_o which_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o composition_n of_o the_o four_o metalline_a element_n water_n earth_n air_n and_o fire_n with_o this_o agree_v the_o work_n of_o prince_n geber_n in_o his_o medicine_n of_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o order_n also_o the_o intention_n of_o basil_n valentine_n and_o sandivogius_n of_o the_o arcanum_n or_o grand_a secret_n of_o hermetical_a philosophy_n of_o norton_n ripley_n and_o many_o other_o not_o to_o mention_v the_o more_o ancient_a be_v the_o same_o vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lap._n philo._n pag._n 121._o scopus_fw-la istius_fw-la medicinae_fw-la primi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la est_fw-la manifestare_fw-la 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it_o resemble_v a_o melt_a metal_n it_o be_v therefore_o in_o very_a deed_n a_o chaos_n which_o be_v relate_v to_o all_o metal_n as_o a_o mother_n etc._n etc._n here_o with_o the_o fire_n he_o take_v occasion_n ☜_o ☜_o to_o join_v the_o air_n which_o two_o make_v his_o chaos_n viz._n the_o fiery_a dragon_n and_o the_o liquor_n of_o the_o vegetable_a saturnia_n nevertheless_o i_o know_v that_o the_o fire_n be_v sometime_o call_v earth_n and_o sometime_o water_n so_o also_o be_v that_o of_o the_o air_n and_o earth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o our_o air_n till_o the_o two_o first_o be_v conjoin_v and_o purge_v this_o chaos_n be_v call_v our_o arsenic_n our_o air_n our_o luna_n our_o magnett_n our_o calyb_n or_o steel_n but_o yet_o in_o divers_a respect_n 5._o pag._n 5._o because_o our_o matter_n undergo_v various_a state_n before_o that_o the_o kingly_a diadem_n be_v bring_v or_o cast_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la of_o our_o harlot_n note_v the_o first_o be_v call_v fire_n because_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a it_o be_v a_o fly_a sol_n and_o the_o fire_n of_o nature_n and_o have_v the_o operation_n of_o fire_n which_o dige_v the_o crude_a air_n and_o divide_v the_o mine_n from_o the_o metal_n this_o be_v that_o fire_n say_v one_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v take_v unspeakable_a pain_n to_o find_v out_o it_o be_v donum_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o they_o have_v call_v this_o mystery_n the_o philosopher_n stone_n the_o bless_a holy_a stone_n for_o this_o cause_n that_o god_n have_v place_v it_o in_o a_o earthly_a stony_n and_o contemptible_a matter_n it_o devide_v the_o good_a from_o the_o bad_a and_o what_o be_v not_o mature_a it_o mature_v and_o in_o this_o mystery_n according_a to_o the_o similitude_n it_o be_v call_v sol_fw-mi or_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o other_o principle_n be_v also_o call_v the_o moon_n because_o of_o her_o crudeness_n and_o watery_a humidity_n but_o both_o be_v join_v together_o be_v call_v our_o chaos_n or_o air._n the_o fire_n by_o basil_n be_v call_v gold_n also_o by_o sandivog_n it_o be_v call_v the_o same_o and_o sometime_o chalybs_fw-la by_o ripley_n it_o be_v call_v sol_n by_o norton_n it_o be_v call_v lytharge_n chalybs_fw-la chalybs_fw-la so_o aeyrenaeus_n call_v it_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la confectione_n lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la pag._n 21._o and_o of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n call_v it_o the_o body_n quod_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la attinet_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la solo_fw-la lithargyrij_fw-la vel_fw-la corporis_fw-la nomine_fw-la vocare_fw-la corpus_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la perferendas_fw-la miserias_fw-la est_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la oportet_fw-la enim_fw-la transire_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la &_o renasci_fw-la aliter_fw-la in_o requiem_n aeternam_fw-la ingredi_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la cujus_fw-la colour_n 22._o pag_n 22._o est_fw-la brunus_fw-la subrubeus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fulgidus_fw-la item_n opus_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la exaltari_fw-la mori_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la altum_fw-la ascendere_fw-la it_o be_v also_o call_v leo_n and_o servus_n rubeus_n corpus_n rubeus_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o principle_n he_o also_o call_v water_n aqua_fw-la prima_fw-la ignis_fw-la corrodens_fw-la ignis_fw-la principle_n of_o the_o second_o principle_n contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la luna_fw-la magnes_fw-la mater_fw-la materia_fw-la etc._n etc._n sperma_fw-la mercurij_fw-la dissolventis_fw-la mercurin_n mercurius_n crudus_fw-la quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la stomachus_fw-la struthionis_fw-la vas_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la crudum_fw-la à _fw-la miner_n a_fw-fr simpliciter_fw-la extractum_fw-la etc._n etc._n norton_n call_v it_o titano_n &_o magnesia_n ripley_n call_v it_o venus_n and_o the_o green_a lyon_n we_o will_v consider_v these_o two_o the_o first_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o fiery_a dragon_n or_o 7._o introit_n apart_a peg_n 6._o &_o 7._o chalybs_fw-la which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o minera_n of_o gold_n the_o second_o he_o say_v be_v saturnia_n or_o magnet_n and_o be_v the_o true_a miner_n a_o of_o the_o chalybs_fw-la sumantur_fw-la draconis_fw-la nostri_fw-la ignei_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v there_o be_v take_v of_o our_o fiery_a dragon_n 12._o praxis_fw-la page_n 12._o which_o hide_v the_o magical_a chalybs_fw-la in_o his_o own_o belly_n four_o part_n of_o our_o magnet_n nine_o part_n mix_v they_o together_o with_o a_o strong_a fire_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o mineral_n water_n upon_o which_o there_o will_v swim_v a_o scum_n which_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v away_o remove_v the_o shell_n and_o take_v the_o kernel_n purge_v it_o the_o three_o time_n with_o fire_n and_o salt_n which_o will_v easy_o be_v do_v if_o saturn_n shall_v behold_v himself_o in_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o mars_n thence_o be_v make_v the_o chamaeleon_n or_o our_o chaos_n in_o which_o all_o arcanas_fw-la lie_v hide_v virtual_o but_o not_o actual_o this_o chaos_n chaos_n be_v the_o hermaphroditical_a infant_n etc._n etc._n hermaphrodite_n hermaphrodite_n introit_n apart_a pag._n 6._o &_o 7._o de_fw-fr chalybe_n &_o magnete_n our_o chalybs_fw-la be_v
and_o foundation_n of_o this_o art_n hert._n sir_n i_o shall_v do_v it_o ready_o since_o you_o be_v please_v to_o require_v it_o this_o art_n consist_v in_o the_o metalline_a kingdom_n only_o in_o metal_n from_o metal_n and_o by_o metal_n it_o be_v build_v upon_o four_o metalline_a principle_n or_o element_n fire_n air_n earth_n and_o water_n that_o the_o two_o first_o join_v be_v radix_fw-la artis_fw-la and_o the_o true_a key_n that_o enough_o of_o they_o have_v be_v say_v already_o that_o we_o be_v now_o seek_v out_o the_o three_o principle_n of_o earth_n the_o dove_n of_o diana_n which_o reconcile_v the_o two_o first_o to_o the_o last_o that_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v of_o a_o metalline_a nature_n and_o make_v the_o second_o work_n which_o may_v be_v call_v conjunction_n triptative_a etc._n etc._n aeyren._n now_o see_v if_o in_o my_o write_n i_o have_v not_o sufficient_o touch_v this_o principle_n of_o earth_n or_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n hert._n sir_n i_o thank_v you_o for_o your_o seasonable_a advice_n and_o with_o your_o favour_n i_o will_v make_v a_o further_a search_n let_v i_o see_v vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lapidis_fw-la philoso_n p._n 133._o nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la medicianam_fw-la secundi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la transeamus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la medecina_fw-la secundi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la quae_fw-la habet_fw-la inspirare_fw-la tingere_fw-la et_fw-la fermentare_fw-la primam_fw-la compositionem_fw-la unde_fw-la calidius_n philosophus_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la vel_fw-la postea_fw-la poterit_fw-la tingere_fw-la terram_fw-la albam_fw-la foliatam_fw-la nisi_fw-la cum_fw-la auro_fw-la seminate_a aurum_fw-la vestrum_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la alba_fw-la foliata_fw-la seminate_a hoc_fw-la est_fw-la conjungite_fw-la vel_fw-la fermentate_n aurum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la animam_fw-la vel_fw-la virtutem_fw-la tingentem_fw-la in_fw-la terra_fw-la alba_fw-la foliata_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la preparatione_fw-la debita_fw-la facta_fw-la alba_fw-la et_fw-la munda_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la sordes_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la it_o a_o preparata_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la idonea_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la svam_fw-la formam_fw-la vel_fw-la animam_fw-la recipere_fw-la ut_fw-la conjunctae_fw-la fiant_fw-la immortales_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 155._o atque_fw-la finalis_fw-la scopus_fw-la istius_fw-la medicinae_fw-la secundi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la est_fw-la reducere_fw-la lapidem_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la fixam_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la et_fw-la tingentem_fw-la pag._n 142._o accipe_fw-la sulphur_n album_fw-la et_fw-la ipsum_fw-la fige_fw-la luper_n corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la album_fw-la fixum_fw-la et_fw-la mundatum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la argentum_fw-la et_fw-la sulphur_n rubeum_fw-la supra_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la rubeum_fw-la scil_n supra_fw-la aurum_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 150._o praeterea_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la medicinam_fw-la secundi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la spectat_fw-la illud_fw-la hermetis_fw-la scitote_fw-la inquit_fw-la rumorum_fw-la inquisitores_fw-la et_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la silij_fw-la quod_fw-la vultur_n supra_fw-la montem_fw-la existens_fw-la in_o cacumine_fw-la voce_fw-la magna_fw-la clamat_fw-la inquiens_fw-la protige_v i_o et_fw-la ego_fw-la protegam_fw-la te_fw-la largire_fw-la mihi_fw-la jus_o meum_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la adjuvem_fw-la sol_fw-la enim_fw-la meus_fw-la et_fw-la radii_fw-la mei_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o i_o luna_fw-la vero_fw-la mihi_fw-la propria_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la lumen_fw-la meum_fw-la omne_fw-la lumen_fw-la superat_fw-la et_fw-la mea_fw-la bona_fw-la omnibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la sunt_fw-la sublimiora_fw-la i_o igitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n fons_n chemicae_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la pag._n 93._o sed_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la aquam_fw-la revertamur_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la crede_fw-la mihi_fw-la totum_fw-la secretum_fw-la consistit_fw-la quae_fw-la aqua_fw-la licet_fw-la sit_fw-la una_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la est_fw-la simplex_fw-la sed_fw-la composita_fw-la nempe_fw-la ex_fw-la vase_n et_fw-la igne_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la vinculum_fw-la vinculum_fw-la quibus_fw-la tertium_fw-la additur_fw-la nempe_fw-la vinculum_fw-la quum_fw-la igitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n introit_n apart_z p._n 4._o est_fw-la nempe_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la nostra_fw-la requisitus_fw-la primò_fw-la ignis_fw-la secundo_fw-la liquor_n saturniae_fw-la vegetabilis_fw-la tertiò_fw-la mercurii_n vinculum_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o be_o not_o to_o learn_v that_o sometime_o and_o in_o some_o respect_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o fire_n be_v call_v vinculum_fw-la mercurii_n because_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o fix_v of_o it_o but_o the_o water_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o fire_n only_o by_o the_o three_o principle_n ripley_n revive_v pag._n 290._o the_o second_o manner_n be_v call_v triptative_a which_o be_v conjunction_n of_o thing_n three_o of_o body_n soul_n and_o spirit_n that_o they_o not_o strive_v which_o trinity_n thou_o must_v bring_v to_o unity_n for_o as_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o spirit_n the_o bond_n must_v be_v right_o so_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n to_o he_o must_v knit_v out_o of_o thy_o mind_n let_v not_o this_o lesson_n flit_v pag._n 292._o know_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o ascend_v but_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o fermental_a odour_n of_o the_o body_n by_o which_o it_o do_v so_o effectual_o affect_v the_o spirit_n that_o it_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o take_v a_o new_a impression_n and_o become_v daily_o by_o little_a and_o little_o more_o and_o more_o able_a to_o suffer_v fire_n and_o by_o consequence_n draw_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o body_n observe_v this_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 307._o the_o next_o be_v to_o know_v our_o mercury_n which_o be_v not_o common_a but_o artificial_a draw_v from_o three_o head_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o one_o thing_n which_o make_v the_o two_o which_o be_v dry_a and_o sulphureous_a to_o unite_v with_o one_o which_o be_v moist_a and_o mercurial_a brevis_fw-la manuductio_fw-la ad_fw-la rubin_n coelestem_fw-la pag._n 69._o causa_fw-la secunda_fw-la finalis_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la contrarias_fw-la qualitates_fw-la conciliaâ—emus_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la conciliantur_fw-la qualitates_fw-la contrariae_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la medium_n pag._n 70._o medium_fw-la medium_fw-la medium_fw-la ergo_fw-la erit_fw-la utriusque_fw-la partïceps_fw-la utrique_fw-la accommodatum_fw-la vertendo_fw-la itaque_fw-la compositum_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la jam_fw-la concordant_a in_fw-la hoc_fw-la tertio_fw-la frigus_fw-la &_o calor_fw-la ut_fw-la cohabitare_fw-la possint_fw-la etc._n etc._n postea_fw-la vero_fw-la in_o aquam_fw-la dissolvendo_fw-la conciliantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n also_o in_o rip_n rev_n you_o speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n viz._n for_o certain_o the_o ferment_n ferment_n ferment_n which_o come_v between_o the_o compound_n body_n and_o the_o water_n cause_v a_o death_n and_o a_o regeneration_n etc._n etc._n also_o in_o another_o part_n of_o it_o thus_o now_o in_o the_o composition_n of_o these_o three_o first_o our_o common_a mercury_n and_o the_o two_o mercury_n common_a mercury_n principle_n of_o our_o compound_v there_o intercee_v the_o ferment_n etc._n etc._n out_o of_o which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o body_n proceed_v yet_o a_o specificated_a odour_n etc._n etc._n now_o sir_n i_o thank_v you_o for_o your_o encouragement_n since_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o rejoice_v aeyren._n how_o come_v you_o to_o lay_v any_o stress_n upon_o these_o word_n hort._n because_o sir_n you_o have_v express_o say_v it_o more_o than_o once_o or_o twice_o and_o a_o certain_a honest_a author_n speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o after_o the_o join_n of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n the_o mercury_n of_o the_o second_o may_v then_o be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a and_o never_o more_o to_o be_v make_v live_v but_o by_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr which_o can_v be_v do_v without_o mixture_n but_o that_o it_o will_v not_o mingle_v itself_o with_o the_o common_a argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr because_o of_o the_o sulphur_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v a_o medium_n that_o in_o medium_fw-la medium_fw-la the_o medium_n must_v be_v a_o specific_a seperative_a power_n to_o coagulate_v etc._n etc._n for_o common_a mercury_n have_v no_o specific_a therefore_o take_v etc._n etc._n this_o sir_n i_o think_v agree_v exact_o with_o your_o own_o word_n former_o cite_v aeyr_n it_o do_v so_o name_v your_o author_n therefore_o for_o certain_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o plain_a that_o ever_o write_v concern_v this_o principle_n hor._n he_o be_v no_o plain_o sir_n in_o this_o than_o in_o the_o rest_n but_o his_o book_n be_v of_o small_a account_n and_o i_o must_v beg_v your_o pardon_n sir_n because_o in_o your_o preface_n to_o ripley_n revive_v after_o you_o have_v tell_v we_o what_o light_n you_o receive_v from_o bernard_n trevisan_n you_o say_v next_o to_o he_o or_o rather_o before_o he_o in_o some_o respect_n be_v a_o author_n who_o you_o will_v not_o name_n etc._n etc._n so_o sir_n i_o follow_v your_o example_n and_o i_o know_v you_o can_v easy_o perceive_v the_o word_n be_v not_o of_o my_o own_o invention_n aeyr_n but_o how_o then_o have_v this_o your_o earth_n a_o relation_n to_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n which_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o plural_a hor._n because_o of_o the_o quantity_n sir_n which_o be_v two_o to_o one_o aeyren._n have_v you_o see_v any_o receipt_n for_o it_o hort._n yes_o sir_n one_o of_o your_o own_o it_o be_v as_o follow_v arcanum_n arsenici_fw-la philosophici_fw-la 1._o accepi_fw-la draconis_fw-la ignei_fw-la partem_fw-la unam_fw-la
and_o their_o fond_a follower_n not_o otherwise_o than_o mere_a foolosopher_n catch_v in_o a_o mousetrap_n this_o by_o way_n of_o remove_v the_o rubbish_n next_o we_o proceed_v to_o lay_v a_o sure_a foundation_n for_o the_o ingenious_a to_o build_v on_o this_o art_n i_o say_v and_o doubt_v not_o to_o art_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o art_n make_v clear_o appear_v consist_v in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o a_o metalline_a sulphur_n and_o mercury_n which_o be_v to_o be_v compound_v of_o four_o metalline_a principle_n or_o element_n viz._n metalline_a fire_n air_n earth_n and_o water_n all_o to_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o quick_a run_v clear_a and_o splendid_a mercury_n in_o which_o mercury_n be_v contain_v the_o grand_a secret_n of_o the_o philosopher_n viz._n their_o sol_fw-mi and_o luna_fw-la for_o than_o they_o say_v est_z in_o mercurio_n quicquid_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la sapientes_fw-la all_o be_v in_o mercury_n that_o the_o wise_a man_n seek_v because_o this_o prepare_a mercury_n may_v easy_o be_v digest_v into_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o then_o also_o and_o not_o till_o then_o be_v this_o say_v verify_v esttamen_fw-la unum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o metalick_a kingdom_n one_o thing_n of_o a_o miraculous_a original_a in_o which_o our_o sol_n be_v near_o than_o in_o common_a sol_fw-la and_o luna_fw-la if_o you_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o its_o nativity_n etc._n etc._n introit_n apart_a pag._n 51._o which_o will_v melt_v in_o our_o mercury_n as_o will_v ice_n in_o warm_a water_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v resemblance_n with_o gold_n the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v find_v by_o digestion_n in_o our_o mercury_n for_o the_o spaee_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o day_n etc._n etc._n see_v secret_n reveal_v pag._n 75._o for_o this_o mercury_n so_o digest_v into_o sol_n and_o luna_fw-la will_v again_o easy_o be_v dissolve_v in_o that_o mercury_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v form_v whereas_o to_o dissolve_v common_a gold_n by_o prepare_a 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second_o and_o three_o order_n these_o three_o conjunction_n be_v also_o call_v 1._o conjunction_n diptative_a 2._o conjunction_n triptative_a 3._o conjunction_n tetraptive_a of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o the_o philosophical_a maxim_n be_v man_n from_o man_n beast_n from_o beast_n and_o metal_n from_o metal_n etc._n etc._n dastin_n dream_n theat_n chem._n britt_n pag._n 259._o a_o man_n of_o nature_n engender_v but_o a_o man_n and_o every_o beast_n engender_v his_o semblable_a and_o as_o philosopher_n rehearse_v well_o can_v diana_z and_o venus_n in_o marriage_n be_v not_o able_a a_o horse_n with_o a_o swine_n join_v not_o in_o a_o stable_a for_o where_o be_v make_v unlikely_a geniture_n what_o follow_v but_o thing_n abominable_a which_o be_v to_o say_v monstrum_fw-la in_o nature_n pierce_v the_o black_a monk_n upon_o the_o elixir_n theat_v chem._n britt_n pag._n 271._o all_o salt_n and_o sulpher_n far_o and_o never_o i._o interdite_n hem_v alle_fw-mi in_o fere_n awl_n corosive_a water_n blood_n and_o hair_n pyss_n horn_n worm_n and_o saudiver_n alum_n atriment_n also_o i_o suspend_v rasalger_n and_o arsenic_n i_o defend_v calx_fw-la vive_fw-la and_o calx_fw-la mort_fw-fr his_o brother_n i_o suspend_v they_o both_o one_o and_o other_o for_o of_o all_o thing_n i_o will_v no_o more_o but_o four_o element_n in_o general_n i_o say_v so_o sun_n and_o moon_n earth_n and_o water_n element_n four_o element_n and_o here_o y'_v all_o that_o man_n of_o clatter_n nothing_o be_v often_o say_v by_o the_o philosopher_n than_o that_o their_o stone_n be_v make_v of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o ripley_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o iv_o theat_n chem._n britt_n pag._n 111._o say_v thus_o viz._n in_o the_o say_a book_n the_o philosopher_n speak_v also_o therein_o if_o it_o please_v your_o highness_n for_o to_o read_v of_o divers_a sulphur_n but_o especial_o of_o two_o and_o of_o two_o mercurye_n join_v to_o they_o indeed_o whereby_o he_o do_v true_a understander_n lead_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o principle_n which_o be_v true_a both_o red_a most_o pure_a and_o white_a as_o i_o have_v speed_n which_o be_v nevertheless_o find_fw-mi but_o of_o right_a few_o etc._n etc._n this_o i_o know_v also_o have_v another_o exposition_n of_o which_o hereafter_o theat_v chem._n britt_n 152._o numb_a 19_o ripley_v compound_v speak_v thus_o and_o be_v thou_o wise_a in_o chese_v of_o thy_o water_n medyll_v with_o no_o salt_n sulphur_n nor_o mean_n mineral_n for_o whatsoever_o any_o water_n to_o thou_o do_v clatter_n our_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n be_v only_o in_o metal_n which_o oyly_v and_o water_n some_o man_n call_v fowlys_n and_o bird_n with_o other_o name_n many_o one_o because_o that_o folys_n shall_v never_o know_v our_o stone_n sandivog_n pag._n 5._o if_o thou_o do_v purpose_n to_o make_v a_o metal_n out_o of_o herb_n thou_o shall_v labour_v in_o pain_n as_o also_o thou_o shall_v not_o bring_v forth_o wood_n out_o of_o a_o dog_n or_o any_o other_o beast_n aeyr_n phil._n the_o metal_n metamor_n pag._n 46._o qui_fw-la vero_fw-la ex_fw-la herbis_fw-la &_o istjusmodi_fw-la rebus_fw-la mercurium_fw-la educere_fw-la tentant_fw-la sunt_fw-la minerva_fw-la crassissimae_fw-la atque_fw-la ingenij_fw-la nequissimi_fw-la aeyr_n phil._n in_o his_o ripley_n revive_v pag._n 160._o 161._o etc._n etc._n some_o will_v say_v of_o my_o book_n that_o i_o have_v write_v very_o envious_o and_o misterious_o he_o call_v the_o matter_n gold_n and_o mercury_n but_o that_o be_v but_o allusive_o but_o he_o mean_v eggshell_n calcine_v or_o vitriol_n or_o man_n blood_n or_o dew_n or_o rain_v water_n or_o salt_n peter_n or_o nitre_n or_o tartar_n or_o this_o or_o that_o thing_n etc._n etc._n gross_a sot_n thus_o to_o think_v that_o what_o i_o without_o any_o equivocation_n call_v gold_n and_o mercury_n they_o shall_v make_v to_o allude_v to_o such_o trifle_n o_o fool_n and_o blind_a think_v you_o to_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o figgs_n of_o thisle_n 162._o page_n 162._o if_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v your_o intention_n to_o produce_v in_o what_o will_v you_o find_v they_o in_o egg_n or_o blood_n in_o salt_n or_o such_o thing_n what_o a_o madness_n be_v this_o etc._n etc._n but_o enough_o of_o these_o caution_n though_o much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v from_o many_o other_o author_n and_o if_o any_o raise_v a_o objection_n or_o put_v the_o question_n why_o this_o great_a universal_a medicine_n be_v only_o to_o be_v prepare_v from_o metal_n they_o shall_v find_v it_o answer_v in_o another_o place_n sandivog_n pag._n 79._o if_o thou_o will_v imitate_v nature_n let_v i_o persuade_v thou_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o simple_a way_n of_o nature_n and_o thou_o shall_v sin_v all_o good_a thing_n simplicitas_fw-la veritatis_fw-la sigillum_fw-la the_o composition_n of_o the_o four_o element_n compound_v how_o the_o element_n be_v compound_v or_o principle_n now_o to_o our_o purpose_n aeyrenaeus_n philalethes_n natu_fw-la anglus_fw-la cosmopolita_n a_o true_a adeptist_n and_o the_o last_o and_o best_a interpreter_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n in_o his_o little_a book_n call_v introitus_fw-la apertus_fw-la etc._n etc._n show_v that_o this_o work_n tend_v 3._o chap._n 1._o pag._n 2._o 3._o to_o digest_v gold_n to_o the_o high_a purity_n and_o subtle_a fixity_n to_o which_o by_o nature_n and_o art_n it_o may_v be_v bring_v say_z their_o gold_n be_v twofold_a viz._n ripe_a gold_n and_o crude_a gold_n male_a and_o female_a sulphur_n and_o mercury_n that_o the_o whole_a secret_n consist_v in_o the_o mercury_n without_o which_o the_o work_n of_o alchemy_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o in_o chap._n 2._o concern_v the_o principle_n of_o which_o this_o mercury_n be_v compound_v he_o say_v sciant_fw-la itaque_fw-la aquam_fw-la 4._o pag._n 4._o nostram_fw-la componi_fw-la ex_fw-la multis_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o operator_n therefore_o know_v that_o our_o water_n be_v compound_v of_o many_o thing_n
the_o secret_n of_o the_o secres_fw-la pard_n also_o there_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o plato_n that_o on_o a_o time_n say_v his_o master_n to_o as_o his_o book_n senior_n wool_n bear_v wytnesse_n and_o this_o be_v his_o demand_n in_o sothfastnesse_n tellme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o privy_a stone_n and_o plato_n answer_v unto_o he_o anon_o take_v the_o stone_n that_o tytano_n man_n name_v 275._o of_o titan_n magnafia_n take_v the_o cler_n light_n the_o red_a gum_n that_o be_v so_o bright_a etc._n etc._n theat_v chem._n britt_n pag._n 275._o which_o be_v that_o quoth_v he_o magnatia_n be_v the_o same_o say_a plato_n you_o sir_n and_o be_v it_o thus_o this_o be_v ignotum_fw-la per_fw-la ignotius_fw-la what_o be_v magnatia_n good_a sir_n i_o you_o pray_v it_o be_v a_o water_n that_o be_v make_v i_o say_v of_o element_n four_a quod_fw-la plato_n tell_v i_o the_o rock_n good_a sir_n quoth_v he_o tho_o of_o that_o water_n if_o it_o be_v your_o will_n nay_o nay_o quoth_v plato_n certain_a that_o i_o will_v the_o philosopher_n be_v you_o swear_v eâ—hone_v that_o they_o shall_v discover_v it_o unto_o none_o ne_o in_o no_o book_n it_o write_v in_o no_o maneâ—e_n for_o unto_o christ_n it_o be_v so_o lief_a and_o dear_a that_o he_o wool_fw-mi not_o that_o it_o discover_v be_v but_o where_o it_o like_v to_o his_o deite_n man_n to_o inspire_v and_o eke_o for_o to_o desende_v when_o that_o he_o like_v to_o this_o be_v his_o end_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o the_o ancient_a philopher_n be_v swear_v not_o to_o discover_v their_o rock_n of_o clear_a water_n and_o that_o this_o work_n be_v the_o high_a piece_n of_o philosophy_n in_o nature_n this_o water_n be_v make_v of_o the_o four_o element_n say_v plato_n so_o be_v the_o join_n of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n say_v to_o be_v the_o mix_n of_o the_o four_o element_n the_o one_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a the_o other_o cold_a and_o moist_a this_o water_n be_v also_o call_v aqua_fw-la divina_fw-la aqua_fw-la benedicta_fw-la aqua_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n with_o many_o other_o name_n one_o author_n that_o shall_v be_v nameless_a speak_v of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o these_o two_o principle_n say_v it_o be_v a_o magistery_n and_o call_v the_o first_o the_o divine_a instrument_n and_o the_o second_o he_o call_v mercury_n and_o say_v that_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o instrument_n that_o be_v quintessence_n go_v through_o the_o mercury_n and_o remain_v with_o it_o and_o see_v that_o quintessence_n belong_v to_o life_n it_o change_v the_o mercury_n so_o that_o now_o mercury_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o life_n also_o and_o this_o operation_n be_v do_v very_o quick_o without_o any_o elemental_a work_v for_o as_o every_o workman_n adorn_v his_o work_n and_o give_v it_o his_o mark_n by_o the_o which_o the_o masterpiece_n be_v know_v so_o also_o god_n mark_v this_o his_o creation_n and_o give_v it_o the_o noble_a sign_n that_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n so_o now_o you_o have_v his_o word_n you_o may_v easy_o find_v out_o the_o man._n he_o also_o call_v this_o matter_n be_v purge_v luna_fw-la so_o soon_o say_v he_o as_o mercury_n perceive_v the_o power_n of_o god_n sol_n it_o be_v no_o long_o mercury_n but_o luna_n that_o this_o mercury_n be_v whole_o change_v and_o turn_v about_o so_o that_o be_v inward_a be_v draw_v outward_a but_o no_o part_n separate_v from_o another_o etc._n etc._n but_o what_o need_v many_o word_n you_o have_v the_o thing_n before_o so_o sufficient_o describe_v that_o i_o may_v say_v he_o that_o can_v thereby_o easy_o name_v it_o savour_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o ingenuity_n this_o soul_n say_v my_o master_n as_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o saturnia_fw-la solid_a and_o dry_a be_v call_v our_o air_n or_o rather_o the_o chameleon_n which_o be_v a_o airy_a body_n but_o indeed_o it_o have_v a_o hundred_o other_o name_n this_o say_v he_o be_v true_a sulphur_n which_o be_v imbibe_v by_o the_o mercuriality_n of_o saturnia_n and_o note_n it_o with_o the_o regal_a signet_n and_o be_v unite_v and_o revive_v into_o a_o mineral_n water_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o diana_n dove_n it_o be_v the_o sharp_a spirit_n which_o in_o the_o water_n move_v the_o body_n to_o putrefy_v &c_n &c_n thus_o be_v make_v a_o medicine_n of_o the_o first_o order_n by_o calcination_n next_o we_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o three_o principle_n of_o earth_n after_o we_o have_v observe_v a_o few_o of_o the_o name_n of_o these_o two_o principle_n first_o as_o they_o be_v apart_o and_o afterward_o as_o they_o be_v join_v beside_o such_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o first_o of_o the_o air_n female_a or_o water_n of_o dissolve_v mercury_n aeyrenaes_n in_o his_o opus_fw-la tripartitum_fw-la or_o vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la in_o the_o division_n de_fw-fr principali_fw-la proprietate_fw-la mercurii_n dissolventis_fw-la pag._n 21._o among_o other_o set_v down_o these_o acetum_fw-la aqua_fw-la aqua_fw-la prima_fw-la aqua_fw-la artis_fw-la aqua_fw-la simplex_fw-la balneum_fw-la coelum_fw-la humiditas_fw-la ignis_fw-la humidus_fw-la ignis_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la liquor_n vegetabilis_fw-la crudus_fw-la luna_fw-la mater_fw-la materia_fw-la lunaria_n mercurius_fw-la crudus_fw-la mercurius_fw-la dissolvens_fw-la ministerium_fw-la primum_fw-la quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la crudus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la cocti_fw-la sepulchurum_fw-la sperma_fw-la mercurii_n stomachus_fw-la struthionis_fw-la vas_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la visitatio_fw-la occultorum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la crudum_fw-la à _fw-la minera_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la extractum_fw-la pag._n 48._o after_o some_o alteration_n of_o it_o aqua_fw-la divina_fw-la aqua_fw-la mundi_fw-la aqua_fw-la venenosa_fw-la aqua_fw-la auri_fw-la aquila_fw-la caput_fw-la corvi_n fimus_fw-la equinus_fw-la flos_fw-la aeris_fw-la fumus_fw-la igneus_fw-la humidum_fw-la igneum_fw-la igneum_fw-la venenum_fw-la ignis_fw-la innaturalis_fw-la leo_fw-la viridis_fw-la 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boast_n no_o man_n above_o my_o candour_n shall_v aspire_v my_o zeal_n be_v kindle_v with_o minerva_n be_v fire_n and_o thou_o who_o to_o this_o art_n will_v now_o apply_v my_o book_n in_o nature_n way_n shall_v lead_v thou_o high_o than_o ever_o thou_o alone_o may_v hope_v to_o fly_v if_o only_o thou_o shall_v favour_v be_v by_o destiny_n peruse_v these_o line_n and_o be_v read_v review_n 378._o 378._o and_o read_v again_o and_o on_o they_o meditate_v each_o read_v shall_v fresh_a mystery_n and_o new_a discover_v which_o be_v scatter_v in_o each_o gate_n for_o they_o so_o link_v be_v that_o all_o relate_v to_o each_o and_o we_o our_o word_n have_v weave_v so_o that_o thou_o may_v soon_o err_v by_o mislead_v fate_n unless_o for_o to_o distinguish_v thou_o do_v know_v remember_v that_o '_o among_o briar_n thick_a sweet_a rose_n grow_v the_o author_n to_o the_o reader_n ☞_o and_o now_o reader_n i_o hope_v i_o have_v make_v good_a my_o position_n and_o describe_v every_o particular_a 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mercury_n which_o iâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o might_n hot_a and_o moist_a light_a and_o weak_a of_o the_o element_n i_o be_o full_a right_n water_n earth_n aire_n and_o fire_n quality_n and_o quantity_n you_o can_v never_o have_v your_o desire_n without_o concoction_n perfect_o great_a riches_n in_o we_o be_v who_o have_v grace_n for_o we_o to_o know_v by_o virtue_n of_o her_o humidity_n in_o the_o fire_n our_o stone_n do_v grow_v etc._n etc._n of_o titan_n magnesia_n take_v the_o cler_n light_n 275._o pag._n 275._o the_o rede_n gum_n that_o be_v so_o bright_a of_o philosofris_fw-fr the_o sulfer_n wife_fw-mi i_o call_v gold_n wythouten_o strife_n of_o they_o draw_v out_o a_o tincture_n and_o make_v a_o matrimony_n pure_a between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n espouse_v with_o the_o water_n of_o life_n and_o so_o that_o none_o dyvysion_n be_v there_o in_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o of_o the_o son_n after_o the_o marriage_n be_v begin_v and_o that_o mercury_n the_o planete_n 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265._o pag._n 265._o the_o sun_n have_v choose_v without_o war_n or_o strife_n the_o bright_a moon_n when_o she_o be_v at_o the_o full_a to_o be_v his_o mother_n first_o and_o after_o his_o wed_a wife_n in_o time_n of_o ver_n the_o season_n vegetative_a in_o aries_n when_o titan_n do_v appear_v inspire_a by_o grace_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n this_o marriage_n hallow_v at_o midday_n sphere_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v add_v but_o one_o or_o two_o more_o which_o be_v most_o to_o the_o purpose_n because_o from_o a_o true_a adeptist_n aeyrenaeus_n in_o his_o vade_fw-la mecum_fw-la philo._n pag._n 208._o say_v tres_fw-fr tantum_fw-la modo_fw-la species_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la confectione_n lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la pag._n 25._o he_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o elixir_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v from_o one_o thing_n hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la quod_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la that_o if_o any_o err_v from_o this_o one_o in_o the_o beginning_n he_o labour_v in_o vain_a pag._n 34._o he_o begin_v with_o materia_fw-la una_fw-la from_o which_o the_o superfluity_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v 36._o that_o after_o they_o be_v remove_v he_o say_v it_o be_v of_o a_o white_a colour_n call_v by_o hermes_n album_fw-la nigri_fw-la citrinum_fw-la albi_fw-la &_o rubeum_fw-la citrini_fw-la by_o alphidius_fw-la radix_fw-la artis_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la albi_fw-la coloris_fw-la mercurius_n ille_fw-la tingens_fw-la etc._n etc._n rosarius_n say_v hic_fw-la est_fw-la mercurius_n noster_fw-la noblissimus_fw-la deus_fw-la enim_fw-la nunquam_fw-la creavit_fw-la rem_fw-la meliorem_fw-la sub_fw-la coelo_fw-la praeter_fw-la animam_fw-la rationalem_fw-la plato_n call_v it_o secretum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la by_o maria_n it_o be_v call_v 73._o pag._n 73._o aqua_fw-la albifican_n indicum_fw-la laâ—â—â—em_fw-la by_o hermes_n argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la de_fw-la cord_n saturni_n by_o solomon_n unica_fw-la filia_fw-la
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the_o four_o element_n and_o their_o act_n he_o descend_v unto_o the_o three_o principle_n of_o thing_n in_o which_o treatise_n lat._n pag._n 166._o engl._n 120._o he_o say_v conclusiuè_fw-fr dicimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v therefore_o we_o say_v that_o this_o art_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n alone_o which_o be_v know_v he_o must_v also_o be_v pray_v to_o that_o he_o will_v give_v his_o blessing_n to_o the_o art_n for_o without_o this_o divine_a blessing_n it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o use_n and_o unprofitable_a which_o we_o ourselves_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o see_v we_o have_v by_o reason_n of_o this_o art_n undergo_v great_a danger_n yea_o we_o have_v have_v more_o mischief_n and_o misfortune_n by_o it_o than_o advantage_n but_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o man_n be_v wise_a too_o late_o then_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o he_o be_v protect_v by_o divine_a providence_n in_o his_o misfortune_n and_o how_o shameful_o his_o enemy_n perish_v for_o i_o have_v 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sell_v and_o that_o vice_n do_v excel_v virtue_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o treatise_n of_o sulphur_n he_o also_o seem_v to_o foretell_v that_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o happy_a day_n of_o the_o adept_n be_v at_o hand_n pag._n 112._o lat._n 78._o engl._n he_o tell_v we_o those_o time_n be_v now_o past_a when_o fidelity_n among_o friend_n flourish_v and_o this_o art_n be_v communicate_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o now_o it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o obtain_v but_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n alone_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 79._o now_o those_o time_n be_v come_v in_o which_o many_o secret_n of_o nature_n shall_v be_v reveal_v now_o that_o four_o monarchy_n of_o the_o north_n be_v about_o to_o begin_v now_o the_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o mother_n of_o science_n will_v come_v great_a thing_n shall_v be_v discover_v than_o have_v be_v do_v in_o these_o three_o last_o past_a monarchy_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o very_a preface_n to_o his_o book_n begin_v to_o this_o effect_n viz._n to_o all_o searcher_n of_o the_o art_n of_o chemistry_n namely_o the_o true_a son_n of_o hermes_n the_o author_n wish_v all_o health_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o a_o blessing_n thus_o from_o he_o it_o also_o appear_v that_o the_o adept_n have_v be_v evil_o entreat_v by_o the_o ingrateful_a world_n nevertheless_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o ingenuous_a they_o have_v not_o cease_v to_o leave_v sufficient_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o art_n what_o here_o i_o write_v say_v he_o by_o way_n of_o testimony_n to_o that_o undoubted_a philophical_a truth_n comprehend_v in_o few_o line_n have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o that_o manual_a experience_n which_o the_o most_o high_a have_v vouchsafe_v to_o i_o that_o they_o which_o have_v lay_v the_o principal_a and_o real_a foundation_n in_o this_o commendable_a art_n may_v by_o this_o encouragement_n not_o forsake_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o best_a thing_n and_o so_o be_v secure_v from_o that_o wicked_a swarm_n of_o smoke-seller_n who_o delight_n be_v to_o cheat_v they_o be_v not_o dream_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o philosophical_a truth_n itself_o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a afterward_o add_v many_o man_n both_o of_o high_a and_o low_a condition_n in_o these_o last_o year_n past_a have_v to_o my_o knowledge_n see_v diana_n unveil_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v yet_o one_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a story_n behind_o and_o that_o act_v by_o our_o own_o countryman_n yet_o therein_o also_o be_v a_o great_a providence_n set_v forth_o it_o be_v in_o mr._n norton_n ordinal_n page_n 35._o concern_v the_o misfortune_n and_o ill_a usage_n of_o one_o thomas_n daulton_n former_o a_o clerk_n to_o one_o deluis_fw-la esquire_n and_o confident_a to_o king_n edward_n cause_v by_o the_o say_v deluis_fw-la and_o one_o thomas_n herbert_n also_o esquire_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_a king_n the_o
diffusive_a goodness_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o many_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n sendivogius_n in_o his_o first_o treatise_n engl._n pag._n 3._o tell_v we_o god_n be_v the_o original_a and_o bound_n of_o nature_n and_o work_v all_o thing_n by_o it_o and_o without_o nature_n be_v nothing_o pag._n 4._o that_o the_o searcher_n of_o nature_n ought_v to_o be_v as_o nature_n herself_o be_v true_a plain_a patient_n constant_a etc._n etc._n and_o that_o which_o be_v chief_a of_o all_o religious_a fear_v god_n not_o injurious_a to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o then_o show_v that_o every_o thing_n must_v be_v exalt_v in_o its_o own_o kind_n etc._n etc._n 37._o that_o the_o art_n of_o alchemy_n in_o its_o kind_n be_v true_a nature_n also_o be_v true_a but_o the_o artificer_n be_v seldom_o true_a 39_o he_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o labour_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n in_o this_o sacred_a and_o most_o true_a art_n etc._n etc._n 41._o for_o without_o the_o light_n and_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o attain_v to_o this_o art_n unless_o it_o come_v to_o any_o by_o god_n special_a revelation_n or_o some_o special_a friend_n do_v private_o show_v it_o 42._o if_o therefore_o thou_o do_v not_o understand_v or_o believe_v the_o truth_n do_v not_o blame_v i_o but_o thyself_o and_o persuade_v thyself_o that_o god_n be_v unwilling_a to_o reveal_v this_o secret_a to_o thou_o be_v therefore_o earnest_a with_o he_o by_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o wonder_v that_o i_o have_v write_v so_o many_o treatise_n for_o i_o do_v not_o make_v they_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n see_v i_o lack_v not_o book_n but_o that_o i_o may_v advertise_v many_o that_o work_n in_o fruitless_a thing_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o spend_v their_o cost_v in_o vain_a 44._o he_o show_v we_o plain_o the_o whole_a art_n be_v only_o a_o extraction_n of_o our_o sea-water_n or_o metallick_n radical_a moisture_n etc._n etc._n 47._o he_o say_v many_o man_n conceit_v of_o their_o understanding_n and_o wisdom_n can_v not_o savour_v his_o meaning_n though_o he_o intimate_v the_o art_n to_o they_o from_o word_n to_o word_n but_o they_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n understand_v he_o not_o believe_v there_o be_v any_o water_n in_o our_o sea_n and_o yet_o they_o will_v be_v account_v philosopher_n since_o therefore_o say_v he_o they_o can_v not_o understand_v my_o word_n which_o i_o deliver_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n i_o do_v not_o fear_v as_o other_o philosopher_n be_v afraid_a that_o any_o one_o can_v easy_o understand_v what_o i_o have_v write_v it_o be_v the_o gift_n i_o say_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n but_o let_v i_o give_v you_o this_o caution_n that_o if_o you_o will_v attain_v to_o this_o secret_a know_v that_o first_o of_o all_o god_n be_v to_o be_v pray_v to_o than_o your_o neighbour_n be_v to_o be_v love_v 49._o and_o last_o do_v not_o fancy_v thing_n that_o be_v subtle_a which_o nature_n know_v nothing_o of_o but_o abide_v i_o say_v abide_v in_o the_o plain_a way_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v say_v he_o reveal_v to_o no_o mortal_a man_n whilst_o i_o live_v more_o than_o i_o have_v do_v in_o this_o public_a write_n 76._o that_o the_o art_n do_v daily_o decline_v into_o obscurity_n and_o as_o he_o believe_v through_o the_o write_n of_o envious_a philosopher_n that_o one_o book_n explain_v another_o that_o geber_n have_v need_v to_o be_v read_v a_o thousand_o time_n over_o that_o be_v these_o hard_a writer_n ignorant_a of_o and_o to_o learn_v the_o art_n out_o of_o such_o hard_a book_n they_o will_v find_v it_o out_o with_o great_a difficulty_n than_o man_n in_o these_o day_n who_o search_v into_o the_o art_n pag._n 78._o that_o now_o the_o art_n be_v not_o obtain_v but_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n alone_o therefore_o let_v not_o he_o that_o search_v diligent_o and_o fear_v god_n despair_n if_o he_o seek_v after_o it_o he_o shall_v find_v it_o because_o it_o be_v more_o easy_o obtain_v from_o god_n than_o from_o man_n etc._n etc._n be_v of_o good_a courage_n therefore_o and_o he_o will_v also_o not_o deny_v this_o favour_n unto_o thou_o if_o thou_o put_v thy_o whole_a trust_n in_o he_o worship_v he_o and_o call_v upon_o he_o he_o will_v open_v to_o thou_o the_o gate_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n 79._o cease_v not_o to_o seek_v for_o to_o he_o that_o knock_v it_o shall_v be_v open_v 102._o that_o the_o philosopher_n esteem_v high_o of_o this_o art_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o covetousness_n for_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o for_o knowledge_n sake_n 119._o he_o advise_v to_o taciturnity_n say_v that_o though_o some_o casual_o fall_v upon_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr yet_o he_o end_v the_o work_n when_o he_o shall_v begin_v etc._n etc._n say_v that_o this_o art_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o unless_o god_n reveal_v it_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o good_a wit_n or_o friend_n it_o be_v hardly_o know_v that_o lul_n learn_v it_o of_o arnold_n and_o arnold_n receive_v it_o from_o a_o friend_n etc._n etc._n but_o say_v god_n scarce_o ever_o confer_v upon_o any_o mortal_a man_n so_o great_a thing_n as_o upon_o himself_o and_o acknowledge_v he_o deserve_v they_o not_o yet_o that_o he_o always_o trust_v in_o god_n 122._o advise_v again_o to_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o to_o pray_v to_o he_o for_o if_o thou_o be_v sincere_a he_o will_v by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o show_v thou_o a_o way_n and_o assist_v the_o in_o it_o that_o thou_o shall_v obtain_v thy_o desire_n pray_v but_o yet_o work_n say_v he_o and_o conclude_v that_o a_o good_a understanding_n and_o opportunity_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n 123._o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a operation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v the_o elixir_n than_o any_o particular_a to_o abide_v a_o natural_a examination_n and_o trial_n notwithstanding_o some_o man_n boast_v but_o the_o broth_n will_v have_v its_o taste_n from_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o flesh_n boil_v in_o it_o advise_v against_o receipt_n of_o mountebank_n and_o all_o false_a sophistication_n etc._n etc._n 141._o he_o advise_v to_o essay_n nothing_o contrary_a to_o nature_n etc._n etc._n 143._o that_o every_o searcher_n ought_v to_o know_v the_o four_o element_n and_o their_o original_a in_o which_o indeed_o he_o be_v very_o natural_a and_o ingenuous_a and_o to_o apply_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o possibility_n of_o nature_n if_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o nature_n they_o must_v be_v let_v alone_o and_o wave_v 147._o then_o he_o end_v his_o book_n with_o this_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o this_o art_n be_v always_o acquire_v by_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o wit_n and_o disposition_n which_o art_n say_v he_o we_o after_o this_o kind_n of_o clear_a manifestation_n of_o it_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n the_o most_o high_a creator_n and_o our_o lord_n and_o commend_v ourselves_o together_o with_o all_o honest_a heart_a reader_n to_o his_o grace_n and_o infinite_a mercy_n to_o who_o be_v praise_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o conclusion_n aeyrenaeus_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o author_n in_o ripley_n revive_v have_v these_o word_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o mislead_v sophistical_a writer_n and_o have_v make_v many_o toilsome_a laborious_a experiment_n though_o but_o young_a and_o therefore_o have_v at_o length_n through_o the_o undeserved_a mercy_n of_o god_n arrive_v at_o my_o haven_n of_o rest_n i_o shall_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n to_o such_o as_o be_v behind_o etc._n etc._n that_o at_o length_n study_v to_o profit_v the_o sòn_n of_o art_n he_o resolve_v to_o unfold_v ripley_n so_o that_o the_o tyro_n may_v have_v two_o witness_n in_o one_o etc._n etc._n and_o conclude_v thus_o these_o writing_n peruse_v for_o they_o be_v not_o fancy_n and_o so_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o most_o high_a thou_o shall_v attain_v thy_o wish_n pag._n 19_o in_o his_o exposition_n of_o sir_n g._n rip_n preface_n he_o say_v that_o those_o who_o mistake_v in_o their_o operation_n and_o blame_v the_o philosopher_n be_v most_o injurious_a pag._n 18._o that_o if_o wit_n be_v capable_a of_o the_o attainment_n of_o this_o art_n it_o will_v have_v be_v common_a ever_o now_o and_o that_o he_o do_v very_o admire_o adore_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n herein_o that_o a_o art_n so_o true_a so_o natural_a so_o easie_n so_o much_o desire_v and_o seek_v after_o shall_v yet_o be_v so_o rare_o find_v that_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n learned_a and_o unlearned_a do_v laugh_v at_o it_o as_o a_o fable_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o certain_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n who_o be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o good_a