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fied when conceived as existence pure and simple, limited to all living, as the potentiality of perfection, and to a still smaller class as the actual manifestation of all that is divine in the soul.
THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE.
It might be that we have been somewhat ruthless in breaking up the old idols of cherished beliefs by showing them to be grounded on purely mental abstractions; but it is certain that it is the knowledge of things as they actually exist, and not our fanciful beliefs concerning their nature, which can be helpful to the aspiring soul. If we ever think of asking how the Father and Christ will come and make their abode with the man who 'keepeth the word,' we shall perceive the absurdity of the literal interpretation-that two or more individuals can come to abide or to dwell and do the works in another.
It is thus obvious that Jesus was not speaking of himself, but of Christos, the true 'Redeemer,' which must be born' in the soul to enable it to attain the perfection of Gods.
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Similarly, no element of Jesus-cult is to be found in the following (John, XII. 35-36):
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"Yet a little while is the light with you, walk while ye have the light with you lest darkness come upon you, for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light believe in the light that ye may be the children of light."
In vain shall we be told that 'light' means Jesus. and nothing but Jesus; for the passage has nothing to do with any personage, big or small, but refers to intellect, the light of life, or spirit, which is the source of all good, and alone capable of guiding the soul to its goal. The emphasis is here laid on the opportunity furnished by the human birth which, according to religion, is the
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