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( 23 ) of Seth, in whom thou art well pleaſed ; and by the covenant with Noah, in whoſe architecture thou was pleaſed to ſave the ſeed of thy beloved : number us not among thoſe that know not the ſtatutes, nor the divine myſteries of the ſecret Cabballa.

But grant, we beſeech thee, that the ruler of this lodge may be endued with knowledge and wiſdom, to inſtruct us and explain his ſecret myſteries, as our holy brother Moſes did (in his lodge) to Aaron, to Eleazer and Ithamar, the ſons of Aaron, and the ſeventy elders of Iſrael.

And grant that we may underſtand, learn, and keep all the ſtatutes and commandments of the Lord, and this holy myſtery, pure and undefiled unto our lives end, amen, Lord.

In the Preface to the MISHNAW, we find this tradition of the Jews explained as follows.

GOD not only delivered the law to Moſes on Mount Sinai, but the explanation of it likewiſe. When Moſes came down from the Mount and entered into his tent, Aaron went to viſit him ; and Moſes acquainted Aaron with the laws he had received from GOD, together with the explanation of them ; after this Aaron placed himſelf at the right hand of Moſes and Eleazer and Ithamar (ſons of Aaron) who