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

136 Confiderations on the Scope

eternal generation, which united himfelf to his created~human foul, {pirit and body.

In which refpect he was no Son of fallen man, (even neither was the firft Adam) but as truly the Son of God in his manhood by creation, as with refpeét to his Godhead, he was by eternal generation. And though the words, ** Thou art my ** Son, this day I have begotten thee,” may be underftood of the eternal generation; for the Father ceafes not to beget his eternal Son from eternity and in eternity 3 yet may the words be applied to his heavenly humanity, whereot David and Paul bo:h fpeak.

But becaufe the 12th note of this chapter is hard to be underftood fince man’s fall, partly becaufe it is of fo noble extraction, and feeming, to be but rarely mentioned in the holy fcriptures, fo remote from fenfe, and man’s dull apprehenfion, of fo excellent nature, and fo highly profitable and advantageous to be known. Allo that the penetrating into the knowledge of it requires divine wifdom, enlightened uaderftanding, and:calls for higheft attention, as

that plainly teaches the way God took and ftill