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A28515	Aurora, that is, the day-spring, or dawning of the day in the Orient, or morning-rednesse in the rising of the sun, that is, the root or mother of philosophie, astrologie, & theologie from the true ground, or a description of nature ... all this set down diligently from a true ground in the knowledge of the spirit, and in the impulse of God / by Jacob Behme, Teutonick philosopher ...; Morgenröte im Aufgang. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1656 (1656)	Wing B3397; ESTC R16924	342,885	672

Old Felt Hatt or Old Shoe 86. Truly no for the spirit at this Time of my description and setting it down did unite and qualifie or mix with the deepest Birth or Geniture of God in that I have received my knowledge and from thence it is sucked not in great Earthly Joy but in the anxious Birth or Geniture perplexity and Trouble 87. For what I did hereupon undergo suffer and endure from the Devill and the Hellish quality which as well doth rule in my outward Man as in all Men whatsoever this thou canst not apprehend unlesse thou also Dancest in this Round 88. Had not our Philosophers and Doctors alwaies plaid upon the Fiddle of Pride but on the Musicall Instrument of the Prophets and Apostles there would have been far another knowledge and Philosophy in the world 89. Concerning which in regard of my imbecillity want of Literature or Learning and study as also the slownesse and dullnesse of my Tongue I am very insufficient but not so slender in the knowledge Only I cannot deliver it in profound Language and the Ornament of Eloquence but I rest contented with my gift I have received and am a Philosopher among the Simple Concerning the Creation of the Light in this world 90. Here shut the Eyes of thy Flesh a little for here they will profit thee nothing being they are blind and dead and open the Eyes of thy spirit and then I will rightly shew thee the Creation of God Observe 91. When God had driven the corrupted Salitter of Earth and Stones which had generated it self in the outermost Birth by the kindling together on a Heap as in a Lump then for that cause the third Birth or Geniture in Nature in the Deep above the Earth was not pure and Bright because the wrath of God did yet burn therein 92. And though the innermost Birth or Geniture was light and Bright yet the outermost which stood in the wrath-fire could not comprehend it but was altogether dark 93. For Moses writeth in Genesis 1. Und es war Finster auff der Tieffe And it was Dark on the Deep The word auff on signifieth the outermost Birth or Geniture and the word in signifieth the innermost Birth or Geniture 94. But if the innermost Birth had been dark then the wrath of God had rested in this world Eternally and it would never have been Light but the wrath hath not thus touched or reached the Heart of God 95. Therefore He is a sweet friendly Bounteous Good Meek Pure and Mercifull God according to his Heart in the innermost Birth or Geniture in the place of this world and still continueth to be so and his meek Love presseth forth from his Heart into the outermost Birth or Geniture of the wrath and quencheth the same and therefore Sprach Er he said Er werde Licht Let there be Light Here observe the sense in the Highest Depth 96. The word Sprach or said is spoken after the manner of Men Ye Philosophers open your Eyes I will in my simplicity teach you the Sprach Gottes the Speech Speaking or Language of God as when he saith a thing and indeed it must be so 97. The word Sprach conceiveth itself between the Teeth for they bite or joyn close together and the spirit hisseth forth through the Teeth and the Tongue boweth or bendeth in the middle and setteth its forepoint as if it did listen after the hissing and were afraid 98. But when the spirit conceiveth the word that shuts the Mouth and conceiveth it at the hinder gums upon the Tongue in the hole or hollownesse in the bitter and astringent Quality 99. And there the Tongue is terrified trembleth and croucheth to the neather Gums and then the spirit cometh forth from the Heart and closeth the word which conceiveth it self at the hinder Gums in the astringent and bitter quality in the wrath and goeth forth mightily and strongly through the fiercenesse as a King and Prince and also openeth the mouth and ruleth with a strong spirit from the heart through the whole Mouth within and also without the Mouth and maketh a mighty and long syllable as a spirit which hath broken the wrath 100. Against which the wrath with its snarling in the astringent and bitter Quality at the hinder gums in the hollow on the Tongue struggleth and keeps its right to it self and keepeth its seat in its Place and lets the meek spirit come forth from the heart through it and thundreth with its snarling after it and so helps to form or frame the word yet with its thundring cannot get away from it seat but abideth in its hollow Hole as a Captive Prisoner and looketh terribly This is a great Mysterie 101. Here observe the sense and meaning if thou apprehendest it then thou understandest the Deity a right if not then thou art yet blind in the Spirit 102. Judge not else here thou runnest counter against a strong Gate and wilt be imprison'd if the wrath-fire catcheth thee then thou wilt remain eternally therein 103. Thou Child of Man Behold now how great a Gate of Heaven of Hell and of the Earth as also of the whole Deity the spirit openeth to thee 104. Thou shouldest not think that God at that time did speak in that way as Men do and that it was but a weak impotent word like Mans word 105. Indeed Mans word conceiveth it self just in such a form manner proportion quality and correspondency onely the half dead Man doth not understand it And this understanding is very noble dear and pretious for it is generated onely in the knowledge of the Holy Ghost 106. But Gods Word which He spake then in power hath encompassed Heaven and Earth and the heaven of heavens yes and the whole Deity also 107. But it frameth ann conceiveth it self first between the Teeth closed or clapp'd together and hisseth which signifieth that the Holy Ghost at the beginning of the Creation went through the firmly closed wall of the Third and outermost Birth or Geniture which standeth in the wrath-fire in this world 108. For it is written And it was dark on the Deep and the Spirit of God moved on the water The Deep signifieth the innermost Birth or Geniture and the darknesse signifieth the outermost corrupt Birth or Geniture in which the wrath burned The water signifieth the allaying or Mitigation of the spirit 109. But that the spirit doth hisse through the Teeth it signifieth that the spirit is gone forth from the heart of God through the wrath but that the Teeth remain closed together whilest the spirit hisseth and do not open themselves it signifieth that the wrath hath not comprehended or reached the Holy Ghost 110. But that the Tongue doth crouch towards the neather gums and is sharp at the point and will not be used about the hissing it signifieth that the outward Birth or Geniture together with all the Creatures which are therein cannot comprehend or reach to apprehend the holy

Beginning and End 13. And in the Head is the divine Councel-Seat or Throne and it signifieth God the Father and the Five Senses or qualities are the Counsellours which have their influences out of the whole Body out of all the powers 14. Now the Five Senses alwayes sit in Councel in the Power of the whole Body and when the Councels Decree is concluded then the compacted or concreted Judge speaketh it out into its Center or midst of the Body as a WORD into the Heart for that is the fountain of all powers from which also it taketh its rise 15. Now it standeth there in the Heart as a self-subsisting Person composed out of all powers and is a Word and signifieth God the Sonne and now it goeth out from the Heart into the Mouth on to the Tongue which is the sharpnesse and that so sharpeneth it that it soundeth forth and is distinguished according to the Five Senses 16. From what Quality soever the word taketh its original in that quality it is thrust forth upon the Tongue and the power of the distinction or difference goeth forth from the Tongue and that signifieth the Holy Ghost 17. For as the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne and distinguisheth and sharpneth all and effecteth or produceth that which the Father speaketh through the Word 18. So also the Tongue sharpneth articulateth and distinguisheth all that which the Five Senses in the head bring through the heart on to the Tongue and the Spirit goeth forth from the Tongue through the Mercurius or Tone in that place as it was decreed or concluded by the Councel of the five Senses and executeth it all Of the Mouth 19. The Mouth signifieth that thou art an un-allmighty Sonne of thy Father whether thou art an Angel or a Man For through the Mouth thou must draw into thee the power of thy Father if thou wilt live 20. An Angel must do so as well as a man though indeed he needs not to use the Element of Aire in that manner as a man doth yet he must attract into himself through the Mouth the Spirit from which the Ayr in this world existeth 21. For in Heaven there is no such Ayr but the qualities are very meek and joyful like a pleasant cheering Breath of wind and the Holy Ghost is among all the qualities in the Salitter 2nd Mercurius 22. And this the Angel also must make use of or else he cannot be a moveable creature for he must also eat of the heavenly fruit through the Mouth 23. Thou must not understand this in an earthly manner for an Angel hath no Guts neither Flesh nor Bones but is constituted or composed by the Divine power in the shape form and manner of a man and hath all members like Man except the Members of Generation and the Fundament or going out of the Draffe neither hath an Angel need of them 24. For Man gat his members of Generation and Fundament first in his dolefull and lamentable fall An Angel sendeth forth nothing but the Divine power which he taketh in at his Mouth wherewith he kindleth his heart and the heart kindleth all the members and that he sendeth forth from himself again at the Mouth when he speaketh and praiseth God 25. But the heavenly fruits which he eateth are not earthly and though they are in such a form and shape as the earthly are yet they are meer Divine power and have such a pleasant Lovely Taste and Smell that I cannot liken it to any thing in this world for they Taste and Smell of the Holy Trinity 26. Thou must not think that they are there only as it were a Type or shadow of things no for the Spirit sheweth plainly that in the heavenly pomp in the heavenly Salitter and Mercurius do grow Divine Trees Plants Flowers and all sorts of whatsoever is in this world but as a type and resemblance And as the Angels are so are the vegetation and fruits all from the Divine power 27. These heavenly Sprouts and Springings thou must not wholly liken to this world For there are two Qualities in this world a Good and an Evil and many things grow through the power of the Evill quality which doth not so in Heaven 28. For Heaven hath but one form or manner nothing groweth there which is not good Only Lord Lucifer hath deform'd and dress'd this world in that manner And therefore was Mother Eve ashamed when she had eaten of that which was dress'd by the Evil quality in like manner also she was ashamed of her members of Generation which she had caused by biting of this Apple 29. The Angelical and Heavenly fruit hath not such a substance indeed it is most certain and true that there are all manner of fruits in heaven and not meerly Types and Shadowes also the Angels pluck them with their Hands and eat them as we do that are Men but they need not any Teeth to do it withall neither have they any for the fruit is of a divine power 30. Now all this whatsoever an Angel maketh use of which is Externally without him for the supporting of his life is not his corporeal propriety as if he had it by a Natural right but the Heavenly Father giveth it them in love 31. True it is their Body is their own propriety for God hath given it to them for a propriety Now whatsoever is given to any for his own or for propriety that is his by right of Nature and he doth not deal righteously which taketh it from him again unlesse upon condition and agreement And thus God doth not neither and therefore an Angel is an eternal incorruptible Creature which standeth or subsisteth in all Eternity 32. But what would the Body profit him if God did not feed it for then it would have no mobility and would lye still like a dead Block Now therefore the Angels are obedient to God and humble themselves before the powerful God they honour laud and praise him in his Great Deeds and Works of Wonder and sing continually of Gods Holinesse Because He feedeth them Of the Gracious Blessed and Joyfull Love of the Angels toward God from a true Ground 33. The right Love in the divine Nature cometh from the fountain of the Sonne of God Behold thou child of man let this be told thee the Angels know already what the right Love toward God is but thou needest it in thy cold Heart 34. Observe when the gracious amiable blessed Joyful Glance and Light together with the sweet power out of the Sonne of God shineth into all powers in the whole Father then all the powers are kindled by the Gracious amiable blessed lovely Light and sweet power in a triumphing and joyful manner 35. So also when the Gracious amiable Blessed and joyful Light of the Sonne of God shineth on the loving Angels and casteth its Beams into their Heart then all the powers in their Body are kindled and there riseth up

Region and circumference also he would fain have kindled that whole circumference by his Elevating that so all might have burned and qualified or operated as he did in his own body 34. Though indeed the Deity without or distinct from his Body would have meekly and gently qualified or acted towards him and have enlightned and exhorted him to Repentance yet now there was no other will in Lucifer but that he would needs rule over the Sonne of God and kindle that whole Region or circumference and in such a way himself would be the whole God above and over all the Angelical Hoasts or Armies 35. Now when the Heart of God with his meeknesse and Love made haste toward Lucifer he despised it and thought himself far better then it and then storm'd back again with fire and coldnesse in hard Claps of Thunder against the Sonne of God supposing he must be in subjection under him and that He himself was Lord. For he despised the Light of the Sonne of God Question Then thou Askest How Had he such Power Answer 36. Yes he had for he was a great part of the Deity and besides was from or out of the kernel thereof for he made an attempt also upon that King and Great Prince MichaEL to spoil and destroy him who at last fought with him and overcame him in whom the power of God in Lucifer's Kingdom fought vehemently also against its King till at last he was thrust down from his Kingly seat as one that was vanquished Apocal. 12. Objection Now thou wilt say God should have enlightned his Heart that he might have Repented Answer 37. No! He would receive no other Light then his own for he scorn'd the Light of the Sonne of God which did shine without distinct from his Body being he had such a glittering light in himself and so elevated himself more and more till his water This here is the water of eternal Life Generated in the Light of the Majestie but in the Center it is like the Sulphur or Brimstone spirit or to Aqua-fortis or the water of separation was quite dryed up and burnt and his light was quite put out and then all was done with him Concerning the Fall of all his Angels One might Ask. Question How comes it that at this time all his Angels did fall also Answer 38. As this Lord commanded so his Subjects obeyed when he elevated himself and would be God his Angels seeing it follow'd their Lord doing as he did all made a proffer to assault and storm the Deity 39. For they were all in subjection under him and he ruled in all his Angels for He was created out of the Pith or kernel of that Salitter out of which his Angels were all created and he was the Heart and Lord of all his Angels 40. Therefore they all did as he did and all would sit in the Primacie of the Deity and would rule powerfully in the whole Region Circuit or circumference over and above the whole Divine power They were all of one will and would not suffer the same to be taken from them Now thou wilt Ask. Question Did not the whole Total or Universal God know this before the time of the Creation of Angels that it would so come to passe Answer 41. No for if God had known it before the time of the Creation of Angels it had then been an eternal predestinate purposed will in God to have it so and it had been no Emnity against God but God had indeed at the beginning created and made him a Devil 42. But God did create and make him a King of Light and when he became disobedient and would be above the whole or Total God then God did spew him out of his seat and in the midst or Center of our Time did create another King out of the same Deity out of which Lord Lucifer was Created understand it a right out of the Salitter which was without distinct from the Body of King Lucifer and did set him on the Royal Throne of Lucifer and did give him might authority and Power as Lucifer had before his Fall 43. And the same King is called JESUS CHRIST and is the Sonne of God and of Man 44. And this I will demonstrate clearly and at Large in its proper Place Note 45. This is explained in the Second and Third Book God knew this very well according to his wrath but not according to his Love according to which God is called God into which no fiercenesse nor ●magination entreth neither●is there any searching in the Love concerning the Hellish Creature 46. This foregoing Question is thus understood or meant as when I say God knoweth not the Evil Also God willeth not the Evil according to the Tenure of the Scripture then I understand or mean that in his Love which alone is the one onely Good and is alone called God there is no glimpse of Evil revealed or manifested otherwise if any evill were revealed or manifested therein then the Love were not the Eternal Meeknesse and Humility 47. But in the outspeaking of his word wherein the Nature of the spiritual World existeth wherein perceptibility or Sensibility is understood to consist and wherein God calleth himself an angry zealous or Jealous God and a consuming fire Therein indeed God hath known the Evil from eternity and that in ease he should once move himself therein that the source or Quality thereof would become creaturely also but therein is he not called God but a consuming fire 48. I understand the abovesaid Question magically taking notice how Gods Love and wrath differ and are distinguished and how the Knowledge of Evil viz of the Devil and Fall is discerned to differ from his well-spring or source from whence the Fall also took its Original 49. And so also in Gods Love there is onely the fountain and knowledge of Joyfulnesse for every Science or Root causeth or produceth its like 50. For if I should say Gods Love had willed the Evil or that there were a false Science or Root in Gods Love and Meeknesse then I should speak contrary to the Scripture for what Gods love knoweth sensibly or feelingly in it self that it also willeth and nothing else 51. From hence in the Creation Good and Evil is existed and I exhort the Reader to conceive our very deep sense aright and not mistake or go astray here but to read our other writings where these things are sufficiently explained Of the great Sin and contrary or opposite will and of the Eternal Emnitie of King Lucifer together with his whole Hoastor Army against God 52. This is the right Looking-Glasse of Man before this Court of Justice for Malefactours the Spirit inviteth and citeth all men to stand as before a Looking-Glasse wherein they may see themselves and what the hidden Secret Sin is 53. This hath remained hidden ever since the World began and was never so fully and altogether revealed in any Heart of man

Joh. 2. 27. † Heb. 12. 23 * 1 Cor. 15. 42. 43. † 1 Cor. 5. 53 54. † Act. 17. 27. * that the Deepe and Glorious misteries therein couched may the more cleerely be understood by us eet his Aurora Chap. 9 v. 14. † Rom. 15. 4. † This true comfort of the Scriptures in the Soul comes by understanding the spirituall sence of the Mysteries of the Scripture not the bare litterall sence or History * See the preface to Jacob Behmes clavis vers 10. 11. * See this Aurora Ch. 3. vers 96. * Of the Three Principles † Of the Threefold Life of Man * The understanding of the Thing here called QVALITY is the foundation of that whole Revelation of Jacob Bebme's and of all Mysteries of which his Writings are only a description For all along the seven Qualities are called sometime Seven Sources Seven Species Kinds Manners Circumstances Conditions Powers Operations or Faculties of a Thing Also the Qualifying or Fountain Spirits which give model Image or frame the Power Vertue Colour Taste figure shape Constitution Substance Essence distinct Beeing of All Things which ever were are shall be or can be in from and to ALL Eternity in God and all Creatures in Heaven in Hell or in this World Also the Forms or Properties of Nature which is the Salitter or Power of God And so they are the seven Spirits of God as in the Revelations of John Chap. 1. 4. Ch. 3. 1. Ch. 4. 5. Ch. 5. 6. ● Sound Smell * or in Flesh * or Temper * The Durt under my Feet * or Expandeth it self * or the Trinity hath no such substance and Being in God Extra Corpus * or SALNITRUM * or to * Podagra * or Proclamation * or Centre * The Three Principles † The Threefold Life * or Tree * or Part. * Three Principles † Threefold Life Germanicè Barm-Hertzigkeit Warm-Heartednesse Mercy * or Nature-Spirit * Checks or stops it Flend flemmet undweich † Throat or Jawes * or checking * Throat or Jawes * the Stalk * or Oylinesse † or Oylinesse * or Oyl or Tallow † The Mother Tongue expounded according to the Language of Nature * Braut Turba Barm-Hertz-zig Warm-hearted or Mer-ci-full † or the distinct sense or meaning of the word * Derb. † or giveth me the Devils thanks for it * Luther o That is the real knowledge of the manner how the Mysteries spoken of in the Doctrine of Christ as they are in Nature Physically or Metaphysically in Supernatural things are to be understood convincingly according to its true Ground and the Capacity of the Humane Mind † Barm-hertz-ig keit * or stinking * conditionating † Mind or meaning † the Humane Nature being corrupted and perished in the Fall of Adam † or Ascention ☞ † or whose Salitter See Ch. 10. verse 110. the Salitter which they have Corrupted and Ch. 11. vers 115. the Corrupted Salitter † finite or transitory original * or Oylinesse † or Allknowingnesse * Substantiality or Corporeity Note Gregorius Richter Primarius Zu Gorlitz Gregory Rickter the Primate or Superintendent of the Clergy at Gerlitz * or spirit of Nature * Note † or Conscience * Note * or Nescience Ignorance or not believing * Note * in the Seventh fountain spirit of Nature † the said se-●venth Spirit Note * 🜕 * Three Principles † Threefold Life * or devillish conditions inclinations and passions in us * or into * or into † rise original Geniture or Springing forth * attracted † Compacted * Armies Bands or Companies † seven Spirits of God * or Province * Dusky or Grey or dim white like twilight * or Emeraud * Azure or Watchet * or Province † Lawes Customes Statutes Ordinances and Polities * Jus. * Office or Function * Text Forma * or facultating potentiating † instruments in Employment * Lucifers * Such as are mentioned Exod. 28. 17. Ch. 39. 10. Rev. 21. 19. a or Sardius'es a or Sardius'es b or Chrysoprasus'es d or Sardonix'es e or Ligure's f or Tarkoise's g or Achate's or Calcedonie's h or Chrysolichus'es † as Opal's Granat's Vermilion-stones Gold-Stones c. * or Gods Nature's Heaven * the printed Copie Holinesse of God * printed Copie Brain * Corslet or Brest-plate * or faculty † NATURA * viz. the Body * Creaturely * or were * or were * or the Divine Birth * or Glorious † 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rev. 9. 11. * Psuchicall * co-forming † co-generating * printed Copie in fide et dilectione Dei. * or infected * viz. the seven spirits of Nature which they were constituted of * or Anger Teuffel quasi Teu-fall * or Godnesse † in that according to which he is called a Consuming fire * Text Scientz * that is have come and gone perpetually † the Astringent or harsh Spirit † or as this condition is in Angels so there is such a condition in Man also † or meddle with in our Minds * Note * Note Note † Which is every where in this world in every Creature † or Nativity * or Soulish spirit † or Restivenesse † Nature Kundiger Naturalist Physicus or Natural Philosopher † Naturelinesse or the universall Nature † Instehenden Gebuhrt * or Jure Divino * Avarice * or Spite † Podagra * or Anger † Jurists † Nature-Fire Gods Anger Hell * or Salt-Peter * Text Massa. † or The Spirit is the Life * or feelablenesse Genesis 1. † Eccles. 7. 12. with Money and Treasures men defend themselves as with a shield † or Livelihood * or Bullwark * or third Spirit † from or belonging to † or how these German words are framed in the Articulation by the Instruments of Speech that what they signif●e according to the Language of Nature may be understood † Voyce of God * the place of this world † or murmuring Sound * or Palate † a foolish or silly Virgin * the Earthly Birth † or staggers † Whether Heavenly or Hellish Good or Evil matter or thing † The Natural man cannot perceive the things of God Query the Text. * the Holy Ghost † Physiol Studiers of Natural Philosophy called Physicks or the Mathematicians * the holy Spirit † killed or murthered * the wrath Bath † or fleshly matters * Birth † Note how God is in all things yet no Creature is He. † Note how God is in all things yet no Creature is He. † Of every word or syllable in every Language or dialect of Language † or many evil Beasts and Creeping vermine * with the Gir●le of Truth † Prefiguration or Resemblance † in this Life * the Earth * Note Three sorts of Births or Genitures in Man * or Folly † or alive in the Body here upon Earth * 1. Crosse. 2. Patience 3. Hope 4. Faith Wasser * One Copy hath Life * the Diurnal motion of the Earth 24 Hours * or Mother of its Body * or Body alive * or find one another † Note Christs not being ascended to his Father † Doct. Tho●en Learned in Folly of verball Trifles * or into * Humour or moisture † or Juice of the Body * Fat Luscious Lascivious * Fibrae * or that Fire † Bred or hatched up their spirit in the dead Body * or it dot● take away the disease † subsist or have my being See the 14. Chap. 127 verse † or the Reason of my flesh * or the Spirit that is generated or rather regenerated in in me * or Instanding * or dyed the Death † or Tinctureth * Subsistent † den Alchymisten * or making * or of any other Materialls † not kindled or Domineering * melody or Musick * or have my Beeing in him * Tune melody or Musick * right or Order Printed Copy Of the Dead Nature and of the Fourth Day * or Divine Body * Infection or Affectings † the first inward stirring of Life in the Child * as Gen. 38. 24. * or New Divine Body * infection * Good Hap Bad Hap Good Luck and M●schance or Mischiefs * Law and Order * SOL * MARS * Sol. * Venus Mercury † Saturne Jupiter Mars * Sol. Naturligkeit Naturalnessa * Venus * Di M●dicos * Phisici Natural Philosophers * Behmes Epistle 23. vers 12. * That contend about Election and Predestination * See Behmes third Epistle to Abraham von Somerfeld vers 30. anno 1620. * Three Principles Threefold Life 40 Questions * See the third Epistle to Abra●●● von 〈◊〉

joy 23. Where then should the Father else place them but before the Gate of his Heart Doth not all joy of Man which is in the whole man arise from the fountain of the Heart so in God also then there ariseth the gyeat joy out of the fountain of his Heart 24. And therefore hath he created the Holy Angels out of himself which are as it were little Gods answerable to the Being and qualities of the whole God that in the power should Act forth the praise and sing and ring forth in the power and increase the arising joy from the heart of God 25. But the Splendor and the power of the Sonne of God or heart of God which is the Light or source and fountain of joy taketh up his fairest and most joyfull original in the center or midst of these kingdoms and shineth into and through all the Angelical Gates 26. Thou must understand this properly what the meaning of it is for when I speak by way of similitude and liken the Sonne of God to the Sun or to a round Globe it hath not that meaning as if he were a circumscriptive fountain which can be measured or whose depth beginning or end could be fathomed I write so only by way of similitude till the Reader may come to the true understanding 27. For the meaning is not here that the Sonne of God should be generated only in the Center or midst of these Angelical Gates and no where else without beyond or besides these Angelical Gates 28. For the powers of the Father are every where from and out of which the Sonne is generated and from which the Holy Ghost goeth forth how should he then be generated only in the Center of these Angelical Gates 29. This therfore is the only gronnd and meaning that the Holy Father who is ALL would have in these Angelical * Gates his most joyful and most richly loving Qualities out of which the most joyful and most richly loving Light Word heart or fountain of powers is Generated and therefore hath created his Holy Angels in this place for his joy honour and Glory 30. In the Abyssal or bottomlesse Eternity indeed it is in one place as well as in another but where there are no Creatures it cannot be known but by the Spirit in its wonders 31. And this is the Select place of the glory of God which God the Father in himself hath made choise of wherein his Holy WORD or heart is generated in highest glory Clarity or brightnes power and tryumphing joy 32. For Observe this Mystery The Light which is generated out of the powers of the Father which is the true fountain of the Sonne of God is generated also in an Angel and a Holy Man so that in the same light and knowledge he tryumpheth in great joy 33. How then is it that he should not be generated every where in the whole Father For his power is ALL and every where even there where our heart and sences or Thonghts cannot reach 34. And so Now where the Father is there is also the Sonne and the Holy Ghost for the Father every where generateth the Sonne his holy WORD power light and sound and the Holy Ghost goeth every where forth from the Father and the Sonne even within all the Angelical gates and without besides or beyond the angelical gates also 35. Now if a Man likeneth the Sonne of God to the Globe of the Sun as I have often done in the foregoing Chapters that is spoken in the way and manner of Natural similitudes and I was constrained to write so because of the mis-understanding of the Reader that so he might raise his Sense or Thoughts in these natural things and climbe from step to step from one degree to another till he might come into the high mysteries 36. But it hath not this meaning that the Sonne of God is a circumscribed compacted figured Image like the Sun 37. For if it were so then must the Sonne of God have a beginning and the Father must have generated him at once and then he could not be the Eternal Almighty Sonne of the Father but were like a King who had yet a greater King above him who had generated him in Time and in whose power it were to alter and to change him 38. This were such a Sonne as had a beginning and his power and splendor were like the power of the Sun which goeth forth from the Sun the Body or Globe of the Sun standing still in its place And if this were so then indeed one Angelical Gate would be nearer to the Sonne of God then another 39. But here I will shew to thee the highest Gate of the divine Mystery and thou needst seek no higher for there is no higher Observe 40. The Fathers power is all in and above all Heavens and the same power every where generateth the Light Now this ALL-POWER is and is called the all-power of the Father and the Light which is generated out of that all-power is and is called the Sonne 41. But it is therefore called the Sonne in that it is generated out of the Father so that it is the Heart of the Father in his powers 42. And being generated so it is another Person then the Father is for the Father is the power and Kingdom and the Sonne is the Light and Splendor in the Father and the Holy Ghost is the moving or exit out of the powers of the Father and of the Sonne and formeth figureth frameth and Imageth all 43. As the Ayr goeth forth from the power of the Sun and Stars and moveth in this world and causeth that all creatures are generated and that the Grasse Herbs and Trees spring and grow and causeth all whatsoever is in this world to be 44. So the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne and moveth or acteth formeth or frameth and Imageth all that is in the whole God 45. All growing or vegetation and forms in the Father arise and spring up moving in the Holy Ghost therefore there is but ONE only GOD and three distinct Persons in one divine Being Essence or substance 46. Now if a Man should say the Sonne of God were an Image circumscriptive or measureable like the sun then the Three Persons would onely be in that place where the Sonne is and his splendor or shining would be without or beyond him and as gone forth from the Sonne and the Father would be One onely Externally without or besides the Sonne and then the power of the Father which would be afar off and wide distant from the Sonne would not generate the Sonne and Holy Ghost externally without and beyond the Angelical Gates and so there would be an un-almighty Being Externally without or besides this place of the Sonne and moreover the Father would be a Circumscribed or measurable Being 47. Which is not so but rhe Father every where generateth the Sonne out of all his powers and the

Time 141. Or did not the Creator at this time see and know of the Fall of Man Answer 142. This now is the very Doare of the hidden secret mystery of the Deitie Concerning which the Reader is to conceive that it is not in the power or capacity of any Man to discerne or to know it if the Dawning or Morning-Rednesse did not break forth in the Center in the Soul 143. For they are divine mysteries which no Man can search into by his own Reason and I also esteeme my selfe most unworthy of such a gift and besides I shall have many scorners and mockers against me for the corrupted Nature is horribly ashamed before the Light 144. But for all that I cannot forbeare for when the divine Light breaketh forth in the Circle or Birth of Life then the qualifying or fountain Spirits rejoyce and in the Circle of the Life reflect or look back into their Mother into the Eternity and they also look forwards into the Eternitie 145. But it is not a constant and lafting thing or being clarifying or brightning of the qualifying or fountain Spirits much lesse of the Bestial Body but it is the Ray of the breaking through of the Light of God with a firie impulse which riseth up through the meek water of Life in the Loye and remaineth standing in its Heaven 146. Therefore I can bring it no further then from the Heart into the Braine before the Princely Throne of the Senses and there it is shut up in the Firmament of Heauen and goeth not back againe through the qualifying or fountain Spirits into the Mother of the Heart that it might come on to the Tongue for if that were done I would tell it with my mouth and make it known to the World 147. But for that cause I will let it stand in its Heaven and write according to my gifts and with wonder and admiration expect what will become of it For in the qualifying or fountain Spirits I cannot sufficiently comprehend or apprehend it because they stand in the anxious Chamber 148. As to the Soul I see it very well but the Firmament of the Heaven is between in which the Soul hideth it selfe and there receiveth its Rayes from the Light of God and in that respect it goeth through the Firmament of Heaven as a Tempest of Lightning but very gently in a most amiable and pleasant delight and Joy 149. So that I cannot in the comprehensibility in my innate instant or present qualifying or fountain Spirits or in the Circle of Life discerne or know it otherwise for the Day breaketh forth apace 150. For that cause I will write according to this knowledge though the Devill should offer to assault and storm the world which however he cannot doe Yet his Houre-Glasse is showen to him and set before him 151. Now come on you Electionists and contenders about the Election of Grace you that suppose you only are in the right and esteeme a simple Faith to be but a foolish thing you have danced long enough before this Doore and have made your boast of the Scriptures that they maintaine that God hath of Grace chosen some Men in their Mothers Womb to the Kingdome of Heaven and reprobated or rejected others 152. Here make to your selves many Masse's out of which there may proceed other manner of Men of other qualities and then you may be in the right But out of the one only Masse you can make no more then one only Love of God which presseth forth through the first Man and so presseth through and upon all If God should have permitted Peter or Paul to have written otherwise however look you to the Ground of the Heart 152. If you lay hold on the Heart of God then you have Ground enough 154. If God give me Life for a little while longer I will well shew you Saint Pauls Election of Grace The Seven and Twentieth Chapter Note I advertise the Reader who loveth God that this booke the Aurora or Morning Rednesse was not finished for the Devil intended to put a stop to it and suppresse it when he preceived that the Day would break forth therein And the Day hath cleerly made haste after the Morning Rednesse so that it is become very Light There want yet about Thirtie sheets to the end of it But being the storm hath broken them off therefore it was not finished and in ●heme 〈◊〉 while it is c●me to be Day so that the Morning Rednesse is passed away and since that time the worke hath gone on by Day And it shall so stand for an eternal Remembrance being the defect herein is supplyed in the other Books Jacob Behme 1620. The Dawning o● Morning 〈…〉 In●ancie and Child-hood and 〈…〉 the Creation of all Beeings but very mystically 〈◊〉 not sufficiently cleere but full of Magical Understanding for there are some Mysteries therein which are 〈◊〉 to come to passe Note This is the deepe hidden Magicall Book which the Author at that time might not make clearer but may now doe it through the Grace of God 1621. Note This book is written in a Magicall sense or understanding for the Author himselfe only who knew of no other Readers he supposed he made this work only for himself 〈◊〉 God hath disposed it otherwise Note The Author expressed the first syllable MER in the word MERCURIUS with an A as MAR MARCURIUS not without a speciall Mysticall cause with the first Vowell A But because the selfe conceited wise in Reason dislike it accounting it but a Country vulgar expression Therefore the transcriber of the High Dutch Copie from whence this was translated wrote it according to the common received word MERCURIUS The Corne groweth against the will of the Enemie For that which is sowne by God no Man can prevent or hinder the growing thereof * 1 Cor. 1. 13. † Rom. 8. 3. † Rom. 8. 17. * 1 Cor. 2. 2. † Heb. 6. 6. * Rev. 13. 8. † Eph. 5. 30. * Math. 25. 40. 45 † Joh. 6. 55. * Math. 5. 48. Luk. 6. 32. † Job 1. 1. 2. 3. * James 3. 2. † James 1. 25 * 1 Joh. 3. 9. † Phil. 3. 15. * Phil. 3. 14. † Rom. 3. 10. * 1 King 8. 46. 2 Chron. 6. 36. Prov. 20. 9. Eccles. 7. 22. † James 3. 2. * 1 Joh. 1. 8. † Rev. 19. 10. * Col. 1. 28. † Eph. 2. 8. * Rom. 7. 18. † Rom. 7. 23. * Rom. 7. 19. † Rom. 7. 18 * 1 Joh. 3. 7. † Rom. 8. 14 * Rom. 6. 16 † Ezek. 18. 20. * Ezek. 18. 24. 26. † Ezek 18. 21 22. 27. 28. * Rom. 7. 24. † Rom. 6. 12. * Col. 1. 29. † Gal. 4. 19. * Prov. 23. 26. † 1 Sam. 13. 14. * 1 Cron. 28. 9. † Rev. 21. 27 † Joh. 7. 17. * Math. 5. 16 † 1 Cor. 14. 25 * Rom. 15. 1 † Luk. 1. 79. * Math. 11. 29. † Col. 3. 4 * 1