| 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 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
MAT 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
MAT 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
MAT 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
MAT 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
MAT 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his
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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: JER 38:26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication
before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's
house, to die there.
JER 38:27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and
he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded.
So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
JER 38:28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day
that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
JER 39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth
month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against
Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
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