Virtueinformative, asbeingthat
Whichtobechangedtothemgoesthroughtheveins
Againdigest, descendsitwhere 'tisbetter
Silenttobethansay; andthendropsthence
Uponanother'sbloodinnaturalvase.
Thereonetogetherwiththeothermingles,
Onetobepassivemeant, theotheractive
Byreasonoftheperfectplaceitspringsfrom;
Andbeingconjoined, beginstooperate,
Coagulatingfirst, thenvivifying
Whatforitsmatterithadmadeconsistent.
Theactivevirtue, beingmadeasoul
Asofaplant, (insofardifferent,
Thisonthewayis, thatarrivedalready,)
Thenworkssomuch, thatnowitmovesandfeels
Likeasea-fungus, andthenundertakes
Toorganizethepowerswhoseseeditis.
Now, Son, dilatesandnowdistendsitself
Thevirtuefromthegenerator'sheart,
Wherenatureisintentonallthemembers.
Buthowfromanimalitmanbecomes
Thoudostnotseeasyet; thisisapoint
Whichmadeawisermanthanthouonceerr
Sofar, thatinhisdoctrineseparate
Hemadethesoulfrompossibleintellect,
Forhenoorgansawbythisassumed.
Openthybreastuntothetruththat'scoming,
Andknowthat, justassoonasinthefoetus
Thearticulationofthebrainisperfect,
TheprimalMotorturnstoitwellpleased
Atsogreatartofnature, andinspires
Aspiritnewwithvirtueallreplete,
Whichwhatitfindsthereactivedothattract
Intoitssubstance, andbecomesonesoul,
Whichlives, andfeels, andonitselfrevolves.
Andthatthoulessmaywonderatmyword,
Beholdthesun'sheat, whichbecomethwine,
Joinedtothejuicethatfromthevinedistils.
WheneverLachesishasnomorethread,
Itseparatesfromtheflesh, andvirtually
