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A28525 Forty questions of the soul concerning its original, essence, substance, nature or quality and property, what it is from eternity to eternity : framed by a lover of the great mysteries, Doctor Balthasar Walter, and answered in the year 1620 / by Jacob Behme, called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow ...; Viertzig Fragen von der Seele. English Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665? 1665 (1665) Wing B3407; ESTC R14533 160,272 442

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great_a mystery_n 101._o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o fire_n there_o will_v also_o be_v no_o light_n and_o also_o no_o spirit_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o spirit_n that_o do_v blow_v up_o the_o fire_n than_o the_o fire_n will_v smother_v and_o extinguish_v and_o will_v be_v a_o darkness_n and_o so_o one_o without_o the_o other_o will_v not_o be_v thus_o they_o belong_v both_o to_o one_o another_o and_o yet_o they_o sever_v one_o from_o the_o other_o but_o without_o fly_v away_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o fly_v of_o the_o spirit_n 102._o to_o be_v understand_v thus_o look_v upon_o a_o glow_a red_a hot_a fire_n first_o there_o be_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o it_o burn_v and_o that_o be_v the_o astringent_a austere_a source_n attract_v bitter_a substance_n which_o stand_v in_o a_o anguish_n source_n or_o quality_n whether_o it_o be_v wood_n or_o whatsoever_o else_o which_o be_v a_o dark_a body_n 103._o now_o when_o that_o be_v kindle_v than_o a_o man_n see_v three_o principle_n 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sting_n a_o breaker_n which_o can_v endure_v the_o substantiality_n nor_o will_v not_o endure_v it_o and_o that_o not_o willing_a to_o endure_v be_v a_o anguish_n in_o the_o will_n to_o overpower_v the_o substantiality_n with_o the_o bitter_a sting_n and_o the_o anguish_n penitrate_v or_o press_v into_o itself_o and_o reach_v after_o the_o liberty_n and_o the_o liberty_n be_v esteem_v a_o light_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o darkness_n 109._o now_o the_o anguish_n be_v a_o horrible_a sharpness_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o liberty_n captivate_v and_o sharpen_v so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o fire-flash_n of_o lightning_n and_o the_o anguish_n will_v in_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o bitter_a flash_n of_o lightning_n consume_v the_o substantiality_n be_v it_o wood_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o 110._o and_o when_o it_o have_v consume_v it_o then_o be_v the_o anguish_n again_o a_o darkness_n and_o the_o flash_n of_o lightning_n remain_v hide_v in_o itself_o again_o and_o be_v a_o extinguish_n and_o 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right_o the_o very_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o the_o abyss_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n 113._o but_o the_o will_n in_o the_o anguish_n be_v it_o can_v reach_v or_o find_v nothing_o it_o make_v to_o itself_o a_o figure_n and_o a_o similitude_n in_o the_o desire_v with_o the_o stern_a strong_a draw_v and_o the_o strong_a astringent_a bitter_a dark_a substance_n be_v the_o material_a similitude_n itself_o it_o devour_v itself_o and_o be_v itself_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o fire_n that_o so_o the_o eternal_a flash_n continue_v perpetual_o and_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n be_v continual_o &_o eternal_o ever_o burn_a and_o burn_v eternal_o out_o of_o the_o darkness_n and_o have_v its_o own_o life_n it_o itself_o viz._n the_o bitter_a sting_n of_o the_o anguish_n which_o rave_v and_o rage_v and_o be_v the_o stir_v and_o original_a of_o the_o life_n and_o that_o be_v a_o principle_n 114._o and_o understand_v herein_o the_o eternal_a desirous_a seek_v a_o eternal_a 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