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fixity of location, stability, envelopment, and movement.
The Throne does not support Him, but the Throne and those who
carry it are supported by the Subtleness of His Power and are
constrained by His Firmness. He is above the Throne and Heavens
and above everything to the limits of the earth with
an aboveness which does not bring Him nearer to the Throne and
the Heavens, just as it does not make Him further from the
earth.
Rather, He is Highly Exalted above the Throne and the Heavens,
just as He is Highly Exalted above the earth. Nevertheless,
He is near to every entity and is "nearer to the worshiper
than his juggler vein" and He witnesses everything since His
nearness does not resemble the nearness of bodies, just as
His Essence does not resemble the essence of bodies.
The Throne does not support Him, but the Throne and those who
carry it are supported by the Subtleness of His Power and are
constrained by His Firmness. He is above the Throne and Heavens
and above everything to the limits of the earth with
an aboveness which does not bring Him nearer to the Throne and
the Heavens, just as it does not make Him further from the
earth.
Rather, He is Highly Exalted above the Throne and the Heavens,
just as He is Highly Exalted above the earth. Nevertheless,
He is near to every entity and is "nearer to the worshiper
than his juggler vein" and He witnesses everything since His
nearness does not resemble the nearness of bodies, just as
His Essence does not resemble the essence of bodies.