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 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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 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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 vivify_a the_o thing_n below_o he_o but_o because_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a mother_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o sun_n act_v most_o vigorous_o upon_o she_o she_o be_v the_o common_a receptacle_n of_o all_o influence_n in_o who_o bowel_n the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v abscond_v which_o be_v agitate_a and_o move_v by_o the_o sun_n heat_n come_v to_o light_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n in_o winter_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v further_a absent_a from_o we_o the_o earth_n be_v destitute_v of_o that_o vigorous_a heat_n which_o his_o perpendicular_a ray_n bring_v with_o they_o she_o be_v we_o see_v barren_a and_o produce_v nothing_o whereas_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o sun_n again_o review_v our_o climate_n than_o she_o rise_v from_o her_o sleep_n or_o death_n and_o receive_v life_n and_o vigour_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o mutation_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o universal_a spirit_n full_a of_o life_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n principal_o which_o before_o it_o can_v generate_v any_o thing_n must_v take_v up_o its_o inn_n in_o some_o body_n as_o in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o body_n and_o because_o all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v and_o sustain_v by_o that_o which_o produce_v they_o there_o must_v be_v great_a affinity_n and_o harmony_n betwixt_o this_o spirit_n and_o the_o sun_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n ancient_a philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o springtime_n calefy_v and_o enlivens_fw-la his_o parent_n load_v with_o old_a age_n and_o almost_o kill_v with_o winter-cold_a see_v then_o she_o be_v by_o the_o sun_n fortify_v enliven_v and_o impregnate_v hermes_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o father_n of_o this_o matter_n for_o be_v otherwise_o barren_a and_o without_o offspring_n she_o now_o conceive_v generate_v and_o multiply_v her_o spirituous_a matter_n lead_v it_o from_o incorporality_n to_o corporality_n the_o philosopher_n hortulanus_fw-la comment_v on_o hermes_n his_o table_n leaf_n and_o omit_v the_o radical_a principle_n of_o nature_n and_o take_v his_o rise_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o chemistry_n
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 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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 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columna_fw-la have_v just_o refute_v this_o opinion_n lobellius_n in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o work_n pag._n 259._o describe_v the_o figure_n of_o this_o duck_n or_o goose_n as_o also_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o shell_n olaus_n magnus_n also_o mention_n this_o kind_n of_o duck_n lib._n 19_o hist._n sextent_n cap._n 9_o but_o carolus_n clusius_n seem_v to_o have_v explain_v the_o generation_n of_o they_o more_o rational_o canctario_fw-la exoticorum_fw-la pag._n 368._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o hollander_n sail_v towards_o waygatz_n see_v some_o of_o these_o duck_n sit_v upon_o their_o eggs._n fabius_n columna_fw-la repeat_v his_o word_n but_o ulysses_n aldronaldus_n lib._n 19_o antithog_n cap._n 23._o towards_o the_o end_n embrace_v the_o middle_a sentence_n say_v he_o have_v rather_o err_v with_o the_o multitude_n then_o contradict_v so_o many_o famous_a writer_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v these_o duck_n may_v be_v generate_v of_o corruption_n and_o afterward_o multiply_v by_o copulation_n and_o incubation_n like_o mouse_n and_o other_o animal_n the_o generation_n of_o palmer-worm_n from_o plant_n may_v also_o be_v well_o refer_v to_o this_o place_n which_o whether_o they_o be_v generate_v natural_o or_o artificial_o feed_v only_o upon_o the_o herb_n whereof_o they_o be_v generate_v or_o to_o which_o they_o be_v relate_v as_o also_o the_o generation_n of_o caterpillar_n and_o then_o of_o butterfly_n which_o afterward_o multiply_v their_o species_n by_o copulation_n i_o see_v at_o rome_n in_o henricus_n corvinus_n a_o eximious_a apothechary_n and_o botanist_n his_o shop_n a_o butterfly_n which_o they_o say_v be_v make_v of_o the_o corruption_n of_o cypress-leaves_a so_o elegant_a and_o great_a that_o its_o wing_n equalise_v my_o little_a finger_n in_o length_n and_o be_v all_o over_o as_o it_o be_v eye_v whereof_o as_o of_o the_o palmer-worm_n you_o may_v read_v fabius_n columna_fw-la his_o observation_n part_v 2._o stirp_v minus_fw-la cog._n pag._n 85._o chap._n 2._o that_o the_o world_n because_o it_o live_v have_v a_o spirit_n a_o soul_n and_o a_o body_n the_o body_n of_o the_o world_n lie_v open_a to_o our_o sense_n but_o its_o spirit_n lie_v hide_v and_o in_o the_o spirit_n its_o soul_n which_o can_v be_v unite_v to_o its_o body_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o its_o spirit_n for_o the_o body_n be_v gross_a and_o the_o soul_n subtle_a far_o remove_v from_o all_o corporal_a quality_n for_o the_o unition_n then_o of_o these_o two_o we_o must_v find_v some_o three_o participate_v of_o both_o nature_n which_o must_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o corporeal_a spirit_n because_o the_o extreme_n can_v be_v conjoin_v without_o a_o intervenient_a ligament_n that_o have_v affinity_n with_o both_o the_o heaven_n we_o see_v be_v high_a the_o earth_n low_a the_o one_o pure_a the_o other_o corrupt_a how_o then_o shall_v we_o exalt_v this_o impure_a corruption_n and_o conjoin_v it_o with_o that_o active_a purity_n without_o a_o mean_a god_n we_o know_v be_v infinite_o pure_a and_o clean_o man_n exream_o impure_a and_o defile_v with_o sin_n now_o these_o can_v never_o have_v be_v conjoin_v and_o reconcile_v but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n jesus_n god-man_n that_o true_a attractive_a glue_n of_o both_o nature_n in_o like_a manner_n this_o spirit_n corporeal_a or_o body_n spiritual_a we_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o active_a glue_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o soul_n sit_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o spark_n from_o and_o of_o god_n infinite_a intelligence_n for_o these_o effective_a elevation_n renovation_n mutation_n variation_n and_o multiplication_n of_o form_n must_v necessary_o arise_v from_o intelligence_n and_o not_o from_o matter_n which_o participate_v of_o no_o reason_n and_o therefore_o can_v cause_v such_o formation_n and_o specification_n the_o world_n than_o be_v nourish_v by_o this_o spirit_n and_o agitate_a by_o this_o soul_n which_o be_v infuse_v into_o it_o by_o mediation_n of_o this_o spirit_n which_o virgil_n follow_v divine_a
by_o the_o sun_n understand_v the_o philosopher_n gold_n which_o he_o true_o call_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n for_o all_o that_o be_v conversant_a in_o this_o art_n learn_v from_o experience_n and_o all_o good_a author_n that_o the_o true_a matter_n and_o subject_n of_o this_o stone_n have_v gold_n and_o silver_n in_o potency_n and_o quicksilver_n natural_o which_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v much_o better_a than_o those_o man_n common_o see_v and_o handle_v because_o these_o be_v alive_a and_o can_v increase_v the_o other_o be_v dead_a and_o if_o this_o can_v not_o be_v effect_v the_o matter_n will_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o its_o perfection_n which_o this_o art_n promise_n which_o be_v indeed_o so_o efficacious_a as_o to_o perfect_v imperfect_a metal_n but_o this_o same_o invisible_a gold_n or_o silver_n which_o by_o this_o magistery_n be_v exalt_v to_o so_o sublime_a a_o degree_n can_v communicate_v its_o perfection_n to_o imperfect_a metal_n without_o the_o help_n and_o service_n of_o vulgar_a gold_n and_o silver_n wherefore_o alchemist_n always_o adjoyn_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o and_o so_o make_v gold_n the_o father_n of_o the_o elixir_n but_o such_o as_o will_v be_v further_o inform_v in_o this_o verity_n shall_v diligent_o evolve_v good_a author_n for_o it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n to_o speak_v more_o of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o to_o show_v that_o divine_a hermes_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o finger_n touch_v both_o string_n or_o under_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sentence_n lock_v a_o twofold_a meaning_n which_o himself_n declare_v when_o he_o assert_n that_o he_o be_v call_v hermes_n trismegistus_n because_o he_o possess_v three_o part_n of_o the_o world_n knowledge_n for_o have_v give_v the_o anatomy_n of_o this_o universal_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o material_a author_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o the_o three_o chief_a kind_n comprehend_v the_o whole_a of_o the_o world_n he_o have_v attain_v so_o much_o of_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n that_o nothing_o can_v lie_v hide_v from_o his_o eye_n and_o this_o principle_n he_o make_v one_o so_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v produce_v from_o one_o by_o mediation_n of_o one_o and_o adaptation_n to_o one_o this_o one_o then_o of_o which_o he_o speak_v be_v that_o general_a spirit_n whereof_o i_o treat_v and_o that_o one_o by_o which_o he_o say_v miracle_n may_v be_v wrought_v be_v the_o true_a mineral_n matter_n of_o the_o stone_n whereof_o we_o speak_v even_o now_o which_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o first_o general_a matter_n or_o universal_a spirit_n in_o the_o earth_n by_o nature_n which_o spirit_n potential_o contain_v all_o celestial_a virtue_n in_o itself_o communicate_v so_o much_o to_o this_o mineral_n matter_n as_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o obtain_n of_o its_o perfection_n but_o omit_v chemical_a doctrine_n as_o much_o as_o we_o may_v in_o this_o treatise_n we_o say_v that_o this_o general_a spirit_n be_v a_o stone_n or_o elixir_n compose_v by_o nature_n by_o mediation_n whereof_o she_o work_v all_o her_o miracle_n which_o be_v much_o more_o admirable_a than_o the_o alchemist_n stone_n which_o be_v only_o a_o grant_n of_o this_o universal_a spirit_n that_o it_o may_v act_v and_o perfect_a thing_n like_o itself_o for_o be_v true_o metallical_a purify_v and_o complete_v by_o art_n it_o purify_v and_o digest_v metal_n leave_v in_o their_o impurity_n for_o want_v of_o digestion_n but_o this_o physical_a or_o natural_a stone_n perpetual_o restore_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v produce_v by_o nature_n and_o hourly_o procreate_v new_a thing_n as_o well_o in_o the_o kind_n of_o animal_n as_o of_o vegetable_n and_o mineral_n which_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o do_v without_o the_o help_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n especial_o of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o origine_fw-la and_o principle_n of_o all_o faculty_n and_o generation_n it_o have_v then_o the_o sun_n for_o its_o father_n and_o contain_v in_o itself_o spiritual_a gold_n and_o silver_n because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o matter_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n corporal_a and_o because_o air_n be_v the_o medium_n through_o which_o it_o receive_v these_o superior_a influence_n hermes_n say_v that_o the_o wind_n carry_v it_o in_o its_o belly_n for_o which_o cause_n raymundus_n lullius_n call_v it_o aereal_a mercury_n but_o the_o earth_n like_o a_o universal_a parent_n nourish_v it_o in_o her_o fruitful_a womb_n which_o appear_v by_o the_o production_n of_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o earth_n for_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v not_o include_v therein_o she_o will_v have_v no_o power_n nor_o virtue_n in_o generation_n and_o production_n see_v she_o be_v proper_o no_o more_o than_o the_o common_a vessel_n or_o matrix_fw-la of_o these_o many_o and_o different_a generation_n for_o the_o general_a matter_n or_o mercury_n of_o they_o be_v as_o philosopher_n denote_v invisible_a and_o almost_o incorporeal_a can_v be_v make_v visible_a and_o corporeal_a but_o by_o some_o subtle_a artifice_n which_o matter_n if_o it_o can_v be_v extract_v out_o of_o the_o arm_n of_o its_o nurse_n and_o purge_v from_o all_o accidental_a superfluity_n may_v notwithstanding_o any_o reason_n i_o can_v see_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o it_o be_v apply_v separate_a thing_n corruptive_a and_o heterogeneous_a and_o conserve_v and_o multiply_v thing_n homogeneous_a and_o conformable_a to_o it_o it_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o author_n be_v misunderstand_v when_o they_o seem_v to_o assert_v that_o metal_n only_o shall_v be_v usurp_v to_o the_o production_n of_o metal_n say_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o gold_n be_v in_o gold_n for_o beside_o that_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o common_a metal_n and_o of_o those_o which_o philosopher_n assume_v to_o the_o confection_n of_o their_o magistery_n we_o dare_v yet_o affirm_v that_o without_o this_o general_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o sole_a cause_n of_o vegetation_n the_o faculty_n innate_a in_o all_o metal_n of_o become_a gold_n and_o silver_n can_v never_o be_v deduce_v to_o vegetation_n or_o from_o potency_n to_o act_v because_o nature_n produce_v not_o itself_o but_o in_o every_o operation_n there_o must_v be_v some_o agent_n and_o some_o matter_n subjacent_a to_o the_o action_n and_o this_o doubless_a be_v that_o fire_n which_o pontanus_n speak_v of_o which_o all_o philosopher_n have_v conceal_v and_o keep_v under_o lock_n and_o key_n as_o the_o sole_a stearn_n of_o their_o action_n for_o want_n of_o which_o fire_n pontanus_n as_o himself_o confess_v err_v two_o hundred_o time_n in_o his_o practice_n though_o he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o right_a matter_n this_o threefold_a mercury_n then_o or_o sum_n total_a be_v the_o first_o seed_n of_o all_o metal_n as_o also_o of_o the_o other_o two_o kind_n or_o genus_n which_o be_v by_o little_a and_o little_o coagulate_v and_o by_o the_o continual_a action_n of_o heat_n lie_v in_o the_o i_o harden_v and_o tinct_a when_o it_o be_v perfect_o pure_a but_o it_o make_v up_o several_a species_n and_o acquire_v divers_a form_n and_o colour_n according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o place_n and_o adjacent_a matter_n produce_v metal_n mineral_n and_o stone_n in_o the_o bowel_n tree_n and_o plant_n in_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o she_o be_v animate_v by_o the_o solar_a ray_n without_o which_o she_o will_v be_v barren_a for_o nature_n at_o first_o establish_v this_o for_o a_o law_n that_o the_o sun_n shall_v perpetual_o nourish_v and_o calefie_v the_o matter_n always_o move_v its_o threefold_a faculty_n animal_n vegetable_a and_o mineral_n to_o its_o effect_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o hermes_n write_v the_o sun_n its_o father_n chap._n 5._o how_o the_o moon_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o universal_a matter_n je_v any_o might_n here_o be_v deceive_v he_o must_v consider_v that_o as_o one_o of_o we_o a_o microcosm_n have_v a_o body_n a_o spirit_n and_o a_o soul_n even_o so_o have_v the_o macrocosm_n and_o see_v nothing_o exist_v that_o want_v these_o three_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a affinity_n among_o they_o so_o that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o can_v be_v find_v without_o the_o other_o and_o though_o two_o of_o they_o may_v seem_v sometime_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o subject_n yet_o they_o be_v only_o hide_v in_o the_o three_o that_o remain_v as_o a_o subtle_a and_o profound_a artist_n may_v easy_o experience_n by_o the_o examination_n of_o fire_n what_o therefore_o be_v matter_n the_o same_o be_v spirit_n and_o what_o be_v spirit_n may_v and_o that_o not_o impertinent_o be_v call_v a_o body_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v indivisible_a and_o by_o nature_n law_n so_o generate_v that_o they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n by_o which_o account_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o
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 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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 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the_o conversion_n of_o this_o spirit_n into_o earth_n and_o how_o its_o virtue_n remans_n integral_o in_o this_o earth_n the_o former_a reason_n seem_v sufficient_o to_o evince_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n assume_v a_o body_n now_o we_o shall_v declare_v how_o it_o be_v corporify_v and_o though_o in_o this_o search_n the_o labour_n will_v be_v great_a and_o effect_v small_a yet_o shall_v i_o endeavour_v to_o make_v this_o thing_n comprehensible_a especial_o for_o their_o sake_n who_o in_o their_o nativity_n have_v have_v favourable_a star_n and_o be_v thereby_o render_v admirer_n of_o these_o rare_a effect_n and_o searcher_n of_o these_o occulter_n secret_n for_o in_o that_o many_o learned_a and_o curious_a man_n have_v err_v in_o the_o inquisition_n and_o detection_n of_o this_o body_n arise_v from_o hence_o that_o some_o have_v believe_v this_o knowledge_n far_o to_o exceed_v man_n capacity_n and_o only_o attainable_a by_o angel_n or_o devil_n other_o have_v think_v 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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 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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 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