Sal, lumen, & spiritus mundi philosophici, or, The dawning of the day discovered by the beams of light shewing the true salt and secret of the philosophers, the first and universal spirit of the world / written originally in French, afterwards turned into Latin by the illustrious doctor, Lodovicus Combachius ... and now transplanted into Albyons Garden by R.T. ...

Title

Sal, lumen, & spiritus mundi philosophici, or, The dawning of the day discovered by the beams of light shewing the true salt and secret of the philosophers, the first and universal spirit of the world / written originally in French, afterwards turned into Latin by the illustrious doctor, Lodovicus Combachius ... and now transplanted into Albyons Garden by R.T. ...

Author

Nuisement, Clovis Hesteau, sieur de.

Publication

Printed at London :: By J.C. for Martha Harrison ...,

1657.

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Alchemy.

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Contents

• title page
• To the worshipful and truly worthy Patriot of his Family and Country, WILLAM PITT of Hartly-Westpel in Hampshire, Esq Robert Turner of Holshot, wisheth Felicity.
• To the Reader, Whose Studies are seasoned with Salt.
• To the Reader.
• To his ingenious Friend, Mr. ROBERT TURNER, on this his laborious and difficult Translation.
• To the learned R. T. on the following Tract.
• The Contents.
• A TREATISE OF The Philosophers true Salt and Secret; And Of the universal Soul or Spirit of the World. BOOK I.
  • CHAP. 1. That the World lives, and is full of life.
  • CHAP. 2. That the World, because it lives, hath a Spirit, a Soul and a Body.
  • CHAP. 3. That all things which have Essence and Life, are made by the Spirit of the World, and of the first Matter.
  • CHAP. 4. How the Sun is by Hermes cal∣led, The Father of the Mun∣dane Spirit; and of the Universal Matter.
  • CHAP. 5. How the Moon is the Mother of the Spirit of the World, and the Universal Matter.
  • CHAP. 6. That the Root of the Spirit of the World must be sought in the Air.
  • CHAP. 7. How the Earth nourishes this U∣niversal Spirit.
  • CHAP. 8. That the Spirit of the World is the cause of perfection in all.
  • CHAP. 9. Of the specification of the Univer∣sal Spirit to Bodies.
• A TREATISE OF The Philosophers true Salt and Secret; And Of the universal Soul or Spirit of the World. BOOK II.
  • CHAP. 1. That the Spirit of the World assumes a Body; and how it is incorporated.
  • CHAP. 2. Of the conversion of this Spirit into Earth; and how its ver∣tue remans integrally in this Earth.
  • CHAP. 3. Of the Separation of Fire from Water, subtile from thick; and with what industry it should be effected.
  • CHAP. 4. Of the Spirits ascent into Hea∣ven, and descent into the Earth.
• Books worth buying, to be sold at the Lamb, at the East-end of Pauls.