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evil. In this manner Tages the first teacher of the Magick of the Romanes, gushed out
of the earth. Diana of the Ephesians shewed her worship, as if it had been sent from
heaven. So also Apollo. And all the Religion of the Heathens is taken from the same
Spirits; neither are the opinions of the Sadduces, humane inventions.
Aphorism 49.
The conclusion therefore of this Isagoge is the same which we have above already spo-
ken of, That even as there is one God, from whence is all good; and one sin, to wit,
disobedience, against the will of the commanding God, from whence comes all evil;
so that the fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom, and the profit of all Magick; for
obedience to the will of God, followeth the fear of God; and after this, do follow the
presence of God and of the holy Spirit, and the ministery of the holy Angels, and all
good things out of the inexhaustible treasures of God.
But unprofitable and damnable Magick ariseth from this; where we lose the fear
of God out of our hearts, and suffer sin to reign in us, there the Prince of this world,
the God of this world beginneth, and setteth up his kingdom in stead of holy things,
in such as he findeth profitable for his kingdom; there, even as the spider taketh the
flye which falleth into his web, so Satan spreadeth abroad his nets, and taketh men
with the snares of covetousness, until he sucketh him, and draweth him to eternal
fire: these he cherisheth and advanceth on high, that their fall may be the greater.
Courteous Reader, apply thy eyes and minde to the sacred and profane Histo-
ries, & to those things which thou seest daily to be done in the world, and thou shalt
finde all things full of Magick, according to a two-fold Science, good and evil, which
that they may be the better discerned, we will put here their division and subdivision,
for the conclusion of these Isagoges; wherein every one may contemplate, what is to
be followed, and which to be avoided, and how far it is to be labored for by every one,
to a competent end of life and living.
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Theosophy " Knowledge of the Word of God, and
ruling ones life according to the word
of God.
" Knowledge of the government of God
by Angels, which the Scripture calleth
watchmen; and to understand the
mystery of Angels.
Good
Anthroso- " Knowledge of natural things.
phy
" Wisdom in humane things.
given to
man
Sciences
Cakosophy " Contempt of the word of God, and to
live after the will of the devil.
" Ignorance of the government of God
by Angels
" To contemne the custody of the
Angels, and that their companions are
of the devil.
" Idolatry.
" Atheisme.
Evil
Cacodæ- " The knowledge of poisons in nature,
and to use them.
mony
" Wisdom in all evil arts, to the destruc-
tion of mankinde, and to use them in
contempt of God, and for the loss and
destruction of men.
FINIS.
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