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. 91

And thus for a conclufion, you fee how God the Father has introduced himfelf into the principle of pure nature, as an eternal eye, to fee through all nature’s globe, _ and together with himfelf, his eternal flaming heart of love, as an eternal {pring flowing continually through all the principle of eternal Nature, for its delight and refrefhment, and his Spirit of life to be the fupreme moving motion throughout the whole effence of pure nature, in which the divine nature and glory of the Deity is hid in nature, as a jewel ina cabinet, or asa treafure hid ina field; 40 be found only by thofe boly fiuls who, through great earneftnefs and continual labour, have attained Yo the poffeffion of the Holy Trinity in themfelves; through their fpiritual baptifm into the nature of the Father, Son, and Spirit, and are arrived to perfection by the redemption, purification, and tranfmutation of their impure nature, and fo reftored again to their original purity.

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