17. The Idea of Christ in Egyptian Spiritual Life
GA 87/1902-03-01/p026
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Once he had arrived here, the priest was to be shown that he must not only recognize, but that he must penetrate matter itself, that he must divinize matter, that he must not merely keep the spirit to himself, but that he must proceed from and spend the spirit for the salvation of matter.
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