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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verfal harmony of it; the connection and fympathy of one truth with another, and of each truth with every truth, which being now feen alone, perplex us: yet we are all apt torun away with feattered bits and feraps of {piritual truth; every one calling his own pittance, the entire whole. Some are zealous for one, others for another part of divine truth; while we contend for one, we for the moft part let another go: And while we are fecking after one, we generally lofe another.

We continually miftake one another, and the truth in each other, through our partial difcovery of things: We have fo much light and knowledge as through the darknefs and ignorance mingled with it, ferves us to difpute and quarrel with our brethren, but not enough to receive and comprehend them. Truth is one in itfelt: But all truth is not: yet thus reconciled in the head of any the moft perfect man upon earth; although it be fo in every

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