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

82 Concerning God in eternal Nature. nized; or elfe the blefled Trinity could nat have made it the habitation of their divine love effence. And thus we fée in what fenfe we are to take eternal Nature, when we fpeak of God’s introducing himfelf into it.

3. I come now to the third and laft particular in the foregoing propofition, which may need fome explication, that is, the word Introduced, how it is to be underftood, and in what fenfe we are to take it in this place.

©‘ When we fay that the Holy Trinity « have introduced themfelves into eternal “Nature, we mean nothing elfe, but the * union of the bleffed Trinity with eternal Na* gure; and eternal Nature's union with ibe © bleffed Trinity ;? which is the full meaning ‘of God’s introdution of himfelf «into eternal Nature’s principle.

* Here the Deity fubfifts in its eternal * humanity,. and eternal humanity fub* fifts in union with the Deity: God in * nature, and nature in God; and thus * God and nature fare in one another, be“ caufe God has intreduced his divine na“ture of love into eternal Nature’s pure * principle.”

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