Mysteries of the Rosie Cross by Anonymous

Author:Anonymous [Anonymous]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

What was thought of John Heydon and what he appeared to think of himself may be learned from the somewhat gushing testimonials he appended to several of his books.

At the commencement of the Axiomata we have the following:—

“To his most ingeniously accomplish’d friend, Mr. John Heydon, on his Rosie Crucian Infallible Axomata, the excellent and secret use of Numbers.”

“Now let the Pope no more pretend to bee, The Father of Infallibility; Unless he can great Heyden’s Numbers teach, And nimbly to his Axiomata reach. Hath exercised so the Brains of Men; That how to answer him this very Age Knows not [I’m sure] with all its Wit and Rage. Our Author here, as Heir unto his skill, Hath kept his name up (with a pregnant Quill) So happily! that Ages yet to come, Shall sing his fame in this Eulogium;

Again in the same work.

“To his much honoured friend the Author Mr. John Heydon upon the Rosie Crucian Infallible Axiomata.”

“Pythag’ras redivivus, go thy ways Into the world: and number out thy praise; Laconian Lads esteem yourself no more, Who Numbers rich is, who esteems is poor, For they esteem themselves, because no more. Moses in Miracles did exceed ’tis true By Numbers done; only found out by you Therefore the greatest Miracle’s your due. Tria sunt omnia shall no more surpass, Who’s but for simple Numbers is an Asse, Thy compound Numbers shew as clear as Glass. That the wide world this piece shall so extoll As swears no soul, if not Harmonic all For never was piece i’ the world so exactly done, In the time past, or present, what’s to come, Then teeming Soul give thy Pen intermission, And breathe a while before the next Edition.”

Again:—

“O Comprehensive Magus, praise attends Thy worthy work, to that each number tends, Sith to the Holy Cross thou art the Crown; And that, which Nature did at first set down In Hieroglyphicks, that she might conceal From Sons of earth, her Darling doth reveal Unto the Sons of Art and doth unfold Those Tomes of Crypicks that before were rold; Axioms infallible, thou dost us shew, Would Pyrrho make his doubting Trade forego; Philosophy may by thy Method be Courted, and won by men of low degree, When fancy tells me this cannot be done, My Reason prompts me to believe a Son, Inspired by the Rosie Crucian Spirit, Is Heir to more, to whom I do refer it.

“Hayl you (admired Heydon) whose great parts Shine above envy; and the common Arts, You kin to Angels, and Superiour Lights, (A spark of the first fire) whose Eagle flights Trade not with Earth, and grossness, but do pass To the pure Heavens, and make your God your Glass, In whom you see all forms, and so do give These rare discov’ries, how things move and live, Proceed to make your great designs compleat, And let not this rude world our hopes defeat. Oh let me but by this the dawning light Which streams upon

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