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

God’s Union with eternal Nature. 89

love-effence, it might give a being to thofe worlds and creatures, which had been from all eternity in the purpofe and decree of the Holy Trinity. 6th reafon. The fixth reafon why God introduced himfelf into eternal Nature, was, for the glorification of nature, by means of its union with the divine effence of love; that nature might be exalted to the higheft degree of glory, it was capable of, by its union with the Deity. Eternal Nature indeed in its own effence was pure and fpotlefs, but its glory is from the union it has with the Deity, who penetrates it through and through, and communicates of his own glory unto it, glorifying it in, with, and through himfelf. vth reafon. The laft reafon, why the Holy Trinity united themfelves to eternal Nature, was, that they might be the fupreme acting, governing, and moving power in and through the pure principle of nature, and thereby become the fole author, and the all in all of the motions of nature. But I do not fay that the Trinity is the author and mover in the principle of defiled and fallen nature, for there Lucifer the great dragon, and the beaft, have eftablifhed