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

What kind of Principle eternal Nature is. 47

< becaufe both the divine chaos, and eter* nal Nature ftand between them and God.” Now that created effences did not immediately proceed trom God, will appear by theie fllowing reafons :

Firft, If all creatures had immediately proceeded trom God, they muft-all have been a perfect unity, without duality, diverfity, er contrariety; becaufe God’s effence, from which they immediately proceeded, was fuch: But we find that all created effences are not a perfect unity, but that diverfity and duality is found in them, which is not in the divine effence; therefore we muft neceffarily conclude that they did not immediately proceed from God’s effence.

Secondly, «If all created effences {do immediately proceed from God, it will follow, that God’s divine effence is not unintelligible and incemprehenfible; but may be eafily known from the nature of thofe effences which immediately proceed from him, for fuch as their effence is, fuch muft God’s be, if we allow this immediate proceffion, becaufe what/oever immediately proceeds from any effence is of the fame effence with that from whence it

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