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

90 Confiderations on the Scope

himfelf in the fleth preached falvation, his divine Wifdom explicated by the moft familiar parables, higheft evidence, and ‘more than angelical fkill, was derided and blafphemed by many, not of the lower rude fort only, but by the rabbies; men {killed in the Jaw of God according to the letter, men of parts, zealous and outwardly holy, the guides of the multitude, men according to the law blamelefs. But the dotrine of the Lord Jefus was underftood very well by all fuch (though otherwife weak) in whom the love of it wrought obedience to it, and who by the fpirit of holinefs were taught to refufe the pleafures of fin: To them no yoke fo eafy as Chrift’s, nor any load fo infupportable as that of fin: Thefe knew what it was to be born again, without, and not of the will of the flefh: and Chrift’s life and doétrine was plain, and fo is ftill to fuch, and none but fuch.

If any fuch fhall perufe thefe lines (their inward fenfes_ being unlocked ) they, if they prefs after this fecond principle with earnettnefs, may find it informing, enlightening and affifting them,

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