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to the encompassing Spirit. This falling into the matrix 

 is not quiescent (a) in the seed ; and not being quiescent 

 changes the seed, and being changed it possesses increase 

 and magnitude. But upon the magnitude an image of 

 figure is impressed (&) and it is figured ; and the form is 

 carried (c) upon the figure, through which that made into 

 image is made into image (d). Since however the Spirit 

 had not in the womb the vital motion but the ferment- 

 ing (e), Harmony harmonized this also, being receptacle of 

 the intellectual life. But this is simple and unchangeable, 

 by no means ever desisting from this immutability. But 

 that in the womb is brought forth (/) in numbers and de- 

 livered, and breaks (g) into the outer air, and being very 

 near the Soul is associated with it, not according to the 

 congenerate association (A), but according to that fated ; for 

 there is no love in it to be together with body. Through 

 this according to Fate, it affords to that generated intel- 

 lectual motion, and the intelligent Essence of its life ; for 

 it creeps into it along with the spirit, and moves it 

 vitally. 



XIV. 



OF HERMES FROM THOSE TO AMMON TO TAT. 

 (Stobceus, Physica, 745 ; Meineke, i. 204). 



AND the Lord indeed and Creator of all the eternal 

 Bodies, O Tat! having once made hath not made any 

 further, nor does make. For having delivered up these 

 things to themselves and united them to each other He 

 let them go to be borne (i) on, wanting in nothing as 

 eternal. If they want anything, they will want of one 

 another, but of no kind of importation (k) of that from 



(a) viptf&ii. (6) I'Trta'xoiTot.i. (c) o 



(d) ftQahoiroitiToci. (e) fipotortzqv. (/) 



(cj) aLyti. (Jl) awy/vix,qy oizsioTYirot. (i) <PJjx 

 (k) ftrfCpopoi;. 



