A reuelation of the secret spirit Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman.

The sixt Chapter; In which shall be declared the fifth apparition of the secret Spirit in a glorified body. (Book 6)

FOlloweth yet in the same Au∣thor, and he saith;

And this water fixeth all spi∣rits, and maketh them enter; for this water hath her superiour and spirituall strength that is not fixed, and hath her inferiour and corporall fixed, and yet is not fixed, but hath power to fix.

And this is it that the Philosopher saith, That which is aboue is like to that which is be∣neath, for the working of the miracles of one thing; that is, it behooueth that this fifth es∣sence, that is the spirit, haue or retaine her spirituall power, and haue all the corporall power of the foure elements, if miracles should be done thereby: because if it haue such power, many miracles are done vpon the worke of Alchymie.

Also the Philosopher saith, it ascendeth

from the earth vnto heauen, that is, these foure elements haue ascended from the earth vnto heauen; that is to say in the spirit of the stone.

There after saith the Philosopher, And againe it hath descended into earth; that is to say, these foure elements haue ascended into heauen, and againe descended into earth; So that they be fixed in vertue of the spirit of the fift essence, and remaine one Crystalline stone: and it shall be Elixir retaining perfectly Mer∣cury or the fugitiue slaue.

And so is manifest the fift apparition of the secret Spirit, vnder the forme of a Cry∣stalline and glorious body.

But here is to be noted, that this Philo∣sopher sheweth not the manner particular∣ly, how this coniunction of the spirit with the body ought to be done; but onely me∣taphorically saith, they haue ascended into heauen, and againe descended into earth, so that they be fixed, &c. Wherefore if I would produce the manner written by diuers Phi∣losophers, I should be too tedious.

It sufficeth vnto me onely to say, that Ray∣mund in the threescore and second chapter of his Codicill doth declare at large, and endeth in the threescore and fourth chapter of the said place. And in his repertory shew∣eth

very well and cleerely.

And here is verified the speech of Her∣mes, who saith, The earth is the mother of all the elements, and out of the earth they pro∣ceed, and to the earth they are reduced.

And Raymund in the third chapter of the theoricke of his Testament saith, And by this thy consideration may be cleared, that in the end euery thing shall goe to his owne proper place, from whence it first came, &c.

And here endeth the third and last part of the secret Spirit, where he saith, In the fifth and last essence it appeareth in a glorified body. And it is the desired end and true in∣tention of the Philosopher, when he saith, But there is one thing, which remoueth all corruptions.

Now this authour (as I haue aboue said) sheweth not the manner of the coniunction of the elements, but vnder figures: and the like doth the Author of the secret spirit, but vnder other figures and another manner of speech, according to the letter; but as for the sense, it is the same.

And therefore to giue matter to the dili∣gent to study, and to accord one Philoso∣pher with another, I thinke good to set downe here the metaphors of the said se∣cret

Spirit, the which are these following.

Which remaineth firie in the water, and carrieth with it the earth in the aire, &c.

There after he saith, containing fire bur∣ning in water, and earth clarified in aire, &c.

After, The glorified spirit cannot appeare but in a body agreeing to his kinde, &c.

Furthermore, Let not any man thinke, that the spirits are diuers; but howsoeuer it is cal∣led it is one and the selfe same spirit, who wor∣keth all in all. This is the spirit which in ascen∣ding the cleerenesse of the heauen hath ouer∣shined, and in descending, the purity of the earth hath incorporated, &c.

Albeit there be some others, yet they are not for this purpose, therefore they shall not be set downe otherwise.

I say then, if you interpret well these sen∣tences, with the others aboue alledged in the mastrie of the separation and coniuncti∣on of the elements, you shall finde them meet together, and agree very well.

Moreouer, it is to be noted, that the fore∣said author of the separation of the ele∣ments, maketh distinction of the aforesaid Elixir, for to congeale Mercury, from the other for medicine to mans body; which the Author of the secret spirit doth not. Al∣so

he saith, that it is a medicine fitted not onely for both, but also hath many other vertues as in him you may see; and the like many other Philosophers doe affirme.

Neuerthelesse, for to satisfie euery man, as also because there are many very fine sen∣tences, very necessary, appertaining to the foresaid Elixir to congeale Mercury, yet ano∣ther manner shall be shewed for the health of man, as this Philosopher would, the which is this that followeth.