_That the Stone must be diuided into two parts._
Consequentlie, he toucheth the operation of the stone, saying: _That
which is beneath, is as that which is aboue_. And this he sayth,
because the stone is diuided into two principall parts by Art: Into the
superiour part, that ascendeth vp, and into the inferiour part, which
remaineth beneath fixe and cleare: and yet these two parts agree in
vertue: and therefore hee sayeth, _That which is aboue, is like that
which is beneath_. And this diuision is necessarie, _To perpetrate the
myracles of one thing_, to wit, of the Stone: because the inferiour
part is the Earth, which is called the Nurse, and Ferment: and the
superiour part is the _Soule_, which quickeneth the whole Stone, and
raiseth it vp. Wherefore separation made, and coniunction celebrated,
manie myracles are effected in the secret worke of nature.