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assumption of the human and its glorification by the Lord is so important a part in the purpose of creation, that a general presentation of the theme in its relation to this discussion is indispensable.

Let us first think of the Creator before the assumption of the Human as being completely above creation, as A, in Diagram III, p. 181. The degrees in creation, indicated in Part I, He has put forth beneath Himself. These He fills with power by influx from Himself. So also the degrees of the Human Form, which are coincident with creation, are beneath Him. They are in Him only in potency. Consequently He has no access to any degree below the Inmost except by means of the next higher degree.