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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Of Jacos BeHMeEN’s Writings. 121 |

Whether fallen man was hurrying, may farther appear, by fome notorious confequences of our defection.

The Americans in many parts (like beafts of prey) devour raw flefh; fome yet worfe, eat the flefh of ferpents and other unclean creatures ; {ome are faid to be canibals. The dark world, or firft principle, has arrefted the Africans, conforming their very outfides, by a black hue, to their evil natures.

So did the aftringency, ratifying the covetous will of Lot’s wife, prevail to a terrible extream, fo as to fix her a pillar of falt.

As did the fame principle of bitternefs, anguifh and fire, confume Sodom.

Such was the transformation of Nebuchadnezzar, that his hairs were as bird’s feathers, and his nails as claws.

Such a fubjeétion has our elementary ftructure lapfed into by the fall, that ic may as-really be transformed, as an unburnt veffel may.

Man became vain in his imagination, and his foolifh heart was darkened. They were worthippers of angels, of the hofts of heaven, of devils, of brute creatures, of

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