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the_o repugnance_n of_o quality_n putrefy_v it_o and_o so_o by_o regeneration_n it_o rise_v again_o not_o gold_n such_o as_o be_v have_v in_o mine_n but_o spiritual_a penetrative_a and_o ting_a in_o so_o much_o that_o it_o easy_o enter_v all_o imperfect_a metal_n when_o cast_v upon_o they_o which_o in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n it_o dige_v to_o the_o anatical_a proportion_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o dregs_o be_v cast_v off_o restore_v they_o to_o perfect_a health_n thou_o see_v therefore_o that_o mercury_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v disproportionated_a from_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o to_o be_v mature_v and_o that_o not_o by_o it_o selt_z without_o any_o addition_n and_o yet_o without_o any_o outward_a addition_n but_o a_o radical_a union_n of_o a_o clean_a body_n with_o it_o per_fw-la minima_fw-la which_o be_v do_v by_o our_o secret_a conjunction_n yet_o see_v you_o be_v not_o
for_o gold_n be_v the_o most_o solid_a most_o fix_a of_o all_o body_n and_o of_o the_o strong_a composition_n most_o patient_a of_o the_o fire_n and_o not_o at_o all_o obnoxious_a to_o corruption_n do_v not_o easy_o pass_v over_o into_o a_o nature_n so_o contrary_a to_o this_o of_o its_o own_o therefore_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v attempt_v this_o by_o force_n he_o will_v profit_v nothing_o see_v there_o be_v require_v a_o agent_n of_o a_o excel_v virtue_n to_o do_v this_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v homogeneal_a amicable_a and_o spiritual_a namely_o that_o it_o may_v be_v relate_v to_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v it_o and_o fundamental_o penetrate_v it_o who_o secret_a part_n since_o they_o be_v distend_v so_o fart_n and_o so_o little_a gold_n be_v true_a gold_n will_v not_o so_o easy_o put_v off_o its_o form_n nay_o it_o will_v fight_v until_o it_o be_v whole_o overcome_v it_o lie_v down_o and_o die_v also_o it_o follow_v that_o our_o agent_n ought_v to_o have_v 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spirit_n the_o one_o thick_a the_o other_o subtle_a the_o one_o dead_a the_o other_o live_v and_o enliven_a and_o all_o the_o other_o condition_n be_v require_v which_o we_o seek_v in_o it_o after_o dissolution_n but_o they_o be_v want_v in_o a_o dead_a coagulate_v body_n therefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o mercury_n alone_o be_v the_o true_a key_n of_o the_o chemical_a art_n which_o be_v indeed_o that_o dry_a water_n so_o often_o describe_v by_o philosopher_n sluent_a stipery_a and_o yet_o not_o wet_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o toucher_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o its_o matter_n and_o moreover_o it_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o virtue_n above_o describe_v this_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o our_o gate_n our_o balsam_n oil_n honey_n our_o urine_n may-dew_n our_o female_n mother_n egg_n secret_a furnace_n stove_n sieve_n marble_n true_a fire_n venomous_a dragon_n treacle_n burn_v wine_n green_a lion_n bird_n of_o hermes_n goose_n of_o hermogenes_n 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