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OPERA VEGETABILE

PREFTCE

To rxp I ovpRsop Lrexr qnn CxrlnRrm op Tnurx

Ihe tct rSIe ard very dear nDtrth of qrr belo\red IORDJesr.rsCIIRISI

has not cnly itself, ln its en voie, afiregs€d irpgessibly gracious

ard above aU deeire lcird rcrds to tlre por hnan beings; so t}rat ttpse

verlt well<emt trctrils, $hict! is$red forttr fnm hie ffviJg ru,th{rtren, in

IErsql or the fttffrnes of the essentlal Godtcad incarnate, he walked or

earth in his nwt lnly visible foun - ad se dlllgentfy reorded for

tut tfds bly, holy, tnly Ltght, rtdch tUunires rll ren rdp ste

into this rcnld, has aleo frcnr tlnc-to'tire, in all naticns equiFped

rrariqls persrs dcned with gatlfying, delidrtfirl gifts of the Li$rt

as rrcssengers witressing his cutfloring goo&ress, ud has gescnted th€fit

prblicly to the rcrld b aerve it. lbitlEr has he left ug EiSr and Lcrt

Gennms qrt flcrn this hi$rly rraluable gift. IG witl rpt, 4leak abrt other

Genan ncn, rictt in Light, andr as AlDertus ttagnas, raulet, Patacelsus,

Basjlius valentinua, etc.,t[t will rs rgrgtbr qrly tne exellent philo-

soptter Johannusrsacus HolTandus. E\ten withcnt my ranubering hirn, this

manrs nane is witho,lt erbt laffn ln alf Drrqe cn aocollrt of trie extra-

orOinary tllunirnticn sd irsearable eqnrienoe tn naitters d natural

aciene atd philodoptry whieh he had t}rtor$r the graciore illtminaticn of

the Eternaf Light.

ltrig is anfficiently 44nrant in his writingrs, *rat tlEre ie left. of

tJrsn, ard rfiirfi are teld in very hidr rcgard rrt, crly by o:r (o*n) trcdest

Sdfosophers ht also bry tJEe of nury oUEr naticns. nrat is rfty there is

a graat dgnurcl by nwry fancierg fc his ottEr writings, of ttridr it is

lcsn tnat tlqf uere aleo ccmnittd to 1ryr brt rdrictr are rrithlnld to this

furr llr errvious IErsqls. En agnrd is eapecially for hfs vegEtabfe l{ork,

frlan $ictl he qdes orrcr 200 dragt€rs ln dJrer tractatee writt€n ty hin

arf akeady qrmnicatecl to the Erld. llhe aare for hls eniral librk,

*dch ie Fobably rrt ndr mller, ad otlprs *iicfi I lta\re rpt yet Eeeni

rnitler rn I lnfd ttrErc tlEy ni$t be. Stnrld $ere be srccne who

Ipeoesses tlEn, c kuilB abcrrt tlEn, I $qild reqlst hln, ln tJte nane of

tte fanciere *p $irld be gratefirl fs it, to release their sunnricatict

tfito their Eiting hands, ard in tarrn to b assurd of tire cre readiness

qr their IErt. If r'l I tfre rm&rful rritJnge rere to re together into

tlE hands of sfurre ,rvestlgators of apiritul ad rutural krsrledge,

udr bcnefit Erld 1roUanly aEnE to ttsn thereby. hr lE (blfantu) tt?d

rcfetfticn of the irElctilrt points.

qr sttrort by tlre eyangeliets, eelncially Jotrr, can easily drirre aray the

tcars of a righteans tsr r*p reads or lears tla[, qr Eo.rnt of the gfreat

gracicusnesg of tlrat IGD, undesend in alf eterniblz.

a sgnctal ndle gifl frcrn Oa ec aeecrtling tlre great rrgstcrJa in detail

ln lrery eiqile terrrg ud frqrst

vlse opus ltInera.le uhictr tras been Fblished in ttre Iatftr tcrgrrn; also

opus vegetaDiJe,of $htdr I do not, lcw if it ts a part of the abrre

sltisred Qpus Vegetabile (ste), qr a se4nrate Frk.

lf,Ese just nrrrtiard Lor Csran.nurusaigts Here reoeivd a Ebort

tfne 4o by t}te eaFln-lar of Jr:stus i Bafbi.urs, anil tJren rcadted ne.

lfiTls I ttilte fi.rst trarslated tlte llttle vegetable rlork into Eigh Gennan,

ellated it wtth uptlrer writtcrr cr44l, andlarerded it far as;nesible.

ttat is tlre wfc I an lereblr releastng fon FtntJng for tJre eale of tlre

fancLere. In regard b tlte lland of tlre lhiloacffrers urd Qrrs Urinae, I

hare to rrait tfsn w111 rcre

fikts

be oltatd

ard qrected ghould deficl€rEiee e*let ln tfsn.

nay

thE' I aleo rcnsber tlat rfiat is srtaind tn tlis llttle Vege-

table fibdc ig aleo fqnd fintd in part frcm tlre Gemrr Bdc entitled:

tlehinla vera, ot lons PhtTosoplntun. Bit I aens€dtnat UEre was in it

Erdt tltat ms ga$led dd rS a etall Frt that ms left, ort enttrely.

hr thlB reascn, the plnting of the gs Vegetable tras been hastened.

In eo &ing, I rn fdlly qrfldent tiat ttE f,arciers of tlre secret, divine

gifts wiU realize t}at I an dojrg lt for their special pleagrre; to

tfridr end, tlat iE, to Fo\re to tlEn that my mind ia assidluuly bent cn

Ee.rvlng, I lE\re already &te the ltttle Ilactat€ writtsr try nVEeIf in

Gsmn drd Iattn abcnt the Sendirogtan thtad begiming of the minerals as

t}te SaIt of the Sages.

Ib teny, thts has rpt bsr ureloe, ae I rftie. lbtertlefess, it

has alrc arosed @ ln qre - tlia, 4,a.in, befrg qy cpjnior.

In lt, I trteil to reveal, tJuy sald, that I rurtd tn oral dlalogr rerrcal

to anyuc wtp srtactAt IrE, the mt dtffisult potnts of the philoaophical

wk *rictr has for Bo Ery antrrlee rrrmlned Eesret. ed uhtctr an rrrtold

ruber of the Et learnfrg ard crlrning tsr hd fni ]ql to uderetarrl arxt

tiat, in ny rtertaf dfucussicts, rnrld rpt lpld badc any of tlgtt as secret.

ant the uee of thls Dtvlne sl.r.ri rRtgrvrAcr glptrld crly be rerealed to his

renrants Fdestined for tt@ trb arqre, ttlrn alae rfio lssds

the learts, uder patn of a nLsenble naledtbtl,o to bef,alt he *D Ertd

beak thts seal. I leave lt at that. Brt rfiat has been &re qrt of godrill

ln my little Hcr is reant plely fq ttn dfEr ri$rtans lorcrs of God

Ed Hls lrt, aine tt ruy b srsi.dered the cbr&us wlc of Dlvire Pro\ri-

dcne tnat @d wrqgfrt u8 together try Eis farqable DtvirE will. Ebr Ib

afcne lqtrB tne nirda rirtdl i.e lrqloeslble fc us trruls to tgn.

I Erst aLso trfuo ttEtr that I t rs llrat a slprt ttnre p gcre Gren)

harc apeedlly Et fqrd rb clalrcd tltat tlEry got b tant re ad #

tained tw qrfiderte.

hig fhffoeofhere tlat tJE etftrastlat

![Ese clajncat to harn re.fvd

t]c re'rplaticn of tiese

6 rdri!i66, he has sudr a friendty ard affable styte rf,ridl pleases

the reader !o \Erl, lnEh ad nakes hjJn feel trrcltrled to read his rcrks

ofcen and to bar tlun in mird, atl of ridclr birrgs tn greater returns

for him. [rerefore, nercnbering all tlris, I qrld rpt hrt be helpftrl in

tfie F$licatlal of tlrese rritings; aIrc bcause sre tine ago there care

hto my hards eure writJngs ririch, to the best of try lstrldge have rever

been Fblished, $rch as tlre seset bocf<entitledl fin Eandof the Phito-

sopters,. al$ opus tttnae, r*rLctr trm bodrs have rpt been ptnted; also

Opus SaturnJ, trtrldt has been Fdded to tlre Basilll ltiurpant€rariort,;

Itris rnrld irded b a great sarilege, becauge ftcrn tfie beginning

of tlrle art 6d had inst:rrtd

Becrets from ne, and that the same revelation Ls again avail-

able to any other wealthy fancier for a eum of noney. In order

to counter thie kind of fraud, I hereby declare nyself publicly

and gwear by the higheet truth, which ls the LORDJESUShirnseli,

that I have not revealed to anyone in the sorld the whole foun-

dation of the l{aterv (stc) for the Philosophical 9fork. If someone

had boaEted of Bome revelation by me, or would boast about it

Ln the future, geeking to profit thereby monetarilyi euch a one

would Ln truth be a wicked cheat and a liar. 4Fd may he suffer

what the Apostle Peter said to those who think that Godrs gifts

can be bought with money. Having said this much, let this matter

also rest.

Now to return to our love - and praieeworthy Hollandus.

Many a man may wonder at the nighty powers he ascribes now and

then to the Ourtvrassalvcg, including the caeting out of the devil

from those poeseesed, and rcrking such unspeakable miracles be-

yond all reason that it appears unbelievable to many. I cannot

give theee people any other teetimony than to etate that it is

the pure, unadulterated truth. This is so not only of Hollandus,

but aleo of the other philosophers who had actually possessed

the Quinta Eese4tla. Thie hae often been experJ.enced and found

to UEG,-lE]fTall ahow at the end of ttris tractate. All this

can eagily be believed by one who considere and heeds just a

little, the super-abundant, inexhaustible love of God for His

lnage3 man. Yea, he rill find that that is nothing in comparison

with the depth of love - predestined to the earnest believer on

Christr GV€n before the foundation for the creation of this

whole world had been called forth and laid. About thie too, I

must be silent, eince no eye has yet geenr Dor ear heard, nor has

it entered into anyone's heart, what GODhas prepared for those

who love Him faithfully.

Therefore it is not possible to ask for anything better

of God but that one should love Him in (the pereon of) the LORD

JESUS CHRISTwith all onets heartr all one'E goul, all one's

mind, and wlth all onere might, and likewise all other men as

one's neighbor who Lg the wonderful dear image of (our) beloved

God. lfhoever possesaee thia great treagure (t.e.) that he finds

aome love for God wlthin hlneelf, let hin give thanks most

hunbly for it; for without Hl.s Grace he would not have it. Let

him also pray mogt earnestly for an increaee of it (Iove) in

hineelf and othere. At the present time, when the aged body of

the Chrietian Churcheg has alnost grown completely cold, it is

very necesaary that Bome rouse themselvee to fervent prayer and,

together wlth men of weak faith, call day and night to our Father

ln Heaven wLth the following or slnilar hunble sighs:

O Glorl.ous, most bleseed Creatorr dearly beloved Abbq

Jehova Zebaoth. i, thy unworthy worn and poor-nite1 !n ilFworthy

to think of Thy alntghty, terrl.ble Narne, ntrch lees call upon it

with my lmpure ll.pe, becauee !!hou lettest Thy wiee Bervant bear

witnees that before Thee, O Father, the whole world ie like the

needlle of a balance, and ltke a drop of dew. lfhat then should I,

Lnsignificant llttle worm, be conceitedl about, I who am not even

a note Ln a eunbeam Ln such a great world. And Yet, Thou living

fount of Ipve and kindness, hast bestowed so much mercy and Grace

l+gl [l3r a trEan reature fr,on my ndherre ucllbl tiat I can ne\Er 6.rtt it

trl, let alme thank Sree fq it.

I thank lhe nvertheless fd srrh greaC, urtold rErctr, wltn all my

lcart, fn deepeet hmility, eepecially for lratring bestaded tne Gnace qor

rE to love Ihee dearly in ny rmaloess. Ihat lorre frcm Gree alm inpels ne

to do gladly uhat tB dear to lhe, tbat LB, Itry n&le rnd mlely gmd will

ttd plesure. I anr a Ircr slnfuI nurrlmrrcr, ;td cannot do rrltlring elt-

oept lhfl givest re both the willing ud tJre aoocrrpfislrrerrt,. lltrerefore, I

b6g Ehee, I rfihe rnto ltree, and inplore lttee, bDrttE der nate of JESUS

CIIR[,gr' trtft elat$rt€red latb, to grant EcnEnErcifullness to ne, tryr

nieerabfe reature, Banctifying re to (being) Itry faithfull. aenrart. Since

lttou' tcurer of tparts, lsmst - ant I also apar to it before ltry crn-

tligci€nt l,taJesty rd befiore ltry nrgele - that I decirc or dgnand rb other

bleese&reae tlran that ltsr malest of ne, Crry faitlrfuU eerrrant, letting re

do pleasing servi,c frr Ihee ad nry fellm imn, atd belpjng to ineease the

tspr of 1try glorifid

lilare.

b let ne see witfr my elles drcl let. ne tear wtti rny ears tlrat ltry tbly

lldte is hallcrmd orEr t*rerr*role Ftrld. erd & any rith tJrat -lrrfanrrs Satart

and the rqaciots rclrres and tyrants rhidr crly ctDl<e and dissipate Gry

pon ehecpr. ad thrs dbsesate the rdll otr Ilry tErc:r. ISD JEiltS CHRlSl,

at the ri$tt of t.he FFr of Gd, rrtD art with us r11 t.he tire till the

cnd of tlle'Frtrdr tlse ny Fayers nust be heart-tn virtl- of Sry A1nl$rty

lldrE, as tnrly as Sptr hast said that ttue shalf be ane shenherd ani

cne fold.

@d of Abthbn, Ieaae, rd Jaoob, renErber the p'rndee ltul tust

mde to ltry EervErts, that ltmr wilt mr bring thern alcrq by fty Altnigtrty

Iutr, ud ccrqllcte ai'd establi.€h' tJtc nngdcn of Sqy lrrpfutd CIE. Of all

thia, my I &tain the afuple little part of yet beqning srd remining

sry faithftrll serrrantr ltb that erd', my tryr temible bly !lani*, rlefravah

Zebaoth, help rm, ard tlre rcst dearly beloved nane of or bleese&ress,

JESUS CHRlgf, *p will eternally trrt to sharc all !trry dledie*t

elreatr:res.

Ir ardr a Fy, belo\red bethern, let us tndrle orcelvee tlder t}te

ni$rty banil of @d, bcause the pafer of tle luble llas afrays pleased

Eim, drd, in Ais lbst IIfuh eet in Eurcn and qr Eartlt, he tras cast llis

graciors elrea' solely Wsr tfie lcrEgt. f€t tlut ba in uforgttable IEIIr_E!4I

tu ns Ur;*rnrt fife ag a srtlnual rgnirder to learn trcm tfre Lffi-

itEgtS OruSf to be gentle ard ll$Ie rltJt all cir tnart. tl{y he girrc rt! t}Et

attitule rd l€t, Itim errcr potect ue rnder ltie wirEs.

Done In Englanil t on tDe f trst of the gerr 1659.

Ptom one vho oaes t setvtce

of Tove to tDe rcader.

J.F.H.S.

Ftr-trsSerrolwel

eGn. AIEI. AEn.

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