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Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XVII: Philosophy Conveys Only An Imperfect Knowledge of God. (30)
But "the earth is God's, and the fulness thereof," says the Scripture, teaching that good things come from God to men; it being through divine power and might that the distribution of them comes to the help of man.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 21: Of the Cainish, and of the Abellish Kingdom; how they are both in one another. Also of their Beginning, Rise, Essence, and Purpose; and then of their last Exit. Also of the Cainish Antichristian Church, and then of the Abellish true Christian Church; how they are both in one another, and are very difficult to be known [asunder.] Also of the Variety of Arts, States, and Orders of this World. Also of the Office of Rulers [or Magistrates,] and their Subjects; how there is a good and divine Ordinance in them all, as also a false, evil, and devilish one. Where the Providence of God is seen in all Things; and the Devil 's Deceit, Subtilty, and Malice, [is seen also] in all Things. (26)
Man possesses this World, and has built him a glorious Kingdom for his own Glory, as is plain before our Eyes; yet he is not to be condemned therein,...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 25: The Suffering, Dying, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God: Also of his Ascension into Heaven, and sitting at the Right-hand of God his Father. The Gate of our Misery; and also the strong Gate of the Divine Power in his Love. (89)
He thereby confirmed his Disciples' weak Faith, and so showed, that he is Lord also over the Kingdom of this World, and that all whatsoever we sow,...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (112)
For God had generated him out of his Body, and therefore also made him the Heir of his Goods, and gave him the whole Region, or Extent of the Place in...
The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite
The Celestial Hierarchy, Caput I (1)
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of Lights." Further also, every procession of illuminating...
Chapter 3: Of the most blessed Triumphing, Holy, Holy, Holy Trinity, GOD the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, ONE only God. (16)
Powers which are in Nature proceed from God the Father; all Light, Heat, Cold, Air, Water, and all the Powers of the Earth; Bitter, Sower, Sweet, Astr...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Theory and Practice of Alchemy: Part Two (31)
God indeed created all things for the use of man, that he might rule over them, and acknowledge therein the singular goodness and omnipotence of God, ...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (106)
But God's Word, which He spoke then in Power, has encompassed Heaven and Earth, and the Heaven of Heavens; yes, and the whole Deity also.
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (126)
Yes, dear Man, all this is true: The Wrath of God is certainly every where all over, in Silver, Gold, Stones, Fields, Garments, Beasts and Men, and...
The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite
On Divine Names, Caput VIII (3)
The distribution, then, of boundless power, from Almighty God, passes to all beings, and there is no single being which is utterly deprived of the...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
V. Christ's Long Fast in the Wilderness—satan's Futile Wiles (4)
It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 1: Of the first Principle of the Divine Essence. (1)
SEEING we are now to speak of God, what he is, and where he is, we must say, that God himself is the Essence of all Essences; for all is generated or...
Corpus Hermeticum
10. The Key (22)
Wherefore, my son, thou shouldst give praise to God and pray that thou mayst have thy mind Good Mind. It is, then, to a better state the soul doth...
Asclepius
Section XXXIV (4)
And if thou should’st observe it as a whole, thou wilt be taught, by means of the True Reason, that Cosmos in itself is knowable to sense, and that al...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 21: Of the Cainish, and of the Abellish Kingdom; how they are both in one another. Also of their Beginning, Rise, Essence, and Purpose; and then of their last Exit. Also of the Cainish Antichristian Church, and then of the Abellish true Christian Church; how they are both in one another, and are very difficult to be known [asunder.] Also of the Variety of Arts, States, and Orders of this World. Also of the Office of Rulers [or Magistrates,] and their Subjects; how there is a good and divine Ordinance in them all, as also a false, evil, and devilish one. Where the Providence of God is seen in all Things; and the Devil 's Deceit, Subtilty, and Malice, [is seen also] in all Things. (1)
WE find by the divine Providence in all Things, as also in Arts and States, that the Things of this World are all good and profitable, and that only...
Corpus Hermeticum
9. On Thought and Sense (9)
It is through superstition men thus impiously speak. For all the things that are, Asclepius, all are in God, are brought by God to be, and do depend o...
The Masnavi
Bahlol and the Darvesh (1-9)
He said, "This at least is notorious to all men, Not a leaf falls from a tree Without the decree and command of that Lord of lords; Not a morsel goes...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LX (22)
For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven: therefore there is a ...
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (76)
Out of the Powers of God are the Heavens proceeded; out of the Heaven are the Stars; out of the Stars are the Elements; out of the Elements are the...
Corpus Hermeticum
3. The Sacred Sermon (3)
Thus there arose four-footed beasts, and creeping things, and those that in the water dwell, and things with wings, and everything that beareth seed, ...
Corpus Hermeticum
3. The Sacred Sermon (1)
The Glory of all things is God, Godhead and Godly Nature. Source of the things that are is God, who is both Mind and Nature - yea Matter, the Wisdom...
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