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

Concerning the abyffal Effence. 17

lem are placed ; and though thefe be called by us the heavenly world, as in truth they are, yet they differ from the ftill eternity in the globe of the high and lofty eternity.

All thofe worlds forementioned, paradife, the Angelical world, &c. fpring out of the light of eternity, and the light eternity is born out of eternal Nature’s effence, and therefore they are diftinét: for the ftill eternity in the eternal world ftands before, above, and without eternal Nature’s efience.

Thefe things being premifed,- we come to fpeak of eternal Nature’s effence, which is generated out of the abyffal effence.

Concerning eternal Nature’s Effence.

g. Eternal Nature’s effence, Js an eternal effence generated out of the divine chaos, or abyffal effence, and reduced into matter and form for the good pleafure of the will of Ged.

Firft, Here is the efficient caufe of eternal Nature, God’s eternal free will, willing and defiring it.

Secondly, You fee out of what or from whence eternal Nature is produced, namely, out of God’s divine chaos, not out of

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