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

The Fall of Lucifer. 33

ftellations operate in the animal or beattial man, and afford him fenfes, yet they are only fuch fenfes as belong to nourifhment and propagation, like other beafts.

24. For the ftars themfelves are fenfelels, and have no knowledge or perception, yet their foft operation in the water makes a feething, flowing forth, or boiling up in the tinéture of the blood which caufe a circulation, and produce the fenfes of feeing, feeling, hearing, tafting, and {melling. Therefore confider from whence the tincture proceeds, wherein the noble life {prings up? that thus becomes fweet, and pleafant, from harfhnefs, bicternefs, and fire, and you fhall certainly find no other caufe of it than the light: But whence comes the light that it can fhine in a dark place or body? If you fay it comes from the light of the fun, then what fhines in the night, and enlightens your fenfes and underftanding, fo, that though your eyes be fhut, you perceive and know what you do? Here you will fay, the noble mind leads you, and it is true: but whence has the mind its original? you will fay the thoughts or inward fenfes make the mind ftirring ; and that is alfo true: but whence come they

both ?