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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all fincere perfons that differ from us: for we all ftand in need of, and have a right to fuch a tender behaviour from one another.

We may have wrong notions and Opinions of fpiritual truths, when we think we have the righeft. So objeéts appear according to the quality of the medium through which they are feen.

You confefs yourfelf to be a poor fallible creature ; you bemoan your ignorance before the Lord, and beg of him that you may know yourfelf: Be not too hafty then in charging your brother with errors, while you yourfelf are not exempted from miftakes: Do not think yourfelf an infallible judge of his flate; while you are but a fallible difcerner of truth for your» felf. |

It is impoffible for us to have a perfe underftanding of fpiritual truths in this ftate of frailty. We now fee but through a glafs darkly. We can

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