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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

The Reminder of Books written BY Jacob Behme viz. I. The First Apologie to Balthazar Tylcken for the AVRORA written Anno 1621. II. The Second Apologie in Answer to Balthazar Tylcken for Predestination And the Incarnation and Person of CHRIST and of the Virgin MARY Dated 3. July 1621. III. The Fouer Complexions written in March 1621. IV. The Considerations upon Esaiah Stiefel's Booke concerning The Threefold State of Man and the New 〈◊〉 Dated 8. April 1621. V. The Apologie in Answer to Esaiah Stiefel Concerning Perfection Dated 6. April 1622. VI. The Apologie in Answer to Gregory Rickter Primate of Gerlitz for the way to Christ c. 10. April 1624. VII Twenty five Epistles more then the 35. formerly Printed in English with 2. as prefaces before other of his Bookes the last of those heere printed is Dated 23. May 1624. 5 more after without Date which make 62. in all also 1. Epistle more of his own hand writing and 1. of Dr. Charles Weisners relating much of J. B's Life Englished BY JOHN SPARROW LONDON Printed by M. S. for Giles Calvert at the Sign of the Black Spread Eagle at the West End of St. Pauls 1662. The Englishers Preface to J. B's Apologies Courteous Reader IN the Life time of Jacob Behme some Learned Men there were of his own Country that highly prized and Esteemed his writings though others Judged and found fault with them to whom the Authour in his Answers hath clcerly made it appeare they have NOT understood his Meaning but injuriously made their own mistaken Sence the Ground of their Censure it is no wonder therefore that among us of another Language who have but a Translation wherein much of the accuratenes●● and apt expression of an Author is lost that men here also finde such fault with them as they doe but if it be examined their want of the true apprehension of them will be known to have caused that negligent and heedless Opinion that his writings are not to be understood yet it hath proceeded so farre that those who think they apprehend his Deepe Matter are suspected by some Academick wits to be but miss-led into such a conceit But those Eminent persons his countryMen and adversaries have not once charged him with writing things not Intelligible though indeed themselves have not rightly perceived the Authors meaning as is apparent in these FOUR Bookes of Apologie or Defence in answer to the few objections to some things contained in that Doctrine set down at Large in the Treatises of his Sublime Mysteries if they be read and weighed in the Balance of Due Consideration The FIRST Apologie was an Answer to Balthasar Tylcken who wrote a treatise against severall Clauses in the Aurora concerning the knowledge of God in and by Nature whereas though God in himself be totally Incomprehensible and unmanifested in his Abysse yet Nature is his Manifestation or Revelation for if his Omnipotent power did not shew it self by making it self discernable it would never be known but remaine hidden Eternally and indeed all the effects which we perceive to be wrought and produced at anytime in sensible things are brought to passe by the same Powers that have and doe and will work from Eternity to Eternity perceptibly in GOD. All that is in GOD is only Goodness his very wrath is his Fire and the cause of his Light and Glory in himself and therein is most just and Good also for the punishment of the perversness of his Creatures whom he made like himself very Good and gave them power to Continue so but they being Creatures were made out of Darkness and being Created and brought into the Light could and did love themselves and all Creatures without the Light or that loose the Light are but Darkness and by that meanes Exalted their Darkness above the Light in them which is truly Selfe-Love and the roote or spring of all Evill which God cannot DOE nor BE but that we might be able to get out of the perdition we are fallen into God in his infinite Love and Mercy to all men in and from Adam and Eve they two being one Flesh hath given in the Light of their Life the Spirit of Adoption the Spirit of Christ his Sonne the Seede of the woman the Promised word the word of Faith in our Hearts which in US hath Power to overcome all the works of Darkness and to bring us to his marvelous Light the Light of Eternall Life which also teacheth us to deny our selves and all ungodly Lusts of the Flesh to take up our Crosse with Patience and so follow or imitate Christ in Newness of Life and inward hearty Holiness of Conversation God indeed Cannot deny himself because his Darkness that is his wrath is alwayes subservient to his Light and Love which Eternally is his Life and cannot be otherwise but WE must Deny our selves and then our Darkness will give it self up into the Light also in us If we follow or be like his Light we are Children of the Light which ruleth in us and if we live according to his Darkness we are Children of Wrath and at length if we convert not shall be confirmed Children of Perdition All that have the dispositions or qualities inwardly or Outwardly of Love and Gentleness Kindness lowliness or humility sincerity Truth righteousness vertue honesty chastity temperance purity and Holiness are undeniably GOOD On the Contrary the wrathfull fierce Envious proud surly churlish wanton vaine stubborne obstinate crafty false Lyars injurious intemperate violent are accounted bad or EVILL and they are so indeed now that which is Evill cannot be like Gods Love but here is the generall mistake all Men consist both of an Outward and Inward Man that which the outward Esteemes Good is so as it is a similitude of that which is inwardly Good but since the outward Man which is framed of the Earth hath gotten the Predominancy in the Fall of Adam who thereupon dyed to the Inward Man that which most pleaseth the outward doth make it the more strong and rebellious against the power of the Inward and so by outward Good things not knowing how to use them by little and little destroyeth the Inward and therefore God in his Bowells of Compassion sends us that which is fittest for us to the weakening or dayly Killing and slaying of our Outward Man by tribulations afflictions Crosses and Contradictions or oppositions from others for the making us Conformable to the Image of CHRIST who was Tempted persecuted and afflicted and as the Apostle says he that will live Godly in this world must suffer Persecution this measure our Authour had from some as is manifest by their Objections and striving to bring his marvelous Gifts into dislike with those that knew not but the Censures cast upon him were right thereupon for the vindication of the Truth and for the sakes of those that were but beginners in the ways of Christ he then answered to the things that were laid to

his charge with such evidence that even his adversaries may be convinced and reconciled to acknowledg the same truth with him The SECOND Apologie was in answer also to a Booke of Balthazar Tylckens against Jacob Behme's hints of Predestination mentioned in some of his treatises written before the yeare 1621. whereby the greate Controversies between the Lutherans and Calvinists about the will of God and of Man are kindly Reconciled but he not apprehending the Ground and depths in them which resolve those Questions did very much oppose this Author also the Tutour to his children whose name was Dr. Charles Weisner did take greate distast at him likewise as may be seen by a Letter at the End of the Epistles herewith printed but by personall Converse with J. B. he received such Satisfaction and Content that he asketh God forgiveness for his former hard Opinion of the Author But Balthazar Tylcken wrote also against the Booke of the Incarnation and Person of CHRIST and of the Virgin MARY to all which the Author hath answered particularly in this Apologie The Next Treatise is concerning the Four Complexions Compiled at the Desire of some friends upon the necessary Occasion of a Person that was very much tempted afflicted and perplexed by Satan and therein he hath very exactly deciphered the Nature of the Cholerick Sanguine Phlegmatick and Melancholy complexions with their Effects upon the Soule that inhabits them as a House in this outward Tabernacle also the Cures and Remedies to make them advantagious to the Soules progress in the way to Eternity while it is in this Life that never any treatise was written before so fully briefely and yet convincingly as far as hath been Commonly knòwn either among the bookes of Philosophy or Divinity it was formerly translated into English by a worthy Person in very Elegant language which notwithstanding was thought to be the writing of another authour by those that delighted to reade him not having the same Phrase with his other Bookes for which cause I was induced to re-translate it though not in so good a stile into that kinde of Expression which makes it known to be one of his workes The following Piece was his Considerations upon a Booke set forth by Esaias Stiefel concerning the Threefold State of Man and of the Newbirth of the River flowing out of Sion and the New Jerusalem wherein are handled distinctly that Threefold State and Condition of Man also of the Resurrection at the Last Day what that Body is IN this Corruptible Body which shall rise againe and put on Incorruption and in what Manner with more plainness as I conceive then in his other Bookes After that is here placed his THIRD Apologie in Answer to a Booke of the same Esaias Stiefel concerning Perfection shewing what the Inward and Outward Perfection is which is attainable in this Life and which way we are to demeane our selves for the avoyding of the Errours incident thereto and for the establishing and Consirming the Truth Great Perfection was attained by some mentioned in the Holy Scriptures as Enoch in his walking with God and his Translation Moses when his Face shone like the Sun when he desecended from seeing but the glory that was left after God was passed by the Clift of the Rock whereinto God himself had put him least he should be consumed before that Glory of Gods Face Eliah in his Miraculous Life and taking up alive in a Chariot of Fire into Heaven Christs Transfiguration when his Face also shone like the Sun and his Garments were Bright like lightening in the presence of Peter James and John in Mount Tabor before his Death Stevens Face shining as an Angell when they Stoned him that he dyed and all the Prophets and Holy Men in their Miraculous Conversation upon Earth All these attained High Perfection in this Life our not such as when Mortality shall be swallowd up of Life yet the least among the children of God are of a perfect Heart Other many excellent enquiries are unfolded in this Treatise about the purity and impurity of the Holy Matrimonial Propagation as when Moses sayd to the outwardly Holy Miraculous people after they were brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand and were to have the Law declared to them be sayd come not at your wives and David and his Men when he desired Bread of the High priest was asked by him if the young Men had kept themselves at least from women to whom David answered the women have been kept from us these three dayes by which a great Mystery is hinted and exactly resolved in this Treatise The FOURTH of his Apologies answereth the scandalous reproaches of Gregory Rickter Chiefe Minister of the City of Gerlitz and Primate of the Country of Lusatia in Germany under prince Electour of Saxony wherein this Authors rare temper of Spirit and his deepe decision of the Matters layd against him are evident In it Men may see as in a Looking-Glasse the great hurt any doe to their own Soules who revile and reproach another contrary to the precept and example of our blessed Lord and saviour Jesus Christ who sayd when men revile you revile not againe But Love your Enemies doe good to them that Hate you and persecute you and pray for them that DESPITEFULLY use you that you may be the Children of your Father which is in Heaven If we did know how the wrath gets the upper hand when we forbeare earnestly to exercise our selves in the sincere love to every one without partiality and by respects we would be more diligent and watchfull over our own vile Hearts that we might preserve our Crowne of rejoycing which shall be put on to us in the World to Come from being defiled here by our remisseness it is worth our watching that neither the Devill nor Man may hinder or disappoint us of it The Last treatise is the residue of his Epistles to his friends wherein are many heavenly advices and Instructions in the wayes of God and of the New Birth also they informe us somewhat of his Conversation with Greate Persons and Officers of the Emperour and of the Prince Electour of Saxony a little after his Banishment out of Gerlitz among whom he was lovingly received and his writings and discourses well approved of by the Prince Electour himselfe also by his Councillours and Learned Doctors and other at the End of all is a letter from Dr. Charles Weisner about the whole transaction of that affaire between Gregory Rickter and Jacob Behme together with the opinion of Dr. Hoe one of the Chiefe preachers to the Prince Electour which signifieth how loath they were to Judg a Man whose Gifts they understood not but it doth no were appeare they either thought the Author did not himself understand them or that they could not be understood by others as some among us do These are the totall Remainder of of all his workes Extant either in Print or Manuscript which make up the Catalogue