as
it
was
in
the
former
degrees,
where
the
creature
had
some
part
in
it,
that
which
was
in
a
great
measure
its
own
;
but
here
the
most
wonderful
thinp
are
perfectly
natiual,
and
are
done
without
thought.
It
is
the
same
principle
that
gives
life
to
the
soul
which
acts
in
it
and
through
it
It
has
a
sovereign
power
over
the
hearts
of
those
around
it,
but
not
of
itself.
As
nothing
belongs
to
it,
it
can
make
no
reserves
;
and
if
it
can
say
nothing
of
a
state
so
divine,
it
is
not
because
it
fears
vanity,
for
that
no
longer
exists
;
it
is
rather
because
what
it
has,
while
possessing
nothing,
passes
all
expression
by
its
ex-treme
simplicity
and
purity.
Not
that
there
are
not
many
things
which
are
but
the
accessories
of
this
condition,
and
not
the
centre,
of
which
it
can
easily
speak.
These
accessories
are
like
the
crumbs
which
fall
from
that
eternal
feast
of
which
the
soul
begins
to
partake
in
time
;
they
are
but
the
sparks
which
prove
the
existence
of
a
furnace
of
fire
and
flame
;
but
it
is
impossible
to
speak
of
the
principle
and
the
end,
because
only
so
much
can
be
imparted
as
God
is
pleased
to
give
at
the
moment
to
be
either
written
or
spoken.
