and Truths sake they see the Triumphant Victory like one that hath overcome his Enemie in a fight and then sets it forth Triumphantly to his Prince or King and for which he hath exceeding great Glory when his King receiveth him with great joy and keepes him with him for his faithfull assistant 9. We have no Pen that can write what exceeding joy is in them onely this wee know that those for the most part have put on the Divine Body in this world and so have greater perfection then the other they expect the last Day with great joy and Glory when their workes shall be presented to them and set before their Eyes in heavenly figures and the wicked shall see them Å¿ Or who they have tyrannised over against whom they have kicked 10. Every soule rejoyceth before the face of God in great hope of that which it shall receive againe for it knoweth its Reward but without the body it cannot receive it for it hath wrought its workes in the Body and therefore its workes follow it in the New body and come to it againe 11. For although the exceeding precious Holy soules have put on Christs body in this world so that they stand in Heaven viz. in the Image of God yet all their workes were wrought in the Old Body which was Gods Glasse and in the Resurrection they shall be represented in the true heavenly Figure in t Or Old body that body 12. For the first Image which Adam was before the fall is Regenerated in Christ and shall againe with its Wonders be put upon the soule and although it had the Divine Body before yet the u Or workes Wonders stand in the first Image 13. But the Turba with the outward Kingdome of the outward Source is gone for x The first Image it was a Glasse and is now become a Wonder it liveth without Spirit as a Wonder and shall be put upon the soule in great y Clarity Transfiguration or brightnesse Glory which it shall have from the Light of God at which the holy soules doe exceedingly rejoyce and expect it with great longing 14. You must know that every blessed soule trimmeth its Lamp so that it willingly meeteth its Bridegroome at the last Day it alwayes reneweth its will and thinketh how it shall rejoyce with all holy men and Angels in its new Body in the Wonders there is a continuall springing up of Joy in them when they thinke of that which is to come each as it's vertues are 15. And as their workes have been different upon Earth so also is their hope for a Day-labourer who hath wrought much rejoyceth at his wages so also here there is a friendly Essence among them and in them 16. All the scorne and disgrace which was put upon them that were innocent is a great Triumphant Glory to them in that they have suffered in Innocency and put on Patience in Hope which they have still on Death cannot take it away nor put it off but the soule taketh that with it which it hath z Or wrought conceived 17. It s many hearty Prayers wishes and good deedes in love to its Neighbour are its food which it eateth and joyfully enjoyeth till its New Body shall eate Paradisicall fruit 18. But they which have put on the Divine Body here they eate at Gods Table without ceasing yet the Paradisicall fruit belongeth to the body of the Wonders which shall arise out of the Grave and which was created in Paradise for it was made out of the Beginning and it bringeth the End with the a Or workes Wonders into the Beginning againe 19. But wonder not nor thinke that we understand it so though we seeme to speake of two bodies of the Holyest Saints for they are not two but one But consider that Gods Essentiality filleth all and that is the Divine Body which is put upon the b The great Holy soules Holy soules even in this life 20. For they cast their will into Gods will and so they receive the Divine Body which filleth all things their will dwelleth in the Divine Body and eateth of Gods Word of Gods fruit of Gods c Or Power vertue in the Divine Body and Christ is in God God is become Christ 21. And so they d Or are clothed with weare Christs Body in God and yet waite for their first Adamicall holy Body with the e Viz. The workes and deedes which were done by the Elementary Body during the whole life Wonders which shall be put upon them with Paradisicall f Or quality property 22. For Gods purpose must stand he created the first Body g Or in for Paradise it should have continued there Eternally and it must goe thither againe and the soule must remaine upon the Crosse of the Ternary in the Mouth of God whence it came and yet the whole Person continueth with Body and soule in one another but God filleth All in All. 23. O! that we had but a humane Pen and were able to write it in the Spirit of your soule according to our knowledge O! how many would then returne out of Sodome and Gomorrah out of Babell out of the Covetous proud vale of Misery which notwithstanding is but Anguish and paine full of feare vexation and horrour 24. And here we shall let you know that you may deeply consider it what is the lamentable and miserable condition of the damned soules and what they have to expect and but briefly seeing the following Question doth it at large 25. Their expectation is like that of an imprisoned Malefactour who continually listneth when any thing stirreth when the Executioner should come and execute Judgement and give him his Reward just so doe they 26. They have a false Conscience which gnaweth them their sins are set continually before them they also see their workes Magically they see all their unrighteousnesse and vanities their unmeasurable pride and haughtinesse they see the oppression of the poore their scorning and suppression of them 27. Their false beliefe flieth from them their Hypocrisie was only a deceitfull Glasse it reached not the Heart of God it standeth visibly before them in the Magick viz. in their will but when they search therein they stirre up the Turba of the Fire which will alwayes consume the Glasse and then they are in feare and horrour 28. For they see and know that all must be tried at the last Day by the Eternall fire of Gods Anger and they feele very well that their workes will stay in the Fire 29. The Devills also exceedingly Tremble when they consider their fall which rests in Gods Judgement what he will doe of which the Holy Scripture telleth us plainely enough especially the Judge Christ himselfe 30. Thus know that the totally miserable condition of the damned is that when they should trim their Lamps to meete their Bridegrome at his comming they tremble and smother all their workes which the
sight of God or else he will carrie his scorne with him into the Fire of Anger and then it will gnaw him for ever we would have this spoken for a warning 9. For we shall here describe a very earnest matter be not deceived God is not mocked the wrathfull Anger is in his Power he hath Heaven and Hell in his Power the last Judgement is an r Severe earnest worke 10. And because wee are to set downe the Resurrection of the Dead we must write the manner of it what it is and by what power this world shall Å¿ Or passe away perish and the Dead arise it will be in earnest account it no jesting matter we shall speake of the very ground of it 11. Doe not thinke it it is a Fable it proceedeth from the t Disturbance or confusion Turba upon the u Or when the measure of your sinne is full Crowne the x The Spirit of the awakened wickednesses Spirit of your owne Turba declareth this unto you for the End hath found the beginning thus the y Or workes Essences of the whole world are brought to z That they may be seen Light in the middle and thence your Prophet ariseth viz. from the a Or workes Wonders which you have wrought and he speaketh of the Destruction 12. For the Spirit of the Turba shall not Governe but the Spirit of Christ he hath overcome Death and taken the Turba captive He leadeth Captivitie captive as a Conquerour 13. But the Turba will execute b Or Justice Judgement for it is Gods servant in the Anger not his Master but his servant therefore that Thunder which shall make the Earth to tremble will proceed out of the Mouth of God which shall set the Elements and Firmament on fire 14. The last Judgement belongeth to the Judge Christ and the Holy Ghost for here the Center of the Eternall Spirit will stirre up it selfe having also divided it selfe into three Principles whereof one is the Spirit of Anger and the other the Divine Spirit of Love and the third is the Airy Spirit of the outward world 15. The last c Or manifestation moving belongeth to him who according to the Deity is in the Mouth of Christ but according to the wrath he is in the Hellish d Or property source of Anguish and according to the e Or workes Wonders he is in the Spirit of this world 16. And as he was the f Artificer or framer of all things Worke-master of all Essences so also it is he that shall give every thing it s owne Mansion and gather every thing into its owne Granary 17. For he hath many helpers viz. the Angels they shall sever and part all asunder and then the Father g With the word of the Lord. cum verbo Domini pronounceth the Sentence by the Mouth of Christ and then the world beginneth to burne and every thing entreth into its owne Granary and Reservatory 18. For the Reservatories will be divers not onely two viz. the two Principles yet in two Principles but with much difference every thing according to its h Or power vertue 18. For every worke hath its Magicall Principle wherein it is contained as a peculiar Wonder both in Heaven and Hell every thing according to its Spirit as it hath been good or evill so will its forme appeare and so also will its vertue be like the flowers of the field in their differences And in this manner also shall the Glorification and joy of Man be all according to the i his workes which he wrought here Essence which he brought forth here 20. But we understand here the Essence of Faith which is the vertue in the Essence of Love and not of the outward worke for all shall be represented in the figure in the Wonders and that both as to the beginning and circumstances 21. When the last Day shall begin to dawne then the Deity manifesteth it selfe once more and that is the third time in all Formes in Love and Anger and then all things together at once shall be plainely layed open and visibly set forth in the sight of all Creatures in this manner following 22. The beginning of the Creation in the Word Fiat hath inclosed this world in it selfe as a Modell and k Or appointed founded the limit wherein now the Wonders are contained which also were revealed in the middle in the time and brought to Essence which were foreseen from Eternity in the wisdome in the Magia of God and will be together all in the Essence then and then the l End finishing or consummation of all things limit is nigh at hand and there will be no time of seeking more for then all is finished whatsoever God had in his Eternall Counsell he hath conceived and manifested in time 23. Now here is the End of time for then the beginning hath found the end and the End is then the beginning and passeth againe into that which it was from Eternity 24. But the m Viz. the world and every creature middle with the n Viz. all that hath been done in the world from the beginning to the End Wonders which were manifested in the time continueth for evermore in the beginning and in the End as an Eternall middle with its Wonders viz. with the Angels and men and their Essences as also the figures of all Creatures and all what ever hath been Essentiall at any time the Earth with its Metalls also stones and all materiall substances as Trees and hearbs all these stand in the Figure in the middle and in the Wonders but quite voyde of such Essences and life 25. For no Beast commeth againe but its figure continueth in the Magia for it arose out of the Eternall Glasse so that now when the outward Earthly Glasse breaketh it must remaine in the Eternall as a Wonder to Gods honour and glory for evermore 26. And these Essences belong all to Paradise for they shall be the Holy Paradise wherein the heavenly Essences shall beare Essentiall palpable fruit 27. And as here in this Life wee doe account the fruits of the Earth proceeding from its Essence as o Inanimate senselesse things dead things without p Life or sense understanding so also the Bestiall and Earthly Image of this world shall appeare as a dead Essence and so shall the Essence of all Creatures they shall remaine as a shadow 28. But Paradise hath and beareth fruit from the vertue of Eternall Life that is from Gods q Or Wonders Essences Now all that which for the most part is hidden from us here tstat is inclosed in the word Fiat in the beginning and End and it lyeth therein as a great Mysterie 29. But noâ— the Spirit of the first Creation will move all the three Principles yet before that be brought to passe the Word of God r Formeth it selfe by the Spirit conceiveth it selfe
XL. QVESTIONS Concerning the SOULE Propounded By Dr. BALTHASAR WALTER And Answered By JACOB BEHMEN Aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus And in his Answer to the first Question is the Turned EYE OR Philosophick GLOBE Which in it selfe containeth all Mysteries with an Exposition of it VVritten in the Germane Language ANNO. 1620. LONDON Printed by M. S. for H. Blunden at the Castle in Corne-hill 1647. A CATALOGUE OF THE 40. QUESTIONS READER THe Author wrote this Answer to these Questions chiefly for his friends sake that sent them to him as also for the benefit of all such as love the knowledge of Mysteries this friend of his was Dr. Balthasar Walter who travelled for Learning and hidden Wisdome and in his returne home hapned to heare of this Author in the City of Gerlitz and when he had obtain'd acquaintance with him he rejoyced that at last he had found at home in a poore Cottage that which he had travell'd for so far and not received satisfaction then he went to the severall Universities in Germany and did there collect such Questions concerning the Soule as were thought and accounted impossible to be resolved fundamentally and convincingly which he made this Catalogue of and sent to this Author from whom he received these answers according to his desire wherein he and many others that saw them received full satisfaction QUESTION 1. WHence the Soule proceeded at the Beginning 2. VVhat is its Essence Substance Nature and Property 3. How is it created the Image of God 4. What and when was the breathing of it in 5. How is it peculiarly fashioned and what is its forme 6. What is its Power 7. VVhether is it corporeall or not corporeall 8. After what manner commeth it into the body of Man 9. VVhich way doth it unite it selfe with the Body 10. VVhether is it ex traduce and propagated after an humane bodily manner or every time new created and breathed in from God 11. How and where is it seated in man 12. How and what is the Illumination of it 13. How doth it feed upon the word of God 14. VVhether is such new soule without sin 15. How commeth sinne into it seeing it is the worke and creature of God 16. How is it kept in such union both in the Adamicall and Regenerate Body 17. VVhence and wherefore is the contrariety between the flesh and the Spirit 18. How doth it depart from the Body at the Death of a Man 19. How is it Mortall and how immortall 20. How doth it returne to God againe 21. VVhether goeth it when it departeth from the Body be it saved or not saved 22. VVhat doth every soule departed doth it rejoyce till the last Judgement Day 23. VVhether doe the soules of the wicked without difference for so long a time before the Day of Judgement finde so much as any mitigation or refreshment 24. VVhether doe mens wishes profit them any thing or sensibly doe them any good 25. What is the hand of God and the Bosom of Abraham 26. VVhether doth the soule take care for men their friends or Children or their Goods and whether doth it know see approve or disapprove their undertakings 27. Whether doth it know this or that Art or Occupation whereof while it was in the body it had sufficient skill 28. VVhether also doth it obtaine somewhat more certaine knowledge of Divine Angelicall Earthly and Diabolicall Matters then it had in the body 29. VVhat is its Rest awakening and Glorification 30. VVhat is the difference between the Resurrection of the flesh and of the Soule both of the Living and of the Dead 31. VVhat kinde of new Glorified bodies shall they have 32. What shall their forme condition joy and Glory be in the other Life 34. VVhat is that lamentable and horrible condition of the damned Soules 35. VVhat is the Enochian Life and how long doth it continue 36. VVhat is the soule of the Messiah or Christ 37. VVhat is the Spirit of Christ which he willingly commended into his Fathers hand 38. Of the things which shall come to passe at the end of the world 39. VVhat and where is Paradise with its Inhabitants 40. VVhether is it mutable and what shall it be afterwards TO THE EARNEST LOVERS OF WISDOME THe whole world would not containe the Bookes that should be written of Christ if all that he did and spake should be written of him flowing from that Fountaine of wisdome which dwelt in him what then can be expected in a little Preface but some few observations of the footsteps and paths of Wisdome and they are set downe here as they occasionally presented themselves to the thoughts of him who desireth to be made fit for the acquaintance with the lowest scholar in her Schoole Many have been her schollers in their owne way which Nature hath inclined them to or God in them that have kindled the Divine Nature and so have been made partakers of it in their soules we may perceive the excellencie of everie one of them by that which hath been left for a Record behind them and their fitnesse to be followed in Order till we shall attaine the highest pitch we are capable of Since the true Grounds of the ancient Wisdome have been hidden in the darke writings of the wise men of former Ages some in this latter Age have endeavoured to reforme the Errours that have risen from the want of knowing those grounds from which they wrote the writings of that Learned SELDEN are eminent in this kind among others by which meanes the true fame and Glory of Learning hath been in some good part restored againe as also by contriving meanes to direct the way to raise the severall kinds of knowledge from their owne true Basis and foundation The Renowned Sir Francis Bacon Lord Verulam Vicount of St. Albans laid his foundation sure and raised his building high by his Instauratio Magna he taught men first to free themselves from the Idola mentis humanae and then laid downe the whole processe of the Mind from a Naturall and experimentall History to raise a Naturall Philosophie which doth shew the way to compose a Divine experimentall History to the building of a Divine Philosophie or Mysticall Divinity Comenius also by his Pansophia designeth the best way to educate all from their childhood so that in the shortest time they may get the highest Learning their Natures can attaine to Pellius in his platforme concerning the Mathematicks doth designe to raise the Principles and whole structure of that Art out of every ones selfe with-without the help of Bookes or Instruments by a Treatise he calleth Mathematicus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which may be well transferred to a Philosophus Medicus Legislator Jurisperitus Politicus Theologus Theosophus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Also that strict inquirer into Truth Comes Castri Insulae in his Booke de veritate teacheth the true progresse of the mind in finding the certaine infallible truth in all things Du Chartes doth
The Eye of Gods wonders 119. You must know also that the Spirit of the Aire proceedeth from the bitter Eternall Fire-spirit which also goeth forward after the Wonders in the will of the a Or attraction seeking of the Essences which are the Starres and therefore it maketh b Or Wheelings Or Jarring whirlings and cometh from many places as from above from beneath and sidewayes and many times round about like a wheele all according as the Fire-seeking is kindled by the Essences of the Starres 120. This is wholly like the wheele of the Minde and it hath its owne Spirit and a proper life of its owne and a proper Will of its owne and therefore it is a Principle and continueth so long till the End findeth the beginning then the beginning taketh the End into it selfe and maketh the Middle which manifesteth what is done between both beginning and End therein which ye will consider further of unlesse ye be c Or Mid. foolish d Matth. 25.8 Virgins 121. Also this e Regiment Viz. Turba Regimen secundum Werdenhagen Dominion continueth no longer then it can remaine in the number of the Creation For every day of the Creation is a Circle of a Revolution in the Eye and hath its f 1. Number or Time number g 10. X. 100. 1000. Ten whereof is the ✚ the highest number and Man hath ten times ten viz. a hundred for his number and in the Crowne of Paradise he hath the number Thousand but in the Eternall Essentiality in the Divine Centre of the Majesty he hath h 0. no Number 122. Now looke narrowly with very cleere Eyes God created this world with every substance in six dayes and they were finished about the middle of the sixt Day somewhat after-noone towards the Evening and then the Rest and the Sabbath of the seventh Day began on the sixt Day And so the Eternall Rest found the beginning of the Creation on the sixt Day afternoone this was the End then came the Beginning and the End together in One againe and it was manifest what God had made in the Dayes 123. Seeing then Man by his Imagination hath destroyed the heavenly Angelicall Body and hath brought it into a corruptible number that is into the outward Principle and therefore he is in it for he hath lost the Paradificall number and is placed in the hundreth number wherein he is also now given up to the Outward Life as to his leader that is he hath given himselfe up to this Leader so that his number to be fulfilled in the Circle of the Outward Principle is cleerely knowne to us 124. If we knew certainly the houre of the sixt Day wherein the Creation was finished we could then set you downe the yeare and day we meane the i Or Iudgement Day last Day for it goeth not a minute further it hath its limit hidden in the inward Circle 125. Therefore know for certaine that the time is neare for in the sixt Day afternoone the Rest of the Eternall Day began and therefore God instituted the Sabbath of the seventh Day for a Rest and an everlasting Remembrance 126. And as the Rest began on the sixt Day towards the Evening and the Entrance to the manifestation of the k Working Viz. the wonders workes of the Creation the End then taking in the beginning againe and the six Dayes stood thus in the Circle as a wonder so know that ye were created in Paradise and yet are gone out from it into the Spirit of Wrathfulnesse into Death l Which Spirit which hath now wrought its wonders in you these 5500. yeares and upwards 127. And now the End hath found the beginning againe and ye shall see also feele and finde what Paradise hath been even every one of them that shall be borne in God 128. For to speake after the manner of Reason and not according to God Paradise is borne againe but ye shall not escape mortality nor the wrath in the Flesh but Paradise is now already manifest in the Minde in the soule of the Children of God and they have the true taste of the Power 129. And no subtilty nor power can hinder it no subtilty can suppresse it nor can any Devill destroy it for the End hath found the beginning there can be no hinderance of it the Power of falshood breaketh and then remaineth nothing but a waiting for the bridegroome for the Children of God shall be found in Paradise when the Turba in the Wrath shall be swallowed up We speake high things yet we understand and know them certainly in the Wonders 130. Thus as is mentioned above if you understand us aright there is borne out of the Wrathfulnesse of the Anger out of the Eternall Centre out of which this world was produced and created which is a m Or attraction seeking of the Eternall in the Spirit of this world in this Principle wherein we now live and there will alwayes be borne falshood Covetousnesse subtilty deceit enmity in the Will Lying Murder Pride desire of honour Selfe-Power Art n Cunning or Policy wit the wisdome of this world proceeding from Reason they all come from this roote and remaine in the Wonders of Gods Anger and though Reason and selfe o Or Wit prudence be never so fine yet it is in the Anger of God and springeth from the Abysse 131. And here behold thy selfe thou faire world it is no Fable as thou holdest it to be it is knowne in Ternario Sancto and he that cannot get within the limit of that he is captivated by Antichrist and belongeth at last to that Lake from whence he sprung it is no time to linger now both the doores stand open and whatsoever hath growne in the Turba shall be swallowed up with it 132. So also consider the Eternall Fire further and take a similitude from all sorts of fire in this world for that which is a Spirit in the Eternity is a substance in this world You see also that fire in it selfe is an anguishing wrathfull rising bitter Essence and source and yet you see nothing else in the proper Forme of Fire but the flash which shineth you see not the source you can onely feele that 133. You see also that the fire when it burneth sendeth up from it selfe a Smoake in which there is water whence soote cometh which sticketh to the sides especially where the fire is inclosed and not free then the soote is seene as in a chimney and the soot and water are in one another and thus the Materiall Earth cometh originally from the Eternall fire which Lucifer kindled Then in the wrathfulnesse Time began and the Creation was after that manner which is mentioned in the Third Booke 134. Understand the p Mysterium Magnum Great Mysterie further you see that every Fire giveth light and you see also that Aire goeth forth from the source of the Fire and you know very
Aire in this world doth 151. Now the Spirit finding nothing like d Without it selfe it selfe and so not finding it selfe but in the Power therefore it is desiring for it dwelleth in the Ground of the Power and yet is not the Power it selfe therefore its desiring maketh a similitude of it selfe 152. For a desiring is a seeking and the figure of the seeking is in the seeking the figure maketh the Seeking manifest Thus the Spirit also dwelleth in its owne Figure in the Power and in the Light of the Majesty and e Viz. The Desiring it is an Image according to the property of the Spirit 153. The Spirit is not the Image but the seeking and its desiring is the Image for it dwelleth in it selfe in its seeking and in its figure it is another Person then the figure of the Power and according to this Essence God is said to be Threefold in Persons 154. But that we may open your Eyes wide that you may see the whole ground of the Deity for now it both shall and must be made manifest you must looke upon the Great wonders which we lost by going forth from Paradise where now we must labour in the sixe working dayes of this world Therefore consider now what and where we are and you shall here finde such a thing as was hidden even to Nature 155. Behold when you will speake of the Trinity then looke upon the first Number upon the A upon the Eternall beginning which is the Father and then look upon the O in the middle viz. the Sonne and then looke upon the V which is the proceeding of the Holy Ghost which in himselfe goeth with the sinking through the sharpe wrathfulnesse into the second Principle which hath E and goeth forth through the power as a light flaming flash which hath I. A. O. V. E. I. I. E. O. V. A. 156. Now put thereto the swift going of the flaming flash that is T the omnipotence of the Eternall f GoTtes God which consumeth in the wrathfulnesse as a flash but in the * LIebe Love in the I as an exceeding loving God Exasteth thorough pierceth and powerfully Exulteth Now if you put the L thereinto then you have the Matter of the Divine Essence in the power it is an Angel and in the out-birth out of the Centre it is g GOLT Gold 157. The World is Covetous and Ambitious especially those that will be counted Masters of Arts and say they know Gold and are blind people why doe you not then seeke it perhaps thou wilt aske how should ye seeke it Goe with the outward life into Death there the outward life must die and in the anguish yeild it selfe up into the Number of the Crowne viz. into the number 1000. and there the End is and the Death ariseth to a glorious life with a new faire body you need afford nothing to it but the soule which will then bring forth much fruit and then thou hast an Angel which is free from the wrathfulnesse for it is wholly pure seeke it and you shall finde it 158. Yet perhaps thou supposest thou shalt finde it as thou art h That is in the wisedome of Reason in the Old Adam in the Ihood and selfehood of the outward man in thine old Cloathes No Sir we will teach you another A B C learne that first then seeke it if you please if not let it alone For the O is much nobler then the L. 159. Behold now the A viz. the beginning of the Eye together with the V which is the marke of the Spirit and goe through the Middle of the i Or Eye O and so you will make a stroake or line through the O thus * Viz. two Principles ◯ ⃓ 160. Now part the two principles one from another seeing they part themselves and set them one to the other with its halfe like a Rainbow thus for so they stand in the figure and set the wrath at the left and the light at the Right hand for it cannot be pourtrayed otherwise but it is one Globe 161. And take the Spirit which is borne in the Fire and goe therewith out of the wrath in the sinking through Death into the other halfe Eye viz. into the second Principle and you shall see this Figure ̵ ̵ The figure following belongeth to this place The Exposition of the Philosophick GLOBE or EYE of both the Threefold * Or semicircles Circles which signifie especially the two Eternall Principles The k Third Principle Third being also cleerely understood therein and how it must be understood 162. THose Circles should be like Round Globes through which a Crosse should goe for it is the Eye of Eternity which cannot be pourtrayed It Representeth the Eye of the Essence of all Essences the Eye of God which is the Glasse of wisdome wherein all wonders have been seen from Eternity and hereby is described how it is entred into an Essence for the Reader of this booke to consider of 163. Not as if it could be described or pourtrayed for the Minde onely apprehendeth it and onely l That Minde that which can walke in the Divine Mystery Not by Art or Reason but by that understanding which the Spirit of God openeth to the humane Spirit of the soule in the Great Mystery otherwayes it cannot be apprehended 164. The Reader should observe the Numbers and also what standeth within or without a Circle and where every word in a Circle beginneth and endeth all of it hath its peculiar signification and meaning for every word standeth in its due place 165. That which is without the Circle and wheele signifieth the Liberty of the Abysse m Extra Principium without the Principle Number 1. Abysse 166. The Great Mystery of the Abysse wherein the Eternall Divine Essence in the Glasse of Wisdom doth bring it selfe forth in the n Or Centre Ground is marked with the number 1. and the number 2. standeth close by it which is so to be understood round about that whole Circle Of the Three Circles 167 The Three Circles drawne about one another signifie the Eternall Birth of the Divine Essence and All Etrrnall Mysteries both within-Nature and without Viz. the Originall of All Essences as it is here described Of that halfe of the Threefold Circle at the Left hand and of number 2. 168. The threefold Circle at the left hand where also there standeth without the Circle at Number 2. the Mystery o Extra Naturam without Nature signifieth how the Abysse bringeth it selfe into a Ground that is how the Eye of Eternity viz. the First will which is called the Father of Eternity and of all beginnings bringeth it selfe in the wisdome into Trinity into an Eternall Ground and dwelleth in it selfe and possesseth it selfe and how it bringeth it selfe into Nature also how Essence ariseth as also perceptibility and perception Of that halfe of the Threefold Circle at the Right
number 31. 196. But the soule which in the Time of this Life did turne again and did yield it selfe up with its will into the Death of Christ at the line of the Crosse N. 27. that soule is then sunk downe from its proud and x Or evill wicked workes and become free in that same will and is entred into the Death of Christ and sprouteth forth with the Spirit of its will N. 28. in the Divine power from the Death of Christ through the second Principle where the Spirit of the Will viz. the Image y Or reacheth obtaineth the Divine Light againe N. 29. and the z Or Spirit Image N. 30. standeth againe in the Divine Man N. 31. Image number 32. God number 33. a Or substantiality 197. For when the Spirit of the Will entreth into Death at the Crosse then it putteth on the Divine Essentiality that is Christs flesh into it selfe againe and bringeth it with it selfe into the Light world where the Divine life springeth forth againe in the Holy Body and the Image is free againe as here N. 32. is to be seene and it dwelleth in God N. 33. and eateth of Gods word or Essence For the Image here is b Or beyond without Nature in the Liberty but the Humanity is in Nature as it is here set downe 198. But for those soules which abide in their proud covetous workes in the Anguish N. 26. they abide indeed in the Magick Fire of Anguish and their workes are fuell for that fire 199. But if the Spirit of the Will at length yet doe incline it selfe towards the death of Christ and yet is hard bound to the wrath then it hangeth as it were by a thread to the death of Christ The ninth Number number 34. 200. This soule must needs burne thus a while till the Spirit of the Will can enter into the Death of Christ and till its Sydereall fuell be burnt up when the Earthly body dieth the Image must be c Or washed scoured or purged * Or washed scoured or purged bathed which this present too wise world scorneth but shall be forced to trie it in Death where that little Sparke which did hang but as by a thred must enwrap it self quite into the Death of Christ for it hath lost both body and Essence and remaineth naked without Divine d Or substance Essence or body in Gods Mercy in the Divine Tincture viz. in the ninth number N 34. and waiteth for the last Judgement wherein God will restore in the Tincture all that which ad m lost But the workes which it hath doâ—e heâ—e will not passe through the fire but the Darke Magick fire hath swallowed them up into its Mysterie in the Darke world let this be told thee O Man Soules Eternall Habitation number 35. 201. After the ninth Number standeth the soules Eternall Habitation noted with the N. 35. which signifieth that these escaped soules are yet in God in the Angelicall world but without their workes and they cannot so highly attaine the Glance of the Majesty as those which e Or here in this life have clothed themselves with the power of God The word Habitation entreth into the Liberty without Nature as also above it the word Image doth For the soule must stand in Nature but the habitation of the Image is without Nature in the Divine Liberty Angelicall World number 36. 202. Beyond the word Habitation standeth Angelicall world N. 36. signifying the whole f Or place Court of Angels or g Thrones or Principalities Princely Thrones in the Liberty of the Divine Majesty whereas their root is in Nature but is not h Or acknowledged felt Proud Devill number 37. Will of the Devill Lucifer number 38. 203. At the left hand in the upper space N. 37. standeth proud Devill with two i Or Legs lines one reaching to be upon the Cha acter O N. 4. and the other reaching up above the Great Mysterie of the Ternary where standeth Will of the Devill Lucifer N 38. Here the Devills fall is to be considered 204. He hath driven his proud will from the line of the Crosse upwards and would domineere over the Mystery of the Divine wisdome by k Or reason or in Wit craft and fury cunning subtilty and wrath in the power of Fire and l Or inflame kindle the Mysterie of the Ternary that he might be Lord as indeed he did kindle the Essence in the Mysterie where from Earth and stones proceed and would faine have flowen out above the Mystery of the Ternarie N. 38. as still at this very day he desireth to flie out above the highest Thrones of Angels Abysse of the Darke world number 39. Eternall Hell of Devills number 40. 205. And hence it followed that he was thrust out from the Divine Mysterie from the highest Thrones into the darke Magick fire and is throwne downe beneath viz. into the Abysse of the Darke world N 39. where he must dwell without the Principle in the horrour of Fire that is in the first three formes m Or till fire or before the fourth forme which is fire it selfe of Fire in the Anguish and there he hath his Hell as below N. 40. is to be seene and thither also doe the damned soules fall where to Eternity they cannot see God The other line of the Crosse upwards 206. Over that line N. 1. above standeth Abysse Eternity signifying the Liberty without the Principle and thereby is n Or understood meant the Mysterie of the Eternity wherein every Creature standeth in its owne source in its owne fire whether in Darknesse or in Light and hath no other light but what shineth o Or in the Creature it selfe in it selfe and it also comprehendeth that light p Or beside it selfe outwardly without it selfe Both worlds viz. the Light and Darke world are in one another but the Light is not attained except a creature be capable q Or to receive it of it 207. There are Angelicall Thrones which we know nothing of our knowledge reacheth onely r In Locum or space or bounds unto the place of Å¿ Or that this world so farre as the kindling in the Creation did reach and t For a resemblance of it therefore this wheele is made with the Crosse in it SONNE number 41. and of the Heart 208. Over the upright line standeth SONNE N. 41. and at the left Angle or Point N. 9. FATHER and at the right line N. 14. HOLY GHOST signifying the Persons and birth of the Holy u Or Triplicity Trinity The ♡ in the Crosse is the Centre and signifieth the Eternall band of the x Or Threenesse Trinity 209. The word SONNE N. 41. signifieth the Word which the Eternall FATHER alwayes speaketh from Eternity in the Light and Darke world according to the property of each source 210. But the Three Persons are free from the Crosse and touch
up through death and the Heart yielded it selfe into the Middle viz. into the Centre as a Conquerour of Death Paradise number 49. 222. Under the Heart number 49. standeth Paradise the word beginneth at the outward Circle on the left hand where above number 5. is the Spirit of the Great Mysterie of the Abysse of Eternity viz. V. and below at the same Circle number 8. Essence is written and it goeth through the Crosse and at the right hand through all the three Circles and into the Liberty which signifieth the i Or Place Station of Paradise It ariseth in the Mysterie of Eternity and groweth up through the outward world and also through the Light world hidden in the outward world and manifest in the second Principle in the Light world and therefore that word goeth through all the Three Circles signifying the Originall of the humane body Divine * Or substantiality Essentiality number 50. 223. For in this Place out of this Essentiality was Adams Body understand the outward Body created according to the third Principle and the Inward body understand the body of the Image out of the heavenly part in the Light world out of the Divine Essentiality as it is set downe at the right hand neere Paradise number 50. Christs Flesh number 51. 52. 224. That Divine Essence understand Essence not Spirit is inclosed in the wisdome of God and the Heavenly Tincture is in it For this Essence brought Gods word which became Man k Into in Mâ—â—â— into her Essentiality viz. in the body of the Image which was inclosed in Death and in l Viz. the Essentiality Or substantiality it God and Man became one person For this flesh is Christs flesh according to the Heavenly Part therefore after Essentiality standeth Christs Flesh number 51. 52. 225. Christ had such flesh in the Inward Man as Adam had before Eve was taken out of him when he stood in the Divine Image in Purity and therefore none can enter into Paradise except they obtaine that flesh againe that Adam had before the fall and Christ in his Incarnation Therefore we must all be n Regenerated borne anew out of the Heart upon the Crosse and put on Christ Mysterie number 53. 226. Under the word Paradise number 53. standeth o Mysterium Mysterie and the word ariseth at the left hand in the second Circle where above at the same Circle number 4. the Character O standeth and below Principle and Fire number 7. and it goeth to the right hand through the Crosse and through the first Circle at the right hand This rightly sheweth mans creation according to the body 227. For the body is a mysterie taken out of the Inward and outward world from above and beneath understand out of the Matrix of the Earth this is the Matrix of the Earth out of this p Principium Principle q The Earth it is created and we see that it was created out of the Inward and outward r Or substance Essence that is out of the Darke and Light world and is mixed with Evill that is with wrath and also with Good Wonder number 54. Angel number 55. Spirit number 56. 228. But Man was created out of the Mysterie an Image and similitude of God for Å¿ Or a wonder of God a Divine Wonder Therefore at the right hand number 54. there standeth Wonder for he was a wonder of all Essences a Lord of all Essences taken out of all Essences and he was an Angel in the Inward Image as next the word Wonder there standeth Angel in the Liberty number 55. for his spirit dwelt in the Liberty of God that is in the Majesty as after the word Angel there standeth Spirit number 56. which signifieth every true Man viz. the first before the Fall and the second in Christ into whom he must enter againe or else he remaineth separated from God Foure Elements number 57. 229. Under the word Mysterie there standeth at number 57. Foure Elements which arise at the outward Circle on the left hand and goe to the right hand through the Crosse and through two Circles which signifieth the outward world which ariseth as an t Or Out-birth Effluence out of the inward Essence of the outward Circle and brîngeth its wonders into the Mysterie first into the second Principle into the first two Circles for it should not goe with its Essence through the third Circle at the right hand into the Liberty but in the Principle passe into the Mysterie and be u Or Refined or purified tryed in the Principle viz. in the Fire for there is the limit of Separation The Soules Joy * In the Holy Ternary or Trinity in Ternario Sancto number 58. 230. Above at the second Circle on the right hand number 45. standeth Sonne who is the Judge and x Or Separatour Arbitratour and below at the same Circle standeth Soules Joy in Ternario Sancto signifying that the soule shall have Joy in its workes which it hath brought into the inward Mysterie in the Angelicall world and which it hath wrought in the foure Elements to the prayse of God for the foure Elements stand with their root in the Great Mysterie 231. And were not the y Angelicall Earth Earth come into such a corrupt state and Condition and if the poyson of the Devill and his kindling had not procured it it had been one Essence in the other three Elements as in the Heavenly Essence it now is Spirituall Bodies Habitation number 59. 232. Adam hath swallowed this morsell and thereby lost his Angelicall forme For the foure Elements should be hidden in him and he should live but in the one Element in Divine Power and know nothing of Evill as at the right hand in the Liberty number 59. there standeth the Spirituall bodies Habitation and there should the body of the Image that is the body of the soule dwell but it was hindered it must under the Earth and be shut up in the Earth Earth number 60. 233. Under the words Foure Elements standeth Earth number 60. signifying that Earth is wholly slipt out or fallen off from the inward world for the word Earth toucheth neither the left nor the right Circle it is as it were dead but the Crosse goeth through it signifying its Restauration that the Humane Earth is Regenerated on the Crosse and that the Heavenly Divine Essence shall be severed from the Essence of the Darke world by the Divine Fire where then there shall be new Earth in a Heavenly source forme Essence and property and that which is in the Earth hidden shall spring up againe in the heavenly part and here the Resurrection of Man is to be considered and further it is to be considered that the Earth is placed thus in the Abysse for it reacheth no Principle therefore it must vanish Earthly Man number 61. 234. Under the word Earth standeth number 61. Earthly Man there
10. All things have been from Eternity but essentially in the Essence not in the Substance of the Essence not substantiall Spirits but Spirits h Figurales Spiritus in figure without Corporality they have beene from Eternity as in a Magia one hath swallowed up the other in the Magia 11. And a third is come out of these two according to the forme of these two there hath been a wrestling from Eternity and a figured substance the Creation hath placed all in the Wonders so that now in Eternity all things stand thus in the Eternall Magia in the Wonders 12. Now if the wicked soules had brought no substance into their wills then they should have no paine Note the condition of the wicked soules of such Infants as die in their Mothers wombe and in innocence before they commit sinne actually there would be no feeling but Magia but the substance is an Image and that is in the Turba and so there is a source that may be felt 13. There is a dying and yet no dying but a will of dying viz. an anguish in that substance which was brought into the will 14. And this is caused by the Longing that all things have after God and yet are not able to reach him which causeth anguish and sorrow for the wickednesse they have let into them when the soule continually thinketh hadst thou not done this or that then thou mightest have attained the Grace of God and the i evill substance causeth the Eternall Despaire 15. And thus we say no soule is mortall whether it be in God or in Hell and its substance remaineth for ever to Gods Wonders The twentieth Question How doth the Soule returne to God againe 1. THis hath been already sufficiently cleared that it was i Or breathed spoken out of the Mouth of God and created by the Holy Ghost in the Image of God 2. Now if it so continue then when it leaveth this Earthly Life it it is already in the Mouth of God for it is in the Divine Body no k Evill paine or hurt can come at it Source can touch it The one and twentieth Question Whether goeth the Soule when it departeth from the body be it saved or not saved 1. HE that rightly understandeth the three Principles need not aske this Question for the soule departeth not out at the Mouth for it did not come in at the Mouth but it onely leaveth the Earthly Life the Turba snatcheth away the Earthly Life and then the soule remaineth in its owne Principle 2. For the body retaineth it not no wood no stone can l comprehend inclose keepe or withold it retaine it it is thinner then the Aire and if it have the Divine Body then it goeth strait as a Conquerour through the Turba viz. through the Anger of God and quite through Death and when it is through then it is in Gods m Or substance Essence 3. It remaineth in its n Deedes and wonders and Essences which it wrought here It beholdeth the Majesty of God and the Angels face to face 4. Wheresoever it is it is in the Abyssall world where there is no End nor Limit whither should it goe where the carkasse is there the Eagles gather together It is in Christs flesh and Bloud with Christ its Shepheard 5. Though it should goe a thousand miles off yet it were then in the same place from whence it went for in God there is no Limit neere and farre off is all one 6. It is as swift as a Thought it is Magicall it dwelleth in its Wonders they are its House 7. The Essentiality that is without it is Paradise a springing blossoming and growing of all manner of faire heavenly fruits just as we have all kinds of fruit here in this world which we eate after an Earthly manner so also there are all manner of fruits in Paradise which the soule may eate they have colours and vertues in the substance and not like a thought though they be as thin and subtile as a Thought but substantiall comprehensible and palpable to the soule virtuall and sappy with the water of Life and all this from the heavenly substantiality 8. For the heavenly body of the soule is from the pure Element whence the foure Elements are brought forth and that giveth flesh and the Tincture giveth bloud the heavenly man hath flesh and bloud and Paradise is the Power of the substantiality it is heavenly Earth incomprehensible to our outward Reason 9. But wee will againe teach you another A. B. C. All in this world have not Christs flesh in them hidden in the Old Adam yea among very many not one but the Regenerate who are departed from their owne will into Gods will in whom the Noble Graine of Mustard-seed is sowne out of which a Tree is growne 10. Most soules depart from the body without Christs body yet they hang as by a o The small threed of Faith threed and are at last in their Faith gotten into the will these soules indeed are in the Image in the Spirit but not in Flesh 11. Such as these waite for the last Day when the Image viz. the Body shall come forth out of the Grave out of the first Image for God will raise it up by the voyce of Christ even that Image which Adam had in his Innocency which hath been washed with Christs Bloud 12. But the Earthly Body shall not touch it that must come before the Judgement in the Turba but after the Sentence of the Judgement the Turba shall swallow it up and the p Or workes Wonders of it shall onely remaine 13. You must understand us aright These soules that must waite till the the last Day for their Bodies they remaine with their bodies in the still Rest till the last day without feeling any q Or Source paine but in another Principle 14. They have neither Darknesse nor Majesty in the Earth but are at rest without paine in the Eternall still Liberty without touching of the Body 15. Yet they see their r Or workes Wonders but they effect nothing in them for they expect God and are in Humility fot they are sunke downe through Death and are in another world yet there is a great Å¿ Gulfe or distance Space between them and the holy soules that are in Christs flesh and Bloud but not a Principle they are in one and the same Principle 16. But a Spirit without a body hath not that t Or Power might which the Spirit in the body hath therefore they rest and are under the Altar of God 17. When the last Day shall come then shall they come forth and eat of the Bread of God and put on the Divine Body as is mentioned in the Revelations of John Rev. 6.9 10 11. where the soules under the Altar cloathed in White say Lord when wilt thou avenge our Bloud and it was answered them that they should rest a little
Power J. 33. For I. is the Effluence of the Eternall indivisible Unity or the sweet gracefulnesse of the ground of the Divine u I I-hood selfe or selfenesse somethingnesse E. 34. E is a threefold I where the Trinity shutteth it selfe up in the Unity for the I goeth into E and joyneth IE which is an out-breathing of the Unity in it selfe H. 35. H is the Word or x Or speaking breathing of the Trinity of God O. 36. O is the Circumference or the Sonne of God through which the IE and the H or breathing out-speaketh from the compressed Delight of the Power and vertue V. 37. V is the joyfull Effluence from the y Or speaking breathing that is the proceeding Spirit of God A. 38. A is that which is proceeded from the power and vertue viz. the wisdome a Subject of the Trinity wherein the Trinity worketh and wherein the Trinity is also manifest 39. This Name is nothing else but an out-speaking or expression of the Threefold working of the Holy Trinity in the unity of God Read further of this in the Exposition of the Table of the three Principles of the Divine Manifestation Of the Divine Wisdome 40. The Holy Scripture saith the wisdome is the breathing of the Divine Power a ray and breath of the Almighty also it saith God hath made all things by his wisdome which wee understand as followeth 41. The Wisdome is the outflowen word of the Divine Power vertue Knowledge and holinesse a Subject and Resemblance of the infinite and unsearchable Unity a Substance wherein the Holy Ghost worketh formeth and modelleth I meane he formeth and modelleth the Divine understanding in the Wisdome for the Wisdome is the passive and the Spirit of God is the Active or Life in her as the soule in the Body 42. The wisdome is the Great Mysterie of the Divine Nature for in her the Powers Colours and vertues are made manifest in her is the variation of the power and vertue viz. the understanding she is the Divine understanding that is the Divine z Or Contemplation vision wherein the Unity is manifest 43. She is the true Divine Chaos wherein all things lye viz. a Divine Imagination in which the a Formes Or Images Idea's of Angels and soules have been seen from Eternity in a Divine Type and resemblance yet not then as Creatures but in a resemblance as when a man beholdeth his face in a Glasse therefore the Angelicall and humane Idea did flow forth from the wisdome and was formed into an Image as Moses saith God created Man in his Image that is he created the body and breathed into it the breath of the Divine Effluence of Divine Knowledge from all the Three Principles of the Divine Manifestation Of the b Or Great Mysterie Mysterium Magnum 44. The Mysterium Magnum is a subject of the wisdome where the breathing word or the working willing Power of the Divine understanding floweth forth through the wisdome wherein also the unity of God together floweth out to its manifestation 45. For in the Mysterium Magnum the Eternall Nature ariseth and two c Essences or Beings substances and wills are alwayes understood to be in the Mysterium Magnum the first c substance is the unity of God that is the Divine Power and vertue the outflowing wisdome 46. The second substance is the separable will which ariseth through the breathing and outspeaking word which will hath not its ground in the unity but in the Mobility of the Effluence and out-breathing which bringeth it selfe into one will and into a Desire to Nature viz. into the Properties as farre as Fire and Light in the Fire the Naturall Life is understood and in the Light the Holy Life that is a manifestation of the unity whereby the unity becommeth a Love Fire or Light 47. And in this place or working God calleth himselfe a loving mercifull God according to the sharpned fiery burning Love of the unity Or zealous and an Angry d Jealous God according to the fiery ground according to the Eternall Nature 48. The Mysterium Magnum is that Chaos out of which Light and Darknesse that is the foundation of Heaven and Hell is flowne from Eternity and made manifest for that foundation which wee now call Hell being a Principle of it selfe is the ground and cause of the Fire in the Eternall Nature which fire in God is onely a burning Love and where God is not manifested in a thing according to the unity there is an Anguishing painefull burning fire 49. This burning Fire is but a manifestation of the Life and of the Divine Love by which the Divine Love viz. the unity e Or over inflameth kindleth up and sharpneth it selfe for the fiery working of the Power of God 50. This ground is called Mysterium Magnum or a Chaos because good and evill ariseth out of it viz. Light and Darknesse Life and Death Joy and griefe Salvation and Damnation 51. For it is the ground of soules and Angels and of all Eternall Creatures as well evill as good it is a ground of Heaven and Hell also of the visible world and all that is therein therein have laine all thing in one onely ground as an Image lyeth hid in a peece of wood before the Artificer doth carve it out and fashion it 52. Yet we cannot say that the spirituall world hath had any beginning but hath been manifested from Eternity our of that Chaos for the Light hath shone from Eternity in the Darknesse and the Darknesse hath not comprehended it as Day and Night are in one another and are two though in one 53. I must write distinctly as if it had had a beginning for the better consideration and apprehension of the Divine ground of the Divine Manifestation and the better to distinguish Nature from the f Or Divinity Deity also for the better understanding from whence evill and good are come and what the g Or Essence of all Essences is Being of all Beings is Of the h Centrum Center of the Eternall Nature 54. By the word h Centrum Center we understand the first beginning to Nature viz. the most Inward ground wherein the i Or owne arisen selfe raised will bringeth it selfe by a reception into k Ihood or I-nesse or owne-nesse somethingnesse viz. into a Naturall working for Nature is but a Toole and Instrument of God which Gods Power and vertue worketh with and yet it hath its own l Or Mobility Motion from the out-flowne will of God thus the Center is the Point or ground of the owne receivingnesse to somethingnesse from whence something commeth to be and from thence the seven Properties proceed Of the Eternall Nature and its seven Properties 55. Nature is nothing but the Properties of the receivingnesse of the owne arisen Desire which Desire ariseth in the m Or separation variation of the Breathing Word that is of
not the line which signifieth that God is free from Nature and is not comprehended y Or by in Nature but he dwelleth in himselfe and indeed also in Nature but is not comprehended by that which doth not z Give up it selfe to him yeild it selfe into him Of the Heart in the Crosse 211. The Heart in the Crosse signifieth first that the Heart of God hath manifested it selfe in Nature a Or with by the Principle of Fire whence the Majestick Light ariseth secondly it signifieth the Manifestation in the Humanity wherein the Heart of God hath manifested it selfe with a Humane Heart and how that humane Heart hath obtained the comprehension of the Holy Trinity as it is the Centre in the Crosse where we must understand the Inward man viz. the Inwward Heart 212. And we may see that the HOLY GHOST at the Right line N. 14. goeth forth from the Heart in the Light world which signifieth that the HOLY GHOST dwelleth in the New-borne Heart viz. in the Image and continually bringeth the Will of the Image into the Divine Light world and as this Heart in the Crosse is united b Or with to the Holy Trinity so must the Humane Heart c Or we meane understand the Inward man be united d Or with to the Deity that God may be all in all in him even will and deed 213. But the word SONNE number 41. standing above over the line of the Crosse severed from the Heart signifieth that the Man Christ is become Lord e Or over All. of All and is King over this whole Circle For God hath manifested himselfe in the Humanity and this Man comprehendeth the whole Divine f Or substance Essence in him for there is fulnesse there is God and the Divine g Or know or acknowledge Essence in him and without him we can finde God no where else but in the h Or substance Essence of Christ therein * Or Deity is the whole fulnesse of the i Col. 2.9 God-head bodily Heaven number 42. 214. The word Heaven upon the upright line of the Crosse number 42. signifieth first that heaven is in the Man Christ and also in us and that we must enter by his Crosse and Death into him in his Heaven which is himselfe for upon the Crosse Heaven is opened againe and borne anew l Or to us in us Secondly it signifieth that the true Divine Heaven is an Habitation m For. of the Divine Desire viz. of the Divine Magia Therefore it cannot be said that we enter into it but that we are begotten n Or into it in it o Or by out of Gods Fire in the Divine p Or substantiality Essentiality and no otherwayes but upon the Crosse viz. through and in the Birth of the Holy Trinity Pure Element number 43. 215. The words Pure Element number 43. upon the upper line of the Crosse signifieth the internall world out of which the Externall with the foure Elements is brought forth and its q Or substance Essence standeth in the internall roote Holy Ghost number 44. Sonne number 45. 216. Moreover it is to be noted how r Viz. pure Element those words stand begin and end for they begin at the outward Circle at the left hand where above number 5. the Holy Ghosts Character V standeth and below number 8. Å¿ Or Being or substance Essence and they goe through the two Circles at the Right hand to the t Viz. the space between the second Circle and the third second space which signifieth the Originall of the pure Divine Element the Habitation and u Or substance Essence whence it ariseth viz. from the Spirit of the Eternall Mysterie in the Divine Essentiality viz. in the Essence of the Great Mysterie and yet it is manifest onely in the second Principle viz. in the Essence of the Sonne and Holy Ghost as above at the Circle on the Right hand may be seene number 44. and 45. Father number 46. Holy Spirit of Divine * Or Wit or Reason Wisdome and understanding number 47. 217. The Pure Element is the working in the True Heaven and it shutteth it selfe in and up with the Crosse it is the springing or stirring in the Fire and in the Heaven of Light whence the Divine Essentiality understand the Essence and not the Spirit of God is a life for it reacheth not into the Essence of the Father number 46. below which Circle there standeth Divine wisdome but the Holy x Or Ghost Spirit number 47. giveth Divine y Or Wit or Reason wisdome and z Or knowledge understanding 218. The Element is an a Or substance Essence in respect of the Deity as the life in the Flesh b Must be taken to be is in respect of the soule For the Tincture is higher and giveth the Eâ—s of the Spirit wherein the Light-fire is understood Humanity Flesh number 48. 219. Under the words Pure Element on the upper c Or stroake line of the Crosse number 27. Death standeth and the Word beginneth at the left Circle and goeth through the Crosse and through the first Circle at the Right hand There looke upon both the outward Circles that at the left and that at the right above and below and then thou shalt quickly finde what the d Or Jurisdidiction Right of Death is and that it is the dying source in the Magick fire and holdeth the Essentiality captive in it selfe as at the left hand below number 8. and at the right number 48. may be seene and then above at this Circle number 44. and at the left above number 5 is seene that the spirituall life goeth and sprouteth forth through Death and possesseth the highest Circle For whatsoever will attaine the Divine life must goe through the dying Magick Fire and subsist therein as the Heart on the Crosse must subsist in the e Or Divine fire Fire of God 220. Moreover we must know that in Adan we have turned our selves away from the Crosse and are above the Crosse with our lust and Desire number 23. and gone with our will into f Or owne Regiment a selfe Government and now Death hath captivated us in it selfe we must therefore sinke downe from Death upon the Crosse upon the line of Christ into the Heart againe and be borne anew in the Heart or else Death retaineth us captive For Death standeth now upon the line of the Crosse but at the Judgement it shall be given to the Darke world For our wil must now enter into Rest through the Death on the Crosse but the outward Crosse shall be done away and then death shall be made a scorne 221. Thirdly it signifieth that the life of God in Christ made death a g A shew spectacle upon the Crosse when death was destroyed on the Crosse h Or In. by the Dying of Christ where life grew