Dominion viz. the Spirit or this world is also in the seede while it is yet a Sulphur that is matter without forme or life and in that Spirit hath the Constellation its Dominion and it draweth also with it inwards the Constellation of the Starres as they have f Or aspects influence and infect or poyson a thing also make it Lovely according as the Imagination is at all times for every Starre is a seeking a desiring viz. of the g Or to operate according to its property Wonders according to its property each of them desireth a Life and the Elementary Sulphur which is also desirous longeth after the desiring of the Starres and attracteth or letteth that into it and becometh pregnant therewith 35. Now in the Starres there are all the properties of this world whatsoever all the creatures are that the Starres are every one of them helpeth towards life and to the Revelation of the wonders of God for therefore they are brought into Beeing because God would open all formes of Nature and many of them make the property of a Dog in the outward Spirit of this world many of a Wolf a Beare a Lyon a Fox a Hare a Bull a Peacock a Cock also of a Toade a Serpent and so forth after the Condition of all sorts of Creatures and so if such a Starre be fixed so that it have received the vertue of the Sunne through the introducing of the Spirit then it is powerfull and its Imagination presseth along in the seede whereby a creature getteth such a property in the Elementary life and spirit as well in Men as in Beasts 36. And such an Evill property many times covereth the soule and enticeth it from the will of God so that it goeth out from Gods will for it often cometh to passe that the Image of God is in the soule which desireth or longeth after God and is captivated with such an outward spirit which plagueth and tormenteth it this you see and may know by such as many times fall into foule and hainous sinnes and wickednesse for the outward spirit casteth them headlong thereinto then suddenly they fall into such great sorrow and repentance upon it that they sigh and turne and goe on towards abstinence or amendment and that is a strong Combate of the soule against the Spirit of this world for it often doth a thing that it never had in its minde or thought much lesse in the purpose to doe it and yet is so suddenly entangled and overcome 37. For when a Man is secure and doth not alwayes stand in feare and trembling before the anger of God then the Devill slippeth into the Spirit and looketh narrowly when there is in a Man any evill Constellation of his property and Starres and so casteth a Man headlong into an unexpected fall into Wrath Murther Whoredome Theft Poysoning and Death this is * The Devills his Art which he is most diligent in 38. For the outward life is fallen quite under the power of the Starres and if thou wilt withstand them thou must enter into Gods will and then they are but as a shadow and cannot bring that to effect which they have in their power neither doe they desire it but the Devill onely desireth it For the whole Nature boweth it selfe before the will of God for the Image of God in Man is so powerfull and mighty that when it wholly casteth it selfe into the will of God it overpowreth Nature so that the Starres are obedient to it and doe rejoyce themselves in the Image for their will is that they may be freed from the vanity and thus are kindled in Meeknesse in the Image at which the Heaven rejoyceth and so the Anger of God in the Government of this world is quenched for when that is burning Mans wickednesse is guilty of it in that Men kindle it in the Spirit of this world 39. For a false wicked malicious Man kindleth the Elements for he casteth his evill power and falshood into them which the Wra h of the Abysse devoureth and thereby groweth stirring and working which otherwise the Love in the meeke life would keep back but if the Wrath of God be strong then it over-powreth this world and then saith the Prophet from the Spirit of God I will let my Wrath come upon you which will devoure and destroy you 40. For God is nothing but Goodnesse and willeth not the Evill he warneth Man beforehand that he should still the wrath by turning and going out from the Anger but when this is not done then he suffereth that to come which Man hath awakened viz. Warres Famine pestilence Now God doth not this but Man himselfe which maketh Warres and the Heaven withdraweth its fruitfullnesse and the Spirit of this world kindleth it selfe in the hellish Poyson and Wrath and so diseases and the Pestilence come forth which God is not guilty of but Man hath awakened them and they devoure him for thereby the Anger is sharpened and getteth a Longing to devoure for Men awaken it in their wickednesse and Malice and kindle it whereas otherwise it would be at Rest 41. You must understand it thus Adam hath left it us for an Inheritance if he had continued in the will of God the Anger had not touched him to Eternity and then the Devill had been shut up in the Wrath and therefore he hath wrestled with Man and throwne him into sinne so that he hath awakened the Anger in the spirit of this world in which the Devill is the Great Prince and increaseth his Kingdome with the Soules of Men and thus the Devill is a Prince of this world or else he could not touch a flie or move a leafe if Man had not kindled the property and working of the Anger even as he is altogether voyde of strength in a time when Men are vertuous and honest and therefore he driveth men so eagarly to unchastity for he knoweth well what he getteth by that and what abilitie it hath in the Incarnation or Mens coming to be and what fine spirit is begotten out of a false will and unchastity to which Spirit he hath a Great accesse and Power 42. And then thirdly wee give you to understand from a true ground what the Great secret Mystery of the Anger and of the Devill is for wee demonstrate it to you thus There are two sorts of Dominions in Man even while he lyeth in the seede inclosed in the Mothers womb as in two Tinctures one out of the Eternall Matrix as the Tincture of the soule and the other out of the Centre of this world as from the spirit and life of this world so that often a whole false soule is figured according to the Devills will and so is captivated by the Anger and then also the Spirit of this world if it be in a good Constellation at the time of the Spirits awakening oftentimes figureth a very friendly lovely outward Spirit which can give good
thou mightest see him for thou hast hitherto accounted him a God but now his shame must come to light for he is so secret that none know him unlesse they be borne of God so that they apprehend Gods Essence and Will otherwise he remaineth hidden in every Man for there is none but hath him and carrieth him in his Heart yea if one be a childe of God and yet hath not the deepe knowledge of God he n Dependeth still on him hangeth still to him for the Devill hath insinuated himselfe in the forme of an Angel into him therefore mark what heere followeth for it is the Number of the Seaventh Seale and o Or maketh knowne declareth the Eternall Day 53. Observe it yee children of God For I my selfe formerly before the time of my high knowledge did thus reverence and honour him and supposed it was according to Gods will for I was taught no otherwise and the whole world is in the same conceit though that doth not hurt the Ignorant but that he may be saved in his simplicity well enough yet God will reveale him in this last time For heere the Devill will loose his Sting in the Children of God into whose hearts this knowledge shall spring up for it is the Right Steele wherewith Gods Love-fire is Struck and whereby the soule receiveth Christs Body and is borne in God for the soule needeth no other Birth but a returning and entring into God 54. Behold thou poore wounded soule thou standest and Prayest thus O God forgive mee my sinnes let thy Anger cease and receive mee into thy Grace and it is very well done but thou understandest not how God receiveth a poore sinner thou supposest it is as when thou comest before the Prince or Judge of the Land and hast forfeited thy life and prayest him and he p Pardoneth forgiveth thee thy misdeed of grace and so thou art quit and freed But thy sinnes fly in thy face and thy heart accuseth thee that thou art yet guilty of the Punishment And just thus you come also before God and so many hypocrites are thereby generated you suppose God in his Essence and Spirit taketh your sinnes away from you doe you not know what the Scripture saith that All our works shall follow us And if it shall happen as aforesaid then God must move himselfe upon every ones will and purpose to call upon him and cast away his sinnes from him and yet from Eternity God hath moved himselfe no more but twice once with the Creation of the World and all Creatures and a second time in Christs q Or Incarnation becoming Man and there the Heart of God moved it selfe Note the Third Time God will move himselfe in the power of the Holy Ghost through the Mouth of Christ at the Last Judgement Day when all shall returne againe into the Ether The first Moving is according to the Father the second according to the Sonne and the third according to the Holy Ghost otherwise he moveth himselfe no more in Eternity 55. Behold when God forgiveth thee thy sinnes when thou callest upon him he taketh nothing away from thee neither doth he flie downe from Heaven into thee for he is from Eternity in thy soule but in his own Principle thy soule as to him is onely gone out from his Principle understand out from the Holy Will in the Majesty into the Anger Now in the Anger thou wert in the Eternall Death and the Man Christ who is God and Man hath made a passage through the Death and Anger to the Majesty of God you need onely to turne and goe through that passage through the death of Christ through the Anger into the Majesty and so you will be embraced as the most beloved Angel that never committed any sinne also no sinne will be knowne in thee but Gods deeds of Wonder only which must be opened in the Anger for the Love hath nothing to doe with that fire viz. the Love cannot open the Wonders of the Anger neither doth it mix it selfe with the r Viz. The Fire of Wrath. Fire but flyeth from it 56. Now therefore when you Pray thus O God! forgive mee you alwayes doubt because of your sinnes whether God will heare you and come into your heart Behold doe not doubt for by your doubting you despise and contemne the Majesty it is also a sinne but cast all your sinnes in generall upon a heape and come Å¿ Or earnestly confidently with your desiring soule in humility to God and enter into him doe but turne your soule out from the will of this world into the will of God cast your selfe with your whole Reason and all your Thoughts into the will of God and although your heart and the Devill say utterly No yet make your outward Reason dead and enter in with force and continue stedfast looke not back as Lots Wife did who was turned againe into Sulphur and into a Pillar of Salt but stand fast let the Devill and the Spirit of this World and also thy heart with flesh and bloud struggle what they will yet give no place to reason when it saith thou art without God then say no I am in God I am in Heaven in Him I will not in Eternity depart from him The Devill may keepe my sinnes and the World this Body yet I live in the will of God his life shall be also my life and his will shall be my will I will be dead as to my Reason that HEE may live in Mee all my doing shall be his doing give thy selfe up to him in all thy purposes whatsoever thou takest in hand commit it to his pleasure and government that all may be done t Or according to his will in his will Behold if thou doest thus all evill Lusts will depart from thee for thou standest fast in the presence of God and the Virgin of his Wisdome leadeth thee and u Or discovereth openeth to thee the way to Eternall life shee warneth thee of the evill or false wayes shee alwayes driveth thee on to abstinence or amendment and submission or resignation 57. But that you have so great obstacles and hindrances of doubting in this way is caused by the strife of the soule against the Devill who layeth himselfe in the way as a filthy swine therefore cast thy sinnes upon his neck and doe not doubt and if thou canst not leave that doubting then reach with thy soule into God for God is in thee Christ hath opened the Gates into his Father doe but enter in let nothing keepe thee back and though Heaven and Earth and all Creatures should say thou canst not beleeve them not goe forward and thou wilt suddenly get in and as soone as thou comest in thou gettest a new Body on to the soule that is the body of Christ which is God and Man and thou wilt afterwards have ease and refreshment in thy heart thou wilt get one that will draw
imagine into the Wonders so soone as you doe so you goe quite out from Gods will which is the Eternall Liberty and are captivated in your Imagination Mark this for Every Imagination maketh Substantiality and therein you stand and must goe out from that againe or else you shall not see God 32. Therefore Christ teacheth us Humility Love Purenesse of Heart and to be Mercifull and calleth upon us to seeke after the will of God and to submit our selves to it For in Gods will wee are able to do ALL our own Nature must not doe it but God himselfe is Zealous in Us and he is our doing if wee work any p Or Miracle Wonder For no humane soule should say or think I will doe Wonders no that cannot be for the wonders above the outward Nature goe forth onely from the Centre of the Eternall Nature out of the Tenth Number which the creature cannot doe but if it be yeelded up into the will of God then God in the creature doth the Wonder for it is his delight to manifest himselfe in the weake for the strong is stiffe in his own will and will not submit it unto God he relyeth upon his own Wit and Reason Thus his will is out from God and is able to doe nothing And then if he speak from himselfe concerning Gods Beeing and Will he is an ignorant lyar he speaketh not from Gods Spirit and Will but from himselfe from his own Opinion in which there is meere doubt and from thence ariseth the Contention about Matters of Faith and Religion about Divine knowledge so that Men seek God in their own willing and knowing Men will needs finde God in their own willing and he is not therein for he dwelleth meerely and barely in that willing which yeeldeth it selfe with all its reason and knowing wholly to him and to that he giveth knowledge and power to understand his Beeing 33. Therefore lift up your Heads and observe this the will of God is not in any strife and contention but Mans will and the Devills it is the will of the Wrath of God let not the flattering Hypocrites seduce you who enter in boasting of the Historie and say Wee have the Will of God by us wee are his Ministers looke upon us wee are Gods Officers and though wee be wicked yet wee rightly Beare the Office and dispence the Will of God O Cursed Generation of Caine and Judas you are neither borne nor knowne in God why then Boast you of the will of God How can you say that you q Or Beare the office of dispencing the Great Divine Mysteries Beare the Great Mysterie of God whereas you are without God in a strange will and in your selfe you carry not the Mysterium Magnum But a poore Sinner who converteth but is captivated by the Devill and is strife against the Devill He that panteth sigheth and cryeth after God he runneth in sorrow and abstinence to the Office of the r The Mysterium Magnum Great Mysterie which Christ hath given to his Discipes and Children who are in the will of God and they have the True Å¿ Jus Divinum Key to Heaven and Hell 34. But you Sophister beare not the Office while you are without the will of God But the poore Repentant Man bringeth the Mysterium Magnum the Great Mystery with him to you and rendereth himselfe up to the Apostolicall Power which you have not but the Church or Congregation of Christ which is in the will of God hath it and so One Faith receiveth the other and the Church or Congregation of Christ Absolveth the repentant sinner and not you Sophister who have neither vertue nor powers nor knowledge of the Kingdome of God but are your selfe the Devills captive and you sit in the Anger of God and are onely the Proud Whore of Babell and swimme aloft upon the office of the Great Mysterie and are uncapable of it unlesse you be in the will of God and then you are Christs Apostle and weare the Garment of Aaron and God t Bindeth and looseth openeth and shutteth by your Mouth but your naturall will doth it not that should alwayes be dead or else you are not capable of the Office also in your own will you sit not in the Office of Christ upon Peters Chaire but upon the Stoole of Pestilence and are the Antichrist as wee have knowne you in the Number Seaventy Two which you beare for you are in Contention about the Cup of Christ and you have it not in your Power but the Church or Congregation of Christ which is submitted to the will of God hath it The Arke of the Covenant is with them at Shilo and not in your contentious Schismaticall Sectarian Jerusalem which you have made full of abominable Blasphemies 35. But what shall the Spirit Judge more concerning you seeing you are an adulterous Woman and have lost your Faith and Fidelity He hath given you time to Repent and you doe not Repent but lye in Whoredome day and night and therefore he will spew you out in the Wine-Presse and Babell shall burne up it selfe Thus Christ saith O Jerusalem Jerusalem how oft would I have gathered thy Children together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her wings but thou wouldst not Behold your dwelling houses shall be left unto you Desolate And so he saith also to you now you desolate Jerusalem in Babell the Time cometh that the children of Christ will goe out from you and it is already and you shall perish in your whoredome Behold your Merchants will stand a farre off and say Behold Babell in which wee became rich and fat is become Desolate The Eleventh Chapter Of the true Knowledge concerning Man 1. WEE have shewne you what the Essence of all Essences it and what its life and spirit is and what the Matrix of the Genetrix is viz. that it standeth in the Eternall willing and in that Eternall willling is the Centre of Nature and therein is the Number Three which is the Heart which manifesteth the Eternity in Creatures Figures and Similitudes especially in Three Kingdomes viz. the Heavenly Angelicall and then the Hellish fiery Diabolicall and thirdly the Substantiall Kingdome of the Out-birth viz. this world 2. Now you know very well that the Deare Man Moses saith in his first Booke called Genesis That on the Fift Day God Created all the living Creatures at once which you are to understand thus that in one Revolution of the Earth God created out of the Earthly Great Mysterie out of the Matrix of the Spirit of the Earthly property as an Out-birth out of the Eternall Propertie all living Creatures that they should be Images and similitudes of the Eternall u Essence of all Essences Beeing Essence or Substance 3. Now they are indeed created out of the Earthly Mysterium Magnum but yet the Spirit there is not so wholly Earthly for it is yet x Or Lunarie Luna as
wee see that the Earth standeth next the Moone and in the Circle about from the Moone and as every Circle is so also is the Spirit in its own inclination and the property of the Wheele in that y Orbe Circumference 4. Thus the Circle between the Moone and the Earth is both Earthly and Lunarie for the Moone hath the properties of all the Starres and is as a sack or conteiner of all the properties of the Starres which it continually powreth forth in its Circle for the Earth longeth vehemently after the Moone and therefore attracteth the shining and Glance of the Moone as also the shining and splendour of the Sun for all things long after the Heart and desire the Liberty that so they may be freed from the vanity 5. Thus the Earth in its longing desire hath attracted the Spirit of the seavenfold Wheele and holdeth that in it as its peculiar Matrix of Nature and would alwayes faine awaken in it selse the wheele of Life and therefore it z Rouleth or turneth wheeleth it selfe about for it hath both fires the hot and the cold and the neithermost alwayes striveth upward towards the Sun for it receiveth vertue and spirit from the Sun and therefore it is so a Wheeled or turned Rouled about for the Fire wheeleth it about it would faine be kindled that it might have a life of its own but though it must remaine in Death yet it hath a longing after the upper Life and attracteth the upper Life to it and continually openeth wide its Centre b Or for after the Sunnes Tincture and Fire 6. Thus from the longing after the Sâ—nne springeth forth the budding and growing out of the Earthly Matrix for the Essences of the Earth clime forth with the captivated life of the upper Centre alwayes upward out of the Earth and spread forth themselves into a Great Tree and stalke and you see very well that upon the Tree and Stalk there groweth a Mixt fruit halfe Earthly and halfe according to the Upper Centre and the fruit never cometh into a joy or to perfection unlesse it be satiated with the upper part and then it is Ripe for it hath attained Venus'es Body But as Venus'es Body is unfixt and would soone fade if the Sun did not stay it with the vertue of Saturne So also is it with the ripe fruit it is not durable but soone turnes to rottennesse it cannot be preserved long because the Paradise is out of it 7. And thus wee give you to understand that all creatures have been created out of the nethermost and uppermost Life the Matrix of the Earth afforded Body and the Constellations afforded Spirit and their life â—eacheth not up into the Sun for the Earth hath attracted the Suns vertue into its Matrix and so all the Creatures that dwell upon the Earth have attained the vertue of the Sun and of the Starres but the Body of the Fowles is out of the Deepe above the Earth and therefore also they delight most to flie in their own Matrix and you see also how all Beasts put their face and head forwards and downwards and looke after their Matrix and desire onely the food thereof for every life desireth its own Mother as you may soone perceive in the Fowles which are neere of quality to the Earth that they Eate flesh and are Birds of prey for they proceeded from two Mothers in the Creation viz. out of the Upper Mother and out of the Earth 8. The Earth is a peculiar Centre and therefore was created c Apart by it selfe severally on the First Day and is an out-birth out of the Eternall Substantiality a corrupted Matrix corrupted by the Fall of Lucifer in the Eternity was therein knowne the Virgin of Gods Wisdome d In the Wisdome wherein all the Wonders of God are e Discovered or beheld seene and in the Creation afterwards even till Adams Fall Paradise sprung up through the Earth and so the Upper Centre of Nature viz. the Suns Heart drew forth Paradisicall fruit out of the Earth which indeed was not eaten after an Angelicall manner by any Creature but onely Man though indeed he had not eaten thereof neither for the longing of the Twofold Life catched hold of him suddenly and there he stood till his sleepe in f In the Proba triall whether his will would continue in God and whether he would Eate after an Angelicall manner But the Beginning sheweth how he stood which wee must chew upon and therefore must eate Earth and at last must become food for the Earth 9. Thus if you consider it you may see the Creation of God and how God created the other Creatures before Man and you see how the life of all Creatures standeth onely in the Matrix out of which they were created 10. Now you know what Moses saith That God consulted in himselfe to create a similitude of his Essence an Image of himselfe that should rule over all the Creatures of this world over Beasts Fishes and Fowles and over all that liveth and moveth and saith God said Let us make Man according to our Image and Created Man to be his Image yea to the Image of God Created he him But out of what Reason asketh and Moses saith God made Man's Body of a peice of Clay 11. Beloved Reason behold open both your eyes and looke not with one eye onely into the hidden Mysterie of the Humanitie as hath been used for a long while hitherto Doe you heare what Moses saith God placed Man in the Garden of Eden which he had made that he should till and keepe it and the Paradise was therein doe you now understand the hidden Mysterie of Man Hee was in Paradise in the Creation and was created in and for Paradise for Paradise grew up through the Earth and of that Paradisicall Earth wherein the Heavenly g Source or quality property was the Body of Adam was created for so it must be seeing he was to be a Lord over the Earth and All that was Earthly and was to open the wonders of the Earth else God had instantly given him an Angelicall Body But then the palpable substance with its wonders would not have been manifested therefore he thus gave him a Palpable Body but not so dark a rugged and Beastiall one as ours are but a Paradisicall one 12. You must understand it thus The Eternall Virgin of Wisdome stood in Paradise as a Figure The Virgin of Wisdome in which all the Wonders of God were knowne and was in its figure an Image in it selfe but without substance like to Man and in that Virgin God created the Matrix of the Earth so that it was a visible palpable Image in substance wherein Heaven Earth Starres and Elements stood in substance and all whatsoever liveth and moveth was in this one Image The Matrix of the Earth could not over-powre it viz. the Image Man much lesse could the
that which hath no ground hath no number nor is there any shutting up or comprehension therein and that which is within it selfe cannot be knowne k Or without ab extra externally but it may be felt by the Spirit Thus the Internall driveth out from it self and manifesteth it selfe in Figures or else God could not be known 56. Thus God is together one Spirit and is from Eternity in three beginnings and ends and that onely in himselfe There is no place found in his sight and he hath nothing in himselfe that may be compared to him also there is nothing which can search and manifest any thing further then his Spirit which alwayes manifesteth it selfe from Eternity to Eternity 57. He is an Eternall seeker and finder of himselfe in the great Wonders and that which he findeth he findeth in the Power He is the Opener of the Power Nothing is like him neither doth any thing find him but that which yieldeth it selfe to be his owne that entreth into him That which denyeth it selfe to be in that thing the Spirit of God is all things For it is one onely Will in the Eternall Nothing and yet it is in all things as Gods Spirit it selfe is 58. And this my beloved friend is the Highest Mysterie Therefore if you would finde it seeke it not in me but in your selfe though not in your Reason neither which must be as dead and your Desire and will must be in God and so God becommeth the will and the deed in you also the Spirit of God bringeth your will into himselfe and then you may well see what God is and what Spirits child this hand is and from what kinde of Spirit it writeth 59. Furthermore I brotherly exhort you that you seeke not with such eagernesse you will not reach the bottome of it with such searching although you are knowne and beloved of God and therefore we give you this for a Rule yet externally I have no power to give it you 60. But follow my counsell leave off your laborious searching in Reason and enter into the will of God into Gods Spirit and cast outward Reason away and then your will is Gods will and Gods Spirit will seek you within you 61. And if he find your will in him then he manifesteth himselfe in your will as in his owne propriety For if you quit that will then it is His who is all things and when he moveth goe you with him for you have Divine Power and then whatsoever you search he is in it and then nothing is hid from the will thus you see in his Light and are his 62. And let no feare terrifie you there is nothing can take it away but your own imagination let not that enter into your will and so you shall worke the wonders of God in his Spirit and acknowledge me your brother in him else I shall be but as one that is dumb to you This I tell you for good will 63. And seeing wee write of the Eternity to the end to satisfie your will concerning the soule our purpose herein being according to the will of God wee will therefore first shew you the ground of the soule and then its Originall and so open your eyes that you may be freed from your laborious searching 64. For you have now to your old-age gone about this and so farre as I understand you have not yet found that deep Mystery in the Spirit But seeing it is Gods will that you should know it and have it given you for a reward of your so great labour therefore have a care that you receive it aright and then that you cast not the Pearle before swine which are not worthy of it nor will not be worthy of it to Eternity 65. For that which shall be revealed to you here belongeth to the Children of God therefore be faithfull and employ it according to the Spirit and not according to humane reason 66. For it is so sublime that it will not endure earthlinesse which proceeds from Covetousnesse Pride Selfe-glory and Arrogancy although you be not such but looke well into whom you poure oyle for it is poyson to many let others themselves seeke as you have done But give the Children bread that they may eate and praise Our Father which is in Heaven for to that end it is given you The fift Forme of Fire in the Eternall Will 67. As wee have opened an entrance and a glasse to you of the Eternall Originall from whence the Eternall fire proceeds and what it is so it is also necessary that wee shew you further according to the highest depth what the Eternall Nature is in its propagation 68. Wherein wee must understand two Kingdomes the one good and pleasant the other an evill wrathfull and ever envious sad one of which the Philosophers from the beginning of the world have treated and sought after it but the time of finding it was not then 69. But now it is at hand that the hidden l Or secret Mysterie thing should be found not onely by me but also by many that will be faithfull and humble themselves to God and seeke in his Spirit and will it will be found in the Eye of God onely and no where else therefore let none dive deeper in searching elsewhere or he will find the Devill 70. Seeing then the Eternity is thus which yet is Nothing and yet there is Light and Darknesse Life and Spirit which are all things and so there is a seeking that is a desire in both to find it selfe though there be Nothing that can be m Or that can find any thing found but the Spirit 71. Now seeing it hath nothing that it can find and yet the Desire goeth on Eternally forward therefore the Desire is a figure of the seeking will the similitude of the Eye of God and it is as a glasse of the Eternall Eye which is called God 72. Now this is in two manner of wayes one according to the Light and the other according to the Darknesse for the seeking is in both and yet there is no departing of the one from the other the Light is in the Internall and the Darknesse in the Externall and yet that which is most internall is also most Externall but the Light is the middlemost 73. For it is in the Nothing therefore it cannot be the most internall for it hath no Place nor limit it is its owne finding which the Darknesse findeth not but the will in the Darknesse which desireth the Light goeth out from the darknesse and remaineth Eternally in the Light 74. Now the Desire of the Light presenteth a Modell like it selfe wherein the Eternity is manifest that is all whatsoever the Spirit in the Eternall power of God findeth in it selfe from Eternity to Eternity 75. This Modell is not God the Eternity it selfe for it taketh its beginning in the Spirit and it is the wonder of the Spirit which it seeketh and findeth from