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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 17: Of the horrible, lamentable, and miserable Fall of Adam and Eve in Paradise. Man 's Looking-Glass. (32)
And there the Devil bestirred himself, and slipt into the Serpent, (which he himself is, in his own proper Form,) and laid himself at the Tree, and strewed Sugar upon it; for he saw well that Eve was a Woman, and that she was infected with the four Elements; and although she did strive a little, and objected God's command [against the Devil,] yet she suffered herself very easily to be persuaded, when the lying Spirit said, That the Fruit would make her wise, and that her Eyes should be opened, and she be as God, knowing Good and Evil; yet he told her not, that (if she eat thereof) she must die; but [he said] she should be wise and fair; which Disease [Desire or Lust] sticks still in the Brains of the Woman, that she would fain be the fairest Beast.
Chapter 5: Of the Corporeal Substance, Being and Propriety of an Angel. Question. (78)
In that Manner he also deceived our Mother Eve, saying; If she did but eat of the forbidden Tree, then she should be wise or witty, and be like God;...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (51)
Of the Creation of Angels.
Secret Teachings of All Ages
Qabbalistic Keys to the Creation of Man (22)
Just as spirit contains matter within itself and is both the source and ultimate of the state denominated matter, so Eve represents the lower, or mort...
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. (24)
Else if Adam had eaten of the Tree, before the Woman had been made out of him, then it would have been far worse than it is.