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

23 Concerning the eternal Element of Earth.

To know what this element is, we may confider the efficient of it, the ground whence it proceeded, the manner how it was brought forth, and the end for which it was produced, which are the fame with thofe which are mentioned concerning the element of fire.

The effential properties of this earth, are ponderofity, corporeity, and tranfparency. For this eternal earth, is not like the outward elementary earth, grofs and opacous, but it is a tranfparent chryftalline earth ; yet it gives effentiality and corporeity to the three forementioned elements: and it was therefore created by God to make eternal Nature’s eflence febeenuel: For fire, water, and air, muft have one ground or fubftance to fubfift in, and to move in and through one another, which fubftance is the element of earth.

This element, Behmen fays, is the feventh property of nature, in which al] the fix de move, in one only ground, as the foul in the body; which is very well exprefied by him.

And thus much concerning the matter of which eternal Nature does confift, namely, fire, water, air, and earth.

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