THE
HOLY GUIDE
LEADING THE WAY TO THE WONDER OF THE WORLD
A compleat Physician teaching the knowledge of all things, Past, Present and yet to Come, viz, of Pleasure, Long Life, Health, Youth, Blessedness, Wisdom and Virtue, and to Cure, Change and Remedy all Diseases in both Young and Old.
WITH ROSIE CRUCIAN MEDICINES, WHICH
ARE VERIFIED BY A PRACTICAL EXAMIN-
ATION OF PRINCIPLES IN THE GREAT WORLD,
AND FITTED FOR THE EASIE UNDERSTANDING,
PLAIN PRACTICAL USE, AND BENEFIT OF
MEAN CAPACITIES.
By John Heydon, Gent., , a servant of God, and a Secretary of Nature.
“And he took the golden Calf which they had made,
and burned it £n the Fire, and ground it to powder, and
strewed it upon the Water, and made the Children of
Israel drink of it”. EXO. 32, V. 20.
LONDON
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To the truly Noble
(by all Titles)
Sr. Richard Temple,
Baronet, etc.
External, Internal and Eternal happiness be wished, Honoured Sir,
I do observe every man naturally desires a Superiority, to have Treasures of Gold and Silver, and to seem great in the eyes of the world; God indeed Created all things for the use of man, that he might rule over them, and acknowledge therein the singular and Omnipotency of God, and give him thanks for his benefits; honour him and praise him: But there is no man looks after these things, otherwise then by spending his days idly, they would enjoy them without any previous labour and danger; meither do they look them out of that place, where God bath treasured them up, who expects also that man should seek for them there, and to those that seek, viil he give them: But there is not any that labours for a possession in that place, and therefore these Riches are not found: For the way to this place, and the place itself, hath been unknown for a long time, and it is hidden from the greatest part of the world. But notwithstanding it be difficult, and laborous to tind out this way and place; yet the place should be sought after; But it is not the will of God to conceal anything from those that are his; and therefore in this last age, before the final judgement comes, all these things shall be manifested to those that are worthy: As he himself (though obscurely, lest it should be manifested to the unworthy) bath spoken in a certain place; there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and hidden that shall not be known; and therefore being a SERVENT OF GOD, AND SECRETARY OF NATURE, we do declare the will of GOD to the World, which we have also already performed and published in Italy and England; but most men, either revile or contemn our HARMONY OF THE WORLD, and TEMPLE OF WISDOM etc., or else waving the spirit of God, they expect the Proposals thereof from us, supposing we will stright way teach them how to make Gold by Art, or furnish them with ample treasures, whereby they may live pompously in the face of the world, swagger, and make wars, turn Usurera, Gluttons and Drunkards, live unchastly, and defile their whole life with several other sins; all which things are contrary to the blessed will of God; these men should have learnt from those TEN VIRGINS (whereof five that were foolish demanded Oil for their Lamps, from those five that were vise) how that the case is much otherwise; It is expedient that every man should labour for the treasure by the assistance of God, and his own particular search and industry. But the perverse intentions of these Fellows we understand out of their writings, by the singular Grace and Revelation of God, we do stop our ears, and wrap ourselves, as it were in clouds, to avoid the bellowing and howling of those men, who in vain cry out for Gold. And hence indeed it cones to passe, that they brand us with infinite Calumnies and Slanders, which notwithstanding we do not refute, but God in his good time will judge them for it. But after that we had well known (though unknown to you) and perceived all by your writing, how diligently you are to peruse the holy Scripture and seek the true knowledge of God: We Honour you Sir Richard above thousands, and aignifie thus much to you, not, but that you know as much as our self: But as a token of our good will, that may make you aindfull of us. There is a Mountain situated in the midst of the Earth, or Centre of the World, which is both small and great. It is soft, and also above measure hard and stony. It is far off, and, near at hand, but by the providence of God invisible. In it are hidden most ample treasures, which the world is not able to value. This mountain by envy of the Devil, who always opposeth the glory of God, and the happiness of man, is compassed about with every cruel Beasts and other ravenous Birds, which make the way thither both difficult and dangerous. And therefore hitherto, because the time is not yet come, the way thither could not be sought after, nor found out, but now the way is to be found by those that are worthy, but notwithstanding by every man’s self labour and endeavours. To this mountain, you shall go in a certain Night (when it comes) most long and most dark, and see that you prepare yourself by Prayer. Insist upon the way that leads to the Mountain, but ask not of any man where the way lies: Onely follow your HOLY GUIDE, who will offer himself to you, and will meet you in the way, but you shall not know him. This Guide will bring you to the Mountain at Midnight, when all things are silent and dark. It is necessary that you arm yourself with heroick courage, least you fear those things that will happen, and so fall back: You need no Sword, Horse and Pistols, etc., nor any other bodily weapons, onely call upon God sincerely and heartily; When you have discovered the Mountain, the first Miracle that will appear, is this, a most vehement and very great wind that will shake the Mountain, and shatter the Rocks in pieces; you shall be encountered also by Lions and Dragons, and other terrible Beasts, but fear not any of these things, be resolute and take heed that you return not, for your HOLY GUIDE that brought you thither, will not suffer any evil to befall you. As for the treasure, it is not yet discovered, but it is very near, after this wind will come an Earthquake that will overthrow those things, which the wind hath left, and make all flat; But be sure that you fall not off; the Earthquake being past, there shall follow a fire, that will consume the Earthly Rubbish, and discover the treasure; but as yet you cannot see it: After all these things, and near the day break, there shall be a great Calm, and you shall see the Day Star arise, and the dawning will appear, and you shall perceive a great treasure; the chiefest things and most perfect that are there are written of at large in this Book. These medicines being used, as your BOLT GUIDE shall teach you, will make you young when you are old, healthful, long lived, wise and virtuous; and you shall perceive no disease in any part of your body, by means of the things taught in this Book, you shall find Pearls of that Excellency, which cannot be imagined: But do not you arrogate any thing to yourself, because of our present power, but be contented with that which the HOLY GUIDE shall communicate to you, praise God perpetually for this his gift, and have a specially care that you use not for worldly Pride; but inploy it in such works, which are contrary to the world; use it rightly, and enjoy it so, as if you had it not; live a temperate life, and beware of all sin, otherwise the HOLY GUIDE will forsake you, and you shall be deprived of this happiness: For, know this of a truth, whosoever abuseth what he learns from his GUIDE, and lives not exemplarly purely, and devoutly before men, he shall loose this benefit, and scarce any hope will there be left, ever to rene, it afterwards. Thus craving Pardon for my boldness, but you may partly thank yourself; You taught me this familiarity: And now I humbly present myself, Sir;
your affectionate
March 15. Servent,
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The Preface.
We travelled from Sydnouth (where we had continued by the space of a whole year) for LONDON and SPAIN by the South Sea, taking with us Victuals for twelve months; And had good Winds from the East, though soft and weak, for five months space, and more. But then the wind came about, and settled in the West for many days, so as we could make little or no way, and were sometimes in purpose to turn back. But then again there arose strong and great Winds from the South, with a point East, which carried us up, (for all that we could do) towards the North: By which time our Victuals failed us, though we had made good spare of them. So that finding ourselves in the midst of the greatest wilderness of Waters in the World, without Victuals; we gave ourselves for lost men, and prepared for Death. Yet we did lift up our hearts and voices to God above, who sheweth his wonders in the Deep; Beseeching him of his mercy, that as in the beginning he discovered the Face of the Deep, and brought forth Dry—land; So he would now discover land to us, that we night not perish. And it came to pass; that the next day about evening, we eaw within a kenning before us, towards the North, as it were thick Clouds, which did put us in some hope of Land; Lnowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown, and might have Islands and Continents, that hitherto were not come to light; Therefore we bent our course thither, where we saw the appearance of Land, all that evening:
And in the Dawning of the next day, we might plainly discern that it was a Land; flat to our sight and full of Poilage, which made it show the more Dark: And after an hour and a half sailing, we entered into a good Haven, being the Port of a fair City; not great indeed, but well built, and that gave a pleasant view from the Sea: And we thinking every minute long, till we were on Land, came close to the shore, and offered to land: But strightways we saw divers of the people, with Bastons in their hands, (as it were) forbidding us to land; Yet without any cries or fierceness, but only as warning us off, by signs that they made. Whereupon being not a little discomforted, we were advising with ourselves, what we should do. During which time, there made forth to us a small boat, with about eight persons in it: Whereof one of them had in his hand a Tipstaff of a yellow Cane, tipped at both ends with green, who came aboard our ship, without any show of distrust at all. And when he saw one of our number present himself somewhat afore the rest, he drew forth a little Scroule of Parchment (somewhat yellower than our Parchment, and shining like the Leaves of Writing Tablets, but otherwise soft and flexible) and delivered it to our foremost man. In which Scroule were written in antient Hebrew, and in ancient Greek, and in good Latin of the School, and in Spanish, these words; Land ye not, none of you; And provide to be gone from this Coast, within sixteen days, except you have further time given you. Mean while, if you want fresh Water, or Victual, or help for your Sick, or that your ship needeth repair, write down your wants, and you shall have that which belongeth to Mercy. This Scroule was signed with a Stamp of Cherubima Wings, not spread, but hanging downwards: And by them a Cross. This being delivered, the Officer returned, and left onley a Servent with us to receive our Answer. Consulting hereupon amongst ourselves, we were much perplexed. The denial of Landing, and hasty warning us away, troubled us much: On the other side, to find that the People had Language’s, and were so full of humanity, did comfort us not a little. And above all, the sign of the Cross to that Instrument, was to us a great rejoycing, and as it were a certain presage of Good. Our Answer was in the Spanish tongue, that for our ship, it was well; For we had rather met with calms, and contrary winds than any tempests. For our sick, they were many, and. in very ill case: So that if they were not permitted to Land, they ran in danger of their lives. Our other wants we set down in particular, adding; that we had some little store of Merchandise, which if it pleased them to deal for, it might supply our wants, without being chargable unto them. We offered some reward in Pistols to the Servant, and a piece of Crimson Velvet to be presented to the Officer: But the Servant took them not, nor would scarce look upon them; And so left us, and went back in another boat, which was sent for him.
About three hours after we had dispatched our Answer, there came towards us, a Person (as it seemed) of place. He had on him a Gown with wide sleeves, of a kind of Water Chamolot, of an excellent green Colour, far more glossie than ours: His under apparel was green Azure; And so was his Rat, being in the form of a Turban, daintly made, and not so huge as the Turkish Turbans; And the Locks of his Hair came down below the Brims of it. A reverend Man was he to behold. He came in a Boat, gilt in some part of it, with four Persons more onely in that Boat; And was followed by another Boat, wherein were some twenty. When he was come within a Flight-shot of our Ship, Signs were made to us, that we should send forth some to meet him upon the Water; which we presently did in our Ship-boat, or Skiff, sending the principal Men amongst us save one, and four of our Number with him. When we were come within six yards of their Boat, they called to us to stay, and not to approach further; which we did. And thereupon the Man, who. I before described, stood up, and with a loud voice, in Spanish, asked; Are ye Christians? We answered; we were; fearing the less, because of the Cross we had seen in the Subscription. At which answer the said person lift up his Right hand towards Heaven, and drew it softly to his mouth, (which is the gesture they use, when they thank God;) And then said; If ye will swear, (all of you) by the Merit of the Saviour, that ye are no Pirates; Nor have shed blood, lawfully, nor unlawfully, within fourty days past, you may have license to come to Land. We said, We were all ready to take that Oath, whereupon one of those that were with him, being (as it seemed) a Notarie, made an Entrie of this all. Which done, another of the sane Boat, after his Lord had spoken a little to him, said aloud; My Lord would have you know that it is not of Pride, or greatness, that he commeth not aboard your Ship; but for that, in your Answer, you declare, that you have many sick amongst you, he was warned by the Conservatour of Health, of the City, that he should keep a distance. We were his humble Servants: and accounted for great Honour, and singular Humanity towards us, that which was already done; But hoped well, that the Nature of the sickness, of our Men, was not infectious. So he returned; And a while after came the Notary to us aboard our Ship; holding in his hand a Fruit of that Country, like a Orenge, but of colour between Orenge-tawney and Scarlet, which cast a most excellent Odour. He used it (as it seemed) for a preservative against Infections. He gave us our Oath; By the Name of Jesus and his Merits: And after told us, that the next day, by six of the clock in the Morning, we should be sent to, and brought to the strangers house, (so he called it) where we should be accommodated of things both for our whole and for our sick. So he left us; And when we offered him some Pistolets, he smiling said; He must not be twice paid for one Labour: Meaning (as I take it) that he had salery sufficient of the State for his Service. For (as I after learned) they call an Officer that taketh Rewards, twice paid.
The next Morning early, there came to us the same Officer, that came to us at first with his Cane, and told us; He came to conduct us to the Strangers house; And that he had prevented the hour, because we might have the whole day before us, for our business. For (said he) if you Will follow mine advice, there shall first go with me some few of you, and see the place, and how it may be made convenient for you; And then you may send for your Sick, and the rest of your Number, which ye will bring on Land. We thanked him, and said, That this care which he took of desolate strangers, God would reward. And so six of us went ashore with him: And when we were landed, he went before us, and turned to us, and said; he was our Servant, and our guide. He led us threw three fair streets; And all the way we went, there were gathered some people on both sides, standing in a row; but in so civil a fashion, as if it bad been, not to wonder at us, but to welcome us; And divers of them, as we passed by them, put their arms a little abroad; which is their Gesture, when they bid any welcome. The strangers house is a fair and spacious house, built of brick, of somewhat a bluer colour than our brick; And with handsome windows, some of glass, some of a kind of Cambrick oyled. He brought us first into a fair Parlour above staires, and then asked us; What number of Persons we were? And how many sick? We answered, We were in all (sick and whole) 250 Persons, whereof our sick were seventeen. Re desired us to have patience a little, and to stay till he came back to us; which was about an hour after; And then he led us to see the Chambers, which were provided for us, being in number 250. They having cast it (as it seemeth) that four of those Chambers, which were better than the rest, might receive four of the principle Men of our company; and lodge them alone by themselves; and the rest were to lodge us. The Chambers were handsome and cheerfull Chambers, and furnished civilly. Then he lead us to a long Gallery like a Porture, where he showed us all along the one side, (for the other side was but Wall and Window) Seventeen Cels, very neat ones, having partitions of Cedar wood. Which Gallery and Cells, being in all 900, (many more than we needed) were instituted as an Infirmary; for sick persons. And he told us withall, that as any our sick waxed well, he might be removed from his Cell to a Chamber: For which purpose, there were set forth ten spare Chambers, besides the number we spake before. This done, he brought us back to the Parlour, and lifting up his cane a little, (as they do when they give any Charge or Command) said to us: Ye are to know, that the custome of the Land requireth, that after this day, and to morrow, (which we give you for removing of your people from your ships) you are to keep within doors for three days. But let it not trouble you, nor do not think yourselves restrained, but rather left to your rest and ease. You shall want nothing, and there are six of our people appointed to attend you, for any business you have abroad. We gave him thpnks, with all affection and respects, and said; God surely is manifested in this Land. We offered him also twenty Pistolets; But he smiled, and only said; What? Twice paid! And so he left us. Soon after our Dinner was served in; which was right good Viands, both for bread, Meat, Wine, etc. Better than any Collegiate Diet that I have known in Europe. We had also drink of three sorts, Ale, Beer, Cider, all wholesome and good; Wine of the Grape, another drink of Grain, such as is with us our Mum, but more clear: And a kind of Berry like the Pear juice, made of a fruit of that Country; A wonderful pleasing and refreshing Drink Besides, there were brought in to us, great store of those Scarlet Oranges, for our Sick; which (they said) were an assured Remedy for sickness taken at sea. There was given us also a Box of small grey, or whitish Pills, which they wished our sick should take, one of the Pills, every night before sleep; which (they said) would hasten their recovery. The next day, after that our trouble of Carriage and Removing of our men and goods, out of our ship, was somewhat settled and quiet, I thought good to call our Company together, and when they were assembled, said unto them; My dear friends, Let us know ourselves, and how it standeth with us. We are Men cast on Land as Jonas was, out of the Whales Belly, when we were as buried in the Deep: And now we are on Land, we are but between Death and Life; For we are beyond, both the old World, and the New; And whether ever we shall see Europe, God onely knoweth. It is a kinde of Miracle bath brought us hither : And it must be little less, that shall bring us hence. Therefore in regard of our Deliverance past, and our danger present, and to come, let us look up to God, and every man reform his own ways. Besides, we are come here amongst a Christian People, full of Piety and Humanity: Let us not bring that Confusion of face upon ourselves, as to show our vices, or unworthiness before them. Yet there is more. For they have by Commandment, (though in form of Courtesie) Cloistered us within these walls, for three days; who knoweth, whether it be not, to take some taste of our manners and conditions? And if they find them bad, to banish us stright wayes; if good, to give us further time. For these men, that thay have given us for attendance, may withal have an eye upon us. Therefore for Gods love, and as we love the weale of our Souls and Bodies, let as so behave ourselves, as we may be at peace with God, and may find grace in the eyes of this People. Our Company with one voice thanked me for my good Admonition, and promised me to live Soberly and Civilly, and without giving any the least occasion of Offence. So we spent our three days joyfully and without care, in expectation what would be done with us, when they were expired. During which time, we had every hour joy of the amendment of our sick; who thought themselves cast into some Divine Pool of Healing; They mended so kindly and so fast, as you may read in our Temple of Wisdom.
The morrow after our three days were past, there came to us a mew Man, that we had not seen before, clothed in Asure, as the former was, save that his Turban was white, with a small red Cross on the Top. He had also a Tippet of fine Linnen. At his comming in, he did bend to us a little, and put his arms broad. We of our parts saluted him in a very lowly and submissive manner; As looking that from him, we should receive Sentence of Life, or Death. He desired to speak with some few of us: Whereupon six of us onely stayed, and the rest avoided the room. He said; I am by Office Governour of this House of Strangers, and by Vocation I am a Christian Priest, and of the order of the Rosie Cross; and therefore am come to you to offer you my service, both as strangers, and chiefly as Christians. Some things I may tell you, which I think you will not be unwilling to hear. The State hath given you Licence to stay on Land, for the space of six weeks: And let it not trouble you, if your occasions ask further time, for the Law in this point is not precise; And I do not doubt, but myself shall be able to obtain for you, such further time, as may be convenient. Ye shall also understand, that the Strangers House, is at this time Rich, and much aforehand; For it bath laid up Revenue these 36,000 years: For so long it is since any Stranger arrived in this part. And therefore take ye no care; the State will defray you all the time you stay: Neither shall you stay one day the less for that. As for any Merchandjie ye have brought, ye shall be well used, and have your return, either in Merchandize, or in Gold and Silver: For to us it is all one. And if you have any other Requists to make, hide it not. For ye shall find, we will not make your Countenance to fall, by the Answer ye shall receive. Onely this I must tell you that none of you must go above a Julo, or Karan (that is with them, a Mile and a half) from the walls of the City, without especiall leave. We answered, after we had looked a while one upon another, admiring this gracious and parent—like usage; That we could not tell what to say:
For we wanted words to express our thanks; And his Noble free Offers left us nothing to ask. It seemed to us, that we had before us a picture of our Salvation in Heaven: For we that were a while since in the jaws of Death, were now brought into a place where we found nothing but Consolations. For the Commandment laid upon us, we would not fail to obey it, though it was impossible but our Hearts should be enflamed to tred further upon this happy Holy Ground. We added, that our Tongues should first cleave to the Roofs of our Mouths, ere we should rorget, either his Reverend Person, or this whole Nation, in our Prayers. We also most humbly besought him, to accept of us as his true Servants, by a just Right as ever men on earth were bounden; laying and presenting, both our Persons, and all we had, at his feet. He said, He was a Priest, and looked for a Priests reward; which was our Brotherly love, and the good of our Souls and bodies. So he went from us, not without tears of tenderness in his eyes; And left us also confused with joy and kindness, saying amongst ourselves, That we were come into a Land of Angels, which did appear to us daily, and present us with Comforts, which we thought not of, much less expec ted.
The next day about 10 of the Clock, the Governour came to us again, and after Salutation, said familiarly; That he was come to visit us; And called for a Chair, and sat him down; And we being some ten of us, (the rest were of the meaner sort, or else gone abroad) sat down with him. And when we were set, he began thus. We of this Island of Apanua or Christie in Arabia (for so they call it in their language) have this, that by means of our Solitary Situation, and of the Laws of Secrecy, which we have for our Travelers, and our rare admission of Strangers, we know well most part of the Habitable World, and are ourselves unknown. Therefore because he that knoweth least, is fittest to ask questions, it is more reason, for the Entertainment of the time, that ye ask me questions, than that I ask you. We answered: That we humbly thanked him, that he would give us leave so to do: And that we conceived by the taste we had already, that there was no worldly thing on Earth, more worthy to be known than the State of that happy Land. But above all (we said) since that we were met from the several Ends of the World, and hoped assuredly, that we should meet one day in the Kingdom of Heaven (for that we were both parts Christians) we desired to know (in respect that Land was so remote, and so divided by vast and unknown Seas, from the Land, where our Saviour walked on Earth) who was the Apostle of that Nation, and how it was converted to the Faith? It appeared in his face, that he took great contentment in this question in the first place; For it showeth that you first seek the Kingdom of Heaven; And I shall gladly, and briefly, satiefie your demand.
About twenty years after the Ascension of our Saviour, it came to pass, that there was seen by the people of Dancar (a City upon the Eastern Coast of our Island) within Night, (the Night was cloudy and calm) as it might be some mile into the Sea, a great Pillar of Light; Not sharp but in form of a Columne or Cylinder, rising from the Sea, a great way up towards Heaven; and on the top of it was seen a large Cross of Light, more bright and resplendent than the body of the Pillar. Upon which so strange a spectacle, the people of the City gathered aspace together upon the Sands to wonder; And so after put themselves into a number of small Boats, to go nearer to this marvellous sight. But when the Boats were come within (about) 60 yards of the Pillar, they found themselves all bound, and could go no farther; yet so as they might move to go about, but might not approach nearer. So as the Boats stood all as in a Theater, beholding this Light as an Heavenly Sign. It so fell out, that there was in one of the Boats, one of the wise Men of the Society of the Rosie Crucians, whose House or Collage (my good Brethren) is the very Eye of this Kingdom, who having a while attentively and devoutly viewed, and contemplated this Pillar and Cross, fell down upon his face; and then he raised himself upon his knees, and lifting up his hands to Heaven, made his prayers in this manner.
Lord God of Heaven and Earth; thou )iast vouchsafed of thy Grace, to those of our Order, to know thy works of Creation and the Secrete of them; And to discern (as far as appertaineth to the Generation of Men) Between divine Miracles, Works of Nature, works of Art, and Impostures, arid Illusions of all sorts. I do here acknowledge and testifie before this people, that the Thing which we now see before our eyes, is thy Finger, and a true Miracle. And for as much as we learn in our Books that thou never workest Miracles but to a Divine and excellent End, (for the Laws of Nature are thine own Laws, and thou exceedest them not but upon great cause) We most humbly beseech thee, to prosper this great Sign; And to give us the Interpretation and use of it in Mercy; which thou doest in some part secretly promise, by sending it unto us.
When he had made his Prayer, be presently found the Boat he was in, moveable, and unbound; whereas all the rest remained still fast; And taking that for an assurance of Leave to approach, he caused the Boat to be softly, and with silence, rowed towards the Pillar. But ere he came near it, the Pillar and Cross of Light broke up, and cast itself abroad, as it were, into a firmament of many Stars; which also vanished soon after, and there was no— thing left to be seen but a small Ark or Chest of Cedar, dry, and not wet at all with water, though it swam. And in the Fore-end of it which was towards him, grew a small green Branch of Palm; And when the Rosie Crucian had taken it with all reverance into his Boat, it opened of itself, and there were found in it a Book and a Letter; Both written in fine Parchment, and wrapped in Sindons of Linen. The Book contained all the Canonicall Books of the Old and New Testament, according as you have them; (For we know well what the Churches with you receive;) And the Apocalpyse itself; And some other Books of the New Testament, which were not at that time written, were nevertheless in the Book. And for the Letter, it was in these words.
I John, a Servant of the Highest, and Apostle of Jesus Christ, was warned by an Angel, that appeared to me in a vision of Glory, that I should commit this Ark to the floods of the Sea. Therefore I do testifie and declare unto that people where God shall ordain this Ark to some to Land, that in the same day, is come unto them Salvation and Peace, and good Will, from the Father, and from the
LORD JESUS.
There was also in both these writings, as well the Book, as the Letter, wrought a great Miracle, Conforme to that of the Apostles in the Original gift of Tongues. )or there being at that time, in this Land, Hebrews, Persians, and Indians, besides the Natives, every one read upon the book and the Letter, as if they had been written in his own Language. And thus was this Land saved from Infidelity, (as the Remains of the Old World was from Water) by an Ark, through the Apostolicall and Miraculous Evangelisme of Saint John. And here he paused, and a Messenger came, and called him from us. So this was all that passed in that Conference.
The next day the same Governour came again to us, immediately after dinner, and excused himself, saying: That the day before, he was called from us somewhat abruptly, but now he will make us amends, and spend time with us, if we held his Company and Conference agreeable. We answered, that we held it so agreeable and pleasing to us, as we forgot both dangers past, and fears to come, for the time we heard him speak; And that we thought an hour spent with him, was worth years of our former life. He bowed himself a little to us, and after we were set again he said; Well, the Questions are on your part. One of our numbers said after a little pause; That there was a Matter we were no less desirous to know, then fearfull to ask, least we might presume too far. But encouraged by his rare Humanity towards us, (that could scarce think ourselves strangers, being his vowed and professed Servants) we would take the Hardiness to prepound it: Humbly beseeching him, if he thought it not fit to be answered, that he would pardon it, though he rejected it. We said, We well observed those his words, which he formerly spake, that this happy Island, where we now stood, was known to few, and yet knew most of the Nations of the World; which we found to be true, considering they had the Languages of Europe, and knew much of our state and business; And yet we in Europe, (notwithstanding all the remote Discoveries, and Navigations of this last Age) never heard any of the least Inkling or Glinse of this Island. This we found wonderful strange; For that all Nations have Enter—knowledge one of another, either by Voyage into Foreign Parts, or by Strangers that come to them:
And though the Travailer into a Foreign Country, doth commonly know more by the eye, than be that stayeth at home can by relation of the Travelier; Yet both ways suffice to make a mutual knowledge, in some degree, on both parts. But for this Island, we never heard tell of any Ship of theirs, that had been seen to arrive upon any shore of Europe; No nor of either the East or West Indies, nor yet of any ship of any other part of the World that had made return from them.
And yet the Marvel rested not in this: For the Situation of it (as his Lordship said.) in the Secret Conclave of such a vast Sea might cause it. But then that they should have knowledg...
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