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Book II, Ch. 13: Of the Number Ten, and the Scale thereof

The number ten is called every number, or an universall number, compleat, signifying the full course of life: for beyond that we cannot number, but by replication; and it either implies all numbers within it self, or explains them by it self, and its own, by multiplying them: wherefore it is accounted to be of a manifold Religion, and power, and is applyed to the purging of souls. Hence the Ancients called Ceremonies Denary, because they that were to be expiated, and to offer sacrifices, were to abstain from some certain things for ten dayes. Whence amongst the Egyptians it was the custome for him that would sacrifice to Io, to fast ten dayes before, which Apuleius testifies of himself, saying, It was commanded that I should for the space of ten dayes refrain all meat, and be fasting. There are ten sanguine parts of man, the Menstrues, the Sperm, the Plasmatick spirit, the Mass, the Humours, the Organicall body, the vegetative part the sensitive part, reason, and the mind. There are also ten simple integrall parts constituting man, the bone, cartilage, nerve, fibre, ligament, artery, vein, membrane, flesh, skin. There are also ten parts of which a man consists intrinsecally; The spirit, the brain, the lungs, the heart, the liver, the gall, the spleen, the kidnies [kidneys], the testicles, the Matrix. There were ten Curtains in the Temple, ten strings in the Psaltery; ten musicall instruments with which Psalms were sang, the names whereof were, Neza, on which their Odes were sang, Nablum, the same as Organs, Mizmor, on which the Psalms, Sir, on which the Canticles; Tehila, on which Orations, Beracha, on which Benedictions, Halel, on which Praises: Hodaia, on which Thanks, Asre, on which the Felicity of any one, Hallelujah, on which the praises of God only, and Contemplations. There were also ten singers of Psalms, viz. Adam, Abraham, Melchisedech, Moses, Asaph, David, Solomon, and three sons of Chora, there are also ten commandments; And the tenth day after the ascension of Christ the Holy Ghost came down. This lastly is the number, in which Jacob wrestling with the Angel all night overcame, and at the rising of the Sun was blessed, and called by the name of Israel. In this number Joshua overcame thirty one Kings, and David overcame Goliath, and the Philistines, and Daniel escaped the danger of the Lions. This number also is as circular as unity, because being heaped together, returns into a unity, from whence it had its beginning, and it is the end, and perfection of all numbers, and the beginning of tens. As the number ten flows back into a unity, from whence it proceeded, so every thing that is flowing is returned back to that from which it had the beginning of its Flux. So water returns to the Sea, from whence it had its beginning, the body returns to the Earth, from whence it was taken; time returns into Eternity, from whence it flowed, the spirit shall return to God that gave it; and lastly, every creature returns to nothing, from whence it was created, neither is it supported but by the word of God, in whom all things are hid; and all things with the number ten, and by the number ten, make a round, as saith Proclus, taking their beginning from God, and ending in him. God therefore that first unity, or one thing, before he communicated himself to inferiours, diffused himself into the first of numbers, viz. The number three, then into the number ten, as into ten Ideas, and measures of making all numbers, and all things, which the Hebrews call ten Attributes, and account ten divine names; For which cause there cannot be a further number. Hence all tens have some divine thing in them, and in the Law are required of God as his own, together with the first fruits, as the originall of things, and beginning of numbers, and every tenth is as the end given to him, who is the beginning, and end of all things.

The Scale of the Number ten.

The Scale of the Number ten. In the åäéåçéäåäé àä åàå àä ãåé úåàáö íéäìà The name Jehova of ten letters The name of God with ten letters. originall The Name Jehovah of ten letters Extended. The name Elohim Sabaoth.

collected.

äéäà äåäé é íéäìà äåäé ìà øáéâ íéäìà äåìà úåàáö äåäé úåàáö íéäìà éãù éðãà Iod Jehova Elohim Jehovah Elohim Adonai Eheie. El. Eloha. Sadai. Ten names of God.

Jehovah. Elohim. gibor. Sabaoth Sabaoth. melech.

øúë ãñä úøàôú ãåñé Ten Sephiroth.

Kether.

äîëç äðéá Hesed.

äøåáâ Tiphereth.

äöð ãåä Iesod.

úåëìî Hochmah. Binah. Geburah. Nezah. Hod. Malchuth.

Blessed Seraphim. Vertues. souls. In the Cherubim. Thrones. Dominations. Powers. Principalities. Archangels. Angels. Ten orders of the blessed according to Dionysius.

Haioth Malachim. Issim. intelligible Ophanim. Aralim. Hasmallim. Seraphim. Elohim. Ben Elohim. Cherubim. Ten orders of the blessed according to the traditions of men.

ha-kados. Raphel The soul world. Jophiel. Zaphkiel. Zadkiel. Camael. Haniel. Michael. Gabriel. Ten Angels ruling.

Metattron. [Raphael]. of Messiah.

Masloth. Holom.

Reschith The Schemes. Levanah. Jesodoth. In the ha-gallalim. Sabbathi. Zedeck. Madim. Noga. Cochab.

sphere of The The The Celestiall The The Sphere The sphere The Sphere The sphere of The sphere of Ten spheres of the world.

the sphere of sphere of sphere of world. Primum of Saturn. of Jupiter. of Mars. Venus. Mercury.

Zodiake the Sun. the Moon. the Mobile.

[zodiac]. Elements. In the Genitals [sic. Elementary A Dove. A Lizard. A Dragon. An Eagle. A Horse. Lion. Man. Bull. Lamb. Ten Animals consecrated to the Gods.

Serpent] world. In the lesser Spirit. Brain. Spleen. Liver. Gall. Heart. Kidneys. Lungs. Genitals. Matrix. Ten parts intrinsecall of man. world. In the Furies the Tempters Wicked Lying Vessels of Revengers of Aery Sifters or infernall False Gods. Juglers. seminaries of or souls bear Ten orders of the damned.

spirits. iniquity. wickedness. powers. tryers. world. evil. ensnarers. rule.