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"'Love is the breath of the Holy Spirit in man.'" (Pt 30) "It is only by the breath of the Holy Spirit (love) that spiritual development can come about." "Divine virtues are the breathings of the Holy Spirit itself." "By the power of the Holy Spirit, working through his soul, man is able to perceive the Divine reality of things." (Pt 133; Pup 200; Pt 85) (22:7) "If the spiritual qualities of the soul, open to the breath of the Divine Spirit, are never used, they become atrophied, enfeebled, and at last incapable; whilst the soul's material qualities alone being exercised, they become terribly powerful-- and unhappy, misguided man becomes more savage,... than the lower animals." "Man cannot free himself from the rage of the carnal passions except by the help of the Holy Spirit." "By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress." so limited and dependent is he. (Pt 97; Saq 105; Pt 163)
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