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

Eo Confiderations on the Scope

to fecure them againft the fecond death, or before they are capable of the firft relurrection. From the fame eround is it that the body alfo mutt die and lofe its new gotten beftial image, before it can put on immortality, and the image of the heavenly, whereunto the blefféd Jefus came to conduct it.

But we may know thefe things are not the work of faint wifhes,. but call for itriving, watching, praying, fighting, contending, running, working, fearching, knocking, that fruit may be produced by patience; for heaven may not be afcended by earthy wings: therefore let the earth beware of refifting when heaven ftoops, defcends and enters it.

To fubjeét mad mankind to this its only good, the gracious Jehovah on Adam’s departure; left his foul fhould be a devil, his body a beaft, and the woman generate a race of monfters in the out-birth, and of totally proud hellifh fpirits in the inward ; re-implanted the word of eternal life as a feed, or as a light fhining in a dark place, to which they (only) do well, who take heed fo as to obey: Such fhall by the di-

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