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7 8 1f l oc k, an d thes ev en ty ared i v i d ed i n tothreec l as s es , 3 7 , 2 3 , an d 1 2; b u tthes em akes ev en ty - tw o.H erei s an ex am pl eof thec om m on J ew i s hex pres s i on of s ev en ty f ors ev en ty - tw o, w hi c hc an n otb ed i s pu ted , ex c epttheread erb ed i s pos ed , w i thBi s hopL au ren c e, tothrow ou t tw o of theki n g s ,b ec au s ethey rei g n ed on l y s hortperi od s ; an d , i n ad d i ti on , tohav erec ou rs etoc on f ou n d i n g then u m b erof thes hepherd s w i ththeperi od s of ti m e ; 1 i n s hort, toc orru pti n g thetex ti n tw od i f -f eren tw ay s .F rom theac c ou n tw hi c htheJ ew s of Coc hi n g av etoD r .Bu c han an , 2 hei n f ers thatthey w ereg ov ern ed b y ac ou n c i l of s ev en ty - tw opers on s .T hi s i s ev i d en tl y m ean tf oran i m i tati onof theS an hed ri m of theJ ew s of J u d ea:an d s tron g l y c on f i rm s w hatIhav es ai d thatb ys ev en ty ,al m os tal w ay s s ev en ty - tw oarem ean t .J es u s i s s ai d tohav es en tou ts ev en ty d i s c i pl es orteac hers .N ow i thas b een u n i v ers al l yal l ow ed thatM an es , i n f i x i n g then u m b erof hi s apos tl es , an d of hi s d i s c i pl es orb i s hops , i n ten d edex ac tl y toi m i tateJ es u s Chri s t ; an d l i v i n g s on eartheti m eof J es u s , thetrad i ti on c ou l d n otv eryw el l b em i s taken , an d therec ou l d b en oreas on w hatev erf oran y m i s repres en tati on , an d hef i x edu pon then u m b ers tw el v e an d s ev en ty - tw o, n ot s ev en ty . T hi s s hew s thatprob ab l y theex pres s i oni n M atthew m u s tb ec on s i d ered thes am eas the S eptu ag i n t- s ev en ty f ors ev en ty - tw o.If M an eshad had an y reas on f ord ou b tb ew ou l d c ertai n l y hav etaken thes ev en ty an d n ots ev en ty - tw o .T hes es ac red n u m b ers , ev ery w herethes am e, c l earl y prov ean es oteri c rel i g i on - an ori en talal l eg ory .T hef ac tc an n otb ed ou b ted.J es u s , theG od of P eac e, s en tou thi s tw el v eapos tl es topreac hhi s g os pel .T heG od l ao, theS u n , had they eard i v i d ed i n totw el v em on ths , i n totw el v es i g n s , throu g hw hi c h, i n hi s an n u al c ou rs e, hepas s ed.T hey earw as d i v i d ed b y thean c i en tM ag i i n totw ohem i s pheres of l i g htan d d arkn es s , of s i x m on ths eac h; d u ri n g on eperi od , theg en i u s of g ood orof l i g htprev ai l ed , d u ri n g theother, theg en i u s of d arkn es s orev i l .Eac hm on thorpartw as d i v i d ed i n totw el v eparts , an d thi s m u l ti pl i ed b y s i x , g i v es s ev en ty - tw o, then u m b erof d i s c i pl es s en tou tb y J es u s.T hi s n u m b eri s therootof al m os tal l thean c i en tc y c l esorperi od s of theChi n es e, H i n d oos , Eg y pti an s , M ag i , & c. ; m u l ti pl i ed b y s i x , i tg i v es 4 3 2 , & c .S eeD ru m m on d .T hi s rel ates tothem i c roc os m tob ed i s c u s s ed i n then ex tv ol u m e.T heM oham ed an s hol d thatthew orl d w as d i v i d ed i n tos ev en ty - tw on ati on s an d s ev en ty - tw ol an g u ag es , an d thattherew eres ev en ty - tw os ec ts i n thei rrel i g i on.Ib el i ev ethi s rel ated tothei res oteri c rel i g i on , i n w hi c hthey c on s i d ered M oham ed as theten thA v atarof thew hol ew orl d , an dIhav en od ou b tthatw hati s ab ov ec al l ed a s ec t ou g httob e d i v i s i on s ,' i n tow hi c htheP an thei s ti corM oham ed an Cathol i c f ai thw as d i v i d ed .N i m rod s ay s , " W ehav es hew n w hoG eorg os , G od of w ar, w as , an d thathed i ed attheroy al" c i ty of D i os pol i s i n Iran , w hereaki n g rei g n ed ov ers ev en ty ki n g s ; thi s i s then u m b erof n ati on s" w hoc on s ti tu ted theu n i v ers al em pi reof Cu s h . "' A g ai n ,"T hen d i d Is i s g of orthw an d eri n g .~ ~ O n eA s o, Q u een of theCu s hi m , w as hi s ac c om pl i c e,ou v epy oc ,i n thi s b u s i n es s ; b u tb es i d es her,"therew eres ev en ty - tw oc on f ed erates , l eag u ed b y oath, 6 u v w p.orau ." 3T hem y s ti c al n u m b ers u s ed i n therel i g i on s of thes u n , arec on s tan tl y f ou n d i n therel i g i on ofJ es u s .T hen u m b erof thetw el v eapos tl es , w hi c hf orm ed thereti n u eof J es u s d u ri n g hi s m i s s i on ,i s thatof thes i g n s , an d of thes ec on d ary g en i i , thetu tel arg od s of theZ od i ac al s i g n s w hi c hthes u n pas s es throu g hi n hi s an n u al rev ol u ti on.Iti s thatof thetw el v eg od s of theR om an s , eac hofw hom pres i d ed ov eram on th .T heG reeks , theEg y pti an s , theP ers i an s , eac hhad thei r tw el v e g od s ,as theChri s ti an f ol l ow ers of M i thrahad thei r tw el v e apos tl es .T hec hi ef of thetw el v eG en i i ofthean n u al rev ol u ti on had theb arq u ean d thekey s of ti m e, thes am eas thec hi ef of thes ec on d ary' S eeL au ren c e' s En oc h, P ref .an d Ch .l x x x i x.v ers .1 , 7 , 2 5 .

sChri s t . R es .p.2 2 2 .P l u t.d eIs i d .etO s i r .p .3 5 6 ; N i m rod , Vol .I.p.6 4 4 , S u ppres s ed Ed ., Vol .II.pp .4 4 8 , 4 5 2 .7 8 2

S ac red N u m b ersg od s of theR om an s orJ an u s , af terw hom S t .P eter, Bar- J on a, w i thhi s b arq u ean d key s , i sm od el l ed . A tthef ootof thes tatu eof J an u s w erepl ac ed tw el v eal tars , d ed i c ated tothetw el v em on ths .A s J an u s w as thec hi ef of thetw el v el es s erg od s , P eterw as thec hi ef of theapos tl es ;an d , as Ihav es ai d i n BookX .Chap.IV., as J an u s hel d thekey s of heav en , s od oesP eter.T heVal en ti n i an s s u ppos ed thatChri s tc om m en c ed hi s m i s s i on atthi rty y ears of ag e,b ec au s ei tw as then u m b erof d eg rees i n as i g n of theZ od i ac , an d thathew as c ru c i f i ed i n thetw el f thm on th ; s othathi s c areerhad on ey ear, l i kethatof thes u n i n theT w el v eL ab ou rs ofH erc u l es .Iti s v ery ev i d en tthattheVal en ti n i an s c on s i d ered J es u s as aR ay orEm an ati on f romtheS u n , an d thathef orm ed am i c roc os m of theS ol arorb , eac hb ei n g am i c roc os m of as u peri orb ei n g . T heR om i s ts ev i d en tl y d othes am ei n thei ran n u al s c en i c repres en tati on of theac ts of theS av i ou r' s l i f e.Iti s s ai d thatChri s tf i x ed then u m b erof hi s apos tl es attw el v e, b ec au s etherew eretw el v em on ths i n they ear ; an d thatJ ohn theBapti s tf i x ed hi s atthi rty , b ec au s ethem on ths hav ethi rtyd ay s . I Cl em en s A l ex an d ri n u s , on theori en tal d oc tri n e, s ay s , thattheVal en ti n i an T heod otu sm ai n tai n ed thatthetw el v eapos tl es hel d , i n thec hu rc h, thes am epl ac ethatthes i g n s of theZ od i achel d i n n atu re ; b ec au s e, as thetw el v ec on s tel l ati on s g ov ern thew orl d of g en erati on , thetw el v eapos tl es g ov ern thew orl d of reg en erati on .In D u pu i s m an y others tri ki n g c i rc u m s tan c es rel ati n gtothen u m b er tw el v e m ay b es een .W hy d i d J es u s c hoos e tw el v e apos tl es an d s ev en ty - tw o d i s c i pl es ? W hy d i d s ev en ty - tw om enc om ef rom M ed i n atoM oham ed ; an d w hy d i d heretai n w i thhi m tw el v eas hi s apos tl es ?W hyd oes thec ol l eg eof Card i n al s c on s i s tof s ev en ty - tw opers on s ?W hy d i d P tol em y takes ev en ty -tw om en totran s l atetheP en tateu c h ? A l l ac c i d en t ; as u s u al ?T heP ers i an s b ad tw el v ean g el s w hopres i d ed ov erthetw el v em on ths. H ew hopres i d ed ov erthe f i rs tm on thw as c al l ed thetreas u rerof P arad i s e .2P rob ab l y , l i keP eteran d J an u s , hec arri edthekey s .T heG en ti l es had prec i s el y thes am eas trol og i c al m y thos as theJ ew s an d Chri s ti an s . T hec om m an d ers of theG reeks ag ai n s tT roy , i n c l u d i n g P hi l oc tetes , w ho, thou g hab s en t, w as on eofthem i n thel eag u e- on eof thec on f ed erates - w eres ev en ty - tw o . 3 O s i ri s w as ki l l ed b y s ev en ty -tw oc on s pi rators. 4 A c c ord i n g toK eati n g , theIri s hd i v i d ed thel an g u ag es i n tos ev en ty - tw o .P roof s , w hi c hc an n otb ei m peac hed , of theas trol og i c al c harac terof thetem pl ean d i ts s ac redn u m b ers , m ay b es een i n J os ephu s . 5T heG reekm i n aorpou n d w as rai s ed b y S ol on , as w el earn f rom P l u tarc h,6 f rom s ev en ty - tw od rac hm m toa hu n d red .'T hen u m b ers ev en i s eq u al l y as ac red n u m b eri n theG en ti l erel i g i on as i n theChri s ti an. T hen u m b erof thepl an ets has b een c opi ed i n theChri s ti an rel i g i on i n thes ev en s ac ram en ts , s ev end ead l y s i n s , s ev en g i f ts of thehol y s pi ri t . 8F rom then u m b erof thed ay s of thel eas tof thec y c l es , s ev en , b ei n g i d en ti c al w i ththen u m b erof thepl an etary b od i es , , i tc an n ev erb ekn ow n w i thac ertai n ty w hen on ei s al l u d ed tos eparatel yf rom theother .Bu tthec on s tan trec u rren c eof then u m b ers c on n ec ted i n ti m atel y w i ththed ec an s ,d od ec an s , & c., 7 , 1 2 , 7 2 , 3 6 0 n ot3 6 5 , 4 3 2 , & c ., i n tow hi c hthes pherew as d i v i d ed , s u f f i c i en tl yprov ethei ri n ti m atec on n ex i on .T hey areal l c l os el y b ou n d tog ether, an d on thei ru n i on w asH om i l .Cl em en t, II .N o.2 3 , Ep.N o.2 6 ; D u pu i s , Vol .III .pp .1 6 0 , 3 1 9 , 4 to.

sH y d e, p .2 4 0 .' N i m rod ,Vol .II . p .4 5 3 .

4 P l u t.d eIs i d .etO s i r .p .3 5 6 .A n t.B .i i i .Ch.v i .S ec t.7 , an d Ch .v i i .S ec t .7 , ed .W hi s ton .

6 In S ol on e .7W al pol e' s M em oi rs of T u rkey , Vol . I .p.4 3 5 ; al s os eeCl arkeon Coi n s , 9 4 .

6 D u pu i s , Vol .III .p .4 7.BookX .ChapterVIII.S ec ti on 6

7 8 3f ou n d ed al l j u d i c i al as trol og y an d al l an c i en tm y thol og y.T hepec u l i arc i rc u m s tan c e, ac c i d en tal Iw i l l c al l i t, of then u m b erof thed ay s of thew eekc oi n c i d i n g ex ac tl y w i ththen u m b erof thepl an etary b od i es , prob ab l y proc u red f ori ti ts c harac terof s an c ti ty .In Irel an d , atW i c kl ow , w em eetw i ths ev en c hu rc hes;an d ag ai n , n earA thl on e, w i ths ev enm ore. S ev en c hu rc hes ared es c ri b ed i n theA poc al y ps etohav eex i s ted i n A s i aM i n or, tow homan g el s orm es s en g ers w eres en t ; b u tthec hu rc hatT hy ati rai s s ai d tohav eex i s ted on l y i n n am ean d i n theP en i n s u l aof In d i a, ab ou tthi rty - ei g htm i l es s ou thof M ad ras , atapl ac ec al l ed M aha-b al i pooru m orthec i ty of theg reatBal i .i s ac ol l ec ti on of ru i n s , u s u al l y c al l ed thes ev en P ag od as .A n ac c ou n t, b u tav ery d ef ec ti v eon e, i s g i v en of them i n thef i f thv ol u m eof theT ran s ac ti on s oftheA s i ati c S oc i ety , b y ag en tl em an n am ed G ol d i n g ham . Its eem s tom ethatthey arethew orkof theBu d d hi s ts . T heBu l l - head ed Bal i i s c on s pi c u ou s .T hereares ev en s ephi roths , of ran ki n f eri ortothef i rs tthree, an s w eri n g tothes ev en pl an ets .T hereares ev en g ates of thes ou l ; thereares ev en g ates em pl oy ed i n thec reati on ; thereares ev ens ab b aths f rom theP as s ov ertotheP en tec os t; an d s ev en ti m es s ev en s ab b aths f orthey earofJ u b i l ee ; l as tl y , thes ev en thM i l l en i u m w i l l b etheg ran d s ab b ath . 1In theP ers i an m y thol og y ev ery thi n g appears tohav eb een c l os el y c on n ec ted w i ththen u m b ersd es c ri b ed i n m y Cel ti c D ru i d s , thati s , w i thj u d i c i al as trol og y . M .Creu z er, on then u m b erof thepl an etary b od i es , has ob s erv ed ,2thatthen ati on w as d i s tri b u ted b y i ts f ou n d er, D j em c hi d , i n tof ou rc l as s es , an d i n tos ev en c as tes . T hef ou r c l as s es Itaketob eal l u s i v etothef ou rd i v i s i on s ofthem on th, an d thes ev en c as tes tothes ev en d ay s of thew eek . T hes ev en A m s has pan d s , thes ev en En c ei n tes of Ec b atan a, w i ththei rs ev en c ol ou rs , areal l i n l i kem an n erc l os el y al l i ed b othtothepl an ets an d thes ac red n u m b ers . T heb od y of O s i ri s w as s u ppos ed tohav eb een b u ri ed atEl ephan ta, i n theIs l eof P b i l oe, i n U pperEg y pt . Ev ery d ay thepri es ts of f ered here3 6 0 b ow l s ofm i l kathi s s hri n e, an d s u n g s u i tab l el i tan i es .A n u s ag eex ac tl y s i m i l arob tai n ed atthec i ty ofA c an thu s.sT heg reatoathof theEg y pti an s w as , b y therem ai n s of O s i ri s b u ri ed atP hi l oe . 4T y phon m ad eau al l i an c ew i ththeQ u een of Ethi opi a, w hos u ppl i ed hi m w i ths ev en ty - tw oc om -pan i on s .b Ev ery w herethes ac red n u m b ers , thati s , j u d i c i al as trol og y , i s tob ef ou n d.T hes ev eng ates of T heb es w ereerec ted , as s tated b y N on n u s , ac c ord i n g tothen u m b eran d ord erof thes ev en pl an ets .sR es pec ti n g thei d en ti ty of s ac red n u m b ers am on g J ew s , G en ti l es , an d Chri s ti an s ,en ou g hhas b een s ai d; b u tm an y ad d i ti on al ex am pl es m i g htb ead d u c ed i f i tw eren ec es s ary .6 .Ithi n kon c aref u l i n s pec ti on of theex oteri c rel i g i on of eac hof thetri b es w hi c happears tohav earri v ed f rom theEas t, w em ay s eei n al l of them oc c as i on al proof s es c api n g f rom thei rm y s -teri ou s ad y ta, s u f f i c i en ttof u rn i s hg rou n d f orarati on al b el i ef thatw hatIhav eas s erted i s c orrec t,- thatthes am es y s tem perv ad ed them al l .W em u s tn otf org ettom akeal arg eal l ow an c ef orthec i rc u m s tan c ethatthey arethe s ec retd oc tri n es to w hi c hIal l u d e.W ec an n otex pec ttohearthemex pl ai n ed f rom thetopof theM os q u e, b y theM u i z z i m ; n orb y theP ope, f rom thec hai rof S t.P eter. In al m os tal l n ati on s thes y s tem of w hi c htheM i l l en ari an i s apart, prev ai l ed; an d i f Ib eas ked w hy w ehav en otc l earerproof s of i t, Ias s i g n thes am ec au s e, s i n c ethethi rteen thc en tu ry ,as f ortheG os pel of J oac hi m ortheH ol y G hos tb ei n g f org otten , - i tw as ev ery pers on ' s i n teres ttoc on c eal i t.T herepu ted b ooks of S ol om on , s u c has W i s d om an d Ec c l es i as ti c u s , aref u l l of al l u s i on s tothed oc tri n es of w i s d om .A pers on w hohas read theprec ed i n g partof thi s w orkw i l l perc ei v e,

Bas n ag e, H i s t . J u d .L i v .i i i .Ch .x i .p.1 9 0 .QVol .I .p.3 3 3 , ed .G u i n i au t .

D i od .S i c u l .1 .2 2 ; i b i d .9 7 . 4 Cru ez er, ed .G u i n i au t, Vol .I .p .3 9 3 .s Creu z er, i b i d.p.3 9 7 .

GD i on y s .L i b .v . ; Cl arke' s T rav el s , Vol .IV.p .6 6 , 4 to.7 8 4

S ephi roth, Cheru b i m , S eraphi mi n am om en t, thatthey u s ethew ord w i s d om as ref erri n g toan u n ex pl ai n ed orm y s ti c al d oc tri n ei n al m os tev ery pag e . T hi s w as , tothed oc tri n eof theCab al a, tothed oc tri n eof theEm an ati on ,of theS ephi roth, w hi c hthe pres en t J ew s c al l theten em an ati on s , w hi c hareev i d en tl y , on thes l i g htes ti n s pec ti on , n on s en s e- N O N S EN S Ed es i g n ed ori g i n al l y tom i s l ead ; b u t, perhaps , l atterl yb el i ev ed b y thei g n oran t . S ephi rothi srr, t7s pru t, an d m ay m ean ten attri b u tes orq u al i ti es ,b u ti tal s om ean s thed oc tri n eof theten s ac red n u m b ers orc y c l es of In d i a, orof Vi rg i l.' 1 ws pri s toc i pher, orc ou n t, orc al c u l ate ; an d ; 1 1 ! s pru ti sthef em i n i n epl u ral of`1 D Ds pr,an d m ean sthec al c u l ati on s orc al c u l ated peri od s.Ital s om ean s as y m b ol i c al orhi erog l y phi c al orem b l e-m ati c al w ri ti n g .' T hi s ac tu al l y c on v ey s them ean i n g of theten m y thi c orem b l em ati c al n am es.T heP s al m i s ts ay s , l x x i .1 5 , hes hal l prai s ethej u s ti c eof G od , an d d epen d u pon i tf orhi s s al v a-ti on , f orhehas n otkn ow n thef 1 1 `1 D D s pratorS ephi roth ; thati s , thec al c u l ati on s of thec y c l es;as P ag n i n u s s ay s , n u m eros . T hetex ti s ratherc on f u s ed ; b u tthi s , thou g hn otatran s l ati on , Ithi n ki s i ts m ean i n g . Bu ttheS ephi rotharec orrec tl y ren d ered n u m b ers . T hey arethes am easthef em i n i n ef orm s of theS eraphi m ,=, D - 1 Ds rpi m , al l u d ed toi n Is ai ahv i .2 .T hes i x w i n g s ofeac hs eraphal l u d ed tothes i x peri od s j u s tg on e, i n theti m eof S ol om on. In v ers en i n e, theT EN T H of s om ethi n g m y s ti c al - n ot u n d ers toodan d n otn am ed , b u tw hi c h, i ti s s ai d , i n v ers ethi rteen , has b een b ef ore, an d s hal l retu rn - m ean s the ten th s aec u l u m orc y c l e .Is u s pec ttheS eraphi m an d theS ephari m hav eb een u s ed prom i s c u ou s l y .T hetex tof Is ai ah, i f c orrec tl ytran s l ated , m ean s , thatab ov ethethron es tood w i n g ed s erpen ts ; f ors eraph, tran s l ated , i s s erpen t .Iti s on l y w ri tten , i n ou rtran s l ati on , i n theH eb rew w ords eraph tod i s g u i s ethew ord s erpen t, w hi c hou rpri es ts d i d n otl i ke .In eed n otrem i n d m y read erthatthes erpen ti s an em b l em of ac y c l eorc i rc l e . S erpen ts arec on s tan tl y s een on theEg y pti an m on u m en ts , as d es c ri b ed b y Is ai ah ; 2 b u tw i thw i n g s , an d , i n In d i a, ov ers had ow i n g thei c on s of Cri s tn aorBu d d ha, i n n u m b erthree, f ou r,f i v e, s i x , s ev en , ei g ht, orn i n e, ac c ord i n g tothen u m b erof c y c l es , of w hi c htheb ei n g hew asprotec ti n g , w as theg en i u s . O n eof thes ew i n g ed s erpen ts m ay b es een i n thehan d of theM os es ,f ou n d i n S t.M ary ' s A b b ey , atYork.T hew i n g s arem an i f es ti n theori g i n al i c on , b u ti n thepl atepu b l i s hed b y theS oc i ety of A n ti q u ari es they c an n otb e d i s ti n g u i s hed ! ! ! M os es i s thered es c ri b ed as theM es s i ah, ri ron m s h org en i u s of aZ od i ac al s i g n , an d thatof thef i rs ts i g n , as i sev i d en tf rom thehorn s of T au ru s w hi c hhehas u pon hi s head .W hen hehad f i n i s hed al l hi sl ab ou rs , theb ook tel l s u s , hed el i v ered u phi s pow ertothes av i ou rJ os hu a, an d w en ttothetopofP i s g ahtod i e .T hew ord Cheru b ori g i n al l y m ean t, an d y ets om eti m es m ean s , s erpen t, b u tthi s i s on l y b ec au s ei ts g en eral m ean i n g i sem b l em or em b l em ati c al f i g u re . Iti s ac om pou n d w ord , f orm ed of - 1 3kr,c i rc l e, an dn i xau b , s erpen t :i n s hort, ac i rc l ed orc i rc u l ars erpen tors erpen tw i thi ts tai l i n i tsm ou th- ? ri o kru b . Itw as prob ab l y thef i rs ts ac red em b l em ev eru s ed , w hen c eal l s u c hem b l e-m ati c al f i g u res c am etob ec al l ed Cheru b s; an d thi s ac c ou n ts f orl earn ed m en hav i n g m ad ethemou ttob eof m an y d i f f eren tf i g u res .H u tc hi n s on ex pl ai n s thew ord Cheru b i m s b y s i m i l i tu d es ,w hi c hc on f i rm s w hatI hav es ai d ab ov e. 3T heten J ew i s hS ephi rothw eretheten c y c l es , an d , i n hon ou rof theT ri n i ty , thef i rs tw as c al l edn i mktr Coron a, thes ec on drtrnhkm e S api en ti a, an d thethi rd ; w ab i n e In tel l i g en ti a- F ather,S on , an d H ol y G hos t . T hef i rs t threew ereal s otheT ri n i tari an S ol - theCreator, P res erv er, an d' P arkhu rs ti n v oc e,' m D s pr, IV .

'l b .v er.2 .'G en eral Val l an c ey has ob s erv ed , thattheH eb rew w ord=i t i u m , tran s l ated i n ou rBi b l esad ay , appears tob eanori g i n al w ord , s i g n i f y i n g arev ol u ti on. H ead d s , l i ken ab r, b ar, v ar, w ar. T hi s b ei n g ad m i tted , herei s on eof thed i f f i c u l ti es of G en es i s rem ov ed aton c e.Bu tthi s w i l l n otb el i ked , b ec au s ei ti s theob s erv ati on of as w ord s m an , n otof ag ow n s m an .BookX.ChapterVIII .S ec ti on 7

7 8 5D es troy er- an d theother s ev en m i g htb etheearth, m oon , an d pl an ets , thehos tof H eav en , f orm i n gal tog ethertheEv er- happy O c toad eof theG n os ti c s:thew hol ef orm i n g theIIay , ors y s tem oftheP an - d ev a, hol y P an ; n ottheroH ay , theIIav of theu n i v ers e, - b u ttheH ay of ou rs y s temon l y.T hef i rs tof theS ephi rothc al l ed`u 1 ] ktr,Coron a, Ci rc u l u s , i s al s oc al l ed A ri c h- A n pi n .T hi s w as an am eg i v en ( as Ihav ef orm erl y s hew n ) toBrahm aortheBrahm i n A b raham .A ri c hi sA pX7 i .Iti s al s oc al l ed EN s oph, f ou n tai n of w i s d om , f ou n tai n w hen c ew i s d om f l ow ed .N owIs u s pec tthatb oththes eterm s ou g htc orrec tl y tohav eb een appl i c ab l eon l y toapow erw hi c hIs hal l d es c ri b ei n an otherb ook.T heau thor ofthe Cab al ad en u d ata ob s erv es , thatthean ti q u i tyof theCab al ac an n otb ed i s pu ted , as i tw as kn ow n toP arm en i d es v ery n ear4 6 0 y ears b ef oreChri s t.T hes ec on d of theS ephi rothi srrr nhkm e, S api en ti a, N s s ,Xo( ~ 1 a, an d A oy os , b y P hi l oc al l edT oy7 rpw roy ov ov eeu i ov , pri m og en i tu m D ei. T hi s i s al s oEposord i v i n el ov e- Cam aan d D i pu c ,ofIn d i a, Cu pi d , of G reec e, theP u c kan d R ob i n g ood - f el l ow of S hakes peare .T hethi rd of theS ephi rothi sm : ab i n e,P ru d en ti a .T hi s i s theA n i m aM u n d i orP s y c heori v eei av i u X7 ) vof P l ato . Ib el i ev ethat - 7 v : 2 b i n ei s af em i n i n ef orm of pb n , s on , an d m ean sd au g hter, an d w as thu s thed au g hterof- In Dktr, an d s i s terofri rrhkm e, orW i s d om , orL og os ,orEpw s .T hu s , w i ththeG reeks , w ehad J u pi ter, s on of S atu rn , m arri ed tohi s s i s terJ u n o, an dCu pi d m arri ed tohi s s i s terP s y c he .T heT arg u m s of ten treatof an , Iw 1 w o m i m ra or d au g hterof v oi c e, thati s , d au g hterof theL og os : thi s , Ithi n k, w as the rn ' b i n e, n ottheL og os .T herew as al s o a D s ei r4 n pi n . T hi s w as thes am e, v i z .`1 Ws r, i n theH eb rew , as theA ri c h-A n pi n i n theG reek .M u c hc on f u s i on has ari s en f rom m i s taki n g tran s l ati on s of w ord s ou tof on el an g u ag ei n toan other, f ors eparatew ord s .T hef ou rthv ers eof theR ev el ati on orA poc al y ps eofJ ohn , w hi c hs peaks of hi m that w as , thati s , an d thati s toc om e, al l u d es totheS ol artri u n eG od ,an d tothes ev en c y c l es , as theau thorof theCab al aD en u d atas ay s ; b u ti tal s oal l u d es tothes am eT ri n i ty , an d tothes ev en pl an ets ors pi ri ts w hi c hs tan d b ef oretheS u n , thethron eof G od .T hes am eau thor, i n l i b ri D ru s c hi m T rac tatu s , 1 s ay s , H i c tan tu m i n c u l c od ec em s ephi rothes s e ;ex s en i hi l al i u d n i s i d ec em ari d as N u m erati on es , n on Em an ati on es d i v i n as , v ac u as c aps u l as , n onau ru m m arg ari tas v ei l l i c repon en d as.7 . Im u s tn ow m akean ob s erv ati on of i m portan c eres pec ti n g thew ordH 1 1b ra, of thef i rs tv ers eof G en es i s .W ehav ehi thertoad opted thec om m on read i n g c reatedor f orm ed ; b u tIapprehen d thew ord w i l b ra or' 1 3b r has them ean i n g ex c l u s i v el y n ei therof c reati n g f rom n othi n g ,n orof f i rs tf orm i n g , org i v i n g thef i rs torthethen n ew f orm tom atter, b u taren ew al of af orm;thati tm ean s ren ov are,sreg en erare.T hi s i s ex ac tl y w hati tou g httob e, i f Ib eri g ht, thatthef i rs tb ookof G en es i s i s aBu d d hi s tw ork.Itw i l l then m ean , By W i s d om d l ei m ren ov ated , reg e-n erated , orren ew ed thepl an etary b od i es , an d theearth .A n d theearthw as u n g erm i n ated - n oti m preg n ated , u n prol i f i c - an d w i thou tan y b eau ti f u l( an i m al orv eg etab l e) f orm . T hati s , i tw as theI% u sorM u d of S an c hon i athon .A f terthi s w i l l c om ethearran g em en tan d peopl i n g ors toc ki n g of thew orl d i n s i x peri od s ofti m e, as d es c ri b ed b y M os es an d theEtru s c an s , an d as Cu v i erhas s hew n m os tc orrec tl y , an d as Ihav es hew n i n m y Cel ti c D ru i d s , Ch .IV.S ec t.XVI .A l l thi s harm on i z es w i ththef ac thi thertou n ex pl ai n ed , of theP en tateu c hc on tai n i n g n oi n ti m ati on of aF u tu reS tate, w i ththeren ew al ofc y c l es , them i l l en i u m , theprophec i es of S av i ou rs f rom ti m etoti m e, an d w i ththeac tu al n atu ralhi s tory oftheearth, as l ai d d ow n b y Cu v i er, - an d prov es that, w hoev ers el ec ted orc om pos ed'Vol.I .p .5 5 .

2 P arkhu rs ti n v oc e1 4 1 1 b ra, IV.7 8 6

F i rs tVers eof G en es i sG en es i s w as apers on real l y pos s es s i n g aprof ou n d kn ow l ed g eof n atu re: am u c hm orerati on alg rou n d f orc l ai m i n g f orhi m d i v i n ei n s pi rati on , than thev u l g aran thropom orphi ti s m w i thw hi c hM os es has b een c harg ed b y thepri es ts , an d w hi c hperhaps has b een i n ten ti on al , as al i kes u i tab l e( as n od ou b ti ti s ) tothec apac i ty of thev u l g ar, an d toc on c eal thereal m ean i n g.In ow b eg toref erm y read eron c em oretow hatIhav es ai d i n BookII .Chap .III.S ec t.3 , res pec ti n g thew ord N v v ri ' tras i t orw i s d om of G en es i s .H ew i l l theref i n d thati n them ean i n g w hi c hIhav eg i v en toi t, Ihav es ai d , thatIw as s u pported b y theopi n i on s of Cl em en s ,O ri g en , & c .W hatIhav es ai d w as tru e, b u tIf i n d , on rec on s i d erati on of thes u b j ec t, thatIhav en ots tated thew hol etru th .Ihav en od ou b tthatb y theren d eri n g of thatw ord b yw i s d om ,w hi c hm ean ttheL og os , thef i rs tof theA on s orA l c ov esof theVal en ti n i an s an d M an i c hw an sw as m ean t .A n Eon w as anA i w v.A g reatorem i n en tEon w as anA tw v - rw v ai w v w v.Ev ery & on w as theg en i u s of ac y c l e.T hu s ev ery peri od i n then atu reof ac y c l eb ad i ts IBou ,w i thi ts s m al l org reatporti on of theD i v i n eS pi ri torH ol y G hos t, i n proporti on toi ts l i ttl eorg reati m portan c e .T heP ers i an s b ad 3 6 5 L on s , on ef orev ery d ay .T heVal en ti n i an s had thes am e.T heR om i s hChu rc hhas al s oi ts 3 6 5 s ai n ts , orpers on s d i v i n el y i n s pi red i n al ow d eg ree,on ei n apec u l i arm an n erf oreac hd ay i n they ear, b es i d es m an y others .W i s d om w as on eof thepers on s of thef i rs ttri pl e1 Eon , an d thetran s l ati on of thew ord n q u R ,ras i t, b y thephras ew i s d om , w asu n i v ers al l y rec og n i z ed b y theearl y Chri s ti an s , n ot, as m yex pres s i on w ou l d i n d u c eapers on tob el i ev e, b y af ew on l y; b u ti tw as , w i thon etri f l i n g ex c ep-ti on , theu n d i s pu ted m ean i n g attac hed toi t, b othb y J ew s an d Chri s ti an s , i n theearl y ti m es ofChri s ti an i ty , an d , i n d eed , u n ti l ac han g e, w hi c hIs hal l hereaf tertreatof , tookpl ac ei n theR om i s hChu rc h, w hen i tf el l i n totheP au l i teheres y.W ehav es een thatb y theL og os G od f orm ed thew orl d .Bu ttheL og os w as Chri s t, an d Chri s tw as theXpi s og . A n d thi s Xprl s os w as thef i rs tEm an ati on , theb en i g n an tG en i u s orS pi ri t- T H E Xprj c os ,x arc Z oX7 j v .F au s tu s i s m ad e, b y A u g u s ti n , tos ay ,Chri s ti s thew i s d om of G od.' N ow thi s w em i g hti n f er,f rom w hatw ehav eb ef oreob s erv ed res pec ti n g G n os ti c i s m an d M an i c haei s m .( Bu tthe Chri s tou g httob etheChrees t.) A s theXpISw as theL og os , an d theL og os w as W i s d om , i tf ol l ow sthattheXpwm u s tb eW i s d om .H ere, i n ei therc as e, w earri v eatR as i tag ai n , an d thu s J es u s ,ortheL og os , i s theCreator.H erew ehav eakey tom u c hof therec on d i tean d m i s u n d ers toodd oc tri n es of theG n os ti c , thati s , thei n i ti ated Chri s ti an s - thei n i ti ated Chri s ti an s , orG n os ti c i ,ag ai n s tw hom S t .P au l preac hed , of w hi c hIs hal ls aym u c h m orehereaf ter .H erew es eethattheXP IP S on them on u m en t, on thetom b , of they ou thof L ari s s a, an d al l theotheri n s c ri pti on s ,i n S pon , f rom thatc ou n try , c on n ec tthed oc tri n ew i ththem y thol og y of P l atoan d G reec e .( W hatw ou l d A m m on i u s S ac c as s ay tothi s ? ) T hey c on n ec tthed oc tri n eal s ow i ththeL ari s s aan d theotherc i rc u m s tan c es of S y ra- s tren ean d of i ts D i u , an d w i thCey l on an d i ts L av aD i u , & c.,an d theG ol d en Chers on es u s of S i am , w i thi ts m ou n tS i on , i ts J u d i a, & c ., & c . ; an d b i n d thew hol etog ether.T hel i n ks of thec hai n aren oton l y there, b u tthey arec on n ec ted.N eed Irepeatan y thi n g of A b raham ortheBrahm i n , f rom thel an d ofM atu rea orthel an d of thes ol arf i reorou r- thel an d of U ri i orU ri an a- U rof Col c hi s orCol i d a- orof theCal orCu l d ees , g oi n gtoM atu res , orH el i opol i s , i n Eg y pt- of theprom on tory of T am u s an d S t.T hom as , of Bi tu m a,of M al ab ar, Corom an d el , & c ., & c ., & c . ? N o ! In eed s ay n om ore:i f m y read erb eb l i n d , Ihav en otthepow erof w orki n g m i rac l es ; Ic an n otres torehi s s i g ht .N od ou b ttheas s erti on thatthetran s l ati on of them os ti m portan tw ordn ' tz i ,ras i tb y w i s d om ,F au s t.ap.A u g .L i b .x x.2 .BookX.ChapterVIII .S ec ti on 7

7 8 7w as thead m i tted an d u n d i s pu ted c on s tru c ti on of thew ord , w i l l b ed en i ed .A n d i tw i l l b ed en i edf orthes am ereas on w hi c hoperated w i thP arkhu rs ttom akehi m s u ppres s thekn ow l ed g ethati tw as s otran s l ated b y theearl y Chri s ti an s an d J ew s . Itw i l l b ed en i ed f orthes am ereas on thatL ard n ers u ppres s ed hi s kn ow l ed g ethattheearl y Chri s ti an s w erec al l edXpri S u av oi n ot Xpi ri av ol .A l earn ed J ew , w how i l l s hortl y pu b l i s han En g l i s han d H eb rew L ex i c on , i n f orm s m e, thatthew ordtw iras has them ean i n g of w i s d om i n theT al m u d . -M an y read ers w i l l thi n ki tq u i tei m pos s i b l e, thatal l them od ern L ex i c og raphers s hou l d hav ew i l f u l l y c on c eal ed them ean i n g of thew ord ras i t . T hi s i s aq u es ti on of f ac t, n otof opi n i on .H av ethey orhav ethey n otg i v en them ean i n g as s tated b y al l theem i n en tpers on s w hos en am esIhav eex hi b i ted ? Iaf f i rm that, w i ththeex c epti on of on es l i g htn oti c eof P arkhu rs t' s i n hi sG R EEK N O T H EBR EW L ex i c on , i n ord ertom i s repres en ti t, they hav eal l s u ppres s ed i t. N oon es u rel y w i l l s ay , thatal l thel earn ed au thori ti es c i ted b y m eareu n w orthy of N O T ICEM y read er, Ii m ag i n e, w i l l n othav ef org otten thatapl ac es u ppos ed tob eCorton a, i n Ital y ,w as c al l ed Cres ton . T hi s w as thepl ac ew hereP y thag oras , w how as thes on of an4 pol l on i ac alS pec tre, H ol y G hos t, had w hatw as c al l ed hi s s c hool of W IS D O M - thatP y thag oras w hos ac ri f i c edatthes hri n eof theb l ood l es s A pol l oatD el os .N od ou b tthes c hool of thi s g reatphi l os opherf romtheEas t- In d i a, Carm el , Eg y pt, D el phi , D el os , w as c l os el y c on n ec ted w i ththes c hool s of theS am an ean s , Es s en i an s , Carm el i tes , G n os ti c Chri s ti an s , orXp7 ) pav ol ,orCR ES T O N - i an s . T heP y thag orean s w ereEs s en i an s , an d theR ev .R.T ay l or, A .M ., theD ei s t, n ow i n g aol , i n f am ou s l ypers ec u ted b y theW hi g s f orhi s rel i g i ou s opi n i on s , i n hi s l earn ed d ef en c eof D ei s m , c al l edtheD i eg es i s ,has c l earl y prov ed al l thehi erarc hi c al i n s ti tu ti on s of theChri s ti an s tob eac l os ec opy ofthos eof theEs s en i an s of Eg y pt .If theChri s ti an s b ec al l ed b y an y au thorb ef oreO ri g en b y thetermXpts s av oi , an d n otXpr) s l av ol ,ex c eptas aterm of reproac h, as atA n ti oc h;an d i f thereb en ootherw ay of ac c ou n ti n gf ori t; c on s i d eri n g thatthey ares oc al l ed i n theteethof theau thori ty of Cl em en s , J u s ti n , al l theG n os ti c s an d theG en ti l es , an d c on s i d eri n g al s otheev i d en tpol i c y of c on c eal m en ti n m od ern d i v i n es ,Is ay thatIam j u s ti f i ed i n m ai n tai n i n g i torthem , tob eon eorm oreex am pl es of thei n n u m erab l ec orru pti on s of m an u s c ri pts b y Chri s ti an s i n al aterd ay.T hey pos s es s ed them ean s of m aki n g thec orru pti on s w hen they c opi ed them an u s c ri pts; al l of w hi c hared es c en d ed tou s f rom them;an d thei rn u m erou s f org eri es prov ethey had thei n c l i n ati on , an d they w eren otprev en ted b ypri n c i pl e :f or, s of arf rom thi n ki n g i tw ron g toc orru ptthem an u s c ri pts , they av ow ed thattheythou g hti tm eri tori ou s tod oi t.T he en d has s an c ti f i ed them ean sw i thpri es ts , f rom Bi s hopVy as ai n In d i a, d ow n toBi s hopL au ren c e, i n Irel an d.'In ow b eg m y read ertol ookb ac ktoBookX.Chap.I .S ec t.1 8 , an d c on s i d erthec i rc u m -s tan c es atten d an tu pon them on u m en tof they ou thof L ari s s a- thes ac red n am eof Xpe psatthetop, an d thes ac red w ord Eposorthef i rs t- b eg otten , d i v i n el ov e, attheb ottom of i t: l ethi m ob s erv ethatthi s w as i n Cres ton - i a, atD el phi , w hos eG od w as c al l ed b y then am eof theG od of theJ ew s ,ri ' IE.T hen l ethi m rem em b erthed oc tri n es of theT ri m u rti orT ri n i ty ofO rpheu s , w hos ec ou n try thi s w as .N ex tl ethi m ob s erv e, thati tw as herew herew ef ou n d thef em al es s ac ri f i c i n g them s el v es on thed eathof thei rhu s b an d s , an d thatm os tof thepl ac es of thi sc ou n try hav ethes am en am es as pl ac es i n In d i a, w hereCri s tn aorK an - i y ac am ef rom , an d thatthec ou n try i ts el f i s c al l ed S i n d i.A l l thi s b ei n g d u l y c on s i d ered , Ithi n km y read erw i l l c on c l u d ew i thm e, thattheCri s tn aof In d i ahad then am eof Cri s t, f oratl eas ton ereas on , thes am eas that'Vi d ef al s etran s l ati on i n pref ac etoEn oc h .7 8 8

F i rs tVers eof G en es i sw hi c hc au s ed thes ac red b ei n g atL ari s s atob ec al l ed Xpi g - thati s , m i ti s , b en i g n u s , an d n ots ol el y b ec au s ehew as b l ac k,thec ol ou rof hi s c ou n try m en.W ehav es een thatBu d d haw as theL og os , an d theEpw g ,an d thes on of M ai a . Bu t Cam d eow as al s othes on of M ai a .T hi s w as theCu pi d of theR om an s ; an d S ou they t has s hew n , thatD i pu c an d Cu pi d arethes am ew hen read H eb rai c e .H i s hi s tory i s c l earl y an i n c arn ati on ofBu d d ha, hi s ex pl oi ts orad v en tu res i n thef i el d s of M u ttras u c c eed ed i n af ol l ow i n g ag ethead v en tu res of Cri s tn a, c el eb rated , w i thal m os tthes am ec i rc u m s tan c es , i n thes am epl ac es , af tertheex pu l s i on of theBu d d hi s ts .T hi s Cam a, w hof ol l ow ed Cri s tn a, i s theCam a- s en eof Ital y ,n oti c ed i n BookX .Chap .VII .S ec t.9 , thei n c arn ati on of thef i s hes .W ehav es een i thel d thatChri s torCri s tn ahad hi s n am ef rom b ei n gb l ac k ; s ec on d l y , f romb ei n g c ru c i f i ed ; an d , thi rd l y , f rom b ei n g m i ti s , b en i g n u s .A l l thi s i s tru e, an d Id on otd ou b ti thad i ts ori g i n f rom thew ord , i n an c i en tl an g u ag e, hav i n g had thethree m ean i n g s , ei theral l i n on e,ori n s ev eral n ati on s .W eal l kn ow thew ay i n w hi c hthel etter nhof theH eb rew s has b eenc orru pted i n to c h,i n b othan c i en tan d m od ern ti m es .tv v rhrsw as the s ol arf i re, an d l i kethes u ni tm ean tal s o m ac hi n ator .A n d , as Ihav eb ef ores hew n , f rom thi s w ord P arkhu rs ts ay s , i n v oc e,V., theG reeks b ad thei rEpw g ,m ean i n g them ateri al l i g htorpl as ti c f orm ati v epow er- thew ordw hi c hw ef ou n d pl ac ed u n d erthe Xp~ s og of they ou thof L ari s s a.Itd oes n ots eem s u rpri s i n gthatthi s c hrs orXP 2; s hou l d thu s b ec om eXpr) c c ,b en i g n u s .Bu tthi s b en i g n an tb ei n g , d i v i n el ov e, w ehav es een c ru c i f i ed s ev eral ti m es ; an d Chri s tw as s ai d tob ec ru c i f i ed i n theheav en s.T hi s c ru c i f i x i on of d i v i n el ov ei s of ten f ou n d am on g theG reeks. Ion ahorJ u n ow as b ou n dw i thf etters , an d s u s pen d ed b etw een heav en an d earth . 2Ix i on , P rom etheu s , A pol l oof M i l etu s ,al l w erec ru c i f i ed . W hen thes u n c ros s ed theeq u atorthel as tti m ei n T au ru s , w as hec ru c i f i edi n theheav en s; an d d i d heri s eag ai n as A ri es?an d w as hec ru c i f i ed ag ai n w hen hec ros s ed ,i n l i kem an n er, f rom A ri es , an d ros eag ai n i n P i s c es ?W as thes u n b orn atthew i n ters ol s ti c ean d c ru c i f i ed w hen hec ros s ed thel i n eatthev ern aleq u i n ox ? F rom thi s c ru c i f i x i on d i d heri s e, tri u m phi n g ov erthepow ers of d arkn es s , tol i f ean di m m ortal i ty? W as hethu s , as J u s ti n M arty rs ai d , d es c ri b ed on theu n i v ers ei n thef orm of thel etterX ? T hew ordtv i rthrs , w hi c hm ean s S u n ,al s om ean s the Eas tw i n d , b y w hi c h, Vi rg i ls ay s , them ares of T hrac ew erei m preg n ated.W hatd oes thi s m ean ? T heT arg u m of O n kel oss ay s b y =- i pq d m orpn i pg d m i n , theA l ei m f orm ed thew orl d .Bu tthi s w ord m ean s al s o Eas tw i n d .T hen thi s Chal d eew ord i s on l y atran s l ati on of thew ordtv ' 1 Cthrs ,orthes ol arf i re, ortheg en erati v epow er, orthem ac hi n ator. T hi s i s al l v ery m y s ti c al .Bu tc an an y thi n g b em orem y s ti c al than thec ru c i f i ed S em i ram i s f l y i n g aw ay as ad ov e ; than thec ru c i f i ed P rom etheu s ,Ix i on , S tau rob ates , Cri s tn a, S al i v ahan a; than thei m preg n ati on of them ares of T hrac e, orthanthec ru c i f i x i on of Chri s ti n theheav en s ? A l earn ed d ev oteeon c es ai d i n repl y tothi s , " Ic are n othi n g f ory ou rChri s tc ru c i f i edi n theheav en s ; i ti s n oti n ou rc an on ." A n d Irepl y , " Ic are"n othi n g f orthec an on of as ec tc on tem pti b l een ou g h, ti l l i thad pow erg i v en b y thes w ord of

Con s tan ti n e.Ion l y l ookf orthetru thi n al l q u arters; an d Ikn ow thehereti c al G os pel m u s thav ehad am ean i n g , an d am y s ti c al m ean i n g .T hew hol ei s ev i d en tl y as y s tem of them os t"prof ou n d m y s ti c i s m , an d prof ou n d m y s ti c i s m w i l l n ev erb eex pl ai n ed , ori ts m ean i n g d i s c ov ered ,ex c eptb y m ean s of them os tprof ou n d i n q u i ri es ." T heex traord i n ary w ord j oi n p q d m i n w asad opted , n od ou b t, b ec au s e, i thad , i n s om ed eg ree, b oththem ean i n g of A pXj an d A oy og ,'N otes on Cu rs eof K eham a, p .3 3 3 , 4 to .2 Il i ad ,0, v er.2 0 , i b .A , v er .2 5 ; Bry an t' s A n al .Vol.II .p.3 7 2 .BookX. ChapterVIII.S ec ti on 8

7 8 9orc ou l d b eappl i ed i n s om ew ay tothes ec on d pers on of theT ri n i ty , i n i m i tati on of thew ordras i t of theH eb rew , w hi c hhad , as w ehav es een , ad ou b l em ean i n g.W hen Iref l ec tu pon then u m erou s proof s w hi c hhav etran s pi red f rom ti m etoti m e, thatthepol arreg i on s w ereon c em u c hw arm erthan they areatpres en t, an d thef ac t, kn ow n ev en tob oththeG reeks an d R om an s , thatthean g l eof theeq u atoran d ec l i pti c has b een c on s tan tl y d ec reas i n gf rom theearl i es tti m e, ' Ic an n othel ps u s pec ti n g thatJ u s ti n M arty ral l u d ed tothi s an g l e, w henhed ec l ared that, ac c ord i n g toP l ato, theS on of G od , orJ es u s Chri s t, w as ex pres s ed ord ec u s s atedu pon theu n i v ers ei n thef orm of thel etterX, an d , thatthed oc tri n eof J es u s Chri s tb ei n gc ru c i f i ed i n thec l ou d s , al l u d ed tothes am ethi n g.F orthec ros s m ay eas i l y hav eb een thou g httoal l u d etotheS ol i - L u n arprec es s i on al Chri s ti an c y c l e, w hi c hi m m ed i atel y d epen d ed u pon thi sCros s orA n g l e .8 .Iti s an ad m i tted f ac t, thatthel an g u ag eof M an i an d thef i rs tM an i c haean s w as Chal d ai c .A f tertheob s erv ati on thatthel an g u ag eof Bab y l on w as n ottheChal d ee, i tw i l l n ots u rpri s em yread erthatIs hou l d c on s i d erthi s f ac t, ( of thi s P ers i an , as hei s c al l ed , ) as s tren g then i n g m yopi n i on thathec am ef rom In d i a .H ehad tw el v ed i s c i pl es orf ol l ow ers w how ere c al l ed P erf ec tan d el ec t, hi m s el f m aki n g the thi rteen th . T hi s c on ti n u ed af terhi s d eathtob ethes y s tem of hi sf ol l ow ers . T othes etw el v eon l y thehi g hs ec rets of theord erw ereen tru s ted .T hey aten of l es h, d ran kn ow i n e .H ehad , b es i d es thes e, s ev en ty - tw of ol l ow ers , d i s c i pl es of al ow erc l as s ,tow hom al l them y s teri es w eren oten tru s ted .L i ketheR om an Card i n al s s om eof them m arri ed ,b u tIthi n ki tprob ab l ethat, f rom theu n m arri ed on l y , thetw el v eel ec torperf ec tw eretaken .O f c ou rs ethes eel ec tw i l l b es ai d tohav eb een taken i n i m i tati on of J es u s Chri s t .Ib el i ev etheyw eren ei therof them c opi es of theother : an d thatM an i ' s w eretaken f rom thes y s tem thatc au s edthetw el v ef i g u res an d thei rpres i d en ttob ec arv ed on theroc ks atO u j ei n , i n In d i a- i n theN orthern In d i a- i n thec ou n try of Cal i d a- i n U rof theChal d ees - orv ery n eartoi t.In thec i rc u l arpartof thec hu rc hof theT em pl ars i n L on d on , theM an i c haean heres y i s b eau =ti f u l l y d i s pl ay ed .Ithas ori g i n al l y had tw el v earc hes; on eon theEas t, f orthepres i d en t, al i ttl el arg erthan an y of theothers , ex c epti n g thaton theW es t, f orthed oor; an d they hav es i x s eatsi n eac harc h, - m aki n g s ev en ty - tw oi n al l , an d w i thi n ares i x s m al l erarc hes , w hi c hm i g hthol d thetw el v e perf ec ti ortheK n i g hts of theR ou n d T ab l e .A m on g theChi n es ethes am es ac red n u m b ers aref ou n d , as thos eam on g theJ ew s .T hi s c anb en oac c i d en t. Con f u c i u s had am on g hi s thou s an d s of d i s c i pl es on l y s ev en ty - tw oi n i ti ated: 2theex ac tn u m b erof theCard i n al s of R om e, of theM an w an taras of In d i a, of thec hos en ord i s ti n g u i s hed d i s c i pl es of J es u s Chri s t, of theJ ew i s hS an hed ri m , an d of M an es.H erei s theu n i v ers al m y thos - rem ai n s of theki n g d om of P an d i ea.Betw een thed ec al og u eof M os es an d theru l eof m oral i ty of theBu d d hi s ts of T i b et, as g i v en b yG eorg i u s , 3 therei s aw on d erf u l s i m i l ari ty .T hou s hal tn otki l l an y hu m an b ei n g oran i m al .T hou s hal tn otc om m i tad u l tery .T hou s hal tn ots teal .T hou s hal tn ots peaki l l of others .T hou s hal tn otl i e.T hou s hal thon ou rthy f atheran d m other .T hel aw of M os es , w hi c hw etran s l ate, G 0T hou s hal td on om u rd er, "ou g httob eren d ered , i fren d ered l i teral l y , T hou s hal tn otki l l . Itw ou l d thu s b ei d en ti c al w i ththeBu d d hi s tru l eorc om m an d m en t .'P arkhu rs t, pp .7 3 0 , 7 3 1 .

2M atteron theG n os ti c s , Vol .II .p. 8 3 .

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F reem as on s of York.M etem ps y c hos i sA l on g w i ththeG od K an - i a, orl ao, orJ ab , c am etheori en tal s y s tem of m as on ry orm y s tery ;an d throu g hal l ag es , Ihav el i ttl ed ou b t, theG n os ti c d oc tri n ehas prev ai l ed w i thi ts M as on s ,orM ea spav eov , orM ac eon ry ,as i ti s c al l ed i n theYorkd oc u m en ts , orM on ac hi s m . T heM on ksof T i b et, atEl eu s i s , i n Eg y pt, atJ eru s al em orCarm el , i n ou rc i rc u l arc hapters , w erethepres erv ersof thes ec retP y thag orean d oc tri n es of n u m b ers , of theR as , orM y s tery , orM as on ry , orperhapsm oreproperl y , thed oc tri n es of theIE, theJ ah, - them es os or eaov - ry , ortheS av i ou r, orc ros s - b orn e- ren ew ed i n ev ery c y c l e, as d es c ri b ed i n Vi rg i l .In eed s c arc el y rem i n d m y M as on i cread erthatal l thes ec rets of M as on ry arec on c eal ed i n theH eb rew orChal d eel an g u ag e; thati s ,i n thel an g u ag eof theBrahm i n of U ran d Col i d a, w hereM r.El l i s w as poi s on ed f orb ei n g kn ow ntopos s es s them. S ol om on , theH akem orw i s e, w hob u i l tthetem pl e, s u c c eed ed theBrahm i nA b raham , w hoc am ef rom U rof Col i d a .In m y Cel ti c D ru i d s , Ch .V .S ec t.3 3 , theex i s ten c eof theCu l d ees , or, as they w erethen c al l ed ,Col i d ei atA rm ag h, i n Irel an d , w as s hew n , as v en erators ofthes ac red f i re . T hey arekn ow n tohav ehad am on as tery i n W al es ; an d i n b othc as es i ts eem s thepri es thood w as hered i tary ,d es c en d i n g f rom f athertos on , an d they w ereChri s ti an s , b ec au s ethi s hered i tary c u s tom ofpas s i n g thepri es thood w as c om pl ai n ed of as d i s g rac i n g Chri s ti an i ty . T herei s reas on tob el i ev ethatthey w erethes am ei n S c otl an d ; an d thei rc on ti n u i n g topos s es s theu s eof thec athed ral s ,al on g w i ththeR om i s hpri es ts , i s am os tc u ri ou s c i rc u m s tan c e . Iti s al s oam os ts tri ki n g f ac t,thattheChri s ti an s f ou n d i n thec ou n try of Col i d a, i n In d i a, s hou l d pos s es s ex ac tl y thes am ethreeri tes as theCol i d ei of Ion a, i n S c otl an d - Bapti s m , theEu c hari s t, an d O rd ers - an d thes e, thethreeri tes of theJ ew s .9.T hev ery es s en c eof F reem as on ry i s eq u al i ty .A l l , l etthei rran ki n l i f eb ew hati tm ay ,w hen i n thel od g e, areb rothers - b rethren w i ththeF atheratthei rhead. N opers on c an readtheEv an g el i s ts an d n ots eethatthi s i s c orrec tl y G os pel Chri s ti an i ty . Iti s theChri s ti an i ty oftheChal d ees , of theP atri arc hs , of A b raham , an d of M el c hi z ed ek. Ev ery partof Chri s ti an i tyref ers b ac ktoA b raham , an d i ti s al l F reem as on ry.J es u s Chri s tattab l e, atthehead of thetw el v e, of f eri n g thes ac ri f i c eof Bread an d W i n e, i s A b raham an d M el c hi z ed ekov erag ai n ; s u c h,i n f ac t, i ti s ac kn ow l ed g ed tob eb y theR om i s hChu rc h ; s u c hi s i ts es oteri c rel i g i on ;an d s u c hw as thec u s tom n oton l y of theChal d ean A b raham an d M el c hi z ed ek, b u tal s oof theCal i d ei an dM as on s atYork ; an d , Ihav en od ou b t, of theT em pl ars i n thei rs ec retrou n d c hapter- hou s ei nL on d on .In al l thean c i en ts y s tem s thereprev ai l ed on eu n i v ers al d oc tri n e, n ow d es pi s ed , them etem ps y -c hos i s , orw hati s c al l ed i n ol d Iri s hthe N u a Brei the. T hi s b ec am ec orru pted i n toatran s -m i g rati on of s ou l s f rom m an tom an , an d f rom m an tob eas t; b u ti ts ori g i n al m ean i n g w as ,an ewb i rth i n an otherc y c l eorw orl d . T hi s i s c orrec tl y thed oc tri n eof M os es ,sof P hi l o, of P l ato, ofthei n terpretati oN ov i S tec u l i ortheEn ei d of Vi rg i l , an d of thes ec retd oc tri n es of thef athers ofthec hu rc h .Iti s i n m an y pl ac es tob es een i n theG os pel s , i n ou rL i tu rg y , an d parti c u l arl y i nou rb apti s m al s erv i c e .M an y attem pts hav eb een m ad etoac c ou n tf orthew el l - as c ertai n ed f ac t, that, i n theP en tateu c h,therei s n otthel eas ttrac eof as tateof f u tu rerew ard orpu n i s hm en t : f orthou g hw ehav etheev i ls pi ri ti n thes erpen tw ehav en ohel l. T hi s ari s es f rom thed oc tri n eof theren ew al of w orl d shav i n g b een thees oteri c rel i g i on of thetri b e .If apers on w ou l d thi n kd eepl y u pon thec harac terof the d es troy er orthethi rd pers on of theVal l an c ey , H i b .Col l .T hi s i s real l y theEn g l i s h n ew b i rth, b othi n w ord an d m ean i n g .y Ex hi b i ted i n thew ord i n a b ra, ren ov ated .BookX.ChapterVIII .S ec ti on 9

7 9 1H i n d ooT ri n i ty , hew ou l d aton c es eethati ti s v ery d i f f eren tf rom thatof thel aterA ri m an i u sof theP ers i an s , as pl ac ed i n oppos i ti on totheO rom as d es . Ic on s i d erthattheev i l pri n c i pl eper s eof theP ers i an s , w as ac orru pti on of thef i n eT ri n i ty of theH i n d oos . I Itb etray s ad eg ra-d ati on of them i n d .Iti s on l y heard of al on g w i ththe g ood pri n c i pl e, i n oppos i ti on , i n thel aterag es , w hen theM i thraorm i d d l epri n c i pl ehad b ec om eal m os tl os tam on g theP ers i an s . T hed ev i l orf u tu res tatei s n ev erf ou n d am on g theJ ew s ti l l thei rretu rn f rom Bab y l on , an d thi s hasf u rn i s hed ad i f f i c u l ty toou rd i v i n es w hi c hthey hav en ev ers u rm ou n ted . Its tan d s ag l ari n g f ac ti n thef ac eof al l thei rtheori es an d f orc ed ex pl an ati on s , thatthec hos en peopl eof G od w eren ottau g hti n thei rs ac red P en tateu c has i n g l ew ord res pec ti n g thei m m ortal i ty of thes ou l an d as tateof rew ard orpu n i s hm en taf terd eath. T hi s i s ag l ari n g , an i n d i s pu tab l ef ac t, c l earl y prov ed ,am on g others , b y Bi s hopW arb u rton . M y theory of rev ol v i n g c y c l es an d ren ew al of w orl d s hass ati s f ac tori l y ac c ou n ted f orthi s , w hi c hhas n ev erb een s ati s f ac tori l y ac c ou n ted f orb ef ore . T hepropertran s l ati on , oratl eas tthetran s l ati on ac c ord i n g tothees oteri c d oc tri n eof G en es i s ,ex pl ai n s thi s : By w i s d omtheT ri m u rti ren ov ated orreg en erated thepl an etary b od i es an d theearth.Bu tn otthes tars ; f or, thou g h, n od ou b t, they w eres u b j ec ttoren ew al s , y etthey w eren ots u b j ec ttotheren ew al s i n the s am e peri od s as thepl an etary s y s tem , an d G en es i s on l y appl i es toou rs y s tem .Con s i d erw i thatten ti on thes i x teen thv ers eof thef i rs tc hapter, w herethes tars aren am ed , an d ani n terpol ati on m u s tb ead m i tted . T hi s al l harm on i z es b eau ti f u l l y w i thm y s y s tem .T hew ay i nw hi c hthes tars areherei n terpol ated s hew s thatthei n terpol atorad m i tted them ean i n g of pl an ets ,w hi c hP arkhu rs thas c orrec tl y g i v en tothew ord =' rW s m i m .In G en es i s therearen of al l en an g el s.A l l thes ec am ei n totheM os ai c rel i g i on on theretu rn f romBab y l on .T heD es troy erorS erpen tof G en es i s i s c orrec tl y the ren ov ator or pres erv er . In G en es i stherei s atreeof kn ow l ed g ean d atreeof l i f e .T hi s treeof l i f eev i d en tl y prov es them ean i n g oftheM y thos tob e, thatA d am w ou l d d i eats om eti m e- thathew ou l d w earou t, u n l es s heateofthef ru i tof thattree . T hes erpen t, b y pers u ad i n g Ev etotas teof thef ru i tof thetreeof kn ow -l ed g e, & c., tau g htherw hati s m ean tb y b ei n g n aked , an d thu s , b y i n d u c i n g proc reati on , w as thepres erv erof thes pec i es: thev ery l i teral m ean i n g of thew ord s s hew s , thatthi s i s on eof i ts m ean -i n g s .H erew ehav etheori g i n of theO phi tes , orori en tal em b l em ati c al - s erpen tw ors hi pers , toac c ou n tf orw hom ou ran ti q u ari an s hav eb een s om u c hperpl ex ed . T hey w ors hi ped thes av i ou rreg en erator, b u tn otthed ev i l , i n ou rv u l g arm ean i n g of thew ord. Ihav ef orm erl y g i v en anex trac tf rom aw orkof M r.P ay n eK n i g ht' s i n w hi c hheav ow s hi s b el i ef thatthe d ou b l e pri n c i pl ew as n ev ertherel i g i ou s b el i ef of an y n ati on .In f i g u re3 5 , taken f rom S pen c e' s P ol y m eti s , w es eetheM os ai c M y thos i n G reec e, i f theg emw hen c ei tw as d raw n b eG rec i an .H erei s thes erpen tc al l ed H ev atem pti n g A d am . S pen c ec al l si tad raw i n g of H erc u l es , af terhehas ki l l ed thes erpen t; b u tw hy i s thes erpen tu pi n thetree,i n s tead of l y i n g d ead on theg rou n d ? W herearethec l u b , thel i on ' s head an d f eet? T hes erpen ti s ev i d en tl y w hi s peri n g i n A d am ' s ear, w hi l ehei s taki n g an appl e . T hi s q u i tes ati s f i es m e, thataf teral l thel ab ou rb es tow ed on theM y thos of theO phi tes , w earen oty etq u i teattheb ottom ofi t. In i ts g en eral pri n c i pl ew eareri g ht, b u tn oti n thed etai l. P arkhu rs thas g i v en apas s ag ef rom Cl em en s w hi c hprov es , thattheG reekBac c han al s w erew el l ac q u ai n ted w i ththeM y thos ofEv e, s i n c ethey c on s tan tl y i n v oked her, orapers on u n d erhern am e, i n thei rc erem on i es.2Irec om m en d m y read ertoperu s ean d thi n ku pon s ev eral ob s erv ati on s tool on g f ori n s erti on'If ev erthey real l y hel d thi s d oc tri n e .H y d ed oes n otal l ow thatthey d i d .W ehav es een how i tw as hel d b y theM an i c haean s.T heP ers i an s prob ab l y hel d i ti n thes am em an n er, thati s tos ay , they d i d n othol d i tatal l .'S pen c eref ers s toL u c an , i x.3 6 7 , P ol y m eti s , pl ateXVIII .an d p.1 2 0 , Ed.f ol .7 9 2F reem as on s of York.M etem ps y c hos i sm ad eb y S pen c e, on thes i m i l ari ty i n thec harac ters orl ab ou rs of H erc u l es , an d thec harac terorw orks of J es u s Chri s t ; theas c en s i on; theki l l i n g of thes erpen t ; theob s erv ati on of Bac on re-s pec ti n g theChri s ti an m y s teri es an d thec u pof s al v ati on. H ad thec u pan y thi n g tod ow i ththec el eb rated S an g real , s om u c htheob j ec tof s earc hi n them i d d l eag es ?H as theref u s al of thec u pi n theR om i s hs ac ram en t, s om u c hs ou g htaf terord es i red b y d ev otees , an y thi n g tod ow i ththi s ?M r.S pen c em i g hthav eg i v en u s s om em oreof thel ab ou rs , n otal i ttl ed es erv i n g of atten ti on ;s u c h, f ori n s tan c e, as hi s b ei n g s w al l ow ed b y af i s h.O n eof theT arg u m s s ay s , thatm o nhu i a, as erpen t, tem pted A d am orthef i rs tm an , an d n otn mhu e, Ev ehi s w i f e .P arkhu rs tren d ers thi s , n otas erpen t, b u tab eas t, an an i m al . N opers on w i l ld ou b tw hatan i m al thi s w as , ex c epthew how i l l n ots ee .Itw as thes erpen t, an d herew ehav ei t,i n thed raw i n g , s peaki n g toA d am , n otl y i n g d ead atthef eetof H erc u l es.H erew ehav eEv atem pti n g A d am , an d w es eew hatEv aw as , v i z .thef em al ew i nhu i a, s erpen t .H erew ehav etheob j ec tof ad orati on of theO phi tes - thef em al eg en erati v epow er- thed es troy i n g , reg en erati n gpow er .A s thes ec retd oc tri n eof theCreator, P res erv er, an d D es troy er, b eg an tob ekn ow n i nthem i d d l ean d W es tern parts of A s i a, atthes am eti m ei tb eg an tob ec orru pted , an d theab s u rdi d eaof af al l en an g el toc reepi n , atf i rs tam on g thei g n oran tv u l g aron l y , b u tatl as tam on g ahi g herc l as s , l i kew hatw ehav ei n Eu rope ; w hoou g httob eas ham ed of hab ou ri n g n on s en s es ou n w orthy of theS u prem eBei n g .T head orati on i s pai d toS u m n au t, ' S ev a, orCal i , as thes ev erean d i m parti al j u d g e, ru l i n g , i ti s tru e, w i tharod of i ron , b u tal s ow i tharod of j u s ti c e . T hef ol l ow ers of S ev aan d Cal i , of In d i a, an s w ertoou rCal v i n i s ti c d eal ers i n d am n ati on of Eu rope .T hes am ec au s es prod u c ethes am eef f ec t .Ic on s i d erthatthew ay i n w hi c hm y theory of theren ov ati on of w orl d s ( thati s , thetheory ofal l thean c i en ts ) ag rees w i ththeM os ai c d oc tri n ean d rem ov es i ts d i f f i c u l ty , i s av ery s tron g partof m y c as e ; f orIreq u es tthos ew how i l l n otad m i ti ts tru thtoac c ou n ton an y prob ab l eg rou n d sf orthef ac ts tated ab ov e, an d ad m i tted b y thef i rs td i v i n es , s u c has Bi s hopW arb u rton , M r.Bel -s ham , & c ., thattherei s n othi n g ab ou tH el l orD ev i l s i n theP en tateu c h .T hereb ei n g n othi n g i n G en es i s ortheP en tateu c hof then atu reof aD ev i l i n ou rc om m ohac -c eptati on of theterm , w earen atu ral l y i n d u c ed toi n q u i re, W hatw as then atu reof theb ei n gw hi c htem pted Ev e? T hi s b ei n g i s d es c ri b ed i n ou rtran s l ati on as as erpen t, an dproperl y s od es c ri b ed , n otw i ths tan d i n g theattem ptof thel earn ed an d R ev .D r.A d am Cl arke, i n hi s tran s l a-ti on , tom akei ta m on key .T hes erpen ti s theon l y on eof al l thean i m al s of thec reati on w hi c hpos s es s es thepec u l i ar property of ren ov ati n g i ts el f . T o al l appearan c e,w hen n otd es troy ed b yv i ol en c e, i tpos s es s es etern al l i f e . T hrow i n g of f w i thi ts s ki n i ts ol d c harac ter, i ts eem s tob ec om ey ou n g ag ai n ev ery s pri n g .T hes earethepec u l i arreas on s w hy theCob ra, them os td ead l y of theg en u s , w i thi ts tai l i n i ts m ou th, w as s el ec ted as theem b l em of ren ov ati n g l i f e- of theetern ald es troy i n g reg en erator. Ithas b een s ai d , thati tw as thev u l g arb el i ef i n Eg y ptthatthes erpen treal l y n ev erd i ed .Ithi n kn othi n g i s m orel i kel y than that, i n v ery earl y ti m es , i tw as thou g htn ev ertod i e .Id ares ay m y read ern ev erheard of on e, i n as tateof n atu re, b ei n g as c ertai n ed tohav es u f f ered an atu ral d eath, an d thean n u al c han g eof s ki n ad d ed pl au s i b i l i ty tothed oc tri n eofi ts perpetu al ex i s ten c e .A m on g theO phi tes , an d i n d eed theG n os ti c s g en eral l y , thes erpen tw as c al l ed theM eg al i s tororG reatBu i l d erof theU n i v ers e .H erew ehav e, u n d eran othern am e, O phi tes , theCy c l opes ortheb u i l d ers of thec i rc u l artem pl es atS ton ehen g ean d ev ery w hereel s e .W i ththetai l i n them ou th,S erpen ts w eretheem b l em s of theetern al c reatororren ov atorof theu n i v ers e.S hrou d i n g theL i n g aI T hi s w astheev i l pri n c i pl eorP l u to, i n Irel an d , Ital y , an d In d i a.Is hal l ex pl ai n i ts m ean i n g hereaf ter .BookX.ChapterVIII.S ec ti on 9

7 9 3an d theYon i i tw as theem b l em of thepres erv eran d d es troy i n g reg en erator.H ew as theM eg al i s tororA ~ Iu.s epy oc , b ec au s ehew as theem b l em of theL og os , thec reatororren ew erofc y c l es , orw orl d s i n c y c l i c peri od s.In theChu rc hof S t.M arty n ' s , Con ey S treet, York, i s av ery an c i en tan d ri c hl y g ol d en em -b roi d ered pu l pi t- c l oth, i n thec en treof w hi c hi s af i g u reof G od A l m i g hty - av ery ol d m an w i thad ov ei n ag l ory on hi s b reas t, an d s u pporti n g i n on ehan d ac ru c i f i ed S av i ou r, an d hol d i n g theotheras theL am aan d theP opehol d thei rhan d an d f i n g ers w hen they g i v ethei rb en ed i c ti on tothepeopl e .A g ol d en s u n c ov ers thehead of theol d m an , an d l i f ts u pan d c hew s thehu m an headu n d ern eath .Ic an s c arc el y i m ag i n ean y d ev i c e, ex c eptw ri ti n g , b etterc al c u l ated totel l thei n i ti ated ,thattheS u n an d theCreatorw erei d en ti c al .Iw as i n d u c ed tog otos eethi s b y apas s ag ei n M r .A l l en ' s H i s tory of Yorks hi re . 1 T heren ev erw ereG n os ti c s as as ec tatYork, b u ti tw as thepl ac ec el eb rated b y them y s ti c m otherof Con s tan ti n e, H el en a.O n eof thec hu rc hesi n Yorkhas aZ od i ac u pon i t.In S t .M ary ' s A b b ey therei s thei m ag e, b ef oren oti c ed , of M os eshorn ed , w i thaw i n g ed s erpen ti n hi s han d.A l l thi s i s ev i d en tl y R om i s hChri s ti an i ty , b u tw i thou td ou b ti ti s al s oG n os ti c . S t.M ary ' s A b b ey an d thepari s hc hu rc hes c ou l d n othav eb eenb u i l tb y G n os ti c s , ex c l u s i v eof theR om an i s ts.T hi s l ets u s i n totheR otn i s hs ec rets .Iti s i m pos s i b l en ottos eethat, attheti m etheR om i s hChu rc hw as ev ery w hered ec l ai m i n gag ai n s tG n os ti c i s m , i tw as ev ery w herepri v atel y prof es s i n g i t.H ow c an an y thi n g b em orec on c l u s i v ethan thes u n on thepu l pi t- c l oth? H ow c an an y thi n g b ec l earerthan theL am b thattakethaw ay thes i n s of thew orl d ?H ow , than thepray ers totheS u n , S on , i n S ax on an d S an -s c ri tS u n u , b othy etretai n ed b y theP rotes tan ts? T heg reatf au l tof theT em pl ars s eem s tohav eb een i n b el i ev i n g thatH akem Bem ri l l ahw as theP arac l ete, i n s tead of S t .F ran c