The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-19 00:00:00

THE NU:III3ER
,SI;VEIV.

Seven 'is eneeposed of -the two' first perfe6l.
numbers, ' (-guru and twee tier e and four ; for
-the nurnbei two •consising of repeated unity, which
is no number, is -not perfect.- • It comprehends
the primary numerical triateele'or trine, and square
or .quartile ; :conjuections considered by -.the fa-
veto ers of planetary; intLience as ot, the most benign
aspeet..
In it clays 'Creation was perfectea, and the
seventh was consecrated to rest.
.ten the seventh
'day of the seventh Month, a holy o'eserVance was
'ordained to the children of Israel,• who; feasted
severe days,' ale! remained seven days in tents,.
seventh ye'-+"r was 'directed fo be a Sabbath of 'rest
air all things; and the 'end of seven times seven
eats commenced the grand Jubilee. Every seventh -
?ear the land lay .fallow; every seventh year there
Was a geueral
,release from all debts, and all bonds-
Men were set tree ; from this- law may have ori-
'gioated the custom, of our. binding young men to
seven year: apprenticeship, andof'purestung incor-
rigible, offenders:by trans. ortatiun for ;.eve a, -twice
Nevl.ll, or three tinier seven ye'ars. Every. seventh
year the•law was direetee to' be read to the people.
Jacob served stevep, ye irs for the pessess:on of
giehael, and also oti,er seven
.yearS. Noah had
seven days w arnieg of the flood, and was command-
ed-to take the fowls of the air into the Ark by sevens,_
and the -clean beasts by sevens. The Ark touched`
groUnd- in the • seventh month ; and in seven days
a dove was sent out; and again. in seven dayS
The seven - yer s of plenty and Abe • seven-years of •
famine Were, foretold in Pharaoh's dreaM, by. the ,
seren fat and the seven lean beasts •and the seven
ears Of fulle"and the seven of blasted.corn.% Nebo
chidnezzar was seven years a beat -and the fiery
furnace was heated seven' times fiotter to receLyti
Shadrac, Meihac, and .Abedne.go
N man defiled, was by the Mosaic law unclean
,seven day's; thifyottegof both 'animals:mere to re.
mairewith the darn .seven days, and at the close of
the seventh to betaken away. By the old-law man-
was cornelandik.f• to • forgive hiS effetraing brother
'seven times.; but the meekness of the revealed-re-
ligion extended his lttiniiiity add ferneerance, to
seventy times_seven.liThin beaveegzd
fold, truly. lerre;.-ell sevttity times ea.
• In the destrtiction'.°C.l.:;:icho; se co priests: bare .
seven-trumpets sem...A) cap; :on the
~selenth they
surrounded the walls seven -ernes, and. after
the seventh time the wrels fell. ailaarn pre-.;
' prtred 3tATen:yearS•tor a sacrifice ; add sever of
sons were habged to stay fati:Me.
Laban put sued Jacob- seven ;days journey. JOb's
friends sat whle him ,eien days and seven night
and offered:seven • brillecks' and 'seven ferns as an
atonement for their wie:-.erlness. ,
In the seventh, year of his reign, Ic.ing Altazu-'
eins feasted seven days ;'and On the. seventh dtreeted,
his seven chamberlains to find a queenewho
• lowed seven maidens to attend her.. Mizrian
cleansed- of:: her :leprosy
,by- being shut t p:sevye
days. Solomon was seven years in building the
'.Tefirple, at the dedication Of whicli•he feasted seven •
days. In theybernacle were-setcu lemcvsesseven days
were eppOinted iof an
,atorlerneut teem the a;tar,
wad the priest son was ordained..to weer his
' father's garmeet seven dal s. •
Tie children br Israel' eat unleavened bread•se.-.
yen days, Ahraham, ;gave seven ewe lambs to
•',Alatinteecli as a 'memorial for .a 'well, and Joseph
mourn. d Severi'days for j;icob._
The ltabbiys say that God einployed ,the power
of tins 'number•to paled the greaineSs Siimuel
les name answering the • v4vie-or the letters-in the
i lebrev word which signify seyen; whence Hannah,.
lii s rnothcr, ell her than Kie says, '' hat the bar eii
had brought forth seven: Id set iptui e aieenurne-'
fated seven resurredtions : the \'vtdow's- sun _ by,
Elias, theShunamite's. son by the solder.
who touched the bones of the prophet, the daugh-
ter of the ruler of- the 'synagogiae, the widow's son
of Nairn, LazarnireandOttr blesssed Saviour.

The Apostles chose seveirdeaeons;- Enoch, who
was tran4lated, 'was the scventh after Adam ; and
Jesus Christ the seyenty-seventh. it) .a (lived hne.----\
Our blessed Saviour spoke seven times on the,.Cross,
on which he was seven hours ; he appeared seven.
:times, and after seven. times seven days sent the
Holy Ghost. - •
In :the Lord's Prayer are seven petitions, contained
.4) seven timeS.seVen, words, darning th(st of mere
grammaticill -connection.
Within this number are conceal,:•d all the nays
teries otythe Apocalypse, tevealed ;to the Seyel,
churches Of Asia. •'l:ttere appeared seven.' golden
. candlesticks; and seven stars in the hand of 'him
that vk 'as in the midst ; seven lambs before the seven
spirits of God ; the book with seven seals ;. the:lantb
with seven horns and Seven eyes ; se'ven'angels with.
. seven trusupets-; seven kings, set en thunder: ; sever), '
thousand Men Stain ; the' dragon with seven heads
and seven and •the bs:ast v~ irdt seven heads;
st•yi..o angels • bringing, seven,-Plaguei and seven .!
%flats of wrath. The vision of Daniel.vvas,of, the se-
venty weeks; and the elders of israel were se-
venty.

There are also numbered' seven heavens, seven
planet 4, seven stars,. seven men, seven cham-
pions ot-ChfiStendum, seven notes in Music,- seven
si:rimary colours, seven 'deadly sins; seven sacra,-
tnenis in the- 'loutish Church.. The seventh am