Man: His True Nature and Ministry PAGE 217
From: "Jon Storvick" Date: Fri May 27, 2005 12:43 pm
Subject: Re: [Antiquities of the Illuminati] 217: Texual Time Travel
page 217 of "Man: His True Nature and Ministry"
by Saint-Martin
stuck out while I was reading it... beware of kant-esque run-on sentencestho...
Have you ever neutralized the means of cure for the human soul, by telling him vaguely to destroy the old man within him, without teaching him how to make the new man come to birth; which is nothing else than the renewal ofthe divine contract; a renewal which you ought to second effectively byevery means in your power?
Worldly reason and right reason should not be proscribed alike. Have you never done like those pious, mystical, and spiritual professors,who forbid us to walk according to reason? But why do they forbid us to walk according to reason?
It is because theyhave not observed, that, if there is a human reason contrary to the truth,there is a human reason in its favour. They are prudent and wise inprohibiting the former; for, in fact, it is the enemy of all truth, as is easily seen by the outrages against truth, committed by the doctors in the outward sciences, which are at once the objects and the results of the merereason of this world.
The principal property of this kind of reason is, tofear error, and mistrust truth: ever occupied in scrutinizing proofs, it never leaves the mind time to taste the sweetness of living enjoyments, andis always suspicious, which prevents the taste of truth from ever reaching it.
This is what leads learned societies into unbelief at last, afterkeeping them so long in doubt.But they are no longer wise and prudent, if they forbid us the use of the second kind of reason; for this, on the contrary, is the defender of Truth.
It is the piercing eye that continually discovers it, and tends only to disclose its riches; and, far from reason, in this respect, being objectionable, it would be a crime not to follow it, since this gift has been presented to all men, with the one and sole intent, that they should make use of it; the Lord knowing that by humbly presenting this reason tothe focus of universal Light, it would suffice to teach us, and lead to all things.
The belief you sometimes instil into the minds of proselytes, how useful soever it may be to them, is very far from the certainty which would rest on evidence. It is not uncommon to meet with men, over whose belief we may exercise some dominion; it is not even uncommon to hear it said by people in the world, that nothing is more easy than to believe; some indeed are to be found who pretend thay can believe whatever they like.
Subject: Re: [Antiquities of the Illuminati] 217: Texual Time Travel
page 217 of "Man: His True Nature and Ministry"
by Saint-Martin
stuck out while I was reading it... beware of kant-esque run-on sentencestho...
Have you ever neutralized the means of cure for the human soul, by telling him vaguely to destroy the old man within him, without teaching him how to make the new man come to birth; which is nothing else than the renewal ofthe divine contract; a renewal which you ought to second effectively byevery means in your power?
Worldly reason and right reason should not be proscribed alike. Have you never done like those pious, mystical, and spiritual professors,who forbid us to walk according to reason? But why do they forbid us to walk according to reason?
It is because theyhave not observed, that, if there is a human reason contrary to the truth,there is a human reason in its favour. They are prudent and wise inprohibiting the former; for, in fact, it is the enemy of all truth, as is easily seen by the outrages against truth, committed by the doctors in the outward sciences, which are at once the objects and the results of the merereason of this world.
The principal property of this kind of reason is, tofear error, and mistrust truth: ever occupied in scrutinizing proofs, it never leaves the mind time to taste the sweetness of living enjoyments, andis always suspicious, which prevents the taste of truth from ever reaching it.
This is what leads learned societies into unbelief at last, afterkeeping them so long in doubt.But they are no longer wise and prudent, if they forbid us the use of the second kind of reason; for this, on the contrary, is the defender of Truth.
It is the piercing eye that continually discovers it, and tends only to disclose its riches; and, far from reason, in this respect, being objectionable, it would be a crime not to follow it, since this gift has been presented to all men, with the one and sole intent, that they should make use of it; the Lord knowing that by humbly presenting this reason tothe focus of universal Light, it would suffice to teach us, and lead to all things.
The belief you sometimes instil into the minds of proselytes, how useful soever it may be to them, is very far from the certainty which would rest on evidence. It is not uncommon to meet with men, over whose belief we may exercise some dominion; it is not even uncommon to hear it said by people in the world, that nothing is more easy than to believe; some indeed are to be found who pretend thay can believe whatever they like.
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