opposite one to the other for the will is quiet or Still as a Nothing and it is harsh or astringent like a still death and the Indrawing is its stirring or rousing 19. And that the still will in the harsh astringency cannot endure and thereupon draweth much more vehemently in it selfe and yet doth but onely sharpen its own willing in the drawing and will with its stern indrawing shut in and retain the Indrawing and in such a manner doth but onely awaken or raise it up 20. The harder the harsh astringency gripeth together to hold the sting the greater onely is the sting the raging and the breaking for the sting will not suffer it selfe to be tamed and yet is so strongly held by its Mother that it cannot get away 21. It will be above and the Mother beneath for the harsh astringency draweth into it selfe and maketh it selfe Hard and she is a sincking down-wards and maketh in the Sulphur the Phur and in the Mercurius the Sul. 22. And the sting maketh in the Sal Phur or maketh to it selfe further the bitter form viz the woe an Enmity in the Astringent Harshnese and willeth continually to rend forth out of the Astringency but yet cannot 23. Thus one climeth upwards and the other tendeth downwards and so if it cannot it becometh winding as a wheele and wheeleth it selfe continually inwards into it selfe and this now is the Third Form from whence the Essence Originally ariseth and the Wonder of Multiplicity without Number and Ground 24. In this wheel understand the Wonder or power which the Will understand the first abyssal will out of the Looking-Glass of the Abyss draweth into it selfe to its Center or Heart that is here the will of the power and Wonder 25. In this wheel of the great Anguish originally ariseth the other or second will viz the Sonnes will to go forth out of the anguish into the still Liberty of the first Abyssal willing 26. For the wheel maketh Nature for so Nature originally ariseth it is the Center and the breaking of the still Eternity that killeth the Nothing but it maketh the great Life 27. But that we speak of killing it is to be understood in this manner it is no killing but it is the peâ—ceptibility 28. For the Life before the fire is Mute or silent or inanimate and without feeling it is only a hunger after the Life as the Material world is onely a hunger after the Life and in its hunger so very eagerly or strongly laboureth towards the Principle that it may reach the fire wherein then the Life of this World originally ariseth 29. And it cannot be otherwise unless it break the first Matrix viz the harsh astringent desiring this is the wheel of the first Three Forms viz harsh astringency and the drawing of the harsh astringency maketh the Anguish and source-substance or quality-substance 30. For it is a terrifying in it selfe in that it should be so that the Nothing should come into perceptibility for that is the Poyson-source or quality whence the fierce wrath and all Evill malignity or Malice originally ariseth and yet is the right original of the perceptible life 31. The Life findeth it selfe thus viz in the Anguish source or quality as we see it in all Creatures that the Life taketh its original in the stifled bloud in the Anguish both the Creaturely Life and also the Essential Life as in stincking Dung in the rottenness where in the dying of the Corn or Grain the Great Life Springeth up 32. Whereas yet in the Essence no dying is understood but an anguishing source or quality wherein the Mother must spring forth which is a Mute or silent or inanimate substantiality as is to be perceived in Corne where the Essential Life groweth out of the Corruption 33. In like manner it is held with the Center of Nature the Anguish-source or quality is the right Center and maketh the Triangle in Nature 34. And the fire-flash viz the fourth form of Nature maketh of the Triangle a Cross for there is the Principle and becometh sevevered into two worlds of two Principles viz into a two fold source or quality and Life One source abideth or remaineth and is the fire or anguish-life the other or second source existeth in the breaking or Corrupting of the Anguish which understand as followeth 35. The first form of the Substantiality viz the harsh astringency in the desirous unconceivable or unpalpable willing must give it self wholly up to the anguish source or quality in the wheel of Nature for the sting is two strong thus the harsh astringency sincketh down as a Death and yet is no death but a dying source or qualitie 36. For the sting becometh Lord and changeth the harsh astringency into its property viz into a raging flash into an anguish source or quality which from the sting and the harsh astringency is bitter as is the kind and Manner of Poyson 37. For the Poyson or the dying hath especially Three forms viz harsh astringency bitterness and Anguish it maketh it selfe thus in it self and hath no Maker but onely the strong will in the Great life in the fire 38. Understand us aright thus The Abyss hath no Life but in such a property the Great Eternal Life becometh generated the Abyss hath no mobility or feeling 39. Thus the Mobility or feeling generateth it self and thus the Nothing findeth it selfe in the Eternal willing whose ground we know not also should not search for it troubleth or disturbeth us 40. And yet this is onely an Essential Life without understanding like the Earth and the Death or dying wherein really there is a source or quality in it selfe but in the darkness without understanding for the harsh astringent anguish draweth into it selfe and that which is indrawn maketh darkness so that the Anguish Life standeth in the Darkness 41. For every substance is in it selfe dark unless it have the Lights Tincture in it selfe 42. For thus the Tincture is a Liberty or freedom from the darkness and is not comprehended by the anguish source or quality for it is in the Light-world and though indeed it sticketh in the substantiality viz in a dark Body yet is out of the substance of the Light-world where no Comprehension is 43. We have mentioned above First concerning the Looking-Glass of the wisdome of the wonder of All substances and Secondly Concerning the Ternary or Number Three of the Substance of All Substances how they Originally arise out of one onely willing which is called the Father of all Substances 44. And Thirdly how it createth another will in it selfe to manifest or find it selfe in it selfe or as a Man may say to find what and how is is 45. And then Fourthly How that Second re-Created Magickwill to finde it self is its heart and own seat of possession 46. And Fifthly How the first abystal will impregnateth it selfe with the Imagination it self out of the Looking-Glass of the Wonder
one in another one not comprehending the Other viz One in the fierce wrath of the fiery Nature in the water of the Poyson and Anguish source or Quality wherein the Devil dwelleth 56. And then one in the Light wherein the water of the Light is sunck down out of the Anguish into the Eternal Liberty which the Poyson-water cannot apprehend or reach 57. And yet is not severed asunder but onely through the Death where it divideth it selfe into two Principles and so severeth it selfe into two Lives viz one in the Anger and the other in the Love which Life is known to be the right Life 58. And herein sticketh the ground that as we with Adam went out of this Life into the Outward Life wherefore also God became Man so he must introduce us through this death through and out of the fierce wrathful source or quality out of the fire-Anguish-life through the Death into the Light-and Love-life again 59. Whereas yet the Gates of Death were in the wrathfulness shut up in the humane soul so that the soul stood in the Anguish source or quality in the inward Nature in the fire of the Poyson viz in the water of the Anguish 60. And there hath the Prince Christ broken the Look Fort or Barre of Death and is with his humane soul sprouted forth through the Death into the Light of God again and so now his light-Light-life leadeth Death captive and so it is become a Reproach and Scorn 61 For with the Lock Fort or Barre Lucifer thought to be a Lord and Omnipotent Prince 62. But when the Lock Fort or Barre became broken then the Power of the Deity in the Light destroyed his Kingdom and there he became a Captive servant for Gods Light and the Water of Meekness is his Death for the Anger becometh killed or mortified therewith 63. Thus is the Light and the Love entered into the Anger together with the Paradise-Element and the water of the Eternal Life and Gods anger is become quenched 64. And so now Lucifer abideth in himself in an anxious fierce wrathful fire-source where his Body is a Poyson a source of Poyson-water 65. And thus is become thrust out from Gods fire into the Matrix of the Eternal Nature viz. into the stern harshness which generateth the Eternal darkness wherein he manageth the very stern dominion in the Anxious Mercurius and so is as a Reproach or Out-cast 66. Who in his Original was a Prince but now is no more then an Executioner a Base Slave which must be there in Gods fierce wrath as a Hangman who punisheth the Evil when he is commanded by his Lord to do so he hath no further power 67. Although yet he is a deceiver that he might entrap many and that his Kingdom may be great that he may have many and not stand in reproach with so few 68. As a Whore thinketh if there were many Whores then I should not be a Where alone I am as others are thus he also desireth a great Tribe or Genealogy that thereby he may reproach God 69. For he alwaies attributeth the blame and fault to God that he is fallen as that bis wrath hath so drawn him and thrust him into such a willing of Pride and state so that he stood not 70. Thus he supposeth if he did draw many to him that his Kingdom would be great and so should get more to him that would do as he doth and Curse God but justifie himself that is his strength and pleasure in his dark harsh anguish where he continually stirreth up the fire in himselfe and flyeth out above the Thrones and so holdeth himself still to be a Prince and King 71. And though he be indeed Evil yet he is a Prince in his Legions in the Anger in his Creature but With the Anger without his Creature he hath not power to Act therein he must abide as an impotent captive 72. Thus understand the Life in two forms viz one according to the fire of Nature and the other according to the fire of Light which fire bunreth in the Love wherein the Noble Image of God appeareth or shineth 73. And we understand herein that the willing of Man should enter into Gods willing and so he goeth in Christs Death with Christs soul through Death into the Eternal Liberty of God into the light Life and there he is in Christ with God 74. And the Third Form of Life is the outward Created Life from or out of this world viz from the Sun Stars and Elements 75. Which Gods spirit with or by the Spirit of the Great world to Adam breathed into his Nostrils wherein then also he became an outward soul which moveth or swimmeth in the Bloud and Water and burneth in the outward kindled Fire viz in the warmth 76. That same outward Life should not gripe into the Image in the Inward Life also the Image should not let in that into the inward Light which shineth through Death and sprouteth with its power into the Eternal Liberty for the outward Life is onely a similitude of the inward Life 77. The Inward Spirit should onely in the outward Looking-Glass open the Eternal Wonders which in Gods wisdome were become discovered in the Abyss in the divine Magia and bring them to a figured Looking-Glass viz to a Looking Glass of Wonders to Gods honour and to the Joy of the Inward Man generated or Born out of God 78. But its will should not go into it to draw in the outward wonders into the Image as we now with Lamentable Misery know that Man draweth in and Imageth to himself an Earthly treasure into the Mind and so destroyeth the pure Image of God in the second Principle 79. For his willing spirit goeth into the Earthly Substance and bring th his Body wherein the Image standeth into the Earthly Substance viz into the Earthly Treasure into an Earthly Vessel or Comprehension 80. And now the Image through the Imagination becometh also Earthly and goeth again into Death and looseth God and the Kingdom of Heaven for his willing-spirit sticketh with the Body in the outward Life 81. And now the outward Life must die and break or Corrupt that the Created Image according to the Inward Kingdom may appear and shine 82. And thus the willing-spirit sticketh with the Body in the outward Wonders and bringeth them in the dying of the outward life along with it self before the Judgement of God 83. And there shall the willing-spirit go through the fire and the Image shall be tryed through the fire and all that is Earthly must be burned off from the Image it must be pure and Immaculate or without spot 84. As the Light subsisteth in the Fire so must willing-spirit also subsist in Gods Fire and if there it cannot go free through the fire of God through Death then will this Image be spewed out into the Eternal Darkness 85. And this is verily the heavy Fall of Adam that he hath
Inability that is Being or Substance 16. For the Spirit ariseth in the Fire but it severeth it selfe into two Sources or Qualities as one into the Fire and one in the sincking down into the Liberty into the Light 17. This is called God for it is Meek and Lovely and hath in it self the Kingdom of Joy and the Angelical world is understood in the sunk down Liberty of the Substantiality 18. Therefore when we were gone out from the Liberty of the Angelical Substantiality into the Dark source or quality whose Abysse was the Fire then there was no Remedy unless the Lights power and Word as a word of Divine Life became a Man and brought us out of the darkness through the fire source or quality through the Death in the fire a-again into the Liberty of the divine Life into the divine Substantiality 19. And Therefore must Christ dye and with the soul-Spirit go through the Fire of the Eternal Nature viz through Hell and the fierce wrath of the Eternal Nature and enter into the Divine Substantiality and break open a way for our souls through the Death and Anger through which we may with and in him enter through death into the Eternall Life 20. But concerning the divine Substantiality viz concerning the divine Corporeity we are to understand as followeth 21. VVe understand that the Light giveth Meekness viz Love Now the fires anguish desireth Meekness that it may slake its great Thirst for the fire is desirous and the Meekness is giving for it giveth it self 22. Thus in the desiring of Meekness cometh to be substance or Being viz a substantial Essentiality which is sunk down from the fierce-wrath which giveth its own Life freely and that is Corporeity for out of the power in the Meekness it becometh substantial and is by the Astringency as by the Eternal Fiat attracted or put on and retained 23. And is therefore called Substantiality or Corporeity because it is sunk down from the fire source or quality and Spirit and is in respect of the spirit as mute or inanimate Dead and impotent whereas Yet it is an Essential Life 24. Understand us aright thus when God created the Angels there were onely Two Principles manifested and in Being or Substance viz that in the Fire and that in the light viz One in the fierce wrathful Substantiality in the stern astringent Fiat with the forms of the fires Nature 25. And then that in the Heavenly substantiality out of the Holy Power with the water source or quality of Meekness of the Life of Joy in which the divine Sulphur as in the Love and Meekness was generated its Fiat was Gods desiring will 26. Out of this divine Substantiality viz out of Gods Nature the Angels as Creatures were Created and the source or quality of their Spirit and Life ariseth in the Fire 27. For without Fire no Spirit doth subsist and if it go out of the Fire into the Light there it obtaineth the love source or quality and the fire becometh onely a cause of its Life but the fires fierceness becometh quenched with the Love in the Light 28. But Lucifer dispised this and continued in the Fire-Spirit and so Elevated himself also and kindled the substantiality in his Place out of which Earth and Stone came to be and he was thrust out and so the Third Corporeity and the Third Principle began together with the Kingdom of this world 29. So when the Devil was thrust out into the Darknesse then God Created another Image according to his similitude in this Place 30. But if it must be Gods similitude according to all the Three Principles then must it also be taken out of all the Three and out of All Beings or Substances of this Place or of this Deep as far as the Fiat had with Lucifers Principality given it self into the Ether to the Creation 31. For Man came in the sted of Lucifer and hence ariseth also the Envy of the Devils that they cannot afford Man that Honour but leade him continually into the Evil way of perdition whereby they may but increase their Kingdom and they do it as a spite against the Meeknesse viz the love of God supposing that seeing they live in the fierce strong Might that they are higher then the Spirit of God in the Love and Meekness 32. Understand it thus Gods Will-Spirit viz the Holy Spirit hath comprised the Two-fold Fiat in two Principles viz in the Angelical world the Inward and in this outward world the Outward and Created den Mesch oder Menschen as a Mixt person for The Mixture or Man he should be an Image according to the Inward and outward world but should with the inward source or quality rule over the outward thus he should have been the similitude of God 33. For the outward Substantiality hung to the Inward and the Paradise grew through the Earth and Men in this world upon the Face of the Earth was in Paradise for Paradisical fruit grew for him till the Fall when the Lord Cursed the Earth 34. Then Paradise passed into the Mystery and became a Mystery or hidden secrecy to Man whereas yet if he be born of God again according to the Inward Man he dwelleth in Paradise but according to the Outward he dwelleth in this world 35. VVe are further to consider the Beginning and Original of Man thus God hath created his Body out of the Matrix of the Earth out of which the Earth was Created 36. All was together one in another and yet parted it self into Three Principles of a Threefold Substantiality and yet that in the fierce wrath was not known 37. Now if Adam had continued in Innocency he had lived the whole time of this world only in Two Principles and had ruled with one over all and the fierce wrathful Kingdom had not been known or manifested in Him though indeed he had it in him 38. And we are to understand furthee that Adams Body was Created out of the Inward Element wherein the Inward Firmament and Heaven together with the Heavenly Essences do lye as to one Part by the Inward Fiat 39. And as to the other Part he was created by the outward Fiat out of the outward Four Elements and out of the Constellation or Astrum for in the Matrix of the Earth they stood one among another The Paradise was therein and the Body was created also in Paradise 40. Understand us aright He had divine and also Earthly Substantiality on him but the Earthly was impotent and as it were swallowed up in the Divine 41. The Substance or matter out of which the Body was Created was a Mass or Lump of fire and water together with the Essences of Both those principles although the First also lay therein but not stirring 42. Every Principle should continue in its seat and should not mixe even as is done in God and then Man were a Total Image according to Gods Being or Substance Of
Gods wisdome as in a Looking-Glass and hath stood against the Center of the Father viz the Center of the Fire and fierce wrath Not in the fierce wrath of the Essence but in the Light in the Lights Essence 31. And Man was foreseen also in that Essence in the Name JESU before the foundation of the world was laid wherein Adam then was in a Heavenly Essence without a Naturall and Creaturely Substance 32. For in the Wsdom the Fall was known e're Man became a Creature and that accoording to the fires property not in the Lights property but according to the first Principle 33. And thus now according to our deep knowledge we say of Mary that before the time of the opening and Massage of the Angel she was such a Virgin as Eve was when she wen out of Paradise 34. E're Adam knew her then indeed she was a Virgin but the right virginity was perished in her and infected with the Earthly Longing and the beastiall property was manifested on her 35. For the Earthly Imagination destroyed the heavenly property so that she was a Woman and was not chast pure Immaâ—â—â—aâ—e 〈◊〉 36. For She was but one part of the Heavenly Virgin the Other Part was Adam 37. And so there hath been no right pure virgin generated from Eve which was totall or entire in Substance the Turba destroyed the virgininity in all till the Saviour or Champion in the Battel Came who was a total masculine Virgin in Gods wisdom according to the Heavenly Substance and the Earthly hung to him but the heavenly ruled over the Earthly for so should Adam also be but he stood not 38. Therefore we say with good ground that Mary was the Daughter of Joachim and Anna and hath according to the Earthly part their Substantiality Essentially in her 39. And then we say that she was the Daughter of Gods Covenant and that God hath fixed the Mark of Regeneration in her so that the whole Old Testament hath looked into that Mark and all Prophets have Prophesied concerning that Mark that God would open the rhe Eternall Virginity again and that that Mark was blessed 40. For God had given himselfe with his Mercy with the Covenant of Promise into this Mark and the word of Promise stood in the Covenant in the Light of Life against the Anger 41. And the first world before the Deluge or Floud and after became saved in that Covenant which God set before himself as a Virgin-like Looking-Glass for the Eternal Virgin appeared in the Covenant as in Gods Looking-Glass and the Deity delighted it self therein 42. For if Israel had kept the Covenant and performed the work of the Covenant then that had been acceptible to God as if the humanity had been in the Looking-Gâ—ass of wisdome and though indeed Israel were Earthly and Evil yet nevertheless God dwelt in Israel in his Covenant in the Wisdome according to his Love and Mercy 43. Thus the Works of the Law were a Looking-Glass before God till the Life became generated or Born out of the Covenant till the fulfilling came and there the Works in the Looking-Glass Ceased and the work of the fulfilling in the flesh and blood in the Heavenly Substantiality began to rise again 44. For in Mary was the beginning when the Angel brought the Message and she said he is done unto me as thou hast said there instantly the Center of Life in the Word of God viz in the Heart of God moved in her dead heavenly seed 45. For all the Three Principles of the Deity became stirring and catched hold of the divine Tincture in the Dead heavenly Substantiality 46 Not that God stood without Substance but Man was dead in the heavenly Substance and now came the Heart of God with living divine Substantiality into Death and awakened or raised up the Dead Substantiality 47. It did not at this time take away the Earthly source or quality but entered into the Earthly source or quality as a Lord and Vanquisher of the source or quality 48 For the right Life should be introduced through Death and the Anger of God which was done on the Cross where death was destroyed and the fierce wrath captivated and was quenched and vanquished with the Love 49. And thus we understand now what Mary with the fulfilling was come to be viz a right pure Virgin according to the heavenly Part for when the Heart of God moved it selfe and that the Day brake forth in her then shone in her the Light of the Clarity or brightness and purity of God for her dead virginity viz Gods wisdome became opened and Living 50. For she became filled with the divine virginity viz with Gods wisdome 51. And in that wisdome and divine Substantiality as also in the dead and now living Substantiality the Word became flesh a Sulphur with the Center of Nature out of the Fathers Essence and out of Mary's Essence a life out of Death a fruit with both the Tinctures perfectly whereas both the Tinctures were but One. 52. And as Adam was become a Man so Christ became a Man also according to the outward World 53. For not Eves Image in the Womans Tincture was to remain but Adams Image was to remain as he was a Man and also a Woman 54. But yet being one of the Marâ—s must appear according to the Might and power of the outward Fiat and that also the Champion in the Battel would be fixed and persented in all the Three Principles therefore the Champion in the Battel gat Masculine Marks of distinctionâ— 55. For the Man hath the Fires Tincture viz of the Fathers property so now the Father is the strength and Might of all things and the Sonne is his Love 56. Thus the Word became Man in the feminine Essence but became a Man that his love might quench the Anger and fierce wrath in the Father 57. For Venus's Tincture hath the Water-source or quality and the Woman hath Venus's Tincture Thus must the Fire become quenched by the water of Eternal Life and the Fathers burning Essence in the Fire become quenched again 58. Now we know that Mary the Mother of Christ according to Flesh Soul and Spirit in the blessing is a pure chast Virgin for that is her Blessing that God hath opened himself in her 59. She hath carried the Word of Life in her Body that hath moved it self in her 60. She hath not moved the Word but the Word hath moved her both the fruit which she did bear and her Soul as also that part of her dead Substantiality so that her Soul instantly became environed with the divine living Substantiality 61. Not according to the Earthly part viz according to the Third Principle but according to the Second Principle so that thus the Earthly did but hang upon her 62. For her soul should also with the word of Life which in her became Man together enter through death and the Anger of the Father
destroyed The Eleventh Chapter Of the Benefit and what Profit the Becoming Man or Incarnation and Geniture or Birth of Jesus Christ the Sonne of God is to us poor Children of Eve The Most rich lovely Gate of all 1. WE poor Children of Eve were all Dead in Adam and though we did as it were Live yet we lived onely to this World and Death waited for us and continually devoured One after another and there were no remedy for us if God had not Generated us again out of his Substance 2. We should not in Eternity as to the Body have returned again but our Soul would have Eternally continued in Gods Anger source or quality with all Devils 3. But the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ is become a powerful Substance or Matter to us for for our sakes is God become Man that he might bring our humanity out of Death into himself again and redeem or release our Soule out of the fire of Gods Anger 4. For the Soul in it selfe is a Fire-source or quality and containeth in it selfe the First Principle the harsh astringency which in it self laboureth onely to the Fire 5. But if the Love and Meekness of God become withdrawn from this Souls Birth or Geniture or become infected with a total stern Matter then it continueth a source or quality in the Darkness a totall stern roughness devouring it selfe and yet also in the hunger of the will alwaies thus generating it self again 9. For a thing that hath no beginning nor Ground that hath also no End but it selfe is its Ground it generateth it Selfe 7. And yet we will not say that the Soul hath no Beginning it hath a Beginning but onely according to the Creature not according to the Essence its Essence is from Eternity 8. For the divine Fiat hath comprised it in the Center of the Eternal Nature and brought it into a substantial Substance moreover with the whole Cross with the Character of the Holy Trinity as a Similitude of the Threefold Spirit of the Deity wherein God dwelleth now whether it be done in Love or Anger that is in Light or Fire for in which of them soever it Imagineth of that it becometh impregnated for it is a Magick Spirit a source or quality in it selfe 9. Thus it is the Center of the Eternity a fire of the Deity in the Father yet not in the Fathers Liberty but in the Eternall Nature 10. It is not come before the Substance but in the Substance 11. But Gods Liberty is without or beyond the Substance but dwelleth in the Substance for in the substance God becometh Manifest 12. And there would be No God without the Substance but an Eternal stilness without source or quality 13. But in the source or quality the Fire becometh generated and out of the Fire the Light where then two Substances fever themselves and drive on a Twofold source or quality viz a fierce wrathful hungry thirsty one in the Fire and a Meek lovely yeelding giving oue in the Light 14. For the Light giveth and the Fire taketh away the Light giueth Meekness and out of the Meekness Substantiality that is the Fires food or else it were a dark fierce wrathfull hunger in it self 15. As indeed a Spirit is if it have not the substance of the Light like a loathsome poyson 16. But if it attaineth substance of Meekness then it attracteth that in it selfe and dwelleth therein and useth it for food and also for the Body for it affecteth or infecteth it selfe therewith and impregnateth it selfe for its substance is its satiating or fulfilling and thus the hunger becometh stilled 17. We are to conceive of the humane Soul thus it was taken out of the Center of Nature not out of the Looking Glass of the Eternal as viz out of the source or quality of this world but out of the Eternal Essence of the Spirit or out of the first Principle of the Fathers property as to or according to Nature 18. Not from Substance or from somewhat but the Spirit of the Deity breathed into it the Life understand the Image into Adams selfe out of all the Three Principles It hath breathed into him the Center of Nature as viz the fire source or quality to Life 19. Also the Meekness of the Love out of the substance of the Deity as the second Principle with divine heavenly Subantiality 20. As also the Spirit of this World as the Loaking-Glass or pretotype or prefiguration of Gods wisdom with the Wonders 21. But now the Spirit of this World is by the Devils kindling and poyson which he hath darted thereinto become perished for the Devil dwelleth in this world and is a continual infecter of the outward Nature and property though in the fierce wrath onely viz in the harsh astringent desire he is Mighty powerful 22. But he putteth his Imagination with his false Tincture also into the Love and poysoneth the Souls best Jewel and hath infected Adams soul with his Imagination with his Evil hunger-spirit so that Adams soul lusted after the Earthly source or quality from which Lust it became impregnated with the Earthly source or quality so that the Outward Kingdom became introduced into the Inward whence the Light of the first Principle Extinguished and his divine Substantiality wherein he should live Eternally became shut up in the Earthly Death 23. Thus for this Image and also Soule there was no remedy more unless then the Deity did move it self according to the second Principle viz according to the Light of Life in it and did kindle the substantiality which was shut up in Death again with the Love Glance which was done in the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ 24. And this is the Greatest Wonder that God hath wrought in that he hath moved himself with the Center of the Holy Trinity in the Womans Seed 25. For Gods Heart would not reveal or Manifest it selfe in the Fire as viz. in the Mans Tincture but in the Spirits Tincture viz in Venus in the Love of the Life that the Fire in the Mans Tincture might be apprehended with the Meekness and Love of God 26. For the Eternal Life should and must spring again out of the shut up Death For here hath the Root Jesse and the true Rod of Aaran budded and boarn fair fruit 27. For in Adam the Paradise was shut up in Death when he became Earthly but in Christ that springeth again out of Death 28. From Adam we have all inherited Death but from Christ we inherit the Eternal Life 29. Christ is that virgin-like Image which Adam should have Generated out of himselfe with both the Tinctures 30. But being he could not therefore he was divided and so it must be done through Two Bodies till Shiloh came that is the Sonne of the Virgin which became generated out of God and Man 31. He is the Breaker through of which the Prophets spake saying He shooteth up
of the first Adam he was contrived or Imagined out of the Lights Essence and substantiality but being he was to go into a Creature and was to be a total or entire Similitude of God according to all substances according to all the Three Principles therefore he became also apprehended with the word Fiat in all substances of all the Three Principles and was brought into a Creature 27. Now certainly all the three Principles were free in Him and stood one in another each in its Order and so he was a right totall or entire similitude of God according to and out of the substance of all substances 18. But we are to know and observe How the Third Principle viz the source or quality of this world in the kindling of Lucifer became totally fierce wrathful thirsty and base or Evill and instantly in Adam thirsted after the Second Principle viz after the heavenly Matter whence the Longing in Adam Existed for the source or quality of the pure Love out of the Holy Spirit had refused that 29. But when the Love entered into the Earthly source or quality to satisfie it in its kindled thirst then the pure Material love conceived or received the desirous Earthly perished Cortupt Longing 30. And then the second Principle Extinguished not as a Death as that it were become a Nothing but it became caprivated in the fierce wrathful thirst 31. Now then seeing God is a Light the pure Love-source or quality stood as shut up in Death without the Light of God 32. And now the Image was perished and captivated in the fierce wrath of God and the Own selfe-love lost its might and strength for it was shut up in the perished corrupt Earthliness and loved Earthlness 33. Thus a Woman or Wife must be made out of this Image and the Two Tinctures viz the fires Essence and the Matrixes watery Essence must be parted viz into a Man and a Woman 34. Whereas yet the Love thus became moving in a twofold source or quality and so one Tincture loved and desired the other and mingled together whence the Generation was to be propagated and maintained 35. But now this Generation of Men thus in the Earthly source or quality could not know or see God for the pure Immaculate Love was shut up in the Earthly thirsty source or quality and was shut up and captivated in the fierce wrath of the Eternal Nature which Lucifer had kindled for the fierce wrath had attracted the love with the Earthliness into it self 36. That now in the captivated love stood the virgin-like Mcdesty or Chastity of the wisdome of God which to Adam was with the second Principle with the heavenly substantiality together incorporated to his body and much more the Spirit of the Meek substantiality through the breathing in of the Holy Spirit which was breathed into Adam 37. And so now ther was no Remedy unless the Deity awakened it selfe in the divine Virgin according to the second Principle in the virginity which was shut up in Death and that another Image came to be out of the First 38. Thus it is sufficiently known and understood by us that the first Image must be given to the fierce wrath wherewith it might quench its thirst and must go into Consumption as into the Essential fire whereas yet the Essence dieth not nor consumeth 39. For which cause God hath appointed a Day wherein he will being the Essence of the Old and first Adam through the fire that it might be delivered or loosed from the vanity viz form the Longing of the Devil and of the Anger of the Eternal Nature 40. And we understand further that God hath again borught into US the life of his Eternal substance when he moved himselfe with his own heart and Word or power of the divine Life in the virginity which was shut up in Death viz in the true pure Love and kindled that again and introduced his heavenly substantiality with the pure Virginity into the virginity which was shut up in Death and hath out of the heavenly and out of the Virginity that was shut up in Death and Anger generated a New Image 41. And then Thirdly we understand that this New Image must through Death and the fierce wrath of the fire be introuduced again into the heavenly divine substantialit in Ternarium Sanctum into the Holy Ternary 42. For the Earthly longing which the Devil had possessed must remain in the Fire and was given to the Devil for food therein he Adams virginity and introduced it out of Death through Gods fire into the divine source or quality 51. Christ is become Adam not the divided but the virgin-like Adam which Adam was before his sleepe 52. He hath introduced the perished-corrupted in Death into Gods fire and hath brought forth the pure virgin-like out of Death through the fire whose Sonne thou art if thou dost not remain lying in Death as rotten wood which cannot qualifie or operate which in the fire giveth no Essence but becometh Dark or black Synder or Ashes Question 53. Now saith Reason how cometh it then seeing I am Christs Member and Gods Childe that I do not find nor feel him Answer 54. Here indeed sticketh the Matter deare defiled piece of Wood smell into thy bolome what is it thou stinkest of Even of Hellish Lust and Longing viz of Hellish voluptuous pleasure Covetousness honour and power 55. Hearken these are the Devils Garment pluck off the Hide or skin and cast it away put thy desire into Christs Life Spirit flesh and bloud Imagine thereinto as thou hast Imagined into the Earthly Longing and so thou wilt put on Christ in thy Body and in thy flesh and blond thou wilt become Christ his becoming Man or Incarnation will instantly unite it self in thee and thou wilt become born or generated in Christ 56. For the Deity or the Word which moved it selfe in Mary and became Man that became Man also in like manner in all Men that had dyed from Adam to that time who had given up and Commended their Spirits into God or into the Promised Messiah 57. And it passed upon all those which were yet to be born out of the Corrupted perished Adam who would but suffer that word to awaken them or arise in them for the first Man comprehendeth also the last 58. Adam is the stock we all are his branches but Christ is become our sap virtue and life 59. Now if a branch on the Tree withereth what can the virtue and the sap of the Tree do to it It giveth its virtue to all brances why then doth not the branceh draw the sap and virtue into it 60. The fault is that Man draweth devillish virtue or power and Essence or sap instead of divine Essence into himselfe and letteth the Devil seduce him into Earthly desires longing and lust 61. For the Devil knoweth the Branch which in the Country that was his is grown up to him and still groweth and
New the old is to be given up to the Anger for the New Man blossometh up out of the Anger as the Light shineth out of the Fire 96. Thus the Old Adam must be Wood or Fewel for the Fire that the New may sprout forth in the Light of the Fire for it must subsist in the Fire 97. That is not Eternal which cannot subsist in the Fire and which ariseth not out of the Fire 98. Our Soul is out of Gods Fire and the Body out of the Lights Fire 99. But understand alwayes by the Body an inanimate substantiality which is no Spirit but an Essential Fire 100. The Spirit is much higher for its Original is the fire of the fierce wrath of the fierce wrathful source or quality and its right life or Body which it hath in it self is the Light of the Meekness that dwelleth in the Fire and giveth to the Fire its meek sustenance or body else the Fire would not subsist it will have sowewhat to Consume 101. For God the Father saith also I am an angry zealous jealous or fierce wrathful God a Consuming fire and yet calleth himselfe also a merciful loving God according to his Light according to his Hertz and therefore he saith Barm-hertz-ig Heart Warm-heart-ed or Merciful 102. For in the Light the water of Eternal Life becometh Generated which quencheth the fire and the fierce anger of the Father The Thirteenth Chapter Of the twofold Man viz. of ohe Old and New Adam as of two sorts of of Men How the Old and Evil behaveth it selfe towards the New What Religion Faith and Life each of them leadeth and what each of them understandeth 1. â—ALl whatsoever concerning Christ is in the Old Adam taught written preached or Spoken he it from Art or how it will it is out of or from Death and hath neither understanding nor Life for the Old Adam without Christ is dead 2. It must be the New which becometh generated out of the Virgin that must do it that onely understandeth the Word of Regeneration and entereth into the sheepfold at the Doore of Christ 3. The Old Adam will climbe up into it through Art and searching or Speculation it supposeth Christ may sufficiently be apprehended in the Letter he who hath learned Arts and Languages and hath read much is called and Instituted by Christ to Teach the Spirit of God must Speak through his Preaching though likely he is but the perished Corrupt Old Adam onely 4. But Christ saith They are Theeves and Murderers and come onely to Robbe and steal he who goeth not in at the door of the sheepfold but climeth up some other way he is a Thiefe and a Murderer 5. Further he saith I am the door to the sheep he that entereth in through me shall find Pasture and the sheep will follow him for whosoever is not with me is against me 6. A Teacher should and must be generated from or born of Christ or else he is a Thief and a Murderer and standeth there to Preach onely for a Belly full he doth it for Money and honour sake he teatheth his own Word not Gods word 7. But if he be Regenerated out of Christ then he teacheth Christs word for he standeth in the Tree of Christ and giveth his Sound out of the Tree of Christ wherein he standeth 8. Threfore it is that there is so much strife and Opposition upon Earth because Men heape up Teachers to themselves according as their Ears do Itch after what the Old Evil Adam pleaseth to Hear after what serveth to his climing up and fleshly pleasure and voluptuousness what serveth to his Might and Pomp. 9. O ye Devill 's Teachers how will you subsist before the Anger of God 10. Why do you Teach when you are not sent from God ye are sent from Babel from the Great Whore from the Mother of the Great Woredoms upon Earth ye are not born of the Virgin but of the perfidious Adulterous Woman 11. For ye not onely Teach humane Traditions and fictions but ye also persecute the Teachers that are sent which are borne of Christ 12. Ye strive about Religion and yet there is no strife at all in Religion There are manifold Gifts yet it is but one Spirit that speaketh 13. As a Tree hath many Branches and the fruit many severall Forms and one doth not look altogether like another also as the Earth beareth manifold hearbs and blossoms and the Earth is the onely Mother to them thus it is also with those who speak out of or from Gods Spirit 14. Every one speaketh out of the Wonders of his Gifts yet their Tree and soyl upon which they stand is Christ in God 15. And ye Spirit Binders will not endure that ye will stop the Mouth of your Christ whom yet your selves Teach with your Earthly Tongue unknown from the Pulpit and binde him to your Lawes 16. O! alass the true Church of Christ hath no Law Christ is the Temple or Chruch into which we must Enter 17. The Heaps of stone make none New Men but the Temple Christ wherein Gods Spirit teacheth thae awakeneth and raiseth up the half dead Image that it beginneth to sprout forth 18. They avail all alike God asketh not after Art not fine eloquent Expessions but whosoever cometh to him he will not thrust him away or reject him 19. Christ is come into this world to call and save poor sinners And Isaiah saith Who is so simple as my Servant 20. Therefore the Wit and wisdome of this World doth it not it maketh onely Pride and Pust up Reason it will out aloft and willeth to rule and domineer 21. But Christ saith He that Ieaveth not House and Land Goods Money Wife and Childe for my Names sake is not worthy of me All whatsoever is in this world must not be so loved as the dear highly precious Name JESUS 22. For all whatsoever this World hath is Earthly but the Name JESUS heavenly and out of the Name JESUS we must become Regenerated out of the Virgin 23. Therefore the Child of the Virgin standeth against the Old Adam he presents or sheweth forth himself with or by desires of Temporal pleasures and Voluptuousness honour power might and Authority and is a fierce wrathful Dragon which onely willeth to devour as the Revelation of John representeth him to be a Cruel horrible Dragon 24. The Virgins Childe standeth upon the Moon and weareth a Crown with Twelve Starres for it treadeth the Earthly viz the Moon under its feet It is Sprouted out from the Earthly Moon as a blossom out of the Earth and therefore the Virgin-like Image standeth upon the Moon 25. Against which the fierce wrathful Dargon casteth sorth his streames of Water and would fain continually drown the Virgin-like Image but the Earth cometh to helpe the Woman and swalloweth up the stream and floud of water and bringeth the Woman into
be manifest to â—imselfe but his wisdome is from Eternity become his Ground or Byss 26. After which therefore the Eternal willing of the Abyss of the Deity hath pleased to Long from whence the divine Imagination hath existed so that the Abyssal will of the Deity hath thus from Eternity in the Imagination with the power of the Avision or Aspect or form of the Looking-Glass of Wonders impregnated it self 27. Now in this Impregnation of the Eternal Original are two Principles to be understood viz First the Eternal Darkness out of which the Eternal world Originateth it selfe and the Substantiality of the fierce wrath in the Darkness wherein we understand Gods anger and the Abyss of Nature and thus we know and acknowledge the fiery world to be the Great Life 28. And then also Secondly we understand First how out of the Fire the Light becometh generated And Secondly how between the fiery and light World Death is 29. Thirdly How the Light shineth out of Death and Fourthly How the Light-flaming World is another principle source or quality in it selfe then the fire-world and yet neither is seperated from the other neither can the one comprehend the other 30. Fiâ—thly we understand How the Light-world filleth the Eternal Liberty viz the first willing which is called Father 31. Sixthly Thus we understand also herein Earnestly and fundamentally how that Natural life which will dwell in the Light flaming world must go through death and must become generated or born forth out of Death 32. Seventhly Yet we understand or mean that Life which originally ariseth out of the Darkness viz out of the Essence of the dark substantiality as viz the soul of Man which had out of the fire-world turned it selfe into the Dark substantiality in Adam Eighthly Therefore then we fundamentally and Exactly understand wherefore God viz the Heart of God is become Man 33. And Ninthly wherefore he must of necessity dye and enter into Death and break his Life in Death and afterward bring it through the fiery world into the Light-flaming World And Tenthly wherefore we must thus follow him 34. And Eleventhly we understand further wherefore many souls remain and Continue in the fire-world and cannot go through Death into the light-world Twelfthly what Death is Thirteenthly also what the Soul is This is now as followeth 35. When we consider what the life is we find that it specially consisteth in Three parts viz first in the Desiring Secondly in the Mind Thirdly in the senses or thoughts 36. Now if we search further what that is which giveth or affordeth that then we find the Center viz the Essential Wheel which hath the Fire-Smith in it selfe 37. And then if we consider further whence that Essential Fire existeth we find that it taketh its original in the Desiring of the Eternal abyssal willing which with the desiring maketh to it selfe a Ground 38. For every desiring is attractive or harsh and astringent of that which the will desireth and yet there is nothing for it that it may desire but onely it selfe that is the Great Wonder-Eye Wunder-AVge without limit and ground wherein all lyeth 39. And yet also is a Nothing unless it become in the desiring will made a somewhat which is done by Imagination wherein it becometh a substance whereas yet it is a Nothing for it is onely an overshadowing of the Free-willing 40. Which Substance over-shadoweth the Liberty viz the Thinne unsearchable willing so that two worlds come to be first One which in it selfe is incomprehensible and unconceivable an abyss and Eternal Liberty and Secondly one which comprehendeth and maketh it selfe a Darkness 41. And yet neither is sundred from the other onely this is the difference or distinction that the Darkness cannot comprehend the Liberty for it is too Thinne and dwelleth also in it self as also the Darkness dwelleth in it self The very Earnest Gate 42. Here now we understand First how the Fathers Second Will which in the Looking-Glass of wisdome he sharpeneth to his hearts Center becometh impregnated with the substantiality in the Father Imagination 43. And Secondly that the same impregnation in respect of the liberty of the first will which is called Father is a Darkness and Thirdly How in the Darkness or substantiality all powers Colours and Virtues lie in the Imagination moreover all Wonders 44. And Fourthly we understand How the powers wonders and virtues must be manifested through the Fire viz in the Principle wherein all passeth into its Essence for in the principle the Essence originally ariseth 45. And fifthly we understand very Earnestly and exactly that in the Principle ere the fire ariseth there is a dying viz the great anguish life 46. Which yet is no dying but a harsh astringent stern dying source or quality out of which the great and strong Life ariseth viz the fire-life And sixthly then out of the deadned the sight-Life with the power of the Love 47. Which Light-life with the Love dwelleth in the Eternal Liberty viz in the first willing which is called Father for that the Father in his own willing which is himselfe desireth and nothing more 48. That now understand thus ye see and know that there is no Light without Fire and there is no Fire without the Earnest source or quality which source or quality is like a Dying and the Sabstantiality out of which the Fire burneth must thus also dye and be consumed 49. Out of the Consuming consisteth two Principles of two great Lives One in the source or quality which is called Fire and one out of the vanquishedness viz out of the Death which is called Light which is Immaterial and without source or Quality and yet hath all sources or qualities in it but not the source of the fierce wrath 50. For the fierce wrath is remained in Death and the Light-life groweth out of the Dying as a fair blossome out of the Earth and is no more apprehended by the Dying 51. As then ye see how the Light dwelleth in the Fire and the fire cannot move it and besides that there is also nothing that can move the Light for it is like the Eternall Liberty and dwelleth in the Liberty 52. Here ye understand how the Sonne is another Person then the Father for he is the Light-world and yet dwelleth in the Father and the Father generateth him in his willing and he is rightly the Fathers Love also wonder Council and Power 53. For the Father generateth him in his Imagination in himselfe and bringeth him through his own fire viz through the Principle forth through Death so that the Sonne maketh and is another World viz another Principle in the Father then the fire-world in the darkness is 54. Thus you understand also How the Fathers Eternal Spirit divided it selfe into Three Worlds The First is the Exit out of the Imagination of the first willing of the Abyss Which is called Father in which with the outgoing it openeth the wisdome
which is more Noble then what it had devoured it giveth Spirit for substance 29. For it devoureth the Meek munificence or well doing that is the water of Eternal Life but it giveth the spirit of Eternal Life As ye see that the Wind goeth out of the fire as also the Air viz the right spirit out of the fire-life 30. Thus understand our Minde aright God the Father is in himselfe the Liberty without or beyond Nature but maketh himself manifest in Nature through the Fire the fiery Nature is his property 31. But he is in himself the Abyss wherein there is no feeling of any source quality or pain 32. But yet bringeth his desirous willing into source or quality and Createth to himself in the source or quality an other or second willing to go out of the source or quality again into the Liberty without or beyond the source or quality 33. That same second will is his Sonne which he generateth out of his own Eternal willing from Eternity 34. Which he bringeth through the breaking open of the source or quality of Death viz through the Earnest severity of his fierce wrath forth Through the fire 35. That very second will viz the Sonne of God the Father is that which breaketh or destroyeth Death viz the stern dark source or quality which kindleth the fire and goeth forth through the Fire as a thining Lustre or Glance of the fire and filleth or satiateth the first willing which is called Father 36. For the Glance is also as a thinne as a Nothing or as the will which is called Father and therefore it can dwel in the Liberty viz in the Fathers Willing and maketh the Father Light clear bright amiable friendly for it is the Fathers Herts oder Barmhertzigkcit Heart or Mercifulness 37. It is the Fathers substantiality it filleth or satiateth the Father in all places though indeed there is no place in him no beginning nor End 38. Understand us further thus The Fathers fire devoureth the Meek substance viz the water-source or quality of Eternal Life into it selfe into the fires owne Essence and meekeneth it selfe therewith 39. There must the substantiality in the fire as it were dye for the fire devoureth it into it self and Consumeth it 40. And giveth forth out of the Consumingness a living richly Joyful spirit and that is the Holy Spirit which thus goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne into the Great Wonder of the holy substantiality and openeth the same perpetually and Eternally 41. Thus the Deity is an Eternal Band which cannot cease or pass away and thus it generateth it self from Eternity and the first is continually also the last and the last again the first 42. And thus understand the Father to be the fiery world the Sonne the Light and power-world and the holy spirit to be the Life of the Deity viz to be the outgoing driving Power and yet all is but ONE God 43. As the Fire and the Light together with the Aire are but one onely Substance but yet divideth it self into Three parts and none can subsist without the other for the fire is not the Light also not the wind which goeth forth out of the Fire 44. Each hath its office and Each hath its own Substance in it self and yet each is the others life and a cause of the others life 45. For the Woâ—â—â—â—loweth the fire up else it would be stifled in its fierce wrath 〈◊〉 would fall into the dark death even as the stifling is the true 〈◊〉 wherein the fire of Nature extinguisheth and no more draw â—â—â—bstance into it 46. Of all thiâ—â— have a good similitude in the outward World in all Creatures she◠〈◊〉 every Life viz the Essential Fire-life draweth substance to 〈◊〉 â—hat is its food to Ear. 47. And the fire of its life consumeth the substance and giveth forth the Spirit of the power out of that which is consumed and that is the life of the Creature 48. And you see doubtless very rightly how the Life ariseth out of Death it becometh no Life unless it break that out of which the Life should go fortâ— it must also go into the Anguish Chamber into the Center and must reach to attain the fire-flash in the Anguish else there is no Kindling 49. Although the Fire be manifold and so also the Life yet out of the greatest Anguish existeth also the greatest Life as out of a right Fire 50. Thus dear children of God in Christ we give you our knowledge and entent to ponder of We mentioned in the beginning that we would shew you concerning the Death of Christ First wherefore Christ must have dyed and secondly wherefore we must dye also and Thirdly rise again in Christ 51. This you see now in this description very clearly and understand our Great Misery that it hath been necessary for us that the word or Life of the Holy Light-world is become a Man and hath generated us anew in himselfe whosoever understandeth nothing here he is not generated or born of God 52. Do but see into what Lodging Adam hath introduced us He was an extract of all the Three Principles a total similitude according to all the Three-worlds and had in his Mind and Spirit the Angelical property in him 53. He was introduced into the holy power and substantiality viz into Paradise that is the divine substantiality he should have eaten of divine substantiality and have drunk the water of Eternal Life after an Angelical Manner as in the Book of the Threefold Life hath been mentioned at large 54. But he lost the divine substantiality and the Angelical property and Imagined into the out-birth viz into the Kingdom of the Earthly source or quality which the Devil had kindled in his Fall He turned his Eyes out from God into the Earthly God out from the divine Light into the light of this world 55. Thus he became captivated and remained in the Earthly source or quality and so he fell into the Earthly Corruptible source or quality which ruleth in him and filleth him it putteth a body on to him and breaketh or destroyeth it again and swalloweth it up into its own Essence into its Essential Fire 56. But being the soul was breathed in out of the Spirit of God viz out of the Eternal into Man so that the soul is an Angel therefore hath God assumed the same to himself again 57. And the power of the holy Light-world viz the Heart of God is entered into the humane Essence which lay shut up in death into the anguish Chamber of our Misery 58. He hath gotten into himself a soul out of our Essence he hath taken our Mortal Life into himselfe and introduced the soul through death through the Earnest severe fire of God the Father into the Light-world hath broken or destroyed death which held us captive and unshut the life 59. Now it may not nor cannot be otherwise wâ—osoever will possess the Light-world
also Gods Sun draweth Mans Lilly viz the New Man alwaies in his power forth from the Evil Essence and draweth at last out of it a Tree in Gods Kingdom 79. And then he letteth the old Evil Tree or Shell under which the New did grow fall away into the Earth into its Mother after which it indeed Longed and out of the Earth again into the Center of Nature at the End of the Day of Separation wherein all must again go into its Ether 80. Thus goeth the Lilly also into its Ether viz into the free will into the light of the Majesty 81. Understand it further thus when thus two Kingdoms divide themselves in the Crack or Terrour of Nature then is the terrour or Crack in it self a flash and Cause of the Fire viz of the Lifes kindling 82. Thus the Prima Materia viz the first Matter which the harshness maketh with its entering in wherein the Enmity existed divideth it selfe into TWO Parts One downwards into Death this is the Essential Life with substantiality of this world such as Earth and Stone 83. And then the Second Part severeth it selfe out of the Terrour or Crack of the Fire into the Light of the Liberty for the Terrour of the fire kindleth the Liberty so that it also becometh desirous and that now in its desiring draweth the Kingdom of Joy into it self viz the Meek wel-doing and maketh is also become Matter 84. This now is the Heavenly divine substantiality which draweth the fire againe into it self and devourth it in its Crack or Terrour which is the fire's source or quality and there the soft meekness Consumeth the source or quality and bringeth it self into the highest Joy so that out of Auguish Love and out of fire a love-burning Cometh to be 85. And giveth out of the Burning the Richly Joyful spirit of the Eternal life which is called the Spirit of God which ariseth Originally in the first-willing which is called the Father for it is the desiring of Nature and is in the fire a fire-source or quality and in the Anguish of Death a sting of Death and of fierce wrath and the Enmity in the substance of Nature viz in the Center 86. And in the Light it is the divine Kingdom of Joy which there in the divine substantiality viz in the wisdome which is the Colours of the Virtues and Powers openeth the Noble Tincture which is the Glance of the Heavenly Substantiality 87. And Causeth in the Substantiality the Element of the Angelical world out of which this world is an Out-birth but in the Anger kindled by the Devil who is a cause that the fierce wrath of Nature hath kindled it self whence in the substantiality Earth and Stone are come to be as it is before our Eyes 88. Which the Maghtiest source or quality in Verbo Fiat in the world Fiat hath separated into a Principle as in the Book of the Three-fold Life is expressed at Large 89. Thus understand the Fire-â—lash for the fourth form of Nature 90. And the Love-birth of the Kingdom of Joy for the Fifth Form 91. And the swallowing in of substantiality out of the Meeknesse into the Fire-source or quality where the fire also attaineth the Kingdom of Joy viz the sound of the Manifestation or revelation of the Colours Wonders and Vertues whence the five Senses viz Seeing Hearing Smelling Tasting and Feeling Exit for the sixt Forme of Nature 92. And the Substantiality of the Light in which the divine Element is comprehended out of which the Springing growing or Paradise existeth for the seventh Form as again for the Mother of all Forms which giveâ—h substance power and Meekness to all Forms so that there is an Eâ—ernal Life and an Eternal dwelling or delight of Life 93. For the Seventh Form holdeth or conteineth in it self the Angelical world as also the Paradise or right Kingdom of Heaven wherein the substances of the Deity is Manifest and all whatsoever the Light world conteineth as we have expressed in our Other Books The Ninth Chapter Further and More Circumstance of this Third Citation Highly to be Considered 1. THus ye Children of Man be here seeing and Not Blinde Observe what is here manifested to you it is done not in vain there is somewhat more behind sleep Not it is high Time do but see what the substance of all substances is 2. This world is generated forth out of the Eternall the Center of Nature hath ever been from Eternity but to hath not been manifest 3. With this is world and with the Devils fierce wrath it is come into substance But yet understand what the Devil is 4. He is a Spirit of his Legions out of the Center of Nature as one when he was Created in the Divine substantiality 5. And yet he was to be proved or tryed in the fire and to set his Imagination into the Love but he set it into the Center of the wrathfulness back into the fourth form of the Anguish and would fain dâ—mineer in the fire over Gods Meekness as an Enemy of the Kingdome of Joy and despised the Love when he saw that the fire gave strength and Might 6. And therefore he was Thrust out of the fire of God into the Anguish of the Darkness into the Center of the fourth Form he had no more of the Fire but the Terrible Flash and that is his right Life 7. But the will of God which however in Angels and Man longeth and panteth after the Life which cometh to help the Life with the Liberty viz with the Meekness that hath left or forsaken him and so he cannot attain the Light in Eternity 8. Also he can frame or Create no Imagination or longing after it for Gods wil spirit floweth into him and quelleth him in the Anguish Chamber in the first four forms of Nature he can not attain the Fift 9. And though indeed he hath all forms of Nature yet all is enimicitious and Opposite or of Contrary will for the Holy Spirit hath left him and now the source or fountain of the Anger or fierce wrath is in him 10. God who is ALL hath opened his fierce wrath or the Center of the Original in him so that it also is Creaturely for it hath also longed to manifest it self 11. And when God once moved himself to the Creation of Angels then all became manifest whatsoever from Eternity in the Wonders of the wisdome stood hidden in the Center both in Love and Anger 12. Seeing now we thus know what we are and that God letteth us know it we should now look to it and generate some Good out of us for we have the Center of the Eternal Nature in us 13. If we make an Angel out of us then we are that 14. If we make a Devil out of us then also we are that 15. Here we are in the Making in the Creating we stand in the field Gods willing in the Love
it selfe viz chiefly in Four Forms as in Fire Air water and Earth or Flesh 11. And though clearly it thus standeth therein yet it is in this no more then a Beastial Life For its Reason cometh to it from the Constâ—llations and findeth that the Sun and the Constellation maketh a Tincture in the four Elements whence the Reason and qualification or working cometh also pleasure and displeasure 12. But it is not by farre yet the right humane Life for this Reason seeketh no higher but only it self in its wonders 13. Yet there is in Man a Desire and a great Longing or panting after a higher better and Eternal Life wherein there is no such source quality or Torment 14. And though it be clear that Reason apprehendeth it not nor seeth it not yet a Mystery lyeth in Reason which there tasteth and knoweth it whence the seeking existeth 15. Whereby we know that the same Mystery is together implanted in the first Creation and is Mans own and thus find that it standeth in a desiring or Longing viz in a Magick seeking 16. Further we find that with that Mystery we are in a strange Lodging for our House that the same Mystery standeth not in the spirit of this World for that apprehendeth it not also findeth it not whereby then we know the heavy fall of Adam 17. For we find that Mystery in the willing of the Mind first that it is a secret fountain Spring which openth it self in another Principle 18. Secondly we understand also that that Mystery standeth hidden in the fire in the Anguish source or quality and openeth it self through the Anguish of the willing 19. And then Thirdly we find how that same Mystery is held captive by the spirit of this world 20. And as the Outward lifes Reason hath Might or ability to enter thereinto and to destroy it so that that mystery cometh not to the Light in that it covereth the same so that the Genetrix cannot generate and so abideth as a Mystery hidden 21. And so then when the Body breaketh then the willing hath nothing More which can open the Mystery and thereupon the fire or Souls spirit abideth in the Darkness and the Mystery standeth Eternally hidden in it as in another Principle 22. Thus we know that Mystery to be Gods Kingdom which standeth hidden in the soul which giveth a longing pleasure and desire so that it Imagineth in that Mystery 23. Where then it becometh impregnated magically in that Mystery out of which the willing existeth to it to go forth out of the Fire-life into the Mystery of God 24. And so now if it lifteth up the willing and casteth it from it into the Mystery then the willing becometh Impregnated in the Mystery 25. For it is longing and attaineth or cometh to be the Body of the Mystery viz the substance of the Mystery which is Gods substance which is Incomprehensible to Nature Thus the willing draweth Gods similitude or Image on to it self 26. So now when the willing is generated out of the Souls Fire then it standeth indeed also with its Root in the soul and so between the willing and the soul there is no parting or renting but the willing thus becometh ONE spirit in or with God and becometh the souls Garment so that the soul in the willing becometh hidden in God 27. So that though it dwelleth in the Body yet nevertheless it is with its willing environed and hidden in God and is thus in the willing which is the right earnest Faith a Child of God and dwelleth in another world 28. This now is not so to be understood like a Historical willing whereby Reason knoweth that there is in it self a desire after God and yet holdeth or reteineth that very desire captive in Evil or wickedness so that the willing cannot go out from the soul and enter into the Life or Mystery of God but maketh Opinions and setteth the willing inthe Conjectures 29. Wherein then it cannot reach the Mystery and so abideth in the Conjecture or indeed altogether hidden in the soule in which it is directed and pointed or put off to a Future thing whereby Reason holdeth the will Captive in the Longing or lust of the Flesh in the Syderial Magia and continually saith to Morrow thou wilt go forth and seek the Mystery of God 30. Verily there is no own or self ability of finding it This Opinion deceiveth itself so also the Liberty is in no Conjecture or Opinion where the will may Enter in and behold God that Reason need to Image or Contrive to make or to do somewhat and so therewith to be pleasing to God 31. For there is no righter way then onely to go with the willing out from Reason and not will to seek it self but Gods Love to cast it selfe wholly into Gods willing and to let all lye which Reason casteth in the way 32. And though there were great sinnes and forepast Lusts into which the Body was Entered onely to go above them with the will and Esteem Gods Love greater †theâ—orbid â—orbid Pleasure of sinnes 33. For God is not an áccepter of sinnes but an accepter of the Obedient free willing he letteth not sinnes into himself 34. But a humble lowly willing which goeth forth out of the house of Sinnes and willeth sinnes No more but sincketh it self out from Reason into it Love as an Obedient humble Child that he accepteth for it is pure 35. But so long as it sticketh in the Opinion and Conjecture it is surrounded with the Opinion and is not free 36. But now seeing then God is free in himself from the Evil or wickedness so must the willing also be free and then it is Gods similitude Image and propriety for What comes to him into his Liberty he will not cast that away as Christ Teacheth us The Third Chapter VVhence Good and Evil Love and Anger Life and Death Joy and Sorrow Cometh and how the VVonders of Nature appear in the Free will of God And yet the Liberty of God mingleth not it self with the Wonders of Nature 1. ANd understand us further in this Manner We apprehend and have it sufficiently made known to us even in the Holy Scripture as also in the light of Nature and in All and Every thing or Substance that from the Eternal Substance all proceedeth both Good and Evil Love and Anger Life and Death Joy and Sorrow 2. Yet we cannot say that therefore Evil and Death Cometh from God for in God is no Evil also no Death and in Eternity no Evil goeth into Him 3. The fierce wrath onely proceedeth out of the fire of Nature where the life standeth as in a Magia where one form desireth and awakeneth the other whence the Essences of Multiplicity Exist out of which the wonders become generated in which the Eternity manifesteth or revealeth it selfe in Similitudes 4. And yet we must say that in Gods willing there is a desiring which there
breaketh and he that loveth the same is bereaved thereof 27. And he is like one who in a great water buildeth his house upon the sand and the water carrieth away his house and so it is also with the Earthly Hope 28. O Child of Man thou Noble Creature let it not have the power it costeth thy Eternal Kingdom seek thy self and find thy self but not in the Earthly Kingdom 29. O how very well is it with him that findeth himself in Gods Kingdom who draweth on the heavenly and divine Mystery and entereth thereinto 30. All the Ornament and Bravery of this world is Dung in respect of the Heavenly and is not worth a Mans setting his Love upon it 31. Although it be so that it must yet be brought to the Wonders to which End also God hath Created it that Man understand the outward Man should open the Wonders of the outward Nature viz in the outward Mystery both out of the Earth and above the Earth 32. All whatsoever the Starres can do and the Earth hath in it should Man bring into Wonders into Forms and into Being and Substance according to the Eternal Figure which became seen in Gods wisdome before the Times of the World 33. But he should not set his willing therein and Esteeme that for his Treasure but for his Joy and Ornament he may use it but with the Inward Man he should labour in Gods Mystery and then Gods Spirit helpeth him also to seek and finde the Outward 34. Seeing then we are through the Heavy fall become so perished that our Mind is become turned out of the heavenly Mystery into the Earthly as into the Looking-Glass so that we are found as it were half dead therefore it is highly necessary for us that we go quite forth out of the Earthly with our Mind and willing and seek our selves first before we seek the Earthly Beauty and Ornament that we may first learn to know where we are at home and not make our Mind Earthly 35. For though Man standeth clearly in the Image of God yet he is in a Three fold Life but if he loose Gods Image then he is only in a Twofold 36. The First Life is the Soules Life and it originally ariseth in the Fire of the Eternal Nature and standeth Especially in Seven Forms all according to the Spirit of Nature as in our second and Third Book is expressed and declared 37. And the Second Life standeth in the Image which is or becometh generated out of the fountain of the Eternal Nature viz out of the souls Fire which Image standeth in the Light in another source or quality and hath its living Spirit as you may find it in Fire and Light 38. For the source or quality of the Light is not as the source or quality of the Fire and yet the Light existeth out of the Fire where a Man is to understand in the source or quality of the Light the meek pure amiable Spirit and in the source or quality of the fire the Cause thereof 39. As you see that out of the fire the Air Originally ariseth which is the Spirit and the Air also is understood to be in Four Forms as First one Day according to the fierce wrath of the fire and Secondly a Moist or damp one viz water from the harsh astringent attraction and Thirdly a Meek one from the Light and Fourthly a swelling rising one from the fierce wrath of the fire-Crack 40. Wherein we then understand that the Light in all Forms is Master for it hath the Meekness and is a Life which becometh generated through the fierce wrathful Death viz through the Anguish source or quality in the sincking down viz as another Principle which subsisteth in the fire without feeling and yet hath its feeling in it self viz the Laudable worthly Relish 41. Wherein then we understand that the water becometh generated through the Death through the sincking down through the fires Anguish and we understand further how yet it is no Death and yet it is a Death 42. But the Light maketh it Sprouting so that there is a Life therein which life standeth in the Lights Power wherein the life sprouteth out of Death 43. And understand the Substantiality viz the Comprehensibility or Palpability for or to be the water which is dead in it selfe but the fire-life and the Lights power is its Life 44. Thus the substantiality is esteemed as it were dead where the Life is its own therein and possesseth and generateth it self in it self 45. Wherein the Death of the substantiality must give the Body thereto as is declared in our Third Book where then in the Light-life and in the water of the Death we understand two forms and according to the Anguish in the Fire the Third 46. As First in the Anguish of the Mortifying or killing in the fierce wrath of the Fire we understand a fierce wrathful water which in respect of the first four forms to Nature viz harshness bitterness anguish and fire is like Poyson and is also Poyson a hellish substantiality in the fierce wrath according to the original of the first Principle wherein Gods Anger springeth or floweth up 47. And Secondly we understand the other water in the Lights Crack in which the source or quality sincketh down quite through the Mortifying and in the Death becometh like as it were nothing for in the Nothing the Eternal Liberty viz the Eternal Abyss of the Eternity becometh attained 48. And if then the incomprehensible Light in that very sincking down into the Eternity shineth or discovereth it selfe and alwaies filleth the sinking down then sprouteth forth in the Light the power of the Light viz the Life of the demersed or sunck down Death 49. For the fierce wrath of the Fire abideth in the fierce wrathful source or quality of the fierce wrathful water and goeth not along into Death also it cannot be for the fierce wrathfulness is the stern Almighty life that cannot dye nor attain the Eternal Liberty for it is called remaineth to be in Eternity the nature-Nature-life 50. And though indeed in the light-Light-life there is found also a Nature yet it is not painful odious or Enemicitious as that in the Original of Nature according to which God called himselfe a zealous jealous Angry God 51. For in the Light-source or quality the water which is sunck down through death into the Liberty becometh a source water of the Eternal life of Joy in which the Meekness and Love Eternally flow up 52. Where then there is no more sincking down but a sprouting which is called Paradise 53. And the movinng out of the waters-source is called Element that is the pure Element in the Angelical world 54. And the Cause of the fire in the Light is the Eternal Firmament wherein the Eternal skill and knowledg in Gods wisdom becometh opened as we have a similitnde hereof in the Firmament and Starres 55. Thus we understand two worlds
put his willing-spirit into the outward Life viz into outward Principle into the false seeking or wicked longing Lust and Imagined according to or longed after the Earthly Life 86. And so he went out of Paradise which sprouteth forth through death into the Second Principle forth into the outward and wenâ— thus into Death and so must dye and thus his Image became deâ—stroyed 87. This we have inherited from Adam but from the second Adamâ—Christ the Regeneration 88. Where we must enter into Christs Becoming Man or Incarnation and with him into his Death and out of Death with him sprout forth into the Paradise-world into the Eternal substantiality of the Liberty of God The Sixth Chapter What Lust can do How we are fallen in Adam and helped again in Christ and how it is no Easie Matter to become a right true Christian 1. THus we understand that it lyeth in Lust that destruction or perdition is come out of the Lust and yet still Cometh from thence continually 2. For Lust is an Imagining where the Imagination windeth or insinuateth it self into all Forms of Nature so that they all become impregnated with the Thing out of which the Lust existeth 3. As then we understand that the outward spirit of Man which is a fimilitude of the Inward hath lusted after the fair Image and in that regard set its Imagination into the Inward whence the inward is become infected 4. And being it did not instantly feel the death therefore did it give the space and room to the outward in its willing-Spirit and so the outward is drawn into the Inward for a Lodging and is at length become the Host in the house and hath obscured or dimmed the inward so that the fair Image is disappeared 5. There the Image fell among the Murderers viz among the stern or severe Spirits of Nature and of the Life 's original these held the Image Captive and drew off from it the Paradise Garment and committed murther within it and left it lying half dead 6. And now the Samaritan Christ was needful and that is the Cause that God became Man 7. If the wound or hurt could have been healed by a word speaking or word forgiveness God would not have become Man 8. But God and Paradise were lost as also the Noble Image became destroyed and made desolate and must be New-Regenerated or born out of God again 9. And therefore came God with his word which is the Center in the Light-life * and became Flesh so that the Soul gat a divine Paradisical habitation again thus to be understood 10. That as Adams Soul had opened the Door of the Fires Essences and had let in the Earthly Essences whose source or quality had wound it self into the Paradise-Image and made the Image Earthly 11. So Gods Heart did set open the Doors of the Lights Essences and encompassed the soul with heavenly Flesh and so the Holy Fleshes Essences Imagined after the Image after the souls Essences 12. Thus now the soul became impregnated again so that it went with its willing-spirit through the Death into the paradise-Paradise-life 13. And thence came the Temptation of Christ that he became Tempted to try whether the Soul would Eat of the Word of the Lord whether it could enter through Death into Gods Life 14. Which in the End became fulfilled on the Stock or Tree of the Cross where Christs Soul went through the fire of the fierce wrath through the stern source through Death and sprouted forth again into the Holy Paradise-world in which Adam was Created 15. Thus are we Men become helped again and it is necessary for us that we draw away our willing Thoughts and Mind from all Earthly things and turn them into Christs Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection 16. So that we continually Crucifie the Old Adam with Christs Death and continually dye from Sinne in the Death and Dying of Christ and continually rise again with him out of the Anguish of Death into a New Man and sprout into the life of God else there is no Remedy 17. We must dye away to the Earthly willing in our willing and must continually become regenerated to the New world in Faith in the Flesh and Bloud of Christ we must be generated or Born out of Christs Flesh if we will see Gods Kingdom 18. It is not so sleight a thing to be a right true Christian it is the very hardest thing of all the willing must be a Champion and fight against the perished corrupt willing 19. It must sinck it selfe down out of the Earthly Reason into the Death of Christ into Gods anger and as a worthy Champion breake the power of the Earthly willing 20. And with so hardy and bold a courage that it will set and hazard the Earthly life upon it and not give over till it have broken the Earthly willing which indeed hath been a strong Battel with me where two Principles strive and fight one with the other for victory 21. It is no slight matter it must be earnest to fight for the victorious Crown and Garland for none get that unless he Overcome he must break the Might of the Earthly willing which yet of his own Might he can not do 22. But if he sincketh himself down out of the Earthly Reason into Christs Death with his inward willing then he sinketh down through Christs death through Gods fierce wrath and through all the holding Cords of the Devil into the Paradise-world into the Life of Christ 23. He must make his wil as it were dead and so he liveth to God and sincketh down into Gods Love though there he liveth in the outward Kingdom or Dominion 24. Yet I speak of the victorious Crown or Garland which he getteth in the Paradise-world if he once presseth in for there the Noble seed becometh â—â—wn and he getteth the Highly precious pledge or Earnest of the Holy Spirit which afterwards leadeth and directeth him 25. And though he must in this world travail or wander in a dark Valley wherein the Devil and the worlds wickedness continually Rusheth and Roareth tumultuously upon him and often casteth the outward Man into abominations and so Covereth the Noble Grain of Mustard seed yet it will not suffer it self to be kept back 26. But thence sprouteth forth and a Tree Groweth out of it in Gods Kingdom against all the raving and Raging of the Devil and his followers and dependents 27. And the More the Noble Pearl-Tree is sought the more swiftly and strongly it groweth suffereth not it self to be suppressed though it costeth the outward life 28. Thus my Dear Minde search aright after the Tree of Christian Faith it standeth not in this world 29. Indeed it must be in thee but thou must with the Tree be with Christ in God so that the world doth but hang to thee even as it hung also to Christ 30. Not so to understand it as if this World were
The Fifth Book of the Authour In Three Parts The First Of the Becoming Man or INCARNATION of Jesus Christ The Sonne of God That is Concerning The Virgin Mary What she Was from her Original and what kinde of Mother she came to be in the Conception of her Sonne Jesus Christ And how the Eternal Word is become Man The Second Part is of Christ's Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection and how we may enter thereinto The Third Part is of the Tree of Christian Faith shewing what True Faith is Written Through the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost By Jacob Behme THE Teutonick Philosopher Dwelling at Gerlitz in Lusatia in Germany 1620. LONDON Printed by J. M. for Lodowick Lloyd at the Castle in Cornhil 1659. The PREFACE to the Reader of Jacob Behmes Book of Christs Incarnation Reader IT is an Eminent Text. Search the Scriptures for in them ye think ye have Eternal life and they are they which testifie of ME And Ye will not come unto ME that ye might have Life Joh. 5. 39. 40. which are the words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the Jewes at Jerusalem in the days of this Conversation upon Earth in Mortal Flesh They thought to have Eternal life in the Scriptures and were present with Christ outwardly yet would not come unto Him though the Scriptures are they that testifie of Him by which it may appear that the Coming to Christ must needs be inwardly in Coming to be like him in their Hearts in becoming Meek and lowly of Heart such onely and no other do come unto him in any Age or Place of this world or in Eternity nor can any other possibly have life Though the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are indeed the written word of God Penned by the Holy Prophets and Apostles who speak as they were inspired by the Holy Ghost whose words are some of them recorded in the Holy writings the Bible Yet if we consider it seriously can we think that the Eternal Ever-living word CHRIST JESUS by which all things were Created and which is God himself who hath spoken by his Word in all his Holy Ones that have spoken forth the Things mentioned in the Scriptures and there recorded by the Command of the same word I say this being weighed can it enter into our Hearts to think that this powerful word which is God would onely have the Scriptures to be called the word of God and the living power to be slightly passed by as not observed or those Texts that speak of it to be interpreted of the Holy Scriptures onely as if there were no such Thing besides whereas for the sake of that they were written the holy Men spake and God hath wrought all things and that by and for it to his own Glory Also that the writing should be preferred before the Thing that is written of therein and which caused the writing and dictated it as it is by those that think the word is not that which filleth all Things calling in the Hearts of All though not regarded Further that this Holy Scripture doth say the word is in the Heart and yet is not by some conceived to be there before the word was known to be written by any Man or spoken by humane voyce neither of which could be or act unless first directed by the same Eternal Word And then that the Word is in the Hearts of those onely that have heard or read the Scriptures or the Word vocally pronounced by Man And at length to think the Word is onely the Scriptures of the Bible in their Hearts by and after the hearing or reading it and remembring what it mentions in Words according to their own Notions or apprehensions of the Things in their Minds though perhaps not understood by those Persons nor indeed can be but by the Spirit of understanding awakened and revived in Man by the power of the Living Word in the Heart filling the soul with understanding and believing in those who are obedient to the Movings and dictates thereof in the Mind though they never read or learned it from any outward word or writing at all of which there are many Examples in the Holy Scriptures And so now That the Scriptures which mention the word of Life should be taken to be that very word of Life it self and that thereby the Thing which is so called in the Scriptures should be thought to be the Scriptures only and no further search or inquiry made what that Thing is or where it is and how to find the very Thing it selfe as if that were impossible or not the Maine Matter to be looked after whereas God himself saith Am not I he that filleth all things and in him are all Things Can not HE then be found and whosoever findeth him can he miss of finding ALL THINGS This seemeth strange that it should enter into the Heart of any Man and that we should be so tyed up to former apprehensions and Conclusions fixed in our Minds that further consideration of it cannot easily take place and sink into us it may make us stand a while and examine what may be the cause thereof And then we may observe that commonly our disposition is such that we love not to hear opposion or a different apprehension of others least we should thereby be led to think Believe that which is contrary to our former once framed Ground of Opinion abstracted from outward sense onely and this because all Conclusions raised upon it when that is once removed do fall to the ground and so we loose that Great Labour and must be put to work a fresh upon that new Foundation and then a fear if that should again be shaken there must be another labour with the like hazard of unprofitable Success which is so huge a discourgement to any Mind that it bringeth it at length to be languishing and as it were dead epecially if an assured infallible immoveable internal Ground be not presented to it that it may go on cheerfully to build with hope to enjoy fruit in beholding the beauty of its Superstructure and when it is thus dead in it self it is most capable to be taught by the quickening Spirit of Truth that lyeth hidden in it under its former but supposed Truths Yet to deny that the Holy Scriptures are the written word of God or the Word of God Expressed in writing is besides the opposing of apparent Truth to undervalue that precious help to the knowing and understanding what that Word was by which it was written which is the very End for which it was committed to writing and continued to us and is one of the most Excellent fruits of the wisdom remaining in Letters which that Eternal Word hath produced in this outward visible transitory World But the Esteeming that fruit and looking after it more then the Roor and setting it up instead of and above the hidden Word in all things is that which hath been attempted
and Image of God for our whole Religion Consisteth in Three Parts which we urge and Teach 3. As First concerning the Creation what Essence substance and property Man is whether he be Eternal or not Eternal and how that is possible what properly the humane Original is from which he proceeded in the Beginning 4. Secondly Seeing there is so much spoken and taught Concerning his Fall and that we see that we are become Mortal because of the Fall moreover subjected to Evil and to the fierce wrathful source what then properly his Fall hath been 5. Thirdly Seeing God will receive us to Grace again and for whose sake also he hath given the Law and Teaching also confirmed then with Deeds of Wonder or Miracles what therefore properly the New Regeneration is 6. And being we see that we must dye in what power and Spirit we can be new Regenerated again and rise again from Death 7. All this we finde pourtrayed in these two Images viz in the Eternal Holy and then also in the Earthly corruptible Virginity and finde also the New Regeneration in the Image of Christ very cleare and bright 8. For in the Eternal Virginity viz in God wisedome wherein the Image and Similitude of God is seen as in a Looking-Glass from Eternity and known by the Spirit of God was Adam the first Man Created 9. He had the Virginity for his own viz the true love Tincture in the Light which is desirous of the Fires Tincture that it might be a burning Life in power and Glory and in the Fires Essence might be a Genetrix which in the Lights Essence without the Fire cannot be 10. And thus we acknowledge a Virginity in the wisdome of God from Eternity in the desirous will of the divine substance 11. Not a Woman which generateth but a figure in the Looking-Glass of Gods wisdome a pure Chast Image without substance yet in the Essence but not manifested in the Fires Essence but in the Lights quality or source 12. This Image God hath Creeated into a Substance and that out of all the Three Principles so that it is a similitude according to the Deity and Eternity as a totall Looking-Glass of the Byss or Ground and of the Abyss of the Spirit and also of the Substance and was created out of the Etetnal not to the Corruptibility or frailty 13. But seeing the Earthly and Corruptible hangeth to the Eternall so thereby hath the Earthly Lust introduced it selfe into the Eternall Heavenly and infected the Heavenly property for it would dwell in the Eternal and yet was destroyed in the fierce wrath of God 14. Thus the Earthly Source or quality destroyed the Heavenly and became the Turba of the heavenly as we know and perceive by Earth and Stones which assuredly have their Original out of the Eternal but are perished in the fierce wrath and Fire-source of quality and the Fiat hath made Earth and Stones out of the heavenly Substantiality 15. For the sake of which a Day of Seperation is appointed wherein every thing shall enter again into its own Ether and be preserved or purified by the Fire 16. Thus also was Man created in the virginity in Gods wisdome but became apprehended by the fierce wrath and Anger of God and therefore became so suddenly perished and Earthly 17. And as the Earth must pass away and be tryed or purified in the Fire and go again into that which it was before so also Man shall go agin into the virginity wherein he was Created 18. But in that it was not possible for Man that he should rise from the fieece wrathful Death and enter into a New Birth for his virginity was shut up together in Death for which cause God made a Woman out of him therefore the Deity must move it selfe and open that which was shut up and make it living again and that was done in Mary the included shut up Virgin 19. Understand in the Virginity which Adam inherited out of Gods Wisdome not out of the Earthly part of the Third Principle but out of the Heavenly holy Part of the Second Principle which became included and shut up in the Earthly Death in the Anger of God with the Earthly Imagination and yeelding up thereinto and was as it were Dead even as the Earth also appeareth as Dead 20. And therefore hath the Heart of God moved it selfe destroyed Death and generated the Life again 21. Thus now to Us the Birth and becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ is a powerful and very weighty Matter that the Total abyssal Heart of God hath moved it selfe and so therewith the heavenly Substantiality which was shut up in death is become living again so that we may now say with good ground 22. God himselfe hath withstood his Anger in that with the Center of his Heartt which filleth the Eâ—ernity without ground and limit he hath again opened himself taken away the power of Death and broken the sting of the fierce wrath and Anger in as much as the Love and Meekness hath opened it selfe in the Anger and quenched the power of the Fire 23. And still much more is it a great Joy to Us Men that God hath opened himselfe in our mortified and dead virginity and so on throughly and totally 24. But that the Word or the power of Gods Life hath given in it selfe again into the Humanity viz into the Dead and as it were disappeared virginity and opened again the virgin-like Life at that we reioyce and go with our Imagination into the Center wherein God hath opened himself in the humanity viz into his Sons becoming Man or Incarnation 25. And so in our Imagination which we introduce into his becoming Man we become impregnated of his opened Word and power of the Heavenly and divine Substantiality not at all with that which is strange yet it seemeth strange to the Earthliness 26. The Word hath opened it self every where even in Every Mans light of life and there is wanting onely this that the Soul-spirit give it selfe up thereinto and so it putteth the Eternal Virginity on again not as a Garment but as from its own Essence And in that Soul-Spirit God becometh Generated or Born 27. For Mary together with all Eves Daughters were generated or become Earthly but the Covenant of Gods Love shewed iu their Essence that God would therein unshut the Life again 28. And we cannot say throughout concerning Maries Virginity as to the Earthly Life before the Blessing before Gods Heart moved it selfe that she was then a Totally perfect Virgin according to the first before the Fall but she was a naturall Daughter of Eve 29. But this we say with good groâ—nd that in Mary as also in all Adams Children the Eternal virginity in the Covenant of Promise hath layen shut up as it were in Death yet in God not â—aded 30. For the Name JESUS in the Center or Heart of God hath from Eternity together Imaged it selfe in the Virgin of
therefore as he was a Murtheter and lyer at the beginning so he is still and infecteth or poysoneth Men. 62. Being he knoweth that they are fallen to the outward Dominion of the Starres into his Magick Longing therefore he is a Continual poysoner of the Complexion and where he smelleth but a Crum that serveth his turn that he alwaies setteth before Man and if a Man Imagineth into it he will suddenly infect him 63. Therefore it is said Watch pray be sober lead a Temperare life for the Devil your Adversary goeth about as a roaring Lyon and seeketh whom he may devour 64. Seek not so after Convetousness riches Money Goods Might and honour for we are in Christ not of this world 65. For therefore Christ went to the Father viz into the Divine substance that we should with our hearts Minds thoughts and wills follow after him and so he will be with us all the dayes to the End of the World but not in the source or quality of this World 66. We should press forth out of the source or quality of this world our from the Earthly Man and give up our wills into his will and Introduce our Imagination and Longing in to him and so we in his virginity which he hath stirred up again in us become impregnated and Conceive the Word which maketh it selfe stirring in him in our virginity shut up in Death and become born in Christ in our selves 67. For as death through Adam pressed upon us all so the word of Life out of or from Christ presseth upon us all 68. For the Moving of the Deity in the becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ hath continued moveable and standeth open to all Mâ—n the failing is onely in the Entering in that Man suffereth the Devil to detein him 69. Christ need not first depart from his Place and Enter into us when we become new born in Him for the divine Substance wherein he became born or generated hath in all places and Cornors the second Principle in it and where a Man may say there is God Present there a Man may say The Becoming Man or Incarnation of Christ is present also for it became opened in Mary and so qualifieth or operateth backward again even into Adam and forward even into the Lift man 70. Now saith Reason Faith alone attaineth it very right In the right Faith the Impregnation proceedeth 71. For Faith is Spirit and desireth Substance and that substance is nevertheless in all Men and that which is wanting is that it apprehend the Spirit of Faith 72. And if it be come apprehended then the fair Lilly blossometh out of it not onely a Spirit but the Virgin-like Image becometh generated or born out of Death into Life 73. The Rod of Aaron which is dry sprouteth forth out of the dry death and taketh its body out of Death the fair New virgin-like life out of the halfe dead virginity 74. And this the dry Rod of Aaron signified as also Old Zachary also Abraham with his old Sarah who according to the outward world were all as it were dead and no more fruitful 75. But the Promise in the New Regeneration must do it the Life must sprout out of Death 76. The Old Adam which became Earthly must not be Lord Nor Esau the first born to whom formerly the Inheritance had belonged if Adam had continued standing But the second Adam Christ who sprouted forth through death out of the first must remain Lord. 77. Not the Man or the Woman shall possess the Kingdom of God but the Virgin which becometh generated or born out of the Mans and Womans Death must be Queen of Heaven 78. One onely Generation or sex not two one onely Tree not Many Christ was the stock being he was the root of the New Body which sprouteth out of Death which brought forth the dead virgin again as a fair branch out of Death 79. And we all are his sprouts and stand all upon one stock which is Christ 80. Thus we are Christs Sprouts his branches his children and God is the Father of as all and also of Christ In him we live and Move and are 81. We bear Christs Flesh and bloud in us if we do but come to the New Birth for we become regenerated in Christs Spirit 82. That in Mary became a living Man in the dead humanity without the touching of a Man and that also becometh a Man in our selves in our dead virginity 83. And henceforward that which is wanting is this that we cast the Old Adam viz the Husk into Death that the Earthly lifes quality or source may depart from us and so we go forth from the Devil out of his Country 84. And not alone this for the Old Adam must not be so totally cast away but the Huske onely viz the Shell wherein the Seed or Kernel lyeth 85. Out of the Old Essence must the New Man in Gods blessing sprout forth as the blade out of the Grain or Corn as Christ teacheth us 86. Therefore must the Essence be injected into Gods Anger must be persecuted afflicted plagued scorned and lye under the Cross for the New Man must sprout forth out of God anger fire he must be Tryed in the Fire 87. We were fallen home to the Anger 's Essence but the Love of God set it selfe in the Anger and quenched the Anger with the Love in the blood of the Heavenly substantiality in the Death of Christ 88. Thus the Anger reteined the Husk viz the perished corrupt Man understand the Earthly source or quality and the Love reteined the New Man 89. Therefore can no Man besides shed heavenly Bloud the Earthly Mortal Bloud onely for Christ who was conceived without Man and Woman he onely could do it for in his heavenly substantiality there was no Earthly Blood 90. But yet he did shed his heavenly bloud under or among the Earthly that he might deliver us poor Earthly Men from the fierce wrath 91. For his heavenly bloud must in its bloud shedding mix it selfe together with the Earthly that the Turba in the Earthliness in us which held us captive might be drowned and that the Anger might be quenched with the love of the Heavenly bloud 92. He gave his life for us into Death he went for us into Hell into the source or quality of the Fathers Fire and out of Hell again into God that he might break or destroy Death and drown the Anger and make way for us 93. Therefore now the whole matter depends on this that we follow afteâ— him he hath indeed broken and destroyed death and quenched the Anger yet if we will be conformable to his Image then we must follow him into his Death take his Cross upon us suffer persecution be scorned despised and slain 24. For the Old Husk belongeth to the Anger of God it must be purged 95. For it is not the Old Man that must live in us but the
the Obedience of God to righteousness its Servant ye are 88. The wicked is to God an acceptable savour in the Anger and the Holy or Saint is an acceptable savour in his Love 89. But can a Man make of himselfe what he will he hath both before him the fire and the Light will he be an Angel in the Light then Gods Spirit in Christ helpeth him to the Society of the Angelical Quire 90. But will he be a Devil in Fire then Gods Anger and fierce wrath helpeth him and draweth him into the Abyss to the Devil he getteth his Ascendent which he hath a longing or Lust unto 91. But if he breaketh the first longing or Lust and entereth into another then he getteth another Ascendent but the first hangeth exceedingly to him it willeth continually to have him again 92. Therefore must the Noble Grain often stand in great pinchings it must suffer it selfe to be pricked with Thornes for the Serpent continually stingeth the womans seed viz the virgin-Child in the Heel the sting of the Serpent sticketh in the Old Adam it continually stingeth the virgin-Childe in the Mothers body or Womb in the Heel 93. Therefore the life in this world is with us poor captive Men a valley of Misery full of anguish Crosses cares sorrow and troubles we are here strange Guests and are upon the Path of our Pilgrimage 94. We must wander through great dismall wilde desert Corners and are environed with Evil Beasts with Adders Serpents Wolves and very horrible beasts and the Evillest Beast we carry in our Bosome 95. Our fair little Virgin standeth in that Evil desert Den or stable of Beasts as a lodging 96. But we know and say this with good ground that when the Noble Twig or Branch groweth and becometh strong then in that Man the Old Adam must be Servant must go behinde and often do what it willeth not he must often suffer the Cross scorn reproach and Death and that he doth not willingly 97. But the virgin-like Image in Christ subdueth him for it will readily and with Joy follow after Christ its Bridegroom and be conformable to him in the Cross and tribulation 98. And we may well say this also that indeed none become Crowned with the virgin-like Crown which the woman in the Revelation of John weareth with Twelve Stars viz with the six Spirits of Nature heavenly and with the six Spirits Earthly unless he stand in the streames of the Dragon and fly along into Agypt viz under the Cross in the Plagues of Aegypt 99. He must bear Christs Cross and put On Christs Thorney Crown suffer himselfe to be mocked abused and scorned if he will put on Christs and the Virgins Crown he must first bear the Thorney Crown if he will put on the Heavenly 100. We present to the Enlightned still a secret Arcanum to be known that when the Pearl becometh lowen he then first putteth on the Crown in the Holy Ternary with very great Joy and honour before Gods Angels and all holy Virgins and there is very great Joy therein 101. But that Crown hideth it selfe again for in that place God becometh Man How then can there be but Great Joy 102. The Old Adam danceth for Company but as an Ass after the Harp but the Crown is laid by in the becoming Man or Incarnation 103. Wilt thou now be a Conqueror then thou must in the footsteps of Christ fight with the Old Ass also against the Devil 104. If thou overcomest and wilt be acknowledged and received for a victorious Child of God then will the womans Crown with the Twelve stars be set upon thee thou shalt weare that till the virgin be born out of the Woman out of thy death or with thy Death that shall put on the Threefold Crown of the Great honour and Glory in the Holy Ternary 105. For while the virgin-like Image lyeth yet shut up in the Old Adam it attaineth not the Angels-Crown for it standeth yet in great danger and hazard 106. But when it is born with the dying of the Old Adam and Crept forth out of the husk or shell then it is an Angel and can perish no more and then the right by-laid Crown wherein God became Man will be set upon it 107. But it reteineth the Crown of Twelve Starres also for an Eternall Mark for it shall not be forgotten in Eternity that God in the Earthly Woman hath again unshut the virginity and is become Man 108. The six Earthly Marks shall stand for an Eternal Wonder and be an Eternal Song of Praise that God hath delivered us out of Necessity and Death 109. And the six heavenly Marks shall be our Crown and Honour or Glory that we with the Heavenly have over-come the Earthly 110. Thus shall the Marks of victory remain standing in Eternity in which it shall be known what God hath had to doe with the Humanity and how Man is the greatest Wonder in Heaven at which the Angells highly rejoyce The Fourteenth Chapter Of the New-Regeneration in what Substance Being and Property the New-Regeneration viz the Virgin-Child standeth while it yet sticketh in the Old Adam 1. BEing we swim in this miserable Sea in this Earthly flesh and Blood and are become of an Earthly source or quality wherein we lie shut up in the dimness in the Glimmering therefore let not the Noble Mind cease to search concerning its true Native Country into which it is to go 2. It continually saith where is thy God or when shall it come to pass that I may see the Countenance of God where is my Noble Pearl where is the virgins-Child I see it not yet how is it with me that I am so anxious about that which yet I cannot see 3. I find indeed the great longing and desire after it but cannot see where my heart might rest 4. I am yet continually as a Woman which would fain bring forth how fain would I see my fruit which is promised me from my God 5. There is a Continual longing for the Birth one day calleth another the Morning to the Evening and the Night to the Day again and hopeth in the Abstinence when once the clear Morning Star will arise which will give rest to the Mind 6. And it is with it as with a Woman that laboureth for the Birth that continually hopeth for the discovery and waiteth for it with longing and groaning 7. Thus my beloved Children of God it goeth with us we suppose that we are far off from it yet thus we stand in the Birth we generato thus in great groaning in anguish and know not the seed which we generate for it lyeth shut up 8. We generate not as to this World how will we then see the fruit with the Eyes of this world neither doth the fruit belong to this world 9. But seeing we have attained the True knowledge of this Matter not as
must enter in through the same path which he hath made he must enter into the death of Christ and so in Christs Resurrection he entereth into the Light-world 60. Even as we know that the Eternal Word of the Father which is the Fathers heart becometh generated from Eternity to Eternity out of the fierce wrath of the Death of Darkness through the Fathers Fire and is in himself the right Center of the Holy Trinity and is out of himself together with the outgone Holy Spirit the Light-flaming Majesty or Light-world 61. Thus also in like manner and property must we with our Hearts Senses or Thoughts and Minds go forth out of the harsh astringent stern and Evil or malignant Earthliness out of our selves out of the perished or corrupted Adamical Man and with our earnest severe willing and doing slay him 62. We must take upon us the Old Adams Cross which hangeth to us while we live and must upon and in the Cross go into the Center of Nature into the Triangle and be born anew again out of the anxious wheel if we will be Angels 63. But seeing we were not able to do this therefore hath Christ given himself into that veâ—ry Center of the fierce wrath and broken the fierce wrath and extinguished it with his Love 64. For he brought heavenly divine substantiality into that very fierce wrath into the Center of the Anguish-Chamber and extinguished the souls anguish-fire viz the fierce wrath of the Father of the fiery world in the soul so that thus Now we fall no more home to the fierce wrath 65. But when we give up our selves into the Death of Christ and go forth out of our selves out of the Evil Earthly Adam then we fall in Christs death into the Path or way which he hath made or prepared for us we fall into the Bosome of Abraham that is into Christs Armes who receiveth us into himself 66. For the Bosome of Abraham is the unshut light world in the death of Christ it is the Paradise wherein God Created us 67. And now the Matter lyeth in this Not that we be Lip-Christians or Mouth-Christians and pourtray and represent Christs death before us and remain wicked in heart spirit and soul but that we very Earnestly with Mind and Thoughts with willing and doing go forth out of the evill Inclinations or Injections and strive and fight against them 68. And though they evidently cleave and hang to us yet we must daily and hourly slay that evâ—â— Adam as to his willing and doing â— we must do that which we would not willingly do 69. We must deny our earthly Evil life it self and put on Christs life in us and then the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violens take it to themselves as Christ said 70. Thus we become impregnated with the Kingdom of Heaven and enter thus into Christs death with the living Body and receive the Body of Christ viz the divine substantiality we carry the Kingdom of Heaven in Us. 71. And thus we are Christs Children Members and heirs in Gods Kingdom and the express reflex Image of the Holy divine World which is God the Father Sonne and Holy Spirit and the same Holy Trinitys substantiality 72. All whatsoever becometh generated and opened out of the wisedom or substantiality is our Paradise and nothing dyeth to or in us but onely the dead Adam the Earthly Evil one whose willing we here nevertheless have continually broken and destroyed to whom we are become Enemies 73. Our Enemy onely departeth from us he must go into the fire understand into the Essential fire viz into the Four Elements and into the Mystery and must at the End of this Time be tryed through the fire of God and our Wonders and Works must be presented to us there againe whatsoever the Earthly Mystery hath devoured and swallowed up into it self that it must give up again into the fire of God 74. And yet not such an Evil one or substance but the fire of God devoureth the Evil and giveth us such a one for it as we here in our Anxious seeking have sought or desired 75. For as the fire deuoureth the substantiality but giveth Spirit for substance so shall our Works in the Spirit and Joy out of the fire of God be presented and set before us as a clear fair Looking-Glass like the wonders and wisdome of God 76. Let this be manifested or revealed to you dear Children for it is become highly known suffer not your selves to be so tickled with Christs death and to pourtray or paint the same before you as a work done and that it is enough for us when we know and believe that it is done for us 77. What doth it avail me that I know a Treasure lyeth hid deepeâ— and that I dig it not out it availeth nothing to Comfort and flater in hypocrisy and with the Mouth to give good words and fine babling but yet keepe Wickednesse in the soule 78. Christ saith Ye must become born anew or else ye will not see the Kingdom of God we must Convert and become as a Child in the Mothers body or womb and be generated or born out of divine substantiality 79. We must put a New Garment on to our soul viz the Mantle of Christ the Humanity of Christ else no flattering Hypocrisie availeth 80. It is all Lying which the Mouth-Cry saith which pourtrayeth Christ before our Eyes as that he hath done it for us and that we should onely comfort our selves with it and thereupon do walk in the old Adam in Covetousness high-mindedness and falshood in the Lusts of Evil and Maliciousness it is the Antichristian deceit of the false Spiritualty or Clergy of whom the Revelation warneth us 81. It all availeth nothing that we flatter our selves and tickle our selves with Christs suffering and Death we must enter into it and be like or conformable to his Image and then is Christs suffering and death profitable to us 82. We must take his Cross upon us and follow him quench the Evil Lusts and slay them and alwaies readily and earnestly will and desire that which is well and then we shall plainly see what Christs foot-steps are 83. When we shall strive and fight against the Devill the Old Adam and the Evil world against Earthly reason which desireth onely pleasure and voluptuousness then Christs Cross becometh rightly laid upon us for the Devil is it the world is it and our Evil Adam is it that we must fight against all these are our Enemies 84. And there must the New Man stand as a Champion and fight in the Footsteps of Christ 85. O how innumerable many Enemies will he there awaken and stirre up which will all fall upon him and this may indeed be called fighting for the Thorney victorious Garland or Crown of Christ as a Conquerour and yet onely be continually despised
Longing Malady The Gate of the New-Man 43. This is now to be understood thus God is become Man and hath introduced our humane soul into the divine substantiality again in Christ that eateth again of the divine substantiality viz of the love and meekness and drinketh of the water-spirit of Eternal Life out of the Eternal wisdome which is the fountaine of divine substantiality 44. That same soul of Christ hath gotten divine heavenly flesh and Bloud on it together with the word which is the Center of the Light-world which therein Imagineth or longeth after the poor Captive Souls that very Word dwelleth in the divine substantiality and in the virgin of Wisdom 45. But came into Mary and took our own Flesh and Bloud into the divine substantiality and brake and destroyed the power which held us captive in the anger of Death and of the fierce wrath on the Cross viz in the Center of Nature of the Original in the Fathers Eternal willing to Nature out of which our soul was taken 46. And kindled in that same Essence viz in the souls dark fire the burning Light fire again and brought the other or second willing of the soul through the fire of God viz quite forth out of the Original into the burning white clear bright Light 47. And when Nature in the soul found this it became richly full of Joy it brake Death in pieces and sprouted with Gods power forth into the Light world and made out of the fire a Love-desire so that in Eternity no fire more is perceived or known but a great and strong will in the Love after its sprouts and branches viz after our souls 48. And this is that which we say God thirsteth after our souls He is become our stock we are his sprouts and branches 49. As a stock alwaies giveth its sap to the Branches so that they live and bear fruit to the Glory of the whole Tree so doth also to us our stock the Lord JESUS CHRIST in the Light world which hath manifested himself in our souls he will have our souls viz his Branches 50. He is entered into Adams place or sted who hath destroyed us he is become Adam in the Regeneration 51. Adam brought our souls into this world into the Death of the fierce wrathfulness and he brought our soul out of Death through the Fire of God and kindled it in the Fire again so that it attained the shining Light again whereas else it had continued in the Dark Death in the Anguish source or quality 52. And now at present it lyeth onely in our selves Entering in that we onely follow after in the same way which he hath made 53. We need onely to cast our Imagination and Total willing into Him which is Called Glauben Believing or Faith and to oppose the Old Earthly willing and so we conceive or receive the Spirit of Christ out of the Regeneration which draweth heavenly substance into our soules viz Christs heavenly flesh and Bloud 54. When the Soul tasteth that then it breaketh through the dark Death in it self and kindleth the Fire of Eternity in it selfe out of which the shining Light of the Meekness burneth 55. That same very Meekness draweth the Soul again into it selfe viz the souls Fire and swalloweth the same up into it selfe and giveth forth out of the Death the Life and Spirit of Christ 56. Thus that same Spirit which goeth forth out of the Eternal fire dwelleth in the Light world with God and is the right Image of the Holy Trinity 57. It dwelleth not in this world the body apprehendeth it not but the Noble Minde wherein the soul is a Fire that apprehendeth it yet not palpably 58. Indeed the Noble Image dwelleth in the souls fire of the Minde but it hovereth therein as the light in the Fire 59. For while the Earthly Man liveth the soul is continually in hazard or Danger for the Devil hath Enmity with it who continually casteth forth his streames with false and wicked Imaginations into the starry and Elementary spirit and reacheth or graspeth therewith after the souls Fire and willeth continually to infect the same with Earthly devils longing and Malady 60. There must the Noble Image defend it self against the Souls fire and there it costeth striving and fighting for the Angels Garland there riseth up often in the Old Adam Anguish doubting and unbelief when the Devil sets upon the soul 61. O thou Cross of Christ how heavy art thou ofentimes how doth the heaven hide it selfe but so the Noble Grain is sown when that is sprung up then it bringeth forth much faire fruit in Patience Thus every little sprout groweth in the soule out of the divine wisedom 62. It must all press forth out of the Anguish Chamber as a sprout out of the root of the Tree it is all generated in the anguish 63. if a Man will have divine knowledge he must very many times go into the anguish-Chamber into the Center for Every sparckle of the Divine Ingenium wit skil or understanding out of Gods wisedom must become generated out of the Center of Nature else it is not permanent or Eternal 64. It must out of the Eternal Ground stand upon the Eternal Root and so it is a Sprout in Gods Kingdome out of Christs Tree 65. Thus we understand the Dying what it is and wherefore Christ must have dyed and why we must all dye in Christs Death if we will possess his Glory 66. The Old Adam cannot do that he must again into that out of which he is gone forth he shall be tryed through the fire of God and give up the wonders again which he hath swallowed up 67 They must come again to Man and appear to Man according to his will so far as he hath here made them in Gods willing but so for as to Gods dishonour so they belong to the Devil in the Abyss 68. Therefore let every one look to it what they here doe and make with what Minde and Conscience he speaketh doth and â—â—nye seth it shall all be tryed through the Fire 69. And what is capable of the Fire that it shall devour and give it to the Abyss in the Anguish of that a man shall have loss and hurt and shall want it in the other world 70 Instead of having Joy that he was a Labourer in the Vineyard of God he will be found to be a sluggish servant 71. Therefore will also the power Might clarity and brightnesse in the wonders of the divine wisdome in the other world be very unlike and different 72. Many is here a wiched King but in the other world to come a swine-heard shall be preferred before him in the Clarity brightnesse and Wisdome the Cause is his wonders wil be given to the Abyss being they were Evil. 73. Behold ye dear Men I shew ye a similitude of the Angelicaâ— world behold the flowery blossoming
Evil or wickedness or else he hath a heavy Judgement upon him 69. What is he better then the Devil who also knoweth Gods will but yet doth his own Evil will one is as the other neither Good so long till he becometh a doer of the Word and then he walketh in Gods way and is in the Vineyard in Gods Labour 70. The Hypocritical Babel teacheth now at present that our works merit Nothing Christ hath delivered us from Death and Hell we must onely Believe and so we are righteous 71. Hearken O Babel The servant who knoweth his Lords will and doth it not shall suffer many stripes a knowing without doing is just as a fire which glimmereth but cannot burn for moisture 72. Wilt thou that thy divine Faiths Fire should burn then thou must blow it up and put off from Thee the Devils and the worlds Moysture thou must enter into the Life of Christ 73. Wilt thou be his Childe then thou must enter into his house and manage his work else thou art out of it without and an Hypocrite who beareth the Name of God in vain or unprofitably thou teachest one thing and dost another and testifiest thus that Gods Judgement is right concerning thee 74. Or what pleasure hath God in thy knowing when as thou stil continuest wicked dost thou suppose he will accept thy Hypocrisie 75. That thou Cryest to him Lord give me a strong Faith in the Merits of thy Sonne Christ that he hath satisfied for my sinnes supposest thou that that is enough 76. O Sir no hearken thou must enter into Christs Suffering and dying and be born a second time out of his Death thou must become a Member in and with him thou must constantly Crucifie the Old Adam and alwaies hang upon Christs Cross and must become an obedient Child that alwaies hearkeneth what the father saith and alwaies would fain do that 77. Thou must enter into the Doing Else thou art but a Vizard without Life thou must together with God work good works of Love towards thy Neighbour and continually exercise thy Faith and alwaies be prepared and ready at the voice of the Lord when he Calleth thee out of the old skin to go home into the pure Garment 78. See though thou plainly walkest in this way yet thou wilt have upon thee weakness enough and feel far too much thou wilt still work very farre too much Evil. 79. For we have an Evil Guest lodging within us to comfort ones self onely doth not avail but to fight and strive against it and Continually to slay and vanquish it without this it is ever too strong and will have the Dominion 80. Christ hath indeed in us and for us broken and destroyed Death and made way for us but what doth it help me to comfort my selfe with that and learn to know that and yet continue lying shut up in the dark Anger and Captivated in the Chains of the Devil 81. I must even enter into that very way and Path and walk in that street as a Pilgrim or stranger who wandereth out of Death into Life The Eighth Chapter Of the Pilgrims-VVay out of Death into Life 1. DEar Children let us very heartily speak one with another concerning the Ground and Foundation Our true life wherewith we should see God is as a damped fire in many also as the fire shut up in a Stone we must strike upon it with true earnest sincere entring and turning In to God 2. Look upon Gods care in providing which hath taken for us aforehand He hath regenerated us in Christ out of the Water of Eternal Life and hath left us at last the same in the Covenant of Baptism for a Key that we should therewith unlock and therewith besprinckle our souls Fire that it may become capable of the Divine Fire 3. And hath given us his Body for food and his Blood for drink that we should receive it and enter into his Covenant and feed our souls therewith that they may be quickened and awake up from Death that the divine Fire may kindle them 4. Dear Children It must burn and not continue to lie shut up in Stone or as an Ember or Tinder which would fain glimmer and cannot for the Devils Moysture 5. The Historical Faith is onely an Ember which glimmereth like a little spark it must become Kindled we must give it Matter wherein the sparkle may kindle it selfe 6. The soul must press forth out of the Reason of this world in to the life of Christ into Christs flesh and Bloud and so it conceiveth the Matter to its kindling It must be in Earnest Sincerity 7. For the History reacheth not Christs flesh and Bloud Death must be broke open 8. Although indeed Christ hath broke it open yet the Earnest sincere desire must follow after that would fain doe or act and alwaies labour therein 9. As a Pilgrim or Messenger who hath a long dangerous way to travail he alwaies runneth on towards the End and is unwearâ—ed though woe and misery befall him yet he hopeth for the End and cometh alwaies nearer where then he Expects in hope his wages and refreshment and joyeth that his sore travail and wandering will have an End 10. Thus must a man that will travail and wander to God behave himselfe in the Way of his Pilgrimage He must continually more and more wander or travail forth out of the Earthly Reason out from the will of the Flesh of the Devil and the World 11. Often woe and misery befall him when he must forsake that which he might well have had and could therewith have swum in Temporal Honour 12. But if he will Travel in the Right Path then he must onely put on the Mantle of Righteousness and put off the Mantle of Covetousness and the Hypocritical Life 13. He must impart his bread to the Hungry and give his clothes for a Covering and not be an Oppressor of the Miserable and onely fill his own Sack full squeese away the sweet from the simple and impose Lawes upon him onely for his pride and pleasure sake 14. He is no Christian that doth such things but he travelleth in the Path of this world as the starres and the Elements with the Devils infection and Lust drive him 15. And though likely he knoweth the Faith of Gods Mercifulness of the satisfaction of Christ yet that will not help him for not all that say Lord Lord shall enter enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but those that do the will of my Father in Heaven 16. And that will is Love thy Neighbour as thy self What thou wilt that men should do to thee that do thou also 17. Say not in thy Heart I sit in this Office and Lordship of Right I have bought purchased or inherited it that which my Subjects doe for me they are obliged to do it 18. See and search whether that hath a right original
the Abominable Devils and do what the Abominable Prince Lucifer will The Eighth Chapter In what manner God forgiveth sinnes and how a Man becometh a Child of God 1. MY beloved seeking and desirous Minde thou that Hungerest and Thirstest after Gods Kingdom Mark the Ground I pray thee what is shewed to thee 2. It is not truly so easie a thing to become a child of God as Babol Teacheth where Men bring Consciences into the History and so tickle and flatter them Courtlike with Christs sufferings and Death where Men teach forgiveness of sinnes Historically 3. Like a worldly Judicatory where ones faults are remitted him of Grace though he plainly abide wicked in his heart 4. It is clean otherwise here God will have no dissembling Hypocrites he taketh not sinne from us in such a manner in that we cleave to the knowledge and Comfort our selves with the suffering of Christ and yet in the Conscience abide in the Abominations 5. It is said Ye must be born a New or else ye shall not see the Kingdom of God 6. He that will tickle himself with Christs suffering and Death and appropriate the same to himself and yet with his willing will abide unregenerated in the Adamical Man doth like one that comforteth himself that his Lord will bestow his Land upon him without considering that he is not his Sonne whereas he hath promised that he wil bestow it onely upon his Sonne so it is also here 7. Wilt thou possess the Land of thy Lord and have it for thy proper own then thou must become his right and true Sonne For the Sonne of the Maid servant shall not inherit with the free the Sonne of the History is a stranger 8. Thou must become born or generated of God in Christ that thou mayst be a bodily Sonne and then thou art Gods child and an heir of the sufferings and death of Christ 9. And Christs Death is thy Death his Resurrection out of the Grave is thy Resurrection his Ascention into Heaven is thy Ascention into Heaven and his Eternal lifes Kingdom is thy Kingdom 10. In that thou are his right true Sonne born of his flesh and bloud so thou art an heir of all his Goods else thou canst not be Christs Child and Heir 11. So long as the Earthly Kingdom sticketh to thee in thy Image so long thou art the perished Adams Earthly Sonne no flattering hypocrisie will help give as many good words before God as thou wilt yet thou art but a strange Child 12. And Gods goods do not belong unto thee so long till thou comest with the lost Sonne to the Father again with a right true sorrow and repentance for thy lost Goods of inheritance 13. Thou must go forth with thy willing-spirit out from the Earthly Life and break or destroy the Earthly willing which is woful to the Mind and willing-spirit to forsake the treasure it possessed wherein the willing-spirit became generated and must enter into Gods willing 14. And there thou sowest thy Seed in Gods Kingdom and art new born in God as fruit which groweth in Gods field for thy willing receiveth Gods power Christsâ—Body and the New Body in God groweth to thee 15. And then thou art Gods Childe and Christs Goods belong to thee and his Merits are thy merits his Suffering Death and Resurrection is all thine thou art a Member of his Body and his Spirit is thy Spirit He leadeth thee upon right Paths and all that thou dost thou dost to God 19. Thou sowest in this world and reapest in the Heaven of God thou art Gods Work of Wonder and openest in the Earthly Life his Wonders and drawest thy selfe with thy willing-spirit into the Holy Mystery 17. Mark this ye Covetous ye Proud ye Envious ye false Judgers ye wicked Malicious which introduce your willing and desire into Earthly Goods into Money and Plenty into pleasure and the voluptuousness of this Life and esteem Money and Goods to be your Treasure and set your desire therein and yet for all that will be Gods Children 18. Ye stand and dissemble before God â—e shall forgive you your Sins but ye abide with your Image in Adams Skin in Adams Flesh and so Comfort your selves with the Sufferings of Christ and are but dissemblers ye are not Gods Children 19. Ye must become born in God if ye would be his Children else ye deceive your selves together with your Hypocrites or dissemblers who paint before you a Glistring Colour 20. They Teach and are not known of God not sent to Teach they do it for their Belly and for worldly honours sake and are the Great Where at Babel who flatter God with their Lips and with the heart and willing-spirit they serve the Dragon at Babel 21. Beloved Mind wilt thou be the Chlide of God then prepare thy selfe for affaults and for Tribulation it is no light and soft entrance into the Childs Life especially where Reason lyeth captive in the Earthly Kingdom 22. It must be broken and the willing must go out from Reason it must sow it selfe into Gods Kingdom in lowly obedience as a Grain is sown in a field or soyl it must in Reason make it selfe as it were dead and give it self up to God and so the New fruit groweth in Gods Kingdom 23. Thus that Man standeth in a Three-fold Life and all belongeth to God 24. The Inward fiery Essences of the first Principle become incorporated with the New body in Christ so that they flow up in Christs Flesh and Bloud out of Gods willing and their Fire is Gods Fire out of which the Love meekness and humility burneth 25. Where the Holy Spirit goeth forth and helpeth him to stand out the Battel against the Earthly Reason also against the pâ—rished corrupt Flesh and the willing of the Devil his Yoak of the earthly willing becometh lighter to him but he must in this World abide in the strife 26. For to the Earthly Life belongeth sustenance that he must seek and yet ought not to hang his willing and heart thereupon 27. It must Trust God and his earthly Reason passeth alwaies into doubting it will faile him it will needs alwaies see God and yet cannot for God dwelleth not in the Earthly Kingdom but in himself 28. Thus must Reason being it cannot set God be compelled into Hope 29. There then Doubting runneth Counter against Faith or Believing and would destroy the Hope and therefore must the Earnest willing with the right true Image strive and fight against the Earthly Reason there is woe and it often goeth sadly 30. Especially if Reason looketh after the Course of this World and so its willing-spirit as it were foolish hath respect towards the Course of this world There it is said be sober watch fast and pray that is that ye may Tame the Earthly Reason and make it as it were dead that Gods spirit may find place in you 31. If that