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are obedient all things celeftial, fublunary, and infernal. Therefore reft in this: Let God be thy guide in all things which thouundcrtakeft,?.nd all things fhall attain to a happie and defired end ; even as the hiftory of the whole world tellifieth, and daily experience fheweth. There is peace to the god ly : t here is no peace to the wickrd, faith the Lord.

Aphor. \6.

There are feven different governments of the Spirits of OlympWy by whom God hath appointed the whole frame and univerfe of this world to be governed : and theic viable flars are Aratron, Bethor, Phaleo, Och , Ha- oith,Ophiel,Phul, after the 0/y/w/>/Vj^fpeech. Every one of thefe hath under him a mighty Militia in the firma- ment.

Aratron ruleth vifible Provinces XLIX.

Beth or, XXXII.

Phaleg, XXXV-

Och, XXVIII.

Hag it h, XXI.

Ophiel, XIIII.

Phul, VII.

So that, there are 186 O/^v^Provinces in the_ whole Univerfe, wherein the feven Governonrs do exercife their power : all which are elegantly fet forth in Agronomy. But in this place it is to be explained, in what maner thefe Princes and Powers may be drawn into communication. Aratron appeareth in the firft hour of Saturday, and very truely giveth anfwers concerning his Provinces and Provin- cials. So likewife do the reft appear in order in their days and hours. Alfo every one of them ruleth 490 yeers. The beginning of their limple Auowaljjn the 60 yeer before the Nativity of Chrift,was the beginning of the adminiftrarion of Bethor ; and it lafted until the yeer of our Lord Chrift 430. To whom fucceeded PA*A!g, until the p 10 yeer. Then

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