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When first ye shall enter into the Oratory, leave your shoes without, and
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having opened the window, ye shall place the lighted coals in the Censer
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which you shall have brought with you, you shall light the Lamp, and take
from the Cupboard of the Altar your two Vestments, the Crown, the Girdle
and the Wand, placing them upon the Altar. Then take the Sacred Oil in your
left hand, cast some of the Perfume upon the Fire, and place yourself upon
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your knees, praying unto the Lord with fervour.
the orison.
O Lord God of Mercy; God, Patient, Most Benign and Liberal; Who
grantest Thy Grace in a thousand ways, and unto a thousand generations;
Who forgettest the iniquities, the sins, and the transgressions of men; in
Whose Presence none is found innocent; Who visitest the transgressions of the
father upon the children and nephews unto the third and fourth generation; I
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know my wretchedness, and that I am not worthy to appear before Thy
Divine Majesty, nor even to implore and beseech Thy Goodness and Mercy
for the least Grace. But, O Lord of Lords, the Source of Thy Bounty is so
great, that of Itself It calleth those who are ashamed by reason of their sins and
dare not approach, and inviteth them to drink of Thy Grace. Wherefore, O
Lord my God, have pity upon me, and take away from me all iniquity and
malice; cleanse my soul from all the uncleanness of sin; renew within me my
Spirit, and comfort it, so that it may become strong and able to comprehend
the Mystery of Thy Grace, and the Treasures of Thy Divine Wisdom. Sanctify
me also with the Oil of Thy Sanctification, wherewith Thou hast sanctified all
Thy Prophets; and purify in me therewith all that appertaineth unto me, so
that I may become worthy of the Conversation of Thy Holy Angels and of
Thy Divine Wisdom, and grant unto me the Power which Thou hast given
unto Thy Prophets over all the Evil Spirits. Amen. Amen.
This is the Prayer which I myself made use of in my Consecration; the
which I give not here to confine you (to a certain form), nor to oblige you to
employ the same, nor to tell it you over as I would to a parrot whom I should
wish to teach to talk; but only and solely to give unto you an idea of the
manner in which we should pray.
Having finished your Orison, rise from your knees, and anoint the
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centre of your forehead with a little of the Sacred Oil; after this dip your
finger into the same Oil, and anoint therewith the four upper corners of the
Altar. Touch also with this Holy Oil the Vestments, the Girdle, the Crown,
and the Wand, on both sides. You shall also touch the Doors and the Windows
of the Oratory. Then with your finger dipped in the Oil you shall write upon
the four sides of the Altar these words, so that they may be perfectly clearly
written on each side:
In whatever place it may be wherein Commemoration of My Name shall
be made, I will come unto you and I will bless you.
This being done the Consecration is finished, and then ye shall put the
White Tunic and all the other things into the Cupboard of the Altar. Then
kneel down and make your ordinary prayer, as is laid down in the Third
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Chapter; and be well ware to take no consecrated thing out of the Oratory;
and during the whole of the ensuing period ye shall enter the Oratory and
celebrate the Office with naked feet.
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THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER.
concerning the convocation of the good spirits.
E are now arrived at a point at which ye shall be able to see clearly,
having duly followed out and observed the instructions which I
:have given unto you, and having during all this time served God
your Creator with a perfect heart. We are now arrived at the term, wherefore
the following morning rise betimes, neither wash yourselves at all nor dress
yourselves at all in your ordinary clothes; but take a Robe of Mourning; enter
the Oratory with bare feet; go unto the side of the Censer, take the ashes
therefrom and place them upon your head; light the Lamp; and put the hot
coals into the Censer; and having opened the windows, return unto the door.
There prostrate yourself with your face against the ground, and order the
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Child to put the Perfume upon the Censer, after which he is to place himself
upon his knees before the Altar; following in all things and throughout the
instructions which I have given unto you in the last chapter of the First Book,
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to which I am here referring. Humiliate yourself before God and His
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