ALL THINGS FROM ONE, AND TO ONE 

IN THE CENTER TRUTH, IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE VANITY

The omnipotent God in the rotten Mass.

(as it were in a Chaos) to be despised,

To us Mortalls has left all things,

Yet they in the Nature of Things are but one.

It is a Mass of Dust, a despicable Thing;

A Fire, an Aquosity; a most amiable Fountain;

It is neither a Stout Captain, nor invincible;

When it is not drawn out of its Cradle.

It is an old Man; it is an Infant; the Lord of all;

It is the red Servant, contrary to the King;

It is the green Lyon; something more sublime

Than the King, or Subjects; but fugitive.

It flys, and attracts; the Virgin obeyeth not,

Unless the Father provoke her with Many Goads;

Then she follows, and much demands

A Husbands company, with whom she cohabits.

She is covered and impregnated with the Embrace,

A clear Water is evacuated out of her Heart

With Blood, wherewith she is raised up

Now dying as it were, and is recreated.

Things bright and clear being so obtained

The King and Queen being begot togeathere

Being put presently in the Secret Prison,

Feed them with heavenly Dew; not Watry things.

Being Dead at length, the Spirit flys away

Washes and purifys the Soul and the Body

Then a more intense Fire allway perpetuats

With a cold Fire; it volatilizes not.

Now no Errour follows in the Work,

Burn all with a very strong Fire,

Bring out at length the Blood, the Soul

After the White King: Then thrice imbibe.

(The King being thus known) the Body is the Soul,

And fixt, and permanent, although like Wax;

The Colour is not an Accident; but a Substance

Reigning in all, with the highest Glory.

GLORY TO GOD ALONE, THE THREE-ONE