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every_o star_n and_o planet_n be_v endue_v do_v inform_v fashion_n a_o impregnat_fw-la all_o these_o inferior_a thing_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o some_o individuall_n be_v of_o this_o condition_n and_o complexion_n which_o they_o have_v borrow_v and_o take_v from_o their_o inform_v or_o fashion_v planet_n or_o star_n other_o some_o of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v obtain_v from_o other_o planet_n and_o star_n for_o god_n have_v give_v to_o heaven_n most_o simple_a and_o perfect_a seed_n such_o as_o be_v the_o star_n and_o planet_n which_o have_v in_o they_o vital_a faculty_n and_o complexion_n do_v power_n they_o forth_o into_o the_o lap_n of_o the_o inferior_a element_n and_o do_v animate_v and_o form_v they_o neither_o do_v the_o heavenâ—casse_n â—casse_z from_o his_o work_n nor_o the_o astrall_a seed_n thereof_o because_o their_o virtue_n be_v never_o exhaust_v neither_o do_v they_o suffer_v alteration_n or_o diminution_n of_o faculty_n whereby_o they_o may_v 〈◊〉_d from_o 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they_o have_v their_o formal_a beginning_n mix_v with_o their_o material_n subject_a to_o change_v and_o destruction_n whereupon_o also_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o proceed_v from_o they_o do_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n decay_n and_o perish_v these_o thing_n know_v to_o a_o true_a physician_n and_o philosopher_n he_o seek_v to_o restore_v decay_a health_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o same_o by_o the_o extraction_n of_o celestial_a essence_n and_o form_n and_o the_o elementary_a separation_n of_o the_o beginning_n and_o material_n from_o those_o three_o formal_a and_o spiritual_a beginning_n the_o which_o heâ—â—seth_v alone_o separate_v from_o the_o other_o which_o be_v heterogeniall_a or_o of_o another_o kind_n that_o he_o may_v work_v wonderful_a effect_n without_o any_o impediment_n and_o this_o be_v the_o universal_a balsamic_a medicine_n wherein_o all_o the_o part_n be_v homogeneal_a or_o of_o one_o kind_n most_o pure_a most_o simple_a and_o most_o spiritual_a and_o be_v in_o such_o simplicity_n and_o most_o thorough_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v from_o all_o gross_a fece_n and_o incorrupt_a it_o be_v call_v a_o quintessence_n but_o more_o true_o and_o proper_o a_o quartessence_n and_o the_o celestial_a stone_n of_o the_o philosopher_n but_o let_v no_o man_n think_v here_o that_o when_o i_o name_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o universal_a medicine_n that_o i_o mean_v the_o transmutation_n of_o metal_n as_o if_o such_o transmutation_n be_v the_o chief_a medicine_n of_o man_n body_n but_o know_v rather_o that_o in_o man_n which_o be_v a_o little_a world_n there_o lie_v hide_v the_o mine_n of_o imperfect_a metal_n from_o whence_o so_o many_o disease_n do_v grow_v which_o by_o a_o good_a faithful_a and_o skilful_a physician_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o gold_n and_o silver_n that_o be_v to_o say_v unto_o perfect_a purification_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o medicine_n if_o we_o will_v have_v good_a and_o prosperous_a health_n the_o physician_n therefore_o must_v diligent_o consider_v two_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o nature_n may_v be_v disquiet_v both_o by_o a_o inward_a and_o also_o by_o a_o outward_a enemy_n but_o this_o more_o especial_o he_o must_v foresee_v that_o nature_n be_v not_o forment_v with_o the_o outward_a enemy_n which_o then_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o a_o medicine_n be_v minister_v and_o give_v which_o be_v crude_a impure_a and_o venomous_a and_o therefore_o contrary_a to_o our_o nature_n and_o spirit_n then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o must_v have_v care_n that_o the_o domestical_a enemy_n which_o be_v within_o man_n body_n be_v dryven_v out_o with_o convenient_a and_o fit_a weapon_n for_o if_o a_o remedy_n be_v apply_v which_o be_v unfit_a than_o nature_n be_v assail_v by_o two_o enemy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o external_a medicine_n and_o by_o the_o inward_a impurity_n which_o remain_v long_o in_o the_o body_n turn_v into_o poison_n if_o speedy_a remedy_n be_v not_o have_v chap._n xii_o moses_n in_o his_o genesis_n show_v the_o three_o beginning_n philosophical_a which_o be_v in_o every_o thing_n create_v we_o hold_v by_o moses_n doctrine_n that_o god_n in_o the_o beginning_n make_v of_o nothing_o a_o chaos_n or_o deep_a or_o water_n if_o we_o please_v so_o to_o call_v it_o from_o the_o which_o chaos_n deep_a or_o water_n animate_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n god_n as_o the_o great_a workemaister_n and_o creator_n separate_v first_o of_o all_o light_n from_o darkness_n and_o this_o aethereal_a heaven_n which_o we_o behold_v as_o a_o five_o essence_n or_o most_o pure_a spirit_n or_o most_o simple_a spiritual_a body_n then_o he_o divide_v water_n from_o water_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o more_o subtle_a airy_a and_o mercurial_a liquor_n from_o the_o more_o thick_a clammy_a and_o oyle_o or_o sulphurous_a liquor_n after_o that_o he_o extract_v and_o bring_v
and_o comfort_v the_o same_o so_o the_o salt_n of_o guaiacine_n be_v by_o a_o special_a property_n solutive_a as_o the_o mercury_n thereof_o by_o his_o tartness_n do_v testify_v and_o the_o oil_n or_o sulphur_n thereof_o have_v a_o purge_a force_n out_o of_o the_o which_o three_o beginning_n if_o the_o first_o two_o spiritual_a and_o more_o simple_a that_o be_v to_o say_v mercury_n and_o sulphur_n be_v extract_v and_o according_a to_o art_n and_o the_o fix_a which_o be_v salt_n be_v also_o extract_v and_o separate_v and_o be_v after_o that_o bring_v into_o one_o body_n which_o the_o arabian_n call_v elixir_n it_o will_v be_v joint_o together_o a_o medicine_n provoke_v sweat_n alter_v concoct_v and_o purge_v which_o triple_a motion_n and_o operation_n come_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n of_o three_o unite_v in_o one_o give_v most_o assure_a help_n in_o steed_n of_o quicksilver_n against_o the_o veneril_n sickness_n or_o french_a disease_n the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n that_o they_o be_v which_o sharp_o do_v vite_fw-la the_o tongue_n be_v also_o oily_a and_o sulphurus_fw-la yea_o it_o be_v more_o sharp_a than_o any_o other_o nevertheless_o if_o it_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o spirit_n or_o sharp_a oil_n of_o vitriole_n it_o can_v so_o moderate_a and_o correct_v his_o sharpness_n and_o bite_a spirit_n that_o of_o they_o both_o there_o may_v be_v make_v jelly_n and_o thereof_o a_o sweet_a &_o most_o please_a delicate_a sirup_o which_o avail_v much_o against_o the_o gnaw_a and_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o to_o ease_v all_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n all_o such_o mercury_n sulphur_n and_o salte_v of_o vegetable_n do_v grow_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o mercurial_a and_o sulphurus_fw-la spirit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o metallic_a substance_n but_o they_o be_v far_o better_o sweet_a and_o of_o more_o noble_a condition_n than_o their_o parent_n from_o whence_o they_o take_v their_o original_n there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o writing_n if_o particular_o shall_v be_v prosecute_v the_o difference_n of_o all_o beginning_n and_o their_o property_n and_o faculty_n which_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o earth_n do_v procreate_v that_o which_o be_v already_o declare_v may_v suffice_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o moâ—e_n noble_a wit_n to_o search_v out_o the_o mystery_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o follow_v the_o study_n of_o such_o excellent_a philosophy_n thus_o it_o be_v make_v manifest_a that_o these_o three_o biginning_n be_v in_o heaven_n in_o the_o element_n as_o in_o air_n water_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o in_o body_n elementate_v as_o well_o of_o mineral_n as_o of_o vegetable_n and_o now_o it_o rest_v that_o it_o be_v show_v how_o the_o same_o be_v in_o animal_n chap._n xiiii_o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o those_o three_o first_o beginning_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o live_a creature_n first_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o fowl_n who_o first_o beginning_n be_v at_o the_o egg_n for_o in_o egg_n there_o be_v more_o plain_a testimony_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n than_o in_o any_o other_o thing_n the_o white_a declare_v the_o ethereal_a mercury_n wherein_o be_v the_o seed_n and_o the_o etherial_a spirit_n the_o author_n of_o generation_n have_v in_o the_o prolify_a power_n whereof_o chief_o the_o bird_n be_v beget_v for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v marvelous_a that_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a dissolve_v and_o attenuate_a virtue_n and_o faculty_n do_v lie_v hide_v in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n as_o in_o the_o ethereal_a mercury_n the_o yeolke_n of_o the_o egg_n the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o bird_n be_v the_o true_a sulphur_n but_o the_o thin_a skin_n and_o the_o shell_n do_v not_o only_o contain_v a_o certain_a portion_n of_o salt_n but_o also_o their_o whole_a substance_n be_v salt_n and_o the_o same_o the_o most_o fix_a and_o constant_a of_o all_o other_o salt_n of_o nature_n so_o as_o the_o same_o be_v bring_v unto_o blackness_n and_o free_v from_o his_o combustible_a sulphur_n but_o calcination_n it_o will_v endure_v and_o abide_v all_o force_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v a_o property_n belong_v to_o the_o most_o fix_a salt_n and_o a_o token_n of_o their_o assure_a and_o most_o constant_a fixion_n this_o salt_n daily_o prepare_v be_v very_o fit_a to_o dissolve_v and_o break_v the_o stone_n and_o to_o avoid_v it_o as_o these_o three_o principle_n be_v in_o the_o egg_n so_o they_o pass_v into_o the_o bird_n for_o mercury_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o flesh_n sulphur_n in_o the_o fat_a and_o salt_n be_v in_o the_o ligament_n sinew_n bone_n &_o more_o in_o solid_a part_n and_o the_o same_o beginning_n be_v more_o subtle_a and_o airy_n in_o bird_n than_o in_o fish_n and_o terrestrial_o as_o for_o example_n the_o sulphur_n or_o oily_a substance_n of_o bird_n be_v always_o of_o more_o thin_a part_n thâ—â—_n that_o of_o fish_n or_o of_o beast_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o fish_n which_o albeit_o they_o be_v procreate_v and_o nourish_v in_o the_o cold_a water_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o want_v their_o hot_a and_o burn_a fatness_n apt_a to_o burn_v and_o that_o they_o have_v in_o they_o mercury_n and_o salt_n no_o man_n well_o advise_v will_v deny_v all_o terrestrial_a live_a creature_n do_v consist_v in_o like_a sort_n of_o these_o three_o beginning_n but_o in_o a_o more_o noble_a degree_n of_o perfection_n than_o in_o vegetable_a thing_n they_o do_v appear_v in_o they_o for_o the_o vegetable_a thing_n which_o the_o beast_n do_v feed_v upon_o be_v more_o crude_a be_v conâ—â—cted_v in_o they_o and_o be_v turn_v into_o their_o substance_n whereby_o they_o be_v make_v more_o perfect_a and_o of_o great_a efficacy_n in_o vegetable_n there_o be_v only_o those_o vegetative_n which_o in_o beast_n beside_o the_o vegetation_n which_o they_o retain_v they_o become_v also_o sensative_a and_o therefore_o of_o more_o noble_a and_o better_a nature_n the_o sulphur_n appear_v in_o they_o by_o their_o grease_n tallow_n and_o by_o their_o 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