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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28523	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 ... and how the Eternal word is become man : the second part is of Christ's suffering, dying, death, and resurrection ... : the third part is of The tree of Christian faith ... / written through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, by Jacob Behme, the Teutonick philosopher ...; Von der Menschwerdung Jesu Christi. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1659 (1659)	Wing B3405; ESTC R21119	198,807	274

known to be Earthly and therefore it was called Paradise as a sprouting through the Anger where the love of God sprouted through the Anger and bare fruit as the Language of Nature clearly uuderstandeth the same without any Exposition or far fetch'd Meaning 52. And thus we are further to understand how God dwelleth in this world and the world is as it were swallowed up in him It is impotent in him and he Omnipotent thus was Man also and thus he did Eat his earthly Eating was heavenly 53. As we know that we must be born again so the Paradisical fruit was born again out of the Anger into the Heavenly Essentiality 54. Or as we see that a good sweet hearb groweth out of the bitter Earth which the Sun qualifieth or causeth to be otherwise then the Earth had qualified or caused it to be so the Holy Man qualified the Paradisical fruit in his Mouth so that the Earthlinesse was swallowed up as Nothing and stirred not Man at all 55. Or as we know that the Earth shall at the E●d be swallowed up and be no more a palpable body so was also Mans outward Bating he did eat the fruit in the Mouth and needed no Teeth for that for there was the dividing of the Power 56. There were Two Centres of the power in Adams Mouth each took its own the Earthly was changed into a Heavenly source or quality as we know that we shall be changed as to our Bodies and be turned into a Heavenly powerful Body thus also was the transmutation in the Mouth 57. And the Body received the Power for the Kingdom of God consisteth in Power and thus Man stood clearly in the Kingdome of God for he was immortal and a Child of God 58. But if he should have Eaten thus into the Guts and have had Such a Stink in his Body as we now Have I will ask a Reason whether that were Paradise and whether Gods Spirit did dwell in that whereas Gods Spirit was to dwell in Adam as in the Creature of God 59. His labour in Paradise upon the Earth was Child-like but with heavenly Wit or Ingenuity understanding and skil he might plant Trees also other Plants all according to his pleasure in all there would grow to him Paradisical fruit and all would be pure to him he did what he would and did all right 60. He had no Law but onely the Law of the Imagination or longing pleasure and delight that he was to place with or by his Spirit in God and so he should have continued Eternally 61. And although God had changed the Earth yet he had continued without necessity and Death all would be but changed into Heavenly Substantiality 62. So also is to be understood concerning his drinking the inward Man drank the Water of Eternal Life out of Gods Beeing or Substance and the outward drank the Water upon the Earth 63. But as the Sun and the Air suck up the water and yet is not filled with it so it was also in Mans Mouth it separated it selfe in the Mystery 64. As we conceive and certainly know and it is the whole Truth that God Made all things out of Nothing but onely out of his Power so all whatsoever was Earthly should in Mans Mouth go again into that which it was before the Creation of the World 65. The Spirit and power thereof belonged to Man but not an Earthly Body for God had once created him a Body which was Eternal and needed no Creating more 66. Hee understand Adam was a Princely Throne made out of Heaven Earth Stars and the Elements as also out of Gods Beeing or Substance A Lord of the World and a Child of God 67. Observe this ye Philosophers it is the true ground and highly known Mingle no School fictions with it it is clear enough Opinion doth it not but the true Spirit born of God knoweth it aright 68. All Opinion without knowledge is an Earthly folly and here understandeth Earth and the four Elements But Gods Spirit understandeth the One Element onely wherein the four lie hidden 69. Not four should rule in Adam but the One over the four the Heavenly Element over the four Elements of this world and thus we must be againe if we will possesse Paradise for which things sake God is become Man 70. Let this be told you Ye School-Disputers or wranglers ye go about the Circle and enter not within as the Cat about the scalding Broath which is afraid of the burning Heat so are ye afraid and ashamed before the fire of God 71. And as little as the Cat eateth the scalding Broath but goeth about smelling at the Edg thereof so little also doth Man eat the Paradisical fruit unless he go out from Adams skin which the Devil hath defiled and enter again into the regeneration of Christ 72. Hee must Enter within the Circle and cast away the skin of Reason and then he attaineth Humane Wit or Ingenuity and Undershanding and Divine skil and knowledge No learning doth it but to be born or regenerated in it The Fifth Chapter Of the Lamentable and M●serable Full of Man 1. IFwe will rightly describe the Becoming Man or Incarnation of JESUS CHRIST it is necessary that we should set down the Cause why God is become Man 2. It is no small cause or for nothing as the Jewes and the Turks look upon it the Christians also are halfe dumb concerning it for indeed it must needs be a great Cause wherefore the unchangeable God hath moved himselfe Therefore observe this we will set you down the Cause 3 Adam was a Man and * an Image of God * a whole similitude according to God although God is no Image he is the Kingdom the Power also the Glory and the Eternity All in All. 4. Yet the Deepe without ground longed or pleased to manifest it selfe in Similitudes as indeed there were such manifestations which were done from Eternity in the wisdome of God as in a Virgin-like Figure 5. Which yet was no Genetrix but a Looking-Glass of the Deity and of the Eternity in the Ground or Byss and in the Abyss an Eye of the Glory of God 6. And according to that Eye and in that Eye the Thrones of Princes became Created viz the Angels and in the End Man he had again the Throne in himselfe as being Created out of the Eternall Magia out of Gods Beeing or Substance out of the Nothing into somewhat out of the Spirit into Body 7. And as the Eternal Magia Generated him out of it selfe into an Eye of the Wonders and Wisdom of God so he should and could generate another Man out of himselfe after a Magical manner without dividing or rending of his Body 8. For he was conceived in Gods longing Pleasure or delight and the Desire of God had generated him and brought him forth and so he also had that same longing to his own impregnating of himselfe 9. For Venus's

thence forward he lived to this world and not to God 23. But if he entered with his will-spirit into God then the will-spirit would attain the Noble Image again and according to the Image would live in God and according to the Beastial property would live to this world 24. Thus he was in Death and yet was living and therefore Gods word Became Man that it might unite him into God again that he might be totally born again in God 25. VVee are to conceive of the Paradisical Image thus we say and apprehend that Adam was Created Good pure and immaculate as was also Lucifer and his Hoasts 26. He had pure eyes and that Two-fold for he had both kingdoms in him viz Gods Kingdom and the Kingdom of this world 27. But as God is Lord over all so should Man also in the power of God be Lord over this world for as God ruleth in all and presseth through all imperceptibly to the Thing so could the hidden divine Man press into all and see all 28. Indeed the outward was in the Outward but he was Lord●ver ●ver the outward it was under him it could not subdue him he could break the Rocks without any prejudice to him 29. The Tincture of the Earth was wholly known to him he should have found out all the Wonders of the Earth for to that end he was also created in the outward that he should manifest in figures and produce into work what was seen in the Eternall wisdome for he had the Virgin wisedome in him 30. Gold Silver and the Pretious Metalls are indeed also out of the Heavenly Magia thus inclosed and shut up by or with the kindling they are another thing then Earth Man loveth that well and useth it for his maintenance but he knoweth not its ground and Original it is not in vain loved by the Minde it hath a high Original if we would consider of it 31. But we are justly silent of it here seeing Man wthout that loveth it too much and thereby withdraweth himselfe from the spirit of God 32. One should not love the Body more then the Spirit for the Spirit is the Life this we give you to understand in a similitude and are silent of the Matter with the ground and Original thereof 33. But know this that it was given to Man for his Sport and Ornament he had it by the right of Nature it was his understand the outward Bodyes for the outward Body with its Tincture and the Metalline Tincture are near a kind 34. But when the Tincture of the outward Body was destroyed by the Devils Evil longing then the Metalline Tincture hid it selfe also from the Humane and became an enemy to it for it is purer then the perished in the outward Man 35. Let this be manifested to you ye Seekers of the Metalline Tincture If you would find the Philosophers stone then apply your selves to the New Birth in Christ else it will be hard ●or you to apprehend it for it hath a great agreement with the heavenly substantiality which if it were released from the fierce wrath would be very well seen 36. It s lustre signifieth somewhat so that if we had paradisicall eyes we should well apprehend it The Minde sheweth it us indeed but the understanding and full knowledge is dead as to Paradise 37. Therefore seeing we use that Noble thing to the dishonour of God and to the destruction of our selves not to honour God thereby and to enter with our Spirit into the Spirit of God but leave the Spirit and cleave to the substantiality therefore is the Matalline Tincture become a Mystery for we are become strangers to it 38. Man was created that he should be a Lord of the Tincture and it was subjected to him and he became its servant and also strange to it therefore now he seeketh in Gold and findeth Earth 39. Because he forsook the Spirit and went with his Spirit into the substan●iality therefore the Substantiality hath captivated him and shut him Up in Death so that as the Tincture of the Earth lyeth shut up in the fierce w●ath till the Judgment of God so also the spirit of Man lyeth shut up in the Anger unlesse he go forth and become generated in God 40. For the Devil would be Chief Great Prince with his fierce wrath in the heavenly substantiality therefore it was shut up from him and became Earth and Stone so that he is not Prince but a Captive in the Anger and the substantiality profiteth not him for he is Spirit 41 He contemneth the Heavenly Substantiality and kindleth the Mother of Nature viz the Astringency or Fiat which instantly made all palpable and Corporeal which Gods Spirit created or compacted together 42. And yet it was well or easie to be known to Man he could well release the Tincture and bring forth the Pearl to his Sport or Scene and Joy and to the Manifestation of Gods Glory and Deeds of wonder if he had continued in Innocency 43. As to Mans-Eating and Drinking whereby he should give his 〈◊〉 nourishment and substantiality it was thus 44. He had a two-fold fi●e in him viz the Souls fire and the outward fire of the Sun and Constella●ions or Astrum Now every fire must have Brimstone on Beeing and Substance or else it subsisteth not that is it burneth not Concerning which we have sufficient understanding in the Divine Beeing or Substance what the nourishment of Man was 45. For as is mentioned above the souls fire is fed with Gods Love meekness and substantiality together with whatsoever the word viz the Divine Centre bringeth forth 46. For the soul is out of the Eternal Magick Fire which must also have Magick food viz by or with the Imagination 47. If it hath Gods Image then it Imagineth in Gods Love in the Divine substantiality and eateth of Gods food of the food of the A●gels 48. But if not then it eateth of whatsoever it imagineth in or of whatsoever the Imagination entreth into whether it be of the Earthly of hellish source or quality and into that Matrix also it falleth indeed not with its substance but is filled therewith and that beginneth to qualitie or operate in it selfe as poyson doth in the flesh 49. Also it is sufficiently to be known by us in the food of the Outward Body thus The outward Man was indeed yet he was as it were half swallowed up by the Inward the Inward ruled throughout and thus every life took of its own food 50. Viz the Image of God or the Souls Spirit and Image did eat of the Divine heavenly substantiality the outward body did Eat of the paradisicall fruit in the mouth and not into the Body for as the outward Body stood halfe swallowed up in the Inward so was also the fruit of Paradise 51. The Divine substantiality sprouted through the Earthly and had halfe swallowed up the Earthly in the Paradisical fruit so that the fruit was not

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Day p. 224. l. r●●viz into the. l. 35. r. and went p. 226. l. 20. r. and whether p. 227. l. 37. r. it suffereth not p. 220. l. 18. f. therein r. there p. 232. l. r. 3. r. draw 〈◊〉 l. 27. r. less the fiery l. 29. r. wonders p. 23. 〈◊〉 Margin r. l 4. p. 239. l. 〈…〉 of The Contents Page 2. l. 9. f. 69. ● 96. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 6. 11. * The Things which are seen are Temporal but the Things which are not seen are Eternal 2 Cor. 4. 28. * Cor. 15. 42. 43. * Mat. 16. 13 b 14. c 15. d 16. e 17. * 21. * Genes 1. 26 27. 5. 1. 9. 6 * or Desire † Exod. 20. 4. * Heb. 12. 29. * GOTT * Framer or Fashioner * AVGE * Transparency or Reflection † The Forms of Nature † Or Substance * Or that comes not into Being or Substance ‖ Of figure * As or viz † Or Nature † Or belonging to him * Or Anger-Prince * His Flesh * Vacuum voidness cessation privation or Negation * Or Joy † The Holy Spirit * Note * Wesenheit * Or Mass † The Quintessence or Mother * Out-going substantial working powers and properties † Gen. 2. 7. * Gen. 1. 2. † Psalm 18. 10. * The three Principles † The Threefold Life * Or 〈…〉 * Or Life † Deut. 8. 3. Mat. Luk. 4. 4. * Or Carcass * Man † World * Or Concreted * Note * 1 Cor. 15. 51. 52. † 1 Cor. 4. 20. * Or One † Note * Rom. 8. 20. 22 † The Earth * Or into that is Imagine or think like God * Gen. 2. 18. * A foolish Virgin † 1 Cor. 2. 14. * Or root * Original * Or the Ground * Or Substance * Or Evilness * As if it sent forth Thunderbolts † Rom. 8. 20. 22 * Gal. 5. 17. * Ephe. 1. 4. 5. * Note * 1 Tim. 2. 4. * Propensity or Complexion 〈◊〉 Souldier * Of an Evil Complexion * Act. 17. 28. * The Spirit of the Body † Or is overcome with Gazing * Qualifie or operate † Gen. 2. 21. * Or Imaged † Math. 12. 40. * The Spirits answer * Or Woman * GoTTes * Whole * Fine or Goodly † Gen. 2. 23. * Gen. 2. 23. * Gen. 2. 25. † The Essences * Gen. 3. 5. 6. * Gen. 3. 5. 6. † Or Carcass * Or get our living * Gen. 3. 17. ‖ Locus Beat●rum * Mat. 13. 44. 46. † Gen. 3. 24. † Gen. 3. 21. * Gen. 3. 17. 18. 19. * Gen. 3. 6. † Gen. 3. 24. * Or Circumciser * Math. 27. 51. † Luk. 23. 45. ‖ Math. 27. 52. † Luk. 10. 30. * By the word Woman understand the divided Body see the Three Principles cap. 13. vers 1. † Virginal * Gen. 3. 7. † vers 8. ‖ Or Braided the Stalks of the leaves together * Or Beastial Kind † Or white Apron * Gen. 3. 9. 10. † Vers 11. 12. † verse 13. † Gen. 3. 14. † Gen. 3. 15 * IHS † Rev. 19. 15. * To doe the thing * She. † 1. Tim. 2. 14. 15. ‖ 1 Pet. 3. 1. 5. * Ephe. 5. 25. 28. ‖ Or injected † ●ath 6. 12. † Extra * 1. Cor. 6. 18. † Note ye wanton lecherous unchast Children of Men. * Heaven * Or Daughter * Job 8. 23. * Gen. 3. 15. † Ephe. 1. 4. * Luk. 1. 42. ‖ Luk. 1. 38. * Phil. 2. 7. * Luke 1. 4● * Luke 1. 3● * Col. 2. 9. † Particlo * Extra * Heb. 11. 16. Note † Or of the * Mat. 24. 30. † Mat 8. 17. * Or Joyful * Ephe. 1. 4. * O● ha● a longing delight thereto † Or in a Looking-Glass * Luke 1. 38. † Job 1. 14. * Her Outward Man * Or intransitory * Or Life † Or By or as to her * Note ye that are called Men●onites * Heavenly † Note Created and Generated are two things * Gen. 2. 23. * The Virgin Sophia or Christ in us * Or lost Soul * Geniture or Birth * Or Incarnation * Or Capacity * Or feel * Note * Or Person † Heb. 4. 15. * Acts 2. 27. * Or by * Mat. 27. 51. † Mat. 27. 52. 53 * Col. 2. 14. 15. * Or towards † Come to be * Extra * Or the four Elements * Numb 17. 8. † Gen. 49. 10. * Isai 53. 2. † James 1. 18. † Rev. 14. 4. * John 3. 5. * Or reflex * Note * Or oe●●fioned * Or Constellations ‖ 1 Pet. 4. 7. 5. 8. * Joh. 16. 16. * Mat. 28. 20. † Rom. 3. 28. * Acts 17. 28. * Note * Mark 10. 21. † The Spirit of the Soul * Deut. 4. 31. Jer. 3. 12. * Joh. 10. 2. † Joh. 10. 1. * Joh. 10. 7. 9. * Mat. 12. 30. † Or a Living † 2 Tim. 4. 3. * Jer. 23. 21. ‖ Col. 2. 8. * 1 Cor. 12. 4. † 1 Tim. 1. 15. † Isai 42. 19. † Mat. 10. 37. Luk. 14. 26. ‖ Rev. 12. 1. 5. * Six heavenly and six Earthly See the Threefold life ch 9. vers 73. † Rev. 12. 15. * Rev. 12. 16. * Note Note * The mercy of God viz the Holy Earth the Eternal substantiality the Body of Christ † Extra * Note * Note ‖ Mahlzeichen * Rom. 8. 29. * Note Note Rev. 14. 13. * Note † Math. 22. 37. Luk. 18. 27. Note † Note 1 Pet. 5. 8. * Mat. 10. 16. † Note † Rom. 6. 16. * 2 Cor. 2. 16. † Engel-schaar * Note ye disputers about Free-will * Or Mind inclination or propensity * Or Mind inclination or propensity † Gen. 3. 15. * Note * Rev. 12. 1. † Luk. 14. 27. Note † N●●e † Note * Note Note † Or Ensign † The New-Man * Psal 19. 2. * Note * Word or New-Man viz the heavenly Gold * Note * Note Joh. 6. 54. † Note * Or longed * Note * Note Note * Note * Note † Note † Rev. 19. 20. Note Note † Mat. 25. 7. * Punishment and Grace * Extra ●●thout or beyond * Or apply in our Mind and Thoughts † See the 12. Question of the Soul verse 19. 20. 22. * Consumptibility * Note AVge * Note † Or to Note * Note wherein God is Omnipotent and Omniscient AVge ☉ * Or ●specteth † Note the introduction of the Eternal wil into substance * Note the wisdome is the body of the spirit † Formed or figured * Note what A. and O. are Rev. 1. 8. * Extra ‖ Unus Circulus Tinctura est Sapientie Ornamentum * Or Spirit * Note * Note † The first ground of the dark world * Viz the Creature * Or Vulcanus * Or before it * Joh. 1. 5. † The Liberty † Isai 9. 6. *