| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H. P. Lovecraft: the spears and javelins which Carter had distributed amongst them;
and at his command, sustained by the being that was Pickman, they
now formed a line of battle and prepared to prevent the landing
of the ship. Presently a burst of excitement on the galley told
of the crew's discovery of the changed state of things, and the
instant stoppage of the vessel proved that the superior numbers
of the ghouls had been noted and taken into account. After a moment
of hesitation the new comers silently turned and passed out between
the headlands again, but not for an instant did the ghouls imagine
that the conflict was averted. Either the dark ship would seek
reinforcements or the crew would try to land elsewhere on the
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther: to be justified and saved, but receives these gifts in abundance
from faith alone. Nay, were he so foolish as to pretend to be
justified, set free, saved, and made a Christian, by means of any
good work, he would immediately lose faith, with all its
benefits. Such folly is prettily represented in the fable where a
dog, running along in the water and carrying in his mouth a real
piece of meat, is deceived by the reflection of the meat in the
water, and, in trying with open mouth to seize it, loses the meat
and its image at the same time.
Here you will ask, "If all who are in the Church are priests, by
what character are those whom we now call priests to be
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