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asK hirtr Queftions, and he anfwers them. Ac
laft thanks are returned, and prayers are made for
all things neceflary, and then all the People go
home to Dinner, where they are to continue only
for the fpace of two Hours, which is all the time
allow'd them between Morning and Evening Service
•, during which time they mult not indulge
themfelves 10 excefs, or do any thing that's unlawful,
but behave themfelves very modeftly ;
and then they return to the Temple, Vs^here the
fame Ceremonies are us'd as were in the Morning,
except the Sacrifices ; And the Service being
ended, they go to their own Houfes, and after
Supper they may walk, play, or ufe any other
lawfiil_Recreation ^ but they mult not doany fervile
Work on that Day.
Simple Feftivals are celebrated after the fame
manner as the Vefpers of the double Feftivals.
It is farther to be remark'd, That on Feftival
Days, whilft. the Flefli of the Sacrifices ate boyling
upon the Altar, the Tabernacle in which their
God is fuppos'd to dwell is open'd ^ and if their
God appears in the form of a Lyon, or a Bear,
or fome other fierce Bdaft, that then God is
thought to be angry with the People : And therefore
in fuch a cafe the Tabernacle is to be Ihuc
up agaui, and new Sacrifices of Beafts are to be
ofFer'd, until God fhall appear in a milder Hiape,
viz, of an Ox, a Calf, a Lamb, or fuch like
Beafts : And if thefe Sacrifices of Beafts aie noc
fufficient to change the angry. God into another
fhape, then Infants are to be ofier'd in Sacrifice
unto him, until fuch time as their God appearing
in a more merciful form,, Ihews himfelf to
be pacify 'd and reconcifd unto the People : And
if^t any time he appears in the form of an Elephant,
then we hope that he will do great things
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