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A28533	Several treatises of Jacob Behme not printed in English before ... : to which are annexed the exposition of the table of the three principles : also an epistle of the knowledge of God, and of all things, and of the true and false light : with a table of the revelation of the divine secret mystery / Englished by John Sparrow.; Selections. English. 1661	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3418; ESTC R21811	234,994	342

and yet but of ONE And where yet he is called the Eternall Power and WORD this is the Pretious and highest Ground and thus to be considered and understood 77. As the divine will includeth it self in a place to Self-hood viz to Power and worketh in it self and yet through its working goeth forth and Maketh to it self an Object viz the WISDOME through which the Ground and proceeding or descent of all things or Substances is Sprung forth So also in like manner know this 78. All whatsoever in the Substance of this World is soft meek and thinne that is flowing forth and giving forth it self and the Ground and originall thereof is according to the Vnity of the Eternity where the Unity perpetually floweth forth from it self as a Man understandeth that in the Substance of rarity or transparency viz in the Water and the Air there is no perceptibility or pain So far as that Substance is only and alone in it self 79. But whatsoever is hard and impressing as Bone Wood Hearbs Metals Fire Earth Stone and the like Matters therein lyeth the Image of divine Power and Motion and it shuts it self up with its Seperatour viz the Effluence of divine desire as a Noble Jewell or Sparkle of divine Power * Or before or in respect of or from as to the Grossness or drossiness 80. And it is therefore hard and fiery in that it hath its ground from the divine Inclusion viz where the Eternall ONE introduceth it self into a Ground of the Trinity to the motion of the Power and yet shutteth it self up before or from or as to the Efflux viz before or from or as to the Introduction of the own self willing of Nature And with the power of the Vnity worketh through Nature 81. Thus also it is to be understood concerning the Noble TINCTURE where it is most of all shut up with the hardnesse for the Unity lyeth † in the Tincture therein in a Mobility viz in a perceptibility of working and therefore it hideth it self but in the thin rarity or transparency it lyeth not in such perceptibility but is alike equall indifferent or pliable to all things 82. As the Water and Air is like or pliable to all things and is in all Things but the dry Water is the true Pearly Ground wherein the Subtile vertue or power of the working of the Unity lyeth in the Center 83. To OURS who are worthy of this hereby is signified that they should not trouble themselves for the soft without the fiery kind to seek the secret hidden Arcanum therein Vnderstand this hidden Secret Arcanum thus 48. That soft and thin or dense and rare of the Unity from whose Effluence it ariseth originally out of the Great Mysterie ex Mysterio Magno and is nearest or next to the Unity and on the other side that Noblest Ground of divine Manifestation or Revelation in power and working lyeth in the fiery hardness and is a drie Unity viz a Temperament wherein again the divisibility of all power lyeth 85. For where the Power lyeth not in the Unity of one only willing there the Will is rent in sunder and there is no great Power to be understood in that Thing Which ought well to be observed by the Medici Phisicians that they should not look upon the Grosse Drossie Spirits strength of Smell and account that for the right Balsam Though indeed it is therein yet the Tincture is also therein very movable and flying forth or fleeting volatile 86. The Spirit of the strong Power in the Smell must be brought into the Temperament viz into the Unity and not flee therefrom Whereby a Man will then Cure with the Salt viz the Fires sharpnesse and giveth the Patient Soul without Spirit 87. The Soul of such Balsam is divided asunder in the Properties every one giveth it self in its great Joy in severall but yet in the dividing asunder are of a Contrary or Opposite Will they unite not the Lifes Enmity and rending asunder but they kindle the Lifes rending asunder more 88. Shut them or close them up and make them One or at Unity that they may all have one Will in the Love and so ye have the Pearl of the whole World To provoke or stirre up Wrath maketh Pride and Strife which is to be apprehended or known in all things 89. A Man Comforteth a Captive Prisoner with his Releasment or Redemption till he setteth or putteth his Will into Hope and so layeth hold of himself with Patience and so in the End his disquietness falleth in Hope into the Temperament and learneth in such Hope to be humble and lowly and then if a Man telleth him of his Release or Redemption then he rejoyceth himself 90. Thus also the Phisicians Medici observe it that is your Pearl if you can understand this the sence is Internall and Externall The Fourth Chapter Of the IN and OUT How the Eternall Will of God bringeth it self OUT and in the perceptibility IN and Again into the ONE Whereby a Man may understand to what End the Substance of this World is Created and to what the Creaturely ground is profitable also to what End Joy and Sorrow hath become manifested and how God is so neer unto all Things 1. JOhn the First Chapter verse 11 12 13. It is written * Verse 11. HE JESUS CHRIST came † Or unto into his own and his own received him not * Verse 12. But so many as received him to them he gave power to become the Children of God which believe in his Name † Verse 13. which are generated or born not of Bloud nor of the Will of the Flesh nor of the Will of a Man but of God c. 2. In these words lyeth the dear and pretious Ground of divine Manifestation or Revelation viz the Eternall IN and OUT for they speak of this viz how the hidden divine Eternall Word of divine Power of the UNITY is proceeded OUT in the OUT-flown Naturall Creaturely Image-like WORD viz in the HUMANITY is come into his own for the OUT-flown Image-like Creaturely WORD is the Eternall Speaking-Words proper own 3. And it is thereby clearly signified that his own viz Apostate Averted Image-like own self-will hath not received * The Word HIM Which own self Image-like Will was Existed out of an own self Ground viz out of Flesh and Bloud of own self Nature of Man and Wife That is in the Seperatour of the OUT-flown Willing where the Will hath shut it self up into own self-hood and would go OUT in own self Might and Power and Rule This same hath not received the Eternall Word which as an Efflux or OUT-flowing of divine Grace came again proceeding OUT to the averted willing for it would be and own self Lord. 4. But what Will soever hath Converted or turned it self about so that it be again in the divine Efflux or QUT-flowing become generated a new To that he hath given Might or Power to

all times bring that to Effect which he fain would and findeth the desire to Abstinence and Repentance or Amendment so that a constant enduring desire after Gods Mercifulness floweth up in him so that he fain would doe well if he could 64. This Man may conceive and assuredly know that Gods Fire glimmereth in him and continually Laboureth towards the Light it would fain burn and alwayes giveth Essence to the Wiek or Flame but becometh damped by the Evill Fruit of this World which Adam hath introduced into us 65. And so now when the outward Evill Body with its damp breaketh so that it can no more hinder the glimmering Wick then the Divine Fire kindleth it self in its Essence and the divine Image becometh figured again according to the strongest Source or Property which Man hath here brought into his desire according to his stronges● Property 66. But if he continueth not in this before mentioned Conquest but letteth the Strife sinke and Fall he may very dangerously and desperately perish 67. * Note The Third proof or tryall is that a Man know in what Substance or Figure he standeth if he findeth that he hath a constant desire † Or according to God after God and that his desire is so potent that he can break the Evill Essences as often as a quality or Source becometh kindled and turn it into Meekness that is passe into Patience 68. So that he * Or is potent hath the Command over his Substance or doings And letteth all go and fall whatsoever in this World shineth and Glistereth who can doe good for Evill who is potent over all his outward Substance be it Money or other Goods to give thereof to the Needy and for Gods truth sake to leave it or forsake it all 69. And willingly for Gods sake to yield up himself into Misery in assured hope of that which is Eternall to him the divine Power floweth up so that he may kindle the Light of the Kingdome of Joy therein which there tasteth what God is he is the surest and beareth the Noble Image with heavenly Substantiality † NOTE IN himself even in the Time of the outward Body 70. And there is JESUS born out of the Virgin and that Man Eternally dieth not he letteth only the outward Kingdome go from him which in this time was an opposition and hinderance to him wherewith God hath covered him for God will not * Matth. 7.6 cast the Pearles before the Swine they are hidden in him 71. That New Man standeth not in this World also the Devill knoweth him not only he is enraged at its Essence which withholdeth in the Inward Center For it hindereth him that his Will is not done 72. Therefore he irritateth and provoketh the Evill Beasts-Men against him that they plague him and persecute him so that the true Humanity Continueth Covered Further of the Fift Point The Eighth Chapter The right true humane * Or Substance or the right Substantiall Man Essence is not Earthly nor out of the Dark-world But out of the Substance of God 1. IT is generated meerly in the Light-world it hath † 2 Cor. 6.14 no Communion with the Dark or outward * Luke 6.26 there is a Great Gulfe Cliffe or Fort between viz Death 2. Not in this sense that the true Essence lyeth not in the outward Man it lyeth therein for it was given to Adam in an Image 3. But it is shut up and lyeth in Death cannot qualifie or operate hath also no stirring or Moving in it self unlesse it becometh stirring in the power of the Deity as it became Stirring in the Virgin Mary through Gods Moving and Entring in There came the right Humane Essence to Life again 4. So also in us the right humane Essence becometh not stirring unless we become born out of God in Christ 5. In the Baptisme of Infants the Word of the Deity Espouseth it self and letteth it self in with them viz in the Covenant and the first stirring in this World is as an Ember or Tinder in Wood or Fewell which beginneth to Glimmer 6. But the Wiek becometh often afterwards darkened and put out or extinguished Also it is in Many not very capable as to † Or those who are what is begotten of totally wicked * Or Parents Essence 7. For Christ said † Matth. 19.14 Mark 10.14 Luke 18.16 Suffer little Children to come to me for of such is the Kingdome of God Not Dogs Wolves Toads or Serpents but Children and those in whom the Essence is not totally Devillish whereas many are steeped or Baptised in the Anger of God of which the Parents are guilty For * Matth. 7.16 Luke 6.43 an Evill Tree bringeth forth Evill Fruit saith Christ 8. And although † Matth. 18.11 Luke 19.10 He is come into this World to save or make blessed that which is lost yet it lyeth in the Essence as to what will suffer it self to be helped 9. For a Beast-Man may indeed attain the Image if he convert and suffer the Word which became Man to draw him If not then he continueth in his own beastiall Essence an Evill Beast 10. Yet also not in such a sence as that the Baptisme did lay the first ground to the humane Essence and were altogether the first Mother Ember or Tynder of the divine Fire No that it is not For a Childe becometh from the Essence of the Parents a Spirit as also Flesh and Bloud together with the Espousall or uniting of the Constellation of the Spirit of the Great World Majoris Mundi at that very Time 11. When a Childe in the Mothers ●ody or Womb hath attained the Life then instantly glimmereth the Divine or Hellish Essence out of the first proceeding forth and Originall 12. * NOTE And while there is any small Ember Wiek Glimpse or Tinder of the divine Essence Stirring the Child is capable to receive the Baptism And though indeed it should die and should not be baptised yet is the Mother Wiek Glimpse or Tinder in Gods Mysterie and glimmereth in Gods Kingdome and becometh kindled in Gods Fire for it dyeth in the Mysterie of the Father and glimmereth up in the Mysterie of the Sonne who became Man 13. The Parents Baptisme and Covenant is its Baptisme and Covenant the Atonement or Reconciliation is Effected in the humane Bloud in the right true humane † Or Substance Essence Gods Word or Heart hath given it self into the inclosed shut up dead humane Essence 14. Not into the Earthly not at all into the Earthly part but into the Heavenly Part not into that part which Adam with his Imagination introduced which is Earth but into that Part which was given to Adam out of the Angelicall World which he with the Earthly Seeking Longing or Malady destroyed and poysoned and therein the Seeking or Longing became Earthly Gross Beastiall Flesh 15. That very part hath the right humane Essence and in that

Earnest Praying if we would obtain any thing from God a right true Repentance and in-turned Humility For right Praying is a receiving of that which the Soul desireth concerning which Christ saith From henceforth the Kingdome of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force to themselves Math. 11.12 43. For which cause I will set down a brief Form of a Confession or Preparation how a Man should prepare himselfe when he will bring his short Prayer and Requests before God 44. For he may as well be heard in a short Prayer as with many words if his heart stand right in the presence of God It needeth not long Prayers or many words but only a Beleiving or faithfull repentant Soul which with totall Earnestnesse giveth it self up into the Mercy of God into Gods Compassion For one onely sigh worketh with God if the Will standeth nakedly or purely before God and hath cast away from it the Earthly Garment viz the false or wicked Lust This for an Intimation to the Reader and for a quickening stirring to him 45. For there needeth not to be used just such a Form of Confession but the Holy Spirit will well enough make a Form for him in the heart when the Will in true earnest Sincerity turneth it self to God 46. Only for an Introduction to every one who doth not yet know how a true Prayer should be fitted I will set down this Confession to direct his Soul therewith and I will commit the work of Confession together with the Praying to the Holy Spirit in every Soul which is truly and rightly Earnest He will well enough make for him a Confession and Prayer if any doe but earnestly sincerely and rightly come to the Gate where GOD the LORD in Man Speaketh operatively Then he will find it so A Confession and Right Acting or Working of Repentance before Gods Countenance 47. O Deepest of all Greatest Unsearchable Holy God! Thou who out of meer Grace and Mercy after the terrible apostacy of our first Parents with thy great Love and Mercy in thy Sonne JESUS CHRIST hast manifested thy self in our Humanity and in him hast made an open Gate of Grace again for us poor Men to thy Countenance and abolished Sinne and Death in his Bloud and callest us now to such Grace as a Mercifull God we poor Sinners now should only Convert again and come to thee and thou wilt quicken or refresh us Math. 11.28 48. I poor unworthy sinfull Man come upon the invitation of thy Word and acknowledge to thee that I am not worthy of such Grace which thou offerest us For I Stick in the Slime of Vanity and am Laden with vain Lusts of the Flesh and own-self Will my Sinnes have captivated and obscured me so that I neither tast nor see thy Grace in me also I have no Right Trust or Confidence nor Faith towards thee and have totally given my self up into the vanity of the World and of the Flesh and am compassed about therewith 49. I have defiled my fair bright Garment which thou hast put on to me in the Baptisme with the Lust of the Flesh and lye in the Devils Net captive in thy fierce Wrath. Hell setteth its Jaws wide open against me and my Conscience gnaweth me thy Judgement standeth alwayes before me and the Bands of Death wait upon me 50. I lye in the slime and mire of Sinnes and Vanity so that also I neither know my Sinnes nor can bewail them For they have hidden me from thy Countenance and I have only yet a little sparkle of the living breath in me through thy drawing which desireth thy Grace 51. And I come now before thee with the Lost Sonne and the Publican in the Temple and fly to thy Mercy and pray thee in my weak power through the Bitter Suffering and Dying of my Redeemer JESUS CHRIST whom thou hast Set before thee for a Grace-Throne and offerest us thy Grace through his Satisfaction that thou wouldst receive me yet again for thy Child and Heir in thy Sonne and wouldst awaken for me a right Earnest Repentance also Sorrow and Grief for my former committed Sinnes in my Heart that I may goe out from the wicked way or Conversation and turn my heart totally and altogether to THEE 52. O Great God strengthen I beseech thee my weak Faith in Me rouse my heart I pray thee that it may acknowledge and bewaile my manifold Sinnes Touch thou my poor Soul with thy Power that it may acknowledge it self that it standeth deviated and turned away from thee 53. O thou Breath of the Mercifulnesse of God doe thou draw me to thee through my Redeemer Jesus Christs Death and Resurrection and abolish my Sinnes in his Bloud and Death and make my poor Soul living in his Bloud and wash it clean from its Sinnes that its desire may presse into thee O thou Holy God! and fetch Power out of thy Spring or Fountain of Grace 54. Awake thou I pray thee in me a right hunger and thirst after true Repentance and Sorrow for my former committed Sinnes that I may hate or be at Enmity and angry against them and turn my self to Thee 55. O thou great deep of Mercy I am afar off from thee and cannot reach thee in my weak Power turn thee to me I beseech thee and comprehend my desire into thee and kindle it O Lord that I may tast thy Grace 56. Forgive I pray thee my Trespasses and Sinnes and heal my weaknesse bruise I pray thee my Heart and Soul that I may acknowledge and humble my self before thee Be thou I pray thee my beginning to Conversion and lead me upon the right path that I may walk with thee 57. Give me I pray thee thy holy Spirit in my Soul and Spirit and Sanctifie me in thy Grace As thy beloved Sonne Jesus Christ hath engaged to me saying My Father will give the holy Spirit to them that pray unto him for it Luke 11.13 Also Knock and so it will be opened unto you Math. 7.7 Luke 11.9 58. Now come I poor Sinner upon the Invitation of thy Word and take to me thy Saying in my Soul and Heart and will not leave off from thee unless thou blesse me with JACOB 59. And though indeed my Sinnes are many yet thou art God and the Eternall Truth which cannot Lye where thou hast Spoken in the Prophet Isaiah If we Convert and Repent then we shall be snow-white as wool Isai 1.18 60. Upon thy Saying I trust and give my self totally and altogether up to thee and pray thee receive me into Grace and bring me to thy Children who walk in the way of the Living and let me walk with them and enter into thy Commandement give me a true humble and obedient Heart that may alwayes fear before thy Anger and Sinne no more 61. O thou Well-Spring or Fountain of all Grace what shall I say before thee Or why should I flatter my self and comfort my evill Will