The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-12
THE NUMBER SEVEN.

not perfect il comprchends The primary
numerical Triangle, or iriaue, aud Is square
or quaftile coniunelions considered by
the iaNorcrs ofplaUciary Influence As of the
most benign aspect.
In SIX DAYS creation was perfected, the
9TH was consecfaled 10 rest. On The 9TH
of the 9TH month, q holy observance was
ordained 10 the Cilaldees of Israel, who
iasted days, and remained days in tents
The 7lh year was directed 10 he n sab
bath of resi- for MI things and at the end
of ? times Years commenced the grand
jubilee; every 9Th year the ground lay
iallow; every 7ih year there was gene
raj release rom all debts, and bondsmrn
were set free. From this law may have
originated the enstom ofpur binding our
young men To years apprenticeship, and
of Furnishing ncolrigihle offenders by
transportation for 7, twice z, or three
times year5-o,cry 1lh year the law was
directed TO be read 10 the people--Jaeob
served 7 years for the possession of Ra-
chel, and also another years-Noah had
days warning of the flood, aud was com
manded 10 take the fowla OF the air inio
the ark by 7, and the clean beasts Ivy Sc
yons. The Ark touched the ground on
the 18th month aud in seven days dove
was sent and again in days after
The years of plenty and the sears of
famine were forctold in Pharanh's dream
by the fat and the lean beasts, and The Z
ears of full aud the 7 ears Of blasted corn
--Ncbuchadnezzcr was years beas,,
and the fiery furnace was heated tifnts
has 4. la. nd
Abednego. The young animals were 10
remain with the dam days, and at the
close of the 9TH 10 be taken away. by
the old law, man WIS commanded To- for
give his offending brother times but The
meekness of the last revealed religion ex-
tended his humanity and forbearanee 10
20 times 7. of Cam shall be r"yenged 2
fold, trnly Lamech 20 times T." In the
destruction of jericho priests bare Z
trumpsts days. On the eth they sur
rounded the walls 7 times, and after The
9TH lime the walls fell.--lialaam prepared
Z bulloeks and rams for sacrifice, Sc
ven Of Saul's sons were hanged to stay a
famine Iaban pursued Jacob days
journey Jobs friends sat with him day.
and nights, and offered 7 bulloclSs and y
rams as an atoucment for their wickedress
In thu 18th year Of his reign, King Aha
sherus Tasted days, aud ON the Nh di.
rected bis chamberlains to find Queen,
who was Slowed maidens 10 attend her
Miriam WAS cleHnsed OF her ieprosy by
being shut up days-S0lo mon was 7
years building the temple, al the dedioa-
ilon of which he tasted dHys-ln the Ia.
bcrnaele were 7 lamps days were np-
pointed for an al0neIn,nt upon the altar,
and the priests son Mas ordained To wear
his fathers garments daYs--9hc children
OF Israel atr uni cavcued bread days
A@ham gave Z eve lambs 10 kbimelech
as memorial for Wclll-Jostph mourn
cd 7 days FOR Jacob--The Rabbns say
that God employed the power of answer
ing 'lls ,nunber 10 perfect the greatness
oi Samuel his name ansN ering the value
of TIC letters IN the Hebrew word which
81. Nifty J; whence Hannah his mother IN
Ter thauEs says, F." that the barren bad
brought forth 7'--ln Scripture are emu
merHtpd res r eclions--lhe widows son
by Elias, the s5hunamle's son by Elisha,
the soldier who touched the bones Of the
prophet the daughter Of the ruler OF the
Synagogue widows son Of Min
Lazarus and onr blessed Lord--The Apps.
ties chose p deacons--E noch, who was
translated, was the 9Th after Adam--and
Jesus Christ the nth in direct linc--Our
Saviour spoke 7 times from the Cross, on
which be remained hours he appeared
I times after times days sent the To-
~ Ghost--In the Lords Prayer are pc
titions contained in 7 times words omit
ting those Of mere grammatical c0nnec-
ton Within this number are connected
all the mysteries Of the Apocalypse, re-
yeaed 10 the churches of Asia--There
appeared 7 golden candlesticks, and 7
stairs IN the hand of him that was IN Tire
midst Lamps before the spirits of
God The book with seals--Thc lamb
with 7 horns and eyes--7 Angels with 7
seais--7 Kings Tbunders-7 thousand
men slain--the dragon NTH heads and
crowus-the beast with 7 heads an
gels bringing plaques and phials Of wrath
The vision Of Dauiei was 70 weeks--The
Elders of Israel were 70--Thcre were also
numbered heavens, 7 planets, stars,
wise men, Z champions Of Christendom,
notes 10 music, primary colofs, dead
- sins, : sacraments in the Roman Catho-
nc Church-The 9TH son was considered
as possessed of pre-. eminent powcrs--the
7lh son of 9TH son IS still thought TO pos
sess the power Of healing diseases sponta-
neousy- Perfection is Ilkened to gold 7
times purified in the fire, and we yet say,
:" you Brighten me out of nay senses. -
The opposite sides Of every face on the
dice make 7 whence players at hazard
make the main. Hippocrates says that
the septeDary number, by its occult vir-
tues, tends 10 the Accomplishment of all
things, to be the dispenser of life and foun-
tain Of all is changes; and like Shak-
speare, he divides the life Of man into 7
ages. In 7 months a child may be born
and live and not before and anciently il
was not namcd before 7 days, it not being
accounted to have life fully before that
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