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

46 Of eternal Nature after

49. For behold, the Father is the original effence of all effences: and we may perceive that the birth of the fon takes its original in the fire, and attains his perfonality and name in the kindling of the foft, white, and clear light, which is himfelf, and produces the fecond principle; and his own effence is the power and the light = and therefore his is rightly called the power or virtue of the Father.

50. But the Holy Ghoft is not known or manifefted in the original of the Father before the light, or fon [break forth] but when the foft fountain fprings up in the light, then he goes forth asa ftrong-almighty {pirit in great joy from the pleafant fource of water: and of the light; and he makes the forming, [fhaping figuring] and images, [or fpecies] and he ‘is the centre in all created effences 5 in which centre the light of life, in the light of the fon or heart of the father, takes its original. And the Holy Ghoft is a feveral perfon, becaufe he proceeds, [as a living power and virtue] from the Father and the Son: and confirms the birth, generating or working of the holy Trinity,

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