Hillarius. There is also an other point, that when we shall have ended 1the voyage, we shall not go by the gates of dreams, as Aeneas: or as our holy father, whom we have heard dream so well, as all such as he is do, which repose & rest themselves in any other bed, then upon the pure word of God. For it hath such virtue, that whosoever resteth upon it shall never dream nor rave: or if he dream, he goeth not ⟨p. 213⟩by the gates of Ivory, but by the horn gate, which is clear 2& through the which one may see as with the eyes: in such sort that such dreams are more certain, then that which others do see with their eyes: as it appeareth in those of Joseph and Daniel. But he that will lye or rest himself in any other bed, shall never cease to dream and wander 3astray out of the way: And all their dreams do go by the gate of Ivory, which is thick as the bones are. Wherefore one can perceive nothing by the same, as we do see by experience in our Theologians and Sophists which are so obscure and dark that one can see nothing at all. For after the they have well banqueted & moisted themselves with that good Theological wine, they have the spirit of wine ye which the great God Bacchus hath inspired them, & maketh 4them to enter by the gate of Ivory, that is to say, between the teeth and chaws, which causeth so many exhalations of that divine liquor well tempered with wine, & so many fumes and heats to ascend and mount into the brain, that they do dream more deeper, then the lowest part of hell and the seat of Lucifer. Afterwards they return being ravished in their Poetical furor & madness, as if they were departed all newly and fresh. But even as their dreams are entered by the gate of Ivory, by force of the wing and moving their chaws and cockscombs, as the Organ bellows, so do they go forth by the very same gate.
Hillarius. Ther is also an other point, that when we shal haue ended 1the voiage, we shal not go by ye gates of dreams, as Aeneas: or as our holy father, whom we haue heard dreame so wel, as all such as hée is doe, which repose & rest themselues in any other bed, then vppon the pure word of God. For it hath such vortue, that whosoeuer resseth vpon it shall neuer dreame nor rane: or if hée dreame, hée goeth not ⟨p. 213⟩by the gates of Iuory, but by ye horne gate, which is cléere 2& through the which one may sée as with the eyes: in such sort that such dreames are more certeine, then that which others doe sée with their eyes: as it appeareth in those of Ioseph and Daniel. But he that will lye or rest himselfe in any other bed, shall neuer cease to dreame and wander 3astray out of the waye: And all their dreames doe go by the gate of Iuory, which is thicke as ye bones are. Wherfore one can perceiue nothing by the same, as we doe sée by experience in our Theologians and Sophists whiche are so obscure and darke that one can sée nothing at all. For after ye they haue well banketed & moisted thēselues wc that good Theological wine, they haue ye spirite of wine ye which the great God Bacchus hath inspired them, & maketh 4them to enter by the gate of Iuory, that is to saye, betwéene the téeth and chawes, which causeth so many exhalations of that diuine licor well tempered with wine, & so many fumes and heates to ascende and mount into the braine, that they do dreame more déeper, then the lowest parte of hell and the seate of Lucifer. Afterwards they refurne béeing rauished in their Poetical furor & madnesse, as if they were departed all newly and freshe. But euen as their dreames are entred by the gate of Iuory, by force of the wing and mouing their chawes and cockscombes, as the Organ bellowes, so doe they go foorth by the very same gate.
- 1The gates of dreams.The gates of dreames.
- 2The gate of Ivory & herneThe gate of Iuory & herne
- 3The dreams of the Saints & of the e•ring TheologistersThe dreames of the Saints & of the e•ring Theologisters
- 4The spirit of BacchusThe spirite of Bacchus
