Book 111. The Temple of fi^ff^ome. i8j

CHAP. XXVII.
'Of SchelicI ffc^ Genius^ 4^/^Murid/^.e Genius, a/it^ Amnediel the Genius: of wh/it tJ:iey teach, and how to CiVruerfe rvith them. And hmttt-M^ terj char.ge and amend the flate of mans Sbdf'^
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THe ninth name of God hWs upon the feventh Planet^ it is called Sadai 5 that isfimnipotent^f^itisfYmgsAl^) And Elhai^ wljich is the living God ; his Sephirofhls Jefod ; that is, foundation, and fignifieth a gopd Ufidcc-" ftanding, a Covenant, Pvedemption and reft; antlhattt influence through the Order o£ Angels ^vihom they call ^hembim/^ into the Sphere of the Moon : this caufeth all things in the Earth to increafe and de.creafe, and taketh care of the Genii and keepers of men, and diftributeth them: his Intelligence is GabrieL In the hour of theM?o» on a Munday^ they raife the firft face of Cancer ^ the' Moon in the Afcendmt or in her exaltation Taurus: the Figure they then melted in Silver , was a man leaning on a ftaff , having a Bird on his head, and a flourifhing Tree before him 5 upon which defccnds the Angel Seheliely and he caufeth increafe of gain, and is good, as againft wearinefs. The (econd Figure they made the Moon afcending in that part of Cancer , was a woman cornuted, riding on a Bull, And in the third part they made a Figi^re riding upon zVragon^vfiA leven Heads or a Crab, and in her right hand a Dart, in her left a Looking-Glafs 5 clothed or covered with Vrhite or green 5 and having on her head two Serpents
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««rlth Horns twined together, and to each Arm a Ser- pent twined about, and to each footalfb: and then they wilhed for thei^ngel M«ri^, which is the chiefeft of the Veities^ the firftof the Ggddejjes^thc Queen of jlngels^ the Miftrefs of the Elements whom the Stars an? fwcr, when the Moon with her fealbns return : Ele- iBcnts ferve her, at whofe nod the lightnings breath forth, Seecjs bud, Plants increafe, the initial parent of fruit.
She is the Satilitee of the Moon, reftraining the va- rious paflions of the Starsy d>^penfing various lights by |he circuits of the Sun 5 the Lady of great Beauty, the Mftrefs of Kain and Water ^ the giver of Juftice, the ^iXTiJdoimanhjndf^ the governor of all States ; kinde inerciful, protecting men by Sea and Land, mitigating all tempefts of fortune, and difpcnfing with fate, nou- riihing all things growing on Sarth , wandering and ftiniriginthe topsof Hzg^ IFoodszxid Groves 5 beholding the placing of Fairiesy reftraining the rage of Goblins^^ i[hutting the openings of Earth, and difpenfing the light of the Heaven^ the wholfome Rivers of the Sia^ and the deplored filence of the infernal Gods^hy its motion ruling ^he Worldy and treading Hell under her feet 5 of whofe Wajefty the Birds hafting in the Jir^ are afraid; the wild Beafts ftraying in the Mountains , Serpents tying hid in the ground, Fifties fwimming i\i the Sea.
She cureth (he Brain , left Eye of a maa^ right of 4 JFoman^Stomack^y BeUy^Uft Side^Stones^ Bladder^ the tnetnbers of Generation in a IVoman^ the Liver ^ Tafte^ irefi^ and difeafes of Catarrhs ovKhewmsy q> alp es^ the Cholic\^ the Menjiruei in TTomen, Dropfif^ ^outy ^fofthumesy Flegmatickjlifeafisy which do proceed froni flopping of the Sifiem^ Veinsy F allin^'fickjiefs^ Las\
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