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of forac great man that is neceflary, but beware bis life.
5 2 To fee an Apparition of S'aint*, is a Chriftian and good dream, and is the beginning of a good fortune,
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5 3 To fee fair Kine, white or red, it is to fee wo- men fair and white, tha'* he was not accuftomed to fee, which fliallbe inclined to vertue.
54 To fee lean or fat Oxen, denotes gcneraily the fertih'cy orfterility of the year-, but to take it mors (Iridly, it fignifics a prefent gain or misfortune.
5T To fcemto kifs ones father, or fon^e friend, orfome oncreputcda 5aint,fignifiesa free friend fhip wichoac deceit, yet there will be lome juggling : thele vifions are proper to the meUnchollkk^.
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56 Who dreams that he hath had the company of his mocher or fifter, it is an ill dream and nnworchy ; there are few F. who in their night vifions do no'c kt thefc things, whereof the next day they are fad*
57 To fee the Sacramenr, being at Church, h a very good dreajD, and a beginning of Propheile,
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5B To fee an evil i^pirit hinder a good work, h^ply tlic ccr.imanion denotes that fonrje man feeminjy de-^ vouc (hall hinder you in your lundion and bufincfs^ probably a priefl:, a wicked hypocrite, will feck all the ways that can be to hurt you j that hath hap- pened often. '
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59^ Whoever dreams that he fees a Mule carrying Books, and fees others mocking at thofe that demand tbeoor the next morn'rig he is affu) ed to fee an enemy which fljall hinder al! *ievotion, and through his fool- ffhnefs there wil!be ftmevvhat wanting, that h(C may appear beyond others.
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61 To fee a gr^aLyon and well preprared to fight, tis to the S, to fet a man ready to dilpute.
61 Tof'^e men in the places of execution ready to 1' A: thir*ives, denotes that on the morrow yon (hail tcin:i!X)ituue4by one chat ftiall be in fome great ne- ce/ri y.
61 lie thatdfamihecatshea bs in a faller, will re- ceive fon-»^ {lOveky in Lis opinions oflearnirg and th^r wt.b co^«trover(ic, iithcic w.re divers hcarbs in ^^^tfalIe^ . "^
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6i To be in a fair place furnifiied with devout images, and be meditating, and that many Angels are with you, is ^. Very good rircam ; but if in that place you fee defor.ried figures as in the places of the Factierstis trea- fon againit t^tie prince.
(54 To fee the Sun and Moon and Stars fall at your feet, is the fame dream as y/7/^^;>6r ; but beware of hy- pocrific, for this age is full of deceit.
65 To fee an old woman woing of y ou,and to court he; isanaffairpuriuedco good effed, but fo, as all the world (hall mock at it.
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66 To be in great darknefs and in the middle of that darknef? to fee alight, and therein Jefus Ghrift feared in a throne fpcaking to you, there needs but two of thele vifions or dreams to dd miracles.
6-; To fee a great Serpent come out of the earth, and approaching to hurt you, but cannot, tis to the S,b. wo- min dedrous to do, him feme injury^but to thcF.praifc.
6% To be in a Hall richly hanged with tapiftry of divers colours, and there fee the King, isan excellent fignand good dream.
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69 To have a great bunch of Keys and give them to thofc that ask for them tis a fign of giving liberty to fpmc captives.
70 To receive great gifts from a King or Prince, is matter of joy.
71 To dream of hideous and ill favoured people is to fee things to come by (ome not vulgar fecrcts.
7* Diveifity of lubjcds in dieams, as Hoifc!^, Flowers, Fruits, Garments, to be talki'ig with fomc body ofholy things, and through fear, all that denotes prophefie ^ and he that hath fuch dreams and vifions of- ten, if they take him at break of day, he may aflurc himfelfhehath part of Thcurgie, that it is the holy fpirit that appears to him to reveal unto him fome- what more then ordinary ; he (hould not content hm- felf with low things; forthe fpirit of the molt Hi^h dcfires high things. As at large ycu may read in the fhiy Cjuide.
of fifteen dreams or vifions dependcth all tuth, and thofe are they that diftmguifh us frofr. Bcafts, which have equal with us what is common in dreams; and thpfedreams was all that the ancient Hebrews be lieved to be holy and propheticlc, and it was all tbe;r religion and confolation, which were undeiprop'd by them knowing the pcrftdion of it the true ones arc herecontamed in this Trcatife under the 72 names of the Eternal : bur being particularized, there are fifteen more diviner then the refl, which you may obferve by the fifteen Principal ycrfes which are contained m
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