Liber Mysteriorum parallelus Novalisque (Mortlake), part 4 of 6

1582.

Adjvvabo.

E. K. The King and the bigge man come in again.

E. K. The King said to the transformed man; Be it as thou wilt, Be you two joyned together. For I vvish you both well.

E. K. The vvoman boweth down vvith obeysance, and thanketh them.

E. K. The bigge man taketh the King by the hand, and the transformed man taketh the woman by the hands, and putteth her hands to the hands of the King, and the bigge man; they take each other by the hand, and kisse her.

E. K. All is now on the sudden vanished away, and the transformed man is returned again to her womans shape, and she said.

Gal...... Now I will go with you, Sir, your journey.

E. K. She speaketh to you Δ.

To Δ..... I will lead you, if you will follow me up.

But you must have broken shinns.

Δ. By Gods grace, and with his help I will follow you, and in respect of my shinns breaking, the joy of the consequent effect will utterly take away the grief of the shinns breaking.

Gal...... And to you Sir, you were best to hunt and fish after Verity.

[Δ. She spake so to E. K. because he spent too much time in Fishing and Angling.]

Gal...... Whom thou sawest here shall govern over 21 Kingdoms.

[…]. If there be no mystery in that speech, the Conquest must be great, and the trouble great and strange.

E. K. She goeth on her way along a lane.

Δ. We know not who should be that King so shewed.

Gal...... Sure thy demands are fully answered.

Consider thou what thou seekest,

And of whom thou seekest,

And by whose help.

Then look to that which is declared.

I will follow my office, for in those things wherein thou art inquisitive I have shewed the End.

Δ. Truely the occasion of my present asking you some questions, arose upon matter concerning this Noble Polonian, of whom you bad us yesterday ask as this day.

Gal...... Vanity hangeth not at mine Elbow.

Believest thou that already spoken? spoken (I say) of him?

Δ. Yea forsooth, I do believe it.

Gal...... I say unto thee, His name is in the Book of Life: The Sun shall not passe his course before he be a King. His Counsel shall breed Alteration of this State; yea of the whole World.

What wouldst thou know of him?

Δ. If his Kingdom shall be of Poland, or what Land else.

Gal...... Of two Kingdoms.

Δ. Which I beseech you?

Gal...... The one thou hast repeated, and the other he seeketh as right.

Δ. God grant him sufficient direction to do all things so, as may please the Highest in his calling.

Gal...... He shall want no direction in any thing he desireth.

Δ. As concerning the troubles of August next, and the dangers then, What is the best for August. him to do? to be going home before, or to tarry here?

Gal...... Whom God hath armed, No man can prevaile against.

Δ. In respect of my own state with the Prince, I pray how much hath he prevailed to win me due credit: and in what case standeth my sute, or how am I to use my self therein?

Gal...... I have told you that at large even now, and if thou look into those things that are now told, and are now done.

Δ. Concerning Charles Sled, his nose gushing with blood twice yesternight and this morning upon my charitable instructions giving him to vertue and godlinesse.

Gal...... I know him not: nor any name hath he with us.

Δ. Meaneth he well towards me?

Gal...... Whatsoever a wicked man meaneth it is not well; but in that sense it is demanded he meaneth well.

The evil spirit that possesseth him was cast out of him, even at his nose, at the presence of those that were present with thee.

Δ.

Gal...... Believe me we know not his name; Trouble me no move with him.

Δ. O Lord, though men be fraile, faulty, and filthy, yet thy mercies are most praiseworthy (among all generations) of all thy doings.

Gal...... Hold thy peace, we are now to execute the Justice of God.

Δ. I spake a great while of the mercies of God and his Justice, and gave thanks for over Calling and Election into this blessed state.

Gal...... I will take up my lodging for this night.

Δ. God grant me worthy of such godly ghests, God grant me a dwelling with you where his name is eternally praised, glorified, and sanctified: To him all Creatures render thanks, honour, and glory. Amen.

..... Amen.

Δ. This voice out of the Stone being taken to be the voice of God, importeth as much as if God himself had sealed to that as his will and decree, That all Creatures should render thankes unto him and glory; fiant: Dignum & Justum est. Amen.

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

Δ. 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 […]; 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 be 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 Soul or fire inflaming unto every body (I mean reasonable) So there is an […] fire and a general brightnesse giving general light unto them, which is but One, and […] through the whole, yea is measured equally unto every thing from the beginning.

[…] 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 […] of […] Judgements) […] his coming: But with you Satan is busie; His bristles stand up, his […] are cast abroad.

Therefore watch and pray; For those that go to […] put on their upper […]. Amongst you therefore is no sound belief; Neither do you consider the […] of this […]: But such is the greatnesse and excellency of his foreknowledge, that be […] the enemy to carry a burden, yea sometimes to preach upon a Stage: For it is said, He shall […] unto the end, and place himself […] 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?

[…] your garments, Lift up your hearts, and rent your faults in pieces, that there may be one […] 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.

Δ. 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.

Δ. 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.

Δ. 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 Sarcener, 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.

Δ. 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.....

Δ. Initium sapientiae est Timor Domini: we accknowledge it to be an old and a true Lesson, and also the first step of the path-way to felicity.

Gal...... What is fear?

Δ. Fear is of two sorts: one is called filialis, the other servilis.

Gal...... Vnto 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.

Touching the Book, it shall be called Logah: which in your Language signifieth Speech from GOD. Write after this sort LOGAETH: it is to be sounded Logah.

This word is of great signification, I mean in respect of the profoundnesse thereof.

The first leaf (as you call it) is the last of the Book.

Δ. I understand not this unless-it be the first leaf, being indeed the last, is of the wicked hellith one, &c. vide post 4. Folio.

And as the first leaf is a hotchpot without order; So it signifieth a disorder of the World, and is the speech of that Disorder or Prophesie.

Write the Book (after your order) backward, but alter not the form of letters, I speak in respect of the 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 Δ.

..... Write the 49. You have but 48 already. Write first in a paper apart.

E. K. Said that Galvah her head is so on bright fire, that it cannot be looked upon: The fire 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 all Creatures of the World every one shewed themselves in their kind and form: But notably aH Serpents, Dragons, Toads, and all ugly and 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 beame of light into Galvah from the Stone, and all the three together appeared: the third participating of the other two.

Loagaeth seg lovi brtnc Larzed dox ner habzilb adnor Now Seas appear. doncha Larb vors hirobra exi vr zednip taiip chimvane […] lendix nor zandox.

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 delivering 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.

Δ. Blessed and praised for ever be He who is one and three: and whom mighty ministers or governours do incessantly glorifie.

1583.

Gal...... Thy folly and weaknesse is great, God comfort thee.

[Δ. He spoke to E. K. for his excessive disquietnesse and suspecting of the verity or goodnesse of Galvah.]

Δ. Note. Now the beames were all retired into the stone; again likewise all the Creatures and Vermine or ugly shaped 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 uttered 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 bath 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.

Δ. 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 will prove it by contrary.

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 against 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 […] 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 godlinesse: 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.

Δ. 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.

Δ. What shall I do with these 21 words now received;

Gall...... There are onely the words of the first leaf.

Δ. I pray, how shall I bestow them, or place them.

Gall...... 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 my self: For, they are the beams of my understanding, and the Fountain from whence I water.

Δ. I beseech you, how shall I write these names in the first leafe.

Gall...... They are to be written in 5 Tables, in every Table 21 Letters.

Δ. 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.

Δ. Shall I write them in Letters of Gold?

Gall..... The writing hath been referred to thy discretion with collours, and such things as appertain to the writing thereof. Vpon the first side write three Tables, and on the second two.

Δ. How, thus?

Gal..... Set them down, I will direct thy judgement.

Δ. When, now?

Gal..... Not now.

E. K. She is gone.

Δ. Deo Nostro sit Laus, honor, & Gratiarum actio perennis. Amen.

Wednesday 19. Junii. Hora 2. a Meridie.

Δ. I made a prayer to God: and there appeared one, having two Garments in his hands, who answered.

..... A good praise, with a wavering minde.

Δ. God make my minde stable, and to be seasoned with the intellectual leaven, free of all sensible mutability.

E. K. One of these two Garments is pure white: the other is speckled of divers colours; he layeth them down before him, he layeth also a speckled Cap down before him at his feet; he hath no Cap on his head: his hair is long and yellow, but his face cannot be seen; at the least it was turned away-ward from E. K. continually, though E. K. changed his place.

..... You shall see my face, lo, it is white.

E. K. Now he putteth on his Pied Coat, and his Pied Cap, he casteth the one side of his Gown over his shoulder, and he danceth, and saith,

..... There is a God, let us be merry.

E. K. He danceth still.

There is a heaven, let us be merry.

Doth this Doctrine teach you to know God, or to be skilfull in the heavens?

..... Note it.

E. K. Now he putteth off his Cloathes again: Now he kneeleth down, and washeth his head and his neck, and his face, and shaketh his Cloaths, and plucketh off the uttermost sole of his shooes, and falleth prostrate on the ground, and sayed:

..... Vouchsafe (O God) to take away the wearinesse of my body, and to cleanse the filthinesse of this dust, that I may be apt for this purenesse.

E. K. Now he taketh the white Garment, and putteth it on him.

..... Mighty is God in his great Justice, and wonderful in his immeasurable mercy: The heavens taste of his Glory: The earth is confounded at his wisdom. In hell they tremble at him, as at a Revenger. This sheweth thee (O) to be a God, and stretcheth forth thy Glory from the East unto the West; for thy Heavens are Statutes, and thy Creatures Laws: that thou mayest be accounted a God of Justice and Glory. Because thou art a God, Therefore there is a Heaven: For unto the Prince of Righteousnesse, there belongeth a place of Glory; Into the which there entereth none that are defiled, neither such as are blemished with the spots of iniquity. Manus Haec bona est..... E. K. putting forth his right hand, Haec Autem mala..... E. K. putting forth his left hand, Qui Habet aures intelligat.

E. K. Now he sitteth down on the Desk-top and looketh toward me.

Δ. This Parable is in general, somewhat understood of us: but in particular, how it may be, or is to be applied, presently we understand not.

..... Beware lest error enter within the dwelling place of Righteousnesse. I have said.

E. K. He seemeth now to be turned to a woman, and the very same which we call Galvah.

E. K. Now he is come down to the usual place, on the Table.

Δ. I have assayed divers wayes to place the five Tables, on the two sides on this first leaf; Is it to your likeing as I have done it, in the five little Triangles?

Gal...... As concerning the setting down of the five Tables. it is sufficient as it is done.

The cause why I appeared thus, was that you might avoid error.

Δ. I pray you to shew us the means how that error was or is to incumber us.

Gal...... Whosoever taketh servants of the wicked, to prove the Glory of God, is accursed. But, O Satan, how many are thy deceits?

Note, my Companion (E. K.) would have caused personal apparitions of some of the reprobate spirits, before the Prince Albert Laskie in my Study, thereby to shew some experience of his skill in such doings: But I would not consent to it: And thereupon Galveh gave judgement and warning of such an error, of my Companion his intent, &c.

Gal...... Behold, it is said, before he go from hence I will pour water into him; And my Angel shall annoint him, as I have determined: Hide therefore Nothing from him; For you belong unto him. Neither can flesh and blood work those things that I have Glorified in him (All things that are established in God, are Glorified. I speak this for thy understanding) Neither let your hearts be hardned; for the Earth is condemned, and these things shall come to passe. Credit is all that I seek (saith the Lord;) for when I come, I shall be sufficiently believed.

I take the God of Heaven and Earth to judge; and swear by him as a witnesse, that these words are true, and shall endure unto the end. The general points of mans Salvation are concluded already; but the special gift belongeth unto God. God strengthen you against his adversary.

Δ. Amen.

Gal...... Soon you shall know more.

Δ. This Prince would gladly know, Whether it shall be best for him, with the first opportunity, to be going homeward.

Gal...... It shall be answered soon, and what questions soever he also demandeth.

Δ. May he be here present at the action doing?

Gal...... Those that are of this house, are not to be denied the Banquets therein.

Δ. May I request you to cause some sensible apparition to appear to him, to comfort him, and establish his minde more abundantly in the godly intent of God his Service?

Gal...... If you follow us, let him be governed by us; But whatsoever is of the flesh, is not of us.

E. K. She seemeth to weep; for the water cometh forth of her eyes.

Δ. You perceive, how he understandeth of the Lord Treasurer his grudge against him; And perhaps some other also, are of like malitious nature: What danger may follow hereof, or incombrance?

Gal...... The sum of his life is already appointed, one jot cannot be diminished: But he that is Almighty can augment at his pleasure. Let him rejoyce in poverty. Be sorry for his enemies. And do the works of Justice.

E. K. She seemeth to put the air over her, and so to enter into a Cloud of invisibility, and so disappear.

Δ. Deo gratias agamus.

Wensday afternoon, circa horam 5. The Lord Albert à Lasky being present.

Δ. We attended of Galvah some instructions or discourse concerning the Lord Laskie.

E. K. At length appeared before the Lord Lasky (in the air) an Angel in a white Robe, holding a bloody Crosse in his right hand, the same hand being also bloody.

Δ. In nomine Jesu Christi Crucifixi, a te requiro qui Crucis Trophaeum hic Gestas ut illa nobis signifies, quae sunt ad Christi gloriam, cui sit honor & Laus perennis.

E. K. Now he is come from before the Lord Lasky, and standeth here on the Table: he turneth himself to all the four quarters of the World; he kneeleth down.

He prayeth.

..... O God, Why should the people upon earth rejoyce? or wherein should the pleasures of their sensual delights be fixed? Why doth the Moon hold her course? or why are the Stars observing an order? Why are thy people thus scattered abroad? Because iniquity hath caught the upper hand. The Doors of our God are polluted with blasphemy, his Temples desolate, his Commandments violated, and his Glory accounted as nothing. But wilt thou suffer; or canst thou hold thy hand from thy great and mighty strokes? Most High God, Most Mighty God, Most Honourable God, have mercy upon thy people; respect the Creation, (the Creation I say) of those, wherein thou hast delighted. Suffer not the Serpent to extol his head above thy Altars, neither let thy holy Vessel be poisoned with his venome; For thou art Mighty and overcomest all: and who can rebel against thy Prowesse? Bend down thy mereiful eyes, Behold this confusion: look upon thy Temple and see the desolation thereof. And then in thy mercy (O) shew thy self to be a God, and such a merciful Governour, as hath compassion upon those that are diseased, yea even unto death. Grant this Camascheth galsuagath garnastel zurah logaah luseroth. Amen.