willissuspended，orpassivetoexternalstates。Amanwholivesonlyonthesensualplanewillreceivehisknowledgethroughthesenses，andwillnot，whileinthatstate，receivespiritualimpressionsorwarningdreams。
Menandwomenrarelyeverdegradethemselvessolowthatthesmallvoiceofthedesertdoesnotbringthemamessage。SodomandGomorrah，vilewiththedebaucheryofanamelesscrime，werenotdesertedbytheangelofloveuntilthefirewhichtheyhadlightedintheirsoulshadconsumedthem。ThewallsofJerichodidnotfalluntilRahab，theharlot，hadbeensavedandtheinmateshadheardforseveraldaystheram’s-hornandthetrampofJoshua’sinfantry。
TheevangelistJonah，theSamJonesofHebrewtheology，exhortedtheadulterousNinevehmanytimestorepentancebeforeitfell。
David，whileintoxicatedwiththewineoflove，fromlanguishingintheseductiveembraceofthebeautifulbathingnymph，Bathsheba，heardthevoiceofNathan。SurelyGodisnorespecterofpersons，andwillspeaktoallclassesifthepeoplewillnotstiffentheirnecksorhardentheirhearts。
Womendreammoreoftenandmorevividlythanmen，becausetheirdreamcompositionislessinfluencedandalliedtoexternalenvironments。