A compendious view of the grounds of the Teutonick philosophy : with considerations by way of enquiry into the subject matter and scope of the writings of Jacob Behmen, commonly called, the Teutonick philosopher : also several extracts from his writings and some words used by him explained

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CONSIDERATIONS BY WAY OF ENQUIRY

INTO THE

SUBJECT, MATTER, AND SCOPE OF THE WRITINGS

OF .T HE

DIVINELY-ILLUMINATED

JAGOB BEHMEN.

Introduction.

EING we are now to fpeak of God, what he is, and where he is; we muft fay, that God himfelf is the effence of all efiences; for all is, generated or born, created and proceeded from him, and all things take their firft beginning out of God: as the fcriptures witnefs, faying, «© Through him and in him are all things. «© Alfo the heaven and the heaven of hea*< yvens are not able ro contain thee: Alfo «* heaven is my throne, and the earth is ** my footftool.” And in the Father is mentioned, ‘* Thine is the kingdom, and

«« the power,” underftand all power. But there is yet this difference to be obferved, that evil neither is, nor is called God;