must enter in through the same path which he hath made he must enter into the death of Christ and so in Christs Resurrection he entereth into the light-Light-world 60. Even as we know that the Eternal Word of the Father which is the Fathers heart becometh generated from Eternity to Eternity out of the fierce wrath of the Death of Darkness through the Fathers Fire and is in himself the right Center of the Holy Trinity and is out of himself together with the outgone Holy Spirit the Light-flaming Majesty or Light-world 61. Thus also in like manner and property must we with our Hearts Senses or Thoughts and Minds go forth out of the harsh astringent stern and Evil or malignant Earthliness out of our selves out of the perished or corrupted Adamical Man and with our earnest severe willing and doing slay him 62. We must take upon us the Old Adams Cross which hangeth to us while we live and must upon and in the Cross go into the Center of Nature into the Triangle and be born anew again out of the anxious wheel if we will be Angels 63. But seeing we were not able to do this therefore hath Christ given himself into that veâ—ry Center of the fierce wrath and broken the fierce wrath and extinguished it with his Love 64. For he brought heavenly divine substantiality into that very fierce wrath into the Center of the Anguish-Chamber and extinguished the souls anguish-fire viz the fierce wrath of the Father of the fiery world in the soul so that thus Now we fall no more home to the fierce wrath 65. But when we give up our selves into the Death of Christ and go forth out of our selves out of the Evil Earthly Adam then we fall in Christs death into the Path or way which he hath made or prepared for us we fall into the Bosome of Abraham that is into Christs Armes who receiveth us into himself 66. For the Bosome of Abraham is the unshut light world in the death of Christ it is the Paradise wherein God Created us 67. And now the Matter lyeth in this Not that we be Lip-Christians or Mouth-Christians and pourtray and represent Christs death before us and remain wicked in heart spirit and soul but that we very Earnestly with Mind and Thoughts with willing and doing go forth out of the evill Inclinations or Injections and strive and fight against them 68. And though they evidently cleave and hang to us yet we must daily and hourly slay that evâ—â— Adam as to his willing and doing â— we must do that which we would not willingly do 69. We must deny our earthly Evil life it self and put on Christs life in us and then the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violens take it to themselves as Christ said 70. Thus we become impregnated with the Kingdom of Heaven and enter thus into Christs death with the living Body and receive the Body of Christ viz the divine substantiality we carry the Kingdom of Heaven in Us. 71. And thus we are Christs Children Members and heirs in Gods Kingdom and the express reflex Image of the Holy divine World which is God the Father Sonne and Holy Spirit and the same Holy Trinitys substantiality 72. All whatsoever becometh generated and opened out of the wisedom or substantiality is our Paradise and nothing dyeth to or in us but onely the dead Adam the Earthly Evil one whose willing we here nevertheless have continually broken and destroyed to whom we are become Enemies 73. Our Enemy onely departeth from us he must go into the fire understand into the Essential fire viz into the Four Elements and into the Mystery and must at the End of this Time be tryed through the fire of God and our Wonders and Works must be presented to us there againe whatsoever the Earthly Mystery hath devoured and swallowed up into it self that it must give up again into the fire of God 74. And yet not such an Evil one or substance but the fire of God devoureth the Evil and giveth us such a one for it as we here in our Anxious seeking have sought or desired 75. For as the fire deuoureth the substantiality but giveth Spirit for substance so shall our Works in the Spirit and Joy out of the fire of God be presented and set before us as a clear fair Looking-Glass like the wonders and wisdome of God 76. Let this be manifested or revealed to you dear Children for it is become highly known suffer not your selves to be so tickled with Christs death and to pourtray or paint the same before you as a work done and that it is enough for us when we know and believe that it is done for us 77. What doth it avail me that I know a Treasure lyeth hid deepeâ— and that I dig it not out it availeth nothing to Comfort and flater in hypocrisy and with the Mouth to give good words and fine babling but yet keepe Wickednesse in the soule 78. Christ saith Ye must become born anew or else ye will not see the Kingdom of God we must Convert and become as a Child in the Mothers body or womb and be generated or born out of divine substantiality 79. We must put a New Garment on to our soul viz the Mantle of Christ the Humanity of Christ else no flattering Hypocrisie availeth 80. It is all Lying which the Mouth-Cry saith which pourtrayeth Christ before our Eyes as that he hath done it for us and that we should onely comfort our selves with it and thereupon do walk in the old Adam in Covetousness high-mindedness and falshood in the Lusts of Evil and Maliciousness it is the Antichristian deceit of the false Spiritualty or Clergy of whom the Revelation warneth us 81. It all availeth nothing that we flatter our selves and tickle our selves with Christs suffering and Death we must enter into it and be like or conformable to his Image and then is Christs suffering and death profitable to us 82. We must take his Cross upon us and follow him quench the Evil Lusts and slay them and alwaies readily and earnestly will and desire that which is well and then we shall plainly see what Christs foot-steps are 83. When we shall strive and fight against the Devill the Old Adam and the Evil world against Earthly reason which desireth onely pleasure and voluptuousness then Christs Cross becometh rightly laid upon us for the Devil is it the world is it and our Evil Adam is it that we must fight against all these are our Enemies 84. And there must the New Man stand as a Champion and fight in the Footsteps of Christ 85. O how innumerable many Enemies will he there awaken and stirre up which will all fall upon him and this may indeed be called fighting for the Thorney victorious Garland or Crown of Christ as a Conquerour and yet onely be continually despised
standeth in the Center of the Life towards us 16. God is become Man and willeth to have us so also his Anger in the Kingdom of the fierce wrath willeth to have us the Devil also willeth to have us into his society and Gods Angels also into theirs to which soever we are Factour and Trade thither we go 17. If we put our Imagination into the Light of God and go with earnest sincerity into that then we come into it and are also with earnestness drawn into it 18. Will we then put our willing into the Glory of this world and let the Eternal go then we have to expect that we must with this worlds fierce wrath enter into the first Mystery 19. Shall we not then have divine Imagination viz Faith in us then the divine Love will leave us and not let us in at her Doars 20. Assuredly if God break them not open then we come into Necessity if thou bringest Not Gods spirit along with thee thou wilt never more attain it 21. Therefore it is Good to Spring and grow forth in this Life Christ is Become our field we may without any great anguish or trouble attain it it is but to do this viz to breake our Will 22. That is woeful for the Old Adam will not so also the Anger will not the Devil also will not 23. Behold O Man thou thy self art thy own Enemy that which thou holdest to be thy friend that is thy Enemy wouldst thou be saved and see God then thou must become worst Enemy to thy best friend viz to thy outward Life 24. Not that thou shouldest destroy it but its will onely thou must do what thou willest not thou must become thy own Enemy or else thou cast not see God 25. For that which thou now holdest for thy friend is proceeded out of the Anguish Chamber and hath still the Anguish life in it it hath the Anger source or quality and the Devils sicknesse longing or Malady in it 26. Thou must frame or Create a will in God thou must frame or Create a will out of thy soul and with the same go forth out of Evil wickedness and Malice into God and so thou wilt be introduced into Gods Fire 27. Understand the willing-spirit that will kindle thy soul and so then reach after the life and spirit of Christ and thou wilt receive it which will new Regenerate thee with a New willing which will abide with thee 28. The same is the blossome of thy soul wherein the New-Child standeth in the Image of God to that God giveth Christs flesh and bloud to feed on 29. And not to the Adamical Ass as Babel wonderfully Dreameth as if the wicked should participate or be made partakers of the Body of Christ O No. 30. They receive the four Elements and therein the Anger of God and therefore because they distinguish or discern not the Lords Body which is every where present in Heaven and becometh fed upon by that soul which attaineth Heaven 31. Not as a sign as the other Phantasy Dreameth not Spirit without Substance but the substance of the spirit environed and inclosed with Gods wisdome Christs Flesh which filleth the Light-world in every Place which the Word that became Man brought along with it into Mary 32. That same Substantiality although indeed in Mary it became Opened in its flesh and bloud and assumed humane Essence to it selfe was at that very Time while Christ lay in the body or womb of Mary in Heaven in the one Element in all Places 33. It never came at any time from any Place many miles off into Mary No but the included Center which Adam had shut up in the Anger of God in Death that the word of the Deity did unshut or unlock and introduced the divine substantiality into the virgin-like Center shut up in Death 34. That was done in the Body or womb of Mary in the limit or Mark of the Covenant not departing away also not entering in but unshutting in-generating and in this world Ex-generating 35. God-and-Man one Person Heavenly and in Death inclosed substantiality and virginity one substantiality one onely Man in heaven and in this World 36. And such must we also be for the Word which became Man is stirring in the soul and standeth in the sound of the Life in all Souls 37. Now go whither thou wilt thou hast now the Center of the Deity in thee in the sound and stirring and also the Center of the fierce wrath into which thou goest and which thou awakenest therein standeth thy Life 38. Do what thou pleasest thou art free and God letteth thee know it He calleth thee if thou comest then thou wilt be his Child if thou goest into the Anger then thou wilt also be taken up by that The Tenth Chapter Of Gods Express-Reflex Image of Man viz of Gods similitude and Man 1. WE cannot in this world see our substantiality or New Body while we are in the Earthly Body the Outward Man knoweth it not onely the Spirit which becometh generated and goeth forth out of the New Man that knoweth its Body 2. But if we would fain have the knowledge thereof and would know whether we are in the New Birth then we have no better proof or tryal of it then by or in the similitude of God which we understand to be viz the Desiring the sense or Thoughts and the Mind 3. These Things contein in them the Center of the spirit out of which the strong will becometh generated and brought forth in which the right true similitude and the Image of God with flesh and Bloud standeth which the outward man knoweth not 4. For that very Image is not in this world but it hath another Principle viz in the Angelical world and during this Time of the Body standeth in the Mystery in the secresie or Arcanum 5. As the Gold in the Stone whereas the Gold hath another Tincture another Essence another Glance and Lustre or shining and the rudeness or drossiness of the Stone cannot comprehend it and the Gold also doth not comprehend the rude drossiness of the Stone and yet the rude drossiness viz the Anguish Center is a Cause of the Gold for the rude drossiness is the Mother and the Sun or Sol is the Father 6. Thus also is our Old Adam and Body a Cause of the New Body for it is the Mother out of the Old substantiality originally ariseth the new Body and Gods Spirit in Christ is the Father as the Sun is the Father of the Gold so also is Gods heart the Father of the New-Man 7. But now we can not know the New Man better then in the Center namely in the Desiring Thoughts and Mind 8. When we find our selves thus viz that our Desiring standeth totally according to and towards God that our Thoughts continually run in the will of God and that the Mind totally giveth it self up in Obedience into the will
put his willing-spirit into the outward Life viz into outward Principle into the false seeking or wicked longing Lust and Imagined according to or longed after the Earthly Life 86. And so he went out of Paradise which sprouteth forth through death into the Second Principle forth into the outward and wenâ— thus into Death and so must dye and thus his Image became deâ—stroyed 87. This we have inherited from Adam but from the second Adamâ—Christ the Regeneration 88. Where we must enter into Christs Becoming Man or Incarnation and with him into his Death and out of Death with him sprout forth into the Paradise-world into the Eternal substantiality of the Liberty of God The Sixth Chapter What Lust can do How we are fallen in Adam and helped again in Christ and how it is no Easie Matter to become a right true Christian 1. THus we understand that it lyeth in Lust that destruction or perdition is come out of the Lust and yet still Cometh from thence continually 2. For Lust is an Imagining where the Imagination windeth or insinuateth it self into all Forms of Nature so that they all become impregnated with the Thing out of which the Lust existeth 3. As then we understand that the outward spirit of Man which is a fimilitude of the Inward hath lusted after the fair Image and in that regard set its Imagination into the Inward whence the inward is become infected 4. And being it did not instantly feel the death therefore did it give the space and room to the outward in its willing-Spirit and so the outward is drawn into the Inward for a Lodging and is at length become the Host in the house and hath obscured or dimmed the inward so that the fair Image is disappeared 5. There the Image fell among the Murderers viz among the stern or severe Spirits of Nature and of the Life 's original these held the Image Captive and drew off from it the Paradise Garment and committed murther within it and left it lying half dead 6. And now the Samaritan Christ was needful and that is the Cause that God became Man 7. If the wound or hurt could have been healed by a word speaking or word forgiveness God would not have become Man 8. But God and Paradise were lost as also the Noble Image became destroyed and made desolate and must be New-Regenerated or born out of God again 9. And therefore came God with his word which is the Center in the Light-life * and became Flesh so that the Soul gat a divine Paradisical habitation again thus to be understood 10. That as Adams Soul had opened the Door of the Fires Essences and had let in the Earthly Essences whose source or quality had wound it self into the Paradise-Image and made the Image Earthly 11. So Gods Heart did set open the Doors of the Lights Essences and encompassed the soul with heavenly Flesh and so the Holy Fleshes Essences Imagined after the Image after the souls Essences 12. Thus now the soul became impregnated again so that it went with its willing-spirit through the Death into the Paradise-life 13. And thence came the Temptation of Christ that he became Tempted to try whether the Soul would Eat of the Word of the Lord whether it could enter through Death into Gods Life 14. Which in the End became fulfilled on the Stock or Tree of the Cross where Christs Soul went through the fire of the fierce wrath through the stern source through Death and sprouted forth again into the Holy paradise-Paradise-world in which Adam was Created 15. Thus are we Men become helped again and it is necessary for us that we draw away our willing Thoughts and Mind from all Earthly things and turn them into Christs Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection 16. So that we continually Crucifie the Old Adam with Christs Death and continually dye from Sinne in the Death and Dying of Christ and continually rise again with him out of the Anguish of Death into a New Man and sprout into the life of God else there is no Remedy 17. We must dye away to the Earthly willing in our willing and must continually become regenerated to the New world in Faith in the Flesh and Bloud of Christ we must be generated or Born out of Christs Flesh if we will see Gods Kingdom 18. It is not so sleight a thing to be a right true Christian it is the very hardest thing of all the willing must be a Champion and fight against the perished corrupt willing 19. It must sinck it selfe down out of the Earthly Reason into the Death of Christ into Gods anger and as a worthy Champion breake the power of the Earthly willing 20. And with so hardy and bold a courage that it will set and hazard the Earthly life upon it and not give over till it have broken the Earthly willing which indeed hath been a strong Battel with me where two Principles strive and fight one with the other for victory 21. It is no slight matter it must be earnest to fight for the victorious Crown and Garland for none get that unless he Overcome he must break the Might of the Earthly willing which yet of his own Might he can not do 22. But if he sincketh himself down out of the Earthly Reason into Christs Death with his inward willing then he sinketh down through Christs death through Gods fierce wrath and through all the holding Cords of the Devil into the paradise-Paradise-world into the Life of Christ 23. He must make his wil as it were dead and so he liveth to God and sincketh down into Gods Love though there he liveth in the outward Kingdom or Dominion 24. Yet I speak of the victorious Crown or Garland which he getteth in the Paradise-world if he once presseth in for there the Noble seed becometh â—â—wn and he getteth the Highly precious pledge or Earnest of the Holy Spirit which afterwards leadeth and directeth him 25. And though he must in this world travail or wander in a dark Valley wherein the Devil and the worlds wickedness continually Rusheth and Roareth tumultuously upon him and often casteth the outward Man into abominations and so Covereth the Noble Grain of Mustard seed yet it will not suffer it self to be kept back 26. But thence sprouteth forth and a Tree Groweth out of it in Gods Kingdom against all the raving and Raging of the Devil and his followers and dependents 27. And the More the Noble Pearl-Tree is sought the more swiftly and strongly it groweth suffereth not it self to be suppressed though it costeth the outward life 28. Thus my Dear Minde search aright after the Tree of Christian Faith it standeth not in this world 29. Indeed it must be in thee but thou must with the Tree be with Christ in God so that the world doth but hang to thee even as it hung also to Christ 30. Not so to understand it as if this World were
Inability that is Being or Substance 16. For the Spirit ariseth in the Fire but it severeth it selfe into two Sources or Qualities as one into the Fire and one in the sincking down into the Liberty into the Light 17. This is called God for it is Meek and Lovely and hath in it self the Kingdom of Joy and the Angelical world is understood in the sunk down Liberty of the Substantiality 18. Therefore when we were gone out from the Liberty of the Angelical Substantiality into the Dark source or quality whose Abysse was the Fire then there was no Remedy unless the Lights power and Word as a word of Divine Life became a Man and brought us out of the darkness through the fire source or quality through the Death in the fire a-again into the Liberty of the divine Life into the divine Substantiality 19. And Therefore must Christ dye and with the soul-Spirit go through the Fire of the Eternal Nature viz through Hell and the fierce wrath of the Eternal Nature and enter into the Divine Substantiality and break open a way for our souls through the Death and Anger through which we may with and in him enter through death into the Eternall Life 20. But concerning the divine Substantiality viz concerning the divine Corporeity we are to understand as followeth 21. VVe understand that the Light giveth Meekness viz Love Now the fires anguish desireth Meekness that it may slake its great Thirst for the fire is desirous and the Meekness is giving for it giveth it self 22. Thus in the desiring of Meekness cometh to be substance or Being viz a substantial Essentiality which is sunk down from the fierce-wrath which giveth its own Life freely and that is Corporeity for out of the power in the Meekness it becometh substantial and is by the Astringency as by the Eternal Fiat attracted or put on and retained 23. And is therefore called Substantiality or Corporeity because it is sunk down from the fire source or quality and Spirit and is in respect of the spirit as mute or inanimate Dead and impotent whereas Yet it is an Essential Life 24. Understand us aright thus when God created the Angels there were onely Two Principles manifested and in Being or Substance viz that in the Fire and that in the light viz One in the fierce wrathful Substantiality in the stern astringent Fiat with the forms of the fires Nature 25. And then that in the Heavenly substantiality out of the Holy Power with the water source or quality of Meekness of the Life of Joy in which the divine Sulphur as in the Love and Meekness was generated its Fiat was Gods desiring will 26. Out of this divine Substantiality viz out of Gods Nature the Angels as Creatures were Created and the source or quality of their Spirit and Life ariseth in the Fire 27. For without Fire no Spirit doth subsist and if it go out of the Fire into the Light there it obtaineth the love source or quality and the fire becometh onely a cause of its Life but the fires fierceness becometh quenched with the Love in the Light 28. But Lucifer dispised this and continued in the Fire-Spirit and so Elevated himself also and kindled the substantiality in his Place out of which Earth and Stone came to be and he was thrust out and so the Third Corporeity and the Third Principle began together with the Kingdom of this world 29. So when the Devil was thrust out into the Darknesse then God Created another Image according to his similitude in this Place 30. But if it must be Gods similitude according to all the Three Principles then must it also be taken out of all the Three and out of All Beings or Substances of this Place or of this Deep as far as the Fiat had with Lucifers Principality given it self into the Ether to the Creation 31. For Man came in the sted of Lucifer and hence ariseth also the Envy of the Devils that they cannot afford Man that Honour but leade him continually into the Evil way of perdition whereby they may but increase their Kingdom and they do it as a spite against the Meeknesse viz the love of God supposing that seeing they live in the fierce strong Might that they are higher then the Spirit of God in the Love and Meekness 32. Understand it thus Gods Will-Spirit viz the Holy Spirit hath comprised the Two-fold Fiat in two Principles viz in the Angelical world the Inward and in this outward world the Outward and Created den Mesch oder Menschen as a Mixt person for The Mixture or Man he should be an Image according to the Inward and outward world but should with the inward source or quality rule over the outward thus he should have been the similitude of God 33. For the outward Substantiality hung to the Inward and the Paradise grew through the Earth and Men in this world upon the Face of the Earth was in Paradise for Paradisical fruit grew for him till the Fall when the Lord Cursed the Earth 34. Then Paradise passed into the Mystery and became a Mystery or hidden secrecy to Man whereas yet if he be born of God again according to the Inward Man he dwelleth in Paradise but according to the Outward he dwelleth in this world 35. VVe are further to consider the Beginning and Original of Man thus God hath created his Body out of the Matrix of the Earth out of which the Earth was Created 36. All was together one in another and yet parted it self into Three Principles of a Threefold Substantiality and yet that in the fierce wrath was not known 37. Now if Adam had continued in Innocency he had lived the whole time of this world only in Two Principles and had ruled with one over all and the fierce wrathful Kingdom had not been known or manifested in Him though indeed he had it in him 38. And we are to understand furthee that Adams Body was Created out of the Inward Element wherein the Inward Firmament and Heaven together with the Heavenly Essences do lye as to one Part by the Inward Fiat 39. And as to the other Part he was created by the outward Fiat out of the outward Four Elements and out of the Constellation or Astrum for in the Matrix of the Earth they stood one among another The Paradise was therein and the Body was created also in Paradise 40. Understand us aright He had divine and also Earthly Substantiality on him but the Earthly was impotent and as it were swallowed up in the Divine 41. The Substance or matter out of which the Body was Created was a Mass or Lump of fire and water together with the Essences of Both those principles although the First also lay therein but not stirring 42. Every Principle should continue in its seat and should not mixe even as is done in God and then Man were a Total Image according to Gods Being or Substance Of
thence forward he lived to this world and not to God 23. But if he entered with his will-spirit into God then the will-spirit would attain the Noble Image again and according to the Image would live in God and according to the Beastial property would live to this world 24. Thus he was in Death and yet was living and therefore Gods word Became Man that it might unite him into God again that he might be totally born again in God 25. VVee are to conceive of the Paradisical Image thus we say and apprehend that Adam was Created Good pure and immaculate as was also Lucifer and his Hoasts 26. He had pure eyes and that Two-fold for he had both kingdoms in him viz Gods Kingdom and the Kingdom of this world 27. But as God is Lord over all so should Man also in the power of God be Lord over this world for as God ruleth in all and presseth through all imperceptibly to the Thing so could the hidden divine Man press into all and see all 28. Indeed the outward was in the Outward but he was Lordâ—ver â—ver the outward it was under him it could not subdue him he could break the Rocks without any prejudice to him 29. The Tincture of the Earth was wholly known to him he should have found out all the Wonders of the Earth for to that end he was also created in the outward that he should manifest in figures and produce into work what was seen in the Eternall wisdome for he had the Virgin wisedome in him 30. Gold Silver and the Pretious Metalls are indeed also out of the Heavenly Magia thus inclosed and shut up by or with the kindling they are another thing then Earth Man loveth that well and useth it for his maintenance but he knoweth not its ground and Original it is not in vain loved by the Minde it hath a high Original if we would consider of it 31. But we are justly silent of it here seeing Man wthout that loveth it too much and thereby withdraweth himselfe from the spirit of God 32. One should not love the Body more then the Spirit for the Spirit is the Life this we give you to understand in a similitude and are silent of the Matter with the ground and Original thereof 33. But know this that it was given to Man for his Sport and Ornament he had it by the right of Nature it was his understand the outward Bodyes for the outward Body with its Tincture and the Metalline Tincture are near a kind 34. But when the Tincture of the outward Body was destroyed by the Devils Evil longing then the Metalline Tincture hid it selfe also from the Humane and became an enemy to it for it is purer then the perished in the outward Man 35. Let this be manifested to you ye Seekers of the Metalline Tincture If you would find the Philosophers stone then apply your selves to the New Birth in Christ else it will be hard â—or you to apprehend it for it hath a great agreement with the heavenly substantiality which if it were released from the fierce wrath would be very well seen 36. It s lustre signifieth somewhat so that if we had paradisicall eyes we should well apprehend it The Minde sheweth it us indeed but the understanding and full knowledge is dead as to Paradise 37. Therefore seeing we use that Noble thing to the dishonour of God and to the destruction of our selves not to honour God thereby and to enter with our Spirit into the Spirit of God but leave the Spirit and cleave to the substantiality therefore is the Matalline Tincture become a Mystery for we are become strangers to it 38. Man was created that he should be a Lord of the Tincture and it was subjected to him and he became its servant and also strange to it therefore now he seeketh in Gold and findeth Earth 39. Because he forsook the Spirit and went with his Spirit into the substanâ—iality therefore the Substantiality hath captivated him and shut him Up in Death so that as the Tincture of the Earth lyeth shut up in the fierce wâ—ath till the Judgment of God so also the spirit of Man lyeth shut up in the Anger unlesse he go forth and become generated in God 40. For the Devil would be Chief Great Prince with his fierce wrath in the heavenly substantiality therefore it was shut up from him and became Earth and Stone so that he is not Prince but a Captive in the Anger and the substantiality profiteth not him for he is Spirit 41 He contemneth the Heavenly Substantiality and kindleth the Mother of Nature viz the Astringency or Fiat which instantly made all palpable and Corporeal which Gods Spirit created or compacted together 42. And yet it was well or easie to be known to Man he could well release the Tincture and bring forth the Pearl to his Sport or Scene and Joy and to the Manifestation of Gods Glory and Deeds of wonder if he had continued in Innocency 43. As to Mans-Eating and Drinking whereby he should give his 〈◊〉 nourishment and substantiality it was thus 44. He had a two-fold fiâ—e in him viz the Souls fire and the outward fire of the Sun and Constellaâ—ions or Astrum Now every fire must have Brimstone on Beeing and Substance or else it subsisteth not that is it burneth not Concerning which we have sufficient understanding in the Divine Beeing or Substance what the nourishment of Man was 45. For as is mentioned above the souls fire is fed with Gods Love meekness and substantiality together with whatsoever the word viz the Divine Centre bringeth forth 46. For the soul is out of the Eternal Magick Fire which must also have Magick food viz by or with the Imagination 47. If it hath Gods Image then it Imagineth in Gods Love in the Divine substantiality and eateth of Gods food of the food of the Aâ—gels 48. But if not then it eateth of whatsoever it imagineth in or of whatsoever the Imagination entreth into whether it be of the Earthly of hellish source or quality and into that Matrix also it falleth indeed not with its substance but is filled therewith and that beginneth to qualitie or operate in it selfe as poyson doth in the flesh 49. Also it is sufficiently to be known by us in the food of the Outward Body thus The outward Man was indeed yet he was as it were half swallowed up by the Inward the Inward ruled throughout and thus every life took of its own food 50. Viz the Image of God or the Souls Spirit and Image did eat of the Divine heavenly substantiality the outward body did Eat of the paradisicall fruit in the mouth and not into the Body for as the outward Body stood halfe swallowed up in the Inward so was also the fruit of Paradise 51. The Divine substantiality sprouted through the Earthly and had halfe swallowed up the Earthly in the Paradisical fruit so that the fruit was not
to fruit thereof but cannot get in but goeth round about the out-side and reacheth over with his hand after the fruit which yet the Gardener snatcheth out of his hand again and he must go away lamenting and cannot satisfie his Lust or longing 16. Thus it goeth also with him concerning the Woman when he was in Gods Love and the Woman in him a chast Virgin in Gods Sweetness and Wisdom then he did eat of her fruit and could very well refresh or delight himself with his own Love in the Matrix of Venus 17. For the Fire Tincture hath a great Joyful recreating delight in the Lights Tincture and that he had in himselfe he was Man and Wise 18. But now he must go round without that Gardine and touch the Tincture of Venus but with one Member whereas yet the Inward Tinctures in the seeds receive one another and labour to produce a Life 19. But the outward Body is not worthy that it should enjoy the Inward Joyful qualifying or operation wherein the souls Life is sowen 20. The inward Essence onely enjoy that for they are out of the Eternal but the outward Beastial Ass bringeth or affordeth onely a beastial Longing or Lust 21. He knoweth nothing of the Joy of the Essences when one Tincture cometh into the other and what is done then where there is yet somewhat of Paradise but the Earthly Essence mixeth it self suddenly therein and it is but as a joyful Glimpse 22. Wherein the will to Life becometh generated which afterwards driveth on and impregnateth it selfe with Sulphur till it may reach the Principle and strike up fire in the Centre wherein then there is a true Life and again a Soul is generated 23. Now when the fair Image thus departed away from Gods Love then it knew it selfe that it was come into another Source or quality then began feare and terrour before the fierce wrath of God for it began to qualifie or operate in them they looked one upon another and perceived their Beastial form and that they were Naked 24. And then sure the Devil Danced and God was derided for they were afraid and crept behind the Trees and took leaves from the fig-trees and wreathed them together and held them before their shame 25. For the heavenly Virgin was gone they knew the fall and were ashamed that is the Soul which is out of the Eternal was ashamedof the Beastlinesse as it is at this day when we are ashamed of our beastial Members 26. And hence it is that the Woman Clotheth her selfe with a white covering before her shame that the Spirit of the Soul which glanceth forth at the Eyes be not disturbed for it knoweth the Matrix of Venus which also as suddenly in the Man or Masculine begineth to Imagine upon it or Lust after it 27. Which if the Woman clotheth her selfe with Black and Covereth her Eyes it not easily Effected but onely by Imagining or Lusting 28. But else instantly both the Tinctures of the Man and Wife cath one the Other in the Eyes where the Spirit glanceth forth 29. Now when Adam and Eve stood thus in terrour before the Anger of God God cattel Adam and said Adam where art thou and be said Here I am I was afraid for I am Naked 30. And he said Who hath told thee that thou art Naked Hast thou not eaten of the Tree that I forbad thee and be said the Woman gave unto me and I did Eat 31. And he said to the Woman Why didest thou that she said the Serpent beguild me so that I did Eat 32. Here we understand the great Love of God in that God called Adam again that he should know seek and finde himself and turn again to God 33. For Adam had been in God but he was gone out from the Love out of the Second Principle into the Third 34. Wherefore God said Where are thou Adam dost thou not see thou are no more in Heaven he turned his friendly Countenance again to one part in Adam understand in that part which he had received out of the heavenly Substantiality and glanced upon it againe with his Spirit 35. And said to the Serpent the Old Devil Seeing thou hast done this cursed art thou 36. And to the Creaturely Serpent which must now be a Creature for the Devil had turned himselfe into the Form of a Serpent therefore must the Serpent also continue to it he said Thou shalt go upon thy Belly and eat Earth 37. Seeing it had seduced Man so that he was become Earthly therefore should also the Devils Image be Earthly and devour the fierce â—â—athful Earthly source or quality viz Poyson that should now be its source or quality 38. And here we are to know that the Devil figured or framed to himselfe the Serpents Image from the Constellations and Elements through his Imagination for he had great Power till the Lord wholly cursed him and set the Dear name JESUS for a Mark or limit of Separation and there his great power was laid 39. For he said to Adam and Eve the seed of the Woman shall Crush the Serpents head and Thou understand the Serpent shalt sting him in the heel that is in Gods fierce wrath thou wilt stay him 40. But he shall sprout forth out of Death and Crush thy Head that is take away thy power and overcome the wrath with the Love 41. And here in this place hath the word of the Promise of the seed of the Woman which was the Dear Name IHESUS with its Character Imaged it selfe in the Light of the Life 42. And likewise in that Character hath Imaged the highly precious Virgin of Gods wisdome in which Christ as the destroyer of Death should become a true Man and take away the power of Death and destroy the Devils sting 43. Which there should tread the Winepress of the fierce wrath and anger and enter into the Anger viz into the Center of the Fire and quench the Fire with his heavenly Blood and with the water of Meeknesse out of the fountain of the Heart of God 44. And know assuredly that if the Word of the Promise had not Imaged it selfe in the Light of Life when Adam and Eve sell into the Earthly source of quality then would the Spirit of the soul have become a fierce wrathful Devil and the Body an evil Beast as indeed it is now and if the Elementary Water did not allay the insolency of the Fierce wrath Men would well see how many a one would be a devouring Devil 45. Thus now we are to consider and Conceive that the world before Christs becoming Man or Incarnation were saved in this imaged or imprinted Word and Name 46. Those who have put their will into God they have received that word of Promise for the Soul was received thereinto 47. For the whole Law of Moses concerning the Sacrifices is throughout nothing else but a Type of the
and Image of God for our whole Religion Consisteth in Three Parts which we urge and Teach 3. As First concerning the Creation what Essence substance and property Man is whether he be Eternal or not Eternal and how that is possible what properly the humane Original is from which he proceeded in the Beginning 4. Secondly Seeing there is so much spoken and taught Concerning his Fall and that we see that we are become Mortal because of the Fall moreover subjected to Evil and to the fierce wrathful source what then properly his Fall hath been 5. Thirdly Seeing God will receive us to Grace again and for whose sake also he hath given the Law and Teaching also confirmed then with Deeds of Wonder or Miracles what therefore properly the New Regeneration is 6. And being we see that we must dye in what power and Spirit we can be new Regenerated again and rise again from Death 7. All this we finde pourtrayed in these two Images viz in the Eternal Holy and then also in the Earthly corruptible Virginity and finde also the New Regeneration in the Image of Christ very cleare and bright 8. For in the Eternal Virginity viz in God wisedome wherein the Image and Similitude of God is seen as in a Looking-Glass from Eternity and known by the Spirit of God was Adam the first Man Created 9. He had the Virginity for his own viz the true love Tincture in the Light which is desirous of the Fires Tincture that it might be a burning Life in power and Glory and in the Fires Essence might be a Genetrix which in the Lights Essence without the Fire cannot be 10. And thus we acknowledge a Virginity in the wisdome of God from Eternity in the desirous will of the divine substance 11. Not a Woman which generateth but a figure in the Looking-Glass of Gods wisdome a pure Chast Image without substance yet in the Essence but not manifested in the Fires Essence but in the Lights quality or source 12. This Image God hath Creeated into a Substance and that out of all the Three Principles so that it is a similitude according to the Deity and Eternity as a totall Looking-Glass of the Byss or Ground and of the Abyss of the Spirit and also of the Substance and was created out of the Etetnal not to the Corruptibility or frailty 13. But seeing the Earthly and Corruptible hangeth to the Eternall so thereby hath the Earthly Lust introduced it selfe into the Eternall Heavenly and infected the Heavenly property for it would dwell in the Eternal and yet was destroyed in the fierce wrath of God 14. Thus the Earthly Source or quality destroyed the Heavenly and became the Turba of the heavenly as we know and perceive by Earth and Stones which assuredly have their Original out of the Eternal but are perished in the fierce wrath and Fire-source of quality and the Fiat hath made Earth and Stones out of the heavenly Substantiality 15. For the sake of which a Day of Seperation is appointed wherein every thing shall enter again into its own Ether and be preserved or purified by the Fire 16. Thus also was Man created in the virginity in Gods wisdome but became apprehended by the fierce wrath and Anger of God and therefore became so suddenly perished and Earthly 17. And as the Earth must pass away and be tryed or purified in the Fire and go again into that which it was before so also Man shall go agin into the virginity wherein he was Created 18. But in that it was not possible for Man that he should rise from the fieece wrathful Death and enter into a New Birth for his virginity was shut up together in Death for which cause God made a Woman out of him therefore the Deity must move it selfe and open that which was shut up and make it living again and that was done in Mary the included shut up Virgin 19. Understand in the Virginity which Adam inherited out of Gods Wisdome not out of the Earthly part of the Third Principle but out of the Heavenly holy Part of the Second Principle which became included and shut up in the Earthly Death in the Anger of God with the Earthly Imagination and yeelding up thereinto and was as it were Dead even as the Earth also appeareth as Dead 20. And therefore hath the Heart of God moved it selfe destroyed Death and generated the Life again 21. Thus now to Us the Birth and becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ is a powerful and very weighty Matter that the Total abyssal Heart of God hath moved it selfe and so therewith the heavenly Substantiality which was shut up in death is become living again so that we may now say with good ground 22. God himselfe hath withstood his Anger in that with the Center of his Heartt which filleth the Eâ—ernity without ground and limit he hath again opened himself taken away the power of Death and broken the sting of the fierce wrath and Anger in as much as the Love and Meekness hath opened it selfe in the Anger and quenched the power of the Fire 23. And still much more is it a great Joy to Us Men that God hath opened himselfe in our mortified and dead virginity and so on throughly and totally 24. But that the Word or the power of Gods Life hath given in it selfe again into the Humanity viz into the Dead and as it were disappeared virginity and opened again the virgin-like Life at that we reioyce and go with our Imagination into the Center wherein God hath opened himself in the humanity viz into his Sons becoming Man or Incarnation 25. And so in our Imagination which we introduce into his becoming Man we become impregnated of his opened Word and power of the Heavenly and divine Substantiality not at all with that which is strange yet it seemeth strange to the Earthliness 26. The Word hath opened it self every where even in Every Mans light of life and there is wanting onely this that the Soul-spirit give it selfe up thereinto and so it putteth the Eternal Virginity on again not as a Garment but as from its own Essence And in that Soul-Spirit God becometh Generated or Born 27. For Mary together with all Eves Daughters were generated or become Earthly but the Covenant of Gods Love shewed iu their Essence that God would therein unshut the Life again 28. And we cannot say throughout concerning Maries Virginity as to the Earthly Life before the Blessing before Gods Heart moved it selfe that she was then a Totally perfect Virgin according to the first before the Fall but she was a naturall Daughter of Eve 29. But this we say with good groâ—nd that in Mary as also in all Adams Children the Eternal virginity in the Covenant of Promise hath layen shut up as it were in Death yet in God not â—aded 30. For the Name JESUS in the Center or Heart of God hath from Eternity together Imaged it selfe in the Virgin of
Gods wisdome as in a Looking-Glass and hath stood against the Center of the Father viz the Center of the Fire and fierce wrath Not in the fierce wrath of the Essence but in the Light in the Lights Essence 31. And Man was foreseen also in that Essence in the Name JESU before the foundation of the world was laid wherein Adam then was in a Heavenly Essence without a Naturall and Creaturely Substance 32. For in the Wsdom the Fall was known e're Man became a Creature and that accoording to the fires property not in the Lights property but according to the first Principle 33. And thus now according to our deep knowledge we say of Mary that before the time of the opening and Massage of the Angel she was such a Virgin as Eve was when she wen out of Paradise 34. E're Adam knew her then indeed she was a Virgin but the right virginity was perished in her and infected with the Earthly Longing and the beastiall property was manifested on her 35. For the Earthly Imagination destroyed the heavenly property so that she was a Woman and was not chast pure Immaâ—â—â—aâ—e 〈◊〉 36. For She was but one part of the Heavenly Virgin the Other Part was Adam 37. And so there hath been no right pure virgin generated from Eve which was totall or entire in Substance the Turba destroyed the virgininity in all till the Saviour or Champion in the Battel Came who was a total masculine Virgin in Gods wisdom according to the Heavenly Substance and the Earthly hung to him but the heavenly ruled over the Earthly for so should Adam also be but he stood not 38. Therefore we say with good ground that Mary was the Daughter of Joachim and Anna and hath according to the Earthly part their Substantiality Essentially in her 39. And then we say that she was the Daughter of Gods Covenant and that God hath fixed the Mark of Regeneration in her so that the whole Old Testament hath looked into that Mark and all Prophets have Prophesied concerning that Mark that God would open the rhe Eternall Virginity again and that that Mark was blessed 40. For God had given himselfe with his Mercy with the Covenant of Promise into this Mark and the word of Promise stood in the Covenant in the Light of Life against the Anger 41. And the first world before the Deluge or Floud and after became saved in that Covenant which God set before himself as a Virgin-like Looking-Glass for the Eternal Virgin appeared in the Covenant as in Gods Looking-Glass and the Deity delighted it self therein 42. For if Israel had kept the Covenant and performed the work of the Covenant then that had been acceptible to God as if the humanity had been in the Looking-Gâ—ass of wisdome and though indeed Israel were Earthly and Evil yet nevertheless God dwelt in Israel in his Covenant in the Wisdome according to his Love and Mercy 43. Thus the Works of the Law were a Looking-Glass before God till the Life became generated or Born out of the Covenant till the fulfilling came and there the Works in the Looking-Glass Ceased and the work of the fulfilling in the flesh and blood in the Heavenly Substantiality began to rise again 44. For in Mary was the beginning when the Angel brought the Message and she said he is done unto me as thou hast said there instantly the Center of Life in the Word of God viz in the Heart of God moved in her dead heavenly seed 45. For all the Three Principles of the Deity became stirring and catched hold of the divine Tincture in the Dead heavenly Substantiality 46 Not that God stood without Substance but Man was dead in the heavenly Substance and now came the Heart of God with living divine Substantiality into Death and awakened or raised up the Dead Substantiality 47. It did not at this time take away the Earthly source or quality but entered into the Earthly source or quality as a Lord and Vanquisher of the source or quality 48 For the right Life should be introduced through Death and the Anger of God which was done on the Cross where death was destroyed and the fierce wrath captivated and was quenched and vanquished with the Love 49. And thus we understand now what Mary with the fulfilling was come to be viz a right pure Virgin according to the heavenly Part for when the Heart of God moved it selfe and that the Day brake forth in her then shone in her the Light of the Clarity or brightness and purity of God for her dead virginity viz Gods wisdome became opened and Living 50. For she became filled with the divine virginity viz with Gods wisdome 51. And in that wisdome and divine Substantiality as also in the dead and now living Substantiality the Word became flesh a Sulphur with the Center of Nature out of the Fathers Essence and out of Mary's Essence a life out of Death a fruit with both the Tinctures perfectly whereas both the Tinctures were but One. 52. And as Adam was become a Man so Christ became a Man also according to the outward World 53. For not Eves Image in the Womans Tincture was to remain but Adams Image was to remain as he was a Man and also a Woman 54. But yet being one of the Marâ—s must appear according to the Might and power of the outward Fiat and that also the Champion in the Battel would be fixed and persented in all the Three Principles therefore the Champion in the Battel gat Masculine Marks of distinctionâ— 55. For the Man hath the Fires Tincture viz of the Fathers property so now the Father is the strength and Might of all things and the Sonne is his Love 56. Thus the Word became Man in the feminine Essence but became a Man that his love might quench the Anger and fierce wrath in the Father 57. For Venus's Tincture hath the Water-source or quality and the Woman hath Venus's Tincture Thus must the Fire become quenched by the water of Eternal Life and the Fathers burning Essence in the Fire become quenched again 58. Now we know that Mary the Mother of Christ according to Flesh Soul and Spirit in the blessing is a pure chast Virgin for that is her Blessing that God hath opened himself in her 59. She hath carried the Word of Life in her Body that hath moved it self in her 60. She hath not moved the Word but the Word hath moved her both the fruit which she did bear and her Soul as also that part of her dead Substantiality so that her Soul instantly became environed with the divine living Substantiality 61. Not according to the Earthly part viz according to the Third Principle but according to the Second Principle so that thus the Earthly did but hang upon her 62. For her soul should also with the word of Life which in her became Man together enter through death and the Anger of the Father
flow up in it self but would remain in one souce or quality 27. Even as the Deity bringeth its Life but into ONE onely source or quality viz into the Light into the Holy Spirit and yet carrieth on his Dominion over all the Three Principles 28. Also we are to understand concerning Christs becoming Man or Incarnation that when Gods Spirit awakened again the Virgin-like Life in Mary which in the Earthly Essence lay shut up in Deaâ—h and fierce wrath then that Life hence-forward turned it self onely into the ONE onely will viz into Gods Love and gave it selfe up to the Spirit of God 29. Thus that Life became impregnated of a right virgin-like Image which should have been with Adam but was not done 30. For the one Imagination received the other Gods Imagination received the Imagination in Death and brought it to Life again that Life Imagined again into God and became Impregnated with God and became out of the Deity and Humanity ONE Person 31. The Deity hung to the heavenly Substantiality which hath ever been from Eternity with the Kingdom Power and Glory viz the Kingdom of Paradise and the Angelical World viz the Spirit and the Seaven forms in the Center of Nature as in the Third Part or Book of the Threefold Life is mentioned with all Circumstances 32. And the Humanity hung to the Kingdom of this world but when the will of the humanity gave it selfe up into the Deity then this virgin-like Image in Christ Jesus came to be onely a Guest in this world and his Deity was a Lord over this World 33. For thus it was to be in Adam also that the lesser and impotent should be subject to the greater and Omnipotent 34. But Adams will went into the less and impotent end therefore he became altogether impotent and fell downe into sleep and home again to the Creator 35. But with Christ this Image remained standing in the Divine Wisdome and the Earthly source or quality hung to it in the Office and Manner of a Servant but now no more as a Lord as it was over Adam and Mary his Mother before the high blessing opening of the Deity but as a Servant for this Image became now in Gods Spirit and Might a Lord over the Third Principle of this World Qustion 36. Now saith Reason How is it come to pass in this becoming Man or Incarnation Was then the Life so suddenly with the Point of Conception become stirring above the Naturall Course so that that Part of Mary viz the Womans seed instantly lived Answer 37. No for it was an Essential seed and became in its Natural Time stirring with Soul and Spirit as all Adams Children 38. But that part of the Deity environed with divine Substantiallty and wisdome liveth from Eternity to Eternity 39. The Deity went not to nor fro what it was that it remained to be and what it was not that it came to be 40. It gave it selfe with divine Substantiality into the Essence and Substantiality of Mary and Maries Essence and Gods Essence became one Sonne 41. But Maries Essences were Mortal but Gods Essences were Immortal 42. Therefore must Maries Essences dye on the Cross and go through Death into Life to which Gods Essences did help else it had been impossible 43. Thus Gods Essence helped us and still always helpeth us through Christ into Gods Essence and Life again 44. Thus we konw the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ to be natural as of all the Children of Men for the heavenly divine Subsstantiality hath given it selfe with its Life into the Earthly halfe dead subtantiality 45. The Lord gave himselfe to be under the Servant that the Servant might become living and is in like manner in Nine Moneths become a perfect Man and also continueth a True God and is also after the Manner and way of all Adams Children become born into this World through that very way and passage as all Men are 46. And that therefore Not that he needed it he could have been born Magically but he would not nor should not for he was to heal our impure Birth or Geniture and Entrance into this Life 47. He should enter into our Entrance into this World and introduce us out of this World into Gods Entrance and bring us out of the Earthly source or quality 48. For if he had been generated or born Magically after a divine Manner then he had not been Naturally in this World for the heavenly Substantiality must have swallowed up the Earthly source or quality and then he had not been like us 49. How then would he have suffered Death have entred into Death and destroyed it but therefore it was not so 50. He is truely and really the Womans Seed and is entered into this World the Natural way like all Men but yet also is gone forth through death the divine way of the divine Might and Substantiality 51. He is a divine living Substantiality which subsisted in Death and destroyed and despised death and brought the halfe dead humanity through Death into Eternal Life 52. For the Earthly part which he took to himselfe out of his Mother Mary that is to or upon the divine Substance dyed away on the Cross from the Earthly source or quality 53. Thus was the Soul in the Subantiality of God and as a victorious Conquering Prince went into the Hell of Devils that is into Gods Anger and quenched it with Gods love and Meekness of the divine Love-suhstantiality 54. For the Love-fire came into the Anger-Fire and drowned the Anger wherein the Devill would be God 55. Thus was the Devil taken captive with the darkness and lost his Dominion for the sting and the Sword of the Cherubine the staying Angel was here destroyed 56. And this was the Cause that God became Man viz that he might introduce us out of Death into the Eternal Life and quench the Anger which burned in Us with the Love 57. For you must understand us aright how Gods Anger became quenched not with the Mortal Bloud of Christ which he shed upon which the Jews despised him 58. But with the Bloud of the Eternall Life out of Gods substance which was immortal which had in it the fountain of the Water of Eternall Life that became shed upon the Crosse with and under the outward Bloud and when the outward fell to the Earth then fell the Heavenly with it but yet it was immortal 59. Thus the Earth received Christs Bloud whence it Trembled and Quaked for the fierce wrath of God in it became now overcome and the living Bloud came into it which was come out of Gods Substantiality from Heaven 60. That Opened the Graves of the Saints and Opened Death and made a Path through Death so that Death was made a shew of in Tiumph 61. For when Christs Body arose from Death then he bare Death as a Spectacle or shew on his Body for its Might was broken or
the Womans seed with the Moving of the Deity which brake or destroyed Death which out of the water bringeth forth a Light-flaming Blossome wherein he is the spirit and life of the blossome 70. Not according to the Fire-source or quality of the fierce wrath but according to the Quality of the Light in the Meekness and humility The Twlefth Chapter Of the Pure Virginity How we poor Children of Eve must be conceived out of the pure Virgin-like Modesty or Chastity in the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and be new born in God else we shall not see God 1. WE poor Children of Eve finde in us no pure virgin-like thoughts for Mother Eve which was a Woman hath made us all Feminine and Masculine 2. We are in Adam and Eve all become Men and Women except we enter into the heavenly virginity with our desiring Will in which God hath generated us out of Christ to be Virgins again 3. Not according to the Earthly Life in which there is no Modesty Chastity and purity but according to the Life of the Heavenly Virgin in which Christ became a Man and which with the Over-shadowing of the Holy Ghost became put on to Mary which is without ground limit and End which every where standeth before the Deity which is a Looking-Giass and representation or express Image of the Deity 4. Into this Virgin wherein the Holy Tinity dwelleth wherein we were discerned or discovered before the times of the world by the Spirit of God and were know in the Name of JESU we must Enter with our Will-Spirit 5. For our true Image in which we are the similitude of God is with Adam and Eve extinguished to Us and become Earthly 6. Which is done through Lust or Imagination and so Gods clear Countenance became covered for we lost the heavenly Modesty or Chastity 7. But seeing God for us hath out of his favour and Love opened his clear countenance towards us again in the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and so now it lyeth in this that as we in Adam have imagined into the earthly longing whence we are becom Earthly so we now set our desiring will in the havenly Virgin and bring our longing thereinto and then our Image goeth out from the Earthly Woman and conceiveth the virgin-like Essence and property wherein God dwelleth wherein the souls Image may attain the Countenance of God again 8. Outward Reason saith how may that come to pass that we might be born again out of the Virgin out of which Christ was born It understandeth solely Mary but we understand not the Mary which is a creaturely Virgin 9. For as we also in the immaterial Virgin-like modesty or chastity became Creaturely Virgins so if we enter into the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ not according to the outward Life in the four Elements but according to the Inward in the One Element where the Fire of God swalloweth up the four Elements into it self and yet in his Light viz in the second Principle wherein the outward Man and Woman must go through death in Christs resurrection as a virgin in the one Element wherein all the four lye hidden we then grow forth and spring in the Right viâ—gin-like wisedome of God 10. We must dye away from the Man and the Woman and Crucifie the Corrupt Adam he must die with Christ and be cast into the Fathers Anger 11. That swalloweth up the Earthly Man the Earthly Woman and giveth to the soul out of the becoming Man or Incarnation of Chrâ—st a virgin-like Image wherein the Man and the Woman is but one only Image with one only Love 12. Now the Man sets his Love in or upon the Woman and the Woman in or upon the Man but if both the loves be turned into one there is then no desire of Co-mixture more in the one onely Image but the Image loveth it selfe 13. But now the Image in the beginning was Created in the virgin-like wisedome of God viz out of the divine substantiality 14. And now because the substance was become Earthly and fallen into death therefore the Word which became Man awakened and raised it up again and so the Earthly source or quality remaineth with death in the Anger and the raised remaineth in the word of life in the virgin-like Modesty or chastity 15. And so we bear here in this World a two fold Man in one Person viz a virgin-like Image born out of the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and an Earthly Image Masculine and Feminine shut up in Death and in the Anger of God 16. The Earthly must bear the Cross and suffer it selfe to be scorned persecuted and afflicted in the Anger and becometh at length given to Death and then the Anger swalloweth it up into the sourcive qualifycating fire of God 17. And so if the word of Life which in Mary became Man is together in the Earthly Image then Christ who wrought the word of Life out of God riseth up from Death and bringeth the Essence of the sourcive or Qualificating fire understand the humane Essence out forth from Death 18. For he is arisen out from Death and liveth in God and his life is become our Life and his death our Death we are buried in his death and sprout forth in his resurrection and victory in his Life 19. But understand the meaning right Adam was the virgin-like Image he had peculiar Love of his own for the Spirit of God had breathed it into him for what other can the Spirit of God breath out of it self then what it selfe is 20. But now that is All and yet all sources or qualities are not called God but in all sources or qualities there is but one onely Spirit which is God viz according to the second principle in the Light yet there is no Light without Fire 21. But in the fire he is not the love-Spirit or Holy Ghost but the fierce wrath of Nature and a cause of the Holy Spirit an Anger and a Consuming fire 22. For in Fire is the Spirit of Nature Free and yet the Essentiall fire also giveth or affordeth Nature and is it selfe Nature 23. And yet we understand but one holy Spirit in the Light though indeed all is but one substance yet we understand that the Matter which is generated out of the Meekness of the Light is as it were impetent and obscure which the fire draweth and swalloweth up into it selfe 24. But giveth forth out of the Material source or quality out of the fire a mighty potent Spirit which is free from the Matter and also from the fire and though the fire reteineth it yet it apprehendeth not its source or quality 25. As we see that the Light dwelleth in the Fire and yet hath not the source or quality of the Fire but a Meek love-source or quality which also would not be if the Matter were not dead and consumed in the Fire 26. Thus we consider and conceive
of the first Adam he was contrived or Imagined out of the Lights Essence and substantiality but being he was to go into a Creature and was to be a total or entire Similitude of God according to all substances according to all the Three Principles therefore he became also apprehended with the word Fiat in all substances of all the Three Principles and was brought into a Creature 27. Now certainly all the three Principles were free in Him and stood one in another each in its Order and so he was a right totall or entire similitude of God according to and out of the substance of all substances 18. But we are to know and observe How the Third Principle viz the source or quality of this world in the kindling of Lucifer became totally fierce wrathful thirsty and base or Evill and instantly in Adam thirsted after the Second Principle viz after the heavenly Matter whence the Longing in Adam Existed for the source or quality of the pure Love out of the Holy Spirit had refused that 29. But when the Love entered into the Earthly source or quality to satisfie it in its kindled thirst then the pure Material love conceived or received the desirous Earthly perished Cortupt Longing 30. And then the second Principle Extinguished not as a Death as that it were become a Nothing but it became caprivated in the fierce wrathful thirst 31. Now then seeing God is a Light the pure Love-source or quality stood as shut up in Death without the Light of God 32. And now the Image was perished and captivated in the fierce wrath of God and the Own selfe-love lost its might and strength for it was shut up in the perished corrupt Earthliness and loved Earthlness 33. Thus a Woman or Wife must be made out of this Image and the Two Tinctures viz the fires Essence and the Matrixes watery Essence must be parted viz into a Man and a Woman 34. Whereas yet the Love thus became moving in a twofold source or quality and so one Tincture loved and desired the other and mingled together whence the Generation was to be propagated and maintained 35. But now this Generation of Men thus in the Earthly source or quality could not know or see God for the pure Immaculate Love was shut up in the Earthly thirsty source or quality and was shut up and captivated in the fierce wrath of the Eternal Nature which Lucifer had kindled for the fierce wrath had attracted the love with the Earthliness into it self 36. That now in the captivated love stood the virgin-like Mcdesty or Chastity of the wisdome of God which to Adam was with the second Principle with the heavenly substantiality together incorporated to his body and much more the Spirit of the Meek substantiality through the breathing in of the Holy Spirit which was breathed into Adam 37. And so now ther was no Remedy unless the Deity awakened it selfe in the divine Virgin according to the second Principle in the virginity which was shut up in Death and that another Image came to be out of the First 38. Thus it is sufficiently known and understood by us that the first Image must be given to the fierce wrath wherewith it might quench its thirst and must go into Consumption as into the Essential fire whereas yet the Essence dieth not nor consumeth 39. For which cause God hath appointed a Day wherein he will being the Essence of the Old and first Adam through the fire that it might be delivered or loosed from the vanity viz form the Longing of the Devil and of the Anger of the Eternal Nature 40. And we understand further that God hath again borught into US the life of his Eternal substance when he moved himselfe with his own heart and Word or power of the divine Life in the virginity which was shut up in Death viz in the true pure Love and kindled that again and introduced his heavenly substantiality with the pure Virginity into the virginity which was shut up in Death and hath out of the heavenly and out of the Virginity that was shut up in Death and Anger generated a New Image 41. And then Thirdly we understand that this New Image must through Death and the fierce wrath of the fire be introuduced again into the heavenly divine substantialit in Ternarium Sanctum into the Holy Ternary 42. For the Earthly longing which the Devil had possessed must remain in the Fire and was given to the Devil for food therein he Adams virginity and introduced it out of Death through Gods fire into the divine source or quality 51. Christ is become Adam not the divided but the virgin-like Adam which Adam was before his sleepe 52. He hath introduced the perished-corrupted in Death into Gods fire and hath brought forth the pure virgin-like out of Death through the fire whose Sonne thou art if thou dost not remain lying in Death as rotten wood which cannot qualifie or operate which in the fire giveth no Essence but becometh Dark or black Synder or Ashes Question 53. Now saith Reason how cometh it then seeing I am Christs Member and Gods Childe that I do not find nor feel him Answer 54. Here indeed sticketh the Matter deare defiled piece of Wood smell into thy bolome what is it thou stinkest of Even of Hellish Lust and Longing viz of Hellish voluptuous pleasure Covetousness honour and power 55. Hearken these are the Devils Garment pluck off the Hide or skin and cast it away put thy desire into Christs Life Spirit flesh and bloud Imagine thereinto as thou hast Imagined into the Earthly Longing and so thou wilt put on Christ in thy Body and in thy flesh and blond thou wilt become Christ his becoming Man or Incarnation will instantly unite it self in thee and thou wilt become born or generated in Christ 56. For the Deity or the Word which moved it selfe in Mary and became Man that became Man also in like manner in all Men that had dyed from Adam to that time who had given up and Commended their Spirits into God or into the Promised Messiah 57. And it passed upon all those which were yet to be born out of the Corrupted perished Adam who would but suffer that word to awaken them or arise in them for the first Man comprehendeth also the last 58. Adam is the stock we all are his branches but Christ is become our sap virtue and life 59. Now if a branch on the Tree withereth what can the virtue and the sap of the Tree do to it It giveth its virtue to all brances why then doth not the branceh draw the sap and virtue into it 60. The fault is that Man draweth devillish virtue or power and Essence or sap instead of divine Essence into himselfe and letteth the Devil seduce him into Earthly desires longing and lust 61. For the Devil knoweth the Branch which in the Country that was his is grown up to him and still groweth and
be manifest to â—imselfe but his wisdome is from Eternity become his Ground or Byss 26. After which therefore the Eternal willing of the Abyss of the Deity hath pleased to Long from whence the divine Imagination hath existed so that the Abyssal will of the Deity hath thus from Eternity in the Imagination with the power of the Avision or Aspect or form of the Looking-Glass of Wonders impregnated it self 27. Now in this Impregnation of the Eternal Original are two Principles to be understood viz First the Eternal Darkness out of which the Eternal world Originateth it selfe and the Substantiality of the fierce wrath in the Darkness wherein we understand Gods anger and the Abyss of Nature and thus we know and acknowledge the fiery world to be the Great Life 28. And then also Secondly we understand First how out of the Fire the Light becometh generated And Secondly how between the fiery and light World Death is 29. Thirdly How the Light shineth out of Death and Fourthly How the Light-flaming World is another principle source or quality in it selfe then the fire-world and yet neither is seperated from the other neither can the one comprehend the other 30. Fiâ—thly we understand How the Light-world filleth the Eternal Liberty viz the first willing which is called Father 31. Sixthly Thus we understand also herein Earnestly and fundamentally how that Natural life which will dwell in the Light flaming world must go through death and must become generated or born forth out of Death 32. Seventhly Yet we understand or mean that Life which originally ariseth out of the Darkness viz out of the Essence of the dark substantiality as viz the soul of Man which had out of the fire-world turned it selfe into the Dark substantiality in Adam Eighthly Therefore then we fundamentally and Exactly understand wherefore God viz the Heart of God is become Man 33. And Ninthly wherefore he must of necessity dye and enter into Death and break his Life in Death and afterward bring it through the fiery world into the Light-flaming World And Tenthly wherefore we must thus follow him 34. And Eleventhly we understand further wherefore many souls remain and Continue in the fire-world and cannot go through Death into the light-world Twelfthly what Death is Thirteenthly also what the Soul is This is now as followeth 35. When we consider what the life is we find that it specially consisteth in Three parts viz first in the Desiring Secondly in the Mind Thirdly in the senses or thoughts 36. Now if we search further what that is which giveth or affordeth that then we find the Center viz the Essential Wheel which hath the Fire-Smith in it selfe 37. And then if we consider further whence that Essential Fire existeth we find that it taketh its original in the Desiring of the Eternal abyssal willing which with the desiring maketh to it selfe a Ground 38. For every desiring is attractive or harsh and astringent of that which the will desireth and yet there is nothing for it that it may desire but onely it selfe that is the Great Wonder-Eye Wunder-AVge without limit and ground wherein all lyeth 39. And yet also is a Nothing unless it become in the desiring will made a somewhat which is done by Imagination wherein it becometh a substance whereas yet it is a Nothing for it is onely an overshadowing of the Free-willing 40. Which Substance over-shadoweth the Liberty viz the Thinne unsearchable willing so that two worlds come to be first One which in it selfe is incomprehensible and unconceivable an abyss and Eternal Liberty and Secondly one which comprehendeth and maketh it selfe a Darkness 41. And yet neither is sundred from the other onely this is the difference or distinction that the Darkness cannot comprehend the Liberty for it is too Thinne and dwelleth also in it self as also the Darkness dwelleth in it self The very Earnest Gate 42. Here now we understand First how the Fathers Second Will which in the Looking-Glass of wisdome he sharpeneth to his hearts Center becometh impregnated with the substantiality in the Father Imagination 43. And Secondly that the same impregnation in respect of the liberty of the first will which is called Father is a Darkness and Thirdly How in the Darkness or substantiality all powers Colours and Virtues lie in the Imagination moreover all Wonders 44. And Fourthly we understand How the powers wonders and virtues must be manifested through the Fire viz in the Principle wherein all passeth into its Essence for in the principle the Essence originally ariseth 45. And fifthly we understand very Earnestly and exactly that in the Principle ere the fire ariseth there is a dying viz the great anguish life 46. Which yet is no dying but a harsh astringent stern dying source or quality out of which the great and strong Life ariseth viz the fire-life And sixthly then out of the deadned the sight-Life with the power of the Love 47. Which Light-life with the Love dwelleth in the Eternal Liberty viz in the first willing which is called Father for that the Father in his own willing which is himselfe desireth and nothing more 48. That now understand thus ye see and know that there is no Light without Fire and there is no Fire without the Earnest source or quality which source or quality is like a Dying and the Sabstantiality out of which the Fire burneth must thus also dye and be consumed 49. Out of the Consuming consisteth two Principles of two great Lives One in the source or quality which is called Fire and one out of the vanquishedness viz out of the Death which is called Light which is Immaterial and without source or Quality and yet hath all sources or qualities in it but not the source of the fierce wrath 50. For the fierce wrath is remained in Death and the Light-life groweth out of the Dying as a fair blossome out of the Earth and is no more apprehended by the Dying 51. As then ye see how the Light dwelleth in the Fire and the fire cannot move it and besides that there is also nothing that can move the Light for it is like the Eternall Liberty and dwelleth in the Liberty 52. Here ye understand how the Sonne is another Person then the Father for he is the Light-world and yet dwelleth in the Father and the Father generateth him in his willing and he is rightly the Fathers Love also wonder Council and Power 53. For the Father generateth him in his Imagination in himselfe and bringeth him through his own fire viz through the Principle forth through Death so that the Sonne maketh and is another World viz another Principle in the Father then the fire-world in the darkness is 54. Thus you understand also How the Fathers Eternal Spirit divided it selfe into Three Worlds The First is the Exit out of the Imagination of the first willing of the Abyss Which is called Father in which with the outgoing it openeth the wisdome
which in the Light world is called the Wisdome 47. And then Sixtly as we have mentioned How that first ayssal will together with the Impregnation and also the Looking-Glass of the wonder or wisdome in such a property before the Principle of Fire is no divine substance rightly called but much rather a Mystery of the wonder of all substances 48. Which Mystery taketh its partition in the Fire into infinite Endlesse Parts or substances and yet remaineth also but ONE substance 49. Thus we give you now further to understand concerning the other or second will which the first will in its Imagination or impregnation Createth which is the Great Mystery Mysterium Magnum wherein the first will which is called Father seeketh findeth and feeleth it self as a light in the Heart How that very other or second will is the Mother of the Genetrix in the indrawn or in the Imagination impressed or conceived impregnation 50. It is that which causeth originally the Seaven formes of Nature and it is also that which causeth the Anguish wheel viz the harsh astringency it is also that which in the Anguish goeth forth through Death into the Liberty which breaketh or destroyeth death and giveth or affordeth the Life which kindleth the Fire and in fire taketh the Glance of the Majesty into it selfe and in the Light of the Majesty dwelleth in the fire unapprehended by the Fire as one that feeleth nothing which is dyed away from the source or quality and bringeth another sovrce or quality into it selfe which feelâ—th not nor findeth the first from which it hath dyed away 51. And that we may briefly and yet fundamentally and properly or Exactly distinguish the fires Originall know that we perceive in the Deep opened to us out of Gods Grace that the fire in its Original standeth in two Causes 52. The first cause is the willing-spirit of the Heart understand the Fathers Second will viz the Sonnes property 53. And the Second Cause is the Willings Matter viz of the wonders of the Wheel of the Essential Life viz the Anguish Chamber 54. The anguish sigheth or groaneth after the willing of the Liberty and the will longeth or groaneth after the Manifestation or Revelation for the willing cannot in the still liberty in it selfe manifest or reveal it selfe without the Essential fire which in the anguish viz in the dying cometh to the Manifestation or Revelation and to the Great Life 55. Thus the will is in the dark anguish and the Anguish is the darkness it selfe 56. Now then being the anguish thus vehemently groaneth or panteth after the willing of the Liberty so it conceiveth or receiveth the willing of the Liberty as a flash as a great Crack as when a Man powreth water into the Fire 57. And here the right dying is Effected for the very fierce wrathful dark anguish screecketh or trembleth before the flash viz the darkness before the Light for the darkness is Killed and vanquished and the terrour or Crack is a Crack of great Joy 58. There the harsh astringent fierce wrathful Poyson sincketh down into Death and becometh impotent or weak for it looseth the sting and yet is no Death but thus the right life of the feeling and panting becometh kindled 59. For this is just as if a Man did strike Steel and a Stone together for they are two Great hungers of the willing after the substantiality and of the substantiality after the Life 60. The will giveth or or affordeth Life and the substantiality giveth or affordeth the Manifestation or Revelation of the Life as fire burneth out of a Candle so burneth the will not of the Essential substantiality 61. The will is not the Light it self but the Spirit of the Light or of the Fire the Light ariseth out of the Essence and the Essence again out of the willing 62. The anxious Essential Fire is the Matter to the shining Fire and the will Kindleth it selfe in the Essential Fire and giveth or affordeth the white amiable fire that dwelleth in the hot fire without feeling 63. The will taketh its feeling from the fierce wrath of the Essential fire in the fourth form that it is manifest in it self and yet remaineth free from the fierce wrath for the source or quality becometh in the kindling changed into a meek Love-source or quality 64. And here the other or second will receiveth its Name Spirit for out of the Essential fire it attaineth the property of all wonders also the right life of the power and might over the Essential fire-life for from Nature it taketh the power into it selfe and bringeth also the Liberty into it self 65. Thus the Liberty is a stilness without substance and so the still liberty giveth it selfe into the substance of the Anguish and the anguish receiveth that same liberty without source or quality whence It becometh so richly full of joy that out of the Anguish love cometh to be 66. For the will which had given it self into the Anguish becometh thus delivered from the death of the Anguish and therefore it findeth it self in the Liberty and goeth forth from the fierce wrath of the Anguish 67. For here death is broken or destroyed and yet remaineth a Death in it self but the willing-Spirit viz the right holy Life goeth with the breaking open forth out of the anguish 68. And is now also a fire but a fire in the Liberty and burneth in the Love-source or quality as a Man may see this in Fire and Light how the Essential fire is a burning woe or pain and the Light an amiable richly Joyful delight and habitation without sensible pain source or quality 69. And yet hath all sources or qualities and properties of fire in it yet in another Essence viz a friendly munificent wel-doing Essence a right Glimps of the rich Kingdome of Joy and the fire a Glimps of terrour and of Anguish and yet one dwelleth in the other and yet also the one findeth not the other in the Essence 70. Thus there are two Worlds one in another whereof none comprendeth or apprehendeth the other and nothing can go into the Light-world but onely through Dying and for or at the Dying must the Imagination first lead the way 71. The anxious Will must groan or pant after the Liberty of the power of the Light and totally give it selfe thereinto and with the desirous Imagination conceive or comprehend the power of the Liberty and thus the strong will goeth through the death of the darkness quite through the Essential fire and falleth into the Light-world and dwelleth in the fire without source pain or quality in the Kingdom of Joy This is the Gate in Ternarium Sanctum into the Holy Ternary and Glauben Faith or Believing in the Holy Ghost 72. Dear Children of Man here understand the Fall of the Devil who turned his willing-spirit only into the Essential Fire and thereby would needs dominecre over the Light 73.
which is more Noble then what it had devoured it giveth Spirit for substance 29. For it devoureth the Meek munificence or well doing that is the water of Eternal Life but it giveth the spirit of Eternal Life As ye see that the Wind goeth out of the fire as also the Air viz the right spirit out of the fire-life 30. Thus understand our Minde aright God the Father is in himselfe the Liberty without or beyond Nature but maketh himself manifest in Nature through the Fire the fiery Nature is his property 31. But he is in himself the Abyss wherein there is no feeling of any source quality or pain 32. But yet bringeth his desirous willing into source or quality and Createth to himself in the source or quality an other or second willing to go out of the source or quality again into the Liberty without or beyond the source or quality 33. That same second will is his Sonne which he generateth out of his own Eternal willing from Eternity 34. Which he bringeth through the breaking open of the source or quality of Death viz through the Earnest severity of his fierce wrath forth Through the fire 35. That very second will viz the Sonne of God the Father is that which breaketh or destroyeth Death viz the stern dark source or quality which kindleth the fire and goeth forth through the Fire as a thining Lustre or Glance of the fire and filleth or satiateth the first willing which is called Father 36. For the Glance is also as a thinne as a Nothing or as the will which is called Father and therefore it can dwel in the Liberty viz in the Fathers Willing and maketh the Father Light clear bright amiable friendly for it is the Fathers Herts oder Barmhertzigkcit Heart or Mercifulness 37. It is the Fathers substantiality it filleth or satiateth the Father in all places though indeed there is no place in him no beginning nor End 38. Understand us further thus The Fathers fire devoureth the Meek substance viz the water-source or quality of Eternal Life into it selfe into the fires owne Essence and meekeneth it selfe therewith 39. There must the substantiality in the fire as it were dye for the fire devoureth it into it self and Consumeth it 40. And giveth forth out of the Consumingness a living richly Joyful spirit and that is the Holy Spirit which thus goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne into the Great Wonder of the holy substantiality and openeth the same perpetually and Eternally 41. Thus the Deity is an Eternal Band which cannot cease or pass away and thus it generateth it self from Eternity and the first is continually also the last and the last again the first 42. And thus understand the Father to be the fiery world the Sonne the Light and power-world and the holy spirit to be the Life of the Deity viz to be the outgoing driving Power and yet all is but ONE God 43. As the Fire and the Light together with the Aire are but one onely Substance but yet divideth it self into Three parts and none can subsist without the other for the fire is not the Light also not the wind which goeth forth out of the Fire 44. Each hath its office and Each hath its own Substance in it self and yet each is the others life and a cause of the others life 45. For the Woâ—â—â—â—loweth the fire up else it would be stifled in its fierce wrath 〈◊〉 would fall into the dark death even as the stifling is the true 〈◊〉 wherein the fire of Nature extinguisheth and no more draw â—â—â—bstance into it 46. Of all thiâ—â— have a good similitude in the outward World in all Creatures she◠〈◊〉 every Life viz the Essential Fire-life draweth substance to 〈◊〉 â—hat is its food to Ear. 47. And the fire of its life consumeth the substance and giveth forth the Spirit of the power out of that which is consumed and that is the life of the Creature 48. And you see doubtless very rightly how the Life ariseth out of Death it becometh no Life unless it break that out of which the Life should go fortâ— it must also go into the Anguish Chamber into the Center and must reach to attain the fire-flash in the Anguish else there is no Kindling 49. Although the Fire be manifold and so also the Life yet out of the greatest Anguish existeth also the greatest Life as out of a right Fire 50. Thus dear children of God in Christ we give you our knowledge and entent to ponder of We mentioned in the beginning that we would shew you concerning the Death of Christ First wherefore Christ must have dyed and secondly wherefore we must dye also and Thirdly rise again in Christ 51. This you see now in this description very clearly and understand our Great Misery that it hath been necessary for us that the word or Life of the Holy Light-world is become a Man and hath generated us anew in himselfe whosoever understandeth nothing here he is not generated or born of God 52. Do but see into what Lodging Adam hath introduced us He was an extract of all the Three Principles a total similitude according to all the Three-worlds and had in his Mind and Spirit the Angelical property in him 53. He was introduced into the holy power and substantiality viz into Paradise that is the divine substantiality he should have eaten of divine substantiality and have drunk the water of Eternal Life after an Angelical Manner as in the Book of the Threefold Life hath been mentioned at large 54. But he lost the divine substantiality and the Angelical property and Imagined into the out-birth viz into the Kingdom of the Earthly source or quality which the Devil had kindled in his Fall He turned his Eyes out from God into the Earthly God out from the divine Light into the light of this world 55. Thus he became captivated and remained in the Earthly source or quality and so he fell into the Earthly Corruptible source or quality which ruleth in him and filleth him it putteth a body on to him and breaketh or destroyeth it again and swalloweth it up into its own Essence into its Essential Fire 56. But being the soul was breathed in out of the Spirit of God viz out of the Eternal into Man so that the soul is an Angel therefore hath God assumed the same to himself again 57. And the power of the holy Light-world viz the Heart of God is entered into the humane Essence which lay shut up in death into the anguish Chamber of our Misery 58. He hath gotten into himself a soul out of our Essence he hath taken our Mortal Life into himselfe and introduced the soul through death through the Earnest severe fire of God the Father into the Light-world hath broken or destroyed death which held us captive and unshut the life 59. Now it may not nor cannot be otherwise wâ—osoever will possess the Light-world
Longing Malady The Gate of the New-Man 43. This is now to be understood thus God is become Man and hath introduced our humane soul into the divine substantiality again in Christ that eateth again of the divine substantiality viz of the love and meekness and drinketh of the water-spirit of Eternal Life out of the Eternal wisdome which is the fountaine of divine substantiality 44. That same soul of Christ hath gotten divine heavenly flesh and Bloud on it together with the word which is the Center of the Light-world which therein Imagineth or longeth after the poor Captive Souls that very Word dwelleth in the divine substantiality and in the virgin of Wisdom 45. But came into Mary and took our own Flesh and Bloud into the divine substantiality and brake and destroyed the power which held us captive in the anger of Death and of the fierce wrath on the Cross viz in the Center of Nature of the Original in the Fathers Eternal willing to Nature out of which our soul was taken 46. And kindled in that same Essence viz in the souls dark fire the burning Light fire again and brought the other or second willing of the soul through the fire of God viz quite forth out of the Original into the burning white clear bright Light 47. And when Nature in the soul found this it became richly full of Joy it brake Death in pieces and sprouted with Gods power forth into the Light world and made out of the fire a Love-desire so that in Eternity no fire more is perceived or known but a great and strong will in the Love after its sprouts and branches viz after our souls 48. And this is that which we say God thirsteth after our souls He is become our stock we are his sprouts and branches 49. As a stock alwaies giveth its sap to the Branches so that they live and bear fruit to the Glory of the whole Tree so doth also to us our stock the Lord JESUS CHRIST in the Light world which hath manifested himself in our souls he will have our souls viz his Branches 50. He is entered into Adams place or sted who hath destroyed us he is become Adam in the Regeneration 51. Adam brought our souls into this world into the Death of the fierce wrathfulness and he brought our soul out of Death through the Fire of God and kindled it in the Fire again so that it attained the shining Light again whereas else it had continued in the Dark Death in the Anguish source or quality 52. And now at present it lyeth onely in our selves Entering in that we onely follow after in the same way which he hath made 53. We need onely to cast our Imagination and Total willing into Him which is Called Glauben Believing or Faith and to oppose the Old Earthly willing and so we conceive or receive the Spirit of Christ out of the Regeneration which draweth heavenly substance into our soules viz Christs heavenly flesh and Bloud 54. When the Soul tasteth that then it breaketh through the dark Death in it self and kindleth the Fire of Eternity in it selfe out of which the shining Light of the Meekness burneth 55. That same very Meekness draweth the Soul again into it selfe viz the souls Fire and swalloweth the same up into it selfe and giveth forth out of the Death the Life and Spirit of Christ 56. Thus that same Spirit which goeth forth out of the Eternal fire dwelleth in the Light world with God and is the right Image of the Holy Trinity 57. It dwelleth not in this world the body apprehendeth it not but the Noble Minde wherein the soul is a Fire that apprehendeth it yet not palpably 58. Indeed the Noble Image dwelleth in the souls fire of the Minde but it hovereth therein as the light in the Fire 59. For while the Earthly Man liveth the soul is continually in hazard or Danger for the Devil hath Enmity with it who continually casteth forth his streames with false and wicked Imaginations into the starry and Elementary spirit and reacheth or graspeth therewith after the souls Fire and willeth continually to infect the same with Earthly devils longing and Malady 60. There must the Noble Image defend it self against the Souls fire and there it costeth striving and fighting for the Angels Garland there riseth up often in the Old Adam Anguish doubting and unbelief when the Devil sets upon the soul 61. O thou Cross of Christ how heavy art thou ofentimes how doth the heaven hide it selfe but so the Noble Grain is sown when that is sprung up then it bringeth forth much faire fruit in Patience Thus every little sprout groweth in the soule out of the divine wisedom 62. It must all press forth out of the Anguish Chamber as a sprout out of the root of the Tree it is all generated in the anguish 63. if a Man will have divine knowledge he must very many times go into the anguish-Chamber into the Center for Every sparckle of the Divine Ingenium wit skil or understanding out of Gods wisedom must become generated out of the Center of Nature else it is not permanent or Eternal 64. It must out of the Eternal Ground stand upon the Eternal Root and so it is a Sprout in Gods Kingdome out of Christs Tree 65. Thus we understand the Dying what it is and wherefore Christ must have dyed and why we must all dye in Christs Death if we will possess his Glory 66. The Old Adam cannot do that he must again into that out of which he is gone forth he shall be tryed through the fire of God and give up the wonders again which he hath swallowed up 67 They must come again to Man and appear to Man according to his will so far as he hath here made them in Gods willing but so for as to Gods dishonour so they belong to the Devil in the Abyss 68. Therefore let every one look to it what they here doe and make with what Minde and Conscience he speaketh doth and â—â—nye seth it shall all be tryed through the Fire 69. And what is capable of the Fire that it shall devour and give it to the Abyss in the Anguish of that a man shall have loss and hurt and shall want it in the other world 70 Instead of having Joy that he was a Labourer in the Vineyard of God he will be found to be a sluggish servant 71. Therefore will also the power Might clarity and brightnesse in the wonders of the divine wisdome in the other world be very unlike and different 72. Many is here a wiched King but in the other world to come a swine-heard shall be preferred before him in the Clarity brightnesse and Wisdome the Cause is his wonders wil be given to the Abyss being they were Evil. 73. Behold ye dear Men I shew ye a similitude of the Angelicaâ— world behold the flowery blossoming
to Expect 49. But they that have been Snorers Grunters sluggish Lazy and Evil murmuring whining pettish Labourers in Impatience such a one hath done small service and ought well to expect moreover to have punishment from his Lord for he hath but misled other Labourers and hath been an unprofitable Labourer and hath performed meer vain false and Evil work to cheat his Lord of his wages he justly receiveth punishment for his wages CITATIO TERTIA The Third Citation The Gate in the Center of Nature 50. Question Reason saith Why doth God let it go so that here is nothing but vain toylsome weariness as also vexation and oppression one plaguing and afflicting another And though many have much and want nothing yet they have no quiet and rest they hunt onely after oppression and Unquietness and their heart is never quiet and still Answer 51. See thou Locked-up knowledge the Ground or foundation of the world is thus the Original of Life is also thus in this world it may or can not be otherwise 52. Except a Man become New born and then he is otherwise in the New-man and yet this oppression and driving cleaveth alwaies to him in the Old Man This is the strife of the Spirit against the Flesh where †the Flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the Flesh Question 53. Now saith Reason whence hath this its originall Answer 54. Answer Behold in the Center of Nature there is such a Thing Being or substance do but Mind it 55. The Eternal will which is called God that is Free for it hath in it nothing but the Light of the Majesty and dwelleth in the Eternal Nothing and therefore also Nothing can touch him 56. But his Desiring which maketh the Center of Nature that hath such a property for therein is the harsh astringency viz the first Property of Nature which alwaies attracteth to it self and receiveth where nothing is where it hath made Nothing and taketh it and twitcheth it up together 57. Yet it may not Eat it also it is not profitable to it Thus it maketh to it self anguish pain and unquietness therewith as also Covetousness in Man doth 58. The Second Form is its drawing or Sting that is its Servant or Child which there twitcheth together what the desire will that is the Labourer and signifieth the Inferiour Man who is Evil base Angry Raging and stingeth and throbbeth in the Harsh astringency 59. And that cannot the Astringent harshness endure from the servant but draweth it the more eagerly and so the servant becometh more Evil and Base more raging and stormeth the Lords house 60. Thereupon will the Lord bind and hold the servant and the servant teareth forth with Malice aloft again 61. And then seeing the Lord viz the harsh astringency cannot over-power it they struggle together in Great Anguish enmity and Opposition and begin to make a whirling-wheel to worry murther and put to death one the other 62. This is the Third Form of Nature whence ariseth Warres fighting strife destroying of Country and City envy and anxious vexatious Malice and wickedness whereas alwaies one would have the other Dead willeth to devour all and draw it into it selfe it willeth to have it alone and yet there is nothing profitable to it but hurtful 63. It doth as the fierce wrath of Nature doth that swalloweth it self up into it self and Consumeth and breaketh it self and yet it generateth it self also thus 64. Whence all Evil cometh the Devill together with all Evil things or substances cometh from hence thus they have their Original as Nature in the Center doth understand without the Light 65. Thus doth the Devil also who hath not the Light as also Evil Men and Beasts also hearbs and Grass and all whatsoever is odious or Enemicitious 66. For it is the poyson-wheel whence the Life ariseth Originally that whirleth it selfe thus in great anguish in stinging raging and breaking till it Createth another will in it selfe to go out of the Anguish and sincketh it self down into Death and giveth it self free therein into Liberty 67. So it destroyeth the stinging and breaking in death and falleth into the Liberty of the first willing which kindleth the Anguish of Death-with the still Liberty whence the Anguish is terrified Death breaketh and out of the Anguish goeth forth a Life of Joy 68. Thus it goeth also with Man when he is in the Anguish and Enmity that the sting of Death and of Anger rageth in him so that he is anxious Covetous Envious Angry and Enemicitious 69. Then he should not continue in this Evil Substance Condition or Doings else he is in the Forms of Death Anger fiâ—rce wrath and Hellish Fire and if the water-source or quality were not in him together with Flesh and Bloud then he would instanly be a kindled Devil and nothing else 70. But he should consider himself and Create another will in his Evil Anguish and go out from the Covetous Malice into the liberty of God where there is continually Rest enough 71. He should in Death sinck down into Patience and willingly give up himself into the Anxious wheel and Crâ—â—â— a Thirst after Gods quickening which is the Liberty and so 〈◊〉 â—cketh down quite through the anxious Death and falleth into the Liberty 72. And so when its Anguish tasteth the Liberty that it is such a still meek source or Quality then the Anguish becometh terrified and in the Terrour breaketh the Enimicitious harsh Death for it is a Crack or Terrour of Great Joy and a Kindling of the Life of God 73. Thus the Pearl-Branch or sprout becometh Generated that now standeth in the trembling of Joy but in great danger for the Death and the Anguish source or quality is its Root 74. And is environed therewith as a fair green Slip or Branch groweth out of a stincking dunhil out of the strong source and attaineth another Essence smell substance and source or quality then its mother hath out of which it became generated 75. As then also the source or quality in Nature hath such a property so that out of the Evil viz out of the Anguish the Great Life becometh Generated 76. And as we further know that Nature in the Crack or Terrour divideth it selfe into two Kingdoms the First into the Kingdom of Joy The Second into a sincking of Death into a Darkness so also Man when the Lilly branch to the Kingdom of Joy thus becometh Generated then its Nature divideth it self into Two Wills 77. As First the one riseth up in the Lilly and groweth in Gods Kingdom Secondly the other sincketh down in the Dark Death and panteth or longeth after the Earth after its Mother which striveth alwaies against the Lilly and the Lilly flieth before or from the roughness 78. As a sprout groweth out of the Earth and the Essence fleeth before or from the Earth and is drawn up by the sun till it becometh a stalk or Tree so
also Gods Sun draweth Mans Lilly viz the New Man alwaies in his power forth from the Evil Essence and draweth at last out of it a Tree in Gods Kingdom 79. And then he letteth the old Evil Tree or Shell under which the New did grow fall away into the Earth into its Mother after which it indeed Longed and out of the Earth again into the Center of Nature at the End of the Day of Separation wherein all must again go into its Ether 80. Thus goeth the Lilly also into its Ether viz into the free will into the light of the Majesty 81. Understand it further thus when thus two Kingdoms divide themselves in the Crack or Terrour of Nature then is the terrour or Crack in it self a flash and Cause of the Fire viz of the Lifes kindling 82. Thus the Prima Materia viz the first Matter which the harshness maketh with its entering in wherein the Enmity existed divideth it selfe into TWO Parts One downwards into Death this is the Essential Life with substantiality of this world such as Earth and Stone 83. And then the Second Part severeth it selfe out of the Terrour or Crack of the Fire into the Light of the Liberty for the Terrour of the fire kindleth the Liberty so that it also becometh desirous and that now in its desiring draweth the Kingdom of Joy into it self viz the Meek wel-doing and maketh is also become Matter 84. This now is the Heavenly divine substantiality which draweth the fire againe into it self and devourth it in its Crack or Terrour which is the fire's source or quality and there the soft meekness Consumeth the source or quality and bringeth it self into the highest Joy so that out of Auguish Love and out of fire a love-burning Cometh to be 85. And giveth out of the Burning the Richly Joyful spirit of the Eternal life which is called the Spirit of God which ariseth Originally in the first-willing which is called the Father for it is the desiring of Nature and is in the fire a fire-source or quality and in the Anguish of Death a sting of Death and of fierce wrath and the Enmity in the substance of Nature viz in the Center 86. And in the Light it is the divine Kingdom of Joy which there in the divine substantiality viz in the wisdome which is the Colours of the Virtues and Powers openeth the Noble Tincture which is the Glance of the Heavenly Substantiality 87. And Causeth in the Substantiality the Element of the Angelical world out of which this world is an Out-birth but in the Anger kindled by the Devil who is a cause that the fierce wrath of Nature hath kindled it self whence in the substantiality Earth and Stone are come to be as it is before our Eyes 88. Which the Maghtiest source or quality in Verbo Fiat in the world Fiat hath separated into a Principle as in the Book of the Three-fold Life is expressed at Large 89. Thus understand the Fire-â—lash for the fourth form of Nature 90. And the Love-birth of the Kingdom of Joy for the Fifth Form 91. And the swallowing in of substantiality out of the Meeknesse into the Fire-source or quality where the fire also attaineth the Kingdom of Joy viz the sound of the Manifestation or revelation of the Colours Wonders and Vertues whence the five Senses viz Seeing Hearing Smelling Tasting and Feeling Exit for the sixt Forme of Nature 92. And the Substantiality of the Light in which the divine Element is comprehended out of which the Springing growing or Paradise existeth for the seventh Form as again for the Mother of all Forms which giveâ—h substance power and Meekness to all Forms so that there is an Eâ—ernal Life and an Eternal dwelling or delight of Life 93. For the Seventh Form holdeth or conteineth in it self the Angelical world as also the Paradise or right Kingdom of Heaven wherein the substances of the Deity is Manifest and all whatsoever the Light world conteineth as we have expressed in our Other Books The Ninth Chapter Further and More Circumstance of this Third Citation Highly to be Considered 1. THus ye Children of Man be here seeing and Not Blinde Observe what is here manifested to you it is done not in vain there is somewhat more behind sleep Not it is high Time do but see what the substance of all substances is 2. This world is generated forth out of the Eternall the Center of Nature hath ever been from Eternity but to hath not been manifest 3. With this is world and with the Devils fierce wrath it is come into substance But yet understand what the Devil is 4. He is a Spirit of his Legions out of the Center of Nature as one when he was Created in the Divine substantiality 5. And yet he was to be proved or tryed in the fire and to set his Imagination into the Love but he set it into the Center of the wrathfulness back into the fourth form of the Anguish and would fain dâ—mineer in the fire over Gods Meekness as an Enemy of the Kingdome of Joy and despised the Love when he saw that the fire gave strength and Might 6. And therefore he was Thrust out of the fire of God into the Anguish of the Darkness into the Center of the fourth Form he had no more of the Fire but the Terrible Flash and that is his right Life 7. But the will of God which however in Angels and Man longeth and panteth after the Life which cometh to help the Life with the Liberty viz with the Meekness that hath left or forsaken him and so he cannot attain the Light in Eternity 8. Also he can frame or Create no Imagination or longing after it for Gods wil spirit floweth into him and quelleth him in the Anguish Chamber in the first four forms of Nature he can not attain the Fift 9. And though indeed he hath all forms of Nature yet all is enimicitious and Opposite or of Contrary will for the Holy Spirit hath left him and now the source or fountain of the Anger or fierce wrath is in him 10. God who is ALL hath opened his fierce wrath or the Center of the Original in him so that it also is Creaturely for it hath also longed to manifest it self 11. And when God once moved himself to the Creation of Angels then all became manifest whatsoever from Eternity in the Wonders of the wisdome stood hidden in the Center both in Love and Anger 12. Seeing now we thus know what we are and that God letteth us know it we should now look to it and generate some Good out of us for we have the Center of the Eternal Nature in us 13. If we make an Angel out of us then we are that 14. If we make a Devil out of us then also we are that 15. Here we are in the Making in the Creating we stand in the field Gods willing in the Love
it selfe viz chiefly in Four Forms as in Fire Air water and Earth or Flesh 11. And though clearly it thus standeth therein yet it is in this no more then a Beastial Life For its Reason cometh to it from the Constâ—llations and findeth that the Sun and the Constellation maketh a Tincture in the four Elements whence the Reason and qualification or working cometh also pleasure and displeasure 12. But it is not by farre yet the right humane Life for this Reason seeketh no higher but only it self in its wonders 13. Yet there is in Man a Desire and a great Longing or panting after a higher better and Eternal Life wherein there is no such source quality or Torment 14. And though it be clear that Reason apprehendeth it not nor seeth it not yet a Mystery lyeth in Reason which there tasteth and knoweth it whence the seeking existeth 15. Whereby we know that the same Mystery is together implanted in the first Creation and is Mans own and thus find that it standeth in a desiring or Longing viz in a Magick seeking 16. Further we find that with that Mystery we are in a strange Lodging for our House that the same Mystery standeth not in the spirit of this World for that apprehendeth it not also findeth it not whereby then we know the heavy fall of Adam 17. For we find that Mystery in the willing of the Mind first that it is a secret fountain Spring which openth it self in another Principle 18. Secondly we understand also that that Mystery standeth hidden in the fire in the Anguish source or quality and openeth it self through the Anguish of the willing 19. And then Thirdly we find how that same Mystery is held captive by the spirit of this world 20. And as the Outward lifes Reason hath Might or ability to enter thereinto and to destroy it so that that mystery cometh not to the Light in that it covereth the same so that the Genetrix cannot generate and so abideth as a Mystery hidden 21. And so then when the Body breaketh then the willing hath nothing More which can open the Mystery and thereupon the fire or Souls spirit abideth in the Darkness and the Mystery standeth Eternally hidden in it as in another Principle 22. Thus we know that Mystery to be Gods Kingdom which standeth hidden in the soul which giveth a longing pleasure and desire so that it Imagineth in that Mystery 23. Where then it becometh impregnated magically in that Mystery out of which the willing existeth to it to go forth out of the Fire-life into the Mystery of God 24. And so now if it lifteth up the willing and casteth it from it into the Mystery then the willing becometh Impregnated in the Mystery 25. For it is longing and attaineth or cometh to be the Body of the Mystery viz the substance of the Mystery which is Gods substance which is Incomprehensible to Nature Thus the willing draweth Gods similitude or Image on to it self 26. So now when the willing is generated out of the Souls Fire then it standeth indeed also with its Root in the soul and so between the willing and the soul there is no parting or renting but the willing thus becometh ONE spirit in or with God and becometh the souls Garment so that the soul in the willing becometh hidden in God 27. So that though it dwelleth in the Body yet nevertheless it is with its willing environed and hidden in God and is thus in the willing which is the right earnest Faith a Child of God and dwelleth in another world 28. This now is not so to be understood like a Historical willing whereby Reason knoweth that there is in it self a desire after God and yet holdeth or reteineth that very desire captive in Evil or wickedness so that the willing cannot go out from the soul and enter into the Life or Mystery of God but maketh Opinions and setteth the willing inthe Conjectures 29. Wherein then it cannot reach the Mystery and so abideth in the Conjecture or indeed altogether hidden in the soule in which it is directed and pointed or put off to a Future thing whereby Reason holdeth the will Captive in the Longing or lust of the Flesh in the Syderial Magia and continually saith to Morrow thou wilt go forth and seek the Mystery of God 30. Verily there is no own or self ability of finding it This Opinion deceiveth itself so also the Liberty is in no Conjecture or Opinion where the will may Enter in and behold God that Reason need to Image or Contrive to make or to do somewhat and so therewith to be pleasing to God 31. For there is no righter way then onely to go with the willing out from Reason and not will to seek it self but Gods Love to cast it selfe wholly into Gods willing and to let all lye which Reason casteth in the way 32. And though there were great sinnes and forepast Lusts into which the Body was Entered onely to go above them with the will and Esteem Gods Love greater †theâ—orbid â—orbid Pleasure of sinnes 33. For God is not an áccepter of sinnes but an accepter of the Obedient free willing he letteth not sinnes into himself 34. But a humble lowly willing which goeth forth out of the house of Sinnes and willeth sinnes No more but sincketh it self out from Reason into it Love as an Obedient humble Child that he accepteth for it is pure 35. But so long as it sticketh in the Opinion and Conjecture it is surrounded with the Opinion and is not free 36. But now seeing then God is free in himself from the Evil or wickedness so must the willing also be free and then it is Gods similitude Image and propriety for What comes to him into his Liberty he will not cast that away as Christ Teacheth us The Third Chapter VVhence Good and Evil Love and Anger Life and Death Joy and Sorrow Cometh and how the VVonders of Nature appear in the Free will of God And yet the Liberty of God mingleth not it self with the Wonders of Nature 1. ANd understand us further in this Manner We apprehend and have it sufficiently made known to us even in the Holy Scripture as also in the light of Nature and in All and Every thing or Substance that from the Eternal Substance all proceedeth both Good and Evil Love and Anger Life and Death Joy and Sorrow 2. Yet we cannot say that therefore Evil and Death Cometh from God for in God is no Evil also no Death and in Eternity no Evil goeth into Him 3. The fierce wrath onely proceedeth out of the fire of Nature where the life standeth as in a Magia where one form desireth and awakeneth the other whence the Essences of Multiplicity Exist out of which the wonders become generated in which the Eternity manifesteth or revealeth it selfe in Similitudes 4. And yet we must say that in Gods willing there is a desiring which there
breaketh and he that loveth the same is bereaved thereof 27. And he is like one who in a great water buildeth his house upon the sand and the water carrieth away his house and so it is also with the Earthly Hope 28. O Child of Man thou Noble Creature let it not have the power it costeth thy Eternal Kingdom seek thy self and find thy self but not in the Earthly Kingdom 29. O how very well is it with him that findeth himself in Gods Kingdom who draweth on the heavenly and divine Mystery and entereth thereinto 30. All the Ornament and Bravery of this world is Dung in respect of the Heavenly and is not worth a Mans setting his Love upon it 31. Although it be so that it must yet be brought to the Wonders to which End also God hath Created it that Man understand the outward Man should open the Wonders of the outward Nature viz in the outward Mystery both out of the Earth and above the Earth 32. All whatsoever the Starres can do and the Earth hath in it should Man bring into Wonders into Forms and into Being and Substance according to the Eternal Figure which became seen in Gods wisdome before the Times of the World 33. But he should not set his willing therein and Esteeme that for his Treasure but for his Joy and Ornament he may use it but with the Inward Man he should labour in Gods Mystery and then Gods Spirit helpeth him also to seek and finde the Outward 34. Seeing then we are through the Heavy fall become so perished that our Mind is become turned out of the heavenly Mystery into the Earthly as into the Looking-Glass so that we are found as it were half dead therefore it is highly necessary for us that we go quite forth out of the Earthly with our Mind and willing and seek our selves first before we seek the Earthly Beauty and Ornament that we may first learn to know where we are at home and not make our Mind Earthly 35. For though Man standeth clearly in the Image of God yet he is in a Three fold Life but if he loose Gods Image then he is only in a Twofold 36. The First Life is the Soules Life and it originally ariseth in the Fire of the Eternal Nature and standeth Especially in Seven Forms all according to the Spirit of Nature as in our second and Third Book is expressed and declared 37. And the Second Life standeth in the Image which is or becometh generated out of the fountain of the Eternal Nature viz out of the souls Fire which Image standeth in the Light in another source or quality and hath its living Spirit as you may find it in Fire and Light 38. For the source or quality of the Light is not as the source or quality of the Fire and yet the Light existeth out of the Fire where a Man is to understand in the source or quality of the Light the meek pure amiable Spirit and in the source or quality of the fire the Cause thereof 39. As you see that out of the fire the Air Originally ariseth which is the Spirit and the Air also is understood to be in Four Forms as First one Day according to the fierce wrath of the fire and Secondly a Moist or damp one viz water from the harsh astringent attraction and Thirdly a Meek one from the Light and Fourthly a swelling rising one from the fierce wrath of the fire-Crack 40. Wherein we then understand that the Light in all Forms is Master for it hath the Meekness and is a Life which becometh generated through the fierce wrathful Death viz through the Anguish source or quality in the sincking down viz as another Principle which subsisteth in the fire without feeling and yet hath its feeling in it self viz the Laudable worthly Relish 41. Wherein then we understand that the water becometh generated through the Death through the sincking down through the fires Anguish and we understand further how yet it is no Death and yet it is a Death 42. But the Light maketh it Sprouting so that there is a Life therein which life standeth in the Lights Power wherein the life sprouteth out of Death 43. And understand the Substantiality viz the Comprehensibility or Palpability for or to be the water which is dead in it selfe but the fire-life and the Lights power is its Life 44. Thus the substantiality is esteemed as it were dead where the Life is its own therein and possesseth and generateth it self in it self 45. Wherein the Death of the substantiality must give the Body thereto as is declared in our Third Book where then in the Light-life and in the water of the Death we understand two forms and according to the Anguish in the Fire the Third 46. As First in the Anguish of the Mortifying or killing in the fierce wrath of the Fire we understand a fierce wrathful water which in respect of the first four forms to Nature viz harshness bitterness anguish and fire is like Poyson and is also Poyson a hellish substantiality in the fierce wrath according to the original of the first Principle wherein Gods Anger springeth or floweth up 47. And Secondly we understand the other water in the Lights Crack in which the source or quality sincketh down quite through the Mortifying and in the Death becometh like as it were nothing for in the Nothing the Eternal Liberty viz the Eternal Abyss of the Eternity becometh attained 48. And if then the incomprehensible Light in that very sincking down into the Eternity shineth or discovereth it selfe and alwaies filleth the sinking down then sprouteth forth in the Light the power of the Light viz the Life of the demersed or sunck down Death 49. For the fierce wrath of the Fire abideth in the fierce wrathful source or quality of the fierce wrathful water and goeth not along into Death also it cannot be for the fierce wrathfulness is the stern Almighty life that cannot dye nor attain the Eternal Liberty for it is called remaineth to be in Eternity the Nature-life 50. And though indeed in the Light-life there is found also a Nature yet it is not painful odious or Enemicitious as that in the Original of Nature according to which God called himselfe a zealous jealous Angry God 51. For in the Light-source or quality the water which is sunck down through death into the Liberty becometh a source water of the Eternal life of Joy in which the Meekness and Love Eternally flow up 52. Where then there is no more sincking down but a sprouting which is called Paradise 53. And the movinng out of the waters-source is called Element that is the pure Element in the Angelical world 54. And the Cause of the fire in the Light is the Eternal Firmament wherein the Eternal skill and knowledg in Gods wisdom becometh opened as we have a similitnde hereof in the Firmament and Starres 55. Thus we understand two worlds