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

124 Confiderations on the Scope

ty, modefty, and perfection of love: Who while he ftood, his foul was of the might of eternity, his fpirit of the pure majeftic divine light, his body out of the one holy element, more noble than feven times refined gold, as the fhining fun, and capable to endure in eternity.

But fin marr’d'all! His holy body degenerated, as from celeftial chryftal, to putrifying carrion, which muft know diffolution, and for any power remaining in him, muft have returned to the divided elements, without hope of recollection and refurrection. Which might caufe fome of the ancients, who better knew what the body is come to be, and what principles and elements compounded of: than what at firft it was, much lefs what the merciful Creator had done, and was about for reftoring his loft image: to laugh at the novelty of the doétrine of the refurrection, as did the Athenians,

When Adam had brought himfelf into this lamentable fallen ftate; the gracious and merciful Creator, pitying his undone creature: of love to his own difappeared virgin image, having no motive from any want in him of his creature, nor of any

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