Acob Bchmc's Preface, being a brief Informa- tion, Concerning the Two Qualities, tie Evill and the Good; in Nature from the Beginning to the End. Page i Mfo the Contents of this Book Aurora. 2 3 Chapter I. Concerning the fear ching out, of the Divine Bceing in Nature: Mfo concerning the Two Qualities jht Good and the Evill. 3 3 II. Anlnftruftion, fhewing how men may come to apprehend the Divine and T^atural Beeing: And further of the Qualities. 43 III. Of the mofi highly Bleffed Trinity ONE God.
54 IV. Of the Creation if the Holy Angels. 74 Of the Di v ine Quality. 7 5 Of the Divine SAUTTER. 77 V. Of the Corporeaä Subftance, Beeing, and Propriety of an Angel« 8 6 VI. How an Angel, and a Man, is the ßmilitude and Image of God. 100 Of the blcflfed Love of the Angels towards Cod.
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The Contents.
Chapter VII. Of the CouriVlace and dwelling, AlfooftheQo.
vernment of Angels, how it flood At the Begin- ing3 after the Creation, and bor? it is becomes it is. 108 Of the Nativity of an Angelical King, and how they earner be. nj Of the Deepeft Ground and Myjlerie. 1 1 8 VIII. Of the whole Body or Corpora don of an Angelical Kingdom, 7 he Great Afyflety. In hü other Wri- tings, c ailed \ My fterium Magnu m. \ 2 3 Of the fir ft Species Ci/ cum fiance Quality or Spirit of God in the Divide Power or SALUTED.
127 Of the Second. 12?. Of the Third. 131 Of the Fourth. 134 The Great CMyflery of the S pirit. 135 Of the End of Nature in this world. 138 Of the Language of Nature. 146 Öf tie Fifth Orcumflanceor Spirit in the Divine power of the Father, viz. The Love. 153 I X. Of the Gracious amiable bleffed friendly and Mercifull Love of God. Tfje Divine Myßery. 159 what remains bidden, fmce the Beginning of the world. 161 The Wrath the Original of Hell-fire. 1 ^4 X? Of the Sixth Qu_a\:iyingor fountain Spirit in the Divine pjwer, The Sound. 176 What in Men,\ball arife, in Heavenly Joy, Grin Helliflo Torment, The Saliner. 184 How a Man may-Quench the kindled wrath of God in this Life, in bin pelf. 190 How ne er, God and the whole Trinity is, to tu. 19 5> 196 XL The Contents]! Chapter Page XL Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. The Divine S ALlTTER.
200 Tie Holy gate. What the Father;the Son* e^and the Holy Spirit, is. whom We Chriftians uor~ Ihip. 20 6, 207 what the Law of Nature is* 2 o 3 why He only that fmneth jhall be punished* 2 o^ The Prerogative of ChrHians. 2 1 a Of the Word SÄLITTER. 21& F How the Imaging in Nature^ i$t 220 How our Life is a perpetual warfare with the Devil.
224. XII. Of the Birth crdefcent of the Holy Angels, as alfo of their Government ^Order^ and heavenly joyous Life. 23» What ^5 Angels do when they fing not \ what d§ they Talk of. Who they are like* 2 3 8*2 3 f what Heaven it / elf is. > 244 what the Angels wa 1 k upon. 254 Of MICHAEL. 256; Of LUCIFER. 2j* Of 'Lucifer's Creation. 2 60. Oj URIEL. 261 Tie Beauty of Heavenly forms Likened to Pretious Stones. 26^ wh) Baptifme Inflituted in the vvatc r. 2 6% How the wifdom ofGodis Incomprehenfible. 2 66 XIII. Of the Horrible Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer.
26% what the fountain of the FirftSin of the Angels is. 2 6) where the fault lyeth, that Lucifer is Lecome a Dc- vill. 280 The Eternal Geniture of the Deity* 2 9 o The Beginning pf Slfmft 293 [ b ] Chapter The Contents, Chapter page XIV. How Lucifer, who was the Beautifully tAngell in Heaven) is become the raoft horrible De vil. 302 The caufe that God Created Angels* 305 Of the Eternal Enmity. 3 1 tf Seven fources ofSinney and the Eighth the houfe of Death. 3 1 8 Of the ürftfource. 320 ivhat the Eter nal Sport of God was ^ before the Time oi the Creation of the Angels. 322 Of the fecond fource of Sinnt *s beginning. 327 ÜQwCjodpoßefseth ally and jet no Creature is He.
.334 XV. Of the Third Species 01 fpiritofSins beginning in Lucifer. 33^ What Lucifer knew before his Fall. 33p When the End of this Time will be, Alfo of the Fourth Species of Sins beginning. 342 Of the Sting of Death. 345 what the Comprehenfibility is. 34^ Of the Fifth wanner of Sin's beginning. 348 Of the Sixth FOrm of Sins leginmng. 352 Of the Old Serpent. 354.
XVI. Of the Seventh Kind of Sin s beginning /7z Luci- fer and his Angels. 357 Of Sorcerers and Witches. 358 wherein Naturality confifieth. 359 Of the mourning \: oufe of Death. 3 64 That God vvilleth not EzM, nor can do. 3 £5 O/ Pride CovetoufnefTeEnvy and Wrath. 3 78, to 380.
The final Condemnation. Alfo of the lafl Fight and Expulfion o/Lucifer and all his Angels. 381 What will be called ^Burning Hell, 3 8 5 Chapter The Contents« Chapter Page XVII. Of the miferable ßate and Condition of the Cor- rupt fenced Nature, And Original of the four Elements inßeadof the holy Dominion of God,.
what is called the Wrath of god. 387 How a Comprehenfible is come oat of an Incom- prehensible. 38^ How th? Devil Ri\] prefents the Swine -Apples of Paradise before the Soul * 393 XVIII. Of the Creation ef Heaven and Earth. And of the fir ft Day. 394 Why Man in this World fo loveth Gold Silver and Tretiom Sto nes. 398 How fhall I undtrftand My felf according to the Threefold Geniture in Nature, 399 An Expofition ofthefirftforfe oftheßrß Cha.ofGcneü^aecording to the Language of Nature.40 5 Into what the Soul Goeth when we Dje. 411 Of the Creation of the Light in this tat rldm 413 whence fightings among all Creatures have their Original. 418 What Light was before the Sun dnd Stars. 423 XIX. Concerning the Created HesLvcn.And of the Form of the Earth and of the Water; 0 affo concern* ino Light and Darknefle. 424 From what Light this Autnour hath his Knowledg.
428 How it was, that Jefus Chrift could take the Devil "Death and Hell captive, Alfo in what Heaven hefitteth at the Right hand of God. 433 Where ftall the wrath of God become at the End, 435 C czcerning tl e Form of the Earth* 438 [b 2] Chapter The Contents. Chapter Page Why the Earth U fo Hilly Reck) Stony and tineaven. 441 Of Day and Night. 443 Of Morning and Evening. 446 XX. Of the Second Day: How g od fepar ated the waters beneath the Firmament^from the waters above We Jhould flrive againft the Malice and wickednefs that is in our Hearts. 460 what the Moon, or Luna is. 465 How the Heavens are not pure in CJods fight. 466 In what Heaven ^tf Man that feareth God dwelleth. 470 HowChriß could go through, the Doors being fyuty Joh. 20. 19. 474 XXI. Of the Third Day. 479 The Diurnal Motion of the Earth. 479 Man is made out of the S eed of the Earth. 485 How Man's hope flandeth in God, 488 How Sins aretheCaufe that the Deity is hidden from us. 4? 4 Of the Seven Spirits of Cjod, a-nd of their Opera- tion in the Earth. 49 £ why the Aftral Birth of the Bar th did begin a Day fooner^/z the Aftral Birth in the Deep above the Earth. 506 whence Mercy Exifted. 509 XXII. Of the Birth or Genitureofthe St arsy and Creation of the Fourth Day: Alfo the Reafon of the Title3 Why the Spirit of Nature itself will open the Door.
(Chapter The Content^ Chapter. tagt Sixteen Queflions asked the Do&ors ^ 5 ip * [ How this work is the Holy Ghoß's Dear Revela- tion. 523 Of the Earth. 52p Of the Vegetations of the Earth* 530 Of the Mettals in the Earth, 531 XXIII. Of the Deep above the Earth. 538 Of the Aftral Birth or Geniture: and of the Birth or geniture of God. 5 4 1 The Severe Geniture of the Wrath of God cannot be accenfible nor Elevable w God, 5 42 what is called the Animated or Soulrfo Birth, 548 Of the Beeing of the Deity, and of the Three Per- lons. Alfo whence r/;^ Living and %ationall Spirit exifleth. > 5 5 1 what is the Water of Life. 5 5 3 The Gate of the Holy Trinity. 555 Of the Kind led Nature. 5^5, XXIV. Of the Incorporating or Comparing the Stars.
' r 5*5 ' r 5*5 Out of what the Stars are come to be. 5 68 why God did not Barre the Devil up inftantly. 5 70 why the Stars fhould not be worshipped. 572 In whom the Light of Life kindkih from the water of Life..:''■', 574 why Chriß reßed 40 hours andnolongery in Vsath.
575 Cjodan angry God to thofe that hate him* [ 5 "jy What is the water of Life.. 579 W?here the Word of this Author jsG enerated. 581 XXV. Of the whole Body of the Stars Birthyr Geniture^ that jj3 the whole Aftrology. 583 though Body c^SoulJhouldfailfioä if hü Refuge. 5 8 6 Chapter sfhfc Contents; what is e Ailed the Corrupted Nature^ 5 9 • The Kindling of the Life of this world: of Sol. 5 9 1 0/Mars. 592. Tk Higheft Ground of the Sun and all the Planets, 593 How the Eye of the Lord beholdeth all. 595 How the Defire of the Flcfh is the Lake of Hellifh wrath. 596 The Annual Motion of the Earth roundabout the Sun. 598 Of the plane '* Mars. 601. Of Jupiter. £02 XXVI. Of the Planet Saturnus. 609 Of the planet Venus. 4 1 2 The gate of Love. 6 1 3 How Cfov/2 «f the L ight of the World* 615 wfotf «• ^ Divine Beeing. 616 Of the Plazet Mercurius. 6\ 7 7fo Great Depth concerning the Centre or Circle of the Birth of Life. *l8 what is called Eternity. Alfo what the Houfe of Flefli is. 6iz wh&thath the Cafting {hovell in its hand-, alfo> OfM.&nandthe Stars. £24 How Man became a living Soul. £27 Tita Dft'/j hidden fecret CMyftery of the Humanity.
630 RA. RA. RP.,to the Margine. £3 5 4. Queftions concerning that Mafle »fc/Vfc is Man.
Motes concerning the Not finishing this Book Aurora. **2> 6w* Thcfe Thefe Errata are fo many, becaufe, after the Book was Printed in Englifh, there came over from beyond Sea a New Copieofthe Aurora in High-Dutch print- ed,and compared with that of the Authors own hand- writing: And fo alfo it was compared here with this printed Copie in Englilli, wherein moft of thefe dif- ferences were found.
And therefore the Reader is defired to mend his Book before he reads it, for it will render many of the Obfcure places cleer to beunderftood.
drunkenneil'e ©r fulnefle p: 28 1 1.4 f. fiery, r. fierce, p. 188 1. 1 f r. Spirits onci.r another} where alwaiesone generateth the other, p. 189 I.2.3 rj the »tber, and in the found one heareth the other. p:29* \;i9»rias the whole Deity. I.24 f.Dafy, r.God. p:3J7 L*y Afarfc: towhich it is «he whole de- ft« longing and delight of my. heart, 10 reach fully. p, 311 J,*3 for, r.and.
f. 2?. Preface for the Aurora.
To the Courteous Trader.
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Ourteom %eader, I compare the whole Philofo- phie ^iftrologie and Theologie^ together wich their Mother; to a goodly Tree,which gro w- eth in a fair Garden of pleafure.
2. Now the Earth, in which the Tree ftandeth af- fords fap continually to the tree, whereby the tree hath its living Quality: but the tree in it felf groweth from the Sap of the earth, becomes Large, and fpreadeth it felf abroad with its branches: And then as the" Earth worketh with its power upon the tree, to make it grow and encreafe; fo the Tree alfo worketh continually with its branches with all its ftrength, that it might ftill bear good fruit abundantly.
3. But when the Tree beareth few fruit, and thofe but fmall ones neither, fhrivelled rotten and worm- eaten, the fault doth not lye in the will of the tree, as ifitdefircd/wr/w/Wy to bear evill fruit, becaufeitis a goodly Tree of good Quality ^ but here lyeth the faulty becaufe there is often great cold, great heat, mildew, caterpillars and other worms happen to it: for the Quality in the Deep, from the influence of the Stars* fpoileth it, and that maketh it bear but few good fruit.
4. Now the Tree is of this condition,that the bigger and older it is, the fweeter fruit it beareth: in its youn^ ger years it beareth few fruit3 which the crude and B wild 2 J. B. Preface for the Aurora, wild nature of the ground or earth caufeth, and the/2z~ perfluous moifture in the tree: and though it beareth many and fair bloffoms, yet the mod of its Apples fall off whileft they are growing, 'which is not fo, when it ftandeth in a very good ioy lor mould. Now, this tree alfo hath a good "fwect quality, but there are three other which are contrary unto it3 namely, the bitter, fowre, and aftringent..
5. And as the Tree is, fo will its fruit bc^frTT* Sun worketh on them and maketh them iweet,' fothi they become of a fweet tafte, and its fruit m^jk holdout in rain, wind and tempelh 6\. But when the tree groweth old, that its branches wither> and the fapp afcendeth no more^ then below the ftemm or ftock there grow many fuckers, at laft from the root alfo twiggs grow, and make the old tree fiou- riih, fhewing that it alfo was once a green twigg and young tree, and is now become old. For Nature, or the fapp, ftruggleth fo long till the Stock groweth quite dry, and then is to be cut down and burnt in the fire.
7. Now obferve, what I have fignifiedby this ßmi- Utude-, the Garden of this tree fignifieth the world 5 the foyL or mould fignifieth l^ature^ the Stock of the tree figr.ifies the Starres shy the Branches are meant the ^Lle- ments, the fruit which grow on this tree fignifie Meny the fapp in the tree reiembles the pure Deitie. Now Men were made out of Nature the Starrs and Elements*, but God the Creator raigneth in all: even as the fapp doth in the whole tree.
8. But there are two Qualities in Nature, even untili the Judgment of God: the One is pleafant, heavenly and holy, the other is Heice, wrathful 15 hellifh and. tofty,,; 5>.Now J. B. Preface for the Auroi a. 3 9. Now the good one qualifieth and worketh con- tinually with ail induftry, to bring forth good fruity and the Holy <jboß raigneth therein, and affords there- unto fapp a*id life: the bad oneSpringeth anddri- veth with all its endeavour to bring forth bad fruit continually, to which the devil affordeth fap and beliifb flame. Now both are in the tree of Nature,and Men are made out of that tree, and live in this world, in this garden, betmxtboth> in great danger; fuddenly theSunfhineth on them, by and by, winds, rain and (how, fall on them 1 o. That is, if man elevateth his Spirit into the De i- tj) then the Holy Ghoft moveth fpringeth and quali- fieth in him • but if he permit his lpirit to fink into the world, m luft towards <rw7, then the Devil and helliih fapp ftirreth and raigneth in him.
1 1. Even as the Apple on the tree becometh corrupt rotten and worm-eaten, when froft, heat, and mill-dew fall on it, and eafily falls off and perifheth: io doth Man alfo when he fuffers the Devill to rule in him with his poyfon.
12. Now as in Nature there is, fpringeth, and raigneth, good and bad 5 even fo in Man { but Man, is the Child of God^ whom he hath made out of the beft Kernel of Nature, to raign in the good, and to over- come the bad; though evill fticketh unto him, even as in Nature the evill hange th on the good, yet he can - overcome the evil, if he elevateth his fpirit in God; for then the Holy ghofi ftirs and moveth in him, and helps him to overcome.
13. As the good quality in Natureis potent, to overcome theevill,foritisand cometh from God, and the Holy Ghoft is the Ruler thcrein.-even {o is the fierce wrathful Quality, powerful to overcome in ^mdiciom B 2 wicked 4 J. B. Preface for the Aurora.
wicked foul: for the Devil is a potent Ruler in the wrath or fiercenefs,and is an eternal Prince of the fame.
14. But Man hath caft himlelf into »fierce wrath- fulnefle through the fall of Adam and £ve, fo that the evillhangethonhim j otherwife, his moving and dri- ving would Be onlyw the good. But now it is in both, and it is as St. Paul faith, Know, ye not, that to whom you yield your f elves f er v ants in obedience 0 hisfervants ye are j to whom ye obey, either tofinne unto deaths or to the obe- dience of God unto righteoufnefs, Rom. 6. 1 6.
15. But becaufe man hath an impulfe or inclination to both, he may lay hold on which he pleafcth • for he livethin this World betwixt both, and both Quali- ties, the good and the bad are in him, in which ibever man moveth, with that he is indued, either with a Holy or a Hellifh Power. For Chrift faiths My Father will give the Holy Ghfi to thofe that oik him, Luk. 1 1.
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1 6. Befides, God commanded man to do good, and did forbid him to do evill; and now doth daily call and preach, and exhort man unto good; Whereby we fee, well enough, that God mlleth not evil, but his Will is, That His Kingdom ihould come, and his will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Now fince man is poi- foned through finne, that the fierce wrathful quality, as well as the good, reigneth in him, and is now half dead, and in his groffe ignorance can no more know God his Creator, nor Nature and its operation 5 yet hath Nature done its beft endeavour from the beginning till now, to which God hath given his Holy Ghoft, fo that it hath at all times generated wife, holy and un- demanding men, which did learn to know Nature and their Creator, who alwayes in their Writings and Teachings have been a* Light to the Worjd, whereby God J. B. Preface for the Aurora. 5 Goi hath raifed his Church on Earth, to his eternal praife. Againft which the Devil hach raged^wd fpoi- led many a noble Twigg, through the wrathfull ficrce- nefs in Nature, vvhofe Prince and God he is.
17. For Nature hath many times prepared and fit- ted a learned judicious man with good gifts, and then the Devil hath done his utmolt to leduce that man, and bring him into carnal yleafur es, to pride, to a dellre to be rich, and to be in authority and power. Thereby the Devil hath ruled in him, and the fierce wrathfull Quality hath overcome the good; his Under- ftanding, his Knowledge and Wiidome hath been turn'd into Herefie and Errour,who hath made a mock of the Truth, and been the Author.of great Errours on earth, and a good Leader of the Devils Hoft.
18. For the bad quality in Nature hath wreftleda and doth ftill wreftle with the good, ever ftnee the beginning, and hath elevated it felf, and fpoiled many a noble iruit even in the mothers womb-> as it plainly appeareth, firft by fain and AbeU which came from one womb. Cain was from his mothers womb a defpi- fer of God, and proud; but Abel-) on the contrary, was an humble man, and one that feared God.
19. The fame is feen alfo in the three fons of Noah; as alfo by Abraham's fons Ifaac and Ifmael, efpecially by Ifaac's in Efau and Jacob) which ftruggled and wrcftled even in the mothers womb: therefore faid God, Jacob haze J loved^and Sfauhave I hated^ Gen. 2 5.2.^ which is nothing elfc, but that both qualities in Nature have vehemently wrcftled one with another.
20. For when God at that time moved in Nature, and would reveal himfelf unto the world through righ- teous Abraham Ifaac and Jacobs and would raife a Church to himfelf on earth for his glory, then in Na- • ture C J. B. Preface for the Aurora, turc Malice alio moved, and its Prince Lucifer. Sce- i g there was good and bad in man, therefore both Qualities could raign in him, and therefore thf re was born at once in one womb an evill and a good Man.
2 r. Alfo it is cleerly Teen by the firfi world, as alfo by tkefecond, even unto the end of our time, how the Heavenly and Hellifh Kingdom in Nature hath al- wayes wreftled one with another, and flood in great travel, even as a woman in the birth. This dotli moft cleerly appear by Adam and Eve. For there grew up a tree in Paradife of both Qualities of good and bad, wherewith Adam and Sve were to be tempted, to try whether they wujd hold out in the good Quality in the Angelicall lfetufc and form. For the Creator did forbid Adam and Eve to eat of the fruit: but the evill quality in Nature did wreftle with the good, and brought Adam and Sve into a lull: and longing to eat of both. Thereupon they prefently became of a bea- ftial form and rvatuge, and did eat of good and bad3and muft increaie and live in a beaflial manner, and fo many a noble twigg begotten or born of them perifned.
i 2 2r Afterward it is feen, how God did work in Na- ture, when the Holy Fathers in the, firft world were born: as Abel^Seth^Snos^Kenan^Mahaleel^Jaredj Henoch, Metbufalah)Lamech> and Holy Noah. Thelc made the Name of the Lord known to the world, and preached Repentance: for the Holy Ghoft wrought in them 23. On the contrary, the Hellifh God alfo wrought againft it, in Nature,and begot Mockers and Defpilers, firft Cain and his Poftenty: and it was with the firft world as with a young tree, which growcth,, is green, bloflbmeth fairly, but bringeth little good fruit, by rcafon of its mid Nature. So Nature in the firft world brought forth but little good fruit,though itbloflbmed , fair J. B* Preface for the Aurora. ff* fair in mrldly knowledge and luxury or wantone-fTe* nkich could not apprehend the Holy Spirit, who wrought in Nature then, as well as now.
24. Therefore faid God, It repents rne^ that I have made man^ Gen. 6. 6. and he ftirred up Nature fo, that all flefh dyed, which lived on dry Land, excepting the röötandftock, that remained in vertue: and io he hath hereby Vungd the wild Tree, and manured it, that it fhould bear better fruit. But when the fame fprung up again, it brought forth alfo good and bad fruit again 3 Among the ions of Noah> there were found again Mockers and Defpifers of God, and there hardly grew any good branch on the tree, which brought forth any holy and good fruit: the other branches were bea- ring alfo, and brought forth wild Heathens.
25. But when God faw, that man was thus dead in hfeKnowledge,He moved Nature again, and jhewed un- to mart) how there wsisgood and bad therein, that they fhould avoid evill, and live unto the good r • and he caufed fire to fall down out of Nature, and fired Sodom and y 0- rtorah) for a terrible example to the world.But when the blindneffe of men grew predominant., and refufed to be taught by the Spirit of God, he gave Laws and Precepts ärrtlo rtrem, fhewing how they fhould behave them- felves, and confirmed them with wonders and Signs, left the knowledge* of the true God fhould be quite extind. But for all this, the light did not manifeft it felf,for the darknefs and wrathful fiercenefs in Nature ftruggled againft k, and the Prince thereof ruled powerfully.
2 6. But when the Tree of Nature came to its middle age, then it began to bear fome wild and fweet fruit, to (hew, that it "would henceforth bear pleafant ftlait. Then were born, the Holy Trophets, out of the fwectbranch of the tree, which taught and preached of 8 J. B. Preface fir the Aurora, of the li^bty which hereafter fhould overcome the wrathful hercenels in Nature. And then there arofe a light in Nature among the Hcathcns,fo that they knew Nature, & her operation, although this was only a light in the b>/7^ Nature, and was not yet the holy light.
27. For the wild Nature was not yet overcome, and light and darkneile wreftled fo long one with another, till theSun arofe,& forced this tree with its heat,fo that it did bear pleafant fweet fruit: that is, till there came the Prince of Light out of the heart of God, and Became Man in Nature,and wreftled in his humane body in the power of the Divine light in the wild Nature. That fame Prince and Royal twigg grew up in Nature, and became a tree inNaturc,and lpread its branches abroad from the Eaft to the Weft, and encompafled the whole Nature, and wreftled and fought with the fierce wrath which was in Nature, and with the Prince thereof, till he overcame and triumphed as a King in Nature, and rook the Prince of wrath or fiercenefle, Captive in his ownhoufe, Pfal. 6%.
28. This being done, there grew out of the Royal Tree, which was grown in Nature many thcftifand £*- gions of precious tweet twigs, all which had the fcent and tafte of that precious Tree. Though there fell upon them, rain, fnow, hayl and tempeftuous ftorms, fo that many a twigg was torn and beaten off from the tree, yet ftill others grew in their places. For the Wrath or fiercenefle in Nature^nd the Prince thereof raifed great tempefts, with hayl, thundring, lightning and rain, fo that many glorious twiggs were torn from the fweet and good Tree.
2?. Butthefe twiggs wercoffuch a pleafant fweet and curious tafte, that no humane nor Angelical tongue is able to cxprefleit: for there was great power and vertue J.B. Preface "for fta Aurora. 9