| 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: each people.
NEH 13:25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain
of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying,
Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their
daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
NEH 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among
many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and
God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish
women cause to sin.
NEH 13:27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
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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: CH2 20:8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary
therein for thy name, saying,
CH2 20:9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or
pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence,
(for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction,
then thou wilt hear and help.
CH2 20:10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount
Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of
the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
CH2 20:11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of
thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
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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: of the diligent maketh rich.
PRO 10:5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that
sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
PRO 10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth
the mouth of the wicked.
PRO 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked
shall rot.
PRO 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating
fool shall fall.
PRO 10:9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that
perverteth his ways shall be known.
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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: your heart he wrote you this precept.
MAR 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and
female.
MAR 10:7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
cleave to his wife;
MAR 10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more
twain, but one flesh.
MAR 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.
MAR 10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same
matter.
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