As for the Divination or decision from the staff; it is an Augurial relique, and the practise thereof is accused by God himself; [SN: Hosea 4.] My people ask counsel of their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them. Of this kind of Rhabdomancy was that practised by _Nabuchadonozor_ in that _Caldean_ miscellany, delivered by _Ezekiel_[SN: Ezek. 24.]; the king of _Babylon_ stood at the parting of the way, at the head of two wayes to use divination, he made his arrows bright, he consulted with Images, he looked in the Liver; at the right hand were the divinations of _Jerusalem_. That is, as _Estius_ expounded it, the left way leading unto _Rabbah_, the chief City of the _Ammonites_, and the right unto _Jerusalem_, he consulted _Idols_ and entrails, he threw up a bundle of arrows to see which way they would light; and falling on the right hand he marched towards _Jerusalem_. A like way of Belomancy or Divination by arrows hath been in request with _Scythians_, _Alanes_, _Germans_, with the _Africans_ and _Turks_ of _Algier_. But of another nature was that which was practised by _Elisha_[SN: 2 King. 13.15.], when by an arrow shot from an Eastern window, he pre-signified the destruction of _Syria_; or when according unto the three stroaks of _Joash_, with an arrow upon the ground, he foretold the number of his victories. For thereby the spirit of God particular'd the same; and determined the stroaks of the King unto three, which the hopes of the Prophet expected in twice that number. 8. We cannot omit to observe the tenacity of ancient customs, in the nominal observation of the several dayes of the week, according to _Gentile_ and _Pagan_ appellations [SN: Dion. Cassii. lib. 37.]: for the Original is very high, and as old as the ancient _Ægyptians_, who named the same according to the seven Planets, the admired stars of heaven, and reputed Deities among them. Unto every one assigning a several day; not according to their cœlestial order, or as they are disposed in heaven; but after a diatesseron or musical fourth. For beginning Saturday with Saturn, the supremest Planet, they accounted by Jupiter and Mars unto Sol, making Sunday. From Sol in like manner by Venus and Mercury unto Luna, making Munday; and so through all the rest. And the same order they confirmed by numbering the hours of the day unto twenty four, according to the natural order of the Planets. For beginning to account from Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and so about unto twenty four, the next day will fall unto Sol; whence accounting twenty four, the next will happen unto Luna, making Munday. And so with the rest, according to the account and order observed still among us.