CELESTIAL HIERARCHY

Ancient names corrresponding with the Scripture titles of the nine orders of the celestial hierarchy.

URIEL— SERAPHIM.
The blessed Seraph doth imply,
The love we owe to the Most High.
Amant Sapientes capiunt caeteri.
ZOPHIEL— CHERUBIM.
God's knowledge treats the Cherubim,
He nothing knows, that knows not God.
Nil scit qui Deus nescit.
ZAPHKIEL— THRONES.
All glory to the Holy One,
Even Him that sits upon the Throne.
Gloria sendentia super.
ZADKIEL— DOMINIONS.
There is no power, no domination,
But from the Lord of our Salvation.
Omnis dominatio a domino.
HANIEL-VIRTUES.
We aim at the celestial glory,
Below the moon all's transitory.
Sancti vulnere vivescunt.
RAPHAEL— POWERS.
The mighty power of God was shown,
When the great Dragon was o'erthrown.
Puros creavit perdite ceciderunt.
CHAMIEL— PRINCIPALITIES.
In heaven, in earth, in hell some sway,
Others again are taught to obey.
Protago, Protero.
MICHAEL— ARCHANGEL.
Michael whom Satan durst oppose,
Can guard us from inferior foes.
Vincit qui patitur.
GABRIEL-ANGEL.
The angel unto man known best,
As last of nine, concludes the rest.
Missus ad missos.

The Cherubims with wings far stretched, again
As Moses (so the Scriptures tell us plain)
Ten curtains to the sacred machine made,
So in three parts of the world are said,
To be no less than ten distinct decrees.
And first of the supercelestial ; these,
The Angels, Archangels, and the Principates,
Thrones, Dominations, Virtues, Potentates, 
The Cherubims and Seraphims ; then He,
(Above all the rest) the Supreme Deity.

Some write that over every heaven and sphere
Are several angels plac'd and governs there.
The sophist those Intelligences call ;
The Hebrews Cherubims ; whose lot thus fall ,
Metatron doth the Primum Mobile guide ;
Ophaniel, in the starry heaven reside ;
The Sun's sphere, Varcan ; the moon's lower ray
Arcan disposeth : Mars, (his) Satan sways.
Mercury's, Madan ; Jove's Guth: Venus star
Jurabates : and Saturn's seen from far ;
Maion. And all these in the height they enjoy,
Have power inferior spirits to employ.

Seven angels (as the Scriptures witness) stand
Before the Almighty, first at his command ;
And these by his divine infusion know
How to dispose of all things here below ;
As those celestials ; who doth institute
Those Seven, his divine will execute.
Years, days, and hours amongst them they divide,
The planets and the stars they likewise guide.
The precedent of Sol is Raphael,
The guardian of the Moon, called Gabriel,
Chamuel the third, Mars his bright star protects,
Michael the sphere of Mercury directs.
Adabiel, o'er Jove hath domination,
And Haniel of Venus gubernation.
Zaphiel is Saturn's prince and of spirits seven
Saint John makes mention with their place in heaven.

The Angels who control the Elements:

Which from th' Evangelist have doctors ground,
Because it is in the Apocaylps thus found ;
On the four angles of the Earth I saw.
Standing four angels, those that kept in awe,
The four great winds restraining them from blowing
On earth, on sea, or on any tree growing.

Four angels, as four viceroys, are exprest,
To sway the four winds placed above the rest ;
All princes, and with mighty power endued,
Remarkable for their celsitude.
The East, whence Eurus blows, sways Michael,
The West, whence Zephyr breathes, guide Raphael,
The North, whence Boreas blusters, Gabriel;
The South, whence Cluster comes, rules Uriel.

Others there be that doth not doubt to say,
That the four elements are forc'd t' obey
Four several angels ; Seraph reigns o'er fire,
Cherub, the air ; and Thursus doth aspire
Over the water, and the earth's great lord,
Ariel, the Hebrew Rabbins thus accord.

Nine orders of Devils, corresponding with the nine orders of Angels, incorporated with those singled out by Burton :

BEELZEBUB. — Prince of devils, and presides over oracles, &c.
PYTHON. — Author of lies, equivocations, slanders, &c.
BELIAL. — Author of evils, and all iniquities, &c.
ASMODEUS. — Punisher of men for their depravities, &c.
SATAN. — The chief of magicians, author of witchcraft, &c.
MERESIX. — Author of storms, tempests, thunder, lightning, earthquakes, plagues, &c.
ABADDON. — Author of wars, discord, &c.
ASTAROTH, or DIABOLUS. — Author of false accusations, &c.
MAMMON. — Author of sinful temptations, frauds, &c.

Next touching the rare knowledge which insists
In them by nature ; some Theologists
Affirm them pregnant in theologie,
Philosophy, Mathematics, Astrologie.
In Music they are skill'd, expert in Physicke,
In Grammar, Logicke and Arithmeticke.

We add the following eccentric poetical description of Satan's ubiquitous influence, knowledge, and attributes using modern orthography.

In all materials he acquainted is,
From the earth's superficies, to the abyss ;
He knows such virtues, as in stones abide,
Gems, minerals, creeping worms, and beasts (for hide
From him you nothing can) for he doth vaunt
Still in the marble, porphyry, adamant,
The coral, pumice, and the chrysolite,
The smaragd. topaz, and the margarite.
The onyx, carbuncle, gold, silver, lead,
Brass, iron, and sulphurs ; He is likewise read
In the properties of creeping things,
Ants, toads, snails, serpents (all that the earth brings) .
Of all the several fishes he hath notion,
Bred in fresh waters, or the briny ocean ;
Of Beasts the sundry qualities he finds,
Sows, bears, tigers, camels, horses, hinds,
The elephant, the fox, ape, ass, mule, cat,
Sheep, wolf, hare, hedge-hog, with each other that
The earth produceth ; So in herbs, and trees,
Plants, leaves, fruits, roots, seeds, juices, liquors, these
The artist hath like skill in. He can tell
The sev'ral qualities of fowls, and well
Distinguish them ; as such and such belong
To the earth, air, or water. He is strong
In further knowledge of the elements,
As in their power, their nature, and extents.

He is further represented as the sovereign lord of every species of magicians, incantation, &c.

For most of this prognosticating tribe,
Metals unto each planet can ascribe ;
Silver, unto the Moon, to the Sun was
Gold sacred, unto Jove copper and brass,
To Venus white lead, unto Saturn black,
Iron and steel to Mars ; nor doth there lack
Amber to Mercury. To each of them
They likewise consecrate several gem,
Unto the sun, the carbuncle is due,
And hyacinth of color green and blue ;
Th' adamant and crystal to the queen of night,
To Saturn the onyx, and the chrysolite,
The sapphire with the diamond to Jove,
The jasper and the magnet Mars doth love,
Smaragd and Sardis Venus doth not hate,
Nor Mercury topaz and agate.

Author: George Clayton Jr. 1854