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A28529	Mysterium magnum, or An exposition of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Concerning the manifestation or revelation of the divine word through the three principles of the divine essence; also of the originall of the world and the creation. Wherein the kingdome of nature, & the kingdome of grace are expounded. For the better understanding of the Old and New Testament, and what Adam and Christ are. Also, how man should consider and may know himselfe in the light of nature, where he is, and where his temporall and eternall life, consist; also, where his eternall blessednesse, and damnation, consist. And is an exposition of the essence of all essences for the further consideration of the lovers, in the divine gift. Comprised in three parts: written anno 1623. By Jacob Behm. To which is added, The life of the author. And his Foure tables of divine revelation.; Mysterium magnum. English.	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Ellistone, John, d. 1652.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?; H. B. (Henry Blunden)	1656 (1656)	Wing B3411A; ESTC R212985	753,539	662

Countenance which is as much as to say in the figure thus when Joseph in the Image or Type of the humanity of Christ brought his sonnes to his Father viz. before the Covenant of God then the Covenant tooke them in the Armes or into the Boosom of his desire viz. into Gods Essence and kissed them with the kisse of Love which God would manifest in Christ and the Fathers righteousnesse in the Word of might and power sayth to the Soules Essences behold thou art dimme to my sight and now I have seene thy Countenance againe through the Love and Grace of God which I thought not to have done for I thought to have kept the soule in the strong and severe Might of Gods anger for Gods Eye was departed in it with its turning away from him and so as to Gods righteousnesse it was rent off from God But now I have seene the Countenance of the Soule againe through Gods Love in the Grace of God and Gods Love hath let mee see * * * The Soules Essences powers or faculties them in the seede of the Covenant of Grace 8. And the Spirit of Moses sayth And Joseph tooke them from his fathers Boosom and bowed himselfe to the Earth before his face that is when the Word became Man then Christ tooke the soule from the fathers Boosom viz. from the fathers Nature in to himselfe and in a Creaturely manner presented himselfe with the assumed humanity before God the father and bowed that is humbled himselfe with the assumed soule viz. God and Man in one Person to the Earth that is even into Death and entred before the Face of God with our assumed Soule that is he brought the Soules will through the introduced power of the Deity back againe into the resigned humility before the Eyes of God 9. And Moses sayth further Then Joseph tooke them both Ephraim in his right hand towards Israells left hand Gen. 48.13 and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israells right hand and brought them to him This now is the pretious figure of the Great earnestnes of God shewing how Man is blessed againe for Ephraim was not the first-borne but Manasseh and Jacob layd his right hand upon the head of the Youngest but Joseph tooke Ephraim in his right hand and Manasseh in his left hand that he might stand with the first-borne before Jacobs right hand and with the other before Jacobs left hand but Jacob inverted the will of Joseph The Figure standeth thus 10. * * * John 1.14 The Word became Man understand the not-naturall un-creaturely word of God manifested it selfe in Gods Creaturely word of Mans Soule and tooke on him the faded lights Image and quickened or made it living in it selfe and put it into Gods left hand viz. into the fathers Anger which is heere expressed by setting the youngest Sonne viz. Ephraim before Jacobs viz. Gods left hand but tooke it in his right hand 11. For Christ tooke the incorporated Covenant of Grace in the faded heavenly Image which incorporated Covenant of Grace in Man was the youngest viz. the New Man in his right hand viz. into the highest Love in the Name JESUS and entered with this New Man from the Covenant of Grace before Gods left hand viz. before Gods strict righteousnesse in the Anger that he might attone the soule viz. the first-birth and the soule viz. the first-borne Christ tooke in his left hand that is he tooke the first Principle which beforehand had the superiour Jurisdiction authority and power and put it under that its power viz. the selfe-will should goe back and enter into humility before Gods right hand 12. For these two Sonnes of Joseph heere rightly signifie the inward Spirituall Man viz. the fiery Soule which is the Eldest Sonne also the Spirit of the Soule viz. the Lights power which signifieth the other or second Sonne viz. the Two Principles these did Joseph that is Christ set before God and tooke the Spirit viz. the second Principle in his right hand viz. in his Love and set it with his Love before Gods left hand viz. before his anger for he should breake the Serpents head and the soule he setteth before Gods right hand that it should receive the blessing from God that is that Gods Love should manifest it selfe out of the soule but that might not be For Moses sayth * * * Gen. 48.14 But Israell streached forth his right hand and layd it upon the head of Ephraim the youngest and his left hand upon Manassehs head and did so with his hands knowingly for Manasseh was the first-borne 13. That is thus much in the figure God would no more give the Dominion or Government to the first Birth viz. to the fiery Soule seeing it had turned away its will from God but layd his hand of power and Omnipotency upon the second viz. upon the Image of the Light which in Christ in his Love became living againe to this he gave now the power of the divine vertue that the soule might be under Christ for in the Lights Image is Christ understood and upon it God layd the hand of his Omnipotence and Grace and upon the soule he layd his left hand that it should be a Servant and a Minister of Grace 14. Thus the first Birth was set behinde viz. in subjection and the second Birth formost and uppermost in the Dominion and heere is that figure concerning which Christ sayth * * * John 17.6 Father the Men were thine that is they were of thy Natures property but thou hast given them to mee for the Father gave to Christ the highest blessing power whereby the fiery soule lost its Dominion of selfe-will 15. And Moses sayth Jacob did thus knowingly that is the Covenant of God knew it in Jacob that God would have it so Jacob could not with his bodily Eyes for Age well know these two Ladds but with the Eyes of Gods Covenant he saw and knew them for Gods Spirit in him did this 16. * * * Gen. 48.15 16. And he blessed Joseph and sayd God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaack have walked God who hath preserved mee all my Life long even to this day the Angell that hath released mee from all evill blesse these Ladds that they may be called after my Name and after the Names of my fathers Abraham and Isaack that they may encrease and multiply on Earth This figure standeth thus 17. The God of Love blessed the incorporated Covenant of Grace out of which should come Christ viz. the heavenly Joseph as heere Jacob with his blessing began at Joseph and blessed Josephs sonnes through Joseph thus God also through the Name JESUS blesseth the soule and the spirit for God hath appointed the Name Jesus to be a Throne of Grace and through that Throne of Grace he blesseth Christs children and Members according to the humanity and heere in the words of the blessing maketh no difference beween the children to

signifie that the soule and the spirit shall in Christ enjoy like Graces and Gifts onely the power he gave to the New Regeneration out of the faded heavenly Image that the soule should through the power of the New Regeneration work and flourish spread forth and be great therewith that is that the soulish-Tree with its branches should grow out of this blessing 18. In the words of this blessing there is this understanding or meaning viz. The Incorporated ground of grace in the power and vertue of the Word spake forth the power and comprised in Jacob his body soule and Spirit in One and thereby spake it selfe forth upon the children of Joseph God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaack have walked that is through the wills and desires which my fathers have inclined to God with which they have walked before God also through the power of God who hath susteined mee my life long even unto this day also the Angell who hath delivered mee from all Evill blesse these Ladds that is he blesseth them through the divine and humane power through the Angell of the great Councell in Christ Jesus which Angell hath delivered Men from all Evill that they should according to these Names be called children of the Covenant and in this power encrease and grow great 19. But when Joseph saw that his father layd his right hand upon Ephraims head it pleased him not well and he layd hold on his fathers hand Gen. 48.17 that he should turne it from Ephrams head upon Manassehs head and sayd to him not so my father this is the first borne lay thy right hand upon his head but his father refused and sayd I know it well my sonne I know it well this shall also be a people and be great but his younger Brother shall be greater then he and his seede shall be a multitude of people 20. By the outward figure the Spirit pointeth at their Offsprings which Stock or Tribe should excell the other in greatnes and Might but by the Inward figure of Mans conversion and New Birth it pointeth at the inward Ground signifying how the inward and youngest ground of the incorporated Grace in Christ would be greater then the ground of the first Created Adamicall Man 21. But that Joseph disliked it and would not willingly that the youngest should be preferred before the Eldest in the figure it signifieth this Joseph stood in the figure of the New Regeneration signifying how the inward ground viz. the Eternall Speaking Word in the humanity of Christ should turne it selfe forth through our soule and take away the power of selfe-will from the soule and that the Creaturely soule would not that it should loose its power it would not willingly dye to its own will but keepe its first Naturall right 22. As wee see in Christs humanity viz. in the humane Soule when it was to dye to selfe and yeeld up its Naturall right * * * Mat. 26.36 Luk. 22.39 Then sayd Christ on the Mount of Olives father if it be possible that is the humane soule in him from the Fathers property in the Word sayd Father if it be possiblle let this Cup passe from mee but if it be not possible and that I must drinke it thy will be done as Joseph heere in this figure was loath to come to it and would not willingly that the last should be preferred before the first 23. The Text sayth it pleased him not well the Naturall Man is not well pleased to give up his naturall right and let the Kingdome of humility reigne in him he would rather be Lord himselfe but his owne will hath squandred that away so that he is set behinde for it is not possible that he should become the childe of God unlesse he drinke the Cup whereby he dyeth to his owne naturall will Therefore sayth Christ Father thy will be done and not my Naturall Adamicall humane will but let Gods will in my inward ground be done and not my Adamicall soules will It shall and must be resigned into God the first naturall right must goe backward behinde and Christ forward else there is no salvation 24. In this Type and Image the Spirit of God sporteth with the children of the Saints signifying how the new incorporated Kingdome of Grace would spread it selfe forth aloft and how the Kingdome of Nature should be set back behinde for if Christ arise and be borne in Man then must Adam be Servant and Minister 25. And it declareth besides that the Kingdome of Nature would also be great but the Kingdome of Grace yet greater of which wee have a similitude in a great Tree of many branches which through Nature generateth many twiggs and Branches and wherein Nature is powerfull but the vertue and power of the Sun is much more powerfull for if this doth not co-operate then the Tree cannot grow nor beare any fruit and wee clearly see thereby that the vertue and power of the Sun must gett aloft if the Tree grow and its fruit come to be ripe and profitable so also is it in Man 26. Man is Nature and Nature begetteth him that he may come into the formes and Conditions of the Creatures but the understanding must come forth in him which governeth and taketh care of Nature Nature willeth indeed that its desire be fullfilled but the understanding ruleth over Nature 27. But now Nature is sooner and Earlyar then the understanding Nature goeth formost but when the understanding cometh then it must follow behinde thus it is to be understood also in this figure of Jacob and Joseph concerning the New Regeneration that when the divine understanding shall againe be manifested in Man then shall Nature follow behinde 28. * * * Gen 48.20 Thus he blessed them that day and sayd Hee that will blesse any in Israell let him say God set thee as Ephraim and Manasseh In this Text what the Spirit declareth in this figure is as cleare as the Sunne for Ephraim and Manasseh were re-inoculated back into the Root of Jacob that is into the Covenant of Grace which God had manifested in him and were transplanted with the Birth of the Naturall right when the youngest was preferred before the Eldest thus also should all blessing and wishing be among the children of God that God would set them back from the Evill Adamicall will of selfe and set them into the Paradisicall Covenant againe and make them grow therein and bring forth the Kingdome of Grace in them and set it above the Kingdome of Nature of the first Adamicall Birth when this is done in Man then he is a childe of God againe in Christ and standeth in the blessing of God 29. Courteous Rabbies and Masters of * * * Literature Criticismes upon every letter learne I pray to understand the figures of the Old and New Testament and dispute not about the outward shell of words looke upon the chiefe Ground why the Spirit of God

66. VVhat the Torment of all the damned is verse 67. Dan. Ch. 77. The Testament of Dan and the figure thereof verse from 13. to the 25. Ch. 77. How it is signified by Dan ●ad and Assur what kinde of people would governe the World verse 30 c. Darknes Ch. 3. Of the Eternall Originall of the darknes verse 5. Ch. 5. Of the Enmity in the Darknes verse 6. Day Dayes Ch. 12. Of the six dayes work of the Creation verse from 1. to the 39. Ch. 12. Of the first Day verse 13. c. Ch. 12. Of the second Day verse 19. c. Ch. 12. Of the third Day verse 32. c. Ch. 13. Of the fourth Day verse from 1. to the 20. Ch. 14. Of the fift Day verse from 1. to the 13. Ch. 15. Of the sixt dayes work of the Creation verse from 1. to the 31. Ch. 16. Of the Creation of the seaventh Day verse from the 16. to the 18. Ch. 16. How the seaventh Day hath been from Eternity verse 28. Death Ch. 4. The Originall of the Eternall Death verse 11 12. Ch. 11. VVhat the Death and Misery of Man and all Creatures is verse 17. Ch. 23. Why the Rocks clave in sunder at the Death of Christ. verse 3. Ch. 33. VVhy Gods anger often putteth one Man to Death by another verse 21 22. Decrees Ch. 61. How the Decrees in Scripture point onely at two Kingdomes verse 55. Deity Ch. 52. How the Deity manifesteth it selfe through the Soules nature verse 7 8. Delight Ch. 3. The Delight or Longing is the Property of the Sonne verse 7. Deluge Ch. 32. Why the Deluge or Noahs floud came after seaven dayes verse 20 21 22. Ch. 32. VVherefore the fountaines of water opened themselves in the Deluge verse 26. c. Desire Ch. 3. The Desire ariseth from the Longing or delight and is the Fathers property verse 6 7. Ch. 3. The Desire coagulateth it selfe verse 5. Devill Devills see Lucifer Ch. 8. That which is paine and Torment to the Devills is joy to the Angells verse 21. Ch. 10. How the Devill is the most despicable poore creature of all verse 31. Ch. 17. How Lucifer became a Devill verse 28. Ch. 22. VVhere the Devills Councell-chamber and schoole is verse 17. c. Ch. 37. How the Heathen had not their answers from the Devill verse 12 13. Ch. 38. How the Devill is a Prince of this world verse 5 6. Ch. 38. What those foure Elements are wherein the Devill and all evill Creatures live verse 7. Ch. 66. Where the Devill is a frolick Guest verse 54. Ch. 70. VVhat the Devills fishhooke is verse 41. Ch. 74. How the Devill lost his seate and stoole in Man verse 17 18. Dinah Ch. 58. The figure of Dinah verse from 39. to 45. Ch. 62. How Dinah was defloured and Sichem and the Citty slaine and spoyled the Gate of Christians warres and the Babylonish whoredom to be well considered of verse from 1. to the 48. Ch. 62. How Dinah went forth to see the daughters of the Land and what is prefigured thereby verse 3. c. Ch. 62. How Dinahs whoredom and Simeon and Levi's Murthour is a figure of Christendom verse from 9. to the 18. Doctors Ch. 35. What understanding the Doctors have in their Contention about Gods habitation and Beeing verse 66. Dominion Ch. 39. Whence Dominion ariseth verse 32 Dove Ch. 32. What Noahs first Dove signifieth verse 40. Ch. 42. What the three Doves and the Raven signifie verse from 42. to the 46. Dragon Ch. 76. What the Dragons seaven heads are verse 25 26. Dreames Ch. 67. VVhat it is to expound Dreames verse 1 2. Ch. 67. VVhence it is that a Beast dreameth verse 5. Ch. 68. Of King Pharaohs Dreames verse 1. c. Ch. 68. VVherefore the Naturall Magi could not Expound Pharaohs Dreames verse 2. 10. 18 19. Driver see Hunter Drunk plentifully Ch. 70. VVhat that signifieth that Joseph and his brethren drunk plentifully verse 94. Dying Ch. 20. Of Adam and Eves dying verse 26. c. E. Earth Ch. 10. VVhence the grossnesse of the Earth proceeds verse 30. Ch. 10. Out of what the Earth is proceeded verse 61. Ch. 12. How the Globe of the Earth is Extruded verse 7. Ch. 22. What the Earth is verse 45. Ch. 25. Why God Created the Earth verse 29. c. Ch. 25. VVhen God set the Time for the Earth to endure verse 19. Eden Ch. 17. VVhat Eden is verse 6. Edom. Ch. 53. What Edom is and signifieth in the high Tongue verse 5 verse Ch 64. 3. Egyptians Ch. 78. VVhat it signifieth that many Egyptians went along when Jacob was buried verse 2. Elected Election Ch. 25. Of that saying of S t Paul Wee were Elected in Christ Jesus ere the foundation of the world was layd verse 20. Ch. 48. How God Elected not onely the Naturall Line of Christ but also the Line of Nature verse 35 36. Ch. 51. An excellent figure against the wise Rationallists concerning Election or Predestination verse from 4. to 24. Ch. 26. Of Election or Predestination verse from 1. to the 76. Ch. 32. A curious example how God hath Predestinated no Election in Nature verse 3 4. Ch. 46. How Gods Election passeth only upon the figure verse 30. Ch. 61. Of Gods Election or Predestination or Decree concerning Jacob and Esau. verse from 1. to the 3. 23. Elements Ch. 10. That the foure Elements are but properties verse 49. Ember Ch. 23. How in many there is an Ember glowing towards the virgins childe of the New birth verse 41 42. Enos Enoch Ch. 30. What Enos signifieth in the Language of Nature verse 11. Ch. 30. What Enoch is in the Language of Nature verse 27. c. Ch. 30. How long Enochs voyce must be silent verse 49 50. Ch. 31. Of the Line of wonders issuing from Enoch verse from 1. to the 45. Envie Ch. 24. Whence the great Envie ariseth verse 11. Ephraim Ch. 75. The figure of Israels laying his right hand upon Ephraims head verse 12. c. Esau. Ch. 52. VVhat Esau signifieth in the Language 〈◊〉 Nature verse 36. Ch. 53. How Esau dispised his being first borne and sold it for a Messe of pottage verse from 1. to the 28. Ch. 54. The figure of Esaus 40 yeare and of his two wives verse 18. c. Ch. 55. How the figure of Isaacks Blessing and of Esau and Jacob is to be understood verse from 1. to the 5. Ch. 55. VVhy Esau was blessed with the word of Strife verse 11. Ch. 55. VVhy Esau was all over rough and hairy verse 21 22. Ch. 55. What that signifieth that Esau attained not the Blessing verse 39. Ch. 55. VVhat figure Esau is in his Blessing verse 40. c. Ch. 56. The figure of Esaus being a griefe to his parents verse 9 10. Ch. 60. VVhat Esau the first-borne signifieth verse 3. Ch. 60. VVhat Esaus 400 Men signifie verse 6. Ch. 60. How Esau went to meete Jacob and