temptation

vain and curious desire

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description
A 'manifoldly dangerous' temptation, veiled as 'knowledge and learning', driven by a desire to make experiments through the flesh rather than delight in it.
disguise
knowledge and learning
seat
appetite of knowledge

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  • is_veiled_underknowledge and learning
    description
    This dangerous desire for making experiments through the flesh is often disguised or rationalized as a pursuit of knowledge and learning.
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    a certain vain and curious desire, veiled under the title of knowledge and learning, not of delighting in the flesh, but of making experiments through the flesh
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    2026-03-02T21:55:49.420Z
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