| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: from God. For that matter,--the Law continues to reveal sin. It still raises
its voice in condemnation. But the conscience finds quick relief in the words
of the Apostle: "Christ has redeemed us from the law." The conscience can
now hold its head high and say to the Law: "You are not so holy yourself. You
crucified the Son of God. That was an awful thing for you to do. You have lost
your influence forever."
The words, "Christ was made under the law," are worth all the attention we
can bestow on them. They declare that the Son of God did not only fulfill one
or two easy requirements of the Law, but that He endured all the tortures of
the Law. The Law brought all its fright to bear upon Christ until He
experienced anguish and terror such as nobody else ever experienced. 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 Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: "Costume in England." "A Just and Seasonable Reprehension of
Naked Breasts and Shoulders." Sir William Petty's "Observations
of the City of London." John Ogilvy's "London Surveyed." R.
Burton's "Historical Remarks." Dr. Birch's "History of the Royal
Society of London." "A Century of Inventions." Wild's "History
of the Royal Society." "The Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society." Richardson's "Life of Milton." Philip's "Life
of Milton." Johnson's "Lives of the Poets." Aubrey's
"Collections for the Life of Milton." Langbaine's "Lives and
Characters of the English Dramatic Poets." "Some Remarkable
Passages in the Life of Mr. Wycherley." "Some Account of what
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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 Z. Marcas by Honore de Balzac: of influence or dignity!
Could there be a higher tribute to the Court of Charles X. than the
present Court, if Court it may be called? What a hatred of the country
may be seen in the naturalization of vulgar foreigners, devoid of
talent, who are enthroned in the Chamber of Peers! What a perversion
of justice! What an insult to the distinguished youth, the ambitions
native to the soil of France! We looked upon these things as upon a
spectacle, and groaned over them, without taking upon ourselves to
act.
Juste, whom no one ever sought, and who never sought any one, was, at
five-and-twenty, a great politician, a man with a wonderful aptitude
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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: EZE 13:20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your
pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will
tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that
ye hunt to make them fly.
EZE 13:21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of
your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye
shall know that I am the LORD.
EZE 13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous
sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked,
that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
EZE 13:23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine
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