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CONTENTS OF THIS TREATISE.

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This treatise, detecting and refuting the errors of Mersenne, is divided into 4 Books. Of which:

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Chapter of the First
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First: Defends the Fluddian Physics concerning the Macrocosm.
Second: Defends his Harmony.
Third: Defends his Consonances.
Fourth: Shows that the opinions of Fludd are not new, and his doctrine is most remote from atheism.

The Second: Discusses that famous question, whether there is a soul of the world: And finally clearly demonstrates that there is a soul of the world, by which he is said to live.

Chapter of the Third
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First: Removes all suspicion of evil magic from Fludd. Likewise, it assigns a triple genius to every human being. And it demonstrates most clearly that names can be attributed to angels from their property without any error or sin.
Second: Shows that the soul can be called mortal in a certain way.
Third: Confirms the certainty of Fludd’s Microcosmic Music.
Fourth: Responds to the Chiroscopic question proposed by Mersenne, according to the merits and impudence of the petitioner.

Chapter of the Fourth
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First: Defends the Cabala of Fludd: and argues against Mersenne’s ignorance in it.
Second: Treats the formal characters of the Cabala: and examines Mersenne as if with a Lydian Stone.

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