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True & Faithful Relation: Liber Sextus excerpts

Liber Sexti Misteriorum

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D. While I was about to write the Title of the second side of the seventh leaf: and (E.K. sitting by me) Madini appeared as before like a young girle, [37] and I saluted her in the Name of God, as coming from God for good, and said to her, that I was wonderfully oppressed with the Work prescribed to me to perform before August next, and desired her to help me to one to write the holy Book as it ought to be written: seeing I did all I could, and it seemed almost impossible for me to finish it as it is requisite. Madimi promised to help me to [p. 27] one to write the Book; and thereupon appeared to her (but unseen of E.K.) her Mother..... Madimi said also, that she was now learning Greek and Arabick, and the Syrian Tongue. Mad...... Mother I pray you let him have one to write his Book. D. I pray thee tell me Madimi, what was his name which yesterday tempted my friend and accused me most unduly and untruely to E.K. as a murderer, and hypocrite, and one that had injured a thousand. Mad...... His name was Panlacarp. D. Can the wicked Conjurers have their Devils to write Books at their commandments, and shall not an honest Christian Philosopher have the help of God his good Angels to write his holy Mysteries so greatly redounding to his Glory? And seeing you are the Mother of Madimi here, I beseech you tell me your name here: as the order of all our doings are distinctly and orderly noted. Mother...... I am of the word, and by the word: I say, Seal up those things thou hast: And I my self will take charge of Galvah to the end. Ad evitandum scandalum. D. Truth it is, it must grow to a great mislikeing grudge, that God should seem to have laid burdens on our shoulders, greater than we are able to bear: and then if we fall and faile under them, he would find a cause not to perform his promises made for carrying of those burdens. Mother...... Whatsoever is thy part, the same will I perform. I will put thy yoke ( in this one thing) upon my shoulders. D. Will you then write it as I should have written it? Mother...... I have said I will. D. Where shall I leave the Book? Mother...... Leave it where you will: your locks are no hindrance to us. Even when the time cometh believe and you shall find it written. D. You have eased my heart of a thousand pound weight. Mother...... Because ye shall not fall into error. Dost thou believe? D. Yea verily. Mother...... Then verily will I do it. Fides tua erit instrumentum operationis meæ; Erit, & videbitis, & nunquam peribit. Galvah...... One thing I will teach thee. The End is greater than the Beginning, or the Middle; For the End is witnesse of them both: But they both cannot witnesse of the End. Mother...... He that appeared yesterday is fast enough, now: Maiden, Say your lesson, when I am gone. D. I pray tell me your name. Mad...... Mother I pray you tell your name. Mother...... I A M; What will you more? E.K. She flieth away like a fire. Madimi falleth down prostrate on her face a while. D. Now I shall have leisure to follow my sute, and to do all Mr. Gilberts businesse. Mad...... My Mother will speak to the Queen for you shortly. Serve you God while I do pray. E.K. She prayeth vehemently. Now she cometh near to us. Madimi...... I pray you teach me to spell. [She spake to E.K.] Mad...... This is [Quote in Greek characters quote omitted.] alicitur, vel abstrahitur [Greek][38] It is the Syrian Tongue you do not understand it. (to D) E.K. Unlesse you speak some Language which I understand, I will express no more of this Ghybbrish. Now she prayeth again. Now she is gone. D. Benedictus sit Deus, Pater Noster, Deus totius Consolationis, qui respexit afflictionem servuli sui, & in ipso puncto necessitatis meæ præstitit mihi auxilium; ipse Solus Cordis Scrutator est & renum. Ipse est Lux mea, & Adjutor meus, & Susceptor meus est. In Domino speravi, & liberavit me ab angustia maxima propter gloriam Nominis sui, quod sit exaltatum & magnificatum nunc, & in sempiterna secula. Amen, Amen, Amen. D. My heart did throb oftentimes this day, and thought that E.K. did intend to absent himself from me, and now upon this warning I was confirmed, and more assured that it was so: Whereupon seeing him make such haste to ride to Istington: I asked him why he so hasted to ride thither: And I said, if it were to ride to Mr. Harry Lee, I would go thither also to be acquainted with him; seeing now I had so good leasure, being eased of the book writing: Then he said, that one told him the other day that the Duke did but flatter him, and told him other things, both against the Duke (or Palatine) and me, &c. I answered for the Duke and my self; and also said, that if the fourty pound annuity, which Mr. Lee did offer him, was the chief cause of his minde feeling that way (contrary to many of his forme promises to me) that then I would assure him of fifty pound yearly, and would do my best by following of my sute, to bring it to passe as soon as (possibly) I could, and thereupon did make him promise upon the Bible. Then E.K. again upon the same Bible did swear unto me constant friendship, and never to forsake me: And moreover said, that unlesse this had so faln out, he would have gone beyond the Seas, taking ship at New-Castle within eight dayes next: And so we plight our faith each to other, taking each other by the hands upon these points of brotherly, and friendly fidelity during life, which Covenant I beseech God to turn to his honour, glorie, and service, and the comfort of our brethren (his Children) here in earth.