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The Foundation /

Which thoroughly clarifies two opposing natures within the heart of humanity.

The First Chapter.

1.

Since now, in these final days original: "letzten Theile der Zeit," referring to the "latter times" or the current era of spiritual testing preceding the end, many various and distinct spirits (I mean spirits) are discovered in the human heart through the one essential Spirit of Christ (I say: through the single-essential Spirit and Light of Christ), the inner soul is now exhorted by grace through that same essential Spirit and Light of Christ. This is so that in this dangerous time, she The soul (die Seele) is grammatically feminine in German and is often personified as a female figure in mystical literature. should allow her blind eyes and deafened ears to be opened by the resonance and voice of the spiritual and essential Christ of God, so that she may see, hear, and perceive or feel who speaks within her and who holds dominion over her; whether it be the holy essence Wesen: The true, inner substance or "being" of God as opposed to mere external forms. of God, or earthly reason Vernunfft: In this mystical context, "reason" often refers to the limited, human intellect that relies on itself rather than divine illumination. through the essence of the devil.

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And from this sight and hearing, she will feel or recognize from whom she receives her delight and teaching. For the soul or humanity cannot exist without delight or teaching; she receives them either from God or from the devil. She shall recognize which delight and teaching she possesses by their fruits.

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For because the delights and teachings are distinct, so too are the fruits they bear or bring forth.
Matthew 7:20.

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