The Vegetable Work

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[tem]pered, then the evil, poisonous heat—which the herb or species original: Species; here referring to the specific botanical source material. from which the Salmiac Sal Ammoniac. was made contained—will no longer hinder it. Likewise, the evil, poisonous cold that was in the herb shall then offer no further hindrance, for everything is now purified and tempered tempered original: temperirt; the alchemical state where the four primary qualities (hot, cold, wet, dry) are brought into perfect, non-conflicting balance., having left behind all that was untempered.

CHAPTER IV.

Furthermore, my child should know that all things which God has created from the four elements must die, pass away, and be purified; but afterward, they must be created anew and born once again. Then, these re-created and newborn things shall never die again, nor pass away, nor shall anyone be able to spoil them or bring them to ruin. No fire shall be able to burn them; rather, they will henceforth endure for eternity because they have returned to their first power original: Krafft; the inherent vital energy or divine essence endowed by the Creator., which God gave them when He created and made all things in the beginning.

And following the sin committed by our first parents, Adam and Eve original Latin: Hevæ., God the Lord was so angered that He made the four elements corrupt and perishable, so that they must now all die and come to nothing. Just as God the Lord Himself spoke to Adam when He gave him this commandment, saying: Adam, you may eat of all things that are in Paradise, except for this tree, for it is the Tree of Life original: Holz des Lebens; literally "Wood of Life.". And I—