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the Word being Hebrew; and confessed the Pe-
nultima was naturally long. But he concluded,
that the beauty of a Thought might excuse the
neglecting of such Niceties of quantity ; and re-
solved at any rate to keep his Alleluja. We had
already alter’d our Discourse, when the young
Brother desired leave to Criticize the Natum
of the fifteenth Verse. He sa id, the Son was
not yet born, and therefore ought not be called
Natum : And that he could not think it possible,
the Name of Natus or Filius ssiould 'be given to
an Embryo of half a Minute, or rather to the
informed Matter os a Foetus. But the Father-
Poet laugh'd at his Ressection, and told him,
that the Word of the molt Holy Lady was a sure
Word; that Born or to be Born, Natus, Filius, or
Mas lignified the same thing on this occasion ;
that it was properly a Question of the Gender,
and that we may speak of things that will infal-
libly happen, as of those that are already in Be-
ing. The Fryar had another Objection to make
against Natum marem, but he only mutter’d a lit-
tle, saying, there never was Natus fxmina, sor
he was afraid of giving Offence : And thus end-
ed our Conference.
There is a great number of Candlesticks, with
Branches and other Luminaries, all round the
House without, that is, round the Walls which
enclose it. But one of the greatels Rarities we
observ’d, was the Processions of those who sur-
round this House on their Knees: Some compass
it five times, others seven, and some twelve, ac-
cording to the Mystery they search for in the
number. Imagine you see forty or fifty Persons,
Men, Womens and little Children, all creeping
on their Knees, and turning one way; an a
like number meeting them, as they go to rie
other side. Every one is furnissid with Beads,
S 4 and
the Word being Hebrew; and confessed the Pe-
nultima was naturally long. But he concluded,
that the beauty of a Thought might excuse the
neglecting of such Niceties of quantity ; and re-
solved at any rate to keep his Alleluja. We had
already alter’d our Discourse, when the young
Brother desired leave to Criticize the Natum
of the fifteenth Verse. He sa id, the Son was
not yet born, and therefore ought not be called
Natum : And that he could not think it possible,
the Name of Natus or Filius ssiould 'be given to
an Embryo of half a Minute, or rather to the
informed Matter os a Foetus. But the Father-
Poet laugh'd at his Ressection, and told him,
that the Word of the molt Holy Lady was a sure
Word; that Born or to be Born, Natus, Filius, or
Mas lignified the same thing on this occasion ;
that it was properly a Question of the Gender,
and that we may speak of things that will infal-
libly happen, as of those that are already in Be-
ing. The Fryar had another Objection to make
against Natum marem, but he only mutter’d a lit-
tle, saying, there never was Natus fxmina, sor
he was afraid of giving Offence : And thus end-
ed our Conference.
There is a great number of Candlesticks, with
Branches and other Luminaries, all round the
House without, that is, round the Walls which
enclose it. But one of the greatels Rarities we
observ’d, was the Processions of those who sur-
round this House on their Knees: Some compass
it five times, others seven, and some twelve, ac-
cording to the Mystery they search for in the
number. Imagine you see forty or fifty Persons,
Men, Womens and little Children, all creeping
on their Knees, and turning one way; an a
like number meeting them, as they go to rie
other side. Every one is furnissid with Beads,
S 4 and