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cure_n vniversaliter_fw-la the_o infirmity_n of_o humane_a body_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o whereof_o our_o philosopher_n word_n in_o his_o discourse_n quote_v in_o the_o nine_o chap._n be_v these_o ipsum_fw-la morbum_fw-la totum_fw-la ejusque_fw-la remedia_fw-la considero_fw-la in_o archeo_n alterato_fw-la vel_fw-la pacato_fw-la adeoque_fw-la minimus_fw-la attactu_fw-la vibratione_fw-la jaculatione_fw-la imò_fw-la solâ_fw-la radiatione_fw-la sive_fw-la illuminatione_fw-la perfici_fw-la ac_fw-la compleri_fw-la sanationes_fw-la non_fw-la habito_fw-la causarum_fw-la occasionalium_fw-la respectu_fw-la idque_fw-la potentius_fw-la aspicio_fw-la in_o mineralium_fw-la remediis_fw-la sulphureis_n putà _fw-la in_o sulphur_n veneris_fw-la stibii_fw-la ac_fw-la potissimum_fw-la in_o sulphur_n glaurae_fw-la augurelli_n quae_fw-la nympha_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la proprio_fw-la caret_fw-la hactenus_fw-la etc._n etc._n horror_n itaque_fw-la tyrones_n addiscant_fw-la sulphura_fw-la 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glaura_n augurelli_n which_o he_o call_v in_o another_o place_n viz._n inter_fw-la imperfectiora_fw-la metallus_fw-la primus_fw-la sive_fw-la masculus_fw-la as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o pater_fw-la metallorum_fw-la and_o inter_fw-la arcana_fw-la paracelsi_n he_o term_v it_o also_o electrum_n minerale_fw-mi immaturum_fw-la and_o declare_v that_o this_o mineral_n have_v a_o combustible_a sulphur_n which_o be_v the_o king_n of_o all_o mineral_n sulphur_n and_o therefore_o also_o the_o high_a tincture_n for_o health_n be_v prepare_v of_o it_o which_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v call_v quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la membrorum_fw-la and_o arcanum_fw-la tincturae_fw-la by_o paracelsus_n now_o this_o mineral_n as_o it_o be_v hide_v and_o know_v to_o very_a few_o and_o hence_o not_o call_v by_o its_o proper_a name_n by_o our_o philosopher_n but_o only_o nympha_fw-la as_o to_o its_o nature_n so_o and_o much_o more_o secret_a be_v it_o philosophic_a preparation_n whereby_o its_o volatile_a 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but_o he_o that_o be_v possessor_n of_o the_o liquor_n alcahest_n therefore_o we_o will_v wave_v it_o and_o not_o frustraneous_o detain_v ourselves_o there_o for_o he_o that_o have_v that_o liquor_n need_v not_o our_o instruction_n but_o to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o not_o it_o be_v but_o labour_v lose_v to_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o and_o to_o propose_v unto_o he_o any_o good_a conception_n and_o therefore_o we_o will_v pass_v to_o the_o other_o and_o by_o all_o feasible_a way_n to_o obtain_v this_o high_a tincture_n of_o health_n which_o our_o philosopher_n also_o point_v out_o for_o he_o know_v well_o that_o the_o partaker_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o liquor_n alcahest_fw-mi be_v but_o very_o few_o and_o yet_o out_o of_o his_o true_a assection_n and_o hearty_a love_n to_o the_o long_a searcher_n of_o truth_n be_v willing_a that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o most_o excellent_a and_o noble_a sulphur_n may_v be_v know_v in_o some_o sort_n he_o leave_v such_o a_o way_n 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