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,IF ANY MAN BE 9 ,*RI/1 HE IS A NEW.<#a.>CREATURE2 ! OLD IS PASS$ AWAY1 BEHOLD1 ALL IS BECOME NEW4.<#b.> 

,AS IT WAS SAID ABOVE1 0,TO ! ANCI5TS ! WORLD WAS A TRU?10 WE MU/ SAY H]E1 0,TO ! MOD]NS ! SPIRIT WAS A TRU?02 BUT H]E1 AS !RE1 WE MU/ NOT OMIT ! SUPPLEM5T1 0A TRU? :OSE UNTRU? !Y TRI$ TO GET BACK (1 & AT LA/ !Y REALLY DO40 

,A C\RSE SIMIL> TO ?AT :I* ANTIQUITY TOOK MAY BE DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,*RI/IANITY ALSO1 9 ?AT ! UND]/&+ WAS HELD A PRISON] UND] ! DOM9ION ( ! ,*RI/IAN DOGMAS UP TO ! TIME PREP>ATORY TO ! ,RE=MATION1 BUT 9 ! PRE-,RE=MATION C5TURY ASS]T$ ITSELF SOPHI/ICALLY & PLAY$ H]ETICAL PRANKS ) ALL T5ETS ( ! FAI?4 ,& ! TALK !N WAS1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,ITALY & AT ! ,ROMAN C\RT1 0,IF ONLY ! HE>T REMA9S ,*RI/IAN-M9D$1 ! UND]/&+ MAY GO RI<T ON TAK+ ITS PLEASURE40 

,LONG BE=E ! ,RE=MATION1 PEOPLE W]E SO ?OR\<LY ACCU/OM$ TO F9E-SPUN 0WRANGL+S0 ?AT ! POPE1 & MO/ O!RS1 LOOK$ ON ,LU!R'S APPE>ANCE TOO AS A M]E 0WRANGL+ ( MONKS0 AT FIR/4 ,HUMANISM CORRESPONDS TO ,SOPHI/ICISM1 &1 AS 9 ! TIME ( ! ,SOPHI/S ,GREEK LIFE /OOD 9 ITS FULLE/ BLOOM 7! ,P]ICLEAN AGE71 SO ! MO/ BRILLIANT ?+S HAPP5$ 9 ! TIME ( ,HUMANISM1 OR1 AS ONE MI<T P]HAPS ALSO SAY1 ( ,MA*IAVELLIANISM 7PR9T+1 ! ,NEW ,WORLD1 ETC474 ,AT ?IS TIME ! HE>T WAS /ILL F> FROM WANT+ TO RELIEVE ITSELF ( ITS ,*RI/IAN CONT5TS4 

,BUT F9ALLY ! ,RE=MATION1 LIKE ,SOCRATES1 TOOK HOLD S]I\SLY ( ! HE>T ITSELF1 & S9CE !N HE>TS HAVE KEPT GR[+ VISIBLY - MORE UN*RI/IAN4 ,AS ) ,LU!R PEOPLE BEGAN TO TAKE ! MATT] TO HE>T1 ! \TCOME ( ?IS /EP ( ! ,RE=MATION MU/ BE ?AT ! HE>T ALSO GETS LI<T5$ ( ! HEAVY BURD5 ( ,*RI/IAN FAI?4 ,! HE>T1 FROM DAY TO DAY MORE UN*RI/IAN1 LOSES ! CONT5TS ) :I* IT HAD BUSI$ ITSELF1 UNTIL AT LA/ NO?+ BUT EMPTY W>MHE>T$NESS IS LEFT IT1 ! QUITE G5]AL LOVE ( M51 ! LOVE ( ,MAN1 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( FRE$OM1 0SELF-CONSCI\SNESS40 

,ONLY SO IS ,*RI/IANITY COMPLETE1 BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME BALD1 WI!R$1 & VOID ( CONT5TS4 ,!RE >E N[ NO CONT5TS :ATEV] AGA9/ :I* ! HE>T DOES NOT MUT9Y1 UNLESS 9DE$ ! HE>T UNCONSCI\SLY OR )\T 0SELF-CONSCI\SNESS0 LETS !M SLIP 94 ,! HE>T CRITICIZES TO DEA? ) H>D-HE>T$ M]CILESSNESS EV]Y?+ ?AT WANTS TO MAKE ITS WAY 91 & IS CAPABLE 7EXCEPT1 AS BE=E1 UNCONSCI\SLY OR TAK5 BY SURPRISE7 ( NO FRI5D%IP1 NO LOVE4 ,:AT C\LD !RE BE 9 M5 TO LOVE1 S9CE !Y >E ALL ALIKE 0EGOI/S10 NONE ( !M MAN AS SU*1 NONE >E SPIRIT ONLY 8,! ,*RI/IAN LOVES ONLY ! SPIRIT2 BUT :]E C\LD ONE BE F\ND :O %\LD BE REALLY NO?+ BUT SPIRIT8 

,TO HAVE A LIK+ = ! CORPOREAL MAN ) HIDE & HAIR - :Y1 ?AT W\LD NO LONG] BE A 0SPIRITUAL0 W>MHE>T$NESS1 IT W\LD BE TREASON AGA9/ 0PURE0 W>MHE>T$NESS1 ! 0!ORETICAL REG>D40 ,= PURE W>MHE>T$NESS IS BY NO MEANS TO BE CONCEIV$ AS LIKE ?AT K9DL9ESS ?AT GIVES EV]YBODY A FRI5DLY H&-%AKE2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 PURE W>MHE>T$NESS IS W>MHE>T$ T[>D NOBODY1 IT IS ONLY A !ORETICAL 9T]E/1 CONC]N = MAN AS MAN1 NOT AS A P]SON4 ,! P]SON IS REPULSIVE TO IT BECAUSE ( BE+ 0EGOI/IC10 BECAUSE ( NOT BE+ ?AT AB/RACTION1 ,MAN4 ,BUT IT IS ONLY = ! AB/RACTION ?AT ONE CAN HAVE A !ORETICAL REG>D4 ,TO PURE W>MHE>T$NESS OR PURE !ORY M5 EXI/ ONLY TO BE CRITICIZ$1 SC(F$ AT1 & ?OR\<LY DESPIS$2 TO IT1 NO LESS ?AN TO ! FANATICAL CL]IC1 !Y >E ONLY 0FIL?0 & O!R SU* F9E ?+S4 

,PU%$ TO ?IS EXTREMITY ( DIS9T]E/$ W>MHE>T$NESS1 WE MU/ F9ALLY BECOME CONSCI\S ?AT ! SPIRIT1 :I* ALONE ! ,*RI/IAN LOVES1 IS NO?+2 9 O!R WORDS1 ?AT ! SPIRIT IS - A LIE4 

,:AT HAS H]E BE5 SET D[N R\<LY1 SUMM>ILY1 & D\BTLESS AS YET 9COMPREH5SIBLY1 WILL1 IT IS TO BE HOP$1 BECOME CLE> AS WE GO ON4 

,LET US TAKE UP ! 9H]ITANCE LEFT BY ! ANCI5TS1 &1 AS ACTIVE WORKM51 DO ) IT AS MU* AS - CAN BE DONE ) IT6 ,! WORLD LIES DESPIS$ AT \R FEET1 F> B5EA? US & \R HEAV51 9TO :I* ITS MI<TY >MS >E NO LONG] ?RU/ & ITS /UPEFY+ BREA? DOES NOT COME4 ,S$UCTIVELY AS IT MAY POSE1 IT CAN DELUDE NO?+ BUT \R S5SE2 IT CANNOT LEAD A/RAY ! SPIRIT - & SPIRIT ALONE1 AFT] ALL1 WE REALLY >E4 ,HAV+ ONCE GOT BACK ( ?+S1 ! SPIRIT HAS ALSO GOT ABOVE !M1 & BECOME FREE FROM !IR BONDS1 EMANCIPAT$1 SUP]NAL1 FREE4 ,SO SPEAKS 0SPIRITUAL FRE$OM40 

,TO ! SPIRIT :I*1 AFT] LONG TOIL1 HAS GOT RID ( ! WORLD1 ! WORLDLESS SPIRIT1 NO?+ IS LEFT AFT] ! LOSS ( ! WORLD & ! WORLDLY BUT - ! SPIRIT & ! SPIRITUAL4 

,YET1 AS IT HAS ONLY MOV$ AWAY FROM ! WORLD & MADE ( ITSELF A BE+ FREE FROM ! WORLD1 )\T BE+ ABLE REALLY TO ANNIHILATE ! WORLD1 ?IS REMA9S TO IT A /UMBL+-BLOCK ?AT CANNOT BE CLE>$ AWAY1 A DISCR$IT$ EXI/5CE2 &1 AS1 ON ! O!R H&1 IT KN[S & RECOGNIZES NO?+ BUT ! SPIRIT & ! SPIRITUAL1 IT MU/ P]PETUALLY C>RY AB\T ) IT ! LONG+ TO SPIRITUALIZE ! WORLD1 TO R$EEM IT FROM ! 0BLACK LI/40 ,!RE=E1 LIKE A Y\?1 IT GOES AB\T ) PLANS = ! R$EMPTION OR IMPROVEM5T ( ! WORLD4 

,! ANCI5TS1 WE SAW1 S]V$ ! NATURAL1 ! WORLDLY1 ! NATURAL ORD] ( ! WORLD1 BUT !Y 9CESSANTLY ASK$ !MSELVES ( ?IS S]VICE2 &1 :5 !Y HAD TIR$ !MSELVES TO DEA? 9 EV]-R5EW$ ATTEMPTS AT REVOLT1 !N1 AMONG !IR LA/ SI<S1 WAS BORN TO !M ! ,GOD1 ! 0CONQU]OR ( ! WORLD40 ,ALL !IR DO+ HAD BE5 NO?+ BUT WISDOM ( ! WORLD1 AN EF=T TO GET BACK ( ! WORLD & ABOVE IT4 ,& :AT IS ! WISDOM ( ! MANY FOLL[+ C5TURIES8 ,:AT DID ! MOD]NS TRY TO GET BACK (8 ,NO LONG] TO GET BACK ( ! WORLD1 = ! ANCI5TS HAD ACCOMPLI%$ ?AT2 BUT BACK ( ! ,GOD :OM ! ANCI5TS BEQUEA!D TO !M1 BACK ( ! ,GOD :O 0IS SPIRIT10 BACK ( EV]Y?+ ?AT IS ! SPIRIT'S1 ! SPIRITUAL4 ,BUT ! ACTIVITY ( ! SPIRIT1 :I* 0SE>*ES EV5 ! DEP?S ( ! ,GODHEAD10 IS !OLOGY4 ,IF ! ANCI5TS HAVE NO?+ TO %[ BUT WISDOM ( ! WORLD1 ! MOD]NS NEV] DID NOR DO MAKE !IR WAY FUR!R ?AN TO !OLOGY4 ,WE %ALL SEE LAT] ?AT EV5 ! NEWE/ REVOLTS AGA9/ ,GOD >E NO?+ BUT ! EXTREME/ EF=TS ( 0!OLOGY10 ?AT IS1 !OLOGICAL 9SURRECTIONS4 

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8 ,G]MAN3 NEUE 
8 #b ,COR4 #e4 #a#g4 7,! WORDS 0NEW0 & 0MOD]N0 >E ! SAME 9 ,G]MAN47 

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