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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 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 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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
of_o excrement_n again_o how_o do_v oyster_n sea-spunge_n and_o other_o aquatical_a creature_n live_v which_o rather_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o plant-animal_n then_o of_o fish_n these_o do_v not_o so_o much_o live_v by_o any_o particular_a life_n proper_a to_o themselves_o as_o by_o that_o universal_a one_o general_a and_o common_a to_o all_o which_o be_v more_o vigorous_a in_o subtle_a body_n as_o more_o near_o to_o it_o then_o in_o grosser_n one_o which_o be_v more_o remote_a from_o it_o the_o world_n then_o create_v whole_o good_a by_o he_o that_o be_v goodness_n itself_o be_v not_o corporal_a sole_o but_o participate_v of_o spirituality_n and_o intelligence_n for_o it_o be_v full_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o form_n and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o member_n but_o that_o be_v vital_a and_o therefore_o wiseman_n have_v call_v it_o a_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a or_o hermaphroditical_a animal_n one_o part_n hold_v a_o certain_a matrimonial_a alligation_n with_o another_o and_o hence_o by_o a_o certain_a translation_n arise_v the_o diversity_n of_o sex_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n which_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o world_n copulate_v together_o and_o generate_v a_o three_o like_o themselves_o for_o the_o world_n produce_v a_o infinity_n of_o little_a world_n for_o every_o body_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v generate_v be_v a_o microcosm_n have_v distinct_a part_n virtue_n and_o quality_n belong_v to_o a_o little_a world_n so_o that_o every_o thing_n have_v a_o inclination_n to_o generate_v a_o thing_n like_o itself_o by_o the_o right_a order_n of_o action_n and_o passion_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o full_a of_o life_n for_o what_o generation_n can_v proceed_v from_o a_o dead_a subject_n see_v it_o be_v neither_o probable_a nor_o possible_a that_o that_o can_v communicate_v life_n to_o another_o that_o want_v life_n itself_o we_o see_v indeed_o sometime_o many_o thing_n be_v generate_v without_o the_o 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be_v vital_a insomuch_o that_o nothing_o die_v perish_v or_o cease_v from_o action_n and_o consequent_o from_o life_n but_o immediate_o some_o other_o live_a thing_n result_v out_o of_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n no_o body_n perish_v or_o be_v total_o annihilate_v for_o if_o it_o shall_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n will_v by_o little_a and_o little_o vanish_v one_o after_o another_o before_o our_o eye_n especial_o consider_v how_o many_o mutation_n and_o age_n have_v go_v before_o we_o insomuch_o that_o he_o that_o perpend_v may_v admire_v that_o there_o be_v any_o relic_n leave_v in_o nature_n at_o this_o time_n which_o a_o french_a poet_n and_o no_o little_a conversant_a in_o this_o secret_a philosophy_n hint_n at_o to_o his_o friend_n thus_o vostre_fw-fr aspect_n inegal_a qui_fw-la mea_fw-la fortune_n change_n est_fw-fr comme_fw-fr le_fw-fr soliel_fw-fr contraire_fw-fr en_fw-fr ses_fw-fr effect_n qui_fw-la amollit_fw-la la_fw-fr cire_fw-la &_o indurcit_fw-la la_fw-fr fang_n et_fw-fr fait_fw-fr des_fw-fr corpse_n nouveaux_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceux_fw-fr qu'il_fw-fr a_o defaict_n your_o aspect_n in_o my_o fortune_n change_n sway_v as_o phoebus_n in_o his_o effect_n who_o bright_a ray_n wax_v do_v mollify_v but_o harden_v clayes_n and_o from_o corruption_n do_v sound_a body_n raise_v a_o our_o author_n seem_v here_o to_o embrace_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o northern_a duck_n which_o the_o scot_n call_v claikis_n claik_n or_o claik-geese_n and_o the_o english_a bernacle_n which_o many_o other_o writer_n say_v be_v generate_v of_o the_o nut_n of_o a_o certain_a maritimous_a tree_n fall_v into_o the_o prolifical_a sea_n or_o of_o some_o shell_n adhere_v to_o putrid_a piece_n of_o ship_n which_o thing_n the_o learned_a lobellius_n make_v mention_n of_o in_o advers._fw-la stirp_v pag._n 456._o where_o first_o he_o seem_v to_o assent_v to_o &_o afterward_o to_o doubt_v of_o and_o last_o to_o conclude_v that_o fabius_n 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 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mediation_n of_o this_o spirit_n which_o virgil_n follow_v divine_a
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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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