Liber Septimus Apertorius Cracoviensis (pars quarta), part 8 of 8 (7–12 July 1584)

Saturday, Julii 7. Manè hora 6¼ † Cracoviae.

Oratione Dominica finita, aliisque tam ad Deum quam ipsum Ave petitionibus, requirebam Judicium ipsius Ave de meis tam ad Deum quam bonos ejus angelos factis orationibus. Post vix quartam horae partem apparuit.

Ave...... If the words or truth of our testimony and message, were, or were contained within the capacity of man, Then might the Devil thrust in himself, and dissemble the Image of Truth: But because it is of Truth, and of him that beareth testimony of himself, it can neither have affinity with the flesh, nor be spoken of in this sense.

Lo, thus, deceitfully, hath the Devil entred into man.

Δ. Blessed be the Lord of all truth.

Ave...... Therefore seeing the word is not corruptible, Those that minister the word, cannot dwell in corruption. I speak not this, without a cause, my brethren.

Δ. I pray you to proceed, accordingly, that we may know the cause, if it be your will: or else leaving this Caveat unto us, to proceed to the matter wherein we required your helping hand to correct or confirm, or to do that which is behooful.

Ave...... For, which of you have sought the Lord, for the Lord his cause or sake?

Δ. That, God can be judge.

Ave...... Or in which of you hath due obedience; either to the word, or unto us that are sanctified by the word, been faithfully performed?

Δ. My points of errour, and disobedience I beseech you to Notifie, that I may amend them.

Ave...... It may be, you will say, we have laboured, and we have watched, yea we have called on the name of the Lord. What have you done that you ought not to do, yea, a thousand times more?

Δ. We vaunt nothing of any our doings, nor challenge any thing by any perfection of our doings.

Ave...... Shall the hireling say, I have laboured hard? or doth the good servant think he meriteth his wages? It is not so But you do so; Therefore you are neither worthy of your reward, nor the name of faithful servants.

Δ. No Lord, we challenge nothing upon any merits; but flie unto thy mercy, and that we crave and call for.

Ave...... You do wickedly and injustly: yea you credit the Lord, as you do your selves: your faith is the faith of men, and not of the faithful.

Many things have I said unto you from the beginning, (saith the God of Justice) which you have heard, and not believed: But you tempt me, and provoke me; yea you stir me up to be angry with you.

Δ. If thy Anger shall be on us, beside the sorrow of this world, tentations of the feind, &c. Then are we not able to endure.

..... Answer not me, and hear what the Lord saith unto thee: Satan laugheth you to scorn; for he saith unto the Lord, standing before him, Are these they whom thou deliveredst from the perils of the Seas, and from the hands of the wicked, whom the windes were a comfort to, and thy Countenance a Lanthorn? But the Lord seemeth not to hear him: for he knoweth it is true. My brethren, you seek the world more than you seek to perform the will of God: as though God could not rain Gold and Margarits amongst you: As though the breath of God were not able to beat down the whole earth before you. O you faithlesse Creatures: O ye hypocrites in the Vineyard of the Lord: O you unworthy servants of such a Master. Neither unto Abraham, nor unto Noe, nor unto any other Patriarchs or Prophets, hath God done more merciful unto, than unto you. To Abraham he said, When I return at this time of the year, Thou shalt have a son. Vnto Noe he said, Build thee a Ship: Make up the Ark, Thus and thus, it shall be: for the people shall perish.

The great and peculiar mercies of God shewed on us.

You remember not that Joseph was sold by his brethren; or if you do, it may be, you think it is a fable: If you think it to be true, Then consider how he escaped the Pit; Consider he was sold, and so became a bondman: But who changed the imagination and sense of his brethren? who (I say) came between their Tyranny and his innocency? What was he that made him free? that brought him before Pharaoh? yes, and that which is more, made him reign over Pharaoh: Was it not the same God, that dealeth with you?

O ye of little faith, and starvelings, withered grasse, and blasted willows: What and if you were in hell, could he not deliver you? If you become bondmen, cannot he make you free? If you be in prison, cannot he deliver you? Cannot he compasse your neck with a chain? But Satan saith, Lo, they say, they have a long Journey: It is necessary that God comfort those that put their trust in him. Euge, O ho O you beggerly starvelings, Hath not the same God, the same Raphael that he had... Yes verily, a thousand a hundred, and a thousand and a hundred thousand thousands that are, and more than Raphael for the help and comfort of the faithful.

When Herod sought to kill the son of God, in that he was man: his Father delivered him not with a mighty wind, nor with beating down of Lords Palaces; but by a dream appeared unto Joseph, saying, flee, Herod seeketh the child his life. Note the manner of his warning, The manner of his departure: But hear what the Lord said in the end. Return, for he that sought the Child his life, is now dead. Why, I say, you rotten Keeds, worse than the excrements of the Fens, have not you greater warning? Wherefore is it said unto you, Up and be gone, but that the Lord seeth the thoughts of man? even of him which seeketh your destruction; Even of this wicked King which seeketh to destroy Laskie.

Could not the same Lord, consume that wicked monster and seller of his people, (which […] for a time) with the fire of his mouth? Yes, but that he hath given all things a time. Those that are righteous are often times taken away because of temptations that are to come: But the wicked are suffered to continue, because they might be more heavy, and sink deeper: But, (for love) I say unto you, my brethren, Flee the mischiefs that are to come, and go forward in the service of the Highest, that you may enjoy the promises that are made you, and be partakers of the happy dayes to come.

Note of the death of the righteous now and then Flee.

Take heed of whoredom, and the provocations of the flesh. For why? those things that we say, are not without their cause. You have but ten dayes to tarry (if you will follow my counsel) But if you linger any longer, you may drink of a Cup that you would not. Wherefore doth God warn you, but that he would be just with you? Hath he not the whole Earth to serve him? Believe me, by the […] we bear, that the good Angels weep over you; for, as you are particularly called, so have you your particular and unaccustomed temptations. But pray unto God, that you may prevail. Nititur enim, omnibus modis, Sathanas ut vos devoret.

It is said unto you, If you provide for this Journey, &c. That word is as sure as the strongest rock in the world. Considering that you were warned by the same Spirit (whereof I speak) being witnesse of himself, and by us, which bear witnesse of him; Give ear, gird up your selves, and be gone: For, even at the very doors, are mischief. After a while I have somewhat else to say unto you.

E. K. He covereth all with the white Curtain.

Δ. We read and considered these premises somewhat diligently.

Δ. Afterward, [Ave] he came again, and (after a pause) said as followeth.

Ave...... My brother, I see thou do […] not understand the mystery of this Book, or work thou hast in hand. But I told thee, it was the knowledge that God delivered unto Enoch. I said also, that Enoch […] 50 dayes. Notwithstanding, that thy labour be not frustrate, and void of fruit, Be it unto thee, as thou hast done.

Δ. Lord I did the best that I could conceive of it.

Ave...... I will tell thee, what the labour of Enoch was for those fifty dayes.

Δ. O Lord I thank thee.

He made, (as thou hast done, thy book) Tables, of Serpasan aud plain stone: as the Angel of the Lord appointed him; saying, tell me (O Lord) the number of the dayes that I shall labour in. It was answered him 50.

Nal. Ave. It is a king of slate-stone. 50 Dayes labour.

Then he groaned within himself, saying, Lord God the Fountain of true wisdom, thou that openest the secrets of thy own self unto man, thou […] nine imperfection, and my inward darknesse: How can I (therefore) speak unto them that speak not after the voice of man; or worthily call on thy name, considering that my […] and fruitlesse, and unknown to my self? Shall the Sands seem to invite the Mountains: or can the small Rivers entertain the wonderful and unknown waves?

Can the vessel of fear, fragility, or that is of a determined proportion, lift up himself, heave up his hands, or gather the Sun into his bosom? Lord it cannot be: Lord my imperfection is great: Lord I am lesse than sand: Lord, thy good Angels and Creatures excell me far: our proportion is not alike; our sense agreeth not: N twithstanding I am comforted; For that we have all one God, all one beginning from thee, that we respect thee a Creatour: Therefore will I call upon thy name, and in thee, I will become mighty. Thou shalt light me, and I will become a Seer; I will see thy Creatures, and will magnifie thee amongst them. Those that come unto thee have the same gate, and through the same gate, descend, such as thou sendest. Behold, I offer my house, my labour, my heart and soul, If it will please thy Angels to dwell with me, and I with them; to rejoyce with me, that I may rejoyce with them; to minister unto me, that I may magnifie thy name. Then, lo the Tables (which I have provided, and according to thy will, prepared) I offer unto thee, and unto thy holy Angels, desiring them, in and through thy holy names: That as thou art their light, and comfortest them, so they, in thee will be my light and comfort. Lord they prescribe not laws unto thee, so it is not meet that I prescribe laws unto them: What it pleaseth thee to offer, they receive; So what it pleaseth them to offer unto me, will I also receive. Behold I say (O Lord) If I shall call upon them in thy name, Be it unto me in mercy, as unto the servant of the Highest. Let them also manifest unto me, How, by what words, and at what time, I shall call them. O Lord, Is there any that measure the heavens, that is mortal? How, therefore, can the heavens enter into mans imagination? Thy Creatures are the Glory of thy countenance: Hereby thou glorifiest all things, which Glory excelleth and (O Lord) is far above my understanding. It is great wisdom, to speak and talke according to understanding with Kings: But to command Kings by a subjected commandment, is not wisdom, unlesse it come from thee. Behold Lord, How shall I therefore ascend into the heavens? The air will not carry me, but resi teth my folly, I fall down, for I am of the earth. Therefore, O thou very Light and true Comfort, that canst, and mayst, and dost command the heavens; Behold […] these Tables unto thee, Command them as it pleaseth thee: and O you Ministers, and true lights of […], Governing this earthly frame, and the elements wherein we live, Do for me as for the servant of the Lord: and unto whom it hath pleased the Lord to talk of you

There were no Kings in […] his time; Consider therefore how to ask this doubt of this phrase prophetical. In […] I find cap. 8. that unjudged Nations had Kings long before Saul his time. Therefore there might be some in Enoch his time: or he prophesied of them.

Behold, Lord, […] hast appointed me 50 times; Thrice 50 times will I lift my hands unto thee. Be it unto […] is […] thee, and thy holy Miniters. I require nothing but thee, and through thee, and for thy honour and glory: […] I hope I shall be satisfied, and shall not die, (As thou hast promised) […] thou gather the clouds together, and judge all things: when in a moment I shall be changed and dwell with thee for ever.

These words, were thrice a dayes talk betwixt Enoch and God: In the end of 50 dayes, there appeared unto him, which are not now to be manifested nor spoken of: he enjoyed the fruit of God his promise, and received the benefit of his faith. Here may the wise learn wisdom: for what doth man that is not corruptible?

I have not that I may say any more unto you: But believe me, I have said great things unto you: If you will have me hereafter, I will come.

Δ —

..... Consider well my words, and what 1 have now said unto thee: for here thou mayst learn wisdom, and also see what thou hast to do.

Δ. I will, if it please you read over some of these Invitations which I have made and written here in this Book.

Ave...... You may not use that word Obedientes.

Δ. You spake of a first word to call, and of a second to constrain. Ave...... It signifieth, it urgeth them more in God. I have said.

Δ. Note, what is meant by the name of God that was said to constrain, being the second names of two before given.

What is meant by the phrase or […], in respect of good Angels.

E. K. He is gone, and all covered with the Curtain.

Δ. All honour, praise, and glory, all thanks and power, is due to our God and King. So be it.

Amen.

Monday, Julii, 9. Manè hora 7. three quarters, † Cracoviae.

Orationibus quibusdam finitis ad Deum & deinde ad Gabrielem & Nalvage, &c.

E. K. As soon as he looked, he found the Stone covered with the white Curtain.

Δ. A pause of a ¼ of an hour: In which space I used sundry ejaculations to God, and his good Angels.

Δ. This day was appointed, we attend therefore your instructions. At length they appeared not, but used a voice.

A voice...... This day, but the Sun declining the fourth hour.

Δ. Your meaning is, that at after noon, at 4 of the clock.

The voice...... As thou hast written —

Δ. The will of the Highest be done.

Amen.

Monday, A Meridie, hora 4.

Δ. As E. K. was saying to me, that he thought that the Angels might tell the certain day and times of things to come, and that Angels could now fall no more, &c. Of such things touching Angels; suddenly a voice was heard, as followeth.

A voice...... Herein will I talk with you, my brethren.

E. K. Gabriel onely appeareth: neither Nalvage nor the Table appeareth. He sitteth in a Chair, and with his fiery Dart.

Gabr...... The […] inspired with the Holy Ghost, were assured of the coming of their Messias, of their Christ: But what day, or in what year was not of mans understanding. Christ himself opened unto his Disciples his death, and the manner thereof; but the day and hour he never disclosed. So likewise the Scriptures speak of the coming of Christ, but the day and hour, the Son of man knoweth not. But because in time to come, and for this action, (the message of the highest) And assured, and infallible Doctrine, (in respect that God appointed you no certain time) is necessary. For, for this cause you waver my brethren: and may lose the benefit of God his favour, and mercies. O weaklings examine the Prophets, look into the doing of the Apostles. There alwayes went a promise before the end: But the end was the benefit and fruit of the promise. Some alleadge Paul, some Peter, some Daniel: But in this case shall you alleadge the sayings of God, spoken in the spirit of truth by me Gabriel, the servant of the highest. God, for three causes hideth the end, and the very time of his heavenly purposes. As after a little silence you shall shortly hear.

E. K. A cloud covereth him.

E. K. Now he appeareth again.

Gab...... First, by reason of his own inexplicable Est & non est esse, which is without the circumference, strength, capable vertue, and power of man, his intellectuality, whereby he appeareth to be verily one God, and incomprehensible.

Secondly, because Lucifer with his yea sayers, (damned justly) should never taste of his light, nor understand his secret judgements: which he would, and might do, if they were delivered to mans imagination, and discourse: Because it is within the circumference and compasse of his Creation. Consider of these two.

E. K. Now he is covered in a white Cloud again.

Δ. The first reason, or cause we do not sufficiently understand, or conceive.

Deus est esse, Sanctis Deus.

Non est esse, Impiis Deus.

For, In the judgement day, God in his son, Christ, shall shut up his perpetual and everlasting Justice, wrath, and anger, with Hell and damnation. Leaving them, and forsaking them, and in no case to be called their […]. Fratres [mi] non habebunt Deum. But they shall be without a guide, and without a Centre. Hereby you may understand, Esse & non est esse. To the purpose.

Thirdly, that man firmly perswaded of things spoken of by God above his capacity to come, and unknown, might worthily in the strength of faith, and through the effect of his promises merit his favour in Christ, and receive eternal salvation, justly before God and his Angels. These are the three causes.

Δ. This last cause, if it would please you to make more plain, it should greatly enform us and confirm us.

..... These are the three onely causes, that the ends of God his determinations are secret.

1. In the first, that God might appear omnipotent.

2. In the second, sealed up in himself from the knowledge of such as have rebelled to their destruction.

3. In the third, that man might justly be made worthy of the places prepared for him.

Nalvage is called away, and cannot be in Action with you till Wednesday. Then shall you have the Calls that you look for. And so enter into the knowledge and perfect understanding of the 49 Gates and Tables if you will.

Δ. O Lord, thy will and mercy be shewed upon us.

Gab...... But understand that it is a labour, the hardest and the last.

Δ. Violenti nihil difficile: God strengthen our will and faith.

Gab...... I have nothing else to say unto you. But God be mercifull unto you, and forgive you your sins.

Δ. Amen.

Gab...... And that you go hence, make haste.

Δ.

E. K. He is gone.

Δ. Gloria Patri, & filio, & spiritui Sancto sicut erat in principio, & nunc & semper, & in secula seculorum.

Amen.

Wednesday, Julii 11. Mane hora, 6½. Cracoviae. Oratione dominica finita, &c.

Δ. We await the promise, which you made us, O Gabriel.

A voyce. Not now, but at the fourth hour, declining as before.

E. K. And why not now as well?

A voyce. He that laboureth in his own harvest laboureth when he list: but he that fisheth on the Sea, must be ruled by her course.

Δ. Fiat voluntas Dei.

Wednesday, Julii 11. à Meridie, hora 4.

Δ. At the first looking the Curtain appeared to E. K. his sight.

Δ. When it shall please thee, O God, we are desirous to receive wisdom from thee.

Δ. At six of the Clock appeared a little one, yellow, like a little Childe: his hair fine yellow, and a very amiable face.

To avoid reproach, and for the truth of the word I visit you, instead of Nalvage, which cannot come. I am […] Mese, the servant of the highest, which instead of Nalvage, will, and am able to supply his place.

Δ. He is one of sigillum Dei, one of the Septenarii whereof, Ave and... are The Translation of the Call into English.

Δ. So be it in the name of Jesus.

Ilem...... Many, and strong are your enemies, both bodily and ghostly: But be you strong, and you shall prevail.

Therefore say, what you will have me do.

Δ. That (if it please you) that Nalvage would have done.

The East is a house of Virgins.

Δ. He distinguisheth it not by fingers.

Ile...... Well, you shall have fingers.

Ile...... Lo, there you have it.

Δ. I pray you to consider of the form of the promise, for we were promised to receive the Calls we looked for, and so to be fit for the 49 Gates, &c. If this you have done, be the performance of those the words of Gabriel, or no, I pray you consider.

Ile...... For the thirty Calls, or thirty Call, to morrow at the fourth hour, I will ease you sufficiently.

Δ. I beseech you (if I shall not offend to request it) What is the cause of Gabriel and Nalvage their absence?

Ile...... Spiritual Contention between Satan and them, and more then man can, or may understand.

Δ. Then I pray you, why was not this supply sent at the time appointed?

Ile...... It is not of God, to think that God is of time. All things are tied unto him, and nothing can be separated from him. Notwithstanding, he may separate himself from them. But you shall understand, that these nineteen Calls.

Δ. There are but 18. besides the first to God.

..... There are nineteen besides the first] are the Calls, or entrances into the knowledge of the mystical Tables: Every Table containing one whole leaf, whereunto you need no other circumstances.

E. K. A white cloud cometh about him, but hideth him not.

Ile...... But you must understand that in speaking of the first Table, I speak of the second. So that the second, with you is the first.

4. As this last, behold is the fourth, but with you the third.

[…]. It is the seventh: but the third of the fourteenth.

Ile...... It is the Call of the third.

Ilem...... Look that, that you call the third.

Δ. It is Raas.

There cometh a white bright Cloud about him.

E. K. Every time he speaketh, he pulleth fire out of his mouth, and casteth it from him.

E. K. Now a white Cloud goeth round.

Il...... There you lack the third word?

Δ. What is that?

..... Of the first flame, it answereth to L al purt.

You had not the exposition of the third word.

Thus you have not lost your labour.

E. K. Now he wrappeth the Cloud that was under him about his head.

..... God be with you.

E. K. Saw him go upward.

Δ. Glory be to God, praise and honour for.

Amen.

Thursday, Julii 12. à […] 4. † Cracoviae.

Ocatione Dominica finita, & breviter ad […] quibnsdam dictis.

E. K. The Curtain appeared at the […] looking.

Δ Now in the name of […], as conceining those 30 Calls, or thirty Call, we await your information of Ilemese.

Δ. After divers parcels of our Actions past with Nalvage being read, which were very well of us liked, at length Ilemese appeared: and after he had shewed himself (the Curtain being opened) he drew the Curtain to again.

Δ. I then said three Prayers out of the Psalms, &c.

E. K. Now he standeth as Nalvage used to do, upon the Globe with the rod in his hand: And Gabriel sitteth by.

Δ. In the name of the eternal and everlasting God say on.

E. K. Now the Globe turneth swiftly, and he pointeth to letters thus, with the rod which Nalvage was wont to use.

Gab...... Move not, for the place is holy.

Δ. Hallowed be his name, that sanctifieth whatsoever is sanctified.

E. E. There came a black cloud in the air about the Stone, as though it would have hindered E. K. his sight.

Gabr...... It behoveth us to do that we do even with present contention against the wicked. Have a little patience.

The curtain is now away again, and they appear again.

E. K. Now is the curtain plucked to again, and they covered.

Ile...... Read it.

Δ. The English.

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