Searching...
Showing 1-1
Passages similar to: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence — Chapter 10: Of the Creation of Man, and of his Soul, also of God's breathing in. The pleasant Gate.
Source passage
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 10: Of the Creation of Man, and of his Soul, also of God's breathing in. The pleasant Gate. (20)
If Adam had continued in Innocence, then he should in all Fruits have eaten paradisical Fruit, and his Food should have been heavenly, and his Drink [should have been] out of the Mother of the heavenly Water of the Source [or Fountain] of the eternal Life. The Out-Birth touched him not, the Element of Air he had no Need of in this Manner [as now;] it is true, he drew Breath from the Air, but he took his Breath from the Incorruptibility, for he did not mingle with the Spirit of this World, but his Spirit ruled powerfully over the Spirit of this World, over the Stars, and over the Sun and Moon, and over the Elements.
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (50)
If man's abominable fall had not spoiled it he would have been feasted in such a manner in this world, and would have eaten in a twofold manner such...