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fire_n though_o it_o be_v by_o calcination_n yea_o the_o chemical_a physician_n know_v by_o fixation_n to_o take_v away_o all_o venenositie_n from_o thing_n and_o to_o take_v away_o their_o sharpness_n by_o ablution_n and_o solution_n beside_o this_o he_o that_o be_v instruct_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o chemical_a physic_n to_o minister_v any_o marchesitt_n or_o metal_n to_o any_o patient_n inward_o before_o it_o be_v make_v volatile_a and_o spiritual_a so_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o metal_n again_o will_v not_o say_v that_o vitrum_fw-la antimonii_fw-la which_o purgethe_v and_o shake_v the_o body_n so_o sore_o or_o the_o common_a aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la and_o such_o like_a be_v mediciens_fw-la warrant_v by_o this_o art_n or_o by_o paraselsus_n which_o so_o labor_v to_o teach_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o pure_a form_n the_o impure_a but_o he_o will_v perceive_v that_o he_o be_v teach_v fustio_fw-la spiritum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la corporum_fw-la but_o they_o will_v rather_o turn_v this_o accusation_n upon_o the_o ethnic_n physician_n and_o their_o follower_n which_o stick_v not_o to_o minister_v the_o scale_n of_o iron_n and_o brass_n in_o powder_n inward_o rondolerius_n some_o stick_v not_o to_o minister_v quicksilver_n raw_a some_o when_o it_o be_v burn_v into_o ash_n so_o do_v they_o minister_v gold_n in_o leaf_n &_o precious_a stone_n brimstone_n &_o vitriell_n also_o in_o powder_n chapter_n 24._o of_o the_o celestial_a medicyne_n of_o paracelsus_n and_o matter_n touch_v his_o person_n and_o ignorance_n erastus_n do_v beside_o these_o thing_n find_v great_a salt_n with_o the_o celestial_a medicine_n of_o paracelsus_n sai_v they_o have_v their_o strenthe_n and_o power_n of_o the_o deville_n and_o evell_a spirit_n and_o not_o of_o god_n nor_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o good_a angel_n this_o he_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v upon_o his_o bare_a report_n but_o in_o truith_n paracelsus_n exclude_v 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beside_o the_o commission_n of_o their_o magistrate_n that_o be_v to_o