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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69596	An apology or defence for the requisite refuting of the shamefull, disgracefull writings and horrible libell against the book of true repentance and of true resignation which Gregory Rickter, Primate of Goerlits, hath spread abroad against it in open print answered in the year of Christ 1624, 10 Aprill / by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Schutz-Rede wieder Gregorium Richter. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3415; ESTC R14771	30,310	42

and divulge what they will Answer 27. Yes I beleeve so too that those places where Men blaspheme the Gifts of God and ascribe them to the Devill great punishments hang over them Also there hangeth over the Ear●hly Man where such an Earnest sincere Repentance becometh exercised cleerly great punishment for he must be dayly killed and be made a Fool to the world when he shall walk in the Divine way 28. You see very well how I am punished by you in such wayes and not only by you but you egg and set on the whole City also with reproaching upon my Neck so that they beleeve you and punish me but it is the Badge Character or Mark of Christ 29. But that you will prescribe a Modell or platform of FAITH for the People so that they should not every one beleeve in his own Divine Gift as the Spirit of God in their soul manifests or reveals it self to them Another Libell is requisite of that this is not sufficient for that purpose 30. But that you threaten them with punishment that I beleeve you in very well If you had the Power then they must either into the Fire or out of the Land or Countrey 31. But that you say the way to Repentance is a devised Doctrine that the New Testament saith not for when Christ began his Gospel with John the Baptist then he said Repent Mark 1. 15. and my book saith also the same 32. The Naturall Man receiveth or perceiveth nothing of this way 1 Cor. 2. 14. you need not punish him he goeth without that enough in the wayes of the Devill till Christ in Repentance doth enlighten him Now look upon your self and try your self whether your self be in such away Before you prescribe to me and other children of God limits and bounds in our Gifts of God whereas your prescription is but a defaming desgracefull Libell Libell 33. Further saith the Libell God will wonderfully rescue his honour and will not suffer his Eternity to be taken away by such Sectarian or swarming Shoemakers Tanners Taylors Woman Priests and Doctors Answer 34. I hold the same opinion and beleeve stedfastly that God will suffer his honour which he in JESUS CHRIST with the victory over Death and Hell hath manifested or revealed in us poor Men to be taken away by no Devill much lesse a Primate Doctor Priest Shoemaker Taylor Tanner or Woman but whosoever among these shall Repent and turn himself to him upon those he will bestow his honour I beleeve also well that he will deliver his children from all Evill and fave them Libell 35. The Poyson of Arrius which denieth the Eternity of the Sonne of God was not so bad and pernitious as this Poyson of the Shoemaker which takes away the Eternity from the Eternall Father and in a blasphemous way against God Teacheth the Quaternity or fourfoldnesse in God 36. The Eastern Countreys in respect of the Heresie of Arrius have been horrible punished with the Mahumetan darknesse what kind of horrible darknesse should we then Expect if we do not with diligent earnestnesse hunt away and root out this Poyson out of our Native Country Answer 37. To this I say cleerly NO you can not in Eternity Demonstrate this that I take away the Eternity from the Father much lesse that I teach the Quaternity of the Deity you have a long time groundlessely feigned that upon me and cited my writings with a strange understanding and in the Pulpit said that I have written that the Sonne of God was made of Quick-Silver you should demonstrate that else it shall remain Eternally an untruth in such untruth it might be well said Fy upon it 38. I acknowledge ONE only God which it the Eternall beginninglesse one only Good Substance which dwelleth every where without or beyond besides or distinct from all Nature and Creature in it self and needeth no space or Place and in subject to no Measurableness much less to any Comprehension of Nature and Creature 39. And I do acknowledge that this one only God it Threefold in Persons in Equal Omnipotence and Power viz Father Sonne and Holy Spirit and acknowledge that this Triune Substance fills all things alike at once and also hath been the Ground and Beginning of all Things and still is and will abide so Eternally 40. Moreover I beleeve and acknowledge that the Eternall Power viz the divine breathing or speaking is flown forth and become visible in which out-flown word the inward Heaven and the visible world standeth together with every Creaturely Substance and that God hath made all things by his Word 41. That I have written in the Aurora of Salniter and Mercury thereby I mean NOT the meer pure GOD I mean HIS out-flown Substantiall word viz a shadow of the inward Ground wherewith the word hath introduced it self into a Naturall working thereby made that Materiall so I Demonstrate the Three Principles in Nature which are viz a Spirituall Mercury Sulphur and Sal and what the Ground and Originall of them is seeing the Totall Nature together with all Creatures standeth therein 42. I have written of Three Births First of an Eternall beginningless Divine Secondly of a Heavenly wherein light and darknesse that is Gods Love and Anger is understood and Thirdly of a beginning or inceptive temporary one viz the visible world and I understand the Salniter and Mercury in the Third viz the Created Substance 43. I demonstrate what the Heavenly and Earthly Mystery is viz the Holy and pure Element and its Efflux with the Four Elements and the Constellations I demonstrate how the Divine Powers are flown forth out of the Heavenly and become visible also what the invisible Ground of all Substances and what Time and Eternity is I beleeve very well that you understand Nothing thereof for it is not every Mans Gift but theirs to whom God giveth it 44. But that you say that I by this will search out the Deity and call it Devillish thereby you shew your ignorance to the day light that you understand nothing of the book of Nature and also do not read the New Testament for Saint Paul saith the Spirit searcheth all things even the depths of the Deity 1. Cor 2. 10. 45. It is not of Mans Ability but Gods Spirit performeth that searching through Mans Spirit But you call it Devillish if I should speak with you of the hidden secret Mystery of Nature you would be able to understand very little thereof but I would demonstrate to you my book of the Morning Rednesse or Aurora in all things if you were not such and angry zealous or furious Man so that a Man could but speak with you but with such disgracing you do but hinder the Gift of God and make your self unworthy 46. It standeth written And after these dayes I will poure out my Spirit upon all flesh and your Sonnes and Daughters shall Prophesie and your Old Men shall have Dreams and your young Man