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Aurora
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (15)
It was with me as with a young tree that is planted in the ground, and at first is young and tender, and flourishing to the eye, especially if it comes on lustily in its growing: But [it] does not bear fruit at once; and though it blossoms, the blossoms fall off; also many a cold wind, frost and snow pass over it, before it comes to any growth and bearing of fruit.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 24: Of True Repentance: How the poor Sinner may come to God again in his Covenant, and how he may be released of his Sins. The Gate of the Justification of a poor Sinner before God. A clear Looking-Glass. (32)
Thus that noble Jewel (and in it the Pearl) is sown. But observe it well; it is not instantly become a Tree; O how often does the Devil rush upon it,...
Apocryphon of James
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...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXXII. Parables: the Fig Tree in Leaf, Absent Householder and the House Servants, Virgins Wise and Virgins Foolish—"watch and Pray" (1)
NOW learn a parable of the fig tree: Behold the fig tree when her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves; and behold the trees when they now...
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...
Life of Pythagoras
CHAP. XIV. (5)
The tender plant, and withers all its shades; It lies uprooted from its genial bed, A lovely ruin now defac’d and dead.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 24: Of True Repentance: How the poor Sinner may come to God again in his Covenant, and how he may be released of his Sins. The Gate of the Justification of a poor Sinner before God. A clear Looking-Glass. (22)
If now it be hard captivated in Sins, and still goes on in sinning from Day to Day, so that it is cloathed with the Anger of God, and has loaded...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XXVIII. His Mother and Brethren Would Speak with Jesus—from Ship Talks to Hearers on the Shore: Three Parables on Seeds, One on the Candle (9)
And some fell upon a rock: as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
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. (23)
It goes very hard, when the [Grain of] Mustard-Seed is sown, for the Devil opposes strongly, but whosoever perseveres, finds by Experience what is...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XXVIII. His Mother and Brethren Would Speak with Jesus—from Ship Talks to Hearers on the Shore: Three Parables on Seeds, One on the Candle (10)
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Stromata (Miscellanies)
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...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 20: Of Adam and Eve's going forth out of Paradise, and of their entering into this World. And then of the true Christian Church upon Earth, and also of the Antichristian Cainish Church. (36)
Have I planted thee? Art thou not grown in my wild Garden? When Adam went into the wild Garden, there he a planted thee. How art thou grown so great? ...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 13: Of the Creating of Woman out of Adam. The fleshly, miserable, and dark Gate. (11)
But the noble Virgin stays not continually, for her Birth is [of a] higher [Descent;] and therefore she dwells not in earthly Vessels; but she sometim...
Book of Enoch
Chapter XXIV (5)
Then I said: '⌈How⌉ beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms ⌈⌈very⌉⌉ delightful in appearance.'
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 11: Of all Circumstances of the Temptation. (21)
Now the Tree of the strong [Tartness or Wrath,] (which is in the Midst of Nature,) grew also in the Midst of the Garden of Eden; and was (according...
The Masnavi
The Arab and his Wife (221-229)
How could the fruits display their globes? When the blossoms are shed the fruits come to a head, The fruit is the substance, the blossom only its...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LII. Sermon Continued: "speakest Thou This Parable to All?"—"i Am Come to Send Fire"—the Face of the Sky—"unless Ye Repent"—the Fig Tree Spared (15)
A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
XXVIII. His Mother and Brethren Would Speak with Jesus—from Ship Talks to Hearers on the Shore: Three Parables on Seeds, One on the Candle (7)
Some seed fell on stony ground where it had not much earth: and immediately it sprang up, because it had not much deepness of earth:
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 20: Of Adam and Eve's going forth out of Paradise, and of their entering into this World. And then of the true Christian Church upon Earth, and also of the Antichristian Cainish Church. (2)
Our Writing also will serve in its due Time, when the a noble Rose-bud, which at present (because of the great Darkness in Babel) cannot be known;...
Pistis Sophia
Chapter 59 (Mary, his mother, interpreteth the song of Sophia from the xixth ode of Solomon)
The wreath in truth is woven for me; and it hath caused thy twigs to sprout in me. "'3. For it is not like unto a wreath withered that sprouteth not. ...
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXV. The Fig Tree Withered—faith Exalted—prayer with Faith Extolled (3)
Presently the fig tree withered away. The disciples saw it, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered,
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