His traces; others, His image; some of them are material, others spiritual; some temporal, others everlasting: thus some are outside us, and some within. Now, the First Principle is wholly spiritual and eternal, and is entirely above us. In order to achieve some understanding of Him, we must first follow the traces which are material, temporal, and external.* This means being conducted in the way of God. Then, we must penetrate our own mind, which is an image of God, everlasting, spiritual, and internal.*