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4.22_o 24._o the_o one_o mount_a and_o divest_v its_o self_n put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a for_o no_o spiritual_a thing_n descend_v downward_o operate_v without_o a_o vestment_n sit_v you_o in_o jerusalem_n till_o you_o be_v clad_v with_o power_n from_o above_o luk._n 24.49_o and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o body_n envelope_v and_o reclothe_v the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n the_o soul_n the_o soul_n the_o intellect_n the_o intellect_n the_o temple_n the_o temple_n the_o throne_n the_o throne_n the_o sechinah_n or_o the_o glory_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n which_o shine_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o descend_v this_o glory_n be_v shut_v out_o from_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o intellect_n the_o tabernacle_n within_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v our_o soul_n you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n the_o temple_n be_v in_o jerusalem_n our_o vital_a spirit_n jerusalem_n in_o palestine_n 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earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n or_o terrestrial_a star_n all_o the_o nature_n here_o below_o in_o the_o elementary_a world_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o celestial_a and_o the_o celestial_a of_o the_o intelligible_a this_o zohar_n call_v feminine_a &_o passable_a as_o from_o the_o moon_n towards_o the_o sun_n from_o who_o so_o much_o as_o she_o absent_v herself_o till_o she_o come_v to_o its_o opposition_n by_o so_o much_o she_o increase_v in_o light_n for_o our_o regard_n here_o below_o where_o on_o the_o contrarry_v in_o her_o conjunction_n that_o she_o remain_v all_o darken_a the_o party_n upward_o be_v all_o enlighten_v to_o show_v we_o that_o the_o more_o that_o our_o understanding_n do_v abate_v to_o thing_n sensible_a so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v he_o disjoin_v or_o sever_v they_o from_o the_o intelligible_a and_o contrariwise_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o adam_n be_v lodge_v in_o a_o earthly_a paradise_n to_o have_v more_o leisure_n to_o contemplate_v on_o divine_a thing_n 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