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use_n and_o dosis_n for_o life_n consist_v in_o due_a temperament_n and_o justice_n death_n in_o excess_n many_o other_o such_o mystery_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o heathenish_a theology_n which_o have_v no_o other_o scope_n then_o that_o i_o aim_v at_o all_o which_o if_o i_o shall_v here_o explain_v my_o treatise_n will_v prove_v a_o volume_n but_o i_o will_v not_o defatigate_v my_o reader_n with_o frequent_a repetition_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n these_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v that_o all_o mythological_a commentary_n such_o as_o these_o with_o their_o allegorical_a and_o historical_a sense_n give_v no_o occasion_n to_o poetical_a fiction_n as_o if_o any_o truth_n be_v in_o they_o but_o such_o thing_n tend_v chief_o to_o show_v the_o admirable_a operation_n of_o chemistry_n as_o among_o other_o the_o story_n of_o jason_n and_o medea_n explicate_v by_o chrysogonus_n polydorus_n to_o which_o explication_n i_o will_v add_v that_o this_o name_n medea_n that_o signify_v 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obnoxious_a to_o many_o peril_n both_o in_o sail_v in_o kill_v the_o dragon_n and_o tame_v the_o bull_n this_o navigation_n be_v the_o laborious_a inquisition_n and_o dubious_a experience_n of_o thing_n wherein_o many_o be_v exercise_v all_o their_o life_n long_o and_o can_v arrive_v at_o the_o port_n of_o nature_n the_o monstrous_a bull_n which_o he_o be_v to_o tame_v and_o subjugate_v be_v the_o furnace_n wherein_o the_o operation_n be_v make_v which_o do_v not_o ill_o represent_v a_o bull_n head_n and_o breath_n out_o fire_n at_o their_o mouth_n and_o eye_n as_o the_o fable_n have_v it_o for_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v some_o transpiration_n else_o the_o fire_n will_v be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o degree_n of_o its_o heat_n not_o regulate_v for_o unless_o some_o experience_a man_n regulate_v the_o fire_n many_o thing_n will_v fall_v out_o wrong_a in_o the_o operation_n and_o delude_v the_o operator_n hope_n as_o i_o have_v experience_v for_o of_o nine_o vessel_n which_o i_o 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of_o the_o
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 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the_o bone_n of_o animal_n be_v consolidate_v and_o harden_v by_o vitrification_n the_o fâ—â—â—h_n and_o nerve_n concrete_v by_o salt_n and_o unite_a and_o congregat_v into_o one_o mâ—â—â—_n by_o the_o escurial_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 aâ—_n adust_a earth_n which_o come_v upon_o the_o coagulation_n of_o their_o mercury_n and_o thâ—â—_n we_o may_v affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v madâ—_n of_o the_o ternal_a number_n of_o glass_n salt_n anâ—_n mercury_n or_o water_n where_o glass_n be_v thâ—_n cause_n of_o hardness_n salt_n afford_v matteâ—_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 〈◊〉_d thing_n in_o which_o it_o be_v this_o bind_v and_o â—njoyns_v the_o superior_a thing_n with_o the_o â—feriour_a for_o as_o many_o idea_n as_o the_o â—eaven_n contain_v so_o many_o seminal_a muse_n it_n
obtain_v whence_o by_o the_o meâ—â—ation_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o form_n so_o many_o â—ecies_n in_o the_o matter_n when_o therefore_o â—falls_v out_o that_o any_o one_o of_o these_o speâ—es_v 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 â—â—iversal_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 always_o at_o hand_n and_o ready_a for_o all_o â—otions_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o must_v â—â—t_n imagine_v that_o the_o intellectual_a idea_n attract_v but_o rather_o that_o the_o soul_n endue_v with_o such_o a_o virtue_n and_o allure_v by_o the_o material_a form_n whiâ—â—_n can_v seem_v absurd_a to_o any_o one_o for_o prepare_v every_o one_o his_o meat_n and_o nutâ—ment_n because_o it_o be_v transmutable_a into_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n by_o which_o it_o be_v solicit_v and_o wâ—lingly_o remain_v and_o reside_v therein_o zâ—roaster_n call_v the_o agreement_n and_o hâ—â—mony_n of_o the_o form_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o thâ—_n world_n allurement_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o thing_n and_o kind_n draâ—_n their_o power_n and_o faculty_n from_o thâ—_n soul_n of_o the_o world_n not_o all_o total_o bâ—_n 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 here_o we_o have_v in_o man_n who_o feed_v only_a 〈◊〉_d man_n meat_n acquire_v not_o the_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d bird_n fish_n or_o the_o like_a which_o 〈◊〉_d cat_n many_o other_o animal_n also_o feâ—_n upon_o the_o same_o victual_n and_o yet_o eveâ—_n one_o attract_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o hâ—_n 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 mâ—_n can_v attract_v what_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n anâ—_n a_o bird_n what_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o bird._n anâ—_n this_o be_v not_o because_o there_o be_v many_o anâ—_n diverse_a aliment_n in_o one_o and_o the_o samâ—_n dish_n but_o because_o of_o the_o species_n nourish_v which_o attract_v and_o change_v the_o nuâ—iment_n proper_a to_o and_o convenient_a for_o 〈◊〉_d self_n by_o mediation_n whereof_o it_o jennet_n its_o like_a by_o virtue_n of_o this_o soul_n â—nd_a seed_n which_o be_v in_o it_o according_a to_o its_o â—ality_n but_o we_o muâ—â—_n not_o think_v that_o in_o the_o machine_n of_o the_o worid_a the_o spirit_n soul_n â—nd_v body_n be_v thing_n separate_v for_o â—â—ese_n three_o be_v always_o unite_v and_o conjoin_v as_o be_v apparent_a and_o by_o this_o â—â—ion_n the_o whole_a spirit_n and_o corporal_a obstance_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 spiâ—â—t_a receive_n into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o â—ements_n make_v corporeal_a and_o proâ—ces_n 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 〈◊〉_d mineral_n as_o i_o say_v before_o generate_v â—ot_n their_o like_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d plant_n because_o their_o spirit_n be_v commit_v by_o too_o gross_a matter_n which_o spirit_n if_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_o exact_v and_o conjoin_v with_o mineral_n â—atterâ—_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 subtilization_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 repugnanâ—â—o_v its_o natureâ—_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o say_v 〈◊〉_d it_o want_v thâ—_n action_n of_o other_o faculty_n but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o demonstrate_v they_o but_o accord_v to_o the_o species_n whereto_o it_o 〈◊〉_d accommodate_v for_o else_o every_o thiâ—_n will_v produce_v its_o unlike_a a_o tree_n wouâ—â—_n generate_v a_o man_n a_o plant_n a_o bull_n a_o mâ—â—tal_a a_o herb_n which_o i_o speak_v only_a 〈◊〉_d respect_n of_o the_o diverse_a specification_n 〈◊〉_d 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 thinâ—_n its_o like_a because_o be_v mercurâ—_n it_o assume_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o thinâ—â—_n wherewith_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o humaâ—â—_n art_n can_v effect_v that_o that_o be_v soleâ—_n grant_v to_o nature_n which_o alone_a 〈◊〉_d procreate_v a_o species_n art_n may_v dilâ—â—_n 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 â—â—prudent_a philosopher_n do_v who_o expect_v the_o spirit_n from_o mineral_n specâ—cated_v decent_o purify_v and_o reduce_v 〈◊〉_d 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 truâ—_n 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 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 booâ—â—hat_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o oâ—ly_o produce_v but_o also_o make_v corporâ—_n 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 moâ—_n subtle_a and_o light_a whence_o it_o be_v morâ—_n prompt_v for_o motion_n fire_n therefore_o who_o propriety_n iâ—_n through_o its_o levity_n to_o ascend_v and_o makâ—_n unknown_a thing_n visible_a do_v requisite_o receive_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o motâ—on_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 olâ—_n demogorgon_n and_o progenitor_n of_o alâ—_n thing_n inhabit_v sit_v there_o in_o hiâ—_n throne_n and_o midst_n of_o his_o empire_n thaâ—_n thence_o he_o may_v govern_v command_n preserve_v and_o divide_v the_o essence_n of_o life_n tâ—_n 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 hâ—_n may_v more_o easy_o and_o from_o equal_a distance_n receive_v from_o every_o member_n whaâ—_n 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 thiâ—_n old_a parent_n which_o thence_o emit_v a_o vaporous_a breath_n which_o hermes_n call_v thâ—_n humid_a nature_n for_o vapour_n be_v the_o primâ—_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 imagineâ—_n 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
we_o shall_v easy_o find_v they_o derive_v from_o those_o infect_a fume_n that_o obscure_v the_o light_n of_o our_o sanity_n and_o thence_o desume_v a_o manifest_a sign_n of_o what_o be_v wrought_v within_o we_o for_o a_o sound_a man_n because_o of_o the_o internal_a clarity_n of_o his_o natural_a disposition_n have_v a_o clear_a and_o lively_o colour_a aspect_n but_o a_o sick_a man_n from_o the_o first_o onset_n of_o his_o disease_n be_v pale_a and_o plumbeous_a his_o native_a vigour_n perish_v and_o decay_v and_o all_o these_o mutation_n proceed_v from_o the_o fume_n of_o sulphureous_a and_o excrementitious_a adustion_n and_o inflammation_n which_o extend_v themselves_o through_o all_o the_o member_n and_o by_o mediation_n of_o the_o pore_n infect_v the_o whole_a body_n this_o paleness_n may_v also_o proceed_v from_o nature_n feel_v herself_o aggravate_v with_o a_o disease_n and_o thereupon_o revoke_v all_o the_o pure_a and_o good_a blood_n inward_o that_o muster_v up_o their_o force_n she_o may_v better_o oppose_v her_o enemy_n or_o sustain_v his_o assault_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o external_a part_n be_v destitute_a of_o their_o clarity_n and_o in_o this_o conflict_n the_o external_a part_n remain_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a like_o earth_n &_o tend_v to_o obscurity_n because_o earth_n wherein_o this_o battle_n be_v begin_v be_v natural_o black_a as_o on_o the_o contrary_a fire_n be_v by_o nature_n clear_a and_o white_a the_o earth_n then_o on_o its_o part_n be_v spisse_fw-la and_o obscure_a beget_v blackness_n and_o sulphureous_a fuliginous_a and_o smoky_a adustion_n beget_v obscurity_n wherefore_o both_o cause_n corruption_n destruction_n and_o ruin_n and_o beside_o these_o two_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n procure_v universal_a ruin_n neither_o be_v any_o inferior_a body_n exempt_v from_o these_o evil_n save_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n which_o nature_n have_v bring_v to_o what_o perfection_n she_o can_v and_o so_o death_n be_v to_o other_o body_n a_o perpetual_a enemy_n seek_v how_o to_o destroy_v they_o but_o nature_n as_o a_o careful_a mother_n how_o to_o preserve_v her_o work_n who_o have_v arm_v two_o potent_a and_o nimble_a champion_n to_o help_v they_o and_o withstand_v the_o adversary_n fury_n one_o whereof_o be_v fire_n the_o expugner_n of_o sulphureous_a adustion_n the_o other_o water_n the_o expeller_n and_o driver_n of_o terrestrial_a dregs_o and_o as_o nature_n be_v ingenious_a and_o subtle_a in_o all_o her_o operation_n so_o be_v art_n endue_v with_o equal_a subtlety_n and_o industry_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o separation_n institute_v by_o nature_n from_o the_o beginning_n but_o these_o two_o which_o nature_n herself_o have_v tread_v from_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o universe_n who_o first_o seed_n void_a of_o form_n and_o confuse_o mix_v in_o a_o chaos_n be_v dissolve_v in_o water_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o first_o mover_n move_v upon_o they_o divide_v and_o distinguish_v whence_o the_o separation_n of_o light_n from_o darkness_n proceed_v as_o also_o of_o distinct_a form_n from_o confusion_n of_o generation_n from_o barrenness_n and_o of_o death_n from_o life_n and_o if_o thing_n in_o the_o first_o commixtion_n be_v thus_o confuse_v as_o impure_a with_o pure_a excrement_n with_o substance_n earth_n with_o heaven_n and_o life_n with_o death_n all_o be_v without_o action_n power_n essence_n and_o life_n and_o the_o whole_a confusion_n useless_a a_o artist_n therefore_o consider_v this_o and_o observe_v that_o nothing_o can_v exert_v its_o virtue_n till_o the_o confusion_n of_o its_o purity_n and_o impurity_n be_v separate_v he_o take_v water_n and_o fire_n for_o his_o helper_n and_o follow_v nature_n copy_n who_o operation_n he_o shall_v observe_v with_o all_o curiosity_n especial_o in_o generate_a metal_n which_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o perfect_a by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o digest_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o sentence_n be_v then_o irrefragable_a that_o water_n and_o fire_n be_v the_o sole_a general_n and_o principal_a mean_n of_o separation_n but_o the_o composition_n of_o thing_n be_v various_a and_o one_o thing_n yield_v with_o more_o ease_n than_o another_o we_o must_v also_o act_v various_o upon_o they_o yet_o so_o as_o not_o to_o vary_v from_o the_o plain_a path_n that_o nature_n have_v delineate_v for_o adustion_n and_o unctuous_a sulphur_n make_v a_o body_n inflammable_a and_o infective_a may_v be_v extract_v one_o way_n out_o of_o one_o body_n and_o terrestrial_a feculency_n another_o way_n in_o other_o calcination_n and_o sublimation_n be_v invent_v to_o purge_v adustion_n but_o distillation_n and_o dissolution_n to_o remove_v terrestrial_a feculency_n and_o descension_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o weak_a and_o easy_o inflammable_a body_n and_o all_o these_o be_v either_o effect_v by_o fire_n as_o calcination_n sublimation_n and_o descension_n or_o by_o water_n as_o distillation_n and_o dissolution_n but_o because_o both_o the_o book_n of_o ancient_a and_o modern_a writer_n speak_v at_o large_a of_o these_o thing_n i_o shall_v not_o further_o labour_n in_o their_o explication_n because_o i_o can_v add_v nothing_o new_a nor_o yet_o any_o ornament_n or_o facility_n to_o they_o it_o may_v suffice_v if_o i_o add_v any_o thing_n definitive_o and_o know_v to_o myself_o in_o general_a and_o that_o be_v that_o calcination_n be_v invent_v for_o your_o overcome_v of_o hard_a and_o rebellious_a thing_n and_o for_o continuity_n and_o valid_a and_o firm_a composition_n which_o hinder_v division_n and_o admit_v not_o of_o easy_a separation_n and_o hence_o four_o conveniency_n arise_v the_o combustion_n of_o impure_a and_o stink_a sulphur_n the_o easy_a separation_n of_o superfluous_a and_o extraneous_a earthiness_n the_o fixation_n of_o the_o internal_a sulphur_n and_o more_o prompt_a dissolution_n for_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o fire_n to_o consume_v those_o adustible_a part_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o substance_n to_o facilitate_v the_o division_n and_o rejection_n of_o terrestrial_a excrement_n to_o fix_v radical_a sulphur_n and_o to_o multiply_v salt_n in_o body_n which_o alone_o do_v afterward_o admit_v dissolution_n by_o water_n i_o say_v therefore_o that_o calcination_n agree_v only_o to_o body_n that_o because_o of_o their_o continuity_n scarce_o yield_v for_o spirit_n and_o volatile_a thing_n which_o fly_v away_o by_o fire_n can_v be_v calcine_v unless_o some_o fix_v thing_n be_v add_v which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o their_o nature_n see_v there_o be_v no_o other_o end_n in_o calcination_n then_o to_o extract_v salt_n wherein_o the_o better_a part_n and_o secret_a virtue_n of_o body_n consist_v to_o which_o that_o corruptive_a adustion_n adhere_v which_o in_o sublimation_n we_o suffer_v ro_o evaporate_v and_o fly_v away_o as_o useless_a that_o the_o remain_a substance_n may_v be_v better_o free_v from_o terrestrial_a dregs_o 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wit_n dissolution_n be_v effect_v by_o moist_a and_o moderate_a heat_n as_o horse-dung_n saint_n mary_n
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pigment_n and_o by_o their_o syrenical_a and_o fraudulent_a speech_n precipitate_v curious_a inquirer_n into_o scylla_n or_o charybdis_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o spirit_n ascent_n into_o heaven_n and_o descent_n into_o the_o earth_n the_o almighty_a creator_n of_o all_o thing_n foresee_v from_o the_o beginning_n that_o infection_n and_o corruption_n grow_v with_o thing_n compound_v of_o body_n and_o spirit_n will_v move_v continual_a and_o intestine_a war_n he_o oppose_v a_o remedy_n to_o this_o dissension_n whereby_o the_o one_o may_v be_v conserve_v and_o the_o other_o not_o destroy_v and_o see_v the_o spirit_n and_o substance_n be_v include_v in_o a_o body_n and_o the_o body_n immerge_v in_o corruption_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o corruption_n shall_v act_v upon_o and_o prevail_v over_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o the_o spirit_n place_v in_o both_o shall_v be_v keep_v free_a and_o incur_v no_o danger_n but_o rather_o that_o with_o the_o body_n it_o shall_v yield_v to_o death_n tyranny_n which_o always_o intend_v nature_n destruction_n and_o the_o prostitution_n of_o all_o individual_n which_o thing_n