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A76959	The tree of Christian faith: being a true information, how a man may be one spirit with God, and what man must do to perform the works of God: in which is comprehended (compendiously) the whole Christian doctrine and faith. Item, what faith and doctrine is: an open gate of the great mystery of God out of the divine Magia, through the three principles of the divine being. / Written in High Dutch by Jacob Behmen.; Baum des christlichen Glaubens. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1654 (1654)	Wing B3424; Thomason E808_8; ESTC R207521	28,149	56

and spend his earthly life about it and by no means give over unless he have broken the earthly will This indeed is a sharp War where two Principles fight for the Victory 21. Here is no jesting earnestness must be used in fighting for the Garland of Vallor for none obtaineth it unless he get the Victory He must break the power of the earthly Will which yet out of his own power he is not able to do 22. But if he doth sink himself out of the earthly Reason into Christs Death with his inner will then he sinketh through Christs Death through Gods Fury and through all the lets and stops of the Devil into the Paradisical World into the Life of Christ 23. He must make his will as if it were dead then he liveth unto God and worketh into the Love of God though he liveth in the external Kingdom 24. I speak of the warlike Garland which he geteth in the Paradisical World if he once presseth through for there is then sowed the Noble Seed there he getteth that most dear Pledg of the Holy Ghost which afterward leadeth and guideth him 25. And although he must walk in this world in a dark vail when the Devil and the worldly wickedness still assaulteth him and many times flingeth the external man into abominations and hideth that noble Mustard-seed yet it cannot be hid 26. But it springeth up and groweth to a Tree in Gods Kingdome against all the raging of the Devil and his complices 27. And the more the noble Pearl Tree is sought the more forcibly and powerfully it groweth it will not be supprest though it should cost the external life 28. Thus my dear mind search after the Tree of thy Christian Faith rightly it doth not stand in this world 29. True it must be in thee but thou must be with the Tree with Christ in God so that the world doth only as it were hang about thee as it did hang on Christ 30. It is not my meaning as if this world were worth nothing or of no use before God it is the great Mystery 31. Man is created into this world to that end as a wire Governor of it that he should reveal all the Wonders which are in the Sulphur from Eternity out of which this world with the Stars and Elements is created and bring them after his will into Forms and Images all to his joy and glory 32. He was freely created without any Law he had no Law but only the Law of Nature viz. that he should not mingle one Principle with another 33. The inner man should not have permitted any earthliness to have entered into him but should omnipotently raign over the external Principle then no death or dying would have entered into him 34. Neither could the external Elements stir him neither heat nor cold could have toucht him 35. For as the Noble Image must hold in the Fire even so the same noble Image throughout the whole Man should rule and govern all through all the three Principles and fill it with a Paradisical Quality 36. But seeing it could not be and the flesh is become earthly therefore we must now be born in Faith where indeed the earthly life covereth the true Life 37. Therefore we must put on the true Garment which is called Hope and set our will on Hope and still work on in the Tree of Faith that he may bring his fruits as that gracious Love towards God and his Neighbor 38. He must do good not only for his own sake but he may edifie his Neighbor by his godly life and conversation 39. He must think that he is a Tree in Gods Kingdom that he bears fruit to God and grows in Gods Ayr that his fruit belongeth to the Lords Table 40. And that he take in his works and wonders into the true Love and walk in Love that he may bring her into Gods Kingdom 41. For God is a Spirit and Faith is a Spirit also in him and God is become Man in Christ and the Spirit of Faith is born Man also in Christ 42. Thus the spirit of the Will walketh in God for he is one Spirit with God and worketh with God divine works 43. And though it be that the earthly life hideth him that he knoweth not his works which he begot in Faith yet will it be revealed at the breaking of the earthly body 44. For Hope is his Chest and a Mystery into which the works of Faith are sowed and kept also The Seventh Chapter 1. NOw Man standing thus in a threefold Life each Life is then a Mystery unto the other and is desirous of the other to which this World with all its Beings is created 2. For the Divine Entity desireth the Mirror or Similitude 3. For this World is a similitude after Gods Being and God is revealed in an earthly similitude For the Wonders of the Mystery could not be revealed in the Angelical World in the lower birth 4. But in this World where Love and Wrath is mingled there is a twofold Genetrix there it might be 5. For all things exist out of the Root of the Fire but are encompassed with the Water of Meekness so that it is a pleasant Being 6. But if the Fire in the Angelical World be not known for the Center of the Genetrix standeth in the Light and is the Word of God then the Wonders of Nature may not any other way be revealed then in a spiritual Magia that is are foreseen in Gods Wisdom 7. But because the same is almost incomprehensible to the Angels and Souls of Men and seeing that God will be known in Angels and Men therefore the Angelical World lusteth after the great Wonders to know them which stood in Gods Wisdom from Eternity 8. And these are brought to a Being in the earthly Similitude into Forms and Images all after the eternal Essences of the Center of Nature that the Wonders may stand eternally 9. But not essentially but in Forms Images and Similitudes in Figures after the Will Magically indeed but yet the Genetrix is in the Center of Wonders 10. For she was once excited out of the Fire but is swallowed again into the Mystery and standeth as a hidden life 11. Therefore all Beings must be revealed as it were in a shadow in the Angelical World and such as are brought into Gods Will into the Mystery 12. For there are two sorts of Mysteries which are eternal as the one in Love and the other in Wrath where the spirit of the will turneth in with his wonders there stand also his works and wonders 13. So we are in like manner to know that the outer is vehemently desirous of the Inner for all runneth after the Center as after the Original and is desirous of the Freedom 14. For in the Fire of Nature is anguish and torment Now the form or the image of Meekness in the quality of Love will be free and yet may not be free in the

quality of the fiery Essences till the quality in the breaking separateth then each steppeth into its own Mystery 15. Therefore the fire also will be free from water for water is a death unto fire and is a mystery unto it 16. And we see also hereby how the water holdeth the fire imprisoned and yet there is no dying in the fire but is wholy a Mistery in the fire 17. As it is apparent how it breaketh forth in the water and revealeth it self that it revealeth it self out of the Center of its own Genetrix as it is apparent in lightning and is known also in a stone which is but a Water 18. And we see chiefly how all the Formes of Nature are desirous of the light for in the same desire the Oyl is begotten in which the light is known for it existeth out of meekness 19. So we are to know our life that in us standeth open the Center of fire for the life burneth in the fire 20. And then are we to consider the desire unto Love which existeth in the word of life in the Angelicall world where the heart of God standeth with his desire toward us in his imagination and draweth us also into the Divine Mystery 21. And thirdly we are to consider the Magicall Kingdome of this World which burneth also in us and draweth us vehemently into its wonders for it will be manifest 22. And man is created unto that end that he should reveal the Mystery of it and to bring the wonders to Light and into Forms after the eternall Wisdom 23. Now if he shall do so and burn thus in a threefold fire then the true Spirit in whom the Angelicall Image sticketh is in great pains and in great danger for he walketh in a very narrow path 24. For he hath two friends which still draw him each will be in the Image and bring his quality into it as the inner fire and also the external fire The inner Kingdome of the fury and also the outer earthly Kingdome of the Mirror of this world and thus the true Image sticketh in the midst of the pressure 25. For the Inner Kingdome will reveal the wonders through the externall 26. But because it is too sharpe then the externall kingdome flyeth from the Inner and reacheth after the means as after the Image which standeth in the freedome of God and so involveth her self into the Image for all reacheth after the heart of God and after the Center of the Joy Kingdome 27. Now there lyeth a necessity upon the Image to defend her self and not to let the earthly guest come in much lesse the fiery one and yet it is born out of both as the life out of the fire and the wonders out of the externall 28. Therefore it is much required of man that he lead a temperate sober life and not to be pampered too much with the externall Kingdome else it maketh an habitation in the Noble Image 29. And herein we understand the mighty strife in man about Gods Image for there are three which fight about her as first the severe fiery life and then the Divine Life and thirdly the earthly Life thus the Noble Image sticketh in the midst and is drawn by these three 30. Now it is needful for him that he hide himself with Faith in the Mysterie of Hope and let him stand still in that Mystery 31. Where the Devil in the Inner fiery life still rideth forth into the outer earthly life in pride covetousness and falshood over the noble Image and will bring her into the fire and anguish life and breaks her 32. For he still supposeth that the place of this world is his Kingdome he will not endure any other Image in it 33. Now falleth the Noble Image into Crosses Affliction into Anguish and Misery and here belongeth a strif thereto to fight about the Noble Garland of Gods Kingdome 34. Hence arise Prayers that the Image goeth out continually out of the in-brought earthly Being and out of the proud hellish abominations with praying and still entreth into Gods life in his Love 35. Thus the true Image still Mortifieth the earthly Adam and also the hellish proud Devil and must still stand like a Warriour 36. And the most usefull thing for her is That she wrap her self up in patience and throw her self under the Cross and stil spring up in Love 37. For that Love is her sword wherewith she striketh at the Devil and expeleth the earthly Being she hath never another sword wherewith to defend her self but onely the meek water of eternall life which doth not please the proud furious Spirit of fire for it is poyson unto him and he flyeth from it 38. Now if we wil speak rightly of the Tree of Christian Faith then we say its Root standeth in Mystery of hope its growth standeth in Love and its Body in the comprehension of Faith 39. That is where the Image presseth in with her earnest desire into Gods Love and comprehendeth Gods entitie that is Christs Body now this is the Body in which the Tree standeth groweth and springeth up and beareth fruit in Patience all these belong to the Angelicall World 40. They are the Food of the Soul on which she feedeth and refresheth her fiery life that it is changed into the light of meekness 41. And thus the Tree groweth in Gods Paradise whom the outward man knoweth not and no Reason comprehendeth it 42. But it is well known to the Noble Image and is revealed unto her then when the externall life breaketh and after him follow all his works in the Mystery of hope into which he hath sowed 43. Therefore let all those which travail like Pilgrimes in the Way of God think that they must not look for good and jolly days in this world in worldly honour for affliction contempt and persecution will wait on them hourly 44. He is here onely in a vail of misery and must continually stand in the fight For the Divel goeth about him as a roaring Lyon he raiseth all his children of wickedness against him 45. He is counted a fool his Brethren will not acknowledg him his mothers house maketh a mock of him and despiseth him 46. He goeth along and soweth in affliction and tormenteth himself but there is no body which taketh notice of him or that doth take it to heart every one thinketh his own folly doth plague him so 47. Thus is he hid in the World for he is not of the World with his noble Image but is born out of God 48. He soweth in affliction and reapeth in Joy but who can expresse his Glory which he hath to receive for a reward Or who can speak of the victorious Garland which he getteth 49. Who can express the Crown of the Virgin of Gods wisdom which the Virgin of Gods wisdom putteth on him Where is such a beauty which exceedeth Heaven 50. O Noble Image art thou not an Image of Gods holy Trinity in whom

THE TREE OF Christian Faith BEING A True Information how a Man may be one Spirit with God and what Man must do to perform the works of God In which is comprehended compendiously the whole Christian Doctrine and Faith ITEM What Faith and Doctrine is An open Gate of the Great Mystery of GOD out of the Divine Magia through the Three Principles of the Divine Being Written in High Dutch by JACOB BEHMEN LONDON Printed by JOHN MACOCK M. CX.L.IV The Tree of the Christian Faith Chapter the First CHrist saith Mat. 6.33 But first seek the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you 2. Item My Father will give the Holy Ghost to those that ask him when he cometh then will he lead you into all truth he will put you in mind of all what I have told you of 3. For he will take it of me and inform you of it he will give you speech and wisdom what you are to speak 4. And St Paul saith We do not know what we shall pray or speak but the Spirit of God intercedeth powerfully according to the pleasure of God 5. Now Faith is not an historical knowledg that a man should set down Articles unto himself and depend only upon them and so force his mind into the works of his Reason But Faith is a Spirit with God for the Holy Ghost goeth into the spirit of Faith 6. True Faith is a Power of God a Spirit with God it worketh in God and with God 7. It is free and not bound to any Article but only to true Love from whence it fetcheth the power of its life and strength and the opinions of men are of no consequence 8. For as God is free from all inclination he doth what he pleaseth and is not accountable for it so true Faith also is free in Gods Spirit It hath but one Inclination viz. unto the Love and Mercy of God to cast its will into the Will of God and it goeth forth out of the starry sydereal and elemental Reason 9. It doth not seek it self in fleshly Reason but in Gods Love and if it doth so it findeth it self and then it findeth it self in God and worketh with God not according to Reason what she pleaseth to have but in God what the Spirit of God willeth 10. For Faith esteemeth not the earthly life that so it may live in God and the Spirit of God be in it the will and the deed It submitteth in all humility unto Gods Will and sinketh down with Reason into Death but springeth up with Gods Spirit in the Life of God It is as if it were not and yet it is in God in All. 11. It is a Crown and Ornament of the Deity a Wonder in the divine Magia It maketh something where there is nothing and taketh something where nothing is made It worketh and no body seeth its Being 12. It exalteth it self and yet hath no need of any ascending it is of a mighty Power and yet it is the lowliest Humility It hath all and yet comprehendeth no more then Meekness thus it is free from all Malice 13. And it hath no Law for the fury of Nature toucheth it not it holdeth or subsisteth in Eternity because it is not comprehended in any ground it is not shut up in any thing 14. Even as the Abyss of Eternity is free and resteth no where but only in it self where there is an eternal Meekness even so doth true Faith in the Abyss 15. It is in it self a Being the Being it liveth but seeketh not its life but it seeketh the life of the eternal still Rest it goeth out of the spirit of its life and possesseth it self 16. Thus is it free from Torment and dwelleth in the eternal Freedom of God 17. It is with the eternal Freedom of God as a nothing and yet it is in all all comes well to pass to it what God and Eternity hath in his power It is comprehended of nothing and yet it is a fair habitation in the great Power of God 18. It is a Being yet is it not comprehended of any Being it is a companion and friend to the divine Virgin of Gods Wisdom in it stands the great Wonders of God and yet it is free of all 19. Even as the light is free from the fire and yet is continually begotten of the fire and yet it can neither touch nor move the quality of the fire so in like manner we give you to understand that Faith is begotten out of the Spirit of Life as out of an ever-burning fire and shineth in that fire and filleth the fire of life and yet is never comprehended 20. But if it be comprehended then it self is entered into Reason as into a prison and is no more in the Freedom of God Gods Freedom but it is entered into pain torment 21. It tormenteth it self whereas it might be at liberty it worketh in Reason the Wonders in the Fire of Nature and in the Freedom it worketh the Wonders of God The Second Chapter 1. NOw seeing Faith is thus viz. one Spirit with God we are then to consider its Original For we cannot say it is a Form or Image of Reason but it is the Image of God it is Gods Similitude and eternal Form 2. And yet during the time of this life it may break it self or be changed into an Anguish quality 3. For it is in its own Being in the Original meerly a naked Will and the same Will is a Seed which the spirit of the Fire the Soul must sow into the Freedom of God 4. Then there groweth a seed out of that Tree upon which the Soul feedeth and mitigateth her fire-life that she becomes powerful and giveth strength to the root of this Tree whereby the Tree groweth in the Spirit of God and springeth up in Gods Paradise 5. And though it be so that in this we might be dumb and ignorant for Reason would fain comprehend and know all therefore we will hold it forth clearly to the light why Faith and Doubt are one by another and are as it were chained together so that there is a vehement strife in man all his time so long as he is a guest in the cottage of this earthly life 6. Unless he sink so much in himself that he can bring the Fire of Life into the Freedom of God Then he is as it were dead in Reasons-life or in the life of Reason and if he liveth he liveth to God 7. Which indeed is a most precious dear life in a man and is seldom or rarely found in any for it is like unto the first Image which God did create 8. And although the mortal part sticketh unto him yet it is as it were dead just as if a dead image stuck unto him which belongs unto the corruption breaking in which the true man doth not live 9. For the true Life standeth turned and is in another World in another