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 To the Reader. finde that collected in one thing, which is dipered in all things? What is that which makes gold incorruptible? What induced the Philoophers to examine gold for the matter of their medicine? Was not all gold once living? Is there none of this living gold, the matter of Philoophers, to be had? Did Sandivogius the lat of knowne Philoophers pend it all? Surely there is matter enough for Philoophers, and alo ome Philoophers at this day for the matter, although they are unknowne to us. There are, aith Sandivogius, without doubt many men of a good concience both of high and low degree (I peak knowingly) that have this medicine and keep it ecretly. If o; let no man be dicouraged in the proecution of it, epecially if he take along with him the five Keyes which Nollius ets down, which indeed all Philoophers with one conent enjoyne the ue and obervation of. 1. Seeing it is a thing divine, and celetial, it mut be ought for from above, and that not without a ful reolution for a pious, and charitable improvement of it. 2. Before thou betaket thy elfe to the ¶ 2 worke