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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the leaft imaginable circle exempts him, but in every fuch part is the fame infinite undivided Jehovah entirely prefent; his omnifcience is hence undeniable, for he that made the eye fhall he not fee? Behold again his omnipotency, whereby he from eternity and in eternity generates his only Son, and by him all eternal glories, and in the abyfs of his infinite power is the dark aby(s; « Tf I make my bed in hell thou art ‘c there.”

Concerning man, refle& thou (my {cul) with grief and aftonifhment. What a God is he whom the black mouths of vile crawling worms and proud duit, do defperately abufe by profane {wearing 5 as if that holy and fearful, awful name was ’a common thing, wherewith they make blafphemovfly bold with hellifh execrations. Again, what ahell doth the Lord’s redemption free all from, whofe difcording forms of Life in the firft principle, are atoned by kindling the faving renewing light of lifein them

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