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 Eâ—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 Mâ—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
things but if they love themselves more then God in them then their Perdition is of themselves Hath not God shed abroad his Love in our Hearts Can any rightly say Lord Lord but by the Holy Spirit And are not the Father the Word and Spirit which bear record in Heaven One And do not the Spirit the Water and the Bloud which bear record on the Earth agree in One Also is not the Kingdom of Heaven within us And doth it not consist in Peace Righteousness and Joy in the Holy Ghost and then must not all needs be in us And we may thereby apprehend and understand it rightly though yet we know it not nor ever read it or though it had not been related in the Holy Scriptures How many Thousand Endless Mysteries are Treasured up in the hidden wisdom of God in Christ and in him in us when we find him and partake of him in him we have them all and from his fulness receive Grace for Grace how narrowly therefore should we search and observe the exact words of the Scripture which so surely as an Index point us to these invaluable things and use that powerful word in our Hearts by which hearing Comes and direction and power of understanding those things not onely which are expressed inwardly or outwardly but even whatsoever is hidden in Christ in whom all fulness dwels and then can any thing be impossible to be apprehended or known by a Soul that hath the very Thing in it self where nothing can be hid from its inward Eyes And since God worketh in us both to wil and to do why refuse we to will and to do by hearkening and yeelding to the Lusts of our own Hearts being Servants in Obedience to the Evil and not of God who is likewise in us with his Grace fulness we thinking nevertheless that we can neither will nor do endeavouring to bring Scripture to prove it to the quenching of the Spirit the manifestation whereof is given to every one to profit withal and this is effected in those that understand not how to satsfie themselves in the meaning of those Scripture Arguments that are alledged for proofs not considering that God worketh in us to be able through him in us so that there is himself his power and ability in our Selves though not Self-ability as of our selves for the Most Holy Man born of the fleshly Seed of Father and Mother of himself as of himself is not able to think a Good Thought but there is none so wicked except he be altogether uncapable to desire Conversion and so is a Devil but doth at some time or other in this life think a Good Thought which testifies the good work of God in his-heart and soul and is the stirring of the Divine Word therein in which is Light but Men love darkness rather then Light though it Ever Eternally shone in the Darkness and is the very light of their life in them and that because their Deeds are Evil and they will not follow to will and do according to it which is the Obedience to the divine Light in them though God hath given even his whole self unto them to Convert them wherein they are able to do all things through Christ that strengtheneth them and yet will not but neglect so great Salvation And these Comfortable words expressed in the holy Scriptures are faithful and the Things certain and undeniably true though the Scriptures had never made mention of them and are all of them to be discerned known and throughly understood in the Things themselves by and in every Soul but our want is that we seek not The Consideration whereof should move us earnestly to labour to understand more and more where and how that word is to be found felt seen and known as this Book doth exceedingly help us that we may infallibly Experimentally and understandingly Testifie unto the Truth of the Holy Scriptures by the through Examination of the Things it speaketh of seeing the Scripture directs to that which is to be understood no way but in the Things themselves as all that is written of is to be known Experimentally whether it be Natural or Divine solely by comparing the writing by and with the Things else all is but a Notional and Imaginary Supposition or Opinion without understanding but by the knowing of Things we should by degrees cease from Contention and rightly certainly and infallibly know God and the Wonders he hath wrought and can and will work in all things especially in the Souls of Holy Men some of whom out of the good hidden treasure of the living word in the Heart have committed to writing those few things conteined in the Scriptures being few in respect of the Infinite Depths of the Deity and so proceeding forward from Grace to Grace from Knowledge to knowledg we may attain to the measure of the fulness of the stature of a Man in Christ and not be alwaies children in understanding but even strong Men in Christ The Apostle Johns words If we say we have no sin we deceive our Selves May they be taken as meant speaking of others and not himself included what then shall we think was become of his Earthly Old Adam of his outward Flesh and Bloud wherein he was Mortal had he not that when he said so that he might justly exclude himself from having any sinne as having laid of this life and body he might have done having the new heavenly Body and not the old Earthly one about him at all in which Mortal flesh and Bloud onely which Christ himself took of the Seed of the Virgin Mary he became Sinne for us and could die else it had not been possible as is largely cleared in this Treatise Though if there be no Consent of the Soul it may truly be said by any one with the Apostle Paul It is no more I that do the Evil which I would not but Sinne that dwelleth in me Yet of this Mortal Corruptible Flesh which dyeth and remains in Corruption in the Grave and will not be changed till the General Resurrection of all the Dead at the last day of that it may be always said as he likewise saies of himself after he was rapt into the Third Heaven and not of others onely I know that in me that is in my Flesh dwelleth no Good thing And that is it in which Evil was present vvith him vvhen he vvould do Good for vvith his Flesh he served the Lavv of Sinne Can any serve God with his Flesh but vvith the Mind he can and doth vvhen he vvilleth the Good Yet vvhy are the Mysteries of the Bible so little understood but because we apprehend not that God and Christ and the Holy Spirit and all Graces as also Sinne are invvardly in Every soul the flesh lusting against the Spirit and the Spirit against the Flesh in every one and so the love and vvrath of God is in all things either hidden or manifested and that all
thou art and remainest to be one Spirit with and in the will of God in his Love 127. Let the Evil Adam be gone there will a good and new one Sprout forth out of the Old as a fair Blossome springeth out of the stincking Dung onley have a care thou retainest the Spirit in God 128. Concerning the Evil Body which sticketh full of Evill Affections there is not much to be done if it be inclined to Evill do it the less good give it no occasion to wantonness 129. To keep it in subjection is a good Remedy to be full and frolick is at length to make the Ass perfectly to wallow in the Mirc where it defileth it selfe sufficiently like a Swine 130. To be sober and to lead a Temperate life is a Good purgation for the Evil Ass not to give it that it lusteth after to let it fast often so that it may not hinder Prayer that is good for it it is not willing but the understanding must be Lord for it beareth Gods Image 131. This Latine doth not relish well to the Rational World in the Lust of the Flesh but seeing that relisheth it not but drawes into the place thereof meer vain Earthly Voluptuousness and pleasure and swalloweth them into it selfe therefore is the Anger stirring in them that draweth them continually with Adam out of Paradise and with Lucifer into the Abyss and there thou wilt swallow and devour to the full what thou hast here willingly drawn into thy selfe 132. But thou shouldest not lay the blame on God if thou dost thou art a Lyar and an Enemy of the Truth God willeth no Evil also there is no Evil Thought in him he hath only one Source or Quality and that is Love and Joy 133. But his fierce wrath viz Nature hath many Sources or Qualities therefore let every one have a care what he doth every Man is his own God and his own Devil that source or quality which he inclineth himselfe or yeeldeth himselfe up into that leadeth and driveth him and he is the Work-master thereof 134. It is a great Misety that Man is so blind that he can not know what God is for all that he liveth in God 135. And yet there are Men that forbid such a thing that Man should not search what God is and yet will be Teachers of and for God verily such are even Teachers of and for the Devil that he may not be known The Sixt Chapter Of Adams Sleep How God made a Woman out of him and how he became quite Earthly also how God by the Curse hath withdrawn Paradise from him 1. WHen Man became weary and tired he fell into a sleep viz into the Magia it was with him as if he were not in this world for all his Senses or Thoughts ceased the wheel of the Essences passed into a Rest 2. He was as it were Essential Not Substantial he was altogether like the Magia for he knew nothing of his Body he lay as dead but was not Dead but the Spirit stood still 3. And then the Essences have their Effect and the Spirit of the soul onely seeth or discerneth and there is pourtrayed in the sydereal Spirit all whatsoever the starry heaven bringeth forth 4. And stood Magically in the Mind as a Looking-Glass on which the Spirit of this world Gazeth and conveigheth whatsoever it seeth in the Looking-Glass into the Essences and the Essences flow forth therein as if they did perform the work in the Spirit and pourtray it in the Spirit which are Dreames and Representations or Figures 5. Thus we are to know that when the Earthliness wrestled with Adam and that he Imagined thereinto he became instantly infected thereby and in his Minde became dark and stern 6. For the Earthliness began to qualifie or operate like water that beginneth to seeth by the fire the source or quality of the Starres became stirring and were now Lord of the Body 7. And now Moses saith very right God suffered a Deep sleep to fall upon him that is being his Will-spirit Imagined after Earthliness God let him fall down for he brought with the Imagination earthliness into the heavenly Substantiality and that the Spirit of God which is a Spirit of Light would not have 8. For Adams Spirit was a Creature and proceeded forth out of Gods Love-spirit therefore indeed it did not willingly leave him but the Earthliness had already captivated him 9. And when that left him then he sank down in impotency and fell home to the Third Principle viz to the Starres and the Four Elements thus he lay in the Earthly Magia and was not yet wholly Earthly 10. He lay in the Mystery between the Kingdom of God and of this world where both the Fiat's viz the divine and the Earthly were stirring in him and now the Two Kingdoms viz of God and of Hell were first in strife about Man 11. And so now if the dear Name JESUS had not been incorporated in Adam even before his Creation as in the substantiality of God wherein the Virgin of Wisdome stood wherein Adam was created he would indeed have slept still and have beene in the Earthly Death 12. And this is the cause why the Second Adam Christ must rest till the Third Day in the Earth in the first sleep of Adam and awaken or raise up the first Adam again out of the Earthliness 13. For Christ had also a soul and spirit out of Adam and the precious Dear word of the Deity together with Gods Spirit awakened and raised up again in Christs flesh the dead substantiality of the Sulphur viz the Body which in Adam was dead and put it again into the power of the Majesty of God and therewith US all 14. All those which with their Faith and Imagination in Christs flesh and blood in his Death and Rest go into the Earth they sprout all with their Spirit and will forth in the divine substantiality and are a fair Blossome in the Majesty of God 15. And God the Eternal word and power will at the last day awaken and raise up in himselfe with his spirit the dead Body which with Adam is fallen home to the Earth 16. For Christs soul and Flesh which is also our Soul and Flesh understand it right that part which Adam received out of the divine substantiality hath God through and in the Death of Christ separated from the Earthly source or quality and hath awakened and raised it up and introduced it into the divine substantiality again as it was before the Time of the World and Us in and with him 17. And we are onely wanting in our giving up our selves into it in that we suffer the Devil to with-hold us for our death is broken our sleep is become a Life and that in Christ and through Christ in God and through God in the Eternity with our Byss or Ground in the Abyss viz in the Majesty without or beyond the fiery
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
standeth in the Center of the Life towards us 16. God is become Man and willeth to have us so also his Anger in the Kingdom of the fierce wrath willeth to have us the Devil also willeth to have us into his society and Gods Angels also into theirs to which soever we are Factour and Trade thither we go 17. If we put our Imagination into the Light of God and go with earnest sincerity into that then we come into it and are also with earnestness drawn into it 18. Will we then put our willing into the Glory of this world and let the Eternal go then we have to expect that we must with this worlds fierce wrath enter into the first Mystery 19. Shall we not then have divine Imagination viz Faith in us then the divine Love will leave us and not let us in at her Doars 20. Assuredly if God break them not open then we come into Necessity if thou bringest Not Gods spirit along with thee thou wilt never more attain it 21. Therefore it is Good to Spring and grow forth in this Life Christ is Become our field we may without any great anguish or trouble attain it it is but to do this viz to breake our Will 22. That is woeful for the Old Adam will not so also the Anger will not the Devil also will not 23. Behold O Man thou thy self art thy own Enemy that which thou holdest to be thy friend that is thy Enemy wouldst thou be saved and see God then thou must become worst Enemy to thy best friend viz to thy outward Life 24. Not that thou shouldest destroy it but its will onely thou must do what thou willest not thou must become thy own Enemy or else thou cast not see God 25. For that which thou now holdest for thy friend is proceeded out of the Anguish Chamber and hath still the Anguish life in it it hath the Anger source or quality and the Devils sicknesse longing or Malady in it 26. Thou must frame or Create a will in God thou must frame or Create a will out of thy soul and with the same go forth out of Evil wickedness and Malice into God and so thou wilt be introduced into Gods Fire 27. Understand the willing-spirit that will kindle thy soul and so then reach after the life and spirit of Christ and thou wilt receive it which will new Regenerate thee with a New willing which will abide with thee 28. The same is the blossome of thy soul wherein the New-Child standeth in the Image of God to that God giveth Christs flesh and bloud to feed on 29. And not to the Adamical Ass as Babel wonderfully Dreameth as if the wicked should participate or be made partakers of the Body of Christ O No. 30. They receive the four Elements and therein the Anger of God and therefore because they distinguish or discern not the Lords Body which is every where present in Heaven and becometh fed upon by that soul which attaineth Heaven 31. Not as a sign as the other Phantasy Dreameth not Spirit without Substance but the substance of the spirit environed and inclosed with Gods wisdome Christs Flesh which filleth the Light-world in every Place which the Word that became Man brought along with it into Mary 32. That same Substantiality although indeed in Mary it became Opened in its flesh and bloud and assumed humane Essence to it selfe was at that very Time while Christ lay in the body or womb of Mary in Heaven in the one Element in all Places 33. It never came at any time from any Place many miles off into Mary No but the included Center which Adam had shut up in the Anger of God in Death that the word of the Deity did unshut or unlock and introduced the divine substantiality into the virgin-like Center shut up in Death 34. That was done in the Body or womb of Mary in the limit or Mark of the Covenant not departing away also not entering in but unshutting in-generating and in this world Ex-generating 35. God-and-Man one Person Heavenly and in Death inclosed substantiality and virginity one substantiality one onely Man in heaven and in this World 36. And such must we also be for the Word which became Man is stirring in the soul and standeth in the sound of the Life in all Souls 37. Now go whither thou wilt thou hast now the Center of the Deity in thee in the sound and stirring and also the Center of the fierce wrath into which thou goest and which thou awakenest therein standeth thy Life 38. Do what thou pleasest thou art free and God letteth thee know it He calleth thee if thou comest then thou wilt be his Child if thou goest into the Anger then thou wilt also be taken up by that The Tenth Chapter Of Gods Express-Reflex Image of Man viz of Gods similitude and Man 1. WE cannot in this world see our substantiality or New Body while we are in the Earthly Body the Outward Man knoweth it not onely the Spirit which becometh generated and goeth forth out of the New Man that knoweth its Body 2. But if we would fain have the knowledge thereof and would know whether we are in the New Birth then we have no better proof or tryal of it then by or in the similitude of God which we understand to be viz the Desiring the sense or Thoughts and the Mind 3. These Things contein in them the Center of the spirit out of which the strong will becometh generated and brought forth in which the right true similitude and the Image of God with flesh and Bloud standeth which the outward man knoweth not 4. For that very Image is not in this world but it hath another Principle viz in the Angelical world and during this Time of the Body standeth in the Mystery in the secresie or Arcanum 5. As the Gold in the Stone whereas the Gold hath another Tincture another Essence another Glance and Lustre or shining and the rudeness or drossiness of the Stone cannot comprehend it and the Gold also doth not comprehend the rude drossiness of the Stone and yet the rude drossiness viz the Anguish Center is a Cause of the Gold for the rude drossiness is the Mother and the Sun or Sol is the Father 6. Thus also is our Old Adam and Body a Cause of the New Body for it is the Mother out of the Old substantiality originally ariseth the new Body and Gods Spirit in Christ is the Father as the Sun is the Father of the Gold so also is Gods heart the Father of the New-Man 7. But now we can not know the New Man better then in the Center namely in the Desiring Thoughts and Mind 8. When we find our selves thus viz that our Desiring standeth totally according to and towards God that our Thoughts continually run in the will of God and that the Mind totally giveth it self up in Obedience into the will
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-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-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
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-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
Deity as a glance or Looking-Glass wherein the Deity seeth it self and in it standeth the divine Kingdom of joy of the divine Will and Pleasure viz the great wonders of Eternity which have neihere beginning nor end nor number 68. But is all an Eternal Beginning and an Eternal End and is together as it were an EYE which seeth where there is nothing in the Seeing or in Sight but the seeing ariseth out of the Essence of the Fire and Light 69. Understand in the Fires Essence the Fathers Property and the first Principle and in the lights quality or source and property the Sonnes Nature viz the second Principle and the driving Spirit out of both properties understand to be the spirit of God which in the first Principle is fierce or wrathful stearn astringent bitter cold and fiery and is the driving spirit in the Anger 70. And therefore resteth not in the fierce wrath and anger but is thrusting forth and blowing forth of the Essential fire in that it uniteth it self again in the Essence of the Fire for the wrathful Essences draw it again into them for it is their source or quality and life and yet goâ—th in the kindled fire into the light forth from the Father into the Sonne and openeth the fiery Essenceâ— in the source or quality of the light 71. VVhere then the fiery Essence in the great desire of the burning Love and the first stearn source or quality in the Lights quality or source is not known but the fierceness of the fire is only thus a cause of the light flaming Majesty and of the desiring Love 72. And thus we are to understand the Being or substance of the Deity and also the Eternal Nature and we understand alwaies the Divine Being or substance in the light of the Majesty for the meek light maketh the stearn nature of the Father meek lovely and merciful 73. And is called the Father of Mercy according to his Heart or Sonne for the Property of the Father standeth in the Nature of fire and light and is himself the Being of all Beeings or Substance of all Substances 74. He is the Abysse and the Bysse or ground and parteth him self in the Eternal Birth into Three Properties as into Three Persons also into Three Principles 75. Whereas yet in the Eternity there are but Two in Being or Substance and the Third is as a Looking-Glass of the first Two out of which this world as a comprehensible or palpable Being or Substance is created in a Beginning and End The Second Chapter Of the Revelation or Manifestation of the Mystery How out of the Eternal Spiritual Mystery the Temporary Mystery is flown forth 1. SEeing then thus there hath been a Mystery from Eternity therefore now its manifestation or Revelation is to be considered for we can speak no otherwise of the Eternity then as of a Spirit 2. For it hath all been only a Spirit and yet from Eternity hath generated it self into Being or Substance and that through Desiring and Longing 3. Neither can it be said at all that in the Eternity there hath not been Beeing or Substance for no Fire subsisteth without Being or Substance 4. Also there is no Meekness without the Generating of Being or Substance for the Meekness generateth VVater and the Fire swalloweth up the water and maketh it in it self one part Heaven and Firmament and the other part Sulphur 5. In which the fire Spirit by its Essential wheel maketh a Mercury and further awakeneth the Vulcan that is striketh up the Fire that so the Third Spirit viz the Air becometh generated 6. VVhere then the noble Tincture standeth in the midst as a Glance with the Colours and Originally ariseth out of the Wisedom of God 7. For the Colours arise from the source or quality Every Colour standeth with its Substantiality in the meekness of the quality or source of the water excepting the Black which doth not so that hath its Original out of the harsh astringent fierceness they all receive their colours from the source or quality 8. Thus now every form longeth after the other and from the Desirous Longing every form is impregnated from the other and the one bringeth the other to Being or Substance so that the Eternity standeth in a perpetual enduring Magia wherein Nature standeth in a sprouting springing and wrestling and the fire consumeth that and affordeth or giveth it also and so is an Eternal Band. 9. Only the light of the Majesty and Trinity of God is unchangeable for the Fire cannot comprehend it and it dwelleth Free in it self 10. And yet it is perceptible and known to Us that the light of the Love is desirous viz of the wonders and figures in the wisdom 11. In which desiring this world as a Model hath been known from Eternity in the wisdom in the Deep hidden Magia of God for the Desiring of the Love searcheth into or predominateth in the Ground or Byss and Abyss 12. Therein hath also from Eternity the desire of the fierce wrath and harsh stern source or quality in the Fathers Nature and property together mingled it self 13. And so the Image of Angels and Men have been from Eternity discovered in the Divine property in Gods wisdom as also in the property of the fierce wrath the Devil But not in the holy Light-flaming property 14. But yet in no Image or Being and Substance but in the way or Manner as in a deep sence a thought darteth up and is brought before its own looking-Glass of the Minde where in the Minde often a thing appeareth that is not in Being or Substance 15. Thus have the two Genetrixes viz the fierce wrath in the Fire and also the Love in the Meekness or Light set their Model in the wisdome 16. Where then the Heart of God in the Love hath longed to Create this Model into an Angelical Image out of the Divine substantiality that it should be a similitude and Image of the Deity and should dwell in the wisdom of God to fulfill the longing of the Deity and to the Eternal rejoycing of the Divine Kingdom of Joy 17. And now we are to conceive or apprehend of the Word Fiat that it hath comprised or câ—tched this and brought it into a Substance and Corporeal Being for the will to this Image hath existed out of the Father out of the Fathers property in the word or Heart of God from Eternity as a desirous will to the Creature and to the Manifestation of the Deity 18. But being it had not moved it self from Eternity till at the Creation of the Angels therefore there was no Creation performed till the Creation of the Angels 19. But the Ground and Cause thereof we are not to know and God hath reserved it to his own Power and Might how it came to pass that God hath once moved himself seeing or notwithstanding he is an unchangeable God and we shall here search no further for this
a Beastial Property as we now live in after the Fall but in the Paradisicall in the Eternall Life 50. Man had no such beastial Flesh but heavenly Flesh but in the Fall it became earthly and beastiall 51. Neither are we to understand it in such a sence that he had nothing of this world in him He had the Kingdom and Dominion of this world in him but the Four Elements ruled not in him but the Four Elements were in One and the Earthly Dominion lay hidden in him 52. He should live in the Heavenly source or Quality and though all was stirring in him yet he should rule with the Heavenly source or Quality of the second Principle over the Earthly and the Kingdom and the source or Quality of the Stars and Elements should be under the Paradisical source or Quality 53. No Heat nor Frost no Sickness nor Mishap or Mischief also no fear should touch him or terrifie him his body could go through Earth and Stone uninterrupted by any thing 54. For that would be no Eternal Man which earthliness could limit which were thus fragile 55. Therefore we should rightly consider of Man It is not Sophistry or Opinion that will do it but knowing and Understanding in the Spirit of God 56. It is of necessity you must be born again if you will see the Kingdom of God again out of which you are departed 57. Art will not do it but Gods Spirit which sets open the Doors of Heaven to the Image of man so that he can see with Three Eyes 58. For Man standeth in a Threefold life if so be he be Gods Child if not he standeth onely in a Two-fold life 59. And it is sufficiently known to us that Adam is with the right Holy Image which was the similitude according to the holy Trinity gone forth out of the Divine Being or Substance aud hath Imagined in or according to the Earthliness and hath brought the earthly Kingdom into the divine Image and darkned or obscured it and made it perish whereupon also we then lost our Paradisical Seeing 60. Also God hath withdrawn Paradise from Us whereupon we became then weak faint and feeble and instantly the Four Elements together with the Constellations or Astrum in us became strong and mighty so that we are with Adam fallen home to them 61. Which also is the Cause of the Woman that God divided Adam when he could not stand and parted him into two Tinctures viz. according to the Fire and Water as shall be mentioned here following the one affording soul the other Spirit 62. And after the fall Man became a beastial Being or Substance who must propagate after a Beastial property or kind and then the Heaven and Paradise as also the Deity became a Mystery to Him 63. VVhereas yet the Eternal continued in Man viz the Noble soul but covered with an Earthly Garment and darkned and infected with the earthly source or quality and poysoned by the false or Evil Imagination so that it was no more known to be Gods Child 64. For the sake of which God became Man that he might deliver it from the Dark Earthliness again and bring it again into Heavenly Substantiality in Christs Flesh and Blood which filleth the Heaven The Third Chapter The Gate of the Creation of Man and of the breathing in of the Soul and of the Spirit 1. ALthough this hath been cleared enough in the other Writings yet because every one hath them not ready at Hand therefore it is necessary to set down a brief recitall or round description of the Creation of Man whereby Christs Becoming Man or Incarnation may be the better understood afterward 2. Also for the sake of the Pearl which continually more and more befalleth and becometh given and opened to Man in his seeking which is a singular Joy to me thus to delight my self with God 3. The Creation of Man is done or performed in all the Three Principles viz in the Fathers Eternal Nature and property And in the Sonnes Eternal Nature and property and in this worlds Nature and property 4. And into the Man which the word Fiat Created was the Threefold Spirit out of the Three Principles and sources or qualities breathed in to be his life viz he was Created by a Threefold Fiat understand the Corporeity or Substantiality and the will of the Heart of God introduced the Spirit into him according to all the Three Priuciples understand it as followeth 5. Man was created totally after the similitude of God God manifested himself in the Humanity in an Image which should be as himself 6 For God is ALL and All is proceeded from him and yet all is not called God therefore because all is not Good 7. For as far as concernes the Pure Deity God is a light-flaming Spirit and dwelleth in Nothing but onely in himself Nothing is like him 8. But as far as concerns the property of Fire out of which the light is generated we apprehend that the property of the Fire is Nature which is a Cause of the Life Moving and of the Spirit else there would be no Spirit also no Light nor Being or Substance but an Eternal Stilness neither Colour nor virtue but all would be an Abyss wsthout Being or Substance 9. Although yet the light of the Majesty dwelleth in the Abyss and is not apprehended by the fiery Nature and property For as to the Fire and Light we are to Understand as followeth 10. The Fire hath and maketh a terrible and Consuming source and Quality or torment now in the source or quality and torment there is a sincking down like a dying or free yieldiug up it self 11. That free yeelding up it self falleth into the liberty without or beyond the source or quality or torment as into Death and yet is no Death but it so goeth a degree deeper down into it self and becometh free from the source or quality or torment of the fires Anguish and yet hath the sharpness of the Fire yet not in the Anguish but in the Liberty 12. And then the Liberty and the Abyss is a Life and becometh a Light in it self for it getteth the Flash of the Anguish Source or Quality or torment and becometh desirous viz of the Substantiality 13. And the Desiring impregnateth it selfe with substantiality out of the Liberty and Meekness For in that the Anguish source or quality or torment sinketh or entreth in it rejoyceth that it is free from the Anguish and draweth the joy into it self and goeth with its will out from it self which is the Life and Spirit of Joy 14. For which here we had need of an Angels Tongue yet hereby we will give to the Reader that loveth God a short explanation to consider of for the understanding of the Heavenly Substantiality 15. For in God All is power Spirit and Life But whatsoever is Being or Substance that is not Spirit but that which sinketh down from the Fire as into
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
Tincture is the Matrix which was Impregnated with the substantiality viz with Sulphur in the Fire which yet in Venus's Water cometh to Beeing or Substance 10. The Fire Tincture giveth Soul and the Lights Tincture giveth Spirit and the Water viz the substantiality giveth Body and Mercurius viz the Centre of Nature giveth the wheele of the Essences and the Great life in the Fire and Water heavenly and Earthly and the Sal or Salt Heavenly and Earthly holdeth it in the Beeing or Substance for it is the Fiat 11. For as Man hath the Outward Constellation or Astrum in him which is his Wheel of the outward worlds Essences and Cause of the Minde so also he hath the Inward Constellation or Astrum of the Centre of the fiery Essences as also in the second Principle he hath the Light flaming Divine Essences 12. He had the whole Magia of the Beeing of all Beeings or Substance of all Substances in him it was the possibility in him he could generate Magically for he loved himselfe and desired his likenesse again out of his Centre As he was Conceived from Gods desire and brought forth by the Genetrix in the Fiat so should he also have brought forth his Angelical or Humane Hoast 13. But whether they should all have been generated out of One viz out of that one Princely Throne or successively all one out of another is not needfull to be known for the limit is broken we have enough in the Knowledge in that we know what we are and what our Kingdom is 14. Indeed I find in the Deep in the Centre that one should have proceeded out of the other for the Heavenly Centre hath its Minutes as well as the Earthly which always strike where the Wheele with all the Three Principles always goeth and always one wonder openeth it selfe after another 15. Thus was Mans Image also found and contrived wherein the wonders lie without number they should be opened by the Humane Hoast 16. And clearly in Time one Greater Wonder is opened in one then in another all according to the Heavenly and Earthly Birth and wonderful Variation or Alteration as is done also at this very day that in One more Art and understanding of the Wonders lyeth then in an other 17. Therefore I conclude that one man should have been generated and proceeded from another for the sake of the Great Wonders and for the pleasure delight and joy of Man wherein a Man would have brought forth his like 18. Thus should the Humane Generations have stood in the Generating till God had set the Third Principle of this World again in its own Ether 19. For it is a Globe with Beginning and End for the beginning reacheth to the End that the last may passe into the First thus all is finished ond entire 20. And then will the Middle again be cleared and goe again into that which it was before the Times of this world even all but the Wonders which continue in Gods wisdom in the great Magia standing as a shadovv of this World 21. Now seeing Adam was so Glorious an Image moreover in the sted and place of extruded Lucifer the Devil would not allow or afford him that but Envied it vehemently and set his Vizard and Imagination alwayes before Adam he slipt also with his Imagination into the Earthlinesse of the fruit and Imagined or represented before Adam as if Great Glory did stick in his enkindled Earthliness 22. Though indeed Adam did not know him for he came not in his own Form but the forme of the Serpent as in the form of a Sumptuous Beautiful Cunning Beast and Managed his Apish Sport like a Fowler who deceiveth the fowles and so catcheth them 23. So did he also he infected the Earthly Kingdom with his disease and venome of Pride and halfe killed it as is to be seen in Earth and Stones which though so very much diseased venomed and full of vanity yet would very fain be loosed from the vanity 24. And when it found that Adam was a child of God and had the Glory and the Power then it Imagined or longed vehemently after Adam together with the Kindled Anger of God that also Imagined or longed after Adam to delight it selfe in this living Image 25. All drew Adam and would have him the Kingdom of Heaven would have him for he was created for it 26. Also the Earthly Kingdom would have him for it had one part in him it would be his Lord seeing he was but a Creature 27. Also the fierce wrath set open its Jawes and would be Creaturely and substantial to satiate its great fierce hunger 28. And thus stood Adam in the Trial or Proba for forty Dayes so long as Christ was tempted in the Wilderness and Israel on Moant Siâ—â—i when God gave them the Law to see whether it were possible that this people could in the Fathers source or quality in the Law stand before God 29. And whether Man could have continued in Obedience so as to have set his Imagination upon God so that God should not have needed to become Man for which cause God did such wonders in Egypt that man might see that there is a God and so love and feare him 30. But the Devil was a lyar and deceiver and seduced Israel so that they made a Calf and worshipped it for God now seeing it was not possible for Israel to stand therefore * Moses came from the Mountain with the Tables upon which the Law was written and brake them and slew the worshippers of the Calf 31. So also must not Moses bring this People into the promised Land it could not be JOSUA and lastly JESUS must do it who stood in the Temptation before the Devil and the Anger of God who overcame the Anger and brake Death in peeces as Moses did the Tables of the Law 32. The first Adam now could not stand though the Kingdom of God stood before his Eyes and he in Paradise yet Gods Anger was so very much inflamed that it drew Adam for he was too much kindled in the Earth through the Devils Imagination and strong willing 33. Now saith Reason Had the Devil so great Might yes deare Man Man had it also he can throw down Mountains if he entereth strongly with his Imagination 34. The Devil was also out of the great Magia of God and a Prince or King of this Throne and Entered into the strongest Might of the Fire in a will and entention to be a Lord over all the Hoast of Heaven 35. Thus the Magia became kindled and the Great Turba Generated that had wrestled with Adam to try whether he would be strong enough to possesse the Devils Kingdom and to rule in the same with other Sources or Qualities 36. This Adams Rational Spirit did not understand but the Magick Essences strove against one another whence the whole Lust and the will did exist till Adam began and Imagined after the Earthliness and would have
to fruit thereof but cannot get in but goeth round about the out-side and reacheth over with his hand after the fruit which yet the Gardener snatcheth out of his hand again and he must go away lamenting and cannot satisfie his Lust or longing 16. Thus it goeth also with him concerning the Woman when he was in Gods Love and the Woman in him a chast Virgin in Gods Sweetness and Wisdom then he did eat of her fruit and could very well refresh or delight himself with his own Love in the Matrix of Venus 17. For the Fire Tincture hath a great Joyful recreating delight in the Lights Tincture and that he had in himselfe he was Man and Wise 18. But now he must go round without that Gardine and touch the Tincture of Venus but with one Member whereas yet the Inward Tinctures in the seeds receive one another and labour to produce a Life 19. But the outward Body is not worthy that it should enjoy the Inward Joyful qualifying or operation wherein the souls Life is sowen 20. The inward Essence onely enjoy that for they are out of the Eternal but the outward Beastial Ass bringeth or affordeth onely a beastial Longing or Lust 21. He knoweth nothing of the Joy of the Essences when one Tincture cometh into the other and what is done then where there is yet somewhat of Paradise but the Earthly Essence mixeth it self suddenly therein and it is but as a joyful Glimpse 22. Wherein the will to Life becometh generated which afterwards driveth on and impregnateth it selfe with Sulphur till it may reach the Principle and strike up fire in the Centre wherein then there is a true Life and again a Soul is generated 23. Now when the fair Image thus departed away from Gods Love then it knew it selfe that it was come into another Source or quality then began feare and terrour before the fierce wrath of God for it began to qualifie or operate in them they looked one upon another and perceived their Beastial form and that they were Naked 24. And then sure the Devil Danced and God was derided for they were afraid and crept behind the Trees and took leaves from the fig-trees and wreathed them together and held them before their shame 25. For the heavenly Virgin was gone they knew the fall and were ashamed that is the Soul which is out of the Eternal was ashamedof the Beastlinesse as it is at this day when we are ashamed of our beastial Members 26. And hence it is that the Woman Clotheth her selfe with a white covering before her shame that the Spirit of the Soul which glanceth forth at the Eyes be not disturbed for it knoweth the Matrix of Venus which also as suddenly in the Man or Masculine begineth to Imagine upon it or Lust after it 27. Which if the Woman clotheth her selfe with Black and Covereth her Eyes it not easily Effected but onely by Imagining or Lusting 28. But else instantly both the Tinctures of the Man and Wife cath one the Other in the Eyes where the Spirit glanceth forth 29. Now when Adam and Eve stood thus in terrour before the Anger of God God cattel Adam and said Adam where art thou and be said Here I am I was afraid for I am Naked 30. And he said Who hath told thee that thou art Naked Hast thou not eaten of the Tree that I forbad thee and be said the Woman gave unto me and I did Eat 31. And he said to the Woman Why didest thou that she said the Serpent beguild me so that I did Eat 32. Here we understand the great Love of God in that God called Adam again that he should know seek and finde himself and turn again to God 33. For Adam had been in God but he was gone out from the Love out of the Second Principle into the Third 34. Wherefore God said Where are thou Adam dost thou not see thou are no more in Heaven he turned his friendly Countenance again to one part in Adam understand in that part which he had received out of the heavenly Substantiality and glanced upon it againe with his Spirit 35. And said to the Serpent the Old Devil Seeing thou hast done this cursed art thou 36. And to the Creaturely Serpent which must now be a Creature for the Devil had turned himselfe into the Form of a Serpent therefore must the Serpent also continue to it he said Thou shalt go upon thy Belly and eat Earth 37. Seeing it had seduced Man so that he was become Earthly therefore should also the Devils Image be Earthly and devour the fierce â—â—athful Earthly source or quality viz Poyson that should now be its source or quality 38. And here we are to know that the Devil figured or framed to himselfe the Serpents Image from the Constellations and Elements through his Imagination for he had great Power till the Lord wholly cursed him and set the Dear name JESUS for a Mark or limit of Separation and there his great power was laid 39. For he said to Adam and Eve the seed of the Woman shall Crush the Serpents head and Thou understand the Serpent shalt sting him in the heel that is in Gods fierce wrath thou wilt stay him 40. But he shall sprout forth out of Death and Crush thy Head that is take away thy power and overcome the wrath with the Love 41. And here in this place hath the word of the Promise of the seed of the Woman which was the Dear Name IHESUS with its Character Imaged it selfe in the Light of the Life 42. And likewise in that Character hath Imaged the highly precious Virgin of Gods wisdome in which Christ as the destroyer of Death should become a true Man and take away the power of Death and destroy the Devils sting 43. Which there should tread the Winepress of the fierce wrath and anger and enter into the Anger viz into the Center of the Fire and quench the Fire with his heavenly Blood and with the water of Meeknesse out of the fountain of the Heart of God 44. And know assuredly that if the Word of the Promise had not Imaged it selfe in the Light of Life when Adam and Eve sell into the Earthly source of quality then would the Spirit of the soul have become a fierce wrathful Devil and the Body an evil Beast as indeed it is now and if the Elementary Water did not allay the insolency of the Fierce wrath Men would well see how many a one would be a devouring Devil 45. Thus now we are to consider and Conceive that the world before Christs becoming Man or Incarnation were saved in this imaged or imprinted Word and Name 46. Those who have put their will into God they have received that word of Promise for the Soul was received thereinto 47. For the whole Law of Moses concerning the Sacrifices is throughout nothing else but a Type of the
into the heavenly divine source or quality 63. And therefore must her outward Man dye away from the Earthly source or quality that it may live to God 64. And therefore in that she was blessed and did bear the Mark in the Covenant her body not vanished departed or dissolved for the heavenly hath swallowed up the Eartthly and holdeth that Eternally captive to the honour of God and the Manifestation of his deeds of Wonder It shall never be forgotten in Eternity that God is become Man in her 65. But that some say she remained totally in death and quite vanished or Corrupted their Reason might well discern otherwise for that which is highly blessed is uncorruptible or cannot vanish away 66. Her heavenly part of the divine substantiality which she had in her blessed that is intransitory else it must follow that Gods substantiality in the Blessing were yet once more fallen and dead as was done in Adam for the sake of which dying indeed God became Man that he might being it to life again 67. Indeed according to the Outward Life viz according to the outward source or quality she died but she liveth according to the Blessing in Gods substantiality and also in her own Substantiality not in the Four Elements but in the root of the four Elements viz in the One Element which holdeth the Four Elements shut up in it selfe in the Paradise in the pure Element in the Divine Substantiality in the Body of God 68. Therefore we say that Mary was greater in dignity then Ever any Daughter of or from Adam in that God hath fixed the Mark of his Covenant in her and that she alone among all Eves Daughters hath attained the blessing viz the pure Virgin-like chastity which in all Eves Daughters was perished 69. But with her stood the Virginity in the Covenant till the word of Life highly bâ—essed her and then she became a right chast Virgin in which God became Generated 70. For Christ said to the Jews I am from above but ye are from beneath I am not of thiâ— world 71. If he were become Man in an Earthly Vessel and not in a puâ— modest Chast heavenly Virgin he had of necessity been of this World 72. But thus he became Man in the Heavenly Virgin and the Earthly source or quality did but hang to him for the Essence of the Soul was in us poor Children of Men become infected 73. And he was to introduce our Soul in the heavenly Essence in himselfe through the fire of God in Ternarium Sanctum into the holy Ternary 74. For it was for the Soules sake that all was done being it had been taken out of the Eternall therefore also God would not forsake it Question 75. Therefore if it be asked what kind of Matter it was whereinto Gods Word and Heart hath given in it selfe and made it selfe a Body whether it be strange Matter come from Heaven Or whether it was of Maryes Essence and seed Answer 76. This is our Answer That Gods Heart was never without Substance for its dwelling is from Eternity in the Light and the power in the Light is the Heart or Word which God hath spoken from Eternity 77. And the Speaking was the Holy Spirit of God which with the Speaking goeth forth out of the power of the Light out of the spoken Word 78. And that which is out spoken is Gods Wonder and Wisdome and this hath in it the divine Looking-Glass of the Wisdom whereinto the Spirit of God looketh and wherein it openeth the Wonders 79. Thus understand that the word which out of or from the Heart of God the Father was environed with the heavenly Chast Virgin of wisdome dwelleth in the heavenly Substantiality and hath in like manner opened it selfe in Maries Essence and Substantiality viz in her own seed understand in the humane seed and hath taken into it selfe Maries seed dead and blind as to God and awakened or railed it to Life again 80. The living Substantiality came together in the half dead to a Body not to a transitory which should cease or vanish but to an Eternal which should remain Eternally for here the Eternal Life became generated again 81. Thus the Substantiality of the Eternity in God of his Deepe without Ground and the Substantiality of the dead Adam in the Humanity became one Substantiality totally or entirely one Substance so that the Creature Christ with his Substantiality in like manner at once filled the whole Father which is without bounds limit or Ground 82. Yet the Creaturely Soul continueth and is a Creature and according to the Third Princidle viz as to the Creature this Christ is a Creature and King of Men as also according to the Second Principle a Childe of the Abyssal Father 83. Whatsoever the Father is in his Abyssal Deepe that the Sonne is in his Creature for the power and virtue in the Creature is with the power without or beyond the Creature one power one Substantiality in which the Angels and Men dwell 84. But in the Humanity it giveth also flesh and blood and therefore also it is and remaineth a Creature but uncreated yet generated as to one part out of God from Eternity as to the other part out of the Humanity 85. And God and Man is become one person one Christ One God one Holy Trinity in the Humanity and also in like manner Every where so that when we see Christ we see the Holy Trinity in one only Image 86. His Creature is an Image and out of or from us Men our High Priest and King our Brother his power and virtue is our power and virtue if we be indeed generated of God again in the Faith to him 87. He is not strange or terrible to Us but is our Love Tincture He is with his power the quickening of our Souls our life and our Souls delightful habitation 88. When we find him we find our Help or salvation as in like manner Adam should have found him but the suffered himselfe to be seduced and found at length a Woman 89. Then said he She is Flesh of my Flesh and bone of My bone and took her to him for a Companion so also when our Soul findeth him it saith that is my Virgin which I had lost in Adam when an Earthly Woman came to be out of it 90. I have now again found my love-Virgin out of my Love I will now never more let it go from me again it is Mine my flesh and blood my strength virtue and Power which I lost in Adam it will I keepe 91. O it is a friendly keeping a friendly qualifying or coworking beauty brightness fruit power and virtue 92. Thus the poor Soul findeth its lost Lights Tincture and its Love-Virgin and in this Spouse or Wife the Noble Bridegroom becometh found 93. For it hath longed after the Matrix of Venus but hath found onely a Masculine Sulphur and must
going away for he useth also no going or Entring in 44. But he manifesteth himself in Flesh and Bloud it is his longing pleasure to possess a similitude 45. And thus if we rightly know our selves and go according to it we then find that Man understand the whole Man is a right similitude of or according to God 46. For according to the Earthly life and Body he is of from this world according to the virgin-like Life and Body he is from heaven 47. For the virgin-like Essence hath heavenly Tincture and maketh heavenly Flesh in which God dwelleth 48. As the Gold in the Stone hath another Tincture then the rude drossy stone and that very Tincture hath another Body Every Body cometh to be out of its own Tincture 49. As therefore we know that the Earth is become generated from â—he fierce wrath out of the Center of the harsh astringent hellish fiâ—e viz Of the Cold Fire out of the Sulphur of the Stern severity in the Anguish to Fire as is mentioned in the Book of the Three Principles 50. Thus also a good Corpus or Body cometh out of a Good Essence for the Essence maketh the life and yet it self is not the Life the Life ariseth in the Principle as in the Fire be it in the Cold or in the Hot or in the light Fire each is a Principle of its own and yet is not severed 52. Thus we will now with good Ground of Truth speak and say concerning the Humanity with clear plain and unveyled words not from supposition or Opinion but from our own true knowledge in the enlightning given us from God 52. First that the new Regenerate Man which lyeth hidden in the Old as the Gold in the Stone hath a heavenly Tincture and hath divine heavenly flesh and Bloud on it 53. And that the Spirit of that Flesh is no strange Spirit but its own generated out of its own Essence 54. Secondly And then we also clearly know and say that the Word which in Mary became Man is the first Ground to the beginning Tincture in the Sulphur and plainly know that Christs Spirit which filleth heaven in All places dwelleth in that very Tincture 55. Thirdly we manifestly know that this heavenly Flesh is Christs Flesh in which the Holy Trinity dwelleth undivided 56. Fourthly we apparently know that it is possible that that very flesh and Blood in the Time of the Old Adam can through Imagination become perished or Corrupted again as came to pass in Adam 57. Fifthly we say that the Deity in the perishing or Corrupting doth not depart or go away also is touched with No Evil. 58. For that which looseth the Love of God that falleth home to the Anger what falleth out from the Light that catcheth the fire and the Spirit of God remaineth to it selfe unperished or uncorrupt 59. Sixtly That the possibility to the New-Birth is in all Men else God were divided and not in one place as he is in another 60. And herein we exactly know that Man is drawn by the Fire and the Light to which he inclineth with the Beam of the Balance into that he falleth and yet he may in his life time raise up the Tongue of his Angle or Beam aloft again 61. Also that the Holy clear Deity willeth no Evil it also willeth no Devil it hath desired none much less to have any man be in Hellin the Anger of God 62. But seeing there is no Light without fire therefore it is sufficiently knowable to Us how the Devil hath through Imagination gazed or reflected himself on the Anger-fire as also all men that will become Damned they will not suffer themselves to be remedyed but themselves fulfil the Greedy fire-source or quality they suffer themselves to be drawn and yet can well stand 63. Seventhly we say That the true Temple wherein the Holy Ghost preacheth is in the New-Birth 64. That all is Dead Crooked and Lame which teacheth not out of Gods Spirit 65. That the Holy Spirit mixeth not it selfe in the sound of the Mouth of the wicked That no wicked Man is Christs shepheard 66. For although in the Holy or Saints the Clock cometh to be struck with or by the voyce of the wicked it would indeed be done by the Cry of a Beast if its noise were intelligible and did sound the most precious Name of God 67. For as soon as the Name of God is mentioned and giveth a sound then instantly the other sound catcheth it viz in that place wherein it is sounded as in the holy Soul 68. But no wicked awakeneth or raiseth up another wicked out of Death for that cannot be they are both in the Anger of God and lie yet shut up in Death 69. Had we our selves been able to have risen up out of Death then had Gods heart not needed to have become Man 70. Therefore we say with Certain Ground That onely that very word which there is become Man awakeneth or raiseth up the poor sinner out of his Death and generateth him to Repentance and to a new life 71. Therefore all Preachers or Cryers that are wicked or ungodly are not profitable in the Temple of Christ but those that have Christs spirit they are his shepheards 72. We clearly know and say That all Teachers which give out themselves for Christs servants and Church-Ministers and that for their Bellies and honour sake and yet are Unregenerate are the Antichrist and the Woman in the Revelation of John upon the Dragon 73. We say That all Tyranny and selfe usurped power and Authority wherewith the miserable are squeezed Oppressed drunk up vexed and tormented is that abominable Horrible Cruel Beast upon which Antichrist Rideth 74. We know and say that the Time is near and the Day Dawneth or breaketh wherein this Evil Beast with the Whore shall go into the Abyss Amen Halelujah Amen The second Part of the Book of the Incarnation is concerning The Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection of CHRIST And How we must enter into Christs Suffering Dying and Death and Rise again with and through him out of his Death and become conformable to his Image and Eternally Live in Him Written In the Year 1620. in the German Tongue By Jacob Behme THE Teutonick Philosopher Dwelling at Gerlitz LONDON Printed by J. M. for Lodowick Lloyd at the Castle in Cornhil 1659. Of CHRISTS Suffering Dying Death and Resurrection And How we must Enter into Christs suffering dying and Death and arise with and through him out of his Death and become like his Image and live in him Eternally The First Chapter Of the Eternal Beginning and of the Eternal End 1. Reasons Objection OUtward Reason saith were it not sufficient that God became man in US wherefore Must Christ suffer and Dye 2. could not God then thus introduce Man into Heaven with the New Birth Is not God Omnipotent enough to do what he will 3. What pleasure hath God in Death and dying
Holy Trinity the Mouth of the Manifestation or Revelation of the substance of all Substances and the power of the Life of all and every Life 25. The Third Person is the Spirit which with the apprehension of the Willing through the Imagination out of the power of the speaking goeth forth out of the Mouth of the Father into the Eye AVge viz into the Looking Glass of wisdome that is clearly free from the willing and also from the Word 26. And although indeed the will out of the Word giveth it yet it is free as the Aire is free from the Fire as Men see that the Air is the Fires spirit and Life and yet is another thing then the Fire and yet is given forth also from the Fire 27. And as Men see that the Air giveth forth a living and moving Heaven which is lustrous and moveable so also is the Holy Spirit the Spirit and Life of the Deity and another Person then the Father and Sonne 28. It beareth also another Office it openeth the wisdome of God so that the Wonders Appeare as the Aire openeth all the Life of this World that all Live and Grow 29. Thus this is a short explanation of the Deity in the Abyss how God dwelleth in himselfe and is himselfe the Center of the Genetrix 30. But now the humane Mind resteth not satisfied with this it asketh or inquireth after Nature after that out of which this world is become born or Generated and All Created Therefore now the Text concerning the Principle followeth further to which we have invited Reason for a Guest The Third Chapter How God without the Principle of Fire would not be manifested or revealed also Concerning the Eternal Substance and Concerning the Abyssal Will. 1. WEe have by this description shewed you what the Deity without or beyond Nature is wherein it is to be understood that the Deity as concerning the Three Persons together with the Eternal Wisdome that they are free from Nature and that the Deity hath yet a deeper Ground then the Principle in the Fire 2. But now the Deity without the Principle were not or would not be Manifest 3. And understand the Deity without or beyond the Principle to be a Glimps of the Great Wonder which none knoweth or can know what is is wherein all Colours power and virtue appear in a very terrible substance which yet seemeth like no substance but a terrible Wonder-AVge or Eye of Wonderâ— so that neither Fire Light noâ— Darkness may be discerned but a Glimps of such a Spirit in a high deep blew green and mixed Colour wherein all Colours lye and yet none may be known from the other but resembleth a Flash which is terrible whose Glimps disturbeth and Consumeth all 4. Thus we are to know concerning the Eternal substance viz the Eternal Spirit without the Fire and Light for it is a desirous will which thus maketh it self a Spirit 5. This Spirit is the Eternall Potentiality of the Abyss wherein the Abyss bringeth it selfe into a Ground whence all substance ariseth 6. For every Form in the Spirit is an Imagination a desirous will and desireth to manifest or Reveal it self 7. Every Form impregnateth its Imagination and Every form also desireth to manifest it self and therefore is the Looking-Glass of the Glimps a Wonder of the substance of all Substances and of the wonder there is neither Number ground nor End 8. It is a meer Wonder whose comprehension can not be written for onely the soulish Spirit which ariseth out of this Wonder that alone understandeth it 9. And then we understand how this Abyssal will is from Eternity in Eterniâ—y perpetually desirous viz to Manifest it self and to search or fathom it self what it is to bring the Wonder into a Substance and to Manifest it self in the Wonders 10. The desiring is an Imagination wherein the willing draweth into it self and impregnateth it self and overshadoweth it self with the Imagination that so out of the free willing a Contrary or opposite will existeth to be free from the Overshadowing viz from the Darknesse 11. For that which is drawn in is the Darkness of the free willing whereas otherwise without the Imagination it would be free â—et also in it self without the Imagination it would be a Nothing 12. Thus there ariseth together in the first willing in the Desiring a Contrary or opposite willing for the desiring is drawing in and the first will is quiet or still and in it self without substance 13. But it Impregnateth it self with the desiring so that it is full of Substance viz of the Wonder and power which overshadow it and make a Darkness of it or out of it 14. Whereas then in the indrawn powers an other will apprehendeth it self to go out from the dark power into the liberty 15. That other or second will is the Hearts or words Will for it is a cause of the Principle that the anxious wheel kindleth the Fire 16. So then it goeth through the Anguish viz through the fire forth with the shining or Lustre of the Light viz the Majesty wherein then the Substance of the Holy Trinity becometh Manifest and conceiveth or assumeth here the deare and precious Name God GOLL 17. Understand this further thus The first will viz God the Father that is and remaineth Eternally free from the Anxious source or quality as to what the willing in it selfe is but it s desiring becometh impregnated and in the desiring ariseth Nature with the Forms and Nature dwelleth in the Will viz in God and the will in Nature 19. And yet there is no Mingling for the will is so very thinne as it were Nothing and therefore it is not apprehensible it is not comprehended by Nature else if it might be Comprehended there would in the Deity be BUT ONE Person 20. It is indeed the cause of Nature but yet it is and remaineth in Eternity another World and Nature remaineth also another world in it self for it standeth in the power of the Essence out of which the Principle ariseth 21. For the Clear bright Deity in the Majesty standeth not in the Essence or in the Principle but in the Liberty without or beyond Nature 22. But the shining Light without or beyond the Principle maketh the Incomprehensible or Abyssal Deity manifest it giveth the shining or Lustre of the Majesty and yet hath it not in it selfe but it comprehendeth or conceiveth it out of the Looking-Glass of the virgin-like wisdome out of the Liberty of God 23. For if the Looking-Glass of Wisdome were not then could no Fire or Light be generated it all taketh its Original from the Looking-Glass of the Deity that is now to be understood in this manner following 24. God is in himselfe the Abyss viz the first World of which no Creature knoweth any thing at all for it standeth solely and alone with Spirit and Body in the Byss or Ground 25. Thus also God himselfe in the Abyss would not
surface of the Earth or the stars and Constellations how one Star also one hearb excelleth another in power virtue and beauty also in the Ornament of its form so also the angelical World 74. For we shall be presented in a spiritual Flesh and Bloud not in such a form or manner as here 75. The spiritual Body can go through Earthly stone so subtile it is else it were not capable of the Deity 76. For God dwelleth without or beyond the palpable source or quality in the Quiet still Liberty his own substance is the light and power of the Majesty 77. Thus we must also have a power-body but truly and really in flesh and Bloud but therein is a Glance of the Tincture for the spirit it so very thin that it is unapprehensible by the Body and yet is palpable in the liberty Else it were a Nothing 78. And the Body is much thicker then the spirit that so the Spirit may lay hold of it and Eat it whence it maintaineth the spirit-Life in the Fire and giveth forth out of the Fire the Light of the Majesty and out of the Light again the Meekness in flesh and bloud so that there is an Eternal substance 79. Now if we thus finde and know our selfe then we see know and understand what God is and can do and what the Substance of all substances is 80. And we thus find how altogether blindly we are lead astray Erroniously in that Men tell us very much of Gods will and represent the Deity continually as some forinsik or strange substance which is far of from us as if God were some strange thing 81. And did bear onely some inclinable will towards Us and did forgive sinne out of Favour as a King pardoneth one his Life which had forfeited it 82. But no! hearken It is not Hypocritical flattery and seeming Holiness and to continue and abide wicked that is called for but it is said we must become born out of God or to be lost from God Eternally 83. For true Faith and Will must do it the will must earnestly enter into God it must attain heavenly Substance else neither singing Ringing Crying or flattering or whatsoever it may be called will avail 84. God needs no service or Ministry we should serve and Minister one to another and love one another and give thanks to the Great God that is to lift up our selfe in one Minde and Consent into God and make known his wonders to call upon his Name and praise him that is the Joy in Ternario sancto in the holy Ternary where the Eternal wisdome out of the praise giveth forth Wonders powers and sprouts 85. Thus the Devils Kingdom becometh destroyed and Gods Kingdom cometh to Us and his will is done Else all is but humane Inventions Traditions and doings in the sight of God an unprofitable thing a flattery or Hypocrisie and maketh no attonement or reconciliation but onely leadeth a Man away from God 86. Gods Kingdom must Come in us and his will be done in us and so we serve him aright when we love him from our whole Heart soul and all our powers and our Neighbour as our selves this is the whole service of God which he accepteth of us 87. What need we flatter our selves are we righteous then we our selves are Gods in the Great God and what we do then God doth it in and through us 88. If his Spirit be in us why do we so very long take care about Gods service if he will do any thing we should be willing and ready Servants he must be the Workmaster if a work be to please God 89. Whatsoever is besides that is Earthly built in the Spirit of this world we build that for the outward Heaven for the Stars and Elements which have their productions and wonders in Us and for the Dark Devil whom we serve with works without the spirit of God 90. Let this be said to you it is highly known No work pleaseth God except it proceed from Faith in God flatter how thou wilt yet thou labourest onely in this world thou sowest in an Earthly field 91. But if thou wilt reape heavenly fruit then thou must sow heavenly seed and if it cometh not to root in a strange field then thy seed cometh to thee again and groweth in thy own field and thou wilt enjoy the fruit thy self The seventh Chapter Of Divine or Spiritual SEEING or Vision how in this World Man can have divine and Heavenly Substantiality or skill and knowledge so that he can rightly speak of God and how his seeing is CITATIO SECUNDA The Second Citation Or Invitation of the Outward Reason of this world in the Outward flesh and bload 1. Question OUtward Reason saith How may a Man in this world see into God viz into another world and say what God is that cannot be It must needs be a Phantasy wherewith the Man tickleth and deceiveth himself Answer 2. Thus farre it cometh it can not search further that it might restâ— and if I stuck in that same Art then I also would say the same for he who seeth nothing saith nothing is there what he seeth that he knoweth and further he knoweth of Nothing but that which is before his Eyes 3. But I would have the Scorner and total Earthly Man asked whether the Heaven be blinde as also Hell and God himself 4. Or whether there be also any seeing in the divine World whether also the Spirit of God seeth both in the Love-light-world as also in the fierce wrath in the Anger-world in the Center 5. Doth he say there is a seeing therein as indeed is very true then he should look to it that he do not often see with the Devils Eyes in his purposed Malice and wickedness when he long before medelleth and frameth a thing to himself in his Imagination in false evil Maliciousness to bring it to pass and seeth beforehand how he may and will Effect his wickedness 6. Can he there see the wicked Malice before hand why seeth he not also his wages and recompence beforehand 7. O no the Devil seeth with his Eyes and covereth the Punishment that he may bring the Evil wickedness to pass 8. If he would drive the Devil out then he would see his great Folly which the Devil hath prompted him to 9. He letteth him see the Evil and lendeth him Eyes to do it withal though the thing be farre off and long before it be to be done and yet is so blinded that he knoweth not that he seeth with the Devils Eyes 10. In like manner the Holy or Saint seeth with Gods Eyes what God prepurposeth that the spirit of God in the New Regeneration seeth out of the right humane Eyes out of the Image of God 11. It is to the wise a Seeing and also a Doing not to the Old Adam that must be a servant to it that must manage in the
work that which the New man seeth in God 12. Yet Christ saith The Sonne of Man doth Nothing but what he seeth the Father do and that he doth also 13. Now therefore is the Sonne of Man become our House into which we are entered he is become our Body and his Spirit is our spirit 14. Should we then in Christ be blind as to God The Spirit of Christ seeth through and in us what he will and whatsoever he will that we see and know in him and without him we know nothing of God 15. He doth divine Works and seeth what and when he will not when Adam will when Adam would fain shed abroad his Malignant wickedness with high-mindedness to be looked upon 16. O no there he hideth himself he seeth not in us in the light of Joy in God but in the Cross and Tribulation in Christs suffering and dying in Christs persecution and Contempt in great sorrow and Lamentation into these he seeth and letteth the Old Ass Crouch and bear the Cross that is its Office 17. But in the way through the Death of Christ the New-Man seeth into the Angelical world it is to him much easier and clearer to apprehend then the Earthly world it is done Naturally 18. Not with Imagining but with seeing Eyes with those Eyes which shall possess the Angelical World viz with the Eyes of the souls Image 19. With the Spirit which goeth forth out of the souls Fire that Spirit seeth into heaven that beholdeth God and the Eternity and no other and that is also the Noble Image according to the similitude of God 20. Out of or from this seeing hath this Pen written not from other Masters or out of Conjecture whether it be true or No. 21. Though now indeed a Creature is but a peece and not a total entireness so that we see onely in Part yet it is searchable and fundamental 22. But the wisdome of God suffereth not it self to be written for it is infinite or Endless without Number and Comprehension we know onely in Part. 23. And though indeed we know much more yet the Earthly Tongue cannot lift it self up and say it or bring it forth It speaketh onely words of this World and not words of the Inward World for the Minde reteineth them in the hidden Man 24. And therefore one alwaies understandeth otherwise then an other all according as every one is indued with the wisdome and so also he apprehendeth and so he expoundeth it 25. Every one will not understand my writings according to my meaning and sense indeed it may be not one but every one according to his Gifts for his benefit one more then another according as the Spirit hath its property in him 26. For the Spirit of God is often subject to the Spirits of Men if they will that which is good or well and seeth or looketh after what Man willeth that his good worke be not hindred but that every where above all Gods will or willing or desiring be done 27. For the Spirit which becometh generated out of the souls Fire out of Gods Meekness and substance that is also the Holy Spirit It dwelleth in the Divine Property and taketh its seeing out of the divine property 28. What is it now that is strange to or in us that we cannot see God This world and the Devil in Gods Anger it is that we see not with Gods Eyes else there is no hinderance 28. Now if one saith I see nothing divine he should consider that Flesh and Blood together with the subtilty and Craft of the Devil is a hinderance and Cover to him oftentimes in that he willeth in his high-mindedness for his own honour to see God and oftentimes in that he is filled and blinded with the earthly Malignity 30. Let him look into the footsteps of Christ and enter into a new Life and yeeld himselfe to be under the Cross of Christ and desire onely the Entrance of Christ through Christs death descention into Hell and ascention into Heaven to the Father what shall hinder him but that he must needs see the Father and his saviour Christ together with the Holy Spirit 31. Should now the Holy spirit be blind when he dwelleth in Man or write I this for my own Boasting 32. Not so but for a rule of Direction to the Reader that he might forsake his Errour and depart from the way of wickedness and abomination forth into a holy divine substance that he also with the divine Eyes might see the wonders of God that so Gods will may be done 33. To which End this Pen hath written very Much and not for its own honour the pleasure and voluptuousness of this lifes sake as the driver continually reproacheth us that we do and yet it remaineth onely to the Driver in the Anger of God whom we would fain that he may have the Kingdom of heaven if he might be but released from the Devil and the Earthly state and proud Longing Malady which make him blind 34. Thus dear children of God you who seek with much sighing and Tears Let this be in earnest sincerity to you Our seeing and knowing is in God He manifesteth or revealeth to every one in this world as much as he will as he knoweth is profitable and good for him 35. For he that seeth out of or from God he hath Gods work to manage he should and must manage teach speak and do that which he seeth else his seeing will be taken from him for this world is not worthy of Gods Seeing 36. But for the Wonders sake and the revelation of God it becometh given to many to see that the Name of God may be manifested to the world which will also be a witness against all the Doings of the ungodly which pervers the truth into Lyes and despise the Holy Spirit 37. For we are not our own but his whom we serve in his Light 38. We know nothing of God He God himself is our knowing and seeing 39. We are Nothing that he may be all in us we should be blind deaf and dumb and know no Life in us that he may be our Life and seeing and our work may be his 40. Our Tongue should not say if we have done any thing that is good this have we done but this hath the Lord in us done His Name be highly prâ—ised 41. But what doth this Evil world now If any say this hath God in me done if it be good then saith the world Thou Fool I thou hast done it God is not in thee thou lyest Thus the Spirit of God must be their Fool and Lyar. 42. What is it then or who speaketh out of the Blasphemous Mouth Even the Devil who is an Enemy of God that he may hide and Cover the work of God that Gods spirit might not become known and that he may continue Prince of the World even till the Judgement 43. Thus When you see
such an anguish source or quality and figureth the willing-spirit continually according to the Earthly Things into which its willing hath Entered and gâ—â—â—ereth thus therewith in the souls Fire and continually climeth up in Pride and state and will needs go forth in the fire over Gods Meekness 13 For it can Frame or Create no other willing for it cannot enter into the liberty of God into the Holy Mystery where it might create or procure another willing it liveth onely and barely in it self 14. It hath Nothing and can also attain Nothing but onely that which in the outward Life it hath comprehended or Conceived in it self 15. And thus it goeth also with a Covetous Person who hath in his willing-spirit and Image the Magick Covetous seeking or longing who willeth alwaies to have much and figureth all that is in his willing-spirit where with he was busied in the Life of the Body 16. But being that hath left him and that his substance is no more Earthly therefore yet he carrieth along the Earthly willing and so plagueth and tormenteth himself therewith or he can attain nothing else 17. And yet it goeth much worse with falshood against which the Miserable have cryed out and cursed him for his Oppression and Extortion 18. For all whatsoever hath been wrought in the Evil wickedness or Malice which he hath caused followeth after him for it hath become wrought in the Mystery of the Anger and so the perished soul falleth thereinto after the Dying of the Body 19. And there it must Bathe in those Abominations so that if it were possible for it to unite it selfe with the willing into Gods love yet it would have those same Abominations and Malice on its Back for they make it Eternally dispair 20. Where then at last the soul departeth away and renounceth God and desireth onely to clime up and to live in those Abominations 21. And this is its Joy that it blasphemeth God and his Saints or Holy ones but yet lifteth up it self in the abominations above God and the Kigdome of Heaven and yet seeth or apprehendeth none of them 22. Thus we give you to Consider what the willing and aime or confidence is viz that it is the Master and Leader which introduceth the Image of Man both into Gods Love and also in Gods anger 23. For in the willing the right true Faith becometh generated wherein the Noble Image of God standeth for in the Faith or believing we become again through Christ generated in God and attain again the Noble Image which Adam had lost and Christ with Gods life hath introduced into the humanity again 24. Thus a false or wicked will destroyeth the Image for the willing-spirit is the Root of the Image for it draweth the Mystery of God into it self 25. And the Spirit of that same Mystery openeth the faire Image and draweth on to it the divine Mystery viz Gods Substantiality understand Christs heavenly Body which became generated out of God in the Dear and fair virgin of his wisdome which filleth Heaven 26. So then if our Minde and Willing become set thereinto and that the willing desireth the same then is the willing Magical and goeth thereinto and if it then hungereth after it then it may eat the Bread of God 27. And now Sprouteth to it the New Body which is the saving amiable blessed Tree of the Christian Faith for every Body or Corpus loveth it self 28. And so then the soul getteth Gods Body which is so sweet saving amiable and blessed how then will it not love the same which yet is given to it for its own in which it liveth and dwelleth and of whose power and virtue it eateth and strengtheneth it self 29. Now None should deceive himself and abide sticking in his falshood and unrighteousness and comfort himself with a Historical Faith whereby he thinketh God is Good and favourable he will forgive me well enough I will gather Treasure and enjoy my full thereof also leave my Children much riches and honour I will yet one day repent well enough It is a meer deceit 30. Thou gatherest and heapest together in falshood and attractest into thee unrighteousness and though it be all done in the best way that may be yet it is but earthly and thou hast demersed thy heart and willing down into an earthly vessel and clothed and infected thy Noble Image therewith 31. Moreover thou inheritest and purchasest onely pride for thy Children so that they onely Set their willing-spirit also thereinto 32. Thou Thinkest to do good to thy self and thou dost to thy self and thy Children the worst thou canst 33. Indeed the outward Life must have sustenance and he doth foolishly who voluntarily giveth his goods to a wicked one 34. But much more foolishly doth HE that with his goods maketh himself to be a wicked one in that he setteth his heart upon them and holdeth temporal transitory pleasure more in honour then the Eternal untransitory goods which have no End 35. But he is blessed that cometh to help the Miserable for they wish all good to him and pray to God that he would bless him in Bodyand Soul 36. And thus their wish and blessing passeth to the Giver into the Mystery and environeth him and followeth after him as a good Work generated in God for he taketh that Treasure along with him and not the Earthly 37. For when the Body Dyeth then the Image passeth into the Mystery that is it becometh manifest in the Mystery of God 38. For in the Time of the Earthly Life the outward Principle was a Cover before it and that falleth away with the dying of the Body and then the divine Mystery appeareth in the Image and therein all good deeds and works which were become generated in the Love in the willing of God 39. All the prayers and wishes of the honest and vertuous Children of God stand in the Mystery and incline themselves towards and appropriate themselves with the Image For the children of the Myserable whom he came to help in their necessity and tribulation have sent their willing in their prayer into Gods Mystery and therewith unite them to their deliverer and comforter 40. And so when that same wel-doer cometh into the Mystery so that the Earthly Life falleth away then all things become Manifest and every one uniteth it self to its own into which the willing hath severed it 41. And all this becometh reserved to the Judgement of God the holy spirit in the Mystery and there every one shall reap what he hath here sown in his field there it shall all spring up grow and blossome in a heavenly new Earth 42. In which Man will draw and put on to his divine Image the Body of the perfect Mystery of God and see before him viz before the bodily or Corporeal Image his righteousness standing and why he is so fair Beautiful and bright 43. He will know the Cause thereof and Eternally