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The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XXI. The Sermon in the Plain (concluded)—more Parables—"why Call Ye Me, Lord, Lord?"—rock Foundation (4)
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Gnostic
Sayings (45)
Jesus said, "Grapes are not harvested from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles, for they do not produce fruit. A good man brings forth good...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (25)
For every quality bears its own fruit: as in the corrupted murderous den or dark valley and dungeon of the earth there spring up all manner of earthly...
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Christian Mysticism
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 15: Of the a Knowledge of the Eternity in the Corruptibility of the Essence of all Essences. (25)
For Christ says, A good Tree cannot bring forth evil Fruit, and an evil Tree cannot bring forth good Fruit. And although this indeed is meant of the M...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (41)
Yet if a mother bears or bringeth forth a child of the devil, the fault is not God's, but the parents' wickedness.
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (158)
There he will be a mocker eternally in the birth of the hellish abomination: for whatsoever quality the tree is of, such also is its fruit.
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (68)
But if thorns grow among them, and the mower cometh to reap his crop, he cutteth them down together, but he casteth out the thorns, and they are to be...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (42)
For here all is possible; the evil is as soon changed into good, as the good into evil.
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (46)
That which thou hast sown in the ground, that will spring up, be it rye, wheat, barley, tares or thorns; that which is not combustible or capable of...
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Christian Mysticism
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 27: Of the Last Judgment, of the Resurrection of the Dead, and of the Eternal Life. The most horrible Gate of the Wicked, and the joyful Gate of the Godly. (24)
Behold, I give you a fit Similitude in a Sower; a Sower tills his Ground the best he can, and sows good Wheat, but now there is other Seed among the...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (44)
["Here is meant or understood out of or from a quite Godless seed, whereout there often grows a thistle; though yet there were a remedy, if the will...
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Christian Mysticism
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 27: Of the Last Judgment, of the Resurrection of the Dead, and of the Eternal Life. The most horrible Gate of the Wicked, and the joyful Gate of the Godly. (30)
If now you desire to know the Difference, and which is a false Seed or Herb, understand a false Spirit, in which the Pearl or the Spirit of God is...
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Christian Mysticism
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 26: Of the Feast of Pentecost. Of the Sending of the Holy Spirit to his Apostles, and the Believers. The Holy Gate of the Divine Power. (14)
But Saint John says, Try the spirits; for every one's Teaching is not to be believed; and Christ says, By their Works thou shalt know them; for a good...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (82)
Here, O man, consider thyself well, and mind what manner of seed thou sowest into the earth, the very same will spring up, and bear blossoms and...
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Gnostic
Be Eager for the Word (8)
It is like a palm shoot whose dates dropped around it. It produced buds, and after they grew, its productivity dried up. This is also what happened wi...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (43)
Thou judgest us, and thereby thou judgest thyself, in that thou blowest up the zealous or jealous spirit in anger and wrath, which extinguisheth thy...
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter VI: Some Points in the Beatitudes. (5)
It is therefore necessary to learn how to make use of every occurrence, so as by a good life, according to knowledge, to be trained for the state of e...
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Christian Mysticism
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 27: Of the Last Judgment, of the Resurrection of the Dead, and of the Eternal Life. The most horrible Gate of the Wicked, and the joyful Gate of the Godly. (3)
It is said to thee, that the Wood [or Fuel] of thy Soul shall burn in the last Fire, and that thy Soul shall remain to be Ashes in the Fire, and thy...
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Gnostic
Sayings (40)
Jesus said, "A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father, but being unsound, it will be pulled up by its roots and destroyed."
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Hindu
Book II (14)
These bear fruits of rejoicing, or of affliction, as they are sprung from holy or unholy works.
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Christian Mysticism
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (7)
Behold and consider a tree: On the outside it has a hard, gross rind or bark, which is dead, benumbed, and without vegetation—yet not quite dead, but...
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