Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ...

And from the which in space a Golden Humour did ensue.

IN so much that at length, the whole Vessel will seem as though it were all over gilded with Gold, for the exhalations will be Yellow, which is a sign of true Co∣pulation of our Man & Woman together, but before this Yellow, and with it there will be an obscuring of the White bright∣ness of the Fume, with mixture of Co∣lours, Dark, obscure and Blewish.

The space is not long, for all the several passages are conspicuous before 40 days; for in that space from these Co∣lours, are demonstrating Signs of Cor∣ruption and Generation, which is given us by the biting, and fiery Nature of our pontick Waters, and the resistance of our Bodies; in which Fight the Body is over-come, and killed, and dy∣ing yields these Colours: which is a Sign that the Eagles now are getting the

Mastery, and that our Lyon hath also a little infected them with his Carcass, which they begin to prey upon. This Operation is by Ingenious Artists called Extraction of Natures, and Separation, for the Tincture begins now to be sepa∣rated from the Body. Also Reduction to the first matter; which is Sperm or Seed, which by reason of its double Na∣ture, is compared to two Dragons. I shall not enlarge in this Vision, but briefly unfold what is briefly laid down.