Four books ... concerning the secrets of the adepts; or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine: a practical work ... so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit ... preparations ... whether for medicines or metals, from true. Collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy ... / [Johann Seger Weidenfeld].
- Weidenfeld, Johann Seger
- Date:
- 1685
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Four books ... concerning the secrets of the adepts; or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine: a practical work ... so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit ... preparations ... whether for medicines or metals, from true. Collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy ... / [Johann Seger Weidenfeld]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![; [ ] the Adepts themfelves allow , not at all obferving that the Spirit of Wine being once and always un- derftood, the reft you will eafily underftand: For knowing this, faith Flammel, in his Hieroglyphicks, pag. 28.1 perfected the Magi fiery eafily 5 for having learnt the Preparation of the firfi Agent, I following my Book, according to the Letter, could not err if I would. And a little after 5 Then following my Book, from word to word, I made Projection. But why thefe ? Plenty enough of Examples in this Treatife; will inftrudb you in all thefe things that are to be underftood according to the Letter, except Wine, Lunary. Vegetable Mercury,and other things fynony- mous to the Matter of the Spirit of Philofophical Wine, or things prepared by the fame Spirit, Vege¬ table Sal Harmoniack, Philofophical Vinegar, &c. For this Spirit of Wine being prevaricated, the Adepts knew, that all the reft,though never fo plain¬ ly difcovered to the Sons of Art, could not con¬ tribute the leaft benefit to the Reader: Wherefore I fear not the indignation of the Adepts, nor the A- nathema’s which they thundred out againft the Be¬ trayers of their Secrets, having herein done nothing more, but ^ to fpeakingenuoufly) lefs, tnan they themfelves. I have according to my capacity, me¬ thodically digefted thofe things which were here and there confufedly difperfed, but added nothing of my own, and fo expect neither Honour nor Thanks from you} but this only, that I may know, if our Studies pleafe 5 and I fhallfupply thofe things that are here wanting and defired, fomewhat more](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3032757x_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
