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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themfelves unworthy of it. But this Love has often knocked at the door of every finner’s heart, and cried, ‘** -~How “< long, ye fimple ones, will ye love folly «< and fcorning, and hate your own merSeicicsue Abel, and Seth, had the hearing ear; in that ling it moft eminently defcended by a continust fucceffion, yet fometimes thro’ very dirty channels: For though all were fuch, until this feed took root in fome, and grew, and produced paradifical fruit, and were made fit for their mafter’s table, yet fome were much more foul and polluted than others.

Chrift en ers into unclean hearts, though himielf be fo highly born, and is purity itfelf, yet cannot be defiled by paffing into fuch foul places. But, as a refiner’s fire, purges away the drofs, without being comprehended thereby. A work only poffjble to Omnipotence.

A few confiderations of that redemption, which fhall be the wonder of eternity, follow.

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