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A
DISCOVRSE
OF
FIRE and SALT,
DISCOVERING
Many secret Mysteries,
AS WELL
PHILOSOPHICALL,
AS
THEOLOGICALL.



London, Printed by Richard Cotes, 1649.

To his worthy friend Captaine
Thomas Falconbridge.

SIR,

Have been informed of your zeal and forwardnesse in advancingLearning and Truth, two commendable vertues, for a man of your meritand profession. And meeting with a subject composed by a FrenchAuthour, I present the Translation to your favourable acceptance: Itis of forraign birth, though swadled up in an English habit: It hathdone much good abroad, and I am confident it will do the like here,if supported with your approbation: It had not seen the Presse here,had I not been assured of the candor and integrity of the Authour. Irepose confidence of acceptation, because the Translator hath been ofyour long acquaintance, and was lately sensible of your propensity andassistance, when he came in your way: If this may find grace with you,you will engage him to make further inquisition into this most sacredand secret mystery, and to rest,

SIR,

Your most affectionate friend

EDVVARD STEPHENS.


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AN
EXCELLENT TREATISE
OF
FIRE and SALT·
Composed by the Lord Blaise of
VIGENERE.


The first part.

YTHAGORAS who of all Pagans was undoubtedly, by common consentand approbation, held to have made more profound search, and withless incertainty penetrated into the secrets as well of Divinity, asof Nature, having quaffed full draughts from the living source ofMosaicall Traditions, amid’st his darke sentences, where, accordingto the Letter, he touched one thing, and mystically understoodand comprised another; (wherein he imitates the Ægyptians andChaldæans, or rather, the Hebrewes, from whence all theirsproceeded) he here sets downe these two: Not to speake of God withoutLight; and to app

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