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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76951	XL. questions concerning the soule· Propounded by Dr. Balthasar Walter· And answered, by Jacob Behmen. Aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus. And in his answer to the first question is the turned eye, or, philosophick globe. (Which in it selfe containeth all mysteries) with an exposition of it. VVritten in the Germane language. Anno. 1620.; Viertzig Fragen von der Seelen Urstand, Essentz, Wesen, Natur und Eisenschafft. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Clavis. English.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?.; Walther, Balthaser, 1586-1640.; Simons, Matthew, d. 1654, printer.	1647 (1647)	Wing B3408A; ESTC R172808	191,083	216

Peace to the Joy of All. Perhaps some will thinke this impossible let them consider that if they bee told of a curious City and of the incredible things that are done there by him that hath been there and seen what he relateth and he describe the way so plaine that they may come thither themselvs will they not goe that they may know as well as he that told them doe so by this Author Reade this Booke diligently and seriously till you apprehend the true meaning but of some part of the way hee here describeth which may easily be done and you will be satisfied the things are true and that the way he sheweth is true and be able to walke in it and also bee very thirstie to labour in that way more and more till you attaine your whole desire and then you will keep it as the best Jewell a Memoriall of all Mysteries But let every one reade it themselves whether it be the highest King that sitteth upon a Throne or the meanest mayd that grindeth in a Mill or heare it read with their owne eares if they meane to pertake of this so high a gift from the most high or else the Devill may easily bereave them of it TO THE READER IF wee knew the preciousnesse of our owne soules we would confesse and acknowledge with an inward feelingnesse the answer to Christs Question when he said What shall it profit a man to gaine the whole world and loose his owne Soule Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soule the soule is so precious that nothing can truly be valued at so high a Rate To save it is the greatest gaine to loose it is the greatest losse then who will not highly prise the study and understanding of the way to save it Christ saith He that will save his soule shall loose it and he that will loose his soule shall save it but who understandeth this we know it is the earnest desire of every soule to be saved and to be happy and glorious but the way is very unknowne to us poore fallen soules for we can hardly suppose that loosing will be the saving of our selves Christ also taught that the way to Glory was through many tribulations and Death this way he entred into Glory and so have all the blessed from the beginning of the world and can no otherwise to the end thereof but how shall a soule know the way to loose and deny it selfe so that it may assuredly attaine Eternall Salvation Let it listen in its heart and Conscience inwardly to that Teacher which it shall find there who is in God himself we have the Testimony of Moses for this who told the Israelites the Word the Commandement is nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth not the outward but the Inward heart and mouth as also the Apostle Paul saith to the Romans that Christ the Eternall Essentiall word of God the word of Faith which they the Apostles preached is nigh us in our hearts and in our mouthes and in another place he saith Doe you not know that Christ is in you except you be past reproofe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 improbi furthermore the Apostle John saith that God is Love and he that loveth God dwelleth in him and he in God which we all perceive is true for in him we live and move and have our being and this may be knowne though the Apostle Paul had not said so much for one of the Poets of old spake what he knew and said we are all of his Off-spring as the Apostle mentioneth it nay we all know that he that doth well is the servant of God but he that doth evill is the servant of the Devill who ruleth in his heart and though there is none that doth good no not one nor can do of himself while he is in this mortall life yet through Christ in him he can desire to doe well and be sorry when he hath been drawne away to doe evill by the lusts of his owne heart by which the Devill tempteth us to doe evill but if we will resist the Devill he will flie from us if we will leave off to doe evill and desire trie and learne to doe well without doubt we shall be able through God that dwelleth in us and then he will teach us all things and lead us into all truth by his Spirit All this we shall fully understand and all Mysteries when God shall manifest himself inus if we earnestly desire it with all humility selfe-deniall losing of our soules and being nothing in our selves for then God will be All in All and nothing is impossible with God All this and much more hath the Author of this Answer to these Questions concerning the soule found true and hath out of his inward Mystery manifested many things in this and other Writings of his the knowing whereof will be exceeding usefull to the furtherance of the salvation of every soule which when I had read I was very much satisfied in my owne soule and doe desire that others may be made partakers of them so farre as lyeth in me I have therefore taken in hand to put this Treatise into English which I chose to doe rather out of the Originall then out of any Translations because they many times come short of the Authors owne meaning and because I found many errours in some of them and he is so deep in his writings that we have need to desire that our soules may be put into such a condition as his was in else they cannot be fully understood but the same God that satisfied his desires will satisfie ours if we cast our selves upon him in our soules and let him doe with us what he pleaseth Concerning the Author he was from his youth much addicted to the hearing of Sermons and hearing that speech of our Saviours Luke 11. ver 13. Your heavenly Father will give the Holy Spirit to them that aske it and by the differences and controversies in Religion which he knew not how to satisfie himselfe in he was so stirred up and moved to aske seeke and knock that he might know the truth upon which by the Divine drawing and will he was in Spirit wrapt into the holy Sabbath in which he remained seven whole dayes in highest joy by his owne confession after he came to himselfe he layd aside the folly of youth and was driven by Divine zeale earnestly to reprehend impudent scandalous and blasphemous speeches and did forbeare in all his actions the least appearance of evill and continued to get his living by the labour of his hands till the beginning of the sixt Seculum which was the yeare 160. When he was a socond time possessed with a divine Light and by the sight of a sudden object was brought to the inward ground or Center of the hidden nature yet somewhat doubting he went out into an open field and there beheld the miraculous workes of the Creatour in