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

Of Jacos Beumen’s Writings. 155

Thus only to ufe the third principle, is rightly to live to it; that is really to dic to it: and fo to die tot, is really to live to the fecond principle, and to re-unite to the eternal, chafte, holy, modeit, pure virgin, who difappeared on Adam’s difobedient lufting; for the lufting awakens the knowledge of evil and good, which the virgin abhors, and retires from.

And left man fhould be quite eftranged,. therefore to extricate us of this miferable toil, came the Son of the virgin, whofe dotrine teaches us, that it is a greater bleftdnefS to give than to receive. For that the holy light world, confifting in the might and virtue of the: fecond principle, cannot be fupported and receive nourifhment from the divided properties of the third, which confifts of tranfitory. mutable powers; becaufe what is of good in thofe outflown powers-is the free gift out of the abyfs of that true and greateft blefiednefs, the fecond principle.

All therefore who die not to the leffer, cannot live to-the greater blefiednefs: If we die not to all things but Chrift,. we are unworthy. of him, Whatever is divided from him is dead, for he only is life: and

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