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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if any have a key, he cannot open it to another; as antichrift boaits that he has the keys of heaven and hell; it is true, a man may have the keys of both in this life time, but he cannot open with them for any body elfé: every one muft unlock it with his own key, or elfe he cannot enter therein; for the Holy Ghoft is the key, and when any one has that key, then he may go both in and out.

5. Paradife was the heavenly effentiality of the fecond principle: it budded in the beginning of the world through the earthly effentiality, as the eternity is in the time, and the divine power is through all things; and yet is neither comprehended or under{tood of any earthly thing in felf-hood.

6. In Paradife the effence of the divine world penetrated the effence of time, as the fun penetrates the fruit upon a tree, and effectually works in it into a pleafantnefs, that it is lovely to look upon and good to eat: the like we are to underftand of the garden in Eden.

7. The garden Eden was a place upon the earth where man was tempted: and the Paradife was in heaven ; and yet was in the garden Eden ; for as Adam before his fleep,

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