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Bernard Gilles Penot

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Source: Egidius de Vadis, Dialogus inter naturam et filium philosophiae, ed. Bernard Gilles Penot, Frankfurt am Main: Johannes Saur for Johann Rex, 1595, sig. K4r = pag. 135 [BP.Penot.1595-01]

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Summary: Bernard G. Penot highlights the value of universal principles in medicine, as demonstrated by Hippocrates, and presents 57 universal canons and rules for understanding the philosophical stone and physical work. He encourages diligent contemplation of these principles for greater insight, dedicating them to the praise of Jesus Christ. (generated by ChatGPT)

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[p. 135] Ad hvmanvm lectorem.

Hipocrates vniuersalia quædam præcepta breuia & pauca, in medicina scripsit. Etenim ex vniuersalibus scientia est. Versari verò circa particularia, (quorum etiam ars non est) nullus est finis. Quicunque igitur ita scribere poterit vniuersalia præcepta, eaq́ue singularibus & indiuiduis accomodare, hic in scribendo laudandus est. Idcirco canones 57. vniuersalesq́ue regulas, de lapide, & opere physico in medium attuli, quibus depictam artem facilè conspicies, modò acri iudicio & diligentia meditaberis. His in laudem Iesu Christi fruere. & vale.

B[ernardus] G. P[enotus] à portu.

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Generated by ChatGPT on 29 February 2024. Attention: This translation is a machine translation by artificial intelligence. The translation has not been checked and should not be cited without additional human verification.

To the human reader, Hippocrates wrote some universal, brief, and few precepts in medicine. Indeed, knowledge comes from universals. But to dwell on particulars (which do not even constitute an art) has no end. Therefore, anyone who can write such universal precepts and apply them to specific and individual cases is to be praised in their writing. For this reason, I have presented 57 universal canons and rules concerning the stone and the physical work, through which you will easily see the depicted art, provided you meditate on them with sharp judgment and diligence. Enjoy these in the praise of Jesus Christ. Farewell.