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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continual day from the beginning of this outward world even unto the end of the fame.

1z. With the word, when God {aid, s* Let there be light,” the effence of the power did move ictfelf in the light property in the whole deep, and in this word, the earth’s mafs, and alfo what is called heaven, amaffed itfelf in its effence, all that which before was only a {piritual effence; and the firmament is the gulf between time and eternity. But that God calls it heaven, and makes a divifion of the waters, is to give us to underftand that the heaven is in this world, but this world not in heaven.

13. The words of Mofes concerning the creation are exceeding clear; yet unapprehenfive to reafon: for he writes thus: ‘© In the beginning God created heaven s© and earth, and the earth was without ‘© form and void: and it was dark upon ‘¢ the deep; and the {pirit of God moved *< upon the water, and God faid, Let there ‘ be light, and there was light: and God < faw that the light was good: and God

‘ fevered the light from the darknefs, and s* called

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