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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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Accidenti igitur (propriè & præcipuè) adhæret peccatum, sicut accidens est: Nam postquam DEUS hominem jam condiderat, peccatum demum per ipsos homines, scil. primos parentes nostros, Mandatum DEI seductione Diaboli transgredientes, teste Apostolo, fuit introductum, ergo falsissimum quoque est, DEUM authorem esse peccati.

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

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Sin therefore attaches properly and principally to the accidental part, and is itself an accident. For, as the Apostle testifies, sin was introduced only after God had already created man, through men themselves—our first parents—who, deceived by the devil, transgressed God’s command. Thus it is utterly false that God is the author of sin.

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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.

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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.