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threw-They communed amongfi:
themfelves, and, with one voice,
by the mouth of Billnoo, befought
the eternal one, that they might
have permillion to defcend oecafio-
nally to the eig/n planets of punilh-
ment and purgation, to afihme the
form of man, and by their prefence,
counfel, and example, guard the
unhappy and perverted angels,
againlt the further temptations of
Moifafoor, and the rebellious lea-
ders.-—The eternal one afl"ent~
ed, and the faithful heavenly band
ihouted their longs of gladnefs and
thanlifgiving.

" When all was hulhed, the e-

ternal one fpake again, and (aid,
.-Do thou, Birmah, arrayed in my
glory, and armed with my power,
defcend to the lowell planet of pu-
nilhment and purgation, and make
known to the rebellious angels the
Words that I have uttered, and the
decrees which I have pronounced
againlt them, and fee they enter
into the bodies which I have pre-
pared for them.
' “ And Birmah flood before the
throne, and (aid, Eternal one, I
have done as thou hall: command-
ed--'I‘he delinquent angels re-
joice in thy mercy, confefs the juf-
tice of thy decrees, avow their for-
row and repentance, and have
entered into the mortal bodies
which thou hall: prepared for
them.”

Boort II. Sear. VIII.

“ Birmabalr, 0r Creation.”
‘F ND it was-—-that when
the eternal O N a refolved
to form the new creation of the

* Difcord, enmity.

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univerfe, he gave the rule of hea-
ven to his firlt created Birmah,
and became invifible to the whole
angelic hofi.

“ When the eternal one firlt
began his intended new crr-ation
of the univerfe, he was oppofed by
two mighty giants, whichprareeded
from the wax of Birmah’s ear;
and their names were Modoo‘,
and Kytoo 1-.

“ And the eternal on E con-
tended and fbugb: with Modoo and
Kytoo five thoufand years, and he
{mote them on the zbrgb, and they
were loll, and aflirnilated with the
earth. ‘

“ And it was, --—that when
Modoo and Kytoo were fubdued,
the eternal ox: emerged from his
{late of invifibility, and glory en-
compelled him on every fide!

" And the eternal one fpoke,
and laid, Thou Birmah lhalt £r£~
are and form all things that {hull
be made in the new creation of
the fifteen planets of punilhment
and purification, according to the
powers of the fpirit wheretvith
thou {halt be infpiredw-And thou,
Biflnoo, {halt fuperintend, cherifh,
and prefer-we all the things and
forms which (hall be created.
And thou, Sieb, {halt c/fvnnge, or
elf/fray, all creation, accorrtng to
the powers wherewith I will invell:
thee.

“ And when Birmah, Biflnoo,
and Sieb, had heard the words of
the eternal 0x5, they all bowed
obedience.

f‘ The eternal our: fpolte again,
and laid to Birmah. Do thou begin
the creation and formation of n}:
eig/sl/J planet of punifnment and
probation, even the planet of the

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earth,