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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body wherein it is too much enkindled, it becomes a raging poifon, refulting as well from its own nature, as from the extremities of the two firft fountains; introducing defparation and hellifh rage in the creatures, like to gall in the body; very good in cawfiing and exalting life; alfo a very evil incendiary in difordering the whole frame of nature. The outward inftrument of this fountain fpirit is Mars conjunét with | Mercury.

C LHe ASE: VI.

Demonftrations of the fourth fountain fpirit, producing Heat.

HE whole creation is acted by this fpirit, as the great engine of Omnipotence. Hence it is that the celeftial fire emits its beams to the joy of the univerfe: fo that every leaf and pile of grafs hath a tongue to tell it us.

The fubterranean fire, which (like the heart in the body of animals) doth officiate in the workhoufe of this ball, is applied by

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