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A true "Eeiatmi 0/ Dr. Dee his Mtons, mth Sptrtts,i^c, ^f, ^5
Thoirihak (if t'liolivvi'lc obey the comnumdment of God,bv me made know ntimo thee)
take a long journey in hand, and go where thou (halt have all rhefe s;rea; mercies of God
performed untotlice, and God will jheyp thecM great favour tn the fight of God, m ever he did
Jhev unto jo[\:^h,whowjif Id into bondage.as thou knoweji, and in allh^iwfnfmment and troubles
G d was with him,and delivered him .- So,if_thou wilt follow tha commandment from God de-
livered mto thee ly we Raphael,r/;rft thou Jhalt not, doubt, nor waver in thj mind^hut Cod will be
mercifnl unto thee^bah in this life and in the life to come ; and think^God wiu not command thee t
takffuch ajournyin hand, but that he doth know that if beji for tkee, and he vi'iW preferve thee,
Jiftdkeep tlieeinihyjourny.^«i/ thou (huh find inthyjourny, that God fhall and will deal wer-
cifuliy wi.h thee mfind.')t^ caCco( the infirmity of the ftone, thatthe Ani^els of God Jhall direft
thee in thy he»rt and »:ind, how thou Ihalc ule thy body, to the health and comfort ot thy
ftrenglh. And when th.u art at thy joiirnies end amongtt fuch friinJs ^nondthefeas as thou
kjtowejl^Godjhall and will raife thee as faithful friends (jj- now I have [aid bef re') m JoCcph had,
fo ftalt ihoti be favoured with God and man ;
for hit the will and'purpfeof Godto have thee
to be obedient unto t'^is the which I do make k^nown unto ther,becaufe thou jhopldii n t remain here,
to be beholding unto tliofe that are thy mortal enemies, and had rather to hear of thy end,
th.iH othsYwifi to hear o^' thy well-doing, or any good to be d ne unto thee by any man ; it if a. grief
and a lp:ghcin headand mind unto them, that thou Ihouldftcome to any help, or thui^s
necLlHuy for mans Wic here upon earth,tke which man cannot be without. And John Dee, I am
f» cow»w>j^ thee, that folhonly as thou canlt by all meauspollible, fee thy things hi order,
for ty lViirienjhiJ>,and in all other caufs of worldly affairs. *, And for maintenance to further
thy j'jurny God wiu mo^i gracioufly raife thee up fome good friends to be helping unto thee^tfiat thou
7}iaiit have maintenance intky journy. AndthyViry friettd John Pontoys jhalihy Gods favour Joh^ foncome
homc,andhe Ihail andwill be a great aid iinto thee,t perform this courfe thi which God by tcys.
7ne hath com na idedt'-'ee to undertake : T^at where thou doji lit) now in wan, and to be beh Iding
unto thofe, wbj do not love th:e, neither in heart do wijh thee well -, fo God would have thee to be
where thou In It do hnn fervice,tf?»ii God wiUgive thee long days in fu diing^and frdfiLing this bis Lon" life.
Co»imandment andwillby me Raphael, i^fw/«^'t meJJ'agel a»i at God> wiU andhn pi afure plainly
to ,}iake known unto thee,that it it hn will to have t .,d dangers, and from all infirmities,
even with us ni'/ch h alth m thou haji had in this time as thou haji liVcd thuf many years \ fo God
Will ha ve thet to follow ''if will in this direi ion,and then thou Jhalt have all things aforefaid performed
unio thee, and thou (halt then have fich favour^ that thou fhalt behold his bleffed Creatures
with }hefe thy mortal eyes : an I if thou wilt perform to the uttermoji of thy power this meff.tge
G d will in hif mercies perform all that is promifed unto thee.
fro'v G d ly me delivered •, Then
And exctjtt thou wilt he willing and d"ttful fo much us in thee lieth to make gtod thit, the which I
have through Gods meam declared what courfe thou muji take ; and if thou doit 't noi^then God
Will not no more fnd unto thee,to the beholding of any mum earthly eyes,any of his t leffed Creatures,
therefore I command thee from God,as I am his faithful Muiifter and bleffed Angel of God,that
thou (houldsl not doubt to take this journy in hand,for God will te with thee and for tliee,and his a Si Dens
bleffed Angels yfe^rZ/tf thy comfortyevenas the Angel of God was the comfort unto young Tobias i« lobfcum
hif journey^fo God will deal with thee in thine. And fo I have delivered unto thee what God will quis comra,
have thee to do.
It if the will and favour of Godto give the dfmuch underftandingof Gods mercies towards
thee yet for to come, as ever mortal man had delivered luito him by any fpiritual Creature
from God. So now I have fully ended my meffage. Therefore, fee that thou John Dee be as ready
to perforin it to the greateji of thy power, as lovingly ingivingGod thanks for this meffjge delivered,
becavfe I would have thee to be fuch an one as jhall not endhit dayesin reproach, and rejoycing of
thy enemies, hut thou Jhalt have time and days to live, that when thoudieji, and Jhalt depart thit
world^thou (halt die with fame and ynemory to the end, that fuch an one was upon the earth, Mir*cul**
th.,t God by him had wrought great and wonderful Miracles in hisfrvice. Andthus to Gods h'i~
fiour and h^ glo^y-,1 have ended my meffage^ yielding unto Godall honour, andpraife, and tha>ikj
for all his blejjings,and hif great benefits bejiowed upon his Creatures, both now and for evermore.
Amen. Bleffed be God in all hif gifts,and holy in all his wrkj. Praifed be God. Amen,Amen.
A. Amen.
A. Now, O God, as I have willingly yielded unto thy will and commandment of undertaking
a Journey : fo I befeech thee that it may ftand with thy good pleafure to no-
tifieunto me the Country, Region orCity unto which thou wouldft have me direft my
courfe from hence-forward.
^. Nothing appeared.
A Voice ...... A Voice In the Name of God, te morrow at ten of tbecUck..
^. So be it. T
A. All thank«:, praife and glory be to God the Father, God the Son, and God the
holy Ghoftj now and for ever. Amen.
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