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MENSIS MYSTICUS SAOBATICUS,

Pars prima ejusdem.

 

Tuesday Morning, Anno 1584. Aprilis 10. stilo novo Gregoriano.

CRACOVIÆ.

After our divers prayers and contestation of our humility, obedience, and credit in these Actions: and being come now to Cracovia, the place sanctified, whereunto we were willed to make hast, &c, At length appeared Nalvage.

E.K.     He hath a Gown of white silk, with a Cape with three pendants with tassels on the ends of them all green; it is fur, white and seemeth to shine, with a wavering glittering. On his head is nothing, he hath no berd. His physiognomy is like the picture of King Edward the sixth; his hair hangeth down a quarter of the length of the Cap, somewhat curling, yellow. He hath a rod or wand in his hand, almost as big as my little finger: it is of Gold, and divided into three equal parts, with a blighter Gold than the rest. He standeth upon his round table of Christal, or rather Mother of Pearl: There appear an infinite number of letters on the same, as thick as one can stand by another. The table is somewhat inclined on one side: he standeth in the very middle; his garment covereth his feet: his breast seemeth smooth as the down remaining of a Swan, when all the feathers be off, so is his neck, &c. He is lean and long-visaged.

D.         The infinite mercies of God be on us: and the light of his countenance shine on us; and his favourable countenance be on us.

Nal. .....            Amen, unto him that is; and was, and liveth for ever.

E.K.     He looketh earnestly on his table, and turneth him to view it.

Nal. .....            All things are in order. Thus saith the Messenger of him which is the God of Wisdom. Is your worthinesse such, as you can merit so great mercy? or are your vessels cleansed, and made apt to receive and hold the sweet liquor, pure understanding it self?

D.

Hath the Sun entred into your bowels, or have you tasted of the night-dew? Where are your wedding Garments; or after what sort do you provide for your marriage? Unseasoned you are and withered flesh, partakers of those things which make you holy: through which partaking and the secret providence of him that is the Highest, you became dignified to the end, and are sufficiently washed for the time of entrance. O stiff-necked people you deserve nothing, and yet you have the hire of such as labour. But, what can corruption be partaker of those things that are incorruptible? or man, which savoureth in himself, can you savour also of the Almighty.

O you weaklings, O you of no faith, O you Cankers of the earth; Where is the shame you have; Where are the tears you let fall; Where is the humility you are taught to? Nay you are such as say in your hearts; if the Spring be fair, the Harvest is like to be good: If these thing come to passe, it is the finger of the Lord. But such is your imperfection; such are the fruits of the flesh, and the vanity of mortality.

Notwithstanding, consider that you are servants: Do therefore the will of your Master. You are become free: Be faithful and thankful to him that is the giver of liberty: Nay you are become children: partakers of the counsel of him that sitteth and seeth, and saith I am. Therefore be sober, faithful, and waver not, for the inheritance of your Father is great: your freedom is without recompence, and your Master the King of Justice.

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Where are the people, or in what generation did they dwell, that hath been thus acquainted and drawn into familiarity with the true Servants and Angels of God?  Unto whom have those mysteries been opened. Is it not said, of those that are sanctified, The Lord appeared unto them in a vision: But he cometh to you when you are awake: Unto them he came unlooked for, unto you he cometh requested.  Arise up therefore, and be not forgetful what the Lord hath done for you; for the things of this World are not, until they be done, neither is there any thing assured, but by the end.

It was said unto Abraham, And Iwill destroy them.  He believed it; but he asked not, when.  Great is the reward of Faith; for it giveth strength: But those that are faithful are not of this world. Notwithstanding, you have said, (as it was said by the Disciples to Christ, when they were yet unpure, and blind) When shall these things come to passe?  Lord, what is meant by this, or that?  Simple Faith excelleth all Science.  For, Heaven and Earth shall perish in their corruption: But the voices of the Lord, much more his promise, are become Angels for ever: For as the Sun begetteth in the earth, and is father of  many things that live in corruption and have end: So is the God of Heaven, the bringer forth and begetter of things celestial with life and for ever.  For why, Dixit & factum est, Every Idea in eternity is become for ever, and what is thought, is become a living creature.  I teach you a mystery.

As the tree in sappy life, watering her self throughly, bringeth forth the ornaments of her own beauty: So the spiritual part of man being good and dignified, burnisheth himself, with his sound and faithful thought: I mean the glory and shew of his own beauty; for the soul of man groweth, either with beauty to salvation, or with dishonour and filthinesse, to damnation.

I have done my Commandment. I have as a Schoolmaster warned you, and as a friend counselled you: I will also teach you.

[E.K.    He speaketh in a thin small voice.]

D.            He used a great pause, and silence.

E.K.     He standeth and pointeth with his rod to the letters of his Table, as if he made some account or reckoning.  He went out of the middle, and measured how many steps it is about.

Nal….  Pater, Filius, Spiritus Sanctus: Fundamentum, substantia, & principium omnium.

E.K. Thought in his minde, rerum, and he answered his thought, saying, What need I say rerum?  The Grammarians will be on my side. Omnium, is more than to say omnium rerum.]

E.K.     This seemeth to be spoken by some other, in my imagination.

Nal….  Omnium, is the thing that is my charge.

E.K.     He still conferreth place to place, &c.

            So.                   E.K. Now he standeth still.

            Corpus omnium ….      E.K. He pointeth to the whole or round table which he standeth on.

            1. The substance is attributed to God the Father.

            2. The first circular mover, the circumference, God the Son, The finger of the Father, and mover of all things.

            3. The order and knitting together of the parts in their due and perfect proportion, God the Holy Ghost.  Lo, the beginning and end of all things.

E.K.     He still counteth and conferreth places and letters together.

Nal….  Lo, it is divided into 4 parts: whereof two are dignified: one not yet dignified, but shall be: the other without glory or dignification.

E.K.     He seemeth to point to some divisions.

Nal….  Understand God, as the substance of the whole, (as above said.)

E.K.     He counteth again.

Nal….  The substance of this part is called Vita.

E.K.     He pointeth to the uppermost part.

Nal….  Called Vita Suprema. See here three small lines.

[E.K.    Those three small lines appear in the uppermost parcel,[

Say … Gaudium, [pointing to the uppermost line.

Say … Præsentia [pointing to the second.]

……    Laudantes or Triumphantes [pointing to the third.]

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E.K.     Now he beginneth to account in the second portion,

Nal….  The Continent, Vita.      [He counteth again.

E.K.     The four portions are of equal wideness, but not of equal clearness; and that about the center is of fuskish or leadish colour.

E.K.     Now he sheweth three small lines in the second portion. He seemeth to speak to speak to himself somewhat.

Nal….  Say …… Potestas …. to the first line pointing.  Motus …… to the second; Ministrantes ….. to the third.

E.K.     Now he proceedeth to the third circular portion.

Nal….  This Continent is also Vita [pointing to the third portion] non dignificata, sed dignificanda.

Nal….  See …. E.K. There are also three lines, Actio ….. in the first line.  Factum ...: in the second.  Confirmantes ….. in the third.  Sirha, this is true Logick.

[D.       He said so to E.K. who now gave himself to study Logick diligently.]

E.K.     Now he standeth trembling.

Nal….  Ob qualis est Justitia inter miseros?

D.         …. Sed, mors est quæ peperit hanc vi.am.

Vita est etiam hæc, sed quæ peperit mors.

Say ….

·        Luctos …..

·        Discordia …..

·        Confundantes …..  Here seem three lines also.

Those that do their duty shall receive their reward.  Let my diligence teach you diligence.

Be not angry, because you do not understand: These be means to understand.  E,K. cconfessed that he was very angry.

Nal….  Pray unto God, for I am resisted.

D.         Deus in adjutorium nostrum intende, &c.

Say …. Vita Suprema. [pointing to the uppermost line of all.]  I find it (by addition) in this Language, I ad, but written thus, toward the left hand, in three angles

 

 

Say …… Gaudium ….. Moz.  I find it is a name ascending and answereth to the two extremes of I ad in this manner.

 

 

D.         I pray you, is Mozod, a word of three letters, or of five?

Nal….  In wrote three, it is larger extended. [D. Z extended is zod.]

D.         Will you pardon me if I ask you another question of this extension?

Nal….  Say on: Moz in it self signifieth Joy; but Mozod extended, signifieth the Joy of God.

D.         No word in his radical form is extended.

Nal….  These doubts will at length grow easie.

Præsentia ….. I find it called Zir.

So .....

 

 

 

            This Lesson is greater than any that waslearned in Cracovia this day.

Nal….  … Potentia ….. But say, Vita secunda.  I ad but thus.

 

 

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I will teachyou here after the distinction of them.

D.         You mean of I ad diversly signifying.

Say ….. Potestas ….. I find it Bab.  It doth ascend from the right hand to the left.

Motio …. I find it Zna.

They will not fall out so, but they will fall out well enough.

Nal….  Vita tertia. …… I ad.

D.         I pray you, what is of Ministrantes?

Nal….  Look you to your Charge.

Actio    …..      Sor

Factum …..      Gru

…..      Vita, quæ etiam est mors.

I ad

Luctus  …..      Ser

Discordia …..   Osf

 

 

If the order of the Table be ex spiritu Sancto,

The substance of the Father; How shall we gather the Circumference, which is the Son?

The Son is the Image of his Father; Therefore, in his death, he must be the Image of his father also.

If substantia be in forma Crucis, then the Son is the Image of his Father.

……… Laudantes        …..      Luach.

D.         The rest I pray you to deliver us.

Nal….  Bear with me, for it is easie for you, but hard for me.

 

 

                        Ministrantes      …..      Lang.

                        Confirmantes    …..      Sach.

D.         Now.

Nal….  When I know, you shall.

D.         As Sach.

God be merciful to man.

It is so terrible, that I tremble to gather it.

Confundantes   …..      Urch.

Thus I have made plain this body generally: the particulars are long, hard, and tedious.

Thy name be blessed, O God, which canst open a means, whereby thy powers immediate may be opened unto man.  Power, glory, and honour, be unto thee, for thou art the true body of all things, and art life eternal.

E.K.     Now he is suddenly vanished away with the Table.

Deo nostro sit omnis laus & gratiarum actio nunc & in sempiterna seculorum secula.  Amen.

 

Thursday, Mane, Aprilis 12. 1584.  Cracoviæ.

 

D.         Some delay upon our prayers made, at length appeared Nalvage in shape and attire as last before: He standeth still.

Nal….  Benedictum sit nomen Domini in æternum.

D.         Amen.

Nal….  Audite mei fratres patienter.

The Godhead in his secret judgement keeping in his Almighty bosom, the image and form of all things, universally, looked down upon the Earth; for he said, Let us now go down among the sons of men: He saw that all things grew contrary to their creation and nature; either keeping their dignities and secret vertues shut up in obscurity, or else riotously perishing, through the imbecility and frowardnesse of ignorance: So that it was said, Behold, I delight not in the World: The Elements are defiled, the sons of men wicked, their bodies become dunghills, and the inward parts (the secret chambers of their hearts) the dens and dungeons of the damned: Therefore I will draw my spirit from amongst them, and they shall become more drunken, and their ignorance such as never was: No, not since the fall of heavens.

For, lo, the time is come, And he that is the Son of Unrighteousnesse,[1] is and liveth: Unto him therefore shall be given strength and power: and the Kings of the Earth shall become mad: yea, even raging mad; yea even in the third madnesse, and that in the depth of their own imaginations; and I will build my Temple in the Woods, yea even in the Desert places; and I will [page 77.] become a Serpent in the wildernesse: for I have tucked up my garments and am fled away, and She shall mourn on the Mountains without comfort.

            Lo, the Thunder spake, and the earth became misty, and full of fogge, that the Soul of man might sleep in his own confusion.  The second Thunder spake, and there arose spirits, such as are the Sooth-sayers, Witches, Charmers, and Seducers: and they are entred into the holy places, and have taken up their seats in man.  Woe be unto the earth therefore: For, it is corrupted.  Woe be unto the earth, for she is surrendred to her adversary: Woe be unto the earth, she is delivered into the hands of her enemy: Yea, Woe be unto the sons of men, for their vessels are poysoned.  But even then said the Lord, Lo, I will be known in the wildernesse, and will Triumph in my weaknesse.

            And lo, he called you, and you became drunken, and foolish with the spirit of God: and it was said Descend, for he calleth, and hath called: and Raphael that brought up the prayers descended: and he was full with the power, & spirit of God: and it became a Doctrine, such was never from the beginning: not painted, or carved: filed, or imagined by man, or according to their I,aginations, which are of flesh: but simple, plain, full of strength, and the power of the holy Ghost: which Doctrine began, as man did, nakedly from the earth: but yet, the image of perfection.  This self-same Art is it, which is delivered unto you as an infallible Doctrine, containing in it the waters, which runne through many Gates: even above the Gate of Innocency, wherein you are taught to finde out the Dignity and Corruption of nature: also made partakers of the secret Judgements of the Almighty to be made manifest, and to be put in execution.  Which knowledge in you is to be made perfect: two wayes, by power, mediate, and immediate.  Immediately from God, in respect of his will, and secret Judgements, as unto the Apostles.  By means and tradition, as from us, opening the substance and body of nature, according to our own image, which is the thing I have now in hand.  I am therefore to instruct and inform you, according to your Doctrine delivered, which is contained in 49 Tables.  In 49 voyces, or callings:[2] which are the Natural Keyes, to open thise, not 49 but 49.  (for One is not to be opened) Gates of understanding, whereby you shall have knowledge to move every Gate, and to call out as many as you please, or shall be thought necessary, which can very well, righteously, and wisely, open unto you the secrets of their Cities, & make you understand perfectly the contained in the Tables.  Through which knowledgeyou shall easily be able to judge, not as the world doth, but perfectly of the world, and of all things contained within the compasse of Nature, and of all things which are subject to an end.

            But behold, this charge of mine is tied unto time: Therefore be diligent to learn, diligent to hear, and that with patience: For it is neither a free School, not a School of continuance.[3]  For as power is not given unto me beyond the first day of August next, so have you no strength to learn after, because I am the staff of your Doctrine.

Nal….  I am for the comfort of the world, and not for the hindrance: Thus sayeth the Lord.  To them that have Harvest let them reap, and unto such as have labour let them work.  As for me, I am tied to time, and am ready at all times: For I mearure not your n ight, nor day.

D.         Thanks be unto the highest.

Nal….  Cease now with me, for no more descendeth.

                        Soli Deo Honor & Gloria.

 

            After-noone, the same Thursday….After some short Ejaculations of prayers to God, there appeared a great masty Dogge:[4] with whom I would have nothing to do, but expect Nalvage.  He said, that he was Nalvage.  We rebuked him as a Hell-hound.  At length he departed, and Nalvage appeared; but brighter then to day.

Nal….  Have you those things I told you to day?

D.         We have them in record and minde.

Nal….  Read them……

D.         I did read them.

E.K.     He laugheth, ha, ha, ha, &c. a great laughter: He hath also a Table, but seemeth not to be like the former Table of Nalvage.  There are ten, or eleven divisions in this Table, as was not in the former Table.

D.         If thou art Nalvage, proceed in the Doctrine of wisdom, if thou art not Nalvage, depart in the name of Jesus.

…..      I have free will, and therefore I will be here.

D.         Now I doubt nothing, but thou art a deceiver.  [Audite:][5] The ignorance of the wicked becometh dust: which shewing it self is swept out of doors, and thrown on the Dung-hills.

E.K.     Now appeareth one like true Nalvage.

Nal….  Even so is it of the [        ] for thou hast opened thy blasphemy: and being discovered, art become more accursed: Therefore because thou art accursed, thou art not dignified; but become a Vessel of iniquity: and therefore hast no free-will.  For, free-will either is, or is in state to be dignified.  Therefore, as dust I sweep thee out: and cast thee into that Dunghill, which is the place of the greatest woe: the Dunghill, and the reward if the unrighteous.  And because [p. 78.] thou hast thrust thy self into the Judgements of the Lord: and hast heard the secrets of the Almighty: Therefore I seal thee tanquam truncus in Infernum.

E.K.     He striketh him with an yern, like a pair of tongs; in form of a Mould to cast Pellets in: griping his brain and underchaps, and so he fell down and disappeared: and in his place came Nalvage.

E.K.     Nalvage maketh cursie toward the four quarters of the world.

Nal….  My Us is as good as thy Um.

E.K. in his heart thought that it might be, that now one Devil mastered another, and thereupon said Um.

E.K.     He is now accounting again on his Table as he did before.

Nal….  Unto this Doctrine belongeth the perfect knowledge, and remembrance of the mysticall Creatures.[6]  How therefore shall I inform you, which know them not?

D.         Mean you as Babyon [*Babilon] Boboyel [*Bobogel], &c.

Nal....   The Characters, or Letters of the Tables.

D.         You mean the mystical Letters, wherein the holy book[7] is promised to be written: and if the book be so written and laid open before us, and then you will from Letter to Letter point, and we to record your instructions: Then I trust we shall sufficiently understand, and learn your instructions.[8]

Nal....   Also in receiving of the calls, this is to be  noted: that they are to be uttered of me, backward: and of you, in practise, forward.

D.         I understand it, for the efficacity of them; else, all things called would appear: and so hinder our proceedin in learning.

Nal....   D P C E T E I R S M S S S

E S A I I M M N S E S.[9]

E.K.     All this was in one line, in the lowermost portion: and lowermost line thereof.

Nal....   I E E E E T N O E D M E T M M M

M M D M A E T S E A M.[10]

E.K.     Now he standeth still.

Nal....   A E R T I S A N S S E A S D M M S E A O A

V I I I I A O A O I I V I T S E I T T

S D A I N.[11]

E.K.     These seemed to be taken out of divers lines, in the three lower portions, but none out of the uppermost, or fourth.

Nal....   R S H D D S R R E S O L S N R E R E E

S F R H E I E E E E I E E O E T I S O E

R T T H D E O I S E O E S M E T F E D E

T S E E E E E R S E S E O R S M E T

D. R. F E                           D E T S E E E R S E

)(       E E R

S I S E H E N O E S M E F S F E E D I [I/E] O E[12]

S S S I S E O E S H E

D S D F T E I E O R S O E D H T E T

O E S H E O T R T E R E O E H S E R

E E I R E S R I S O E H E E D E I E H E

D T R N D D H D N.

 

The rest of this Lesson, the next morning.

D.         After the correcting of certain places before in the Letters he said.  I feel no more.

D.         Thanks and honour be to the highest for ever.  Amen.

 

Fryday morning, Hora 8 ½. Aprilis 13. Cracoviæ.

            Not long after my Invitation, Nalvage appeared, Nutu Dei.

Nal....   Our peace, which is Triumphing patience, and glory be amongst you.

D.         Amen.

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Nal....   It may be said, can there be patience in the Angels, which are exalted above the aire?  For, such as were of errour have their reward: Yea, forsooth my dear brethren.  For there is a continual fight between us and Satan, wherein we vanquish by patience.  This is not spoken without a cause: for as the Devil is the father of Carping, so doth he suttlely infect the Seers imagination, mingling unperfect forms with my utterance: Water is not received without aire, neither the word of God without blasphemous insinuation.  The son of God never did convert all, neither did all that did hear him, believe him.  Therefore, where the power of God is, is also Satan: Lo, Ispeak not this without a cause, for I have answered thy infection.

D.         E.K had thought that Angels had not occasion of any patience, and so was his thought answered.

Nal....   I finde the Soul of man hath no portion in this first Table.  It is the Image of the son of God, in the bosome of his father, before all the worlds.  It comprehendeth his incarnation, passion, and return to judgement: which he himself, in flesh, knoweth not; all the rest are of understanding.  The exact Center excepted.

86.       A (Two thousand and fourteen, in the sixth Table, is) D

            7003. In the thirteenth Table, is I.

            A  In the 21^st Table. 11406 downward.

            I  In the last Table, one lesse then Number.  A word, Jaida you shall understand, what that word is before the Sun go down. Jaida is the last word of the call.

 

85.       H 49. ascending T  49. descending, A 909. directly, O simply.

            H 2029. directly, call it Hoath.

 

84.       225. From the low angle on the right side.  Continuing in the same and next square.D 225. [The same number repeated.

            A  In the thirteenth Table, 740. ascending in his square.

            M  The 30^th Table, 13025. from the low angle in the left-side.

            ....... In the square ascending.

            Call it Mad.

 

83.       O  The 7^th Table, 99. ascending.

            C  The 19^th descending 409.

            O  The ... 1. from the upper right angle, crossing to the nether left, and so descending 1003.

            N  the 31^st from the Center to the upper right angle, and so descending 5009.

            Call it Noco.

 

            Be patient, for I told you it would be tedious.

 

82.       O  The 39^th. from the Center descending, or the left hand, 9073.

            D  The 41^st. from the Center ascending, and so to the right upper Angle, 27004.

            R  The 43^rd. from the upper left Angle to the right, and so still in the Circumference, 34006.

            I  The 4^th. ascending, 72000.

            [Z] In the same Table descending the last.

            Call it Zirdo.

 

81.       P  The 6^th. ascending 109.

            A  The 9^th. ascending 405.

            L  The 11^th descending 603. ......

            Call it Lap.

                        D. Here, he stroke the Table on Saturday action following at my reading over it backward.

 

80.       E  The 6^th. from the right Angle uppermost to the left, 700.

            G  The 13^th descending, 2000.

            R  The 17^th. from the Center downward, 11004.

            O The 32th. descending from the right Angle to the Center, 32000.

            Z 47^th. 194000 descending.  Call it Zorge.  [Of one syllable.]

 

79.       A 19^th. from the left corner descending, 17200.

            A  24^th. from the Center ascending to the left Angle, 25000.

            Q  The same Table ascending, 33000.

            Call it QAA.  [three syllables with accent on the last A.]

 

78/77   E  The second Table, 112 ascending.

            L  The .....th. descending 504.

            C  The 19^th. Table descending 1013.  [That C. is called C Minor.]

            I  The 13^th. descending, 2005.

            C  the 14^th. descending, 2907.  Call it Cicle.

 

E.K.     Now is he kneeling, and praying with his Rod up.

 

76.       O The 4^th. ascending to the left Angle, 309.

            D  The 5^th. descending 812.  D. Here he striketh again on Saturday.

            O  In the same descending, 902.  Call it ODO.

 

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75.       N  The 9^th descending 804.

            A  The 11^th descending 2005.  ......  This A may be an A or an O.

            R The 14^th descending 5006.

            [M] N  The 16^th descending 12004: he corrected it M.

            A  The 20^th descending 17006.

            Z  the 32^nd descending 40006.  Call it Zanran [Zamran.]

 

            I give it faster untoyou, than I received it.  E.K. thought it.

 

74.       T  The 4^th descending 212 ......  This may be T or D.

O  The 6^th ascending from the center to the left corner 1907.

Call it OD ...... or OT.

 

73.       A  The 9^th ascending 500

            C  The 10^th descending 602  Call it CA, [D. two syllables.]

 

72.       R  The 16^th ascending 22006.  E must come after R: but without number, and so, Zacare.

A  The 19^th descending 23012.

C  The 30^th ascending 30006.

A  The 39^th from the left angel descending 42012.

Z  The 46^th ascending 312004.  Call it Zacar.

 

Use your time of refreshing, and return.  Deo gratias reddamus immortales.

 

The same Friday after Noon, circa 3. horam.

After a short request made by me to Christ for wisdom, and verity to be ministered by Nalvage; he appeared and spake much to E.K. which he expressed not to me: but a length confessed that he him brotherly counsel to leave dealing as an Idolater or Fornicator against God, by asking counsel of such as he did.

E.K. confessed that he had been that day, and some dayes before, dealing by himself after his manner, to understand of my Lord Laskie, and of other matters of Lasko, and left his questions in his window written.  Nalvage told him the devil had now taken away his questions.  E.K. went down to see if it were true, and he found it true.

Nal....   Pray ......  D.  We prayed.

There is an error in the last, not in the Number, but in the Letter.  I will first go through the Letters, and after come to the Numbers.  How many words have you received this day?

D.         Thirteen, whereof Iaida was said to be the last of the call.

Nal....   They be more worth than the Kingdom of Poland.  Be patient, for these things wonderful.

 

71.       N (The number must needs go to) the sixth, descending 309.

A  The 7^th ascending 360.

O  The 9^th ascending 1000.

O  The 13^th ascending 1050.

V  The 17^th ascending 2004.  It is Vooan.  It may be sounded Vaoan.

 

Adde those last Numbers

D. -----

                        309

                        360

                        1000

                        1050

 

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69.       E   L 17 (not 17^th the first, but 17 and the thirdth: for it is of the thirdth: and17may be of them both) ascending, 419.

            L   et

            O  O  the 18 ascending 2017 .... this I must be sounded as A

            T  M  M  the 24 from the center to the left angle, ascending,

                        5069 .... T must be instead of M.

            L  A  A  30 descending, 9012.

            A  I  I  the 35 ascending, 15079.

            B  P  P  the 43, from the center to the left angle, descending 159068.     Aversed.

                        Call it Piamo el.  It is Piatel Baltale to be sounded.

 

            As the ear is the chief sense; so, being infected, it is the greatest hindrance.[14]  Many there be that thrust themselves between you and me: and they are increased.  Power is given again to the Shew Stone; and thou shalt not be hindred.

D.         Shall I presently bring it forth?[15]

Nal....   As thou wilt.

D.         I brought forth the Stone, and it seemed marvellously brighter than before it was wont to appear.

E.K.     He seemeth to pray.

E.K.     There appeareth to me in the Stone Michael as he was wont to appear, with his sword in his hand, and in a long white garment, &c.

Mich... I am the strength of the Highest, and the mighty arme of him that is Almighty: your fellow servant, and the messager of the Highest: The powers of the earth have risen up against you: But you shall prevail, and this Doctrine shall be delivered as is promised, and according unto time.[16]  But pray earnestly; for lo, the whole hoste of Angels, such as are blessed, have cryed unto the Lord, saying; Not so Lord: Thy bread is torn in pieces, or reproachfully eaten.

            Thus therefore saith the Lord, Be patient, for the place is holy, and the power of the Highest is amongst you.  Receive willingly: for he that is offended is smitten.  Be comforted, and beware of deceivers: for the power of the wicked is increased, and is become mightly: But into this vessel shall enter no unclean thing, not for this time onely, but for ever.[17]

            Unto thee Nalvage thus saith the Lord, gather up thy wings and enter: Do as thou art commanded, and be multiplied.  Be comforted; for Gabriel shall ascend and stand before the Lord, and shall have power and descend: and he shall be yoked unto thy loynes, and thou shalt become mighty; that thou mayst open the wonders of the Lord with power.

E.K.     Now is Nalvage come into the Stone.

Mic....  Be comforted, be comforted, be comforted my brethren in the God of Hosts: for your comfort is and shall be of the Holy Ghost.  Therefore let peace be amongst you, and ve no more babes; for wisdom dwelleth not amongst children.  the peace of God be amongst you: And thus much I have comforted you.

E.K.     He is gone.

E.K.     Now here is another.

D.         It is Gabriel that came to Daniel.

Gabr....            I did so, and I am that Gabriel, and the World beareth witnesse of my coming.  You rebellious windes, you deceivers of the righteous, you naked substances and things lighter than the windes, know not you that the God of your creation hath rewarded you, know you not your ownweaknesse, know you not your state of no return?  I say headlong you all (without resistance) fall down to your places: Be gone, sink, for I am of power, and do prevail.

            Behold he hath placed darknesse behind him, and hath made the lights of heaven as the Lamps of his beauty.  Go you that are confounded without return; for the name of our God in his determination is invincible,

            This night is a Sabbath, and a scourge to the wicked.

Nal....   I promised to expound you a word, the first you had to day, but the last.  It signifieth, of the Highest.

E.K.     His Table now appeareth very evidently to me, as that I could paint it all.

            Cease for this time, for it is a time of silence, for the wicked are confounded: in the morning early you shall be taught plentifully: for my power is become a hundred and fifty; and I will finish my charge, long before the time appointed.

Gabr.   We are alwayes present unto the promise be ended.  Rest in peace.

E.K.     Gabriel seemeth to be all in compleat harnesse, like skales of a Fish from [p. 82] the arm-pits downward; with a Spear in his hand, all of fire, about a two yards long.[18]

D.         The peace of God, and his mercy, be on us now and ever.  Amen.

D.         If it should not offend you, I woul dgladly ask your knowledge of the Lord Albert Laskie our great worldly friend, and that for the service of God, if he be past the chief danger of his present infirmity, &c.

....        When we enter into him, we know him; but from him, he is scarce known unto us: as of him of whom it is said, he hath consented with an Harlot: we know not the end of God his justice which is upon him.

            His prayers are come to the second heaven, neither hath any received remembrance of him: But we will pray unto God to be merciful unto him, and that for thy sake; Because thou shalt not be made a laughing-stock to the wicked.  Pray thou for him, that tho mayst work in him that which he worketh not for himself.  Hold up thy hands for him; for it is a lawful and a charitable thing: For God hath granted thee a force in prayer: But be patient and humble,  We with thee, give thanks and laud unto the Lord.

                        Cease.

            D.         Laudes Deo nostro uncessanter reddantur.  Amen.

 

Saturday, Aprilis 14. Mane.  Cracoviæ, 1584.

D.         Oratione Dominica finita, & brevi illa oratione Psalmi 33. inspecto Chrystallo apparuere utrique Gabriel & Nalvage.

E.K.     They kneel, as though they were in confession one to another, and .... about half a quarter of an hour.

Gabr....            ) after me.

            O beginning and fountain of all wisdom, gird up thy loines in mercy, and shadow our weaknesse; be merciful unto us, and forgive us our trespasses: for those that rise up saying there is no God, have risen up against us saying, saying, Let us confound them: Our strength is not, neither are our bones full of marrow.  Help therefore I eternal God of mercy: help therefore O eternal God of salvation: help therefore O eternal God of peace and comfort.  Who is like unto thee in altars of incense? before whom the Quire of Heaven sing, O Mappa la man hallelujah: Visit us O God with a comprehending fire, brighter than the Stars in the fourth heaven.  Be merciful unto us, and continue with us; for thou art Almighty: To whom all things of thy breasts in Heaven and Earth, sing glory praise and honour, Saying, Come, Come, Lord for thy mercy sake.  Say so unto God kneeling.

D.         I repeated it, kneeling, and E.K. likewise kneeling.

E.K.     They both kneel down again and put their foreheads together: Gabriel seemeth to sit in a chair on the side of Nalvage about 30 yards off, on Nalvage his left hand.  Nalvage standeth.

....        Thus saith the Lord, Who is he, that dare resist invincible strength: Seale up the East, seale up the South, Seale up the West: and unto the North put three Seales.[19]

E.K.     Now sitteth Nalvage in a Chair as