Magia Adamica

runs as follows. [New translation of the Latin:] “Examining his teaching’s purpose from its foundations, we have found his doctrine most excellent, free from outward clamour, and principally founded upon the world’s creation.” [Vaughan’s English:] We have examined his teaching’s aim from its very foundations and find his doctrine most excellent, without worldly noise, and principally grounded upon the world’s creation. Again in the same place: [New translation of the Latin:] “His doctrine is not wordy, nor does it establish its truth merely on the surface.” [Vaughan’s English:] His doctrine uses few words, without noise and notions; nor does he build his truth upon superficial probabilities. Thus we see that the first apostles and teachers proved and demonstrated Christ Jesus’s Incarnation and birth from the world’s creation: matters the ordinary philosopher finds fabulous and impossible, though they are plain, evident truths in Nature’s book. In place of such teachers, however, we have two epidemic goblins today: a schoolman and a so-called saint. One swells with syllogistic pride; the other wears Revelation’s brazen face. The first cannot tell me why grass is green; the second, despite all his devotion, does not know his alphabet, yet claims that infinite Spirit who knows all in all. Truly,