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

xxxiv Meditations and Contemplations.

will make thee more bleffedly happy, than hell is miferably accurfed.

Eternity is as incomprehenfible as the eternal God, as far beyond men and angels as infinity is beyond our hort, - narrow, fhallow and fuperficial meafures. This God, this Chrift, this holy principle is our God, our Chrift, our holy life, for ever and ever, and were there any thing after for ever, it were ours too.

Look then (O my foul) fixedly on this freehold, and difdainfully, on all vifible and invifible melting idols and airy bubbles, breathe, prefs, pant, fweat, freeze, fuffer, fight, run, watch, perfevere, till thy dry hufk crumble and fall off, and’ thou fhalt reap once and for ever, morethan eye or heart can fee or conceive.

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