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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chap. ii. 12, 13, 14. diftinguifhes thefe growths into little children, young men, fathers, twice together, that we might take the more diftin&t notice of them; and the apoftle Paul told the Hebrews, that children -have need of milk, but ftrong meat belong to them that are at full age, Heb. v. 13, 14. Sure I am, if the reader is truly come within the compafs of the loweft of thefe growths, if he is become fo much as a little child in Chrift, if he has but that genuine infliné, and defire of foul towards God and divine things, which is efiential to, ‘and infeparable from the new birth in its moft infant ftate, if he has but the leaft degree of a fpiritual mind, there are many things in this book which he, his foul muft of neceflity underftand, will anfwer to, and acknowledge to be exceeding good : Let then the goodnels of what you do underftand, encourage your charity to think that, which at prefent is above your reach, may be as good, or better ; at leaft let ir prevail with your

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