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Therefore, let your sharp-wittedness know that they used many names for the divine water; for this divine water is what is sought; and through the name of "divine water" they covered what was sought. But so that I may show you a small treatise, listen, you who have entered into every virtue. For I know the torch of your mind and your goodness and your lack of malice. For I want to present to you the mind of the ancients, who, while still being properly philosophers among philosophers, have spoken and introduced philosophy into the art through wisdom, hiding nothing, but writing everything openly; and in these they keep their oath. For their writings are opinions, and not works; for some of the natural philosophers refer the argument about the elements to the principles, as being more universal than the elements. Let us say, therefore, how the principle is more universal than the elements; for this is referred to the whole of the art.