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I86<br />
THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON<br />
ness of God hath appointed to the Art of Rbetorick four Notes, with their<br />
Holy and Glorious Orations; as they were reverently sent by the Hand of<br />
God; that every Note in this Art aforesaid, might have a several faculty,<br />
That the first Note in that Art, might give a continual locution, a competent<br />
and flourishing adornment thereof: The second, to discern Judgements,<br />
just and unjust, ordinate and inordinate, true and false: The third, competently<br />
to discover offices and causes: and the fourth giveth understanding<br />
and eloquence in all the operations ofthis Art, without prolixity. See therefore<br />
how in Grammar, Logick, and Rhetorick, the several Notes are disposed<br />
in the several Arts.<br />
But ofthe otherArts and their Notes, we shall speakin their due place and<br />
time, as we find them disposed in the book ofthe same <strong>Solomon</strong>.<br />
At what times and hours the Notes of these three liberal Arts are to be<br />
looked into.<br />
Now we proceed to shew at what time, and how the Notes of these Arts<br />
are to be looked into, and the Orations to be said, to attain to these Arts. If<br />
thou art altogether ignorant ofthe Grammatical Art, and wouldst have the<br />
knowledge thereof: ifit be appointed thee ofGod to do this work ofworks,<br />
and have a firm understanding in this Art of Arts: Then know that thou<br />
maist not presume to do otherwise than this book commandeth thee; for<br />
this book of his shall be thy Master, And this Art of his thy Mistress.<br />
How the Grammatical Notes are to be looked into in the first Moon.<br />
For in this manner, the Grammaticall Notes are to be looked into, and the<br />
Orations to be said.<br />
In the dayes when the Moon is in her prime, the first Note is to be<br />
looked into 12 times, and the Orations thereofrepeated 24 times with Holy<br />
reverence; making a little space between, let the Orations be twice repeated<br />
at the inspection of every Note, and chiefly abstain from sins: do this from<br />
the first day of the Moon to the 14, and from the 14 to the 17. The first<br />
and second Notes are to be looked into 20 times, and the Orations to be<br />
repeated 30 times, on the 15 and 17 dayes, using some interval between<br />
them, All the three Notes are then every day to be looked into 12 times,<br />
and the Orations to be repeated 20 times: and thus ofthe Notes ofthe Art<br />
of Grammar. But if thou hast read any books of this Art, and desirest perfection<br />
therein, do as is commanded; using the general Orations to increase
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