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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Niemand. Ergò: Weil ohne Gottes Wort / und die H. Schrifft / weder Christus / noch GOtt / noch die Warheit erkennt werden kan / so folgt nochmahln / daß die Philosophia ohne Gottes Wort und die H. Schrifft / nichts anders / als Jeckerey / Narrenwerck und Unsinnigkeit sey. Wiewohl ich auch die Mißbrauch / die einer oder der ander seine Meynung in Philosophia zu behaupten / die H. Schrifft gantz ungereimt allegirt / keines wegs approbirt haben will. Und so viel ebenmäßig hiervon.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Nobody. Therefore, since neither Christ nor God nor truth can be known without God’s Word and Holy Scripture, it follows again that philosophy without God’s Word and Holy Scripture is nothing but foolery, nonsense and madness. Yet I by no means approve the abuse whereby someone cites Holy Scripture quite incongruously to support his philosophical opinion. So much for this also.

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About This Reading Edition

An anonymous Hermetic treatise of 1680, presented in its original German and Latin with a new English translation, 279 explanatory notes, the historical phoenix frontispiece, an introduction, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and original registers.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Candida Phoenix philosophica. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Hermsdorff, 1680. The chosen witness is the Wellcome Library copy digitized as b32993456; German and Latin, with French, Greek, and Hebrew passages retained.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The 1680 source is identified as public domain by the Wellcome/Internet Archive record. The supplied 2026 transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. The frontispiece is retained from the supplied edition and credited to its historical witness.