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God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

Source: Marginal notes, c. 1684, in Christina of Sweden, by Sven Stolpe, 1960.
-- Christina of Sweden, (Dec 8 1626-1689), Swedish ruler; As Queen of Sweden (1644-54) she stunned all Europe by abdicating her throne.

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