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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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1619 pp. 19 · scans ER023

Ecclesiast.cap.11. Wer in Gottes furcht bleibt stetig Auch in sein Wort thut vben sich Vnd wartet seines beruffs mit fleiß Lest sich nit jrren Schwartz noch weiß Derselbig mensch kann nicht allein Auß Zinn / Stahl / Kupffer fein Goldt vnd Silber jhm genug machen Sondern er kan auch zu den sachen Zu vorauß wann jhm Gott bleibt hold Auß Laym vnd Koth jhm machen Gold.

1619 pp. 19 · scans ER023

The Sophic Hydrolith: Part One

1619 pp. 19 · scans ER023

Ecclesiasticus, chapter11. Whoever remains steadfast in the fear of God, Practises also in his word, And diligently attends to their calling, Letting neither black nor white lead them astray, Can make enough fine gold and silver For themselves from tin, steel and copper. Such a person can moreover, Above all if God remains favourable, Make gold for themselves from clay and dung.

1619 pp. 19 · scans ER023

About This Reading Edition

The anonymous Water Stone of the Wise of 1619, with German text, a new English translation, 240 annotations, three companion treatises from the original volume, two separately identified responses of 1661, and the complete supplied study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Wasserstein der Weysen. Frankfurt: Lucas Jennis, 1619. The governing e-rara copy belongs to the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich (DOI 10.3931/e-rara-8968). The work is traditionally attributed to Johann Siebmacher; this remains an attribution, not a name printed in the anonymous witness. The separately sourced First and Second Responses use the 1661 Wolfenbüttel witness, qun-642-1s, pp. 200–206.

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Rights

Historical texts printed in 1619 and 1661 are in the public domain. The supplied 2026 German reading text, new English translation, introduction, notes and complete study apparatus are published with the site owner’s authorization. The original triangle is credited to the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich, and e-rara, Public Domain Mark.