. Medicina practica, or, Practical physick : containing the way of curing the more eminent and usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : whereunto is annexed, 1. The preparation of the praecipiolum of Paracelsus; 2. The key of Helmont and Lully; 3. The opening of Sol and Luna. y but if it be mixedwith f^enw, and United toit, it makes a wonderful Vi^olec Colour. V. That Sulphur is a Fat^nefi of the Earth appearsfrom its eafie Liquefadronjand Inflamability , for no-thing is inflamed butwhat is Oleaginous, ormelts eafily by Heat, butwhat has fuch a Nature ; yet has it a perfeding mid- ^die
. Medicina practica, or, Practical physick : containing the way of curing the more eminent and usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : whereunto is annexed, 1. The preparation of the praecipiolum of Paracelsus; 2. The key of Helmont and Lully; 3. The opening of Sol and Luna. y but if it be mixedwith f^enw, and United toit, it makes a wonderful Vi^olec Colour. V. That Sulphur is a Fat^nefi of the Earth appearsfrom its eafie Liquefadronjand Inflamability , for no-thing is inflamed butwhat is Oleaginous, ormelts eafily by Heat, butwhat has fuch a Nature ; yet has it a perfeding mid- ^die Nature in it; but thismiddle fubftance, is not thecauie of the perfediofi. ofBodies, ox of Argent Vive^unleisit be hxcd ; Tis true,its not eafvly made to fly ,[this he means doubtlefs ofits Spirit or Oyl; j yet it isnot perfectly fixed: fromwhence it is evident, thatSulphur is not the wholeperfection of the Magiilery,but only a part thereof. VI. SulpJjur commixedwith Bodies, burns. Tomemore, others lefsi and ibmerefift its combultion, andfome noti by which maybe known the diifei cncc be- Z 3 tween ;4i S A L M O NS li tween thofe Bodies whichare wanting in perfeaion>tho prepared for the greatwork. Sol is not eafily tobe burned by Sulphur : Thenext to this is Jupiter^ then. from the TerfeB, Nature VIL Ain> from what Radix the imperfect Body proceeded or was generated^it appears from the diver-fity of Colours after Com-buftion ; Thus Luna obtainsa black mixt with hzurciju-ftter, a black mixt with a lit-tle Rednefs: Saturn a dullblack, with much Rednefsand a Livid Colour: Venasja black with a Livid; if itbe much burnt ^ if but alittle » a pleafant Violet:Mars^ a black dull if Sulphur be com mixtwith Sol^ he obtains an In-tenfe Citrine Colour. Vlir. Sol and Luna Cal-cind with Sulphur^ beingreduced , return into theNature of their own pro-per BodieSf Jufittr^ Cal- cind and reduced, nits greater part: Satm\fometimes a greater,timesa leffer partdefed. But Saturn andte
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