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will_v not_o cast_v the_o pearl_n under_o your_o foot_n know_v that_o nor_o under_o none_o 53._o i_o have_v my_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n not_o from_o conceit_n or_o opinion_n as_o you_o have_v but_o i_o have_v a_o live_a skill_n or_o knowledge_n in_o the_o visibility_n &_o experience_n or_o perceptibility_n i_o need_v no_o doctor_n from_o the_o school_n of_o this_o world_n about_o it_o for_o i_o have_v not_o learn_v it_o from_o they_o but_o from_o god_n spirit_n therefore_o i_o be_o not_o afraid_a of_o your_o clamour_n and_o scorn_n of_o a_o right_a christian_n and_o of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n the_o eternal_a virgin_n that_o be_v no_o genetrix_fw-la 54._o dear_a sir_n and_o brethren_n in_o christ_n i_o pray_v be_v scholar_n of_o god_n wisdom_n let_v none_o say_v of_o himself_o i_o understand_v it_o we_o know_v nothing_o concern_v god_n what_o he_o be_v but_o god_n spirit_n must_v become_v the_o know_n in_o we_o else_o our_o know_v be_v but_o fiction_n a_o continual_a confusedness_n a_o 7._o continual_a learning_n and_o understand_v nothing_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o centre_n 55._o what_o be_v it_o for_o i_o to_o speak_v much_o of_o the_o wisdom_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o can_v repeat_v the_o bible_n better_o without_o book_n and_o understand_v nothing_o of_o what_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v speak_v and_o out_o of_o what_o spirit_n and_o knowledge_n if_o also_o i_o have_v not_o the_o same_o spirit_n which_o they_o have_v how_o then_o shall_v i_o understand_v they_o 56._o to_o such_o knowledge_n belong_v not_o conceit_n and_o to_o collect_v together_o a_o heap_n or_o abundance_n of_o text_n to_o his_o purpose_n that_o no_o holy_a man_n or_o wise_a man_n have_v do_v but_o a_o live_a spirit_n out_o of_o god_n can_v see_v the_o mystery_n and_o converse_v in_o its_o own_o knowledge_n 57_o god_n spirit_n must_v be_v in_o the_o reason_n if_o reason_n will_v see_v god_n there_o belong_v a_o humble_a resign_v heart_n to_o it_o not_o a_o scorner_n in_o reason_n where_o reason_n boast_v itself_o to_o be_v enlighten_v that_o be_v only_o a_o sydereall_a or_o starry_a enlighten_v to_o be_v so_o note_n sharp_a witted_a 58._o if_o any_o be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n then_o let_v he_o seek_v his_o brother_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o then_o i_o can_v trust_v he_o but_o while_o he_o be_v a_o scorner_n he_o have_v put_v on_o the_o devil_n vizard_n and_o hood_n and_o go_v about_o in_o pride_n he_o be_v no_o christian_a but_o a_o mouth_n or_o lip-christian_a and_o consufed_a babel_n as_o indeed_o such_o book_n of_o controversy_n or_o contention_n and_o hypocrisy_n be_v all_o babel_n 59_o let_v one_o show_v another_o the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o love_n humility_n and_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o become_v the_o child_n of_o god_n than_o such_o contemn_v will_v not_o exist_v in_o the_o world_n whereby_o the_o simple_a layick_a be_v seduce_v and_o total_o ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n fall_v on_o in_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n against_o his_o brother_n who_o be_v not_o of_o his_o opinion_n or_o sect_n of_o religion_n and_o yet_o one_o in_o a_o religion_n which_o without_o god_n spirit_n and_o power_n be_v but_o a_o conceit_n and_o opinion_n be_v as_o blind_a as_o the_o other_o 60._o for_o the_o true_a religion_n stand_v not_o alone_o in_o outward_a word_n in_o appearance_n or_o show_n but_o in_o live_v active_a power_n that_o one_o desire_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o perform_v to_o another_o what_o he_o know_v he_o ought_v to_o do_v 61._o it_o must_v come_v into_o deed_n else_o it_o be_v but_o a_o colour_a or_o paint_a faith_n a_o historical_a babel_n where_o god_n spirit_n be_v not_o there_o be_v no_o faith_n also_o no_o christian_a but_o where_o that_o be_v there_o it_o work_v clear_a work_n of_o love_n he_o teach_v and_o reprove_v meek_o he_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o and_o scornful_a as_o my_o opponent_n 62._o he_o will_v needs_o write_v out_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n &_o scorn_v my_o explanation_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v from_o the_o centre_n &_o confirm_v himself_o with_o the_o collect_v text_n of_o scripture_n &_o despise_v that_o which_o i_o have_v write_v that_o the_o wisdom_n be_v a_o virgin_n without_o generate_a that_o she_o be_v no_o genetrix_fw-la but_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v her_o life_n and_o generate_a which_o reveal_v or_o manifest_v in_o she_o the_o divine_a wonder_n and_o he_o will_v set_v that_o which_o be_v better_o in_o the_o stead_n thereof_o 63._o he_o say_v the_o wisdom_n suffer_v and_o generate_v and_o he_o collect_v a_o heap_n of_o text_n for_o proof_n who_o now_o be_v at_o odds_o with_o he_o in_o this_o not_o i_o i_o say_v the_o same_o and_o he_o write_v but_o my_o word_n but_o understand_v not_o my_o sense_n or_o thought_n he_o be_v at_o odds_o with_o himself_o 64._o i_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o centre_n and_o he_o from_o the_o substance_n that_o be_v generate_v i_o understand_v that_o the_o wisdom_n be_v 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say_v so_o to_o but_o i_o proceed_v not_o mute_o i_o say_v out_o of_o what_o for_o god_n have_v give_v i_o the_o knowledge_n it_o be_v not_o i_o myself_o that_o know_v it_o but_o god_n know_v it_o in_o me._n 73._o the_o wisdom_n be_v his_o bride_n and_o the_o child_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o christ_n in_o the_o wisdom_n also_o god_n bride_n now_o than_o if_o christ_n spirit_n dwell_v in_o christ_n child_n and_o if_o christ_n child_n be_v branch_n on_o his_o vine_n and_o one_o body_n with_o he_o also_o one_o spirit_n who_o now_o be_v the_o knowledge_n be_v it_o i_o or_o god_n shall_v i_o then_o not_o know_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o what_o this_o world_n be_v create_v if_o he_o dwell_v in_o i_o which_o have_v create_v it_o shall_v he_o not_o know_v it_o 74._o therefore_o now_o i_o submit_v and_o will_v know_v nothing_o so_o far_o as_o i_o be_o self_n viz_o in_o that_o part_n from_o the_o outward_a world_n that_o he_o may_v know_v in_o i_o what_o he_o will_n i_o be_o not_o the_o genetrix_fw-la in_o the_o know_n but_o my_o spirit_n be_v his_o wife_n or_o 〈…〉_z which_o he_o generate_v the_o know_v according_a to_o the_o measure_n 〈…〉_z 75._o as_o the_o eternaâ—â—_n wisdom_n be_v the_o body_n of_o god_n and_o he_o generate_v therein_o what_o he_o will_v then_o now_o if_o he_o generate_v it_o be_v not_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o he_o in_o i_o i_o be_o as_o dead_a in_o the_o generate_a of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o he_o be_v my_o life_n and_o indeed_o i_o have_v neither_o seek_v it_o or_o learn_v it_o he_o incline_v himself_o to_o my_o minehood_n and_o my_o ihood_n incline_v itself_o up_o into_o he_o 76._o but_o now_o i_o be_o dead_a and_o understand_v nothing_o but_o he_o be_v my_o understanding_n therefore_o i_o say_v i_o live_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o i_o and_o so_o i_o teach_v and_o write_v of_o he_o dear_a brethren_n and_o otherwise_o i_o know_v nothing_o 77._o bear_v with_o my_o folly_n a_o little_a i_o pray_v in_o that_o which_o i_o tell_v you_o not_o for_o my_o own_o boast_n but_o for_o your_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n that_o you_o may_v know_v who_o you_o scorn_v and_o despise_v when_o you_o deride_v i_o i_o will_v not_o hide_v it_o from_o you_o but_o mean_v it_o hearty_o 78._o i_o have_v write_v of_o three_o principle_n which_o be_v know_v in_o i_o but_o weak_o as_o a_o scholar_n which_o go_v to_o school_n so_o it_o have_v go_v with_o i_o 79_o my_o opponent_n write_v of_o four_o principle_n and_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n a_o principle_n also_o according_a to_o his_o meaning_n though_o i_o bring_v no_o controversy_n into_o his_o meaning_n about_o it_o he_o may_v make_v ten_o for_o the_o wisdom_n have_v neither_o limit_v nor_o ground_n but_o he_o neither_o understand_v my_o meaning_n nor_o his_o own_o 80._o let_v he_o tell_v i_o how_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v a_o principle_n or_o what_o do_v he_o understand_v by_o a_o principle_n will_v he_o make_v the_o clear_a bright_a deity_n to_o be_v a_o principle_n which_o be_v eternal_a without_o ground_n and_o beginning_n which_o dwell_v in_o the_o nothing_o also_o possess_v nothing_o but_o only_o itself_o i_o can_v not_o speak_v so_o of_o the_o principle_n but_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o three_o world_n in_o and_o with_o which_o the_o incomprehensible_a deity_n manifest_v or_o reveal_v itself_o 81._o one_o of_o they_o with_o or_o by_o the_o wrought_a power_n in_o the_o desire_n to_o the_o eternal_a nature_n viz_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dark_a source_n or_o quality_n through_o which_o the_o will_n of_o the_o still_a eternity_n sharpen_v itself_o and_o bring_v itself_o in_o the_o fire_n through_o the_o light_n and_o so_o the_o sharpness_n remain_v eternal_o only_a in_o itself_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o still_a will_n of_o the_o meekness_n thus_o receive_v a_o cause_n in_o the_o sharpness_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o joy_n and_o yet_o also_o remain_v not_o essential_o stand_v with_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o fierce_a wrathful_a sharpness_n 82._o but_o the_o root_n be_v a_o darkness_n and_o the_o spirit_n go_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o chaos_n through_o the_o root_n through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o father_n property_n through_o the_o second_o centre_n of_o the_o love_n and_o kingdom_n of_o joy_n into_o the_o light_n 83._o now_o therefore_o that_o very_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o all_o in_o every_o substance_n or_o thing_n according_a to_o its_o property_n be_v no_o principle_n but_o according_a to_o the_o eternal_a nature_n of_o the_o fierce_a wrathfulness_n it_o be_v a_o principle_n 84._o thus_o also_o the_o second_o principle_n subsist_v with_o or_o by_o the_o divine_a world_n viz_o where_o the_o divine_a power_n with_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o majesty_n be_v pour_v forth_o which_o be_v just_o account_v 〈…〉_z three_o person_n 85._o but_o the_o principle_n in_o the_o fire_n be_v to_o 〈…〉_z where_o the_o die_v be_v and_o out_o of_o the_o die_v another_o life_n 〈◊〉_d viz_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n a_o light_n and_o 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24._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o 4._o 4._o rom._n 3._o 15._o 15._o 2_o thes_n 3._o 2._o 2._o joh_n 13._o 35._o 35._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 12._o 12._o phil._n 3._o 20._o 20._o math._n 6._o 10._o luk._n 11._o 2._o 2._o math._n 18._o 11._o luk_n 19_o 10._o 10._o note_n note_n joh_n 6._o 45_o isa_n 54._o 13._o jer_n 31._o 34._o 34._o joh_n 16._o 15._o 15._o joh_n 1._o 3._o col_fw-fr 1._o 16._o 16._o deut_n 4_o 24._o chap_n 9_o 3._o heb._n 12._o 29._o 29._o gen_n 3._o 17._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 18._o 18._o wesen_z wesen_z 2_o tim._n 3._o 7._o 7._o or_o know_v the_o bible_n outward_o inward_o be_v better_o better_o note_n note_n joh_n 1._o 5_o 5_o rome_n 6._o 16._o 18._o 26._o usagen_fw-mi â—…_n 14._o 12._o â—…_n 22._o 21._o â—…k_v 11._o 13._o 13._o math_n 9_o 13._o 13._o math_n 11._o 28._o 28._o joh_n 6._o 44._o 44._o rom._n 9_o 16._o 18._o 18._o note_v note_v note_v joh_n 3._o 3._o 3._o math_n 11._o 12._o 12._o joh_n 6._o 37._o 37._o joh_n 10._o 27_o 28_o 29._o 29._o note_n note_n ezek_n 1._o 3._o mal_fw-fr 3._o 7._o 7._o math_n 7._o 7._o to_o the_o 11._o luk_n 11._o 9_o to_o the_o 14._o 14._o note_n note_n note_n note_n gen_n 32._o 26._o 26._o psal_n 30._o 5._o 5._o note_n note_n luk_n 5._o 31._o math_n 18._o 11._o 11._o act_n 20._o 28._o 28._o math_n 11._o 28._o 28._o joh_n 1._o 5._o 5._o note_v when_o it_o be_v that_o the_o darkness_n comprehend_v the_o light_n in_o adam_n adam_n note_v note_v note_v mal._n 1._o 2_o 3_o rome_n 9_o 13._o 13._o gen_n 4._o 4_o 5._o 5._o gen_n 4._o 6._o 7._o 7._o note_n note_n math_n 23._o 37._o luk_n 13._o 34._o 34._o micah_n 7._o 1._o 1._o col_fw-fr 2_o 14_o 15._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 55_o 57_o 57_o rom._n 9_o 18._o 18._o rev._n 19_o 6._o math._n 20._o 15._o 15._o isa_n 50._o 8._o 8._o note_n note_n rom._n 11._o 36._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 6._o 6._o the_o great_a six_o point_n point_n note_v note_n note_n note_v note_n note_n or_o pregnant_a or_o satisfy_v it_o it_o math._n 13._o 12._o luk._n 8._o 18_o 18_o note_v note_n note_n joh._n 17._o 6._o 24._o 24._o joh._n 10._o 28._o 28._o note_n note_n note_n note_n psal_n 54._o 54._o ezek._n 33._o 11._o 11._o rom._n 3._o 4._o 4._o note_n note_n math._n 15._o 22_o 26_o 27._o 27._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 4._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o 15._o rom._n 8._o 38_o 39_o 39_o note_n note_n or_o accuser_n accuser_n b._n t._n t._n note_v of_o the_o potter_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n 9_o in_o the_o book_n of_o predestination_n and_o rom._n 9_o 21._o 21._o numb_a 17._o 8._o 8._o joh._n 3._o 27._o 27._o note_n note_n note_n note_n vix_fw-la of_o god_n anger_n anger_n joh_n 20._o 25._o 25._o joh_n 5._o 17._o 17._o joh_n 15._o 5._o 5._o rom._n 11._o 22._o 22._o rome_n 9_o 18._o 18._o note_v note_n note_n rome_n 6._o 16._o 16._o psal_n 95._o 7_o 8._o heb_n 3_o 7._o 8._o &_o 4._o 7._o 7._o phil_n 2._o 1â—_n 1â—_n math_n 25._o 41._o etc._n etc._n etc._n note_n note_n gen_n 2._o 17._o 17._o 2_o king_n i._o 10_o 11._o numb_a 26._o 10._o 10._o note_v note_n note_n note_v note_n jer_n 18._o 7_o 8._o 8._o jon_n 3._o 2._o 10._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 32._o 32._o note_n note_n eph_n 1._o 4._o 4._o note_n note_n note_n note_n 1_o tim_n 2._o 4._o 4._o note_n note_n joh_n 12._o 40._o 40._o note_n note_n note_n note_n gen_n 2._o 17._o 17._o numb_a 17._o 8._o heb_n 9_o 4._o 4._o gen_n 3._o 15._o 15._o or_o aurora_n aurora_n gen._n 2._o 18._o etc._n etc._n etc._n gal._n 2._o 20._o 20._o note_v the_o dry_a rod_n of_o aaron_n grow_v not_o through_o the_o four_o elementary_a water_n and_o fire_n fire_n gen._n 5._o 5._o 5._o luke_n 1._o 35._o 35._o the_o eternal_a love-fire_n and_o the_o water_n of_o tbe_n one_o element_n element_n luke_n 1._o 41._o 41._o note_n note_n gal._n 4._o 6._o †_o note_v christ_n descend_v into_o hell_n hell_n note_n rom._n 3._o 17._o 17._o math._n 11._o 17._o luke_n 7._o 32._o 32._o note_n note_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 50._o 50._o joh._n 1._o 29._o 1_o joh._n 2._o 2._o 2._o luke_n 10._o 42._o 42._o gen._n 32._o 26._o 26._o joh_n 13._o 15._o 15._o luk._n 23._o 46._o 46._o math._n 26._o 38._o joh_n 12._o 27._o 27._o joh._n 20._o 17._o 17._o balthâ—sar_n tylcken_n tylcken_n god_n god_n note_v you_o expositor_n of_o the_o scripture_n scripture_n note_n note_n or_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n spirit_n jer._n 23_o 21._o 21._o note_n note_n luke_n 1._o 46._o 46._o luke_n 2._o 35._o 35._o luk._n 1._o 42._o 42._o luk_n 2._o 41_o 42_o 48._o 48._o note_n note_n note_n about_o the_o resurrection_n resurrection_n 1_o cor_n 15._o 28._o 28._o note_n note_n true_o brotherly_a love_n alles_n bey_n christo_fw-la all._n by._n christ_n christ_n note_n note_n restitutio_fw-la renovatio_fw-la reditus_fw-la reparatio_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la revolutio_fw-la omnium_fw-la matt_n 5._o 18._o 18._o the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v in_o god_n word_n in_o every_o one_o heart_n heart_n note_n note_n note_n note_n see_v the_o first_o epistle_n to_o paulus_n keym._n verse_n 30._o 30._o note_n note_n sustenance_n and_o preservation_n preservation_n signify_v