Lesser-Key-Of-Solomon

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THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON
compleated. These Greek Names following are to be pronounced. This is
the division of these Orations, Hie/rna, Helma, Hemna, &C.
Oh God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, Confirm this
Oration, and my Understanding and Memory, to receive, understand, and
retain the knowledge of all good Scriptures; and give me perseverance of
minde therein.
This is the beginning of that Oration, which, as we have said before, ought
to be said according to the Prolations and Constitutions thereof; and ought
to be repeated, because of the forgetfulness of our Memory, and according
to the exercise of our wit, and according to the sanctity of our life; there
being contained in it so great a Mystery, and such efficacious Vertue.
There followeth another subtile Oration, wherein is contained a Sacramental
Mystery, and wherein every perfect Science is wonderfully
compleated: For hereby God would have us to know, what things are Celestial,
and what are Terrene; and what heavenly things the Celestial effecteth,
and what earthly things the Terrene: because the Lord hath said, My eyes
have seen the imperfect, and in thy book every day shall be formed and
written, and no man in them, &C. So it is in the Precepts of God: for we
are not able to write all things, how the Sun hath the same course as at
first, that our order may be confirmed: for all writing whatsoever, which is
not from God, is not to be read; for God himself would have all things to
be divided: & this is how these are to be used, before the second part,
which containeth so glorious and excellent Consecrations of Orations, &
defineth the Consecrated part to have power in the Heavens, and in no
wise can be defined by humane tongues.
This is the beginning ofthe second part ofthat Oration spoken ofbefore,
which is ofso great vertue.
Aglaros, Theomiros, Thomitos, &C.
This is the second part of the precedent Oration, of which some singular
thing is to be spoken. Wherefore ifthou sayest this Oration, commemorating
the first part thereof, say the Oration following, and thou shalt perceive
the precepts which are therein.
Oh God of all things, who art my God, who in the beginning hast created
all things out of nothing, and hast reformed all things by the Holy