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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62 Conjiderations on ihe Scope

nefs, where neither can the book be read, ull firft the feals be gradually opened, chap. viii. the mind and voice of the trumpets be diftinguithed, till they be orderly founded ; nor the things contained in the vials. difcerned, till feverally effufed by the Lamb and his fucceffive angels, chap. XV.

But the feven golden candlefticks, chap, i. 13. are the feven fountain fpirits, according to the fecond principle or light world, feen all manifeftly at once. The fame alfo are the feven {tars, chap. xvi. 20, at once giving their fplendor. Again, we read, there were feven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which the text fays, are the feven {pirits of God, chap. IV. 6.

We find, and it is obfervable, the reves Jation gives the vifion treble to each, namely,

To the dark impreffion, by feals, trumpets, and vials,

To the light impreffion, by candlefticks, ftars and lamps.t

So the feven lean kine and blafted ears,

fignify what we have in the feven proper-

ties,