Nor shall here be an end, but there shall be kindled a great fire, which shall turn all into ashes, but the Omnipotent God will be at hand to help his own people, for there shall yet remain a small sparkle of Piety, which will take rooting, and encrease by little and little, and strike a terrour into the plundering Robbers, and make that alive, which seems to be dead. The Enemies and Persecutors of Christ, will call themselves powerful, and every where bring in great Devastations, insomuch that there will seem to be an end of our Actions.
Now whilst the Enemy is placed in the very topmost pitch of fortune, the most Just God, will (by the help of a small company) destroy, and utterly root out the Northern Lion, accompanying him, together with all his Clerks; yet abundance shall be Converted, and believe on his Omnipotence, and in the most Holy Name of God.
When therefore this Lion hath gotten the Eagles Scepter, every body will reverence, and run after his Majesty: He shall be powerful in Deeds and Counsels, and the Subjects that now refuse him, shall receive him with the greatest joy, and acknowledg him their Superior.
Then must the aforesaid Treasure ’twixt Suevia and Bavaria be found, which is equivalent to the Riches of twelve Kingdoms, where also lies hid, a Carbuncle, as big as an Egg, richer than any price.
The other Treasure that lies between Spain and France, is indeed great and potent, but yet it gives place to the former, it shall be manifested at the entrance of the Lion that comes from the North, and, which shall take the Eagle, and then at length shall men consider well what I Theophrastus have been.
Now when the praised Northern Lion hath finished his Course, and hath broken the edge of the Eagles Claws, then shall Peace and Concord every where speedily and vehemently fly thereunto, but yet he will send afore, some signs and tokens by which it shall appear unto us, that the Messengers sent forth shall declare the coming of the Lord. There is yet one only thing that I Theophrastus do beg at your hands, that ye do not any of you impute unto me the things which I now lay open; forasmuch as I cannot be against the Will of God, which I must put in execution in the Nature of things.
These are those Secrets of Secrets that I was willing to open unto you. This Treasure far exceeds other Treasures; my Arts are hidden in that place betwixt Suevia and Bavaria, and they are these, viz. The true Transmutation of Metals of a short way: The Universal, more than perfect: The so much talk’d of Aurum Potabile, and Philosophers stone: But he that by the guidance of God has an entrance opened to the finding of them, shall there find (besides other stones) a precious Carbuncle, which lies hidden in a little Box cunningly made by Men, and covered over with Gems; the Key of the little Box is in a Golden Coffin, the Golden is put in a Silver one; the Silver one in a Tin one; and it lies in such a place as God hath chosen, or appointed.
The Omnipotent God will bestow upon him that finds them his Divine Benediction in all his Affairs, and will give him power to oppress all evil, and to draw out good; whereby things necessary may likewise be obtained from God who is able again to reduce the world he made of nothing, into a nothing: Let the Son and Holy Spirit be also with us, the Blessed Trinity, for ever and ever. Amen.
First of all, Paracelsus saith in this his Prophesie, that Men shall draw him out of his Grave, and place him towards the East; who is so simple as to think that this is to be understood according to the Letter? What Profit and Honour would thence arise to Paracelsus, if his Bones were digg’d forth, and translated into another place? Whereas if he were even now living, he could not desire a better and more excellent Tomb, than that he lies in. Whilst he was living, he was not so proud; he very well knew that the Honours of this World are fading and vain. Nor did he ever require, that any Epitaph should be erected to his Honour: Although (when his Friends had taken care to lay him in a decent place.) The Magistrate commanded a very notable Epitaph to be engraven on his Tomb-stone for a Testimonial of his Deeds, the which Epitaph will bring him Praise enough while the World lasts. The said Epitaph runs thus.