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

98 Of Paradife.

the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the midft.,

2. Here lies the vail before the face of Moles; in that he had a bright fhining countenance, that finful Ifrael cannot look him in the face; for the man of vanity is not worthy to know what Paradife is; and albeit it be given us to know it according to the inward hidden man: yet by this defcription, we fhall remain as dumb to the beaft, but yet be fufficiently underftood by our fellow fcholars in the fchool of the great matter.

3. Poor reafon, which is gone forth with Adam out of Paradife, afks where is Paradife to be had or found? Is it far off, or near? Or, when the fouls go into Paradife whither do they go? is it in the place of this world, or without the place of this world 2bove the ftars? where is it that God dwells with the angels? and _where is that defirable native country where there is no death? Being there is no fun nor ftars in it, therefore it cannot be in this world, or elfe it would have been found long ago.

4. Beloved reafon: one cannot lend a

key to another to unlock this withal: and if