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A28533 Several treatises of Jacob Behme not printed in English before ... : to which are annexed the exposition of the table of the three principles : also an epistle of the knowledge of God, and of all things, and of the true and false light : with a table of the revelation of the divine secret mystery / Englished by John Sparrow.; Selections. English. 1661 Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665? 1661 (1661) Wing B3418; ESTC R21811 234,994 342

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the Eternall Nature 21. Outward Reason supposeth when the outward Eyes Seeth a thing that is all there is no other Seeing More indeed it is bad enough when the Poor Soul borroweth the outward Looking-Glasse and must make shift to help it self only with that But where will its seeing remain when the outward Looking-Glasse breaketh wherewith will it then see With the anxious Fire-flash in the Abomination in the darkness It can see no other where 22. Therefore it often cometh to passe that when the poor captive Soul discovereth or descrieth it self in the inward Root and thinketh what will follow when the outward Looking Glasse breaketh that it is horribly terrified and precipitateth or casteth the body into Anguish and doubting 23. For it can no where discover where its Eternall Rest should be but it findeth that it is in it self in meer unquietness moreover in darknesse and hath the outward Looking-Glasse only as it were borrowed 24. For while the Soul sticketh in this outward Body it may indeed make a shift to help it self with the Sun-Looking-Glasse for the Sun hath in its Root the inward Fire viz the Principle of the Father 25. From that very Fire it getteth a Glance or Looking-Glasse which is a cause of the Essence of the Body so that it can in this Earthly transitory Life be in Joy But when the outward Looking-Glasse breaketh then that is out or extinguished and the Souls fire goeth into the house of Sadness or Sorrow viz into the Center of the Darkness 26. The Soul hath in the Time of the outward Body Three Looking-Glasses or Eyes of all the Three Worlds and into which Looking-Glasse it inclineth or turneth in it self out of that it seeth but it hath no more but one as to the right of Nature that is the Fire-Flash viz the fourth Form of the Dark-world in the Place where the Principle ariseth where the two inward Worlds sever themselves one into the Darkness the other into the Light there is its Eternall Originall 27. Into which World now it introduceth its willing in that same it receiveth also the Substance viz a Spirituall Body for that very Substance becometh to the Souls-Fire a Food or Matter of its burning 28. And therefore hath God introduced the Soul into Flesh and Bloud that it might not so easily be capable of the fierce wrathfull Substance also it hath its Joy the while in the Sun's Looking-Glasse and rejoyceth it self in the Sydereall Essence 29. And 1. The Light-world standeth in its right Fire viz in the first Principle presented to it 2. The Dark-world in the Fire Root But 3. the outward Elementary World in the Starres-sources or quality where between moveth the Great Mysterie of the Soules-Fire In which World now it uniteth and giveth up it self from the same it getteth Substance in its Imagination 30. But seeing with Adam it hath turned it self into the Spirit of this World and brought its Imagination thereinto therefore now its highest desire standeth in the Sun 's and Starre's source or quality and draweth with the same the Spirit of the outward World with its Substance of the four Elements constantly into it self and hath its greatest Joy therein in which it is a Guest in a strange Lodging for the Abysse standeth under it and it is in great Danger 31. Now saith outward Reason Hath God indeed Created it in Flesh and Bloud in this outward World What hurt may that doe it 32. This Reason knoweth no more of the Originall of the Soul then a Cow doth of a New Barn-Door which looketh at it and supposeth it to be somewhat strange And so also the outward Reason supposeth the Inward World to be some strange thing 33. In findeth or perceiveth it self in the outward World and hunteth after that which the outward World hath and yet it findeth in it self the Inward World which continually * Or chargeth complaineth against the Soul before Gods anger Moreover it findeth also the Light-world whereinto the Inward desires of the So●ls Principle look back 34. It findeth indeed the longing after God but the outward World † Wichret hindereth that and covereth it so that the desire after Gods World may not kindle the Fire in it self For if that were done then would the Light-World become Manifest ●n the first Principle and the Noble Image of God would become Manifest 35. The Devill also hindereth this who possesseth the Root of this World in the Souls-Fire and setteth alwayes Evill Earthly * Things Matters or Doings Substantiality before the Soul or stirreth indeed the Root in the Center of Nature in the fierce wrath so that the poor Soul either kindleth it self in the Anger-fire in the Evill poyson source or quality or else kindleth it self in the Anguish and doubting of Gods Love And there he hath gotten the Day or the Game 36. And setteth before the Soul outward Might or Potency Authority and Honour also the Glance Lustre and Pomp of the outward World and there the Soul biteth at that and Tickleth it self therein with or by Imagination And yet it cannot rightly enjoy the same for it is only a borrowed Looking-Glasse 37. Thus the poor Soul becometh drawn away from Gods Light and sinketh alwayes into perdition viz into the dark House of Misery in the Dark-world And that Adam procured and Cook't for us when he introduced his delight or Lust into the Earthliness And thus now the poor Soul Swimmeth in the Earthly Flesh and Bloud and Continually eateth of the Tempting Tree of Evill and Good and is vehemently drawn by both and the Serpents Monster sticketh in the Midst in the Source or Quality of the fierce wrath and Continually bloweth up the Anger and the fierce wrath 38. And then can the Noble Lilly-Twig or Branch no way recover it self or draw breath also often not know it self it becometh often times overwhelmed with the fierce wrath of Evill or Malignity so that it is as if it were quite perished and it were also perished if the Looking-Glasse of the Deity did not stand presented to it wherein the willing-Spirit of the poor captive Soul may draw breath and recover it self again and generate therein again 39. For * NOTE in the Looking-Glasse of the Light-world standeth the becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ presented to the Souls Spirit And the Word that became Man standeth in the Sound and is stirring the Souls-Spirit CAN therein draw breath or recover it self and new generate it self else it were often past help with the poor Soul when it did plunge or drown it self in the Anger and in the poyson of the Dark-world 40. Thus we understand in the Ground what the perishing or Perdition of the Noble Tree viz of Gods Im●ge is namely this viz 41. The whole Man is in its Substance the Three Worlds The Souls Center viz the Root of the Souls-Fire holdeth in it the First Principle viz the right Fire-world And the Noble
Eternity One dwelleth in the other and yet retaineth its property there is no mixture in the Essence only the one conceiveth the other in the Desire and the Light dwelleth in the desire of the Fire so that the Fires property giveth its desire into the Light and the Light into the Fire 19. Thus it is one Substance not two but two Properties whereof the one is not the other nor can be Eternally 20. As the Spirits Property cannot be the Fire and Light and yet goeth forth from the Fire out of the Light and could not subsist alone either from the Fire or from the Light singly The Fire could not alone give it also not the Light but both give it It is the Life of Both and all this is but one Substance or being but Three Properties whereof one is not the other as is to be seen in Fire Light and Air. 21. The Third Principle hath just those Properties it hath also Fire Light and Spirit that is Air and is as to all Circumstances like the Eternal Substance 22. Yet beginneth and goeth forth from the Eternity it is a Manifestation of the Eternall an awakening of the Eternall an Image and Similitude of the Eternall 23. It is not the Eternall but is become a Substance in the Eternall Desire the Desire hath manifested it self and brought it self into a Substance like the Eternall Objection 24. Reason saith God hath made this World out of Nothing Answer Indeed there was no Substance or Matter for it that was outwardly palpable but there was such a Form or Condition in the Eternal Power in the willing 25. The Creation of this World is effected by or with an awakening of the Spirit of the willing the inward Will which also standeth within in it self that hath stirred up its own Nature viz the Center which is desirous of that which is out of it self viz of the Light which is pressing forth out of the Center 26. Thus hath the Center out of it self comprised a Substance in the desiring that is it hath comprised or made to it self a Substance in its Imagination in the desire and hath together also comprehended the Lights being or substance It hath comprehended the Eternall with the beginning 27. Therefore must the Substance in this world together with the Figure goe again into the Eternall for they are in the Eternall together comprised or Comprehended 28. But whatsoever became made or comprised out of the beginning in the desire that goeth again into its Aether viz into the Nothing only and barely into the Looking-glasse of the Imagination again And is not of or from the Eternall but is and belongeth to the Eternall Magia in the desiring As a fire devoureth and consumeth a Substance whereof nothing remaineth but it becometh again that which it was when it was yet no Substance 29. Thus you are to understand what this Worlds Substance is Viz a Coagulated Vapour or Cloud out of the Eternall Aether which thus hath a Completion or product like the Eternall 30. It shuts it self up into a Center of a Substance and in the End consumeth it self again and goeth into the Eternall Magia and is but for a while a Wonder viz a Manifestation or Revelation of the Eternall whereby the Eternall which is manifest in it self also manifesteth it self out of it self and sheddeth forth its Imagination and thus reneweth whatsoever with the Moving in the desiring became comprehended or Made that so the End could go again into the beginning 31. For Nothing can enter into the Liberty of the Eternall unlesse it be like the Eternall and subsisteth in the Will-Fire and be as subtile as the Lights Substantiality that is as a Fire which can dwell in a Substance wherein the Light can dwell and bring its shining Luster forth through it that doth not become comprehended by the Center of Nature though indeed it be the property of Nature Yet it is an Eternall one 32. Therefore understand that all whatsoever hath become generated in this world which hath a Substance which hath sprung forth out of the Eternall Substance that inheriteth not the Eternall only its Figure remaineth in a Magicall manner standing in the Eternall Mystery For it is in the originall together with the Creation gone forth out of the Eternall 33. But its body and totall Substance of the source or quality passeth away as a Vapour or Cloud consumeth it self for it is out of the beginning and goeth into the End 34. But that which ariseth out of the Eternall Substance out of the Eternall Lights Substantiality cannot passe away that only of it passeth away which out of the beginning is entered into the Eternall viz the outward Flesh which through the Imagination was in Man introduced into the Eternall that must consume it self as a Vapour 35. But whatsoever out of the Eternall Imagination becometh introduced again into the Eternall that remaineth standing Eternally And whatsoever becometh generated forth out of the Eternall viz out of the Eternall Nature is in Man the Soul that remaineth Eternally for it is originally arisen out of the Eternall 36. But whatsoever becometh generated out of the Eternall Center of the fierce wrath that may enter into its Renovation if it will 37. As the Eternall Nature of the Substance of this World reneweth it self and leaveth or forsaketh whatsoever it had made in the Beginning and reteineth only the Magicall Image which it introduced out of the Eternall willing into the outward with the Word Fiat in the Creating So may Man also renew whatsoever he Maketh if he forsake the Earthly then he may renew whatsoever he hath generated out of the Eternall but if it be not renewed then it remaineth in the Source or Quality of the Torment 38. For all whatsoever doth not become or is not alike to or with the * Love-fire Fire Light and Water cannot subsist in the Liberty but remaineth in the source or painfull quality of that which it hath awakened or made in it self understand out of the Center of Nature whatsoever it hath introduced into the willing of the Liberty 39. Thus will that be to it a painfull source or quality and a Gnawing or opposite will which it self hath generated to it self out of its own Nature wherewith it hath made to it self the Liberty to be dark so that the Light cannot shine through and that becometh its Darknesse 40. For where the Will is dark there also is the Substance of the willing viz its Body dark and where the Will is in a pure source or quality there also is the body in that source or quality And for that cause the children of the Light and of the Liberty will be severed from the children of the Darkness in the Anxious source or quality each into its Principle 41. Furthermore each Principle generateth its own Life according to its Property viz the fire is the limit of Seperation which † Vergnug et satiateth the Two
is the property of that Thing capable of the same property in the Life 8. The Lifes property catcheth or receiveth the property of the Thing Represented be it either a Word or a Work and kindleth it self therewith in it self And also the other formes of the Life therewith so that they begin to qualifie or operate and every property burneth in its source or quality to Love or Anger all according to the Represented Substance whatsoever the Imagination caught or captivated that it introduceth into the Mind 9. Now therefore if the Mind thus kindleth it self in a Form or Conditon so it kindleth the whole Spirit and Body and bringeth instantly its Imagination into the innermost Fire of the Soul and awakeneth the Innermost Center of Nature 10. Which if it becometh Kindled in the fierce Wrath or Love then 〈◊〉 ●●eiveth or Comprehendeth it self in all the seven Formes of Nature 〈◊〉 catch and grasp after the Souls willing-Spirit wherein the Noble Image standeth wherein God openeth himself 11. And so they bring their kindled Fire thereinto as in Fire is to be seen in what Matter soever the same burneth such a shining Lustre also it giveth forth as in flaming Brimstone is to be apprehended compared with the flaming wood and so in many other things Thus we understand by this that as the source quality and property is which the Fire getteth such also in the Light and the power of the Light 12. Since then our Noble Image of God standeth in the Light of Life in the Souls fire Therefore it is highly apprehensible to us how the Souls Will Spirit destroyeth the Noble Image and becometh kindled in the f●●●e wrathfull source or quality also often in the Love source or quality 13. We see also herein our great danger and Misery and doe underderstand wherefore Christ hath taught us Patience Love and Meekness viz that the Souls fire kindle not it self in fierce wrath nor give others cause that they kindle their Souls fire in fierce wrath that Gods Kingdome be not hindered 14. And herein we apprehend our hard and heavy Fall in that Adam hath introduced Earthly Matter into our Souls fire which burneth so often as but one source or quality in the Center becometh awakened in the fierce wrathfull property 15. And so we see how thus we lye in Gods fierce wrath between Anger and Love captive in great Danger And offer this highly to be apprehended 16. Ye know how we have mentioned above and often in all our Books how out of the fire the Light goeth viz another Principle and yet it hath the fires property and power for the fires Center giveth it to the Lights Center 17. And how the Light is also desirous and hath a Matrix of a Shining or Longing Seeking which impregnateth it self in the desiring with the power of the Light viz with the Meekness of the Light in this impregnation standeth the Substance of the Light that is in the pure Love of the divine Substance 18. Also it is intimated how the Fire draweth that Substance into it self and useth it to its Lights Essence devoureth it into it self but giveth forth out of the Essence another Spirit which is not Fire For the Fire giveth forth out of the Essence another Spirit which is not Fire For the Fire giveth forth two Spirits 1. One fierce wrathfull consuming out of the fierce wrath viz of the Fires Matters property 2. One Air-Spirit which is of the Lights Meeknesses property 19. And we are to ponder in what matter the first Essence burneth In what it hath kindled it self in Love or Evill and Malice that is in the Earthly or Divine desire And * Note such a fire it is it giveth also such a † Love-fire Light Fire out of it self and also such a Spirit out of the Light 〈◊〉 20. Now if the first Fires Matter be good wherein the Fire burne●● then hath the second Light Fire also a good property favour and so●●●● or quality and giveth forth also a good powerfull lovely amiable Light and out of the Lights Center a Good powerfull Spirit this is the Similitude of God The Noble Image 21. But if the first Fire in its Essence be Evill and burneth in an Evill Matter then also is the Lifes Light a false source or quality and a dimme dusky shining as is to be seen in a brimstone Light and that same desirous Center of the Light also bringeth forth out of its property such a Matter into its Fire and that Fire giveth also forth such a Spirit out of it self 22. And now it is apprehensible what Spirit may attain the Liberty of God or not for whatsoever Soules-Spirit or Image hath the dimme dusky dark property in it self that cannot be capable of the Clear Light of * Or the Spirit God Also if it hath the fierce wrathfull property in it self it cannot unite it self with the Meekness of God and with its qualifying or Operating 23. For the fierce wrath is Enmity against the Love and Meekness Love letteth not the fierce wrath into it self and so now they are seperated the Love thrusteth the fierce wrath away from it self And that desireth no more the Love property 24. For as soon as the Fire giveth forth the Spirit out of it self then it is perfect and severeth it self in its own property whether it be a Light-Spirit or a dark fierce wrathfull Brimstone Spirit in that same Essence from whence it is gone forth it desireth to be again for it is its property whether it be in Love or Enmity to the Love 25. Thus now we understand what Spirit or Soul liveth in the source or quality of Enmity and how the Enmity originateth or raiseth up it self so that a Life is at Enmity with it self viz out of the f●st Matter to the Lifes Light 26. The cause standeth in the Wheel of Nature in the Seven Spirits or Forms which have each of them its property and in which property soever the Mind becometh kindled such a property the Souls Fire together with the willing Spirit getteth which then also suddenly laboureth after Substance and doing how it may fall to work upon that which the will Spirit is impregnated with 27. Now it is therefore necessary to break the * Or first Earthly willings power and to slay the Old Evill Adam and bring his will Spirit with compulsion authority or power out of the Evill or wickednesse For here in this Time it may be done while the Third Principle together with th● Water which giveth Meeknesse cleaveth to the Center of the Inward World or Nature and as it were holdeth it captive in its source or quality 28. But when the Souls Will-Spirit viz the Inward Lights Center br●●keth off from the outward and continueth alone then the Souls Spirit continueth in its property 29. For there is little Remedy imlesse the Will-Spirit have in the time of the outward Life turned it self about into Gods Love
Vertuous in my behaviour but its heart is the Covetousness that is the Wolfe and devoureth the Labour and Sweat of the Miserable 32. It lifteth it self up above all it * Or studieth searcheth and diveth daily into the Wonders of God contriving how is might † Seem Wise Vnderstanding and Holy flatter and play the Hypocrite It sheweth it self Friendly Courteous and Modest as if it were a Virgin full of Modesty and Chastity and yet is a perfidious Whore and hateth in the heart all * Honesty Modesty Vertue Chastity and Righteousnesse 33. It is a continuall Enemy of Love and Humility whatsoever is simple and plain it disesteemeth or despiseth that and yet compelleth the Simple under its yoak It saith to the upright honest Man thou art My Dog I will hunt thee whither I list 34. Thou art Silly and Foolish I am Wise Prudent and Politick and is it self the Greatest Fool of all it fools and jests away God and the Kingdome of Heaven for a little whiles Lust of the Eye It plungeth it self into Darkness and putteth on the Mantle of † Cumbering cares and irksomenesse Anguish 35. The Second Power or Vertue of this King Falshood is Covetousnesse that draweth all into it self and darkeneth Prides Glistering Garment it forceth Evill and Good one among another to it and con●tantly filleth Pride or State full 36. And when it hath filled that then it taketh its Sonne Envy and vexeth and tormenteth Pride therewith so that it hath no rest or quietness in its Glance or Lustre Envy Stingeth in the desirous Covetousness as if it were Mad and Senseless It tormenteth and plagueth the Pride Day and Night that it is never at Rest 37. The Covetousness is the right filthy durty swinish Beast it desireth more then it may or Can devoure its Jawes stand open day and night it suffereth not Man to Rest and plagueth him alwayes in its sordid basenesse so that man hunteth after Earth and after those things which the Earth affordeth without any Mans Covetousnesse there belongeth only Labour to it and no Covetousnesse 38. Covetousnesse Plagueth it self and is its own Enemy for it filleth it Self with woe and disquietnesse and darkeneth and obscureth Mans understanding that he cannot apprehend that All cometh from the Divine hand it maketh Mans Light of Life dark it consumeth the Body and bereaveth it of divine Sense Perception and Glory 39. It casteth it into the Grave of Death and bringeth it into the Temporall and Eternall Death it attracteth dark Substance or Matter into Mans Noble Image and Maketh of an Angell a fierce wrathfull Devill It Createth or awaketh the Turba over Soul and Body and is the abominablest and ugliest Beast in the Abysse of Hell for it is the Cause of the Source or Quality and Pain or Torment without it might no Source or Torment Exist 40. It maketh Warre and Strife for it never letteth it self have enough or never is satisfied If it had the whole World yet it would fain also have the Abysse for there is no place * Born Prepared or Created generated for its Rest 41. It buildeth Countries and Kingdomes and breaketh them also againe and driveth Man into meere wearinesse toyle and unquietnesse it is exactly the Devils Heart and Will for Pride is the fine brave Spirit which sprouteth out from Covetousnesse 42. It is the fair brave Childe that there should possesse Heaven but Covetousness hath made it a Bastard and hath introduced it into † Rev. 17.5 Babell into the Mother of the great Whoredome upon Earth There Pride alwayes playeth the Whore with Covetousnesse and is but a Bastard in the presence of God 43. It cannot possesse the Kingdome of Heaven it maketh or hath its Kingdome of Heaven upon Earth it lyeth in Whoredome with the King Falshood which taketh all its Labour and giveth it to the Four Elements of the Devill in the Dark-world and thither must also Pride together with Covetousnesse follow after when the Anguish breaketh the Covetous Sack 44. It is indeed so very Religious Pious and Sincere and yet taketh its Covetousness with it into the Abysse that yet the Pride may have its Joy therein 45. As a Fool in his Fools Coat which toyleth and vexeth himself that he might bring forth Folly and please his Spectators in that he is so senslesse a Fool In like manner also Pride and Covetousnesse is Gods Foole and the Devills Jugler who hath his Joy therein that he can make of Gods Image a Fooles Image 46. The Third Power or Vertue is Envy in the Four Elements of the Devill in the Kingdome of Falshood that is a Sting it rageth and raveth as an Evill Poyson it Can remain no where and hath no place of its Rest 47. It s Mother the Covetousnesse letteth it have no Rest it must continually rage and rave it must enter into that in which it was not generated it is the Mouth of Covetousnesse a constant Lyar and Defamer and Disgracer of others it stingeth into its Neighbours Heart and woundeth it 48. It devoureth it self for very poysonous hunger and yet never hath enough it maketh disquietnesse without limit or Measure it is the greatest Poyson and the Eye of Hell the Devill seeth Man therewith into Soul and Body Nothing is like to it 49. It is no Fire but the sting of the Fire it is the Author of all Evill or mischief and yet findeth no Rest the more it driveth on the more senslesse and mad it is it is a tainted Poyson it needeth no Substance yet it rageth in the Substance 50. It maketh Man more then senslesly mad so that he desireth to rage and rave against God It is Hells and the Anger 's Essence it maketh of Love the greatest Enmity it affordeth Nothing to any and yet is it self a famished Nothing 51. This is the Devils Will-Spirit that Man which taketh it into his Lodging he taketh in the Devill together with Gods Anger for it bringeth the hellish Torment and Woe it is the Eternall Enimicitious Plague and disquietnesse and destroyeth the Noble Image of God for it is Gods and All Creatures Enemy 52. The Fourth Power or Vertue in the Four Elements in the Kingdome of Falshood of the Devils is the Anger the Malice or Wickedness that is the right hellish Fire the Anger becometh generated between the Covetousness and the Envy 53. It is the Envies Fire and Life That which the Envy cannot bring to passe that the Anger bringeth to passe The Anger taketh Body and Soul together and runneth as a raging Devill will murther and break or destroy all 54. It runneth against Walls and Forts And though perhaps it bursteth it self yet it is so raging like a Mad Dog who bites worries and killeth all it is so poysonous venomous and spitefull in its anger that what it cannot overpower yet it poysoneth venometh or spiteth 55. This is the Right * Pod●gra Gout of the World when
strive where Sathan and Christ stand one against the other viz according to the receptibility of the own self Will Sathan viz the Spirit of Errour And according to the Unity Christ Where a Man understandeth Love and Anger in ONE only Ground but in a TWOFOLD Manifestation or Revelation To be understood here by those that are Ours who belong to God to others in this place there is a * Or strong enclosure Bolt or Lock before it 50. This Table in the Seven Spaces is the Ground of the Angels and Souls viz Mysterium Magnum the Great Mysterie of the Transmutation wherein all Potentiality or Possibility Lyeth 51. Above according to the Seven Numbers the Efflux of the One into Seven is understood the First Principle is to be understood to Fire out of which the Light becometh Manifest and from Fire to Substance is the Second Principle 52. And downwards under every Property is understood what kind of Efflux cometh out of every Property in the Co-working of the other Properties Not to understand it so that such an Efflux giveth or affordeth an own self Property but all Seven give or afford it but the first Form ruleth therein and keepeth the upper dominion 53. As at Number 1. there standeth Desire or Including there a Man is to understand that the desire is Magneticall and incloseth and darkeneth it self which also is a Ground of the Eternall and Temporall Darknesse and out of this intracting cometh Astringency hardnesse and Sharpnesse and is a cause of the fierceness whence the Great Eternall Death originally Existeth For this Magnet draweth the power into it self and shutteth it up into it self so that the working standeth still and entereth into Impotency as downwards under Number 1. is to be seen 54. Under Number 2. standeth Science or drawing and that is the Second Form to Nature viz the Motion of the Magnetick attraction whence the perceptibility of Nature originally existeth and it is the Ground of all Contraries For Hard and Moving are Enemies for the Moving breaketh the Hard again and yet also gene●●●●●● the Hard with the attracting 55. Thus Two Substances orig●●●●● 〈…〉 will of God viz the drawing of the Magnetick Power giveth or affordeth Motion and Perceptibility and that which is drawn giveth or affordeth Substance wherein a Man understandeth the Cause to Spirit and Body viz in the drawing of the perceptibility Men understand the Spirit and in that which is attracted the Body or the Cause to Corporeity 56. Now if this in-drawing and Substance cannot reach or attain the Light of the Unity whereby it may be Meekened or softened then it continueth in it self a meer Enmity and it is a Source or Quality of raging and climbing up out of which own Receptibility and Pride or State originateth for the Will of own Receptibility is false or wicked and a Continuall breaker or destroyer of it self that is of its Substance 57. And Men understand in these two Formes viz Desire and in-drawing in their out-flowing Properties Gods Anger and though indeed they are the Ground of the perceptible Life yet if the Light shine therein then they are the Ground of the Kingdome of Joy viz an inward continuall mobility of the Unity of God and a Ground of the Five Senses out of which also the Creaturely Life hath taken its Beginning wherein also its perdition standeth so farre as it looseth the Light for it is the Source or Quality of the Hellish Anguish viz the Cause of the Painfulness and is also the Root of the Naturall Life 58. Under Number 3. standeth in the third Space the Third Form of Nature and is called Anguish viz a Spirituall Brimstone Source or Quality according to the property it taketh its Ground out of the First and Second Form viz out of the Magnetick desire and out of the Motion of the drawing where the Out-flown Eternall Will standeth in such unquietness in Anguish 59. The Anguish is a Cause of the Naturall willing of the Mind and of the Senses or Thoughts and is the Lifes Wheel Viz a Cause of the fiery or fiering Life For if the out-flown Will of the Unity of God stand in the Anguish then it panteth or longeth after the Unity again viz after the Rest and the Unity or Rest panteth or longeth after the Motion or Revelation or Manifestation 60. And yet also there could in the Unity be no Manifestation or Revelation without Motion and therefore the divine Will floweth forth out of it self and the Divine Longing delight introduceth it self into the out-flown willing into the Desire and Motion to a perceptibility that it might find it self and so there remain TWO in ONE Substance viz the perceptible divine Longing delight and the Cause of the perceptibility wherein God calleth himself a loving God 〈…〉 to the ●●●●●●tible divine Love Longing and an Angry God according to the Cause to perceptibility viz according to the Eternall Nature 61. And thus we understand in the Anguish if the divine Light be not manifest therein the Hellish Fire and an Eternall * Or giving over or fainting for fear dismaying and terrour where the own Will of Nature continually standeth in a dying Source or Quality and perpetually desireth to sever it self from such Originall which I therefore call the little Death because it is the Eternall dying Death and yet in the Hardnesse it is the Great still standing Death 62. This Form if it hath not the Light is the Fountain-Spring of the false or wicked Mind but if it findeth the Light in it self then it is the Source Quality and Ground of the Sensible or Cogitative Mind and the right root of the Fire as under Number 3. downwards is to be seen 63. The Fourth Form Number 4. is the Fire of the Eternall Nature understand a Spirituall-Lifes Fire and that originateth out of the perpetuall enduring Conjunction or Copulation of Hardnesse and of Moving understand that the painfulnesse originateth out of it but the Fire Glance originateth out of the Longing delight of the free-willing where the Unity of the Longing d●light becometh sharpned in the Properties and so it shineth as a flash through the perpetuall enduring Conjunction of the Great Meeknesse of the Unity and of the fiercenesse and Motion of the Three First Principles For it is in the Essence of the Conjunction as if a Man did strike Steel and a Stone together whence the Flash existeth 64. This Flash is the true Naturall and Creaturall Life of the Eternall † Creatures for it is the Manifestation or Revelation of the divine Motion and hath the Properties of Nature and also the Manifestation or Revelation of the Unity of the divine Efflux in it self now which soever of these two get the upper dominion in that standeth the Life The Glance of the Fire is the Light from the Efflux of the Unity of God and the Essence of the Fire is the out-flown Will which hath with the desire brought it self
Elements and Constellations or Astrum that their Understanding and Skill or Knowledge is no higher then their Mother wherein they Live Every Life according to the Kind and Manner of its Mother wherein it standeth in the Seperability or Distinguibility of the Out-spoken Word 6. In which respect the humane Science in the Center of its Understanding receiveth or embraceth Evill and Good and compriseth compacteth or frameth it self in Evill and Good and Maketh it self Substantiall therein and so with the Science or Root introduceth it self into willing desire and Substance 7. So that the Abyssall Will out of the Eternall Word of the Seperability or Distinguibility introduceth it self in the Creaturely Word viz in the Science of the Creaturely Soul into an Ens and Substance after that Kind and Manner as the Out-breathing of God with the Seperability or Distinguibility of the Eternall willing hath introduced it self with the visible World into Manifold Properties viz into Evill and Good into Love and Enmity That in such a Contrary the Substance may become seperable or distinct formable perceptible and inventible and that every thing in such Contrary may become perceptible to it self 8. For in God All Substances are but one Substance as viz an Eternall ONE The Eternall One Only GOOD which Eternall One without Seperability or distinguibility would not be Manifested or Revealed to it self 9. Therefore hath the same out breathed out of it self that a Multiplicity and Seperability or Distinguibility might-originate or exist which Seperability or Distinguibility hath introduced it self into own self willing and into Properties and the Properties into Desire and the Desire into Substance 10. So that All things of the visible World both Animate and Inanimate might originate or Exist out of the Seperability or Distinguibility and Impressibility of the out-speaking Word out of the Science of the Great Mystery Mysterii Migni Every thing out of the Experience of the seperated distinguished Word 11. Every thing hath its Seperation or distinction in it self The Center of every thing is Spirit from the originall of the Word The Seperation or Distinction in the Thing is Own self Will of its own self Impression or Compaction where every Spirit introduceth it self into Substance according to its Essentiall desire 12. The Formability of Bodies existeth out of the Experience of the Willing where Every things Center as a piece of the Out-spoken Word re-out speaketh it self and compriseth or frameth it self into Seperability or distinguibility after the Kind and Manner of the Divine Speaking 13. And so now if in this Out-speaking there we●● no divine or Free Will then the Speaking would have a Law and would stand or be in or under compulsion or subjection and no desire or longing delight might exist And then the speaking were finite and inchoative which it is not 14. But it is a Breathing of the Abysse and a Seperability or Distinguibility of the Eternall Stillnesse an out-parting or distributing of it self where the partibility standeth again in its own self seperability or distinguibility in an own self willing and is again an out-speaking of it self out of which Nature and the Creaturely Life hath taken its Originall 15. And hence in every thing an own self Will is existed so that every thing introduceth it self out of its own Experience into Form and Shape Condition or Constitution as also into a Life and Working as in its Center it standeth in the universall Experience viz in Mysterio Magno in the Great Mystery in the Mother of all Substances or Things 16. As we see in or by the Earth Which in the beginning of its Matter existed out of the Seperability or distinguibility of the divine breathing after a Spirituall Kind or Manner Where the Seperability or Distinguibility of the Word with the Own self Will hath comprised or compacted it self into Ens and Substance and with the Impressibility or Impression and Compaction introduced it self into perceptibility of Essence 17. In which perceptibility the Magnetick desire is existed where the properties of the seperable or distinguishable Walling with the Desire hath introduced it self into Bodies according to and out of the Kind and Manner of the III. Principle of Divine Manifestation or Revelation 18. Out of which Originall the Earth hath so manifold sorts of Bodies Good and Evill As Earths Salts Sto●●s and Metals and such Bodies lye mi●t in the Earth for this very cause that the III. Principles stand in one another as one Substance 19. And they stand only in III. Distinctions and Center viz of Divine Manifestation or Revelation where every Center maketh us own out-breathing Nature and Substance out of it self and yet ALL originateth out of the Eternall ONE I. Center 20. And the I. Center is the Out-breathing of the Abysse viz Gods Speaking the Impressibility or Compaction and divine perceptibility of it self where God brings himself into Trinity and Generateth and speaketh himself forth into Power II. Center 21. The II. Center or Out-speaking is the Out-spoken Substance of the divine Power and is called Gods Wisdome Through that the Eternall Word breatheth it self forth into Skill or Knowledge viz into Infinity of Multiplicity and bringeth the Multiplicity of Skill or Knowledge into longing delight and the longing delight into Desire and the Desire into Nature and Strife unto Fire 22. Wherein the Strife in the painfulness in the Consumptibility of the Fire dyeth to its own self Nature right and yet no Dying is understood but thus the Power bringeth it self into perceptibility and through the Killing of the Own Self desire of the Properties through the Dying of the Self-hood through the Fire forth into Light 23. And there in the Light another or Second Principle viz the True Great Mysterie Mysterium Magnum of divine Manifestation or Revelation is understood And in Fire is the First Principle viz an Eternall Nature understood and they are Two in One as Fire and Light 24. The Fire giveth Soul and the Lights Power giveth Spirit And in this Lights power of the divine Out-speaking or Expression through the Manifestation or Revelation of the Fire understand Spirit-Fi●e is the Mother of the Eternall Spirits viz Angels and Souls of Men understood As also the Spirituall Angelicall World viz the hidden inward power-World which is a Mother of the Heaven of the Starres and Elements viz of the Outward World III. Center 25. The III. Center is the Word Fiat verbum Fiat viz the Naturall Word of God out of the power of the I. and II. Principle viz a Seperator Creator and Maker of all Creatures in the Inward and Outward World according to their Property 26. That same Seperator or Speaker of the Seperability or distinguibility of divine Power hath out-spoken it self out of it self out of the I. and II. Principle viz out of the Fiery and Light one as also out of the Impression or Compaction of the Over-shaddowing viz out of the Darkness and with the Seperability of the