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Rh fied body on the day of final judgment. That day shall not come "until the tenth circle shall be made up from among men, then shall the end be, and the cutting-off of time shall come, and shall not fail." This passage, which is of like import with the prayer in our own Burial Service, "We beseech Thee, that it may please Thee, of Thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of Thine elect, and to hasten Thy kingdom," suggests the beautiful idea, that the nine circles of the heavenly hosts are imperfect, until another shall be fully formed from among the redeemed of earth, who shall sing the song of Moses and the Lamb for ever and ever.