“And thus Dionysius ( Cap. VII Coel. Hier. ), from the names of the Orders inferring the properties thereof, placed in the first Hierarchy those Orders whose names were given them in reference to God, namely, the Seraphim , Cherubim , and Thrones ; but in the middle Hierarchy he placed those whose names designate a certain common government or disposition, that is, the Dominions , Virtues , and Powers ; and in the third Order he placed those whose names designate the execution of the work, namely, the