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THE CONTENTS
OF THE
SECOND PART.
Part II.
| Action I. | p. 1. | Sermon-like ſtuff: Doctor Dee (having a zeal, but not according to knowledge) mervailouſly affected with it. Prince Roſimberg his expectation of money anſwered, and eluded with great ſubtilty, by example out of Scripture, of Abraham, David, Solomon, &c. The precious Powder be had, how and when, to be uſed. Judgements to be executed upon ſeveral Great ones, (ſure enough if they had prevailed) by Prince Roſimberg, as from God. Ed. Kelley, his Wife barren: why. He very weary of his office: reproved for it, and another (Arthur, Doctor Dee's ſon,) to be ſubſtituted in his place: yea, and his portion of the precious Powder to be taken from him, if he do not repent. |
| II. | p. 4. | Arthur, firſt preſented, and prepared by Prayer, &c. enters upon his Office: Seeth divers things in the Stone; Lions, Men, &c. but heareth not. |
| III. | p. 5. | Arthur again, as before: Three Exerciſes in one day. |
| IV. | p. 7. | Arthur again, as before: in two Exerciſes more. |
| V. | p. 8. | Ed. Kelley, in his Office again: ſees and hears, as before. Uriel, firſt authour of Doctor Dee's and Ed. Kelley's conjunction. A New Law promiſet here again. Anabaptiſtical Doctrine of committing Adultery, for Gods ſake, &c. ¶ Of ſome words here, ſee the Errata. |
| VI. | p. 9. | Here the ſpirits begin to ſhew themſelves in their own likeneſſe apparently, teaching doctrines of Devils and yet ſtill (as their inſtruments at this day in divers places) in the name of God. Doctor Dee and Ed. Kelley, are exhorted, yea commanded, to have their Wives in common. The caſe argued on both ſides ſtiſty and eagerly. Other ſtrange Doctrine of Devils, (noted, and rejected in the Preface) of murder condemned by the Laws of men, approved by God. Saint Paul impiouſly ſlandered. Great promiſes, in caſe of obedience. The Powder. The Pope here accurſed: yet Popery elſewhere juſtified. Kelley ſcandalized: Doctor Dee in great Agony. Some ſecrets of diſtillation revealed by ſirits. The Powder again, and how E. K. came by it. Predictions of England, &c. (all falſe and fooliſh) Ed. Kelley his fidelity ſuſpected. Cabaliſtical myſteries of Letters, and Numbers: not well underſtood by Doctor Dee, &c, though much helped by his ſpirits. Eat at laſt, he hath joy, (in ſpirit as he is perſwaded) and reſolves to obey. |
| ¶ | Doctor Dee, Ed. Kelley, and their two Wives, their ſenſe, apprehenſions, and reſolutions, concerning this new doctrine of promiſcuous copulation enjoyned: expreſſed in form of a Covenant (ſo by them called) with God: here firſt exhibited, and afterwards, p. 20. compleated, and ſubſcribed by the Paniies: ¶ with a moſt wicked clauſe, or concluſion, of dreadful imprecations to all that ſhould hereafter come to the knowledge of it, or bring it to knowledge: whereas it is much to the glory of God, and true Religion, that ſuch myſteries of Hell and darkneſſe, ſhould come to light, to be abhorred by all men: and that other may be warned by ſuch ſad examples, not to hunt after new doctrines, and pretended inſpirations and revelations. | |
| ¶ | p. 17. | Ed. Kelley his Declaration of his diſlike, from the beginning of theſe Actions, in generall: His oppoſition upon occaſion. His diſlike of this new doctrine (in particular) as contrary to the revealed Will of God: how ſatisfied in ſome meaſure: and thereupon big readiniſſe to obey. But upon the womens profeſſed diſlike, and demurre, reſolves to give over all further dealing. |
| VII. | p. 19. | Apparitions. The chief Stone carried away by ſpirits in their ſight. More exhortations and arguments, for compliance to this new doctrine. Offer of a Miracle, for further confirmation. |
| VIII. | p. 21. | Another Apparition (upon requeſt made) to confirm them in their perpoſe of obedience. |
| IX. | p. 22. | Yet another to the ſame purpoſe. The Covenant torne by Kelley, made whole again by ſpirits. The great power of God faith and obe- |
dience,