The Chemical Basilica or Alchemical Royal Jewel

Syr. cap. 43. sect. 39. 37.

the same willingly. But these, as heirs of true wisdom and inhabitants and citizens of the Philosophical Kingdom—among whom the windows of envy are closed, and who are always friends of God and of their neighbor, or at least should be—will see and know with uplifted heads and their Kabbalistic eyes, before all others, that much greater treasures are reserved for them in the right and true Cabala traditional esoteric doctrine, Magia natural magic, and Woarckadumia alchemical art, through the help of the Oratorij oratory/place of prayer and Laboratorij laboratory, through desire, diligent seeking, and unceasing knocking, as well as through their incessant industry and labor from the light of GRATIÆ Grace and nature, which they will finally and in time all attain, after the bloody judgment of the Son has occurred, which will infallibly follow upon the Aqueum watery/deluge of the Father. In the third seculo age of the Holy Spirit (formerly to be renewed through fire on account of the hidden revelation), Elias the Artist alchemical practitioner and Reparator omnium restorer of all things will appear. For that a particular seculum age is dedicated to each person of the Trinity is easy to deduce from the twelve articles of the varying articles of the Apostolic Symboli Creed, to which the equally many hours of the great and single day of this still future-enduring world very specifically correspond. And thus, the grateful posterity who are practiced in Alchymi alchemy through the light of nature, and spurred by God to their preparation (namely the beloved heirs of science and wisdom), will not begrudge these crumbs with me. For these chemical arcana mysteries will remain untouched by the lazy, unpracticed, and ignorant detractors because of the incompetence of their Operation manual work: just as one need not fear anything at all from the common, evil, and unworthy rabble regarding the revealed theological mysteries, which are very fittingly intermixed with the philosophical ones (in words that are indeed short, but sufficient for the understanding), since they do not have the spirit of wisdom and can neither grasp nor comprehend it due to their coarse understanding.

Therefore, no one should attempt a rash judgment before they have recognized the truth.

But the bastards and the Theophrastisten followers of Paracelsus who have sneaked in on the side (a wicked little rabble) will not cease to slander this sincerity of mine in a completely insane manner and will endure it very reluctantly, because they cannot—as before—peddle their trickery with their faked experience, assumed friendship, hypocritical piety, and manifold promises, nor enrich themselves among the simple-minded who do not notice such knavish tricks of theirs. For there are some among them so cunning that they pay diligent attention to the actions of other learned people, catch all their well-founded speeches, and know how to imitate them among people where it is necessary, to feign great skill, wisdom, and understanding—without mentioning from whom they heard one thing or another—thereby obtaining no small honor among great lords. Indeed, they also tend to [make use of] such supposed arts and Secreta secrets