Chemical Works

desires to attain, and to receive the highly noble jewel original: Hochedle Kleinod; a common alchemical and mystical metaphor for the Philosopher's Stone or the ultimate spiritual truth., he must apply himself to a Christian, godly life and conduct, avoid ambition, splendor, and pride, and first seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, as Christ teaches in Matthew 6.
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I listened to this student's original: Studiosi; referring to the scholar who had been speaking since the previous page. speech with great astonishment, sighed deeply, and wished in my heart that I too might lead such a holy life, pleasing to God, so that the gift of the Holy Spirit and of healing original: Gesundmachung might be granted to me by God, and the great mystery of nature original: grosse Geheimniß der Natur; refers to the hidden workings of God within the physical world, the primary pursuit of the Christian alchemist. might be revealed. Therefore, from that time on, I began to read the Holy Scriptures even more diligently, as well as other books that provide good guidance for a godly life, especially those recommended to me by both students, namely the writings of Dr. Johannes Tauler, Thomas à Kempis's little book Of the Imitation of Christ, as well as the 4. The text likely refers here to the "Four Books on True Christianity" by Johann Arndt, a foundational work of Lutheran mysticism.