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

Of Jacos Benmen’s Writings. 73

Nor may even Plato’s defcription of love be counted difcordant to this, who defines love to be one’s dying to his own body, and living to the body beloved.

For the living to the divine light and love of the fecond principle, (which is the property of the Son of God) is a dying to us and ours; that is, to our whole depraved image, much like as the day is the death of the night.

3d demonftration of the fecond principle.

The fecond principle is fhowed by the facrifices which were confumed by the holy fire, whereby they died to their firft form, and lived to a new one, that is, were tranfmuted into the holy flame.

Andas that partof thefacrifice which would not enkindle into the holy flame, figuring this principle, fell to afhes, as into the perifhing third principle: Even fo we fee much of the regenerate man ftay below, and to be incapable of the new image, but remains as afhes.

Now we fee that afhes may be heated, but flame not: fuch is the earthy man and fenfual part; yet we fee after the procedure of a fecond work, men do tranfmute com-

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