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

44 Of eternal Nature after’

will: for when the heart or light of God iS generated in the Father, then there fprings up out of the water-fource or wellipring of life, the light, and in the light, a very pleafant {weet-fmelling and fweettafting fpirit: and this is that {pirit, which in the original was the bitter fting, in the harfhnefs, and fire: and that now in this water makes many thoufand thoufand cen~ tres without number or end. And all this is in the fountain of the water, which is the ground of humility. 46. The evangelift fays further, «* And ** the life was the light of men.” Here, O man, take now this light of life, which was in the word and is eternal: and behold the Being of all beings, and efpecially thyfelf feeing thou art an image, life, and derive thy being, of the unfearchable God; and a likenefs as to him. Here confider time and eternity: heaven and hell: this world : light and darknefs: pain, and the fource: life, and death. Here examine thyfelf, whether thou haft the light and lite of the Word in thee; fo thalt thou be able to fee and underftand all things : for thy life was in the word, and was made manifeft in the image which God created ;