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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ing all productions on the conteft of two contrary principles, backing his difguft en Grotius’s argument again{t the Manichees ; that of two costraries : deftruction might follow, but no augmentation.

But without ftrife, fprings no production ; and without contraries is no ftrife.

What the two principles palevened are.

The two principles of light and darknefs cannot be faid to have beginning, but are co-eternal, yet one (the light) abforbs, or {wallows up the other, as the day does the night.

The flagrat or operation of the darknefs is God’s anger ; and the flagrat or manifeftation of the light is his principle of love. Thefe.two not fevered make one triumphant kingdom, wreftling to exalt the fublime joy of the holy, {weet divine will of God.

The root of evil.

But after the fevering [by the apoftacy of Lucifir] became two worlds ; thatis, one the dark, cold, fierce, harfh, bitter, fting-

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