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Disease; but by expelling Sweat, and otherways they strike at the very inmost Root of the Diseases, not
contented with a certain superficial Expulsion of Filths. Therefore we often admonish all and every One,
that all venomous Impurity is totally to be taken away from Antimony, before it can either be, or be called
such a Medicine, as may safely be given. For this Cause, the Good must be separated from the Evil, the
Fixed from the not fixed, and the Medicine from the Venom with accurate diligence, if we hope by the Use
of Antimony to obtain true Honour, and true Utility; but Fire only can effect that. For Vulcan is the sole and
only Master of all These. Whatsoever the Vulcan in the Greater Orbe leaves crude and perfects not, that in
the Lesser World must be amended by a certain other Vulcan, ripening the Immature, and cocting the Crude
by Heat, and separating the Pure from the Impure. That this is possible no man doubts; for dayly Experience
teacheth the same, and it is very apparent in the Corporal Aspect of Colours, which proceed from the Fire.
[FIRE, THE SEPARATOR OF VENOMS] For by Separation and Fire, which perfect Fixation, Venenosity
is taken away, and a Change is made of the Evil into Good, as we have already said. Therefore Fire is the
Separator of Venom from Medicine, and of Good from Evil; which is a thing, that None of the Physicians
either dares or can truly and fundamentally own, or demonstrate to me, unless he who hath firmly contracted
Friendship with Vulcan, and instituted the fiery Bath full of Love, by which the Spouse, being throughly
purged from all Defilement, may legitimately lie down iwth her Bridegroom in the Marriage Bed.
39. Fie upon the Acuteness of the Worldly Wit of those, who neither understand, nor are willing to
endeavour to understand these my Writings. if you did know, what is called fixed, and what not fixed, and
what it signifies to separate the Pure from the Impure, assuredly you would purposely forget many Things,
and omitting other vain Works, would follow me only. [ANTIMONY, SPEAKS OF ITSELF] For in me
(Antimony speaks of himself) you will find Mercury, Sulphur and Salt, then which Nothing is more
Conducible for the Health of men. [MERCURY, SULPHUR, AND SALT IN ANTIMONY] Mercury is in
the Regulus, Sulphur in the Red Colour, and Salt in the remaining black Earth. He that can separate these,
and again unite them in a due manner, according to Art, so as Fixation may bear Rule, without Venom, he
may rejoice with Honour and Truth; because he hath obtained the Stone of Fire, which may be prepared of
Antimony for the Health of Mortals, and for Temporal Sustentation with particular profit. [ANTIMONY,
CONTAINS ALL COLOURS] For in Antimony you may find all Colours, Black, White, Red, Green, Blue,
Yellow, and more other mixt Colours, than can be believed, all which may be separated apart, and known
particularly, and singularly applied to use; according as the Artist intends, such an Ordination is to be
instituted.
[ANTIMONY, ITS WONDERFUL VIRTUES] Therefore now will I distinctly declare, how Medicine is to
be prepared, Venom to be expelled, Fixation to be set about, and a true Separation to be made, by which the
Evil may be subdued and depressed, and the Good triumph and be taken into use. In the meanwhile, let the
Lover of Art consider, that every of the other Metals may be compared to every of the Precious Stones; but
this only contains universally the Virtue of all Stones; which those Colours, which it gives forth and exhibits
to the Sight from itself in the Fire, do sufficiently demonstrate. Its Transparent Redness is assigned to the
Carbuncle, Ruby and Coral; its Whiteness, to the Diamond and Crystal; its Blue Colour, to the Saphire;
Green, to the Emerald; Yellow, to the Jacinth; its Black, to the Granate, which Stone contains in itself a a
certain Blackness occultly absconded. But as to Metals, the Black is assigned to Saturn, the Red to Iron, the
Yellow to Gold, the Green to Copper, the Blue to Silver, the White to Mercury, and its mixture of various
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Colours is attributed to Jupiter. [ANTIMONY, CONTAINS ALL COLOURS] But as all the colours of all
Metals and Precious Stones are clearly found in Antimony; so also all the powers and Virtues of Medicine
are no less showed in it, than the Colours aforesaid: but to educe from it all these Colours is not the Labour
of one man. For our Life is circumscribed with Limits more straight, than will permit one man by his Labour
throughly to learn whatsoever Nature keeps concealed and absconded in her bosom, in one certain way of
Preparation, from Antimony by distillations is drawn forth an Humour acid and sharp, like true perfect
Vinegar. Another way is prepared a shining Red Colour, sweet and savoury, as purified Honey or Sugar.
Another way, a Wormwood like Bitterness proceeds therefrom; otherwise, a certain Acrimony, like some
Salt-Oil: thus always one Nature follows another. Against, but Sublimation it is driven to the Olympic
Mountains, like a flying Eagle, red, yellow and white. Also forced down by Descent, it yields diverse
Colours and Preparations: also by Reverberation, of it is made a Metal, like common Lead. Likewise a
transparent Glass, red, yellow, white, black, and endewed with other Colours: all which notwithstanding, are
not safe to be used in Medicine, unless they be first proved by another Examen. Also it is reslved into rare
and wonderful Oils, which are various and manifold, some of which are made perfect with Addition, others
without mixtion of any other things; some likewise are taken inwardly, others only outwardly applied to
common Ulcers, and Wounds. It supplies us with so many several Extractions, varied with so many Colours,
as it would tire a Delphian Apollo to describe them all; but indeed, all the Mutations of its Nature, which are
discovered through the Gate of Fire, it by its own Oracles will best unfold. [MERCURY, MADE OF
ANTIMONY] Of it is made living Mercury, and Sulphur which burns like common Sulphur, so that of that
Gunpowder might be made. Of it is made a true and natural Salt; and many other things are prepared of the
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