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without being privy to its application . ' < Let the charm be written as before , and then scrape out one line every day , saying—as I destroy the letters of this charm Abracadabra so b y virtue of this sacred name , may all grief and dolor depart from A . B ., in the name of . " I nmst decline
repeating the adjuration , as it is little short of blasphemy . he philosopher , however , adds , « Many have healed divers diseases this way , the disease wearing away by little and little , iherefore keep it secret , and fear God . " Montfaucon has given an extended description of the Abraxas in use throughout a series of several centuries , illustrated b ved
y numerous engra specimens of gems which lie had himself seen . Some are composed of pure crystal , others of various metals , amongst which lead appears to have been in hi gh repute ; ancl I have in my possession one of the latter that was dug up a few years a « -0 at a place called God ' s-house , which formerl y constituted part ot the possessions of the Abbot of Croyland , in Lincolnshire .
The most valued of these Basilidean gems was the crystal , which being prepared according to art , with mao-ical ceremonies , was reputed to derive its virtue from the presence of a demon imprisoned within the substance of the talisman . Thus prepared , the crystal was used for the purpose of divination , ancl the demon was compelled to the of its
answer queries owner . In an old book , entitled Ihe Displaying of supposed Witchcraft , " we find an account of one of these crystals in the possession of Lazarus bpenglerus , a person who is represented to be » excellent both for piety and prudence . " S pengler said , that « there was a person of a chief famil y in Norimberg , who came unto him and
brought , wrapt in a piece of silk , a crystal gem , ot a round figure , and saicl that it was given to him by a stranger , whom many years before , meeting him in the market , desired of him entertainment , he took him home , and kept him three days . When he departed he gave him this crystal , and explained the use of it thus : — It he desired to
be made more certain of anything , he should request a virtuous boy to look into the crystal , and it should come to pass that apparitions of future events should be seen by the boy within its substance . And this man affirmed that he was never deceived in anything , and that he understood many wonderful occurrences by the boy ' s indication , when no grown up person did by looking
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
without being privy to its application . ' < Let the charm be written as before , and then scrape out one line every day , saying—as I destroy the letters of this charm Abracadabra so b y virtue of this sacred name , may all grief and dolor depart from A . B ., in the name of . " I nmst decline
repeating the adjuration , as it is little short of blasphemy . he philosopher , however , adds , « Many have healed divers diseases this way , the disease wearing away by little and little , iherefore keep it secret , and fear God . " Montfaucon has given an extended description of the Abraxas in use throughout a series of several centuries , illustrated b ved
y numerous engra specimens of gems which lie had himself seen . Some are composed of pure crystal , others of various metals , amongst which lead appears to have been in hi gh repute ; ancl I have in my possession one of the latter that was dug up a few years a « -0 at a place called God ' s-house , which formerl y constituted part ot the possessions of the Abbot of Croyland , in Lincolnshire .
The most valued of these Basilidean gems was the crystal , which being prepared according to art , with mao-ical ceremonies , was reputed to derive its virtue from the presence of a demon imprisoned within the substance of the talisman . Thus prepared , the crystal was used for the purpose of divination , ancl the demon was compelled to the of its
answer queries owner . In an old book , entitled Ihe Displaying of supposed Witchcraft , " we find an account of one of these crystals in the possession of Lazarus bpenglerus , a person who is represented to be » excellent both for piety and prudence . " S pengler said , that « there was a person of a chief famil y in Norimberg , who came unto him and
brought , wrapt in a piece of silk , a crystal gem , ot a round figure , and saicl that it was given to him by a stranger , whom many years before , meeting him in the market , desired of him entertainment , he took him home , and kept him three days . When he departed he gave him this crystal , and explained the use of it thus : — It he desired to
be made more certain of anything , he should request a virtuous boy to look into the crystal , and it should come to pass that apparitions of future events should be seen by the boy within its substance . And this man affirmed that he was never deceived in anything , and that he understood many wonderful occurrences by the boy ' s indication , when no grown up person did by looking