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A28531	The second apologie to Balthazar Tylcken treating of the eternall predestination and election of God, and of the incarnation, or becoming man and person, of Christ, and concerning the Virgin Mary / written in the yeare 1621, finished the 3. of July by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Zweyte Schutz-Schrift wieder Balthasar Tilken. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3416; ESTC R14771	54,352	66

me is given to see as sharply and accutely as any one can search Mark this which followeth 227. NOw when the Image was faded or disappeared what did God with it did he let it fall quite away and remaine in Death No. Then instantly the Doore of his Mercy set it selfe Open and said The Womans Seed shall Crush the Serpents head 228. Then the Deare Name JESUS incorporated it selfe in the faded disappeared Image and the Mark or Limit in this faded disappeared Image became strengthened which with the Revelation or Manifestation stood in the Body or Womb and Seed of the Virgin Mary as a propagated Seed for if that had not been so then had all those before Christs Birth been Lost 229. For the high Noble Virgin of the Wisdome of God with which Adam in his heavenly in breathed Spirit was Espoused or Married that is Immortall that presented it self in the Light of Life to Man viz to Adam and Eve and warneth them of the ungodly wayes and continually sheweth through the Propheticall Spirit the Limit or Mark of the Covenant where it will with the Deare Name JESUS with the Word and power of the true Deity open it selfe againe in Mans Soul The Second Part. Of the Becoming Man or Incarnation and Person of Christ How Christ is become Man or Incarnate out of No Strange Seed but out of Mary and yet indeed not in Eves Earthly Essence the Holy Ghost was the Man or Masculine therein 230. MY Opponent tell me here what the Womans Seed is upon which you found your Election you say the Children of God must become generated out of the Womans Seed as the Dew out of the Morning Rednesse and reject Adam's and Eves Seed and make a Strange Seed and yet God said Through the Womans Seed shall the Head of the Serpent be Crushed Who is the Woman is it Eve No that you will not admit Why Because otherwise you cannot Cloake your Election or Predestination 231. Well now if you be Learned as indeed you goe about mightily to Colour your Cause with Texts of Scripture then shew in the Holy Scripture that God entended a Strange Woman you say that Mary is not from us Men but is a Virgin from Eternity that you must and shall prove or else it shall have neither place nor beliefe 232. But I will demonstrate with strong Arguments that the Word of Promise goeth upon the Womans Seed viz upon Eve and Adam that is upon the Matter or Matrix which was taken from Adam out of which the Woman was framed out of and in which Adam should have impregnated himselfe if he had stood and had not suffered himselfe to be over-powred 233. For the Woman Eve should have been the propagated Childe but it could not be and therefore she was taken out of Adam's Essence and Bone and was Made a help for him so that the propagation must be performed through TWO 234. Now if Mary Christs Mother be not from us Men then is Christ not the Son of Man as he so very often calleth himself and where then would my poor Soul remaine which lyeth Captive in a darke Dungeon whereas if God would Regenerate it againe as the Dew out of the Morning Rednesse could he not well doe it without becoming Man 235 Besides if Mary were not Man or Humane from us what then would the strange CHRIST be profitable to Me and then it would not be true that the Word is become Flesh Or how could I enter into CHRISTS Suffering Dying and Death if it were not done in Me. 236. But I can with Truth say as the Apostle saith that I beleeve I am Crucified and dead with Christ and rise up in and with him and bear his Image on me 237. Thus saith my Opponent then Christ were conceived in a sinfust Seed if Eve had been the Woman in the Promise No I say not that 238. Christ viz the Living Word was not generated from Mans Seed but in the shut up Seed of the Heavenly part which in Eve faded or disappeared as the dry or withered Rod of Aaron signifieth he became againe the dead parts Sap and Life for the Sinne fell not upon the heavenly part but that dyed understand Substance and not Gods Spirit which rested in the Covenant till at the Limit of the Covenant in Mary 239. The Anger of God Manifested or revealed it self in the Earthly Part as a Life and the heavenly disappeared or faded as God said the day thou eatest thou dyest 240. He meant not solely the Earthly Death for Adam lived Nine hundred and Thirty Yeares e're he dyed and God said the day thou eatest thou dyest that is to the Kingdome of Heaven and livest to the Earthly World as it came to passe 241. I say not that God became Man in Eves Earthly Essence else he must have had a Father but thus himself is the Father 242. Understand this aright The Angel said to Mary The holy Spirit will come upon thee and the Power of the Most High will over-shadow thee in that sticketh the Mark or Key the Angel said he will come upon thee and the Power of the Most High will over-shadow thee Do you not understand this The Holy Spirit would open the shut Center in the Covenant in the Dead Seed and the Word of God would give it self in with living heavenly Substantiality into that which was shut up in Death and become a Flesh the Holy Spirit was instead of a Man or Husband he brought the Heavenly Tincture of the Fathers Fires Glance and of the Eternall Sonnes Lights Glance He was in the Tincture the Life and the Moving What Manner of Essence the Word received or assumed wherein God and Man became One Person Also how Christ is a Creature and how he is No Creature 243. NOw understand me according to its high worth I speak in the Vision or Sight and not in the Opinion or Conceit In Adam when God inbreathed the Soul into him then was the Soul surrounded or endued from the Glance of the Fathers Fire together with the Center to the Fire and also from the Glance of the Light with Divine Substantiality Moving in Gods Wisdome or Substantiality 244. But now in the Fall the Light extinguished and only the Fire with the Center to the Fire remained that was now the Dryed or withered and dead Soul as the Dry Rod of Aaron signified and Old shut up Barren Sarah Abraham's Wife and Old Elizabeth dead in the Womb or Matrix the Mother of John the Baptist 245. This Soul was from Adam thus dry or withered propagated except some Holy or Saints in the Covenant where the Holy Spirit in the Covenant Moved as is to be seen by Old Elizabeth that the Child in the Covenant in the Mothers Body or Womb when the Spirit moved the Childs Spirit when Mary came to her that it leaped for joy in the Spirit of the Messiah when it

Eternall Principles viz out of the Light and Dark World and thus the Light moveth in the Darknesse and the Darknesse comprehendeth it not 94. And herein lyeth the Drawing to Evill and Good and here is that which the Scripture saith concerning the Will of Man To which you give your selves as servants in Obedience either to the Light of God or to the Darknesse in the Anger of God to that you are servant and into that you goe to which you are obedient of THAT you are led and drawne also Elected for children they are BOTH Gods but the Light is only called God or Good How the Soul is out of all the Three-Worlds of its Might and Free-will of the drawing of the Father and what is called to Beleeve above Reason 95. MY Opponent writeth that the Soul of Man is inbreathed into Man out of the Mouth of God and I have no Strife about that and it needeth no Glosse But I speak not blindly as he doth I say out of the totall Wonder of God out of the Center out of the Will to the Eternall Nature that is out of the Chaos and out of the Eternall Nature that is out of the two Eternall Principles out of Darknesse Fire and Light a totall Image and Similitude of the totall Deity of the Substance of all Substances 96. And I say that the Spirit of God hath inbreathed it selfe according to all the Three Worlds properties for it is the Life and the Spirit of all Substances in every Substance according to its property 97. For before the times of this World there was Nothing no Life without him but it is as the Scripture faith † With the Holy thou art Holy and with the perverse thou art perverse 98. In the Holy or Saints he is the Divine Kingdome of Joy and the Divine Life but with those which incline their will into Gods Anger in the Darknesse he is Gods Anger-Spirit 99. Indeed God himselfe is ALL for from him all is proceeded why then doe we longer Contend so much about God let us strive after that which is Best after Love then we become Children of Gods Love 100. Why will you * Deny Man Free-Will surely his Soul is created out of the highest Omnipotence of God and hath Divine might or strength if it entereth into the Love of God as Christ teacheth us † That we should not only doe such Wonders or Miracles as he did with the Fig-Tree but much greater if we had but Faith then we could with one word cast the Mountaines into the Sea 101. He hath indeed told us he would give us Faith for he said My Father will give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him for it his words Must be true and whosoever speaketh against them are Lyars Moreover he saith He was come to call Sinners to Repentance and not the Righteous 102. What folly is it to make or set and impose Election upon Man and take away his Free-Will hath not the poor Sinner Free-Will that he CAN Come Why then doth Christ call them to himself Math 11. 103. You say with the Scripture There can none come to him unlesse the Father Draw him very right I say so too It lyeth not in our doing willing or running but in Gods Mercy He draweth whom he will and hardeneth whom he will it is all right but you are Blinde and understand it not aright 104. If it lay in Man then did Salvation stand in Mans strength or might to become saved through an Opinion as or how he will and though likely the old Evill Man which dyed in Adam continue 105. Therefore when we dyed in Adam then we lost the own selfe 〈◊〉 and lay in Gods Mercy and it was instantly said You must become borne of God againe if you would see God 106. Now at present after the Fall we have no power as to the kingdome of Heaven to meddle with it but if we obtaine the Spirit of Christ which hath of Grace generated it selfe againe in our Souls then the kingdome of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent snatch it to themselves 107. It is not in our ability that we snatch it to our selves but the ability is Gods who hath introduced it againe through Christ into us we cannot take it with force and own-selfe Right but of Grace it is promised to be bestowed 108. Now it lyeth not in that we hunt after it in own selfe-reason and willing to take it but it lyeth in this that we cast our selves againe into the Bosome viz into the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ viz into our New Mothers Body or Womb viz into a New Becoming Man or Incarnation that we with our Will be in the Obedience of Christs Will that we become Nothing viz nakedly and barely a glimps or Seed of a Will that Christ became our Will and his Becoming Man or Incarnation be our Becoming Man or Incarnation his New-Birth out of God and Man our Birth out of God and Man his slaying of the Anger of God in the Center of the Soul our slaying his Resurrection our Resurrection his Eternall Divine Life our Eternall Divine Life then it is really so that whosoever cometh to me viz into my Becoming Man or Incarnation that is into me him I will not thrust away Also my Lambs are in my hands none can pluck them away out of them and the Father who hath given them to me is greater than all Land the Father are one 109. Deare Brethren and Friends doe but understand the Drawing of the Father aright it should not so be understood that God hardeneth any who desireth to convert from Sinne but those who doe not desire that the desire standeth in our Will but the Conversion standeth in Gods Mercy 110. But now he hath promised the Mercy out of Grace to the desiring Will for he saith Turne to me then will I turne my selfe to you Also Knock and then it will be opened unto you seek and then you will finde ask and then you will receive What sonne is there that asketh his father for an Egge and he giveth him a Scorpion Can ye that are Evill give good gifts to your Children how much More my heavenly Father 111. Wilt thou now say God hardeneth thy Heart and Will that thou canst not ask prove that out of Scripture or wilt thou say thou canst not beleeve that is also NOT true 112. Canst thou not beleeve then cast all thy Sinnes into the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ into his Spirit and be in him as Dead let HIM in THEE beleeve how or as he will why dost thou long take care or perplex thy selfe about strong Faith which overthroweth Mountaines it standeth not in thy power to beleeve SO. 113. Only take care about a true earnest sincere Will goe out from Sinne and strive against Sinne in Flesh and Bloud

say so to but I proceed not mutely I say out of what for God hath given me the knowledge It is Not I my self that know it but God knoweth it IN Me. 73. The Wisdome is his Bride and the Children of Christ are in Christ in the Wisdome also Gods Bride Now then if Christs Spirit dwelleth in Christs Children and if Christs Children be Branches on his Vine and one Body with him also one Spirit whose now is the knowledg is it Mine or Gods should I then not know in the Spirit of Christ out of what this World is Created if he dwelleth in me which hath created it should HE not know it 74. Therefore now I submit and will know nothing so far as I am self viz in that part from the outward World that he may know in me what he will I am not the Genetrix in the knowing but my Spirit is his Wife or 〈…〉 which he generateth the knowing according to the Measure 〈…〉 75. As the Eterna●● Wisdome is the Body of God and he generateth therein what he will then now if he generateth it is not I that doe it but he in me I am as Dead in the generating of the knowledg and he is my Life and indeed I have neither sought it or learned it he inclineth himself to my Minehood and my Ihood inclineth it self up into him 76. But now I am Dead and understand Nothing but he is my understanding therefore I say I live in God and God in me and so I teach and write of him Dear Brethren and otherwise I know Nothing 77. Bear with my folly a little I pray in that which I tell you not for my own boasting but for your Learning and knowledge that you may know whom you scorne and despise when you deride me I will not hide it from you but mean it heartily 78. I have written of Three Principles which are known in Me but weakly as a Scholler which goeth to School so it hath gone with me 79 My Opponent writeth of Four Principles and calleth the Spirit of God a Principle also according to his meaning though I bring no Controversie into HIS meaning about it he may make Ten for the Wisdome hath neither Limit nor Ground but he neither understandeth my meaning nor his own 80. Let him tell me How the Holy Spirit is a Principle or what doth he understand by a Principle will he make the Cleere Bright Deity to be a Principle which is Eternall without ground and Beginning which dwelleth in the Nothing also possesseth nothing but only it self I can not speak so of the Principles but I speak of the Three Worlds in and with which the Incomprehensible Deity manifesteth or revealeth it self 81. One of them with or by the wrought power in the Desire to the Eternall Nature viz with the Spirit of the Dark source or quality through which the Will of the still Eternity sharpeneth it self and brings it self in the Fire through the Light and so the sharpnesse remaineth Eternally only in it self and yet in the still Will of the Meeknesse thus receiveth a Cause in the sharpnesse to the Kingdome of Joy and yet also remaineth not Essentially standing with the Spirit in the fierce wrathfull sharpnesse 82. But the Root is a Darknesse and the Spirit goeth forth out of the Chaos through the Root through the Fire in the Fathers Property through the Second Center of the Love and Kingdome of Joy into the Light 83. Now therefore that very SPIRIT which is the Life of all in every Substance or Thing according to its property is NO Principle but according to the Eternall Nature of the fierce wrathfulnesse it is a Principle 84. Thus also the Second Principle subsists with or by the Divine World viz where the Divine Power with 〈◊〉 of the Majesty is poured forth which is justly accounted 〈…〉 THREE Persons 85. But the Principle in the Fire is to 〈…〉 where the Dying is and out of the Dying another Life 〈◊〉 viz out of the Fire a Light and yet there is no dying but a consuming source quality or Torment and out of the Source Quality or Torment the high triumphing Spirit existeth where then Gods Love-Will and Anger-Will severeth it self into two Worlds viz into Light and Darknesse and he is called God according to the Light and according to the poured-out vertue or power of his Wisdome 86. But the Eternall Divine Originall is not in the Eternall Nature the Will to Nature is sooner and THAT Will is the Chaos wherein all lyeth and the Spirit existeth out of that and Manifesteth or revealeth it self with or by Light and Darknesse Therefore I call not the Spirit of God a Principle for it is without or besides all Beginnings yet with the Eternall Beginnings manifested or revealed with God in Trinity though the Ternary also is in the Chaos as is expressed in the Book of the Six Poynts Wherefore the Outward World is a Principle of its own its Model is Eternall 87. NOw when I Write of the Third Principle then I also say that God hath created all things through his Wisdome but out of the Spirit which is called God this World is NOT Created for it is called Evill and Good and a Murthering Den of the Devill 88. Also it is not generated out of the Divine Wisdome but by or through the Wisdome the Wisdome is Not the Matter of this World else I must call a Stone Gods Wisdome and Sinne also but it is generated out of the two Eternall Principles of both Worlds Substantiality viz out of the desires of BOTH 89. God the Father who is ALL hath moved himselfe with the Creation of this World that is in the Formes of both Worlds of both Natures and hath created Angells understand out of the Spirit of the Eternall Natures 90. For if a Spirit be to subsist in the kingdome of Joy then it must have the Center in it selfe out of which the Joy Originateth viz the Center to the Dark World which is the sharp might else it would be a stillnesse without Moving 91. Therefore when Lucifer contemned the Light he remained in that part of the Darknesse for his Will went out from the Light and would domineere in the Fires Might whereby he angred God according to the Fires property that is in the Principle in the Fires property 92. Thus I say the Outward World is a Principle that it hath a Life of its own generated out-of both the inward Spirituall Worlds viz a Revelation or Manifestation of the First and Second Principle a Model or Similitude of the Eternall Nature comprized in the desire of the Eternall Nature and Manifested with a Beginning and included in a Time which with the End goeth againe into the Eternity 93. This Model or Time hath stood in Gods Wisdome which the Wisdome hath manifested through TWO Spirituall WORLDS with the Moving of the Eternall Father and that which is Revealed or Manifested goeth out of both

Consider of this abominable Doctrine How he gathereth the Texts of Scripture together for a false service to God only that he may prove that God worketh both Good and Evill in us 189. What needs proofe for that I say so too that Gods Love worketh Good in us and his Anger if we give our selves up into it worketh evill fruit to Damnation but what doth it avane him to bring men into such a carelesse negligent way He should rather tell them that they should Repent as God saith in the Prophets To day when you heare the voyce of the Lord Harden not you hearts Let my word enter into your Hearts and Eares 190. But he saith It cannot Enter God maketh either a Good or an Evill Tree this serveth well to all carelesse negligence and wickednesse and lastly to Despaire that is the end of his Doctrine you will finde nothing better or more in his Grace Election or Predestination 191. And I say with good ground and it is the precious truth that if such Doctrine should become embraced or received then will the World at length become a Murthering Den of Devills For every one will say how can I doe otherwise then God driveth me if God will have me to be his childe he will teach and lead me well enough but if I be not Elected why should I long favour the Honest and vertuous I will doe as the Devill doth and hate them and be their Enemy to his kingdome I belong I will steale rob murther and cheate and deceive the simple that I may be potent and voluptuous there will no other come of it being God will not draw me therefore really I must serve God Lucifer but if God will have me he will well draw me from THAT that I shall not doe it 192. Alas be not so Evill and wicked doe not that God hath forbidden it let every one have a care of his own salvation and feare the Lord with Trembling let no Man despaire and say there is a fast doore upon me I cannot be saved for such Thoughts the Devills have and the Damned in Hell If I knew there were but seven Men Elected in our City or scarce two I would NOT despaire but beleeve that I were one of them 193. My Opponent consider your selfe for the sake of your Salvation when you shall appeare before the Judgement of God and Christ shall say to the wicked who in such Doctrine have become lazy carelesse and negligent goe away from me ye Cursed I was hungry thirsty sick naked and in Prison and ye have not ministred unto me and they shall say Lord thou hast not Elected us for children and drawne us then will he say have I not caused my goodnesse to be prelented to you and caused my Word to be taught and faithfully called you and warned you of the false or wicked way and they shall say we have been Taught that thou hast out of thy predestinate purpose Elected one to the childship or filiation and hardened the other now being that sslandeth in thy Word why wilt thou blame us then we were able to doe nothing that was Good 194. My Opponent I put you in Minde of this Consider I pray what will you answer that you have expounded thus that the Anger of God which God in his Love in the Soul of Man hath drowned with the bloud of his Sonne you make to be an Electour againe you give the Sword into its hand againe 195. The Anger was indeed in Adam before the Fall yet not manifested or revealed and the God of Love hath set his heart upon it that he will boult it up againe in the humane Soul that we should run to him as to an Open Fountaine 196. I would have you asked that if Adam had continued in his Innocency where the● had remained your Eternall Election or Predestination if he had begotten children in Paradise therefore now if you will maintaine your Eternall Election over Man then must you say the Fall of Man is also out of God predestinate purpose 197. But what means that which God said Thou shalt not eate of the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evill if he would have that to be done and hath also forbidden it then God were unrighteous and Men need keep no Commandment which he hath forbidden in Moses For he would have if that Man should Sinne that he might have cause to punish him thus it were to be Concluded in Reason 198. Beloved Consider your Glosse or Exposition I will speak brotherly and Child-like to you put but away your Crooked scornfull Hornes and let us deale one with another as Brethren and Members with scorne we can advance Nothing that is Good we doe but deceive the Men in the World that are plaine and simple therewith 199. If you have Christs Spirit as you would be thought to have then meete Me and my Brethren in the Meek Love and Humility of Jesus Christ shew me I pray you your love in the Spirit of Christ who came in great Humility to us poor lost children of Eve to seek and save that which is Lost If you be a childe of that Spirit be so faithfully with Meeknesse Love and Friendlinesse with modest speech and cast the Hornes of scorning away that I may know that you are my Brother then will I be very Loving to you if God give you more then me but if not yet I will in that weaknesse rejoyce with you and refresh my selfe in that which God giveth 200. And be not so furious against the deare Revelation which God hath favoured VS with at Last reade it first aright it hath a very Noble pretious Originall and beginning which reacheth above all Reason yes above the Outward World and above the Light of the Outward Nature why doe you rage against the Most High 201. I Christianly admonish you take heed what you doe that the Anger of the Lord doe NOT take hold of you and God Curse you I tell you I will be guiltlesse as to your Soul if you doe awaken it 202. See what was done by Eliah Also to Corah Dathan and Abivdm in the Wildernesse I tell you for so much as it is knowne to me in the Lord it may happen so to you and more besides for at present it is a Wonderfull Time not knowne or acknowledged by All The Lord hath sent his Spirit of Zeale or Jealousie There is a Wonderfull time before the Doore which you will finde by Expersence if you Live Of the Eternall Predestination and Election of God The beginning and End thereof is One only and Alwayes the same 203. MY friend you speak after a humane Manner and write of Gods Eternall Predestination and Election it will not beare to be so written of 204. When the Scripture speeks of Gods Eternall purpose or Predestination it speaketh not of a purpose or predestination that hath been Long before for in God there is no

it that shall live in God For Christ said Flesh and Bloud CANNOT inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 265. What is it then For the New Creature generated out of the Dew of Heaven as you say also cannot arise for it dyeth Not Christs Life is its Life You will quite take away the first Adam what remaineth then If you are Learned tell me and play not on my Pipe you would have it that Christ hath not received or assumed Adam's Flesh then can Adam NOT rise again 266. My Friend I Exhort you in the Love of Christ be not an opposer till you understand the Center of all things or Substances together with the Three Principles For the Power or vertue of the Resurrection is performed according to the THIRD Principle there shall Nothing of ADAM passe away but only the grosse Droffinesse of the Beastiall Property and the Sinne which hath been wrought or committed according to the Anger of the First Principle 267. The Mystery viz the Quintae Essentia shall arise For Christ Flesh so farre and in whomsoever it is become Living Dyeth NO more In whomsoever the shut up heavenly part is in the power of the Word that became Man become Living that dyeth not It dyed in Adam therefore it needeth no further Resurrection 268. Also our Works follow not after us in That but in that which is a Similitude of the inward World viz in the Outward Mystery Now if Christ hath not received or assumed that to himself from US Men how then will it arise 269. I say Christ hath received or assumed the whole humanity from us on to his Heavenly but only not the BEASTIAL Property and Sinne but he hath received or assumed the Sinnes of the World on to himself As an own self-guilty Person and slaine the Death in our Souland Flesh else there were no Remedy for Man therefore must only a strong Saviour come into the Humane Property and slay Death and destroy Sinne and Introduce his Love into us 279. Now I beleeve that I shall arise in HIS and MY Flesh and Eternally Live in him his Life for mine his Spirit for mine and all whatsoever I am for his He God I Man and in him God and Man and he in me God and Man 271. This shall none teare out of my Heart I have knowne it Not I. but Christ in me therefore whosoever will may Fable and Babble about it I need no Election or Predestination to it my Saviour Christ hath Elected me IN my Soul Spirit and Flesh in himself I am therein Joyfull and Comforted let who will be a Heretick and Feigner I have with MARY Elected or Chosen the Best thing and will in the meane time sit at the Feet of my LORD JESU till all Feigners and Grace Electioners or Predestinatours have seigned and babbled Out ALL they CAN. 272. They say they cannot doe so that is their Obstinacy and Wilfulnesse I say if I cannot yet Christ in Me can And say with Jacob I will not leave thee unlesse thou blesse me and Though Body and soul should be dissolved yet I will not leave thee cast me into Heaven or into Hell yet I am in thee and thou in me thou art mine and I am thine the Enemy shall NOT part us How Mary was Eves Daughter and how Christ hath had a Humane Soul which is Eternally Immortall 273. MY Opponent hath so wonderfull a vaine discourse concerning Mary he will prove out of the Scripture that SHE hath been from Eternity and draweth a whole heape of Texts together about it which yet are all against him those very Texts speak all of the Virgin of the Divine Wisdome and then who is it that contendeth with him that Christ is become Man in that very Virginity not I I have throughout written just So but I understand also that the same Virgin was also IN the Mark or Limit of the Covenant in which God became Man 274. But Mary was from Eve else Christ had not received or assured our humane Soul as he also very strongly denyeth it that he hath assumed no Soul from us a strange thing helpeth not me in a strange thing he is not my Brother 275. Is his Soul no Creature but God himself Is he not out of or from us why then did he commend it to his Father in his Death into his hands And said On the Mount of Olives My Soul is troubled even unto Death May God also be troubled I beleeve he must now permit it to be a Humane Soul if he will stand before the Scripture and Truth that so Christ remaine to be our Brother as he said After his Resurrection Goe and tell my Brethren I ascend to my God and to your God else how should Christ say I goe to MY God if he were no Creature God needs no going without besides and beyond the Creature 276. Beloved what may indeed his Temptation in the Wildernesse have been WHAT in him became Tempted His Deity or his Soul Beloved pray tell me Did God Tempt himself Or What had he to doe with the Humanity I suppose the Man will here be Silent Read my Book of the Threefold Life therein thou wilt have the ground of all even More then any one could Ask which I here let passe 277. He writeth that Christs Soul did flow forth out of the Word and the Wisdome then is Christ Totally strange and not my Brother as he saith if they are to be Brothers then they must come out of ONE Body but Christ would not have spoken right if this Opinion should take place 278. God promised Abraham that in HIS understand in Abraham's Seed should all People become blessed but he saith no but in Abrahams promised Seed he saith not in the Seed which I promise thee or in my Seed but in thy Seed 279 O! how terrible it is that Man Dare so to pervert the Scriptures Dear Sirs where will you abide How will you stand before God Have you not the Spirit of True Knowledge from God Why then doe you make Glosses or Expositions upon the Scripture What are your conceits profitable that you Exchange Words for Words and imbitter the Scriptures let them stand unexplained if you be not called to it of God Why doe you so long make many Errours leave the Explanation to the highest Tongue in Every Man 280. Why doe you Juggle so much with the Holy Spirit are you more knowing or skilfull then HE Yes indeed ye are stately proud self honouring self-profiting wilfull stubborne Children Ye run and None hath called you suffer your selves first to be called and enlightened with Gods Light before you run 281. From such imbittering from the beginning of the World to this time nothing hath existed but strife Wars and Desolation and Babel is an unsure Leader full of Abomination and Pride to make Ostentation of it self that a Man hath studied or that a