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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the fame holinefs of heart and life; the fame love to God, the fame integrity, and purity of intention ; in perfons that appear to thee, and to one another, of very different, and contrary minds, and exercifes, in outward matters of religion ; at the fame time their fouls are vitally quickened and informed, and their converfations beautified, and adorned, with the fame fpiritual truths, which by their explications, they feem not to underftand, yea even to contradict. I am perfuaded if we judged of fpiritual things by the weight and folidity of an inward principle, and the power of a divine life; and not by the outward form and appearance; or an agreeablenefs to our own notions and opinions ; we fhould difcover a moft harmonious agreement in the. effential and radical principles of divine truth and goodneis, among thofe who feem moft of all to oppofe one another, in their notions and

fentiments. If we did but know how to