The mortification of Hearbs, Roots, and such like, is to distil off from them their oyle, and water, and presse out their liquor with a presse, and also to make their Alcali. [Sidenote: Of Wood.] The mortification of Wood, is to turne it into Coales, and Ashes. [Sidenote: Of Bones.] The mortification of Bones, is their Calcination. [Sidenote: Of Flesh.] The mortification of Flesh, and Blood, is the taking away of the spirit of Salt. [Sidenote: Of Water.] The mortification of Water is by Fire, for all heat dries up, and consumes water. [Sidenote: Of Fire.] The mortification of Fire is by Water, for all Water, quencheth Fire, and takes from it its power, and force. So now you are sufficiently instructed in few words how death lyes hid in all naturall things, and how they may be mortified, and bee brought into another form, and nature, and what vertues flow from them. Whatsoever should have been said further, we put in the following book, of the Resurrection of Naturall things. [Illustration: *decorative divider*] OF THE NATVRE Of Things. _THE SIXTH BOOK._ _Of the Resurrection of Naturall things._ [Sidenote: The raising again of Naturall things.] The Resurrection, and renewing of Naturall things, is not the least, but a profound, and great secret in the Nature of things, and rather Divine, and Angelicall, then Humane, and Naturall. [Sidenote: Death is twofold.] [Sidenote: What things may be raised againe.] I desire to bee here understood with great distinction, and no otherwise then my opinion is, and Nature doth daily, and manifestly shew, and experience make good, lest I should bee exposed to the lies, and slanders of Mountebankes, my enemies (which doe construe all that I doe in the worst sense) as if I would usurp the Divine power, and attribute this to Nature, which shee was never able to performe: Wherefore wee must cautiously consider that there is a twofold Death, _viz._ violent, and voluntary. The one can raise a thing again, the other not. Wherefore, doe not beleeve those Sophisters that say, that a thing that is once dead, or mortified, can never bee raised again, and that make no account of resuscitation, and restauration of things, which error indeed of theirs is not the least. And indeed it is true, that whatsoever dyeth, or perisheth with a naturall death, and what Nature mortifies by reason of her predestination, God alone can raise again, or must of necessity bee done by his command: so whatsoever Nature destroyes, Man cannot restore again. But whatsoever Man destroyes hee can restore again, and being restored spoil again, and Man hath no further power of himselfe, and if hee should attempt to doe any thing more, hee would arrogate the power of God to himselfe, and yet hee would labour in vain, and be confounded, unlesse God did assist him, or hee had so much faith as to remove mountains: Even to such a man, this is possible, and greater things then this. Because