But except it were gold in its true nature, it could not be resumed into the aspect of gold.
And except matter were spirit, it could not revert to spirit.
To make gold, the alchemist must have gold.
But he knows that to be gold which others take to be dross.
Cast thyself into the will of God, and thou shalt become as God.
For thou art God, if thy will be the Divine Will.
This is the great secret: it is the mystery of Redemption.
(3) Concerning Sin and Death.
As is the outer so is the inner: He that worketh is One.
As the small is, so is the great: there is one law.