On the Tincture of Gold or True Potable Gold

of the goat, while the sheep, unharmed, recompense their master with wool and milk out of gratitude.

And thus I shall make an end, hoping that I have pleased my neighbor: for without doubt, he who rightly employs this golden medicine will fare well, first of all lifting his mind (recognizing his sins) to God, the giver and creator of all good things, imploring His help and blessing in filial humility. May that Almighty God and merciful Father deign to bless us in this life with His temporal blessing, with prosperous health, and finally, at some time, by His pure divine grace, with eternal life. Amen.