Formulae of Spiritual Understanding

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1. 0Eucherius explains to his son Veranius that Scripture has literal, moral and anagogical senses and promises a list of its figures.
2. 1The first chapter of figures explains the bodily members and weapons ascribed to God in Scripture.
3. 2The second chapter explains heavenly and weather figures (heavens, clouds, sun, moon, winds, seasons, times of day).
4. 3The third chapter explains earthly figures: land, mountains, crops, vines, plants, waters and the sea.
5. 4The fourth chapter explains the figures of birds, beasts, cattle and reptiles in Scripture.
6. 5The fifth chapter explains names of persons and relationships (man, woman, bride, child, rich, poor, living, dead) as figures.
7. 6The sixth chapter explains the parts and clothing of the body as figures of the inner man.
8. 7The seventh chapter explains figures of food, drink, household objects, tools and metals, with examples of words having many meanings.
9. 8The eighth chapter explains verbs and terms of movement, posture and health as figures.
10. 9The ninth chapter explains Jerusalem, the tabernacle, sacrifices, feasts, the city, music, and their opposites as figures, ending with the crown.
11. 10The tenth chapter explains the symbolic meaning of sacred numbers in Scripture, from one to a hundred.