The Blazing Star: With an Appendix Treating of the Jewish Kabbala. Also, a Tract on the Philosophy of Mr. Herbert Spencer, and One on New-England TranscendentalismA. Williams, 1872 - 180 pages |
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Abyss actual Adam affirms Ancient of days appearance Aryan Asshur Babylon become Bereshith Bhagvat Geeta Binah Blazing Star body called cherub cherubim Chokmah Christianity Church cognizance consciousness created denoted divine doctrine earth Edom Elder of elders Elohim eternity evil existence face fact faith Father Hamitic hath heaven Hebrew Herbert Spencer Holy Elder human Idra Suta invisible Israel Jachin Jesus Kabbala Kabbalistic Balance kings knowledge known Kreeshna Living Creature Lord manifest matter memory mental Microprosopus mind mysteries names nature Nembroud never object occult outward perceived perception person philosophy potentiality principle prophet Psyc rays relation religion says sciousness sephirah sephiroth Shemitic Socinianism soul soul builds Spencer spirit spontaneous subsist Supreme symbol synthesis term thee Thehom theory things thou shalt thought throne tion transcendental transcendentalists triad true truth universe unto whole Wisdom woman word written Zeniutha Zohar
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Page 13 - But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 62 - Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature ; for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers ; all things were created by him, and for him; and he is before all things, and by him all things consist...
Page 69 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God : and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come ; and even now already is it in the world.
Page 143 - In itself it is of little moment whether we express the phenomena of matter in terms of spirit ; or the phenomena of spirit, in terms of matter ; matter may be regarded as a form of thought, thought may be regarded as a property of matter — each statement has a certain relative truth. But with a view to the progress of science, the materialistic terminology is in every way to be preferred.
Page 150 - Whether nature enjoy a substantial existence without, or is only in the apocalypse of the mind, it is alike useful and alike venerable to me. Be it what it may, it is ideal to me, so long as I cannot try the accuracy of my senses.
Page 66 - Can a woman forget her sucking child, That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, Yet will I not forget thee.
Page 130 - If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Page 162 - What we commonly call man, the eating, drinking, planting, counting man, does not, as we know him, represent himself, but misrepresents himself. Him we do not respect, but the soul, whose organ he is, would he let it appear through his action, would make our knees bend.
Page 31 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 141 - Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.