D. Maximus, in his book de charitate , commandeth us to

binde and lull the devils. Hefaithwe do then binde them, when by diligent obfervation of the Commandments of God, we do diminifh and quafh thofe affections that do boyl up in us : And we are faid to kill them, when we fo truely mor- tifie our lufts, thac we cue him oft" from all occafions of ac- cufing ; faying with the Propet , Depart., O homicide-, the Lord thefirong warriour is with me : thou (halt fall, andfhatt be van- quifhed from me for ever. Olympiadorni, I o cap. when he in- terpreted the Ecclefiaflical hiftory,faith, that all fctifual appe- tites are to be [hut out, and excluded , jo that the devil may not be admitted, neither by the allurements of the eyes , nor by itching ears , nor by the petulancie andfrowardnefi of a hurtful tongue: for this he accounteth to be the moll abfolute feal againft the v,Vc arc to p 0VV cr of the devils. Some do admonifh us , in our going efinftVhe f° rtn l0 war againft the devil, to ufe two forts of weapons: devil wiib the one is pure Prayer,which may raife up our affections un- two foru to heaven ; and true and perfect Knowledge , which may of armor, communicate and fill our underftandings with wholefome doctrines , and may fuggeft unto us what we are to pray for> that we may pray ardently, according to St. James , and not doubtingly. In the PropheFie of ffaiah, and Epiftles of St. Paul, wemayfinde the fame things ; /faj.59. Eph.6. and 1 Thef. they may be expelled.
Poll. For a remedy againft Ghofls ? Doft thou conceive that a Ghofl is diver/e and different from a fpirit ?
Cafl. T know not truely what I may think hereof: for flow ing in fofpaf ions afea of many opinions, Iamfoledin doubt , that I cannot eafily attain to a certain Port of judge- ment :
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mcnt : for there are fome which do fuppofe that thefe Ghofts are devils, by reafon of the great fear and terrour wherewith they ragingly moleft men by night in their houfes ; and fome- times for their innate nature do do hurt. There are others that do believe thefe Spirits are deceitful fantafies, deceiving thofe that are of evil belief ; who by their fallacious vifions and imaginations do deceive and frighten the inhabitants in their houfes : and do deny that they are Spirits indeed , be- cause the Spirits have a body wichouc hands and feet ; where- fore they can hurt no man, nor make any tumult : being ig- norant that the Angel ( who alfo hath a body without hands and feet) did carry Habal&ukjwiih his whole dinner, by the hair of his head, into Babylon, and afterwards brought him back again, and fet him in his own place ; neither confider- ing that the Spirit of the Lord, alfo without a body,fnatched up Philipy and carried him to Jxjottts : that I may forbear to fpeak concerning a certain incorporeal Spirit , which did Co difquiet the houfe of my Grandfather , that by the fpace of almoft thirty yeers he caufed it to be uninhabitable, unlefs it were when a Lamp was burning therein ; neither did that then fiifficiently quiet the fame : for going out of the houfe, they did fo moleft them with flones from above in the ftreets, that they would caft out of their hands the hearts of Pine- trees, which tbeyufed for torches. Concerning the Ghoft that haunted the houfe of AnthenoAorHt the Philofopher, and the tumultuous fpirit of C- CalignU , there may more be fpoken : but thou haft underftood the relations of them al- ready in the foregoing difcourfe. From all which, wc may eafily convince the opinions of thofe , who deny that the Spirits can walk, or make any motion ; but of how much truth we may hold the affertions of them, who do fuppofe that thefe tumultuous Spirits are neither devils , nor phan- tafms, but the fouls of the dead, now hearken unto. Pell. Are there they who are of that opinion ? _ Caft. There are they who are of both opinions : for they do declare that thefe are the fouls of them who have departed from their bodies laden and clogged in their fins ;
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which arc therefore heard to be more or lefs turbulent in houfes , according as they have any fenfible ardent fpark of thar fin more or lefs ; To thac except in the mean time they are expelled and driven away from thence, or expiated by Alms or Intercefl"ions,they are compelled to a certain bound of liberty, wandering thereabouts in expectation of thelaft J udgement.
Poll. Wherefore? laffam. of Ca/i. Becaufe I believe that the fouls of them which deep ihe fouls in chrift, do live with Chrift , and do not wander about the dead. ea »h; ar, d the fouls of them who are opprefled and bur- dened with the grievous weight of their fins, fince they axe the members of Satan, are bound with Satan in the chains of darknefsjexpefting judgement in hell.
Toll. But Firmiarm , a, Writer of no mean judgement, thinketh the contrary , in his Book which he hath written dc Divino prtmio. Cafl, How is thac ? Thcoplni- Poll, Thefe are his words : Let not any man conceive that on of rir- the fouls of the dead are judged immediately after death: for they miantu. are a /[ detained in one common cuftody, until the timefhall come, wherein the Almighty Judge (hallmake examination and intjuiti- tien of their deeds. Then they who fh all be found righteous, fall receive the reward of immortality ; but they whofc fins and wi/z* kednejifhall then be deleted, jha II not arife agaiT^btftfhatt be inch- fed with the wickgd in darh»efL y and defiined to eternal pmifh* tnents,
Cajf. St. Augufiine fubferibeth to Lattantlt*t in his Enchiri- dion, faying , That the lime which is interpofed between the death of mank*»de and the la ft refuxreUion, com aim th the fouls in fe~ cret hidden receptacles , where every foul receivtth cendignerejr or tnijery , for the good or evil which he did in the body while he lived.
Poll. Neither doth St. aXmbrofe difagree from this r.Inhis fecond book of Cain and Abel, he faith , that the foul is loefed from the body , and after the end of this life, isfufpended to the ambiguous time of the loll judgement.
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Caft. So alfo fome have declared, that the foul of Trajanw Cafar did wander about ; but the foul of St. George was freed from fuch fufFuge.
Poll. Thou haft even now fpoke, and that truely, that fpa- cious is the fea of various opinions concerning thefe Spirits ; for fo indeed it is : buc whac Port thou toucheft at, I defire ihec it may not feem trouhlefome to thee to tell mc : for I am noc as yet fatisfied of the certainty hereof by our dif- courfc.
CaSt. That which thou defireft , I conceive to be this : I hold that thefe tumultuous Spirits are meer images of Satan ; which are not to be feared , neither is there any credit to be given to their anfwers : and are in no wife the fouls of the dead, which either live with Chrift, if they have done well ; or elfe are bound in chains with Satan, if they have done evil.
Poll. It remaineth that we fift out this, faftor : for it hap-
Sencth now fometimes,thnt my father appeareth to me in my eep ; perhaps that may alfo feem unto thee to be a Spirit. Cast. It may feem fo : but I will not in any thing contra- dict thee beyond Reafon : of my felf I will adde nothing;buc ac leaftwife I will annihilate thy opinion with the aflertions
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Poll. What aftertions arethofe?
(fast. In his r I book , which he intituleth De mortitorum eura , he effereth them as a means, faying, Humane inft r- miiy doth fo believe of himfelf-, that when he feeth any one that is dead, in his flee} , hefuppofeth that he feeth the foul of that dead perfon ; butwhenhedrearmthof any one that is alive^he then is out of doubt , that neither his foul nor his body-> but thejimilitude of the man appeared unto him : As if they could be ignorantfhat the fouls of dead men do not appear Unto them m dreams^ but one- ly thefrrfilitudes of the persons deceafed. And he proveth both thefe to be done, by two examples which were at m*s ; whereof the firft he fhsweth to have been the image of a certain farher that was dead, who appeared to his fon, admonifhinghim that he fhould not pay again a debt to an
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unjufl Creditor,which the father had paid him before : for he faith the Cafe was rhus : The father had paid a debt to a cer- tain Creditor , which after the death of the father, the Cre- ditor endeavoured by force to recover the fame again of his fon, who was ignorant of the payment thereof: to whom the image of his father appeared when he was fleeping, and fhewed him where the Writing was hid. Whereupon, the fon awaking from his fleep, fought for the Paper in the place he was directed, and found it , and thereby overthrew the malice of his deceitful Creditor. The fecond example is, whereby the fame St. Augnjlinc (heweth that the living do appear to the living, in their fleep : forhefaith, that£«rs- logiHt the Rhetorician , profeffing the Rhetorick of Cicero at Carthage , he found a difficult and obfeure place that was not declared to him ; fo that waking and fleeping he vexed himfelf by reafon of his ignorance : bur> in a certain nighr, the image of v^areUm AuguStinc appeared to him , and taught him in what maner the dark ana difficult place was to be underftood.
Poll. Angufi'me doth therefore conclude, without doubt, that they are not fouls.
Catt. He doth fo conclude : and the greater to ftrengthen fuch his judgement, headdeth, That if the fouls of the dead have any interefl or counfcl in the affairs of the living, he undoubtedly knew , that his own pious mother did not defert him, not for one night , but when fhe was living, fol- lowed him both by fea and land : neither did he at any time fuflain any anguifn of heart, but comforted his forrows. And that this may not fecm too hard a fpeech, the president of Chrifl teacheih , that they do not erre , who affirm that the good Angels , by the appointment of God, and Divine difpenfation, do fometimes come to, and vifit men, both li- ving and fleeping, andfomctimes to the place where fouls endure pnnifnment : notwithstanding, it is not unto all, but onely unto thofe who arefo lived, that God fhall judge them worthy of this mercy ; or unto thofe upon whom, without any refpeft unto their deferts, God will be pleafcd coglo-
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xific his unfpeakable mercy ; that by the prayers of the living they may obtain pardon of their fins, and deliverance from the prifon of torments.
Poll. I have fometimes read , that the fame St. Augufl'me did write,that it is better for a man to doubt of fecret things, then to contend about things uncertain.
Caft. That is certainly true ; neither doth he declare himfelf to be an offence to thofc who do leave all thefe things to the unfearchable judgements of God, and labour not to finde out the fecrets thereof.
Toll. Becaufe I have cafily underflood thy anfwers hither- Yf he ^ cr . to , I will not defift till thou haft fully refolved me concer- „ c rk „£ ning this fnbje£V. I defire therefore to know whether all r aol« ™- Mirades which the devils perform, are done really, or ima- ally , or ginary phanrafies. no r -
Caft . Thar they perform many things really , and many things onely feemingly , we have already manifefled out of the Writings of St. Augufl'me. For that great Prelate of the Chriftian Church , writeth , in the 1 1 Chapter of his book de Trinitate, That it is a very eafle thing for the wicked Spirits, through the aery fubftance of their bodies, to perform many things •which feem wonderful ( to the fouls that are opprejfed with earth* h bodies} to be done. He alfo faith, That earthly bodies may he fo quali fed with art and exereifc, that in publike Theaters they may perform fuch wonderful things , that thofe who never havefeen them will not believe them , but that they were done by the ajfiftance of the devil and his minifters , to make their bodies of fuch an aery element, that the jlefh wonders at, Orelfe, which is much, he faith alfo, That they do contrive with occult injpirations, forms, and fantajies of images, to delude humane fenfe ; wherewith, waging or flecp/ug, they may be deceived. Thus far jiugufline. But, if thou wilt , I will produce alfo another wieners without exception, Pollux. PolL I would have thee tell me who that is. Caft. Abbas Triton* us, in his third Quefiion to St.Maxi- mut Emilianus , which is fpoken of before , faieh thus : The devils, amongfl unfaithful people, dofetm to raife up the dead to
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The devih /,-£, ? and to (hew miracles to cur icttt men , r^4r fA?/ /»/£& at ,'/ ally raifc" WMr f wa ^ ow inem U P Wlt ^ err our in ft tad of miracles ; and are the dead, ^together pertinacious and obflinate : but the) cannot truelj and realty raife up the dead , but do varioufly deceive the fenfts of men , fttewtng them feigned refembfances of the dead. For it U certain I jr manifefl , that the devil i can do all things, tut onely inn falfefimilitude of holy miracles in truth.
Poll. Some fay that the devils arc obedient to wicked men , becaufe of the fimilitude of their malice. How feem- ethchat to thee?
Caft. It feemeth to me, that they are obedient to evil men, but not to all men. Poll. But to whom ?
Coil. Tothofe certainly with whom they have contracted and made compa&s and covenants ; as thofe women which they call Pyt honitt s are accounted , who have vowed them- felves by promife unto him.
Poll. But although they are compelled to be fo ferviceable unto them, yet is this fcrvice true or feigned ?
Cafr. It is feigned, certainly: for they are fubfervient un- to men of their own accord, and genuine work, that they may deceive them,and allure them to thcmfelvcs. Although we do not deny that their fervice is fometimes true , buc onely towards thofe men , whofe faith in the Lord Jefus Chrift,by the merit of his holincfs, hath cauied them to be acceptable, and friends unto him. And that Lattamiiu alfo teflifies, in thefe words , in his lecojnd book De or'ttint Er~ n»rfcf,and r k, thofe that worfhrp God , in whofe Name they are conju- red to depart out of bodies, and with whofe words they are beaten as it were with feourges .* and they do not onely confefs that they are devils, but do declare their names: neither can they lye unto the juO. And the fame LaUant'm in his fourth book De vera Sapientia , Chap. 27. faith, That it is necefTary that they who are of the true Chriflian Reli- gion, fhould know the courfc and order of the devils, and underfhnd their fubtilty , and reftrain their force, andcon-
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quer and fubdue them with fpimual weapons,and force them to obey him.
Poll. I am now by thee fufficiently informed of all things which I have hitherto defired to know ; wherefore I (hall not any further trouble thee with my Queflions , or rather Riddles, but leave thee to thy own occafions.
Cafl. Neither have I counted my fclf idle in anfwering thee : but let the ufe thereof yeeld us each to other an equal rccompence. Farewel therefore.
Poll. And thee alfo.
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ASTRONOMICAL GEOMANCY.
jEcaufe Aflronomy is fo tranfcedent andfiibtil an Arr in ic felf , that therein a man ought to have refped unto fo many things before he can attaine to true judgment thereby, becaufe the eye of the underflanding will noc pierce unto the half thereof, and few Doftors of our later time have been found fo experienced therein that they know fufficiently how to judge thereby fTherefore I have compofed this work, which 1 will have to be named, Agronomical Geo- mancj ; wherein, I will fufficiently teach how to judge with lefs labour and fludy. For in thisprefent fcience it is not re- quifite to be hold neither the Afcendant, northehour in a Table, as it is in Aftrology.
It is expedient therefore, to make fourunequal lines , by the points cafually fetdown ; and to joyne together thofe points; and out of the points which are not joyned together, which do remain in the heads of the lines, (as it is done in Geomancie) extract one figure ; and thefigne of the Zodi- tfc-j^that anfwereth to that figure, put for the Afcendent, for the words fake. If Acquiftio arife from the heads of thofe ^u'lfition,
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four Lines, let Aries be placed in the Afcendent ; Jf L&utia y or the leffer Fortune put Tahxw in the Afcendent;if Pueros Ruhcy4$\.icz Gemini ; if AlbtujCaiicertf ' fcaJLco ; tfConjunUio or the Dragons Head^irgo ; if Pue]la,Libra\\S Amijfio OX Trifii- tiAyScorpiorf he Dragons Taily>agittarj]\i Pofulm^Qafricorn ; if Forthixa major^^^aarj ; if C*r«r,then put Tifcet lot the Af- cendent. Afterwards in the fecond Houfe, let that figne be placed which immediately fucceeds the other. In the third Houfe the third Signe, and fo place the rdt in order until you come unto the end of the Signes j and make one fquare figure divided into twelve eqnafparts,and therein place the Signes in order , as ic is in Aflrology , and as you may finde them in this figure : neither are we here to regard the » wic- nefles, or * Judge, or any other thing which belongs to Ge- oraancie; but onely the fixteen Figures, that by them we may have the twelve Signes, to which they agree ; and ob- ferve the maner of the Figure as it is here placed.
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Afterwards it is requisite to make four Lines by courfe for every Planet, by points cafually pricked down; andlikewife for the DrateMf HeaJyZs you have done for the Afcendenc, and divide thofe points by twelve ; and that which remained! above twelye, or the twelfth it felf, if a greater number doth not remain, retaine, and the Planet for which the projection was made, place in that Houfe of which the fuperabounding number (ball be ; that is , if there remain twelve , let the Planet be placed in the twelfth Houfe ; if ten , in the tenth Houfe j if one,in the firfl Houfe ; if two,in the fecond Houfe; and fo of the reft. And you ought ahvayes to begin from the Suk, and afterwards from the Moon, then from Venm and Mercury, and from Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, and the Dragons Head and Dragons Tail ; but you mult alwayes take heed, that you do not make a queftion in a rainy , cloudy , or a very windy feafon, or when thou art angry, or thy mindebu- ficd with many affairs ; nor for tempters or deriders, neither that you may renew and reiterate the fame QuefHon again under the fame figure or forme ; for that is error.
QHefiions ofthefrfi Houfe.
IF you are defirous to know concerning the life of any man whether it fhallbe long or fhort, behold the Lord of the A(cendent,who if he be in flrong Angles,it fignifies long life ; in luccedents, a middle age; and in cadent Houfes, a fhort life ; and if he be in (hong Angles,he fignifies greater years ; if in Succedents,meaner years; if in Cadenrs,lctter years. The letter years of Satvm are thirty , the meaner are forty four years, and the greater fifty eight. The letter years of Jupiter are twelve , the meaner years forty, and the greater accor- dingly are forty feven. The letter years of Mars are fifteen, his meane years forty, and the greater years forty feven. The letter years of the Sun are are nineteen, bismeanyears forry five, and his greater years eighty two. The letter years ofV'erHs are eight, her mean years forry five, and her greater years eighty two. Mercnrfs letter years are twenty , his
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mean years forty nine , and his greater years eighty. The lefler years of the CMocn are fifteen, her mean years thirty nine, and her greater years a hundred and feven. And alio look if ^Mars or Saturn fhall he in the firfl Houfe, andthe Lord of the eighth with them ; and if the Sun fhall .be in the eighth,the Querent fhall not live: likewifeif the Lord of the Afcendent fhall happen to be void of courfe, and Mars be in the eighth,the Querent fhall not live ; but if the Sun and the LMoon fhall be in conjunction in the feventh Houfe, and Ve- nn* in the fecond , he fhall live well.
The accidents of the nativity are likwife to beconfidered. If you finde Saturn or Mercury in the firff, • he is foolifh and talkative ; if it be Mars and Mercury^he will not be fervife, but a wrangler and fcoffer ; if the Sun and Mercptry , he will be a fpeaker of truth ; and if the Sun be in Arks, he will ap- ply himfelf to learn whatfoever he fhall hear; itVenutbein the feventh, he will be luxurious ; and if Saturn , Mercury and Ventu be in their fall, he will be a Sodomite ; if the5>« and Vemu be in the tenth, and the be very liberal; if ' V r et. >/«, Mercury and the Dragons Head be in thefirft, he will be covetous ; if the Moon and Mars be'm the firft, he will be fubjeel to great bondage i and if Mars be Lord of the nativity, he will be rich, and an evil fpeaker, and litigious ; and if the Sun be in the firft , he will be envious, having a fair body,not very lean, nor very fat ; and if Venus be in the hrft , he will be white and fair ; if Mercury be in the firft, he will not be ftable,but alwayes in motion ; but if the Moon be found there, it denotes him to have a graceful face, breft and arms ; if Saturn be there, the man will Be black and filthy j if Jupiter, he will have a round face, a fair forehead, a ruddy complexion mixt with a little white. If you would know his office or art: if the Moonbe in the feventh with Saturn, or in the fourth, or in the tenth, or in the (irft , it is not good for him to build any houfe in a City, nor to build a fhip, neither is it good for him to be a tiller of land, or to drefs vines, or plant trees ; but to be im ployed about fome office belonging to the water, or concerning manages , or
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tobeaPoft or a Meffenger ; neither let him apply himfelf much to his mafler,becaufe he fhall gain no repute from him : if the Moonhe in the fifch or third,'"- will be good to himjin the fecond, eighth, (ixth and iwelfth,nekhcr good nor evil.
Jupiter [ignifies Bifhops, Prelates, Nobles, Potentates, Judges, Wife men, Merchants and Uliirers.
tjMars fignifies Warriors, lnccndiaries,Homicides,Phyfiti- ans, Barbers,Hangmen,Gold-fmiths,Cooks,furnaces, and all fireworks. Andif Marsbt in rtrongSignes,he willbepoor and die in captivity, unlefs he put himfelf in arms with fome fouldier or vaflal.
The Sun fignifieth Emperors, Kings, Princes, Nobles, Lords and Judges.
Ventu fignifies Queens and Ladies, Marriages , Communi- cations, Friendfhip, Apothecaries, Taylors, and fuch as make Ornaments for playes , feliers of Cloth, Jefters, Vintners, Players at dice, Whores and Robbers.
Mercury fignifies Clerks, Philofophers, Aftrologers, Geo- metricians, Arithmeticians, I.atine writers, and Painters, and all fubtil Artifts, as well men as women, and their Arts. Concerning the intention of theQuerenr, look unto the Signe afcending,and his Lord; and where you linde the Lord of the Afcendent, he comes to inquire about fomething per- taining to that Houfe ; and if the Sun be Lord of the Afcen- dent, nis Queflion is concerning fear which he is in of fome man ; if Venn*, he enquireth of Arts, that he may know fome proper A rts , or he enquireth concerning things belonging to women. If A/fr^wr/be Lord of the Afcendenr,he feek- after fomethingrhat is loft, or enquireth concerning fome in- firmity. If the Moon, be feekethalfo for fomething loft, or inqnireth about ficknefs, or fome difeafe in his eyes. If Sa- turn be Lord of the Afcendenr, he enquireth about fome ficknefs, or concerning a Prince; and keepeih filence , bnc harh fome great grief or anguifh in his heart. If Jupiter be Lord of the Aftendem, his Qu e ^ lDn ' s concerning fome in- firmity, or reftiuuion, or for fome office which he defireth to have. If Man, he enquireth for fome fear, or of an enemy, death,ficknefs, riches, or fubftance. Queflions
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Qu eft ions cf the fecond Houfe.
IF you would be informed concerning the fubftance of any man whether he fhall be rich or not , behold the Lord of the fecond,which if he (lull be with a good Pianct,& a good Planet likewife in the fecond, he fhall be rich ; but if the Lord of the fecond be joined with evil Planets , and an evil Planet Gull be in the fecond, he (ball be poor.
If you would know whether you fhall have again a thing lent, or not, look if there be an evil Planet in the fecond^nd difagreeing wich his Lord ; then he that detaineth the thing lent, will not willingly render back the fame : But if there be a good Planet in the fecond, and agreeing with his Lord, it fhafl eafily be recovered ; and if rhe Lord of the fecond be exalted and be evil , or if an evil Planet be with him in the fecond , or if the Lord of the fecond be exalted , be which keepeth che thing depofued , will not willingly reftore the fame, but he fhall do it whether he will or not. And if an e- vil Planet be in the fecond, it's to be recovered : But if Mer- cury be in the fecond fo that he be his Lord, and bringeth contrariety, then it fhall be recovered ; and if a good Planet be in the fecond Houfe, he fignifies recovery, although he be the Lord thereof.
Mark therefore the concord and difcord of the Planets; the Moon and Jupiter are friends , the Moon and Mars ene- mies j Mercury and the Sun are friends, Mercury and Vcnur enemies ; Venn* and Jnpiter are friends,J///>/7fr and i\\tMotm are enemies.
The Planets are laid to be friends, when they agree in one nature and quality, as Mars and the S*»,becaufe both their natures is hot and dry ; Fenut and the Moon do agree in cold andmoiflure : or when Planets do agree in fubfUnceand nature, as Jupiter and Ver.u* are friends : or when the Houfe of one is the exaltation of another, or on the contrary.
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Quejiioat of the third Honfe.
T F that you defire to know, how many brethren a man hath, fee the Lord of the third, and it is to be he Id, that to fo many Planets as he is joyned, fo many brethren the Querenc hath ; and the Mafculine Planets fignific brethren, and the fe- male Planets fifters-,and note,That Saturn and Mars>iht Sun, Jnpiter£c the Dragons // and the Dragons Tailatt fceminineibut Mercury is promifcu- ousjfomctimes mafculine, and fometimes foemrnine ; he is mafculine when he is joyned to mafculine Planets , or when he is in a mafculine quarter of the ZodiacVe • and he is femi- nine, when he is joyned to feminine Planets, or when he is in a feminine quarter of the Zodiacke.
Queflionsof the fourth Houfr.
TF thou wouldft know whether it be good for thee to Hay in any Land, City, Village, Territory, or Houfe , or nor, be- hold theLord of the Alcendenc of the fourth, and of the fe- venth ; and if the Lord of the fourth be in the feventh,and be good, and the Lords of the firft and the tenth Houfe be good, and with good Planets, then it is good for thee to con- tinue in that place wherein thou art. And if the Lord of the feventh be with a good Planet , and the Lord of the fourth with an evil Planet , then it is not good for thee to abide there,becaufeif thou doft continue there,thou (halt fuffer ma- ny Iofl"es,& have evil reporrs raifed on thee in that Country. But if thou wouldft know when any one that isabfent will return., behold the Lord of the Afcendent; and if you finde him in any one of the four Angles , he will return in that year ; and if he be not in an A ngle, then fee how far he is diflanc from the firfl Angle ; for fo long he will flay, and fo many years as there be Houfes. If you would be informed of ihe dearth or plenty of things, behold the ftrong Houfes , the Succedents and the Cadcnts ;
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for the (IrongHoufes fignifie dearth and fcarcity , theSucce- dents a moderate feafon, neither too dear, nor too cheap, the Cadents fignifie plenty and profitableness of things. Con- lideralfo the Planet , and their places, which if they be in ftrong Houfes , the things which are Signified by thofc Pla- nets will be rare : and note, That Saturn doth fignifie fields, vines, and mffruments to work in fields, and leather, and of fruits, corn, acorns, oak-applcs> and pomegranates. Jupiter hath oil,honey,filk-wormes, cloth, wine , and grafs , and things that arc odoriferous. (JVCart fignifies wine, andflefh, and efpecially hogs > wars, and armour , and fuch things as belong thereunto, and red garments. The 5*»hathfig- nification of wheat, and wine, purple colours, anddoth, and all things that are alhmulated unto gold, horfesand birds, fuch as hawks and falcons. Venm doth fignifie fatnefs and grapes, figs and dates, fifli and paflimes. Otfercurjrbzth barley, millet, grain, money, and quickfilver. ThcUWoon fignifies oats, milk,checfc, fire and falr,cows, rams, hens,and filver, and accordingly plenty and fcarcity of them.
Qucftions of the fifth Honfe.
TF you would know whether a woman be with Child, or whether fhe will have any children, or not, look if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the feventh,ortheLordofthe fifth in the firff, or the Lord of the firft in the fifth, or if the Lord of the fifth be in the feventh , or if the Lord of the fe- venth be in the fifth, or the Atom with them ; or if good Pla- nets be in the firft, or the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth, or* R * in Angles , fhe is with child, or may have children ; but if you finde none of them , but evil Planets in the fame places, fhe neither is with childe, neither will fhe have any children : and if there be both good and evil Planets in thefaid places , then happily fhe may have children, but they will not live ; but M Cancer ^ ScerpioCt Pifces fliall be in the firft or fifth Houfe , fhe may have chil- dren ; but if Leo nwiFirgo be there, fhe is not with child, nei- ther
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thcr fhall (he ever have any children ; or if the Lord of the fifth Hull be in them Houfes.
And if.you would know, within how many years fhe fhall have children , look where you finds the Lord of the fifth ; for in that year (he fhall have iltue ; if he be in the firft, in the firft year ; if in the fecond,in ihefecond year ; and fo you may number unto the twelfth Hoiife. And if meanSignes be in the Afcendent, fhe that is with child hath twins in her wombe, which will live, if a good Plancc be in the firft ; and if an evil Planet, they will die j and if there be one good and another evil, one (hall live, and another die ; and if a mean Signe fhall be afcending, and Mars in that Signe, the mother (hall die, and noc die childe ; if Saturn, both the mo- ther and child fhall die ; and if the Dragons Tailht there, its portable they will both die ; but the infant fhall note- lea pe ; and if the Dragons Tailbz fo in the firft, and the tenth Houfe fallen : the mother fhall die ; likewife if Mars and the lMooh, or (JMars and Saturn be in the firft, feventh or tenth, the mother fhall die.
Whether the party with child fhall mifcarry, or nor. Con- fider if a moveable Signe be afcending, becaufe if it be fo,ihe will mifcarry.
If you would know whether a woman fhall bring forth a man-child, or a woman-child ; behold the Afcendent and his Lord, which if he be mafculine, and in a mafculine Signe, or in a mafculine quarter of the Figure , it is a male-childe ; buc if the Lord of the Afcendent be feminine, and in a femi- nine Signe, or in a feminine quarter of the Circle, it will be a woman-child ; and fo you fhall confideralfo of the lMooh. Confider alfo if more of the Planets be in mafculine Signes,thcn it will be a male-child ; and if many Planets be in feminine Signes,then it is a female-childe.
And if you would know whether the child be legitimate or adulterate ; fee if Saturn, tjMars or the Dragons Tail be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth ; becaufe if it be fo, ic is adulterate ; but if a good Planet fhall be there , it is le- gitimate : and if the Lord of the firft , be in the fifth, or
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with his Lord, it is legitimate ; and (o likewifc if the Lord
ofthc/ifih be found in the fir!l,orwith the Lord of thcfirft.
If you defire to know whether rumours be rrue or falfe, fee if you bride Saturn, dent ; becanfe if they be fo, then the rumours are falfe j bur, if you finde the Sun, Jupiter or the Dragons Head there, then they are true ; and if there be mafculine Planets inmafculine Signes, & feminine Planets in feminine Signes,then they are truejand if both good and evil Planets be tnere,then they are partly true and partly falfe ; and if there be a good Signe with the Planer, it teftifies the truth ; and if the Planet fall with anevilSigne, then it is falfe ; likewifeif C/W firft , the news is falfe : but if the CMoon be in the firftin a feminine Signe , or joyned with the Lord of the Alcendent in a feminine Signe, then the rumours are true ; alfo if good Planets be in the firft, fifth or ninth,and feminine Signes, they are true; but if otherwife, they are nor.
If you would know whether any one that is abfent will return , and when ; fee the Lord of the Afcendent and the iirft , which if you finde them together , for certain he will come , and is now beginning his J ourney . Likewife if the Lord of the fifth be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, and if he be in his fall, the meflTenger is fick in bis way ; but if the Lord ofthefifch be exalted, then he cometh joyfully. And if he be in a cadent Signe, he (ball be grievoufly afflicted with ficknefs, or (hall die.
If you would know if he bringeth that with him for which he went,or not,behold the Lord of the fevenrh; which if he be good,hc bringeth that which he fought for ; and if he be In his fall, or an evil Planet be there, be bringeth nothing with him.
Qucflions ofthepxthHeufe.
\X^Hether the fick (hall recover his health, or die. If the
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Lord be joyued with an evil Planer , then he fhall diefoon. And if the Lord of the firft be good , and evil Planets be in the firfl with his Lord,or likewifein the ficft or the eighth,for certain he will die: But if the Lord of the firft be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, there is doubt of his death. And if evil Planets do poflefs the Angles,evil and definition is threatned to the fick. But if gooa Planets (hall be in the firft , fixth and eighth, and likewife in the An- gles, and the Lord of the firft be from the eighth 8c his Lord, then the fick perfon fhall live and recover his health.
If you defire to know whether he will be cured by medi- cines , give the firft Houfe to the Phyfitian, the tenth to the fick, the feventh to his difeafes , and the fourth to the medi- cines. If evill Planets be in the firft,the Phyfitian (hall pro- fit him nothing ; but they teflifie thac this will be worfefor the difeafed: but the Fortunes do fignifie , that he (hall be profitable to him. And if evil Planets do occupy the tenth Houfe, the fick perfon is the caufe; for they tefUfie , that he himfelf is the caufe of his own difeafe : but the Fortunes be- ing there, fignifie the contrary. But if evil Planets be in the tenth Houfe , they change the condition of the fick out of one difeafe into another ; but the Fortunes being there, do deliver him without the help of Phyfitians or medicines. Alfo evil Planets being in the fourth , do teftifie , that the medicines do augment his grief j & the Fortunes being there, do mitigate and heal him.
If thou wouldft know if thou (halt go unto the perfon and heal him ; confidcr the place then : for if he (hall be with Saturn, Mars , or the Dragons Tai/,oc * R * with the Surr,go not unto him ; but if Jupiter, Vemu or the Dragons Headbe in the firft or in the feventh, go, for it will be good : and if there be the CMoon with a good Planet , go, and give him phyfick j but if flic (lull be with an evil Planet, and efpecial- ly in the feventh Houfe, then thou (halt not go ; becaufe thou (halt profit him nothing : and if there be good Planets there, go and look diligently to him, where or in what mem-
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bers he fufFers ;becaufe Aria hath the head, Taurus the neck, Cancer the breaft and lungs, Leo the heart and fiomack, Vir- go the belly and inteftines, Libra the reins andloyns, Scorpio thefecrec members, Sagitiarj the thighs, Capricorn the knees, A^narj the legs, and /*//«■« the feet.
Queftioyjs of the feVctrth Houfe.
FOr theft, look unto the Lord of the feventh : which if he be in the firft,the thefc fhall be reftored again ; but if the Lord of the firft be in the feventh, it fhall bea longtime fought after, and at length fhall be found : but if the CMoon be in the firfi,or with his Lord, it fhall be found j if the Moon be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the firft, or * R » in the firft, ic may be found ; but if the Sun and the Moon be in the fifth , and if the Lord of the eighth be with the Lord of the firfl in the firft, it fhall be found ; but if the Lord of the fe- cond be in the eighth, it fhall not be found. And if Satnrn t or Mars, or the Dragons Tail be in the fecond, it fhall not be found, nor be altogether loft. And if the Lord of the fecond be in the firft, the thing thar is loft fhall be found ; but it fhall not be known from whence it came. If the Lord of the firft be in the fecond,it may be found after much labour. And if the Lord of the fecond be in his fall, it will never be found ; but if he be exalted, it fhall be found very well : but the fe- venth Houfc fheweth the thief.
But if you would know what it is that is ftollen , behold the Lord of the fecond ; which if he be Saturn ,it is lead, iron, a kettle, a trivet, a garment, or fome black thing, or leather. If he be Jupiter, then it is fome white thing, as tin, filver, or mixt with white & yellow veins. The Swwfignifies gold and precious pearles. Mars fignifies thingsbelonging to the fire. VtiHt, fignifies things belonging to women , as gloves, rings, and fair ornaments. The Moon, beafts, fuch as horfes, mules, (frc. perfumes and wars. Mercury fignifies money, books, writings, pidtures, or gannents of divers colours.
If you would know how many thieves there were > fee
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the Lord of ihefixth; which if he be in the fecond, or with rhc Lord of the fecond, there were many thieves ; and if they be in the third, the brethren or kinfrnen of the Querent have committed the theft.
If you would know whether the thief do yet remain in the Town : if they be in fuccedent Houfes,he is not gone far off: but if they be in cadent Houfes, he is far remote.
If you denre to know towards what Country the thief is fled, fee in what Signe the Lord of thefeventh is ; for if he be in Aries , he is in the middle of the Eaft parr. If in 7anru4, in the South towards the Halt. If in Gemini, in the Weft towards the South. If in Cancer, full North. If in Leo, in the Eaft towards the North. If in Virgo, in the South towards the Weft. If in Libra, full Weft. If in Scorpio, in the North neer the Weft. If "inSagitrarj, in the Eaft nigh the North. If in Capricorn, full South. l( in Aqttarj , in the Weft towards the North. And if in Pifces, in the North towards the Weft.
If you would know whether the thief hath carried all the things ftollen away with him, fee the Lord of the feventh andtheeighthjand if theLord of the feventh be in an Angle, he had a defire to carry away the fame with him , but could not. If the Lord of the eighth be in a meanHoufe,or in a ca- dent Houfe, and the Lord of the fecond in a ftrong Houfe, he hath carryed the thefc wholly with him. And if theLord of the feventh and the eighth be both in cadent Houfes, he nei- ther carryed it away , nor hath it. See by the feventh who is his companion, and what is his gain.
If you would know the defceut or nobility of a man or woman, look unto theLord of thefeventh; which if you finde him in Angles, and theLord of the firft in Succcdents or cadent s , the woman is more noble then the man. But if the Lord of the Afcendent be in an Angle,& the Lord of the feventh in a fuccedent or cadent Houfe, the man is more no- ble then the woman. And after the fame manner thou maul judge of two companions, or of any other pcrfons whatfoe- ver. And if theLord of thefeventh be in the ninth Houfe,he will take a wife out of a forreigne Country. If
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If you defire co know whether an intended marriage (tall take efTecl, or nor, look to the Afcendent and his Lord, and the Moortf for the Querent ; and the feventh Houfe, and his Lord, for the woman. And if the Lord of the Afcendent or the Moe»bc joyned to the Lord of the feventh,or be in the feventh, the marriage will be effe&ed ; or if the Lord of the feventh be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, it will cafily be brought to pafs j and the woman is more defirous thereof, then the man.
If you would know whether thy wife or friend hath any o- ther lover or not, look if Man be in the feventh , fo that he be nor in his own Houfe , for then (he hath not any other lover. And if Saturn be there, flic loveth another; but he lieth not with her. And if the Dragons Tailbc in the feventh, he lieth with her. And if Jupiter be there, (he hardly con- tained her felf chafte. If rents, fhe is merry, and much given to play and laughter, by reafon whereof, (he may be accounted a whore, and is not lo. If Mercury be in the fe- venth, flic had a lover, but now hath none. But if the Mien be in the feventh, (lie hath had no lover as yet, but will have one, and will be common. But if theS#*or the Dragons Head be there, (lie is chafte. And after the fame manner * ibidem ma y you judge in the * ninth * concerning friends or lovers. foru. If you would know which of them fhall live longeft, fee
the Lord of the firft and of the feventh, which of them fhall be in theftronger and better place, or joyned to the (Irongeft Planets ; and that pcrfon who is moft free and remote from the Lord of the eighth and his participation , to whom the Lord of his Houfe anfwereth, (lull live longeft.
If you defire to make a fociety or alliance, and would know whether it (hall be brought to pafs or not , or what (lull happen thereupon, fee if there be good Planets in the fe- venth and the firft: and if fo, the fellowship will be made, and good will come thereof; and you may judge it to con- tinue fo many years, months or dayes , as the Lord of the fe- venth hath (ignification of.
If you would know when fuch fociety (lull be , look
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what Planet Is in the fevemh ; for if he be good,it fhall come to pafs that fame year : or wedlock, * R * if the Queflion be thereof.
If you would know whether they will well agree, fee the firft and his Lord, which is the fignifier of the Querent ; and the fevemh Houfe and his Lord, which is the Houfe of com- panions> wives and concubines; which if they be concordant amongft themfelves, there will be peace and union between them, and they fhall profit ; but if the Planets be in difcord, there will be ftrife between them, and the fociety will not profit.
If you would know which of them fhall gain mod, fee the firft and his Lord , and the fevemh and his Lord , and which of them ftandeth bed; or if they be evil,which of them falleth : and he that falleth fhall lofe, and he that is exalted fhall gain. Or otherwife, and which is better, fee the fecond and his Lord , and the eighth and his Lord ; and in which Houfe is the better Planet, or his Lord that fhall be found in the better place,or joy red with the better Planets he fhall be the greater gainer. The fecond Houfe and his Lord fignifies the gain of the Querent t and the eighth Houfe and his Lord fignifies the gain of his fellow, or his part : and if they be both good, they mall both gain ; and if both evil, they mall both lofe : and if one be good and the other evil, he whofe fignificator is good, fhall gain ; and he whofe is evil , fhall lofe.
And if you would know if two fellows fhall love oneano- ther,look if the Lords of the firft and the feventh be friends and agreeing,then they will love one to another j but if they be enemies and difagree,thcn they will not.
If you defire to know who fhall overcome in anycaufe, matter or controverfie, behold the Lords of the firft and the feventh, which if they be in Angles, neither of them fhall o- vercome ; and fee which of them is joyned with an evil Pla- net, becaufe he fhall overcome ; and if the Planet be evil from them both, the vidlor fhall kill the conquered ; if one of them be rtrong, and the other weak, and the Planet
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which is in the (hong Houfe do noc fall, nor hath noc an evil Pianec with him ; and if he which is weak be noc in his own Houfe, nor in his exaltation , nor with a good Planer , he whofe Plane: is in the ftrong Houfe, fhall overcome ; like- wife he whofe fignificator is in a mean Houfe, fhall have great fear and doubt in his heart, becaufe fometimeshe fhall hope to conquer, and otherwhiles fear to be overcome. And note, that in a Queftion concerning war and kingdomac is faid that there is more power and efficacie , or fortitude in the exal- tation of a Planer, then in his Houfe ; but in all other Quefli- ons the contrary.
If you would be informed concerning any one being that is gone to any fighr, whether he fhall return fafe, fee the Lord of the Afcendent j if he be good , that is , with good Planets, and a good Pianec in the firft: , he will return fafe; but iftheSwwbewith the Lord of thefirft,in any part of the Queftion, let him not go,becaufe the Sun burneth him. And if the Lord of the feventh be with a good Planet , and the Lord of the firft with a good Planet likewife, he fhall have fome impediment in the way ; but he will not die. And if an evil Pianec be with the Lord of the firft , and a good Planet in the firft, if he goeth he fhall fuffer great damage, but not death ; neverthelefs he may be grievoufly wounded. And l( Saturn be in the firft,or with the Lord of the firft , let him not goj becaufe fome impediment will happen unto him by fome man that he will meet. And if there be an e- vil Planet w ith the Lord of the firft, or Saturn be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, he will be wounded with wood or with a ftone. If Mars and the Dragons Tail be in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft ; or if there be evil Planets in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft, he will fuffer wounds or death. See likewife if there be an evil Planet in the eighth, becaufe then death is to be feared. And if the Sun be with the Lord of the feventh, or in the eighth , it fignifies that it is ill to go. The like judgement is of the feventh and the tenth.
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War, fee the feventh and the firft, and their Lords : for the firft Houfe and his Lord fignifies the Querent ; and the fe- venth Houfe and his Lord the adverfary. So that if there be good Planets in the firft, and evil in the feventh ; and if the Lord of the firft and feventh be evil , the Querent fhall overcome : but if there be an evil Planet withtheLord of the firft, and an evil Planet in the firft, and the Lord of the feventh good, or * R. * in the feventh, the Querent fhall be overcome, or taken, or flain. And if the Lords of them both be in the firft, and there be good Planets from the part of the firft Houfe, unto the end of the Houfe which is the middle of the Queftion ; and if evil Planers do poflefs the other half of die Queftion, that is to fay, from the feventh unco the end of the twelfth houfe, the ndverTary fhall Over- come. But if both the Lords fhall be in the Afcendenr, and if they be good from the part of the firft, and evil from the part of the feventh,they fhall boch fuffer great lofs ; but the Querent fhall have the better in the end. But if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the feventh, or in his Queftion, it figni- fies fortitude of the adverfary : and if the Lord of the fe- venth be in the firft, or in his Queftion , it fignifies fortitude of the aftor. And if the Lord of the Afcendent be in the eighth , or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the firft, or with the Lord of the firft,ic fignifies the death of the Querent. And if the Lord of the feventh be in the fecond, or with his Lord ; or the Lord of the fecond in the feventh, or with the Lord of the feventh , it fignifies the death of the enemy.
If you would know whether War fhall continue 1 ong or nor, if mean or meanly j if the Lords of the firft and the fe- venth do agree, the parties fhall be pacified after the War.
If thou wouldcft depart from the place wherein thou art , and remove thy felf to fome other place ; and if thou wouldeft know whether it be better for thee to flay or go : ox concerning two bufineffes, if ihou defireft to know which of them is moft expedient for thee to undertake, confider
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theLords of the firft and thefecond, for thofe places to which thou wouldefl go, the place wherein thou art, and the gain which thou gettefl there ; and the feventh and the eighth, and their Lords, for the place to which thou wouldeft go, and the gain which thou mayft get there : and thofe places chufe, whofe Lords are the better , or joyned to the better Planets. Orotherwife: behold the Lord of the Af- cendent, and the Moon ; which if they be feparated from evil Planets, and joyned to good and fortunate Planets, it is better for thee to go from the place where thou art, then to flay there, and to do what bufinefs foever thou haft in thy minde. And if the Lord of the Afcendent and the Moon be feparated from the Fortunes, and joyned to evil Planets, then it is not good for thee to remove thy felf, nor to do thy bufinefs. Or thus: Seethe Moon ; and if the Planet from which flie is feparated be better then that to whom flie is joyned, do not remove : and if the Planet which (he is joyn- ed to, be better then that from which the is feparated,
then go.
Questions of the eighth Houfe.
Concerning any man or woman, if you would know what kinde of death they (hall die, fee ifi Leo, Scorpio, or jR.t Mars, be in the eighth, the party Hull die by a beaft. Ana if Saturn be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth in ScorpicyC.wcer^orTifces, he flull die in water. And if an evil Planet be in the eighth,or with the Lord of the eighth ; or if Mars or the Dragons Tayl be there, he fhall die by fire, iron, or of a fever. And if there be a good Planet in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth, he flull die a good death.
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Quefiicns of the ninth Houje.
Concerning long journeys, lee if the Lord of the eighth have good Planets with him : and if Sainm be in the ninth, and exalted in the tenth , lb that he be not in his own Houfe, do not go : for thou wilt meet with many obfla- cles, and War. And if an evil Planet be in the ninth , or with the Lord of the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth in his fall, he fliall fuffer great d.image in the way : for if hegoeth by water, he fliall fufter fliipwrack ; and if by Land,he (hall have misfortunes, be taken , or die. If Saturn be in the ninth, or with his Lord, go fecurely. And if a good Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth , the way is good and fecure. And if Mars be in the ninth, thou mayefl not go : for thou wilt meet with mortal enemies in the way. And if the Lord of the ninth be with an evil f Planer, ortheSun,itfignifies ill: but he fhall not be taken. And if the Lord of the ninth have a good Planet neerhim, he (hall efcape : but if evil, he fliall be taken. If Ventu be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth , the way will be good, becaufe he fliall have comforc from women. And if Mercurrbe in the ninth, and the Lord of the ninth with good Planets, the way will be very good: and if he be with evil Planets, it will be evil. And the fame is (aid of the Moon,as of Mercury. If the Dragons Tajlbc in the ninth, he will meec with theeves, orfome evil people. . And if the Dragons Head, be in the ninth, the way will be good, be- caufe he. fliall be accompanied with Noble-men. And in this maner may you judge in the third Houfe concerning fhort journeys.
If you would know when the journey fliall be accom- pliflied,fee the Lord of the ninth, and according to his for- titude or debility judge , becaufe according to the place wherein he is, is fignified yeers, months, or days : and fo you fhall judge concerning his flay, about what time he will
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come , by turning the yeers of the Lord of the ninth into days; becaufe (o many days he (hall tarry, as the Planet fig- nifies in the place where he is. Or otherwife : weak An- gles fignifiea fpeedy journey, mean Angles a mean journey; and the Lord of the ninth iikewife, according to the place wherein he is found.
And this I fay concerning his return. If you would know whether he (hall return from his journey with an imperfect voyage or not, fee if the Mocn be joyned wirh the Lord of thefir(t,the third, or the ninth, and the Planet thereof be in his fall ; becaufe if ic be fo, he fhall return with an imperfedt voyage. And if the Moon be in her exaltation , the journey fhall fpeedily be effe&ed. And if there be two rtrong Planets, and one cadent, the journey fhall be made ; and if one beflrong, and another in his fall, he (hall retire back.
QueTtions of (he tenth Houfe.
IF thou wouldeft know whether thou (halt have any ho- nour or benefit from a King, Bifhop, or Lord 7 or not, look unto the firft Houfc, and the ninth, and their Lords : and if the L ord of the firfl be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth, or with any other good Planet j or if the Lord of the ninth be in the firft , or with the Lord of the firft , or with any other good Planet , as Venns^ Jupiter, or the jDra- gpnt Head ; or if any of them be the Lord of the ninth, or *R.* of thefirfr, he fhall receive honour and benefits from them.
And if you would know whether he (hall have ic in his own Country, or in a forraign Country, look if the Lord of the ninth be in angles, then it (hall be in his own Country : and if in fuccedents,it (hall be neer j but if in cadent Houfes, very far off.
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Qu(ftio»s of the eleventh Houfe.
IF you would know when it is good to fet forth a Ship to Sea, fee the Afcendent; which if it be liable, the Ship will be ponderous ; buc if the Lord thereof be with a good Pla- net, Che will fuflain a great weighr. And if the Afcendent be inflable, and with a good Planet , the Ship will be fwift, and carry a good burden. And meanly , if the Afcendent be mean. And after this maner may you judge concerning an Horfe, if a Queftion be thereof.
And if any unliable Signe be afcending, and his Lord be in his exaltation , or otherwife fortunate, and the Moon behold him with a low ring Afpe be applied to the water, becaufe (lie will be veryfwifc. And if any evil be impofed upon her , or that fhe belike to be drawn into it ; then fet her out when aftableSigne is afcending , or when the Moon is in the third, fifth* eighth, ninth, or tenth houfe or manfion.
If you would know what winde Hie fhall have, behold the Afcendent and his Lord, whether he be with good or evil Planets, and in what place, and accordingly judge.
And if you would have 3 fltong winde, fpread forth your Sayls at the rifing of Canary : if a fmall winde, fpread your Canvas when Libra is amending : If a moderate winde, then direct your Sayls under Gemini.
Queftions of the twelfth Hcttfe.
FOr ImprifonmentjConfider the twelfth and the firft ; and if the Lord of the twelfth be in the firft , or with the Lord of the firft, &c.
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Of the MAGICK of the Ancients,
The greateftStudie of Wifdom.
In all things > as\counfel of the Lord f • and do not thou tbinf^, jpeaf^, or do any thing , wherein Cfod is not thy comfellor.
Proverbs n. He that walketh fraudulently , revealeth fe- crets : bat he that is of a faithful fpirit, concealeth the matter.
*A %% ATE L of M A G I C K :
OR,
The fpiritual Wifdom of the Ancients,
as well Wife-men of the people of God,
as MAGI of che Gentiles : for the illuftra-
tionof the glory of God, and his
love to Mankinde.
Now firft of all produced out of darknefs into the light, againft all caco-Magicians, and contemners of the gifts of God ; for the profit and delegation of all thofe, who do truely and pioufly love the creatines of God, and do ufe them wich thankfgiving, to the honour of God, and profit of themfelves and their neighbours.
Con-
«78 Arbatel of UMagick.
Containing nine 1'cmtt , and [even Scpter.arits of APHORISMS.
The firft is called Ifcgoge , or, A Book of the Inflitutions of Magick: or, i ■*rdsnavx.n phorifms comprehended! the mod general Precepts of the whole Art.
The fecondis Microcofmical Mngick, what Microcofmus hath effected Magically , by his Spirit and Genius addicted to him from his Nativity,that is, fpiritual wifdom : and how the fame is effected.
The third is Olympick Magick , in what maner a man may do and fufferby the fpirics of Olymput,
The fourth is Hefiodiacal, and Homerical Magick, which teacheth the operations by the Spirits called (^acodxmones^ as it were not adverfaries to mankinde.
The fifth is Romane or Sibylline Magick , which afteth and operates with Tutelar Spirits and Lords , to whom the whole Orb of the earth is dirtributed. This is valde infignis Magid. To this alfo is the do&rinc of the Druids refer- red.
The fixth is Pythagorical Magick, which oncly afteth with Spirits to whom is given the do£trine of Arts, as Phy- fick, Medicines, Mathcmaticks, Alchymie , and fuch kinde of Arts.
The feventh is the Magick of Afollouiut, and the like, and agreeth with the Romane and Microcofmical Magick: onely it hath this thing peculiar, that it hath power over the hoftile fpirics of mankinde.
The eighth is Hermecical, that is, yfgyptiacal Magickj and differeth not much from Divine Magick.
The ninth is that wifdom which dependeth folely upon the Word of God j and this is called Prophetical Magick.
The
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Arbatel of Magick,
CALLED
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*$$:&#$*Nthe Name of che Creator of all things both jfc T *£ vifible and invilible, who revealcth his Myfte- ^ I j£ rics out of his Trenfurcs to them that call up- •^ •*- & on him ; and fatherly and mercifully beftow- ###¥$#^ cth thofc his Secrets upon us without mea- iure. May he grant unto us, through his onely-begotten Son
Jefus Chrift our Lord, his miniflring fpirits, the revealers of is fecrets,that we may write this Book of Arbatel^ concer- ning the greateft Secrets which are lawful for man to know, and to ufe them without offence unto God. Amen,
The firft Septenary of Aphorifms.
The firft zAphorifrn,
Whofoever would know Secrets , let him know how to kecpfecret things fecretly ; and to reveal thofethinggthac are to be revealed , and tofeal thofc things which are to be fcaled : and not to give ho!/ things to do^s, nor caft fearts tefore
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fwim. Obferve this La?/, and the eyes of thy Underfiand- ing fhall beopened, to irr.derfland fecrec things ; and thou fhalthave whatsoever thy minde defireth to be divinely re- vealed unto thee. Thou fhalc have alfo the Angels andSpi- rits of God prompt and ready in their nature to minifler un- to thee, as much as any humane minde can defire.
In all things, call upon the Name of the Lord : and with- out prayer unto God through his onely-begotten Son, do not thou undertake to do or think any thing. And ufe the Spirits given and attributed unto thee, as Minifters, without rafhnefs and prefum prion, as the mefTengers of God; having a due reverence toward"; the Lord of Spirits. And the re- mainder of thy life do thou accomplish , demeaning thy felf peaceably , to the honour of God, and the profit of thy felf and thy neighbour.
Live to thy felf, and the Mufes: avoid the friendfiup of the Multitude : be thou covetous of time, beneficial to all men. life thy Gifts, be vigilant in thy Calling j and let the Word of God never depart from thy mouth.
csfphor.q.
Be obedient to good Admonitions : avoid all procrafti- nation: accurtom thy felf to Conftancie and Gravity, both in thy words and deeds. Refift the temptations of the Tempter, by the Word of God. Flee from earthly things ; feek after heavenly things. Put no confidence in thy own wifdom j but look unco God in allthings, according tothat fentence of .the Scripture : when we l&ow not what wefkalldo, unto thee ^ O God^ do we lift up cur eyes , and from thee we expeO our help. For where all humane refuges do forfake us, there
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will the help of God fhine forth , according to the faying of Pfrilo.
Thoujhalt love the Lord th/God with all thy hearty and with nil thyjlrength , and thy neighbour m thy f elf : And the Lord will keep thee as the apple of his eye , and will deliver thee from all evil, and will replenifh thee with all good ; and nothing (lull thy foul defire , but thou (halt be fully endued therewith , fo that it be contingent to the falvation of thy foul and body.

Whatfoever thou haft learned , frequendy repeat> and fix the fame in thy minde : and learn much,but not many things, becaufe a humane undemanding cannot be alike capable in all things,unlefs itbefuch a one that is divinely regenerated; unto him nothing is fo difficult or manifold , which he may not be able equally to atcain to.
zAphor. 7.
C"ll upon me in the day of trouble , and I will hear thee } and thou (halt glorifie me> faith, the Lord. For all Ignorance is tri- bulation of the minde ; therefore call upon the Lord in thy Ignorance, and he will hear thee. And remember chat thou give honour unto God, and fay with the Pfalmift, Net unto ttty Lordy not unto u* y but unto thy Name give the glory.
The fecond Septenary.
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Even as the Scripture teftifies, that God appointeth names
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to things orperfons, and alfo with them hath distributed cercain powers and offices out of his treafures : fo the Cha- racters and Names of Stars have not any power by reafon of their figure or pronunciation, but by reafon of the vertucor office which God luih ordained by nature cither to fuch a Name or Character. For there is no power either in heaven or in earth, or hell,which doth not defcend from God ; and without his permiffion , they can neither give or draw forth into any a£Hon, any thing they have.
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That is the chiefeft wifdom, which is from God ; and next, that which is in fpiritual creatures ; afterwards, in cor- poral creatures ; fourthly,in Nature^md natural things. The Spirits that are apoftate, and referved to the laft judgement, do follow thefe, after a long interval. Sixthly, the minirters of punifhments in heil,and the obedient unto God. Seventh- ly, the Pigmies do not poffefs the loweft place, and they who inhabit in elements, and elementary things. Ic is conve- nient therefore to know and difcem all differences of the wifdom of the Creator and the Creatures , that it may be certainly manifefl unto us, what we ought to aflumetoour ufe of every thing , and that we may know in truth how and in what maner that may be done. For truely every creature is ordained for fome profitable end to humane nature , and for the fervice thereof ; as the holy Scriptures, Reafon, and Experience, do teftific.
ayfphor. 10.
God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things vifible and invifible -> in the holy Scriptures propofeth himfelf to have an eye over us ; and as a tender father which loveth his children, he teacheth us what is pro- fitable, and what not ; whac we are to avoid, and what we arc 10 embrace : then he allurech us to obedience with great
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promifes of corporal and eternal benefits, and deterrethus (with threatningof punifliments) from ihofe things which are not profitable for us. Turn over therefore with thy hand, both night and day, thofe holy Writings , that thou mayft be happie in things prefent,and bleflTed to all eternity. Do this , and thou (halt live, which the holy Books have taught thee.
A number of Four is Pjthagorical, and the firfl: Quadrate; therefore here Jet us place the foundation of all wifclom, af- ter the wifdomof God revealed in tlie holy Scriptures, and to the Considerations propofed in Nature.
Appoint therefore to him who folely dependeth upon God, the wifdom of every creature to fcrve and obey him, nolens volcns, willing or unwilling. And in this, the Omni- potency of God fhineth forth. It confifterh therefore in this, that we will difcern the creatures which fcrve us, from thofe that are unwilling ; and that we may learn how to ac- commodate the wifdom and offices of every creature unto our felves. This Art is not delivered, but divinely. Unto whom God will,herevealeth his fecrets ; but to whom he will not befiow any thing out of his treafuries , that perfon {hall attain to nothing without the will of God.
Therefore we ought truely to defire riw ^i'^mtW^j^uZuJ from God alone , which will mercifully impart thefe things unto us. For he who hath given us his Son, and command- ed us to pray for his holy Spirit , How much more will he fubjeft unto us the whole creature, and things vifible and invisible? Whatsoever jc /efhall receive. Beware that ye do not abufe the gifts of God , and all things (hall work together unto you for your falvation. And before all things, be watchful in this, That your names be written in heaven : this is more light, That the fpirits be obedient unto you, as Chrift admonifhetb.
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In ihe Jtts of the ApojlUs, the Spirit faith unto Peter after the Vifion,(?0 dow»> and doubt not but Jhavefent them , when he was fenc for from Cornelius the Centurion. After this maner, in vocal words, are all difciplines delivered , by the holy Angels of God, as it appeareth one of the Monuments of the ./Egyptians. And thefe things afterwards were vitiated and corrupted with humane opinions ; and by the inftigation of evil fpirits , who fow tares amongft the children of difo- bedience, as it is manifeft out of St. Paul , and Hermes Trif- megiJlHi. There is no other maner of reftoring thefe Arts, then by the doftrine of the holy Spirits of God ; becaufe unc faith cometh by hearing. But becaufe thou mayft be cer- tain of the truth , and mayft not doubt whether the fpirits that fpeak with thee, do declare things true orfalfe, let it onely depend upon thy faith in God; that thou mayft fay with Paul, I know on whom I truU. If no fparrow can fall to the ground without, the will of the Father which is in heaven, How much more will not God fuffer thee to be de- ceived, O thou of little faith, if thou dependeft wholly up- on God, and adhereft onely to him?
cyfphor. 1 3 .
The Lord liveth ; and all things which live, do live in him. And he is truely n>!T», who hath given unto all things , that they be that which they arc : and by his word alone, through his Son, h.uh produced all things out of no- thing, which are in being. He calleth all the (hrs,and all the hoft of heaven by their names. He therefore knoweth the trueftrength ana nature of things, the order and policie of every creature vifible and invifiblc, to whom God hath re- vealed the names of his creatures. It rcmaineth alfo , that he receive power from God, to extra£t the venues in nature, and hidden fecrcts of the creature ; and to produce their
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power into a&ion, out of darknefs into light. Thyfcope therefore ought to be , that thou have the names of the Spi- rits, that is, their powers and offices, and how they are fub- je&ed and appointed by God to miniQer unto thee ; even as Raphael wis fent to Tobias , that he fliould heal his father, and deliver his fon from dangers , and bring him to a wife. So (JWichae/) the fortitude of God governeth the people of God : Gabriel, the meflenger of God, was fent to Daniel, jtfrfry, and ZrfrWnhc father of John Baptifi. And he fhall be given to thee that defireft him, who will teach thee what- foever thy foul fhall defire, in the nature of things. His mi- niflery thou (halt ufe with trembling and fear of thy Creator, Redeemer, and Sanclifier, that is to fay, the Father,Son, and holy Ghoft : and do not thou let flip any occafion of lear- ning, and be vigilant in thy calling, and thou ihalt want no- thing that is neceffary for thee.
Aphor.iq.
Thy foul liveth for ever , through him that hath created thee : call therefore upon the Lord thy God, and him onely (halt thou ferve. This thon fhalt do , if thou wilt perform that end for which thou art ordained of God, and what thou oweft to God and to thy neighbour. God requireth of thee aminde,thatthoufhouldeft honour his Son , and keep the words of his Son in thy heart : if thou honour him, thou haft done the will of thy Father which is in heaven. To thy neighbour thou oweft offices of humanity , and that thou draw all men that come to thee , to honour the Son. This is the Law and the Prophets. In temporal things, thou oughteft to call upon God as a father, that he would give unto thee ali neceflarics of this life : and thou oHghteflt to help thy neighbour with the gifts which God beftoweth up- on thee, whether they be fpiruual or corporal.
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Therefore thou (hale pray thus :
OLord of heaven and earth, Creator and Maker of all things vifible and invifible • J, though unworthy, by thy affiflance call upon thee , through thy onelj-begotten Son jefus Chrifl our Lord, that thou wilt give unto me th) holy Spirit , to diretl me in thy truth unto all good. Amen.
Beeaufe I earneftly defre perfectly to knot* the Arts of this life, andfuch things as are neceffary for us , which arc fo over- .whelmedindark^cp, and polluted wish infinite humane opinions, that J of mj own power can attain to no knowledge in them, unlefi thou teach it me : Grant me therefore one of thy fpirits, who may teach me thofe things which thou wouldefrhave me to know and learn , to thy praife and glory, and the profit of our neighbour. Give me a/fo an apt and teachable heart, that I may eafily under' ft and thofe things which thou (halt teach me , and may hide them in my undcrftanding , that I may bring them forth at out of thy inexhaufiible treafures, to all neceffary ufes. And give me grace, that 1 may ufe fuch thy gifts humbly, with fear and trembling, through our Lord Jefus Chrifl, with thy holy Spirit. Amen.
The third Septenary.
jiphor. i J.
They are called Oljmpicl^ fpirits , which do inhabit in the firmament, and in the ftars of the firmament : and the office of thefe fpirits is to declare Deftinies, and to adminifler fatal Charms , fo far forth as God pleafeth to permit them : for nothing, neither evil fpiric nor evil Deftiny, (hall be able to hurt him who hath the mod High for his refuge. If there- fore any of the OlympicJ^Cp'uks (hall reach or declare that which his ftar to which he is appointed portendeth, nevcr- thelefs he can bring forch nothing into action, unlefs he be permitted by the Divine power. It is God alone who gtveth them power to effeft ir, U nto God the maker of all things,
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are obedient all things celeftial , fublunary, and infernal. Therefore reft in this: Let God be thy guide in all things which thouundcrtakeft,?.nd all things fhall attain to a happie and defired end ; even as the hiftory of the whole world tellifieth, and daily experience fheweth. There is peace to the god ly : t here is no peace to the wickrd, faith the Lord.
Aphor. \6.
There are feven different governments of the Spirits of OlympWy by whom God hath appointed the whole frame and univerfe of this world to be governed : and theic viable flars are Aratron, Bethor, Phaleo , Och , Ha- oith,Ophiel,Phul, after the 0/y/w/>/Vj^fpeech. Every one of thefe hath under him a mighty Militia in the firma- ment.
Aratron ruleth vifible Provinces XLIX.
Beth or, XXXII.
Phaleg, XXXV-
Och, XXVIII.
Hag it h, XXI.
Ophiel, XIIII.
Phul, VII.
So that, there are 186 O/^v^Provinces in the_ whole Univerfe, wherein the feven Governonrs do exercife their power : all which are elegantly fet forth in Agronomy. But in this place it is to be explained, in what maner thefe Princes and Powers may be drawn into communication. Aratron appeareth in the firft hour of Saturday , and very truely giveth anfwers concerning his Provinces and Provin- cials. So likewife do the reft appear in order in their days and hours. Alfo every one of them ruleth 490 yeers. The beginning of their limple Auowaljjn the 60 yeer before the Nativity of Chrift,was the beginning of the adminiftrarion of Bethor ; and it lafted until the yeer of our Lord Chrift 430. To whom fucceeded PA*A!g, until the p 10 yeer. Then
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began Och^nd continued untill the year 141 0. and thence- forth Hagith ruleth untill the year 1 900.
Aphor. 1 7 .
Magically the Princes of the feven Governors are called fimply, in that time, day, and hour wherein they rule vifibly oc invifibly, by their Names and Offices which God hath given unto them ; and by propofing their Character which they have given or confirmed.
The Governour Aratron hath in his power thofe things which he doth naturally, that is, after the fame manner and fubjeft as thofe things which in Aftronomy are afcribed to the power of Saturn.
Thofe things which he doth of his own free will, are^ m 1 . That he can convert any thing into a ftone in a moment, either animal or plant , retaining the fame obje& to the fight.
1. He converteth treafures into coles , and coles into treafure.
3 . He giveth familiars with a definite power.
4. He teacheth Alchymy-, Magick, and Phyfick.
5. He reconciled! the fubtcrrancan fpirits to men j maketh hairy men.
6. He caufeth one to bee invifible.
7. The barren he maketh fruitful,and giveth longlife.
Jit's charter.
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He hath under him 49 Kings, 42 Princes, 3 y Prefi- dents, 28Dukes, 21 Minifters, (landing before him j 14 familiars, fcven meflengers : he commandeth 36000 legions of fpirics j the numberof a legion is 490.
2to/wr governcch thofe things which are afcribed to Jupi- ter : he foon cometh being called. He that is dignified with his character ,he raifeth to very great dignities^ to caft open treafures: he reconcileth the fpirics of the aire , that they give true anfwers : they tranfport precious ftones from place to place,and they make medicines to work miraculoufly in their effects: hegiveth alfothe familiars of the firmament, and prolongeth hfe to 700 yeares if God will
His charter.
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He hath under him 42 Kings, 3 5 Princes, 28 Dukes, 21 Counfellors,i4 Minifters, 7 Meflengers, 2^000 legions of Spirits.
PhaUc ruleth thofe things which are attributed to Motj, the Prince of peace. He that hai.h his character, he raifech to great honours in warlike affaires - .
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His character
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OcAgovemeth folar things ; hcgiveth 600 yeares , with perfeft healch ; he befloweth great wifdom, giveth the moft excellent Spirits, tencheth perfect Medicines : he converteth all things into moil pure gold and precious ftones : he giveth gold, and a purfe fpringing with gold. He that is dignified with his Character, hemaketh him to be worftupped as a Deity, by the Kings of the whole world.
The Character.
He hath underhim 36536* Legions : he adminiflreth all things alone : and all his fpirits lerve him by centuries.
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Hapi'th governeth Vcmrccw things. He that, is dignified with his Chara&er, he makech very fair, and co be adorned with all beauty. He conveneth copper into gold, inamo- ment,and gold into copper : he giveth Spirits which do faith- fully ferve thofe to whom they are addicted.
Hit Charatter.
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He hath 4000 Legions of Spirits, and over every thou- fand he ordaineth Kings for their appointed feafons.
Ophiel is the governour of fuch things as are attributed to Mercury: his Charader is this.
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His Spirits are 1 occoo Legions : he eafily giveth Famili- ar Spirits : he teacheth all A rts : and lie that is dignified with his Chara#er,he maketh him to be able in a moment to con- vert Quickfilver inco the Philofophers rtone.
Phul hath this Character.
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He changeth all metals into filver,in word and deed • go- verneth Lunary things ; healcth the dropfie : he giveth fpirits of the water, who do fervemen in a corporeal andvifible form j and maketh men to live 3 00 yeers.
The mott general Precepts of thU Secret,
1 . Every Governour a&eth with all his Spirits,either natu- rally, to wit, always after the fame maner ; or otherwife of their own free-will, if God hinder them not.
1. Every Governour is able to do all things which are done naturally in a. long time , out of matter before prepa- red ; and alfo to do them fuddenly,ouc of matter not before prepared. As Oc/;, the Prince of Solar things, prepareth gold in the mountains in a long time ; in a lefs time, by the Chymical Art ; and Magically, in a moment.
3 . The true and divine Magician may ufe all the creatures of God, and offices of theGovernonrs of the world, at his own will, for that the Governonrs of the world are obedi- ent unto them, and come when they are called, and do exe- cute
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cute their commands : but God is the Author thereof : as Jopjua caufed the Sun to fland flill in heaven.
They fend fome of their Spirits to the mean Magicians, which do obey ihem onely in fome determinate bufinefs : but they hear nor the falfe Magicians , but expofe them to the deceits of the devils, and cart them into divers dangers, by the command of God ; as the Prophet Jeremiah teftifi- eth,in his eighth Chapter, concerning the jews.
4. In all the elements there are the fevenGovernours with their hofts, who do move with the equal motion of the firmamenc ; and the inferiours do always depend upon the fuperiours, as it is taught in Philofophy.
5. A man that is a true Magician, is bronghc forth a Magi- cian from his mothers womb : others, who do give them- felves to this office, are unhappie. This is that which John the Baptift fpeaketh of: No man can do any thing of himfelfy except it be given him from above.
Every Character given from a Spirit, for what caufe foever, hath his efficacie in this bufinefs, for which it is given,in the time prefixed : But it is to be ufed the fame day and Plane- tary hour wherein it is given.
7. God liveth, and thy foul liveth : keep thy Covenant, and thou haft whatfoever the Spirit fhall reveal unto thee in God , becaufe all things /hall be done which the Spirit pro- mifeth unto thee.
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There are other names of the O/jmOtcJ^ fpirits delivered by others j but they onely are effectual, which are delivered to any one, by the Spiric therevealer, vifible orinvifible: and they are delivered to every one as they are predeftinated: therefore they are called Conftcllations; and theyfeldome have any efficacie above 40 yeers. Therefore it is moft fafe for the young praftifers of Art, that they work by the offices of the Spirits alone, without their names ; and if they are pre-ordained to attain the Art of Magick, the other parts of the Art will offer them/elves unto them of their own accord.
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Olympus and the inhabitants thereof, do of their own ac- cord offer themfelves to men in the forms of Spirits ; and are ready to perform their Offices for them, whether they will or not : by how much the rather will they attend you,if they are defired ? But there do appear alfo evil Spirits, and deftroyers, which is cauled by the envy and malice of the devil ; and becaufe men do allure and draw them unto them- felves with their fins, as a punifhmenc due to finners. Who- mever therefore defireih familiarly to have a conver- fation with Spirits , let him keep himfelf from all enormious fins , and diligently pray to the moft High to be his keeper ; and he fhall break through all the fnares and impediments of the devil : and let him apply himfelf to theferviceof God, and he will give him an increafe in wifdom.
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All things are poffible to them that believe them, and are willingto receive them ; but to the incredulous and unwil- ling,all things are unpofTibie : there is no greater hinderance then a wavering minde , levity , nnconftancy, foolifh bab- bling, drunkennefs, lufts,anddifobedienceto the wordof God. A Magitian therefore ought to be a man that is god- ly, honeft , confiant in his words and deeds , having a firm faith towards God, prudem,and covetous of nothing but of wifdom about divine things.
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When you would call any of the Olympic ^Spirits, ob- feve the rifing of the Sun that dav , and of what nature the Spirit is which you defire ; and faying the prayer following, your defires fhall be peife&ed. Om-
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Omnipotent and eternal God, who haft ordained the whole cre- ation for thy praife and glory, and for the falvation of man , J be- feech thee that thou wouldft fend thy Spirit N. M. of thefolar order , who frail inform and teach mc thofc things which I fhall Oik, of him ; or, that he may bring me medicine agajnft the drop- fie, &C NcvcrtheleR not my will be done., but thine, through Jc- fm Chrift thy onely begotten Son, our Lord. Amen.
But thou fhalt not detain the Spirit above a full hour, unlefs he be familiarly addicled unto thee.
F or a f much at thou cam eft in peace, and quietly , and haft an- fwered unto my petitions; I give thanks unto God , in whofe Name thou cameft : and now thou mayft depart in peace unto thy orders ; and return to me again when when IjhallcaUthee by thy name-, or by thy order-, or by thy office , which is granted from the Creator, Amen.
Ecclefiaft. Chap. 5. Be not rafh with thy mouth , neither let thy heart be hafty to utter any thing before God; for God is in Heaven , and thou in earth : Therefore let thy words be few ; for a dream cometh through the multitude of buftnej?.
The third Septenary.
nAphor. 22.
We call that a fecret,which no man can attain untoby hu- mane induftry without revelation; which Science liethob- fcured, hidden by God in the creature ; which neverthelcfs he doth permit to be revealed by Spirits, to a due uie of the thine it felf. And thefe fecrets are either concerning things divine, natural or humane. But thou mayft examine a few , and themoft feleft, which thou wilt commend with many more.
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Make the beginning of the nature of the fecret, either by a Spirit in the form of a perfon, or by venues feparate, either in humane Organs, or by what manner foever the fame may be effected ; and this being known, require of a Spirit which knowcth that arc, that he would briefly declare unto thee whatfoever that fecrec is-, and pray unto God, thathe would infpire thee with his grace, whereby thou maift bring the fecret to the end thou defireft, for the praife and glory of God, and the profit of thy neigbour.
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Tbegrcateftfccrets are in number [even.
1. Thefirft is the curing of all difeafes in the fpaceof feven dayes, either by characters, or by natural things, or by the fuperior Spirits with the divine afTiftance.
2. The fecond is,to be able to prolong life to whatfoever age we pleafe : I lay,a corporal ana natural life.
3. The third is,to have the obedience of the creatures in in the elements which are in the forms of perfonal Spirits; * spmts of alfo of Pigmies, * Sagani, Nymphes, Dryades, and Spirits of the four eh- the woods.
mtnis. Pa- ^ The fourth is, to be able to difcourfe with knowledge and undcrftandingofall things vifible and invifible, andto understand the power of every thing, and 10 what it be- longeth.
5. Thefirthis, that a man be able to govern himfclf ac- cording to that end for which God hath appointed him.
6*. The fixth is, to know God , and Chrift , and his holy Spirit : this is the perfection of the Microcofmtu.
7. The fevench, to be regenerate,as Henochw theKing of the inferiour world.
Thefe feven fecrets a man of an honeft and conftant
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minde may learn of the Spirics, without any offence unto God.
The mcda Secrets are Ukewife feven in number,
1. Thefirft is, the tranfmutation of Mecals, which is vul- garly called Alchymy ; which certainly is given to very few, and not but of fpecial grace.
2. The fecond is, che curing of difeafes with Metals, either by the magnetick vertues of precious ftones,or by the ufe of the Philofophers ftone,and the like.
3. The third is, to be able to perform Agronomical and Mathematical miracles , fuch as are Hjdrau/ickzcngmes , to adminifler bufinefs by the influence of Heaven, and things which are of the like (ore.
4. The fourth is,to perform the worksof natural Magicfc, of what fort foever they be.
j. The fifth is,to know all Phyficalfecrets.
6. The fixth is, to know the foundation of all Arts which are exercifed with the hands and offices of the body.
7. The feventh is, to know the foundation of all Arts which are exercifed by the angelical nature of man.
The feferfecrets are feven.
1 . The firft is, to do a thing diligently, and to gather to- gether much money.
2 . The fecond is,to afcend from a mean ftate to dignities and honours, and to eftablifli a newer family, which may be illuftrious and do great things.
3. The third is,to excel in military affairs, and happily to atchieve togreatthings , and to be an head of the head of Kings and Princes.
4. To be a good houfe-keeper boch in the Country and City.
j. The fifth is, to be an indubious and fortunate Mer- chant.
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6. To bcaPhilofopher, Mathematician, and Phyfitian, according to zA'rislotle^TlatOjTtolomy^SuclideSj Hippocrates and Galen.
7. To be a Divine according to the Bible and Schooles, which all writers of divinity both old and new have taught.
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We have already declared what a fecret is, the kindesand fpecies thereof: it remaineth now to fhew how we may at- tain to know thofe things which we defire.
The true and onely way to all fecrets,is to have recourfe unto God the Author of all good ; and as Chrift teacheth, In the fir ft place feek^ye the kingdom of Cod and his righteoufnej?, and all the fe things {hall be added unto yon.
2. Alfa fee that your hearts be not burthened withfurfetingy and drunkennefo and the cares of this life.
3. Alfo commit your cares unto the Lord, and he will do it.
4. A Ifo J the Lord thy God do teach teach thee , what things are profitable for thee , and do guide thee in the way wherein thou walkefl.
5. And I will give thee undtrftanding, and will teach thee in the way wherein thou (halt go, and I will guide thee ntith my eye.
6. A Ifo if you which are evil, know how to give good things to your children , how much more (hall your Father which is in heaven give his holy Spirit to them that askjhim ?
7. If you will do the will of my Father which is in heaven , ye are tritely my difciples, and we will come unto you , and make our abode with you.
If you draw thefc feven places of Scripture from the letter unto the Spirit, or into action, thou canft not erre , but flialc attain to the defired bound ; thou flialt not erre from the mark , and God himfelf by his holy Spirit will teach thee true and profitable things : he will give alfo his miniftring Angels unto thee, to be thy companions, helpers, and teach- ers of all the fecrets of the world , and he will command e- very creature to be obedient unto thee, fo that cheerfully
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rejoycing thou maiflfay with the A pottles, That the Spirits are obedient unto thee ; fo that at length thou fhalt be cer- tain of the greateft thing of all , That thy name is written in Heaven.
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There is another way which is more common, that fe- crets may be revealed unco thee alfo, when thou art unwit- ting thereof, either by God,or by Spirits which have fecrets in their power j or by dreams , or by flrong imaginations andimpreflions , or by theconflellationof a nativity by ce- leflial knowledge. After this manner are madeheroick men, fuch as there are very many, and all learned men in the World , Plat Of zArislrotle, HippocratesyGalen^Euclides, Archi- medes, Hermes TrifmegiTtus the father of fecrets, with the- ophraftus 7 Paracelfu* ; all which men had in themfelves all the vertues of fecrets. Hitherto alfo are referred , Homer, He- fiod, Orpheus, Pjtagoras ; but thefe had not fuch gifts of fe- crets as the former. To this are referred, theNymphes, and fons of CMelufina^ and Gods of the Gentiles , Achilles, o£neafj Hercules: al(o>Cj>rrts, Alexander the great, JulimC far, LhcuIImS) Sj/Ila, Marius.
Ic is a canon, That every one know his own Angel , and that he obey him according to the Word of God ; and lee him beware of the fnares of the evil Angel, left he be in- volved in the calamities of Brute and Marcus Antomus. To this referthebook of Jovianus Tontanxtoti Fortune,andhis Eutichus.
The third way is, diligent and hard labor, without which no greac thing can be obtained from the divine Deity wor- thy admiration , as it is faid,
Tu nihil invito, dices facie'fve Lftfinervd. Nothing canft thou door fay againft Minerva's will.
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We do deteft all evil Magicians, who make themfelves af. fociateswith the devils with their unlawful fuperflitions, and do obtain and effeft fome things which God permitteth co be done,inflead of the puniflimenc of the devils. So alfo they do other evil a£ts,the devil being the authors the Scri- ptures teftifie o(Jnd old, and of our age, and abufers of Fortune, fuch as the hea- thens are full of. And to thefe do appertain all Charontick evocation of Spirits, as the work of Saulmih the woman, and Lstcanns prophelie of the deceafed fouldiex , concerning the event of the Pharfalian war, and the like.
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Make a Circle with a center A , which is B. C. D. E. At the Eaft let there be B. C. a fquare. At the North,C. D. At the Weft,D. E. And at the South,E.D. Divide the feveral quadrants into feven parts , that there may be in the whole 28 pans : and let them be again divided into four parts, that there may be 1 1 2 parts of the Circle : and lb many are the true fecrets to be revealed. And this Circle in this maner di- vided,is thefeal of the fecrets of the world, which they draw from the onely center A, that is, from the invifible God, un- to the whole creature. The Prince of the Oriental fecrets is refidenc in the middle , and hath three Nobles on either fide, every one whereof hath four under him, andthePrince himfelf hath four appertaining unto him. And in this man- ner the other Princes and Nobles have their quadrants of fecrets, with their four fecrets. But the Oriental fecret is the fludy of all wifdom ; The Weft, of rtrengch ; The South, of tillage ; The North, of more rigid life. So that the Eafiern fecrets are commended co be the beft ; the Meridian to be mean ; and the Eaft and North to be lefler. The ufe of this feal of fecrets is , that thereby thou maift know whence theSpirits or Angels are produced, which may teach the fecrets del ivered unto them from God. But they have names taken from their offices and powers, according to the
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gift which God hath fevcrally diflributed to every one of them. One hath the power of the fword ; another, of the peflilence; and another,of inflitting famine upon the people, as it is ordained by God. Some are deftroyers of Cities, as thofe two were, who were fenc to overthrow Sodom and Cjomorrha y and the places adjacent, examples whereof the the holy Scripture witnefleth. Some are the watch-men over Kingdoms ; othcrs,the keepers of private perfons j and from thence, anyone may eafily form their names in his own language : fo that he which will, mayaskaphyficalAngel, mathematical, or philofophical, or an Angel or civil wifdom, or of furpematural or natural wifdom, or for any thing what- foeverj andlethimaskferioufly, with agreatdefirc ofhis minde, and with faith and conftancy ; and without doubr, that which he asketh he fliall receive from the Father and God of all Spirits. This faith furmounteth all feals , and bringeth them into fubje&iontothewillof man. TheCha- rafteriflical maner of calling Angles fucceedeth this faith, which dependeth onely on divine revelation ; But without the faid faith preceding it,it lieth in obfeurity. Neverthelefs, if any one will ufe them for a memorial , and no otherwife, and as a thing (imply created by God to this purpofe,to which fuch a fpiritual power or efience is bound ; he may ufe them without any offence unto God. But let him beware, left that he fall into idolatry, and the fnares of the devil, who with his cunning forceries, eafily deceiveth the unwary. And he is not taken but onely by the finger of God , and xs appointed to the fervice of man ; fo that they unwillingly ferve the godly ; but not without temptations and tribula- cions,becaufe the commandment hath it, That he fhall bruife the heel of Chrift , the feed of the woman. We are there- fore to exercife our felvs about fpiritual things, with fear and trembling, and with great reverence towards God, and to be converfant in fpiritual effences with gravity and juftice. And he which medlerh with fuch things , let him beware of all levity, pride, covetcufnefs, vanity, envy and ungodlinefs, unlefs he wil miferabiy perifh.
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Becaufe all good is from God, who is onely good , thofe things which we would obtain of him,we ought to feekthem by prayer in Spirit and Truth,and a fimple hearr. The conclu- sion of the fecret of fecrets is , That every one exercife him- felf in prayer, for thofe things which he defires, and he (hall not differ a repulfe. Let not any one defpife prayer j for by whom God is prayed unto, to him he both can and will give. Now let us acknowledge him the Author, from whom let us humbly feek forourdefires. A merciful &good Father,Ioveth thefons of defires,as Daniel; and foonerheareth us,then we are able to overcome the hardnefs of our hearts to pray. But he will not that we give holy things to dogs, nor defpife and contemn the gifts of his treafury. Therefore diligently and often read over and over the firlt Septenary of fecrets , and guide and direft thy life and all thy thoughts according to thofe precepts ; and all things fhall yield to the defires ofthy minde in the Lord, to whom thou trufteft.
The fifth Septenary.
Afhor. 29.
As our fludy of Magick proceedeth in order from general Rules premifed , let us now come to a particular explicati- on thereof. Spirits either are divine minifters of the word, and of the Church, and the members thereof j or elfe they are fervient to the Creatures in corporal things,partly for the falvation of the foul and body, and partly for its defiru&ion. And there is nothing done, whether good or evil, without a certain and determinate order and government. He that feeketh after a good end, let him follow it ; and he that de- fires an evil end,purfueth that alfo , and that earneflly, from divine punifhment , and turning away from the divine will.
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Therefore let every one compare his ends with the word of God, and as a touchflone that will judge between good and evil ; and let him propofe unto himfelf what is to be avoided, and what is to be fought after ; and that which he confli- tuteth and determined! unto himfelf, let him follow diligent- ly , not procraftinating or delaying , until he attain to his appointed bound.

They which defire riches, glory of this world, Magiftracy, honours,digniiies,tyrannies, (and that magically) if they en- deavour diligently after them, they fhall obtain them , every one according to hisdefiiny, induflry, and magical Sciences, as the Hiftory of MeUfina witneffeth , and the Magitians thereof,who ordained,That none of the Italian nation fhould for ever obtain the Rule or Kingdom of Naples ; and brought it to pafs , that he who reigned in his age , to be thrown down from his feat r fo great is the power of the guardian or tutelar Angels of the Kingdoms of the world.
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Call the Prince of the Kingdom, and lay a command upon him,and command what thou wilr,and it (nail be done^f that Prince benot again abfolved from his obedience by a fucceed- ing Magitian. Therefore the Kingdom of Naples may be again reitored to the Italians,if any Magitian Hull call him who in- fiituted this order,and compel him to recal his deed ; he may be compelled alfo,to reftore the fecret powers taken from the treafury of Magick ; A Book , a Gemme, and magical Horn, which being had, any one may eafily, if he will, make himfelf the Monarch of the world. But Judeus chufed rather to live among Gods, until the judgement, before the t ranfitory good of this world; and his heart is foblinde , that he under- flandeth nothing of the God of heaven and earth, or think- eth more , but enjoyeth the delights of things immortal, to
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his own eternal deilriiclion. And he may be easier called
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In like manner alfo,the Romans were taughc by the Sibyls books ; and by that means made themfelves the Lords of the world,as Hiftories wicnefs. Buc the Lords of the Prince of a Kingdom do beftow, the letfer Magiftracies. He there- fore that defireth to have a leflfer office, or dignity , let him magically call a Noble of the Prince , and his defire (hall be fulfilled.
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But he who coveteth contemptible dignities, as riches a- lone , let him call the Prince of riches, or one of his Lords, and he (hall obtain his defire in that kinde, whereby he would grow rich , either in earthly goods, or merchandize, or with the gifts of Princes,or by the Rudy of Metals,or Chy- miftry : as he produceth any prefidentof growing rich by thefe means, he (ball obtain his defire therein.
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All manner of evocation is of the fame kinde and form, and this way was familiar of old time to the Sibyls and chief Priefts. This in our time,through ignorance and impiety, is totally loft ; and that which remaineth, is depraved with in- finite lyes and fupernitions.
The humane undemanding is the onely effe&er of all wonderful works , fo that itbejoyned to any Spirit 5 and being joyned, (he produceth what (he will. Therefore we are carefully to proceed in Magickjleft that Syrens and other
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monfters deceive us , which likewife dodefire the fociety of the humane foul. Lee the Magitian carefully hide bimfetf* alwaies under the wings of the moft High , left he oflfer himfelf to be devoured of the roaring Lion ; for they who defire earthly things, do very hardly efcape ihe fnares of the devil.
The fixth Septenary.
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Care is to be taken , that experiments be not mixed with experiments; but that every one be onely fimple and feveral: for God and Nature have ordained all things to a certain and appointed end: fo that for examples fake, they who per- form cures with the mod fimple herbs and roots , do cure the moft happily of all. And in this manner, in Conftellati- ons, Words and Chara£ters,Stones,andfuch like, do lie hid the greateft influences or vertuesin deed , which are in fteadof a miracle.
So alfo are words, which being pronounced,do forthwith caufe creatures both vifible and invifible to yield obedience, afwel creatures of this our world, as of the warry, aery, fub- xerranean,andOlympick, fuperceleftial and infernal, and al- fo the divine.
Therefore fimpliciry is chiefly to be fludied,and the knowledge of fuch fimples is to be fought for from God ; o- therwife By no other means or experience they can be found out.
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And let all lots have their place decently : Order, Reafon and Means, are the three things which do eafily render all learning afwell of the vifible as invifible creatures. This is the courfe of Order, That fome creatures are creatures of
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the light ; others, of darknefs : thefe are fubjeft to vanity, becaufe they run headlong into darknefs , and inchral them- felves in eternal punifhments for their rebellion. Their Kingdom is partly very beautiful in tranfitory and corrup- tible things on the one part , becaufe it cannot confift with- out fome vertuc and great gifts of God ; and partly moft filthy and horrid to be fpoken of, becaufe it aboundeth with all wickednefs and fin, idolatry, contempt of God , ^ blafphe- mies againft the true God and his works, worshipping of devils, difobedience towards Magiftrates, feditions , homi- cides , robberies , tyranny, adulteries, wicked lufts, rapes, thefts , lyes, perjuries, pride, and a covetous defire of rule j in this mixture confiftcth the kingdom of darknefs : bucthe creatures of the lighr, are filled with eternal truth, and with the grace of God , and are Lords of the whole world,and do reign over thel.ordsof darknefs, as the members of Chrift. Between thefe and the other, there is a continual war , until God fliall put an end to their flrife , by his laft judgement.
Aphor. 38.
Therefore Magick is twofold in its firftdivifion ; the one is of God> which he beftoweth on the creatures of light; the other alfo is of God,but it is the gift which he giveth unto the creatures of darknefs : and this is alfo two-fold : the one is to a good end, as when the Princes of darknefs are compel- led to do good unto the creatures , God enforcing them j the other is for an evil end , when God permitteth fuch to punifh evil perfons , that magically they are deceived tode- flru&ion j or , alfo he commandeth fuch to be caft out into deftrncYion.
The fecond dtvifion of Magick is , that it bringeth to pafs fome works with vifible instruments, through vifible things ; and it cfre&eth other works with invfible inflru- ments by invifiblc things ; and it afteth other things, afwel with mixed means, as increments andeffe&s.
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The third divfionis, There arc fome things which arc brought to pafs by invocation of God alone : ihis is partly Prophetical, andPhilofophical ; and partly, as it were The- ophraflical.
Other things there are , which by reafon of the igno- rance of che true God, are done with the Princes of Spirits, that his defires may be fulfilled ; fuch is the work of the Mer- curialifts.
The fourth divifion is , That fome exercife their Magick with the good Angels in flead of God , as it were de- fending down from the moft high God : fuch was the Ma- gick of Baalim.
Another Magick is,thac which exercifeth their actions wich the chief of the evil Spirits ; fuch were they who wrought by the minor Gods of the heathens.
The fifth divifion is, That fome do aft with Spirits openly, and face to face ; which is given to few : others do work by dreams and other figns ; which the ancients took from their auguries and facrificcs.
The iixth divifion is,That fome work by immortal creatures, others by mortal creatures, as Nymphs, Satyrs, and fuch-like inhabitants of other elements, Pigmies, &c.
The feventh divifion is , That the Spirits do ferve fome of their own accordjwithout art ; others they will fcarce attend, being called by art.
Among thefe fpecies of Magick, that is the moft excel- lent of all, which dependeth upon God alone. The fecond, Them whom the Spirits do ferve faithfully of their own ac- cord. The third is , that which is the property of Chrifti- ans, which dependeth on the power of Chrift which he hath, in heaven and earth.
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There is a feu en- fold preparation to learn the CMagick^
The firft is,to meditate day and night how to attain to the true knowledge of God, both by his word revealed from the foundation of the world ; as alfo by the feal of the cre- ation, andof the creatures ; and bye he wonderful effects which the vidble and invifible creatures of God do (hew forth.
Secondly,it is reqnifte,that a man defcend down into him- felf, and chiefly fludy to know himfelf ; what mortal pan he hath in him, and what immortal ; and what part is proper to himfelf, and what diveife.
Thirdly, That he learn by the immortal pare of himfelf,to worfliip, love and fear the eternal God, andtoadorehim in Spirit and Truth ; and with his mortal part , to do thofe things which he knoweth to be acceptable to God, and pro- fitable to his neighbours.
Thefe are the three firft and chiefeft precepts of Magick, wherewith let every one prepare himfelf that covers to ob- tain true Magick or divine wifdom, that he may be accounted worthy thereof, and one to whom the Angelical creatures willingly do fervice, not occultly onely, but alfo rnanifeftly, and as it were face to face.
Fourthly , Whereas every man is to be vigilant to fee co what kinde life he (hall be called from his mothers wombe, that every one may know whether he be born to Magick, and to what fpecies thereof, which every one may^perceive eafily that readeth thefe things, and by experience may have fuccefs therein ; for fuch things and fuch gifts are noc given but onely to the low and humble.
In the fifth place we are to take care, that weunder- ftand when the Spirits are affifting us, in undertaking the greateft bufinefs ; and he that understands this, itismani-
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feft , that he fhall be made a Magician of the ordination of God; that is, fuchaperfon who ufech the minirtery of the Spirits to bring excellent things to pafs. Here,as for the mofl part,they fin, either through negligence , ignorance, or con- tempt, or by too much fuperftition ; they offend alio by in- gratitude towards God, whereby many famous men have af- terwards drawn uponthernfelves definition: they fin alio by rafhnefs and obftinacy ; and alfo when they do not ufe their gifts for that honor of God which is required, and do prefer
Sixthly, The Magitian hath need of faith and taciturnity, efpecially , that he difclofe no fecret which the Spirit hath forbid him, as he commanded Daniel to fealfome things, that is, not to declare them in publick ; fo as it was not law- ful fat Paul to fpeak openly of all things which he faw in a vifion. No man will believe how much is contained in this one precept.
Seventhly, In him that would be a Magician, there is re- quired the greateft jnftice , that he undertake nothing that is ungodly , wicked or unjuft , nor to let it once come in his minde ; and fo he fhall be divinely defended from all evil.
Aphor, 40.
When the Magician determineth with himfelf to do any incoporeal thing either with any exteriour or interiour fenfe, then let him govern himfelf according to thefe feven fubfe- quent laws,to accomplish his Magical end.
ThefirftLaw is this, That he know that fuch a Spirit is ordained unto him from God ; and let him meditate that God is the beholder of all his thoughts and a&ionsjtherefore let him direft all thecourfe of his life according to the rule prefcribed in the word of God. Secondly , Alwaies pray with David , Take not thy holy Spirit from me ; and ftrengthen me with thy free Spirit ; and lead m not into temptation^ but deliver w from evil: Ibefeech thee y O heavenly Father^ do not give power unto any lying Spirit , at thou
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didjt over Ahab that be per ijhed ', but keep me in thy truth. A- men.
Thirdly, Let him accuftome himfelf to try the Spirits, as the Scripture admonifheth ; for grapes cannot be gatheted of thorns : let us try all things , and hold faft chat which is good and laudable , that we may avoid every thing that is re- pugnant to the divine power.
The fourth is, To be remote and cleer from all manner of fuperflition ; for this is fuperfticion,to attribute divinity in this place to things, wherein there is nothing at all divine j or to chufe or frame to our felves , to worfhip God with fome kinde of worfhip which he hath not commanded: fuch are the Magical ceremonies of Satan,whereby he impudently ofFereth himfelf to be worfhipped as God.
The fifth thing to be efchewed,is all worfhip of Idols,which bindeth any divine power to idols or other things of their own proper motion , where they are not placed by the Cre- ator, or by the order of Nature : which things many falfe and wicked Magicians faign.
Sixthly, All the deceitful imitations and affe&ions of the devil are alfo to be avoided , whereby he imitateth the power of the creation, and of the Creator , that he may fo produe things with a word , thac they may noc be what they are. Which belongeth onely to the Omnipotency of God, and is not communicable to the creature.
Seventhly , Let us cleave fafl to the gifts of God , and of his holy Spirit , that we may know them, and diligently embrace them with our whole heart, and all our ftrength.
Aphw»^\.
We come now to the nine laft Aphorifmes of this whole Tome; wherewith we will , the divine mercy affifting us, conclude this whole Magical Ifagoge.
Therefore in the firft place it is to be obferved, what we underfiand by Magician in this work.
Him then we count to beaMagitian, to whom by the
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grace of God , the fpiritual effences doferveto manifeft the knowledge of the whole univerfe, 8c of the fecrecs of Nature contained therein, whether chey are viable or invifible. This defcription of a Magiiip.n plainly appeareth,and is univerfal.
An evil Magician is he , whom by the divine permiffion the evil Spirits do ferve,to his temporal and eternal de- finition and perdition, to deceive men,and draw them away from God; fuch was Simon fJMagutffi whom mention is made in the csftts of the v4poHUs^ and in Clemens j whomSainc Teter commanded to be thrown down upon the earth, whenas he had commanded himfelf, as it were a God, to be railed up into the air by the unclean Spirits.
Unto this order are alfo to be referred all thofe who are noted in the two Tables of the Law ; and are let forth with their evil deeds.
The fubdivifions and fpecies of both kindes of Magick,we will note in the Tomes following. In this place it fnall fuf- fice, that we diflinguiflh the Sciences, which is good, and which is evil : Whereas man fought to obtain them both at firft , to his own ruine and defiru6tion,as Mofes and Hermes do demonftrate.
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Secondly, we are to know, That a Magitian isaperfon predeflinated to this work from his mothers wombe; nei- ther let him aflumc any fuch great things to himfelf, unlefs he be called divinely by grace hereunto, for fome good end; to a bad end is,that the Scripture might be fufilled/r mu[i be that offences will come ; but wo be to that man through whom they come. Therefore,as we have before oftentimes admonifhed, With fear and trembling we muft live in this world.
Notwithflanding I will not deny , buc that fome men may with ftudy and diligence obtain fome fpecies of both kindes of Magick , if it maybe admitted. But he (hall never afpire to the higheft kindes thereof; yet if he covet to affail them , he fhall doubtlefs offend both in foul
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and body. Such are they , who by the operations of falfe Magitians, are fometirnes carried to Mount Hereby or in fome wildernefs,or defarts ; or they are maimed in fome member, or are limply torn in pieces , or are deprived of their under- ftandingjevenasmany fuch things happen by the ufe thereof, where men are forfaken by God,and delivered to the power of Satan.
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The Lord liveth, and the works of God do live in him by his appointment,whereby he willeth them tobe $ for hewill have them to ufe their liberty in obedience to his commands, or difobedience thereof. To the obedient , hehathpro- pofed their rewards; to the difobedient he hath propounded their deferved punifhment. Therefore thefe Spirits of their freewil, through their pride and contempt of the Son of God,have revolted from God their Creator^nd are referved unto the day of wrath ; and there is left in them a very great power in the creation ; butnotwithflandingitislimited^and they are con fined to their bounds with the bridle of God. Therefore the Magitian of God, which (ignifies a wife man of God, or one informed of God , is led forth by the hand of God unto all everlafting good, both mean things , and al(b the chiefeft corporal things.
Great is the power of Satan, byreafonof the great fins of men. Therefore alfo the Magitians of Satan do perform great things, and greater then any man would believe : al- though they do fubfift in their own limits, neverthelefs they are above all humane apprehenfion , as to the corporal and tranfitory things of this life ; which many ancient Hiflories, and daily Examples do teftifie. Both kindes of Magtclc are different one from the other in their ends : the one leadetn to eternal good , and ufeth temporal things with
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thankfgiving; the other is a little follieuous about eternal things; but wholly exercifeth himfelf about corporal things, that he may freely enjoy all his lufts and delights in con- tempt of God and his anger.
t/iphor. 44.
The pafTage from the common life of man unto a Magical life, is no other but afleep, from that life ; and ana- waking to this life; for thofe things which happen to igno- rant and unwife men in their common life , the fame things happen to the willingand knowing Magitian.
The Magitian underftandeth when theminde doch medi- tate of himfelf; he deliberated!, reafoneth,conftituteth and determined! what is to be done • he obferveth when his co- gitations do proceed from a divine feparate effence , and he proveth of what order that d ivine feparate effence is.
But the man that is ignorant of Magick, is carried to and fro , as it were in war with his affeftions ; he knoweth not when they ifliie out of his own minde , or are im- prefled by the affifting effence ; and he knoweth not how to overthrow the counfels of bis enemies by the word of God, or to keep himfelf from the fnares and deceits of the tempter.
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The greateft precept of Magick is , to know what every man ought to receive for his ufe from the affifting Spirit, and what to refufe : which he may learn of the Pfalmift , faying, Wherewith {kaU a yong man cUanfc his way ? in peeping thy wordy Oh Lord. To keep the word of God , fo that tne evil one fnatch it not out of the heart , is the chiefefl precept of wif- dom. It is lawful to admit of, and exercife other fnggeflions which are not contrary to the glory of God, and charity to- wards cur neighbours , not inquiring from what Spirit fuch fuggeftions proceed : But we ought to rake heed, that we
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are not too much bufied about unneceffary things, according to the admonition of Chrift ; CMartha^ Martha, thou art troubled about many thirds ; but Mary hath chofen the better part^which (ball not be taken from her. Therefore let us alwaies have regard unto the faying of Chrift, Seck^Jfe frfi the \ingdom of God and his right eon fr.efi , ami all thefe things (hall be added unto you. Ail other things, that is, all things which are due to the mortal Microcofme, as food, raiment, and the necefla- ry arts of this life.
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There is nothing fo much beccmeth a man , as conftancy in his words and deeds , and when the like rejoyceth in his like ; there are none more happy then fuch, becaufe the holy Angels are converfant about fuch, and pofTefs the ctiftody of them : on the contrary, men that are unconftant are lighter then nothing, and rotten leaves. We chufe the 46 Apho- rifme from thefe. Even as every one governeth himfelf, fo he allureth unto himfelf Spirits of his nature and con- dition ; but one very truely advifeth , that nomanfhould carry himfelf beyond his own calling, left that he draw un- to himfelf fome malignant Spirit from the uttermofl parts of the earth, by whom either he fhall be infatuated and de- ceived, or brought to final definition. This precepr appear- eth moft plainly : for Midat, when he would convert all things into gold, drew up fuch a Spirit unto himfelf, which was able to perform this ; and being deceived by him, he had been brought to death by famine , if his foolifhnefs had not been corrected by the mercy of God. The fame thing happened to a certain woman about Fanckford at Odera , in our times, who would fctape together & devour mony of any thing. Would that men would diligently weigh this precept, and not account the Hiftories of Midas , and the like, for fa- bles; they would be much more diligent in moderating their thoughts and affections , neither would they be fo perpe- tually vexed with the Spirits of the golden mountains of U- topia. Therefore we ought moft diligently to obferve , that
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fuch preemptions fhould be cart out of the minde, by the word, while they are new ; neither lee them have any habit in the idle minde, chac is empty of the divine word.
Afror. 47.
He that is faithfully converfant in his vocation, (hall have alfo the Spirics conftant companions of his delires, who will fucceflivcly lupply him in all things.But if he have any know- ledge in Magick, they will not be unwilling to (hew him, and familiarly to converfe with him,and to ferve himin thofe feve- ral minifteries, unto which they are addifted ; the good Spi- rits in good things, unco falvation ; the evil Spirits in every evil thing, to deftru&ion. Examples are not wanting in the Hiftories of the whole World ; and do daily happen in the world. Theodojim before the vi&ory of ' cArbogahus , is an example of the good ; Brut: before he was flain , was an example of the evil Spirits, when he was perfecuted of the Spirit of C*/*r , andexpofedco punifhment , that he flew himfelf, who had (lain his own Father, and the Father of his Country.
All Magick is a revelation of Spirits of that kinde , of which fort the Magick is ; fo that the nine Mufes are called, in Hefiody the ninth Magick, as he manifeftly teftifies of him- felf in Theogony. In Homer ,the genius oflltyjfes in PJigioga- gia. Hermes^ the Spirits of the more fublime parts of the minde. God revealed himfelf to Mofes in the bnfh. The three wife men who came to feek Chrift ar Jerufa/em, the Angel of the Lord was their leader. The Angels of the Lord directed Daniel. Therefore there is nothing whereof any one may glory ; For it U not unto him that willeth^ nor unto him that runneth ; but to whom Cod will have mercy y or of fome other fpiricual face. From hence fpringeth all Magick, and thither again it will revolve, whether it be good or evil. In
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this manner Tages the firft teacher of the Magick of the Ro- manes, gufhed out of the earth. Diana of the Ephefians fhewed her wcrfhip, as if it had been fent from heaven. So alfo Apollo. And all the Religion of the Heathens is taken from the fameSpirits; neither are the opinions of theSad- duces, humane inventions.
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The conclufion therefore of this Ifagoge Is the fame which we have above already fpoken of, That even as there is one God , from whence is all good ; and one fin, to wit , difo- bedience, againft the will of the commanding God, From whence comes all evil ; fo that thefearofGod is the Beginning of allwifdom, and the profit of all Magick ; for obedience to the will ofGod,followeth the fear of God ; and afeer this, do follow theprefenceofGodandofthc holy Spirited the miniftery of the holy Angels, and all good things out of the inexhauftible treafures of God.
But unprofitable and damnable Magick arifeth from this ; where we lofe the fear of God out of our hearts, and faffer fin to reign in us, there the Prince of this world, the God of this world beginneth,and fecteth up his kingdom in fteadof holy things, in fuch as he findeth profitable for his kingdom; there,even as the fpider taketh the flye which falleth into his web, fo Satan fpreadeth abroad his nets^nd taketh men with the fnares of covet oufnefs, until he fucketh him, and draw- eth him to eternal fire : thefe he cherifheth and advanceth on high, that their fall may be the greater.
Courteous Reader, apply thy eyes and minde to the facred and profane Hiftories,& to thofe things which thou feeftdaily to be done in the world 5 and thou (halt finde all things full of Magick,according to a two-fold Science,good andevil, which that they may be the better difcemed, we will put he**, .leir divifion and fubdivifion, for the conclufion of thefe Ifagoges j wherein every one may contemplate,what is to be followed, and which to be avoided , and how far it is to belabored for by every one,to a competent end of life and living. Sci-
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("Knowledge of the Word of j God, and ruling ones life ac- I cording to the word of God. 'Knowledge of the government "? of God by Angels, which the I Scripture callcth watchmen; J and to underfland the myftery (_ of Angels.
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'Contempt of the word of God, and to live after the will of the devil.
Ignorance of the government of God by Angels.
To contemne the cuftody of the Angels , and that their companions arc of the devil.
Idolatry. 1 Atheifme.
("The knowledge of poifons in J nature, and to ufe them. I Wifdom in all evil arts , to the '^ definition of mankinde, and j to ufe them in contempt of « God, and for the loft and de- ^ fl ruftxon of men.
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