(18) ¶And, behold, men brought one sick of the palsy, lying on a bed borne by four. They could not come nigh unto Jesus for the press: and when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, they went upon the housetop, and uncovered the roof, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

(22) O ye who bring beneficent souls into the house of Osiris, do ye bring the soul of N together with you into the house of Osiris; let him see as you see, let him hear as you you hear, let him stand as you stand, and sit as you sit [in the house of Osiris

(22) When he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them,

(24) O ye who unclose the ways and open the roads to beneficent souls in the house of Osiris, unclose then the ways and open the roads to the soul of N who is with you, let him enter boldly and come forth in peace at the house of Osiris, without hindrance and without repulse. Let him enter at his pleasure and go forth at his will, triumphantly with you; and let that be executed which he shall order in the house of Osiris

(4) Enter thou, Osiris N : We put an end to thine ills, and we remove that which is disorderly in thee through thy being smitten to the earth. We put away from thee all the ills which thou hast. Enter thou into Restau and pass through the mysterious portals of Amenta. Enter thou in and come forth at thy pleasure, like the Glorified ones; and be thou invoked each day in the Mount of Glory

(15) So that servant came and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

(2) At Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay impotent folk: blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatever disease he had.

(16) Ananias entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

(17) And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

(534) 1264 To say by Horus: May Geb make an offering. 1264 Be gone, flee (thou) whom Horus guards, whom Set protects; 1264 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Osiris guards, whom Hrti protects; 1265 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Isis guards, whom Nephthys protects; 1265 flee, chief, (thou) whom Mnti-'irti guards, whom Thot protects; 1265 be gone, flee (thou) whom the .tiw guard, whom the 'imi.w'iw.w protect. 1266 I have come; I have dedicated this house to N.; 1266 purer is this broad-hall than b.w; 12 66 at its door (or, entrance) is an obelisk; the door is double (i.e. with two leaves), and is sealed with two evil eyes. 1267 Let not Osiris come in this his evil coming; 1267 do not open to him thine arms. 1267 Let him be gone; let (him) go to Ndi.t; at once; let him be gone to `d. 1268 Let not Horus come in this his evil coming; 1268 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of Sp-'iri--s.w. 1268 Let him go to `np.t; at once; let him go to Ntr. 1269 Let not Set come in this his evil coming; 1269 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of s`. 1269 Let him go to dw.t; at once; let him go to n.t. 1270 If Mnti-'irti comes in this his evil coming; 1270 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of ns (driveller). 1270 Let him go to Ddnw-(him whom) they found in (the condition of) quaking; 1270 at once; let him go to m. 1271 If Thot comes in this his evil coming; 1271 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of "thou hast no mother." 1271 Let him go; let him be gone to his (?) two 'int.wi; let him go to Buto, to Hri-Dwti. 1272 If Isis comes in this her evil coming; 1272 do not open to her thine arms; that which is said to her is her name (of) "wide of w-t (evil-smelling)." 1272 Let her (lit. him) be gone; let her go to the houses of Mnw; 1272 at once; let her go to db.t, to the place where thou hast (she has) been struck. 1273 If Nephthys comes in this her evil coming; 1273 that which. is said to her is this her name of "substitute without vulva." 1273 Go thou to the house of eret, to the place where thou didst strike thy two `nn.twi (thighs?). 1274 If enemies come with those who are among the elders 1274 that which is said to them (lit. her) is this their (lit. her) name of Sp-s.w. 1274 Go to ---- tw.t. 1275 If N. comes with his ka; 1275 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to descend to the [underworld, let him descend] 1275 to the place where there are gods." 1276 If N. comes with his ka, open thou thine arms to him; 1276 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to ascend to heaven, let him ascend." 1277 I am come as judge; may Geb make offerings, and Atum. 1277 I consecrate this pyramid, this temple, to N. and to his ka; 1277 that which this pyramid, this temple, contains is for N. and for his ka; 1277 pure is this eye (pyramid enclosure) of Horus, 1278 O may it be pleasing to thee. He who puts his finger against this pyramid, this temple of N. and of his ka; 1278 he who will put his finger against the house of Horus in b.w, 1278 may Nephthys and Isis go against him -------- Geb. 1279 His case will be heard by the Ennead, 1279 he will be without support, his house will be without support; 1279 he is accursed; he is one who eats his (own) body. 27. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(15) Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

(33) For he has made the house of light to be a house of darkness, and the house of joy to be a house of mourning, lamentation and sadness; that which was the house of pleasure, delight, vivifying and refreshing, he has made to be a house of thirst and hunger; the house of love to be a house of eternal enmity; and the house of meekness to be a house of knocking, rumbling, thundering and lightning; the house of peace to be a house of lamenting and eternal howling; the house of laughing to be a house of eternal trembling and horror:

(3) But because there are two of these Inns, which are eternal without End and Expulsion; the one standing in eternal Joy (in great Brightness and Perfection) in mere Love and Meekness; but the other in great Perplexity, Anguish, Misery, Distress, Hunger, and Thirst, where never any Refreshment from the Love of God comes; therefore it is very necessary that we learn, with great Earnestness, to know the true Way of Entrance into the eternal Joy, that we may not with the Devil's Dogs howl eternally in the anguishing Inn.

(24) I come daily through the house of the god in Lion form, and I pass forth from it to the house of Isis the Mighty, that I may see glorious, mysterious and hidden matters, even as she hath caused me to see the divine offspring of the Great One

(3) And when we were a little farther onward, I heard a cry of, "Mary, pray for us!" A cry of, "Michael, Peter, and all Saints!" I do not think there walketh still on earth A man so hard, that he would not be pierced With pity at what afterward I saw. For when I had approached so near to them That manifest to me their acts became, Drained was I at the eyes by heavy grief. Covered with sackcloth vile they seemed to me, And one sustained the other with his shoulder, And all of them were by the bank sustained. Thus do the blind, in want of livelihood, Stand at the doors of churches asking alms, And one upon another leans his head, So that in others pity soon may rise, Not only at the accent of their words, But at their aspect, which no less implores. And as unto the blind the sun comes not, So to the shades, of whom just now I spake, Heaven's light will not be bounteous of itself; For all their lids an iron wire transpierces, And sews them up, as to a sparhawk wild Is done, because it will not quiet stay.

(4) Therefore now, if we will speak of this most serious Article, we must go from Jerusalem to Jericho, and see how we lie among Murderers, who have so wounded us, and beaten us, that we are half dead, and we must look about us for the Samaritan with his Beast, that he may dress our Wounds, and bring us into his Inn. O how lamentable and miserable it is, that we are so beaten by the Murderer (the Devil) that we are half dead, and yet feel our Smart no more! O if the Physician would come, and dress our Wounds, that our Soul might revive and live, how should we rejoice! Thus speaks the Desire, and has such longing hearty Wishes; and although the Physician is present, yet the Mind can no where apprehend him, because it is so very much wounded, and lies half dead.

(11) Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

(17) ¶Again Jesus entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. Straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

(2) One night when the Shaikh Bayazid went out from the town he noticed that a profound silence lay over the plain. The moon lighted the world making the night as bright as day. The stars clustered according to their sympathies, and each constellation had its special function. The shaikh walked on without seeing any movement or a single soul. His heart was stirred and he said: 'Lord, a piercing sadness moves me. Why is it that a court so sublime is without eager worshippers?" 'Be not amazed," an inner voice answered, 'the King does not admit everone to his court. His dignity does not suffer him to receive tramps at his door. When the sanctuary of our splendour sheds its effulgence it disdains the sleepy and the heedless. You are one of a thousand who crave admission and you must wait patiently."

(102) O, how fair a looking-glass art thou, in the presence of the holy angels; do but smell thy sweet love and humility, does it not smell or savour just like hell? All these parties are invited as guests to the following chapters. Of the Kingly Primacy, or of the Power and Authority of the Three Angelical Kings.