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 Faith, sometimes Grace. Now, so it is called as toward men. But in truth, as concerned in itself and in our mode of expression, it is the marking off of all things and the uplifting and foundation of those things that are fixed and were unsettled, and the harmony of the wisdom—and indeed the wisdom of the harmony. But there are on the right and on the left of its powers, principalities, dominions and demons, operations, threats, wrath, devils, Satan and the Lower Root, from which the nature of the things that come into being proceeded.

99. "This, then, is the cross which fixed all things apart by the Word, and marked off the things from birth and below it, and then compacted all into one. But this is not the cross of wood which thou wilt see when thou goest down hence, neither am I he that is upon the cross, whom now thou seest not, but only hearest a voice. I was reckoned to be what I am not, not being what I was unto many others; but they will call me something else, which is vile and not worthy of me. As, therefore, the place of rest is neither seen nor spoken of, much less shall I, the Lord of that place, be seen (or spoken of).

100. "Now the multitude about the cross which is the lower nature is of one aspect; and those whom thou seest in the cross, even if they have not one form, it is because every member of him that came down has not yet been comprehended.