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 Jacon BEHMEN’s Writings. 101

“ good.” That God refted from his creating work ; bleffed a fabbath ; planted Eden, watered it; caufed it to grow; and the facred records name the rivers, and feveral quarters their effluxes directed themfelves; what lands they wafhed, &c.

But that the propagation of Adam’s race fhould have been by Adam alone, is farther demonftrable, by the following arguments, among many others producible. Firft argument. There was no rending of the body to have been; for rending is inconfiftent with the happy, perfect eternal {tate of union; and, dividing the properties, caufed enmity as heat, cold, &c.

Second argument. The hanging on him the beftial genitals, is, that whereof nature itfelf (as depraved as now itis) is afhamed, and blufhes at: The foul hides itfelf all it can from this monftrous, filthy, brutifh deformity, which it would not do, had it been itfelf of no higher extraction. This the very fallen man well fees to be a new ftrange hateful image, whereto therefore it could not be fubjected at the creation.

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