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

16 Concerning the abyffal Effence.

different from the eternal nothing, and abyffal ftill effence, of which we have been here fpeaking.

If you afk me what is above and before this abyffal effence.

I anfwer, the all-feeing eye, the eternal free will of the Deity, in the ftill eternity, in the original globe of the high and lofty eternity ; whence the Triune Deity manifefts the bright flaming glances of his majefty, and the glory of his fovereignty with his perfection, called attributes, namely, his infinity, all-fufficiency, omnipotency, which are not manifefted in this abyffal fill effence.

Wherefore it appears that the original globe of eternity is above it, and diftinét from it: this divine chaos “being fet by the eternal will of the Deity, as a middle gulf between the eternal world; [where ftands the ftill eternity in all its effential gcodnefs, namely, in its eternal unity, fimplicity and pure Deity ;} and eternal Nature’s effence and her working powers.

You are likewife to diftinguifh the globe of eternity, from the light world, in which paradife, the angelical world, the glafly fea, mount Zion, and the New Jerula-

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