12 Apr.

A DOCTRINE FOR YOU ONLY, 1584

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Thursday, mane, Cracovia:. Some delay upon our prayers made, at length appeared Nalvage in shape and attire as last before. He standeth stil1. NALVAGE: 'Listen patiently, my brothers. The godhead looked down upon the earth. He saw that all things grew contrary to their creation and nature. For, 10, the time is come, and he that is the son of unrighteousness, is and liveth. Unto him therefore shall be given strength and power: and the kings of the earth shall become mad: yea, even raging mad; yea even in the third madness, and that in the depth of their own imaginations; and I wi11 build my temple in the woods, yea even in the desert places; and I wil1 become a serpent in the wilderness. 'Lo, the thunder spake, and the earth became misty, and ful1 of fog, that the soul of man might sleep in his own confusion. The second thunder spake, and there arose spirits, such as are for sooth-sayers, witches, charmers, and seducers: and they are entered into the holy places, and have taken up their seats in man. Woe be unto the earth therefore, for it is corrupted. But even then said the Lord, "Lo, I wil1 be known in the wilderness, and will triumph in my weakness." 'And 10, he called you, and you became drunken, and foolish with the spirit of God. And Raphael descended: and he was full with the power, and spirit of God: and it became a doctrine, such as was never from the beginning: not painted, or carved: filed, or imagined by man, or according to their imaginations, which are of flesh: but simple, plain, full of strength, and the power of the Holy Ghost. 'I am therefore to instruct and inform you, according to your doctrine delivered, which is contained in 49 tables. In 49 voices, or callings: which are the natural keys, to open those, not 49, but 48 (for one is not to be opened) gates of understanding, whereby you shall have knowledge to move every gate; through which knowledge you shall easily be able to judge, not as the world doth, but perfectly of the world, and of all things contained within the compass of nature, and of all things which are subject to an end. 'But behold, this charge of mine is tied unto time: therefore be diligent to learn, diligent to hear, and that with patience: for it is neither a free school, nor a school of continuance. For as power is not given unto me beyond the first day of August next, so have you no strength to learn after, because I aID the staff of your doctrine.': 'Thanks be unto the Highest.' NALVAGE: 'Cease now with me, for no more descendeth.' I7 Apr. Tuesday, Cracovi<e. After divers ejaculations appropriate to the Action, and the curtain or white veil yet remaining, E.K. thought divers times that he saw through the white veil and Stone and all, nothing appearing therein. E.K. immediately fell into a new doubting of the verity of these Actions, and said he had a vision by a good creature the last night, who said these creatures (with which we dealt) would no more appear unto him. Hereupon he said that these our instructors were all devils: and that he would no more sit to receive ABC, and so by letters any doctrine of theirs, unless they would otherwise expressly and lively deliver a plain rule thereof: with many other arguments to disprove the verity of our Actions, whereupon he said 'John your boy can well enough deliver you these letters, and so you need not me' eire. I referred all to God his will and mercies, for as I had at his hands only, and by his order and for his service, required wisdom and true knowledge, so do I not doubt but God will, according to his accustomed goodness, provide that for me that is best for my vocation here in earth, eire. !l 1I8 !l