Spiritual Experiences (Buss) n. 21

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21. [THAT NATURAL SPIRITS SUPPOSE THAT THEY ARE MEN] Natural spirits suppose that they are men endowed with a body, and thus they wish to be regarded as men. The body, however, does not make the man, but the mind, that is, the understanding and will. Thus good spirits and angels are men. (Corpus, Homo, Intellectus, Mens, Spiritus, Voluntas.)


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