Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 3103

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3103. The first reason, why a spirit, in general, supposes himself to be a man, is, that reflection is not given him, [when] with [penes] a man who does not speak or reply to them: for speaking with a spirit is conjoined with this, that they reflect upon the other who speaks, so that they are not the man, but separated from the man; they [are] spirits.


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