The Hermetic museum, restored and enlarged : most faithfully instructing all disciples of the sopho-spagyric art how that greatest and truest medicine of the philosopher's stone may be found and held. Now first done into English from the Latin origin

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In vlew of the importance of this magical science, I have thought it right to lay this besore the fons of knowledge, irtheir caresul consideration.

A Riddie in which also the Process is indicated A spirit is given for a time to the body, and that spirit is the li se of a solii. I f the spirit draw the SOul to itself, they areboth severed Dom the body. Then are there three abicling in the Same place, untii the preci ous body is dissolved, and is decomposed and dies. But aster a time the spirit and the sola lare brought bach by gentie warmili, and hold Once more their former Seat. Then yOu have the essenCe no perfection is anting, and the work is glorified by a joysul end. PROV. XXIII. My Son, give me thy heari, and let thine Cyes observe my

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PART III. Sirach illis inho has seen Him that he Mould DII of

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this sacred gist is granted to sew: it is in the hancis of God, and

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qualities and uses of the Stone whicli are known to me by dat ly

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THE SOPHIC HYDROLITH. 89

NOTE.-The purer the metales are, and the greater their amni ty to Our substance, the more east ly are they received by the Tincture, and the more perfeci and rapid is the procesS Ofrogonoration. EOr the transformation consi sis in ali that is

hecause of iis vile abuse . They despi sed it because it seemed tohinder men Dona solio ing the good and the triae, and to introduce a mischievous Confusion into their conceptions of right and wrong. These abuses of money the illustrious Marcellus Palingenius Stellatus has graphicatly described in the poem entillecl

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PSALM LXXVIII. AND MATTH. XIII.

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Selves, as upon a spirituat fulcrum, in troubie and clanger even

with iis Heavenly prototype. We shali thus understand that the earthly philosophical Stone is the true image of the reat, spiritual, and heavenly Stone Jesus Christ. Thus, then, those who wOuid truly know and prepare the first Matter of the Philosopher's Stone the chiefand principat mysteryos this earth) must have a deese insight in to the nature of things, just as those who would know the Heavenly Stone ir, theindissolubie, triune essen Ce of the true and living God) must havea prosound spirituat insight in to the things of heaven : hence wesaid in our first pari, that the student of our Art must first havea thorough knowledge of Nature and her properties. I f a manwould come to know the highest good, he must rightly know, first God, and then himself Acts XVii. For in Him velive, etc. . Is anyone learn to know himself and God te.

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ord of God, and the Holy Scripture consisting of the old

teStimontes more than in great riches. Also, I consider Thyways, and walli in Thy testimontes.