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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offered they fhould, on the principles of juftice, pay the debt we owe for our being, and the means wrought for our reftoration to well being; and of ingenuity willingly and thankfully to adore him as the only fountain of good, and to efteem: every thing, in that degree, as they partake of that fulnefs to figure and refemble him,

And on the principles of felf-intereft ; to prevent eternal lofs, or be eternal gainers: as our choice or rejecting fhall render us capable or otherwife.

Thefe notions and beams of light, when received by the underftanding from the fecond principle, is offered to the judgment to confider of.

The judgment has the fenfes to confult, who are grown fo dim fighted, having from their youth been habituated to the geod or evil of the third principle, that they cannot fee beyond it, but judges as the beafts do of pleafure or pain; nor can they fee the leaft caufe to deny themfelves of any one thing they luft after, whereof (if denied) they alarm the paffions, which have their root in the firft principle,

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