Preface

ne IVife^^i^ans Qrown i

OR, THE

GLORY

Of the

Rofie-Crofs

0

SHEWING

The Wonderful Power of Nature,

with the full di(covery of the tmtCoelum Terra^
or firil Matter of Metals , and their Preparati-
ons into incredible Medicines or Elixirs thac
cure all Difeafes in Young or Old: With the
Kegio Luck^ and holy Houfhold oiRofie Cruci^
an Philofophers.

Communicated to the World

By John Heydon, Gent,

A Servanc of G o d , and Secretary to Nature.

'Eitf \\j.i nc o[.iuv iw»C>f/ '£$r«» (i. c.)
He that looff^sth upen my Bool^s, let him learn to be religious^

L 0 N D 0 N:

Printed for the Author ; and are to be fold by

Samuel Sfeed at the Rainbow In

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To the Moft Excellently Accom-
plished the truly hoaourabls
learned wife vertuous C^c,

Be vis Lloyd Efq.

Eternal
Health be v/ifhed.

IVohld havtpH know^ thaf t
love and honor j oh beyond ex-
frejfion^ndjballferve yon in
Art and Nature tomyfower^I

haveprefumed to make yon om

7n the number of my Noble Patrons^ hecanfe I
hear the vpicl^dnefs offome VulpitVolititi-
ans incejfantly ragewg againfi my ferfon
which they never farVy nor perhaps mil fte^
thefefophijiical Sicophants contend dgainji
me continnally with bitter hatred^ envy and
Mificc.withQHt 0^y provocation on my pari

The Epiftle Dedicatory.

one ^^ry frmdly tpith a full month and iouci
t)Oke dfperfed mc with Atheifme m St.Pau'i
Church in bu morning Sermon the eight cj
May^ before the Lord Mayor and others^ A-
mo^fld fremifcHOHs fecplc^ Railing againji
the Rofie Cruchm^who Art and Nature uni
tcd.^Others in C&ffee difcotrrfe and jiinkjn^
pHoak^ofTohaccd did fill the ears of the Ig-
norant with my infa??iy others in fubliqut
and private ajj'emblie^^ I heai' do injligatt
the Duks^ Princes and Peers of England d^c
ngainjt me^ But tny Religion being fnlliped.
I would have yon kftow my Philofofly is it
l^now God himfelfthe worker of all things ^^
topaff into him by a whole Image of li^enej
(as by an EJfential Contract and bond)wher
by jve may be transformed and made as Cod
As the Lordfpake concerning MoCgs^ faying
i have made thee the God ofpharoah^ this
the true Rofie Crucian Philofephy of wonder
ful worS{s^ that they understand not^ the Ke
thereof is the intellect: for by hew much high
tsr things we understand withfo much th
fublzmer vertnes arc we endowed^ and J
much greater things dowort{^^ and that mot
tafily and efrcatioujly But our intelled bein
includedin the Corruptible flep^tnlefs itfia
ixce^dthe f9ay of thcflejf) and obtain aprt

TheEpiftle Dedicatory.

per Nature^ cannot he united ta thefe venues-
(for like to like) A7id ts in fearching intQ
the Rofie Crucian^^ref/ of God andNaturQ
altogether in effi cations ^ for it is no eajie
thing for us to afcend to the Heavens^for h&vip
JImU he that hath loji hi mf elf in Morrd Dujb
and ajfjes^find God. HovpJIoall he apprehend
fpiritual things that is fwallowed up infiejh
and blond^ can n/an feeGod and live^ t^hdl;
fruit fijall a grain of Corn bear if it ha
notfirji dead^for we mujl dye ^I fay dye to thi^
world^ and to the flep^ and all fences andt^
the whole man Animal^ roho would enter int^
thefe clofets offecrets^ Not hecaufe the bady
isfeperatedfrom the foul J)nt bccaufethefonL
leaves the body^ of which death S,??.\}\ wrot
to the CoUoflians : ye are dead and your life
IS bid with Cht iji : And elfewhere hefpeakf
more clearly ofhimfelfj ik^ow a Many wke-^
t her in the body or out of the body I cannot td^
God k^ows^ caught up unto the third heaven
d^cJfay by this death pactions in the fight ^
God we muft dye which happens to few : and
not always^ for very few whom God love s^and^
are vertuous are madefo happy. A&d firif
thofe that are horn^ not of fiefi and blmd^
1 Jht ofG&dlfecondty thofe that are dignified
hytbeblefied afiifianctofAngek md ^^^^

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The Epiftle Dedicatory,

th^ rower of 'Nature Influence ofTlanets^ and
the Heavens and vertues of the figures and
ideas at their birth^noro this I humbly intreat
^m^ that you he net ntifiak^ concerning me
asij I at any time having received fuch di-
i)ine things jJjould boajt of them toyon^ er
Jheuld arrogate any fuch thing to mjijelf^ or
could hope to have them granted to ?ne^ Al-
though 1 have hitherto keft ^yfelf unmarry-
ed and free from the company of a woman ^
yet I have been a fouldier following the Ar-
mies of the King^ and in other Countries con-
fecraied with mans kloud^ and expofed to alt
the hlajis of jnconfant fortune^^being crof-
Jid in my fief) in the world and worldly afairs
and therefore coidd not [obtam thefublimc
Gifts af the Immortal God. But I would be
iiccounted a dirc&or^ who always waiting at
the dor es fide ws to others which way they mttfi:
go^ And here I prefent my f elf your tnoji hum-
hlefervant and honour ef

May the (yth

An Apologue for an Epiiogue

A Bout the year 1648 we Studied
Aftronancy and Geomancyj and writ
the Harmony of the World in two Books^
the firft Printed for Mr. Brome with the
Tern fie oiWifdome at his houfe \t\Ivy-Lane^
The Holj Gnicie^ Elhavarenna ^ being an
Introduction to the Rofte Crucian philo-
fophy^ and diverdy Compiled in thefc
BookS;, in (hort words^ yet fufficient for
thofe v/ho are wife^ fome of thefe things
are written Methodically, fome without
order pur pofely fome things are delivered
by fragmentSj fome things are even bid
and left for the fearch of the wife^ who
more acutely contemplating thefe ihings
which are written^ and diligently fearchiqg
(the Harmony oi thQlForld^thtTer/ipledi^
Wifdome^ and the Holy Guide) may obtain
the Compleat rudiments of the Rofte
Crucian Philofophy and alfo infallible
experiments: and if you defire to ftudy
thele Books, keep filence and Conftantly
conceal within the fecret clofet of your
Religous breaft; fo holy a determination 5
B for

An Afolognefor an Epilogue.

for ( as Taphthartharath iaith ) to publiili
to the knowledge of many an Art wholly
fille<i with fo great Majcfty of the Deity,
is a fign of an Irreligious fpirit^ and
Divine Vlato Commanded that holy
and fecret mifteries (hould not be made
publique to the people^ rjthagoras -^nd
Frophir/ confecrated their followers to a
leligious Silence^ The Rojie Crucians with
a certain terible ^.uthority of religion.
dja= exaft :mi oath ()f filence from thofe
they initiate to the Arts of Aftromancy
Geomancy ScTelcfmaticall Imagcs^becaufe
by them the dead are raifcd to life^ by
them they alter change and amend bodies
cure the defeafed prolong Life^ preferve
Health, renew youth in old folke, make
dwarfs grow great men^ make fools and
Madmen wife and vertuous^ deftroy the
power ofwritchsjby thefe Arts they make
men. fortunate in play ^ law fuits love^
vhdioxj over enimies, inHorfe Races in
C-ameiagj. in Merchandize vix^d at Tea.
fileneing the violent waves^ by thefe Arts
they know all things and refolve all mannei
©f queftions prelent or to coma as faith

rm

An AfologntfoY an Epilogne,

YOh that admirers are ofvertm^Siay
Confider well what Itayonfiallfay^
JButjOH^ that f acred laws contemn^ profham
Away from hence^ return no m4>re again^
But thoH O my Engemus whofs mind is high
Obftrve my words d^read them with thine eye^
And them within thy f acred hreaji repone
And in tkyjeurny thinly ofGvd alone^
Jhe Author of all things that cannat die.

of whom we now J/jali Treat ■

And Engenius The odidaftus Proclaims
Bcata Pulchra comes^ hence^ hence^ all ye

(^prophane
iheodidutus cryes^ ^from her grove refrain*

Now in celebrating the holy mifteries
tif Helier Beaton^ and Beata Pulchra they
only were admitted to be initiatedjE^/^ew/z/i'
Jheodidactus proclaiming the prophane
vulgar to departjof thefe goddefles you may
read at Large in bur Temple oiWifdome'-) in
Efdras we read this precept concerning the
Cabalifticall fecret otthe Hebrews declared
in thefe verfes, thou (halt deliver thofe
Books to the wifemen of the people^ whofe
hearts thou knoweft can comprehend them
and keep thofe fecrets, in i^tTempU o^lV7f
riomr you fee obfcure Figures of Aftromancy

and

Ah Apologue for an Epilogue.

and Geomancy^ whereunto isadded the aI"
phabet of Angels or writing and Language
of Haevenj affording compendious words
partly by Starrs^ Charafters fet in manner
of a wheel thick ^ the reading thereby
being defended froiB the Curlofity of the
prophane ^ therefore my worthy
Schollers in this fcience be filent^ and hide
thofe things which are fecret in Religion^
for the promife of filence is due to Religion
as Tertullian affirms but they which do
Othcrwife are in great dangers Now con-
cerning thefe ftcrets my Ingenious
difftplesj would tell you^if it were lawful!
to tell you^ you fliould know all^ if it were
lawfuU to hear it ^ but both eares and
tongue would contraft the fime guilt of
ralli curiofity, the divine Goddefs

( of Cod
Hefter Heatcn j7;;^/ m thofe verfesthe power
the Heavens loves Roiall Vallace^ he's King
Fountain vert H€ and God of every things
Be is omnipoteftt^ and in his breji
Earths-water ^fire^and aire do take their reji\
Both night and day^true vpifdon/e withfweet

C Love
Are all contei?i'd in this vafl hnlkc of love
Bis neckband glorious head if yon would fee
behold the Heavens high^ and Mi]efty

Jhe

An Apolognefor an Efilogue

7he glorious Razes of Stars do reprefent
His golden lock^^and's head adornamenU
And again (he fings elfe where to her
friend EngeniHsTheodidaCius^
Bright Thehus and the Mom^are the two eyes
Of this great Jove hy which all things^ he

(ifpies
His head which predicts alibis placd itk sk^j
From which no Noyfe canwhifper fecretly
ttpierceth all'-, hk body vaji extends
IBoth far and wide^ and k^ows no bounds

( nor ends
ihefpatioHs Airs hk breath Jhis wings the wind
By which hefiyesfarfwtfter then the mind
His belly is our Mother Earthy whofwells
Into huge Mountains^ whom the Ocean fills
And Circles^hfsfeet are the rocks andjiones
which ofthk globe are the foundations
Thisjove under the Earth conceals all things
And from the depth into the light them brings.

This goddefs coinniands fecrefie^ an^
iheodorus the Tt\igick Poet 5 when he
would have reforccd foinething of the mi-
fterks of the Jen;/ Scripture to the abhored
.icl:ions and deeds of harlots and villains
uppon the ftagc was deprived of fighr^
ard the Joiirnimca Traitors or Tailors in
their nativities^ Almanacks^ and monthly
C pr-ediftiOD^

An Afologucfor aYiEpiloju^uc,

Pj:€di<!:tions verfcsaod obfervationsagainft
their Sacred Ma jeftyes King Charles the firft
and fetond and the Duk^oi Buckinham are
now deprived of triuh^ and they cannot
writcorpredift any thing againltthis Divine
government^but lies 8c my difciples concur-
red the diipleafure of Beata Vulchra and
Heller heatm^lccsLuic they interpreted the
fb£mm£na, of Nature. from the Harmony of
the Worlds The Temple oiWtfdome^dXiA the
Holy Guide Sc pubhfned them^ they dream-
ed next thatthc gcddelles Hejier Heatan and
ISeata Vulchra (tood inC whores habits betore
the Brothell houfe and they wrathfuUy an-
fwered their admiration^that they were by
them violently drawn from their modefty 8<
proftituted every where to all common^ by
which they are admonifliedthatthe cerimo-
nies of the Gods ought not to be divulged ^
THhagoras Socrates Plato Arifioxenns kept
the M fteries of God and nature in violable^
but rlotwHs as Vorfhiry relates, broke the
oath whichhe made to his MaiicvixAmmonjus^
and pubhfhed his MKtericsJor the punifh-
xnent of his tranfgrcfiion he was burnt with
lightnings and confumed alive to his bones
with Lice^ our Saviour Chriji alfo him-elfe
while he lived on Earthy (poke after thr.t
manner and fafhion. that only the more in-
timate Apcftks ihould uuderfond the

miftcry

AnAfologuefor anEplogus

mi(iery of the word of God, but the other
(houldperceive the Parables onlyiComman-
ding moreover that holy things (hould not
be given to dogs.nor pearly caft to fwine, I
would alfo warn you Readers of the Bar"
mony of the World^ The Temple of Wtjomt
and the Holy Cnidt^ that even as the Oivine
powers deteft publique things and profane,
and love fecrecy : So every Rq^iq Cruican
experiment fleeth the publique, feeks to be
hid^is (lengthened by filence but is deftroy-
ed by publication,neither doth any complent
effeft follow after all thefe things fufFer lols^^
when they are powredinto prating> andin^
credulous mindes^ therefore itbehpveth a
Phylofopher^if he would get fruit from this
Art, to be fecret, and to manifeft to none,
neither his work nor place, nor time,neither
his defire nor will unlefs either to a Mafter
or partner or Compaion,who ought alfo to
be faithfall beleiving filent,and Digified by
nature and education : Seeing that even the
prating of a companion, his incredulity and
unwoi thinefs hindreth and difturbeth the
efFed of every operation , we have now
delivered this Harmony of the worlds The
Temple of Wifdomc and the Holy Guide^ in
fuch a manner^thatit may not be hid from
the prudeat and intelligent, and yet may
not admit wicked' and incredulous^ men
C 2 to

'Aif Afologuefor anEfiioguc

to the Miller ies of the Rofic Crucian
Philofophy but leave them deftitute and
aftoniflied, in the (hade of ignornnce and
defperatioD^ you therefore fons of wifdomc
and Learning fearch diligently in the
Harmony of the world^ The ^temfle. of
Wjfdome and the Holj Guid ^ gathering
together our difpcrfed intentions, which
in divers places wc have propounded and
what is hid in one place^ we make manifeft
in another 3 that it may appear to you
wife mcn^ For, for you only have we
writtcttj whofe mind is not corrupted but
regulated according to the right order
of living, unmarryed, who in Chaftity and
honeftvjand in found faith fear and reve-
rence of God : whofe hands are free from
{m and wickednefs, whofe manners are
gentle^ fober,and Modeft, you only fhall
find out this knowledge conteined in the
JJarmoriy of the World^ The Tewple of
Wifdoffie and the Holy Gnide^ which is pre-
ferved for you, and the fecrets which are
hid by. many enigmas cannot be perceived
but by wife men, which when you (hall
pbtaip the vrhole fcience of the invincible
Hefic Cruciin difcipline will infinuate it
felf unto you and thefe vertues will ap-
pear to j^ou^ which, the KoJJq Crnchns^

who

An JpohgtteforanEpilcgne

-^

who wrought miracIeS;> obtained, but yee
envious Tailors or unworthy ScorpionUts^
Cajumniatorsj fns of b.'ft? ignoraace.,
Journimea Traiturs/oolifc wrirers of x\lp>a-
nacks and other lemdnefs, that deceives
them that truft him^ railing dowa right
and with ftudied lyes difparages our
perfon, that was fo kind to » hena a.'i. to lend
them ten pound in Gold and had lent them
100 /.if we had nbt found Them of an
ungrateful! ill Nature, we fcorn to fpeak
how much our love was to the fending
and giving great gifts, Thef^ in requitall
Provoke men to anger, and qaarrell^ and
pick words to advantage, and if any man
invite them to fight, then begargly coward-
like run to Law, and bring falfe witnefles
to juftifie their deceitfall devic.s^ to get
money And fo fome of thefe Afirologicals^
live,at this Leud rate being not worthy ot
any regard, But faith a poet.

Since by thy late lojl love, I havefimd^ut^
ihyfrindppsfamd like the Common rouV-y
Who prife mens y^orths at an 'vncenfiant rate
Juji as theyfe them raifed orprefd byfate^

When we look uppon his naturall pa-
rents, Kindred, and relations, add cQufider

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^ An ApoUguefor an EpiUgne,

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his education, we incited muft give him his
due title i e. a man that by his own in-,
duftry and a little inftradtion ( of an
Aftrologer and our felf J hath obtained
knowledge in Aftrology and Geomancy
and can make an Almanack &c. but he is
fo envious fcandalous and malitious againft
others , that it clouds his better parts. The
late years of tirany admitted flocking wea-
vers Shomakes, Millers*Mafons3 Carpenters,
Bricklaiers Gunfuiiths Porters, Butlers &c.
To write and teach Aftrology and PhiGck,
and what a noyfomc fpavvn of brates, ( as
Mr. 'ialbot calls them) are generated of the
Frothy brains of thefe illegitimate fcriblers,
that went a whoring after the prefs, and
railed againft Monarthy and all men,&can-
not yet love one another, we forbid thefe
to come nigh our writings for they are your
emmies and ftand out a precipice, that ye
may ere and fall head long into mifery;
if any therefore through his incredulity or
dulntfi of intelleft, doth not obtain his
defire let him not impute the fault of his
Ignorance to us, or fay that we have erred,
orvvritten falfely and:lied,but lethim accufe
himfelf, who underftandeth not our wri-
tings for they arO obfcure, and covered
wjthdivei's mdfteriesj by tli which it will
''• • • cafily

An Afologtiefor anEplagne

eafily happerr^ that many may ere and loole
their fenle, therefore let no man be angry
with usj for we are envious againlV no
man^but have folded wp the truth rf this
fcience with many Enigmaes^ and difper-
fed it in divers places^ for we have not
hidden it from the wife bm from thevviek^
ed and undgodly asid have delivered it in
fuch words which neceflarily blind tf.e
foolifhj and eafily may admit the wife to
the underftanding of them thus being wiU^
ingto teach any ingenuous man forai osjx
Vergln pallace m

May, 9 1664-

John HETDam.

C 4

To the moft accoplisht philofc-
pher and learned Secretary of Nature^
Mr John Hey don on his ElhuvurennA or //4-
magHleh Hampaa^eah. The Harmony of the
World, Tne Temp/e ofWiJdome, The Holy
dridi^ Gcia Jmperulia, The Idea of the Law y
and his other Admirable works written about
17 years fincc, that are now PubJiflied.

"jM^Om? the ^its do fully ^ a»d attempt your guard i

O' how Jour hufie brain doth hetiT c^ Vizard ;
T^dly and r fit/7 f ore ei rent \ andreUeve^
Double rgferves^ and the^ 4« o>tfet give ( fire

Xjtkf marfhdl*d Ihu.isicr bad^^d^tth fl/ames of
Storr/js mixt Wtthfiormes [p^JfioK with globes of Ire
Tetfo well dijt:ipLind n-at ludgment ftill
SryAid^ and not rafht Gemmifftonated rvill
"^o; rvords injvu k^jOrv order ^ ume^ and place ^
The ififiant of a Ch.^rge^ er when to face
\Mhen to per [tie aduAntage and whereto halt
y^hen to draw of^a^id where to re-afiault
Sf^ch fure Commands fireams from yon th^t ^tU ^ne
yt^ithyoti to VAjqutp} as to look uppon
So that jour rutn*d Foesgroveltng confefs
lour coyicjueflswete therrfate and happineft
Nor was tt here your bufmeffe to war ,

Withferreign Artiftsx But thy Active fl^r
Pothceurfe a h^me bred mifi-^ aAfirology
^fsdfheVP its guilts degress^ therein a lie

Ii»r^ Simple men abafe it and Geomamy
I challenge alt agawft ^them can (ay
Sentence ex fell tktm^ And letjoftr fun
jin everlafting fiage in honor run
By that its motion to theeje of wan
yNaveftillin ^ ^omfleat a Mirtdio»»

March 2 5 th

at JO Ti A.M

Sir. KcppIeDrue Baronet

and Law-ycr Mr. JohnHevdon-

THiS IS no IVanton Gallant that lief
Angling for babies in hisMifiriis eyes^
Andthink^theris no heaven lik^ a bale of
Six horfes and a Co/ich with a device (. djrc^^

^caj} of Laconics, M7d a L,dy - Btrdy
An Oath infafhion and a gutldedjvjord^
Jhatftnoak^Tobacco with a face wfr^me
Jttidfpeak^fierhaps a line offfnce to th^fame^.
T'hatjleefs afabbaoth overtn his bed
And if his Play-hookj there willfloop toread^
Doth kifs its hand^ and Congey aJa-mode^
A^tdrvhiff the nights approaching bolt abroad^
Unlejs his honour s worships rents not come,
Sohefahftck^^ and frvears the farrier home I
Slf^ if his rare devotion fwell fo high
7 0 waft an honr-Glafs on Ditintty ,
Tis but to make the Church his Stage^ thtreby
To blaz.i' the Taylor tn his Rthaldry
A]kbut the Parrot when his dtftrefs fhall falL
Lilian Arm'd man upp^n him, where are ally
T^ho^e rofe bads of his Tout h, thofe anti^ne tojesy
j^herein htfportedout his previous dayes-^
ffVhai comfort heColleEhsfron^ Hawkjr How^d^
Or tf among ft his l^offfr hours he found ^
^0 of a thoufand to redeem that tims
^mfh' d^ and loft^or ever ijrhis pnme^

Or if he d;r$Am*d of an eternal blifs^

And f^CArs God damn him he ntre ihiUght of this^

Bat like the Epkure ador*d the day

Jhatfhin^drofe uv to eat anddrtnk and FUy ;

7h^ mortffrightlj Element of pure fire

Above that gallant doth advance tkts higher-

This Author's Noble great and wfe

Bit Soul aloft hoth f oar above the fkies.

To God himjelf^ And rvhats to come he knows j

So to prevent impendent dangers (h ewes ;

Sure J ove defcended in a Leaden fho'^re

To get his Perfeus ; hence the fatal fo^er^

Of Taylors Almanicks; Planets thus AlHU

Fear ta commit an Art of Parricide.

Go on brave Sir^ and let the world (^onfefs^

Toti are the greater worldy and that the Lefs.

Thomas RevellEfq^

To his mod: Honoured friend Mi.JohfiHey-
don upon his moft Excellent Philolophy*

Here^ here is philofophj; here you may read
Horv long he world (hull Uve^nndw^tnt(kall
Oh' horv I Am raft when IcontemfUte thee ( bhe^
And wind my [elf above all that /fee
Tardon great: ftrfor the Afirohgicali Crew,
GtHn^wheig made Bankrupt in the fc ales withjot^,
Thefptrit of your lines ^ i»ff^f^ ^-fi^^;
Like the war Ids foul,\\>hich wakes me thmafpire,
Ashe who in his Chracter of light
StWd Gods fliadow, made it fare more bright
Bf an Eclipfefo glorious : Itght is dim
And M black nothing ^hen Compared to him^
S§ tis rlluflrious to be Heydons fool
Anda Jitfi trophee to be made his fpoile
Hefpan's the Heave;a and Earthf axd things above
And which ismore jojn l^aturcs with there love^
He' s proof agnirtfir th* art tilory of verfes
yS horn neither Btlbo^ ner invention peirces
Tof^^r fureinchanted Si ry your double free
Trem Aftrologers and th're fqaibbed 'Toetry^
Tor A ne'^Q E^fi beyond, the Stars J fee.
ff%re Breakj the day of thy Divinity^
He makes me Earthy Now a liar a^d tbeny
A Spirit : Nowafiar and Earth Again -^
He Crowns mjfoHl )^ith fire and their doth (hine^
But like the Rainbow tn a cloud of mine,
Vyko fees this fire witlmtt his Afafk, hu eye
Mufi: need befwAlhwed by the Light and dye ;
Aiigolt 4.th ac
lun ^^ i<5^3. Charles Potter Eiq>

To the moft accomplisht Philofo-
pher and learned Secretary of Nature,
Mr. Jdhn Hey don on his Elhavareuna or Ha^
ntagfileh Hat^pd^fteah. The Harmony of the
Florid, The TimpkofFf'ifdomey The Holf
Gmde. The Idea of the Law^

\A Oft Learned Sir, h rather were my part,
^^■^At difiafice to adn^ire net here infert
'ihcfe rtiflick^lwes^which merit cannot raife ^
What Mortals able to fet out thy praife ?
The Deity's in cxpticable, fo «re you
%/€llthatyott write we mnfl confefs is true,
Z^nlifs we have C'^^ym^ra^s in our btdn
And what ^e do not knew is falfe maintain^
We m^y deny Roidc ^XPerfia doth Ji and
Say Huphr&tes no 'i\iV€r^ Affrica no Land^
Though curious you^havc from thofe places cocie
\<Smlf\: we our Ignorance do hug at home
T'he icorld and all therein y oh know fo well
The great Qtbz\h of H^zvc^ and knidks of WA
Thativs rnxyfafely affi/mif thaf yoapleafe
Yotican another world make with m^ch eafe^
All that Dame Nature has, you kaow ani mot^^
For (he to make you rich is now grown poor
All that I fear ; th fates will call y oh hence
Nature depofe^ Aud place yon on her bench
Your knowledge isfo great it may contrcnl^
Mtr: worlds then one. And allyour wit can rale,

Majcb itf die T: » Tlion;*> Tillirn a Phr^fophcr by

i^ ^.o r* M idJr4. i:recorh- Duk?of Buckinghatn-

To his Loving Ingenious friend Mr. John
Beydon upon his Uarmony of the IVorld^
Temple ofVyt^dcme^ and Holj Gv.ide &c.

%^ICareiefs Phrafe attd words tktt Ije l^egleCled

This vert tie httvc^ that thefi not befn/ftUed
OittkfTS: nfay over praifeyoar BookJJor we
Tfef^^ f/»/;<5/ often over -rated fee)
S^ tx^at I write mil ^qttt dtflant Ije^
Frtm folijht "^it^andfervtle Flattery^
l^tStfrom a bruifed O^yjays Maro, breed ,
"^fti^y^M draw honej from a * TaCtcr'd weed
Wteborrow'd of you Goid,/^ doth complain
J^^Mf^ of poverty^ ^hofe empty ^rattt^ 'an envloiTs
^St^fti-reithp.o'^-p'i^t Planets by thi gUjs Alman-
jifmL when th "Hat ivity'^s done its poor aUs ackMa-
£)iO^ mvf theie utricles of your pregnant brain ^f^L.^^
SiVt birth to a brave man iffnes wtthotit pain ^^\ ^^^j-
Siftjjef^jottr Pfit'sfo pure^yoHr ; brafefo clean my <i
Isttrpncf fo weighty that each lines a chain ^" ^•
O/r <^<tld 'trvtxt Jupiter Hifraael and the Gods^
MetOJty and Mars that are now ai odds
Toetr BookJJil^e a young true born Eagle may
BehUthe ff<H in publtck^at noon daj.

CoSricn May 1 3

^Mc.^.M. FrederickTalhot Eiq,

To his honoured Friend Mr. ^ohn

Hey don on bis moft excellent pnnciples of
Pbilofophy, in The Harmony ofthcfVorld^ Th
Temple of fVifdorf^^ The Holy Gtiid^ Hamegttlch
Hawpa.weah^ Elhavdreunay OctA Imperials and
the Idea of the Law \ all wricce.n near 17 years
fince, and by Gods Providence now printed.

\^OMyou thofe Pillars /^f (jthd[e %eliques)y'at
{%Hins (?/time and knowledge] Scch didfave^
From the impetnotis Sea, when waves T»ere aII^
And all were waves, within thefe Pagesfmall;
Yeu'l ^nd ther/i in their atttiem Luftre(him^
Not ccKnterfeit^ hnt rich and m^xfcHline,
Or what Egyptian Sages fcmetimefei^
In their ?3ipyYU8 books {Roi^lsvaftly great)
TYhtlfi Arts drJ Letters v7ere no common tbing'^
But Preifts and Poets Princes were ^nd Kin^s^
E're Learning^ a Ludibrium became
To the atfdaffiouJ Rout []^; hapelefsjhame '! ]
^>f Sacred Pace z/^/g-^^r Thumbs could foil
I'Joe-ncefetding ^/<y<r/^Sedicions lamp withoile.

i?)?^^/ (Monuments of banifh^d winds)do Uvei,
And {tffrom pftre Miner va*8 borfi) f$trvive
When tit/es^trjt{.mphs^ Archs Name^ hcome
Silent ith^ rnivs of a rum^d tembe^
?^^^f« Scipio's, Pompey^s, Cxfar^s Larftehmaj
B7 long [uccefs of "^afiing years decay ^
Good Bo&kj (ficrKal produBs 9fthe br/ih
Not onelj live but may ^rowfre(h a^-f-t^
March 26 1664 ""W. SmithMaRerof Arts

<^ hio J M^ of CUre Hull in

A Catalogue of thofe things contained in
riiefe Bookes

FirftBook.
M ihc white Elixir of ^ic^ilmr

2 The white ferment

3 ihe red Elixir of Mercury alone

4 7he red Ferment

5 ihe Jccurtation of the red Elixir

6 ihe fhifcall and Akhimicalltin^ure of
thered Lion and the glue of the Eagle.

Second Book.
X 7he Elixir of Copper
1 Of Augmentation andprojcBion
3 Of the Blejfedjione or Elixir of Life
and of its vertue^ and alfo of Malleable glafs

Third Book.
. I ihe Elixir ofSaturne white and red
and alfo of Jupiter

7 The Abreviation of ihe wor^ of Saturri

3 ihe Elixir of Mars

4 A port VPor\of the Phifcall and Alchi-
micall Tinfiure

5 The Magijiry ofPearlef

6 7he Cowpojition ofCarbnnJ^cs

7 Of Minerail tileUrufn

8 ihe Explanaiion of ihe Vhilofophcrs
words when iheyfptak^ of the tenth number
jf herein thejione is perfeBed and alfo the
wonderfull Secrets of the animi^Il ftone with
^twoother of his workj

THE

LIFE

O F

John Hey don

The Sod of .
FRANCIS 2ind MART HETDOH

l^o\ioi SidmoHth \nt>evonJbire*

Ohn Hey don is not bafely but
Nobly defcended^Thc An-
tiquaries derive them from
Julius Heydon the King of
Hungary and mfifbalid^
that were defcended from
that noble family oicafar Hy'^^^inR.ome^
and fince in this Royal Race the line run
down to the Honorable Sr. Chrijiopher
Heydon oi Heydon near Northmch Sr. Johfi
Heydon htc Lord Lieutenant of the Kings
Tower of London^ and th e noble Chandlers
in fTorfejUrSin of the Mothers ^^e

The Life of

which line fprcad by Marriage into De-
vofipire^ among the Cplljns^ Duckj^ Drucf
and Bears^ he had one Sifter 'named Anve
li^don^ who dyed two years iincej his Fa-
ther and Mother being, yet hvin g : He was
born at his Fa timers Houie \n Grccn-Arbour
London^ and Baptized at-iSc. Sepulchres
and fo was his Sitter^ and Sbth in thc^fifth
and fjvcnth years of the Reign of King
cA/ir/ej thdFirftj he waJs educated in War-
rpickJhhezmon^\\\$ mpthej-s friends^ and
Jo careful were they to keep him arid his
fifter from danger and to their Books^ that
they had; one continually to wait ,uppi>
them.3. both to the School and at home.
,,. , He wa^' Commended by Mi.'johuDemm
JaisTtit<;>r iiri -X^r^e^/c^ toMY, George Linacre
'^,i\^{\.,hf/CojightoTr^ vyher^ he learned the
• tiatTt|e arid Greek tongues,' the War at this
tlmebegari to moleft th'^^Univcrfities of this
T^atiop 5 He was tlip Articled to Mr*
Mtc,Te:ley an Atturney of Cliffords Inne
J with eighty pound 5 that at five years end
.he (liovld be fworn before Chief Juftice
^^iC^//, now being vcrry young he apply-
,^|eu his inincie to Learninc,, and by his happy
wit ()btained great knowledge in all Arts
and Sciences^ afterwards alio he followed
£h,e Armies of the King;, in<^ for his valour

Comrnrin-

John Hcydon.

Commanded in the TroopSj when he was
bytheie means famous for Learning and
ArmSj he Travelled into Spain ^ Italy^ Ara^
bia^ Mgypt and Perjia^ and gave his minds
to writings and Compofed about 20 years
ll ce The Har^jontj of the IVorld m two
Booksj The 'Temple of ^tjdome in three
Eookj The Holy Guide in (ix Books^E/ArJz/^-
reii72a in one )^ook^Hampaneah Hummegukh
in one Book. Ocia twperialia in one Book,
The idexi of the Lavp^ The idea of Govern"
ment^ The idea of lyrannji in three parts.
The Fundament d Element so f Aiorrd Thy*
lofophy^ Volicy^ Government andtVar^ ^c^

Thefe Books were written near 20 years
fince.and prefervcd by the good hand of
God in the CuRody of Mr.T/>^w^/ Heydon^
Sr. '^ohn Banmer^ Si\Iia!ph Freman^ and
St. Richard Tern, le during theTy rants time,
firft one had the Books^ then another, &€«.
And at laft at the Command of thefe Ho-
nourable Learned, and va'iant Knights they
'vvere Printed,

He wrote many excellent things^ and
performed m^ny rare experim.ents in the
Arts of Aftromancy and Geomancy &Co
but efpecially eighty one^ the firfi: upon the
Kings Death, Prediftcd in^^r^ti^by him
to his FriendSjThe fecond upon the lofl'es of
A a the

ihc l7]c of

tW^lS:.v.g?i\:i'/i.rceJhr Predidtcd at ihaurk
in rerfa, the rhiTcl Predifted the D'^ath
of (liver €roww:lI \u Lambeth houle
to many Peifonsof Kcnour mcnnoncd in
hisBooks, the tl.nirth he wrote of the over-
throw of Lambert^ and of the Duke of Al-
hjwarle h^s bringing again iftheKingto
his happv^ Countries^ and gave it to iVla jor
Chriftophcr Lerkctihead a Goldfa:ith at the
f" tiz\\oih)' F cttcr liTte end in Holhorn^ the
fitrh prccanticn or Predifiion he gave
t rhisHir^hnefs "iYxDuk^o^ Euckjnfrhamxwo
'Moneths before^ the evil \vas pra&ifed: And
:iis Enemy AhrakdPi Goodman lies now in
the Tower for attc m ting the death of that
^^ob!e Prince.Tht fix:h for Count Gramont
when he v/as baniflied into England
by the King oiFrance^wnA heprediftcd by
theArt ofAflroniancy sind Gcomancy the
Kings receiving cf h.im again into favor and
of his marriage to the Lady Harz/elton, The
fcventh forDukc^^iv «////?«// a Peer o\Gtrma-
ny that the Emperoiir fent to him.vvhen the
Turk had an Army againfthim^ and of the
death of the Pope the refl: are in his Bookf,
And therefore by thefe Monuments the
name o^Heydon for his variety of Learning
was famous not onely in EtfgLfjd^ but alfo
?nmanv oth^rN^nons inr^ which bis Books

are

jonntieycion,

are Tranfiated* j^nd it feema foaiething
difficult to dctei-iiiir'if, whether the (bphi-
ftication oi: irathp or the tucus of errors iiath
of late years been the' more Epi.demicai
cheat in Printj it beirgiuScitntly netori-
cnis how. this gcneratiGD'ut ^Taylors Al-
nianacks^the uadirrAvit^g^^-'a whoring after
the Prefsj and what a noyfoorie fydvjn of
Brats arc generated of the froth c/fHlegite-
mate Brains, not kfs numerous then U^url-
ous^that neither their male content Parents-
nor Religicn, Law, ReafoOj nor Charity
are able to maintain.And although WixJjob^i
Hey don ^ works be uf a moie generous ex--
tracti'-m^ yet they are vt./?y far frcnr. Com-
plementing thcmlelves with the leafi: vain
hopes of exem;ption from thofe cenfures
wl/icii are common to all n-en^ It is worth
an A(terii>k to obfcrve how^, infeazablejt
hath been in all ages for the m.oftinn-v cent
to efcape this Corrcftio ^ Divine Vlato that
Prince of Phylofophers isaccufed for being
tooconfufed and hr method ical^ Vrrgilhy
lome is counted but a ihallow and weak
wittedPoet, and by others ch.arged as rf.
he were whoh beholding to Homer for h:s
works, and Homer himfelf is derided by
Horace^ as if he were toodrowfiea Poet,
Vemojih^ncs could not pkafe Maran

rr^.fll^i^

ihe lijt of

7uUiHs in all things, Trogas Tomfcius doth
accufe Jjtiis Livius his Orations of tictions
,and talfirieSj Seneca was Nic-n?nicd and
called Lin^e without Sand f, Tliny is com-
pared to a turbulent River that tafteof
many things but digcfts fcvr, Berr/ies is cal-
leu b)' fome the dark King, ioiiie affirme
ZoroajUr had no depth of Judgement.

All Aftrologicall Taylor accufes Coy tie-
hm Agriffa Kt. J hn Htydor?^ Appolonjusy
and "iritcmms of inventing licw and tirangc
principles in Phylpfcphy D. '^romi is rcpro*
vcd for inconllancy and inltabiiity of
Judgement: And }^\x. Moor and Eugafius
Thilakt hes {oY thcix too much fubtilty in
feme things^ Mr. Hobs is thought too full
of rvcuifon ]•! his Religion^ and the Lord Ve-
rulam is taxed for the length of Learnings
Taracclfusih ciwyji^d for hard words , Sir
Kenth; Digby isccnfuredby l.ho, Vaughan
£>i\Bcirloi.v for his tedious diftinclions, Des
Cartes tor the perplexity of hisMrthod^Lmd
in a wcrd tliefe very learned and mcft ex-
cellent FlalofopheisPhifitions and Divines
ithat by theprotounJncfs of their Judge-
ment and fplendqr of their Eloquence have
fo illu(trai:ed the three Kingdom.es as that
they have left the world Juft caufe of their
Admiradonj no hopes of Imitations even

thofe

John Heydoa.

thefe have not cfcaped the lite MTffepfe'r
hcnlionsfor in the late yxTas, invedtiyes
have been written agaiqft thefe naen^ yef
who more learned then Sir Ktmlme Digby^
more eloquent then Dr BarlorVj who more
witty then McMore and Eiigtmm phiiale^
thes^ who more acute then Mr. Bobs \vh^
more free and Hucd then Lord Vernlam^
who more delightful and (■itisfadory then
Cyego}y:\ndGa^ercll^ who more profolmd
in jt^hilofophy then • Henry Agrifpa Knight^
who more Candid and ingenious then Ro-
ger CEjira^ge^who more clear and tranfpa-
rcnt then Paracelfus^vjho morediftinct then
Vincent Wirjg^divA(\ACcmdi then DxAVallif
yet all thefe in their rcfpeflive and incom-
perable works have mcc with the laid un-
due repreheniions. If his works therefore
(ball chance to meet with fome wafpifli hu-
mours^ let him confider the Climate ^ Nor
is it more then wants a prehdent^ or lefs
then needs a Charitable Conftruftion i
which is the worfi: revenge can poffibly
be executed by fuch as chufe rath-r to luf-
fer then offend IMr. Jon^ m\DOS^ For the
Taylors amongft the Almanack Makers
carp at all the reft and envie all, am.ongfl:
PhilofopherSj Dcfmcretus laugheth at all
things HeraclitHs wxepeth at all things Fyr-

A 4 hfjs

iheLiftof

hitH is iguurant ot all things , and Flat^
knowctU all things^ Diogenes contemncs all
thbgs, This 'jehn Htydon^ fears none, ccn-
tcmntth Doncjis ignorant of nonc^rcjoycah
in nonCj grievts at none, laughes at none is
angry wiih none, but beinghimfelf a Philo-
fcpher he hath taught the way to happincfi
th'c way to long lift 5 the way to healthjthe
Vay to wane young being old, and the way
to rcfolve all manner of Qiicftions^ Frcfcnt
and to Come, by the Rules of Aftromancy
and Geumancyjand how to raife the dead.
He is a man of Midle ftature tending to
tallncfsj a bandfomc ftrcight body an
Ovall ruddy face mixed with a clear white,
his hair of a d;irk flaxen brown colour foft
and curling in rings gently at the ends of the
Locksjhis hands & hngers long and [lender,
bis Icggsand feet well proportioned/o that
to look upon he is a very com pleat Gentle-
man 5 But he never yet caft affeftion on a
womanj nor do I find him inclined to mar-
ry. He is very often in great Ladies cham-
bersj and I believe his modcft behaviour
ther. makes them the more delighted^in
his company^The Princes and Peers not on-
ly oiEngland^hm oi Sfain^ltaly^France and
Ctrmatfy^kui^ dayly to him , And upon e-

vcry occiAiion he ftxweth ftrong parts, a^d

a

John Ueydon.

a vigorous brain, his wiflics and aimcs^ an J,
what he pointeth at, Ipeak. him owner of a
pobVc and generous heart, this Gentkmans
E?:ccllcnt Books are admired by the world
of Lettered men, as the prodigic of thefc
later timesOndeed his works before menti-
oned Cif I am able to Judge any thing J arc
full of the profoundelt learning 1 ever met
withaJl : And I believe 5 who hath well
read and digefted them,will perfwade him-
felf, there is no truth foabfl:rufe,nor hither-
to conceived out of our reach, But man?
wit may raife Engines to fcalc and conquer.
I affure my fclf he is owner of a folid he^d.
and of a (bong generous heart. And if any
fhould queftion my Judgement, they may
read the Coincndations of both the Univer-
fltks^Oxford and Cambridge ^ befides the
learned Jhowas white and 'ihontas RcvclL
Efq, both famous in Kowe and other parts
beyond Sea,that have highly honoured thi$
Gentleman in their Eooks^ yet he bath fuf-
fered many Misfortunes, his Father was fe -
queftered,lmprifoned, and loft two thou-
fand pounds by CremipelLthis Oliver impri-
foned this fon alfo two year Schalf or there-
about in Lambeth'tioMc : For he and his
Fathers Family were always for the King,
And endeavoured to the utmoft his re-

ftoration,

The Life of

ftoration. And indeed the Tyrant was cru-
cltohina^but 'JohnJhurloe his Secretary
was kind to him^ and pittied his curious
youthj And 'jojima Leadheater the Meflen-
ger kept him (^ At his requeft and Mr. John
Bradley s) at his own houfe^ And gave him
often leave to go abroad , but being yet
zealous and adtive for the King, he was a-
gain taken andclapt up in Laf/iocth-WovSa^
in thefe misfortunes it coll him i coc /. and
upwards^ after this fome envious villains
forged Adions of debt againlt him ^ and
put himinprifouj Itfeemsat the bcgin-
ing of thefe mibfortunesj a certain [-larlot
would have him to marry her, but denying
her fuit or that he ever promiied siny Inch
thing, and that he never fpake to her in his
life good or evil^ She dcviild with her con-
federates abundance of mifchitf againft
him .' fee him (he did in fome Gentlemens
company. Many coiirted him to Marry
but he denyed^now there wasleft(nmongfl:
a few old Almanacks , and fcraps of
other m.cns wit) Collected and bequea-
thed unto the world by N/r. Cnlfe (as
his own admired experience) Alice Cnlfe-
fer his widdow, (he hearing of this Gentle-
man that he was an Heir, to a great fortune
Courts him by letters of Love^ to no pur-

pcfc^

John Hcydon.

pofe^ the next vSaint in order was (lie that
calls her felt tne German Prwcefs. But he
flies high and fcoins fach fovvi^ great bc:;rts
the firit of thefe two biefled buds in her Hfe
time cauicd -one Heath toArrcfi: hini^Scano-
ther atter him bid Actions againir hirn^that
he never knew nor heard of.

In this perplexity was he imprifoned two
years, for they did defirc nothing but to
get money, or dcftroy him, for fear if ever
he got his liberty he might then punifh
them, He bei-jg of a Noble Nature forgave
them all their malice and devices againft
him, and fcoras to revenge himfclf upon
fuch pittiful things, Gcd indeed hath done
him the juftice, for this Hsath Coniumcs to
worfethen nothing, and indeed if [ can
Judge or predift any thing ) his Baudy-
houles will be Pawned and he will dye a
miferable difeafed beggar. His Miftris when
he Vy^as very young and a Gierke defired
him to lye withher,but he like Jofeph refu-
fing, (he hated him all her life, God prefer-
ved him from their malice, although one of
thefe ^ lewd women fwore this Gendeman
practifed the Art Magick, flie told Olwer
Cromivell,(hc fa w familiar Spirits come and
go to him in the (hape of Conies, and her
xnaid fwore fhe had often feen them in hi^

Chilmhpi'

i:he Ufe of

Chamber when he was abroad, and fome-
timcs walking upon the houlb top in a
Moon (hine night, and fometiines to viinitli
away into a wall or Aire, nnd yet (he ne-
ver faw him in her life, nor could Ihc tell
what manner ofnian he was. But thefe ito-
rics were not Creditcd^and for all thtfc and
many morcaffliftions and falfc accufaticns,
Inever faw himangry.nor did he ever Arreft
or imprifon any man or woman in allhis life
yet no clyent of his was ever damnifycd in
his fuit.

He was filfly accufed but lately cf writing
a Seditious Book and imprifonedin a Mef-
fengers Cuftody. But his Noble friend the
]^\jk.^oi Buckingham^ finding him innocent
and alwaies for the King he was tlien dif-
charged, and indeed nm glorious Duke
is a very good and jufl: ]udge : and al-
though fome fpeakfiightiv ot: him, heftu-
dies the way to preferve hii King and Coun-
trey in peace plenty and profperity, it is
pitty the King hath no more fach brave
men as he, a thoufand fuch wife Dukes
;isthis ('like Marfhard Thunder, back'd
with flames of firej would make all the
enemies of the King and Chriftendome
Quake, and the Turke flie before fuch
great Generals, in all fubmiffion we hum-
bly

]o\'\n Hey don

bly pray for this Great PvincCj and leave
him CO his pleafure 8c returnto our fubjed.
Johfi Hey don is not of that vain and pre-
fiimptiious Nature as the Taylors that de-
fpife all Artifts even Agnppa^ Appdlonius^
hiore , Vaughan and Trittmins. And
yet they cannot read thefe and many
other Learned Authors they fo impudent-
ly abufe, Rob of their Learning, and con-
vert other mens parts to their own profitj
He lent one Ten pound in Gold, he in re-
quital or return fpeaks illofhim, and pre-
tends to know many admirable Rules
of Gcoijiancy and impertinently addes
them to Nativities, and applyes them io
all manner of Queftions in Aftromancy3 but
his Books being v/rittcn {o long (iace, vii,.
near twenty years by himfelf , their
grecdineft of great maters is difcovered,
and we now know them to be neither
Scholei^ noi* Gentlemen, thefe hang up
clouts with here are . Nativities Calcula-
ted, Qiieftions refolved, andall the parts of

Aftrology taught by us For three pence,

four pence.fix pence^or higher if you-pleafe,
thus are young Apprentices, old women
a4id wenches abufed and that they may be
found,for money ^they tell us the 1 2 Houfcs
Oi heaven in the iign of a Coat of Arms are

to

The Life of

to be let,, when they might indeed fet bills
upon their brazen foreheads, engraven thws,
tier e ape Rotif^s.to be let nnjurnjjljcd^ but
our Author regards notthefc nitn, all their
(candals forgeries & viilanous devices they
contrive againit him, he flights and (corns
& hath purpofely forfakcn ^pittle-Fjelcls &c
his lodgings there to live a private Life, free
from the concourfc of multitudes of people
that daily followed afcer him,but if any de-
iire to be advifed let them by way of letter
leave their buiinefs at his Eook-feilers, and
they fhall have anfwer & Counfel without
reward, for he is neither envious nor ene-
mieto any man, what 1 write is upon my
own knovv' ledge.

He writes now from Berweupolis a place I
was never atjlt fecms by the word to be the
City of Mercury , and truly he hath been in
nianyftrnngplaces,amongthei?d?j7eCr;/r/^/;x
And at their Caftles, Holy*houlesTeii pies.
Sepulchres^ Sacrihces, all the world knows
thisGentleman (ludys honourable k boncft
things, and faithfully comuuicates them to
otherSjyet if any traduce him hereafter they
muft not expect his Vindication,he hath rc-
fcred his cuai^l to the God of Nature, it is
involved in the concernments of his Truths
and he is fatisfied with the peace of a good

coO^

John Heydon.

confcience, he hath been mifinterpretcd in
his writiiigj with ftudied Calumnies they
difparage his perfon whom they never faw
nor perhaps will fee^heis relolved for the
future to luiFcrj for he Qxys^ God condemns
nor};an^forhisfaticHce^ the world indeed
may think the truth overthrown, becaufc
ftie is attended with his peace for in the
Judgement ot moft men, where there is no
noife^ there is no victory , this he looks
upon as ho diffad vantage the eftimate of
fuch cenfures will but lighten the fcales,
and 1 dare fuppofe them very weak
Ix'ainSj^- who conceives the truth finks be-
caufe it outweighs thetn, as for tempeftious
out -cry s when they want their Motives they
difcover an irreligious fpirit, one that hath
more of the Hurry eano then of Qirift Jefus
God was not in the wind that reftt the rpcks
in peices, nor in the Earth-quake and fire at
Hore/>.Fkwasin /luraiema^ in theftilfmal
yoice^hisenemies are forc'd to praife his ver-^
tueandhis friends are. forry he hath not
loooo pounds a year^he doth not refent the
common fpleen, who writes the truth ofGtid
hath the fame Patron with the truth it felfj
and when the world {hall fubmit to the ge-
neral Tribunal, he will find his Advocate
where they ihall find their Judge, there is

i23utual

7 he Life ofjolm Hey don.
Mutual Teffimony between God and his
ServantSjOr nature and her Secretary, If the
Baptill did bear witnefs of Chrift^Chrift did
alfo as much for the Baptift, He was a burn-
ing and a (hining light , when I writ this
Gentlemans life God can bear me witneG
it was unknown to him and for no private
ends, but 1 was forc'd to it by a ftrong Ad-
miration of the Miftery and Majcfty of
Nature written by this Servant of God and
Secretary of Nature, I began his Lifefomc
years fince, and do fct it down as I do findc
it,' if any man oppofcthis, I fliallanfwer,
if you are for peace, peace be with you,
if you are for War, I have been fo too,
(Mr. Hey don doth refolve never to draw
Sword again in England^ except the King
command him.) Now let not him that puts
on the Armour boaft like him that puts it
off: Gaudttpdtierttia, durk is his Motto, and
thus I prefent my fclf a friend to All Ar«
tifts, and enemy to no mar.

March^

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