Wednesday, Novemb. 20. Mane hor. 11 ½. Lubek.

True & Faithful Relation: Liber Peregrinationis excerpts

LIBER PEREGRINATIONIS

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D. As thou hast of thy mercies (O Lord) given us some shew of thy favour bent toward us: so are we desirous to understand how our Letters have wrought upon our friend his heart to joyn with us to call for thy mercies, pardon and help: for if they have, Then do we hope, our bands (of acceptable life) whereby to binde vengeance prepared and intended against us, shall wax more and stronger: by thy great mercy and help to thy well- pleasing in thy service hence forward. E.K. The Cloud and bonds appear: But the bands appear fewer. D. O Lord, is our state since yesterday become weaker with thee? And shall it so narrowly be exacted? Thy will be done, who art holy, just, and most wise, O God. E.K. The bonds about the Cloud, now are onely two: which before were six, or seven. The bonds seem of a smoky ashy collour, spirally going about the Cloud. At length a voyce...... Judgement is the end of Justice: distributing and delivering also to every thing, seen, heard, or determined to his proper end uprightly. Are you able to deny this? D. The end of our actions, words, and thoughts may seem twofold: One of us intended, and ment to be good: The other not depending upon our weening, but according to exact wisdom, what is the end of the same; here deemed the proper end, if I understand right. A voyce. Lo, judgement is the end of Justice in things that are handled uprightly: whereof you finde the Omnipotencie and Truth of him that judgeth Omnipotently: Which beholding your Combat, hath girded himself together, and beholdeth the Lists, and he judgeth uprightly: For, he hath sworn it. Arm not your selves therefore as weaklings: But provide as mightie and couragious Souldiers, for your own defence. I am without corruption (saith the Lord) and lean not with the windes of Basannah. D. O Lord, give me leave to request thee, &c. A voyce. But I am just, and judgement her self. Enter not therefore into my holy places: Neither kneel down before my sanctuaries; saying, the Lord hath Chosen us, He liveth, and it is true for ever. For I have said, It may be undetermined. I will also see, whether you be strong inwardly, or privily rotten. For with the world your weaknesse is great. Whosoever overcometh shall rejoyce. But I will be a God in my Covenant and will hold on my promise: Fight therefore as it becometh you, and cast off the world. Make flesh subject, and strangle your Adversary. For unto such belongeth the entrance into my Chambers, and the use of my will, as the Horn of my glorie, For it is written, light dwelleth not in darknesse: Neither hath darknesse comprehended any light: For darknesse is the Cave of errour, and the reward of sinners. Thus sayeth he, which beholdeth your sorrows: And it is a fight for many daies, which appeareth neither in the one, nor in the other: nor giveth he answer untill the end. E.K. There is one come in like a Ghost, and he taketh all the hangings away, which beautified the place like to Curtains. Now all the sides of the stone are darkish; and the Cloud standeth in the very middle thereof. Now the bands seem brighter then..... because: he place is so darkish. D. O Lord, many daies Combat is assigned us. And forasmuch as Militia est vita hominis super Terram, we are now in a great uncertainty of our Combat ending. E.K. There standeth the number of 40 upon a great Labell, and nothing else. D. This 40. (O Lord) what betokeneth it, dayes, weeks, or years? Well: Whatsoever it be, Blessed be the name of the Highest. Our God, King, and Father. E.K. D. E.K. Now is one come in very brave, like a Preacher; I take him to be an evil one. D. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. E.K. He saith nothing, Not so much as, Amen:..... Are you so foolish to think that the power of God will descend into so base a place? E.K. The power of God descending, descendeth to beautifie the place; And whatsoever he beautifieth, he doth it mercifully. And so through his mercy he descendeth among us, that put our trust in his mercies...... It is true: But, unto those that are righteous. D. Christ: his coming hath been to save sinners. His conversation was among sinners, halt, lame, blinde, and diseased. So likewise: Now our frailty, or impurity will not exclude his presence, or the Ministery of his faithfull Angels...... What, in this base manner? D. Do you mislike the manner?..... Can any that hath any drop of wisdom like it? D. Are you wise?..... Or else I could not see thy imperfections. D. Which be they? Accuse me...... What greater imperfection, then so imagine much more believe, that the Angels of God, will, or may descend into so filthie a place, as this corruptible stone is? Considering the clearnesse, and bignesse of the aire, or the places that are prepared in mans bodie, for such entrances. D. Who causeth thee to come here?..... Thy folly. D. Art thou good, or bad?..... I am good, or else could not see the bad. D. Ergo, thou art a lyar, for thou sayd'st, No good Angel, would, or might come here into this stone D. Thus will God be glorified against wicked Satan, and his Ministers. His fetch was very [p. 54] subtile: As, To bring in doubt all the Actions performed in this stone. What canst thou answer? E.K. He sayeth nothing: Neither can he say any thing. He seemeth to be a very foolish Devil. D. Mendacem oportet esse memorem. Now be packing hence...... I will abide here. D. Where God will permit thee, there mayest thou be: But we will (as now) cease: And we thank God highly of this comfort and victory: We beseech him, that we may as prosperously overcome all other Diabolical assaults or sophistical, or untrue perswasion: and all his Temptations. Amen. Glory, Honour, power, and praise be to our Almighty and living God, the Lord of Hosts, Jehovah, now and ever. Amen.