The Little Golden Olympic Treasury

[...brought] forth; The text begins mid-sentence, continuing from the previous page's discussion of how these arts are produced or prepared. that is undeniable/ and does not require much proof/
but daily experience sets it openly in the bright light of day/ and
is the pure, plain truth/ which no one/ unless he be a man of abandoned
impiety and unbelief original Latin: nisi profligatæ impietatis & incredulitatis Homo/ may contradict. And even
though many mockers and children of this world speak ill of
this noble, precious Art / mocking, deriding, and laughing at
it, and also scabiously agitating original: scabiosè exagitirn; meaning to attack or harass in a scurrilous or "itchy" manner. and receiving its Sons original Latin: Filios; a traditional term for practitioners of alchemy, the "Sons of Art." and
followers/ yet the very same TRUTH of this Art remains/ as
daily experience testifies / and must remain until the end of the
world: And even if there were ever so many blasphemers/ Slanderers original: Calumnianten and
persecutors/ yet the dear God awakens all the more excellent
Heroic Spirits original Latin: Heroische Ingenia/ who pursue, defend, and help
promote such a high treasury of grace in the fear of the Lord/
so that such a precious Art may be brought to light again all the
brighter and clearer before the Last Day / and the godless/
wicked/ blind/ lunatic/ mad world may be able to offer no
excuse on that day for their contempt and ignorance.
Since, however/ Most Gracious Emperor and LORD/ for
a good long time now many excellent, highly learned people
have diligently pursued this Spagyric Art|Alchemy, specifically the branch focused on preparing medicine through chemical separation and recombination./ publicly and
in writing commended it/ extolled and highly praised it / because
of its high, excellent usefulness in Medicine/ and the cure of
diseases original Latin: cura morborum/ to say nothing of the Transmutation of metals:
As especially the highly intelligent and well-experienced men
Cunradus Chunradi, Physician and Ioachimus Tanckius, both
Doctors of Medicine at Leipzig/ have earned great merit regarding
this noble Art/ [proving] its Truth, Antiquity, and Utility original Latin: Veritatem, Antiquitatem vñ Vtilitatem/ with
excellent commendations and other writings/ in the publishing of
many good, select Chemical booklets/ by Bernhard Refers to Bernard of Trevisan, a famous 15th-century alchemist. and other
excellent Philosophers/ as well as Johann Thölde, a Hessian citizen
of Frankenhausen / in which he brought to light the extraordinary
Treatises of Brother Basilius Valentinus, of the Benedictine Order Basil Valentine was a legendary alchemical figure; his works, published by Thölde, were foundational to 17th-century chemistry. /
beyond all measure [brought]
forth