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

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39. Seeing now that we can find nothing in all nature, of which we may fay, this is God, or here is God, from whence we might conclude God to be fome ftrange thing that our fancies figure to us. And feeing that he himielf witnefles, that his is the kingdom and the power, from eternity to eternity; and that he calls himfelf Father, [and the Son, the fecond Perfon in the Trinity, begotten of his Father] therefore we muft feek for him in the original of his manifefting himfelf in the tri-une - One; namely, Father, Son, and Spirit; from whom all creation proceeded: and we can fay no otherwife, but that the firft principle in creation is God the Father himfelf, as the fource, or fountain of life.

40. Yet there is found in the original of life the moft fierce and ftrong birth, namely, harfhnefs, bitternefs, anguifh, and fire; of which we cannot fay that it is God: and yet is the moft inward firtt fource of all life, and that zs in God the Father; according to which, he calls himfclf, an angry, zealous, or jealous God,

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