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certain words; in like manner that Apollonius, by certain words whispered, raised up a
dead maide at Rome; and Philostratus reporteth that some did by certain words call up
Achilles Ghost; and Pausanias relates, that in Lydia in the Cities of Hiero-Cesarea and
Hypepis, were two temples consecrated to the Goddess whom they called Persica, in both
of which when divine service was ended, a certain Magitian [magician], after he had laid
dry wood upon the Altar, and in his native language had sang Hymnes, and pronounced
certain barbarous words, out of a book which he held in his hand, presently the dry wood,
no fire being put to it, was seen to be kindled, and burn most clearly. Also Serenus
Samonicus delivereth amongst the precepts of Physick, that if this name Abracadabra be
written, as is here expressed, viz. diminishing letter after letter backward, from the last to
the first, it will cure the Hemitritean Fever or any other, if the sheet of paper or
parchment be hanged about the neck, and the disease will by little and little decline and
pass away.
a b r a c a d a b r a
a b r a c a d a b r
a b r a c a d a b
a b r a c a d a
a b r a c a d
a b r a c a
a b r a c
a b r a
a b r
a b
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But Rabbi Hama in his book of speculation delivereth a sacred seal more efficacious
against any diseases of man, or any griefes whatsoever, in whose foreside are the four
squared names of God, so subordinated to one another in a square, that from the highest
to the lowest those most holy names or seales of the Godhead do arise, whose intention is
inscribed in the circumferentiall circle, but on the backside is inscribed the seven lettered
name Araritha, and his interpretation is written about, viz. the verse from which it is
extracted, even as you see it here described.
The former part.
The hinder part.
But all must be done in most pure gold, or Virgin Parchment, pure, clean and unspotted,
also with Inke made for this purpose, of the smoak [smoke] of consecrated wax lights, or
incense, and holy water; The actor must be purified and cleansed by sacrifice, and have
an infallible hope, a constant faith, and his mind lifted up to the most high God, if he
would surely obtain this Divine power. In like manner against the affrightments and
mischief of evil spirits and men, and what dangers soever, either of journey, waters,
enemies, arms, in the manner as is above said, these Characters on the one side ååååá
and these on the backside äáøîö which are the beginnings and ends of the five first
verses of Genesis, and representation of the creation of the world; and by this Ligature
they say that a man shall be free from all mischiefes, if so be that he firmly beleeveth
[believeth] in God the creator of all things.
In the fore part. In the hinder part.
Neither let any distrust or wonder, that sacred words, applyed outwardly can do very
much, seeing by them the Almighty God made the heavens and the earth; and further, by
experience it is found, as saith Rab Costa Ben Luca, that many things not having
Physicall vertues do very much, As for example, the finger of an abortive child hanged
on the neck of a woman hindereth conception, so long as it remaineth there; Moreover
that in diverse sacred words and names of God, there is great and Divine power, which
worketh miracles, Zoroastes [Zoroaster], Orpheus, Iamblicus, Synesius. Alchindus, and
all the famous Philosophers testifie; and Artephius both a Magician and Philosopher, hath
written a peculiar book concerning the vertue of words and Characters. Origen not
inferior to the famousest Philosophers, doth maintain against Celsus, that there doth ly
[lie] hid wonderfull vertue in certain Divine names, and in the book of Judges the Lord
saith, my name which is Pele àìô, signifieth with us, a worker of miracles. or causing
wonders; but the true name of God is known neither to men nor to Angels, but to God
alone, neither shall it be manifested (as the holy Scriptures testifie) before the Will of
God be fulfilled; Notwithstanding God hath other names amongst the Angels, others
amongst us men; for there is no name of God amongst us (as Moses the Egyptian saith)
which is not taken from his works, and signifieth with participation, besides the name
Tetragrammaton, which is holy, signifying the substance of the Creator in a pure
signification, in which no other thing is partaker with God the Creator; therefore it is
called the separated name, which is written and not read, neither is it expressed by us, but
named, and signifieth the second supernall Idiome, which is of God, and perhaps of
Angels. In like manner the Angels have their name amongst themselves, and in their
Idiome, which Paul calleth the tongue of Angels, concerning which we have very little
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