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Mysteriorum Libri / Five Books

Liber Mysteriorum Quintus

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Δ: For as much as, on fryday last, while my frende EK was abowt writing of the Tables he was told that the same shuld be finished on monday next and that on sonday before, (it is to wete, this present sonday) at after none, all dowtes shold be answered; after, the after none had so far passed, as tyll somewhat past 4 of the clok: Then, we fell to prayer, and after a quarter of an howres invocation to god, and prayers made, EK sayd, here is one whome we toke to be Uriel, as he was, in dede. I had layd 28 questions or articles of dowtes in writing uppon my desk, open, ready for me to rede (uppon occasion) to our spirituall instructor, who, thus began his speche, after I had used a few wordes begynning with this sentence, Beati pedes, evangelizantium pacem &c.1514 Uriel:-The very light and true wisdome (which is the Somme of my message, and will of him that sent me) make you perfect, and establish those things, which he hath sayd, and hath decreed: and likewise your myndes, that you may be apt vessells to receyve so abundant mercies. Amen. Δ: Amen, per te Jesu Christe:1515 Amen. Ur:-This boke,1516 and holy key, which unlocketh the secrets of god his determination, as concerning the begynning, present being, and ende of this world, is so reuerent and holy: that I wonder (I speak in your sense) whie it is deliuered to those, that shall decay: So excellent and great are the Mysteries therein conteyned, aboue the capacitie of man: This boke (I say) shall, to morrow, be finished:1517 One thing excepted: which is the use thereof. Unto the which the lord hath appointed a day. But (bycause I will speak to you, after the manner of men) See that all things be in a redynes agaynst the first day of August next.1518 Humble your selues nine dayes before: yea, unrip (I say) the cankers of your infected sowles: that you may be apt and meet to understand the Secrets, that shalbe deliuered.1519 For why? The Lord hath sent his angels allready to viset the earth,1520 and to gather the synnes thereof to gither, that they may be wayed before him in the balance of Justice: and Then is the tyme that the promise of God, shalbe fullfilled. Dowt not, for we are good Angells.1521 The second of the greatest prophesie is this1522 (O ye mortall men) For the first was of him self, that He shold come: And this, is from him: in respect of that he will come.Neyther are you to speak the wordes of this Testimonie, in one place, or in one people, but, that the Nations of the whole world may knowe that there is a GOD which forgetteth not the truth of his promise, nor the sauegarde of his chosen, for the greatnes of his glory.1523 Therfore (I say) prepare your bodies, that they may be strong enowgh for armors of great profe.1524 Of your selfs, you cannot: But desire and it shall be giuen unto you. For Now, is euen that wicked childe grown up unto perfection: and the fier tungs redy to open his Jaws.1525 WO therfore shalbe to the Nations of the earth: And wo wo innumerable to those that say, we yelde: Wickednes (o lorde) is crept up, and hath filled the dores of thy holy sanctuarie: defyled the dwelling places of thy holy Angels: and poysonned the earth, as her own seat: In 40 dayes more must this boke be perfyted in his own manner to the intent that you allso may be perfyted in the workmanship of him, which hath sealed it.1526 Oute of this, shall be restored the holy bokes, which haue perished euen from the begynning, and from the first that liued And herein shalbe deciphred perfect truth from imperfect falshode, True religion from fals and damnable errors, With all Artes; which are propre to the use of man, the first and sanctified perfection: Which when it hath spred a While, THEN COMMETH THE ENDE.1527 Thy Character must haue the names of the fiue Angels (written in the myddst of Sigillum Emeth) graven uppon the other side in a circle. 1528 In the myddst whereof, must the stone be which was allso browght:1529 Wherein, thow shallt, at all times behold, (priuately to thy self,) the state of gods people throwgh the Whole earth. The fowre fete of the Table must haue 4 hollow things of swete wood,1530 whereuppon, they may1531 stand: within the hollownes wherof thy seales may be kept unperished. One month is all, for the use thereof.1532 Thus, sayeth the Lord, when I browght you up in likenes of birds, encreasing you, and suffring you to touche1533 the skyes, I opened unto you the ende of your reioysing: For, this Doctrine shall towche the skyes, and call the sterrs to testimonie therof: And your fotesteps shall viset (allmost) [all1534] the partes of the whole world. The sylk, must be of diuerse cullors, the most changeable that can be gotten:1535 For, who, is hable to behold the glory of the seat of God? All these things must be used, as that day.1536 All errors and dowtes ells may be amended by the rules of reason: But Notwithstanding, Ask, and thow shalt be answered. Δ: As concerning Mals don Mals, what is the veritie to be placed in the middle of my practising Table? Ur:-Write Δ: From whense, are these taken? Ur: They owght to be gathered of those names, which are first gathered by thee, by ordre: (In the myddst of them:) the Kings and Princis being placed, as thow (of thy invention) diddst gather tbhem: Not putting theyr own princis, next to the kings: but as they follow in Tabula, Collecta1538 by thee: as thus, Δ: Wherfore is the Table of Kings, and Princis set down in so diuerse manners? 1539 as, One, to haue Bobogel and Bornogo in the first row: and other to haue Baligon and Bagenol (his prince) in the first row: and here thirdly Baligon and Bornogo: and in the Heptagonon Blumaza semeth to be first, discoursed of, and his prince and Ministers: but very secretly: Ur: Blumaza, is the first, in respect (And so all the rest, are the first in respect of theyr own being. That secret is not to be deliuered but by the distinction of the boke: Notwithstanding, thow hast truely considered of it all ready.1540 Δ: I required the perfect forme of the 21 letters, that I might imitate the same in the Table of practise, and in the holy boke writing &c. Ur: They shall be deliuered to morrow. Δ: Whether is the King his Name Bnaspen, or Bnapsen? Ur: Bnapsen. Δ: The Character or Lamine for me was noted (Nouemb. 17. Ao15821541) that it shold conteyne some token of my name: and now, in this, (accownted the true Character of Dignification) I perceyue no peculier mark, or letters of my name. Ur: The forme in euery corner, considereth thy name.1542 Δ: You meane there to be a certayn shaddow of Δelta? Ur: Well. Δ: Bycause many things do seeme to be taken from under the Table, as out of a stoare howse, shall there be any shelf framed under our square Table of Practise or handsome stole set in apt place to lay things on? Ur: These things that were deliuered by shew, under an Imagined Table, were the members of God his secret Prouidence, distributed unto his Angels as the Principals1543 of theyr Officis. But under thy Table is nothing to be set. Δ: What more uses are there of the great Circle or globe, wherein there are Capitall letters under the Kings names and Characters: and allso there are other letters with numbers: of which we haue receyued no instruction: and more ouer of these letters, some are aversed som euersed, &c? Ur:-The letters turned bak to bak, (being Capitall letters,) ar æqually to be diuided, according to theyr numbers, with a circle cumpassing the name and Character of the king under which they are placed.1544 The other letters, whose greatest number doth not excede 7, are certayn By-notes of wicked and euill powres; which cannot, any way, but by the towche stone of truth be deciphred from the good. Wherof Notice shall be given at large, by the boke. He that standeth in the myddst of the globe,1545 signifieth Nature whereuppon, in the first point, is the use and practise of this work that is to say, as concerning the first part. For it is sayde before The Boke conteyneth three kinde of Knowledges. And this hath answered a great dowte. Δ: What is the use of the 7 lamines,1546 (like armes,) and from what grownde are they framed or deriued? Uriel:-They are the ensignes of the Creation;1547 wherewithall they were created by God known onely by theyr acquayntance. and the manner of theyr doings. Δ: Are they to be made in any metall? Ur:-They are to be made in purified tynne: And to be used at the time of theyr Call. 1548 Δ: Ar the letters there to be altered into the holy Alphabet letters or characters? Ur: Into theyr propre Characters. Δ: May I not use them as they ar, unaltered? Ur:-................ Δ: How to be used; hanged or layd? Ur: To be layd before thee uppon the Table. Or thow mayst place them, (yf thow wilt,) contynually at the 7 angles of the Holy Seale: laying them besides, and against the points or Angles of the Holy Seale: 7 ynches from the utter border of the holy Seale, all at ones: Or els they may be paynted, On the Table.1549 Δ: What is the fowndation of the first 40 letters, in the principall, or holy Seale Emeth: and what other uses haue they, then yet hath byn spoken of: And what is the reason of suche theyr consequencie, or following eache other, Seing in our practise we cull them out by a peculier order? Ur:-Thow hast nothing there, but what hath byn sufficiently spoken of.1550 Δ: Yf 42 letters be 42 names, and 42 persons, how shall distinction be made betwene any two or three, of one name and in one row? Ur:-How canst thow distinguish any thing with god? Δ: Lord I know not. Ur: Yet, by the boke it shall be perfectly known: but by skyll aboue nature. Δ: Haue I rightly applyed the dayes to the Kings? Ur:-The dayes are rightly applyed to the Kings. Δ: How is this phrase The fifth of the seuenth understode, which Befafes1551 speaketh of him self? Ur:-He speaketh so of him self, in respect that he shall be the fifth that shall be used. In consideration of Nature he is the fifth, allthowgh not consequently in the Order of Operation. Δ: It was promised that we shold be instructed, whan the Day (in this practise) is to be accownted to begynne. Ur:-It is not to be enquired, which is sufficiently towght, it is a thing most easy, and perfectly deliuered. Δ: Adrian Gilbert1552 how far, or what points is he to be made priuie of our practise? Seing it was sayd,1553 that none shall enter into the Knowledge of these mysteries with me, but onely this worker. Truely the man is very Cumfortable to our societie. Ur:-He may be made priuie of some things: such as shall be necessarie for the necessitie of the Necessities whereunto he shall be driuen. Δ: The phrase of the last Ternarie,1554 which, Baligon (otherwise named Carmara, or Marmara) used, I understand not. Ur:-He is the ende of the Three last corruptible times:1555 wherof, this is the last. Δ: The one, at Noes Flud ended, the second at Christ his first comming and this is the third. Ur:-It is so. Δ: The Characters and words annexed to the Kings names in the utter circumference of the great circle or Globe: How are they to be used?1556 Ur: They1557 are to be paynted uppon swete wood: and so to be held in thy hand, as thow shallt haue cause to use them. Δ: For the bringing of the erthes hither from the places of hidden Threasor, what is your order and direction? Ur:-After you haue eaten, it shall be told you. Δ: We prayed, and so went to supper.