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 God in eternal Nature. 8%

eternal nature; fo they were reprefented to John, in the firft chapter of the Revelations, as exifting in mount Zion, or the New Jerufalem principle, which was brought forth out of eternal Nature.

And thus much fhall fuffice to have {poken of the firft part, or fubject of this propofition, which is God: We now proceed to the predicate which is eternal Nature.

2. Now by eternal Nature, into which it is faid that God has introduced himfelf, we are to underftand eternal Nature in its purity, not as defiled with fin, for the Holy Trinity would never of their own will have introduced themlelves into any thing that was defiled, or impure. Again, we are to underftand that when God introduced himfelf with the eternal wifdom into eternal Nature, that fhe ftood im her original unity, fimplicity, and harmony, without any duality, or contrariety : for the Holy Trinity would never have entered with their divine nature of love, into that where divifion, difagreement, and contrariety, had taken place. No, eternal Nature was without ftrife or conteft, without any mixture of good and evil, or light and darknefs, but was all perfectly harmo-

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