t Holy Ancient One, the Most
Concealed of All (which is here referred to).

Now it is said, "The eyes of Tetragrammaton thy God are thereon"; in good,
that is to say, and in evil; according as either the red color or the
yellow is required.

But only with the glance (of Macroprosopus) are all things converted and
cleansed into the white brilliance.

The eyelids (of Microprosopus) are not found when (His eyes) desire to
behold the colors. But here (it is said), "Thine eyes shall behold
Jerusalem." Entirely for good, entirely in mercy.

As it is written, Isa. liv. 7, "And with great mercies will I gather
thee."

The eyes of Tetragrammaton thy God are ever thereon from the beginning of
the year. Here the word "MRSHITH, _Merashith_, from the beginning," is
written defectively without A, for it is not written RASHITH with the A.

Hence it remaineth not always in the same condition. What doth not? The
inferior H, _He_ (of IHVH).

And concerning that which is supernal it is written, Lam. ii. 1: "He hath
cast down MShMIM, _Me-Shamaim_, from the heavens; ARTZ, _Aretz_, the
earth, the Tiphereth, Israel."

Wherefore hath he cast down Aretz from Shamaim? Because it is written,
Isa. l. 3, "I will cover the heavens, Shamaim, with darkness," and with
the blackness of the eye (of Microprosopus), namely, with the black color,
are they covered.

"From the beginning of the year." What, then, is that place whence those
eyes of Tetragrammaton behold Jerusalem?

Therefore he(860) hasteneth to expound this (saying immediately), "From
the beginning, MRSHITH, of the year," which (word "_MRSHITH_" being
written thus), without the Aleph, A,(861) symbolizeth judgment; for
judgment is referred unto that side, although virtually (the word
"Merashith") is not judgment.

"Even unto the end of the year." Herein, properly speaking, is judgment
found. For it is written, Isa. i. 21, "Justice dwelt in her." For this is
"the end of the year."

Come and see! A, _Aleph_, only is called the first (letter). In A,
_Aleph_, is the masculine power hidden and concealed; that namely, which
is not known.

When this Aleph is conjoined in another place, then is it called RASHITH,
_Rashith_, beginning.

But if thou sayest that (_A_) is conjoined herewith,(862) truly it is not
so, but (_A_) is only manifested therein and illuminateth it; and in that
case only is it called RASHITH, _Rashith_, beginning.

Now therefore in this (passage) RASHITH (spelt w