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have you ftudyafolid and fubftantial difquifitiqn of thefe crianfcendentSjOr adventitionjconditions of Entities according to the Laws of Nature, as they were dilcovered in i|^ Harntonjofjbe U^orld^md not according to the LawS of words of man^which is bu^ the Tabernacle of tfrei^Vc///.
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A very true Narration of a Gentlemah R. C,ivpho hath the continHalfo^^iet} of a Guar di an Gehius-^ What thefe Guardian Genii may he ^ What t he reafon Spirits fa feldon$e appear ^ And whither they have any fetledfl)ape or no'*^ that they af- fifimen in their Devotion or Prophecjf '-) And^^ vphetherithelavpfullto pray to God for a good Angel or Genius or no, ^
OBlation of it fdf was fuch a facrificc to God, that a good and holy man could offer no grea- teijas appears by the acceptance of a Gentleman by defcent from the Lynes of the Flatttaginets^ who was in Egypt^ Italy and Arabia^^nd there frequented the fociety of theinfpired Chriftians with whom he was acquainted after this manner: in England being at a Tavern in Cheap-ftde, more to hear and better his judgment in the Company of the reputed wifeft in London^ there to drink Wine, their difcourfe be- ing of the Nature and Dignity of Angeli^ which was
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interrupted by a Gentleman, for fo he appeared, that faid to a Gentleman in the Company, (Sir you arenot far from the Kingdomc of God) at this many were filent^yet feveral thoughts arofed, fomc defired this ft range Gentleman to ftay, but he refu- fed, and being prelTed, he gave the Gentleman a paper of white and yellow powder, and bid him burn it at midnight, and read that Chapter lay o- pen in the Bible in his Chamber y^i\^ fing fuch Vfdmty and then the window flew open, and the Gentleman vanifhcd.
He burnt the Ponder as he was bid, and there ap- peared afhiningflyeupon the Bible, which he had in his hands, this vanidied whileft he flept, which was then about eight in the morning, Gemini being the AfcendanCjand Mercury in Ffrgo,the Gentleman conceived that this fpirit had been with him all his \\\t time, as he gathered from certain Monitory Vreams and Vifions, whereby he was forwarned as well of feveral dangers as vices : Mr. Waters and two Gentlemen more were at his houfe and defired him to go along with them to the Exchange and dine with ^hem andfome other MerHantSywhich he did,and go- ing along,upon his breaft one of them efpied a ball of Gc^/^,which did fhine fo glorioufly that it dazled the eyes of them all and this continued all the riffngof Mercury viho was then in Ffrgoithis Spirit difcovered himfclf to him after he had for a whole year toge- ther earneftly prayed to God^to fend a good Angel to him, to be a guide pf his life 8c: a^ion, alfo he prayed fora token that this was the will and pleafurc of God, which was granted, for in a bright (hining day, noCloud appearing, there fell a drop of water upon his hat, which to this day is not dry, and I think neve, will be although it be worne in this hot wea- ther. K^