| 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: unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that
are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of
righteousness unto God.
ROM 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under
the law, but under grace.
ROM 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but
under grace? God forbid.
ROM 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to
obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or
of obedience unto righteousness?
ROM 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye
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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: heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
LAM 4:16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more
regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they
favoured not the elders.
LAM 4:17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our
watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
LAM 4:18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end
is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
LAM 4:19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven:
they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the
wilderness.
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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: burnt offering:
NUM 7:58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:
NUM 7:59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams,
five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
NUM 7:60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the
children of Benjamin, offered:
NUM 7:61 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a meat offering:
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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: must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
MAR 9:13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have
done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
MAR 9:14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude
about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
MAR 9:15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were
greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
MAR 9:16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
MAR 9:17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have
brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
MAR 9:18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth,
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