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Mysteriorum Libri / Five Books

Mysteriorum Liber Secundus

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Δ: At the twelfth howre, my partner was busyed in other affayres, and so contynued tyll abowt 2 of the Clok: when; we comming to the stone, fownd there Michael and Uriel: but Michael straight way377 rose up and went out, and cam in agayn, and one after him, carrying on his right shulder, 7 little baskets,378 of gold they seamed to be. Mi: Shut up your doores. Δ: I had left the uttermore dore of my study, open: and did but shitt the portall dore of it. Δ: He toke the 7 Baskets, and hanged them rownd abowt the border of a Canapie, of beaten gold, as it were. Mi: Ecce, Mysterium est. Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel.379 Δ: Therewith he did spred oute, or stretch the Canapy: whereby it seamed to couer all the world [which seamed to be in the stone, allso, heven, an erth] so that the skryer could not now see the heven. And the baskets, by equall distances, did seeme to hang in the border of the horizon. Mi: What wold you haue? Δ: Sapientiam.380 Mi: Rede the names thow hast written. Δ: I had written these according to the Rule before giuen, as I understode it: Thaaoth Gal as Gethog Horlωn Innon A ^aoth Galetsog Mi: Loke to the last name. Δ: I had written, (as appeareth) Galetsog, by misreckening the numbers, where I fownd it shold be Galethog with an h and not s. Mi: Lo, els thow hadst erred. They are all right, but not in order. The second is the first (his name be honored for euer), The first here, must be our third, and the third here, must be our second: thus set downe. 1. Galas 2. Gethog 3. Thaoth 4. Horlωn 5. Innon 6. Aaoth 7. Galethog Mi: Work from the right, toward the left, in the first angle next unto the circumference. Δ: He shewed than, thus, this letter Mi: Make the number of 5 on the right hand, (that is, before it) at a reasonable distance, thus Δ: After that he shewed the second letter, a great roman A, thus A+ 24. Then he shewed this compownd letter, with the circle and cross: He willed me, at each corner of these Segments of circles, to make little Crosses, and so I did. Δ: After euery of the 7 letters shewed he did put them up in his bosom as sone as he had shewed them fully. The plates wheron those letters were shewed, hath the forme of the segment of a circle, thus and seemed to be of pure gold. When the 7 letters were placed, he sayd, Omnia unum est.381 Then he pulled all the 7 plates out of his bosom, and Uriel kneeled down before him. Then the plates did seeme to haue two wings (eche of them) and to fly up to heven382 under the Canapye. Δ: After this, one of the 7 baskets, (that which is in the east) cam to Michael, and he sayd, Mi: Seal this:383 For This was and is for euer. Δ: Then he stode agayn on his leggs like brasen pillers, and sayd, Mi: Oh how mighty is the name of God, which rayneth in the heavens, O God of the faithfull, for thow rayneth for euer. Δ: He opened the basket, and there cam a great fyre out of it. Mi: Diuide the 7 partes of the circle next unto that which thow hast done, euery one, into 7. Note: (for the tyme wilbe Long) Seuen, rest in 7: and the 7, liue by 7: The 7, gouern the 7: And by 7, all Gouernment is. Blessed be he, yea blessed be the Lord: praysed be our god. His Name be magnified. All honor and Glory be unto him now and for euer. Amen.384 1. Δ: Then he toke oute of the fire in the basket, a white fowle like a pigeon. That fowle had a Z uppon the first of 7 feathers which were on his brest. That first feather was on the left side. Mi: Note. There is a mysterie in the seuen, which are the 7 governing the 7 which 7 gouern the earth. Halleluyah. Mi: Write the letters. Δ: Now, a small 1 in the second fether. Then he couered those first two letters, with the other feathers. The third an 1, like the other. Then he couered that allso. The fowrth an R. He covereth that. The fifth a great roman H. He couereth it. The sixth feather hath a little i. Then he hid that feather. The last feather had a small a. Mi: Prayse God. Δ: Then he put the fowle into the basket: and set it down by him. Then he hong it up in the ayre by him. Δ: Then he lift up his sworde over us, and bad us pray. Δ: We prayed. 2. Δ: Then he stretched out his hand and there cam an other basket to him, and he pluckt out a white byrd, much bigger than the other: as big as a swan: with '7' feathers on his brest. Mi: Dixit et factum est.385 Mi: Note. Δ: The first feather hath a little a on it: and it went away. The next a Z great as the first. Then a C great. Then a little a. Then an other little a. Then a feather with a little c. Then one with a little b. Δ: Then he couered them all. Mi: Thow hast truth. Δ: Then he put up the fowle into the basket, and hung it up by the other in the ayre. Δ: Than the third Basket cam to him: and he toke out a byrd all green as grass, like to a peacok in form and bignes. Mi: Et viuis tu cum illo: et: regnum tuum cum illis est.386 Δ: There started out of this birds brest, 7 fethers, like gold, and fyrie. Mi: Pray. 3. Mi: Note. Δ: On the first feather a small p. Then a small a. A little u. Then a small p. Then a small n. Then a small h. Then a small r. Then he put the fowle up into the Basket &c. Δ: Then there cam an other basket to his hand. Mi: Dedit illi potestatem in cælus. Potestas illius magna est. Orate.387 Δ: We prayed. 4. Δ: Then he pluckt out a fowle, greater than any of the other, like a griphen (as commonly they are figured) all red fyry, with skales like brass. Then on seuen skales, appered letters. Mi: Note. Δ: First a little h. A little d. A little m. Then a little h. Then a little i. Then a little a. Then a little i. Δ: Then he put up the fowle, & hung the basket in the Ayre. Δ: Then there cam an other Basket to him. [Δ: Note: All this while the firmament was not to be seen.] Mi: Magnum est DEVS in Angelis suis. et magna est illorum potestas in Cælis. Orate.388 Δ: We prayed. 5. Δ: Then he pluckt out a bird like an Egle all his body like Gold, and he had a little circle of feathers on his brest: and in it, betwene fowre parallell lines, twelue equall squares: and on the top, on the myddle, one, like the other twelue, thus: Δ: Then he put up the Egle &c. Δ: Then cam an other Basket. Mi: Nuncius tuus est magnus in cælis. Orate.389 Δ: He, and the Basket that wer opened, shut, and set aside, seamed all to be gon: and the Baskets remayning, still hanging on the border of the Canapie. Then he cam agayn, and went awaye agayne. Then cam URIEL and held the Basket: and his leggs seemed to be such great tall pillers of Brass: as Michael did stand on before. UR: This is a Mysterie. He is here, and not here which was here before.390 6. Δ: He opened the Basket and pluckt out like a phenix [or pelican Δ] of the bignes of a swan: all fyrie sparkling. His byll is bent into his brest and it bled. In his brest was a quadrangle made with his own feathers, thus. He put it up, and hung it by the other Baskets. Then cam the last basket. Uriel stode still and sayde, UR: Dedit angelis potestatem in lumine Cæli.391 Orate. Δ: We prayed. 7. Δ: Then cam Michael and toke the Basket of Uriel and becam standing on the great brasen legs, as before. Δ: He toke out of the basket a strange fowle with many wings: This fowle had in his forhed a Tablet of this fashion: Mi: Et Coniunxit illos DEVS in unum.392 Δ: All the Baskets flew up: and so the Canapie vanished away, and the Heaven appeared. Δ: Now he cam and sat down in his chayre. Δ: Michael sayd to Uriel, It is thy part, to expownd these Mysteries: Go to, in the name of our God. Δ: Uriel cam and stode before him and sayde, What will you: Ô our fellows and seruants to GOD? What will you? Δ: Perfect knowledg and understanding, such as is necessary for us.393 UR: Looke uppon, and see if thow canst not understand it: We will depart for a little space: and come to thee agayne. Δ: So they went: and left all the stone in fyre, so that neyther the Chayr or Table could be seen in it. Δ: After a quarter of an howre, Michael and Uriel cam both agayne. Mi: Loke into the 7 angles: next unto the uppermost Circumference. Δ: Uriel cam and stode before Michael. UR: Those 7 letters394 are the 7 Seats of the One and everlasting GOD. His 7 secret Angels proceding from euery letter and Cross so formed: referring in substance to the FATHER: in forme, to the SONNE: and Inwardly to the HOLI GHOSTE. Loke uppon it: it is one of the Names, which thou hast Before: euery letter conteyning an Angel of brightness: comprehending the 7 inward powres of God: known to none, but him self: a Sufficient BOND to urge all Creatures to life or Death, or any thing els conteyned in this world.395 Yt banisheth the wicked, expelleth euyll spirits: qualifieth the Waters, strengtheneth the Just, exalteth the righteous and destroyeth the Wicked. He is ONE in SEVEN. He is twise THREE.396 He is seuen in the Whole. He is Almighty. His Name is euerlasting: His Truth can not fayle. His Glory is incomprehensible. Blessed be his name. Blessed be thow, (our God) for euer. UR: Thow must refer thy numbers therin conteyned, to the upper circle. For, From Thence, all things in the inward partes, shalbe comprehended. Looke if thow understand it. Δ: I finde it to be GALETHOG. UR: It is so. Δ: I thank God and you, I understand now (allso) the numbers annexed. UR: As this darknes is lightened, by the spirit of God, herein; so will I lighten, yea so will the Lord lighten your Imperfections, and glorifie your myndes to the sight of innumerable most holy and unspeakable Mysteries. UR: To the next part. Δ: Michael sat still, with his sword in his hand. UR: The parte wherein thow hast labored, conteyneth 7 Angels. Dost thow understand it? Δ: Not yet. Ur: Oh how far is mans Judgment from Celestiall powres? Oh how far are these secrets hidden from the wycked? Glory be unto him, which seeth for euer. Δ: Amen, Amen, Amen. UR: Note: We cannot tary long. Thow must set down these letters onely, by 7, in a spare paper, thus:397 UR: Rede----------------Begyn at the first, and rede downward.398 Δ: I rede thus, Zaphkiel, Zadkiel, Cumael, Raphael, Haniel, Michaël, Gabriel.399 Ur: Thow hast red right. Δ: Praysed be God. Ur: Thus dost thow see, how mercifully God dealeth with his seruants. Euery letter here, conteyneth or comprehendeth the number of 72 Vertues:400 Whose names thow shalt know: skarse yet revealed to the world. Uriel and Michael iointly togither pronownced this blessing on us. Δ: Michael with his sword, and flame of fyre florished ouer our heds. Yet I will thus much shew you, for your Cumfort beside. What seest thow? Δ: He spake to the skryer. And he saw an innumerable multitude of Angels in the Chamber or study abowt us, very bewtifull with wyngs of fyre. Then he sayd,401 Lo, thus you shalbe shaddowed402 from the wicked. Kepe these Tables secret. He is secret that liueth for euer. Man is frayle. Fare well. ¶ He must go for the bokes, els they will perish.403 Δ: He ment that my partner Ed. Talbot, shold go to fatch the bokes from Lancaster (or therby) which were the L. Mowntegles404 bokes, which Mr. Mort yet hath: wherof mention is made before. Ended hor. 5. a meridie