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of_o the_o mind_n and_o earthquake_n and_o in_o a_o word_n all_o alteration_n in_o the_o air_n signify_v thing_n advantageous_a or_o hurtful_a not_o only_o to_o nation_n or_o country_n but_o even_o to_o king_n and_o private_a person_n beneath_o the_o course_n of_o these_o they_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v place_v thirty_o star_n which_o they_o call_v consiliary_a god_n cit_fw-la that_o half_a of_o these_o oversee_v the_o place_n under_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o half_o oversee_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o business_n of_o man_n and_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o that_o every_o ten_o day_n one_o of_o these_o be_v send_v to_o those_o below_o as_o a_o messenger_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n one_o of_o the_o star_n under_o the_o earth_n be_v send_v to_o those_o above_o and_o that_o they_o have_v this_o certain_a motion_n settle_v in_o a_o aeternal_a revolution_n chap._n ii_o of_o planet_n tthe_o great_a theory_n they_o hold_v as_o we_o say_v to_o be_v that_o which_o concern_v the_o planet_n 1._o â—hese_n they_o call_v the_o interpreter_n because_o whereas_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o star_n be_v fix_v and_o have_v one_o settle_a course_n these_o have_v their_o proper_a course_n foretell_v what_o thing_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v interpret_n and_o declare_v to_o man_n the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o go_n of_o the_o seven_o they_o hold_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o that_o the_o other_o five_o have_v less_o power_n than_o they_o emp._n as_o to_o the_o cause_v event_n of_o the_o five_o they_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v three_o which_o agree_v with_o and_o be_v assistant_n to_o the_o sun_n cit_fw-la viz._n saturn_n jupiter_n and_o mercury_n these_o they_o call_v diurnal_a because_o the_o sun_n to_o who_o they_o be_v assistant_n praedominate_v over_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o day_n as_o concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o five_o some_o they_o say_v be_v benevolent_a other_o malevolent_a cit_fw-la other_o common_a the_o 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of_o the_o amilicti_fw-la and_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o virgin_n zone_n what_o psellus_n here_o call_v the_o fountain_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o virtue_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o anonymus_fw-la style_n principiative_a soul_n and_o principiative_a virtue_n chap._n viii_o unzon_v god_n and_o zon_v go_n next_o the_o hyperarchii_n according_a to_o psellus_n be_v the_o azoni_n unzon_v god_n there_o be_v among_o they_o say_v the_o anonymus_fw-la summarist_n 〈◊〉_d unzon_v hecates_n as_o the_o chaldaic_a the_o triecdotis_n comas_fw-la and_o ecclustick_a the_o unzon_v god_n be_v sarapis_n and_o bacchus_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d chain_n of_o osiris_n and_o of_o apollo_n continue_v series_n of_o geniuss_n connect_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o chain_n they_o be_v call_v unzon_v for_o that_o they_o use_v their_o power_n free_o without_o restriction_n in_o the_o zone_n and_o be_v enthrone_v above_o the_o conspicuous_a deity_n these_o conspicuous_a deity_n be_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n perhaps_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o the_o intelligence_n which_o the_o peripatetic_n assert_v mover_n of_o the_o sphere_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v they_o live_v in_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o same_o attribute_n which_o dionysius_n give_v the_o three_o of_o the_o second_o hierarchy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psell._n the_o zon_v god_n be_v next_o anon._n these_o be_v they_o which_o have_v confinement_n to_o particular_a zone_n and_o be_v roll_v free_o about_o the_o zone_n of_o heaven_n and_o have_v the_o office_n of_o govern_v the_o world_n for_o they_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o zon_v kind_n of_o deity_n which_o inhabit_v the_o part_n of_o the_o sensible_a world_n and_o guird_v or_o circle_v the_o region_n about_o the_o material_a place_n accord_v to_o several_a distribution_n the_o same_o office_n dionysius_n seem_v to_o assign_v to_o the_o second_o and_o three_o hierarchy_n these_o azoni_n and_o zonaei_n be_v mention_v also_o by_o damascius_n thiâ—_n say_v he_o send_v out_o of_o herself_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o fountainous_a 〈◊〉_d chain_n but_o that_o send_v out_o of_o herself_o the_o fountainous_a chain_n of_o particular_n and_o pass_v on_o to_o principle_n and_o archangel_n and_o azoni_n and_o zonaei_n as_o the_o law_n be_v of_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o renown_a particular_a fountain_n parmenid_n and_o by_o proclus_n the_o sacred_a name_n of_o the_o god_n deliver_v according_a to_o their_o mystical_a interpretation_n as_o those_o which_o be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o assyrian_n 〈◊〉_d zonaei_n and_o azoni_n and_o fountain_n and_o amilicti_n and_o synoche_n by_o which_o they_o interpret_v the_o order_n of_o the_o go_n chap._n ix_o angel_n and_o immaterial_a daemon_n next_o the_o zonaei_n be_v the_o angel_n arnobius_n say_v of_o hosthanes_n psel_n one_o of_o the_o persian_a magi_n who_o receive_v their_o learning_n from_o the_o chaldaean_n that_o he_o know_v the_o angel_n minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n the_o true_a god_n do_v wait_v on_o his_o majesty_n and_o tremble_v as_o afraid_a at_o the_o beck_n and_o countenance_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o zoroastrian_n oracle_n mention_v reductive_a angel_n orac._n which_o reduce_v soul_n to_o they_o draw_v they_o from_o several_a thing_n the_o next_o be_v daemon_n of_o these_o the_o orac._n chaldaean_n hold_v some_o to_o be_v good_a other_o bad_a euseb._n the_o good_a they_o conceive_v to_o bâ—_n light_n the_o bad_a darkness_n that_o there_o be_v good_a daemon_n natural_a reason_n tell_v we_o oracle_n nature_n persuade_v that_o there_o be_v pure_a daemon_n the_o burgeon_n even_o of_o ill_a matter_n be_v beneficial_a and_o good_a nature_n or_o natural_a reason_n say_v pletho_n persuade_v that_o the_o daemon_n be_v holy_a and_o that_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o god_n who_o be_v good_a in_o himself_o be_v beneficial_a if_o the_o blooming_n of_o ill_a matter_n viz._n of_o last_o substance_n be_v good_a much_o more_o 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for_o their_o story_n be_v confound_v come_v to_o the_o people_n out_o of_o a_o fiery_a mountain_n or_o else_o by_o fiery_a zone_n he_o mean_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o zon_v deity_n just_a above_o the_o empyreal_a or_o corporeal_a heaven_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n for_o i_o find_v not_o any_o where_o that_o zoroaster_n be_v esteem_v a_o aethiopian_a or_o of_o interior_a lybia_n as_o salmasius_n expound_v concern_v this_o zoroaster_n arnobius_n cite_v hermippus_n who_o as_o 1._o pliny_n say_v write_v in_o explication_n of_o his_o verse_n and_o add_v table_n to_o his_o volume_n the_o second_o a_o bractrian_a 1._o justine_n mention_n zoroastres_n king_n of_o bractria_n contemporary_a with_o ninus_n the_o assyrian_a by_o who_o he_o be_v subdue_v and_o slay_v add_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o invent_v magical_a art_n and_o observe_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n arnobius_n say_v gent._n he_o contest_v with_o ninus_n not_o only_o by_o steel_n and_o strength_n but_o likewise_o by_o the_o magical_a and_o abstruse_a discipline_n of_o the_o chaldean_n the_o action_n of_o this_o zoroaster_n ctesias_n record_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o persica_fw-la for_o so_o arnobius_n cit_fw-la bactrianus_n &_o ille_fw-la conveniat_fw-la cujus_fw-la ctesias_n res_fw-la gestas_fw-la historiarum_fw-la exponit_fw-la in_o primo_fw-la the_o first_o six_o book_n of_o that_o work_n treat_v as_o biblioth_n photius_n show_v only_o of_o the_o assyrian_a history_n and_o passage_n that_o precede_v the_o persian_a affair_n whereupon_o i_o can_v assent_v to_o the_o conjecture_n of_o salmasius_n who_o apply_v the_o citation_n of_o ctesias_n to_o the_o nephew_n of_o hostanes_n since_o hostanes_n as_o 1._o pliny_n affirm_v live_v under_o darius_n but_o lib._n diodorus_n name_v the_o king_n of_o bactria_n who_o ninus_n conquer_v oxyartes_n and_o some_o old_a mss._n of_o justine_n attest_v by_o ligerius_fw-la oxyatres_fw-la other_o zeorastes_n perhaps_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o name_n and_o time_n the_o chaldaean_n live_v also_o under_o ninus_n as_o zor_n suidas_n relate_v give_v occasion_n to_o some_o to_o confound_v they_o and_o to_o ascribe_v to_o the_o bactrian_a what_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o chaldaean_n since_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o the_o bactrian_a be_v inventor_n of_o those_o art_n in_o which_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o live_v contemporary_a with_o he_o be_v so_o well_o skill_v elichmannus_n a_o persian_a writer_n affirm_v the_o arabian_n and_o persian_n to_o hold_v that_o zoroaster_n be_v not_o king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n but_o a_o magus_n or_o prophet_n who_o by_o persuasion_n have_v wrought_v upon_o their_o king_n first_o introduce_v a_o new_a form_n of_o superstition_n among_o they_o whereof_o tâ—ere_o be_v some_o remainder_n at_o this_o day_n the_o three_o a_o persian_a so_o term_v by_o prooem_n laertius_n and_o other_o the_o same_o who_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n style_v a_o mede_n suidas_n a_o perso-mede_n institutor_n of_o the_o magi_n and_o introductor_n of_o the_o chaldaic_a science_n among_o the_o persian_n some_o confound_v this_o zoroaster_n with_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o
from_o zoroaster_n but_o add_v that_o whether_o this_o zoroaster_n be_v one_o or_o afterward_o a_o second_o also_o be_v not_o certain_a and_o that_o he_o rather_o mean_v the_o chaldaean_n that_o the_o persian_a may_v be_v infer_v from_o his_o cite_n those_o author_n who_o place_v this_o zoroaster_n 6000_o year_n before_o plato_n or_o 5000_o year_n before_o the_o trojan_a war_n which_o account_n though_o extravagant_a be_v doubtless_o intend_v of_o the_o most_o ancient_a zoroaster_n the_o chaldaean_n he_o likewise_o instance_v cit_fw-la as_o skilful_a in_o this_o art_n marmaridius_n a_o babylonian_a and_o zormocenidas_n a_o assyrian_a both_o so_o ancient_a as_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o monument_n of_o they_o extant_a the_o few_o remain_v we_o find_v of_o the_o chaldaean_n magic_a may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o kind_n natural_a and_o theurgic_a chap._n i._n natural_a magic_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chaldaic_a magic_n be_v that_o which_o we_o common_o term_v natural_a because_o it_o contemplate_v the_o virtue_n of_o all_o natural_a being_n celestial_a and_o sublunary_a psel_n make_v scrutiny_n into_o their_o sympathy_n and_o by_o a_o mutual_a application_n of_o they_o produce_v extraordinary_a effect_n by_o this_o kind_n of_o magic_a the_o chaldaean_n profess_v ne._n to_o perform_v many_o admirable_a thing_n not_o only_o upon_o particular_a person_n but_o upon_o whole_a country_n r._n maimonides_n instance_v the_o ne._n expelling_a of_o noxious_a animal_n as_o lion_n serpent_n and_o the_o like_a out_o of_o city_n the_o drive_v away_o all_o kind_n of_o harm_n from_o plant_n prevention_n of_o hail_n the_o destroy_n of_o worm_n that_o they_o hurt_v not_o the_o vine_n concern_v these_o say_v he_o they_o have_v write_v much_o in_o their_o book_n and_o some_o there_o be_v who_o boast_n they_o can_v cause_v that_o no_o leave_n or_o fruit_n shall_v fall_v form_n the_o tree_n chap._n ii_o magical_a operation_n their_o kind_n their_o operation_n ne._n r._n maimonides_n reduce_v to_o three_o kind_n the_o first_o be_v of_o those_o which_o deal_v in_o plant_n animal_n and_o metal_n the_o second_o consist_v in_o circumscription_n and_o determination_n of_o some_o time_n in_o which_o the_o operation_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v the_o three_o consist_v in_o human_a gesture_n and_o action_n as_o in_o clap_v the_o hand_n leap_v cry_v aloud_o laugh_v lie_v prostrate_a on_o the_o earth_n burn_v of_o any_o thing_n kindle_v of_o smoak_n and_o last_o in_o pronounce_v certain_a word_n intelligible_a or_o unintelligible_a these_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o their_o magical_a operation_n cit_fw-la some_o there_o be_v which_o be_v not_o perform_v but_o by_o all_o these_o kind_n as_o when_o they_o say_v take_v such_o a_o leaf_n of_o such_o a_o herb_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o such_o a_o degree_n and_o place_n or_o take_v of_o the_o horn_n of_o such_o a_o beast_n or_o of_o his_o hair_n sweat_n or_o blood_n such_o a_o quantity_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o heaven_n or_o in_o some_o other_o certain_a place_n or_o take_v of_o such_o a_o metal_n or_o of_o many_o metal_n melt_v they_o under_o such_o a_o constellation_n and_o in_o such_o a_o position_n of_o the_o moon_n then_o pronounce_v such_o and_o such_o word_n make_v a_o suffumigation_n of_o such_o and_o such_o leaf_n in_o such_o and_o such_o a_o figure_n and_o this_o or_o that_o thing_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v cit_fw-la other_o magical_a operation_n there_o be_v which_o they_o conceive_v may_v be_v perform_v by_o one_o of_o the_o forementioned_a kind_n only_o these_o say_v they_o be_v perform_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o woman_n as_o we_o find_v among_o they_o for_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o water_n if_o ten_o virgin_n shall_v adorn_v themselves_o and_o put_v on_o red_a garment_n and_o leap_v in_o such_o manner_n that_o one_o shall_v thrust_v on_o the_o other_o and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v go_v backward_o and_o forward_o and_o afterward_o shall_v stretch_v out_o their_o finger_n towards_o the_o sun_n make_v certain_a sign_n this_o action_n be_v finish_v they_o say_v that_o water_n will_v issue_v forth_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o write_v that_o if_o four_o woman_n &c._n &c._n use_v certain_a word_n and_o certain_a gesture_n by_o this_o action_n they_o shall_v divert_v hail_n from_o fall_v down_o many_o other_o such_o like_a vanity_n they_o mention_v all_o along_o their_o write_n which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o woman_n ne._n but_o none_o of_o these_o as_o they_o imagine_v can_v be_v perform_v without_o have_v respect_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o star_n for_o thy_o conceive_v that_o every_o plant_n have_v its_o proper_a star_n they_o ascribe_v also_o certain_a star_n to_o all_o live_a creature_n and_o metal_n moreover_o these_o operation_n be_v peculiar_a worship_n of_o the_o star_n and_o that_o they_o be_v delight_v with_o such_o a_o action_n or_o speech_n or_o suffumigation_n and_o for_o its_o sake_n afford_v they_o what_o they_o wish_v hitherto_o r._n maimonides_n who_o only_o have_v preserve_v these_o remains_o of_o the_o ancient_a chaldaic_a superstition_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o tsilmenaia_n or_o telesme_n use_v for_o averruncation_n moreover_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v by_o the_o rabbi_n report_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o that_o find_v out_o the_o secret_a power_n of_o figure_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o celebrious_a than_o the_o image_n of_o this_o kind_n make_v by_o they_o they_o be_v call_v in_o chaldee_n and_o persian_a tsilmenaia_n from_o the_o hebrew_n tselem_n a_o image_n in_o arabic_a talitsmam_fw-la or_o tsalimam_fw-la perhaps_o from_o the_o same_o root_n rather_o than_o as_o some_o conjecture_n from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o image_n be_v prepare_v under_o certain_a constellation_n for_o several_a purpose_n some_o for_o averruncation_n other_o for_o predication_n those_o that_o serve_v for_o averrancation_n some_o conceive_v to_o have_v be_v of_o late_a invention_n and_o ascribe_v they_o to_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n he_o indeed_o be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o grecian_n that_o be_v famous_a for_o they_o but_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o bring_v this_o art_n out_o of_o the_o east_n there_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v many_o of_o these_o figure_n or_o telesme_n throughout_o the_o whole_a eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o some_o of_o they_o very_o ancient_a which_o inoyez_fw-fr gaffarel_n allege_v to_o confirm_v that_o the_o persian_n or_o if_o you_o will_v the_o babylonian_n or_o chaldaean_n be_v the_o first_o that_o find_v they_o out_o these_o the_o greek_n term_v also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o maker_n of_o they_o stoicheiomaticks_n centiloq_fw-la ptolemy_n the_o generable_a and_o corruptible_a form_n be_v affect_v by_o the_o celestial_a form_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o stoickeiomaticks_n make_v use_v of_o they_o consider_v the_o entrance_n of_o the_o star_n into_o they_o on_o which_o word_n hali_n aben_n rodoan_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n translation_n aben_n giafar_n write_v thus_o in_o this_o chapter_n ptolemy_n mean_v to_o discover_v many_o secret_n of_o image_n and_o that_o the_o figure_n which_o be_v here_o below_o be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o like_a figuration_n above_o which_o predominate_a over_o they_o as_o for_o instance_n the_o celestial_a scorpion_n predominate_v over_o the_o terrestrial_a scorpion_n and_o the_o celestial_a serpent_n over_o the_o terrestrial_a serpent_n and_o the_o skilful_a in_o image_n stoicheiomaticks_n observe_v when_o a_o planet_n be_v out_o of_o his_o combustion_n and_o enter_v into_o any_o of_o these_o figure_n then_o place_v the_o planet_n in_o the_o horoscope_n they_o engrave_v the_o figure_n upon_o a_o stone_n and_o have_v add_v what_o else_o be_v necessary_a they_o fit_v it_o for_o preservation_n or_o destruction_n as_o they_o please_v and_o this_o power_n continue_v in_o the_o 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of_o the_o seven_o planet_n if_o therefore_o the_o soul_n decline_v she_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o earth_n through_o the_o seven_o orb_n but_o that_o passage_n through_o the_o seven_o circle_n lead_v she_o as_o by_o so_o many_o step_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o necessity_n whither_o when_o the_o soul_n arrive_v she_o be_v necessitate_v to_o suffer_v the_o terrestrial_a world_n never_o change_v barbarous_a name_n that_o be_v there_o be_v certain_a name_n among_o all_o nation_n deliver_v to_o they_o by_o god_n which_o have_v a_o unspeakable_a power_n in_o divine_a â—ites_n change_v not_o these_o into_o the_o greek_a dialect_n as_o seraphim_n and_o cherubin_n and_o michael_n and_o gabriel_n these_o in_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n have_v a_o unspeakable_a efficacy_n in_o divine_a rite_n but_o change_v into_o greek_a name_n be_v in_o effectual_a the_o world_n have_v intellectual_a guide_v inflexible_a the_o chaldaean_n assert_v power_n in_o the_o world_n and_o call_v they_o cosmogogi_n guide_v 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