86 SIX THEOSOPHIC POINTS
Often the father and mother, as also the 1
are godless, and only evil beasts, and
no real earnestness. The outward pomp
money is the main point with them; they
the mystery. Here the child is wholly
property of wrath. Who then shall I
None other than the wrath of God in his c<
for that men do but make a mock of it.
26. Thus the source of wrath seizes 1
spirit, works powerfully in it, and brings fo
to perdition. As St. Paul says of the oth<
ment, that the wicked man receives it un
ment, not discerning the Lord's body (1 Cor
That is, he distinguishes not in himself the 1
part of his essence from the earthly, to put
into the heavenly and offer this up to Gc
deems all common, as an ox cats the foddt
27. Therefore the wrath of God springs ir:
that he doth not break off his will from the
and repent of his wickedness. His heavei
cannot become partaker of God's body,
he cannot awaken the essence of the ,1
part. Thus it has no mouth to reeeiv
body, the mouth being shut up in deal
earthly part, however, receives Christ's be
according to the property of wrath, aoco
the property of the dark world ; for the tc