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

Of Jacos Benmen’s Writings. ~49

nal nature, namely, binding, attracting, and anguifh, which (before « - enkindling af the other four forms) are “Gaonetons and the foundation of the hellith principle. Burt the fourth year was the fruit to be of praife to the Lord more nearly than -the other, becaufe out of it is enkindled the light and love fame: Yet the tribes of God were not to eat it until the fifth year, for then it became good nourifhment by the enkindled light and principle of love, and not before.

The fweet perfume was only of four heterogenous ingredients, namely, Staéta or Stacus, a bitter tafted Arabian flower, and onyca a {weet fpice, of each a like quantity, fignifying the two firft forms, which are both alike ftrong, or alike weak, every where: The third is Galbanum, very ftinking, fignifying the third form, the anguifh: he fourth is pure frankincenfe, a gum of {weet odour to feed the fire, which fire is the fourth form.

Objection. Will any fay, How are we concerned to penetrate into the diftinét forms and properties of nature called fountain fpirits? Is not this the tree of knowledge of good and evil, by which Adam

fell,