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

This World in the third Principle. 79

deftroyed death; and bruifed the head of the ferpents might in the wrath of God; for the divine power is the higheft life therein.

34. Thus we underftand how the holy heaven, wherein God dwells, moves in the Fiat, or the created heaven, and that God is really prefent in all places; and inhabits all things: but he is comprehended of nothing: He is manifeft in power in the inward heaven of the holy effentialiry ; namely, in the pure eternal element.

35. This holy, pure element [in the beginning or inchoation of the four elements! did penetrate through the earth; and {prang Tor budded]} ferth in the holy powers, property, and bare fruits, of which man fhould have eaten in a heavenly manner in Paradife.

36. But when the holy element: difappeared in man; the curfe entered into the earth, and fo Paradife was quafhed in the four elements, and continued retired in itfelf in the inward pure element; there it ftands yet open unto man, if any will depart from this world’s eflence, and enter into it upon the path which Chrift has made open,

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