| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: MAT 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
MAT 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress
the commandment of God by your tradition?
MAT 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and,
He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
MAT 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother,
It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
MAT 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free.
Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your
tradition.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the
camp.
NUM 15:36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and
stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
NUM 15:37 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
NUM 15:38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they
make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their
generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband
of blue:
NUM 15:39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon
it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them ; and
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible: counted unto him for righteousness.
ROM 4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace,
but of debt.
ROM 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that
justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
ROM 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto
whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
ROM 4:7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and
whose sins are covered.
ROM 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
ROM 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: CH1 22:6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build
an house for the LORD God of Israel.
CH1 22:7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
CH1 22:8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed
blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an
house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in
my sight.
CH1 22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of
rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his
name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel
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