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A28515 Aurora, that is, the day-spring, or dawning of the day in the Orient, or morning-rednesse in the rising of the sun, that is, the root or mother of philosophie, astrologie, & theologie from the true ground, or a description of nature ... all this set down diligently from a true ground in the knowledge of the spirit, and in the impulse of God / by Jacob Behme, Teutonick philosopher ...; Morgenröte im Aufgang. English Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665? 1656 (1656) Wing B3397; ESTC R16924 342,885 672

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adam_n have_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n before_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o he_o than_o it_o will_v have_v be_v far_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v 25._o but_o be_v this_o require_v a_o high_a and_o deep_a description_n as_o also_o require_v much_o room_n therefore_o seek_v for_o it_o concern_v the_o fall_n of_o adam_n where_o you_o will_v find_v it_o large_o describe_v so_o now_o i_o return_v to_o the_o forementioned_a similitude_n 26._o now_o when_o adam_n do_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n which_o be_v good_a and_o evil_a than_o he_o sudden_o get_v such_o a_o body_n also_o the_o fruit_n be_v corrupt_a or_o perish_v and_o palpable_a as_o to_o this_o day_n all_o fruit_n now_o on_o earth_n be_v and_o so_o such_o a_o flesly_n and_o palpable_a or_o comprehensible_a body_n adam_n and_o eve_n get_v instant_o 27._o but_o now_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a man_n for_o this_o flesh_n can_v comprehend_v or_o apprehend_v the_o deity_n else_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o mortal_a 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rule_v and_o live_v with_o god_n and_o qualifi_v mix_v or_o unit_v with_o the_o innermost_a birth_n or_o geniture_n of_o god_n thus_o also_o be_v the_o place_n of_o this_o world_n come_v to_o be_v 30._o the_o outward_a comprehensibility_n or_o feelablenesse_n palpability_n in_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o this_o world_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v therein_o stand_v all_o in_o the_o wrath-fire_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v become_v thus_o through_o the_o kindle_v of_o nature_n and_o lord_n lucifer_n with_o his_o angel_n have_v his_o dwell_n now_o in_o the_o same_o outward_a birth_n or_o geniture_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o wrath-fire_n 31._o but_o now_o the_o deity_n be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o outward_a birth_n or_o geniture_n so_o as_o if_o they_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n if_o so_o man_n can_v