Part II.

CEREMONIAL MAGIC.
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the good Jfpirits, chiefly of the good fpirits of the firft and fecond order, and fbmetimes of the third order. Thefe kind of characters are efpecially to be named holy.
Whatfoever characters of this kind are to be inftituted, we mu ft draw about him a double circle, wherein we muft write the name of his angel ; and if we will add fome divine name congruent with his fpirit and office, it will be of greater force and efficacy ; and if we draw about him any angu- lar figure, according to the manner of his numbers that is lawful to be done. But the holy pictures which make the pentacles are they which every where are delivered to us in the prophets and facred writings, both in the Old and New Teftaments ; ev^n as the figure of the ferpent hanging on the crofs, and fuch like 3 whereof many may be found in the vifions of the prophets,, as in Ifaiah, Daniel, Efdras, and others, and likewife in the revelations of the Apocalypfe. And we have before fpoken of them in our Firft Part, where we have made mention of holy things, therefore where any picture is pofited of any of thefe holy images, let the circle be drawn round it on each fide; wherein let there be written fome divine name that is apt and con- formed to the effect of that figure, or elfe there may be written around , it fome verficle taken out of part of the body of holy Scripture, which may afcertain or deprecate the defired effedt.
If a pentacle were to be made to gain a vidtory, or revenge againft one’s enemies, as well vifible as invifible, the figure may be taken out of the Second Book of the Maccabees ; that is to fay, a hand holding a golden fword drawn, about which let there be written the verficle there contained, to wit, take the holy fword, the gtft of God, w herewith thou fh alt fay the adverfaries of my people Ifrael. Or elfe there may be written about a verficle of the fifth Pfalm ; in this is the frength of thy arm: before thy face there is death ; or fome other fuch like verficle. But if you will write a divine name about the figure, then let fome name be taken that fignifies fear ; a fword, wrath, the revenge of God, or fome fuch like name congruent and agreeing with the effect defired. And if there fhall be written any angular figure, let it be taken according to the rule of the numbers, as we have taught where we