Book II.

The Cabalifts mod learned in divine things have received the ten principal names of God, as certain divine powers, or, as it were, members of God ; which, by ten numerations, which we call Sephiroth, as it were vediments, indruments, or exemplars of the Archetype, have an influence upon all created things, from the highed to the lowed: ; yet by a certain order : for firft and immediately they have influence upon the nine orders of angels and quire of blefled fouls, and by them into the celedial fpheres, planets and men ; by the which Sephiroth every thing receiveth power and virtue.
The fird of thefe is the name Eheia, the name of the divine eflence ; his numeration is called Cether, which is interpreted a crown or diadem, and fignifi.es the mod Ample eflence of the divinity; and it is called that which the eye feeth not; and is attributed to God the Father, and hath its influence by the order of feraphims, or Hajoth Hakados, that is, crea- tures of holinefs ; and then by the primum mobilet it bedows the gift of being upon all things, and filleth the whole univerfe, both through the circumference and center ; whofe particular intelligence is called Merat- tron, that is, the prince of faces, whofe duty it is to bring others to the face of the Prince ; and by him the Lord fpake to Mofes.
The fecond name is Jod, or Tetragrammaton joined with Jod ; his numera- tion is Hochma, that is, wifdom, and fignifies the divinity full of ideas, and the Fird Begotten ; and is attributed to the Son, and has its influence by the order of cherubins, or that the Hebrews call Orphanim, i. e. forms or wheels ; and from thence into the darry heavens, where he frames fo many figures as he hath ideas in himfelf, and didinguiflies the very chaos of the creatures, by a particular intelligence called Raziel, who was the ruler of Adam.
The third name is called Tetragrammaton Elohim ; his numeration is named Prina, viz. providence and underdanding ; and fignifies remifl'nefs, quietnefs, the jubilee, penetential converfion, a great trumpet, redemption of the world, and the life of the world to come : it is attributed to the Holy Spirit, and hath his influence by the order of thrones, or which the Hebrews call Abalim , that is, great angels, mighty and drong ; and from thence, by the fphere of Saturn , adminiders form to the unfettled matter, whofe parti- cular