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A76951	XL. questions 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.; Viertzig Fragen von der Seelen Urstand, Essentz, Wesen, Natur und Eisenschafft. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Clavis. English.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?.; Walther, Balthaser, 1586-1640.; Simons, Matthew, d. 1654, printer.	1647 (1647)	Wing B3408A; ESTC R172808	191,083	216

a Subject or Object resembling the Spirituall world the spirituall world is the Inward ground of the visible world the visible subsisteth in the Spirituall 134. The visible world is onely an Effluence of the seven Properties for it proceeded out of the six working Properties but in the seventh that is in Paradise it is in Rest and that is the Eternall Sabbath of Rest wherein the Divine Power and vertue resteth 135. Moses saith God created Heaven and Earth and all Creatures in six Dayes and rested on the seventh Day and also commanded y Or to rest on it it to be kept for a Rest 136. The understanding lieth hidden and secret in those words could not he have made all his workes in one Day neither can wee properly say there was any day before the Sun was for in the z Or depth or vast firmament above the Moone Deep there is but one Day in all 137. But the understanding lyeth hidden in those words he understandeth by each dayes working the Creation or Manifestation of the seven Properties for he saith In the Beginning God created Heaven and Earth The first Day 138. In the FIRST Motion the Magneticall Desire compressed and compacted the fiery and watery Mercury with the other Properties and then the grossenesse separated it selfe from the Spirituall Nature and the fiery became Metals and stones and partly Salnitre that is Earth and the watery became water then the fiery Mercury of the working became cleane and Moses calleth it Heaven and the Scripture saith God dwelleth in Heaven for this fiery Mercury is the Power and vertue of the Firmament viz. an Image and resemblance of the Spirituall world in which God is manifested 139. When this was done God said Let there be Light then the Inward thrust it selfe forth through the fiery Heaven from which a shining power and vertue arose in the fiery Mercury and that was the Light of the outward Nature in the Properties wherein the a Or growing vegetable Life consisteth The second Day 140. In the SECOND Dayes worke God separated the watery and fiery Mercury from one another and called the fiery the Firmament The * * This Table belongs to the Clavis at the End of the 132. verse seven Formes of Spirits mentioned REVELA cap. 1. ♄ ☾ The First forme Harsh Desiring will 1. Darke-world a similitude of it is a Candle ☿ ♃ Second Bitter or stinging ♂ ♀ Third Anguish till the flash of Fire ☉ Fourth Fire Dark-fire Light-fire 2. Fire-world a similitude of it is the fire of a Candle ♀ ♂ Fifth Light or Love whence the watet of Eternall Life floweth 3. Light-world a similitude of it is the Light of a Candle ♃ ☿ Sixt. Noyse sound or Mercurie ☾ ♄ Seventh Substance or Nature   The First Principle Darke or Fire of Wrath Light or Fire of Love The second Principle The Dark-world hence God the Father is called an Angry zealous Jealous God and a Consuming Fire The Light world hence God the Sonne the word the Heart of God is called a Loving and Mercifull God The third Principle This world of foure Elements which is produced out of the two Inward Worlds and is a Glasse of them wherein L●ght and Darknesse Good and Evill are mixt it is not Eternall but hath a beginning and an End of Heaven which came out of the midst of the waters viz. of Mercury whence arose the Male and Female b kinde Sex in the Spirit of the outward world that is the Male in the fiery Mercury and the Female in the watery 141. This Separation was made all over in every thing to the end that the fiery Mercury should desire and long for the watery and the watery for the fiery that so there might be a Desire of Love betwixt them in the Light of Nature from which the Conjunction ariseth therefore the fiery Mercury viz. the outflowne word separated it selfe according both to the fiery and to the watery nature of the Light and thence comes both the Male and Female kinde in all things both Animals and vegetables The third Day 142. In the THIRD Dayes worke the fiery and watery Mercury entred againe into Conjunction or mixture and embraced on another wherein the Salnitre viz. the Separator in the Earth-brought forth Grasse Plants and Trees and that was the first Generation or production between Male and Female The fourth Day 143. In the FOURTH Dayes worke the fiery Mercury brought forth its fruit viz. the fift Essence an higher power or vertue of Life then the foure Elements and yet it is in the Elements of it the Starres are made 144. For as the compression of the Desire brought the Earth into a c Or lamp Masse the compression entring into it selfe so the fiery Mercury thrust it selfe outwards by the Compressure and hath inclosed the place of this world with the d Or constellations Starres and starry Heaven The fifth Day 145. In the FIFT Dayes worke the e The Spirit of the world Spiritus Mundi that is the f Anima Macrocosmi soule of the great world opened it selfe in the fift Essence we meane the Life of the fiery and watery Mercury therein God created all Beasts fishes fowles and wormes every one from its peculiar property of the divided Mercury 146. Were we see how the Eternall Principles have moved themselves according to Evill and Good as to all the seven Properties and their Effluence and mixture for there are evill and good Creatures created every thing as the Mercury that is the Seperator hath figured and g Or Imaged framed himselfe into an Ens as may be seen in the evill and good Creatures And yet every kinde of Life hath its Originall in the Light of Nature that is in the Love of Nature from which it is that all Creatures in their kind or Property love one another according to this outflowne Love The sixt Day 147. In the SIXT Dayes worke God created Man for in the sixt Day the understanding of Life opened it selfe out of the fiery Mercury that is out of the Inward Ground 148. God created him in his likenesse out of all the three Principles and made him an Image and breathed into him the understanding fiery Mercury according to both the Inward and outward Ground that is according to time and Eternity and so he became a living understanding soule and in this Ground of the soule the Manifestation of the Divine Holinesse did move viz. the living outflowing word of God together with the Eternall knowing Idea which was knowne from Eternity in the Divine Wisdome as a Subject or forme of the Divine Imagination 149. This h Or Image Idea becomes i Indued or invested cloathed with the Substance of the heavenly world and so it becommeth an understanding Spirit and Temple of God an Image of the Divine k Or Contemplation vision which Spirit is given to the soule for a Spouse

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

as fire and Light are espoused together so it is here also to be understood 150. This Divine Ground budded and pierced through soule and body and this was the true Paradise in Man which he lost by sin when the ground of the darke world with the false Desire gat the upper hand and Dominion in him The seventh Day 151. In the SEVENTH Day God rested from all his workes which he had made saith Moses yet God needeth no Rest for he hath wrought from Eternity and he is a meere working Power and vertue therefore the meaning and understanding here lieth hidden in the Word for Moses saith he hath commanded us to Rest on the seventh Day 152. The seventh Day was the true Paradise understand it spiritually that is the Tincture of the Divine Power and vertue which is a temperament this pierced through all the Properties and wrought in the seventh that is in the substance of all the other 153. The Tincture pierced through the Earth and through all Elements and tinctured All and then Paradise was on Earth and in Man for evill was hidden as the Night is hidden in the Day so the l Or grim fiercenesse wrath of Nature was also hidden in the first Principle till the fall of Man and then the Divine working with the Tincture m fled into their owne Principle viz. into the Inward Ground of the Light-world 154. For the l Or retired wrath did rise aloft and got the predominancy and that is the Curse where it is said God cursed the Earth for his cursing is to leave off and flie from his working as when Gods Power and vertue in a thing worketh with the Life and Spirit of the thing and afterwards withdraweth it selfe with its working then the thing is cursed for it worketh in its owne will and not in Gods will Of the Spiritus Mundi and of the foure Elements 155. We may very well observe and consider the hidden spirituall world by the visible world for we see that Fire n Or Water Light and Aire are continually begotten in the deep of this world and that there is no Rest or cessation from this begetting and that it hath been so from the beginning of the world and yet men can finde no cause of it in the outward world or tell what the ground of it should be but Reason saith God hath so created it and therefore it continueth so which indeed is true in it selfe but Reason knoweth not the Creator which doth thus create without ceasing that is the true o Distinguisher or divider Archaeus or Seperator which is an Efluence out of the Invisible world viz. the outflowne word of God which I meane and understand by the word fiery Mercury 156. For what the invisible world is in a spirituall working where Light and darknesse are in one another and yet the one not comprehending the other that the visible world is in a substantiall working whatsoever powers and and vertues in the outflowne word are to be p Or conceived understood in the Inward Spirituall world the same wee understand also in the visible world in the Stars and Elements yet in another Principle of a more holy q Kind quality or condition Nature 157. The foure Elements doe flow from the Archaeus of the Inward ground that is from the foure properties of the Eternall Nature and were in the beginning of time so outbreathed from the Inward ground and compressed and formed into a working substance and Life and therefore the outward world is called a Principle and is a subject of the Inward world that is a Toole and Instrument of the Inward r Artificer or workman Master which r Artificer or workman Master is the Word and Å¿ Or vertue power of God 158. And as the Inward Divine world hath in it an t Or Intellectuall understanding Life from the Effluence of the Divine knowledge whereby the Angels and soules are meant so likewise the outward world hath a Rationall Life in it consisting in the outflowne powers and vertues of the Inward world which outward Rationall Life hath no higher understanding and can reach no further then that thing wherein it dwelleth viz. the Stars and foure Elements 159. The Spiritus Mundi is hidden in the foure Elements as the soule is in the body and is nothing else but an Effluence and working power proceeding from the Sunne and Stars its dwelling wherein it worketh is spirituall encompassed with the foure Elements 160. The Spirituall house is first a sharp Magneticall power and vertue from the Effluence of the Inward world from the first property of the Eternall Nature this is the ground of all salt and powerfull vertue also of all forming and substantiality 161. Secondly it is the Effluence of the Inward Motion which is outflowne from the second u Species kinde or property forme of the Eternall Nature and consisteth in a fiery Nature like a drie kind of water source which is understood to be the ground of all Metall and stones for they were created of that 162. I call it the fiery Mercury in the Spirit of this world for it is the mover of all things and the Separator of the Powers and vertues a former of all shapes a ground of the outward Life as to the Motion and sensibility 163. The third ground is the perception in the Motion and sharpnesse which is a spirituall source of Sulphur proceeding from the Ground of the painfull will in the Inward Ground hence the Spirit with the five senses ariseth viz. seeing hearing feeling tasting and smelling and is the the true Essentiall Life whereby the fire that is the fourth forme is made manifest 164. The ancient wise men have called these three properties Sulphur Mercurius and Sal as to their Materialls which were produced thereby in the foure Elements into which this Spirit doth coagulate or make it selfe Substantiall 165. The foure Elements lie also in this ground and are nothing different or severall from it they are onely the manifestation of this spirituall ground and are as a dwelling place of the Spirit in which this Spirit worketh 166. The Earth is the grossest effluence from this subtile Spirit after the Earth the water is the second after the water the Aire is the third and after the Aire the Fire is the fourth all these proceed from one onely Ground viz. from the Spiritus mundi which hath its root in the Inward world 167. But Reason will say to what End hath the Creator made this manifestation I answer there is no other cause but that the spirituall world might thereby bring it selfe into a visible forme or Image that the Inward powers and vertues might have a forme and Image now that this might be the spirituall substance must needs bring it selfe into a materiall ground wherein it may so figure and forme it self and there must be such a separation as that this separated being might

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