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A28536 The third booke of the authour, being The high and deepe searching out of the threefold life of man through (or according to) the three principles by Jacob Behmen, aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus ; written in the Germane language, anno 1620 ; Englished by J. Sparrovv ...; Hohe und tieffe Gründe von dem drey fachen Leben des Menschen. English Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665? 1650 (1650) Wing B3422; ESTC R17609 518,505 540

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the soule is purely and alone in the Center it is an Essentiall Fire in the Eye of Eternity and yet that Eye desireth a figure and Image of the wisdome of God 23. And the Image is in its desire in its Imagination for the Verbum fiat word Fiat hath comprehended it that it might be a similitude of the Eternall wisdome of God wherein he dwelleth and wherein he may manifest himselfe by his Spirit and what ever hath been in his Eternall Counsell 24. Thus the Majesty of God flameth in the Image in the Essentiall Fire if the Essentiall Fire putteth its desire into the Majesty but if not then the Image is Voyd or empty raw and naked without God and the Tincture is false 25. For the Image is in the Tincture and hath its originall in the Tincture in the Light not in the source of the Fire and as the Heart or word of God hath its Originall in the Light of the Majesty in the Eternall Tincture of the fire of the Father so hath the Image of the soule 26. Indeed the Image dwelleth in the fire of the soule as Light dwelleth in the Fire but it hath another Principle as the Light is such a source as is different from Fire 27. And so the true Image of God dwelleth in the Light of the Fire of the soule which Light the fiery soule must create in the fountaine of the Love of God in the Majesty by putting and yeilding its Imagination into it 28. And if the soule doe not so but putteth its Imagination into it selfe into its wrathfull forme of the source of the fire and not into the fountaine of Love into the Light of God then its owne source of Sternesse sharpnesse or eagernesse fourcnesse astringency and bitternesse riseth up and the Image of God becommeth a Turba and swalloweth up the similitude of God in the wrath 29. And then the Astringent Fiat in the fiery Essence of the soule figureth for the soule an Image of the Imagination that is in its will whatsoever the Essentiall fire of the soule desireth that will be figured in the soule viz. Earthly Figures that which the will of the Heart casteth it selfe into that Image the Fiat of the soule will make that is as farre as the third Principle and the Spirit of the Starres and Elements hath power 30. So that if the will of the soule doe cast it selfe into the Kingdome of this world then the outward Kingdome hath power to bring its Imagination into the inward Principle and if the inward Fiat perceive that in the fire of the soule then it becommeth pregnant with it and keepeth it 31. And then the soule hath the Image of a Beast in the third Principle and that cannot be destroyed for ever except the will of the soule returne againe out of the earthly Lust and pierce into the Love of God againe and then it getteth the Image of God againe which may be done onely in this life while the soule is Essentially in its Ground or soyle or bed of Earth Ether in the growing of its Tree but after this Life it cannot be done 32. Thus you may understand what the soule Spirit Image and Turba are the soule dwelleth in it selfe and is an Essentiall Fire and its Image standeth in it selfe in the Imagination in the Light of the soule if it cleave to God if not then it is in Anxiety in the wrath of darknesse and is an Vizard or Monster abominable Image or an Image of the Devill 33. The Turba of the soule which destroyeth the Divine Image is the Essentiall wrathfulnesse and it is caused by the Imagination or false Love and Or Imaging Representation and therefore all lyeth in the Imagination the Image consisteth in that which we suffer to come into our Desire 34. It is very necessary for us to strive continually against the Earthly Reason of flesh and bloud and to yield the Spirit of our wills into the mercy and Love of God and alwayes cast our selves into the will of God and not count Earthly Or profit goods and pleasure our treasure setting our desire upon it which will destroy the Image for it is a Turba of the Image of God and bringeth Earthly properties into the Image 35. Or to conclude To summe up all Christ said where your treasure is there will your Heart be also according to which God will judge the secrets of Mankinde and sever the cleane from the uncleane and give that which is false to the Turba of the Fire to be devoured and bring the Holy thing which is entred into God into his Kingdome AMEN THE CLAVIS OR KEY OR An Exposition of some principall Matters and words in the writings of JACOB BEHMEN Very usefull for the better apprehending and understanding of this Booke Written in the Germane Language in March and Aprill ANNO. 1624. BY JACOB BEHMEN Also called Teutonicus Philosophus Printed in the yeare 1647. THE PREFACE TO THE READER Of these writings 1. IT is written the Naturall man a Understandeth or receiveth not perceiveth not the things of the Spirit nor the Mysterie of the Kingdome of God they foolishnesse unto him neither can be know them therefore I admonish and exhort the Christian Lover of Mysteries if he will studie these High writings and read search and understand them that he doe not read them outwardly onely with sharp speculation and meditation for in so doing he shall remaine in the outward Imaginary Ground onely and obtaine no more then a b Or feigned shadow of them counterfeited colour of them 2. For a mans owne Reason without the Light of God cannot come into the Ground of them it is impossible let his wit be never so high and subtill it apprehendeth but as it were the shadow of it in a Glasse 3. For Christ saith without me you can doe nothing and he is the Light of the world and the Life of men 4. Now if any would search the Divine Ground that is the Divine c Or manifestation Revelation he must first consider with himselfe for what end he desireth to know sucb things whether he desireth to practise that which he might obtaine and bestow it to the glory of God and the welfare of his neighbour also whether he desireth to die to Earthlinesse and to his owne will and to live in that which he seeketh and desireth and to be one Spirit with it 5. If he have not a purpose that if God should reveale himselfe and his mysteries to him he would be one Spirit and have one will with him and wholly resigne and yeild himselfe up to him that Gods Spirit might doe what he pleaseth with him and by him and that God might be his knowledge will and d Or working deed he is not yet fit for such knowledge and understanding 6. For there are many that seeke Mysteries and hidden knowledge meerely that they might be respected and highly esteemed the world and for their
substance remaineth Eternally Another Exposition of m The Great Mystery the Mysterium Magnum 207. God hath manifested the Mysterium Magnum out of the Power and vertue of his word in which Mysterium Magnum the whole Creation hath lyen essentially without forming in Temperamento and by which he hath outspoken the Spirituall formings in Separability or variety in which formings the Sciences of the Powers and vertues in the Desire that is in the Fiat have stood wherein every Science in the Desire to Manifestation hath brought it selfe into a Corporeall Substance 208. Such a Mysterium Magnum lye●h also in Man viz. in the Image of God and is the Essentiall word of the Power of God according to Time and Eternity by which the Living word of God outspeaketh or expresseth it selfe either in Love or Anger or in Fancie all things as the Mysterium standeth in a moveable Desire to Evill or Good according to that saying such as the people is such a God they also have 209. For in whatsoever properties the Mysterium in Man is awakened such a word also uttereth it selfe from his powers as we plainely see that nothing else but vanity is uttered by the wicked Prayse the Lord all yee his workes Halelu-jah n SCIENTZ OF THE WORD SCIENCE 210. THe Word Science is not so taken by me as men understand the word Scientia in the Latine Tongue for I understand therein even the true Ground according to Sense which both in the Latine and all other Languages is missed and neglected by Ignorance for every word in its Impressure forming and Expression gives the true understanding of what that thing is that is so called 211. You understand by Science some skill or knowledge in which you say true but doe not fully expresse the meaning 212. Science is the Root to the understanding as to the o Cogitation consideration or Reasoning Sensibility it is the Root to the Center of the p Or forming Impressure of Nothing into something as when the will of the Abysse attracteth it selfe into it selfe to a Center of the Impressure viz. to the word then ariseth the true understanding 213. The will is in the Separability of the Science and there separateth it selfe out from the Impressed Compaction and men first of all understand the Essence in that which is separated in which the Separability impresseth it selfe into a Substance 214. For q ESSENTZ Essence is a substantiall power and vertue but Science is a moving flitting one like the Senses it is indeed the Root of the Senses 215. Yet in the understanding in which it is called Science it is not the sensing but a cause of the sensing in that manner as when the Understanding impresseth it selfe in the Mind there must first be a cause which must give the Mind from which the understanding floweth forth into its Contemplation Now this Science is the Root to the fiery Mind and it is in briefe the Root of all Spirituall beginnings it is the true Root of Soules and proceedeth through every Life for it is the Ground from whence Life commeth 216. I could not give it any other better Name this doth so wholly accord and agree in the sense for the Science is the cause that the Divine Abyssall Will compacteth and impresseth it selfe into Nature to the separable various intelligible and perceivable Life of understanding and difference for the Impressure of the Science whereby the will attracteth it into it selfe the Naturall Life ariseth and the word of every Life Originally 217. The distinction or separation out of the Fire is to be understood as followeth The Eternall Science in the Will of the Father draweth the Will which is called Father into it selfe and shutteth it selfe into a Center of the Divine Generation of the Trinity and by the Science speaketh it selfe forth into a word of understanding and in the speaking is the Separation in the Science and in every Separation there is the Desire to the Impressure of the r Or outspeaking Expression the Impressure is Essentiall and is called Divine Essence 218. From this essence the word r Or outspeaking expresseth it selfe in the second Separation that is of Nature and in that expression wherein the Naturall will separateth it selfe in its Center into a sensing the Separation out of the fiery ſ One Copie hath Essence Science is understood for thence commeth the Soule and all Angelicall Spirits 219. The third Separation is according to the outward Nature of the expressed formed word wherein the Bestiall Science lyeth as may be seen in the Treatise of the Election of Grace which hath a t Accute or sublime sharp understanding and is one of the Cleerest of our Writings FINIS A CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKES WRITTEN By JACOB BEHMEN 1. ANno 1612. He wrote the first Booke called Aurora the Rising of the Sun and he being accused as Author thereof this Booke was laied up by the Magistrate at Gorlitz at Court and command given him that he should henceforth being a simple Lay-man refraine writing of bookes which did not belong to his profession and condition Whereupon he did refraine for seven yeares but afterwards being stirred up againe by the Holy Spirit of God and also being incouraged thereto by the entreaty and desires of some people that feared God he betooke himselfe to his pen again and proceeded in writing and perfected with good leisure and deliberation the rest which follow viz. 2. Anno 1619. The second Book Of the Three Principles together with an appendix of the Threefold life of Man 3. Anno 1620. A Booke of the Three-fold life of Man 4. An Answer to the 40 Questions of the Soule propounded by Doctor Balthasar Walter in the first chapter of it is an Exposition of the Turned Eye or Philosophick Globe withall an addition concerning the Soule the Image of the Soule and the Turba or destroyeresse of the Image 5. Three Bookes The first of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ The second of the Suffering Death Resurrection of Christ The third of the Tree of Faith 6. A Booke of Six Points 7. A Booke of the Heavenly and Earthly Mysterium 8. A Book of the Last Times to P.K. 9. Anno 1621. A Booke De Signatura Rerum or the Signature of all things 10. A Consolatory Booke of the foure Complexions 11. An Apologie to Balthasar Tilken in two parts 12. A consideration upon Esaias Steefells Booke 13. Anno 1622. A Booke of true Repentance 14. A Booke of true Resignation 15. A Booke of Regeneration 16. Anno 1623. A Booke of Predestination and Election of God at the end of it is written this following Treatise viz. 17. A short Compendium of Repentance 18. The Mysterium Magnum upon Genesis 19. Anno 1624. A Table of the Principles or a Key of his writings to G. F. and I. H. 20. A little Booke of the Supersensuall Life 21 A little Booke of Divine Contemplation 22. A Booke of the two Testaments of Christ viz. Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord. 23. A Dialogue between the enlightned and the unenlightned Soule 24. An Apology upon the Booke of true Repentance directed against a Pasquill of the principall Minister of Gorlitz called Gregory Rickter 25 A Booke of 177. Theosophick Questions 26. An Epitome of the Mysterium Magnum 27. The Holy Weeks or the Prayer-Booke 28. A Table of the Divine Manifestation or an Exposition of the Threefold World to I. S. V. S. and A. V. F. In these two that follow the date is not set downe 29. A Booke of the Errours of the Sects of Ezechiel Meths to A. P. A. or an Apology to Esaias Steefell 30. A Booke of The last Judgement Further. 31. Certaine Letters to Divers Persons written at divers times with certaine Key 's for some hidden words The Bookes which the Author finished not are marked with this signe The faults escaped in Printing PReface verse 9. line 4. read * Divine Essence fol. 2. l. 23. for as r. viz. l. 32. for how r. that f. 3. l. 8. r. u transparent l. 24. r. * Formes f. 14. l. 27. r. but o not f. 15. l. 18. r. the p Eternity that q f. 16. l. 29. r. viz. the eye l. marg 18. r. viz. 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The Third Booke of the Authour being The High and Deepe Searching out of The Threefold Life of Man through or according to The Three Principles by JACOB BEHMEN aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus Written in the Germane Language Anno 1620. Englished by J. SPARROVV Barrester of the Inner Temple London LONDON Printed by M. S. For H. Blunden at the Castle in Corn-hill 1650. A SHORT CONTENTS of this BOOKE BEing a High and Deepe Searching out of the Three-fold Life of Man through the Three Principles Wherein is clearly shewen that which is Eternall and also that which is Mortall And wherefore God who is the Highest Good hath brought all things to light Also wherefore one thing is contrary to another and destroyeth it and then what is right or true and what is evill or false and how the one * Or distinguisheth severeth it selfe from the other Wherein especially the Three Principles are founded which art the onely originall or fountaine whence all things flow and are generated VVhereby the multitude of Meanings and Opinions about Faith and Religion may be knowne and what is the cause of the multitudes of Opinions among Men concerning the Essence and Will of God also what is best for Man to doe that he may attaine the highest and Eternall Good And then concerning the End and issue of All things wherefore all things have appeared in such a property and Essence as they have had for the comfort of the poore wounded sick soule of Man and for the Rebuilding or Edification of the true Christian Religion wherein the Antichrist standeth quite naked and revealed Set downe for a Remembrance to our selfe and for a stay to uphold us in these distracted miserable Times THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE AUTHOUR Being a High and Deep Search Concerning The Threefold Life of Man The First Chapter 1. WHen wee consider the beginning of our Life and compare the same with the Eternall Life which we have in the promise we cannot say nor finde that we are at home in this life For we see the beginning and the end of the outward life as also the totall decay and finall corruption of our bodies and besides we see or know of no returning into this outward life neither have we any promise of it from the high and eternall Good 2. Seeing then there is a Life in us which is Eternall and Incorruptible wherewith we strive after the highest Good and a life from this world which is finite and corruptible and also a life in which the source originall cause of Life standeth wherin the highest danger of Eternall Perdition misery and calamity doth consist therefore it is of necessity that we consider the beginning of Life from whence all these things proceed and have their originall 3. So now when we consider the life what it is then we finde that it is a burning Fire which consumeth and when it hath no more fuell to feed upon it goeth out as may be seene in all Fires For the life hath its nourishment from the body and the body from the food for when the body hath no more food then it is consumed by the fire of the life so that it fadeth and perisheth as a faire flower when it hath no water withereth 4. But seeing there is in Man a life which is Eternall and Incorruptible which is the soule which is also a Fire and hath need of nutriment as well as the Elementary life hath therefore we ought to consider the property and food of that life what that is which continually feedeth it so that it never goeth out in Eternity 5. And thirdly we finde in the life of our soules that there is in it a greater hunger after another higher and better life viz. after the highest Good which is called the Divine Life insomuch that the soule is not contented with its own food but it desireth with great longing and panting the highest and best Good not only for a pleasant habitation but in a hunger for a food 6. And so now we perceive in our very great and true knowledge that every life desireth its own Mother out of which the life is generated for a food as the Wood which is the Mother of the Fire that the Fire desireth to have and if it be severed from its Mother it goeth out In like manner the Earth is the Mother of all Trees and hearbs and they desire it and the water with the other Elements is the Mother of the Earth or else it would be dead or barren and there would grow neither metalls trees hearbs nor grasse out of it 7. We see especially that the Elementary life consisteth in a boyling and is a kinde of seething and when it leaveth boyling it goeth out also we know that the Constellations kindle the Elements and the Starres are the Fire of the Elements and the Sunne kindleth the Starres so that there is a boyling and seething amongst them but the Elementary life is finite and corruptible and the life of the soule is Eternall 8. Now seeing it is Eternall therefore it must also be from the Eternall as the deare Moses hath written very rightly of it That God breathed into Man the living breath and so Man is become a living soule 9. Yet we cannot say though indeed Man standeth in a Threefold Life that each life is apart in a severall forme but we finde that they are in one another and yet each life hath its own working in its Dominion viz. in its Mother For as God the Father is all because all cometh from him and he is present every where and is the fullnesse of every thing and the thing doth not comprehend him also the thing is not God nor his Spirit nor the true Divine Essence so that it cannot be said of any comprehensible thing that it is God or that God is here present more then in other places and yet he is really present he containeth the thing and the thing containeth not him he comprehendeth the thing and the thing comprehendeth not him for he dwelleth not in the thing but in himselfe in another Principle 10. So also is the soule of Man breathed in from God it dwelleth in the body and is invironed with the Spirit of the Starres and Elements not onely as a Garment covereth the body but it is infected with the Spirit of the Starres and Elements as the Pestilence or other infectious disease infecteth the Elementary Spirit so that it poysoneth its body and so it decayeth and dyeth and then the source or property of the Starres also breaketh it selfe off from the soule and consumeth it selfe whrereby the Elementary Mother breaketh off and so the Spirit of the Starres hath no more food and therefore consumeth it selfe but the soule remaineth a Or Crude empty or feeble or faint naked because it liveth by another food 11. Understand us here in this manner though the soule be thus captivated with the Spirit of the Starres and