Magia Adamica

were restrained, and their Chanels were broken, and the Water-Course was no more, and the Divine Cohabitation ceased, and the Societie was divided.

Thus far my Rabbi; Now because I have promised Scripture to my Cabalism, I will submit the Tradition. to Moses, and truly that Rabbi also is of my side, for thus I read in Genesis. And to Adam he said, [Marginal note: Cap. 3. v. 17.] Because thou hast eaten of the Tree, whereof I commanded Thee saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: Cursed is the Ground for thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eate of it all the Dayes of thy Life, Thornes and Thistles shall it bring forth unto Thee, and Thou shalt eate the Herb of the Field. In the sweat of thy face shalt Thou eate Bread, untill thou returne unto the Ground, for out of it wast thou taken, for Dust Thou art, and to Dust shalt thou returne. This is the Curse, and Adam was so sensible of it, that he acquainted his posterity with it. For Lamech prophesying of his Son Noah, hath these words. This same shall comfort us, concerning our [Marginal note: Cap. 5. v. 29.] work, and Toyle of our Hands, because of the Ground, which the Lord hath cursed. And this indeed was accomplished in some sense after the Floud, as the same Scripture tells us. And [Marginal note: Cap. 8. v. 25.] the Lord said in his Heart, I will not Againe curse the Ground any more for Mans sake. Here now we are to consider two Things: