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Chaldean Oracles
Magical and Philosophical Precepts (167)
Thou wilt not comprehend it, as when under-standing some common thing.
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (16)
For in thy flesh and blood thou art not able to apprehend it, and though thou dost read it, yet it is but as a fume or mist before thine eyes.
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (6)
I cannot at all write it in thy heart, for it is not for every man's capacity, understanding and apprehension, especially where the spirit stands in...
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (36)
Neither canst thou apprehend or understand it, unless the Holy Ghost kindle thy soul, so that this light itself shine in thy heart.
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (101)
Here observe the sense and meaning; if thou apprehendest it, then thou understandest the Deity aright, if not, then thou art yet blind in the spirit.
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (123)
Though I should write many books thereof, yet thou wouldst understand nothing of it, unless thy spirit stand in such a birth or geniture, and that the...
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. (13)
Thou hast a similitude of this, in that the earth and stones are proceeded out of the incomprehensibility.
The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXXV. Conspiracy at the High Priest's Palace—judas Hired—the Passover Supper—christ's Humility: He Washes the Feet of the Twelve (18)
What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 9: That in the time of this work the remembrance of the holiest creature that ever God made letteth more than it profiteth (2)
But be thou sure that clear sight shall never man have here in this life: but the feeling may men have through grace when God vouchsafeth. And therefo...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (11)
When thou beholdest the deep, the stars, the elements, and the earth, then thou comprehendest not with thy eyes the bright and clear Deity, though...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (64)
If I had the tongue of an angel, and thou hadst an angelical understanding, we might very finely discourse of it. But the spirit only seeth it, and...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (24)
This birth or geniture is more intelligible and comprehensible, but yet also only to the children of this Mystery. The ploughman does not understand...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (112)
But here I speak with an angel's tongue, thou must not understand it earthly, like unto this world.
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. (18)
Thou canst not better comprehend, apprehend or understand this, than in and by thy own body, which, through the first fall of Adam with all its [the...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (64)
If thou wert come to this window, thou wouldst not then say that it is earthly: And though I must indeed use the earthly tongue, yet there is a true...
Sentences of Sextus
Sentences of Sextus (333)
You cannot receive understanding unless you know first that you possess . In everything there is again this sentence.
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (24)
Behold, I will shew it thee once more, that so by any means thou may apprehend it, that this high work may not take place in vain without profit to...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 3: How the work of this book shall be wrought, and of the worthiness of it before all other works (2)
Let not, therefore, but travail therein till thou feel list. For at the first time when thou dost it, thou findest but a darkness; and as it were a...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (102)
But there was day and night, which I will here declare according to my knowledge: Thou must here once more open wide the eyes of thy spirit, if thou i...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (47)
Thus thou hast a real description of heaven: And though perhaps thou canst not in thy reason conceive it, yet I can very well conceive it; therefore...
Chapter 7: Of the Court, Place and Dwelling, also of the Government of Angels, how these things stood at the Beginning, after the Creation, and how they became as they are. (26)
Thou must understand this properly, what the meaning of it is: For when I speak by way of similitude, and liken the Son of God to the sun, or to a...
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