I. The firft is, the t ran f mutation of Metals,

which is vulgarly called Alchymy ; which cer- tainly is given to very few, and not but for Ipe- cial grace.
2 The fecond is, the curing of difeafes with Metals, either by the magnetic virtues ot preci- ous ftones, or by the ufe of the Philofopheis Hone and the like.
3 T fie third is, to be able to perform Aftro- nomical and Mathematical miracles, fitch as are Hydraulic -engines, to adminiftei hufinefs by the influence oi Heaven, and things which lue of the like furt.
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4. The fourth is, to perform the woiks of natural Magic, of what fort foever they be.
5. The fifth is to know all Phyfical fecrets.
6. The fixth is, to know the foundation of all Arts which are exercifed with the hands and offices of the body.
7. The feventh is, to know the foundation of all Arts which are exercifed by the angelical nature of man.
The lejfer Jecrcts are /even,
1. The firft is, to do a thing diligently, and to gather together much money.
2 • The fecond is, to afeend from a mean flate to dignities and honors, and to eflabhfh a newer
family, which may be illuflrious and do great things
3. The third is, to excel in military affairs, and happily to atchieve to great things, and to be an head of the head of Kings and Princes.
4. do be a good houfe-keeper both in the Country and City.
5. fhe fifth is, to be an induflrious and for- tunate Merchant.
6 d o be a Philofopher, Mathematician, and Phyfician, according to Arijlolle , Plato, Ptolemy, End ides , Hippocrates and Galen .
7, do be a divine according to the Bible and
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Aphor. 25.
We have already declared what a fecret is, the kinds and fpecies thereof: it remaineth now to fhew how we may attain to know thofe things which we defire.
The true and only way to all fecrets, is to have recourfe unto God the Author of all good; and as Chrih teacheth, In the firfi place ftekye thekrng- dom oj God and his righteoufnefs , and all theje things / hall be added unto you.
2. Al/o Jee that your hearts be not burthened with forfeiting and drunkennejs, and the cares oj this life.
3. A[fo commit your cares unto the Lord , and he will do it.
4. Alfa I the Lord thy Gad do teach thee , what things are profitable for thee , and do guide thee in the way wherein thou walkefl .
5. And I uill give thee under/landing , and will teach thee in the way wherein thou Jhalt go, and I will guide thee with mine eye .
6. Alfa ij you which are evil , know how to give good things to your children , how much more Jhalt your father which is in heaven give his holy Spint to them that afk him f
7. If you do the will of my Father which is in
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unto you , and mnkc our abode with you.
If you draw thefe feven places of Scripture from the letter unto the fpirit, or into adion, thou canfl not err, but (halt attain to the defircd bound ; thou (halt not err from the mark, and God himfelf by his holy fpirit will teach thee true and profitable things: he will give alfo his minify tering Angels unto thee, to be thy companions, helpers, and teachers of all the fecrets of the world, and he will command every creature to be obedient unto thee, fo that chearfully re- joicing thou may eft fay with the Apoftles, That the Spirits are obedient unto thee ; fo that at length thou fhalt be certain of the greatefl thing* ol all, That thy name is written in heaven.
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There is another way which is more com- mon, that fecrets may be revealed unto thee al- fo, when thou art unwitting thereof, either by God, or by fpirits which have fecrets in their power ; or by dreams, or by ftrong imaginati- ons and impreffions, or by the conftellations of a nativity by celeftial knowledge. After this manner are made heroic men, fuch as there are many, and all learned men in the woild, Plato , Arijiotle , Hippocrates , Gatcn, Eudides , Archimedes ,
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Hermes Prifinegiflus the father of fecrets, with Theophrajlus, Paracelfus ; all which men had in themfelves all the virtues of fecrets. Hitherto alfo are refered, Homer , Hefiod , Orpheus , Pytha- goras ; but thefe had not fuch gifts of fecrets as the former. To this are referred, the Nymphs, and fons of Melufma, and Gods of the Gentiles, Achilles , ALncas, Hercules; alfo Cyrus, Alexander the great, Julius Cajar , Lucullus , Sylia, Alarms.
It is a canon, that every one knowes his own Angel, and that he obeys him according to the word of God ; and let him beware of the lnares of the evil Angel, left he be involved in die ca- lamities of Brute and Marcus Antonins. rlo this refer the book of Jovianus Pontanus of Fortune, and his Eutichus.
The third way is, diligence and hard labour, without which no great thing can be obtained from the divine Deity worthy admiration, as it is faid.
Tu nihil invita dices faciefve Minerva . Nothing canjl thou do or fay againjt Minerva's will.
We do deteft all evil Magicians, who make themfelves afTo dates with the devils, with their unlawful fuperftitions, and do obtain and effect fome things which God permitteth to be clone, iuftead of the punifhments of the devils. So alfo they do other evil ads, the devil being the
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author, as the Scriptures teflify of Judas, To thefe are referred all idolaters of old, and of our acre, and abufers of fortune, fuch as the hea- thens are full ol. And to thefe do appertain all Charontic evocation of Spirits, as the work of Saul with the woman, and Lucanus prophe- fy of the deceafed Soldier, concerning the event of the Pharfalian war, and the like*
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Make a Circle with the center A. which is B.