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

The final Caufe of eternal Nature. 4%

and that it aéts magically. Thus God brought forth the eternal world, namely, the jail eternity, with all its wonders out of bim{elf, by himfelf, and for bimfelf, to dwell in magically; and after the fame manner, the divine chaos, and eternal Nature were brought forth. The fpirit of the Holy Trinity doth will, defire, and act from nothing elfe but from its pure Magia; for it is not a@ rational fpirit, but a wife, intelligent fpirit, which wifdom and intelligence is grounded in the divine Magia.

‘ There is no ufe of reafon in the ftill ‘ eternity; for the divine Magia fills its place; nezther is Reafon made ufe of in Paradife; nor in the angelical world: nor in the New Ferufalem: Because Reafon belongs only to the fpirit of this outward world. And however enlightened reafon may be exalted by fome, yet my fpirit knows -it to be an eternal infallible truth, that there is no ufe of Rea/on but in the Babylonifh principle, and the kingdom of the © beatt.’

Sixthly, Eternal Nature was brought forth, that it might be @ garment of the Holy Trinity, anda vefture wherewith their pure naked Deity might be clothed upon: for

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