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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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Major Syllogismi prioris per se est vera & Minorem V. R. ipsa ex Sacris literis (Gen. 1. v. 3.) satis probatam fatetur. Ex quibus Syllogismi posterioris Major non minus per se vera & Sole ipso clarior elucescit. Prout etiam cuncta hæc argumenta optimè probantur, dicto Meritissimi istius Theologi Joannis Arndts:

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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The major premise of the first syllogism is self-evidently true, and you yourself acknowledge that its minor premise is sufficiently proved from Holy Scripture, Genesis 1:3. From these points, the major premise of the second syllogism likewise appears self-evidently true and clearer than the sun itself. All these arguments are also excellently supported by the words of that most deserving theologian Johann Arndt:

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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.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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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.