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 Beumen’s /ritings. 52

thrice, verfe 17. for had he (as the prophet faid) {mote five times, he had enkindled the light of the liberty in his forms, and as an addition, had he {mote fix times, he had brought the illuftrated forms into harmony of love, whereby his enemies the oppreffing Affyrians, namely, the enmity had been confumed.

Will any think it was without a myftery, that the prophet Amos eight times recites, ** For three tranfzreffions of Dama ** cus, of Gaza, Tyrus, Edom, Ammon, ** Moab, Judah, Ifrael, and for four I ‘© will not turn away the punifhment there<¢ of,” Amos i. 3, 6,9, 11, 13. ii. 1, 4, 6. For it is apparent, that the three or four firft forms comprife all fin.

But if the vigorous true light be enkindled, it flames to a love of God, and is death to fin by difcovering it, awakening it and working it out, cleanfing the con{cience, deftroying the enmity of the four firft forms, and fo creating peace to them that were afar off, making them nigh.

It may be granted, there is an ingredient of light admitted into, and retained by the firft four forms; but it is as the apoftle Paul fays, Science falfely fo called:

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