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TURN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT |
Know thou, that letter sent to thee by me, was only because
of my perfect love for thee and my pity upon thee, for I had the
desire that the fragrance of the Holy Spirit, which hath perfumed
all regions and imbued the entire body of the world with the Spirit
of Life, should pass over thee and abide with thee. Notwithstanding
the high position it occupieth, still, with an eloquent tongue,
through which the Spirit moveth, hearts are attracted and bosoms
burn, it speaketh to the pure hearts and to the good and righteous
souls in every spot of the earth. This is the powerful Spirit, the
dazzling light, the brilliant star and the overwhelming and universal
abundance. And, from its traces, spread and divulged everywhere,
thou wilt know and realize its influence and comprehend
its radiance. I ask God to expose thee to its fragrance, move thee
by its breeze, enkindle thee by its coals of fire and illuminate thee
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by its brightness. Turn thyself wholly to it—thus thou shalt be
enabled to ascertain its influence and power, the strength of its
life and the greatness of its confirmation. Verily, I say unto thee,
that if for the appearance of that Divine Essence thou desirest to
have a definite proof, an indisputable testimony and a strong,
convincing evidence, thou must prepare thyself to make thy heart
empty and thine eye ready to look only toward the Kingdom of
God. Then, at that time, the radiance of that widespread effulgence
will descend upon thee successively, and that motion rendered thee
by the Holy Spirit will make thee dispense with any other strong
evidence that leadeth to the appearance of this Light, because the
greatest and strongest proof for showing the abundance of the
Spirit to the bodies is the very appearance of its power and influence
in those bodies.
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