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Cap. 11.<br />

Paracelfi<br />

fraxis.<br />

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LIB.Xr.<br />

DE ALCHYMIA<br />

pMidum adfupremum gradum calorispermaftentis<br />

adducit. O beatos Pharmacopoeos, qui<br />

ex oleo antimonii tam facile argentum in<br />

aurum converterepoffint ! Nos lane faepisfime<br />

innoftro Pharmacopoeio oleum hujusmodi<br />

ex ftibio ,& Mercuriofublimato rubicundum<br />

educere folemus , iftiufque phialas<br />

plenas habemus : Sed hujufmodi effedlum<br />

nunquam comperire licuit, cum id fufum<br />

SOPHISTICA. 321<br />

que nil in artemagna praeftare^notumeft.<br />

Suntpr«etereanonnulli,quiheterogeneas<br />

fpecies in opere magno in unumhomogeneum<br />

tranfmutari poflefomniant. Veruni<br />

uti fecundum bonxPhiiofophiaeleges />£»«"-<br />

tratio corporum non djtur, (quod tamen fieret,<br />

fiacqualispondere mafia iis ,<br />

qus impofuerant,<br />

componeretur,)itaquoquetranfmutatio<br />

illa gratis effidla eft.Quandocunque ergo<br />

ex diverfis mineralibus aurum, vel argen-<br />

argentum tingat quidem nonnihil,fed quod<br />

cupellaE comminummoxpriftinae albedinis tum educatur , appareatque corpus unum<br />

evanefcente tindura , una cum priori mole niltamenidaliud cenferi debet, quam mifcetta<br />

reftituitur. Sed dicent forfan aliqui ; hoc<br />

q\jxdam ex variisterreftribus,&aqueis<br />

Mugifierium non ad fenfum literalem , fed materiis commixta , atque adeb arfte counita<br />

, ut difficulter corpufcula heterogeneae<br />

mylticum intelligendum efte. Quod fi ita:<br />

Ego fane id verius in myftico Lunse , id eft, naturas ab invicem feparari valeant ; non<br />

vertiginofi cerebri ,<br />

quam in materiali fuforii<br />

ramencorpushoc, autpureaurum, autar-<br />

vafis concavo concrevifle, dixero. gentum dicendum eft; cum vehementioris<br />

7. Experimentum. Quo per oleumfeuliquorem<br />

ignis repetitione , tandem corpufcula hete-<br />

Luna in Solem converti dicitur. rogenea feparata , folum illudaurum ,<br />

quod<br />

Hat oleum ex Mercurio[uhttmato, ^ aquafortt natura produxerat , relinquant ; cujus rei<br />

muttoties difiilluto,donecin oleum juerit converfus,<br />

daraus hoc experimentum.<br />

in koc oleum impetle fpiritum aquaforiis 8. £.x'/im»»e«/«w. Accipe tres uncias Ar- ^'^P'"'*'<br />

igne viotentif)imo,deinde impone Lunam,^ convertetur<br />

genti, 9 unc. Lupri , 9 Mercuni , commixta„»

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