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according_a to_o the_o light_n property_n understand_v 6._o a_o god_n of_o love_n meekness_n and_o mercy_n and_o according_a to_o the_o fire_n property_n he_o call_v himself_o a_o angry_a zealous_a or_o 24._o jealous_a god_n and_o a_o consume_a fire_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o one_o and_o not_o two_o as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o threefold_a life_n and_o in_o the_o three_o principle_n be_v mention_v and_o expound_v at_o large_a with_o many_o circumstance_n 139._o this_o thus_o brief_o mention_v be_v now_o the_o most_o original_a spirit_n where_o in_o the_o fire_n property_n the_o eternal_a nature_n be_v understand_v and_o much_o more_o in_o the_o form_n to_o fire_n which_o make_v the_o eternal_a centre_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o three_o principle_n 140._o and_o understand_v further_o that_o the_o desire_n in_o that_o eternal_a spirit_n according_a to_o both_o property_n have_v from_o eternity_n continual_o be_v a_o delight_n long_v or_o lust_n to_o seek_v and_o to_o find_v itself_o and_o have_v continual_o find_v itself_o in_o itself_o each_o property_n its_o like_a both_o according_a to_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n and_o the_o love_n according_a to_o fire_n and_o light_n and_o according_a to_o all_o form_n to_o the_o fire_n and_o according_a to_o all_o form_n in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o love_n 141._o that_o which_o be_v find_v have_v be_v the_o spirit_n lookingglass_n in_o the_o love_n in_o the_o light_n the_o look_a glass_n be_v call_v god_n wisdom_n and_o in_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v call_v god_n anger-eye_n 142._o in_o this_o lookingglass_n have_v be_v see_v from_o eternity_n the_o substance_n of_o this_o world_n viz._n the_o three_o principle_n for_o it_o have_v stand_v in_o the_o magical_a desire_n indeed_o not_o in_o substance_n but_o in_o the_o lookingglass_n in_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n have_v discover_v itself_o and_o with_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o world_n with_o the_o 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a_o substantial_a be_v through_o god_n move_v 146._o understand_v according_a to_o the_o will-spirit_n which_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o light_n centre_n and_o according_a to_o the_o will-spirit_n which_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o five_o centre_n and_o yet_o be_v but_o one_o but_o in_o two_o property_n viz._n two_o magic_a desire_n 147._o as_o man_n see_v in_o the_o creature_n how_o love_n and_o anger_n stick_v in_o one_o mind_n and_o yet_o have_v two_o centre_n all_o according_o as_o the_o outward_a will-spirit_n discover_v in_o any_o one_o so_o be_v the_o awaken_n in_o love_n and_o anger_n and_o man_n see_v in_o this_o world_n in_o the_o creature_n how_o there_o be_v evil_a and_o good_a wolf_n and_o sheep_n serpent_n and_o good_a fish_n poisonous_a toad_n and_o lovely_a handsome_a beast_n and_o live_a creature_n every_o one_o out_o of_o its_o mother_n property_n spring_v from_o the_o eternal_a original_a 148._o in_o this_o eternal_a lookingglass_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o 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and_o element_n through_o die_v the_o outward_a substance_n of_o the_o source_n or_o quality_n become_v break_v off_o and_o then_o the_o image_n of_o god_n appear_v or_o shine_v 336._o understand_v it_o right_n christ_n have_v in_o mary_n assume_v all_o the_o three_o principle_n on_o to_o himself_o but_o in_o divine_a order_n or_o ordinance_n not_o mix_v as_o adam_n do_v who_o introduce_v the_o outward_a kingdom_n through_o the_o imagination_n into_o the_o inward_a into_o the_o soul_n fire_n whence_o the_o light_n extinguish_v 337._o he_o have_v on_o himself_o that_o be_v on_o to_o the_o limit_v or_o mark_v of_o the_o live_a covenant_n assume_v on_o to_o the_o live_a substantiality_n the_o soul_n essence_n viz_o the_o first_o principle_n and_o then_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o image_n of_o the_o second_o principle_n and_o then_o the_o outward_a kingdom_n the_o three_o principle_n for_o he_o shall_v be_v lord_n of_o all._n 338._o he_o become_v after_o the_o end_n of_o four_o month_n a_o 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