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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4. Now the fcripture witneffes throughout, and the new-born man finds it fo, that when the foul is new born in the light of God, then it is quite otherwife, and contrary to what it was before. It finds itfelf very humble, meek, courteous, and pleafant, it readily bears all manner of croffes and perfecution, it turns the outward body from out of the way of the wicked, it regards no reproach, difgrace, or fcorn, put upon it from the devil, or man; it places its confidence, refuge and love in the heart or Son of God; it is fed by the word of God, and cannor be hurt or fo much as touched by the devil: for although it is in its own fubftance, and ftands in the firft principle in the indiffoluble band; it is inlightened with the light of God in the Son or fecond principle; and the Holy Ghoft, [who goes forth out of the eternal birth or generation of the Father, in the light of the heart or Son of God:] goes in it, and eftablifhes it the child of God: therefore all that it does, living in the light of God, is done in the love of God: and the devil cannot fee that foul, for the fecond principle in which it then lives, and in which God, and the

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