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 Mahometanim and Paganim, when I look over the twelve court cards, they remind me of the twelve Patriarchs, from whom proceed the twelve tribes of Irael, the twelve Apotles, alo the twelve articles of the Chritian faith in which I am bound to believe. When I look on the King, it reminds me of the allegiance due to his Majety: when I look upon the Queen, it reminds me of the allegiance due to her Majety; then when I look upon the ten, it puts me in mind of the ten cities in the plains of Sodom and Gomorrah, detroyed with fire and brimtone from heaven, the ten plagues of Egypt, with which God afflicted the Egyptians, when he brought the children of Irael out of that land; alo the ten commandments, and the ten tribes of Irael which were cut off for their wickednes; when I look upon the nine, it puts me in mind of the nine Hierarchies, the nine mues, and the nine noble orders amongt men; when I look upon the eight, it reminds me of the eight Beatitudes, the eight Altitudes, the eight perons saved in Noah's Ark, the eight perons mentioned in cripture to be releaed from death to life; when I look upon the even it puts me in mind of the even adminitering pirits that tand before the throne of God, the even eals with which the book of life is ealed, the even angels with the even vials, filled with the indignation of the Lord, which they were to plague the earth with, as mentioned in the Apocalyps of St. John, the even liberal arts and iences, given by God for