“8:  O Son of spirit!  There is no peace for thee save by renouncing...”

O Son of spirit!  There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is.

“9:  O Son of being!  My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein...”

O Son of being!  My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish.

“10:  O Son of utterance!  Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that...”

O Son of utterance!  Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that thou mayest abide in safety.  My love is in thee, know it, that thou mayest find Me near unto thee.

“11:  O Son of being!  Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee....”

O Son of being!  Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee.  Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me.  For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.

“12:  O Son of being!  With the hands of power I made thee and with...”

O Son of being!  With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light.  Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding.  Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.

“13:  O Son of spirit!  I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself...”

O Son of spirit!  I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?  Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself?  Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me?  Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another?  Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

“14:  O Son of man!  Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth...”

O Son of man!  Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing?  Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction?  Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn.  Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

“15:  O Son of utterance!  Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save...”

O Son of utterance!  Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me; for My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not.  If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe for evermore, thy quest will be in vain.