Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	call_v	soul_n	13,519	5	5.4839	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90641	Philadelphia, or, Brotherly love to the studious in the hermetick art. Wherein is discovered the principles of hermetick philosophy, with much candor and plainness. / Written by Eyreneus Philoctetes.	Philoctetes, Eyreneus.; Starkey, George, d. 1666.	1694 (1694)	Wing P1982A; ESTC R204402	19,199	104

Alkahest some Ignorant Boasters that neither knew the one nor the other having taught that they are both the same shall so far shew their Difference that no Tyro but may effectually distinguish them in his Theory Know therefore and note well this short Distinction there is no Affinity between them either in Matter or Operation they Differ in Matter as much as one Species doth from another the one being Metalline the other Saline They Differ in their Operations as much as Love and Wrath the one in Love preserving the other in Wrath destroying Life and Motion I cannot but admire notwithstanding the real Care and great Labour of many knowing and candid Philosophers to prevent Errors in admonishing the Studious to beware of Subtilty Sequestring the Art from the many Sophisms and Calling their Principles by their proper Names to see men studious in this Art so foolish in their Conclusions and operations some proposing to make our Secret and great Elixir which is a Fire-abiding Purrity and perfect Tincture from impure and Combustible Matters as Ordure Wine Vrine Nitre Blood Dew Rain-water Earth Vitriol and many others too tedious to reckon being led thereto by their own sordid Fancy or having read perhaps thereof in the Writings of the wise men for they have by Analogie called their matters almost every thing hence no Sophister no Ignorant Worker but pretends to Justifie his Proceedings tho' upon these fordid Subjects from their Writings but their End will be Disappointment if not Disgrace and Poverty These indeed go on in Errors with this Comfort that many of the Adepts do say they erred oft and one particularly two hundred times but tho' they should erre the same Number yet not being supported by a true Theory nor understanding the nature of the thing desired are Chusing as many Matters almost as Operations and so find the possibility of the Multiplication of Errors ad infinitum tho' not of Tincture truely perfect and Permanent Oh miserable Blindness O inextricable Laborinth whose miserable state take from Geber subtile witted indeed enough but of his Candor be jealous most miserable and unhappy is he who after the end of his Work God denies to see the Truth for he ends his Life in Error who being surrounded with all manner of misfortune and infelicity constituted in perpetual labour looseth all the comfort and joy of this World and spends his life in sorrow without any benesit or reward I will add my own Opinion their reward is just who provoke God endeavour to force Nature abuse the Adepts and abound in ignorance and folly Therefore as many as expect better fare let them seek rightly first call upon God and know your hearts to be purged from Impurity and Faith to have possession by which you may attain to Virtue then pursue Knowledge also be sure to attempt nothing contrary to Nature and with great respect acknowledge the Love and Care of the Adept Brothers that have communicated their Experience and hinted the way then pursue our Diana with great Industry whose Beauty is singular and qualitys excellent she is more fair more grave and yet lively and more fit for Generation then any other Marry her to the Sun and their Off-Spring shall be your Reward And for your Instruction know and note it well that our water or Mercury is a Compound-Simple Compound in respect to quality simple in respect to Matter and Homogeneity The Matter is Watry the Quality Fiery which are reconciled by Air according to the Doctrine of Elements but according to the Principles thus the Matter is Mercurial the Quality Sulphureous Reconciled by Salt which also may be and sometimes are called the Water the Spirit and the Blood or Body Soul and Spirit take it either way but be sure to understand them Scientificially or Practically the necessity of which learn from this following Discovery Salt prepares Sulphur Salt and Sulphur prepares Mercury Mercury preserves them So that without Salt Sulphur cannot be prepared or set at liberty from his Prison it being the only Key thereto without Salt and Sulphur Mercury cannot be qualified and without Mercury Salt and Sulphur can effect nothing it being their proper Vessel or Matrix But be sure all be Homogeneal or the Mercurial simplicity will be impossible therefore make the latter Judge of the two former for all Metaline things are tryed in a Mercurial Ballance First learn these things Theoretically and see the same confirmed by many Philosophers before you enter upon Practice this is safe and delightful And then altho Errors should happen which expect yet being supported by a true Theory they will Instruct but till then confound and Distract Believe me and take this candid Advice Therefore as many as sets about this Work let them first know what they seek and what they would effect It is no small thing to be capable to inform matter and that in an instant consider who it imitates did not our Lord effect this at the Marriage in Canaan on the Water which was the matter of Wine Think not therefore it is attained without a Blessing from him profound Meditation Herculean Labour and Cost Diligently therefore attend and note well what I say Matter is informed by Light of which matter and form all created Concrets consists Light being the form in all Concretes and life of all Beings which Light is ineffable not known abstract from matter as we see in the most beautiful Creature either humane or other as also in the curious Flowers of the Earth how through the withdrawing of an invisible fire or Spirit they become dead Opake and fit only for Corruption that Nature may again react and communicate form such are her viscissitudes but she also has her Darling and last perfection wherein she has firmly united form with pure matter yea so firmly that without the help of Art she can hardly alter the same and seeing the perfection of matter is Form why should any studious in Philosophy neglect to Contemplate the perfection of Gold which is thus perfected by Nature And truly if its Permanancy and Beauty be not sufficient to Captivate his Thoughts and Hands from working on things impure and fading I must tell him his off-spring will not be long lived for such as the Tree is such is the Fruit such as the Father is such is the Son This Form is called Sulphur by the Author of the new Light and in his Dialogue thereof thus Writes He is the Maker of a thousand things he knows how to make Metals better and Correct Minerals and is the heart of all things he teacheth Animals understanding knows how to make all kinds of Flowers in Herbs and Trees and is Chief over them Corrupts the Air which he amends again he is maker of all Odours and Painter of all Colours Again Know that Sulphur is the Virtue of all things Here let the studious in Alchymy open their Eyes and behold what Reason we have to Proclaim