Thanks for filling me in - a trove of knowledge.
BW
Colin
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From: "Arthur Seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: New sub: Perennial ( Colin)
> Myrrh , I always understood to be an extract, tincture of cloves.
> Certainly
> within the last ten years have I purchased some tincture of myrrh to numb
> toothache. It is this property of numbing pain that the gift to the Christ
> child foretold the Passion. Gold for his Royalty, Frankincence for his
> sanctity. Thats how I was taught it. Frankincence becomes incence which
> is
> burnt in High Church instead of offering up burnt goat, the burnt offering
> of sacrifice. Arthur.
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