Part If,

CEREMONIAL MAGIC.
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added together) from the beginning of the letters according to the fucceffion of the alphabet ; and the letter upon which that number (hall happen to fall, ought to be placed for a character of that fpirit. But if any letter of a name fall upon the line of figures, it is thus wrought : take the number how many this letter is in the order of the name, and let it be multiplied by the number of which this letter is in the order of the alphabet ; and, being added together, divide it by nine, and the remainder will fliew the figure or number to be pla- ced in the character, and this may be put either in a geometrical or arithme- trical figure of number ; which, notwithftanding, ought not to exceed the number of nine, or nine angels. — See the Plate, No. z..
But the characters which are underftood b j the revelations of fpirits take their virtue from thence, becaufe they are, as it were, certain hidden leals, making the harmony of fome divinity : either they are figns of a covenant entered into, and of a promifed or plighted faith', or of obedience. And thofe characters cannot by any other means be found out.
Befides thefe characters there are certain familiar figures and images of evil fpirits, under which forms- they are wont to appear, and yield obedience to thofe who invoke them. And all thefe characters or images may be feen inthe confiderations of each day’s bufinefs, according to the courfe of the letters con- ffituting the names of fpirits themfelves ; fo that if in any letter there is found more than the name of one fpirit, his image holds the pre-eminence, the others imparting their own orders ; fo they which are of the firft order, to them is attributed the head, the upper part of the body, according to their own figure ; thofe which are lowed poffefs the thighs a'nd feet ; fo likewife the- middle letters do attribute like to themfelves the middle parts of the body, to give the parts that fit ; but if there happen any contrariety, that letter which is the ftrongeft in the number fhall bear rule ; arid if they are equal they all impart equal things. Moreover if any name fhall obtain any notable character or inflrument out of the table, he fhall likewife have the fame character in- the image.
We may alfo attain to the knowledge of the dignities of the evil fpirits, by the fame tables of characters and images : for upon whatfoever fpirit falls
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