The History of Magic, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... direct inward seeing , and , in a more extended view , an activity of the fancy independent of the outer senses . The difference between a seer and a poet , who often mutually exchange characters , is this - that the poet not only sees ...
... direct inward seeing , and , in a more extended view , an activity of the fancy independent of the outer senses . The difference between a seer and a poet , who often mutually exchange characters , is this - that the poet not only sees ...
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... direct inner spiritual picture ; and the divine therefore manifests itself according to the nature of the organ on which it falls , -to the rich poetic imagination as the ruling power of his fancy , to the philosophical understanding as ...
... direct inner spiritual picture ; and the divine therefore manifests itself according to the nature of the organ on which it falls , -to the rich poetic imagination as the ruling power of his fancy , to the philosophical understanding as ...
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... direct view of the Divinity , who as a pure light was to reveal him- self to the inner eye . Purification of the soul from every- thing earthly , and fasting , were to be the preparations for contemplating this overflowing light ...
... direct view of the Divinity , who as a pure light was to reveal him- self to the inner eye . Purification of the soul from every- thing earthly , and fasting , were to be the preparations for contemplating this overflowing light ...
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... direct connection with nature , which to a certain extent may be likened to that in which the soul now stands to the body ; no one can doubt that the earth was then moved by a much more energetic life than now , and that man was more ...
... direct connection with nature , which to a certain extent may be likened to that in which the soul now stands to the body ; no one can doubt that the earth was then moved by a much more energetic life than now , and that man was more ...
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... direct communication from the lips to the heart , took place by this selection of the seed of Shem through Abraham , through the children of Jacob , through the prophets ; and lastly , in the radiance of the living word through our Lord ...
... direct communication from the lips to the heart , took place by this selection of the seed of Shem through Abraham , through the children of Jacob , through the prophets ; and lastly , in the radiance of the living word through our Lord ...
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Page 306 - And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying ; Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
Page 315 - But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
Page 312 - And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple ; 3 Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms.
Page 106 - And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it, and were beyond measure astonished, saying, "He hath done all things well. He maketh both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.
Page 284 - I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Page 175 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 309 - Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days.
Page 313 - Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
Page 319 - Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord : 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Page 303 - Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world...