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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28524	The first apologie to Balthazar Tylcken being an answer of the authour concerning his book the Aurora, opposed by an enemicitious pasquil or opprobrious libel, this answer written anno 1621 / by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Erste Schutz-Schrift wieder Balthasar Tilken. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3406; ESTC R14771	88,477	106

sticketh in thy Eyes 433. But I tell thee that thy Book the Libel affordeth a good Root for a New Antichrist I understand therein very new Things which I suppose to run quite contrary to the Holy Scripture Especially concerning the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and concerning his Mother Mary 434. I believe if men did not Read the Libel it would be more conducing to their happinesse then for any to grope far after your new conceits which are contrary to the Ground of the Scripture it hath such an aspect that it filleth the Eyes of the People but not of those that understand aright they do not all account thee a Master for it it is even called Babel and an untirnely or abortive unprofitable Libel 435. Is this thy Christian Heart that thou judgest and condemnest a zealous Man who is zealous after Salvation and if I did indeed erre in my zeal and yet in a right heart and sincere meaning and that really led with Ignorance and simplicity shouldest thou condemn Me Doest thou not Observe what Saint Paul saith of the zealous Heathens as above-mentioned Rom. 2. 436. Art thou a Master and a Christian why doest thou not first Instruct me and teach me what is better Doest thou not know me I think it is not hidden to thee who I am viz a simple Man and unlearned Art thou highly learned expert and skilfull shouldst thou then deal so Tyrannically with me as to cast me to the Devill 437. Where is thy Christian Heart shew it me in thy Libel shouldest thou condemn a Simple Man I would have friendly conserred with thee and given thee a good account of my doings if thou hadst done as befits a Christian with friendly Information 438. But thy high pust up Mind would not now I have answered to it it deserves no better since thou proclaimest me a Devill I proclaime thee a Lyar for I am a Child of God and am zealous day and night after my God with Sapplication to his Mercy for Christs sake and stedfastly believe that I am a Child of God and Member of Christs Body I am also very certain in the power of the Holy Spirit that he will preserve my Deposited Treasure viz the Noble Pearly Jewel in Christ till that Day 439. Thou proud Pharisee thou shalt not take away the Noble Garland of Victory from me which my Saviour Christ hath set upon me but if thou desirest to take it away from me have a care what thou doest and where thou abidest that the Anger of God do not devoure thee 440. I would as a Christian have thee warned to abstain from such reproaching and shamefull condemning for the kingdome of God consisteth not is knowing much but in an Earnest sincere obedient humble Mind and Will in the presence of God that we be Christains in the Deed and not with the Mouth only 441. A Christian hath no strife but only against HIMSELF against his EVILL Nature God saith Vengoance is mine I will repay it we live and are in God why will we then strive about HIM Let every one but judge himself and turn to God The Strife is alwayes about the Shell and the Kernell which belongeth to the Soul men let that lye 442. Hath any Learned somwhat let him use it to the Honour of God and the profit of his Brother he should not despise any God hath regenerated us in his Love without all our knowledge or desert through his Heart viz his great Mercy when as formerly we were all of us blind and knew nothing of his bringing us back again we were all under sinne and he hath bestowed on us the childship out of Grace shall we then out selves judge one another 443. Or can we all speak with one and the same Tongue There are you know many Gifts and but One only Spirit which giveth them as Saint Paul saith Shall we then call that very Spirit a Devill which openeth Gods Wonders to us doest thou not know what the Scripture saith Whosoever blasphemeth or reproacheth the Spirit of God hath no forgivenesse Eternally 444. Thou drawest the Judgement of God wilfully upon thy self and makest the people the worse that look upon thy Reproaching so that they also become slanderers from your Mouth whereas otherwise they would be quiet that Sinne might be brought forth with Sinne and so be reserved to the severe Judgement of God who will give to every one according to his Deeds Number IV. 445. THe Libeller sets it down thus All men are created by God according to the Flesh and in that very Masse or Lump they are all shut up under Sinne disobedience and Darkness and none better then the other but they are distinguished according to the Spirit and the Children of the Light generated from or out of HIM whom he delivereth out of the Naturall Darknesse and maketh their Darknesse Light But the Children of the World he letteth sit in Darknesse and letteth their Light go out in the Midst of the Darknesse for he loved Jacob and hated Esau 446. Hearken Libeller why doest thou boyle the Broth in thy Mouth and tellest not all freely forth as it sitteth in thy heart you have it within you I would have you fully give it forth What mean you by the Two sorts of Spirits from the Mothers Body or Womb are there two sorts of Souls generated or born one out of God the other out of the Flesh as thou supposest O thou blind Reason what dost thou Teach Wilt thou judge when thou thy self understandest it not 447. Of the Flesh no Soul becometh Generated but Soul of Soul and Flesh of Flesh we are from Adam all extracted or begotten of one Soul and Spirit and no other Adam is the Tree we are the Branches we stand all in that Tree as to the Root and he hath destroyed us all 448. Else if it were so that one Man did receive in the Mothers Body or Womb an Earthly Spirit and the other one out of or from God then were he which is Generated or born out of or from God not guilty of Adams fall also he were no Sinner from the Mothers womb and the other from the Flesh were from the Mothers womb Damned as he finely Court-like applyes it to Jacob and Esau this is his meaning and the understanding soundeth just so only he boyles the broth in the Mouth 449. For what should God suffer so long a while that there is teaching and Preaching to the Damned or what would it be profitable to the totally perfect Is the Spirit from the Mothers womb of God and hath it Gods Light PERFECT then it is without Sinne and needs no Teaching But the Scripture saith They are all Sinners and come short of the boasting which they should have in God The Holy Apostles say O Lord thou hast redeemed US with thy Bloud 450. ANd the Libeller saith further Who then dare say that this is done

who were born in the Light of Nature and of the Spirit that is no fleshly Birth that which is born in the Spirit of the Light is born of God Sir Libeller you have the Property of a Toad which sucketh Evill out of Good what shall I say or write much thereof Number III. Page 26. It standeth thus 412. But if a Man will speak of God what GOD is he must diligently consider the Powers in Nature as also the whole Creation of Heaven and Earth as the Starres and Elements and the Creatures which are proceeded from them then also the Holy Angels Devils Man also Heaven and Hell 413. Hearken Libeller when thou rightly knowest what an Angel is then thou knowest thy self in thy Noble Image and knowest God in his Love according to the Second Principle 414. And when thou rightly knowest what a Devil is then thou knowest Gods Angor and the Dark World 415. And when thou rightly knowest the Stars Elements then thou hast in the Outward Nature the Similitude of the Inward Eternal Nature 416. And when thou rightly conceivest of the Creatures thou then seest by the Creation Gods wonderfull Wisdome and when thou rightly conceivest of the Heaven then thou knowest the difference or distinction of the Principles 417. But Hearken Libeller why should I talk long with thee about it thou art indeed wholly blind as to my Writings thou brigest every where other meanings thereinto then I entended by it Thou sayst Flesh and Bloud cannot Conceive of God thou oughtest not to oppose me in that I say so too and that the Outward Man knoweth or understandeth Nothing of God but the Inward Man especially the Spirit searcheth even the Depths of the Deity 418. I say not That a Beast should Consider the Angells Devills Heaven Hell Starres Elements and Creatures But an understanding Man who is the Child of God who shall have his refreshing therewith that Gods Love Groweth in Him 419. But that which is said concerning the LAW of Nature that those who live or have lived therein and are growne in that Light 's that the blinde Libeller expounds all concerning the outward Nature he understandeth nothing in it 420. The Law of Nature is Gods Commadment when God said to Adams Nature Thou shalt not eate of the Tree that Law is also written in our Minde so that we know we should doe right the very beathens and little Children understand THAT 421. Now if a Man live in that Law and doth that which he well knoweth that it is RIGHT and is generated or born out of the Light of the Eternal Nature out of the Spirit viz out of Gods Heart who will Judge him Thou Moate-Judger stay thou at home 422. When I in that Place speak of the Tree of vegetation viz of the sweet Tree then I understand or meane not the will of the Flesh but the Dominion of the Spirit of God I also speak not of the Corporall and inceptive or beginning Birth but of the Spirituall 423. The sweet Tree is Gods Spirit as is formerly mentioned at Large understand it is the heavenly Substantiality which the Word or Heart of God brought along with it into the Essence of Mary which became Man in Mary that sweet Tree of the Divine Substantiality is greater then all and moveth in the second Principle over US ALL. 424. My whole meaning Aimes at this and though thou understandest it not yet I know it and say with assured Truth that many a Heathen Turk and Infant hath eaten of this Tree in Gods Mercy and though he hath not knowne it plainly by Name that which the outward Man knoweth not that the inward Man knoweth yea the Outlandish People have even Adames Body and Soul as well as we 425. Hearken Libeller what saith Paul Rom. 2. 11. to the 16 There is no respect of Persons with God they who have sinned without Law shall perish without the Law and they who have sinned against the Law they shall be judged by the Law for in the sight of God not the hearers of the Law are justified but those that doe the Law shall be justified for if the Heathen that have not the Law and yet by Nature doe the work of the Law those having not the Law are a Law unto themselves whereby they shew that the Law is written in their Hearts seeing their Conscience witnesseth as also their Thoughts which accuse or exeuse one another till the Day wherein God will Judge the secrets of Manking through JESUS CHRIST according to my Gospel 426. Why then doth the Libeller reject this which I have written that the Law of Nature is written in Mans heart and Every one by Nature Knoweth well and his Conscience witnesseth to him that he should doe Right now if there were a Stranger who knew Nothing of Christ and did from his whole Soul christian works in hope of the Divine Wages Wilt thou condemne him 427. Doest thou not understand that they shall be judged by the Gospel which hear the Gospel and do it not and they which hear it not and do Evill shall be so too and they which heard not Christ Preached nor knew of him and yet were zealous in the Love in the fear of God shall in their zeale enter into the kingdome of God before the stiffe necked Christians which only bear the Name of Christ 428. If thou canst then blame Saint Paul to his face as thou doest me Thou unintelligent fierce wrathfull envious Libeller Thou Judgest me and Condemnest me Contrary to the Commandment of Christ who saith Judge not and you shall not be Judged condemn'not so you shall not be condemned With what Measure you Meet to others will others Meet unto you again 429. What need you spread abroad such a reproachfull Libel among the People and Judge my written unprinted Writings which I wrote only for a Memoriall to my self which are come to Light without my will and to condemn me in such a vaine frivolous and altogether Diabolicall manner 430. Thou Moate-Judger was this commanded thee it was not done in respect of the Authour of the Book but that thou mightest make shew of thy fine high understanding Thoughts what a Master of Scripture and Man of understanding thou art but I find thee in Babel with an unchristain Mind go on so and thou wilt be found a very faithfull Labourer to our Lord God in his Vineyard will you not think you 431. Thou hast in thy disgracefull Libel set it down thy self that men should condemn none but it is free for THEE only what thou forbiddest to another THOU only mayst Judge that which is secret 432. Had I known that my Book should have been read likely it had been written clearlier with plain words though it is clear enough but thou art blind The Moat or Splinter of the Thorne of Pride to shew himself to his brother Abel like Cain