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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worth in the ‘creature, nor any ability remaining in his creature to help himfelt; but of his own mere mercy: free grace and goodnefs : his tender bowels of infinite love wherewith his compaffion was enkincled ; did fet infinite power and wifdom on work to fupplant the ferpent in man; by reimplanting again the dear bride of purity and modefty to whom Adam was. firft married, but had adulteroufly, caufelefly and foolifhly left, having treacheroufly abandoned himfelf, and betaken to the divided properties.

God in-fpake again the ingrafted word! faying, ** The feed of the woman fhall break “< the ferpent’s head;” this word, fo reimplanted, was like a fpark of fire falling into tinder, or like feed fown, or like leaven hid in three meafures of meal; for it was a living power: It was a fpeaking witnels. It was called the Lamb flain from the foundation of the world: the powerful love of Jefus Chrift: the Son of God, the fecond perfon of the Trinity: who by that power of love fills all places in the heavens and earth in his own holy principie, and this love is Jefus Chnft himfelf.

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