PHILIP. THEOPH.

Similarly, among those [men of angelic understanding], all devilish and imperfect works original Latin: "imperfecta opera." must give way, like lies before the truth and perfection.

Truth leads us to a blessed end.

I say that the truth should and must be pursued if one intends to reach a blessed end. If, however, the truth is to be grasped, no one should be ashamed to seek it, no matter where it may be found.

Theophrastus has sought the truth.

That I have now also loved and sought it is not to be held against me, for I must follow after it; it does not seek me out. For whoever wishes to reach a city must not sit at home on a cushion, roasting pears and becoming a doctor behind the stove A derogatory term Paracelsus used for university-trained physicians who stayed in their studies reading old books instead of observing nature and patients directly.. No excellent cosmographer original: "Cosmographus." A scholar who maps the general features of the universe, including both the heavens and the earth. can grow up behind a desk, no palm-reader original: "Chiromanticus." One who studies the lines of the hand to understand a person's nature or fate. upon the floor, and no diviner of the earth original: "Geomanticus." One who practices geomancy, interpreting patterns in the earth or soil to understand natural forces. in a cellar.

A true physician is from God, through labor.

Therefore, also, no true medicine can be obtained without manifold investigation.

God grants a true physician original Latin: "Medicum.", yet not without restlessness original: "unruw." This refers to the physical toil, travel, and constant movement required to study nature across different lands., as He says.