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 God and the divine Nature. It rules the fource, or fpringing and impulfion of the blood [and is the life of the outward body] they fee no further rhan into their mother, whence they are, and wherein they live.

5. Therefore if I fhould {peak and write that which is pure heavenly ; I fhould be as dumb to the reader that has not the knowledge and the gift to underftand it. Yet I will fo write in a divine, and alfo in a creaturely way, that I may ftir up every one to defire, and long after the confideration of thefe high things: and if any fhall perceive that they cannot doit, that they may at Jeaft feek and knock by their defire, and pray to God for his Holy Spirit, that the door of the fecond principle may be opened to them; for Chrift bids us to pray, feek, and knock, and then it fhall be opened unto us. For he fays, ‘* Afk, and ** you fhall receive ; feek, and you fhall * find; Saas and it fhall be opened un** to you.”

6. Seeing then that may knowledge has been given unto me by afking, feeking, and knocking; I have written this to induce others to feek alfo; for I have nor written for thofe that are wile aforehand,

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