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

What kind of Principle eternal Nature is. 65

ftrife of centraries was known. Such is the bleffed ftate of the fire, when the light comes to rule over it, when it finks down and refigns itfelf to the light, that its fiercenefs may be qualified with the foft meeknefs of the light. “Oh the wonderful pleafant birth of light! which by penetrating the efiences of eternal Nature, makes them wholly meek, fweet, foft and delightful ; fo that nothing but a pleafing fight, fweet fmell, delightful tafte, ravifhing found, and foft pleafant feeling, is to be found amongft them. Here the darknefs becomes luftrous, the fire lofes its burning and fcorching property, and becomes mild, luminous, and quickning, and the water clear and refrefhing. .

This light, if we enquire further into its originality, does not immediately proceed from the divine effence, which is an uncreated light, but this is created by that, and brought forth out of the abyffal chaos, as the darknefs, fire and water, were before. It is placed by God in the root of the water effence, and from thence it fhines forth; and with its meek bright virtue, penetrates and tintlures all the forms of nature.

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