A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr ...

A true "B^ation of Dr. Dee bis JBions, i»ith Spirits,dca
vvc accept and allow of ir, andpiomife unto thcc (O our God) to fulfill tlicfamejin fuch
fort, as flit godly are pemiitted to fulfill, and have been by divers teftimonics commended
for, and by Divine doftrine willed to fulfill, in Matrimonial converfation,whenfoever
thy motions and allurements (Matrinionial-likeJ (hall draw and perfwadc any
couple of us, Befceching thee, as thou art the onely true Almighty and Everlaftin^
God, Gireator of Heaven and Earth, Thou wile, in thy infinite mercies , not impute it
untousforfin, blindnefs,rafhnefs, or preftmiption , being not accepted, done, or performed
upon carnal lult, or wanton concupifcence; But by the way of Abrahaw-liye
faith and. obedience., unto thee, our God, our Leader, Teacher, Protcftor and Juftifier,
now and for ever. And hereunto we call the holy Heavens to be witneflTes , for thy honour
and glory (O Almighty God) and our difcharge, now and for ever. Amen.
1
Edward KeUy by good and provident (according to the Laws
and ordinances of God) determination and confideration in thefe
former A6i ions, that is to fay, appearings, fhevvs made, and voyces
uttered, by the within named in this Book , and the refl whatfoever
Spirits have from the beginning thereof(which at large by the Records
appeareth) not only doubted and difliked their infinuations and do-
(51 rine uttered, but alfo divers and fundry times ( as coveting to eifchew
and avoid the danger and inconvenience that might either by
them, their felves, or the drift of their dodrine enfue , or to my
indamagemcnt divers wayes, happen) fought to depart from the ex-
ercifes thereof : and withal boldly ( as the fervant of the Son of
God) inveighed againft them ; urging them to depart, or render bet-
ter reafon of their unknown and uncredible words and Speeches de-
livered \ and withall often and fundry times friendly exhorted the
Right Worfhipful Mafter JOHN DEE (the chief follower thereof)
as alfo in the Records appeareth, to regard his fouls health, the good
proceeding of his wordly credit (which through Europe is great) the
better maintenance to come of his wife and children , to beware of
them,and withall to give them over : wherein although I friendly and
brotherly laboured, my labour feemed to be loft and counfel of him
defpifed ,
and withall was urged with replies to the contrary by him
made, and promifes, in that cafe, o'f the lofs of his fouls health, if they
were not of God : Whereunto upon as it were (bme farther tafte of
them, or opinion grounded upon the frailty of zeal, he ceafed not al-
fo to pawn unto me his foul, &c. which his perfwafions were the
chiefand onely caufe of my this fo long proceeding with them : And
now alfo at this inftant , and before a few dayes having manifeft oc-
and the children
cafion to think they were the fcrvants of Sathan ,
of darknefs , becaufc they manifeftly urged and commanded in the
name of God a Do&inc Damnable , and contrary to the Laws of
God, his Commandements , and Gofpcl by our Saviour Chrift as a
Touchftone to us left and delivered , did openly unto them diflike
their proceeding, and brotherly admonifhcd the faid Worfhipful,
and my sjood friend Mr.jOHN DEE to beware of them : And now
having juft occafion to determine what they were , to confider all
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