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A COMMUNION OF WIVES, 1587 - topics: travel,court_patronage,household_family,health_illness,money_legal,angelic_spiritual

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4 Apr. - Daybook Entries. Records travel, court patronage, household family, health illness, money legal: Actio Tertia increpit.

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Records travel, court patronage, household family, health illness, money legal: Actio Tertia increpit. 1 After our prayers to God, there was a long pause. I read aloud to God the Lord Rosenberg's letters (which I had received at last): so that my Lord's obedience, humility and aspirations might be witnessed by God and his angels. Now...

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A COMMUNION OF WIVES, 1587

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travel,court_patronage,household_family,health_illness,money_legal,angelic_spiritual

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Actio Tertia increpit. 1 After our prayers to God, there was a long pause. I read aloud to God the Lord Rosenberg's letters (which I had received at last): so that my Lord's obedience, humility and aspirations might be witnessed by God and his angels. Now there was another pause or delay, but not a long one. E.K.: 'There seemeth a black curtain of velvet to be drawn from one side of the Stone to the other. The curtain is full of plights. 'There seemed also one to have descended from above (a good way behind the curtain) and so to go behind the same curtain.' Another pause. VOICE: 'Where is he that loveth not his wife and children, pomp and worldly glory, more than the setting in order of my little flock, or the preferment of my glory? Who (I say) is he that maketh not more of himself than of me? Woe be unto you that so do: and woe be unto the generations that shall follow yoU.'2: 'Be merciful unto us, 0 God of Mercies.' VOICE (to ~): 'Thy wife is even at the door of sickness: but behold, I am even he, the Lord of Health. (To E.K.) 'As unto thee, barrenness dwelleth with thee, because thou didst neglect me, and take a wife unto thyself contrary unto my commandment. Therefore thou shalt have the womb which thou hast barren and fruitless unto thee, because thou hast transgressed that which I commanded thee.3 'Be it unto thy brother, as his service, trust, and confidence hath been in me, and towards me. Lay YOut hands to work, and your bodies unto labour, and participate one with another as is commanded you: that the blessing which I have promised you may go forward in you, and that your labour may bring forth good fruit. 'The 14th day hence shall this Action end: in which day you shall once again assemble yourselves here together. And now behold I say unto thee which hast been exalted by the sight of the heavens, why dost thou call upon me, desiring to be made free?' E.K. told me that he had all the Lent prayed once a day at the least, that he might no more have dealing to skry. VOICE: 'Is it a burthen unto thee to be comforted from above? 0 foolish man! Behold what is said unto thee this day. 'Thou art made free: neither shalt thou any time hereafter be constrained to see the judgement of the Highest, or to hear the voices of the heavens. 'And the power which is given thee of seeing shall be diminished in thee, and shall dwell upon the first-begotten son of him that sitteth by thee. 'These 14 days shall it be a time unto thee of choosing or refusing. For I will not cast thee away, neither out of my house, unless it belong of thy own ignorance, and wilful despising of my great benefit. 'If thou therefore be weary of it, the 14th day hence bring hither and lay before me the powder which thou hast, for thou hast offended me as a false steward, in taking out of that which is not thine own. 'I will no longer dally with you, but will give unto you according unto your works.'.: '0 God be merciful unto us, and deal not with us according to the I!. 210 I!.

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Actio Tertia increpit. 1 After our prayers to God, there was a long pause. I read aloud to God the Lord Rosenberg's letters (which I had received at last): so that my Lord's obedience, humility and aspirations might be witnessed by God and his angels. Now there was another pause or delay, but not a long one. E.K.: 'There seemeth a black curtain of velvet to be drawn from one side of the Stone to the other. The curtain is full of plights. 'There seemed also one to have descended from above (a good way behind the curtain) and so to go behind the same curtain.' Another pause. VOICE: 'Where is he that loveth not his wife and children, pomp and worldly glory, more than the setting in order of my little flock, or the preferment of my glory? Who (I say) is he that maketh not more of himself than of me? Woe be unto you that so do: and woe be unto the generations that shall follow yoU.'2: 'Be merciful unto us, 0 God of Mercies.' VOICE (to ~): 'Thy wife is even at the door of sickness: but behold, I am even he, the Lord of Health. (To E.K.) 'As unto thee, barrenness dwelleth with thee, because thou didst neglect me, and take a wife unto thyself contrary unto my commandment. Therefore thou shalt have the womb which thou hast barren and fruitless unto thee, because thou hast transgressed that which I commanded thee.3 'Be it unto thy brother, as his service, trust, and confidence hath been in me, and towards me. Lay YOut hands to work, and your bodies unto labour, and participate one with another as is commanded you: that the blessing which I have promised you may go forward in you, and that your labour may bring forth good fruit. 'The 14th day hence shall this Action end: in which day you shall once again assemble yourselves here together. And now behold I say unto thee which hast been exalted by the sight of the heavens, why dost thou call upon me, desiring to be made free?' E.K. told me that he had all the Lent prayed once a day at the least, that he might no more have dealing to skry. VOICE: 'Is it a burthen unto thee to be comforted from above? 0 foolish man! Behold what is said unto thee this day. 'Thou art made free: neither shalt thou any time hereafter be constrained to see the judgement of the Highest, or to hear the voices of the heavens. 'And the power which is given thee of seeing shall be diminished in thee, and shall dwell upon the first-begotten son of him that sitteth by thee. 'These 14 days shall it be a time unto thee of choosing or refusing. For I will not cast thee away, neither out of my house, unless it belong of thy own ignorance, and wilful despising of my great benefit. 'If thou therefore be weary of it, the 14th day hence bring hither and lay before me the powder which thou hast, for thou hast offended me as a false steward, in taking out of that which is not thine own. 'I will no longer dally with you, but will give unto you according unto your works.'.: '0 God be merciful unto us, and deal not with us according to the I!. 210 I!.