The Master. — If thou forsakest the World, thou comest into That whereof the World is made ; and if thou losest thy Life, and comest to have thy own Power faint, then thy Life is in That for whose sake thou forsakest it, viz., in God, from whom it came into the Body.
8. The Scholar. — God hath created Man in 'and for the natural Life, to rule overall Creatures on Earth, and to be a Lord over all Things in this World ; and therefore Reason suggests that he should possess it as his own.
How Men may and should rule over all Creatures , and can be like all Things.
The Master. — If thou rulest over all Creatures outwardly only, then thy Will and Ruling is in a Bestial Kind, and is but an imaginary transitory Ruling ; and thou also bringest thy Desire into a Bestial Essence, whereby thou becomest infected and captivated, and gettest also a Bestial Condition. But if thou hast left the imaginary Condition, then thou art in the Superimaginariness, and rulest over all Creatures in that Qround out of which they are created, and nothing on Eart'n can hurt thee ; for thou art like all Things, and nothing is unlike to thee.
9. The Scholar. — O loving Master, pray teach me the shortest Way how I may come to be like all Things.
The MASTER. — With all my Heart; do but think on the Words
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- ... _____ • of our "Lord Jesus Christ , when he said, ‘ Unless ye turn and 4 become as Children, ye shall not see the Kingdom of God/ Now if thou wilt be like all Things, thou must forsake all Things, and turn thy Desire^ away from them, and not desire them, nor seek to possess that for thy own , which is something . For as soon as thou takest something into thy Desire , and receivest it into thee for thy own , then that something is the same with thyself, and it worketh with thee in thy Will, and then thou art obliged to protect it, and to take Care for it as for thy own Being. But if thou receive nothing into thy Desire y then thou art free from all Things, and rulest over all Things at once. For thou hast received nothing for thy own , and art nothing to all Things, and all Things are nothing to thee. Thou art as a Child which understandeth not what a Thing is ; or though thou dost under- •sfctnd it^e^thou understandest it without being affected thereby; in that Manner wherein God ruleth and seeth all Things, and yet nothing comprehendeth or captivateth him.
Thou 'didst also desire that I would teach thee how thou mightest attain it. Consider then the Words of Christ , who said, ‘ Without me ye can do nothing/ In thy own Power thou canst not come to such Rest that no Creature should touch thee, unless thou givest thyself wholly up to the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ , and resignest thy Will and Desire wholly to Him, and Wiliest nothing without Him. Then with thy Body thou art in the World, in the Properties , and with thy Reason under the Cross of our I^ord Christ ; but with thy Will thou walkest in Heaven , and art in the Original from whence all Creatures proceeded, and to which they go again. And then thou mayest behold all Things outwardly with thy Reason , and inwardly with thy Mind \ and rule in and over all Things with Christy to whom all Power is given both in Heaveji and on Earth.
10. The Scholar. — O Master, the Creatures that live in me so withhold me, that I cannot wholly yield and give up myself as I willingly would.
The Master. — If you forsakest the World, you comest into That whereof the World is made ; and if you losest your Life, and comest to have your own Power faint, then your Life is in That for whose sake you forsakest it, viz., in God, from whom it came into the Body.
8. The Scholar. — God has created Man in 'and for the natural Life, to rule overall Creatures on Earth, and to be a Lord over all Things in this World ; and therefore Reason suggests that he should possess it as his own.
How Men may and should rule over all Creatures , and can be like all Things.
The Master. — If you rulest over all Creatures outwardly only, then your Will and Ruling is in a Bestial Kind, and is but an imaginary transitory Ruling ; and you also bring your Desire into a Bestial Essence, whereby you becomest infected and captivated, and gettest also a Bestial Condition. But if you have left the imaginary Condition, then you are in the Superimaginariness, and rulest over all Creatures in that Qround out of which they are created, and nothing on Eart'n can hurt you ; for you are like all Things, and nothing is unlike to you.
9. The Scholar. — O loving Master, pray teach me the shortest Way how I may come to be like all Things.
The MASTER. — With all my Heart; do but think on the Words
Of the Super-Sensual Life. 9,7
- ... _____ • of our "Lord Jesus Christ , when he said, ‘ Unless you turn and 4 become as Children, you shall not see the Kingdom of God/ Now if you will be like all Things, you must forsake all Things, and turn your Desire^ away from them, and not desire them, nor seek to possess that for your own , which is something . For as soon as you takest something into your Desire , and receivest it into you for your own , then that something is the same with yourself, and it works with you in your Will, and then you are obliged to protect it, and to take Care for it as for your own Being. But if you receive nothing into your Desire y then you are free from all Things, and rulest over all Things at once. For you have received nothing for your own , and art nothing to all Things, and all Things are nothing to you. You are as a Child which understands not what a Thing is ; or though you do under- •sfctnd it^e^you understandest it without being affected thereby; in that Manner wherein God ruls and sees all Things, and yet nothing comprehends or captivats him.
You 'did also desire that I would teach you how you might attain it. Consider then the Words of Christ , who said, ‘ Without me you can do nothing/ In your own Power you can not come to such Rest that no Creature should touch you, unless you givest yourself wholly up to the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ , and resignest your Will and Desire wholly to Him, and Wiliest nothing without Him. Then with your Body you are in the World, in the Properties , and with your Reason under the Cross of our I^ord Christ ; but with your Will you walkest in Heaven , and art in the Original from whence all Creatures proceeded, and to which they go again. And then you may behold all Things outwardly with your Reason , and inwardly with your Mind \ and rule in and over all Things with Christy to whom all Power is given both in Heaveji and on Earth.
10. The Scholar. — O Master, the Creatures that live in me so withhold me, that I cannot wholly yield and give up myself as I willingly would.
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