Discourse

—renewal through an enlivening power. In this way, bitter anguish has already succeeded in providing a mirror of resurrection original: Auferstehung to be glimpsed; one which then further encouraged man to seek the enlivening and inspiring power of all things.

This guidance of the intellect, to look upon the cause and constitution of things, is a governance of the Divine Spirit original: göttlicher Geist, which makes itself known through a desire for true constancy. It also further reveals to man the cause of the curse The author refers to the biblical Curse of Adam, which introduced physical decay and labor into the world which brought these things to pass.

However, after the rational man took to heart the painful Fall and the transformation of the human essence original: Essenz from a paradisiacal state into an elemental original: elementalisch—referring to the state of being composed of the four corruptible elements (earth, air, fire, water) rather than the "quintessence" or spiritual body of Paradise condition, he rightly lamented the misfortune of all souls. For this reason, he sent his wishing spirit, with the most fervent longing of the soul, to Divine Providence original: göttliche Providenz to plead for a means of preserving his natural body and life original: Lebens-Conservation; for he would have to be ashamed of his nakedness This "nakedness" refers to the spiritual and physical vulnerability of humanity after being cast out of Eden if he were to reach the end of his life in such a way, without any works or a worthy legacy.