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Comentarios de usuarios - Escribir una reseñaNo hemos encontrado ninguna reseña en los lugares habituales. Términos y frases comunesadapted angels animal aspirations attained attraction become beheld beneath Bible bigotry blessing bliss body bosom breathe cause celestial celestial world Church conceived corresponding corruptions darkness deep designed dium divine Divine Mind dwellers dwells earth earthly mind elements elevated elucidate enjoyed essence evil exalted existence expanded external faith feel flow fluids germ gross happiness harmony heart heavenly hence human mind human spirit immortal imperfect impressed individual indwelling influence inhabitants inherent interior internal labor Lecture light ligion manifested material medium ment mode mortals nature organization outward pathy perceive perfect pervade plane present primary principle process of spiritualization produced purity race reality received reference refinement relation religion result revealed reverence sanctuary Second Sphere seen sense sensual Sixth Circle sorrow soul spirits desire spiritual intercourse spiritual world sublime substances Supreme Intelligence sweet thought tion true truth uncon unfolded unseen vidual weak and powerless wisdom of Heaven writing Pasajes popularesPágina 44 - Thus
the influence and effect which have flowed from the authority of the
Bible have been of the most deleterious character, tending to degrade
rather than to elevate, to confine rather than to expand, and to crush
and destroy rather than to ennoble and save. Página 39 - ...
argument, but because it has been a subject which is made prominent and
conspicuous through the force of human ignorance and bigotry. For long
ages in the past, mankind have received the Bible with the most profound
and solemn reverence. They have looked upon it as a book which is
intrinsically holy, every word and sentence of which are the result of a
direct influx from the Divine Mind, and therefore authoritative in the
most literal and unlimited sense. So far has this reverence for the
Bible... Página 42 - ...
has had its sway upon the earth for ages past, and it is now time that
this should be removed for the introduction of a principle which is more
worthy of the dignity of man, and more consonant with the design of
God. It has been seen by the inhabitants of the Spirit-world, that the
authority of the Bible has been the chief and prominent source of all
bigotry and superstition... Página 45 - The?e
persons were seers and prophets. In their systems dwelt that peculiar
essence of spiritual life which prepared them for an intercourse with
the dwellers of the Second Sphere... Página 148 - ...
not already pruned, cut them to a good bud within 9 to 14 inches of the
ground. They should be shaded for a few days from the sun and cold,
which may be very well done by sticking a shingle before each, though
two shingles placed so as to form an angle in which the vine may stand,
will be better. "We have now arrived at a point where it will be
necessary to decide upon the peculiar system to be adopted in the
training of our vines. Instead, however, of describing all the different
modes of pruning... Página 42 - Bible
has been the chief and prominent source of all bigotry and superstition
j it has been seen that this has been the prolific fountain of all the
sects and creeds which have cast their darkening shadow upon the face of
humanity ; it has been seen that this is the primary cause of all the
narrow-mindedness, all the contraction of thought, and all the blind
devotion to human systems of faith, which have been, and are still,
conspicuous features of the world's history. Página 77 - ...
and in this manner causes a complete chain of spiritual substance to be
established between the directing spirit and the system of the medium,
by which chain a perfect connection is formed from... Página 45 - The
spirits would therefore speak in the outset of the real origin of the
book which is reverenced as the word of God. * * * Far back in the
depths of humanity's history, there lived individuals who were morally
and spiritually advanced beyond the medium development of the age in
which they lived. * * * The spirits have reference to the persons
mentioned in the writings of the Old and New Testaments ; such, for
example, as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Christ, Paul, and John. Información bibliográfica
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