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hl/TH\ATES,

WATERS
OF THE

O R THE

EAST;
Bcingafhort Difcourfe of that Secret Fount ah , whofc Water flows from Fire ; and carries in it the Beams of the Sun^ and Moon,

By Eugenius

Fhilalethes.

Sadith ex Lib. Sacro.

Et dixit Deus
tur:
w

cujus

Nomen

fanBifice-

Fecimus ex

Aquaomnem

Rcnn.

London
at the

printed for Uumphrey Mofeley Princes Arms In St. Paul's

Qhurch-yard 165J.

i1

ff^

JL^iCt9

To

the

READER^-J^mHave
(and
I

Reader,
fuppofe
to

wJP^ knowne
thee) within
years^in feverall
thefe

few little TraI

dats delivered

my Judgefay of

ment oiPhilofophiey
iPhilofofhie
,

for Jlchymie in

the

common

acceptation,

and

To
and
tails
I

the 'Redder.

as it is a torturi
,

of Me^

did never believe

lefs

much

did
,

iludy

it.

In this print

my

Bookes
I

being perufed
referre thee to a
i%

will give

thee Evidence i for there

fubjed that
that
is

unherjall

the

foundation of all
is

ati^r e^that

the matter whereof

all

thi'gs are

made^ and where-

with bems; made are 7wuri(hed. This I prefume can be no met ill, and therefore as
I

ever

difclamed J/cbimie
,

in the vulgar fenfe

fo

thought
chimifls

fit

to

let

the Alin

know

it, Icaft

the

To

the kectder.

the perufall of

my

Wri-

tings they fliould fix a conjiruSiion to

fome

PafTages

which cannot fuit with the Judgment of their Author. Hence thou maift fee what my Qnceptions
jwere^

when

began

to
till

write^znd
:

now I muft
flill

thee they are

the fame^
expert-

nor hath
ence
I

my

long

weakened them

at all^

'but invincibly

confirmed

them. But to acquaint thee

how ingenuous lam, I freely confefs that in my fratiife I waved my own frin5

ciples ^

for

having

mifcarried

Xethe

Reader.

carried in

my jirfi attempts^
,

1 laid afide the true [uhje^

and was contented to follow their Noife^who will hear of nothing but Me^ f^///. What a Drudge! have
been in this/^//^ ^ndf^cum
lent School^ for

three years

together,
tell

will not here

thee,

it

was well
laft^

that

quitted

it at

and
that

walk'd again
clear light ^
liflily

into
I

which
I

had foo-

forfaken.

ever con*

ceived that in metalls there

were great fecrets , provided they be firft reduc d by

a proper Dijjohent; but to
feeke

To
waiter

theReaier.

fcek th^tPijfotperit^ or tLe^

whereof it
is

is

madeSn
have for

MetaUs^
yg r

not o nely Er
1

but Madri efs.

the Truths fake, and to juftifie

my innocent and

for-

mer Difcourfes , added to them this little piece; which perhaps is fuch^ and
hath in
it fo

much ,

as the

World hath not yet feen

publiflied. It is

not indeed

what I had firft defign'd^but fome fober Confiderations made

the tenth part of

me forbear,

as

my

fuddaiti

and abrupt Glofe will inform thee, Howfoevcr what

To the 'Reader]
what I now
be imparted
referve, as

to
in

Philojophicall Myjieries

may

hereafter
;

our

Metearolo^ie
^

& for the

Theologicall

we fliall draw
our own prilittle

them up
&fatU.
I

for

vat ufe in our ^hitofophia

have
if it

more

to
\
\
I

fay,

but

may adde
is

any thing to thy content,

can affure thee here
^j^V;^/'(^,

noIS

\ thing

but what

the fruit of my
ence^ I can

own experitruly fay of my

it

own, for with much labour

have I v/rung
Earthy nor

out of the
ftrua

had 1 any to in-

To

the Reader.
I

flruiftme; for
fo fortunate

was never
to

"^

as

meet
to

^
'^

with

one man,

who
I

had the

abilities

to

contribute

me

'

in this kind.

have thee build

the Foundation
laid^

would not ^ mountains on "

I

'^

have here

not efpecially thofe of ^

G(?/^i

But if thou doft build

Phyfck^

upon

itjthen have I

ftiew'dtke the ^^k and the Bajts of that famous Jrt^

which is fo much prcfeft and fo little under ftcod;

here thou
flialt
it

find the

true fubjed of
(Irated,

demon-;
very

and

if thou art riot

To the Reader.
very dull, fuflficicntly dif.

covered
felf

God himand the Word of God

;

Here

leads thee to it;

Here the

Li^t fhews thee Li^t , and here haft thou that Teftimonie oilamhlicus^ and the
j^gyptian Records cleared
;

oamely , that
tient ^riejls

God

fomean.

times delivered to the

and
3

Prophets a
per

certain Matter
fpeSiacula^

heaia

and communithe ufe of

cated

it for

Man.

I fliaU

conclude with this

take heed of
Jnti-

Jdmonition'^ihhou would'ft

know Nature^

'

so

we^i^ader,

Unt'mmie and
netalls ;

the common

onely that fexyfrfi mixture of elements^ vhich Nature makes in the

,reat

feek

Worlds

feek it I fay,

vhil'ftitisfKyZandfii^^

nd having found
ealit.

:ck

con. As for the k/> of it, not that altogether in

it ,
,

iookes

but rather beg it t the Hands of God. for is properly his Gift,'and
ever

man

attain'd to iCy

'ithout a clear
finance ftom

and fenjib^

above;

^ not mfAdvice in this,

lough
1

N^-

it

may feem

ridicu^
lous

To
wife

the Reader.

louitothoCt that are oxtr

,

and have the Mercie^

irr dsrifion.

of

God

Many
World

men
no

live

in

this

without
Vtfits

God;
laugh

they have
at

from him ^ and

thofe

therefore

that feek

him

but
that

much
have

more

at thofe

found him.

St faul glo3^

ried in his (^Velations^ but

he that will do fo now fliall be numbered among/]:'

^nters
and-

Jnahaptijisj

But
vefl

let

not thcfe things'

^

divert

thee
a

if

thou

fer^

God

thou

fervcft

a good

will

Mafter, and he not keep back thy

Farewell

Wages,
Chrffi

in

Jefus.

E,

T.

Euphrates

T^i

:^

:i.M^^

ffffff:fffff
Euphrates SCd
^-^"Vm T
^^

is

written in

?^>y| thofc
racles^

livhg 0which we
^^^^^^^^
v,^^

*^&i

mi^^m
f
:s

^^^^^ received R.^ \"d believe, that

there
the Waters
:

an Angel this feems and

IS

be fpoken
if the

in a general fenfe,

Jngel there mentioled , had been Prefident of all hat Element. Elfewhere we ind an Angel limited to a more
^articular

Charge

as

that
^'^*

vhich

defcended

at a certain
^* ^'

eafon, zndftirred the Waters ^'^^

1

the Pool ot Bethejda.

Nor

is
it

iit

Euphrates

or the

indecd^ny thmg ftrangethat AngcUsihouldvifit and move that Elcmcnt,on which the Sprit

oiGoi did move

in the be-

Gen, c.i.
^*
*

ginning.
as ifthey

IcitenotthcfepIaceSj

were pertinent to
or

my

purpofe
for
cite
y.
,

made
I

altogether

though

know they
it-,

make nothing againft

but I

them as Generals ^ to flicw that God is converjant with Matter^ though he be not tycd to it ^ and this is all my Dcfign. Not

lib.deAn.
^. 5.

withftanding I know , that Y^xmct A'vicen ^ hathnumbred

Sf,

dL^t,

^ohn

the

Evangetiji
:

a-

mongft-the Chjmifis And cerfomc Parages in the Revelation were urged , and that no farther than their own fcnk would carry them , it would be fcmwhat difficult to
ta-inly, if

refell hrs opinion.

Surely

am

one that tbinkes very honourably

Waters &fthe Eafi. rably of Nature^ and if I avoid (iichBiffutes d.sx.hck ^ it is be-

would not offend weak For there are a people, who though they dare lot think the Majefiy of God wasdimimjhed, in that he w^^i?
caufe I
Vonfciences,
:he

Worlds yet they dare think, he Majejiy of his Word is much

be applied to what
hath made.

jilijied^ if it
le

An Ofinion truit

y, that carries in
er ous
rods

a moft dark-

Blafphemy

nanncly that

Word and Gods Work

difiPerent things,

lould be fuch
hat the
'le

OM muft
I

needs difgrace

other,

luch to feek
lall

muft confefle I am , what Scripture be applied to , and whom

,

"id

if not for us, for our infiruElion 5 for if v. ^ej that are whole ( as our Sa-

was written for,

17,

bur

teftifies )

have no need of

fhifitian^ then did

God

caufe

fcripturc

Euphrates, erthe
fc ripture to

be written, neithc) for himfelf^ nor for his Angels

it

but

was wrirten for

thoft

Creatwes^viho having

lo/}

ihch

pfi

Ejlate^ were

fince fallcr

into Corruftton^
Icr'pture

Now
to

then
,

ij
ii

was written for us

concerns us

much

know

what
this

uje we (hall make of />,anc we may gather from the different conditions ok Manhc-

fore and after his Fall. Before'

bis fdll
^

Man

was
^

z Glorious

Creature^ having received from'

and ferfeH^ Knowledge ^ but in and after hi;' Fall, he exchanged immortality for death ^ and knowledge for ignorance. Now as to our redemftion from this FalL we may not fin refped oi Death) expc(3 it in this world , God having
decreed^ that all
die
:

Co& Immortdlity

men jhoMcnct

But for our Ignorance^ we

may

Waters of the Baft.

Qiy and ought

his life,

to put

it

off in

forafmuch as without :he Knowledge of God , no man :an be faved 5 for, it is both the Caufe and the Earneft of our future immortality. It remains :hen that our /g';?^r/t;;r^muft be put off in part, even in this life before we can put oiFour mortalityt, and certainly to this end was Serif ture written , namely chat by-it we might attain to the Knowledge of God^ and return to him from whom we were fallen. And here let no man be angry with me if I aske how
,

Serif ture

teaeheth us to know

God? Doth it onely tell us there is a God, and leave the reft to
our difcretion
I
^

Doth

it

(that

may fpeak my mind ) teach us to know God by his Works ,

or without his Works? If by his

Works ^ then by Natur all things^

for

6
other

Euphrates ^r^^^
for they are his Works^zvA none
3

if without his

Works ^

defire to

know what manner of

is 5

teaching that
yet find
it.

for I

cannot

If they fay

k is by

Iftjfiration^ I fay

too that

God

can teach us fo, \mScrifture cannot 5 for certainly Serif ture never inffired any man, though
it

came But if

it
it

fdf by inffiration.
be replied
,

that in

Scripture \vt have the teftimonies

of men inffired^
is

I fay this

Anfwer
on
,

bcfides

my

Quefli-

for I fpeak not here of the

^y^uthoritj or I'efiimony

hare

of Scripture^ but I fpeak of that Bo^frine^ by which it proves

whatittcftifics , for with fuch Docirin the Scripture abounds. Sure I am 3 that Mofes proves G^od by his Creation , and God proves himfclf to Mofes by TrmfmHtatm of hi$ Rod into

waters of the EafiJ

a

7
'

Serpent, and of the

fciipfetiriri^

Rod. And to the Egypti^' ans he gives more terrible Z)^manftraMns of his P-fi^er andto a

SoveraigntjVLX Nature ^^ftav-^ ning their Rivers into Btood ^

and the Duft of their Landihto

Lice, by 4 Murrain of Beaftsi by Blains and Boiles , and the

death of their Firft born. By the feveral plagues of Froggs,

Locufts, Hail, Fire
,

Thunder
n>orks>

and Darknefs

all

which were

but great natural

by

which head y

he

proved

his

God-

as himfelf hath faid. j^ndthe Egyptians fhall kr^or^ that I amthe LordjvbenI firttch

^^f^-^'^'

fortn

my hand ufon
he
it

^t^gypt.

When

reveals himfelf to

Cyrus, he doih

not by a

Ample

but he proves himfelf tobe fudi by the W0ytd that he hath made.

affirmation ^1^4^*^ is G^d^.

B 4

Euphrates
I dm the Lord
there is none
(

cr the
faith

he

eljet^

there is no

and God

hejidesme-j I girded thee^though

thou hafi not known me, 1 formed the Light^ and create Darknefs^

Jmakefeace^and create EvilL J the Lord do all thefe things, ihAve made the Earth y and created Man upon it, I^ even my hands have ftrctched out the

Heavens y and all their Hojl haveI commanded. Let any man read thofcMajeftxk, and Philofophicall Expojlulations between God and ^ol^^ or in a word , let him read over both Teftaraents and he ihall find , if he reads
attentively^ that

Scripture, all

the way, makes ufe of Nature,

difcovered fuch natural Myfieries as are not

to be found in any
lofophers

and hath indeed

of the Phi-

5 and this fliall appear in the foUpwing Pifcourft. For

my

Waters of the Bafl.

my own
fines

part, I fear not to fay,

is fo much the buof Serif ture , that to mc^ the Spirit of Cod , in thofe fa-

that Nature

cred Oracles, fee ms not onely

to
in

mind
f

articular y but

the Refiitutiou of Man even the Re-

demftion of Nature in generaH*^ muft not therefore confine

We

this Reftittitien to
ciesy unleft

we cgn

our own Sfeconfine cor9

ruption
is

to,' it

withaU

.-which
;

doubtlefs w^e can not

do

for

it

evident that Cp^ri^tion hath

-S'^i^sV

not onely

upon Man^
^

but on theJfT^r/^alfo for man's fake. If it be true then thatf.T;*.

Ma

hath a Saviour^,

it

is

alfo

as true:, that the whc>lc "Creati-

on hath the fame.-, Godifeaving reconciled all things johimfclf in Chrift Jefus. And if it be true, that we look for th^ ReiemftUrr of our ^?//w,_and a

New

i^

Euphrates ^r the

Mm
that

man It is equally true we look for a Nivs^ Hex

:
I

xen^ and a Nei Earth, where in dwelleth Rightcoufnefs foi it is not Man alone, that is tc be Kem^d at the general Re.

ftaur atim.^ but even the w$rU, as v/dl^ iMdn, ask is writnevei. 2 1
.

**^'

.,

'

Beh&ld ! I make aU things I fpcak not this to dif-j parage man, or to match any^ other G^:ature with him : for I know he is frincifoll 'm the Reftanrathnj as he was in the Fall^ the Corrupien that fuc^ceeded in the Elements, being butaChainj that this pHfoner drags afiter him: but I fpeak this to flle#5 that God -minds the Re^ifutisnoi Ndfnre in general, and not of Man ahne^ who though he be the rtobJeft parr, yet certainly is but i fmall
ten
:

New.

part of Nature,

fe^ ft^ipfure

then

^then mifapplied^
^iificd,

muclikfsvi^
applied to the
;is fc,

when it is

>bje<ft

of Salvmon\ oamely
wbicfa

Naturr^ for that

)|God

would iave,: andaiedcemc

the prcfent 3!>eprs<vatil&fiSy

Tom

which kHs (abjcHtvcxily^^

yfacn I tczd

Scnpt9rei:lxm

ind nothing iaitjbuDiuhatioiin txncs NAtare^ ZJod^KdturaHl hingsi for whcce it itefttion|:

legemrMtbn^ J^Hammtiv/r^ismd' jraccy or m^^ 6x}^vjpi:itmU' ift ^ i ,d0thik not2JpiJC<ilfd5?i Hit invxirdfc.io .Nature i,-ior
vhat figniftes
all chisi, vbiif a'

ccnding :ind)m Goi to* aiEft: slatur^^ ^dvfix frccj ais. f mniL
hofe GotrtuptioDS, wScricivith
)i

a long time

wc

h^lTO'/brenr

jppreft? I fup^ofc it, wrihAoc

e

denied-^ d&ur

Godii^ kiOfC'
ture

ietafhyfiiiill^Khm apy^Scripi^

l^^

Euphrates ^r

f^tf

ture can be, and.yct in the

work

of Salvation,

were great itnpictie to feparatc God and ^ature^ for then God would have nothing tafaye, nor indeed to work upon. How much more
it

abfuif'd ii

it in the Minifteric of? Salvation to feparate Scripture

for to whom I and Nature doch befeech you Scripture

:
.

fpcak^
J

taken,

Nay, to whom is Salvation minifter*d, ifMature be

doubt not but man ftands in Nature , not above it, and let the School-men
aiv\ay^ l
:

rcfolve

him

into

what

parts

they pleafe,

all

thofe parts will

beiound

natural, fince

God a-

lonc. is trucly

Metaphyficall. I

would gladly learn of our Adverfaries, how they came firft

to

know,
this

that Nature
if

is

Cor-

rufted^ for

Scripture taught

them

phy ficaU" trpth,

w hy
may

inay

it

Waters ofthe Eaft. not teach them more i

xj

but that Scripture taught them, is altogether undeniable: Lee us fanfie a Phyfician of fuch
Abilities
^

as to ftate the true

temperament of his patient, and wherein his Difeafe hath

diforder'd
it.

Doth he not this

to

good purpofe i Qucftionks, he doth and to no Jefs purpofe

:

is it in

my opinion,
God, whofe

for the fpipatient na-

rit

of

ture

is,

to give us in Scripture

Charadcr of nature, which

done
in all

certainly he hath

points, whether we look to the paft, prefent, or future

Complexion of the World. For my own part, I have this

Aflurance of Fhilofofhj , that all the Mjfteries of Nature confift in the knowledge of that Corruftion,

which is mention'd in Scripture^ and which fiicccedcd

the

14

feTphntrcs<?rrt<?

the F^/f : Hgmdy to knowjwliat ins, -ahd;wSefc it icf^^ prin^ cipajly 'a-^l'J^Ifo to Jkriqw whatL, SubflaHcd that is^ hLcJLieijAs jt afld^etatds rtj as being taift^free from it> for thefT twe^' confift the Advantagcs of life and death. To be ihort.* Experiences and Reafen grounded thereupon have taught me, that Fhilofophie and
.

m^'

Divvnty are but one, and the fame fcietice but Man hath
.*

With knowledge , as he doth with Rivers , and Wells^ which being drawn into feverall pipes arc made to run feverall wayes , and by this Accident eome at laft to have fevedealt
rall naitre's:
,^
'

We

fee

that

God

in his \v6rk, hath united ffirit

vifiblesixrt6. invi* out of tht union of fftritHdly and nainralljuh fian-

^ni matter^

fihles^ ahfd

ces

Waters ef the

JEaJ}.

ij

es rifetha perfed Compeurj/,^ vhofcvery Nature, zndBewg^

onfifts in that
it

umo^Mow then

poflible to demonftratc the

Mature of that

Compound by a by it :lf, and matter by it felf ^ for " the nature of a Compound onfifts in the Compoficion of
ividcd Theory of Spirit
firit
re

and matter ythcn muft not

mixture

feek that Nature in their fe-

^ration^ but in their

id Temperature^ and in their

lutuall
4///^;;^.

w/^^ K^6lions\ and

Befides*

:r feen a fpirit

who hath ewithout matter, r matter without fpirit, that he tould be able to give us a true
heory

oHoth principles in their

't

^plicitie

Certainly, no
juft fo

man

zing. It
)V

is

if Ity evafion

m Divimjy we confine
in

ivinity to
raftj

God
(

the ab-

who

fay I ) hath ever

known

Euphrates or the

known him io^ Or, who hath

received iuch a Theologie

from

him, and hach not

delivered
ftracl,
it

all this
-f

unto us

while Verily,

if we confider

God
is

in the

ab-

and
5

as he

in

himfelfji

we can
fitruelj

fay nothing

but

we may
is

of him fo fay fome-

thing Negatively^ as Dionyfius

hath done, that

to fay,
is

wc
not,

may
but

aflfirme,

what he

he

is.

we cannot affirme, what But if by Divinity, we

underftand the Doctrine of Salvation , as it is laid down in Scripture , then verily it is a

Mixt Doirine^ involving both God and Nature. And here I

doubt nottoaffirme. That the
Myfierie of Salvation can never

be fully underftood without

Fhilojofhie
titude, as
,

not

in its juft la-

an Application o^ il&d to Nature ^znd a Cor^verfion of

it is

'Nature to Gody in which tm^

carituall
,

and their Mcunes , all and nacurall knowdgc is comprehended. Tofpeakthcn of God with* \t Nature > is more than wc xi do, for wc have not known m fo: and to fpeak of Nature
'o(Uf$s
is

ithout Cody

more than wc
(hould rob God

ay do, for
.^his

we

and attribute thofe ffcfts to Nature, which beng properly to God, and to ;c fpirit of God, which works
glorie,

nature.
ea

We

(hall

therefore"

mean form of fpeech, be-

and this Scriptures have the >rm lught us, for the Prophets and poftlcs, have ufcd no other^ et not any man therefore be fended , if in this Difcourfc e fhall ufe Scripture to prove hilofofhie^ and Fhilofifhie to prove
ireenthefe extremes,

'i8

Euphrates

^
,

arthe
for of a
trliti

^rovc Divinity

om k^ervledgc
Divinity
is

isfuch, thatou

not without

Natun

aor oqr Philofophie withou (7<?^. Notwithftanding, I dar

not thipk but mod men will re pine at this courfc 3 though cannot think , wherefore the] fliouldjforwhenl joyne Scrip
'

iure'

and Phihjephie^

do

bui

joync C7(^^and Nature^ an unii

on

certainly

approved of

b]|

God, though it be condemnec ofmen. But ihls perverfeigno

bold foevcr it be not quarrell with , foi befidcs Scripture, I have othcj grounds, that have broughi
rance^
I (hall

how

me

very fairely

and

fobcrlji

to this Difiourfe. I have fojourn'd

now

foi

fome
brick,

years, in this great Fa-

their Wfirld

which the fortunate caU : and certainly 1

havcl

Waters iftheEaft.
ve fpent my time like a Tra'jler, not to purchafe it, but obferve it. There is fcarcc

if

y thing in it, but hath given an occafion of fomc oughts

:

but that which took pm^ was the ntinuull action of fire upon wa*
;

up much, and

*.

This Speculation

( I

know
firft

)t

how J

furpris'a

my

uth, long before I (aw the

niverfity,

and certainly NaY, whole pupill I was, had en then awakcn'd many Nons in me, which I met with
I will I

:erwards,in thcPlatonick Phi"ophie.

ire,

not forbear to

had then fanfied :ertain pra^jcc on water, out which,evenin thofe childilh ycs^ I expeded wonders : but
rtainly neither gold, norfiir,

how

for I did not fo

much

as

nk of them, nor ofanyfuch

CO-

20

Euphrates, irfhe
covetous
ration
artifice.

ThisCortfide

of my felf^whcnl was Child, hath made me fince ej amine Children, namely, wh thoughts they had of thefe El mcnts^ we fee ab mt us, and found thus much by them, th Nature in her limplicity ,

much motf wife , than fon men are with their acquire
part?,

and Sofhiftriex, of a trut thought my fclf bound I prove all things, that I migl
\

attain to
leaft

my lawfull dcfires, bi
,

have on! convers'd with Children T (ha confefs, I have conversed wit children 2j\<ii Fools too : thatii as 1 interpret it, with Childn and Men^ for thefe laft arc nc
I

you think

in all things, as wife as the firf

Child I fuppofe , in fur NaturalihSf Before cducatio alters, and ferments him, is
Subje^

Waters ofth Baft. ubjeft hath not been much )nfidcr'd,for men refped him Dt, till he is companic for lem, and then indeed they K)ile him. NotwithftandingI ould think, by what I have
.ad, that the naturall difpofi-

on of Children, before it is srrupted with Cufiomes and

isone of thofe things, )out which the Antttni Philo-phers have bufied themfelves
'anntti^

fen to

Khali )t here cxpreffe what I have und by my own experience, r this is a point of forefight^ id a ground by which wife en have attained to z certain nowledge oiMoralls^ as well
curiofity.

fome

Naturalls.

But to return from

ejfion^

this

Dh
firft
.

to the Frincifks

lOpofed, namely J/r^ and 1^4I

ihaU borrow

my ^ntrancc
into

2%

Euphrates or the
into this difcourfe
,

from m;
o
thi

famous Countrey
[

mmRhc

Chefler

who

fpeaking of

^rf, delivers himfelf thus. Ar hac ( faith he ) de Philofophi

'

cccttlta eft

&

eft

de ilia part

fhilofofhta qu Meteor a tra6ta]

Loquitur emm h^c Ars

turn de elevatione

non

&

fi

deprejfioi

Blemeniorum ^ fed etiam ment atbruin. Ssiaf H QC ^

Elt
c^m

magnum
rics

fecretum

eft.

Tfacfe words, itthc Myfti

they involve and telate

diftin(5ily

dowr were would mate zn er^dteffe Bl

laid
ceurfi'j for

they contain

all

th

Nature doth: and all that >^ can do. But that we may Jome Order ^ and as f aras Cd^fc
^

ence W\\\ permit

cxprelTc

wh
faj

they

figniiic
is

We do firft
the principal

That God
''^^'

ar
1

ic!kAi^hor of
'.

all thihgsM^o

WMers of the Eafi, is W^rd and Spirit,b2X\iformed nd manife^edihoic things wc

f
3

23.

and even

thofc

things
fee.

hich at prefcnt
is for the

we .'cannot

matter whereof hc^

iww^^^cm^bclng zjuijtanccr
fdexj^eni^ot onely to /^/^ but l^WorUit jelf^ moft men
lay think
tlie
,

Knowledge of

it

mpoflible

for

how

fhall

wc

[now a thing that was fo long cfore u$ and which is not now xtant with us, nor ever was (in ^eir opinion ) fince the Creatiw^ To this objeciian , which
t firft

le,

fight may fecm invinciwe (hall return aii Anfrver For we will (hew lall break
,

it*.

ow
iipt

and bj

vphat

means
it
,

, ,

wc
and

^ame to know^ this Matter

but after png laboui;ito/^^ it^handle ity^-^ ^ndtaje it. It is tvidfnc c-: -

onely to know

loughy'that every

IndividijalJL.

./

(iuppofc

J4

Eupht2Ltc% fCrthe

(fuppofc Man himfclf ) i$ madcjl 6f a Seed J and this feed when! the Body is perfcfted , appears

no more , for it is altered and transformed to a 5tf<a?)f However that felf- fame Wjf doth af:

terwards yield
the very fame

a/^^rf,

which

is

Nature with original firft that feed whereof the Body was made. I prefume then, that he that would know the Generation of Mm^^ needs not look back fo far zsAdam to know the firft/e^^^for \i Nature ftill affords the like, what needs
in
xhoxfrnitlejje Retrogradationi It
is

even fo with the World^ for it

was originally made oizfeedfii a femihaU vifcuous Humidity or

Water ^\xt that Seed^^s we have
our Jphorifnts) difappeared in the Creation^ for the)
faid in

Spirit

of God that

rtfoved up-^
it,

enk^iMt^ frtmsforrfrd

and

made

WaUrs dfthe Eafi.

ladc the World of
it.

y
\

iiowfo;:^ -^\
_^^

rld doth ycr that very o^Lyiddand bring forth our

Wo

yhichi,the very fame in Ef._z ith that-ncc znd jtul fiance^

jtmkivc
iiy

^Z^ner all feed

whctc-

\Tx^WorU was maderAr^ilf

what r/i makes of this generall ted^ and wherefore ftic yields ;i lanfwer, that it is not to nake another World oi it , but
matTniall ask,
^Mture

maintain that W^^vW^withit vhiclj is made already For jod-Allmighty hath fo Dcreed, that his Creatures arc louriflicd with the very fame ^/i//fr whereof they were for^
-^

fed',

and in this
falfe
:

is

verified that

i4axim,which otherwife would

c

moft

Ex itfdem nutri-

nufy ex quihus confiamus. eek not much whence^^r own Nuiri*

Wc

26

Euphrates

^ /^^
s

Nutriment comes , nor that of|^ Beafts, for both frovifiom are ohvious^'^ But what is that which feeds Grafs i Herts, C(^n^ and all forts of 7rees with theirl
I

Fruits?

What is ir that r^/^r^/,1

and (ufflies the Earth, when thefc copious and innumerous| TrodttBs have for the greatcft Rare of the year lived fucking on cr Breafts , and almoft exhaufled herf
I

am

affraid

theywill

fpeak as they think, and affirm

rSiisWiiUr
Jff'ertors

but what ski: full ^ they are, fhall appear

.

hereafter.

even that which, Beafts , and alfo , proceeds all of it from, the fame Fountain but before
Certainly
,

we

eat our fclves

it
t

comes to us it

is

altered

for

^nim alls {ccd^^n particulars

in its-Hea;

Sftrme iramf^diatty
I

L''

venly

Waters ofthe Baft,

univerfd Term, Notvithftanding I would not have hisfo imdcfftood 5 as if this

rcnly

'eeddid fcrve onely to nonrifh^

or

mahy things arc made

of

it,

md

efpecially that fuhte&ane-

ms Family of

Mintr'dltA

and

Metalls/Vot this thih^'is tiot Water^ othcrwife than to the Ight y but a cadguUhU fdrHt^- j mditji 6r a mixture of Fire \ \ Aire, and pure Earth ^ dVcfcaft 4
Fore

ndced mihWater , and therenot fecn of afiy , nor

j
I

known but to few. Iti Vegeia- \ hies it oftentimes appears, for-^

they feed not as fome think,-

on Wat er^ but on

'vifcoi^tte

i\{^sfeminall

that

is

hid in the

Wa- -

This indeed they attrad and from thence it afcendstothe Brarjches-y hut Ifomtimes it happens , by the way to break out at the iarke^
ter.

at the RveteSj

where

t%
uy.*^t>*^v/^^

Euphrates ^r/)&^

V>^ ^ JL/f^^'^^'^^'

where meeting with the coldL A?^aire , it fubfifts and congeals toL,
^^^^ congelation
is
j/j,
^jjj

Uor not ftiddah, but requires fonnic j57f4fl fi^ff^, for if you. find itj'

whiles it isfre(h, it is an exceeding fttbtillmojfliire ^ but^i finous, (ox it will fpin mtoj;
firings as ifmall as

any hair, and had it paft up to the Branches it had. b?exi formed, in time, to zPhntmot Cherry. This happens to it by cold 5 and above T, groundybut in the Bo wells oflj the Earth it is cangealed by a
gi

fftlfhuriotts

heat into

Metalls^
j,

place of its congelati0n be fure , then into a bright

if the

and

Sperme is imlighty pregnated with and is full of the Star-fre , from whence allMetalls have their Luftre. The fame might be faid of F carles and Freci^s Stones ,
(JHetall 5 for this
this

Waters ofthe 4/.

his ftarrie

t^

feed being the M0^

her cf them aU^ for when it is Miner allifedhy it fclf, and without

any

fesculent mixture
it

then
flieds

^omit igniculos fuvs^

;nd (hoots
its -F/r^/ 5

and hath
that if

o much of Heaven^
Jid

wc

not know the Conffiracj ^ vc (hould wonder how it could ove the Earth^ Let us now in

few words

re fume

what wc

iavefaid5'and the rather, bcaufe we would explain our vlahod, for we intend to fol-

ow Rajmond

Lullie

who

in

'

he Fifth Chapter of his Teftanent hath laid down a certain igure^ which fully anfwers to hofe words we have formerly itcd out of Rh^f^ Ceftrenfis. c/^t c^ ^'^ ^ have already men tion'd

We

wo Principles
ure^

God and

iV4-

or Cod and

the created

Vorld : For that third Princifli

or

5P
or

Euphrates or the
Ci^^i^s that

was

pr^eexifie^^t

Worlds we fliall Ipcak of no more , but ia iieti ot' it we fhall have reciDurfe to the fecondarj Sfermc or Chaes that now is r and comes out of the World for we will *vifible ground our Difcourfe upon nothing but what is vifiblc , and in the Front of It we place the Divine Majejlie^ who is the fole Centrall EterriAll Princifle and
to the
'^

Architect of

all*

$1

Euphrates ^r /^^

This Figure is RAjmondLui lies^ and in the Center of ic you fee the/r/ Hjle or Matte whereof the World was madt In this Hjle (faith Raymond) z\ the Elements and all natura,
Principles
, ,

afwcll

Means

Extreams were mingled po tenrially In forma confufa A qua and this Primitive fpef
,

matic Ocean

filled all that fpacj

i,
'

which we now attribute to tij K^ir^ for ( (aith he ) Attingf, bat upjue ad circdum LunArem Out of this centrali Mylei wit which we'have now done ) di rife all thofc Principles an Bodies , which you find wril ten In^t Circumference of th Figure, ^ndi here begiruis ou
Thilofofhie,

In the
Hjle^
the

firft

you

fee

over th the Elements, o

place

Vifiblc

created

World
who!

Waters efthe lajt.

/fiofG parts are

.j2

commonly cal/

^^

:d. Elements , namely Earth, ^Ater 5 Air and Heavers 5 for

lere is

no other

Fire but that

^^ fatuus 5 which AriftotU indled under the Moon. From

Elements on the right hand, Action and refolution of raref y
lie

leir

fubjlance

you

fee deri,

rd another Principle
jc
le le

namely
t^/'^'*

Vapours of the Elements or Clouds i in which Vapours

inferiour and Juperiour

Nat

^j^i^uH^'

meet and are there marjri- >yi-^^i^h out of their mixture ie*J^;^!i:!:l^ and L ^^nmyr^r*^ Its th2Xlecondai^^ ^AoTpBUJophfCAli y which w? oTfor. Nextto uie Clouds ^ Vapours of the Elements ^^^^^^ ^u will find in the Figure a "IL^ilr^j
,

rW
i:ly

Principle^ n3:rtic\y

3.

deAr-'^ofhf^p'

^/^r, which proceeds

immedir ^^^.'^^'t, from the Clouds: M'/7^ V'%r

( faith

Re%

ZiZ/e ; Argents
err Q<'^o^^<i

'^^^^\
^ur OL^Crmn

j4
/

Euphrates

&r the

r-

njlvomAgisfrofinqua^ qu qui dem referttur fufra terram cur

rens
9

''

^
1^^
"9

The fourd^ Nature immt (^^f<^;^ Principle, which

fluens.

&

^*

^
/ns-^

diatly generates

hy congeUtidt^
"^

\ht^

^^^

^-^^^^
r

out of the fuhfiance or vijcofit of the Aqu9us univerfal Mer^'

certain

^* j^y^f^'^^is a

,^^ ^r<e i$ the gl aflie Az^th^ whici

/ew

fulfhuriou'*'

iffx^oi o^^mAJculine

Miner a

and
,

thij^

>c^U^^^,]s Gold

Philofophicall
Edrt^h^^^

th^

and thf U/ /la^^ Ude 5 as the Vtjcueus VFater ^ -U^ j},g ^^^^^^'^ 3nd the Femali^ L, .
',-

Jfa^

SulfhuryKhc

^
i^^'

/^^^g^The reft of the Principle? ^ w^ich are ranged in the Figure f k^ '^^'^^arc arttfcidll Princifles , an)
-

pfk

:^

'Uuuu^^y

be known or manifefto ^ fe*^A^^fi<^ without y#r^5 excepting th<*' |,^.j.^/u;:a>^ feventh and laft Principle^'
(C^aiinot

^^/??^e

Miwbich is either G^U

or Silver

"^^

\^
^r

^/^ for

thefe are perfed Metalls

fpccifie

^'

^ and Fermertts that

tb"^^

'^"^"^^medidnc. which of it

felf is'^!

Wdters$fmEap.
4<vir[all
it to a and efzSt. Thus far we thought fit Ddcale plainly with you, and orthcpradic part of this Fi5

351

and reduce

articular

difpoficion

(ure,

we /hall wave

it ,

for

we

ad rather fpeak nothing , than Dfpcak that we cannot \k uncr flood. I dare fay, there arc

pme Writers, who

rcjoycc in

^irown

peciall pleafurc

Riddles, and rake a to multiply

fiofe Difficulties

which arc , umerous enough already. For ly part I ihall not put you to a yallof Wit, you may take ic reft from their Author, and lus cxpofe you to no other azard^but what I have been )rmerly expofed to my felf.

fVe (hall

now again return to ur Theories and to make our itranccj we fay, that Fire beimicvtxymoMn^znd motion
t^
2i

'

begins

Euphrates, ^r^^f
,
.

'^
r

i.<jfUeyh

^
^

'

'I

begins Generation : For if tfi Elecnents^ or pans of this mate riall World did all of then
^^x\di in fuis terminis

,u
'^

^^^

[.c.^^i^n^CefjAtim
thing.
"^

fuch would f reduce no

,

|^^

To

prevent this,

thi'
>

Alnnighty God placed in th Heart ot the Worlds namely ir the Barih ( as he did in th( heart of every other Creature j a Fire life J which_P4r4//^. dlls thc^Anh^us ^ andjjnjdi von^ the C entrall Sunn. Thi! ^Tire , leaft it fliould confumc jits own ^^^/ the Earth, hzh^t\\
:

'

ovcrc^'ft with
,
(

j f^/Viir

oiliey jdt-

y^ a(f^ijSeai

f which we \^Wat_e For Searvater( as we have

call tjic

,'

"\^
I

tticd
is full

not to (peak of

its

Sah^

of a ftdfhureous

volatili

fatnef^ which doth not quench fire like the conoinion water, but
feeds
it.

^'

The

like

we

fee in the bodies

Providence oiAnimalsy whofe

Waters of tht Eaft.

;hofe heat or life
is

57
mcithe

tempered

nth a falphureouSi
r^,naraclY

falr.Jh

with^/W,and

lood wjth the breathy as tne Sea with Wirid and yiire. Over --^ lis K^rchaus^ or centrall fre^ Jod hath placed his Heaven , ^ le 5;? and Starrs ^ as he hath

laccd the
cr

Head and the E)es o-^^^^-*^ For between -' f4^and the ^(?r/^there is no tiall accord 5 and he that nows not the one ^ can never now the other. We may obthe
//e4r^
.

:rvc alfoj that the

mnd pafTeth

tween the inferiour and jufe'our fires ^xhdX is between the ntr all and ca^lejiiall Sun*, and Man the Breath hath all its xrty and motion between the ^eart and the Ejes , that is be^^ecn the fire and the light that fee moreover in in us. 'an and the JVorld^ a moft even

We

cor-

"

5$

Euphrates er the
CQtrc fpondency of effeSis 5 foi^ as the Blo(^^ even fo the ^e^^
I
I

__

hatha conftant Fulfe or y^^i/^tion 5 both fpirits ftirring and working alike in their Bodies, f Nor ought we to negUiS ano-^ thcr Conftderation % That the Light of the World is in the fupc) tour parts of it , namely Ivt the 5/#;? and Starrs: But the orif final firc^ from whence thcff^
J^

parks
-but

fly

upwafds^appears
imprijojied
in

nd:^^
^'^

lives

th(

"Marth, even fo certainly,

brightnefs of
^t the yes

all th^"-

CUa^

is

in hP^\

JFace,(ot there he (beds his

,

%y5
"'^*

""J

but the
is

firft

fiurg
'^"

of it 5 namely
at the Heart
,

thatjfre

which

no more
fay
,

fcei

^^

than that which is in the Earth

^i

Onely

this

we may

thii!f^^'
"^'^

boththcfe imfrijoned fires at manifefted to 72e4^; by ih'^S

fame efeifi

namely by

th'^N

vulj

WdUrs $fthe Baft.

ulfe
,

|^

that the

one caufctb

he ^/W, and the other in the ea to which may be added

izttranffiration or e^uafonr^^
ion

of Humours^ which both

produce alike in

iefc fpirits

heirfcverall Bodies.
re

And

that

may further prove that thefe

of i^nh^us and Sol are noi vam words, t us but confidcr what a ftrong leat \% required to x\{\%[Mima* on of Vapours and ExhaUti^
rroes
entralis
)is 5

for

it

is

not fimplc ^ater

lac is

driven upwards^ but a-

undanceof^y^/^and Oile y to* ether with the water. If any

lan thinks the Suncdin dothisj

muft
^e
)r

tell

him heknowes not

nor , what ufe it fervcs in Nature* he Sun ferves onely to dry up je fuperfluous humidity ,whih le Night leavs behind her on

operations of the Sun

the

^if

Euphrates
irJi^es all

er the
5

"^theoutfidc of things
flaccid

for

thil

Vegetables celd anc

hinders their DigeJUen

arid Maturity t,hut thx

Sun with

cleare heat, taking off that ex^

iraneous
their

Moifture

forward]
tc

ancociiony and helps

ripen that which is raw. Thij muft be done with a mod gentk
heat^not with fuch as (hall mak(
the Earth to (hioak and ex^

tra(5h Clouds

from

it ,

for

thij

would not
maturity
,

bririg things

to

but rather burn and them. know, that if we ftand long in the Sun ^ wc fhall grow hintie ,and common fire will not burn in the light of it 5 for the Sun , whicfi isthe true Element of Fire , atcalcine

We

trads it 5 fo that by degrees it goes offand forfakes his FucU^ but if you convey the fire out of
the

Suny'^QTi

it

will

more

^y^cT'yf^^

vC^t/>/^^

Itrongly

WdUrs of the Eafi. crongly app^ to the Fue/J, and

ni^e
;

^j

it

fcif

to

It

aric

b'rn

ic.

Ic

Earthy for ;hilcs xh^heat ofthe Sun is prc:nr, the hear of the Earth is oore bufie with the Sun rf an /ith its own Body. For dL%i:>eridf'
juft fo \T th the

k-^n;hath well written,

\erfick Terrs.

!n

fa--

Radii r adits

ju.^-

m?itur.

In the F..ce of the Earth

is

be Beapis of both LtiminAries

neetj

and there

fuch a

Con-

piracy between Fire and Fire,

[hat

the centra!! breaking forth

cceie/liaU, fuffers a

Qmcctthc
iind

of Extafie and dqth not auch mind his own Body. Give

qe leave to fpeak thus , for is fuch an affinity bctweert ..^ hefe /ir^5 'that they ha'cfratlicr pin with one another,than with my third Nature butthut is it vhich cannot be but in part^and y way of influence ^ God hahere
i,

ving

42

Euphrates or the
vtng confined the one to thj Center and the othtr to the Cir cumference* I could demonij
\

i!iX2xcxii\^

noble CUagnetifm

SjmfAthiehy a motf which i|| ,

^^
/
'

have fcen to my admiration.; between the Sun and Jtveet oilt. or rather the fire xxn d fouL oi Nitre and here I (ball tell yoi^
,

^hanjie Earth
is

is full

of Nitre

\y>

tiay ,1 muil: affirm that fure eartl

r/^i^/U!^
^

nothing ellc but Nitre, Yvho(c Belly is full of IVind^ Air^ and

W^-

ftrc'^ and which d iffers no more from Heaven, than the /?(?^foji

a Tree^

tfiat

lodgeth in the dtrt^

doth horn the Branches of to that grow in the :^un fhme^ 'This attraction oi Fire by Fire^ is the true caufc why the heat of the Earth is fo weak in Summer, and foftrong in Winter,
for
in^

the

VVmter when
,

the

Sun

is

abfent

ihccentrall fire

keeps

WdUnoftheJEAjt,
:p5
1

4j

altogether within thc^^r^A

irritate<i

being

e invafian

by an hooiCald^ heats the

vigoroufly 5 and Cleuds

Mers

much more

that Exhalations
:

far
,

^r,
^n

more copious in the />than they are in the fumwhich could not be if the

were the caufe of thentr. oucward dry iat ^ as that of the Sun is, falig immediatly on the earthy
d tothis, that an
lift

needs

hum
^

the earth Seit

re
1

it

can make

fmoak-^ but
is

i/marJfire

that

mingled
^

ith the

moifiure of the earth

innot burn^ be
nfe
5

for

it is

never fo qualified with

it

ir^-

tlic

'rf^^r,

eat

and tempered to a moift and without doubt fuch a

naturaUj refolve

Vemvfvtxy

3me pars of the earth ^^nd caufc icm to exhale 5 as our own ini^ard

heat[^

being

moiftened with

' ''

44

Euphrates, i^A-/;^^
^1

with the blood, makes us fwe,, without any violence. To re duce all this to a Corrollarie^

'"

fay that in the Winter Godfeaif the face of the Earth with Froj
'^

jand Cold^ as a
^
,

man would
keep in

fqr
th(

'"

fej:^. and
>

this to

''*

'\congelative f^ermatic Humidi^^

,
l|

;^ m^P\ (cend with the more

S;^(?rj
j

/-Uj, which otherwife might

that break out

a''
^^

crude Va-

r/*"^ jiM^^ ^hf^ ^

I

^(?/^/^/sr/?v at 9

that time.and filling^the

$phm
fo

gf^hl^g^ake in like

ma-

1^'

^iM^^ngs,, for we n:iuft know,

that iV4/re begins to /^^/^r^^J ;/i^^ the Earth about the end
o(

f'

'^i

"^

^///;w ; and continues it all'^' the ^/;^^^r, the ferie fukilljn. I' /^ of the Heavens being then ?

condenfed by the r^Wand 5i?/ftureoiiht Moon^ who isi^^r-'

^^;/^ ajl the

f^'

ted above the Sun,

Winter , and elc vaThis you

^1'

Waters of the Eafi.

ay fee in Sf^ow , which falls hard Froft, which being tan up whiles
ic

45
^

js/rcihj,

and -

gc ft ed in a BlindgUfs'in ajhef^ ~ r twenty four houres , if then

)u

lution

open the glafs, whilft the is warm, you (hall per^

ivcinthe ^r^d^^of the tvater the odours inthc world, and

rtainly far

more

pleafant than

cyarc in the Flowers at Maj^ pok into the bottom of the lafsandyou will find there^
fatt

grey/lime^ not unlike to

Jodpe.
5

illile

Separate

the

:ion in

legme from it by a foft diftilbaheoy and put the rein

lence

Boltfhead

well
ajhes^

)pt, in a drie

heat

o(

ep

it

then

warm

for an hour
glafs

two 5 and fuddainly the

11
i
I

fly to pieces, for the

mndy

life

or fpirit/is not well fetthe

in

ly fee the firft

Body. Here you Attempts of

hu^nntcsoythg 46 _ Nature , but if you know ho

1

^\ to work upon Water, you

..
I

flis

Bnd gredter things

1

than I ha^

V.

cold you.

The Magnejld then ("as Sit ^j divow hath. written ) is geni rated in the Winter , and n| without reafon^ for then tl
heat of the earth
is

ftrongel

and
-\

beft able to digcft the

Nt
-zJ,

triment that comes Heaven^ and coneoU

fcous fferme.
^tt;?

down froj
it

to a

"S

But in the ^r/;? and Summer feafom , when tj

hath chaft offthe Frofi^zi^ the centraUzndi calefiiall Lum

mutua , by their mixture |and conflux of ^^/afzvi rclaxated and dilated the Fon of the earthy then there is a wa made for the fperme to afcen more freely , which fMimin^ Vi^^zxdsis attracted znd inter hefted by the vegetable King
naries have

dm

waters of the Eajt

if,whofe imediat aliment
it is.

47

To return
rds of
,

then to thofe firft Rh(us Cefirenfisi, wc

-is

this

Jperme

made of

the

pours or clouds y8c the vapours

^ffionoi

made by elevation and deE elements y and not

he

ely of the elements^but fas

th )

of elementats alfo , that of Bodies Compounded of elements and this b^ars a

,

^ble
th

fcnfc.

ow that the

earth

For wc muft is charged

many f articular natures^ Mineralls of all forts and Ca,

verous Reliques

for our

Bo-

^
rtb
I,

alfo lodge in

the earthy

/^

f^n the fpirit of life hath left

:m. All thefeas well as the

it felfe,

fuffcr a rarefacii-

oi fubfiancc ^ t inTo thek Vapours faith Raj* mdLnlljy Omnia corpora elc mtata refolvmtur ad intran*
refolution
I

and

iurnl

4^
puts

Euptiratcs or ths

dumnQvlim (^enerationem, T me in mind of an Opini

t,

I have read fomctimcs in

Cal>a/iJ}s

namely that

this

or <5^^y we have attained tool

attraction and tranfmutation putrment, rifeth not in the J furreclion'^ but out of that fern nail particle , which original

attr^a^ingxht nutriment^ did

^ercajlitfel/ethcxcmtb^ the

fliill

(pring another
) lurketh
,

new

bod^
(

and
they

this

feminall f article

fomcwhere in tl

bones

nor in that part whic moulders in:oZ)/. OfatrutI we fee that bones arc very fei

manent and lading , and th ^ojefh was not ignorant of

when dying in
*^'

<t^gypt

he gav
,

J.

that charge to his bretrhcn

j]ull carry up

mj bortes jroi hence. We know the ifraelitt ^tcre bondmen in ^gjff ncc
fou

TVdters $fthe Bafi,

)ur

4P
^^-

hundred years
,

after

fh's death
is

yet

all

that time

lit

bones were not confumed^ were carried away to the and of Canaan^ as it is writn, AndMoks took the bones of ^^ Dfcph with him-j for he hadi^^ aitlj [worn the Children of
,

^^'
'

rael

faying

God

rvill

furely

fipyof^^& joujhall carry up

my
v

neshence with you. Certainly we judge rightly , we muft

ifc^'e

that this feminall parti-^

fjisour onely originall

fun-

mentall Matter^ the reft being It an accretion that comes

i3m the extraneous fubfiame

meat znd drink.

it

What
this

lolTe

then

if

we layby

cor-

Pt

accretion oxaccejfe'ofmat'

for cannot he that

I

made

at firft of the feminall par/^5make us of it again. From iS Opinion St. Fauly in my

<*

iudg-

50

Euphrates ^r r*^

judgment, abhorrs notj in thd fpcech of his to the Corinthiam where he would (hew them th manner of the Refurre^ion^ an<
^

what bodies the Dead rift Theu Fool ( faith he ) that whic thotiforvefiyis not qukkned ex
ivith

ceft it
fotveft^

die-^

an^f^ihat which the

thou fowefl not that hoa thatjlia/l he , but bare Grain ^

\

"

of Wheat or of fom other grain bat Godgiveth it

,

may chance
body as
to
it

hath f leafed him

is

an

iveKj feed a body that

it:

pn

per for

iox fo fignifieth th

here you thj are angrie Readers , let me b

Original!.

And

excufed
as

for I deliver not

th,
i

my own

Sentiment

but

the "Tradition of the

fjed people

^ewes

who were fomtimes a very leaf

the Myfleryes
ture
3

^znd knew more c of God and Na than any other Natia

what'

Wdtefs of the
/here
hat

Eaji;.

ft

/hjtfoever. Bttt':o begin again'

we left, you muft know^ when the centra/i Sun fub-

imcs the Fafours^thok Vafourls >artake not onely of the natun

f Earth and Water

but of

ivcns -mother particular

Mine^
-

^///fwhereof th? earth

tr ^sxd\fulL

md rva^
,

To make this nnore clear, the

/4^i?ri

properly fo called

rife

rom

the Sea^ and

.

from zWfrefh
of-

ratsrs.

Thefe partake

the

ibft'ance^nA. qualUties of fuch

Mjjtpc^ls as are iq [the rvater^ bme 0(f them being bituminous^

omo faltifh yiomt mercurially nd all -of them moifi and'phleg'jafic: On the contrary, thoftTj xHlTitiom that come from the
=

earth W^ for the orc hati- and miner all than th^ vatcr.Thcikferitearthyfumei^} acccifignvith the coldniafonrf

artk arc drie

\j
]
' '

of

52

liuphratcs, $rthe,

of the rvater.;, oftentimes" pto duce moft terrible Tctripefts

^.
i"

%f^\

fome of thefe beii;g jtitrous fome arfemcall^ fome [ulfhure and feme hi OHs^ and all het reafon of their copious julphur 'inflamahle. Both thetc, ^I nieai
,

'^

""

the ^4r/^^ exhalations^ land th(

'^

watery vapcursmcct intkat^vafl

circulatory

''^'

-'"

of the ^/> ^ where'' Complexions o\^ htat and cold^Kt mingled togc.^therlike agent and patient-^ ot^^ ^Sulphur and Mer curie And thd
^heir contrary
'*^

^^

particular Natures

and^^^wi/^

;SiCf^

which they accqiiired from the miner alls , are resolved by the n^/>^5 and totally reduced, into
generall Principles,
It is

fttange
in

to confider what a
revolving faculty

powenwU
i^/

there

wind ox atre 5 for thcr thing than

that

windh no ofee in nran^

me ftirr'd, land
that

by/r^

as

wc

waters of the Eafi.

lat the n^.otion of the

5j
is

breath

aufed by hcat^ afwell as that of 'le blood^both proceeding from

le

'

fame hot ^rmcifle of Life.

the
life

o certainly

of the

wrld cauleth wind or a comlotion inthe^ir^, afwell as a

'ux in the
re
5

Sea

for both thefe

Seas^ and have their fluxes^

we

lliall

lore fully.

prove elfewherc -h Aire then , as wc -<<

.

ave faid , refolves all things , "^n^ .ndcfpeciallyrv/W, f5r it re-^^A^^^

;to^i

aU

/i/^j into jr^f^r

and^^. '^

-;

tUs fotfitiofi be diflird,we fhal

!nd

siv-;.\u-t>vH

fome part of the

fait redu- :

:.^

ed inzo frefh water. As for the ejidue ^i{ it be cxpofed to the

v>i,

it

will refelve again

diftill it

and

ou may

the fecond

me: In

a word, if you repeat

hisPr^^e/i:,you will bring the

/hole ^^^^
itillfrejh

of the
,

fait into a ^tf-

water

nothing difle'

rent

54

Euphrates
rcntfroni the
i
I
'

or the
either
ir

common

fi^ht or tafte.hnd here

you mpf
i!

not think your /4/ns loft^for

you know how

vPAter
y

to congeal the

you will
will

find

it

again
it

but fo alter diiovci what

that

was.
it

you

wonder
,

to >fce

This praflice
7iature ofair-^

if well

under

flood, fufficiently declares the

but he that know?

where

to find congealed air y anc

^/^

a^'^4^u*^C2in(X\Qo\vt'\ihy heat to a vij^J^!^Gus rvater^ he hath attained tc

^^^

/' fomthing
rvonderfuli

that

is

excellent.
thij

j^C^u^ ^it^Muchmorel

could fay of
[firituall
,

and
I

Elerejol-

7J7nt^\vhok penetrating

ving factdtie

have fometimes

contemplated in this following and fimple expeiment. Com-

mon Qjfickfilver hath a'^miraculous union

of parts
is

and of

all

compomds

the firongefi exif you diftiU

ii

ccipungGoU'^ for

W4terj fi/theEaJl.

55^
, it

by Retort a hundred times

;ill
'

"

be Quickfd'i/er ftiil notdthhanding all thofe reittera*d rarefactions oihxs body .

But ^ "" you take a thoufand weight fit and vafour them away but nee in the of en air , it will nc- er
-^

come to Quickfilver again 5 or the Fumes will be lifted up

)

the tt^/W^where they will fufV

^tonlldijfolution

and will v
U'^'f^'''^''

ome down meer Rain-water.

'his is the le

very reafon why alfo vapours of the Elements are fted up to the middle Region

^^^^^^'^
-

rj

i/^

fthe^/r ^fprtherethen^/Wis \o9icold^ and hath moft libery^^ caiv^^ ^^W<^< e^ an^d in n^o other place

^ ^^
y
?

Z4i^i

which ^{ature^ This if itcnd s,^ ht ferfeoied ndcrftood , is a moft noble Jeyet of Nature: nor was ^^^ igle ir

Rejolution

orant of
ig

it ,

when complainhis

of the decaycs of

own
body

E 4

Euphrates

or the
thusirf^
fi

bodj^ he delivered himfelf

chap. 50. j-jjQf^ liftefl

me up to the wind thou caujejp me to ride ufon tt r and diffohejl my jubfiance %

.

'

have hitherto (hewe^m you ho^ Fire rarifies all thing? and how wind and air refolvi them yet further than fre^ a'i' we have exemflified in ^ickf And this is it wc hav<i^ ft her. delivered elfwbere in more en(f

Wc

f)

ij

Anmi
^^^^[p

namely Than , dilate^ and Cen Circumferences Thdt Super ioun Jers contra^
vious Tearms
f<i

'^

^^'^

diffolve^

& Infer iours cjagulate

>

That we fhould make ufe efan indeterminate Agent^ till we cai^ jinda determinate one. For true
it is,

that the metcuriall diffoU

'^i^^/i^^-'^t^- J? in^'^'^ '^^^j

aiery

things

t^

and in and the fulfhuis

rious congealing virtue

earthy that

in the

is

to fay, in

'^^^ nerall natures PJC^4iiyr/

fome mi and fubjlances which

Wafers of the Bap,

vhieh
arth.
:/>,

5^
'^

God

hath hid

in the

Take therefore

n?^/^^r

of^^''^'*/

which 'is a great di[jolvent^^ nd ferment it with earth , and ^^^^*r n the contrary, earth with b?4- i^c^CPc
er
5

^^^^

Or to fpcak

nnore obfcurc- -

^ ^^^

/,

hur
J.

ferment Mercury with ^^^' 3 and Sulphur with Merca-p^ ^jf*

zl^^^

And know that this c^;?^^/f-*C^/? ^

is

/>^ faculty

much adjuvated

heat'^

efpccially in fuch pla-

es where the /jp^rw cannot eX'

ale^

and where the

but
if the

ht at

is

tem'^
^^7^;^,

erate/j

place be

^^

nd the heat
'iffpates.
i^e

excejjtve^ then iti-.

It

remains

now

that'^

fpeak fomething of the

materiall

two
t,

ajftve'.

Blements , amely oi Earth and Water for

ihefe

are the bodies that fuffer ^ >y jfr^ > and whofe parts are regenerated by a perpetually
ircular rarefacfion^znd conden*
v^

It

58

Euphrates ^rrA^
advice of the Bro R C. that thofc whc of thers would be Proficients in this Ar
It is the
fliould ftudy the

elements anc

their oferatkn^ before they feel

after the Tinctures

is

to be wifhed indeed that

of Metalls. I mer

would do fojfor then we (houlc not have fo many Brojlers^ anc

fo few Philojofhers, But here
it

may be queltioned 5 who

ny fuch end

is

he
a^

that ftudies the elements^ for

as to ohferve anc!

imitate their Operations i

For in

the Univerfities

we ftudy thera

if

onely toattainto a falfe book-i Theerie , whereof no use can be made but Qtucking^ Difputing^
a Noife. Verily the 1)0 Brine of the Schoolmen^

|j

5(

and

making

hzxh allaf d zi\d per verted even that defire of Knowledge which

God planted in Man. For

Traditions

thei^
,
^

we

receive

there

com-

from our Superiours ^ with them the awe of the ^rry utor, and this breeds in us an
JJjming
)inion of their certainty 3

fo

a an Unwerfity-man , eannoc all his life time , attain to fo uch Reafon and Confidence^ as look beyond his Led'on. I
ive often
her hirits

wonhred
,

that

any
it

can think Arijiotles

hilolophic ferfe^
infifts in /wrerr

when

words without

ly

further effects 3 for of a uth, the faiftty and injuffid-

I'r;

of ameer Notionall

Know-

is fo^apparent,that no wife an will aflert it. This is beft lown to the Fhifitians , who hen they have been initiated

ige

this tvhirlygigg^ are forced at

ft
'fl?

to leave it
Principles f

and to a(lume if they will be

ch as their Profeffion requires

ey

fliould

be. Arijiotle will

very

^0

Euphrates

^r /^tf

very gravely

tell us.

Mi

defim
Jj^

fhikjophm^ ibi incifit Medicm But I admire what affiftance Phifitian can receive from thi
Fbilojopher,
us, Scientia

^^
\^

vfhok fcience

tdl
.^j
,j^

non eji particuUri um: for without parUcuUrsi^^ Phifitian can do nothing. But ii
^

in

good

carneft, did not

(

o/ri
VI J

fiotle's

Science

if he

had any

arifc

from particulars, or did defcend immediately from Uni verjals? If from Uni'verfals how came ^e to be acquainrc<^^ with them ? Did he know tb l
",

cies^

knew the Spe or the /pedes before the in dividuals': I think not: He knev the individual firft, and having
Genus, before he

in

obferved his nature and propri etjy he applied that to the vvhol
Species
5

-or to fpeak jenfe, to al

;

individuals of that kind

this aplication

anc

made

that

know
ledg(

Waters ofthe Eafi.

ig^general^vvhich at firft was rtieuUr , as being deduced

^x

Dm zparticuUr ohjeB, This is

iCjand Arifiotle will tell us fo,

DUgh he give himfclf the Lie 5 r elfe where he affirms , Nihil in intelUBft qued non fuit , in Jenfr, Which if it be
''.us

ie,

then Scientia non e^fartiis falfe.

Urium
;
'

But

I
,

have
and^

ncwithhimat prefcnt
:

my own

part I have learnt

J'lgago,' nor of Arijlotle but

'

Roger Bacon
\

Quokl commu- Qt^^z*

5

nee froefcquerda, nifi propter partif aria. And this is evident in"
\

fauci funt valor^s

J>^

ff^^

I fra^ifes
"
^'

and profeffions that iduce^ny thing to the beneoitnan. For Nature her fclf
tions

^^
^^

h imprinted the Univerfall and Conceptions in eve* soul^ whether learned or u-^ nd^io that we need not ftudy Uni-

^z

Euphutts

cir

tit

Unkjerfalls , and this our Frik^ had ehfervedj for, faitfa he. Jl communihus K^mmi cence] tidnibus vnlgus. cpntwdAt cu
fafientiht^
^

in parficularik

ver$

&.propijs errat ^

& drfca

dati And for this very rcajo. he condemns Arijl4)tle and G len^ QjiU in commtmihrn & uh \
Di
\

'uerfalihus

fe occufaverunt

'

ferduBi funt ad feneciutem^ %

tamco7iJHmentesin fe^o^ribfis vulgatisy nee vias ad h^^c [cert

i
k:

i
u
ni

magna ferceperu^i. Let not do as thofe hut hens did^thc^j

.

very point, rfic gxcm part of the world' follows thei

in this

it

Let^s
tf^re

rather fipllm!^wljierc,i\f
,

leads

for

iSbe:

having

ffefi thefe
.bui/to

U/fiverfa/U^ inoiifc

mMsyhBXb not done it in

vai i
n

theend we^ihould apf th^em to outward jevfibU part eplar^ , S< fo attain to a /r/^^^ e:
-Vv/il

i
ic

per

WdterscfthEafi.
rimentdU knowledge , which this life is our oncly crown ^ dpcrfe^ion. Ifamanfliouid iinthclfare Theorie oi Hus^ ^rj^, and oncly read r/>^/7's crgkks^ never putting his nd to the Plcw^ I fuppofe S Theorie could not help him his daily bread And if wc 1: in the Notions and ndmes of tngs , never touching the
:

6.p
^^

"

'ngs themjelves^

we arc hke to

^duce
^eafes

no effects ^nor to cure any , without which perforis ufejles ^znd

inces Philofophie
t

to be

numbrcd amongft
5

our-

But how f alfe this God knows, and man alfo 'ly knowJt if he Jconfidcrs but 3 )fe two Obftrudions of Life^ knefs and poverty. But they
sceffaries
J

ii

51

f!

oncly effe^s that arc nting to Arifiotles Fhilojofhj even his Thurk is for the
not
:

If

moft

^4

Euphrates or the

moft part/4//e, and where It true yxi'is fo flight and fuperf;'

ciall,

doth not further i at all. He is none of our mxiti dries bdeive it , but the ver
that
it

\
"'

Mewora to all naturall tiijcovi r/Vj^andhehath for many Pi^

ges
not onely ebjiru5ied bi exftinguifhed the Truth. Muc might be faid of this fellow an
,

|j

^1

his ignorance ^yj\(ic\\ is not

moi
t

grfijsihzn ferverfe

I omit

fpeak ot his ^^theifm, and tt eminenc) of his /^^//V^ , whic

was not onely deftrudivc to ih

JFAme of the old Fhilofopher.

whofe

Books

tlus

Scribli

burnt, but even to the happwe^

zndjfrogrefs of pofieritj^ whoi he rob'd of thole more antien

more excellent and Monumentf^vT

invaluabl

U have digrefi thus far to coi r<a thi$/r4% fheeft who hat
fpoir

WdterscftheEaJf,
3oird a numerous Flock and rather^becaufc of a late cree'^

tsj

lie

atttmp of fome of his who acknowledge , :m their Dictator ^ and the Fa^r of their Humane Wifdomey
'ng

riends

id fuch
fey tell

indeed he
us
,

is.

But when
againft

who write

m,
fc

that
,

trefies

we do but reftore old when indeed we op,

an Athieft

and one that

nied the creation of the world^ d the dear immortAlUty of our mis: they muft give us leave
ice

be a little angry with them, we muft lay the Hretic at :ir Doors , for they are the ^n that maintain him. In the san time^if they are in earneft,
think us guilty of any herefie^ them publickly /hew where-

and we

ftiall

not

fail

to give

:m ah account of our Senfe and nr (JHifinterpr stations. For

our

6ut
r. P.

not trouble* had not f them oi them darkly ai^ timer oh} fignifiedy that we teach a ne
pai^t

we had

at this

tkne

P*i?^r,

new PhilofifM?, and ne'

n
fj

DiviniPyi^

To whom I ihall r< turneno:4;?/jv^r but this ^ Thm

before he undertakes to jud what Phihfofhie or Divinity

J;

j,

new, he fliould firft endeavor tounderftand the old. But i\\ is aikp out of my ways ^nd tfa
I

jt

may return -3>2;<is^/?!fc> I fliall now refurae my

sj

D
m

\i

fcmrfid^E^rth andWater^

thofe are f enfiBh fuh{target not um^vtr^alls and ChymAra fuch C5 the Ferifateticis fane

%e

when they couple Nature Nothipg^

ai

By tfrf^ 5
this

undcrfland

n
,

impure

faculcttt
^

hdy

tvhich

we

tread

but a

mo
Ci

dtnflc f^tc

tlcmcm 9 name

waters $fthe Eafi.

:he naturall centr all fait

e^

Nitr^^

his [alt

is

fixed or permanent

t?^^^

)f

Mer curie. ^-^"^^ ^ vhenthefetwo meet,! mean the

n the Fire , and it is the fdfhur ^^ui^ M^/^r^3 by which (he retains^ If /v^w;^
congeales
her

md

>ure earth

and the water , then he earth thickens the rvater^znd,

mc the contrary
Uiates the earthy
3?/?

the rvater fub^

and from thefc

"^

there rifeth a third thing ^-

ot fo thick as earthy nor fo thin

5

jv^^er

but^fajncan i/i/^

^mflexien , anT^thS^w^cSled^ f^rr/^r/'g^ whlchTsliofliii^ clfe uta c&mfofition oLWi^iLMd^^^^^

ilt.

For we muft know, that

f^

lefe

two are the prime materia, jj^ without which_Is of nature , tc can makc no fpermfotfeedi
)r is

i^^is
I

thaTail, for whciTthc Riade , it will never grow a hodj , nor can it be refolved ddifpos'd to a further Gene-

r4-

6i
ration

Euphrates or the
,

unlets ttefe t\yoare^r^-

^5

fent & alfo^^/'^rtf^withit.This

^^

/ ^ we may (cc all.the y ear

,

long by
^

a frequent and daily experience /For when it Rains ^ this Heavenmeets with the Nitn f ly rviiter that is in the e^rth, and ^///i/i^^J with his jicriit, and the Nttre I monie fliarpcns the water , f(
i
'
;

^^^

^j

^^

^^

thatthis;^//'r^^ rvater diffolveij^ in th( all the Seeds that are

^^

Lground:
the
in
)t^7

thus Solution i not one! Generation^ oi

And

our <^rt^ but in Nature alfo j .which is the Art of God. W-

necdnot fpeak much more xhc earthy forthefcfew words

underftooc',ue fuffici enr, and carry in then! a dce2i [evje than an ordinary Readi
if rightly
^^

MO
^'

wiirpercclvc. I know there i another ^yW^^- Oriental Earth

which

is all

golden 'and
is

//#//'*

f (?^/^/, and yet

not

C?p/^,

but

baf

Waters efthelEafl.

69
be had ^
is

n(c
:ofts

C9y7ternffible

thtng^ that

nothings for

it

may
This

the taking up.

^

th^'

'arth of ftythtofia

that hath aif is

olours

ink: This

that
,

Jn*

Irodamas of Democritus the ;rccn Duenech and Sulphur that

lever touch'd thejfr^^vvhich if it
)e

rejolvd, then it

is

our glafjie
e

^
"
l
1

Azoth^ or vitriol of f^enus PhifJophicalL

I

"^^

^'^'

hisjscnough as to the__g4^
,

and now wc ^jXi2lhiiii^ This /ill fpeak of the Water.

llemerJt
is

the Deferent

on Fe-

iculumoi d\\ Influences what-;! oever^ For what efflux foever be that proceeds from the r *rreftiall Center ^ the fame a- |!:cnds and is carried up in her h the Air And on the contra- r Mil that comes from H aven
'
'

')

:fcends in her to the earthy fpt

|i

her Bellj the inferlot^r and y^V

70I

Euphrates

^y fA^

femur
j

natures meet and

mm
i

glc, n6r xanthey be manifefiu

il^rithput

Iftence

it is

artifice fingular i. whatfoever that

fure in the earthy all that (he re \ ^^eiues from the rvater: Am' here I mean fuch fure Subfian ^ JV^jbu^/'^i? ^^ ^^^ ^^"^^^ "^y ^^^ Philofo I /^ phers I)ecomfofitaT\ / For th(t< 7,^
*

Eagle leaves her Egg^ that

fay, the n?4f^r leaves her
^ty in
}?/;f is

is t(

the earth, and this

Limo X/w^
5

<'

co^voffed into Nitre

anc

^ to other innumerous Mineralls have formerly told you o:

We

^A.

two Suns or JFires , the Car left i ,^,4VZand the Centrall. botf
..

Now

^thefe difpence their efflttxions

or influences , and they meet ir fhe vapour of the jv^^^r^ Fortht Vulcan or earthly Sun . makci
rr^^cr afirend to the

t the
f

^:g^^
i;

oFthe 4/;^art?herc tEc^ ^4/gr /^^fpread unde7 thcjf^fcrimjres.

Waters ofthe

Ma>fi.

71

(orjhe isegpofe j to tfto^^ df^ -

|ncLg/4;gg>jr7 and this in a

naked^
-'

feSSZ^^^ ^^4>^
j>f

The

4/>

a truth,isthat Temfle,

whcrf

nferiotirs arc

married to their

Hfcriours

for to this place the

(5

heavenly Light defcends, and united to the aereaS oleous

,

iflumidity
l^eSy

jvhich

is

hid in the

of the ^4r^r-,This light beturgid and vitally and />-

ing hotter than the rvater^mzkcs

ler

Ireafeth hex feminall vifcotis

\hre 5 fo that (he is po fe her fperme or limofitie^ vere flic butj;/^jQ^ her j>r<?' i7r.^^4/gr~Burthis cannot be'
I

moirgady to de-

mlds

flie

returns to her

own
^
'

Country, Imeantothe Earth-^ br here the CeU^ftrnm c^t MaLc efides. To this purpofe llie <ie7^;?^^ hither

again

and immcdiat-

^F

4.

^
7Jt
,..

Euphrates
diatly the

er the

MaIc

laics

hold upon.

fulfhurioum her unites to Limofity k y fubfiance \ And here obfcrve that this Sui 'n Xfhnr is the Father in all metal fo [\Uc Generations , for he gives the t majctilirje fierie Setd ^ and th(Sti \water gives the hdj , namclj Ithe itmofiti eox heavenly aque^
,

her

and

his fierie

i^^

i)

^
^^

a^uM^JioH^^ ^ .Acoagulation
^
I

bjl!c
is

'

made. mufl wi know moreover, that in thij ^ y Sulphur there is an impure ex- (g
-'

We

ir

c^ ^^^-/^^

fyaneoHs heat^vihich gnnws and

eorrodes t his waterie

fS

y ^'^'^

Kg^ ^

en-

bi

>

d^

^^^'^^

deavouring to turn her to ar impure fulphur, fuch as his own hod) is But this cannot be, b e- k caufe of the Heavenly Seed or M , X/^^f hid in a^ueous Nit re,
tc
,

lut

irc

^o<^/^^ wjiidLLV*^^
thing
CO
5

fuch

mc

For as foonas the

3

fui- i

phurtous terreftriall heat begins

i\

work

fofoonitavvakes andrk
ftirrcs

Wditrsoftht E4ji
.lirres up the Heave f^lj light "^ whichbcing now fortified with^ hc MaJculine 7inture^ orjure^

*r5

"

ire^oi i\\^_[ulfhuL'i begin$_to

yor k onitsojvn^^^ , namely on the aqueous Nitre and fepa,

^ ^^^ V/^

rates

from

it,

ih^ feculent extra^

,

ieous parts

of the Sulphur
it

and

remains by

felt

a bright

3celeftiall;ff^//m

Wy. Obt incture or,

^
^

v'/^^
'''

fervethcn that th e

\0ul^,.^^L.Jul2ht^j^ x^ene ratcd in i s own

c

7odj[

butlTmuft forfake

m^Mt^ ^ that /4 X^^i^-'

hdarkand earthy Carcafs ^ znd /ir^^A put on a new furijiedhodj before ^^^/ i?"*^ can be united to the Itght of Heaven. XH^niE^odj^nngs ' out of the water , foFmcivater brought it down from Heavenj
lit

*
,

and certainly by tt^^^er and [pirityjc muft be all Regenerated ^ which made fome learned Divines affirm that the element

of

water

74
f^Afer

Euphntc%^0rttfe

was not^ but oncly

tha' i
If

oitht edrih.

Nor can I hew omit the Dodrine of St. John

who makes
the

WATEHjt
id

one of thofe three WitnelTaili which ^teft God here on earthy

And mach
that

to this

purpofe

ind

Speech of Sc. Pad: Houtn times fafi^ f^ffcrd That God

Nations to tpalke in their own tva^esx, hut never thelejsiidxih hej he left not himfelfe without An
all
\t

k\

JVITNE S

inafmuch as hti

gave them from Hea- n ven &c. The Benedidlions oi Bieffings that defcend from God, are not a form of words^ like the Bcnedidions of Men 5 They are all jfirit and effence , and their Deferents are natural vifible Suhflances, and thefe are the Bieffings which the Patriarch wiftit to his Son:Godgive
Oca,

RAIN

tbu ^f

the

DEW $f BE A-

VEN

Waters ofthe Eajt.

75
^-'
\

"EN from A^OVE^andof heF ATNES ofthe EARTH

romBENEATH.
7hich the

He was

f-

otignorant ofthofe BleflingS)

God of

nature had

iclofed in thofe natural things-^

Tid

therefore

he faith in the
-

ame place, Thefmellofmy Son

r

like the fmell

ofafield^ rohich

he

Lord hath

hlefjed.

And

St,

'aul ii\^his

Epiftle to the
,

He-

retvs tells us

That the Earthy

it
y

^hich drinketh inthe Rain^ that

ometh

oft

upon

receiveth

leffingfrom God-^ but that

which

itarethThomes and Briars isreecfed and nigh unto Curfing , vhofeendistobeburnt.

But to explain what

ing
s
is ,

this blcf- ~
.

we remember we
5

ha\^c

written clfe where

that

Water yditlrm.
-^

of a double Complexion,!
the Circumference
ftie
is
-

Zircumftrentiall and Centrall.

in

crude

rj$

Euphrates 6r the
crude, volaiill and phlegmatic
in the Ceriter I but
I ftic

is bcttc:

concoftcd, vijc^HSy airedU^

am

^^ferie.

T his Centrall part is fef

/and

faltifh , outwardly whit ,and Lundr , but inwardly ra and 5^/4r, nor can it be well ex ^/trafted without a lunar ox [oU^
,

/Magnet

whofc

ipropcr alimen,
i

l^it island with which it hath [wonderful! Sjmpathie. Henc<

^

/that obfcure faying

of the Phithey de,

lofophers
give
it

who when

fcribe unto us their Mercuric

this

Chara6ier as mofl naturall , Q^odadhdret corforiJ>us . That it adheares to the bodies or

,

met alls.

And

as Vitha,

got as

faith in the 'Xurba

Suum

absque igne confequitur focium.

And

therefore

it is

written in

book , Magna efi frofinquitas inter Magnefiam Ierr urn. We fee indeed by a
the fame

&

vulgar

WdtersoftheEaJf.
jgat Experience
,

77
any

that

if

K
'.

dmary
it

ftone ftands long but

common water 5
a certain

there fticks

^ which But not- -^ ithfiindingjdijJiis^ andLalL|| iey^fa yy we muft needs afSrm, H their Mercune^^&d^l lat even t ztcs not o the vulva r metaHs g^ JnTEi s^ word Mercur ie,^zsjnl

limojitie

^^

t water dcpofetb.

dSthcLSimcsithcy_ar^
tt1g_ambiguous

and fub tillj!

Here

is

ind_ecd^a mjjierk_Al,
>

icirsjn__^it/^

^ndjjcnotty^

ncTwlth which many learned Men have been gravel'd 5 and ow fince we have menrion'd
,

we care not much if we fpeak

ofit.

\berly

There is nothing fo frequent,nd indeed nothing fo confide-^ able in their Books as Fire and VAter 5 but the rciprocall and onfufed nfi of both termcs ,
puzzles

7o

EuphvMS or the
puzzles much, as when they te
us that their

waur

is

their

/n
I

Of
.

xhis they

have written
,

ftrangcly, that I have fomtirnc

Q^
*

been angry with them but z mongft them all 5 I found on had a good will to fatisfie m( This Author cojtifeffed he mij carried two hundred feveraj
notwithftanding hi knowledge of the true matter
,

times

and

this

becaufc he
is

did

no

know xhtfire or agent by

the matter
altered.

whici

Thefe mij
hin

yfprtmes oi his o'wn

it

moved

fcetns, to a commiseration

Pofleritj

but I muft needs affirm he hath taken his liberty^

his

and expreft
\:'

own n^indy^^
->

\y

Jljiownj^. ^ ^^^^^^^ p ^0^^

0t4rjre{ faith he) cmtinna//^

^e heat be top^eaii^it parttcifaPts of S^h pifmr.%.^it Dt^dv^es , Calcines ^

it ^i^^afmrsmt nnleffe

WMers ef the Eap^ And congeales aU% it u artificial

ff

ff

9find^

dnd

not chargeable

>

ad

\\t is

^
\

taken elsewhere than from he Matter. To alhhis he adds

iiatatlaft,

o{

lave us take

whereof he would moft notice. This

is

^ke
^,
ril

( faith he)

not alt^e/d cf

ranfmuted with the Matter*

:en

He

bought certainly he had fpoenough^znd truly fo he hath

it is

|5

tr

ml
^

to fuch as

know it alrea~

id

For my own part I have found

\

;/|

certain mineral jinking water

ii

(V

vhich partakes of the nature of ^ulphftr^ and w hofe frefaration

s artificiall
,

which is not of the iiffentiaJl parts of thew/nf/^r^but and extraneous y lii^ccidentMl not unkft it be ours which ^ vaf imer-hVatedy v;hkh piffolves y Zalomesyzrid Congas alU but
oj.

ii

l
],

snac

congealed

'y

for

it is

cx-

)el'd at laft

f-

by tbcfircoinatitrt^ and

'^

Jbupnratcs or the

and goes off in windy fumt^ This mcnftruous fulphuriou

fire againft
j(

Nature

hath taugh

me how natural our work 1S5 to: it dot h that here which com mon water doth in the grea
,
jj

rcfped it is calVc of fomc Philofophers Fhlegma, Ros^ Aqua Nubtumi, not certainly that it is fuch , and therefore let us not deceive our felvcj
this

worjd In

mth Mifc^njiruffions, He

tha

would know the Reafon ol ihokTermes^kt him take thii Account irom a moft knowing Philofopher, fAqua Nuhium vocatur
eji
( faith

he ) quia

difiillata.

veluf Res Idatj, tenuijfima-

Efi quoque eadem aqua acetum acerrinum , quod^

corf us fecit

rum fartium.

merum Jpiritum.

Ui

enim, acetum diverfarum qudi-

tatum

eft 9

mmpe

ut in frcfu*
fii

dHmfenetret\

& aftringat y

WdtersoftheEafl.
fc

ti

aquafolvit

& codgulat^ non

Thus much
let

ittem coaguUtur, quia non ejl de

tbjecio froprio.

as

othe Termes , and now cturntothe f^;>^itfdf.

ijfhis /fre

us

I faid

cffcds that in the Glafs^ vhich common water doth in he great World 5 for as this
^

hlegmatkk element coagulates lot 5 nor is it at all diminifticd ,

otwithftanding
that
infinite

umber of
Mature
ftill

individualism

produceth

which even fo

-4='

isinour

7^r^.5 fox our

water V"

flfo alters notj

lur

frbealtcr'd in her

though the matl?elly^ and

very Principles generated here, namely Sulphur and ^er' uriephilofophicaU. Norfliould

'

ny man wonder that I affirm ommon water to be incoagulable

ty
]l

heat at leafi

for in this

peak not unadvifcdly . I know *hcre arc in water fome natnus

coagiii^

82

iiupnratcs, rthe
ccagulahle
,

but they arc nc

fb

parts of the ir^f^r^ but of othcJ^

elements Nor will I deny bu fomefhlegme^ nay, a very grcspoi quantity, and fomtimes all5ma;iii( be retain'dby mixture with ofoi ther natures J and feem to bin
,

111

coagulated

into Stones

ani
ka

thofe fomctimes tranjparent

but coagulation in this fenfc namely by mixture oi parts , a in meal andrpater^ I mind not but by coagulation I under ftanc

Ij

a trafmutation of the Jubfianck of ?^er rvater into .E^r/^ or 4/>; and this in fimple water cannoi
be.
I

t hat

kno\y there i s a water of it felf^ without all extrac oagulafe

neous additions jynW

in a foft heat

toTa fuft lle fak

more
this
is

pretious_th an Gg/^-^ but

not any water that the eye

^^^^ 5 but anothe,r invifible HU' miditj\ which is indeed every

J
Waters 9f the Eafi,
J
ti

83

where ^fed non videtur ( (aith Sendivow ) donee artifici placeat ]^ This might fatisfic as to this"^^^"^ point, but I will add fomething/^^A<^i^ more^lcaft I fpeak without Rea- p/eJ^A
,
1

^^^j

fon, efpecially to thofe

a better

who

are not willing to allow others

judgment than they

that
is

have themfelves.

The commerce
tain 'd

(irth
litie

mainbetween Heaven and by the afcent and voUti-

oi water ^ may fufficiently inform us of what dangerous :onfequence , the ceagnUtion of :his element would be. It is improbable tfien that the wife
3f Nature
ry
^

God
that

fhould

make

Htimiditj coagulable^
ufe

whofc verequires
j it

and

office

iiould be other wife

For

if in

be ejfenceoi water yZS it is fim* water ^ there were an aftrin^/nt cong^ealhgfacultj^ii v/ould
fie

by

84

Enphratci

r^lf

by degrees attain to a

total j?Af-

ili

athn^ and then there could bi no further generamn ^ cither oiici Reafon form fpermes or bodies
-j
.

tc

it is this,

if the

water were

fx-l
Bi

would be no valour oi k cloudy and there being no va,four^ there could be nofferme for the elements cannot meet to t
ed^ there
,
f;

make the /per m but in a vapour, k ror example , the earth cannot
ri

-afcend, unlefs the water be

^
-

firfllf

tarejiedj for in the ^^//y

of

the

water \sxht earth carried up5p find if the earth ajcends not, haVing put off her groHfe bodj , and i I ^facing fubtiliated and purgea] tvith the water , then will not J I the /f/> incorporate with it , foi I thcmoijlure of the ^4/rr introI duccth the ^/r into the rareJieA
)i
i|

& di^ohed

earths

And

here a-

gain as then?4f^r rccocil'd the ait to the earth , fo doth the Atr reconcile

Waters 0ftheEafi,
f

85
it

:ilc

the

w^ur

to the j&-, as if

%^^

vould r^^iute one courtefy with iinother^ For the^4ir with it| '^^*'^J*oRtj, ^nd fitpefs^ y intygX
<

lucctn th^

into the ivater

3ihc/rffolJovvingtlie 4/>, and i'lkUngto it as to its fue^ and

'^Ttment. It remains
to

now,

that

r.

v^ Obfcrvc, that the vaf$nr of he water ^ was the /^^/>j or ma^

5 wherein the other three iiements did meet , and without /hich they had never come topi ;ether 5 F or this vAf surms the

iO!Wx

fa

11

)(g fgre;;i/

that

camedHSplhc

urejLvr^5_e4r5_]toiit^4^^ and [^o the _^f(W and_ ow again Se brings her down
IK
101

[01

fo

le

her belly , impregnated with milk of the \orte , and the

!^i

loodoiiht other ^ namely with r, and J?r^ 5 which Principles iix fredominant in thofe two
a

feriour Luminaries* But

fomc
wife

$S

Euphrates
wife one

"",

tfr

f^^

may argue and tell mc\

im

that this vapor being thus

pregnated,
tated
5

may now be ceagu and fxed , by help o

oi
air an
I anfwer, that thcP^
^f

thofe hot Principles

fire.

To this

(^-f^

vijcmsjemwal ^art of the^ft^terjMy, buftEe^^^LilSSl/ andTwill fhcw as much by ex-""'

ample. When this vapout isP fully impregnated, it ftaicsnof longcrin that Region, but re-'^
turns
prefcntly
it

to

the eartb^

from v/htncc
,

afcended.

But

how

J
J

doth

it

return ^ Certainly

I not in

a violent

Aormic predpi-^

Jumen de\tation\\V^ Rain^ but as I have"^ lumme. .

^^.j^^^^

>

elfewhere,it/^4/idownf znd filently For if it be a vapour^ fuch as I fpeak of, In cjuo ejtimaginatumjemen A* fir ale certi ponder is , then it i% % neither ^4r<:/ of nor feen till a long time after. But to pro. ^
invifiblj
-J

{^ *(

^^

^'

cccdjin wfiat I have promifcd

Waters ofthe Eafl.

tnifcd to
in

87

prove

I (hall inftancc

in

common Bew : For dew hath it fomc imzXldofe oithcfiar-

fire,
111

Wc fee therefore that this

down
filently,
it

humiditj comes
for
its

inclofcd jire keeps

ra-

form of air , and will not fuffcr it to condcnfe to I jvater^ ztthsLt height z$ the vapour of Rain doth 5 But when neer the earth , jijit is defcended it mingles with other crude, vapours 5 and borrowing from
^^efied in the
(j

chera a great quantity oifhlegrh^

fettles at laft into

Dro/ps.

But

before
the

we go any

farther let us

here confider thofe words

of

Son of Sirach. Looke

)

( faith

he

on

high^

all the Works of the mojl and there are Trvo and Two

one Againfi the other. In this he

little fragment which goe under the name of CMofes , where God tcacheth

agrees with that

hioa

85

Euphrates
Creature

ortht
*
J'

liim thus. S^cixs^ quod unicuique^

5

& campar, &

contra-,

rium creavi^

I will not pcrcmp*^ w

hi

is the au^ thor of this piece, or that God taught him ill thofe very rvordsy

torily affirm that Mofes

but I affirm that thofe wordsf cxprcffe the truth of God , and H
point at fomc great Mjfiertes of t'

Wife dome- Nor will I here qmy: ^ confidcrabk CirGumhis

tl

ka

ftancCj^ na^^c-ly

that this pie<:e

ii

fomc Hebrew words^ and this proves the Author was a> ^ctvi( not Mofes. But to pafs. by the Author and come to his^
hath in
it
I

h
tk

or

a
u
oi

- Senfe
--

'

O
-

I, fay that God created water to oppofe it to the earthy and this appears by their diffe,.

7;nt

For the earth

copiflexuom and qualities^ is ^^'^//i? and felid:,

s

i
.

il

the jv^;<r ^ fuhtill z,ndfluid

and

^t

her lb cogti'\^ Uting^ aJlripgeH pQW?, sis the o

i-n

the earth hath

TV after

Waters of the
]ii\wdter

E afi
the Jo/e-

Sf

hath partly in

it

ning di([olving facultie. The h urth then fhuts ug_her felf, and in her felFthe jTrif, fo tRarfhcrc"^
canTBe
tation
,
,

no Generation or Vegeunkflfe the earth be o-

pened
rfjiee

libertie to

be at work* This we may in a grai^ of Corn , where

aftringent

that the

fre may

:he

earthy
all

facidtj
^/<?-

lath

bound up

the other

"nents^
\

and terminated them to drie comf acted body- Now

long as it is drie > our Saviour faith, as long
it is

his bodj^ as
>r as
ts it

is to fay water without is long as , fo ong it can bear no fruit : But

abideth alone\ that

fit falls into the

iies^

Ground and
dif

that

is

to fay, if it be

elv'd thereby the Humidity

^^41;^;? C

of

for

Death
it
,

Is

blution^ then
orth ipuch fruit

will

but Difbring

^s gur Savi-

our

po
.

Euphrates

^r

f)^^

our tcftificth. It is the waterk then that diplves^ and life fol<iii

^loweththc
/^^'J

diffolution

'^

for
,

na
but

=^^fooncr

is

the body ofened

^J }^^y- the fpir it

^^ ^^^^A^ier,
t^ 'j^

ftirrs in it,-perceiving

-in the Diffolvent or ^^?i^ n^^-

another
is

//>/>/>

to

/^Au-'^e
i^'^^nf

defires to be uriiteJ.

which This

fprit

the

dr

inclofed in the

tOep^Jhjj: led

m the Philolophers

Books

L^^^yW

x^q^a, Mat is no^ri y aqm vita i^^^^-^^^mdms non madefaciem^ But ^-^"'^ -Iwhowillbcleive that there is a
-^drie

i^--

water hid in the moijl ?

^ Certainly

few

vow
fters
i^J

tells

and this Sendius of fome Sophi:

^^

^<^
.V..-7

of his acquaintance, Non credebant Aciuam efjein mari noftr(>^& i^men PhHofophi viderivolehant.
I

have
I

my

felf

- ^'^

known many

fuch

pherSj and of whom

Philofoxan fay

the very fame. But to return to

our

fVdieys of the Eajl.

px

our bufincfs
in it felf

It is

called aqua.

viUy becaufe
verfall
,

this air involves

afire^

which

isli/e uni- -^

not yet fpccified, and therefore it agrees with all /4rfkuUrlives^ and is amicable to

allkindofGreaturs.
^f the Grdihy which
table
is

Now the
5

particular fpecificd j?r^

or

life

the vege-

magnet

attrads to him-

-:(:

life/^ j^ ,^ "^^ which is hid in the water , and -^-^^^ with the fire he attrafts the Air ^*^ ^^ which is the veftiment oxbodyjt^f^^^ of the jfrj called by the Plato- -i^a *^ fC. ntcks\ Curfus AntmA^ and fom-^,-//^
fclf the univerjall fire or

times Nimbtts ignis defcenden- jj^-^^ ^ tis. Here then is the ground -^ ^^^^^ upon which the whole Myft^-^'^^f^^^

rie of Naturall Augmentation^' ^^, and Multiplication is built 5 For ^^^,,^ >,. ' the body of the Grain or Cern^^^a4^cuJ\^^

augmented with the aliment-/^'' /^^ of air ^ not ftmple but decern-^ '^'^'^^
is

511
.^

Euphrates or the
founded^ which /i/> is carried ii^ the water ^ and is a kind of vola^
fwect fdt 5 but the fre orof the Grain, is fortified with the i^niverjall fye , andli
till

iife

thisjfre is involved in the 4/>, as.

in

thc4ir is in the wjUr. hnii here we naay obferyc tJbat it is not waUr onely, that cpnduccth^ n to the Generation or KtgtmrA-^ i
5(

ilon

of things, but
5

xojiter

and

k
it

Jfre

th^t

is

vpdter

and fprity
life in it 5

or water that hath

m
le

And this, if rightly

is
,

underftqod,
'
.
.

a gr^at ManuduUien to Divi-"'

j^^

^i

iw/^.;

^'^

ToGOjncIudCj the
all

Summcof
,

fi

we would

fay

is this

the

tj

Hootesznd Seeds of
i/tfj

all

Fegeta^

are placed in the earthy inii the midft of this dewie feuntainy % as a Lamp is placd in the mid'ft
:o

of

(?;7e-

and

the

^t

or ///i
it

?!

oixktSuM

attra<as to

(clfc

:,

the

Wdfers oft he Eajf.

Re t^hrjffuch or Lefa^ I mean he fujceov Gummc of the watr^zs the fire

95

of a

Lamp attrafts
/j,,///,
jji

he Oile that is round about it. ^owwhen allthe4/> i$ drawn

mo^xht water
nutation

thtnattraSHen
but
if

:eafeth,and coj$co6iion or tranj-

begins

the

rude rvater
^iculum

5 which was the veof the air ftaics with

ji

he feeds^ then it hinders con^ ^ffionyZnd therefore the /Sun^^i'^^^d " nd the i^rcheus jointly cxpcll ^^^^J ^\
ler.fo that {he takes

wing and^^;^^;/^
her belly
is

eturnes to thcRegion of the air

vhere again (he

fills

^^^^/^'^^

vith thzt ftarrie milk,

le

and then'^^'S^^^
th'c-^^''*^

fiends zs before. This

eafon

why

there

iich a vicijjitude
t$n-fhines^

Nature -^/^.^^ of Jhott^res and ^^^//^^^^

is in

forxhe jhowres lowntheii^r^4/;?/r/^^

then xbtfun-Jhines call

bringh^'f^^^
^
|
j

**^t

yhenthe Plants have attra^ed

:.

^\/|
?.

^hc

P4
j

Euphrates
crude^ water
,

w the
;

which

othcrwifii^

l^alion. This then is the traddi

that
flie

common water

drives, but if
thiff

could be coagulated^

trade

would ceafe , and all lifii would ceafe with it. I havejqt
flies

on a SirJ'thu

to herJVV/?

,f^

-^
> ^^^ifw;
fc

anTfr^ltigainXiS^di^

youngones^jindft^hing fooBl forjRem'>towTRi$anewfan-!i cy oTlnine , for fome learned^

tncn cotifider'd as much before^
that
milkie\
in hetk

fc^^^

PJ-i'/^fii which refped

^^
\// \^M

tneifiure

which

is

found

yv.

/'CriftallBrefts^iscairdbyfomel

/^>^^":5f them lac volatiliumy the milk

^^^of Birds , and they have left it) written, that Birds, do brings their ft one unto them. To make an end, obferve that
there
'"^.

is

a great difference

be-j)i
"

^ tween this common ^Cu^*^ <hMA^Uj-c^

water

an
OUIl

Waters ofthe Eajl.

)ur Chymicall J^rr_ or jfr^ nentioncd formerly out oiPorh,

p;

Matl:^

ruUtion

^oxoMv wa ter helps gg4' and this hinders it 5 ,

?orif the
it ftaics

Phkgmj^oTjrudej^ withth c alF^Jchc air_

jorc faid

vilLn^Kejir5^//fl^^ Sendtvotv , Omnis aqua

^^

"^^

mgdatur
u
5

calido.fi

And

thus have

4 fine fpin- ^J^^^^^

I
^

Irated

my

Pofmon

dcmon--^U^i:^*' namely h^^^e^'^

conge-

hat

common water is not

Me.
;

CjT'
,

Nothing now remains

;^at

^ nor^^^^/^
t^y

if . ,^^^
^^Qz^

there any thing hinders,

but^^^
fcn*-<~'^*'

we may

fafely

and

MM-y^^r^^

conclude, that fimfle crude ^^Jf/f^ :ater feeds nothings but the^^/^ ffm_Ql_ con^ealahle ifart of j '^l
:ly

^dsaUthings forjhisjTthe ^^^ %, TralBallamJn d, the elementa lly ^^^r^

'.
\

i3lca/l

Humdliy

^'which being

om^und^d of Inferiours
iperiours,
t

'^^ ^^ and :^A ^-^^

^^

isaRcftorativebotlii^^ii//j;i

$6
j^

Euphrates

i^r r*tf
.

of

j
'

This i an d hdies general vital aliment which God himfelf provides fo all his Creatures, and which i yearly produced and tnanifcftec inihc Elements , by the invifi bk operation of his Sprtt, thai
Cfirits

that

works all

in all.

This_hath ini

the whole

K^natm% ofHeavn

'

and Earth, whqfc^BellyJs^ of T^Tand/j^and when it enters into thefe lower farts of the
JFi^rW,
it

^,

ove reads them with

,

certain Viridity

makes

theni
,

break forth
is

into flowres

anc

prefentsus with fomthing tha?

very

like to the Paradife

we

havc.loft. In a

word

this is nc

humane confe^ion ^ but a thing prepared by the divine fpirit

^'nor
is
it

made

for Fegetablel

onbly, butf or

God
-V *

, whonj fomtimcs did feed with itJ

i^/g)?^ alfo

This the Scrifturc

tells

us.

whofc

Wdters of the Eafi.

s

5^7

;f

f(]

k
li

\\

i\

above ArL(iotU and Galen-^ For thus I read in Exffd. And it came to pafs that at. even , the Quailes came ;/> and covered the Camp , and in the morning the Dew lay round iboftt the Hofie. And when the dew that lay wasgoni up , behold
%vhofe Authority
is

^f^\l\-

:^

upon the face of the Wildernejs ihere lay a roundfmall thing , as

\\

:ii

mall as the hoare Frofi upon the rround, and when the Children of JxaQljaw it^they faid one to anO" hermit is Manna{for they wifl not;
yhat it was; And

111

Moks /aid unto

Efet-

^j

hem^

this

is

the Bread which the

tJ^ord hath given you to e^te,

oi/eryChild knows that dew

(Idles

into

round drops
^

and here
the

iMofesidhus
!;

that

when

phlegmatic humidity
laid behind,
hing,, for
it
^

was gone

3j

jp, the congelative part^ that

was a round fmall

ftill

j,

retained

the

fi-

ll

gurc

Euphrates, ertht
gurc ol the drop, in whofc bel ly it was hid. T his congehtii
fart is deous :;nd fuftbte ^ anwith this alfo the Scnprurc ac cords, telling us That t^hen th
,

St$n

waxed hot

it

melted. It

wirhall of a muft f^cih^ quic

^^Iteratiany and therefore cafil
'

^^

tran[mutable or convertible
i,

ini

'^ny form

and for this rcafo charged the pcopk t Mofes leave none o^ It tiH the morning hurfome of them ( fatrh the text left of tit til the mcrrivg , and\

^red worma -and (iank-^ Whenc

%e
-ftill

may

gather

that it;

is

fome degree animalL

then that the ^f^^^^ ^f
bufic

We
God
and
,'

fc
:

with

vpater

this houre

en It bur th'S

moves not onely u\ it, nor do I doul but in ,

is

the ground of
,

thj

deep quejiion

which

among

many others) Godpropofcdt

W4Urs 9f the
{^ob. Hath
the

Eafi,

,y^

^^

RAIN 4

father ^

chap, ^^>
^''^^'

0r tvha hath begotten the

DROPS

IcfDEWt

worth our obpiervation, that the Children of \lfrael^ when they faw this things faid j,( though iheyknewitnoc
It
Ts
)

^jonc to another, it
|,

].na ( as

what argues this j the word imports

Manna for but that Manis

-^

was

yfomc fecret gift of God , which they knew not, but had formerly heard of by Tradition from their Fathers ^ and perhaps by
fuch a defer iption as Hermes gives it in the ^radi , namely,
that
it

afcendsfrom the earth t9

Heaven^znd defcends again fronts Heaven to the Earths, and this might make them call it Manna^
rbecaufe
:deiv,
it

defcended with the

Mofes though the common feofie wift not what it was;

I <jueftion not but
it

kne\y.

well,

ioitht^ldenCalfe Could not

h.

be

lOQ
^

Euphrates or the
^be hvixntzo fovoder with comrno) fre^ but with the fire of the

tar^

which was not

that of th

j, Kitchin,
'

L
[

This is plain out o the Machdbees ^ where it is writ

ten, that this j?re

w^
is

hid in

that f&r many jears i f fity and uwas there kep jure during tb
]

Cnptivitj, But
as to hide

who

(b ma<

common fire

in a fit

and to expccS he
'there

iliall

find
Is
ii

many

jc^rs after ?

^ not the beft courfe to quench

/'/and rather droxvnii'm

VVclt

xhznhuriciiinzPit. Wedoul not for our part , but this fit was far diferef7tivomthc.com TKon^ and this the T&xt alfo tcl
us, for

when it was brought

,

ou

of the Pit
a

it

was not

fire

bi

THICK WATER, The

trut

isthxit this Af^/^r/e belonged t the f^rvifb c httrchs, the Frief\

and Prophets having receivd

fros

Waters eftheEaJi.
(from
^(From

loi
\

the Patriarchs

mean

Abraham^ IfaaCy and J^aj7oB^ and they from Afcah , and all of them from XAdamy as wc ,have proved elfcwhere, Thefc;?^''^^'^
J

'*"

j.ndeed were the

ted the
J

men World, and

that plan-

inftruded

,Pofterity, andthefe and none

other muft be thofe ant lent and

\(irjl

Philofophers^

whom Zadith
we

Avos CMundi^ fome of whofc Termeszic eked by him.

calls

We

(hall

now
in a

before

make an end
faid,

)repcat all

we have
Na-

and that

few words,
world

fuch as (hall be agreeable to

ture
as

& to the farts of the

lishy experience*
tainly

they have been manifefted to have cer-

We
,

found

that there

is

no#

,thing ahove^ but the 'very

is

fame

alfo here beneath

but in a

move grofs
vn-y

materiall Comflexi-

for

God hath ordained, that

the

102

Euphrates, erthe

<

the grofs and corf dent fperm of Inferiours , (hould afford'a Bo-

dy

to the animating atid fubtil

Inflitx of their Suferiours.

Now

hath decreed no union of Spermes^ but of fuch as proceed

God

from hdies

that are of the fame

nature and kind

For

his

own

Word
he

baars

him

witriefle that

hates^ confufion

or a t^tixture

of Seeds that are different,- or of a divers kind. Notunadvifedly

[^^'*'^-

then

di.i

the Priep,or'(as^Fro-

chs

tells

us

the

Fomders of
affirm,

the antient Friefthood

Ccelum
lo

e^'e
,

in

Terrefirt

&

Term fed modo Terr am effe in Ccct,

fed modo Ctelefii .for otherwife they cGufd not- be of a kind. fay therefore, that in this UnM^^rfe'^thcxc are four X;/-

We

naries fvmc^cof

two

are': c^ele-

fifaU^AWo^xtXentMU. The
CcekfiiaUm the Suh and Moony and

Waters of the Eajt.

103
the

and they arc known to all world ^ The C entr all indeed zrc not known, and t; erctore not
believed
,

for the onei^ overcaft

-c^-

with earth

the other with , and chc InchcCe;;r^rthenof water.

is earth, there is hid aj?re,which grofs of nature Solar, but more Sun 5 than that which is in the

_,^

and in the belly of the v^ater^

there
air

carried a viscous grojs ^oHmenfir Otis Imar nature^

is

hvxrxotiohright mdit*httll zs that which is in the Moon.

Tof^
|-.

be(hort,thc Central

Sm

calls

ms- hinto the belly of the water a ~ mter the and Llinehot Salt 9 receiving icads to i; hcv Jemtnal
feminine Limofity ymdcmies
it

upon

her wings into the Regton>

4ir.

of the

Thus we
part

fee

how the
^

materiall

of the jeedis

made^and now to this body ot it theHc^vengivcs//A,theMoon

S^v^^S

io4-

Euphrates
giving
it

^r fA^

and the Sup giand thus are, the fgure Luminarks brought togeffirit,
5

ving

it

5t;7

ther, the fuferiour contributing

that to the y^c^5 which

is

jubttll

and

and the infer tour that which is corpulent and mavitall'j

ter tall,
jand

lhis.Sfe^is carried in-

'jvifibly in the belli of the

It is

wind
,

maniftfted in Water

jfa y in

water as clear zs Criftai ,

1?5^- .P^t

of ;*.M^^^?;.^ici; nnuft.^ idrawn^ foV there is not under Heaven^ any other ^^^^^ where
I

lirmay be found.
itn^y fc!f
talls^ in

have fought

in

the

common me^

Antimonie 5 and in Regulus of Antimonie^ alfo in Regulus oiMars^ VcQ^iickfihcr

in

nus^ and Saturn^ and of all the

io^iies:

but
it

I loft

my labour, for
it

T foijght

where
tfie
*

was not. All

irico

rhcfe Errors^did I run

afttr

/I had

known r

true 'matter-^

for

Watirsofthe Eafl
for having raifcarried in my attempts upon it , I left it as firfl and this a thing untra6tahle
-,

loy

Tergiverfation of mine^brought

me into many

inconveniencies^

I conceived indeed , that a vitrioll made of thofe four imperfed bodies ^ Antimonie y Iron^

Lead^ and C offer y might be that glajfie Azoth of Lullie ^ whofe jprit or water he hath fo magnifie<lin his Te(lament. This indeed clinks finely^and may fo fwell a young head, as to make him turn Foef 5 and like the Delf hick Divell^ tell a He in
Heroicks,

No
in the
,

lefle

obfirticiive

to m,e was that Speech oi Par-

menides^

Jurha.

^s

am
vel
this

flttmhum
nigredine

fro finguedine

& fl annum fro liquet

What can
fight but

faciione fumite.
fignific at firft

Anti-

fnonie ?

and what can

this ftan-

num

o5
num^

Euphrates , cr the
that

comes from

it

by U-

quefaBion be, but Regulus t This made me labour ior a long time on this feculent unprofita^

ble ^oiy, fuppofing

oi-

a truth^

thxi Regains of Antimonit

was

white le^d^ or TtnfhilafofhicaL But that we be not deceived, all

thefc Par Abies relate to another

Minera , and not to common Aniimonie , which the Turbo, in thcfd words. No^'^^ondcmrs rmu. tan^nm e^ quod invidi lapidtm Antimontum ntmcufarunt. Note
,
.

( faith

Camhar

or objerve that

the envious calPdthe Stone Anti'

monie: But what the envious

caird
it,

that certainly

it

is

not.

And
rus

Ba[ill Valentine in his

,

Cur

triumf halts
^

written in the praifc of

nie ^ic\\su%

which he hatf: Antimo Nontantumillij

,

Dee conceffum

efl

ut-

in

vel f >j

Antimonio inveniati^r Mercuri u

Warns ofthe Bafi. us fhilof$fhicus y frimum Ens

loj
,

Argent'tmrftii^my^& aqaa prima fketdlofum ftrf^viornm , X qua Jit magnus lapis antiquorum
fhilojophQrHm.t,

Sedhcprmum

Ens

in Alia Miner alt invenitur^

in quo metallic a ratio^ieeferatio

altior efi

quam Jiiiij, And the fame JSaJill a little afterwards ^ fipcdkingoi Stella Mart is ^ de,

livers himfclf thus. Pleriquepu^ tarunthanc flellam ejje.materi' am veram lapidis philojofhorumy cogita^ts Je veraciter hoc imaginariyquianatura ftellamhanc fponte fm Jormavit-j Ego vero mgo hi viri^ Regia via. reiiBa^ per avias rupes^ ubi ibices habi^
:

tant y&f'rxdatrices Jicanf

i

Aves
:

ntdi-

it^yjnjlitmnt
^

Non

id

debetar huic (lelU

fit

ut materia
,

lapidis nobilijfimi

licet in eo

latet

medicina optima.
^
'

It re-

nuins then Reader^ that we lay

afidc

loS

Euphrates ^rfy^Ftf
all

^ afide
C?tf

common mhallsj
9

as

Copfir ; Irony Tin^ Lead^ Antimonie and Quickfil,ver. For if we feck the fper me

^ Silver
ic
5

inany ofthcfe, we
find

(lull
it

never
in

becaufe
,

we

feek

meejl
,

tallis

vulgi

qtiibus

non

as Sendtvorv hath told us.

We

muft therefore feek another bowhich is not common , nor is it made by mixture or otherwifCjOf any metall that is comdy^
mort'^

but

is

a certain black Juli_

fhjtr^ lui dc

by Ndtw e

and

^ which
^.

never .touch'd the jfr^.

that body

This
ten
.

is

whereof ^^Al-

berttis

Magnus hath thus writ-

Datur in Rerum natura corpus metallicum quoddam^factlts folutionis

^

fdctlifquc yfitre-

faBionis , [i prafarationem ejus nojli, fdltx Medicus.eris, And aher him, his Difciple Thomas Jquinod fpeaking of the fame
-

Mi*

Mhera

cites

thcfe

notable

words out of another PhilofojphcV'jEji quadam ffccies mttatli^

quam Gens nunqtiam invenit. This is the mctAll wc muft feck

for
,

and
^

it is

^^"^^ ^g
At it
is,

mufinot
if

hard to find , bedigto come

but ftoop

r^^-^-r?^

for

we know where

it \-

we need no more

and take it up gratis. Yet it is |neither CUubers Antimonic^ nor

common Lead, nor

is it

2^

flints
-^'

fione^ nor the Marie oi Peter Faher^ who after he had wearied

himfelf, and deceived his Readers with Difcourfes of Anti-

monie , and fublimatc mthfaks o( common metalls , fought the fulphur at laft in this Clod^ or Marga^ as he calls it. But to pafs by thefe Fooleries and come to a Conclufion I fay that this \^\. black fulfhur is the Male^ which being found, wc arc in the next
.

place

tio

Euphrates ^^/^e
.place t9 feck the 'Female
5

And

here obfervCj'.that :<3od Allmighty hdxhiti far ticuhr bodies

made no

difference of ^A'^,but

onely in the animail Kin^dome^

for in Vegetables and Miner alls

there

is

no fuch thing

V Vc fee

\jl

that in grains oiCorn ( (uppofc of wheat) there is- no divifion inro ^aJes and Females , (ox the truth IS thev are all Males ^ and God hath allowed them no Female . but the univerfal one , namely rvater^ whofe vijcous general fee^)OYning with the partieular jecd and fpirit thzz is in the Grain^ is therewith fermen-

ted and congealed into the fame

;!r4^/#yr

-with the Grain

it

felf

and multi^ /^pliestheCt^r;;: even fo it is in '/ //mM-^ metalts y for eki'y- ort of them / is- rndfcMiity fulphffred^s , and yf /c^^^'^Oifolertc^h^ Nor hath Goidor*
fo propagates
.

and

daincd

WaimoftheEafi.
any of them fliould propagate and multiply the odained that
' ^hcr, either xiaturally or artifi"eially^ though we deny not but they may be multiplied by h^lp -

phcedjjbe^ldfing,.^^
cation.
is

In

Met alls

then, ihcix

flFerencc no Diftindion or of Sexes , fo that out of thcni it is impoflible to cxrrad Ma-

fculine^ri^ Feminine Sper*?teTl

for fuch cannot

-li)ut

he

cxtt-acftrrd

from hodies that are Male and Female ; which metalls arc not , for if they were, thsy

-would propagate without Art , God having fo ordained it. ]x is plain then , that itaHs^i fae-

iSgjiot

Malear^Temale J breed

withmtHem felvcs no^Jjed ^ anfl

by_^ con (c quence" ' cannot givc^ tliat ^EicRjhey fa avc notl^oF tFc trufifcis^Jie Jeed iKhcreof they

II*
f

Euphrates ^r

/^tf

/ they fpring, is chit general /^^^ ^j'^'^^^'^^yOixht dements^ namely a ccrVcrfj^ic^^M^'^i^ humidity which appears , fei ^^ J as Sendivow tells us ) /;^/^r y^ ^
cT'o^
''

k!

tnli

Ac^UA finguis

ih^jsjulb^

>y^y '^l^^-^^j^fonnjo^'ajat water.

'
'

This tva^^^/<?^is theiryJ'^^, their CMjtSS^ an3^tHar Female . for of this ^fa they were originally i4^^ , and v^ ;^

cv /^^ if in this they be again dijjhlved^ rA^vi^^-^.then the Child will attraft the '^ Mother to it , and convert her

fi^ L^^.^'^
J

totally to his

;^6^,

own nature x and on the contrary, th e //?/>/> or t he.

tbc_JfiriL
,

\i^jM&lkrw\^^
^Sf^ the child i/Ljfi
I,- to

and ^ xak

lt

toa

perfedion more than ordiiiary> ^'^ .This islHe way, and be fides it ^*^^ ^, there is none For there is no n^^i^'^-*^^ f^ater under Heaven , from 7.y \vb^.t hdies foever ii he cxtra\<^
,

4^

'/'' ":<fted, that hath in it the mttiply^ "^^^i<^ ingvertue^ but^ this' one fpat CTy

^^ which'God

fe^~

hath bleflcHrXni h^rc

Waters ifthtBifJi.
hcrc,:^though
!tot

17
fpcafc

Uccm

to

'ndiffcfentiy of3/^^/i//j, yet

I-

do -

^
/

raind the
jftrtts

common
Take

{ot<:'7

/
^

a
\

their

have been mortt-^

ne-

-z/yt^tc^,

fed

in the fire.

theri:-:-

fore our' Sulphur y which vcr touched the fire ,

ch^k
/^

whofe

Itje

is

rv^^/tf

in

ani^ HimiA
-

"^

join this

M^/^ to a living Female, for in this ( as I have

/ii^/;^^

clfewhcre

intimated

lies

all

the Mjflerie , namely in the union of a f articular fpirit ioff^^^;^^

the urjiverjall
>

by

which means

Nature

is

firangelj exalted

and

Labour therefore two fubftantially and thoroughly , and thou canft not w//}, if thou knowcft the applications For fuffcr me
multiplied.

to unite thcfc

',

to

tell

thee a/^rr^f", that the ap-

plication of
I

A^ives to Pafjives, mean the Manner of it , is the

I

greatffi difjicultj in all the Art^

Fare-

fi 9
thefe

lEupfw^tts

0r ike

Farewell Reader,

and enjoy Labours which I freely communicate to thee: not ric affure thee, out of apy Defign, fori fcek not my own gIotj 5 but that of God and

my

thy benefit.

11

^<5^M5^f^'g

^drt Apfendix bj way of Admonition to the Redder.

was

no^

my intention
to adde

any
unto hath

thing

what

been allreadf

^^^
fleet

written: but

when

re-

on thofe vexations I have indur'd myfelf, in the purfuic

Science^ I begin to.think

of this

Ihave not faid enough. To be a little more plain then, know Reader, that whpfoever fceks
the
fhilofovhers

Mercurie

in

miuSsy or what

kind Ibevcr

*i2o
^

r.upnrai:c5 or

t^jc

they be

is

way,
J

for

already out" of the that Phi lejfip^kk

Mercurj^io much talk'd of, is a Water ^ and in meta/ls ^ water there is none for tl e julfhur
, ,,

hath not onely <;ongeled it there, but hatfv withaJl dried it up.

This
tvhich

is

evident

in

common
^

Quickftl'vcr-y

and K^ntimome^
metalline bodies
,

of

.all

are the moft crude

'^rt^^as,t{'icyare,

and yet as
is

xhc\x water
fire
'^

^^xiccattahyi-hdr
vforce thcn:^

for

if

we

iiito a

fume,

thar

^^ume (cities not to

inacie the

a litjiuid Jpi-

rir^butiniO'drieFlcrvres, This

Phiiorcp ers

fcek a

more crude mi^erat'whoJc_Jum VJZ^MOift-i and would fettle into

being not yet maftcr'd by ibt Sulphur. Such there was none but the Mother of Mercurie^ or the firji mAtter , whereof
iV4te r, as

Jfrf^^^
V^r'

makes the cemrnQn Mcr^uric

Witters oj tfjc

Eap.

curic\ and this alfo they call'd

Quickfilver
ter
^

and a vifcous wa-

for fuchitis. In this

nera the

not fo

MimenurUlL vdfour was drie , but it would fettle

into nater^ and with this water^ thcydiffolved the metalline ho-

Me J

-J

for the moifi

fume of this

mintr a reduc d^die Tnetdline drielumes^ fo that both t urned

in to ene

~^

water ^ and_jhiijrih^__ MerfHrie called, ^fhilojofh icdl^ a nd dupitcdted Mercurje In this ^

.

point I need not fay

if

more

and

they be not willfully blind 5 here is Light enough for our

,

Metallmongers
Antimonie^

and cfpecially

for thofc confident Roafters

who over the

foioak

of that T>rugg dream of m'^jteries ^ as if they were tranfportcd into a certain Cafnomancic.

For my part I denic not but Aiitimmt may be rcduc'd to a

mercu'

\%i

Jtiupnrarcs

^;:

/^f

mercuriall

wAter

though

know

not to what purpofc, for

neither out Mercurie nor or

Tincture xlkxhixom it y i( B/tfill Valentine may be believed.

^ again, and fo they thaTgoes off /C^/y^Aiie even Kiichin jire , but it is ^-</tf/^^r-<^^ot their matter or fubject^ and ^^^^*^o^rnuch Icflcis common Gold ^ as r ^^/.^^^^^ Ignorants would have it. ' There IS indeed another Antitnonie , which is our Sulphur ,
Co

e^A*-t

^,

True it is , the Philofophcrs u{cjt^ but as a meet Ihftrumenc

-

^9

V^

and the {ub\eB_^ the whole ^_Arl'^ but this is fo bardto^find, and wen it is found, fo hard to prepare, that it had almoft caft mc into Dejpaire. Howfoevcr
thou docA ferioujiy onfider I have written^ and what hath fallen from rac in fonie places with as much purpcfe as Cdution J then verily neither the
if

what

thing

JVditrs 0fthe Edfi

itj

thing it fclf nor the prewar 4th ft \ofic can be kid from thee. To

make an end, know that the Philofophcrs have two Mercn' ries otwafers^ytht Firfi and Se^
dnd ythcix jirfi {% iht ffirit of our Antimonic^ and here under- ftand me rightly ^ Their fecond ~~ is that of Mercuric and Venus ^ and this
PhilofophicaU
,

of

it

fclf is
fliortcn

alL'fufficient;

But

to

-V^

time

the Philofophers

ferment it with common Gold. I have now fpoken more than

Bifcrftion can well allow of

but the Senfe of thofe Bifjiculties I have met withall, hath carried me thus ikr Howfocver be thou cautious in thy Conjlruffi.

pn^

leaft the

name (A-Antimo^
,

io thoi_ aaift run Mto a fruitiefs expcncc ol^iine and Subjiavce. This is all I have to fay, and
nit deceive thee
fdr'

now

ii4

Euphrates #r r^^

now what ufe to make of it

thy power
licvCj
it is
-,

i$

in

if

thou canft be
^'if

well

not

forbear
,

from

this

Art altogether
puniihthy

or

thou wilt

live to

own

Incrcdulitj.

FI^Kl^
BUR ATA.
rc^drgtdrJs. PAgc p.24.1./^delcT^4r.p.26J
14./!;;^ 5.

2i.v,attrAf, p. 52.1.^.r.'r4/?^/^rx.

Qifod. p.74, Li,

r.

r^^ not emed.

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