only_a matter_n or_o soul_n or_o spirit_n but_o refer_v and_o represent_v all_o because_o one_o be_v always_o generate_v and_o nourish_v with_o the_o other_o so_o that_o in_o the_o propagation_n and_o action_n of_o one_o the_o two_o other_o be_v always_o present_a when_o therefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o universal_a matter_n we_o speak_v not_o irrational_o nor_o assert_v any_o absurdity_n but_o here_o we_o must_v more_o intimous_o inquire_v whence_o this_o maternity_n proceed_v heatt_z and_o moisture_n then_o be_v the_o two_o key_n of_o generation_n and_o heat_n perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o male_a but_o moisture_n of_o the_o female_a corruption_n arise_v upon_o the_o action_n of_o heat_n over_o moisture_n and_o generation_n follow_v upon_o corruption_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o small_a body_n of_o a_o egg_n wherein_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o fomentation_n and_o incubation_n the_o sperm_n putrefy_v and_o afterward_o 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in_o a_o due_a temperament_n cause_n conception_n and_o upon_o conception_n life_n and_o generation_n and_o though_o fire_n and_o water_n be_v contrary_n yet_o one_o can_v do_v no_o good_a without_o the_o congress_n of_o the_o other_o but_o by_o their_o diverse_a action_n all_o thing_n conceive_v and_o be_v conceive_v ainsi_fw-fr dans_fw-fr l'univers_a discordante_a concord_n aux_fw-fr generation_n devient_fw-fr apt_a &_o so_o accord_v if_o generation_n in_o the_o world_n be_v have_v than_o what_o erst_o discord_n be_v in_o concord_n make_v yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o reader_n suspect_v that_o by_o too_o hasty_a judgement_n i_o will_v abstract_a hermes_n his_o prime_a intention_n from_o the_o broad_a way_n of_o all_o alchemist_n into_o the_o by-path_n wherein_o i_o tread_v because_o i_o know_v that_o all_o good_a philosopher_n according_a to_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v be_v in_o conjunction_n that_o they_o may_v absolve_v perfect_a generation_n for_o as_o arnoldus_fw-la de_fw-fr villa_n nova_fw-la in_o flore_n florum_fw-la say_v the_o philosopher_n sperm_n be_v not_o join_v to_o their_o body_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o their_o moon_n which_o moon_n be_v not_o common_a silver_n but_o the_o true_a matter_n of_o their_o stone_n which_o congregate_n and_o inseparable_o retain_v in_o its_o belly_n body_n which_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o sperm_n which_o be_v mercury_n and_o he_o speak_v of_o this_o moon_n in_o his_o novum_fw-la lumen_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o except_v his_o master_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o work_n he_o know_v none_o that_o ever_o operate_v in_o the_o true_a matter_n but_o all_o be_v extravagant_a and_o erroneous_a in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o matter_n as_o if_o they_o will_v generate_v a_o man_n of_o a_o dog_n chap._n 6._o that_o the_o root_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n must_v be_v seek_v in_o the_o air._n wind_n be_v nothing_o but_o air_n move_v and_o agitate_a as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o respiration_n of_o animal_n which_o blow_n wind_v when_o they_o breath_n air._n wind_v then_o be_v air_n and_o air_n be_v whole_o vital_a and_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n for_o without_o air_n nothing_o can_v live_v or_o subsist_v for_o whatsoever_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o be_v suffocate_v and_o die_v yea_o plant_n themselves_o that_o be_v destitute_v of_o free_a air_n wither_v and_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o other_o dry_a and_o dead_a we_o therefore_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o air_n be_v a_o vital_a spirit_n penetrate_v all_o thing_n communicate_v life_n and_o consistence_n to_o all_o bind_v move_a and_o fill_v all_o by_o this_o air_n then_o the_o universal_a spirit_n that_o lie_v hide_v and_o shut_v in_o all_o thing_n be_v generate_v and_o manifest_v by_o this_o it_o be_v ingross_v form_v and_o make_v more_o apt_a for_o generation_n whereof_o calid_a the_o philosopher_n treat_v say_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o mineral_n have_v their_o root_n in_o the_o air_n their_o head_n and_o top_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o air_n cause_v this_o spirit_n to_o enliven_v augment_v and_o multiply_v mineral_n in_o the_o earth_n though_o those_o that_o have_v some_o experience_n in_o prepare_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n may_v say_v that_o this_o place_n shall_v be_v otherwise_o understand_v for_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n in_o their_o philosophical_a work_n there_o be_v two_o part_n one_o volatile_a which_o be_v elevate_v in_o form_n of_o a_o vapour_n and_o then_o condense_v and_o resolve_v into_o water_n and_o this_o they_o call_v the_o spirit_n the_o other_o more_o fix_v reside_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n which_o they_o call_v the_o body_n rosinus_n explain_v this_o sentence_n by_o another_o of_o the_o same_o author_n for_o he_o say_v take_v the_o thing_n off_o their_o soul_n and_o exalt_v they_o on_o high_a and_o reap_v they_o in_o the_o top_n of_o their_o mountain_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o root_n where_o the_o glosser_n say_v these_o word_n be_v true_a and_o clear_a without_o envy_n and_o ambiguity_n though_o he_o declare_v not_o what_o he_o understand_v by_o thing_n whereof_o he_o speak_v but_o by_o mountain_n say_v rosinus_n the_o philosopher_n mean_v cucurbite_n by_o the_o top_n of_o their_o mountain_n alembic_n by_o reap_v he_o mean_v we_o must_v receive_v the_o water_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a thing_n through_o the_o alembick_a into_o the_o receptacle_n by_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o root_n he_o mean_v that_o we_o shall_v reduce_v the_o say_a water_n to_o the_o earth_n whence_o it_o arise_v this_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o morienus_n who_o say_v that_o the_o philosopher_n operation_n consist_v only_o in_o extract_a water_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o earth_n till_o the_o earth_n putrefy_v for_o the_o earth_n putrefy_v when_o this_o water_n be_v purify_v which_o be_v once_o pure_a will_v by_o god_n help_n direct_v and_o perfect_a the_o whole_a magistry_n some_o have_v explode_v air_n out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o element_n think_v it_o as_o glue_v or_o lime_n to_o conjoin_v divers_a nature_n judge_v it_o the_o spirit_n or_o instrument_n of_o the_o world_n because_o it_o be_v the_o chariot_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n for_o it_o first_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o all_o celestial_a body_n and_o communicate_v they_o to_o other_o element_n and_o mix_v body_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n like_o some_o divine_a looking-glass_n receive_v and_o retain_v the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n which_o it_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o and_o insinuate_a itself_o into_o the_o pore_n of_o animal_n impress_n those_o form_n on_o they_o whether_o they_o sleep_v or_o wake_v we_o learn_v from_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n that_o every_o spirit_n near_o the_o earth_n receive_v its_o virtue_n and_o vigour_n from_o the_o air_n for_o
we_o see_v such_o thing_n increase_v and_o extol_v themselves_o the_o spirit_n which_o give_v they_o life_n do_v so_o much_o delight_n in_o air_n as_o the_o place_n where_o it_o have_v its_o origine_fw-la hermes_n also_o say_v that_o the_o air_n carry_v it_o in_o its_o belly_n whereunto_o aristotle_n subscribe_v say_v that_o moist_a thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o air_n and_o terrene_a thing_n from_o the_o moist_a one_o for_o air_n be_v next_o the_o earth_n humectate_v it_o on_o every_o side_n and_o the_o humour_n thereof_o be_v condense_v by_o innate_a heat_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o earth_n which_o contain_v mercury_n and_o sulphur_n in_o due_a proportion_n chap._n 7._o how_o the_o earth_n nourish_v this_o universal_a spirit_n though_o this_o spirit_n be_v infuse_v into_o and_o dwell_v in_o superior_a as_o well_o as_o inferior_a body_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v best_a know_v and_o discern_v in_o body_n most_o evident_a and_o near_o to_o our_o view_n of_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v near_a and_o most_o vegetable_a in_o it_o therefore_o be_v this_o spirit_n generate_v and_o manifest_v more_o copious_o for_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o certain_a mark_n whereto_o all_o the_o influence_n ray_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o superior_a body_n tend_v it_o be_v moreover_o the_o fundament_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o other_o element_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o seed_n and_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v right_o call_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n it_o be_v therefore_o impregnate_v by_o the_o heaven_n and_o produce_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o its_o womb_n and_o though_o this_o spirit_n be_v expel_v wash_v away_o or_o separate_v from_o it_o by_o what_o way_n you_o please_v yet_o the_o earth_n thus_o void_a of_o spirit_n if_o leave_v a_o while_n in_o the_o air_n will_v again_o be_v impregnate_v by_o the_o celestial_a virtue_n and_o influence_n so_o as_o to_o produce_v some_o chystalline_a stone_n and_o lucent_a spark_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v take_v for_o separate_a will_v again_o regerminate_v in_o the_o earth_n impregnation_n then_o make_v by_o the_o action_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o first_o quality_n do_v continual_o render_v her_o generative_a for_o out_o of_o her_o womb_n come_v all_o thing_n sublunary_a she_o produce_v all_o thing_n endue_v with_o life_n preserve_v nourish_v and_o at_o last_o resolve_v they_o into_o their_o own_o nature_n when_o she_o be_v agitate_a by_o these_o action_n she_o cause_v a_o twofold_a expiration_n one_o without_o she_o another_o within_o she_o which_o expiration_n egrede_v from_o this_o terrene_a spirit_n when_o move_v and_o calefy_v by_o the_o celestial_a heat_n the_o expiration_n elevate_v without_o or_o above_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a cause_n and_o produce_v dew_n and_o frost_n if_o dry_a wind_n thunder_n and_o other_o dry_a aereal_a impression_n but_o the_o expiration_n include_v in_o the_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v humid_a generate_v liquable_v metal_n and_o mineral_n if_o dry_a stone_n and_o the_o like_a that_o be_v not_o liquable_v all_o thing_n vegetable_a proceed_v from_o and_o be_v nourish_v by_o this_o spirit_n whereof_o the_o earth_n be_v nurse_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o ancient_a poet_n call_v the_o earth_n the_o common_a mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o all_o creature_n chap._n 8._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o perfection_n in_o all_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v the_o general_n genus_fw-la and_o common_a to_o every_o genus_fw-la for_o if_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n into_o the_o inferior_a or_o elementary_a world_n we_o see_v it_o divide_v into_o three_o subalternals_n to_o wit_n animal_n vegetable_a and_o mineral_n kind_n and_o yet_o the_o same_o in_o all_o only_o operate_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o its_o form_n and_o hence_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o creature_n arise_v for_o else_o there_o will_v be_v only_o one_o species_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o if_o we_o perpend_v the_o superior_a and_o celestial_a world_n we_o shall_v also_o find_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v one_o equal_a in_o all_o and_o differ_v in_o nothing_o but_o purity_n and_o subtlety_n for_o the_o celestial_a spirit_n be_v procreate_v of_o its_o pure_a igneous_a substance_n and_o differ_v from_o terrene_a one_o in_o corporal_a grossness_n and_o the_o celestial_a globe_n and_o luminary_n be_v make_v of_o its_o middle_n and_o aereal_a substance_n it_o constitute_v therefore_o all_o thing_n because_o it_o have_v in_o it_o both_o the_o faculty_n of_o superior_a and_o inferior_a body_n and_o because_o it_o be_v of_o a_o exquisite_a temper_n for_o this_o body_n be_v in_o all_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o perfection_n and_o if_o it_o be_v destitute_v of_o its_o faculty_n it_o can_v never_o perfect_v any_o thing_n and_o here_o we_o understand_v simple_a and_o natural_a perfection_n and_o although_o it_o be_v perfect_a only_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o nature_n contain_v in_o itself_o the_o rule_n line_n action_n and_o power_n of_o perfection_n yet_o it_o acquire_v virtue_n and_o faculty_n above_o the_o sphere_n of_o natural_a thing_n and_o can_v deduce_v thing_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v this_o spirit_n alter_v and_o penetrate_v all_o thing_n though_o never_o so_o gross_a mollify_v hard_a thing_n harden_v soft_a thing_n and_o augment_v nourish_v and_o conserves_n all_o thing_n this_o spirit_n also_o be_v in_o all_o body_n the_o author_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n have_v necessary_o a_o threefold_a operation_n for_o by_o its_o dryness_n it_o must_v enliven_v and_o by_o its_o coldness_n congeal_v and_o by_o its_o moisture_n congregate_v and_o unite_v for_o which_o it_o have_v a_o threefold_a name_n impose_v on_o it_o desume_v from_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o earth_n for_o they_o call_v it_o vitrify_v salsuginous_a and_o mercurial_a because_o of_o salt_n glass_n and_o mercury_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v though_o paracelsus_n reckon_v these_o principle_n otherwise_o to_o wit_n salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n add_v glass_n as_o a_o four_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o these_o three_o first_o principle_n and_o reduce_v at_o last_o to_o the_o four_o as_o though_o neither_o nature_n nor_o art_n can_v produce_v any_o thing_n beyond_o glass_n but_o i_o shall_v prove_v my_o own_o sentence_n by_o example_n and_o reason_n the_o bone_n of_o animal_n be_v consolidate_v and_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n the_o flesh_n and_o nerve_n concrete_v by_o salt_n and_o unite_a and_o congregat_v into_o one_o mass_n by_o the_o mercurial_a humour_n in_o vegetable_n also_o the_o shell_n of_o almond_n pine-nut_n walnut_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o of_o oyster_n and_o snail_n in_o land_n and_o sea_n may_v be_v make_v by_o vitrification_n and_o the_o taste_n demonstrate_v that_o these_o body_n be_v saltish_a for_o nothing_o want_v salt_n but_o what_o be_v insipid_a yea_o those_o thing_n be_v very_o saltish_a whereof_o glass_n be_v make_v as_o fem_n kali_n and_o the_o like_a some_o may_v here_o object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o glass_n but_o salt_n that_o cause_v the_o induration_n of_o bone_n shell_n and_o the_o like_a which_o i_o have_v mention_v whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o experience_n and_o reason_n speak_v the_o contrary_a for_o salt_n be_v resolve_v and_o melt_v by_o the_o least_o moisture_n of_o air_n or_o water_n but_o the_o bone_n and_o shell_n before_o mention_v resist_v liquefaction_n as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o harden_v by_o this_o glass-making_a faculty_n for_o the_o ultimate_a confirmation_n of_o which_o my_o assertion_n i_o may_v adduce_v precious_a stone_n adamant_n and_o crystal_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o glass_n elaborate_v to_o perfection_n in_o the_o furnace_n of_o nature_n and_o now_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v condense_v by_o mercury_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o it_o need_v no_o other_o testimony_n but_o common_a experience_n mineral_n have_v enough_o of_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n in_o they_o stone_n and_o such_o effoded_a thing_n as_o acquire_v not_o extension_n and_o fusion_n by_o the_o hammer_n and_o fire_n have_v some_o salt_n in_o they_o but_o this_o be_v superate_v by_o the_o adustion_n of_o corruptive_a sulphur_n which_o come_v upon_o their_o induration_n and_o vitrification_n metal_n and_o all_o ductile_a thing_n be_v concrete_v and_o condense_v by_o salt_n and_o mercury_n and_o so_o much_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n that_o they_o bid_v some_o resistance_n to_o the_o hammer_n which_o be_v indeed_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o implication_n with_o more_o or_o less_o impurity_n and_o adust_a earth_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o coagulation_n of_o their_o mercury_n and_o thus_o we_o may_v affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o the_o ternal_a number_n of_o glass_n salt_n and_o mercury_n or_o water_n
where_o glass_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o hardness_n salt_n afford_v matter_n and_o water_n cause_v unition_n and_o condensation_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n to_o body_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o its_o action_n and_o virtue_n be_v represent_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v this_o bind_v and_o conjoyn_v the_o superior_a thing_n with_o the_o inferior_a for_o as_o many_o idea_n as_o the_o heaven_n contain_v so_o many_o seminal_a cause_n it_o obtain_v whence_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o form_n so_o many_o species_n in_o the_o matter_n when_o therefore_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o any_o one_o of_o these_o species_n degenerate_a it_o may_v by_o the_o soul_n within_o it_o and_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n be_v reform_v and_o reduce_v to_o its_o former_a state_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v always_o at_o hand_n and_o ready_a for_o all_o motion_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o intellectual_a idea_n be_v attract_v but_o rather_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v endue_v with_o such_o a_o virtue_n and_o allure_v by_o the_o material_a form_n which_o can_v seem_v absurd_a to_o any_o one_o for_o it_o prepare_v every_o one_o his_o meat_n and_o nutriment_n because_o it_o be_v transmutable_a into_o all_o thing_n by_o which_o it_o be_v solicit_v and_o willing_o remain_v and_o reside_v therein_o zoroaster_n call_v the_o agreement_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o form_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n allurement_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o thing_n and_o kind_n draw_v their_o power_n and_o faculty_n from_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n not_o all_o total_o but_o such_o as_o respect_v the_o seed_n or_o propagation_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o they_o germinate_a or_o increase_v a_o example_n hereof_o we_o have_v in_o man_n who_o feed_v only_o on_o man_n meat_n acquire_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n fish_n or_o the_o like_a which_o he_o eat_v many_o other_o animal_n also_o feed_v upon_o the_o same_o victual_n and_o yet_o every_o one_o attract_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o species_n so_o that_o it_o be_v worthy_a our_o admiration_n that_o out_o of_o the_o same_o meat_n man_n can_v attract_v what_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n and_o a_o bird_n what_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o bird._n and_o this_o be_v not_o because_o there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a aliment_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o dish_n but_o because_o of_o the_o species_n nourish_v which_o attract_v and_o change_v the_o nutriment_n proper_a to_o and_o convenient_a for_o itself_o by_o mediation_n whereof_o it_o generate_v its_o like_a by_o virtue_n of_o this_o soul_n and_o seed_n which_o be_v in_o it_o according_a to_o its_o quality_n but_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o in_o the_o machine_n of_o the_o worid_a the_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n be_v thing_n separate_v for_o these_o three_o be_v always_o unite_v and_o conjoin_v as_o be_v apparent_a and_o by_o this_o union_n the_o whole_a spirit_n and_o corporal_a substance_n become_v vital_a the_o universal_a soul_n then_o feign_v and_o imagine_v divers_a form_n which_o the_o spirit_n receive_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o element_n make_v corporeal_a and_o produce_v hence_o animal_n generate_v only_a animal_n plant_n plant_n and_o mineral_n mineral_n though_o not_o all_o alike_o for_o mineral_n as_o i_o say_v before_o generate_v not_o their_o like_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o plant_n because_o their_o spirit_n be_v cohibit_v by_o too_o gross_a matter_n which_o spirit_n if_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_o extract_v and_o conjoin_v with_o mineral_n matterâ—_n will_v generate_v its_o like_a because_o by_o its_o exquisite_a penetration_n into_o imperfect_a body_n through_o the_o subtiliation_n of_o art_n and_o artificious_a graduation_n of_o fire_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o proper_a and_o mineral_n seed_n only_o not_o animal_n because_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o say_v that_o it_o want_v the_o action_n of_o other_o faculty_n but_o that_o it_o do_v not_o demonstrate_v they_o but_o according_a to_o the_o species_n whereto_o it_o be_v accommodate_v for_o else_o every_o thing_n will_v produce_v its_o unlike_a a_o tree_n will_v generate_v a_o man_n a_o plant_n a_o bull_n a_o metal_n a_o herb_n which_o i_o speak_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a specification_n of_o thing_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o most_o general_a genus_fw-la it_o produce_v in_o all_o thing_n its_o like_a because_o be_v mercury_n it_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n wherewith_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o humane_a art_n can_v effect_v that_o that_o be_v sole_o grant_v to_o nature_n which_o alone_o can_v procreate_v a_o species_n art_n may_v dilate_v and_o multiply_v it_o if_o it_o begin_v its_o operation_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o species_n as_o prudent_a philosopher_n do_v who_o extract_v the_o spirit_n from_o mineral_n specificate_v decent_o purify_v and_o reduce_v to_o perfection_n render_v it_o apt_a to_o perfect_v imperfect_a thing_n and_o a_o expert_a and_o industrious_a artist_n perpend_v these_o thing_n aright_o may_v easy_o institute_v admirable_a adaptation_n finis_fw-la libri_fw-la primi_fw-la a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v we_o have_v i_o hope_v sufficient_o explicate_v in_o the_o former_a book_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o only_o produce_v but_o also_o make_v corporeal_a by_o the_o universal_a spirit_n we_o now_o come_v to_o declare_v what_o kind_n of_o body_n this_o spirit_n assume_v and_o how_o itself_o both_o be_v and_o make_v all_o thing_n corporeal_a for_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v corporeal_a which_o make_v all_o other_o thing_n such_o see_v nothing_o can_v give_v what_o itself_o have_v not_o let_v we_o therefore_o see_v with_o what_o and_o how_o it_o be_v vest_v with_o a_o body_n not_o that_o we_o will_v here_o dispute_v of_o the_o incorporation_n of_o celestial_a and_o supernatural_a being_n but_o only_o of_o physical_a and_o sublunary_a generation_n and_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a vessel_n and_o true_a matrix_fw-la where_o the_o prime_a and_o most_o general_a incorporator_fw-la of_o thing_n be_v itself_o incorporate_v i_o say_v then_o that_o no_o body_n can_v be_v make_v without_o a_o precedent_n mover_n that_o may_v diduce_fw-la potency_n to_o act_v that_o which_o exist_v not_o in_o save_v potency_n may_v be_v produce_v into_o light_n and_o according_a to_o nature_n intent_n reach_v its_o final_a term_n which_o be_v to_o make_v that_o a_o body_n which_o it_o will_v produce_v now_o this_o mover_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o fire_n or_o heat_n which_o move_v itself_o first_o in_o the_o air_n for_o all_o generation_n begin_v there_o because_o fire_n be_v the_o most_o active_a element_n and_o consequent_o most_o subtle_a and_o light_a whence_o it_o be_v more_o prompt_a for_o motion_n fire_n therefore_o who_o propriety_n be_v through_o its_o levity_n to_o ascend_v and_o make_v unknown_a thing_n visible_a do_v requisite_o receive_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o action_n from_o inferior_a body_n that_o be_v from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o as_o we_o say_v before_o the_o old_a demogorgon_n and_o progenitor_n of_o all_o thing_n inhabit_v sit_v there_o in_o his_o throne_n and_o midst_n of_o his_o empire_n that_o thence_o he_o may_v govern_v command_n preserve_v and_o divide_v the_o essence_n of_o life_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o that_o great_a spherical_a body_n expanded_a about_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v more_o easy_o and_o from_o equal_a distance_n receive_v from_o every_o member_n what_o he_o want_v the_o root_n of_o fire_n be_v implant_v in_o the_o fruitful_a bowel_n of_o this_o old_a parent_n which_o thence_o emit_v a_o vaporous_a breath_n which_o hermes_n call_v the_o humid_a nature_n for_o vapour_n be_v the_o prime_n and_o next_o action_n of_o fire_n with_o which_o it_o be_v so_o conjoin_v that_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v without_o it_o but_o some_o may_v say_v if_o vapour_n come_v from_o fire_n how_o can_v it_o be_v moist_a see_v fire_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a whence_o acquire_v it_o this_o contrary_a quality_n and_o here_o we_o find_v nothing_o absurd_a if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o fire_n can_v live_v and_o subsist_v without_o moisture_n which_o be_v its_o aliment_n support_n and_o subject_n without_o which_o fire_n can_v be_v conceive_v for_o be_v by_o nature_n active_a and_o its_o action_n indefatigable_a it_o must_v needs_o have_v something_o to_o act_v upon_o and_o never_o be_v destitute_a of_o this_o thing_n fire_n then_o and_o coessential_a moisture_n be_v like_o
male_a and_o female_a in_o all_o generation_n and_o be_v the_o first_o parent_n of_o corporification_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n as_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v make_v appear_v but_o fire_n be_v the_o first_o operator_n because_o action_n precede_v passion_n though_o the_o patient_n be_v inseparable_o co-existent_a with_o the_o agent_n as_o the_o old_a stoic_a zenon_n assert_n who_o think_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o fire_n be_v by_o air_n turn_v into_o water_n and_o there_o conserve_v as_o the_o general_a sperm_n and_o first_o universal_a matter_n whence_o all_o thing_n be_v first_o generate_v thales_n milesius_n who_o the_o greek_n surname_v the_o wise_a perceive_v the_o matter_n patient_a say_v that_o water_n be_v the_o first_o matter_n which_o heraclitus_n attribute_v to_o the_o sea_n and_o moses_n more_o illuminate_v then_o both_o say_v that_o before_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v create_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n move_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n call_v fire_n because_o of_o its_o noble_a and_o pure_a essence_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o say_v therefore_o that_o fire_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o being_n i_o transgress_v not_o the_o limit_n of_o reason_n and_o verity_n for_o it_o be_v without_o doubt_n the_o first_o operator_n and_o the_o last_o destroyer_n and_o changer_n of_o form_n who_o cause_n it_o be_v even_o till_o it_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o their_o period_n and_o first_o matter_n beyond_o which_o there_o be_v no_o progress_n but_o only_o a_o transformation_n as_o i_o shall_v by_o and_o by_o declare_v by_o comparison_n with_o visible_a and_o familiar_a being_n the_o first_o active_a potency_n which_o begin_v to_o operate_v in_o the_o production_n of_o man_n be_v the_o agitation_n or_o motion_n of_o heat_n which_o imitate_v the_o action_n of_o fire_n who_o nature_n be_v chief_o separative_a draw_v sperm_n from_o the_o whole_a body_n wherein_o man_n seed_n be_v potential_o include_v and_o coct_n and_o digest_v it_o thereby_o render_v it_o apt_a for_o expulsion_n and_o afterward_o for_o generation_n and_o augmentation_n which_o generation_n and_o augmentation_n be_v always_o help_v by_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a actor_n so_o that_o if_o it_o shall_v attain_v the_o end_n of_o its_o exaltation_n be_v inflame_v by_o the_o sulphur_n of_o excrement_n and_o impurity_n of_o aliment_n it_o will_v absume_fw-la the_o radical_a moisture_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n and_o preserver_n of_o life_n which_o do_v the_o fire_n remit_v not_o of_o its_o power_n and_o action_n till_o by_o resolution_n and_o corruption_n it_o bring_v the_o body_n to_o ash_n which_o nothing_o can_v do_v but_o fire_n but_o that_o we_o may_v make_v this_o more_o palpable_a and_o find_v out_o the_o first_o matter_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o last_o let_v we_o impose_v a_o body_n on_o a_o common_a fire_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o what_o be_v inflammable_a in_o it_o will_v be_v total_o consume_v and_o redact_v to_o a_o few_o ash_n which_o ash_n also_o will_v participate_v of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n and_o for_o their_o last_o subject_n and_o matter_n turn_v into_o a_o certain_a salt_n who_o sole_a parent_n and_o multiplier_n fire_n must_v needs_o be_v and_o though_o these_o shall_v be_v further_o turn_v yet_o salt_n will_v always_o be_v leave_v in_o who_o internal_o we_o may_v find_v fire_n which_o be_v delight_v with_o its_o like_a and_o by_o this_o mean_n alchemist_n find_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o salt_n that_o be_v incombustible_a or_o secret_a elementary_a fire_n which_o have_v the_o same_o action_n with_o primitive_a fire_n upon_o which_o account_n they_o call_v it_o the_o balsam_n of_o the_o body_n because_o it_o contain_v that_o that_o give_v life_n as_o also_o that_o conserves_n and_o augment_v it_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o moist_a vapour_n accompany_v with_o moderate_a heat_n johannes_n fontanus_n in_o his_o philosophical_a narration_n en_fw-fr son_fw-fr romant_n philosophique_a show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o secret_a where_o he_o bring_v in_o nature_n speak_v thus_o aucuns_n disent_fw-fr que_fw-fr feu_fw-fr n'_fw-fr engendre_fw-fr de_fw-fr son_fw-fr naturel_fw-fr for_o we_o que_fw-fr cendre_fw-fr mais_n leur_fw-fr reverence_n sauvee_a nature_n est_fw-fr dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr feu_fw-fr autee_fw-mi et_fw-la si_fw-la prover_n je_fw-fr le_fw-fr vou_fw-fr loye_n le_fw-fr sell_v a_o tesmoing_n je_fw-fr prendoye_fw-fr some_o dare_v to_o affirm_v that_o fire_n can_v generate_v nothing_o but_o ash_n but_o those_o seem_v to_o relate_v the_o truth_n thereof_o who_o say_v that_o in_o fire_n breast_n all_o nature_n operation_n be_v impress_v and_o if_o hereof_o a_o proof_n you_o do_v require_v salt_n give_v you_o proof_n enough_o what_o be_v in_o fire_n and_o that_o it_o participate_v of_o moisture_n be_v plain_a enough_o from_o its_o easy_a resolution_n as_o also_o its_o fullness_n of_o heat_n be_v demonstrable_a from_o its_o ready_a congelation_n from_o which_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o fire_n act_n and_o be_v unite_v with_o fire_n as_o in_o liquefaction_n air_n act_n and_o be_v join_v with_o air_n for_o how_o in_o one_o subject_n can_v the_o dry_a imbibe_n the_o moist_a if_o there_o be_v no_o innate_a heat_n see_v dryness_n as_o it_o proceed_v from_o heat_n do_v natural_o imbibe_n moisture_n and_o hence_o we_o may_v easy_o understand_v that_o the_o demogorgon_n or_o central_a fire_n can_v be_v destitute_a of_o moisture_n on_o which_o it_o may_v act_v and_o thence_o elevate_v a_o vapour_n mix_v of_o two_o quality_n which_o i_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n but_o many_o philosopher_n mercury_n of_o merry_n because_o all_o other_o proceed_v from_o this_o natural_o but_o this_o elevate_a vapour_n be_v not_o yet_o a_o body_n but_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o a_o body_n and_o a_o spirit_n participate_v of_o both_o nature_n which_o whilst_o it_o remain_v in_o that_o state_n can_v generate_v 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continual_a action_n stimulate_v and_o compel_v it_o to_o imbibe_n this_o moisture_n and_o to_o coagulate_v this_o water_n not_o in_o all_o part_n with_o a_o like_a solidity_n and_o hardness_n nor_o yet_o altogether_o but_o first_o with_o a_o mucilaginous_a and_o different_a solidity_n now_o that_o which_o nature_n assay_v to_o do_v in_o the_o information_n of_o idea_n be_v to_o begin_v their_o induration_n and_o solidity_n which_o must_v necessary_o hold_v on_o in_o nature_n way_n which_o be_v a_o progress_n from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o by_z intermediate_v disposition_n and_o nature_n thus_o continue_v its_o digestion_n this_o mucilage_n stay_v of_o who_o grosser_n matter_n metal_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o cavity_n of_o rock_n which_o differ_v not_o in_o substance_n be_v produce_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o seed_n but_o only_o in_o accident_n which_o they_o take_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o place_n and_o matrix_n where_o they_o be_v generate_v but_o the_o more_o subtle_a part_n of_o this_o vapour_n ascend_v to_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o it_o stay_v by_o compulsion_n and_o be_v in_o continual_a agitation_n though_o it_o can_v neither_o regrede_v nor_o ascend_v high_o and_o find_v no_o solid_a matter_n to_o carry_v it_o with_o it_o it_o be_v compel_v to_o continue_v nature_n intention_n and_o therefore_o serve_v for_o the_o generation_n and_o corporification_n of_o individual_n but_o that_o what_o i_o have_v say_v may_v be_v better_o understand_v let_v we_o take_v some_o one_o individual_a and_o let_v we_o see_v how_o it_o be_v produce_v for_o this_o will_v ascertain_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o show_v we_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v a_o acorn_n may_v be_v long_o enough_o set_v or_o sow_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o consume_v without_o germination_n unless_o some_o agent_n be_v near_o it_o that_o may_v deduce_v its_o occult_a potency_n natural_o within_o it_o
through_o his_o study_n to_o his_o crown_a haven_n with_o which_o desire_n i_o conclude_v â—2_n decemb._n 1656._o r._n t._n to_o the_o reader_n this_o little_a treatise_n secret_n do_v unfold_v more_o rich_a more_o precious_a than_o the_o indian_a gold_n here_o be_v the_o path_n which_o who_o do_v right_o tread_v to_o health_n &_o wealth_n it_o will_v he_o safe_o lead_v salt_n season_v all_o thing_n light_a illuminate_n the_o universal_a spirit_n vivificate_v o_o happy_a soul_n who_o first_o these_o understand_v here_o be_v true_a philosophy_n so_o pure_a and_o good_a and_o free_v from_o error_n that_o none_o need_v to_o doubt_v if_o they_o be_v in_o they_o this_o will_v bring_v they_o out_o by_o transmutation_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v the_o courser_n metal_n be_v they_o copper_n brass_n iron_n lead_v tin_n to_o pure_a this_o be_v high_a but_o it_o be_v not_o all_o that_o be_v do_v by_o chemistry_n for_o the_o elixir_n which_o renew_v our_o youth_n and_o age_n retard_v if_o spagyrick_n say_v truth_n be_v thereby_o get_v if_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v do_v let_v saturn_n venus_n turn_v to_o sun_n &_o moon_n the_o effeminate_a french_a our_o author_n have_v turn_v well_o to_o manly_a english_a and_o the_o latin_a spell_n be_v make_v so_o easy_a that_o none_o need_v to_o fear_v to_o understand_v the_o aenigma_n writing_n there_o the_o busy_a merchant_n for_o their_o hope_a gain_n to_o both_o the_o indies_n turkey_n france_n and_o spain_n nay_o all_o the_o world_n for_o gold_n and_o drug_n do_v room_n now_o here_o now_o there_o but_o better_a stay_n at_o home_n for_o health_n and_o wealth_n be_v here_o if_o they_o will_v but_o look_v they_o will_v find_v they_o both_o discover_v in_o this_o book_n 25_o xbris_n 1656._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o ingenious_a friend_n mr._n robert_n turner_n on_o this_o his_o laborious_a and_o difficult_a translation_n expect_v not_o sir_n that_o i_o shall_v ample_o treat_v of_o this_o discourse_n that_o cost_v you_o pain_n and_o sweat_n nor_o hope_n for_o yet_o from_o my_o more_o dull_a pen_n your_o sal_fw-la shall_v be_v describe_v to_o englishman_n the_o sublime_a secret_n of_o your_o chymick-skill_n may_v prosper_v better_o from_o your_o learned_a quill_n my_o fancy_n be_v raw_a my_o brain_n be_v not_o endue_v with_o art_n enough_o to_o talk_v of_o humour_n crude_a nor_o yet_o of_o the_o epilepsy_n or_o the_o gout_n consumption_n asthma_n or_o the_o rabble-rout_n of_o physickterm_n i_o study_v other_o thing_n ergo_fw-la i_o will_v leave_v these_o unto_o chymist-king_n these_o high-born_a fancy_n do_v appear_v to_o i_o like_o great_a sir_n urquhart_n genealogy_n nor_o dare_v i_o without_o sendivogius_n torch_n approximate_v you_o near_o than_o the_o porch_n lest_o i_o presumptuous_a shall_v be_v gaze_v upon_o by_o those_o that_o have_v their_o wedding-garment_n on_o but_o as_o man_n oft_o feel_v heat_n and_o see_v no_o fire_n so_o i_o unskile_v this_o learned_a work_n admire_v the_o learned_a physician_n who_o year_n consume_v in_o find_v out_o a_o medicine_n for_o the_o rheum_n and_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v at_o rest_n they_o dare_v not_o write_v on_o it_o probatum_fw-la est_fw-la may_v learn_v by_o this_o can_v they_o but_o find_v the_o cause_n to_o cure_v disease_n by_o the_o chemist_n law_n nor_o need_v the_o ingenious_a operator_n doubt_v of_o perfect_v what_o ere_o he_o go_v about_o the_o lofty_a secret_n in_o this_o book_n lay_v down_o once_o understand_v will_v save_v he_o many_o a_o crown_n there_o be_v a_o secret_a high_o yet_o in_o this_o for_o here_o be_v teach_v what_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la be_v for_o which_o the_o learned_a oft_o have_v beat_v their_o brain_n and_o gain_v nought_o but_o labour_n for_o their_o pain_n if_o man_n will_v learn_v this_o quick_a way_n &_o share_v in_o chymick-skill_n deal_v in_o learned_a turner_n ware_n jo._n gadbury_n philomath_n to_o the_o learned_a r._n t._n on_o the_o follow_a tract_n what_o rare_a discovery_n what_o light_n be_v this_o shine_v to_o we_o by_o thy_o metamorphosis_n that_o do_v derive_v a_o art_n to_o simple_a man_n from_o god_n and_o nature_n by_o which_o art_n he_o can_v of_o all_o disease_n know_v the_o perfect_a ground_n and_o render_v imperfection_n whole_a and_o sound_a thanks_o therefore_o learned_a friend_n for_o this_o our_o gain_n who_o reap_v the_o harvest_n of_o thy_o polish_a brain_n the_o great_a elixir_n sure_o enjoy_v you_o must_v that_o thus_o can_v raise_v a_o subject_n from_o the_o dust_n of_o dark_a oblivion_n and_o then_o transmute_v his_o for_o vesture_n to_o a_o english_a suit_n thus_o thou_o have_v change_v the_o language_n ne'retheless_o the_o sense_n remain_v though_o in_o another_o dress_n this_o thou_o have_v gain_v hereby_o the_o world_n will_v see_v thou_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o dame_n philosophy_n and_o for_o the_o labour_n thou_o have_v undergo_v to_o clothe_v this_o infant_n in_o our_o albion_n succeed_v time_n shall_v praise_v what_o thou_o have_v write_v and_o future_a reader_n own_o to_o thou_o their_o wit_n mean_a time_n if_o zoilus_n say_v thy_o pen_n do_v halt_v conclude_v his_o brain_n be_v not_o season_v with_o our_o salt_n your_o humble_a servant_n owen_n crane_n the_o content_n book_n i._n chap._n 1_o that_o the_o world_n live_v and_o be_v full_a of_o life_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2_o the_o world_n have_v a_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n page_n 16_o chap._n 3_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n page_n 19_o chap._n 4_o how_o the_o sun_n be_v call_v father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o first_o matter_n page_n 23_o chap._n 5_o how_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o mother_n etc._n etc._n page_n 32_o chap._n 6_o that_o the_o root_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n must_v be_v seek_v in_o the_o air._n page_n 37_o chap._n 7_o how_o the_o earth_n nourish_v this_o universal_a spirit_n page_n 41_o chap._n 8_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o perfection_n in_o all_o page_n 44_o chap._n 9_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o universal_a spirit_n to_o body_n page_n 49_o book_n 2._o chap._n 1_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n and_o how_o it_o be_v incorporate_v page_n 54_o chap._n 2_o of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o earth_n and_o how_o its_o virtue_n remain_v integral_o in_o this_o earth_n page_n 67_o chap._n 3_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o fire_n from_o water_n etc._n etc._n page_n 102_o chap._n 4_o of_o the_o spirit_n ascent_n into_o heaven_n and_o descent_n etc._n etc._n page_n 160_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o philosopher_n true_a salt_n and_o secret_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n book_n i._n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o world_n live_v and_o be_v full_a of_o life_n purpose_v to_o comment_v something_o on_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n i_o shall_v first_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o universe_n be_v full_a of_o life_n and_o soul_n and_o here_o beside_o that_o nature_n make_v nothing_o spirituous_a but_o it_o also_o endue_v it_o with_o life_n and_o that_o the_o world_n consist_v in_o continual_a and_o restless_a alteration_n of_o form_n which_o can_v be_v without_o vital_a motion_n we_o may_v also_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o same_o nature_n like_o a_o careful_a as_o well_o as_o a_o fruitful_a mother_n embraces_z and_o nourish_v the_o whole_a world_n by_o distribute_v to_o each_o member_n a_o sufficient_a portion_n of_o life_n so_o that_o nothing_o occur_v in_o the_o whole_a universe_n which_o she_o desire_v not_o to_o inform_v be_v never_o idle_a but_o always_o intent_n upon_o her_o action_n which_o be_v vivification_n this_o vast_a body_n then_o be_v endue_v with_o motion_n yea_o continual_o agitate_a therewith_o and_o this_o motion_n can_v be_v wrought_v without_o some_o vital_a spirit_n for_o whatsoever_o want_v life_n be_v immovable_a but_o here_o i_o mean_v not_o of_o violent_a motion_n from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o of_o that_o which_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o form_n be_v privation_n to_o perfection_n imperfection_n the_o vegetation_n of_o plant_n and_o concretion_n of_o stone_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o this_o universal_a spirit_n agitate_v this_o great_a mass_n and_o the_o mediation_n of_o a_o certain_a radical_a and_o nutritive_a spirit_n who_o origine_fw-la or_o principle_n like_o some_o primary_n procreating_a cause_n reside_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thence_o as_o from_o the_o heart_n exert_v all_o vital_a function_n and_o extend_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o this_o root_n or_o principle_n be_v include_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o ancient_a demogorgon_n that_o universal_a parent_n who_o old_a poet_n those_o diligent_a searcher_n of_o nature_n secret_n have_v ingenious_o describe_v clothe_v in_o a_o green_a
plato_n doctrine_n express_v elegant_o lib._n 6._o aeneid_n principio_fw-la caelum_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la composque_fw-la liquentes_fw-la lucentemque_fw-la globum_fw-la lunae_fw-la titaniaque_fw-la astra_fw-la spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o earth_n mountain_n and_o scar_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o planet_n &_o of_o glister_a star_n we_o attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o these_o do_v move_v &_o stir_v without_o control_n to_o which_o augurellus_n also_o atte_v in_o his_o first_o book_n say_v ast_n animae_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nil_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la corporis_fw-la expers_fw-la mundus_fw-la at_o &_o mundi_fw-la part_n quoque_fw-la corpore_fw-la constant_a spiritus_fw-la haec_fw-la inter_fw-la medius_fw-la fit_a quem_fw-la neque_fw-la corpus_fw-la aut_fw-la animam_fw-la dicas_fw-la sed_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la utroque_fw-la participans_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la simul_fw-la haec_fw-la extrema_fw-la reducat_fw-la hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la maria_fw-la ac_fw-la terras_fw-la atque_fw-la aera_fw-la &_o ignem_fw-la vivereque_fw-la augerique_a atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la cuncta_fw-la refer_v semper_fw-la ave_n semper_fw-la stirpes_fw-la animantia_fw-la semper_fw-la gignere_fw-la perpetuamque_fw-la sequi_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la prolem_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o since_o a_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n we_o meet_v withal_o be_v body_n these_o two_o can_v be_v combine_v without_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o body_n and_o mind_n which_o be_v a_o spirit_n wherewith_o the_o rage_a sea_n fire_n air_n &_o earth_n all_o plant_n &_o fruitful_a tree_n with_o animal_n be_v act_v so_o that_o they_o do_v generate_v their_o like_a and_o live_v for_o aye_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3._o that_o all_o thing_n which_o have_v essence_n and_o life_n be_v make_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o same_o by_o which_o they_o be_v produce_v now_o that_o all_o thing_n breathe_v live_v augment_v and_o grow_v by_o this_o mundane_a spirit_n resolve_v and_o die_v without_o it_o be_v plain_a whatsoever_o therefore_o subsist_v be_v make_v by_o it_o and_o this_o spirit_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o simple_a and_o subtle_a essence_n which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v a_o quintessence_n because_o it_o may_v be_v separate_v from_o gross_a corporeity_n and_o the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o so_o make_v of_o wonderful_a activity_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o it_o be_v now_o diffuse_v over_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o through_o it_o the_o soul_n be_v dilate_v with_o all_o its_o virtue_n which_o virtue_n be_v communicate_v most_o to_o such_o body_n as_o participate_v most_o of_o this_o spirit_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v by_o and_o transmit_v from_o the_o superior_a body_n as_o from_o the_o sun_n which_o act_v most_o powerful_o in_o this_o case_n for_o this_o spirit_n be_v calefy_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n acquire_v abundance_n of_o life_n which_o multiply_v and_o enlivens_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o thereby_o increase_n and_o grow_v to_o a_o determinate_a magnitude_n according_a to_o the_o species_n and_o form_n of_o each_o thing_n upon_o which_o account_n virgil_n say_v igneus_fw-la est_fw-la illis_fw-la vigour_n &_o caelestis_fw-la origo_fw-la but_o fiery_a vigour_n and_o heat_n celestial_a be_v to_o these_o body_n their_o original_n now_o this_o spirit_n be_v by_o philosopher_n call_v mercurius_n because_o it_o be_v of_o many_o or_o all_o form_n produce_v all_o kind_n of_o body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o fair_a and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weak_a and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n according_a to_o the_o pre-disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o account_n this_o fiery_a vigour_n proceed_v from_o the_o solar_a beam_n be_v not_o alike_o in_o all_o subject_n but_o diversify_v as_o there_o be_v more_o or_o less_o of_o it_o in_o the_o seed_n all_o matter_n of_o pure_a predisposition_n have_v a_o pure_a and_o more_o durable_a life_n and_o spirit_n for_o every_o thing_n delight_v in_o that_o that_o be_v like_a to_o it_o it_o be_v more_o than_o reason_n that_o this_o pure_a celestial_a vigour_n shall_v penetrate_v and_o sink_v deep_o into_o pure_a body_n and_o make_v they_o more_o durable_a and_o vital_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o which_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o than_o gold_n which_o be_v pure_a than_o all_o other_o terrestrial_a body_n participate_v more_o of_o that_o celestial_a fire_n which_o penetrate_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n find_v in_o mineral_n the_o pre-disposed_n matter_n to_o wit_n the_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n which_o esdras_n call_v the_o earth_n of_o gold_n prepare_v by_o the_o action_n and_o diligence_n of_o nature_n and_o purge_v and_o separate_v from_o all_o inquination_n of_o terrestrial_a and_o adust_a dregs_o which_o matter_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v only_o some_o sperm_n or_o water_n mix_v with_o that_o sperm_n powder_n or_o pure_a sulphur_n which_o act_v by_o the_o coagulative_a faculty_n thicken_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o in_o time_n by_o long_a and_o continue_a action_n of_o the_o heat_n harden_v and_o so_o come_v to_o its_o perfection_n which_o be_v natural_o simple_a tinct_a with_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n for_o heat_n be_v the_o progenitor_n and_o parent_n of_o tincture_n if_o therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o heat_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v indubitable_a who_o can_v so_o much_o contradict_v truth_n and_o reason_n as_o to_o deny_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o parent_n of_o this_o perfection_n let_v we_o then_o look_v high_o and_o seek_v more_o accurate_o how_o this_o perfection_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o this_o mean_v chap._n 4._o how_o the_o sun_n be_v by_o hermes_n call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o mundane_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o universal_a matter_n but_o some_o may_v here_o say_v if_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n how_o can_v the_o sun_n be_v call_v the_o parent_n of_o this_o matter_n when_o itself_o be_v procreate_v or_o produce_v out_o of_o this_o matter_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o primaeve_fw-la prejacent_a matter_n of_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v altogether_o invisible_a and_o can_v be_v comprehend_v but_o by_o strong_a imagination_n out_o of_o who_o vital_a light_n and_o natural_a heat_n this_o celestial_a sun_n be_v produce_v with_o equal_a light_n and_o fiery_a vigour_n which_o afterward_o strengthen_v this_o internal_a and_o essential_a heat_n with_o natural_a display_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o fire_n over_o the_o whole_a universe_n illuminate_v the_o star_n above_o he_o and_o 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