Book 3 . The Rofie Crucia/^ Crom^. 4 3

^he mMiitr of f re faring ImfcrfeSi: bodits*

(J^ Alcin3|ion of the body*
Ij Eolation of che body into HjUp
Sepgrauon^by piHiliacion ,
. Conjundion, of tbefegarated.
rj ,Pticrefa<^ion of che conjoyned.
Sulphur by pucrefadion to the Stone*
Fermentation of che Stone to the Elixir 0
Augmentation of the £//^ir,
Proje6^ionof theE//;^/rJ"

Some make twelve parts, as Ripley and others*
who call them twelve gates : but becaufe three
ocher degrees are contained in thefe? it would be
ridiculous to repeat them : and becaufe the way
of \ oth ferments > whether white or red > ii the
fame.

7he Table of Fermentation.

CAIcination*
Solution.
Putrefadiom
Sulphur.

Solution of the Sulphur, , ., ,, u

Red ferment. Aumm? otablle.
Quinteffence. Elixir vit£*

Solikewife it isfaid of Silver when ic is prepared*

"White Ferment. Argemnm VotabiU.
Qjaintcffence. White Elixir of Life#

Now

44 The Rojie Crucian Crow ^. Book 2.

Now the Radiant Sun of the Philofophcrs ari-
fechj which will drive away the dark Chimera's.
and difperfe the black clouds. Here the Enig-
ma's are opened > thirties and thorns afe3;ut up
and burned. Now Reader mayett tha»^fafely
walke in the Philofophers gardens , and gather
mort wholefome fruit. Here grow moft fragrant
rofes both white and red. Here grow Vines bea-
ring full grapes, of which is n^,ade the wholefom*
Nc6lar. Here are found trees of health and
wealthj Trees of the Sun and of the Moon. Here
fpring two cool fountaines of Sciences and Know-
ledge Aiding artificially throuc;h the garden upon
the moli: pretious gems 3 and Silver and Golden
Sands. Thou haft one field of Paradice given 'thee
frt>m Codj that during the Life of his eleft they
lUay be kept in heahhjfree from all ficknefs. Here
the corrupc Nature puts oh an incorrupt Na-
ture. Here impure things are turned into pure
things. Hcreareall difeafesioftj and health en-
creafeth. Here the perfe6l unity and harmony of
body dwell , and here is alfo all the moft^excel-
lent treafures. Therefore let us alwkyrpraife
God for his gifts : let us worfhip him L obey
him> love him, and.befeech him to eftablifh
bis grace upon us, and conduct us to eternity
through all his ways of goodneffe , knowledge
and faith > to Life eternal. Amen, l.>

F I 7i rs.