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fent, and to come ; to pacify judges, to give vidlory in war, to teach experi- ments and all fciences decayed, and to change bodies mixt of elements, con- ditionally, out of one thing into another ; to give health or infirmities, to raife the poor and caff down the rich, to bind or loofe fpirits, to open locks or bolts.
Such kinds of fpirits have the operations of others, but not in their perfect power, but in virtue or knowledge.
Forms of the Spirits c/Mercury.
THE fpirits of Mercury appear in a body of a middle flature, cold, liquid and moiffc, fair and of an affable fpeech, in a human fhape and form, like a knight armed, of colour ciear and bright. The motion of them is like filvet coloured clouds : for their fign they caufe horror and fear to him that calls them.
Their particular fhape s are, a king riding upon a bear.
A fair youth ; a woman holding a diftaff.
A dog, a flie-bear, and a magpye.
A garment of various changeable colour* .
A rod, a little ftaffi. j
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Considerations of Thursday.
(For the angel of Thurfday, his figil, &c. fee the Plate.)
THE angels of Thurfday — Sachiel, CaJJiel, Afafiel.
The angels of the air of Thurfday, Suth, king ; Ministers, Magutht Gutrix.
The angels of the air are under the fouth-wind.: — (But becaufe there are no angels of the air to be found above the fifth heaven, therefore, on Thurfday, fay the prayers following in the four parts of the world :)
At the eafl— O Dens magne et excelfe et honor ate, per infinita fecula ; or, O great and raoft high God, honoured be thy name, world without end.
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