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Contents of this first book.

A complex synoptic diagram in the form of a branching tree (a Ramist table). It organizes the philosophical and physical concepts of the first book, branching from left to right. It uses large curly brackets to group categories and sub-categories, eventually leading to specific chapter references. The primary root on the left divides the world into "Nature" (the active Cause) and "The Naturated" (the resulting Effect).

Two things are required for the universal construction of the Macrocosm The "Great World" or the universe at large, as opposed to the Microcosm or man. and the creatures existing within it.

Nature, or the cause, or the principle, concerning which Book 1 treats; and it is either:
- Uncreated, which is God himself, called by reason of this creation of his:
  - Creator,
  - Architect,
  - Being of beings,
  - Infinite Naturing Nature original: "Natura naturans infinita" — a philosophical term for God as the active, creative force in the universe.
  - whose:
    - Omnipotent essence is described in chapter 1.
    - Place in chapter 2.
- Created, and it is either:
  - Primary, which is:
    - Hyle The Greek term for "wood" or "matter"; here referring to the primordial, unformed substance of the universe., or the primordial matter of things, most remote from composition, which according to some is not created. Concerning which, chapters 3, 4, 5.
    - Light, or form generally giving shape. Concerning which, chapter 6.
  - Secondary, which is divided into the nature of:
    - Heat — Cold — from which descends the nature of — Moisture — Dryness — concerning which, chapter 7.
  - Tertiary, arising from the actions of the secondary natures, divided into 4 differences which they call elements, namely:
    - Fire, Air, Water, Earth, from which the immense substance of the Macrocosm is forged. Concerning which, chapter 9.
  - Quaternary, which is that immense Chaos composed of diverse natures in an undigested state. Concerning which, chapter 10.
  - Ultimate, or the extreme or proximate The immediate physical substance from which things grow., which is:
    - In animals, sperm
    - In vegetables, seed
    - In minerals, Sulphur & Quicksilver original: "Argentum vivum" — literally "living silver." In alchemy, these are the two fundamental principles of all metals.
    - concerning which, chapter 10.
The Naturated original: "Naturatum" — the world as a finished product or effect of God's creative action., or the caused, or that which originates from a principle. Concerning which, in the following books.

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