An essay towards the theory of the ideal or intelligible worldGeorg Olms Verlag |
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Page 8 - By the Ideal State of things, I mean that state of them which is necessary, permanent and immutable, not only Antecedent and Prae-existent to this, but also Exemplary and Representative of it, as containing in it Eminently and after an intelligible Manner, all that is in this Natural World, according to which it was made, and in Conformity to which all the Truth, Reality, Order, Beauty and Perfection of its Nature does Consist, and is to be Measured.
Page 9 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there ; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth ; when he established the clouds above ; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep ; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth. Then I was by him, as one brought up with him ; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; and my delights were with the sons...