belongeth to the Fathers property according to which he calleth himself an angry jealous God and a consuming fire in which the first Principle is understood 41. And 2º The other a Meek Light-flaming Spirit which from Eternity conceiveth its variation or transmutation in the Cnter of the Light for it is in the first Principle in the Fathers Property a Fiery Spirit and in the second Principle in the light a meek light-flaming spirit and is only one and not two but is understood to be in two sources or qualities viz in Fire and Light according to the property of each source or quality 42. As is sufficiently to be understood by us in every outward Fire wherein the Fire source or quality giveth a wrathful fierce spirit which is consuming and the source or quality of the light giveth a meek amiable Air-Spirit and yet is Originally but one Spirit 43. In like manner we are to conceive of the Being or Substance of Eternity viz the holy Trinity which in the Light we apprehend to be the Deity and in the Fire to be the Eternal Nature as is sufficiently cleared in the other writings 44. For the Omnipotent Spirit of God with both the Principles hath been from Eternity All itself there is nothing before it It is it self the Ground or Bysse and the Abysse 45. And yet the Holy Divine Being or Substance is especially observed to be a Being or Substance of its own in it self and dwelleth without or beyond the fiery or fiering Nature and property in the lights property and is called GOD not from the Fires property but from the Lights property 46. Though indeed both properties are unsevered as we may understand by this world wherein there lieth a hidden Fire in the Deep of Nature and hidden in all beings or substances and Things else no outward fire could be brought forth 47. And we see that the Meekness of the water holdeth that hidden fire captive in it self that it cannot manifest it self for it is as it were swallowed up in the water and yet is though not substantially yet Essentially and in the awakening is made known and Operative or qualifying and all were a Nullity or Nothing and an Abysse without the Fire 48. Thus we understand also that the Third Principle viz the source or quality and the Spirit of this world stood from Eternity hidden in the Nature of the Fathers property and was known by the Light-flaming Holy Spirit in the Holy Magia viz in the divine wisdome in the Divine Tincture 49. For the sake of which the Deity hath moved it self according to the Nature of the Genetri◠and generated the great Mystery wherein then ALL lay whatsoever the Eternal Nature was able to do 50. And it hath been only a Mystery and hath not been as a Creature but as a Chaos Quintissence Mist or Mixture together 51. VVherein the wrathful or fierce Nature hath generated a Dark Mist or Cloud and the light flaming Nature in its property hath generated the Flame in the Majesty and the Meekness which hath been the VVater source or Quality and the cause of the Divine substantiality from Eternity 52. And it is only virtue or Power and Spirit which hath been of no Similitude and there is no footsteps of any thing therein but the Spirit of God in a two-fold source quality and form viz a hot and a cold stearn fire-source or quality and then a Meek love-source or quality according to the kind of the Fire and of the Light 53. These have as a Mystery gone one into another and yet the one hath not comprehended the other but have stood as it were in two Principles 54. VVherein then the Astringency viz the Father of Nature hath continualy comprehended or compacted the Substantiality in the Mystery where then it hath formed it self as it were into an Image and yet hath been no Image but as a Shaddow of an Image 55. All this in the mystery hath indeed thus continually had an Eternal beginning of which a man cannot say that there is any thing which hath not had its figuree as a Shadow in the Eternal Great Magia 56. But it hath been no Beeing or Substance but a spiritual or divine Scene or sport one in another and is the Magia of the great Wonders of God where there is continually what was not or where there was nothing but only an Abysse and that is now in the Nature of the Fire and Light come into a Ground 57. And yet it is out of or from Nothing but only out of the Spirit of the source or quality which is also no Being or substance but a source or quality which generateth it self in it self in or into two Properties and also severeth it self into two Principles 58. It hath no seperater or maker but is it self the cause as is particularly mentioned at large in the other writings that the Abysse introduceth and generateth it felf into a Ground 59. Thus now we may coneeive of the Creation of this World as also of the Creation of Angels also of Man and all other creatures All is Created out of the great Mystery 60. For the third Principle hath stood before God as a Magia and was not or hath not been wholly manifested or revealed 61. Also God hath had no similitude wherein he could discover his own Being or Substance but only the wisdom that hath been his longing delight and hath stood in his will with his Being or Substance as a great wonder in the light flaming divine Magia of the spirit of God 62. For it hath been the habitation of the spirit of God and is no Genetrix but the manifestation or revelation of God a Virgin and a cause of the divine substantiality 63. For in it stood the light flaming divine Tincture to the heart of God viz to the word of life of the Deity and it hath been the revelation or manifestation of the Holy Trinity 64. Not that from its own ability and production it manifesteth or revealeth God but the divine Center out of God's heart or being and substance manifesteth it self in it It is a Looking-Glass of the Deity 65. For every Looking-Glass standeth still or quiet and steady and generateth no Image but receiveth the Image and thus the Virgin of wisdom is a Looking-Glass of the Deity wherein the spirit of God seeth it self as also all wonders of the Magia which with the creation of the Third Principle are come into Being or Substance and is all created out of the great Mystery 66. And this Virgin of the wisdome of God stood in the Mystery and in it the spirit of God hath discovered the formation of the Creatures for it is the out-spoken or express Image of whatsoever God the Father hath spoken forth out of his Center of the light flaming divine Property out of the Center of his heart out of the word of the Deity by his Holy Spirit 67. Itstandeth before the
troubleth us 20. Only of the Creation we have ability to speak for it is a Work in the Being or Substance of God and we understand that the Will of the Word or Heart of God comprehended or Comprised the astringent Fiat in the Center of the Fathers Nature together with the Seaven Spirits and Forms of the Eternal Nature and that in the Form and Manner of the Thrones 21 Where then the harsh Fiat stood not as a Maker but as a Creator in the property of Each Essence All in the Great Wonders of the VVisdome 22. As the Figures were from Eternity discovered in the Wisdome so they now became comprehended by the Fiat in the will-Will-Spirit of God 23. Not out of strange Matter but out of Gods Essences out of the Fathers Nature and became introduced by Gods Will-Spirit into the light of the Majesty 24. VVhere then they were Children and not strange guests generated and Created out of the Fathers Nature and property and their will-spirit was inclined or directed into the Sonnes Nature and property 25. They could and should Eat of Gods love-substantiality in the Light of the Majesty where then their fierce wrathful property out of the Fathers Nature became changed into Love and Joy 26. And that they all did besides or except one Throne and Kingdom and that turned it self away from the light of Love and would rule and domineer in the stern Nature of the Fire above Gods meekness and Love 27 And was therefore driven out from the Fathers Property from its own Creaturely Place into the Eternal Darkness into the Abyss of the stern Fiat and there must stand in its own Eternity and thus the fierce wrath of the Eternal Nature is here also filled 28. But yet we are not to think that King Lucifer also could not have stood He had the light of the Majesty for himself as well as the other Thrones of Angels If he had Imagined thereinto or according to it He had continued an Angel 29. But he drew himself out of Gods Love into the Anger and so he is now an Enemy of the love of God and of all Holy Angels 30. VVe are here to consider further Of the Enimicitious kindling of the Extruded Spirits while they were yet in the Fathers property How they with their Imagination kindled the Nature of the substantiality so that out of the Heavenly Substantiality Earth and Stones are come to Bee and the Meek Spirit of the water is come to be a burning Firmament in the fires source or quality whereupon the Creation of this World viz of the Third Principle followed 31. And for the Place of this World there was an other Light awakened viz. the SUN that so the Devils Pomp might be withdrawn from him and he was thrust out and shut up as a Prisoner in the Darkness between the Kingdom of God and of this world 32. VVhere then in this world he hath no further to Rule but only in the Turba in the fierce wrath and Anger of God where that is awakened there he is Executioner and is a continual Lyer Mischiefer and betrayer and Cheater of the Creatures 33. He turneth all Good into Evill so far as he is permitted room to do so whatsoever is Terrible and Pompous there he sheweth his might and willeth continually to be above God 34. But the Heaven which is Created out of the midst of the Waters as a Meek Firmament allayeth his Pomp so that he is not Chief Great Prince in this world but Prince of wrath 35. Now when the Devil was thrust out of his Place this Place or Throne thereupon stood without its Angelical Hoast in great desire and longing after its Prince but he was thrust out 36. So now God Created for it another Prince Adam the first Man who was also a Throne-Prince before God and here we are rightly to consider his Creation as also his Fall for the sake of whom the Heart of God moved it self and became Man 37. It is not so slight or trivial a thing or Matter about the Creation of Man for whose Fall sake God became Man that he might Help him again 38. So also his Fall was not the meere Biting of an Apple also his Creation was not in that manner as outward Reason supposeth which understandeth the first Adam in his Creation to be onely a meere Clod of Earth 39. No my Dear Mind God is not become man for the sake of a Clod of Earth neither was the matter meerly one disobedient Act for which God was so enraged that his wrath could not be pacified except it be revenged on the Sonne of God and slay him 40. To Us Men indeed since the loosing of our Paradisical Image this Mystery hath continued hidden except to some who have attained the Heavenly Mystery again to them somewhat thereof hath been opened according to the Inward Man 41. For in Adam we are Dead as to Paradise and must Sprout and Grow again through Death and the Corruption of the Body into Paradise as into another world in the life of God into the Heavenly Substantiality and Corporeity 42. And though it be so in some that they attain the Substantiality of God viz Christs Body again on to the soul yet the Perished Earthly Adam hath covered the Holy and pure Mystery so that the Great secret Mystery hath continued hidden to Reason 43. For God dwelleth not in this world in the Outward Principle but in the Inward he dwelleth indeed in the Place of this world but this world apprehendeth him not how then will the Earthly Man apprehend the secret Mysteries of God 44. And if a Man do apprehend them he apprehendeth them according to the Inward Man which is born of God again 45. But seeing the Divine Mystery will now more and more henceforth be laid so wholly open and be so very apprehensibly given to Man that he will very clearly apprehend the hidden secret therefore it ought by him to be well considered what it signifieth Even the Harvest of this world for the beginning hath found the End and the Middle is set into the separation 46 Let this be told to you ye Children who would inherit the Kingdom of God there is a time of Great Earnestness or severity at Hand the Floar shall be purged Evil and Good shall be severed one from another The Day Dawneth this is highly known 47. When we will speak of Man and rightly understand out of what he is made we must Consider of the Deity together with the Being of All Beings or Substance of all Substances for Man was Created according to the similitude of God out of all the Three Principles a totall Image and Similitude according to all Beings or Substances 48. He must not be an Image of this world only for this worlds Image is Beastial and for the sake of no Beastiall Image is God become Man 49. For neither did God create Man to live thus in
which is more Noble then what it had devoured it giveth Spirit for substance 29. For it devoureth the Meek munificence or well doing that is the water of Eternal Life but it giveth the spirit of Eternal Life As ye see that the Wind goeth out of the fire as also the Air viz the right spirit out of the fire-life 30. Thus understand our Minde aright God the Father is in himselfe the Liberty without or beyond Nature but maketh himself manifest in Nature through the Fire the fiery Nature is his property 31. But he is in himself the Abyss wherein there is no feeling of any source quality or pain 32. But yet bringeth his desirous willing into source or quality and Createth to himself in the source or quality an other or second willing to go out of the source or quality again into the Liberty without or beyond the source or quality 33. That same second will is his Sonne which he generateth out of his own Eternal willing from Eternity 34. Which he bringeth through the breaking open of the source or quality of Death viz through the Earnest severity of his fierce wrath forth Through the fire 35. That very second will viz the Sonne of God the Father is that which breaketh or destroyeth Death viz the stern dark source or quality which kindleth the fire and goeth forth through the Fire as a thining Lustre or Glance of the fire and filleth or satiateth the first willing which is called Father 36. For the Glance is also as a thinne as a Nothing or as the will which is called Father and therefore it can dwel in the Liberty viz in the Fathers Willing and maketh the Father Light clear bright amiable friendly for it is the Fathers Herts oder Barmhertzigkcit Heart or Mercifulness 37. It is the Fathers substantiality it filleth or satiateth the Father in all places though indeed there is no place in him no beginning nor End 38. Understand us further thus The Fathers fire devoureth the Meek substance viz the water-source or quality of Eternal Life into it selfe into the fires owne Essence and meekeneth it selfe therewith 39. There must the substantiality in the fire as it were dye for the fire devoureth it into it self and Consumeth it 40. And giveth forth out of the Consumingness a living richly Joyful spirit and that is the Holy Spirit which thus goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne into the Great Wonder of the holy substantiality and openeth the same perpetually and Eternally 41. Thus the Deity is an Eternal Band which cannot cease or pass away and thus it generateth it self from Eternity and the first is continually also the last and the last again the first 42. And thus understand the Father to be the fiery world the Sonne the Light and power-world and the holy spirit to be the Life of the Deity viz to be the outgoing driving Power and yet all is but ONE God 43. As the Fire and the Light together with the Aire are but one onely Substance but yet divideth it self into Three parts and none can subsist without the other for the fire is not the Light also not the wind which goeth forth out of the Fire 44. Each hath its office and Each hath its own Substance in it self and yet each is the others life and a cause of the others life 45. For the Woâ—â—â—â—loweth the fire up else it would be stifled in its fierce wrath 〈◊〉 would fall into the dark death even as the stifling is the true 〈◊〉 wherein the fire of Nature extinguisheth and no more draw â—â—â—bstance into it 46. Of all thiâ—â— have a good similitude in the outward World in all Creatures she◠〈◊〉 every Life viz the Essential Fire-life draweth substance to 〈◊〉 â—hat is its food to Ear. 47. And the fire of its life consumeth the substance and giveth forth the Spirit of the power out of that which is consumed and that is the life of the Creature 48. And you see doubtless very rightly how the Life ariseth out of Death it becometh no Life unless it break that out of which the Life should go fortâ— it must also go into the Anguish Chamber into the Center and must reach to attain the fire-flash in the Anguish else there is no Kindling 49. Although the Fire be manifold and so also the Life yet out of the greatest Anguish existeth also the greatest Life as out of a right Fire 50. Thus dear children of God in Christ we give you our knowledge and entent to ponder of We mentioned in the beginning that we would shew you concerning the Death of Christ First wherefore Christ must have dyed and secondly wherefore we must dye also and Thirdly rise again in Christ 51. This you see now in this description very clearly and understand our Great Misery that it hath been necessary for us that the word or Life of the Holy Light-world is become a Man and hath generated us anew in himselfe whosoever understandeth nothing here he is not generated or born of God 52. Do but see into what Lodging Adam hath introduced us He was an extract of all the Three Principles a total similitude according to all the Three-worlds and had in his Mind and Spirit the Angelical property in him 53. He was introduced into the holy power and substantiality viz into Paradise that is the divine substantiality he should have eaten of divine substantiality and have drunk the water of Eternal Life after an Angelical Manner as in the Book of the Threefold Life hath been mentioned at large 54. But he lost the divine substantiality and the Angelical property and Imagined into the out-birth viz into the Kingdom of the Earthly source or quality which the Devil had kindled in his Fall He turned his Eyes out from God into the Earthly God out from the divine Light into the light of this world 55. Thus he became captivated and remained in the Earthly source or quality and so he fell into the Earthly Corruptible source or quality which ruleth in him and filleth him it putteth a body on to him and breaketh or destroyeth it again and swalloweth it up into its own Essence into its Essential Fire 56. But being the soul was breathed in out of the Spirit of God viz out of the Eternal into Man so that the soul is an Angel therefore hath God assumed the same to himself again 57. And the power of the holy Light-world viz the Heart of God is entered into the humane Essence which lay shut up in death into the anguish Chamber of our Misery 58. He hath gotten into himself a soul out of our Essence he hath taken our Mortal Life into himselfe and introduced the soul through death through the Earnest severe fire of God the Father into the Light-world hath broken or destroyed death which held us captive and unshut the life 59. Now it may not nor cannot be otherwise wâ—osoever will possess the Light-world
Deity as a glance or Looking-Glass wherein the Deity seeth it self and in it standeth the divine Kingdom of joy of the divine Will and Pleasure viz the great wonders of Eternity which have neihere beginning nor end nor number 68. But is all an Eternal Beginning and an Eternal End and is together as it were an EYE which seeth where there is nothing in the Seeing or in Sight but the seeing ariseth out of the Essence of the Fire and Light 69. Understand in the Fires Essence the Fathers Property and the first Principle and in the lights quality or source and property the Sonnes Nature viz the second Principle and the driving Spirit out of both properties understand to be the spirit of God which in the first Principle is fierce or wrathful stearn astringent bitter cold and fiery and is the driving spirit in the Anger 70. And therefore resteth not in the fierce wrath and anger but is thrusting forth and blowing forth of the Essential fire in that it uniteth it self again in the Essence of the Fire for the wrathful Essences draw it again into them for it is their source or quality and life and yet goâ—th in the kindled fire into the light forth from the Father into the Sonne and openeth the fiery Essenceâ— in the source or quality of the light 71. VVhere then the fiery Essence in the great desire of the burning Love and the first stearn source or quality in the Lights quality or source is not known but the fierceness of the fire is only thus a cause of the light flaming Majesty and of the desiring Love 72. And thus we are to understand the Being or substance of the Deity and also the Eternal Nature and we understand alwaies the Divine Being or substance in the light of the Majesty for the meek light maketh the stearn nature of the Father meek lovely and merciful 73. And is called the Father of Mercy according to his Heart or Sonne for the Property of the Father standeth in the Nature of fire and light and is himself the Being of all Beeings or Substance of all Substances 74. He is the Abysse and the Bysse or ground and parteth him self in the Eternal Birth into Three Properties as into Three Persons also into Three Principles 75. Whereas yet in the Eternity there are but Two in Being or Substance and the Third is as a Looking-Glass of the first Two out of which this world as a comprehensible or palpable Being or Substance is created in a Beginning and End The Second Chapter Of the Revelation or Manifestation of the Mystery How out of the Eternal Spiritual Mystery the Temporary Mystery is flown forth 1. SEeing then thus there hath been a Mystery from Eternity therefore now its manifestation or Revelation is to be considered for we can speak no otherwise of the Eternity then as of a Spirit 2. For it hath all been only a Spirit and yet from Eternity hath generated it self into Being or Substance and that through Desiring and Longing 3. Neither can it be said at all that in the Eternity there hath not been Beeing or Substance for no Fire subsisteth without Being or Substance 4. Also there is no Meekness without the Generating of Being or Substance for the Meekness generateth VVater and the Fire swalloweth up the water and maketh it in it self one part Heaven and Firmament and the other part Sulphur 5. In which the fire Spirit by its Essential wheel maketh a Mercury and further awakeneth the Vulcan that is striketh up the Fire that so the Third Spirit viz the Air becometh generated 6. VVhere then the noble Tincture standeth in the midst as a Glance with the Colours and Originally ariseth out of the Wisedom of God 7. For the Colours arise from the source or quality Every Colour standeth with its Substantiality in the meekness of the quality or source of the water excepting the Black which doth not so that hath its Original out of the harsh astringent fierceness they all receive their colours from the source or quality 8. Thus now every form longeth after the other and from the Desirous Longing every form is impregnated from the other and the one bringeth the other to Being or Substance so that the Eternity standeth in a perpetual enduring Magia wherein Nature standeth in a sprouting springing and wrestling and the fire consumeth that and affordeth or giveth it also and so is an Eternal Band. 9. Only the light of the Majesty and Trinity of God is unchangeable for the Fire cannot comprehend it and it dwelleth Free in it self 10. And yet it is perceptible and known to Us that the light of the Love is desirous viz of the wonders and figures in the wisdom 11. In which desiring this world as a Model hath been known from Eternity in the wisdom in the Deep hidden Magia of God for the Desiring of the Love searcheth into or predominateth in the Ground or Byss and Abyss 12. Therein hath also from Eternity the desire of the fierce wrath and harsh stern source or quality in the Fathers Nature and property together mingled it self 13. And so the Image of Angels and Men have been from Eternity discovered in the Divine property in Gods wisdom as also in the property of the fierce wrath the Devil But not in the holy Light-flaming property 14. But yet in no Image or Being and Substance but in the way or Manner as in a deep sence a thought darteth up and is brought before its own looking-Glass of the Minde where in the Minde often a thing appeareth that is not in Being or Substance 15. Thus have the two Genetrixes viz the fierce wrath in the Fire and also the Love in the Meekness or Light set their Model in the wisdome 16. Where then the Heart of God in the Love hath longed to Create this Model into an Angelical Image out of the Divine substantiality that it should be a similitude and Image of the Deity and should dwell in the wisdom of God to fulfill the longing of the Deity and to the Eternal rejoycing of the Divine Kingdom of Joy 17. And now we are to conceive or apprehend of the Word Fiat that it hath comprised or câ—tched this and brought it into a Substance and Corporeal Being for the will to this Image hath existed out of the Father out of the Fathers property in the word or Heart of God from Eternity as a desirous will to the Creature and to the Manifestation of the Deity 18. But being it had not moved it self from Eternity till at the Creation of the Angels therefore there was no Creation performed till the Creation of the Angels 19. But the Ground and Cause thereof we are not to know and God hath reserved it to his own Power and Might how it came to pass that God hath once moved himself seeing or notwithstanding he is an unchangeable God and we shall here search no further for this
divine Virgin of wisdom 73. And you are to know that the souls Image stood in the Virgin-like-Image which was discovered in the Deity from Eternity 74. And the pure Image of Adam was out of the wisdom of God for God would thus behold and manifest himself in an Image and that was the similitude according to God understand according to Gods Spirit according to the Number Three a Total chast Image like the Angels of God 75. And in this Image Adam was the childe of God not a similitude onely but a Childe I say born of God out of the Being of all Beings or Substance of all Substances 76. Thus we have shortly acquainted you and offered to your understanding what kind of Image Adam was before his Fall and how God hath created him for the better understanding why Gods Word is become Man how it was brought about and what it hath caused or produced and effected The Fourth Chapter Of the Paradisical Being or Substance and Dominion How it would have been if Man had continued in Innocency 1. MAny Objections hath the Devil framed whereby he would Excuse himself saying God hath Creatted him thus as he is whereas his Angelical form which he once had alwaies convinceth him that he is a Lyer 2. And thus he alwaies doth to the poor fallen Man he introduceth alwaies the Earthly Kingdom with its power and ability into him that so he may have a constant looking Glass before him that he also may blame God as if he had created him earthly and Evil. 3. But he leaveth out the best viz First the Paradise in which Man was created and then Secondly Gods Omnipotence that Man liveth not by bread onely but also from the Power and Word of God and Thirdly that Paradise with its source or quality ruled over the Earthlinesse 4. He sheweth Man onely his Hard miserable fleshly Naked form or Condition but the form or Condition in Innocency wherein Adam knew not that he was Naked he covereth or concealeth that to seduce Man 5. And so he would have this very much concealed from us poor Children of Eve and though the Earthly Sack is not worthy to know it yet it is very Necessary for our Minds to know it 6. So it is also necessary for us to fly to the True Door Keeper who hath the Key to Open it to pray to him and yeeld up our selves wholly to him desiring him that he will yet vouchsafe to open to us the Paradisical Gate in the Inward Center of our Image that the Paradisical Light might shine to us in our Minds that so we might become longing to dwell with our IMMANUEL again with the Inward and New Man in Paradise 7. For without this Opening we understand Nothing of Paradise and of our Image which we had in Innocency 8. But being Christ the Son of God hath generated us again to the Paradisical Image we should not be so remiss to rely upon Art and earthly Reason for so we find noâ— Paradise and Christ who must become Man in us if we will ever see God in our Reason it is all but Dead and Blind 9. VVe must go out from Reason and enter into the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and then we shall be taught of God and then we have power to speak of God Paradise and of the Kingdom of Heaven 10. And in the Earthly Reason which onely proceedeth from the Constellation or Astrum we are but Fools in the presence of God if we will speak of the Heavenly Mystery for we speak of a Thing which we have not seen or known 11. But even a Childe knoweth its Mother so also every one that is born of God again knoweth his Mother not with Earthly Eyes but with divine with the Eyes of the Mother from whom he is born this we present to the true hearted Reader to consider what he is to do and from what mind and apprehension or understanding we will write 12. Reason of the outward world will needs hold that God Created Man in the outward Dominion in the source or quality of the fiery Stars and four Elements but if that were so then he was Created in the Angnish and Death 13. For the starry Heaven hath its limit when it attaineth that it leaveth the Creature of which it was a leader and then that Domininion and Beeing or Substance of the Creature passeth away which was subject to the outward Heaven 14. And we see very well how we fall away and dye when the outward Heaven with the Elements leave us so that even a Child in the Mothers womb is clearly old enough to dye also oftentimes it perisheth while it is yet without Life and in the Fiat of the outward Dominion is in the coming to be a Body before the Center of Nature striketh up the Fire of the soul 15. And thus by Adams fall we clearly know the Dying and Death that Adam as soon as he became Earthly dyed as to Paradise and was dead to the Kingdom of God therefore then the Regeneration was necessary for us else we could not become Living again 16. But seeing God did forbid Adam the Earthly fruit which was mixt not to touch it and also ereated onely one Man with Masculine and Feminine Properties with both Tinctures as of the fire and of the Light in the Love and brought him instantly into Paradise yea he was Created in Paradise therefore we cannot give way to Reason which by the Devils Infection or instigation saith that Man was Created Earthly 17. For whatsoever was solely Created from the Earthly life or from the Earthly source or quality that is Beastial it hath beginning and End and reacheth not the Eternity for it is not out of the Eternity 18. And that now which is not out of the Eternity that is transitory and onely a looking Glass wherein the Eternal wisdom hath beheld it self as in a Figure and similitude 19. There remaineth thereof nothing else but a shadow without source or quality and being or substance it passeth away as a wind which hath raised itself and then lieth down again 20. For such a Creatures sake the word of God is not become Flesh the Eternal is not for the sake of the Transitory entered into the transitory substantiality 21. Also it is not therefore entred into the Earthly that it would raise and introduce the Earthly transitory into the Power of the Majesty but for the sake of that which was proceeded out of the Power of the Majesty but was become evil and Earthly and as it vvere extinguished in Death that it might make it living again and awaken and lift it up into the power of the Majesty into that state it was in before it was a Creature 22. And we are to understand otherwise then we have hitherto done concerning Man having accompted him beastial Indeed he became Beastial according to the property of this World when he dyed in Adam from
thence forward he lived to this world and not to God 23. But if he entered with his will-spirit into God then the will-spirit would attain the Noble Image again and according to the Image would live in God and according to the Beastial property would live to this world 24. Thus he was in Death and yet was living and therefore Gods word Became Man that it might unite him into God again that he might be totally born again in God 25. VVee are to conceive of the Paradisical Image thus we say and apprehend that Adam was Created Good pure and immaculate as was also Lucifer and his Hoasts 26. He had pure eyes and that Two-fold for he had both kingdoms in him viz Gods Kingdom and the Kingdom of this world 27. But as God is Lord over all so should Man also in the power of God be Lord over this world for as God ruleth in all and presseth through all imperceptibly to the Thing so could the hidden divine Man press into all and see all 28. Indeed the outward was in the Outward but he was Lordâ—ver â—ver the outward it was under him it could not subdue him he could break the Rocks without any prejudice to him 29. The Tincture of the Earth was wholly known to him he should have found out all the Wonders of the Earth for to that end he was also created in the outward that he should manifest in figures and produce into work what was seen in the Eternall wisdome for he had the Virgin wisedome in him 30. Gold Silver and the Pretious Metalls are indeed also out of the Heavenly Magia thus inclosed and shut up by or with the kindling they are another thing then Earth Man loveth that well and useth it for his maintenance but he knoweth not its ground and Original it is not in vain loved by the Minde it hath a high Original if we would consider of it 31. But we are justly silent of it here seeing Man wthout that loveth it too much and thereby withdraweth himselfe from the spirit of God 32. One should not love the Body more then the Spirit for the Spirit is the Life this we give you to understand in a similitude and are silent of the Matter with the ground and Original thereof 33. But know this that it was given to Man for his Sport and Ornament he had it by the right of Nature it was his understand the outward Bodyes for the outward Body with its Tincture and the Metalline Tincture are near a kind 34. But when the Tincture of the outward Body was destroyed by the Devils Evil longing then the Metalline Tincture hid it selfe also from the Humane and became an enemy to it for it is purer then the perished in the outward Man 35. Let this be manifested to you ye Seekers of the Metalline Tincture If you would find the Philosophers stone then apply your selves to the New Birth in Christ else it will be hard â—or you to apprehend it for it hath a great agreement with the heavenly substantiality which if it were released from the fierce wrath would be very well seen 36. It s lustre signifieth somewhat so that if we had paradisicall eyes we should well apprehend it The Minde sheweth it us indeed but the understanding and full knowledge is dead as to Paradise 37. Therefore seeing we use that Noble thing to the dishonour of God and to the destruction of our selves not to honour God thereby and to enter with our Spirit into the Spirit of God but leave the Spirit and cleave to the substantiality therefore is the Matalline Tincture become a Mystery for we are become strangers to it 38. Man was created that he should be a Lord of the Tincture and it was subjected to him and he became its servant and also strange to it therefore now he seeketh in Gold and findeth Earth 39. Because he forsook the Spirit and went with his Spirit into the substanâ—iality therefore the Substantiality hath captivated him and shut him Up in Death so that as the Tincture of the Earth lyeth shut up in the fierce wâ—ath till the Judgment of God so also the spirit of Man lyeth shut up in the Anger unlesse he go forth and become generated in God 40. For the Devil would be Chief Great Prince with his fierce wrath in the heavenly substantiality therefore it was shut up from him and became Earth and Stone so that he is not Prince but a Captive in the Anger and the substantiality profiteth not him for he is Spirit 41 He contemneth the Heavenly Substantiality and kindleth the Mother of Nature viz the Astringency or Fiat which instantly made all palpable and Corporeal which Gods Spirit created or compacted together 42. And yet it was well or easie to be known to Man he could well release the Tincture and bring forth the Pearl to his Sport or Scene and Joy and to the Manifestation of Gods Glory and Deeds of wonder if he had continued in Innocency 43. As to Mans-Eating and Drinking whereby he should give his 〈◊〉 nourishment and substantiality it was thus 44. He had a two-fold fiâ—e in him viz the Souls fire and the outward fire of the Sun and Constellaâ—ions or Astrum Now every fire must have Brimstone on Beeing and Substance or else it subsisteth not that is it burneth not Concerning which we have sufficient understanding in the Divine Beeing or Substance what the nourishment of Man was 45. For as is mentioned above the souls fire is fed with Gods Love meekness and substantiality together with whatsoever the word viz the Divine Centre bringeth forth 46. For the soul is out of the Eternal Magick Fire which must also have Magick food viz by or with the Imagination 47. If it hath Gods Image then it Imagineth in Gods Love in the Divine substantiality and eateth of Gods food of the food of the Aâ—gels 48. But if not then it eateth of whatsoever it imagineth in or of whatsoever the Imagination entreth into whether it be of the Earthly of hellish source or quality and into that Matrix also it falleth indeed not with its substance but is filled therewith and that beginneth to qualitie or operate in it selfe as poyson doth in the flesh 49. Also it is sufficiently to be known by us in the food of the Outward Body thus The outward Man was indeed yet he was as it were half swallowed up by the Inward the Inward ruled throughout and thus every life took of its own food 50. Viz the Image of God or the Souls Spirit and Image did eat of the Divine heavenly substantiality the outward body did Eat of the paradisicall fruit in the mouth and not into the Body for as the outward Body stood halfe swallowed up in the Inward so was also the fruit of Paradise 51. The Divine substantiality sprouted through the Earthly and had halfe swallowed up the Earthly in the Paradisical fruit so that the fruit was not
Tincture is the Matrix which was Impregnated with the substantiality viz with Sulphur in the Fire which yet in Venus's Water cometh to Beeing or Substance 10. The Fire Tincture giveth Soul and the Lights Tincture giveth Spirit and the Water viz the substantiality giveth Body and Mercurius viz the Centre of Nature giveth the wheele of the Essences and the Great life in the Fire and Water heavenly and Earthly and the Sal or Salt Heavenly and Earthly holdeth it in the Beeing or Substance for it is the Fiat 11. For as Man hath the Outward Constellation or Astrum in him which is his Wheel of the outward worlds Essences and Cause of the Minde so also he hath the Inward Constellation or Astrum of the Centre of the fiery Essences as also in the second Principle he hath the Light flaming Divine Essences 12. He had the whole Magia of the Beeing of all Beeings or Substance of all Substances in him it was the possibility in him he could generate Magically for he loved himselfe and desired his likenesse again out of his Centre As he was Conceived from Gods desire and brought forth by the Genetrix in the Fiat so should he also have brought forth his Angelical or Humane Hoast 13. But whether they should all have been generated out of One viz out of that one Princely Throne or successively all one out of another is not needfull to be known for the limit is broken we have enough in the Knowledge in that we know what we are and what our Kingdom is 14. Indeed I find in the Deep in the Centre that one should have proceeded out of the other for the Heavenly Centre hath its Minutes as well as the Earthly which always strike where the Wheele with all the Three Principles always goeth and always one wonder openeth it selfe after another 15. Thus was Mans Image also found and contrived wherein the wonders lie without number they should be opened by the Humane Hoast 16. And clearly in Time one Greater Wonder is opened in one then in another all according to the Heavenly and Earthly Birth and wonderful Variation or Alteration as is done also at this very day that in One more Art and understanding of the Wonders lyeth then in an other 17. Therefore I conclude that one man should have been generated and proceeded from another for the sake of the Great Wonders and for the pleasure delight and joy of Man wherein a Man would have brought forth his like 18. Thus should the Humane Generations have stood in the Generating till God had set the Third Principle of this World again in its own Ether 19. For it is a Globe with Beginning and End for the beginning reacheth to the End that the last may passe into the First thus all is finished ond entire 20. And then will the Middle again be cleared and goe again into that which it was before the Times of this world even all but the Wonders which continue in Gods wisdom in the great Magia standing as a shadovv of this World 21. Now seeing Adam was so Glorious an Image moreover in the sted and place of extruded Lucifer the Devil would not allow or afford him that but Envied it vehemently and set his Vizard and Imagination alwayes before Adam he slipt also with his Imagination into the Earthlinesse of the fruit and Imagined or represented before Adam as if Great Glory did stick in his enkindled Earthliness 22. Though indeed Adam did not know him for he came not in his own Form but the forme of the Serpent as in the form of a Sumptuous Beautiful Cunning Beast and Managed his Apish Sport like a Fowler who deceiveth the fowles and so catcheth them 23. So did he also he infected the Earthly Kingdom with his disease and venome of Pride and halfe killed it as is to be seen in Earth and Stones which though so very much diseased venomed and full of vanity yet would very fain be loosed from the vanity 24. And when it found that Adam was a child of God and had the Glory and the Power then it Imagined or longed vehemently after Adam together with the Kindled Anger of God that also Imagined or longed after Adam to delight it selfe in this living Image 25. All drew Adam and would have him the Kingdom of Heaven would have him for he was created for it 26. Also the Earthly Kingdom would have him for it had one part in him it would be his Lord seeing he was but a Creature 27. Also the fierce wrath set open its Jawes and would be Creaturely and substantial to satiate its great fierce hunger 28. And thus stood Adam in the Trial or Proba for forty Dayes so long as Christ was tempted in the Wilderness and Israel on Moant Siâ—â—i when God gave them the Law to see whether it were possible that this people could in the Fathers source or quality in the Law stand before God 29. And whether Man could have continued in Obedience so as to have set his Imagination upon God so that God should not have needed to become Man for which cause God did such wonders in Egypt that man might see that there is a God and so love and feare him 30. But the Devil was a lyar and deceiver and seduced Israel so that they made a Calf and worshipped it for God now seeing it was not possible for Israel to stand therefore * Moses came from the Mountain with the Tables upon which the Law was written and brake them and slew the worshippers of the Calf 31. So also must not Moses bring this People into the promised Land it could not be JOSUA and lastly JESUS must do it who stood in the Temptation before the Devil and the Anger of God who overcame the Anger and brake Death in peeces as Moses did the Tables of the Law 32. The first Adam now could not stand though the Kingdom of God stood before his Eyes and he in Paradise yet Gods Anger was so very much inflamed that it drew Adam for he was too much kindled in the Earth through the Devils Imagination and strong willing 33. Now saith Reason Had the Devil so great Might yes deare Man Man had it also he can throw down Mountains if he entereth strongly with his Imagination 34. The Devil was also out of the great Magia of God and a Prince or King of this Throne and Entered into the strongest Might of the Fire in a will and entention to be a Lord over all the Hoast of Heaven 35. Thus the Magia became kindled and the Great Turba Generated that had wrestled with Adam to try whether he would be strong enough to possesse the Devils Kingdom and to rule in the same with other Sources or Qualities 36. This Adams Rational Spirit did not understand but the Magick Essences strove against one another whence the whole Lust and the will did exist till Adam began and Imagined after the Earthliness and would have
Nature 18. O Blindness that we know not our selves O thou Noble Man if thou knewest thy selfe who thou art how woulst thou rejoyce How woulst thou give the Devil his Arrant to be gone who day and night endeavoureth to make our Minde Earthly that we should not know our true Native Country out of which we are gone forth 19. O miserable Corrupted Reason if thou knewest but one little sparke of thy first Glory how wouldst thou pant after it 20. How very amiable and blessed is but the glimps of the divine substantiality How sweet is the water of the Eternal Life our of Gods Majesty 21. O! Most worthy Light draw us into thee again we are now with Adam fallen asleep into the Earthly source or quality O! come thou most worthy Word and awaken or raise us up in Christ 22 O! thou most worthy Light for thou art indeed appeared destroy and break now the Devils Power which holdeth us captive break the power and Might of the Antichrist and of Covetousness and deliver us from the Evil one 23. Awaken and raise us up O Lord for we have long slept in the Devils Net in the Earthly source or quality let us yet once see thy salvation 24. Bring forth the New Jerusalem It is Day why should we sleep in the Day 25. O! Come thou breaker through Death Thou Powerful Saviour and Conquerour and break in pieces the Devils Kingdom upon Earth Give us Poor sick Adam yet a Cordial draught out of Sion that we may refresh us and go into our true Native-Country 26. Behold all Mountains and Hills together with the Vallies are full of the glory of the Lord it springeth up as a sprout who will hinder it Hallelujah 27. Now when Adam was fallen asleep he lay in the Mystery as in Gods Wonder what it did with him that was done 28. Thus the incorporated or Imaged Name JESUS moved the Fiat again in two Forms viz in both the Tinctures of the Fire and of the Water 29. For this first Image was now fallen home to the Name JESUS in the word of Life and so now the word of Life was the Second Creator understand with the incorporated or Imaged Name JESUS which would become Man that severed the two Tinctures one from another viz the Tincture of the Fire and of the Light 30. Yet not wholly in the power but in the substantiality for i◠the Substantiality of the Tincture of the Light was the Sulphur of Venus of the Love in which Adam should and could impregnate himselfe The Fires Tincture gave soul and the Lights Tincture gave Spirit 31. Viz an Image according to the outward Image the fire-Life Imagined after the Light-life and the Light-life after the Fire-life viz after the Essential power out of which the Light shineth 32. This was in Adam but One for he was Man and Wife 33. And the word of Life took the Tincture of Venus with the heavenly and earthly Fiat from Adam also a Rib or Bone out of his Side as also the half Cross in the Head 34. Which is the Character of the Holy Trinity Marked by the word of Life viz with the Severe Name of GOD GOTTES which beareth such a Character T. 35. T signifying the Cross of Christ on which he should suffer Death and New regenerate Adam again and in the Name JESU introduce him in Ternarium Sanstum into the Holy Ternary 36. All these the Fiat took into it selfe together with all Essences of the Humane property as also the property of the souls Fire but in Venus's Tincture not according to the might and strength of the Center and Separated it into the whole form of Man 37. Thus was the Woman built with all Members of the feminine properties as they still have them For the Spirit of the great world Spiritus Majoris Mundi had now the strongest Fiat and figured the woman in such a form as it could in possibility 38. For the Angelical Form was gone the propagation must now be in A Beastiall Manner 39. And so also there was given to Adam being he was fallen home to the Earthly Magia a beastial form and shape of Masculine Members and Adams generating was given to the Fiat and that maketh a similitude of him out of him 40. If he had continued heavenly Minded then he had himself generated heavenly but now the Earthly Fiat did it and his outward body hecame a Beast he lost also the heavenly wit or understanding and the Power of the Omnipotency 41. Beloved Reader thus thou art to know that the Second Adam Christ hath not in vain suffered himselfe to be Crucified and with a Speare to be pierced in his side nor hath in vain shed his blood here lyeth the Key 42. Adam was broken in the Side by the Rib for the Woman into that very Side must Longinus's Speare with Gods fierce wrath come for it was come into Adam and out of Maries earthliness into Christs Side also 43. And the Blood of Christ must drown the fierce wrath and take it away from the First Adam for the Second Adam had also Heavenly blood that must drown the Earthly Turba that the first Adam might be whole again 44. Let this be told you ye Children of Men for it is become known in Ternario Sancto in the Holy Ternary and not in Supposition or Opinion it concerneth both Soul and Body take heed what you do 45. Thus now the humane propagation began in a beastial manner for Adam reteined the Limbus and his Eve the Matrix of Venus for the the Tinctures were divided 46. So now Each Tincture is an entire or total Magia viz a desirous longing wherein the Centre of Nature is generated and that in the Sulphur 47. Thus then in the Sulphur is again the desirous Magia together with the Tincture and yet can not come to Life except the Tincture of Fire come into Venus's Tincture and Venus's Tincture can awaken no Life it is too weak so that life cannot be therein 48. And both the Tinctures desire also the Life and so the vehement Imagination of Man and Wife beginneth so that the one desireth to mix with the other 49. For the power of the Essences willeth to be living and the Tincture driveth on that and desireth the same 50. For the Tincture is from or out of the Eternal Life and yet is shut in with the Substantiality and in that respect it willeth to live as it hath done from Eternity 51. And therefore the Man longeth after the Matrix of the Wise and the wife after the Limbus of the Man 52. The Woman hath a Watery Tincture and the Man a fiery the Man soweth Soul and the Woman Spirit and both 〈◊〉 flesh viz Sulphur Therefore is Man and Wife but one Body 〈…〉 together a Child 53. And therefore ought to continue together if they Once Mix for they are become one Body and whosoever mixeth with another or separateth from
one another they break the Order or Ordinance of Nature and such a one is like a Brute beast and considereth not that in his seed the Eternal Tincture lyeth wherein the divine Substantiality lyeth hid and in that regard will one day in the wrath-part he awakened 54. Also that is a work which will follow after Man in the shadow and its source or quality will one day be made stirring in the Conscience 55. For the Tincture in the Seed ariseth out of the Eternity it is not transitory it appeareth in the Spirits form and passeth into the Magia of Man out of which it hath generated and shed forth Man 56. Mark this ye Whores and Whoremongers what you work in private Corners many times with great falshood and wickedness that passeth into your Consciences becometh to you an Evil Gnawing Worm 57. The Tincture is an eternall Substance and it would fain be in the Love of God but if ye cast it into a false or impure Vessel in abomination and inordinateness then it will hardly attain Gods Love and then it passeth with its Imagination again into the first Place viz into you 58. If it be come to be false in a false Vessel so that it can not rest then it will gnaw you indeed and also pass into the hellish abyss in the Conscience 59. It is not Fiction or jesting Matter be not so Beastial for a Beast hath its Tincture meerly from this world but you not so ye have it out of the Eternity and that which is Eternal dyeth not 60. Though indeed you destroy the Sulphur yet the will-Spirit in the Sulphur with the Noble Tincture passeth into the Mystery and each Mystery taketh that which is its own and that Mystery at the last Day when the Spirit of God will move it selfe in all the Three Principles will be Manifested and there you will see your fair Works 61. Thus the great Mercy of God over all the Generations of Mankind is highly known to us that God would help Man thus else if God had 〈…〉 the beastial property he would at the same instant have 〈…〉 than and a Woman he would not have made One alone with 〈◊〉 the Tinctures 62. But God knew well the Fall of Man as also the Treachery of the Devil which thus with or by Eve was brought to derision The Devil supposed thus when Adam fell down into a Sleep Now I am Lord and Prince upon Earth but the seed of the Woman hindered that 63. We are to understand the awakening of Adam out of his sleep he slept in the heavenly world and awaked and to the Earthly world the Spirit of the great World awakened and raised him up 64. Then he saw the Woman and knew her that she was his flesh and his Bone for the Virgin of the wisdom of God was yet in him and he looked upon her and Imagined into her for she had gotten his Matrix as also the Tincture of Venus and so instantly the one Tincture received the other by the Imagination therefore Adam took her to him and said Man shall call her Woman because she is taken out of Man 65. Also Eve is known to be no Pure immaculate Virgin as also all her Daughters The Turba hath destroyed the Virginity and Made the pure Love Earthly the Earthly Imagination destroyeth the right Virginity 66. For Gods wisdom is a pure Virgin in which Christ was conceived and in a right Virgin-like Vessel became Man as hereafter will follow 67. Thus also could not the Earthly Virgin continue in Paradise though they were yet in Paradise also they had both of them the Paradisical Source or Quality but mixed with Earthly longing 68. They were Naked and had the beastial Members for propagation and knew it not also they were not ashamed for the Spirit of the Great World had not yet the dominion over them till they did eat the Earthly fruit and then * their eyes were opened for the Heavenly Virgin of Gods wisdom departed from them and then they first felt the Kingdom of the Starres and Elements 69. When the Spirit of God withdrew forth then the Earthly Spirit with the fierce wrathful source or quality drew in and there the Devil gat an entrance and infected them and brought them into the fierce wrath and Evil Malice or Malignity as it is still at this day 70. For the wrath of God out of the Eternal Nature which the Devil hath kindled and awakened sticketh in the Earthly Centre also no life can be generated unless the Centre be awakened for the Principle standeth in the Fire wherein all Life standeth and the Centre of Nature hath fierce wrathfulness in its forms 71. Therefore it is this only that will do it stoop and submit thy self and enter into Meeknesse and let thy Life be right and just 72. For the Life is Fire and the Lifes Image which is the similitude of God that is in the Light viz in the Love-fire 73. But the Love-fire doth not afford or give the Centre of Nature and therefore the Devil alwaies supposeth that he is a greater Lord then the Creatures in the Love-fire 74. Indeed he is more strong or stern but he liveth in the darkness and devoureth the strong or stern Substantiality into himselfe and therefore also he is an Enemy to the Love 75. And we are to know that the Devil is in fault and the Cause that Man was created in his stead also we are to know that he is guilty of Mans Fall 76. Although Adam and his Eve when God had divided Adam could not stand they were indeed in Paradise and should have eaten paradisical fruit after an Angelical manner but they have not eaten thereof for the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil was more acceptible to them 77. And Eve as soon as she was made imagined into or longed after the Tree of Temptation and though Adam did open the Commandement and made it known to her yet the Lust or longing was onely after the the Tree 78. For the Earthly Essences were not yet Manifested in Adam and Eâ— e they were yet captivated therefore they drove so on into the Lust for †they would needs be Lord. 79. And this came to pass through the Infection of the Devil through his Ascendent false or wicked Imagination and therefore he laid himselfe in the form of a Serpent at the Tree and praised the fruit to Eve that it maketh Wise or Cunning. 80. Yes Wise and Cunning indeed to know Evil and Good misery enough for a Two fold source or quality to rule in one onely Creature the not knowing it were better 81. He telleth them Lyes and Truth together they shall be Cunning or Wise and their Eyes shall be opened 82. Yes sufficienâ—ly they quickly saw that with the Earthly source or quality they were fallen home to the Spirit of this world so that they were Naked and knew their Earthly
Members they came to have entrailes in the Body and a stincking Sack of Worms full of woe and misery in anguish and Toyl as is mentioned in the Book of the Three Principles and so we see now before our eyes what manner of Paradisical Angels we are and how we must generate and nourish our selves in Anxiety care and Misery which should have been done after another manner 83. Thus we sufficiently know Adams Fall and why he could not continue in Paradise and what Paradise was which is still to this very day onely it beareth not Paradisical fruit and we have not the Paradisical source or Quality and Eyes and so we see it not 84. For God hath cursed the Earth for Mans sake so that Paradise springeth no more through the Earth for it is become a Mystery and yet it is continually there 85. And into that Mystery the souls of the Saints depart when the Earthly body separateth it selfe from the Soul 86. It is in this world and yet is out of this world for this Worlds quality or source toucheth it not 87. The whole World would have continued to be Paradise if Adam had Continued in Innocency but when God pronounced the Curse then Paradise departed 88. For Gods Cursing is fleeing It is a fleeing not departing away but a going into another Principle viz into himselfe 89. For the Spirit of God proceedeth forth from God into the Substantiality but when this Sustantiality became Earthly and that the Devil dwelt therein who was Gods Enemy then the Spirit of God passed into its own Principle viz into the Love and departed out of the Earthliness and there it standeth now presented to Man in the Light of Life 90. So that whosoever now desireth to Enter into the Love of God let him go with his will-Spirit into Paradise and then Paradise will spring up again into or in his will-Spirit and he will receive on-to his Image again the Heavenly Substantiality in which the Holy Spirit ruleth 91. Let this be a Pearl to you ye Children of Men for it is the true Ground whosoever seeketh and findeth it he hath meer Joy therein It is the Pearl which lyeth hid in the field for which one sold all his goods and bought the Pearl of which Christ speaketh 92. Thus also we may know the Cherubine which draw Adam and Eve out of Paradise viz the stern or strong Angel which signifieth the Cutter off of the Earthly life from Paradise where Body and Soul must part asunder 93. It is indeed known to Us that Adam and Eve were driven away out of the place where the Tree of Temptation stood for Paradisical fruit stood there which they should no more see nor Eat for the Heavenly belongeth not to the Earthly 94. Also the Beasts were driven out in respect of the Evil Tree for they could not eat of the Paradisical fruit but of this Tree Every beast could Eat for it was Earthly 95. Thus must they leave Paradise for God had clothed them through the Spirit of the Great World with the skins of Beasts instead of the Heavenly Clothing of clarity and brightness 96. And he had pronounced their sentence what they should doe and suffer in this World what they should thence forward Eat and how they should nourish themselves or get their living in Care and Misery till they should return altogether to the Earth from whence they were extracted as to one Part. The seventh Chapter Of the promised Seed of the Woman and Crusher of the Serpent 1. NOw then Adam and Eve standing thus as Man and Wife in Paradise and having yet the heavenly source or quality and Joy though Mixed the Devil could not endure that for his Envy was too great 2. Seeing he had overthrown Adam and brought down his Angelical form he looked now upon Eve viz the Woman out of Adam and thought she might conceive Children in Paradise and remain in Paradise thou wilt therefore seduce her that she may eat of the forbidden fruit and so she will become Earthly and then thou maist reach into her heart and bring thy Imagination into her and so shalt get her into thy Kingdom and thou shalt continue still Prince in the Third Principle upon Earth 3. Which he then also did and perswaded her to the Evil fruit so that she laid hold on the Tree and brake off an Apple and did Eat and gave also to Adam 4. Now when Adam saw that Eve did not Instantly fall down and dye he did Eat also for the Lust was in both of them 5. This is the Bitt upon which Heaven and Paradise departed where the Cherubine viz the Cutter off with the Naked Sword came and stood before the Door and suffered them no more to come into Paradise 6. His Sword was that of the destroying Angel which now cutteth Men with heart cold sicknesse necessity and Death and at last cutteth off the Earthly Life from the Soul 7. When this Sword was to be broken in the Death of Christ then the Earth Trembled and the Sun lost its things Light and the Rocks cleft in sunder before the strong Might of God which thus brake Death in peeces 8. Thus also the Graves of the Saints Opened and their Bodies went out from Death again for the Sword was broken and the Angel which Guarded Paradise was done away and the Bodys of the Saints went into Paradise again 9. But here when Adam and Eve did eat the Earthly fruit they fell among Murtherers who wounded them and cast them out and let them lie half dead 10. Their going forth out of Paradise is the †going from Jerusalem to Jerico for they went out of Heaven into this Evil corrupt World into the house of Sinne. 11. Where instantly in their Minds in the Centre of Nature the wheel of the Senses or Thoughts began to qualifie or Operate in the Earthly source or quality where one sense or thought was against and Contrary to the other where Envy Pride Covetousness Anger and Contrary opposite will sufficiently flowed forth upon heaps 12. For the Noble Light of Love was extinguished which maketh the fierce wrathful source or quality amiable friendly and meek in which the spirit of God worketh and the fair Virgin of Gods Wisedom resteth they went out from the fair Wisdome 13. God had created Adam in the chast Virgin of his Wisdome but he became in the presence and stead thereof an Evil Earthly Opposire Woman with which he must live in this beastial form in meer care anxiety and necessity 14. And out of his fair Garden of pleasure which he had in him there came an Opposite Thorny and Thistly Garden whence yet he somewhat sought the Virgin-like fruit 15. But it went with him as with a Theese who hath been in a fair Garden to keep it but is for his Theft cast out from it and yet would fain eat
the Promise did incorporate it selfe in the Light of Life that is in the Tincture of the soul instantly in Paradise when Adam fell yea indeed before Adam was Created as Paul saith We are Elected in Christ before the foundation of the World was laid 7. For God in his wisdome knew the Fall therefore the Name JESUS did so instantly incorporate it selfe into the word of Life environed with the Virgin of Wisdom in Adamsâ— Image with the Cross 8. For the soul it selfe is even a Cross-Birth as when the soul-Fire kindleth it â—â—â—fe then it maketh in the flash a Cross that is an Eye with a Cross with Three Principles with the Character of the Holy Trinity as in the Third Book or part concerning the Threefold Life of Man is declared and yet further in the Fourth Part the forty Questions of the Soul 9. We are to understand that Mary in whom Christ became Man was truly the Danghter of Joachim and Anna according to the Outward Flesh and was extracted out of the Seed of Joachim and Anna according to the Outward Man 10. But according to the will she was a Daughter of the Covenant of Promise for she was the Mark to which it pointed at 11. In her stood the Center in the Covenant and therefore she was by the Holy Ghost in the Covenant highly blessed among and above all women Ever since Eve for the Covenant opened it selfe in her 12. You must understand it aright according to its high precious worth The word together with the Promise which with the Jewes stood in the Type or prefiguration as in a Looking-Glass wherein God the Angry Father Imagined and thereby quenched his Anger that moved it selfe Nâ—w after an Essential manner which from Eternity had not been done before 13. For when Gabriel the Prince brought her the Message that she should be impregnated or with Child and that she consented thereto and said be it unto me as thou hast said then the Center of the Holy Trinity moved it selfe and opened the Covenant that is the Eternal Virginity which Adam lost became opened in her in the word of Life 14. For the Virgin of Gods Wisdom environed the word of Life viz the Center of the Holy Trinity thus the Center became Moved and the Heavenly Vulcan struck up the Fire of Love so that the Principle in the Love-flame became generated 15. Undeâ—stand this right In Maries Essences in the Virgin-like Essences which perished in Adam out of which he was to generate a virgin-like Image according to the Wisdom of God the divine fire became struck up and the Principle of Love kindled 16. You are to understand that in the seed of Mary When she became impregnate with the Soul-Spirit that is with the Tincture of Venus for in the Tincture of Venus that is in the Source or Quality of Love Adams first Fire became struck up in the word of Life 17. And in the Child JESUS 〈◊〉 both Tinctures perfect just as in Adam and the word of Life in the Covenant understand in the Holy Trinity was the Center and rhe Principle appeared as in or to the Fathers part 18. Christ became Man in GOD and also in MARY in all the THREE Principles and together therewith also in the EARTHLY world 19. He took the form of a Servant upon him that he might be able to Master Death and the Devil 20. For he was to be a Prince in the Place or space of this world in the Angelical Prince-Throne viz uopn the seat and in the Authority of the late Angel and Prince Lucifer over all the Three Principles 21. Now then First If he must be Lord over this outward World then he must also dwell in the Outward World and have it Essence and property 22. In like manner Secondly If he must be Gods Sonne then he must also be generated out of God 23. And Thirdly If he must quench the Fathers Anger then he must of necessity be also in the Father 24. And Fourthly If he must be the Soone of Man then he must also of necessity be of Mans Essence and Substance and Fifthly must have a humane Soul and a humane Body as we all have 25. It is known to us that Mary his Mother as also Christ from or of his Mother were both of the humane Essence with Body Soul and Spirit and that Christ received a Soul out of Maries Essence yet without Masculine Seed 26. Onely the great Secret Arcanum of God was there opened and the first Man with his Sâ—cret Mystery which fell into Death was here generated to Life again understand in the Principle of God 27. For because of this the Deity Moved it selfe and struck up the Fire in the Fathers Principle and so the deadened Sulphur which dyed in Adant became living again 28. For the word had in it self heavenly Substantiality and opened it selfe in the Heavenly Substantiality in the virgin-like Image of the Deity this is the pure chast Virgin wherein the Word of Life became Man 29. And so the Outward Mary became adorned and blessed with the Highly blessed heavenly Virgin among all Women of this World 30. In her that which was dead and shut up of the Humanity became living again and so she became as highly graduated or Dignified as the first Man before the Fall and became a Mother of the Throne-Prince 31. This came not out of her ability but out of Gods ability unless the Center of God had moved it selfe in her she would have been no otherwise then all Eves Daughters 32. But in this place The word of Life had fixâ—d the Mark as also the Covenant of Promise and therefore she is the blessed among all Women and above all Eves Children 33. Not that she is a Goddess which Men should honour as God for she is not the Mark for she also said How shall that come to pass since I know not of any Man 34. But the word of Life in the Center of the Father which gave in it self with the Moving of the Deity into the Humanity and opened it selfe in the Humane Essence that is the Mark that is the Goal that we must run to in the Regeneration 35. This is a greater wonder then in the first Adam for the first Adam was created out of Three Principles and his Spirit was introduced into him through the Spirit of God and the Heart of God needed not to move it selfe in an especial manner for Gods Spirit did onely move it self out of Gods Heart 36. But now the Center or Heart of God moved it selfe which had rested from Eternity and the Divine Fire was there struck up and kindled or awakened as a Man may Express it The Dear or precious Gate 37. We should rightly understand the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ the Sonne of God thus he is not become Man in the Virgin Mary onely so that his Deity or divine Substantiality did sit bolted up or
have suffered it selfe to be impregnated with Earthly seed 94. Here it attaineth the right fires and Mans Tincture so that thus it is also a right Masculine Virgin as Adam was in his Iâ—nocency The Tenth Chapter Of the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Chrst the Sonne of God and how he lay Nine Months as all the Children of Men shut up in his Mothers Body or Womb and how properly his Becoming Man is 1. MEn have had much disputing about Christs becoming Man but very blindly and have made many Opinions concerning it and so Men have beene turned about with Opinion and have left and let the right becoming Man or Incarnation lye still upon which our Eternal Salvation dependeth 2. Of which all the cause hath been that Men have sought it in outward Wit or Understanding and Art and Not at the right Mark Aim or Place 3. If a Man were entered into Christs becoming Man or Incarnation and were born of or out of God it would need no disputing for the Spirit of God openeth to every one the becoming Man or Incarnation even in himself and without this there is no finding it 4. For how will we find in this Worlds Reason that which is not in this World we find in the outward Reason scarce any Glimps thereof but in Gods Spirit is the right finding 5. The becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ is such a Mystery as which the Outward Reason knoweth nothing of for it is done in all the Three Principles and cannot be searched out unless a man know the first Man in his Creation before the Fall 6. For Adam was to generate the Second Man with the Character of the Holy Trinity out of himselfe in which the Name JESUS was Imaged or Incorporated 7. But that could not be and therefore must another Adam come in whom it was possible for Christ is the Virgin-like Image with the Character of the Holy Trinity he is conceived in Gods Love and generated in this world 8. Adam had divine Substantiality and his soul was out of the first Principle out of the Fathers property and that should have with its Imagination inclined it selfe into the Fathers Heart viz into the Word and Spirit of Love and purity and have eaten of the Substantiality of Love and then it had reteined Gods Substance in the Word of Life in it selfe and would have been impregnated with the power out of the Heart of God 9. Whence then it should have Imagined out of it selfe into â—s substantiality and it selfe have impregnated its Substantiality so that a whole similitude according to the first Image would have Existed through the Imagination and the yeelding up of the Soul into it and be conceived in the power of the Substantiality 10. But being this could not be done in Adam because of the Earâ—â—liness which clave to him therefore it was done in the Second Adam Christ who was in such a manner conceived through Gods Imagination and entering into the Image of the first Adam 11. And it is known to us that being the first Adam had fixed his Imagination in the Earthliness he is become Earthly and that done against the purpose of God yet the purpose of God must stand 12. For here God set his purpose in Adams Child and brought his Imagination into the perished Image and Impregnated the same with his divine power and Substantiality and Converted the Souls will out of the Earthliness into God so that thus Mary became Impregnated with such a Childe as Adam should have been impregnated with 13. Which selfe ability could not effect but sunk down into sleepe viz into the Magia where then the Woman was made out of Adam which should not have been Made but Adam should himselfe have impregnated in Venus's Matrix and have generated Magically 14. But seeing that might not be therefore was Adam divided and his own wilâ— of Great Might and power was broken in him and shut up in Death 15. And seeing he would not set his Imagination into the Spirit of God therefore must his great Might and power in Death hold still and let the Spirit of God set his Imogination into it and do with it what he will 16. Therefore Gods Spirit awakened the Life to him out of that Death and became the Spirit of that Life that the Image and Similitude according to God which was known from Eternity in Gods wisdom might yet be generated and subsist 17. For it stood before the time of the World and from Eternity in the Virgin-Looking-Glass in the wisdom of God and that in two Forms 18. Viz according to the First Principle of the Father in the Fire and in the second Principle of the Sonne in the Light and yet was onely Manifest in the Light and in the Fire as it were in a Magia viz in a possibility 19. As the Starry Heaven modelleth to Man a figure in sleep in his Minde according to its ability or possibility so also hath the Image in the Center of the Fires Nature appeared altogether Invisibly 20. But in the wisdom in the Looking-Glass of the Deity it hath appeared as an Image like a shadow yet without Material Substance and yet hath been in the Essence of that Spirit 21. Which if it had discerned it selfe in the Looking-Glass of the wisdome it would have known and seen this Image and would once have set its will thereinto to bring it into Substantiality that God might have an Image or similitude in Substance where it might not need any more to see it selfe as in a Looking-Glass but find it selfe in Substance 22. Therefore seeing the first Image Imagined into the stern Might and power and thereupon became Earthly and Dead Gods Spirit brought its will and life into Death and took to it selfe again the first Life out of Death that the first Life might stand in full obedience before it and that it alone may be the Will and the Deed. 23. Thus it is known to us that God hath Entered into the halfe dead Image understand into Mary and even into that virgin-like form which lay shut up in Death wherein Adam should have become impregnated and generated an Image of himselfe in the Virgin-like Chastity 24. In this shut up Virgin-like half dead Matrix is Gods Word or Heart viz the Center of the Holy Trinity become a Humane Image without hurt to his Substance 25. And whereas the first living Virgin-like Matrix in Adam would not be obedient to God yet now when it was again awakened and raised out of Death it became Obedient and gave it selfe totally humbly and willingly into Gods will and thus now the right Virgin-like Image became figured into the Obedience of God again 26. For the first will must remain in Death which Imagined against Gods will and a pure Obedient will became awakened which might remain in the heavenly Meekness which would no more suffer the Image in the fire in the Fathers part to
the Womans seed with the Moving of the Deity which brake or destroyed Death which out of the water bringeth forth a Light-flaming Blossome wherein he is the spirit and life of the blossome 70. Not according to the Fire-source or quality of the fierce wrath but according to the Quality of the Light in the Meekness and humility The Twlefth Chapter Of the Pure Virginity How we poor Children of Eve must be conceived out of the pure Virgin-like Modesty or Chastity in the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and be new born in God else we shall not see God 1. WE poor Children of Eve finde in us no pure virgin-like thoughts for Mother Eve which was a Woman hath made us all Feminine and Masculine 2. We are in Adam and Eve all become Men and Women except we enter into the heavenly virginity with our desiring Will in which God hath generated us out of Christ to be Virgins again 3. Not according to the Earthly Life in which there is no Modesty Chastity and purity but according to the Life of the Heavenly Virgin in which Christ became a Man and which with the Over-shadowing of the Holy Ghost became put on to Mary which is without ground limit and End which every where standeth before the Deity which is a Looking-Giass and representation or express Image of the Deity 4. Into this Virgin wherein the Holy Tinity dwelleth wherein we were discerned or discovered before the times of the world by the Spirit of God and were know in the Name of JESU we must Enter with our Will-Spirit 5. For our true Image in which we are the similitude of God is with Adam and Eve extinguished to Us and become Earthly 6. Which is done through Lust or Imagination and so Gods clear Countenance became covered for we lost the heavenly Modesty or Chastity 7. But seeing God for us hath out of his favour and Love opened his clear countenance towards us again in the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and so now it lyeth in this that as we in Adam have imagined into the earthly longing whence we are becom Earthly so we now set our desiring will in the havenly Virgin and bring our longing thereinto and then our Image goeth out from the Earthly Woman and conceiveth the virgin-like Essence and property wherein God dwelleth wherein the souls Image may attain the Countenance of God again 8. Outward Reason saith how may that come to pass that we might be born again out of the Virgin out of which Christ was born It understandeth solely Mary but we understand not the Mary which is a creaturely Virgin 9. For as we also in the immaterial Virgin-like modesty or chastity became Creaturely Virgins so if we enter into the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ not according to the outward Life in the four Elements but according to the Inward in the One Element where the Fire of God swalloweth up the four Elements into it self and yet in his Light viz in the second Principle wherein the outward Man and Woman must go through death in Christs resurrection as a virgin in the one Element wherein all the four lye hidden we then grow forth and spring in the Right viâ—gin-like wisedome of God 10. We must dye away from the Man and the Woman and Crucifie the Corrupt Adam he must die with Christ and be cast into the Fathers Anger 11. That swalloweth up the Earthly Man the Earthly Woman and giveth to the soul out of the becoming Man or Incarnation of Chrâ—st a virgin-like Image wherein the Man and the Woman is but one only Image with one only Love 12. Now the Man sets his Love in or upon the Woman and the Woman in or upon the Man but if both the loves be turned into one there is then no desire of Co-mixture more in the one onely Image but the Image loveth it selfe 13. But now the Image in the beginning was Created in the virgin-like wisedome of God viz out of the divine substantiality 14. And now because the substance was become Earthly and fallen into death therefore the Word which became Man awakened and raised it up again and so the Earthly source or quality remaineth with death in the Anger and the raised remaineth in the word of life in the virgin-like Modesty or chastity 15. And so we bear here in this World a two fold Man in one Person viz a virgin-like Image born out of the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and an Earthly Image Masculine and Feminine shut up in Death and in the Anger of God 16. The Earthly must bear the Cross and suffer it selfe to be scorned persecuted and afflicted in the Anger and becometh at length given to Death and then the Anger swalloweth it up into the sourcive qualifycating fire of God 17. And so if the word of Life which in Mary became Man is together in the Earthly Image then Christ who wrought the word of Life out of God riseth up from Death and bringeth the Essence of the sourcive or Qualificating fire understand the humane Essence out forth from Death 18. For he is arisen out from Death and liveth in God and his life is become our Life and his death our Death we are buried in his death and sprout forth in his resurrection and victory in his Life 19. But understand the meaning right Adam was the virgin-like Image he had peculiar Love of his own for the Spirit of God had breathed it into him for what other can the Spirit of God breath out of it self then what it selfe is 20. But now that is All and yet all sources or qualities are not called God but in all sources or qualities there is but one onely Spirit which is God viz according to the second principle in the Light yet there is no Light without Fire 21. But in the fire he is not the love-Spirit or Holy Ghost but the fierce wrath of Nature and a cause of the Holy Spirit an Anger and a Consuming fire 22. For in Fire is the Spirit of Nature Free and yet the Essentiall fire also giveth or affordeth Nature and is it selfe Nature 23. And yet we understand but one holy Spirit in the Light though indeed all is but one substance yet we understand that the Matter which is generated out of the Meekness of the Light is as it were impetent and obscure which the fire draweth and swalloweth up into it selfe 24. But giveth forth out of the Material source or quality out of the fire a mighty potent Spirit which is free from the Matter and also from the fire and though the fire reteineth it yet it apprehendeth not its source or quality 25. As we see that the Light dwelleth in the Fire and yet hath not the source or quality of the Fire but a Meek love-source or quality which also would not be if the Matter were not dead and consumed in the Fire 26. Thus we consider and conceive
and dwelleth in the wisdome and weareth it upon it selfe as its Garment of the Great wonders 55. Secondly it is the Cause to the indrawing to the Substantiality of the darknese viz to the other world and is the Cause and the Spirit to the Originall of the Essential Fire it is it selfe the source or quality in the Anguish of the Principle and also of the fiery world viz of the Great Life 56. And then Thirdly It is it selfe also that which the power in the dying of the principle bringeth forth out of the Fire wherein the power out of the anguish out of the dying severeth it selfe from the Dying goeth into the Liberty dwelleth in the Liberty and maketh the Light-world and so it is the flame of the Love in the Light-world 57. Here in this place ariseth the deare Name of God of the Father of the Sonne and of the Holy Spirit 58. For in the Fire-world it is not called the Holy Spirit or God but Gods Anger Gods fierce wrath wherein as to this God calleth himself a Consuming fire 59. But in the Light-world viz in the Sonne of God it is the Flame of Love and the power of the Holy divine Life wherein it is called God the Holy Spirit 60. And the Light-world is called the Wonder Council and Power of the Deity which the Holy Spirit openeth for it is the Life therein 61. And is all together as farre as our Heart and Mind or Thought can reach Nothing but onely these Three worlds it ALL standeth therein 62. Viz First there is the Eternal Liberty and therein the light with the power in the Looking-Glass of wisdome which is called God the Father Sonne and Holy Spirit 63. Secondly there is the dark substantiality in the Imagination in the harsh astringent desirous willing the Impregnation of the desiring wherein all standeth in the Darkness viz in the anxious death 64. Thirdly There is the fiery world viz the first Principle which standeth in the Anguish viz the Great strong Omnipotent Life wherein the Light-world dwelleth but runapprehended by the Fire The Fourth Chapter Of the Principle and of the Originall of the Fire-World and of the Center of Nature also how the Light severeth it selfe from the Fire so that from Eternity in Eternity two Worlds are one in another 1. WEe will not write mutely or not to be understood but demonstratively with good Evidence We perceive and know that every Life doth originate it selfe out of the Anguish as in a venome or poyson which is a dying and yet is also the life it selfe As it is plainly to be perceived in Men and all Creatures 2. For without the Anguish or poyson there is no Life as is very well to be seen in all Creatures Especially in Man which existeth in Three Principles 3 As First One in the Fire wherein the Great Life standeth to which a dying Poyson viz the Gall belongeth which Poyson maketh the Anguish-Chamber wherein the Fire-life originally ariseth 4 And Secondly out of the fire-life the second Principle viz the Light-life out of which the Noble Minde with the Senses or thoughts Existeth wherein we bear and understand our Noble Image for the fire-life in the Heart originally ariseth from the Death of the Gall. 5. Thirdly We understand the Third Principle in the other Anguish-Chamber viz in the Maw or Stomack or Entrails whereinto we stuffe the four Elements with the constellation or Astrum where then the other Anguish-Chamber viz the third Center is viz the Kingdom of this World a stinck and Evil source or qualities house wherein the third Life viz the starry and Elementary life becometh generated and through the outward Body governeth with the Reason of the third Principle 6. Now we understand very well that in the Heart viz in the Center there standeth another world hidden which is incomprehensible to the starry and Elementary source or qualities house for the Heart sigheth or panteth after that World 7. And the Spirit which becometh generated out of the Death of the Hearts Poyson possesseth that other world for it is free from the Poyson which kindleth the Fire and yet dwelleth in the Fire of the Heart 8. But with its Imagination it conceiveth or comprehendeth the other world of the Libertty in the Imagination and dwelleth in the Liberty without of beyond the fire-source or quality but that onely so farre as it brings or bears a longing pleasure to or into God 9. Now then seeing there is such a Threefold dominion in Man sure it is much more so without or beyond Man for if that were not it could not possibly have come into Man for where there is nothing there also Nothing comes to be but if somewhat cometh to be it cometh out of that which is there Every Imagination modelleth onely its like in it selfe and manifesteth it selfe in the Similitude 10. Seeing then that the Substance of all Substances is an Eternall Wonder in Three Principles therefore it bringeth also forth onely Wonders Every Principle according to its Property and Every property again out of its Imagination whereby we know that the Eternal is a meer wonder 11. Therefore now we are to think upon these wonders and to consider the kind and property of the Eternal Genetrix for there can be no property unless it have a mother that giveth or affordeth it 12. Therefore we understand now first in this Great wonder of all wonders which is God and the Eternity together with Nature Especially seaven Mothers out of which the substance of all Substances originally ariseth and yet they are all seaven but one onely substance none of them is the first or the Last they are all seaven alike Eternal without beginning their beginning is the Opening of the Wonders of the ONE onely Eternal willing which is called God the Father 13. And then Secondly the Seaven Wonders could not be manifested or revealed if the ONE onely Eternal will which is called Father were not desirous 14. But if it be desirous then it is an Imagining in it selfe and is a longing pleasure to find it selfe 15. And it findeth it selfe also in the Imagination it findeth Especially Three forms in it selfe whereof None is the other and also none is without the other but every one generateth the other and if the one were not the other would not be but the will remaineth an Eternal Nothing without substance also without shining or Lustre 16. So now if the will be desirous therefore it is in-drawing of that which is in the Imagination wherein yet there is nothing and so it draweth it selfe and impregnateth it selfe in the Imagination and not in the willing for the will is as Thinne as Nothing 17. But now every desiring is harsh or astringent for it is its property and that is the first Mother 18. And the willings indrawing in the desiring is the other or Second Mother for these are two forms which are contrary or
standeth in the Center of the Life towards us 16. God is become Man and willeth to have us so also his Anger in the Kingdom of the fierce wrath willeth to have us the Devil also willeth to have us into his society and Gods Angels also into theirs to which soever we are Factour and Trade thither we go 17. If we put our Imagination into the Light of God and go with earnest sincerity into that then we come into it and are also with earnestness drawn into it 18. Will we then put our willing into the Glory of this world and let the Eternal go then we have to expect that we must with this worlds fierce wrath enter into the first Mystery 19. Shall we not then have divine Imagination viz Faith in us then the divine Love will leave us and not let us in at her Doars 20. Assuredly if God break them not open then we come into Necessity if thou bringest Not Gods spirit along with thee thou wilt never more attain it 21. Therefore it is Good to Spring and grow forth in this Life Christ is Become our field we may without any great anguish or trouble attain it it is but to do this viz to breake our Will 22. That is woeful for the Old Adam will not so also the Anger will not the Devil also will not 23. Behold O Man thou thy self art thy own Enemy that which thou holdest to be thy friend that is thy Enemy wouldst thou be saved and see God then thou must become worst Enemy to thy best friend viz to thy outward Life 24. Not that thou shouldest destroy it but its will onely thou must do what thou willest not thou must become thy own Enemy or else thou cast not see God 25. For that which thou now holdest for thy friend is proceeded out of the Anguish Chamber and hath still the Anguish life in it it hath the Anger source or quality and the Devils sicknesse longing or Malady in it 26. Thou must frame or Create a will in God thou must frame or Create a will out of thy soul and with the same go forth out of Evil wickedness and Malice into God and so thou wilt be introduced into Gods Fire 27. Understand the willing-spirit that will kindle thy soul and so then reach after the life and spirit of Christ and thou wilt receive it which will new Regenerate thee with a New willing which will abide with thee 28. The same is the blossome of thy soul wherein the New-Child standeth in the Image of God to that God giveth Christs flesh and bloud to feed on 29. And not to the Adamical Ass as Babel wonderfully Dreameth as if the wicked should participate or be made partakers of the Body of Christ O No. 30. They receive the four Elements and therein the Anger of God and therefore because they distinguish or discern not the Lords Body which is every where present in Heaven and becometh fed upon by that soul which attaineth Heaven 31. Not as a sign as the other Phantasy Dreameth not Spirit without Substance but the substance of the spirit environed and inclosed with Gods wisdome Christs Flesh which filleth the Light-world in every Place which the Word that became Man brought along with it into Mary 32. That same Substantiality although indeed in Mary it became Opened in its flesh and bloud and assumed humane Essence to it selfe was at that very Time while Christ lay in the body or womb of Mary in Heaven in the one Element in all Places 33. It never came at any time from any Place many miles off into Mary No but the included Center which Adam had shut up in the Anger of God in Death that the word of the Deity did unshut or unlock and introduced the divine substantiality into the virgin-like Center shut up in Death 34. That was done in the Body or womb of Mary in the limit or Mark of the Covenant not departing away also not entering in but unshutting in-generating and in this world Ex-generating 35. God-and-Man one Person Heavenly and in Death inclosed substantiality and virginity one substantiality one onely Man in heaven and in this World 36. And such must we also be for the Word which became Man is stirring in the soul and standeth in the sound of the Life in all Souls 37. Now go whither thou wilt thou hast now the Center of the Deity in thee in the sound and stirring and also the Center of the fierce wrath into which thou goest and which thou awakenest therein standeth thy Life 38. Do what thou pleasest thou art free and God letteth thee know it He calleth thee if thou comest then thou wilt be his Child if thou goest into the Anger then thou wilt also be taken up by that The Tenth Chapter Of Gods Express-Reflex Image of Man viz of Gods similitude and Man 1. WE cannot in this world see our substantiality or New Body while we are in the Earthly Body the Outward Man knoweth it not onely the Spirit which becometh generated and goeth forth out of the New Man that knoweth its Body 2. But if we would fain have the knowledge thereof and would know whether we are in the New Birth then we have no better proof or tryal of it then by or in the similitude of God which we understand to be viz the Desiring the sense or Thoughts and the Mind 3. These Things contein in them the Center of the spirit out of which the strong will becometh generated and brought forth in which the right true similitude and the Image of God with flesh and Bloud standeth which the outward man knoweth not 4. For that very Image is not in this world but it hath another Principle viz in the Angelical world and during this Time of the Body standeth in the Mystery in the secresie or Arcanum 5. As the Gold in the Stone whereas the Gold hath another Tincture another Essence another Glance and Lustre or shining and the rudeness or drossiness of the Stone cannot comprehend it and the Gold also doth not comprehend the rude drossiness of the Stone and yet the rude drossiness viz the Anguish Center is a Cause of the Gold for the rude drossiness is the Mother and the Sun or Sol is the Father 6. Thus also is our Old Adam and Body a Cause of the New Body for it is the Mother out of the Old substantiality originally ariseth the new Body and Gods Spirit in Christ is the Father as the Sun is the Father of the Gold so also is Gods heart the Father of the New-Man 7. But now we can not know the New Man better then in the Center namely in the Desiring Thoughts and Mind 8. When we find our selves thus viz that our Desiring standeth totally according to and towards God that our Thoughts continually run in the will of God and that the Mind totally giveth it self up in Obedience into the will
Anguish and despair in that he knoweth that he cannot attain Gods favour of gracious Countenance 42. His own falshood or wickedness plagueth him but he can create or procure no Comfort that he might come to Grace for he toucheth not God but onely the Center in the Anguish in the fierce wrath 43. He abideth in Death and in the Dying source or Torment and cannot break through for there cometh nothing to help him of which he can lay hold whereby he might Ground or found himself in the Kingdom of God 44. When he hath lead a Thousand years in the Abyss in the Deep yet then he would be without God in the Darkness and YET God is in him but helpeth him not also he knoweth him not onely he knoweth of him and onely feeleth his fierce wrath 45. Understand that thus just as a fire is in a Stone and the Stone knoweth it not it feeleth it not onely the fierce wrathfull cause to or of the fire which holdeth the harsh astringent Stone Captive in a Body it feeleth that 46. Thus the Devil also feeleth onely the Cause of the Light that very cause is the fierce wrathful Center and holdeth him captive and that he hateth and cannot endure it and yet he hath nothing else that would be better for him 47. Thus he is nothing but a fierce wrathful vehement eager Malignity or Malice a Dying source or Torment and yet is no Dying but a deadly loathsome poyson a hunger and thirst but no refreshment 48. All that is evil base envious harsh astringent and bitter whatsoever fleeth away from the humiliy as he hath done that is his strength and his odious desire 49. Whatsoever hateth and is an Enemy to God and flyeth from or Curseth God that is serviceable to him whatsoever turneth or perverteth the Truth into Lyes that is his will upon which he rideth and wherein he voluntarily dwelleth 50. Thus also is the wicked and ungodly Man when he looseth God then he is in the Anguish source or torment and hath the Devils will 51. But know this God hath in the humane soul broken and destroyed the hardness of Death and is Entered into the limit aim or Mark of the Covenant wherein death becometh broke open he hath broke open the limit or Mark in the Center of the soul and set his light towards Mans light of Life 52. The Light is afforded him so long as he liveth in the virtue and power of the Sun will â—e Convert and enter into Gods Light he will be accepted No Election or Predestination is concluded upon him 53. But when he looseth the Suns Life and hath also Nothing of Gods Life then all is out and lost with him then he is and remaineth a Devil 54. But God knoweth those that are his he knowth who will turn and convert to him upon those goeth the Election of which the Scripture Speaketh and upon those which will not goeth the Reprobation or hardening or the withdrawing of Light 55. Man hath undeniably both Centers in him and so then if he will be â—s Devill Shall God then cast the Pearl in the way of the Devil Shall hee shed forth his Spirit into the ungodly or wicked willing 56. Indeed out of Mans willing must Gods spirit become Generated it must it selfe become God in the willing Spirit or else he attaineth not divine substantiality viz the wisdome 57. Therefore Mind and Consider your selves dear Children and go in at the right Door It is not called onely Forgiveness but being generated or Born a new and then is the right Forgiveness that is Sinne is then a Husk or Shell the New Man growth out of it and casteth the husk away and that is called Gods forgiveness 58 God forgiveth the Evil away from the New Man he giveth it away from him it becometh not put away from the Body but the sinne becometh given into the CENTER for fewel or wood for the fire and must thus be a cause of the fires Principle out of which the Light shineth 59. It must serve the Holy Man for the Best as Saint Paul saith All things must serve for the Best to them that Love God even Sinne. 60. What say we then Shall we then sinne that our Salvation may become generated that be farre off How shall I will to enter againe into that to which I have dyed Shall I go out of the Light into Darkness 61. But thus it must be that the Saints of God may loose Nothing therefore it must all serve them that which to Sinners is a Sting unto Death that is to the Saints a Might and Power unto Life 62. Then saith outward Reason surely I must sinne that my salvation may be great 63. But we know that whosoever goeth forth out of the Light he goeth into the Darkness let him look to it that he abide not in the Darkness for he sinneth purposely stubbornly or obstinately in or against the Holy Spirit Erre not God will not be Mocked nor slighted 64. Of his Love we are after our Fall become righteous again through his Entrance into our Flesh 65. But he that entereth purposely or obstinately into Sinne he despiseth and Contemneth the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ and taketh a heavy burden upon or into himself he should do well to look to it he will more hardly be able to go again out of the purposed sinne then one to whom rhe way of God is not yet Manifested 66. Therefore it is Good to shun and to flee fom Evil to turn his Eye from falshood and wickedness that he Senses or Thoughts may not enter into that which is false or wicked and bring that afterwards to the Heart whence Lust doth exist so that the Desire Imagineth and bringeth it into the Mind whence the Noble Image becometh destroyed and an Abomination in the presence of God 67. Wee would have the Reader and Hearer that loveth God faithfully warned from ovr Gifts and Deep knowledge and we have very earnestly and faithfully presented you the way of the Truth and of the Light and we admonish you all Christianly to Consider of it and to read it diligently It hath its fruit in it self Hallelujah Amen The third Part of the Book of the Incarnation is concerning The TREE of the Christian Faith A True Instruction how Man may be ONE Spirit with God and what he must do that he may work the works of God wherein the whole Christian Doctrine and Faith is briefly comprised ALSO What Faith and Doctrine is An open Gate of the great secret Arcanum of God out of the divine Magia through the Three Principles of the Divine Being or Substance Written Anno 1620. in the Moneth of May. In High Dutch By Jacob Behme THE Teutonick Philosopher LONDON Printed by J. M. for Lodowick Lloyd at the Castle in Cornhil 1659. The First Chapter What Faith and Believing is 1. CHrist saith Seek first the Kingdom of God
one in another one not comprehending the Other viz One in the fierce wrath of the fiery Nature in the water of the Poyson and Anguish source or Quality wherein the Devil dwelleth 56. And then one in the Light wherein the water of the Light is sunck down out of the Anguish into the Eternal Liberty which the Poyson-water cannot apprehend or reach 57. And yet is not severed asunder but onely through the Death where it divideth it selfe into two Principles and so severeth it selfe into two Lives viz one in the Anger and the other in the Love which Life is known to be the right Life 58. And herein sticketh the ground that as we with Adam went out of this Life into the Outward Life wherefore also God became Man so he must introduce us through this death through and out of the fierce wrathful source or quality out of the fire-Anguish-life through the Death into the Light-and Love-life again 59. Whereas yet the Gates of Death were in the wrathfulness shut up in the humane soul so that the soul stood in the Anguish source or quality in the inward Nature in the fire of the Poyson viz in the water of the Anguish 60. And there hath the Prince Christ broken the Look Fort or Barre of Death and is with his humane soul sprouted forth through the Death into the Light of God again and so now his Light-life leadeth Death captive and so it is become a Reproach and Scorn 61 For with the Lock Fort or Barre Lucifer thought to be a Lord and Omnipotent Prince 62. But when the Lock Fort or Barre became broken then the Power of the Deity in the Light destroyed his Kingdom and there he became a Captive servant for Gods Light and the Water of Meekness is his Death for the Anger becometh killed or mortified therewith 63. Thus is the Light and the Love entered into the Anger together with the Paradise-Element and the water of the Eternal Life and Gods anger is become quenched 64. And so now Lucifer abideth in himself in an anxious fierce wrathful fire-source where his Body is a Poyson a source of Poyson-water 65. And thus is become thrust out from Gods fire into the Matrix of the Eternal Nature viz. into the stern harshness which generateth the Eternal darkness wherein he manageth the very stern dominion in the Anxious Mercurius and so is as a Reproach or Out-cast 66. Who in his Original was a Prince but now is no more then an Executioner a Base Slave which must be there in Gods fierce wrath as a Hangman who punisheth the Evil when he is commanded by his Lord to do so he hath no further power 67. Although yet he is a deceiver that he might entrap many and that his Kingdom may be great that he may have many and not stand in reproach with so few 68. As a Whore thinketh if there were many Whores then I should not be a Where alone I am as others are thus he also desireth a great Tribe or Genealogy that thereby he may reproach God 69. For he alwaies attributeth the blame and fault to God that he is fallen as that bis wrath hath so drawn him and thrust him into such a willing of Pride and state so that he stood not 70. Thus he supposeth if he did draw many to him that his Kingdom would be great and so should get more to him that would do as he doth and Curse God but justifie himself that is his strength and pleasure in his dark harsh anguish where he continually stirreth up the fire in himselfe and flyeth out above the Thrones and so holdeth himself still to be a Prince and King 71. And though he be indeed Evil yet he is a Prince in his Legions in the Anger in his Creature but With the Anger without his Creature he hath not power to Act therein he must abide as an impotent captive 72. Thus understand the Life in two forms viz one according to the fire of Nature and the other according to the fire of Light which fire bunreth in the Love wherein the Noble Image of God appeareth or shineth 73. And we understand herein that the willing of Man should enter into Gods willing and so he goeth in Christs Death with Christs soul through Death into the Eternal Liberty of God into the light Life and there he is in Christ with God 74. And the Third Form of Life is the outward Created Life from or out of this world viz from the Sun Stars and Elements 75. Which Gods spirit with or by the Spirit of the Great world to Adam breathed into his Nostrils wherein then also he became an outward soul which moveth or swimmeth in the Bloud and Water and burneth in the outward kindled Fire viz in the warmth 76. That same outward Life should not gripe into the Image in the Inward Life also the Image should not let in that into the inward Light which shineth through Death and sprouteth with its power into the Eternal Liberty for the outward Life is onely a similitude of the inward Life 77. The Inward Spirit should onely in the outward Looking-Glass open the Eternal Wonders which in Gods wisdome were become discovered in the Abyss in the divine Magia and bring them to a figured Looking-Glass viz to a Looking Glass of Wonders to Gods honour and to the Joy of the Inward Man generated or Born out of God 78. But its will should not go into it to draw in the outward wonders into the Image as we now with Lamentable Misery know that Man draweth in and Imageth to himself an Earthly treasure into the Mind and so destroyeth the pure Image of God in the second Principle 79. For his willing spirit goeth into the Earthly Substance and bring th his Body wherein the Image standeth into the Earthly Substance viz into the Earthly Treasure into an Earthly Vessel or Comprehension 80. And now the Image through the Imagination becometh also Earthly and goeth again into Death and looseth God and the Kingdom of Heaven for his willing-spirit sticketh with the Body in the outward Life 81. And now the outward Life must die and break or Corrupt that the Created Image according to the Inward Kingdom may appear and shine 82. And thus the willing-spirit sticketh with the Body in the outward Wonders and bringeth them in the dying of the outward life along with it self before the Judgement of God 83. And there shall the willing-spirit go through the fire and the Image shall be tryed through the fire and all that is Earthly must be burned off from the Image it must be pure and Immaculate or without spot 84. As the Light subsisteth in the Fire so must willing-spirit also subsist in Gods Fire and if there it cannot go free through the fire of God through Death then will this Image be spewed out into the Eternal Darkness 85. And this is verily the heavy Fall of Adam that he hath
us into the divine Mystery 21. And then Thirdly we are to Consider the Magick Kingdom of this world which also burneth in us and vehemently draweth us into its wonders for it willeth to be manifest 22. And Man is become Created therein to that End that he should manifest that same Mystery and to bring the Wonders to Light and into forms according to the Eternal wisdom 23. Now then seeing he is to do this and that he thus burneth in a Threefold fire therefore the right Spirit in which the Angelical Image sticketh hath great weariness and is in great danger for it wandereth upon a very smal Bridge 24. For it hath two Enemies which continually draw it each would be in the Image and bring its sourcive quality thereinto as viz the Inward fire and also the outward Fire the inward Kingdom of the fierce wrath and also the outward Earthly Kingdom of the Looking-Glass and thus the right Image sticketh in the Midst in the Squeezing Press 25. For the Inward Kingdom will through the outward open the Wonders 26. But being it is too sharp therefore the outward Kingdom fleeth away before the Inward and graspeth after the Midlemost viz after the Image which standeth in the Liberty of God and so fleeth and slippeth it self into the Image for it all graspeth after the Heart of God that is after the Center of the Kingdom of Joy 27. Therefore now it is necessary for the Image that it defend it selfe and not let in the Earthly Guest much less fiery and yet becometh generated cut of Both viz out of the fire the Life and out of the outward the Wonder 28. Therefore it is highly necessary for Mans Image that he lead a sober temperate life and not fill himself with the outward Kingdom for else it maketh an indvvelling in the Noble Image 29. And vve understand herein the mighty strife in Man about the Image of God for there are Three that strive about it as first the stern strong fire-Life and then Secondly the divine Life and then Thirdly the Earthly Life and so the Noble Image sticketh in the midst and is drawn of Three 30. Now it is necessary for it that it hide it selfe with the Faith in the Mystery of Hope and stand still in that same Mystery 31. Where then the Devil in the inward fire-life continually rideth forth into the outward earthly life in pride Covetousness and falshood or wickedness over the Noble Image and would introduce it into the fire and anguish life and break or destroy it 32. For he supposeth continually that the place of this world is his Kingdom he will suffer no nother Image therein 33. Now thereupon the Noble Image falleth into the Cross and Tribulation into anguish and necessity here there belongeth strife to it to fight for the Noble victorious Crown or Garland of Gods Image 34. And hence originally ariseth Prayer so that the Image continually goeth forth out of the introduced Earthly substance or Being and also out of the proud stately hellish abominations with the Prayer and continually Entereth into Gods life into his Love 35. And thus the right Image continually killeth the Earthly Adam and also the hellish pride and state of the Devil and must alwaies stand as a Champion 36. And it is most necessary of all for it that it should insinuate it self into Patience and Cast it self under the Cross and continually Spring or flow up into the Love 37. For that is its Sword wherewith it slayeth the Devil and driveth forth the Earthly substance it hath no other sword wherewith to defend it self then the Meek water of the Eternal Life and that the proud stately fierce wrathful Spirit relisheth not for it is his poyson and he fleeth before it 38. Now if we will rightly demonstrate the Tree of Christian Faith then we say Its Root standeth in the Mystery of the Hope its Sprouting standeth in the Love and its Body in the Comprehension of Faith 39. That is where the Image through its earnest desiring presseth into the love of God and comprehendeth or attracteth the Substantiality of God that is Christs Body that is now the Corpus or Body wherein the Tree standeth groweth florisheth and bringeth forth fruits in Patience which all belong in to the Angelical world 40. They are the Souls food wherein it eateth and refresheth or quicken its fiery Life so that it is transmuted or changed into the Light or Meekness 41. And thus the Tree groweth in the Paradise of God which the Outward Man knoweth not and Reason apprehendeth it not 42. But to the Noble Image it is very well to be known that will then when the outward life breaketh be manifest and all its works follow after it in the Mystery of Hope into which it hath sown 43. Therefore should none who will travail in the Path of Gods Pilgrimage propose or purpose to himselfe to have in this world Good and frolick Dayes with worldly honour but Tribulation Scorn reproach and persecution attend him every hour 44. He is here onely in a vale of Misery and must continually stand in strife for the Devil goeth about as a Roaring-Lion he stirreth up all his children of Malice and wickedness against him 45. He is accounted as a Fool he is unknown to his Brethren his Mothers house scorned and despiseth him 46. He goeth away and soweth in Tribulation and is anxious but there is none that apprehendeth it or into whose heart it entereth every man supposeth his Folly plagueth him thus 47. Thus he remaineth hidden to the World for he is with his Noble Image not of this world but born of God He soweth in Tribulation and reapeth in Joy 48. But who shall express his Glory which will be his wages or who shall speak of the Crown or Garland of Victory which he attaineth 49. Who can express the Crown of the Virgin of Gods wisdome which the Virgin of Gods wisdome setteth upon him where is there such a fair beauteous One For it excelleth the Heaven 50. O Noble Image Thou art indeed an Image of the Holy Trinity of God in which God himself dwelleth God setteth upon thee his beautifulest Ornament that thou shouldest Eternally Exult in Him 51. What is I pray the substance of this World seeing it breaketh or Corrupteth and bringeth a Man onely into anguish Cares encumbrances and misery and besides into Gods Anger and breaketh or destroyeth his fair Image and draweth a Vizard on to him 52. O how great a shame and reproach will that Man have of it when he shall thus appear at the Judgment Day of God in a beastial Image besides that which followeth hereafter that he shall abide eternally therein 53. Then Lamentation beginneth there will be sighing waiting and howling for the Lost Earnest Penny and Talent which cannot be reached or attained again Eternally 54. There shall the Image stand in Eternity before
appeareth that soon overcometh the Earthly Reason and the willing in the anguish discovereth it selfe with its love and sweetness where then alwaies one fair little Branch or other becometh generated out of the Tree of Faith 32. And all tribulation and assaults or Temptations serve for the best to the Children of God for as often as God hangeth hovering over them so that they become introduced into anguish and Tribulation then they alwaies stand in the Birth of a New little branch out of the Tree of Faith 33. When the spirit of God appearth again then he alwaies bringeth up a new sprout at which the Noble Image very highly rejoyceth it selfe 34. And now it is but to stand out the first earnest Brunt that the Earthly Tree may be overcome and the Noble Grain be sown in Gods field that Man may learn to know the Earthly Man 35. For when the willing receiveth Gods light then the †Looking-Glass seeth it self in it self one Essence seeth the other in the Light and so the whole Man findeth himself in himself and knoweth what he is which in the Earthly Reason he cannot know 36. Also none should Think that the Tree of Christian Faith may be seen or known in the Kingdom of this world outward Reason knoweth it Not. 37. And though the fair Tree standeth very clearly in the inward Man yet the outward earthly Reason doubteth for all that for the spirit of God is as foolishness to it for it cannot apprehend it 38. And though it be so that often the holy spirit openeth it self in the outward Looking-Glass so that the outward life highly rejoyceth therein and for great Joy becometh Trembling and thinketh now I have attained the worthy precious Guest now I will believe it yet there is no perfect steddiness therein 39. For the Spirit of God doth not stay continually in the Earthly sourcive quality it will have a pure vessel and if it departeth into its Principle viz into the right Image then the outward Life becometh weak and fainting 40. Therefore must the Noble Image alwaies be in strife and fight against the outward-Reason-life and the more it striveth and fighteth the greater groweth the fair Tree for it worketh or co-worketh with God 41. For as an Earthly Tree groweth in winde Rain Cold and Heat so also the Tree of Gods Image groweth under the Cross and tribulation and anguish and pain in scorn and reproach and sprouteth up into Gods Kingdom and bringeth forth fruit in Patience 42. Now seeing we know this we should labour therein and let no feare or terrour keepe us back for we shall well reap and enjoy it Eternally what we have here sown in anguish and weariness that will comfort us Eternally AMEN Written by the Author Anno 1620. in the Moneth of May. The End These whole Three parts translated into English in six weeks and four dayes Ending September 1657. THE CONTENTS of the Chapters of the First Part. Of the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God that is concering the Virgin Mary what she was from Her original and what kind of Mother she came to be in the Conception of her Sonne Jesus Christ and how the Eternal Word is become Man CHAP. I. WHy the Incarnation of Jesus Christ or his becoming Man hath not been rightly understood hitherto Also Of the Two Eternal Principles and of the Temporary Principle Conteining 75. Verses CHAP. II. Of the Revelation of the Mystery how the Temporary Mystery is flown forth out of the Eternal spiritual Mystery Conteining 64. Verses CHAP. III. The Gate of the Creation of Man also of the breathing in of the Soul and of the Spirit Conteining 76. Verses CHAP IV. Of the Paradisical Being or Substance and Regiment or Dominion how it would have been if Man had continued in Innocency 72. Verses CHAP. V. Of the Lamentable and Miserable Fall of Man 135. Verses CHAP. VI. Of Adams Sleep How God made a Woman out of him How at length he became Earthly And how God by the Curse hath withdrawn Paradise from him 69. Verses CHAP. VII Of the Promised Seed of the Woman and of the Crusher of the Serpent 75. Verses CHAP. VIII Of the Virgin Mary And of the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God 71. Ver. CHAP. IX Of the Virgin Mary what she was before the Blessing and what she came to be in the Blessing or Salutation 94. Verses CHAP. X. Of the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God How he lay Nine Moneths as all the Children of Men in his Mothers Body or Womb and how his Becoming Man or Incarnation properly is 61. Verses CHAP. XI Of the Vtility or what profit the Incarnation and Birth of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God is to us poor Children of Eve The Most richly amiable and lovely Gate of All. 70. Verses CHAP. XII Of the pure Immaculate Virginity How we poor Children of Eve must be conceived of the pure virgin Chastity in the Incarnation of Christ and be new Born in God or else we shall not see God 102. Verse CHAP. XIII Of the Twofold Man viz the Old Adam and the New Adam two sorts of Men How the Old Evil one behaveth it self towards the New What kind of Religion Life and Belief each of them Exerciseth and what each of them understandeth 110. Verse CHAP. XIV Of the New Regeneration in what Substance Essence Being and Property the New Regeneration viz the Childe of the Virgin Consists while it yet sticketh in the Old Adam 74. Verses THE CONTENTS of the Chapters of the Second Part Being of Christs Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection and how we must enter into Christs Suffering and Death and rise again out of his Death with and through him and be conformable to his Image and live in him Eternally CHAP. I. OF the Eternal Beginning and of the Eternal End 50. Verses CHAP. II. The true and Highly precious Gate of the Holy Trinity The Eye of the Eternal Life or the Lustre of Life 30. Verses CHAP. III. How God without the Principle of Fire would not be manifested or Revealed also of the Eternal Being or Substance and of the Abyssal will together with the very severe Earnest Gate 64. Verses CHAP. IV. Of the Principle and Original of the Fire-world and of the Center of Nature and how the Fire severeth it selfe from the Light so that from Eternity in Eternity therè are two Worlds one in another 76. Verses CHAP. V. Of the Principle in it self what it is 100. Verses CHAP. VI. Of Our Death why we must dye notwithstanding Christ dyed for us the First Citation or Summons and of the New Man 91. Verses CHAP. VII Of Spiritual Sight or Vision How Man in this world may have divine and Heavenly Substantiality so that he can rightly speak of God and how his Sight or Vision is the Second Citation or Summons and
Invitation of outward Reason in Flesh and Bloud 81. Verses CHAP. VIII The Way or Pilgrimage from Death into Life and the Gate into the Center of Nature the Third Citation or Summons 93. Verses CHAP. IX Further and more Circumstances converning this Third Citation or Summons highly to be considered 38. Ver. CHAP. X. Of the Express Image of Man that is of the Similitude of God in Man with a Conclusion 67. Verses THE CONTENTS of the Chapters of the Third Part Of the Tree of Christian Faith a true instruction how a Man may become One spirit with God and what he must do that he may work the works of God wherein is briefly comprised the whole Christian Teaching and Faith also what Faith and Teaching is An open Gate of the Great Mystery of God out of the Divine Magia through the Three Principles of the Divine Being or Substance CHAP. I. WHat Faith and Beleeving is 21. Verses CHAP. II. Of the Original of Faith and why Faith and Doubting dwell together 36. Verses CHAP. III. Whence Good and Evil Love and wrath Life and Death Joy and sorrow proceed and how the Wonders of Nature appear in the Free-will of God without the Free will of Gods mingling with the Wonders of Nature 50. Verses CHAP. IV. How men must live to attain the liberty of God and How the Image of God becometh destroyed also of the state and Condition of the wicked after the decease or dying of the Body 44. Verses CHAP. V. Why the wicked Convert not what the Tartest and sharpest thing in Conversion is of the false Shepheards Of the Tree of Faith How men must enter into the Kingdom of God Of the breaking of the Kingdom of Lucifer Of the Three forms of Life and what we have inherited from Adam and Christ 88. Verses CHAP. VI. What Lust can do How we are fallen in Adam and Regenerated again in Christ And how it is no light thing to be a right Christian 44. Verses CHAP. VII To what End this world and All Beeings are Created Also concerning the two Eternal Mysteries of the Mighty strife in Man concerning the Image and wherein the Tree of Christian Faith standeth groweth and beareth fruit 541. Verses CHAP. VIII In what manner God forgiveth sinnes and how Man becometh a childe of God 45. Verses The End A Catalogue of Jacob Behme's Books Printed in English According to the numbers in the Catalogue at the End of the Book of the 40 Questions Printed 1647. 1. THe Aurora 2. The Three Principles of the divine Essence or Substance 3. The Thrcefold Life of Man 4. The 40. Questions of the Soul 5. The Incarnation of Jesus Christ 8. Of the Last Times or 1000 years Sabbath being the 4. 5. of his Epistles 9. The Signature of All things 10. Of the 4. Complexions to comfort a Soul in Temptation 12. The Considerations on Esai as Steefels Book 13. Of true Repentance 14. Of true Resignation 15. Of Regeneration These are the Way to Christ 16. Of Predestination and Election with 17. An Appendix of Repentance 18. The Mystcrium Magnum An Exposition of GENESIS concerning the Manifestation or Revelation of the Divine Word through the Three Principles of the divine Essence Also of the original of the World and the Creation wherein the Kingdom of Nature and of Grace are Expounded for the better understanding of the Old and New Testament and what Adam and Christ are 19 A Table of the 3 Principles Explain'd 20. Of the Supersensual Life 22. Of the Two Testaments of Christ viz Baptism and the Supper 23. A Dialogue between the Enlightned and unenlightened soul of Illumination 25. The 177. Theosphick Questions without the 13 Answers 26. An Epitome or Abstract of the Mysterium Magnum 28. An Exposition of the Threefold World 31. Being 35. Letters or Epistles of Jacob Behme to several friends of his concerning the Divine Mysteries A Clavis or Key of his writings Prephesies of the End of the world Collected out of several of Jocob Behme's Writings called Mercurius Teuconicus The Life of Jacob Behme written by Durand Hotham Esq Philosophy reformed and improved containing 3 Books of Paracelsus to the Athenians helpful to the understanding of Jacob Behme's Writings Also these Philosophical peeces viz Magia Adamica or the Antiquity of Magick of the Magicians Heavenly Chaos and first Matter of All things Lumen de Lumine or a New Magical Light discovered to the world The Chymists Key to shut and open the true doctrine of Corruption and Generation illustrated from the true Light of Nature These Books are to be sold by Lodowick Lloyd near the Castle in Cornhill London 1659. 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be manifest to â—imselfe but his wisdome is from Eternity become his Ground or Byss 26. After which therefore the Eternal willing of the Abyss of the Deity hath pleased to Long from whence the divine Imagination hath existed so that the Abyssal will of the Deity hath thus from Eternity in the Imagination with the power of the Avision or Aspect or form of the Looking-Glass of Wonders impregnated it self 27. Now in this Impregnation of the Eternal Original are two Principles to be understood viz First the Eternal Darkness out of which the Eternal world Originateth it selfe and the Substantiality of the fierce wrath in the Darkness wherein we understand Gods anger and the Abyss of Nature and thus we know and acknowledge the fiery world to be the Great Life 28. And then also Secondly we understand First how out of the Fire the Light becometh generated And Secondly how between the fiery and light World Death is 29. Thirdly How the Light shineth out of Death and Fourthly How the Light-flaming World is another principle source or quality in it selfe then the fire-world and yet neither is seperated from the other neither can the one comprehend the other 30. Fiâ—thly we understand How the Light-world filleth the Eternal Liberty viz the first willing which is called Father 31. Sixthly Thus we understand also herein Earnestly and fundamentally how that Natural life which will dwell in the Light flaming world must go through death and must become generated or born forth out of Death 32. Seventhly Yet we understand or mean that Life which originally ariseth out of the Darkness viz out of the Essence of the dark substantiality as viz the soul of Man which had out of the fire-world turned it selfe into the Dark substantiality in Adam Eighthly Therefore then we fundamentally and Exactly understand wherefore God viz the Heart of God is become Man 33. And Ninthly wherefore he must of necessity dye and enter into Death and break his Life in Death and afterward bring it through the fiery world into the Light-flaming World And Tenthly wherefore we must thus follow him 34. And Eleventhly we understand further wherefore many souls remain and Continue in the fire-world and cannot go through Death into the light-world Twelfthly what Death is Thirteenthly also what the Soul is This is now as followeth 35. When we consider what the life is we find that it specially consisteth in Three parts viz first in the Desiring Secondly in the Mind Thirdly in the senses or thoughts 36. Now if we search further what that is which giveth or affordeth that then we find the Center viz the Essential Wheel which hath the Fire-Smith in it selfe 37. And then if we consider further whence that Essential Fire existeth we find that it taketh its original in the Desiring of the Eternal abyssal willing which with the desiring maketh to it selfe a Ground 38. For every desiring is attractive or harsh and astringent of that which the will desireth and yet there is nothing for it that it may desire but onely it selfe that is the Great Wonder-Eye Wunder-AVge without limit and ground wherein all lyeth 39. And yet also is a Nothing unless it become in the desiring will made a somewhat which is done by Imagination wherein it becometh a substance whereas yet it is a Nothing for it is onely an overshadowing of the Free-willing 40. Which Substance over-shadoweth the Liberty viz the Thinne unsearchable willing so that two worlds come to be first One which in it selfe is incomprehensible and unconceivable an abyss and Eternal Liberty and Secondly one which comprehendeth and maketh it selfe a Darkness 41. And yet neither is sundred from the other onely this is the difference or distinction that the Darkness cannot comprehend the Liberty for it is too Thinne and dwelleth also in it self as also the Darkness dwelleth in it self The very Earnest Gate 42. Here now we understand First how the Fathers Second Will which in the Looking-Glass of wisdome he sharpeneth to his hearts Center becometh impregnated with the substantiality in the Father Imagination 43. And Secondly that the same impregnation in respect of the liberty of the first will which is called Father is a Darkness and Thirdly How in the Darkness or substantiality all powers Colours and Virtues lie in the Imagination moreover all Wonders 44. And Fourthly we understand How the powers wonders and virtues must be manifested through the Fire viz in the Principle wherein all passeth into its Essence for in the principle the Essence originally ariseth 45. And fifthly we understand very Earnestly and exactly that in the Principle ere the fire ariseth there is a dying viz the great anguish life 46. Which yet is no dying but a harsh astringent stern dying source or quality out of which the great and strong Life ariseth viz the fire-life And sixthly then out of the deadned the sight-Life with the power of the Love 47. Which Light-life with the Love dwelleth in the Eternal Liberty viz in the first willing which is called Father for that the Father in his own willing which is himselfe desireth and nothing more 48. That now understand thus ye see and know that there is no Light without Fire and there is no Fire without the Earnest source or quality which source or quality is like a Dying and the Sabstantiality out of which the Fire burneth must thus also dye and be consumed 49. Out of the Consuming consisteth two Principles of two great Lives One in the source or quality which is called Fire and one out of the vanquishedness viz out of the Death which is called Light which is Immaterial and without source or Quality and yet hath all sources or qualities in it but not the source of the fierce wrath 50. For the fierce wrath is remained in Death and the Light-life groweth out of the Dying as a fair blossome out of the Earth and is no more apprehended by the Dying 51. As then ye see how the Light dwelleth in the Fire and the fire cannot move it and besides that there is also nothing that can move the Light for it is like the Eternall Liberty and dwelleth in the Liberty 52. Here ye understand how the Sonne is another Person then the Father for he is the Light-world and yet dwelleth in the Father and the Father generateth him in his willing and he is rightly the Fathers Love also wonder Council and Power 53. For the Father generateth him in his Imagination in himselfe and bringeth him through his own fire viz through the Principle forth through Death so that the Sonne maketh and is another World viz another Principle in the Father then the fire-world in the darkness is 54. Thus you understand also How the Fathers Eternal Spirit divided it selfe into Three Worlds The First is the Exit out of the Imagination of the first willing of the Abyss Which is called Father in which with the outgoing it openeth the wisdome