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

26 Concerning the eternal Element of Water.

the joyfulnefs of its love. fire effence: and to the mounting elevation of the fire; it oppofes its ponderofity and finking down.

Here you fee that the beauty, excellence and ftrength of the water confifts in its meeknefs, mildnefs, foftnefs, gentlenefs, fweetnefs. Its riches are the meek light, and the triumphing joy of the love fires effence, which ftops the fury of the devouring anguifhing fire. Its goodnefs conconfifts in this, that it is a ferviceable inftrument in the hand of its Creator, to ftop the pride and flying up of the fire by its ponderofity : and thus it appears that both thefe effences are good in their kind, as preceeding both from God’s will, and from one ground, namely, the divine chaos or abyfial effence.

Concerning the Element of Air.

16. We now proceed to the third element of which eternal nature confifts, namely, the element of air.

Its efficient caufe; its ground from whence; and the manner of production are the fame with thofe of the two former elements. The nature of this eternal ele-

| ment is, brifk, cooling, refrefhing, reviim ina ving,