this _Poliphilus_, in the Iewell was ingrauen an
imperiall throne, and in the throne the mighty name of _Iehouah_ in
Hebrew Letters, and before that throne, are cast downe and troden vnder
foote, the Gyants which proudly haue lift vp themselues against his
worde, and resisted hys will: vppon the left side of the throne is a
flame of fire, vppon the right hande a horne of saluation, or Copie full
of all good blessednes, and this is all that is contained in the Iewell.

Then I presumed further to knowe, what should these two things vpon
eyther sides of the throne signifie, that were holden out in two handes.
_Thelemia_ quickly aunswered me, God of his infinite goodnesse,
proposeth to mankind his mercie and his iudgement, chuse which they
will.

For thys beeing satis-fied, I sayd moreouer. Seeing that most gracious
Nymphs, my speeches be not displeasant vnto you, and that I am not yet
satis-fied in all that I haue seene, I pray you let me vnderstand this.

Before the horrible feare that I was driuen into by the Dragon, I beheld
a mighty huge Elephant of stone, with an entrance into his bellie, where
were two Sepulchres, with a wryting, the meaning wherof is too mysticall
for me, that was, that I shoulde not touch the bodie, but take away the
head.

_Logistica_ forthwith made me aunswer. _Poliphilus_, I doe vnderstande
very well your doubt, and therefore you shall vnderstande, that this
monstrous shape and machine was not made without great and wonderfull
humane wisedome, much labour, and incredible diligence, with a
perplexibility of vnderstanding to knowe the mysticall conceite. Thou
remembrest that vpon the face there hung an ornament, with certaine
_Ideonix ionic_ and _Arabic_, which in our Mother-tongue, is as much to
say, as labour, and industrie. Signifying thereby, that in thys world,
whosoeuer will haue any blessing that shall do him good, he must leaue
the body, which is ease and idlenes, and betake himselfe to trauaile and
industry, which is the head.

Shee had no sooner ended her words both pleasant & piercing, but I
vnderstoode it very well and gaue her great thankes. And yet desirous to
be resolued in whatsoeuer I stood in doubt, and seeing that I might
speake boldly, I made this third question. Most wise Nymph, in my
comming out of the subterraneall vast darksome place, as I passed on,
I came to a goodlie bridge, and vppon the same, in a Porphyrite stone
vppon the one side, and an Ophite vpon the other,