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Frai Mrury va Hlm
Sketch of Christian Kabbalism
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Frai Mrury va Hlm
Sketch of Christian Kabbalism
Translated and Edited by
Shila A. Spr
LEIDEN BOSTON
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CONTENTS
N h Tralai ................................................................................ vii
Irdui ..................................................................................................... 1
Sketch of Christian Kabbalism
Prlimiari .................................................................................................... 26
. O h Variu Sa h Uivr .............................................. 31
. O h Fir Sa h Uivr, r h Primrdial
Iiui ad I Ef .................................................................... 33
. O h Mdiar h Fir Prdui, rAdam Kadmon .... 39
IV. O h Big Prdud ad h Purp r Thir
Prdui ................................................................................................ 77
V. O h Euig Sa Diui ................................................. 79
VI. O h Sa h Mdr Ciui ....................................... 85
VII. O h Prxi Sul i Spi .......................................... 91
VIII. O h Pr h Diviiy i Spi ....................................... 133
IX. O h Third Sa Dprivai, r h Fall h Sul ....... 137
X. O h Sa Suprm Riui: Th Fir Dgr .............. 139
XI. O h Sd Dgr h Riui Sul ....................... 143
XII. O h La Tw Dgr h Miai Riui .............. 159
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Tralar N ............................................................................................. 163
Wrk Cid ........................................................................................................ 169
Idx Biblial Rr .......................................................................... 171Gral Idx ..................................................................................................... 179
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NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION
My guidig priipl i ralaig Frai Mrury va Hlm Sketch
of Christian Kabbalism ha b mak h rai aibl h
mdr Eglih radr. I hav ampd rmai a aihul a p-
ibl h rigial x, hugh wih w abl xpi. Fir, i
h rigial, va Hlm iludd bibligraphial iai parhi-
ally, wihi h x. Rahr ha irrup h radig wih wha a b
dirupiv irui, I hav mvd hi iai , lad ah bm h pag, idiad by Arabi umral. Al, I hav rgu-
larizd h dumai yl ha hi ur a b mr aily
lad. M h ar rm h Kabbala denudata, abbrviad Kd.
Th w-vlum mpdium ai mulipl i, may wih hir
w pagiai, I hav ud h ym ulid i my irdui
(pp. ). My d dviai ivlv h hi Bibl ralai.
Va Hlm ud h Syria, bu bau i ha vr b ralad
i Eglih, I ud h Eglih Sadard Vri h Bibl, ad hav
idiad i h ralar ay dirpai bw i ad hSyria. Th , whih ar idiad by Rma umral, hav b
kp a miimum ad ar primarily xplaary, bu hy d ilud
ay rri r lariai va Hlm x. Wih h w
xpi, h ralai i a l a pibl h rigial. Rgardig
va Hlm ur, I ud publihd vri whr hy wr avail-
abl, a id i h d. Ul hrwi idiad, all ralai
ar mi.
Th aimil va Hlm Adumbratio Kabbal Christian irprdud ury Th Bar Library, Uivriy Caliria,
Brkly.
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INTRODUCTION
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Mystcal Atobographes: Book o Vsons and Book o Secrets, . . M M.F, T C W Sy (Nw Yk: P P, ); The JewshConcept o Rencarnaton and Creaton: Based on the Wrtngs o Rabb Cham Vtal, . . Dv M. Wm (Nv, NJ: J A, ); Kabbalah o Creaton:The Mystcsm o Isaac Lra, Fonder o Modern Kabbalah, . mm. E K
(Bky: N A Bk, 00); Wndow o the Sol: The Kabbalah o RabbIsaac Lra, . Jm Dv D, s. N Sy (S F: R W/W, 00).
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22 F b k v Hm, A P. C, Hm, F Myv, Dctonary o Gnoss and Western Esotercsm, :. C v mm y wk Impact o the Kabbalah n the SeventeenthCentry: The Le and Thoght o Francs Mercry van Helmont (16141698). My
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learned Doctor n Phlosophy and Theology, that the World was made o
Nothng . . . To whch s sbjoned a Rabbncal and Paraphrastcal Expos-
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m vb b y fl, A C v Hm bm q w Jw C kbb-
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Admbrato Kabbal Chrstan bgg vm, b Ky Dv Nm Kbb.
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L b m g, v , v v. I Sketch o Chrstan Kab-
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my y m mg y Cy, bg w b my C , g m g , , y ,
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m y mg , H mb y g, qy g g.
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g, G g v (by m m shemttot). Ag m
, Seirotw m wg :
. Keter Elyon , myKeter : Sm Cw. okhmah : Dv Wm. Bnah : Hm Ig
. esed : Dv Lv; Gedllah : G. Dn : Jgm Rg; Gevrah : Pw
. aamm : Cm; Teret : By
. Nea : Lg E. Hod : Gy
. Yesod Olam : F W; addk :Rg O
0. Malkht : Kgm; Atarah : Dm
(By y, v Seirah, Daat(Kwg) w . N my v Seirah, Daatw k m Seirah, Keter Elyon.)
T m b mb wy.T Seirot m , y b
vw y, k g bw G m. I , G m Keter, m
w w m okhmah, m w m Bnah, g Malkht, y kgm. Ag
mv Kbbm, by g v bmb by Seirot, bgg w Malkht, g
bkw m Yesod Olam Hod, Nea, , my v my w Keter Elyon, En-So.
Bgg y, Seirot w qy g-
z -m g kw Seirotc Tree. T
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gm mb v . F, wvw vy, m m. T g,
w m, q Cm; , m, by Rg. W , w
m w , by g m mb bm y w w m mg m.
I vwg Seirot v , Kbb
, g - g w fl flw. Hzy,
Seirot mg m gy Tgmm , w gv m, b
mm mm. Amy, Keter( Keter-okhmah-Bnah) g ; Teret, ; Yesod, ;Malkht, . W b, Seirotgy m.
T Seirah, Malkht Atarah, Shekh-nah. Dv m (m) Tm mm,
Kbbm Shekhnah m Dv P. Ag , by , G,
F, w m Hm, b
, w w w w .Dg m, Seirotw gz v
g. T m y w Adam Kadmon , Pm M. N b w - m,
Adam Kadmon y bg, m y g . Ogy v m-
y bw G Adam Rshon (C M),Adam Kadmon w g m wk by -g g g m H . A w
m, H w m bv w my k bw m G, vg v m
m m.A P N ym, kbb
mgy ygy , v, m g Tgmm
bg gv by w . Ag Jw my,En-Sog-y b mm mm b my
. T g w, W Em (Olam ha-alt ), g Seirot, Dv -
. T , W C (Olam ha-berah), m Shekhnah, mm,
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sheia a. spector
z Dv . T, W Fm (Olam ha-yerah ), b
by g, g , , y b z v, W F (Olam ha-asyyah).
I v , w w gv by Am S(Neesh ), vy. S m R S
(Ra ), v bw Neesh g mb by , S S (Neshamah
), , Imm S (ayyah ). W , mb O S (Yedah ).
Ag , mm (m-gy) mm (m) b m, gv by , g w . Adam Rshon,
C M, w gy b y . O gg g w, w m ,
v .
() Shevrah
Dg -Am g , . W G Hm H ,
Dn, Seirah Jgm Rg, w g m Raamm, Cm, mg m-
m. A mb, v Dn bk, v m w g y. T v g
Seirotm , , She-khnah, w y mmy mg. Hwv, g
y m Dn g Yesod bk, g m v g w . W m g w b wy bk O, w wg w bm
m by k stra ara, , g mm.
W v bk, m w .T g w, Olam ha-alt, bm , g
b w m g m , w , Olam ha-asyyah, W F w, bm
. Smy, w gy gm. N -g g w , g,
ayyah, m mm, w w w m.T m , Ra, ( R S), vg b by
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mb Dn (Jgm Ry), w v wy m g g. Ey bvg b
, Ra bm b bw Am S S, vg g wayyah,
Imm S, Yedah, O S. I, w yg- w m g, m , y gy y mmy w m
bj jgm.
() TkknB Am w y by . Adam Kadmon (Pm-
M), gy v m, m v g m. Ag w m m , Bk-
g V, w m ygm, Parim (Par , .), w
. O g v, g Keter Elyon, Sm Cw, Arkh Anpn ,
Lg-F O, kw Lg-Sg O. H w
by Abba , Imma , F M, -g okhmah Bnah, Dv Wm Hm Ig.
T Seirot Zeer Anpn, S-F O, kw S-Tm O
( Lg-SgArkh Anpn). Fy,Nkba de-Zeer, g Malkht Shekhnah, m
W S-Tm O. I v m,Adam Kadmon g w v -m. N g m vy, m
v g y g wv bk O.
T mm w gy by bkg v. A m , Adam Rshon g
w m gm. W , w m , - , my bk wy, g m,
mg by , w b g bv m, w m
w Olam ha-asyyah, W F. T, mbm m, bj jgm . I ,Am by y m mm
wAdam Kadmon . H by mg
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T m g by Kb-b w q C , k Jw
v, m g bw Kbbm C-y. T m by gg by g
m L my, g m w q- m w g g k m Sy v Nw Tm. Lvg qb g
mg Jm w Cy, m-gy flw. Gv g y m g
w Jw w y w b b g Jm, m k v Hm w b w
k y Jw w y v w g by vg C m Jm. Smy,
by v bv ggg g km Nw Tm w v v Jw.
R, mb y m gg ,
v Hm my w C Kbbm.Hvg b g jzg, m
by v y m gy vy y m
mg C y, w w w g , m b w m-flg g Jw vm. Y, mb
y b by mv. M g . Sy, Am, w
gby gg J Gk, ggg Nw Tm, L, gg W C. Im v Hm j b z
v, wv, w m gz Cy, mw w ,
by y . By g Sy,v Hm bg Cy bk w bv v b
m g.T g, y, g w Gk Gm
Nm, w Jw mym. D vC y, v Hm bv g ,
Cy y m m y;
, by g m w m y, C, , b b w v C m
g m . I , bv -gv m g, v m
kwg by g b y, , bv by y g . I ,
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0 sheia a. spector
bv Zohary b w by Sm b. Y y. I w , Zoharw v
m y Gk Nw Tm, , y g Seirot, m-
S, Gm b v Kbbm C.
T g y y
m g C w L Kbbm. W y , mm, y g
-Am , v g ; Tkkn m w v m
w m w . W , m y . I vy byg -
g vg G, m m g b m vy g m.I w, m y m
G. Fy, Glgl, mg , m C v, , g , bg
b mg v w.
I b m , v Hmm v Cy v Lm, g g w my Cy bg y mb w
Jw . H m bvy by qvg, -g b g m m mgyG,
M S bg m bv mg wv g m w g. S, by g vby, v Hm gy m
yg w m b . I -, v C v by g
L - , y: Pm I-; S D; M C; Sm R-
. By vg w M R, w y C , m, b
mz, v Jw.
() The Prmordal Insttton
T g g mbgy v Hm w g . O , m
m Sketch o Chrstan Kabbalsm w b vv :
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I q, v : g m b my :I j: I v: I m: I : I q:
I Jw [Jdoscapto]: y v b ,
I : I v.26
R Jw, g, g m k
g jzg. V Hm bg w g v m , w
gmm bj q, Jw, g vb w v . W y y
, w m by , g j g , b w -
w y . I b Jw, I v, b? I ? H, m b g b my
Cy v b . I , wy w w v Jw? I
w m w y C-
w mg v Hm mv; w, , , mg m ym wv mg y .
C w g, g w yk C:
. . The Kabbalist. Y kw, , g m m v, v g w jg mby g w m mgy g gm. Kwg , I w gm, w, y kw, my b, w m y w mk b y b, mz y w wy g my.
. . The Christian Philosopher. Y g, w my my , w mg.Y, I m wy my , b by vb gy, I mg y y . I ,
26 C gy g: I q; I , yg I m g / I j; I mk ; I m; I ; I q;/I Jw. I y v g b wy, I y (The Impact o the Kabbalahn the Seventeenth Centry, ).
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sheia a. spector
wv, y mg b v wy by my g, w -g G g vb w my, m b w
M, m m G, y, w y, w m bm y .
O , w m Kbb kg
Cy; , , mb v Hm b Cy, Kbb, g
g, w mz y w wy g my-. T C P, , vy v
Cy. I, g G g, g M, b vby m w g .
A bg mgy, v Hm v zg g L my, mm.
C w kbb , , O F S Uv, T Pm I E, b
; wv, g vykbb G, En-So, C P m g G. I , Kbb
W b G ymby, by bg bw w. I , O M
F P, Adam Kadmon, v Hm mm k g kbb Adam Kadmon C. H
m mv w C Ty, mg b m y v w
Seirot m g ( , Seirotc Tree), w
v g ( Parim). Cg bwAdam Kadmon C, v Hm m b w v g , m g k, b m v k g w b m
v Parim. A mkg , v Hm , , O Bg P P P-
, by mw gy . A Adam Kadmon, m, :
) M; ) m m g mby, P Am; ) gb g b;
) m m m. I Pm I, bg w m by kwg
, w by v g m .
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() The State o DestttonSyg y L Shevrah, , O Eg S
D, w w wg w G g .Rqg v m, H g
v , bg wk, , by g b m v. W m bm m, my m m g
, g w w g g g w. Iw jgm w b.
() The Modern Consttton
W M C, V Hm b vg Jw, g L Tkkn y
C bj b v . Ag L, Tkkn b by mmy v w Am, Adam Rshon m
mmm Bb bg Adam Kadmon b . B,
L Seer ha-Glglm, v m
g m, m g v, mg mmm m vm , y, w , m .
V Hm g v bgg C- , O S M C, ww
by m g w v :
. The Kabbalist: Nw, k b vy
by F Am. Hw y m?. T w m, w m m, fl . I wy, bj v , g b.
. The Kabbalist. Rg: y Sra d-Zenta bIdrot Zohar, v bk.A, y kbb b m g m. T w k g, b bfly, , w.
Obvy, g b k by C P-. Hwv, m k vg
vw, m Kbb qg -g C. T, , O P
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sheia a. spector
S S, Kbb y P w bj by C:
. The Kabbalist. I m y y- b , b y m by. L w y b .
T C w g
gy, b y:
. The Christian Philosopher. I w y v bm. T m,I gm g b:
Major premise: Wv y g g g v m b m .
Minor premise: T y .
Conclusion: T, .
Q gy, Kbb k g .I, C v g , -
g w b O Nw Tm,
w my . Ay, bk v Hm b m m.27
Ev g b m Sketch o Chrstan Kabbalsm, g by .
() Spreme Resttton
I , v Hm m vg -g g w Kbb. I , O P Dv-
y S, m wk , G v H m j w y.
Ogy, Seirot m m Adam Kadmon.Hwv, F, Adam Kadmon m w gm
v ygm b by L, g v Hm - w C Dvy: Lg-F Ow G; F w G F; M w F
y w vg bg; S-F O w
27 S, m, Two Hndred Qeres Moderately Proponded Concernng theDoctrne o the Revolton o Hmane Sols (L, ), w The Paradoxal Dscorses (L, ).
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S; W w Hy S. T, , O TS Dv, F S, v Hm b w
m w gy P Am bkwy , v
g . F , Sm R- v bm y. I , 0, O S Sm R: T F Dg, Shekhnah,
b v gy, w b by kg, -g yg m. A , g , O
S Dg R S, M Hm w v G, C - g
Seirah. C w C k g v, m m v g wy: ) my; ) ;
) g . I b b, C w mbv : ) by yg Jw, ) by mgg m Rm, ) by mg gz m C-
y. T m . Fy, g , O L Tw Dg M R, S w b
mm M w g v-
. T, g w g, w v by, M w Kgm H F.
A mgm L Kbbm Cy, Sketch
o Chrstan Kabbalsm m vk mg P, C Jw,
m m g g y.Ag C bv J C b S G M, v Hm j b
Cy, y g m-, w m v. Cqy,
C Sketch o Chrstan Kabbalsm m b m m . Ag v Hm
Sm R vv v C, y, M C, g m w
k g, w w b w, v Hm m g, wg v
w b . S, w g -
v gmm, m bgg y , Jw v y m
. Cy, m v Hm mm.
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SKETCH OF
C H R I S T I A N
K A B B A L I S M,that s,
THE HEBRAIC BASIS
S Y N C R E T I S M ,or,
B R I E F A P P L I C A T I O N O F
H E B R E W K A B B A L I S T I C D O C T R I N ETO THE DOGMA OF THE NEW FEDERATION; FOR THE FORMATION
OF HYPOTHESES THAT LEAD TOWARDS THE CONVERSIONOF THE JEWS.
F R A N K F u R T A M M A I N
Pb by J O H A N N D A V I D Z U N N E R P by JOH. PHIL. ANDREAE.
IN THE YEAR .
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I q, v : g m b my :
I j: I v: I m: I : I q:I Jw: y v b ,
I : I v.
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C K
Cp
O VO O V.
K. C p.
. The Kabbalist. Y w, , v g g v, w g w gy xg g. Kwg , w x g , y w, y , w w y , z y w wy xg y.
. The Christian Philosopher. Y g, w y y , w . Y, wy w y , x w g, g y y . , wv, y g v wy y y g, w g G g v w y, x -
w , G, y, w y, w y .
. The Kabbalist. w v . Y - g, g., y jv v. w y ?
. The Christian Philosopher. , v g w , w, g g, ww G.
. The Kabbalist. , g w y ,
v y, w , y.
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6. The Christian Philosopher. W g . , , y, wy y y , w y g : )
p ; ) g D; ) C; y, ) .
7. The Kabbalist. g. vy g y g, .1
8. The Christian Philosopher. . w G, g gw , , , g.
9. The Kabbalist. , -y w wg v g.
0. The Christian Philosopher. w g g.
. The Kabbalist. w y g. v w, x g , w wgw, . , g, , , w w w.
. The Christian Philosopher. .. The Kabbalist. g w
v g, w, v, w j , y w x w .
. The Christian Philosopher. w .
. The Kabbalist. , w wy, w vyg w .
Cp
O O V, O pOD O D C
. The Christian Philosopher. p , , , g G, .2
. The Kabbalist. W G yy, g y , x y . , g ww y, y -y, w .3 D y G ?
. The Christian Philosopher. py. y x y (6:6), w p x g G (g y x,i w y w y w, ww x v w g):
1 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...2 O G, y, -
y K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..0.3 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...
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w y w g, w v . g, J :: G g, . J :7: vy g g vy g
v, g w g w w v w g.
. The Kabbalist. g v xy w y , ,v, y qy .
. The Christian Philosopher. W , J :: w , w g . , J ::G .
6. y xy G g w w xg g.
7. g , , w y v g , y y , G y g w y w, vv . g w j, gv , g z, j , y v, wy . g y g g, y g g,g w 9:7: y w g. x.
8. , y G, y w, y
v; w v y , wy wG y .
9. w, w : , ; , - ; , ; , .ii
0. The Kabbalist. G , . v w , w w w w g, x, w g, y . W .4 D y y w?
4 , Wg, , K..; Ky Dv K, K ..66666; K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K ..707,000.
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. The Christian Philosopher. y , gy w G g Lcus, p 7:8: w v v v g. w
w w g .. The Kabbalist. , x
; g w v, w vy v w .5
. The Christian Philosopher. , , - g.
x w g g v g,w w y v w y Aa Ka-, w Cw y v y. ,
, vy g , w - y v .
g w v w - g, , y g, g, , vy w . , v g, , , g v g w g . , , v y .
Aa Ka, , w gy g w Dvy, x Sifra i-Zeiuta
Irt, .iii. The Kabbalist. wv, g: w
G, vy y, g v g w v j . g K, y v . J g, w , x- y vy g y , w v y g- w y v , w g, w v g w w Dvy. j vy G, gy vy y.
5 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...
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Cp
O DO O pODCO, O
AdAm KAdmon
. The Kabbalist. w y vg w y y y g, , w y w w Aa Ka y .
. The Christian Philosopher. , G, w , y , qy w. g, , w , , , g . . x w w
y .. w w g w
, p y C :8: W g j , w j w g j- , G y .
. y , , y g , j y -qy y.
, g g , , y w g g . y
v .. The Kabbalist. y, x
g y. y vy , g; y, w y w g y. g gy w g wg. W, , w v -, w g v v w j, y g w y v y v j. Dvy , , .
6. The Christian Philosopher. w C w6:7:
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v y, y w v. i 8:8: wv y w - g, w w gy
w y g. C 9:6, w .
7. J wy, w y :: W w g , w v gy, gy y , g . v, y g; y w Kg w g g. J :8: v G; yG, w , w. y g, w , Aa Ka, w y . v , g y
Dvy, w g w. J :, w G, , , y C, w . w, J :6, C y: . qy .
8. The Kabbalist. w g , , y w y .
9. The Christian Philosopher. p C, :, w y C: g v G, . , , w w vg, w w ; w , w
, w, w v. w g g x vy, , w .
0. The Kabbalist. w, y wg w g w Aa Ka y . , Aa Ka g, gg w .
. The Christian Philosopher. w y G, w y [ w ] J :;w, y G, w , :8. , J :6:
K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...
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G v w, gv y ; :8: wv v y. J :9: v Gw g , G y w; J :9,
w y : G y w.. The Kabbalist. : W y Aa Ka w
vyg w gg.. The Christian Philosopher. G y ,
y J :: g w g , w w yg w . :9, p , G vygg J C,i v g w g J C y x. v, ; p C:67, G: y g w , v , v v, w [w merkavtii]
g w g . g, g g. w :, w : g w w. y g vy w w y , G :, w y: gg G [.., ] v . Y y vy g y. y y w J :8: v G; yG, w , w.
. The Kabbalist. : W y Aa Ka .
. The Christian Philosopher. g, g , . w 7:8, : w v.
6. The Kabbalist. : y, w
K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K... .
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, g.7. The Christian Philosopher. w :, w y -
: gy G x .
8. The Kabbalist. : , , g .1
9. The Christian Philosopher. g , J:9: Wv ; :: wv w .
0. The Kabbalist. x: g g, y -v, g v. g g, w g v, g w , y g gv, g v g.11
. The Christian Philosopher. G, w
g, w : g g ; y 9:6: O g w,Kg g . y 7:, w y : w q , Kg g.
. The Kabbalist. v: wg,12 w y G.13
. The Christian Philosopher. . W J :,; J :: w . y 9:, w W G; w : y: v y w w., W y .
. The Kabbalist. g: g y Aa Ka .
. The Christian Philosopher. p C:: w, vg g; -gvg . v 7:
., K...1 ., K..7.11 ., K..8.12 .13 ., K..08, w K Sefer Yetirah, ().
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w , ; v [ g]. g, , , p ; ,
y g y :, w C y: , .iii
6. The Kabbalist.: Aa Ka y Cw.14
7. The Christian Philosopher. y G, g v g, : : Gy G g, g w w ! - g . , w 9:8: Kg w [ w ]! p v gy g!
y Cw y gy g , v g. , g G ( :7); g v.i
8. The Kabbalist. : . . Y, Zhar, vy y , w D 7:9 Dy. , , .15
9. The Christian Philosopher. w D v gg Dy (7:)i g . wy, v vy g g w . 7:
: y jg w gv.ii jg . J y :: jg , gv jg . , y . y : y w y w D O . , gg D: g w w w, w. J, y (y :), w:
14 ., K..9.15 ., K...
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w w, w w, w. J , v v , , g . y :, , 0, ; :,
6, 7, .0. The Kabbalist. v: w
w .1. The Christian Philosopher. w ::
gy G x , v y w w. g , w g jy g.iii C y x C- 6:8; y :8; :8; :7; :; 6:7,; 9:6,; :, w wy w w vyg; qv G w gy. J :: v gv g
. C J :: J, wg gv g ; w 8:8, w C y: y v gv .
. The Kabbalist. w: - g g; , w , , .1
. The Christian Philosopher. g C:, w w wg. C C :9 w :.
. The Kabbalist. :Aa Ka , alef, , y pele.1 i
. The Christian Philosopher. y , alefy :8, :6, :; y , pele, 9:6.
6. The Kabbalist. : O , : W - , v y , yv y .
7. The Christian Philosopher. , hu eishu, w: w w . y :, 8,w wjehvah . , y :7; 6:.
8. The Kabbalist. : w y g w v x ?
9. The Christian Philosopher. J y : y , wy, w y
1 ., K..09.1 ., K..0.1 .
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y,1 y , w J y 0:0: . , J 7:: y y , v w . v : y y , j y, , , y . . .
y y v w . w J 0:8: yy w . J:0: D y v ? . . . v .
0. The Kabbalist. x: w y x w w ?
. The Christian Philosopher. J y : , , w g, ,2j w x , y w g , C y J :8:
g . , v , J y :: v . C y J :0, w ,, , : v w g. g w w w , yy v. wy, w , J y :67: , g v . gv y, . , v , J 6:6: y x w G.y, , J 8:8: j g , g.
. The Kabbalist. v: W w ?
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. The Christian Philosopher. , y , ,21 g vg , J y :: w , w g . J :6 y:
, g v . J:, C , yg: [ , ] ;i ( :0), wg g J :6: wy, , . J ::
w w gg, w w v , w w v w y,w w v w , g w w , w v , y y , w w w w .
J :: Wv ; wv v G
v . v 0: J C. G .ii. The Kabbalist. g: , g , w v
,22 w y ,23 w x.24 y :
. Cw, , w g.
. W, .. g, .. v, g.
. g, g w .6. y, y w g v .7. g , y w g v
.8. Gy, y w vyg v .
21 ., K...22 .23 ., K..8.24 ., K..8.
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9. , v y w g .0. Kg, y w g , w
, y w v w
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w y ? The Christian Philosopher. g .
g y :, w J w: G y w w w w , v w . w , w w, ww w y y, G, v 8, :8, :7, 6:. , wv, q : Cw, w y wy , ;
W, y , , wy -y, w v x; g, w w g w, , g , g . Zhar, -y Ira Rabba,y g (w y wv ,g ), w p 0:6, OD g v v, w . , p 97: 99:: OD g, w .iii y, p 6:0: OD w g v, w . g Ira Rabba y O, w
, y w w, w v. g . y , .
v , y v , w , , - . y w xy; w g, W - O, v W C W . wy, W C.i , y v v , y w v , w W , w .
, wg :
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25 ., K..8687.
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, , w , , w g w , . y w, y 9:: y , y
; w w . C y O Ira: w g y g w v , w Dy.
. W , w :9: Y w j- [gy ] y . C : x: w - w wg. y :: Wy w w , v w w w g gy g! v g g w v , y , v, v . y 7: y : ! g gy w
gvg w g G, . - v ,v g . C :7, w y x w W g.
. g g C :, w w w-g v g Biah. g :: O, w wg G, w, g jg, .
. v, , G, , J :, w C y: g . y, p 6:0, 8: g J
C w y, , g .. g Jg , C J :: jg
, gv jg ; p, 7:: x y w w jg w g y w . y, y 9:: jg j, w , , vy vg. y w 6:7:
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w g gy , w y g w . C g w 6:6.
6. y, , Gy, . w w y, g gy, y . -w :0, C y: y w g v w w g gy. J :: w v gy, gy y . J 7:, w y G: w, , gy y w w gy w y w x. .
7. Vy , J 6:: ; v v w. y :: w q, w g w y , q w w y . -
y :: J, . . . q. y 7:: yw w , w q , .
wv, , . wy y . y :90: wv vg gv gy w , w v v v, wy- w . . . w v v v. y :: vg - , ! w w. y 0:6: w y w v v v. y :7: vg gv v g v g w w G
w v v v. J :0: G .
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wv vg gv gy . v : Wy y, G, v gy w. :: Wy . . . v . . . . v :
w [ , , g w ] g gy g v v; 7::! g gy w gvg w g G.
9. Y, , J y K. pv 0: y: J w.i , y 6:, w g w x: J y,O y O. :: y y g O. 7:: w g g O, . :: G y w w, g-
O, . y :8: w g, w , g jg, w w Dy,.
0. Kg C w :, w J x:, g v . C :7; v y: w g . . . g g g-. J 8:6, J y: y g w. . . . yg w.ii
y, g v C :8: gv g w,
wg g ,2 g g y [ gy g], wg ,2 y,2 y g w,2
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v g,3 g.31y, g, g; x y , w
Cw. v, w gy, y w .
6. The Kabbalist. : w y g w ?
7. The Christian Philosopher. g pv , y w, , y , g.32 J :: w , w w w . J 6:0: w w w y w g, y q
y. J :7: , y w vyg; y w v y. p C : g.
8. The Kabbalist. w: O g y g, y:
, w v 7, w v 6, w v
, w v
y v , g, w .33w y y ?
9: The Christian Philosopher.gg , g Zhar, , . :34 D y g y g.iii v g , w v y x g : w , w w w w , w v. w, wg g J :, y: g w gy .i , , 6:, w g-. p C 0::
3 ., K..0.31 ., K..707.32 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...33 ., K...34 w , 7; , 9.
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. y -w , w C. , x 7:6, g- w g w. g Zhar
(y ) : g : , , gv gv. gv gvg. gv. g, D y :: g g w . Kg.35 , C 0:9 y: W C , w y y . x 7:7, w v g. y, :6, g v . , gy w C J 7:6: v y w y gv w. v : y ,
y , w y v gv , .; v : y, .; v 6: w y , w w, ., w g. gy y g Zhar, , . 96 ( w - 6; ), w y: . . . g g x, wg yy Dv w g y , . . . w , w g .3i , q ya, .
, , g g w, w : W ;
, W C; , W ; , W ; w, G x g y. wy p y C C :9: w y w [] y, , z w, y . yC, x g g .
W w C. w g . qy g vgy, w 7::
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w g w, , g vw , . w:0: y w g v, .ii C- w 6:6, :9: , . C 0::
w , w Shekhiah, . y :: , , w , , . g G v Dv G, y C J :7: ww gv g ; g g J C. g. w, ese, w g G, g w 7. , w 6, w sava, , w , v. w avi, , w :: , G w y y
. Y wv y. vy w y . :9: y , Cg J z, w w ,. iii w :: w , J, . J 6:: p w w! i
, C w , wbeaa, w w aa , w be 7.
O , y; ; ; .3 w y , wv .
w w W O w3 w , w .3 v- , w ,4 w .41 w :7: D v w p; v . 0:: C w g vy wv. :7:
3 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K...3 ., K...3 ., K..76.4 ., K..0.41 ., K..00.
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O , w v v ! W y C g gy? gg w p,
g g . v : y w yw w w y, vyg w w p p . J :9: Y y y v ; y w . 0:: w vy w v, .
y, g gy . x g w, , w, , x , g. y , v , w Kg.42 W q vy w j?
wv, , g, W, v j g . -, , g y. , g, z- vg , y; v y. Dv y, q . wy, wg. J 7:.
0. The Kabbalist: wy-: v g .y :
. nefesh, py: g vy, gvg y, vgv v, w , y .
. Rua : g v , w x y v; g g g , w y g.
. neshaah, g: g y v v , w g vyg y v, w y .
. ayyah, Vy: g - y v v w , y w y g g, v y v . pv , g y x .
42 ., K..9.
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. Yeiah, y: g y, w . g y, . y , g
w vyg , y w vyg g, w vyg - w w vyg gg. , g - y .
. The Christian Philosopher. g y g . , nefesh x. y,w , Rua. , w g y, neshaah. , g w , y ( , g x), v. gw g
gy v y, xy, w qy vy . , x g, w v , y , g . J 6:6, w y (w g, nefesh), g (w g, Rua). (w g, neshaah), (w g,
ayyah), y, g (w g, Yeiah), w v g . w g- x w:
J , y, y, y y, y () () , () y v y. Wv y y , () w y. y , y . Wv y y , () .
O y, , w y g , g :, w p y: w y G y y y, y y w y g J C. y , g
v y g, , w w vy-g g . g wg g, J ::
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w , w w w ., w 9:: J, wg g, . w :; :; 9:7; J :8: w y w g , w y.
g yy :6, g y g . w:
Y y y y. W y y y, y w y g, w , y y . g y . y w y g, vg , w wy g, w w y gv y g.
, v , . J :: w , w g . g , . , , g ,
w J 7:, :0: y w w w w . J 6:7: vg , v , .
8. The Kabbalist. wy-: , v g, y:
. g , w y .
. g y, g ekui, w .
. g , w .
. g , w .. g , g akui, , v g, w
v y v, w w.43
g v v , y: ) g- O; ) ; ) ; ) - O; ) W.44 w y?
. The Christian Philosopher. G, y p , y g, v j, ( w y , g v
w y, , , w ), , w . g -g xg g
43 ., K..0, .44 ., K..0.
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J , w , w g . W , w Aa Ka. g , w Ov
w ( :9 9), : , yv wy; g , x ( :).
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. The Kabbalist. y x , w ? w y
?. The Christian Philosopher. g w G -
g w .4 y, , y w w w g. v g , g w v g, w , w v. y , , , ,Cg, w, w g w v G. y w , y , . w G , - vg w j v g
g, w w , w v .4 w y y(g y), g, w g w g w y, w jy g g: , y, , .4 , w w , v, , g v w . v w , g w , y w j , w y .4
. The Kabbalist.g w w g?
. The Christian Philosopher. g w . y, y w q, g , wg , , g y D (J :8).
. The Kabbalist. W w thu, , ; w, .
4 J x Ky Dv K, K..0.4 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..06.4 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..0; Ky Dv
K, K..9.4 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..06.
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6. The Christian Philosopher. , v j. g vy w , w y w . g
w . g, y, wy . vy v Cw.
7. y , w - . W g y, p. g W, gv , w Aa, , , , , .5
8. g, w w g, g g. , g w gv y , G, w .
9. w w g, g - O, , x q ,y v, g, y, g , jy . w w, , , G -z, ( :). w, wj daat, wg; x , y w Aa Beliyyaal ( C 6:).
0. w ; j Kg, , w .
. O K ,51
w w y j v, w vy w y. v,52 g .53
. The Kabbalist. g y , w w v g w .
. The Christian Philosopher. p w y, y, w g g g wg , w v g y. W w .
Cp V
O G O DO
. The Kabbalist. w, g v. w y y G?
. The Christian Philosopher. W g v j w ,
5 Ky Dv K, K..8.51 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..7.52 ., K..66.53 ., K..66.
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y w y, x v - wy; , y v. yy .54 v w
v , , g w w.55 w J, v 6: g w y w w y, wg. vy, w g v y v vg. wy g alakha eatu, g w ( p :). y, g J :8: Wv g v, v g gg.y, g, w . C J 8:: v g w , . , g .
. The Kabbalist. W w ?. The Christian Philosopher. w , gg Kg, v
v y y, w ; , , w x , ; y . ,5 v g Kg- w g.5 v w. w g y G, y y j Kg. g p 8:0:ii C [w g , w w w ], w j
[ , thu], 5 [ y G, w bitul C serikuta y, y w g vy ],w w [ v g w wgy ], y w j:[y, g y w w , y , w w -j g v , w v w v].
. wv, j v , g,y w w g, w g v,5 , v , y w g (y w, y wy, y g y x , ), y y w -. , p, 8:9, x g, (v 0), (v ), w g wg v . y v , w v y , w y, w - w .
6. x y v y g, w - y
54 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..60.55 ., K..6.5 ., K..9, .5 Ky Dv K, K..0.5 Sifra i-Zeiuta, g w G :.5 K , Shaar ha-Shaayi, K..6.
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g, y , g w w g. , w y , g w w w : ) x, ,
g g, w g; ) x,v x, x ww g g; ) g v y w , w, y y,y v ; , y y, w . , v . g y v -, y w y g . w, g -,g y g y g, y w , w y ngah, vvg w, w, . -
y g , x y -. y, w , w v , g w ; w g x, y , w g y . , g w x y g v wy . , , , ., w y v g. y . , w y gw , ., , y, wy, , . wv
g y g. yg, . w v . y g w w y zy, g, vy, , .,w g, g j .
7. The Kabbalist. w W g, w w y ? w ?
8. The Christian Philosopher. w g -. g g, , g, , vw , , . , , w vy v. O , w y v w , w wy y , . -, w w Cw, , x .
w , y, Kg - O, , g Kg; W - O; Cw, , g.
9. , g, j, , . , w . ,g y y .
Ky Dv K, K..7, 80.
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w y y w , w w v, w g , w w v . p y . g
J 7:: w , y gy y v gv y v w. v ; :, w y: v w, w , w w v , 7 . p p:0: w w w, . y, v , w y y .
6. The Kabbalist. w, x w w y .
7. The Christian Philosopher. g , , , y v g, g-
g w y :: w , w, gg G . C C :, 6; J :; C8:6; :9; w :. , v w, , - w x g W C , g v-x, y y, w w . y ; g y . G :, w y: gg, G v . w , , thu, , , bhu; w , gv . w , vg wy w g. C y g: :: . . .
w ; C 6:: w w g w ? , 6:, w w v - . , C :: v . p :: gy . w y, , w g . w 8:, y 9:, 0:, w g . , w q- vx, w w w . G :.
8. g v w ,
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x C g, w , , W(w ), ( J :), y, gx; , , w y , gv
. w v y W C -, w vy y. g wyg, y w w w , w g (G :, wg). , y x (:; :, 8; p :9), g ( :).
9. y w , , w ygzv. wy, ygz g, w w, w v. W , wv, , w xv w w , . v (G :0, 6,8; :9, 0; 7:, 8:; w 6:6, :0, .). w
w , g, g x v.0. , yg g y , w
, y vg- vg (G :9.).
. , yg v , , g w , w g , v w zg gy. , gv w , v, x (p 9:;J 6:7, 8:6). W w y , wy , w .
g g, g gg ( :9). wy x v, w,
gy v v, w vy w -. w , w (w w v gv, , w y w -). vyg v y g g w. , w w , w w , ; y, g w . wv, , y, w v v g. w v, w y w . O g g, w w g, w y v v, (J 8:7), w y g , y g g vy; p :0. C G :.
. , v w yg g, , G :0, . g , w w w , , y w p , g . , g g g v y, 0:6. w g y x W ; y, ,x W , W C.2 , , , y .
2 J K , Sefer ha-Gilguli, K..78.
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CHAPTER VII
OF THE PREEXISTENCE OF SOULS IN SPECIES
1. The Kabbalist. I y p yp px , y y. L w p ppy p.
2. The Christian Philosopher. I w y v p. T i, I p g g :
Major premise: Wv yp g g g v .Minor premise: T y px .Conclusion: T, .
T p pv y w y p p-. T i g ppg y ; pi . T i p v : w p, v, y p . T v jy. BG i p p , w H , , y, , y, vg w pp g p- py w . I, j g
w y G py w pp. T pv p p x - w . B p, , . W,, p px ?
A g p 1. An account o ths cannot be ound n the myster-es o the ath, etc. I py: T g , y x, y , g p ppy. T p w gy ppy p yHw g W O Sp.xxxv T p, -g , w y, p .
Tgy, v g pp, pp y v.H, , w , ppy, . T p ppy, , g y , , g. I, wv, g pp, logos, v W, w Hw :12, .
Rp 2. The soul s a sprt, but ncarnate. I py: T g : , w y, w w-. B x, g p , w p y, w y . T ; y -
gy, w y g- .Sy, y v i p v,
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1 C 1: 0. I, , , p g y Hw. Hwv, p:
It s nether dvded wth beng transported, nor dsmembered, but multpled, n the
same way that when one candles lame s used to lght another, t s nether dvded nordsmembered. I py: Tp g: 1) g g ; 2) p gg ; ) g g g. T . T v p , , v g p. Nw, v , w , . Fxp, p , wy y v, y . T, y . T p. I w, v, j
ww , vg p, , y pg, v . Sy, py pp fl, g g w , v yp fl w w w. T pvy xp. Spp p fl, g pp p, ., i g y, gvg fl .S, g, g w , qg w p. I, wy, y p p q, v pi p w w g, pp y g . Hwv, fl
yg y , w ,v w pp w y . Sy, g pg wy w w, v w w v . T xp ppy , w p. I -, w , ! I p, , g g fl, g v . Nv, y gg , vy , , p w fl p g . I, , w , y, g . T vyg pg p q . Hw p (y, C x v My). T y g p.
. S: S v x w, y, v j y p i, y. I p yv w x y.
T i, g y y pp, . T, , w. T j pv p , y w w , y.
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T g, p: The partcular human matter exsted romthe irst ormaton o the world, not, however, rom the second. I py: T ig i y xp, w p,
xp w py j g w y, w -g . I p, : In ths ashon, thendvdual seeds o the souls exsted at the ormaton o the world. I p: T , w w w v p, p . Ty p p p w wy (Mw 22:0), p vg G H. N p , p w wg. N yp gp g w g. T, p w v , p vg px A, j g, p w g p p.
F I p:Just as Lev was n Abrahams lon, n whch he was decmated(Hw :9): I p:
I , w g -g, g , y, y y , g. T, pv. T p, -y, w p g, w, py, w p q.Hwv, y Hw p wy, y q , w Nuot, , p, y ( xp Seer ha-Glgulm). A , I w p . B :
The human substance s more noble than the remnants o creatures, and nevertheless,
n the sx pror days, God created nanmate and anmate remnants, relcs, beore man.On ths account, thereore, one can say: The substance s more noble than the essence andduraton. I p. A g , . A g , , g p ( g, gg y p ). F g, y g-g w y pp. T xpw x-y g g pp, g y px , pg yp w . Ev g pp w w w , - .
. T: H w y w wy g , , w. T w , , w g.
T p pp G; , .
T p g 1. God dspensed accordng to Hs wsdom the tmesand delays, accordng to ree wll, . I p. T v wy g; y xp y. S p: It sbetter to be rom eternty; thereore, shouldnt the souls be descrbed as comng rom eter-nty?Wy , p g p?
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Ev Hw y p, yp . T (R 12:), w y ppy p (Mw 2:1).
. F: Wv , wy g, x wv p wy , , y . T, G i. T, y w gg, w .
F p j: The concluson s absurd. From ths t would ol-low that the souls exsted rom eternty. I py: Dv y . T g : j p y pvy w . T ppy ,vyg g w . S p: The argument concludesby afirmng rom genus to speces, that God Hmsel s always communcatng. Thereore,
He s always communcatng to the souls. It s gven to other souls, except certanly the Sono God, whose Father communcated rom eternty n begettng Hm, and to the Holy Sprtn nsprtng Hm. I p: C , p. T, w S Hy Sp pv yg G.
T p: By the same consequence, t ollows that many orms could have beencreated, to whch God communcated better than to the soul o man, n such a way thatGods good to them s amplied. I py: Tg v g v pg g, pp p (M), v. T, i p , x pvy pp yp,
w xp , v.. F: I g, , w v
g, w v p .
I, . T, .
T j pv. B g, wv z,v, y , g ppy g, w g, , G, w , g w p, v , p. T i g, p: 1. The consequence s negated. Thereason s that the dvne good s n everythng, whether sprtual, materal or or whateverother occasons mght exst.
I py: I w, , ? W p p-? I G pw , p .
S p: The reason s nullied because even the good o man always doesgood thngs, t s not always n a beneical mode. In that way, God s, ndeed, always ben-eical to man, rom whch the same s put together, but not always n the same mode. Andalso, t s not always made as an mpedment but relates to ree wll, whch, nevertheless, hassacred causes. I py: T g g g g v g. T w y g ; g.
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. Sx: H w pw p v p q.T pw v G p, v p,
w y H p.
I p x g: 1. Gods unversal power s mmutable, and completen tsel, but creatures, whch are the object o that power, are not themselves mmutable andcomplete. What ollows rom ths ndeed s absurd, that all creatures, or as long as the globehas been n exstence and wll be n the uture, wll always be smultaneously n exstence.I p: T yg -, w w p y, x y, v g v v vy. E 1:9: Ng w .
8. Sv: I G gv g H gv , w H w H w .Hwv, pg H p. T, H gv .
T p pp v j: God does not have to do anythng(R 11:). Thereore, t s not at all unjust He dd not gve the same duraton toeverythng.
I py: T x gy p g . Nw, i , g,w vw ppv, y j, w vw vg g w g , g y yp.
9. Eg: T p p v iw -x y , .
T px . T, .
T pv, g y wg p: H p x p , w v , -g q g g C. F , y j;y v . I pv pg,p g y v v fl. W y, , p v yy wy y wy g v, py p, vy p p wg , ppy w -gy. T wy g g w w y . My p y. W gg p wy v pv w v y , yp p g!
Rp g j: 1. It s easy to resolve the dficultes rased by theopnon o the Epcurans, who dd not ascrbe to Gods dvne provdence. They
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arse rom the dference between pous and mpous ates: T, p . I py: T yp px yg g G y wy. T, g p . M
, .S p. 2. It s not possble to render an account or all o the dferent knds
o causes that support the body because God dd not reveal them to us . S R 11::Hw jg, . I py w P :1: I w y G. G y v v wv H, . T :
Orgnal sn s the ont and orgn o all evls, rom whch dverse streams emanated; nths way, the ruts o other actual and punshed sns were germnated. I py: T w v g w g px v, gy p . F , w
wv , g, v w . T i yp. Y y: U p. I py: Rg , p g q; p q. T :
God permtted one to submt to the destny that another deserved(L 1:). Yet, Hehas not punshed that one, makng clear Hs orebearance. I py: T pg ppy v y y R. T y . F , G w vg H y y. H H jg p.
T j. Also, t s absurd or us to say: Orgnal sn s more ntense n some,and less n others: The ntensty s precptated n chldren o parents who are hardened to
wckedness. For what purpose s ths ntended?(Ez 1:2, 19:2.; Mw :; L :).Ths poston s not extraordnary; there are varous sorts. I py: O g , A, v v v g g . I, , g g, w g - v j. A wy w , , w S A w y v g. T pg v, w v v p g (w p g p), g. I, y w g y g. I p y p pvy y. N , , , w pp-. I, wv, pp, w y xp g w ? Hy, , v pp, w p. Og S p wy.I, yp p y .
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10. N: Ay p y .
T px . T .
T j, I p: 1. Our acultes are not ndces o controversy, whethero dverse opnons, or o natural or scrptural prncples. I : H , ,, , jg v; pp jg . Nw, p v , ppg .Sp gv , yp p-y j p .T v p px. Op px , . I, pp Sp.
S p: Scrpture, on the other hand, to the pont that t llumnates the ntel-lectual acultes, could be contradcted by opnons dependent on revelaton, t, lke ths,has no oundaton n the sacred lterature (I 8).I py: T p py p-p, v. S, p Sp y px. O p y gv , py , w ppy w p , py Hw,w px xp. T , :
Ths s contradcted by the ntellect. Reason s persuaded by the opnon that states, thesoul exsted beore the body. The soul, ndeed, s, n the end, controlled by nature, becauseman s consttuted by the body. The opposte obtans the dscusson accepts the mnor
premse. I py: I y w py, w . T, , ppy; v G B -. Oy w xp p, y g w .
11. T: T p py xp i g- , p.
T . T .
T pv , g yp, g i g , w g p A, w w y i. T, , y y w vv , pv y v j, p p w p gy . I, g w y w A; , w y .
T j, I p: 1. We are not permtted to solve dficultes wth lm-ted mnds, but should return to Scrptures about the mysteres o ath, and see whch, gven
our lmted mnds,
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are provded to us. I py: Pp p Sp, y xpy . T, y, g, y v wv p v p.
S j: How s one lberated rom the undamental asserton n scrpturallterature that the authors o that sn were Adam and Eve? I py: T pg wv y. I : There s much less n nature. I py: Nv,Ez 18:19. y qy . T . I : Scrpture, ndeed, says that Adam and Eve are the complete
ont o the human speces (A 1:2). I py: Dg w , g , w A 1:2829. Pp . I : It s our nature to sn (R :12). I py: U w - v , pg g g , w v , v g
. I Sy. H p y v w. I p: Why s there no test or dvne justce? I our status s to have
pans nlcted upon us, why not sn lke Adam? Snnng, ndeed, s n the semnal prncple,. I py: I pp, py , j p p yg J, p . I ypp v y, v , w v p , j p p , w . T gpp .
12. Ev: T p v i w
v p v .
Px . T, .
T pv wy: T px y vy x p; v py.I y, p p y, w p (w y ), ppy w v g- , y w g pg w. I y v , w p p, p y i , iy . I , , qy w , py jg.Ag pp , ppy i y v, w p g y ? I, p w y g vy w v g w yw w . I pp w p g . D yg px ,w
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p pp p pp, ?
T v y w
p y pp w gv p xp, p x- w, g , y p y g ggg . W g pw, x y w q? I p w wy , j g y g. T xp wy g v py w w gv , w wy g, g .
Ag v p : Inclnatons do not reer to prevous
states, unless an actual state n heaven, where the souls preexsted n orm, standng beorethat arena, where some who were phlosophers, others shoemakers or weavers, work; othersbear arms or pursue other ways o le: these and smlar human nclnatons. etc. I py: THw p w p g v, . Y yp v pp py y . I: God, who through the process o emanaton created man, mprnted the potentalnclnaton that was actualzed, etc. I py: T i , , p,w . A , w pvy w w, , , .?
1. Tw: Wv p p y ,
. T , . T, .T pv: Ayg p p x i -
qy p x i g w, g w v p w -, g xp. I w p p . O . T.
T p g w j:It s not a queston o what duraton the souls capable o, but o the condton t s restored to. I py: I fly, py j , w p, p, . W y pv py g g pg w w, w . I , py yw ivy. T, v g y . I S, py j j y .
1. H p g y Sp, w pv px , py M, w w:
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I. Dy 29:11: I w y I g w v-, w wv g w y L G, w wv w y.
W , G w , p qg w g.
W, G w I w y . Ev g y w y , y w .Cqy, w y p, w ppp , , y pv; , y px.
1. II. I :1: F I w v, w I wy gy; p w gw , I .xxxv
T x y g: I G H i py w w H
, H x , p v gg y px.
I, , g x; , .1. III. J 1:: B I y w I w y, y
w I y; I pp y pp .T p w: Wv G vv, wgy
H , i pp, x.T w G w,
x x w. A , wy , p g ?
1. IV. E :2: A I g w y - vg w v. B w y v ; p Mw 2:2.
T , gg v w p; , p yx. A y . T, .
18. V. J. 8:21: Y w, y w , y y g!
W, gvy: D w w y w , w yy w ? T px J , p gg g .
19. VI. W S 8:19: A I w y w w, g y ; , g g, I i y.
F : Wv w y g x; y vg y.
20. VII. J 9:2: A p , R, w , p, w ? J w, I w , p.
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F g, w wv gv p - C pv y ; g p, g .
Px . T, .21. VIII. Wv Sp , , v ;
w y , ppp v py p ; y, y py, y .
T w Sp .T, w , w py
p G.T pv: P 119:2; J 0:; Ex :1; L 1:, 9, 2, 19:10;
Mw 1:2, 18:11.
22. IX. Wv y p y p ppp y w .
Sy, Sp y j p p (1 P 2:; J 11:).
T, y w ; qy, y px.2. X. Wv v g pvy v g
, pvy .T y v. T, .T pv y P 9:1; 1 P 2:11; Hw 11:1; P 119:19.2. XI. I G vyg , v
, w.T p E 18:1. T, ., w p-
F Hw 12:9.2. XII. Wv ppp ,
pv ppp p.A w Ep 2:1, . T, y v ,
, wy v y. T, y x .2. Nw j p M :
I C px, px.T , j w Sp. T, .T p j:Hence, t ollows. Thereore, all souls came together n the
appearance o the Patrarchs, were collected wth Moses and lberated wth the Israeltes,etc. I py: Dg w w C p w y, w p w y. F , g yp.
T j pv w xp , C vy-g; p .
T pv.1. W y pp P, p w M,
I Egyp, vy , C, . W pg Nw T: P 1 C10:; J 1:11. T p :
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1. T p: God the Father ndeed appeared to the Son, but God, etc. namelyxxxv (G 18:1; Ex :), n whch locatons the soul o the Messah s unable
to speak. The stone that ollowed the Israeltes was Chrst, but t was God who drew them
an tnerary, and to whom they were prostrate (1 C 10:; P 8:19.).I py: I w C w v vg ,
O T; p H g y x.T, wv, px . T y Tg ( J 2:).
2. Ag y, gy ww y F ( J 1:). T, wv, v g y w , . T, y px.
T j, I p: Dvne glory, ndeed, exsted beore the worldwhch Chrst pettoned or, to gve Hmsel a second nature, human. I py: I
p v gy, gy , w I v y, , j gy .
. F, y J 1:28: I F v w, w I vg w gg F.
. J :1: N v xp w v, S M.
. A , J Bp i H g ( J :1). . C H i J .2: y F gv y
v.. T p, v 8: I v w v.
8. J :8: A vg F , . . . T w v; p v 1 1.
9. 1 C 1:: v.10. P Ppp 2:: Hv g yv, w y
C J, w, g w G, qy w G g gp, g, g v, g .
A pg y v C, w vy v p w x vy p. Cqy, y C xp v-g px g pz H y. F , p g g px z .
F p , p 10, I p: Ths must mean the Son o God Hmsel,and Hs gong orth, descent and dvne advent, by whch He s manested (1 Ty :1).I p: T yp v p Sp, w G C , p w p g . T, , g wy g i v
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Cy, i pg w . A pg 1Ty :1, p M w vy, py Sy x .
11. Hw 1:: A g, w g i w, w H v gv H ( v 9).
T pv 11: The irst born o God can be consdered Chrst, n whom thedvne and human natures are able to come together. I p: T g g w w pvy w w yy, w w w (v 9).
12. 1 J :, 8: T, , w g .T pv 12, p: Ths could mean God, who appeared, accordng to 1 Tmo-
thy 3.16. I p. T Sp y, i ig i- p w, g pp, w v
pp.
2. Fwg g , v, w wy.
I. T i w p y -y p L, w w H p , g y G, w . (1) F ,y p q v ( J 9:2). (2) T, y p w i y J Bp, Ej J, g pp (Mw 1:1). T w
px, w g y G. Ev w p-g, w g g .(.) T w w p y G w F. I , J 1:29: I w y p py y g p.
II. C Ax p y Sp, y p , v . T i Stromates: T -G xp y py g , g g. Ag P, y pp g v p y v g T , g y , g v ; w y w w w p ppy.xxxv
T, B III, w p g M,xxxv v p-g P, w , w . T p Phaedo: T , v , w p. [H, H, Pyg S y P.] T , ww v v, w w v v pg.xxxx Tg gy w p P Pyg.x Ag y g pp, j p p-, g , y . Ng g .
I , g py pp, J C,x v-,
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yg w: B P vw g v g w y g y .x
I Pp. [Dq], y: C v w w -p .
III. T w y Og,x w p pz p gg w.
IV. F, Sy, Bp P,xv w p 10 y: F y w p,I v p y g y.xv AHy : L v, I . R w I , w I w, x!
V. A,xv w The Case Aganst the Pagans (1.1),xp: D w w vyg G i, w
g , w w p p y?xv
VI. P Hy B D, w g: Sw, g wy p p g p, yy gv w p . T, I py, g L, gv p, Ty v, T ,w w x.xv
VII. Rgg , S. Ag, w v, y The Free Choce o theWll: . . . w v w y v w g q, g yy (1:12). I
, w j px , y : I, -, w v H w H , w w v w vy, w pp. B w v w y , g, pv w g wg . A q, w, y, ppg , wp p H y pg wy, w g y w , y: E q y xp i y C S Sp, y ppxy w, , , wg v y y .xx
VIII. N S. B, IX. S. Ggy Nzz, pp p, x y Og x , The Phlocalao Orgen. T i px pp , p, xp. By , :
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X. J J.
XI. P.v
XII. B.v F vy, y.
28. T wg g, v y, pp y:
I. I Egyp, ppv HTg,v pp g.
II. A Gypv B I. T C Mg P-, g P P.v
III. A , , ppy Jw, K, w M, g pp. F , M I, x -g Pv 1:, qy wg pg
T Seder Moed aggah (12): Araboth w Rg Jg Rg, p g, g p w y . x A Mdrash Rabbah, Geness, g . Rg P 19:xy Jw xp A, , w w i i y, x y.
IV. T pp p P, w w g p, y .
L : V. Z; VI. Pyg; VII, Ep; VIII. Ep; IX. C T; X. Ep; XI. P, XII. E; XIII. Vg; XIV. C; XV. P; XVI.
I; XVII. P; XVIII. Ppyy; XIX. P; , g , XX. M F; XXI. J F, w y Hpp G, De abdts rerum causs lbr duo, B 2, p ;XXII. J C, De anmorum mmortaltate (pp. 229). A XXIII. Ppzz,v g v y .x
A w , XXIV, A, w Gen-eraton o Anmals, B 1, p , p y qy y p w , v, wp . Ag Pyg, g wv y w. I, w p g, w p , w , . T pp. I ppp-, y, j q w , , , y. Ag, y, A j y py (wvv px), j y y , v v. T, y p y. Hi Generaton o Anmals, B , p 11:
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A p w w p, w pneuma p, pneuma - p, wy g S. S B II, p , w p
qg px v . O , px , : I , , R , , , v, py vy g wv w vy R; w w g p xp y P.x
29. B y, I. g: I w y p, g p , py v. T, g p, .
Rp #1: F , g j, w p g w w, w w gv p, w
, . Hwv, w p , , . I, y gy. T gy ; v p ; , .#2. T, , , g g v, : y v i w y p; wy p pp ,, y, py g p .
0. Ag p , w . Ev g , p g y , w . T, p .
Rp: Dg w w , p v ; p g. Nw, w p , y w , , g w p; . T , v w , g q y.
1. I G gg p , x H