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

10 = Of God and the divine Nature.

ciple of God ; out of, in and from the effence of which it proceeded. And this is not marvellous, for it does but behold itfelf in the rifing of its birth out of which it came originally, and by the power of its light can fee the whole depth of the Father in the firft principle, by which he manifefted himfelf in creation.

3. This the devils alfo fee in a degree ;

- for they alfo are out of the fame firft principle, they alfo with that they: might not fee nor feel it: ‘but it is their own fault that they feparated themfelves from the fecond principle, which is called, and is God, one in effence and threefold in perfonal diftinétion, which is fhut up to them.

4. But the foul of man, which is enlightened with the holy Spirit of God, in the fecond principle, proceeding from the

~ Father and Son, (that is, in the true divine nature which is called God) this ioul fees even into the light of God; but the -fiderial or aftral fpirit, wherewith the foul is cloathed during its imprifonment in this body of flefh: [and from which aftral fpirit we receive our powers, and faculties of

seafon] and alfo the elementary fpirir, which rules