continue and remain, unto the Consummation of all
ages, without diminution, although this art be not
yet known to all Mortals. For the Adept Philosophers,
according to the antient Faith of their experience,
have affirmed, that this Natural Mystery (which many
anxious men have sinistrously sought, and required)
is only to be found with Jehovah, Saturninely placed
in the Centre of the World. In the mean while,
we proclaim those happy, who take care, by the help
of art, how they may wash this Philosophick Queen,
or how they ought to circulate the Virgin-Catholick-Earth,
in Physico-Magical Crystalline Artifice, as Khunradus.
did; they only, and none others besides them, shall
see the Crowned, and internally fiery King of Philosophers,
coming forth from his Glassy Sepulchre, in an external
fiery Body glorified, more then perfect with all the
Colours in the world, as a shining Carbuncle, or
perspicuous, compact and ponderous Crystal, a Salamander
Spewing out Waters, and by the benefit thereof in
the Fire washing Leprous Metals, as I my self have
seen. What? How shall they see the Abyss
of the Spagyrick Art? when as this Royal Art hath
so long lain hid, and been absconded in the Mineral
Kingdom, as in the Safest of all Secret places, for
so very many years? Assuredly the Genuine Sons
of this Laudable Art, shall not only behold a like
Flood of Numicius, in which AEneas heretofore, by
the command of Venus, washed and absolved from his
Immortality, was immediately transformed into an
immortal God; but also the Lydian River of Pactolus
all transmuted into Gold, and how Midas Mygdonius
washed himself in the same. Likewise those candid
Rivals of this Art, shall in a serious order behold
the Bathing-place of naked Diana, the Fountain of
Narcissus and Scylla walking in the Sea, without
garments, by reason of the most fervent Rayes of Sol:
partly also the Blood of Pyramus and Thisbe, of it
self collected, by the help of which, white Mulberries
are tinged into Red; partly also the Blood of Adonis,
by the descending Goddess Venus transformed into
a Rose of Anemona; partly likewise the Blood of Ajax,
from which arose that most beautiful flower the Violet;
partly also the Blood of the Giants slain by Jupiters
thunder-bolt; partly also the Shed Tears of Althea,
when she put off her Golden Vestments; and partly
the Drops, which fell from the decocted Water of Medea,
by which green things immediatly sprang out of the
Earth; partly also the cocted Potion of Medea, made
of various Herbs, gathered always three dayes before
full Moon, for the cure of Jasons aged Father; partly
also those Leaves, by the tast of which, the nature
of Gaucus was changed into Neptune; partly also the
Exprest Juice of Jason, by the benefit of which, he,
in the Land of Cholcons, received the Golden Fleece,
afterward by reason of that, compleatly armed, he
fought in the Feild of Mars, not without the hazard
of Life; partly also the Garden of the Hesperides,
where Golden Apples may be gathered from the Trees;