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and_o you_o may_v work_v miracle_n with_o it_o the_o three_o section_n of_o the_o philosopher_n magnet_n hermes_n the_o father_n of_o philosopher_n have_v this_o art_n and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v of_o it_o and_o prepare_v the_o stone_n our_o 〈◊〉_d mercury_n sol_n and_o lune_fw-fr of_o the_o philosopher_n who_o maâ—y_v thousand_o laboraâ—ors_n have_v imitate_v myself_o also_o do_v the_o â—ke_n and_o i_o speak_v râ—ally_o that_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n may_v be_v compose_v of_o two_o body_n the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o it_o â—ust_z be_v with_o philosophic_a mercury_n and_o this_o be_v now_o prima_fw-la materia_fw-la alius_fw-la praeda_fw-la materia_fw-la priâ—a_fw-la belong_v only_a to_o god_n and_o be_v coagulate_v in_o the_o entrap_v â—f_o the_o earth_n first_o it_o turn_v to_o mercury_n then_o to_o lead_v than_o 〈◊〉_d tin_n and_o copper_n then_o to_o iron_n etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o coagulate_v mercury_n must_v by_o art_n be_v turn_v into_o its_o prima_fw-la 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philosophic_a lune_fw-fr thirdâ—â—_o aes_fw-la hermetis_fw-la or_o sol_n or_o ferment_n last_o note_n philosopher_n have_v two_o way_n a_o wet_a onâ—_n which_o i_o make_v use_v of_o and_o a_o dry_a one_o herein_o you_o must_v proceed_v philosophical_o you_o must_v purge_v well_o â—he_v philosopher_n mercury_n and_o make_v mercury_n with_o mercury_n add_v the_o philosophic_a salt_n ferment_n or_o sulphur_n of_o philosopher_n and_o proceed_v therein_o as_o you_o hear_v former_o than_o you_o hauâ—_n the_o philosopher_n magnet_n that_o be_v the_o philosopher_n mercury_n second_o the_o metalline_a salt_n or_o philosophic_a salt_n three_o aes_fw-la hermetis_fw-la or_o philosophic_a sulphur_n thus_o i_o have_v delineate_v the_o whole_a art_n if_o you_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o than_o you_o will_v get_v nothing_o nor_o be_v thou_o predestinate_v thereunto_o allegorical_a expression_n betwixt_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n dear_a christian_a lover_n and_o well_o 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