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son_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n yet_o be_v it_o as_o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n and_o jacob_n to_o esau_n their_o lord_n the_o heir_n of_o all_o the_o nursling_n of_o the_o angel_n while_o it_o be_v in_o its_o minority_n for_o who_o they_o be_v make_v to_o be_v minister_a spirit_n to_o it_o so_o have_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n as_o a_o intellectual_a spirit_n all_o thing_n in_o its_o own_o essence_n within_o itself_o the_o supreme_a and_o eternal_a be_v in_o its_o fair_a and_o full_a image_n beneath_o itself_o all_o inferior_a being_n fair_a and_o full_a than_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o as_o the_o face_n in_o the_o glass_n excel_v a_o picture_n or_o as_o a_o statue_n exact_o frame_v in_o gold_n or_o marble_n excel_v the_o shadow_n cast_v from_o that_o statue_n 2._o the_o soul_n or_o intellectual_a spirit_n have_v a_o liberty_n of_o understanding_n here_o it_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o spacious_a light_n the_o immediate_a lustre_n and_o outshine_v of_o the_o supreme_a light_n unconfined_a 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understanding_n be_v make_v all_o thing_n this_o also_o we_o learn_v from_o he_o and_o his_o follower_n that_o the_o understanding_n alone_o do_v touch_v take_v in_o embrace_v the_o essence_n of_o thing_n while_o all_o that_o present_v itself_o below_o the_o understanding_n to_o the_o sense_n be_v only_o a_o various_a combination_n of_o accident_n and_o shadow_n so_o also_o we_o learn_v from_o plato_n school_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o understanding_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o first_o and_o most_o substantial_a expression_n of_o the_o divine_a unity_n with_o all_o its_o incomprehensible_a fullness_n next_o to_o the_o divine_a unity_n itself_o this_o be_v in_o that_o school_n the_o only_a seat_n of_o the_o essence_n and_o the_o essential_a truth_n of_o all_o thing_n beneath_o it_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o reason_n be_v the_o form_n of_o these_o essence_n as_o lively_a picture_n without_o in_o the_o sense_n the_o shadow_n only_o 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and_o appear_v as_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o heaven_n of_o the_o father_n bosom_n the_o heaven_n of_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o godhead_n where_o it_o have_v the_o root_n of_o its_o personality_n and_o its_o life_n hide_v with_o god_n from_o the_o natural_a eye_n of_o every_o creature_n 3._o the_o whole_a manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v clothe_v with_o a_o heavenly_a or_o super-coelestial_a image_n a_o image_n suitable_a and_o proper_a to_o that_o heaven_n out_o which_o he_o spring_v 4._o the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o immediate_o entire_o mutual_o unite_v to_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n the_o godhead_n itself_o that_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n the_o humane_a nature_n and_o the_o divine_a in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v so_o far_o now_o become_v one_o spirit_n as_o in_o a_o mystical_a marriage_n where_o at_o the_o height_n of_o their_o unity_n they_o keep_v the_o distinction_n as_o high_a and_o clear_a 5._o â—…us_fw-la 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