85. And thus the perished soul of Adam, in the body of Mary, was again set in the eternal humanity, for the Word dwelt in Christ's flesh, and assumed the soul in him.
86. Not that the soul and the Word is one and the same substance: No, the soul is out of the centre of nature, generated out of the essences, and it belongeth to the body: for it goeth forth from the essences of the body, and it attracteth corporeity to it: But the Word is out of the centre of the Majesty, and attracteth Majesty to it.
87. The Word is without substance, and the soul is out of the substance, it is the spirit of the substance, out of the centre of the Father; or else it could not in Adam have gone forth from the Word; not that the word and the soul stand one by another like two persons; No, the Word penetrateth through the soul: and out of the Word, the Majesty shineth, viz. the light of life: And the soul is free of itself, for it is a creature.
88. 1 give you an earthly similitude of this. Behold a bright flaming piece of iron, which of itself is dark and black, and the fire so penetrateth and shineth through the iron, that it giveth light. Now, the iron doth not cease to be; it is iron still: and the source [or property] of the fire retaineth its own propriety: it doth not take the iron into it, but it penetrateth [and shineth] through the iron; and it is iron then as well as before, free in itself: and so also is the source [or property] of the fire: in such a manner is the soul set in the Deity: the Deity penetrateth through the soul, and dwelleth in the soul, yet the soul doth not comprehend the Deity, but the Deity comprehendeth the soul, but doth not alter it [from being a soul], but only giveth it the divine source [or property] of the Majesty.
89. And so if the soul inclineth itself to the divine source [or property,] then it stayeth in the Majesty of God, for the source [or property] betokeneth the Word, and the glance [betokeneth] the Majesty: and that which proceedeth from the source [or property], as heat out of the fire, that betokeneth the Holy Spirit.
90. But now, if the flaming iron be cast, or fall, into the water, then the property of the fire, the. glance and the heat which proceedeth from it, are all quenched together; thus it is also with Adam: he cast himself out from the Majesty of God (with his will) into the spirit of this world, and so he went from God.
91. Not that God went out [was extinguished] in him, like the flaming of the iron: No, that cannot be;
it [the glance or Majesty] shineth eternally: God continueth in his Principle, and Adam went out from it: If Adam 's will had continued in God, he would have continued the child of God, and God would have continued in his will, and so the majesty would have shone through the will.
92. But he went out from the will of God, into this world, and so was captivated by the world, death, devils, and hell, and they dwelt in Adam.
93. Adam was in this world, dwelling in the elements, and God breathed the air also into his nostrils: but he should not have put his will into it, to eat of earthly fruit, which maketh earthly flesh. That was his Fall, that he did eat earthly fruit; and therefore his essences also became earthly; and the soul became captivated by the earthly dominion.
94. And there the Word of the Lord said to the soul, Adam, where art thou? And his body did hide itself; so very much ashamed was the poor soul: and Adam said, I am naked; the precious heavenly virgin (which he was clothed withal) was lost, as also, the light of the Majesty; and Adam was without the Word.
85. And thus the perished soul of Adam, in the body of Mary, was again set in the eternal humanity, for the Word dwelt in Christ's flesh, and assumed the soul in him.
86. Not that the soul and the Word is one and the same substance: No, the soul is out of the centre of nature, generated out of the essences, and it belongs to the body: for it goes forth from the essences of the body, and it attracts corporeity to it: But the Word is out of the centre of the Majesty, and attracts Majesty to it.
87. The Word is without substance, and the soul is out of the substance, it is the spirit of the substance, out of the centre of the Father; or else it could not in Adam have gone forth from the Word; not that the word and the soul stand one by another like two persons; No, the Word penetrats through the soul: and out of the Word, the Majesty shines, viz. the light of life: And the soul is free of itself, for it is a creature.
88. 1 give you an earthly similitude of this. Behold a bright flaming piece of iron, which of itself is dark and black, and the fire so penetrats and shines through the iron, that it gives light. Now, the iron does not cease to be; it is iron still: and the source [or property] of the fire retains its own propriety: it does not take the iron into it, but it penetrats [and shines] through the iron; and it is iron then as well as before, free in itself: and so also is the source [or property] of the fire: in such a manner is the soul set in the Deity: the Deity penetrats through the soul, and dwells in the soul, yet the soul does not comprehend the Deity, but the Deity comprehends the soul, but does not alter it [from being a soul], but only gives it the divine source [or property] of the Majesty.
89. And so if the soul inclins itself to the divine source [or property,] then it stays in the Majesty of God, for the source [or property] betokens the Word, and the glance [betokens] the Majesty: and that which proceeds from the source [or property], as heat out of the fire, that betokens the Holy Spirit.
90. But now, if the flaming iron be cast, or fall, into the water, then the property of the fire, the. glance and the heat which proceeds from it, are all quenched together; thus it is also with Adam: he cast himself out from the Majesty of God (with his will) into the spirit of this world, and so he went from God.
91. Not that God went out [was extinguished] in him, like the flaming of the iron: No, that cannot be;
it [the glance or Majesty] shines eternally: God continues in his Principle, and Adam went out from it: If Adam 's will had continued in God, he would have continued the child of God, and God would have continued in his will, and so the majesty would have shone through the will.
92. But he went out from the will of God, into this world, and so was captivated by the world, death, devils, and hell, and they dwelt in Adam.
93. Adam was in this world, dwelling in the elements, and God breathed the air also into his nostrils: but he should not have put his will into it, to eat of earthly fruit, which makes earthly flesh. That was his Fall, that he did eat earthly fruit; and therefore his essences also became earthly; and the soul became captivated by the earthly dominion.
94. And there the Word of the Lord said to the soul, Adam, where art you? And his body did hide itself; so very much ashamed was the poor soul: and Adam said, I am naked; the precious heavenly virgin (which he was clothed withal) was lost, as also, the light of the Majesty; and Adam was without the Word.
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