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

134 Confiderations on the Scope

body, though glorious, not exiftent but by the dying of the old.

Third demonftration. As Adam’s fall made him not another man, but was ftill the felf-fame, in another (monftrous ) image; as we alfo are deformed by that direful fall. So the Lord Jefus raifing up his own dead body, and cloathing it with glory and immortality, and thereby giving us a refurrection to be like him, does not make us to be other men than now we are, by the lofs of our montrofity and accefs, and the recovery of the glory we were created in, and is by him gracioufly purchafed for us.

Ninth confideration. We are to know, that the Lord Jefus Chrift, when he af fumed fleth and blood in the virgin’s womb, was then not only there, bur then alfo fet _and reigned in the whole infinite abyfs of the Father.

Tenth confideration. We are alfo toknow, that after the divine nature or infinite Godhead of Jefus Chrift had affumed the human nature, he remained the {elf fame unmixed glorious fecond_ Perfon as

before, and yet by that taking the humanity