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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 11: Of all Circumstances of the Temptation. (8)
Besides, if Adam had eaten earthly Fruit, he must then have eaten it into his Body, and have had Guts [or Entrails:] And how could such a Stink [and Dung] (as we now carry in the Body) have been in Paradise in the Holiness of God? Moreover, he should by eating earthly Food, have eaten of the Fruit of the Stars and Elements, which would presently have infected [or qualified] in him, as was done in the Fall; also so his Fear over all the Beasts would have ceased. For the Essences of the Beasts would presently have been like the human Essences in Virtue [and Power,] and one would have domineered more strongly over the other.
Chapter 17: Of the lamentable and miserable State and Condition of the corrupt perished Nature, and Original of the four Elements, instead of the holy Government of God. (26)
Now when Adam eat of the Fruit, which was Good and Evil, then he suddenly got such a Body also. The Fruit was corrupt or perished, and palpable, as...
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 seated in such a Manner in this World, and have eaten such Fruits as indeed were...
Chapter 17: Of the lamentable and miserable State and Condition of the corrupt perished Nature, and Original of the four Elements, instead of the holy Government of God. (Of the lamentable and miserable State and Condition of the corrupt perished Nature, and Original of the four Elements, instead of the holy Government of God.:19-20)
First, thou hast the bestial Flesh, which is come to be through the lustful longing Bit of the Apple, for it is the House of Corruption. For when...