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

The Eparor tothe Reaper. ix

Judge nothing:till Chrift comes, - left you yourfelf be then judged, and pronounced by him to be an evil doer, and a bufy body. It is true the fpiritual man, is faid to judge all things—But the apoftle, in the fecond chapter of his firft epiftle to the Corinthians, clearly defcribes the only ftate capable of a clear and diftinct difcernment of things ; and fuch muft yours be, before your brother can be rightly judged by you. You may indeed fpeak evil of what you know not, but you cannot fairly judge it until you rightly underftand it. Asa fpiritual man then read thefe following difcourfes, and as fuch give your judgment of them. Remembering {tiil, that every truth is not {poken at once to every good man, nor any truth opened to him in its full glory at firft fight.

Itis faid of fome things our Saviour did, and which were done unto him, that his difciples underftood them not ; but when Chrift took away his flefhly

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