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

66 Confiderations on the Scope

principle, their fubftantial root, center, bafis, or immoveable foundation.

Second, The elements have the cold and heat to be founded on, reprefenting this principle called the eternal darknelfs ; for trom’the degrees of cold and hot fire, proceed not the earth and {tones only, but air and water.

Third, The aftral world, whence fpring the elemental figures, the fame darkness ; as. is moft evidently feen in fome of the royal ftars called planets. Saturn’s condenfing, ftrong binding contraction impreffes in lead, ftone, &c. a dry, hard and difficult to be penetrated weight; fo does Mars confer on iron, &c. both are fabftantial figures of the fame etérnal prinvciple. 2d demonftration of the firft principle. Fourthly, By the fenfitive creatures both: -evil and good. The ev:/, whofe hurtful Properties of venom, fting, poifonous, fierce and cruel qualities, fhow they originate from the dark principle, and fome of them efpecially love darknefs, fome of them alfo are outwardly dark, as the dangerous