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

Of Paradife. 101

rate it anew in’Chrift, in the Spirit of Chnitt in the human property.

g. There is nothing that is nearer yott, than heaven, Paradife, and bell, unto which of them you are inclined, and to which of them you tend or walk, to that in this life-time you are molt near. Yow are beteveen Both: and there is a birth between each of thems You fiand in this world between both the gates, and you have both the births in you; Ged beckens to you in one gate, and calls you; The devil beckens you in the other gate, and calls you; with whom you go, with him you enter in. The devil has in bis hand, power, honour, pleafure, and worldly joy ; and the root of thefe is death and hell fire. On the contrary, God has in his hand, crofies, perfecution, mifery, poverty, ignominy, and forrow: and the root of thele is a fire alfo; but in the fire there isa light; and in the light the virtue: and in the virtue the Paradife: and in the Paradile are the angels, and among the angels joy. The grofs fiefhly eyes cannot behold it, becaufe they are from the third principle, and fee only by the fplendor of the fun; but when the Holy Ghoft comes into the foul, then he regenerates

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