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Doc. 300.] THE HORSE AND HIEROGLYPHICS. 753
red, black, white, and grizzled ; which horses are also called
spirits which go forth from standing before the Lord of all
the earth’ (Zec. vi. 1-8). Likewise by this, And when the Lamb
had opened the seals of the book, horses came forth in order;
first a white horse, secondly a red horse, thirdly a black horse,
and fourthly a pale horse (Rev. vi, 1-8) ; by the book whose
seals were opened by the Lamb is signified the Word; and
that nothing else can proceed from the Word but its under
standing, is very evident ; and what other use could it possibly
be to read that horses went forth from the book. That a horse
signifies the understanding of truth, and chariot doctrine,
appears also from those passages in Scripture where they are
mentioned in an opposite sense, and where by a horse is
signified the understanding which by reasoning falsifies truths,
and by a chariot doctrine or heresy thence ; as in the follow
ing passages : ’Woe to them that go down to Egypt for
help, and stay on horses : but look not unto the Holy One
of Israel ; for Egypt is man and not God ; and its horses
flesh, and not spirit’ (Isa. xxxi, 1 , 3). Thou shalt set a king
over Israel, whom Jehovah shall choose ; only he shall not
multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to
Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses’ (Deut. xvii,
14-16) ; this is said because by Egypt is signified the natural
man, which by reasonings from the senses of the body per
verts the truths of the Word : what else could it possibly
mean, that ’the horses of Egypt are flesh and not spirit,’ and
that ’the king shall not multiply horses,’ i. e. the falsities of
religion? ’
Asshur shall not save us ; we will not ride upon
horses’ (Hosea xiv, 3). Some trust in chariots, and some in
horses : but we will glorify the name of our God’ (Psalm xx,
7). A horse is a vain thing for help’ (Psalm xxxiii, 17).
Thus said the Holy One of Israel, in confidence shall be your
strength ; but ye said, No ; for we will flee upon horses, we
will ride upon the swift’ (Isa. xxx, 15, 16). Jehovah shall
make Judah as the horse of glory ; the riders on horses shall
be confounded’ (Zec. x, 3, 5). I will bring upon Tyrus the
King of Babylon with horses, and with chariots, and with
horsemen. By reason of the abundance of his horses, their
dust shall cover thee ; thy walls shall shake at the voice of
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