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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The Lord became as a fervant, to fecure and advance his fervant; both the image it once had, and add to it more 5 which will be the ftupendous eontemplation of eternity, but all this by the Lord’s sncarnation was brought to pafs.

Sy that here was One, and that One confifted of the true almighty Son of God, and the holy virgin of wifdom the tincture of the light, namely, Ais heavenly fleth and blood ; .alfo of the effences of man’s eternal foul, the temporal aftval {pirit, and elementary body. So that not only the eternal fire foul is meckened, nourifhed and fed to live eternally, but the outward {pirit ani elementary body are fecured of a refarreétion, by the raifing of the holy aftral ard elementary bedy of the Lord Jefus Chrit, the firft fruics of them: that flept, leaving nothing unrailed, but the linen cloaths in the fepulcher.

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