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The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg, Vol. I., ed. by J. Williams Ab Ithel, [1862], at sacred-texts.com

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TRIADS OF BARDISM.

1. God made the world of three substances: fire; nature; and finiteness.

2. The three instrumentalities of God in making the world: will; wisdom; and love.

3. The three principal occupations of God: to enlighten the darkness; to give a body to nonentity; and to animate the dead.

4. Three things which God cannot be: unskilful; unjust; and unmerciful.

5. Three things required by God of man: firm belief, that is, faith; religious obedience; and to do justice.

6. The three principal temperaments of life: strength; vigour; and perception.

7. The three principal properties of life: temper; motion; and light.