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

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Concerning God in eternal Nature.

The fpiritual divines make mention of two great myfteries in the divine nature ; the fff is, the Trinity in Unity, and Unity in Trinity, which re{pects the Deity in their fingle and abftracted effence: the /econd myftery i is, the Deity in humanity, and humanity in the Deity, which concerns Ged as being introduced and fubfifting in eternalANature. I have in the former part of #hie-difcourfe treated of the firft of thefe ; and do now intend in this chapter to fpeak of the latter, and that by opening this propofition, that God bas introduced himfelf into ihe principle of eternal Nature.

This propofition you will find explained in the following particulars :

1. In the firft place, when I fay that God has introduced himfelf into eternal Nature, I underftand. that the blefled Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft, have introduced themfelves into eternal Nature. The Father with his intellectual, all-feeing eye; the Son with his all-flaming heart of love; and the Holy Ghoft with his outflowing acting power.

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