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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faid to be light and love, and in him is no darknefs at all, that he is meek, merciful, of everlafting kindnefs, and that fury is not in him.

It is alfo written, God fwore ** by twa *‘immutable things, in which it was «¢ impoflible for God to lie,” Heb. vi. 18. And becaufe he could {ware by no greats er, he {ware by himfelf, ‘« That bleffing << he would blefs Abraham ; and curfe ** himthat curfed Abraham,” Gen. xii. 3. Here are two principles clearly exprefied, and both called immutable: The one wrath and fury, and a confuming fire; the other love, meeknefs, and light ineffable.

Had man ftood in his primitive ftate totally refigned to the divine love, he had not known the principle of wrath ; but it had remained more hidden, than the bitternefs of the root is in the moft pleafant fruit. But when man was fallen into the ftate of evil and good, the infinite love of God defecnds

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