Book 111. The Temple o\ iVifdome . 145

dominancie 5 io^ then they are not at all to be de-
prefled.
^ ■ You muft above all have the Moon ftrong in her
'Houfe or Ex^hation^ free from combiiftion or Sun'
Beams, or evil Jfj?ebs of Saturn or Mars : let her be
Angular , in a degree convenient for your defired work 5 and fo let all the reft of the Flanets be pofited,
"as you have here inftruftions 5 and then fall to your work as you are taught by the Angels of God m Aftro- mancy and Geomancy.
In th^^rft part of Capricorn and Saturn in it, in the jifce7jdent , arifes an A7igel or (jcniju called Zaphief^ and they make the Image of an old man fitting ufon a
:Chair^ and in his hand 4 book, , and under his feet a hunch of grapes ; this Image is: made upon a Saturday^ in the
' Hour o{ Saturn /m Leadj inftantly that it may receive thefe Heavenlj gifts of God for us : Thej cover this Image rrith black^or dark^ coloured Clothes^ itconduceth to the
prolongation of life with hapfi7iefs. Read. Ihe Holy
, Guide.
" Itcureth all difeafes of the right Ear^ Spleen ^ Bladder, 7ecthy Bones^ and infirmities of the ^artan ^guesy all difeafes, Cc/ lorv Chuler^ f^hewmeSy ConfHmption of Lights -, Jliaca- PaJJiOj blacky Jauijdtfe, vain defire of going to jiool, Trem* hlingl blacky Qjoler , Palfus^ Loofiiefs of the Belly , long Sickjzefs^ Dropfiefioughs^2ind the like difeafes, which pro- ceed of cold humours ^the difeafes of the Kriees, zfcabbed Face or red Pimples^ the Scab^ Infs of fpeech. Surdity, Dimnefs and obfcurity of fight, leaver Sy Flux of bloodbj t\iQ inferiouv parts, impediments of the Eyes, KesidThe Holy Guide.
This Jngel Zaphiel is Melancholy, Solid, and fpeakj^ they fay, in this Image, with a great voice. Divide and Humans things^ that will perfect ffe^Z/i!? and Hafpinefr,
14^ The lempie of mfdome. Book III.!!
and faith nothing is wanting, but will b^ diligent to bring : all men unto it, except thofe that be lewd and fond by t Birth and Nature, having their difference defaced, - and being fo far from their kinde eftranged unto thej kinde of Beafts : That although they lack not theiri helps and furnitures, nor good will and endeavours to: fct thern forward ; yet all will not fei ve to mend them, and bring them to JFit and Gnodnefs ^ and happi- nefs.
In the (econd q>an^Afc£7ideth two Men and a Woman looking towards a Bir^ flying in the Air *, and the Gem- m or Angel that arlfeth here , doth forbid to fearch af- ter things that F I rfh and Blood cannot underftand. ThisGe»i;//,they fayjgives us a Salve for thefetwo Sores. that we may enjoy at lafta n^Wr ^ndperfeCi hapfinefj ; He will (hew us the means how all foul and vitiousper - fons may be cured and brought to health o^minde^ which is Wit and Goodnefi : He faith alfo no cure can be skill- fully performed , without the caufe be firft knov/n and removed : the caufc of Happinefs^ of lo?7g Life^ oi Healthy of Touthy of Riches^ of TFifdonie and good Manners i and fo of the contraries, which this Anga tells us at large, that one of thefe doth betray the other- &c, Kezdlhe Holy Guide.
In the third ^art, when it Afcends^ and the whok Heavens Tind Earth fortunate ; They make an Iniage oi a Beautiful Toung man in Ze^^,which the Angel or Geni- tts refteth on, and caufcth 7'emperatenefs of bodj^ ano clearnefs alfo^ fuch as we were in the Etherial Region a the Creation , or of the Nature of he Angels that muf afliimc a Body o(FleJh in the time^ appointed by God This ^ngel that never yet inhabited a Humane Nature. faith, (they fay) I (hall be clogged with flefh and blooc as you are : But becaufe we in the Etherial Region have no fuch bounds and beginnings from the Womb,
yet.
B ook 1 i I . ; hr I eirifle o] i^ytjdome, 1 47
ytt^ as themeafure of time have given and granted you : And as it behooves us, if we mean to build any thing our felves, to lay all the foundation 9 we in due time a- mongft us, ifyou work after this manner, willtakethe matter in hand again, and (hew you how thefe two are the very caufers of Health of Minde , and Makers alto; that is, Wife and Vertuous: We have liberty to teach the wayj to apply the remedy , and give happinej(s, &c, ■ ' .
They fay, you muft raife another ^ngel or Gemus Itk the hour of Saturn y Aquarius Afcending, znd Saturn. fortunately conftituted, whofe Figure was a Man aii4 zWoman madeinftantly at the day and hour of the ^217 \t\j£t : The A7jgels name is Salathiel, and hasa.//# mane voice : he begins to teach VVifdum^ (for that Jl^^iW'^ ledge had to go before dohig ) and bids us let gp aH -the ill fubtleties between Safimce and Prudence j and (ays, the firft of thefe is to be feen in ge7ieral and everlafting^ the other in particular changeable things : And becaufe Je[us the Son of Sirach couples them together, he lets the Holy Kofie Crucian alonejiud fays nothing againft this judgement in this point, but prefers our Tongue be-» fore either Greek^or Latine. He cures all ^ifeafcs of the LeggSy or the infirmities , or the Jncifwns of the Veins and fains cf the Ejesy as you finde in the firft Book.
In the fecond Face, they {ay, Afcendeth an ^ngel firong andpoTt?erful ; A7id this Figure is an old man with a long Beardy and his name is Sadai : he caufeth Vnder- \ ftanditig^ Meelqiefs^ Modefty^ Liberty^ and good mamiers 5 hefpeakj^ they {ay^ rvitb a voice humane : Sometimes he fpeaks ofReligion^ Katienaly and will teach the com- mon and trne Bounds of VViJdome j that is^ fFit and Kripvfledge of Divine and humane things ^ and how thefe contaiii all Mimis and Bodies, and the matters and afiairs
Lll a of
148 The Temple of PVifdome. Book III,
of private Mew, F amilies and Commonvpealths ^ and that it will be very hard to bring a Fool to undtrfiand fhefe Matters,
In the third Face, Afcendj^ they fay, a blacky marty and upon him defcends from Heaven an Angel through the Che-mhins^ and hath his Influence through the Order transferred into his Figwre ; he fpal^ with a great voice^ and difcourfes of the Minde and SouJ^ and bids us call in the Fhilofofhers^ and make them abide the brunt of fometimes their Ignorance^ and fometimes their Eww'e, and let them hear the truth delivered by the Keeper of Men, Now it is time to reft, we have made the firft a good days Journey: meditate upon this until Thurfday with fafting and prayer, and you (hall know more and greater things.
CHAP.
^T.,,^