The New Olympic and Blessed Rosary

foundation for this is laid for us by our highly enlightened Magus and Cabalist THEOPHRASTUS, from the angelic and Cabalistic science, to which all true Christian philosophers should justly give credence. Also, whoever does not know nature, he does not love it, the same person who knows nothing thus, sees nothing in it, despises it, his belly is his only God. But the more knowledge there is in a thing, the more love for it is ignited. Whoever does not understand nor recognize the poor, or has not experienced poverty himself, he does not believe him, he does not love him, does not do him any good either, as even the heathen Queen Dido boasts at Virgil, saying:

I am not ignorant of evil, I learn to succor the wretched.
Which is much more incumbent upon us Christians according to the command of our Master and Lord JESUS CHRIST, but, alas, God have mercy, such love and faithfulness has almost entirely cooled and disappeared in the hearts of all people. Therefore all things lie in knowledge, from which then flow the fruits toward the same, the knowledge gives the faith: for he who knows God, he believes in Him: he who does not know Him, he does not believe in Him: Therefore, everyone believes as much as he knows. So also in Alchemy, whoever does not learn to recognize it, its nature, and its hidden secret powers, deeply locked in the metals and minerals, he will not love it, much less bring it out, know how to separate the pure from the impure, much less obtain the Fifth essence, which is the whole core and foundation in every creature or being. And of this, let this much suffice as philosophized until our joyful meeting and verbal conversation.

Since, however, I am well and heartily inclined to all children of the Spagyric doctrine, and entirely disposed to promote your noble, honest intent, to obtain the precious Tincture-treasure, and the Universal Medicine, or even just something particular, with my help as much as possible, thus have I again aimed and planted a new Olympic Rosary, therein outstanding little plants and trees of ancient and newer