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Rh termed decani, i.e. lords of ten degrees of the zodiacal circle:—

The following is the passage of Celsus above referred to. He is defending the worship of demons, which Christianity imperilled:—

Celsus draws the moral that if we desire health we ought to propitiate these thirty-six unseen powers. Origen replies that, since "in the name of Jesus every knee shall bend, of those in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth," Christians have no need to consult this mob of demons, but only to trust in the living God. The course indicated by the Testament of Solomon is rather different. We are to know the name of the particular angel who can rout each