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CAP. IX .Rlt"R.II)".Ji4MtU# Nomina lJf rmi luu!Q.

OED IP I lGYPTIAC IGYM NAS . H I E R . O G LA rque h:e t i ln t triginta duz fem irz, quas ex c~plte prime Geoclis

eruun r ',N n,' l~ PY~'.J' Rasbi, R. iolepb Ho:lJtucb l jj!quc t inguli t tUan om in a a? eH ~~H bus dedud a, imponun r Ha.sCOllUO. Verurn {ubiunga-mus n om in a (,ngulorum ex Pardes ex traaa ., .,'\~!) N~n~l " . c , P ;, : ,(tf",o,'N N'lil) \l 'o' l .N~!)'J) 7.x1 k"'1v) " '~N .,n :l~ rort I

: 'tn'lt"!ttl ~y nCy7 n7-:;)' n'- ' :1 ~ . : : s I 'N J 1 C O N 'Prima f t ln i ta )Jocatur It lull igtnli.2 a ; Jm ir.; b il ,s , ((l ro na J um t n a . E,i enJnJ L u men dAn s i lJ u l l ig tr t }r irnord l l lmj iJ lepr i l l ( ip io ,er tflgi()n~ p rrlm t ; l1 ul /.:i'c rta -tu r l~ a le l a fe 'lu i eXIJ1t l l l iamt iuJ . id eft) unelhgeneiaaotccudua.occulra.,om nibus, qua: ex tra earn rUnt , NA lep h, p rin cip ium & caput omn ium ;e f l : f iqu idem ~ fo rm a om n ium lirerarum , & om n es fcm itz in ca f U D e ,fed per modun, vn iuer fa lem, hin c per m ctatbefin dicitur .k't.a,id dl,.ld...rn irab ilis, q uo d rec ro grada lectione idem eli ac ' l~N Aleph) luxea iUud ,Y OCaJ,itUl' nome etus a dm ira bi/J , D eu s fo rti! , eyc- .Nt1JOOn "10n m-insn ,n'l1'l nN":ln .,n .:>N .'Jn ,,, 'n rO ;j I x ,n ':ln ::J 'n ln 2

: 'JO ~'J.:l:l n~; lpn 'h~',t!l l'''Pl inn'! I D N ' 7 ~!J t ,S ec un d J em ita e f t , i l1 ttlb gm li a i llum l n a n s ) ;1"tf l (or01/4 c rea tio n u ; e9 "f P l t l 1 d o , . vniu tIS WJJx ;m t cequlll/1, qll.efuptr omne ' a p l l l e fl (xa/ratlJ, o: v c c a t u r.1 C a b a / i f / i s gloria j tC l tnJa . Vo c aru r au rem illu au nan s, quia cum fit origororius crcarion is, n orior e n confequea te r priore, quce e n lJ10 I'M EtJ f i pb ,inre l l igenna ablcondira , & ideo hzc femira vocatur etiaui modus ade-quation is, ita R adak in hun c locum Ietf ire .n:nONN.,~~nMt:n'pn n r : . : m n " ' 0 " 1 \ ' 1 " ' C C i " i ' n ~:lON;'.l'~7td":l"n)i1 3

: n11Ut) n.:nrlin 1"':)1:0 nJ'u:~n!IN }nnll1JN n'0-.e'l JZllNTertia fem it.1 vo c etu in le l l igtnt iaJal lEl i f icans) (5" t f lhaj is f"seIJti~ pr i -

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C LA SS . IV . C A BA LA H EBR lEO R VM . CA P. IX horninum rnor ibus vel in mifericordiam, v el in feuerirarcm & in dic ium ;de qua vide P ardes ,n'~~!:NM y ~ r . t J M~.,na ~!""~1 i.:J N1i,?)) 11:.J Y ~ : . t ) ' i : : n t i N'i') 'IOtii1 .:l'nJi1 6: "C~Y::l n1ii1Nri0i1 n~.:J",'Ji1~;, 1Y Y ilJi1 Y ' iOO N~i1'JSext aflinitd-intelligenu,t d ic itu r in j1 u en tr(c mediantis, e d quod in ell tn i4 l -ti pl ic en tt'f ' i nf lu xus emana t ionum ; in t enimfac it i l1 f/u ereaJ ji ue li ti arn i f larn in:omne s benedinioni' l pijCil l.H,qllcf vn i un t u r in ip l -I ..Dic i tur h.ec Iem ira aq uaru.~ .:J~ "M TO 'i'n; N iiiC O \)~ O 1 . : J .N 'pJ1 ,no) 7 ; , r a N'pJ 'Y\:lrOil :J'n~il 7

: n ~iO ~M p 'y . ,~ , ~!!~n r'Y~O\N'.lMO"1;'tl'" mnnrtSe p tim ~emi ta voca t u r Illtellt~erJfia rec on dite, ('(~'l tt~ d ill, ftt .Iptendor re . .f idgen s in om11S v ir tu t es i n t e l l edua le , qU t f ocul.s intelledu, ) 07 fidei c on sem-

p k u i o n e peripic iunwr. Dic icur abfcondira, quia illa n on comprchend i tu rn iG p er in tellig en tias numerarionum ; & f ie diftinguicl1f a pr ima iernira,quod iI la in comprehcn f ib ilis G t) ha!c cornpreheulio i lis , d icitu rq ue Ie-mira inrellectualium fubfian tiarum .,WN niQ'i?il n:n,n N,McO ".lb-O r " Nip.li O~ 0 ~,r.tJ .N'i ' . :J '.l'oc.on .:J'n)i1 8. ' , : tI!.C)iO O'~UN,:li1i1~").11"1i1:1 ON" ,:1 :Htmnn1 c o , , 0 ~ ~ r'N

Oc , ': (" lUa j em ita vo c a tu r I n te ll ig c n ti a p e r f i t 1 a f.3" abfolltta , e o q u o d t l l a f i tapparM11s primoi'di,1/is, qua: fum babet radicem, cut' in b ere a t , niji in . penetraiibiuSepb i r ,

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C AP . IX . 314 OED I P I i EGYPT IAC1 G) , lv lNAS . H I EROGLDec ima It',ti;tJtmit:l ai,jtll,..Illtel:~;t~'fI mdulliu.z 1JlJit4/~JI t~ '1.. 1 1 i l l 4 J i t

ip ft J i d : f l 1 1 t U t a ; J !J r i.a ; , f S . Pd" j iC lJ t f i / ~ l I / u T l 4 m ij " ntufulllII - u e n die",. Om~,Jcmira!,qure Ie , vnuau fuprclU~ vn run r , vniUflt h: pt:l n~nc .J,"CIUS.ftll:~dam fcmitaOl,s N am "nNI,n numeruru rdulucum dar t J.~9 rrriern ~lJ(dnn D1l9 N'I141~J~O""0 ~.x;N'~l'~ n\J.:1"K ~'nJ" J ...: O n J ,.,n l tr'Ip n m,lO' ",

Det im f }U.JrtJ fomit rl d i( j~ur IllttJligtntu ;J1~"';". l" f J tv ' 1 1 f t / a lila t { l . Cb.J-mal , ;n f in utrt x arr:.tn(Jr"m,t.:t'lunda;I'flltorumplI:IIItu t 6'" apPlJr~IIJ eo,,,. Dic i tur lemita arcanorum in rebuscrearis mex illen n um .C3;Y 1~C9nN ,n ca '.lto 1 -' N'pJl "090 ~~;d N'Pl ,criy "~CII1i1:l'nln IS: 'n~'nn ~.t'~n' , n n 19"llM N1n'., )'DNp"yn '~9.l1" , n " ' ~"Y. : : J I IK\ . ,~n

De c im a q u tn t ftmtt. d . raur budligtlllia CG11 I i t u l1iu,tfl ' 1 l # 1 a ' p i l i COf:/lj.tu et creat ionem in c al;gin em ,,"a ., ) (S Ph ;J4o p h , i dxerun: 'Iu e a lJJ~ 'ff1/ i t cll i i - :go , de '1'41'[c r ip tu - /o .7u ;tu r l ob 38. Et c41ij,o ;1I1l0 /u crum tIllS .. Dicirur & Ie-mi ta ap ertic nis lum inum. .r'N cO 1 '1 ,:3"n P'Y N'Ind ':J~1.l I" N" 'pY l 'n~.l~~tI :1np). ,ro, i Jrdr i : l'n Jn 1 6: o',on~ r . , . , c n 1"19P " , P ' j 1 }nn't DO"iNll1f:i'ttl nlD'n noo~ ";1;)Dec ima [ext f i:mita a ' ic i tM ' lt J te ll l, gt 'l 1 tj " I nu . 'r .p l x u l t er eeern ; tn (p odill.J e f t 'Vu l ttp lM ::. /or i . , q l l t e ipft f i r n l / i s ft) ( . !J ' '.:O{.:tUT p 4J 'a dyu s )){J /Up tJ 1U , ' 1 ' "p m . " t / l . J ~ fii u l t i s , Dicicur & fem ita v i< loria: c on tra genio$ males . -hcO;l~nM~ M.nON" "1'0"7 1;''10}('Jit'Hz:f~'"n ~j"",'pl 'W19 n9:lct1 :l~nJn 17

: D'l'l'~YM .,cYC.::ln'Ntnn ''10~,k"pJ N"In'lnO"'i) n'l'~ 14r > t C lm .1 J t p t im . : l Jt:mil.l diclt"T In{(III~tnl~t di:'}r.foitu,'1"4. a p t a r P 9 s pJt-litstem, )"t p e t esm induantur Sp ; r l l u j . J i . E t o , Jicitltrf, JUlld4mtntlcWl pllkl,riIUdin i s i ll j l. 1 t U fuperiorum. Et przcfi: omnibus formis Iuperioribus. & infe-

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CLA SS . IV ~ C A B A L A HEBR.lEORVM. C A P . IX .i l I a a c c ip i t i ll ./ il ltntiam diu;1Zam,vt i n j l t t t z t d e b en edi8io ne* eiu ill o m n i a f3 " j in- "I. pi[cinag ! 4 l z exijlentia ~ .nPJrn," n~M" o~~'no ~~{j 'l.J~'-' i~Nj~':'.::iN"i?.J O',idYI a'.J\d .':l'r1.Ji1 2 .%.

: ~~'lC.:Jo\)J,~noi1 ~.:J~ o.':l~'PDn~'i1~ ' , . : JVig(j~nl ficuild~.(emiu~ duit u r I n t e l l r : ; e n t t a / i ' d d ; J , eu ' J uDd III m. in ets

commnutat (I : [un t )'1rtvtes i J i i II u.les, EflO t,ell!w ' p tr ea rn , t p r o p e i l,tj in t b n b i-tantibus fub vmbm. eiu s .: nl'''~Oi1 ~;,~ C~'j?n,:, ~V1: .= j "J~O a"p ~,:,~ .N'pJ o'l,coy~ i1cd~rv .:l'n.:m 23VigeJ inw tertia [emtt a dicitur Intdligfntia J t a b i / t t f l , e o q u a d Ilia f i t virtusr . o n J i , : : e 1 ' J t i , f o m n i b u s numerat iambus.~ . ! 3 1 n~o, In~:lN~i1ca ".JO ".J~'O' ~,:,cti .N'P.J C',idYl nY.:l'N ~"r1.J,' 24

: C'N'.:l.J C'.j~' O"titV i g e J i m a quarta [emit dici tur in relf!gel1ti.l iJ1l t1g' / Iat i~u, c o q l l o d iIII det ft-

m i l i t u d i l l e m omn ibu s J imil it ttdi ll ibu s c res to rw ..,:.d p~"PM p'o.Jn N~Mcd ".J~f.) \11'0.J 1;'(0 N'pJ o"rd~n ilCi1:Jn ;l'n.J,j 2. 5: C'I"t'OMM~ . ! 3~ oN,,;ln no.JoV igefima quinta [emit d ic i t u r Intelligenti tenratiua ; e o quod i l ia fi t

tent atio primina, qu~iDeus tentet omne s p io s .O" r,;,n ti ~ ;, ~.:l cv,nf.) M':Jj?"nca 'J!)O CO'~nT.:l~;'Cd N'i,J c'l,lt'y'J t 1 r t J i d .:l'r1JM 26

: ctrwn n~'1':J:lVi g e f i m a [ext junita dici tur 1 1 1 t e l l i g e l l t i a rc no uen s , eo quod p er illsm:omn i a , q U t e in crea t ione Mund t rellourttafuerullt, ren o u et ,~!I ~N':JJ ~.Jf.)Octi'1J~O'r-~n N~nHd),~o 1 ; 'CO ,N"pJ C,.,cdY1 nY!lt.? ;linJM ').7

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CAP.1X. , .6 oEDIPI lEGYPTIACI GYMNAS . HIEROGLD' IWDnC10n 1j~ J I" '"O N .,nC O "00 'UVl ; . : J Q 1 " ' 1 " awio.'tQ')41 ::l~) : c~.:ln~ n:J~ ':1;);) n~"'lctltm~SJ!lTrigej im~ j e c l l n a . . 1 femiM dicit l lT i l lUUtgt l1 t lAadmmicJI I tJS . t o quqJ_itf9" concurrar ad omne s opel"(ltiones fip um p la nita rum )6" .,d part ts earsm Atque harfunt triginta duz Jcmit~fapjenrjz,quz.afapicntiaiupre-rn a p roc ed unr,& a(. tuantur a 'Bin.p,hoc efi,inttllgtntia. Dicunrur aurem

Semit:e 3' lncelligenria:) e o quod Iludiofum in lege dir igan t ,d luminenc , in f iammeot ,c ur ,rl~ can t~ r jn f t ruan t ad Deum in omnibus )atentcQloUZTcndum ' amandum- &.~lnte,l:gentlal . ' ~ ! I- ..~ordine ad vruonern cum Deo.adhzfionemque dtlecb; ID quo toti! felici-S:mitJ~ 3' ra s horn i n is confiftit, procurandam. \lIlts harum 1emitarom prCltticus hieV!U}pra~I".us ell, C abalifiz cum Deum percertam aliquam naruralium rcrulll :f t ." ' l! l i . . .

tam in uefligare vo l un t ; primo fummo .f iudio & przparatione przmiJla,triginta duo loca primi capitis Genefeos, hoc eft, femiras rerum creara-rum con fulun t , dein de certis oranonibus adhib i t isper nomen D'n~NDeum ob ref lanm r; v r i t rmenpropnf i ra femitzinuefiigandz congruum..largiatur , varijfqueadhibiris crerimonijs tandem f ib i perfuadenr, inrclli-genti~ fe lumen adepros.dummodo corde mundo.fide inconcufia,& cha-rirat e ardcnri inquif i r ioni inflirerinr , Arque vr inftans orario rnaiorcm,e ff ic ac iam h ab ear, v rp lurim um n om in e q uad t:ag it 't~ a ~ ~ .~ ~m ~(e~rueu-.non fine fupertlitionevque nunquam abefl, vtunrur , quod vt ex pnmo& vltirno leg is v erf u cxtrauum fuir, i ta furnmam quoque &ineffabi lemeff icac iam ad id,quod per illudpoflulanr.obtinendumyhabere arbieran-t.ur. Lector, J i p lace t , ccnlulat paragraphum ter'iu~.4e'n,~ineDei 4Iieerarurn. ex quo m elio rem huius loc i inrelligenriamacquiret , De mo-do v ero illud p ron un cian di, v ide i n f r a fufius tratlatum . -