Tuesday Junii 18 An.1583. ante meridiem circa 9.

True & Faithful Relation: Liber Sextus excerpts

Liber Sexti Misteriorum

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D. I prayed first, and declared our attending this day the promise of God to be performed, &c. Ga....... Are four hours yet to come? and I will be ready. Are the works of wisdom secret, until I have ascended this Hill? Is the Harvest ready when the Corn is ripe? Are the Labourers ready when their Instruments are prepared? I have said. All wisdom is reckoned by the eternal Will; and until it be said, there is no action tollerable; When the Sun shineth I will appear amongst you; when it is said Come, lo I am ready. The dayes of your fathers were blessed; but the hour when this Book shall be written shall be sanctified, yea in the middest of intellectual understanding. For herein is the Creation of Adam with his transgression. The Dignity and wisdom he had. The Errour and horror wherein he was drowned, yea herein is the power spread of the highest working in all Creatures. For as there is a particular Soal or fire inflaming unto every body (I mean reasonable) So there is an Universal fire and a general brightnesse giving light unto them, which is but One, and shineth through the whole, yea is measured equally unto every thing from the beginning. The life of all things is here known: The reward of death to those that are rewarded for life. None are rewarded but according to their deserts: of the which there are two kinds. 1. These are rewarded with death for their wickednesse. 2. So are they rewarded with life for their constant living. Amongst the Angels there may be errour, and sin may make them fall from the brightnesse of their glory. But to the Soul of man (being once glorified) sin is utterly, yea most largely opposite: Neither shall that dignity ever be lost, stained, or defaced, that is obtained here with the workes of righteousnesse and true wisdom. Whatsoever hath been from the beginning (since it was said in Divine Determination, Be it done) is here inclosed. Therefore should this day be Hallowed and Sanctified before the Lord by you. For if the Prophets, did worship this day of his ascension, much more ought you (which have tasted of the first, and shall now taste of the secrets of his Judgements) glorifie his coming: But with you Satan is busie; His bristles stand up, his feathers are cast abroad. Therefore watch and pray; For those that go to Banquets put on their upper garments. Amongst you therefore is no sound belief; Neither do you consider the scope of this blessednessL But such is the greatnesse and excellency of his foreknowledge, that he suffereth the enemy to carry a burden, yea sometimes to preach upon a Stage: For it is said, He shall triumph unto the end, and place himself here as he would have done above: Neither shall he be thrust out of doors till the end be determined. Therefore watch and pray, and look about with diligence; for those things shall be opened unto you which have not been disclosed unto the Holy Ones. Oh, how hard a thing it is for flesh to continue in the works of Justice! Yea, oh how hard a thing it is for Wisdom to be acquainted with a hotchpot of filthinesse? Cleanse your garments, Lift up your hearts, and rent your faults in pieces, that there may be one heart with one consent, and unto one end, unto him which is One and the End of all things: and to him for and in his truth, and for the greatnesse of his mercies: To whom be praise for ever. D. Amen. E.K. All the while she spake there came a bright beame from the Mystical Stone to the body of her, and at the end she mounted upward and disappeared. D. We set up the hour glasses to measure four hours justly after this answer and instructions. Tuesday, After Dinner about one of the clock and ½ the hours expired, and we attended the mercy of the Highest. D. At a great gladsome shining of the Sun (whereas it had not shined but a little and inconstantly ever since his last words) one appeared on the corner of the green silk Sarcenet, by the Mystical Stone, She was like a woman as Galvah in face, but her apparel was a mans gown furred with foynes, or, as Gentlewomen do wear upon gowns. D. Upon the diversity of your apparel we are to ask whether you be Galvah or no? or have you also, as I have done, put on your Holiday-cloths? Gal....... FEAR GOD. E.K. She steppeth forward one step. Gal...... My Garment is called HOXMARCH, which in your speech is called..... D. Initium sapientiæ est Timor Domino: we acknowledge it to be an old and a true Lesson, and also the first step of the path-way to felicity. Gal....... What is fear? D. Fear is of two sorts: one is called filialis, the other servilis. Gal....... Unto the Just all fear is joy; and therefore the beginning and entrance into quietnesse. True quietnesse and rest is wisdom; For the mind that knoweth hath the greatest rest and quietness. The Daughter of Dispaire unto the wicked is fear. This fear is the first that accuseth unto damnation: But he that is perfectly wise, or hath tasted of wisdom, knoweth the End. And his fear is of the thing that is done. This is the true fear of God; and when we fear sin, we do it because we hate it. When we study to do good, it is a token of our fear, in that it is a token we fear him, whom we love and for whose honour we study to do well. This is all that may be said of lively and unlively fear. Towching the boke, it shall be called Logah: which in your Language signifieth Speache from GOD. Write after this sort LOAGAETH: It is to be sownded Logah. This word is of great signification, I meane in respect of the profowndnes thereof. The first leafe (as you call it) is the last of the boke. And, as the first leaf is a hotchpot without order, So it signifieth a disorder of the World, and is the speche of that Disorder or Prophesie.[22] Write the boke (after your order) bakward: but alter not the forme of letters, I speak in respect of theyr places. E.K. Now a beame shooteth through him from the Stone and so through his head and out of his mouth, his face being from E.K. toward D....... Write the 49. You have but 48 already. E.K. Said that Galvah her head is so bright fire, that it cannot be looked upon: The fore so sparkleth and glistreth as when an hot iron is smitten on an Anvil, & especially at the pronouncing of every word. It is to be noted also that upon the pronouncing of some words, the Beasts and also all Creatures of the World every one shewed themselves in their kind and form: But notably all Serpents, Dragons, Toads, and all ugly and Write first in a paper apart Loagaeth seg lovi brtne 20 Larzed dox ner habzilb adnor Now Seas appear. doncha Larb vors hirobra 21 exi vr zednip taiip chimvane chermach lendix nor zandox. hideous shapes of beasts; which all made most ugly countenances, in a manner assaulting E.K. but contrariwise coming to, and fawning upon Galvah. It is to be noted also that by degrees came a second beame, and a third beam of light into Galvah from the Stone, and all the three together appeared: the third participating of the other two. The second beame came at the word Larb, pronounced; when also Frogs and Serpents appeared, &c. The third beame upon the word Exi pronounced. Note also, that the manner of the firy brightnesse was such, and the grisely countenances of the Monsters was so tedious and greivous and displeasant to E.K. that partly the very grief of his minde and body, and partly the suspecting the Creatures to be no good Creatures, neither such greivous sights necessary to be exhibited with the Mysteries delivered unto us, had in a manner forced him to leave off all: But I again with reasonable exhorting of him, and partly the providence and decree Divine, wrought some mitigating of his grief and disquieting. Gal....... These are these seven. D. Blessed and praised for ever be He who is one and three: and whom mighty ministers or governours do incessantly glorifie. Gal....... Thy folly and weaknesse is great, God comfort thee. [D. He spoke to E.K. for his excessive disquietnesse and suspecting of the verity or goodnesse of Galvah.] D. Note. Now the beames were all retired into the stone; again likewise all the Creatures and Vermine or ugly Beasts are all gone. We were willed also divers times to pray. At sundry pangs of E.K. his grief and disquietnesse, sundry speeches were uttred by the spiritual Creature: among which these noted....... He that is angry cannot see well. From him that is perverse, God turneth his face. The hindrance of punishment, is the mercy of God, which imputeth not sin unto them whom he hath Chosen; Therefore be patient, and reconcile thy self to God. E.K. I do it with all humility and sincerity of minde, and beseech God to help me with his grace; for of my self I cannot do so, yet I am Thomas Didymas, I will believe these things, when I see the fruits of them. D. He seemed yet again to doubt, whether this Creature and the rest, (partakers of this action) were soundly good, and void of all halting, or abusing us. E K. How can you perswade me that ye be no deluders? Gall. I wilt prove it by contrary.[23] The servants of darknesse have their Garments stained: their mouths stinck of blasphemy, and lies, but our Garments are no such, neither do our lips speak any untruth: and therefore we are of God, for whosoever is of the truth, is of God. Moreover, the Devil is known by his works: for the spirit of God controlleth them, the spirit of God agreeth with us, and useth no controlment againsr it, therefore it is not Daulesse. In one thing thou mayest know us differing from Devils. The wicked spirits alwayes abhor this word Mercy. But it is the Doctrine that we preach in respect towards you, we are not now (then) evil. But this way teacheth hardnesse, and is a stumbling block to the wicked: but the beauty of the Castle is not able to be expressed. Happy are they, which are covered with the Pearls of Righteousnesse, and on whose head there is a Garland of godliness: For unto those belongeth to taste of the Fountain of true wisdom. Is it not written of this book, that it teacheth nature in all degrees? The judgement hereof is Intellectual. And wash your feet, and follow me. D. Lord wash thou our feet, or else we shall not be clean. Gall....... How thou art God knoweth: But comfort your selves in this. That neither this Testimony can perish, neither unto you can remain any slavery: Quia vestra erit victoria, in him, and for him, to whom I leave you. D. What shall I do with these 21 words now received; Gall...... There are onely the words of the first leaf. D. I pray, how shall I bestow them, or place them. Gal...... In them is the Divinity of the Trinity. The Mysterie of our Creation, The age of many years. And the conclusion of the World. Of me they are honoured, but of me, not to be uttered: Neither did I disclose them me self: For, they are the beams of my understanding, and the Fountain from whence I water. D. I beseech you, how shall I write these names in the first leafe. Gal...... They are to be written in 5 Tables, in every Table 21 Letters. D. How shall I place the 5 Tables upon two sides: three in the first, and 2 in the second, or one in the first, and 4 in the second, or how else? Gall...... As thou seest cause. D. Shall I write them in Letters of Gold? Gal...... The writing hath been referred to thy discretion with collours, and such things as appertain to the writing thereof. Upon the first side write three Tables, and on the second two. D. How, thus? Gal....... Set them down, I will direct thy judgement. D. When, now? Gal....... Not now. E.K. She is gone. D. Deo nostro sit Laus, honor, & Gratiarum actio perennis. Amen.