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

Fire-Spirit which also goeth forward after the Wonders in the Will of the seeking of the Essences as of the Stars and therefore it maketh a whirling about and cometh from many places as from above from beneath from this side and that side and often as a Wheel all according as the Fire-seeking with the Essences of the Stars become kindled 120. And this is together as a wheel of the Mind and hath its own Will-Spirit and an Own Self-Life and an own Will and therefore it is a Principle and standeth so long till the End-findeth the Beginning then the Beginning taketh the End into it self and maketh the Middle and whatsoever was done therein manifest or revealed as you should and will well consider of this unless you be foolish Virgins 121. Also this Dominion standeth no longer then it is in the Number of the Creation for every Day of the Creation is a Circle of a Revolution in the Eye and hath its Number whereof Ten is the Cross X the highest Number and Man hath the Number Ten 10 times Ten viz. A hundred 100. and in the Crown of Paradise the number Thousand 1000. and in the eternal Substantiality in the Divine Center of the Majesty it hath No Number O. 122. Now see aright with good clear eyes God created in six Dayes this World with all Substances or Things and it was finished in the middle of the Sixth Day past Noon towards Evening then began the Rest on the Sixth Day and the Sabbath was the Seventh Day Thus the Eternal Rest found the Beginning of the Creation on the Sixth Day after Noon that was the End there came the Beginning and End together into one and it was manifested what God had made in the Dayes 123. Now since Man hath destroyed the Angelical Body through his Imagination and hath introduced it into a corruptible Number viz. into the Outward Principle therefore he is also therein for he hath lost the Paradisical Number and is set in the hundreth 100 Number where indeed also in the Outward Life his Leader or Conducter is given to him that is he hath given himself to himself therefore his Number of finishing in the Circle of the outward Principle is clearly apprehensible to us 124. If we fundamentally know the Hour of the Sixth Day in which the Creation was finished we would set you down the Year and Day understand of the last Day for it stayeth not one Minute over it hath its Limit which standeth hidden in the Inward Circle 125. Therefore know assuredly that the time is near for in the sixth Day afternoon began the Rest of the Eternal Day and therefore hath God instituted the Sabbath of the Seventh Day for a Rest and continual perpetual Remembrance 126. And as on the Sixth Day towards Evening began the Rest and the entrance of the Revelation of the Works of the Creation where the End hath received the Beginning in again and so the Six Dayes in the Circle have stood as a Wonder So know this that ye were created in Paradise but are gone out of it and entered into the Spirit of the fierce wrathfull Death which hath now wrought its Wonders in you above the half sixt thousand year above 5500 years 127. And now the End hath found the Beginning again and ye shall see also feel and find what the Paradise hath been viz. all those that become generated or born in God 128. For the Paradise is become generated or born again thus spoken after the manner of Reason and not in God but ye cannot escape mortality also the fierce wrath in the Flesh but in the Mind and in the Soul the Paradise standeth now more and more manifested or revealed to the Children of God and they have the right taste of the Power 129. And no Craft or Subtilty nor Might and Power can keep it back no Subtilty can take it away or quench it nor no Devil destroy it for the End hath found the Beginning there is no preventing of it the Might or Power and Falshood breaketh and there is moreover a waiting for the Bridegroom for the Children of God shall become found in Paradise when the Turba in the fierce wrath shall be swallowed up We speak what we dearly and pretiously apprehend and assuredly know in the Wonders 130. Thus as above-mentioned understand us aright there is generated out of the fierce wrath of the Anger out of the Eternal Center out of which this World is become generated and created as a seeking of the Eternal in the Spirit of this World in this Principle wherein we now live and there will continually be generated Falshood Covetousness Craft or cunning Subtilty Deceit Enmity in the will Lying Murder High-mindedness desire of Honour own Self-might and power Art Wit the VVisdom of this World proceeding from Reason for all is out of this Root and standeth in Gods Anger-Wonders And how sine soever Reason and own Self-wit is yet it is in the Anger of God and springeth out of the Abysse 131. Here behold thy self thou fair World it is no conjecture as thou holdst it to be it is apprehended in Ternario sancto in the holy Ternary or Number Three And they that cannot reach this Gole or Limit are captivated of Antichrist and belong at last to this Lake out of which they are grown there is no time more of lingring both Doors or Gates stand open the Turba will swallow up with it self whatsoever is grown up in it 132. Thus now observe us further concerning the Eternal Fire and take a similitude from all fire in this world for what is in the Eternity a Spirit that is in this world a Substance Thus ye see that Fire in it self is an anguishing fierce wrathful climing up bitter substance and source or fountain-quality and yet ye see in the Fires own Form nothing else but the flash of the shining the source or fountain quality of heat ye see not you must only feel that 133. Now ye see also that the burning Fire sendeth a Smoke up from it and in the Smoke is a Water whence Soot cometh to be which cleaves to the wall especially if the fire be closed in that it is not free then is the Soot manifest as in a Furnace this is Soot and Water mixed one in another by which understand the Material Earth out of the Eternal Fire which Lucifer kindled where then in the fierce wrath Time began and the Creation proceeded as in the Third Part is mentioned 134. Now understand the Great Mystery Mysterium Magnum further ye see that every fire giveth light and then ye see that Air goeth forth out of the Fire-source or Quality and ye understand very well that if the fire had not Air again it would smother or go out as all fires smother if they have not Air and yet they also generate Air the Air is the Fires life which originateth out of the anxious bitter stirring Source or

to our outward Reason 9. But we will now once more teach another A. B. C. All have not Christ's Flesh on them in this World hidden in the Old Adam indeed of very many scarce one onely the Regenerate who are gone forth from their own Will into Gods Will in whom the Noble and Precious Grain of Mustard Seed is sown there a Tree is sprung up and grown 10. Most Souls go from the Body without Christ's Body but they hang by a Threed and are in their Faith at last entered into the Will which Souls are indeed in the Spirit in the Image but not in the Flesh 11. They wait for the last Judgement Day wherein the Image viz. the Body will go forth out of the Grave out of the first Image for God will awaken or raise it up through Christ's Voice even that Image which Adam had in his Innocency which is sprouted or grown with or by Christ's Blood 12. But the Earthly Body shall not touch it that must also in the Turba come before the Judgement but after the Sentence of the Judgement the Turba swalloweth it up and the wonders only remain standing 13. Understand us aright thus Those Souls which must thus wait for their Bodies at the Last Judgement Day they continue with their Bodies in the still Rest without feeling any pain till the Last Judgement Day but in another Principle 14. They have in the Earth no Darkness also no Majesty but they are in the One onely still-Liberty in Rest without pain without touching of the Body 15. But they see their Wonders yet they perform nothing in them for they wait upon God and are in Humility for they are sunk down through Death and are in another World but there is yet a Cliff or Gulf between them and the Holy Souls in Christs Flesh and Blood yet not a Principle for they are in one and the same Principle 16. But a Spirit without a Body hath not that Might or Power as that Spirit which is in the Body therefore they are in the Rest they are under God's Altar 17. When the Last Judgement Day cometh it will then go forth and eat of God's Bread and put on God's Body as is mentioned in the Revelation of John where the Souls in white Garments under the Altar say Lord when avengest thou our Blood and it is said to them that they should rest a little while till their Brethren come to them which shall be slain for the Witness of Jesus 18. But the wicked Souls have another place viz. in the most innermost which also is the most outermost in the Darkness those Souls dare go no whither they remain directly with the Body in their Substance or Doings but not in this World also they do not touch the Earth 19. They are indeed powerful over the Earth they can open it without Substance or Labour and Feeling but the outward principle they have not they are not powerful enough over the outward Spirit and yet it can a long time play jugling Tricks in the Sydereal Spirit 20. As many of them appear again in the Starry Spirit and seek rest or Abstinence also cause much terrour and hurliburly in Houses all which they do through the starry Spirit till that be consumed and then its Pomp lyeth in the Darknesse and expecteth the Last Judgement 21. Our Babel saith it is the Devil which goeth about so in the form or shape of the Soul indeed there are right Devils enough with a Damned Soul but it is not a very Devil such a one as is in the Abysse and very readily plagueth the Soul in the time of the Body in the Abysse of the Soul 22. Though indeed it is not difficult for him to put on a Deceivers Hypocritical Garment he can easily put on an Outward Garment to seduce and to terrifie Man 23. But this we must complain against Babel that she is so altogether blind and hath so little knowledge of God she hath cast away the true Magia and Philosophy and taken in the Antichrist now she wanteth Wit Ingenuity or Understanding she hath Art but only Wit and Understanding faileth her and breaketh she hath broken the Looking-Glass and seeth with Spectacles 24. What shall a man say the world is blindfold men draw it into a Snare and lead it captive and it seeth it not and it were indeed free if it did but see it there is wicked knavish Cunning in the String men bind it with Thou wilt soon become seeing it is bright day only Awake thou keeper of Israel 25. Thus beloved Friend be informed of this that there is great difference of Place and Condition among Souls all according to that into which a Soul is entred Is it holy and born anew or Regenerate then it hath a Body which waiteth only for the Wonders of the Body at the last Judgement Day it hath comprised them clearly already in the Will but they shall stand before the Judgement at the Last Day All Souls the Good and the Evil every one shall receive its Sentence and Wages 26. The Holy shall be set in the sight of the Wicked that they may see and tast the Causes of their Source and Torment 27. If any shall conceit a several place or space where they shall sit one among another that is quite contrary to the Magia every one is in its own Land Soyl or Countrey and not bound to the place of the Body but it may be where it will and and then wherever it is it is there either in God or in the Darkness 28. God is every where and the Darkness is also every where the Angels are also every whery every one in his own Principle and in his own source or quality 29. The Conceits of outward Reason without apprehension and knowledge of the Principles is a fighting with a shadow in a Looking-Glass If I did ask a Thousand times and should be alwayes answered something concerning God if I were but still in Flesh and Blood I should look upon it as Babel doth which supposeth the Soul goeth up into a Heaven above the Stars I know nothing yet of that Heaven and I can well forbear being there 30. It is indeed above and there are the Angelical Prince-Thrones but this Eye of this Aether is OUR Principality and our Kingdom 31. Indeed it is all one with them that are in the UPPER Heaven and with them that are in OURS but our Creation and Substance or Doings is in our Aether A Soul may well go thither if it desireth it will be very lovingly received and entertained by Gods Angels 32. For there is the same Substance of God with them as with us and this only is the difference that they have Angelical works among them wholly pure without spot or Blemish and we have the Great Wonders therefore they delight also to be with us and they are besides that Our Ministring Servants during the Life of

the Body and resist the Devil 33. Now being the Angels are in this World in the Holy Principle whither should the Soul then first go perhaps into Pride as Lucifer did might Babel think O no it remaineth in Humility and looketh upon Gods Wonders as God's Spirit goeth so that goeth also The Two and Twentieth Question What every Soul departed doth whether it rejoyceth or no till the Day of the Last Judgement 1. THis Question compriseth or treateth of the richly Joyful Glorious Gate to the apprehension of the Victorious Garland of the Soul 2. When a beloved Son travels abroad for Arts and Sciences and Honour into a strange Countrey afar off he often thinketh of Home and of the time of return to enjoy his Parents and Friends he rejoyceth at the thought of that day and waiteth for it with inward Joy and Longing and exerciseth himself in his affairs that he may get also Art and Ingenuity or understanding and experience wherewith he may rejoyce his Parents Kindred and Friends 3. In like manner we offer to your Mind and give you this to Consider of that the Soul without the Body hath great inward Joy and waiteth for the last Judgement Day with great inward desire when it shall get its bright fair Holy Body with the wonders again 4. Also its rest in its Will where then it seeth its works according to the kind and manner of the unsearchable Magia which it will first get in the Figure at the last Judgement Day with the New Body out of the Old 5. And it is highly apprehensible and perceptible to us but in the Spirit according to its knowledge that the blessed Souls rejoyce in their here-Exercised-Labour and do exceedingly recreate themselves in their Wonders which they see Magically For those which have brought many to Righteousness those have their wages in the Magia in the Will before their Eyes 6. Those who have suffered much persecution for the Truths sake they see their bright Triumphant Garland which they shall at the Last Judgement Day set upon the New Body 7. Those that have done much good shall have it shining in the Will before their Eyes 8. And they that have been for Christs Doctrine and Truths sake despised persecuted and slain their Tryumphal Victory is before their Eyes like one that hath overcome his Enemy in Fight and represents the Victory before his King and Prince which he hath in Great Honour and Glory where his King receives him with great Joy and keeps him by him as his faithful Assistant 9. Now what joy is in these we have no Pen to Write only we apprehend that those for the most part in this world have put on God's Body and so are in greater Perfection then the other they wait for the Last Judgement Day with Great Joy Honour and Glory when their Works in the Heavenly Figure shall pass before their Eyes and the wicked shall see against whom they have kicked 10. Every such Soul rejoyceth in great Hope before the Face of God at that which shall befall it for it apprehendeth its wages but cannot receive that without the Body for it hath done its Labour in the Body therefore it will get that again also which will follow after it in the New Body 11. For although the highly pretious Holy Souls have in this world put on Christs Body so that they stand as an Image of God in Heaven yet all their works have been made or wrought in the Old Body which was God's Looking-Glass and they shall in the Resurrection be presented to them in the Figure exactly Heavenly in their Body 12. For the first Image which Adam was before the Fall is become Regenerated in Christ and will be put on to the Soul again with its Wonders and though it hath Gods Body aforehand yet the Wonders stand in the first Image 13. But the Turba with the outward Kingdome of the outward source or quality is gone for it was a Looking-Glass and is now become a Wonder It liveth without Spirit as a Wonder and will be put upon the Soul in great clarity or Brightness from the Light of God which the Holy Souls rejoyce at exceedingly and wait for it with great longing 14. And we present to your apprehension that every blessed Soul trimmeth its lamp that it may go to meet its Bridegroom at the Last Judgement Day they renew their Wills continually and consider how they shall rejoyce in their New Bodies in the Wonders with all holy Men and Angels there is a Continual rising up of Joy in them when they think of that which is to come every one according to their vertue or capacity 15. As their works have been different upon Earth so also is their Hope for a day Labourer who hath done much service rejoyceth at his wages so also here there is a friendly Substance of Solace among them and in them 16. All scorn and blasphemy laid upon them which they were not guilty of is a great Victorious Honour and Glory to them that thus have suffered in Innocency wrongfully and put on Patience in Hope and this they have moreover that death cannot take from them nor add to them the Soul taketh along with it what it hath comprehended 17. Their often hearty Prayers well wishing and well doing to their Neighbour is their food which they eat and rejoyce themselves till their New Body shall eat Paradisical Fruit. 18. But those which have put on God's Body here they eat without Ceasing at Gods Table but the Paradisical Fruit belongeth to the Body of the Wonders which shall arise out of the Grave which was created in Paradise For it was made out of the beginning and bringeth the End with the Wonders again into the Beginning 19. And wonder not as if we speak as likely we are understood in your Eyes concerning TWO Bodies of the most holy Saints indeed there is not two of them It is but ONE consider only how God's Substantiality filleth all and that is God's Body which is in this Life put on to the holy Souls 20. For they cast their Will into God's VVill and so they receive also God's Body which filleth All their VVill dwelleth in God's Body and eateth in God's Body of God's VVord of God's Fruit of God's Power and Vertue and Christ is in God God is become Christ 21. Thus they carry about them Christs Body in God and yet nevertheless wait for their First Adams holy Body with the VVonders which shall be put on them with Paradisical source or quality 22. For God's purpose must stand he created the first Body in and for Paradise it should remain eternally therein It must go in thither again and the Soul upon the Cross of the Number Three into the Mouth of God from whence it came and and yet the whole Person with Body and Soul remaineth one in another but God filleth all in All. 23. O that we had a Humane Pen