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â—s_v a_o spark_n from_o and_o of_o god_n infinite_a â—ntelligence_n for_o these_o effective_a elevaâ—ions_n renovation_n mutation_n variation_n â—nd_v multiplication_n of_o form_n must_v necessary_o arise_v from_o intelligence_n and_o â—ot_n from_o matter_n which_o participate_v of_o â—o_o reason_n and_o therefore_o can_v cause_v â—ch_a formation_n and_o specification_n the_o world_n than_o be_v nourish_v by_o this_o spirit_n â—nd_v agitate_a by_o this_o soul_n which_o be_v infuse_v â—nto_o it_o by_o mediation_n of_o this_o spirit_n which_o virgil_n follow_v divine_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 skarâ—_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 constan_fw-mi 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 &c_n &c_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 withaâ—_n 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 &c_n &c_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 ill_a be_v 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 oâ—_n body_n give_v to_o some_o thing_n a_o faireâ—_n and_o more_o last_v too_o other_o a_o weakeâ—_n and_o more_o corruptible_a life_n accord_v 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 nâ—_n 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 thâ—_n 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 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
inquire_v whence_o his_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 â—s_v we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o small_a body_n of_o a_o â—gg_n wherein_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o fomentation_n and_o incubation_n the_o sperm_n puâ—â—efies_v and_o afterward_o the_o chicken_n be_v â—agulated_v and_o form_v the_o same_o be_v so_o apparent_a in_o the_o generation_n of_o â—an_v who_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o woman_n act_v upon_o thâ—_n masculine_a and_o feminine_a sperm_n unite_v in_o she_o matrix_fw-la be_v deduce_v tâ—_n a_o complete_a body_n perfect_a in_o all_o iâ—_n part_n by_o corruption_n here_o we_o understand_v mutation_n and_o passage_n of_o one_o form_n inâ—â—_n another_o which_o can_v be_v effecteâ—_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o putrefaction_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a medium_n and_o way_n 〈◊〉_d generation_n which_o be_v also_o promote_v 〈◊〉_d the_o help_n of_o some_o mercury_n or_o quicâ—_n silver_n which_o be_v the_o special_a conduct_n of_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n and_o thâ—_n sperm_n of_o all_o body_n be_v aqueous_a anâ—_n as_o it_o be_v full_a of_o mercurial_a humouâ—_n and_o if_o their_o innate_a heat_n be_v borough_n from_o potency_n to_o act_v by_o the_o external_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n then_o may_v their_o generation_n be_v procure_v by_o decoction_n hence_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n â—â—sert_n that_o the_o sun_n and_o man_n generaâ—â—_n the_o sun_n the_o terrestrial_a sun_n which_o gold_n and_o man_n man._n and_o it_o be_v manife_a that_o without_o the_o heat_n of_o tâ—â—_n sun_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o elementary_a fire_n dead_a and_o barren_a whence_o the_o sun_n also_o call_v the_o master_n of_o life_n and_o generation_n heat_v then_o in_o all_o generation_n come_v from_o the_o sun_n but_o radical_a moisture_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o influence_n all_o sublunaries_n receive_v and_o feel_v when_o this_o planet_n be_v in_o its_o increase_n or_o wane_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v a_o account_n how_o and_o why_o hermes_n call_v the_o sun_n father_n and_o the_o moon_n mother_n to_o this_o universal_a matter_n for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moisture_n of_o the_o moon_n generate_v all_o thing_n because_o heat_n and_o moisture_n 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_v say_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n shall_v bâ—_n in_o conjunction_n that_o they_o may_v absoluâ—_v perfect_a generation_n for_o as_o arnoldus_fw-la dâ—_n 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 mooâ—_n which_o moon_n be_v not_o common_a silver_n buâ—_n the_o true_a matter_n of_o their_o stone_n whicâ—_n 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 hâ—_n speak_v of_o this_o moon_n in_o his_o novum_fw-la lumeâ—_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o except_v his_o mastâ—â—_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o work_n he_o kneâ—_n none_o that_o ever_o operate_v in_o the_o truâ—_n matter_n but_o all_o be_v extravagant_a anâ—_n erroneous_a in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o maâ—ter_n as_o if_o they_o will_v generate_v a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 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 â—is_n 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 whereoâ—_n calid_n 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 theiâ—_n head_n and_o top_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o iâ—_n he_o shall_v have_v say_v the_o air_n cause_v thiâ—_n 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 it_o prepare_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n may_v say_v that_o this_o place_n shall_v bâ—_n otherwise_o understand_v for_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n in_o their_o philosophical_a work_n 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