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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of fimplified fpirits, who dwelling in the center of love, did glorify and exalt the divine nature of love, which was all in all to them. But the defign of God was to have bis eternal love glorified, and exalted in an infinite Variety of creatures and beings, who might all, in their feveral ranks, and according to their feveral capacities, | exalt and glorify love; and fo make up the divine concert and harmony, which cannot be without variety. 3d reafon, Why the Holy Trinity have introduced themfelves into eternal Nature was, for the manifeftation of their fovereignty and fupremacy; for their fovereignty could not be manifefted ;without variety of dominions and fubjeCts. “And both thefe were brought forth out of the womb of eternal Nature by the Holy Trinity. The dominions were thofe feveral worlds which were created out of nature’s principle, and the fubjeéts were the numberlefs number of creatures, which were the inhabitants of each of thofe worlds and principles, and by both of thefe, the fovereignty of the Holy Trinity was fully declared and manifefted. Ath rea-