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. 157

For the death to thefe two principles as to their prevalence, is fuch an emptying us of ourfelves, as enables us, with= out reluctance, to pray the Lord to exercife his whole will in us, and on us3 reearding in nothing. its greatnels or contemptiblenefs, its fweetnels, or bitternefs, its gratefulnels, or grating temper $ but only efteeming every thing without reflection, or fticking, and every difpenfation ever equally acceptable, that the divine will fhall dire&t and allot us to do, oF fubniic to.

And this life of facrifice has a thankful reverence in it, and is as whole as the burnt facrifices were, without the leat referveThis life is no longer ours, for we are firft dead; but it is the life of Chrift, the meek child-like 1#@ taught us by the crofs of Chit: the foorfteps of the Lord are plain and confpicuous in this good path.

Ir is both in werd and in power, but neither is the word or power ours, but it is the holy word and power whence Adam departed, as the fallen angels had done before him, and in which word and power the bleffed angels converfe and are eftablifhed ; and in which Adam might have

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