Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-13

tend Solomon was seven wear.
building The temple, at the dedication 81
which he feasied Z days, lin the taberna.
Gle were seven lamps; seven DAYS were
appointed for an atonement upon the altar
and the priests son was ordained TO weal
bis fathers garment seven days;--the
children of Israel ate unleavened bread !
days abraham gave seven eve lambs tc
Abimeleech as a memorial for a well: 10.
seph mourned seven days for Jacob: the
Rabbias say God employed the power d
answering this number to perfect the
greatness of Samuel, his name answering
the value of the letters IN the Hebrew
word which signifies seven; when Han.
nah, his mother, in her thanks says shat
the barren had brought forth seven. Ia
scripture are enumerated seven resurrec-
tons, the widows son by Elias, the Shu-
namite's son By Elisha, the soldier who
touched the bones Of the prophet, the
daughter of the ruler of the synagogue,
the widows son of Nam, Lazarus, and
our blessed Lord. Out of Mary Magda.
lcne was cast seven devils.
The apostles chose seven deacons. E.
noch who was translated, was the seventh
after Adam, and Jesus the 18th in direct
line. Our Saviour spoke seven times from
the cross. on which he remained seven
hours; he appeared seven times after; and
seven times seven days he sent the Holy
Ghost.
Il the Lords Prayer are seven petit
tons, expressed in seven times seven
words, emitting those of mere grammat-
ical connexions. Within this number are
contained all the mysteries of the Apoca-
lypse, revealed to the seven churches of
Asia; there appeared seven golden candle.
sticks, and seven stars in the hand of him
that was in the midst; seven lamps being
seven spirits of God. The book with I
seals, lamb with seven horns and Z ewes, Z
angels with seven seals, seven Kings, Z
thousand men slain.
The dragon with seven heads; and the
angels bearing Z yials of wrath. The
vision of Daniel 30 weeks.
Tie fiery furn ,ce was made times
hotter for Shadrack, Meshack and Abed-
nego; Nebuchadnezzar ate the grass on
the field seven years. The elders ofIsrael
were 10. There are also numbered seven
heavens, seven planets, stars, wise
men, Z champions of Christendom, seven
notes in music, seven primary colors, seven
deadly sins, seven sacraments in the Ro-
man Catholic Church: the seventh son was
considered as endowed with prc-eminent
wisdom. The seventh Of seventh son
is still thought by some 10 possess the
power of healing diseases spontaneously.
Perfection is likened to gold seven times
purified in the fire: and yet we say, you
brighten me out Of my seven senses.
Anciently child was not named before
Z days, and not being accounted fully TO
have life before that periodical day. The
teeth spring out in the seventh month, and
are shed and renewed in the seventh year,
when infancy is changed into childhood.
At thrice seven years the faculties are de-
velope1, manhood commences, and we be-
come legally competent TO all civil acts; at
3 times 7 man is in full possession of all
his strength; at times seven he is fit for
the business of the world; at six times Z
he becomes grave and wise, or never, at
Z times he is in his apogee and from that
time he decays. At eight times seven he
is in his first climacteric; at nine times
seven or sixty-three, he is in his grand
or year of danger;at ten times
seven, or three score years and ten, has by
the royal prophet been pronounced the
natural period oflife.
There were seven chiefs before Thebes.
The blood was sprinkled seven times be-
fore the altar. Naman was to be dipped
seven times in Jordan. Apuelias speaks
of dipping the head seven times in the sea
for publication In all solemn rites of
purgation, dedication and CONSIDERATIONS,
the oil or water was seven times sprinkled'
The house of wisdom in the Proverbs. had
seven pillars.