blessed friendly and Mercifull Love of God The Divine Mystery Page 159 What remains hidden since the Beginning of the world Page 161 The Wrath the Original of Hell-fire Page 164 Chapter X. Of the Sixth Qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power The Sound Page 176 What in Men shall arise in Heavenly Joy or in Hellish Torment The Salitter Page 184 How a Man may Quench the kindled Wrath of God in this Life in himself Page 190 How neer God and the whole Trinity is to us Page 195 196 Chapter XI Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power The Divine SALITTER Page 200 The Holy Gate What the Father the Sonne and the Holy Spirit is Whom We Christians worship Page 206 207 What the Law of Nature is Page 208 Why He only that sinneth shall be punished Page 209 The Prerogative of Christians Page 210 Of the Word SALITTER Page 218 How the Imaging in Nature is Page 220 How our Life is a perpetual warfare with the Devil Page 224. Chapter XII Of the Birth or descent of the Holy Angels as also of their Government Order and heavenly joyous Life Page 230 What the Angels do when they sing not What do they Talk of Who they are like Page 238 239 What Heaven it self is Page 244 What the Angels walk upon Page 254 Of MICHAEL Page 256. Of LUCIFER Page 259 Of Lucifer's Creation Page 260. Of URIEL Page 261 The Beauty of Heavenly Forms Likened to Pretious Stones Page 263 Why Baptisme Instituted in the water Page 265 How the Wisdom of God is Incomprehensible Page 266 Chapter XIII Of the Horrible Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer Page 268 What the fountain of the First Sin of the Angels is Page 269 Where the fault lyeth that Lucifer is become a Devill Page 280 The Eternal Geniture of the Deity Page 290 The Beginning of Sinne. Page 293 Chapter XIV How Lucifer who was the Beautifullest Angell in Heaven is become the most horrible Devil Page 302 The cause that God Created Angels Page 305 Of the Eternal Enmity Page 316 Seven sources of Sinne and the Eighth the house of Death Page 318 Of the first source Page 320 What the Eternal Sport of God was before the Time of the Creation of the Angels Page 322 Of the second source of Sinne 's beginning Page 327 How God possesseth all and yet no Creature is He. Page 334 Chapter XV. Of the Third Species or spirit of Sin 's beginning in Lucifer Page 336 What Lucifer knew before his Fall Page 339 When the End of this Time will be Also of the Fourth Species of Sins beginning Page 342 Of the Sting of Death Page 345 What the Comprehensibility is Page 346 Of the Fifth manner of Sin 's beginning Page 348 Of the Sixth Form of Sin 's beginning Page 352 Of the Old Serpent Page 354 Chapter XVI Of the Seventh Kind of Sin 's beginning in Lucifer and his Angels Page 357 Of Sorcerers and Witches Page 358 Wherein Naturality consisteth Page 359 Of the mourning house of Death Page 364 That God willeth not Evil nor can do Page 365 Of Pride Covetousnesse Envy and Wrath. Page 378 to 380. The final Condemnation Also of the last Fight and Expulsion of Lucifer and all his Angels Page 381 What will be called the Burning Hell Page 385 Chapter XVII Of the miserable state and Condition of the Corrupt perished Nature and Original of the four Elements instead of the holy Dominion of God Page 386 What is called the Wrath of God Page 387 How a Comprehensible is come out of an Incomprehensible Page 389 How the Devil still presents the Swine-Apples of Paradise before the Soul Page 393 Chapter XVIII Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth And of the first Day Page 394 Why Man in this World so loveth Gold Silver and Pretious Stones Page 398 How shall I understand My self according to the Threefold Geniture in Nature Page 399 An Exposition of the first Verse of the first Cha. of Genesis according to the Language of Nature Page 405 Into what the Soul Goeth when we Dye Page 411 Of the Creation of the Light in this world Page 413 Whence fightings among all Creatures have their Original Page 418 What Light was before the Sun and Stars Page 423 Chapter XIX Concerning the Created Heaven And of the Form of the Earth and of the Water is also concerning Light and Darknesse Page 424 From what Light this Authour hath his Knowledg Page 428 How it was that Jesus Christ could take the Devil Death and Hell captive Also in what Heaven he sitteth at the Right hand of God Page 433 Where shall the wrath of God become at the End Page 435 Concerning the Form of the Earth Page 438 Why the Earth is so Hilly Rocky Stony and Uneaven Page 441 Of Day and Night Page 443 Of Morning and Evening Page 446 Chapter XX. Of the Second Day How God separated the Waters beneath the Firmament from the Waters above the Firmament Page 456 We should strive against the Malice and Wickedness that is in our Hearts Page 460 What the Moon or Luna is Page 465 How the Heavens are not pure in Gods sight Page 466 In what Heaven the Man that feareth God dwelleth Page 470 How Christ could go through the Doors being shut Joh. 20. 19. Page 474 Chapter XXI Of the Third Day Page 479 The Diurnal Motion of the Earth Page 479 Man is made out of the Seed of the Earth Page 485 How Man's hope standeth in God Page 488 How Sins are the Cause that the Deity is hidden from us Page 494 Of the Seven Spirits of God and of their Operation in the Earth Page 496 Why the Astral Birth of the Earth did begin a Day sooner then the Astral Birth in the Deep above the Earth Page 506 Whence Mercy Existed Page 509 Chapter XXII Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars and Creation of the Fourth Day Also the Reason of the Title Dawning or Morning-Rednesse Page 510 511 Why the Spirit of Nature it self will open the Door Page 515 What the Stars are Page 517 Sixteen Questions asked the Doctors Page 519 How this work is the Holy Ghost's Dear Revelation Page 523 Of the Earth Page 529 Of the Vegetations of the Earth Page 530 Of the Mettals in the Earth Page 531 Chapter XXIII Of the Deep above the Earth Page 538 Of the Astral Birth or Geniture and of the Birth or Geniture of God Page 541 The Severe Geniture of the Wrath of God cannot be accensible nor Elevable in God Page 542 What is called the Animated or Soulish Birth Page 548 Of the Beeing of the Deity and of the Three Persons Also whence the Living and Rationall Spirit existeth Page 551 What is the Water of Life Page 553 The Gate of the Holy Trinity Page 555 Of the Kindled Nature Page 565 Chapter XXIV Of the Incorporating or Compacting the Stars Page 565 Out of what the Stars are come to be Page 568
to passe Answer 35. Indeed if my spirit did sit in thy heart and spring up in thy heart then thy Body would find feel and apprehend it 36. But otherwise I cannot bring it into thy sense neither canst thou apprehend or understand it unlesse the Holy Ghost kindle thy soul so that this light it self shine in thy Heart 37. And then will this light it self be generated in thee as in God and rise up in thy astringent and bitter quality in thy sweet water and triumph as in God Now when this is done then you will first understand my Book and not before Observe 38. When the light is generated in the Bitter quality that is when the bitter and dry fountainsources catch the sweet fountain water of Life and drink it then the bitter spirit becometh Living in the astringent spirit and the astringent spirit which is as a spirit impregnated with child is impregnated with life and must continually generate the Life 39. For the sweet water and the life in the sweet water rise up continually in the astringent quality and the bitter quality triumpheth continually therein and so there is nothing else but meer laughing and Joy a meer being in Love 40. For the astringent quality loveth the sweet water 41. And First because in the sweet water the Spirit of Light is generated and imbibeth or giveth Drink to the astringent hard and cold Qualities also it enlightneth them and warmeth them for in Water Light and Heat The Life consisteth 42. And secondly the astringent Quality loveth the bitter because the bitter Quality in the sweet water that is in water heat and light triumpheth in the astringent Quality and maketh the astringent moveable or stirring wherein the astringent also can triumph 43. And thirdly the astringent quality loveth the Heat because in the heat the light is Generated whereby the astringent quality is enlightned and warmed 44. And the sweet quality also loveth the astringent 45. And first because it drieth up the astringent that it become not thinne or dimme like the elementary water and that its quality consisteth in Power and because that in the Astringent Quality the light which is generated therein becometh shining and dry 46. Besides the astringent quality is a cause of the heat which is generated in the sweet water wherein the light riseth up and wherein the sweet water standeth in great clarity brightnesse or glory 47. And secondly the sweet quality also loveth the bitter because it is a cause of the heat and also therefore because the bitter spirit triumpheth and trembleth in the sweet water heat and light and so maketh the sweet water moveable or stirring and living 48. And thirdly the sweet quality loveth heat exceedingly and so very much that I cannot compare it with any thing but you may take this for a Similitude though it comes very short thereof Suppose two young People of a noble Complexion these being kindled in the Heat and fervour of burning Love one to another there is such a fire as this so that if they could creep into the Bodies and Hearts one of another or transmute themselves into one Body they would do it 49. But this Earthly love is only cold Water and is not true Fire A man cannot find any full similitude of it in this half-dead World Onely the Resurrection of the Dead at the last Day is a perfect Similitude in all divine things which receive the true Love-fire 50. But the sweet quality doth thus love the Heat because it generateth therein the light-spirit which is the Spirit of Life For life existeth in the heat for if the Heat were not all would be a dark valley Now so dear as the Life is so dear is also the Heat to the sweet spirit and the light in the Heat 51. And the bitter quality also loveth all the other fountain-spirits And first the sweet For in the sweet water the bitter spirit is refreshed and therein it quencheth its great thirst and its bitternesse is therein mitigated also it obtaineth its light-Life therein in the astringent it hath its Body wherein it triumpheth cooleth and mitigateth it self and in the Heat it hath its power and strength wherein its Joy standeth 52. And the hot quality also loveth all the other qualities and the love is so great therein toward and in the other that it cannot be likened to any thing for it is generated from and out of the other 53. The astringent and bitter qualities are the Father of the heat and the sweet fountain water is its Mother which conceiveth retaineth and generateth it for the heat existeth through the astringent and bitter hard driving which riseth up in the sweet quality as in wood or fewel 54. Wilt thou not believe this then open thy Eyes and go to a Tree look upon it and bethink thy self there you see first the whole Tree take a knife and cut a Gash in it and taste how it is then you first taste the astringent harsh choaky quality which draweth thy Tongue together and that also draweth and holdeth together all the powers of the Tree 55. Then you taste the bitter quality which maketh the Tree moveable or stirring so that it springeth and groweth green and flourisheth and so getteth its Branches Leaves and Fruit. 56. After that you taste the sweet which is very Gentle and sharp for it getteth the sharpnesse from the astringent and bitter Quality 57. Now these three Qualities would be Dark and Dead if the Heat were not therein but as soon as the Spring time cometh that the Sun with its Beams suppleth and warmeth the Earth the spirit becometh living by the Heat in the Tree and the spirits of the Tree begin to grow green flourish and Blossom 58. For the spirit riseth up in the heat and all the spirits rejoyce therein and so there is a hearty love between them 59. But the heat is generated through the power and Impulse of the astringent and bitter qualities in the sweet water 60. But they must use the Heat of the Sun to their kindling because the qualities in this world are half dead and are too weak of which King Lucifer was the cause which you will find here following concerning his Fall and concerning the Creation of this world Of the friendly Love gracious amiable blessednesse and Unity of the Five qualifying or fountain-spirits of God 61. Though it be impossible for the hands of men to describe this sufficiently yet the enlightned spirit of Man seeth it for it riseth up just in such a form and Birth as the light in the Divine power and also in the qualities which are in God 62. Onely this is to be Lamented concerning Man that his qualities are corrupted perished and half Dead and therefore it is that mans spirit or his qualities rising or kindling in this world can come or attain to no perfection 63. On the Other side again it is highly to be rejoyced at that mans spirit in
Now as there are in him chiefly seven qualities whereby the whole Divine Being is driven on and sheweth it self infinitely in these seven qualities and yet these seven qualities are the Chief or Prime in the infinitenesse whereby the divine Birth or Geniture stands eternally in its Order unchangeably 31. And as in the Midst or Center of the seven Spirits of God the heart of Life is generated whence the divine Joy riseth up thus also is the order of Angels 32. The Angel-Princes were created according to the spirits of God and the Cherubin according to the heart of God And as the divine Being worketh so also do the Angels 33. That quality which riseth up in Gods Being and chiefly sheweth it self in its working as in the rising up of the Tone or Tune or of the divine working wrestling and fighting that Angelical Prince which is most strongly addicted to that Quality begins in his Rank or File and Round with his Legions with singing ringing forth dancing rejoycing and Jubilating 34. This is heavenly Musick for here every one singeth according to the voice of his quality and the Prince leadeth the Qâ—ire or Chorus as a Chantour or singing-Master with his Scholars and the King rejoyceth and Jubilateth with his Angels to the honour of the great God and to the encreasing and multiplying of the heavenly Joyes and that is in the Heart of God as a Holy Sport or Scene and to that end also are they created for the Joy and Honour of God 35. Now when the heavenly Musick of the Angel riseth up then in the heavenly Pomp in the Divine Salitter there rise up all manner of Vegetations Springings or Sprouts also all manner of figures shapes or Ideas and all manner of colours for the Deity presenteth sheweth or discovereth it self in endlesse and unsearchable varieties of kinds colours Ideas forms and Joyes 36. Now that qualifying or fountain-Spirit in the Deity which doth shew it self then in a singular manner with its rising up and Love-wrestling as having become the Prince or Chief of them that very Angel-Prince belonging to it beginneth instantly his heavenly Musick with his own Legions according to his Quality with singing ringing forth Piping melody and in all the manners of heavenly Skill and Art which riseth up in the Spirits of God 37. But when the Center in the Midst riseth up that is when the Birth or Geniture of the Sonne of God sheweth it self in a singular manner as a Triumph then there rise up the Musicks melodies or Joyes of all the three Kingly Governments or Royal Regiments of the whole Creation of all the Angels 38. What manner of Joy this must be let every Soul consider I in my corrupted nature cannot apprehend it much lesse can I write it 39. By this song I invite or Cite the Reader unto the other Life there himself will be also of that Quire or Chorus and then first will he give credit to this spirit what he doth not understand here that he will have there apparently in his view 40. Thou must know that this is not forged out of a Stone but when the flash riseth up in the Center then the Spirit seeth and knoweth it 41. Therefore look to it and be not too scornfull in this Place else thou wilt be found a scorner and mocker before God and then well mayst thou fare as King Lucifer did Now it may be asked Question What do the Angels then when they sing Not Answer 42. Behold What the Deity doth that they do also When the Spirits of God lovingly generate one in another and rise up one in another as in a loving saluting Embracing kissing and feeding one another in which Taste and Smell the life riseth up and the eternal refreshing of which thou mayst read before at Large 43. Then the holy Angels also walk and Converse one with another friendlily graciously amiably and blessedly in the heavenly Circumference or Region and do behold the wonderful and pleasant form or prospect of heaven and eat of the gracious amiable blessed and delicate fruits of Life Now thou wilt Ask Question What do they Talk of one with another Answer 44. Behold thou Pompous stately lofty and Proud Man the world is even too narrow for thee here and thou thinkest there is none like thee or Equal to thee bethink thy self in this whether thou hast in thee the manner quality or condition of an Angel or of a Devill To whom now shall I liken the Angels 45. I will liken them to little children which walk in the fields in May among the flowers and pluck them and make currous Garlands and Poseys carrying them in their hands rejoycing and alwayes talk together of the several forms or shapes of curious flowers leading one another by the hand when they go to gather flowers 46. And when they come home they shew them to their Parents and they also rejoyce in their children and are merry and cheerly with them 47. So do the Holy Angels likewise they take one another by the Hand and walk together in the curious May of heaven and parly or talk of the pleasant and fair Spring or fruits in the heavenly Pomp and feed on the delicate blessed fruits of God and make use of the beautiful heavenly Flowers for their play or sport in their Scenes and make curious Garlands and rejoyce in the delicious pleasant May of God 48. Here is nothing but a Cordial or Hearty loving a meek and gentle love a friendly courteous discourse a gracious amiable and blessed Society where the one alwaies delighteth to see the other and to honour one another 49. They know of no malice cunning subtlety or deceit but the divine fruits and pleasant lovelinesse are common among them one may make use of these things as well as the other there is no disfavour or hatred no Envy no contrary or opposite will but their hearts are knit together in Love 50. In this the Deity hath its highest Delight as Parents have in their children that its dear and beloved children in heaven behave themselves so well and so friendlily for the Deity in it self playeth or sporteth also thus one qualifying or fountain-spirit in the other 51. And therefore the Angels can do no other then their Father doth as also our Angelical King JESUS CHRIST testified when he was with us on earth as it is written in the Gospel where he saith Verily the Sonne can do nothing of himself but what He seeth his Father do that the Sonne doth also John 5. 19. Also if you do not convert aud become like children you cannot come into the Kingdom of heaven Matth. 18. 3. 52. Whereby he meaneth that our hearts should be knit together in Love as the Holy Angels of God are and that we should deal friendly courteously and kindly one with another and love one another and prevent one another in kindnesse and respects as the Angels of God do 53. Not that we should
penetrate suddenly one into another driving hard rubbing and thronging crowding or sqeezing then the sweet water would be squeezed out and the fierce heat would be kindled and then would rise up the fire of the seven spirits as in Lucifer 112. This is now the true Birth or Geniture of the Deity which hath been so from eternity in all Corners and Places whatsoever and abideth so in all Eternity 113. But in the Kingdom of Lucifer the Destroyer it is otherwise as I have written above concerning the fiercenesse and in this world which is now half kindled also it is likewise after another manner and will be so till the day of the Restitution of which I shall write when I treat concerning the Creation of this world 114. Now in this glorious lovely and heavenly Salitter or divine Qualities the Kingdom of Lucifer also was created without any greater motion then the other 115. For when Lucifer was created he was altogether perfect and was the fairest Prince in heaven adorned and indued with the fairest clarity or Brightnesse of the Sonne of God 116. But if Lucifer had been spoiled or destroyed in the moving of the Creation as he pretendeth then he had never had his Perfection beauty and clarity but would have been presently a fierce dark Devill and not a Cherubin Of the glorious Birth and beauty of King Lucifer 117. Behold thou murtherous and lying spirit here I will describe thy Royall Birth how thou wert in thy Creation how God created thee and how thou becamest so beautiful and to what end God created thee 118. If thou sayst any other thing then this which Heaven and Earth and all the Creatures testifie then thou Lyest nay the whole Deity testifieth against thee that God created thee for his praise out of himself to be a Prince and King of God as he did Prince Michael and Prince Uriel Now Observe 119. When the Deity moved it self to Creation and would form Image or frame Creatures in its Body it kindled not the qualifying spirits else they would have burnt Eternally but it stirr'd them very gently or softly in the astringent quality 120. That drew or attracted the Divine Salitter together and dryed it so that it became a Body and so the whole divine power of all the seven qualifying or fountain-spirits of that place or Room as far as that of the Angels reached was captivated in the Body and became the propriety of the Body which neither can nor shall be destroyed again in Eternity but shall remain the Bodies propriety or proper own in Eternity 121. Now the captivated or incorporated power of all the seven qualifying or fountain spirits had its propriety in the Body and is risen in the Body and hath generated it self in the same manner as the Deity generateth it self from all the seven qualifying or fountain spirits 122. One quality hath alwaies generated the other alike and none of them have vanished or gone out of sight just as it is in the whole Deity and then the whole Body as it is also in the Ternarie generated it self just as the Deity generateth it self without or distinct from the Body in the Ternarie 123. But this I must mention here viz. that Lucifer the King was incorporated together out of his whole Kingdome as the Heart of the whole place or Room thereof so far as his whole Angelical Hoast or Army reached when it was created and so far as that circumference or circle Region or Quarter reach'd wherein He and his Angels became a creature and which God before the time of Creation had enclosed or concluded as a Room or Space for a Kingdom whose circuit or Extent comprehendeth Heaven and this world as also the Deep of the Earth and of the whole Circle Sphear or Circumference of this whole world of the Heavens and Stars 124. And according to the qualities were his qualifying or fountain Princes created which are his Kingly Counsellours and so also were all his Angels created 125. Yet you are to know that every Angel hath all the seven spirits in him but one of the seven is chief or principal Now behold 126. When the King was thus incorporated or compacted together as one comprehending his whole Kingdom then instantly the same hour and in the same Moment when he was incorporated or compacted together the birth of the Holy Trinity of God which he had for a propriety in his Body Understand in the Liberty not essentially but as the fire shineth forth or gloweth through the Iron that is flaming hot and the Iron remaineth Iron still or as the light replenisheth or filleth the Darknesse the dark source or quality being changed into Light and so becometh joyful and yet in the Center remaineth a darknesse which is understood to be Nature for a spirit is repleninish'd onely with the Majestie rose up and generated it self without distinct from the Creature in God 127. For in the driving together of the Body presently likewise rose up the Birth also in great triumph as in a New-born King in God and all the seven qualifying or fountain spirits shewed themselves very joyful and triumphing 128. And instantly in the same Moment the light was generated and rose up out of the seven spirits in the Center of the heart as a new-born sonne of the King which also instantly in a Moment clarified or brightened the Body of all the seven qualifying or fountain spirits from the Center of the Heart and externally from without the light of the Sonne of God clarified or brightened it 129. For the Birth of the new Sonne in the Heart of Lucifer also penetrated through the whole Body and was glorified from the Sonne of God which was without distinct from the body and was friendlily welcommed with the greatest Beauty of Heaven according to the Beauty of God the Sonne and it was to him as a loving Heart or propriety with which the whole Deity qualified or operated 130. And then instantly also the spirit of the new born sonne in the Heart went forth from the light of Lucifer through his Mouth and united qualified or cooperated with the holy Spirit of God and was with highest Joy received and embraced as a dear little Brother 131. Now here standeth the Beautious Bride what shall I write of her now was she not a Prince of God as also the most beautiful moreover in Gods love also and as a dear Sonne of the Creatures Of the horrible proud and henceforth doleful Lamentable Beginning of Sin The highest Depth Observe here 132. When King Lucifer was thus fairly gloriously Beautiously highly and holily framed or built he should surely have now begun to praise honour and magnifie his Creatour and should do that which God his Creator doth 133. Viz. God his Creator qualifieth or operateth very meekly lovingly and Joyfully and one qualifying or fountain-fountain-spirit of God alwaies loveth the other and bringeth its affection into the other and alwaies helpeth the other to
Image form and frame all in the heavenly Pomp. 134. Whereby in the heavenly pomp alwaies such fair beautious forms Ideas figures and vegetations spring up as also various colours and fruits and this the qualifying or fountain spirits of God do in God as a holy Play Sport or Scene Now behold 135. Seeing then God had incorporated or compacted together out of himself Eternal Creatures they should not qualifie or operate in the heavenly pomp in such a way and manner as to be like God himself 136. No by no means for they were not thus Imaged or framed to that End For the Creator had for this cause incorporated or compacted the Body of an Angel together to be more dry then he is in his Body that he might be and remain to be God so that the qualities should be harder and tougher that the Tone or Sound might be loud clear and shrill 137. So that when the seven qualities in an Angel in the Center of the heart do generate the Light and the spirit or understanding that then that same spirit which in the light of the heart goeth forth at the mouth of the Angel in the Divine power should as a loud clear shrill sound in the power of all the qualities in God sing and ring forth as a melodious Musick and in the forming Imaging framing or qualifying of God rise up as a pleasant hearty loving voyce in Gods forming 138. And when the Holy Ghost formeth the heavenly fruit then should the Tone which should rise up in the praising of God from the Angels be also together in the forming or Imaging of the fruit and so on the other side again the fruit should be the food of the Angels 139. And therefore also we pray in Our Father saying GIB uns unser Taglich Brodt GIVE us our daily Bread Mat. 6. 11so that the Tone or word GIB GIVE which we thrust forth from our Center of the Light through the animated animal or Soulish spirit out at the Mouth forth from us into the divine power should in the divine power as a fellow-forming or fellow-generating help to Image or frame Unser Taglich Brodt Our daily Bread which afterwards Der Uater gibet Uns the Father giveth to us for Food 140. And then when our Tone is thus incorporated in Gods Tone so that the fruit is formed Imaged or framed it must needs be wholesome or healthfull for us and so we are in Gods Love and have that food to make use of as by the right of Nature being our spirit in Gods Love did help to Image and form the same 141. Herein standeth the innermost and greatest depth of God O Man consider thy self I will more largely declare it in its due place 142. Now for such an end hath God created the Angels and they do so too for their spirit which in the Center or heart goeth forth from their light in the power of all the seven qualifying or fountain-spirits that goeth forth at their Mouth as God the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and Sonne and helpeth to form Image or frame all in God that is to say in the Divine Nature through the Mercurius song and speaking and Sport or Scene of Joy 143. For as God worketh in Nature to the producing of all manner of forms Ideas Images vegetations springings fruits and colours so do the Angels also in very great simplicity or sincerity and though they should scarce touch the least Twigg or scarce rejoyce in the beautious flowers in the heavenly May and discourse and confer never so little weakly meanly or simply thereof yet neverthelesse that very Tone or speech riseth up together in the Divine Salitter and helpeth to co-Image and frame or form all 144. Thou hast many examples thereof in this world that if some Creature or Man look upon a thing it perisheth because of the Poison or venome in the Creature On the other side again some men as also Beasts and other Creatures can with their Tone or words change or alter the malignity or evilnesse of a thing and bring it into a right form 145. And that how is the Divine Power which all the Creatures are subjected to for all whatsoever â—t is 〈…〉 and moveth is in God and God himself is all and all whatsoever is form'd or framed is formed out of HIM be it either out of Love or out of Wrath. The Head Spring or fountain Vein of Sinne. 146. Now Lucifer being so Royally Imaged or framed that this spirit in his forming and imaging rose up in him and was received or embraced of God very excellently and lovingly and was set or put into Glorification then instantly he should have begun his Angelical Obedience and course and should have moved as God himself did as a loving â—on in the house of his Father and that he did not 147. But when his light was generated in him in his heart and that his qualifying spirits were instantly affected or invironed with the high light they then became so highly rejoycing that they elevated themselves in their Body against the Right of Nature and presently began as it were a Higher statelier more Pompous or Active qualifying or Operation then God himself exercised 148. But these spirits elevating themselves thus and triumphing so eagerly and vehemently one in another and rising up against the right of Nature by that means they kindled the qualifying or fountain spirits too exceeding much viz. the astringent Quality attracted or compacted the Body too hard together so that the sweet water was dryed up 149. And the powerful and great Bright Flash which was risen up in the sweet water in the Heat from whence the bitter Quality existeth in the sweet water that rubb'd it self so horribly hard with the astringent quality as if it would break in pieces for great Joy 150. For the flash was so Bright that it was as it were intolerable to the qualifying or fountain spirits and therefore the bitter quality or source trembled and rubb'd it self so hard in the astringent that the heat was kindled contrary to the Right of Nature and the astringent also dryed up the sweet water by its hard attracting together 151. But now the quality of Heat was so severe furious and eager that it bereaved the astringent quality or source of its power for the heat existeth in the fountain or source of the sweet water 152. But the sweet water being dryed up through the astringent attracting together therefore could not the Heat any more rise to a flame or to any light for the light existeth in the unctuosity or Oylinesse of the water but glowed like a red hot Iron or like Iron not quite glowing but very dimly and darkly or as if you should put a very hard stone into the fire and should let it lye there in great heat as long as you please yet it would not be glowing light because it hath too little water or Oylinesse
in it 153. Thus now the Heat kindled the dryed water and the light could no more elevate and kindle it self for the water was dryed up and was quite consumed by the fire or great Heat 154. The meaning is not here as if the spirit of the water were swallowed up or devoured which dwelleth in all the seven qualities but its Quality or upper place or predominancy was changed into a dusky hot and sour Quality 155. For here in this place the sour quality hath taken its first original and beginning which now also is inherited in this world which is not in Heaven in God after such a manner at all nor in any Angel for it is and signifieth the house of affliction trouble and misery and is a forgetfulnesse of all Good 156. Now when this was done the qualifying or fountain spirits rubb'd themselves one upon another in that manner and way as I have mentioned above concerning the Figure of the Sevenfold wheel for they use thus to rise up one in another and to taste one another or to affect one another from whence life and love existeth 157. Now in all the spirits there was nothing else but a meer Hot Fiery Cold and Hard corruption and so one evil quality tasted the other whereby the whole Body grew so very fierce and wrathfull for the Heat was against the Cold and the Cold against the Heat 158. And so the sweet water being dryed up the bitter quality which existed and was generated by the first flash when the light kindled it self rose up in the Body through all the spirits as if it would destroy the Body and so raved and raged like the rankest or worst Poison 159. And from thence existed the first Poison wherein we poor men now in this world have enough to chew upon and thereby the bitter poisonous Death is come into the flesh 160. In this raging and tearing now the life of Lucifer was generated that is his dear little sonne in the circle or center of his heart and what manner of life and dear little sonne came to be I offer to any Rational Soul to consider of 161. For such as the Father was such was the Sonne also viz. a dark astringent Cold hard bitter hot sour stinkiug fountain or source and the Love stood in the Bitter quality in its penetrating taste and relish and became an emnity against all the qualifying or fountain spirits in the Body of the high minded arrogant King 162. Thus the Tone rose up through the penetrating of the bitter quality through the heat and dryed water and through the astringent hard quality into the heart into the little new dear sonne 163. And here the spirit went forth and as He was generated in the heart so he went forth now at the Mouth but how welcome a Guest he was before God and in God also before the Holy Angels of the other Kingdoms I leave to thee to consider of 164. He should now have united with the Sonne of God as one Heart and one God Alas for ever Who can write or expresse this sufficiently The Fourteenth Chapter How Lucifer who was the Beautiousest Angel in Heaven is become the most horrible Devil The House of the murtherous Denne 1. HEre King Lucifer pull thy Hatt down into thy Eyes lest thou shouldst see how man will take off thy Crown away from thee thou canst no more Rule in Heaven stand still a little while we must first view thee and observe what a Beautious fair Bride thou art and whether the filth of thy whoredom may not be cleansed and washed away from thee that thou mayst be fair again we will a little describe thy chastity and vertue 2. Come on ye Philosophers and ye Lawyers and Advocates that justifie and defend King Lucifer Come near and bring him to the Barre whilest he hath yet the Crown upon him for here we will hold a Court of Judgment against Malefactours for him If ye can maintain his cause to be right then he shall be your King if not then he shall be turn'd out and cast down into Hell and another shall get his Royall Crown who will Govern Better then He. Now Observe 3. When Lucifer had thus horribly spoiled and destroyed himself all his qualifying or fountain spirits were Emnity against God for they all qualified or acted much otherwise then God and so there came to be an eternal Emnity betwixt God and Lucifer But now it might be Asked Question How Long did Lucifer stand in the Light of God The Depth Answer 4. When the Royall Body of Lucifer was incorporated or compacted together in that very Hour the Light kindled it self also in Lucifer 5. For as soon as his qualifying or fountain spirits in the framing of the Body began to qualifie or operate and to generate themselves according to the right of Nature then rose up the flash of life in the heart in the sweet spring or fountain water and so the Royall Body was ready furnished or compleat and the spirit went forth in the heart from the light through the mouth into the Heart of God 6. And so he was a most exceeding beautifull Prince and King and very dear and acceptable to the Divine Being and was received and embraced with great Joy 7. In like manner also the spirit went forth from the heart into all qualifying or fountain veins of the Body and kindled all the seven spirits and so the Royall Body was glorified in the twinkling of an Eye and there he stood as a King of God in an unsearchable clarity or Brightnesse transcendently excelling the whole heavenly Hoast or Army 8. Now in this clear and light flash the seven qualifying or fountain spirits were instantly affected as a man kindleth a fire for they were affrighted at the terrible clarity or brightnesse of their spirit and so instantly at the first flash suddenly became highly triumphing rising aloft extream stately and over-joyful and so moved themselves towards a higher Birth 9. But if they had continued in their seats and had qualified or operated as they had done from eternity then that high Light had not hurt them 10. For they were not new spirits made of any new thing but they were the Old spirits which had no beginning which had been in God from Eternity and knew very well the Right of the Deity and of Nature how they should move and stir 11. Also when God figured or framed the Body together he did not aforehand destroy the qualifying or fountain spirits but figured or framed the Body of King Lucifer together out of the kernel of that which was the best wherein was the best knowledge of all 12. Else if the qualities had been dead aforehand they had had need of a new Life and it wonld have been in doubt whether the Angels could have subsisted Eternally Conceive it aright 13. God created Angels out of himself therefore that they might be harder and dryer incorporated or
Strong Helmet against the fiercenesse and the kindled fire according as the Kingly Prophet David saith To the Honest or the upright the light riseth up in the darknesse Psal 112. 4. 23. And in this strife and fight against the wrath of God and the kindled fiercenesse of the Devils and of all wicked Men the Light riseth up in the heart of the Honest and upright and the friendly Love of God embraceth him that he may not despair in his Crosse but strive further still against the wrath and fiercenesse 24. If there were not at all times some honest upright Men on Earth who quench the wrath of God with their opposing the Hellish fire had kindledâ— self long ago and then it would have well been seen where Hell is which men do not now believe 25. But thus saith the Spirit assoon as the fiercenesse overcometh the opposition of love in this world then the fire kindleth it self and then there is no more time in this world 26. But that the fiercenesse doth terribly burn now at present it needs no proof here for it is known as clear as the Day by wofull experience Behold there riseth up yet a little fire in the opposition against the wrath out of a singular especiall Love-restraint of God when this groweth weak also then is the End of this Time 27. But whether Lucifer hath done rightly in that he hath awakened and stirr'd up the fiercenesse in the Salitter of God whence this world is become Stinging Venomous Thorny Rocky Envious and Evill false or wicked let the Atturneys Proctors Advocates and defenders of Lucifer answer plead and justifie it if they can if not then this third Bitter stinging venomous spirit shall be condemned also Of the Fourth Kind Species form or manner of Sin 's beginning in Lucifer 28. The Fourth Spirit of God is Heat which is generated between the bitter and astringent quality and is conceived or bred in the sweet water and is shining and giving light and is the true fountain of life 29. For in the sweet water it is very meek from whence Love existeth and is onely a loving warmth and no fire 30. And though indeed it be in the hidden kernel of the fires quality or Originall yet that fire is not kindled or burning for it is generated in the sweet water 31. Now where the water is there is not burning fire but a pleasing warmth and gentle qualifying or vivifying but if the water should be dryed up then there would be burning fire there 32. Thus Lord Lucifer thought also if he did but kindle his fire then he might domineer forcibly in the Divine power but he thought it would have burnt Eternally and also have given Light his purpose was not to put out the Light but he would have it burn continually in the fire he thought he would dry up the water and then the light would move stirre or shine in the burning fire 33. But he knew not that if he kindled the dryed water that the kernel that is the unctuosity oyl or heart of the water would be consumed and that the light would turn into darknesse and the water turn into a sowr stinck 34. For the oyl or unctuosity in the water is generated through meeknesse or well-doing and that is the unctuosity oyl unction marrow or fatnesse wherein the Light becomes shining But if the unctuousnesse be burnt up then the water is turn'd into a sowr stinck and moreover becometh very dark 35. And thus it befell the Pride of Lucifer he triumph'd a little while with his kindled Light but when his light was spent and burnt up then he became a Black Devill 36. But he supposed he would Eternally reign thus in his burning light in the whole Divine power as a very terrible God and so with his fire-spirit he wrestled with the Salitter of God intending to kindle the whole circumference or Extent of his Kingdome 37. And indeed he hath done somewhat in that he hath set the Divine power into a burning which appeareth even in the Sun and Stars also the fire in the Salitter in the Elements is often kindled so that it seemeth as if the Deep were of a burning fire of which I shall speak in another place He stept back out of the meeknesse into the anxious fire-will and fell into darknesse The Reader is advertised that he must not understand in any place as if the Devill had kindled or fired the Light of God no but the forms of Nature only out of which the light shineth For he hath not comprehended the Light as little as the fire doth which cannot lay hold on the Light But he entred into the fire and is expelled into the Darknesse and hath neither fire nor light besides without or distinct from his creature or own Creaturelinesse 38. Now in this quality King Lucifer hath prepared for himself the right Hellish Bath or Lake He dares not say that God hath framed or erected the Hellish quality for him but he himself hath done it Moreover he hath offended the Deity and turn'd the powers of God into a hellish Bath or Lake for his own Eternal habitation 39. For when he and all his Angels had kindled in their Bodies the qualifying or fountain spirit of the fire then the unctuousnesse marrow or fatnesse burnt in the sweet water and the flash or terrour which riseth up fiercely in the birth of the light became raging and tearing burning and stinging and a being or substance of a meer opposite or contrary will 40. And here in this quality the Life was turn'd into a Sting of Death for through Heat the bitter quality grew so fierce stinging raging and burning as if the whole body were meer fiery Stings these did tear and rage in the astringent quality as if one did thrust fiery Pins Needles or red-hot Bodkins through the Body 41. On the other side the cold fire of the astringent quality was in a mad furious rage against the heat and against the bitter venom or Poison like a great Uproar or hurliburly and now furthermore in the Body of Lucifer there was nothing else but a murthering rubbing fretting burning and stinging a most horrible hellish fire 42. This fire-spirit and right Devils-spirit elevated it self now also in the Center of the heart and would rule through the animated or soulish spirit Hereby is understood the spirit of the will out of the Center which is generated out of the Genitrix viz. out of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits which is the Image of God in the whole Divine power and kindle the whole Salitter of God as a new and potent God and so the formings and Heavenly Imagings should rise up in a horrible fiery Qvality and suffer themselves to be Imaged and framed according to this fiercenesse 43. Now when I write of the animated or soulish spirit then thou must exactly know what it is or how it is else thou wilt read this Birth or
Geniture in vain and it will happen to thee as it did to the wise Heathens who climbed up to the very face or countenance of God but could not see it 44. The Spirit of the Soul is very much subtiler and more incomprehensible then the Body or the seven qualifying or fountain spirits which hold retain and form the Body for it goeth forth from the seven spirits As God the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne 45. The seven qualifying or fountain Spirits have their compacted or incorporated Body out of Nature that is out of the seventh Nature-spirit in the Divine power which in this Book I call the Salitter of God or the comprehensibility wherein the heavenly figures or shapes arise 46. And that is a spirit as all the rest of the seven Spirits are onely the other six are an incomprehensible Being therein for the Divine power generateth it self in the comprehensibility of the seventh Nature-spirit as it were hidden or concealed and incomprehensible to the Creatures 47. But the animated or soulish spirit generateth it self in the heart out of or from the seven qualifying or fountain spirits in that manner as the Sonne of God is generated and keepeth its seat in the heart and goeth forth from that Seat in the Divine power as the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Sonne for it is of such a subtilnesse as the Holy Spirit of God hath and uniteth qualifieth or operateth with God the Holy Ghost 48. And when the animated or soulish Spirit goeth forth out of the Body then it is one thing with the hidden Deity and is together the midst or center in the Imaging or framing of a thing in Nature as God the Holy Ghost himself is 49. An example whereof you have in this as when a Carpenter will build a curious house or Artificial piece of Architecture or any other Artist goeth about the making of some artificiall work the Hands which signifie Nature cannot be the first that begin the work but the seven Spirits are the first Workmasters about it and the animated or soulish spirit sheweth the form figure or shape of it to the seven spirits 50. And then the seven spirits Image or frame it and make it comprehensible and then the hands first begin to fall to work to make the Structure according to the Image or frame contrived For a work must be first brought to the sense before you can make it 51. For the Soul comprehendeth the highest sense it beholdeth what God its Father acteth or maketh also it Co-operateth in the heavenly Imaging or framing And therefore it maketh a description draught platform or modell for the Nature-spirits shewing how a thing should be Imaged or framed 52. And according to this delineation or prefiguration of the Soul all things in this world are made for the corrupted soul worketh or endeavoureth continually to bring forth or frame heavenly forms but cannot bring that to Effect for the materials for its work are onely the earthly corrupted Salitter even a half-dead Nature wherein it cannot Image or frame heavenly Ideas shapes or figures 53. By this you may understand what great power the spirits of the expelled Angels have had in the heavenly Nature And what manner of substance this perdition or Corruption is of How they have corrupted and spoiled Nature in heaven in their place with their horrible kindling from whence the horrible fiercenesse which is predominant in this world is existed 54. For the kindled Nature burneth still continually untill the last Judgment Day and this kindled fire fource or quality is an Eternall Emnity against God 55. But yet whether this kindled fire-spirit hath Right therein and whether God himself hath kindled it from whence the wrath-fire is existed let the Electionists or Predestinarians or those that dispute so about Election justifie it and prove it in Nature if they can if not then this fire-spirit is to be condemned also Of the Fifth kind Species form or manner of Sin 's beginning in Lucifer and his Angels 56. The fifth qualifying or fountain spirit in the Divine power is the Gracious amiable and blessed Love which is the very Glance or aspect of meeknesse and humility which is also generated in the flash of life 57. For the flash as a Crack penetrateth suddenly whereby Joy existeth and then the stock of the kindled light in the sweet water abideth standing and presseth gently after the flash through the fire even into the astringent quality and mitigateth the fire and mollifyeth softneth or suppleth the astringent quality which is also a Birth or geniture of the water 58. But when the fire tasteth the mild sweet and pliant Taste then is it mitigated and formeth it self into a meek warmth very lovingly and there riseth up a very friendly life in the fire and penetrateth the astringent Quality with this pleasing lovely gentle warmth and allayeth or stilleth the cold fire and mollifieth or suppleth the hardnesse attenuateth the thick and maketh the dark to be Light 59. But when the Bitter flash together with the astringent and fire-spirit tasteth this meeknesse there is nothing else then but a meer longing desiring and replenishing a very gentle pleasant tasting wrestling kissing and love-Birth For the severe births of all the qualifying or fountain spirits in this penetrating become very gentle pleasant humble and friendly and the very Deity rightly subsisteth therein 60. For in the first four qualifying or fountain spirits standeth the Divine Birth or Geniture therefore they must be very Earnest and strong also though they have among them too their meek mother the sweet water and in the fifth standeth the gracious amiable and blessed Love and in the sixth the Joy and in the seventh the framing Imaging or comprehensibility 61. Now Lucifer come on with thy Love how hast thou behaved thy self is thy Love also such a Well-spring or fountain as this We will now view that also and examine what manner of loving Angel thou art turned into Observe 62. If Lucifer had not elevated and kindled himself then his fountain of Love would be no other then that in God for there was no other Salitter in him then there is in God 63. But when he elevated himself intending to rule the whole Deity with his animated or soulish spirit then the stock and heart of light which is the kernel marrow or pith of love in the sweet water became a fierce and corroding crouding fire source or quality from whence in the whole body existed a very trembling burning government and Birth or Geniture 64. Now when the animated or soulish spirit was generated in this severe and astringent fire's-Birth then it pressed very furiously forth from the Body into Nature or the Salitter of God and destroyed the gracious amiable and blessed love in the Salitter for it pressed very fiercely furiously and firily as a raging Tyrant through all and supposed that it self alone was God it self alone
would govern with its sharpnesse 65. From hence now is existed the great contrary opposite will and Eternall Emnity between God and Lucifer for the power of God moveth very softly meekly pleasantly and friendly so that its Birth cannot be conceived of or apprehended and the spirits of Lucifer move and tear very harshly astringently firily swiftly and furiously 66. An example whereof you have in the kindled Salitter of the Stars which because of this kindled fiercenesse must Roul with the vanity even to the last Judgment Day And then the fierceness will be separated from them and be given to King Lucifer for an Eternal house 67. But that this is a great opposite contrary will in God needs no proof but a Man may think in case such a fierce fire source or quality should rise in his Body what an untowardnesse and contrary will he should have in him and how often the whole Body would be in a rage and fury 68. Which indeed befalls those who lodge the Devil within them but so long as he is but a Guest he lyeth still like a Tame Whelp but when he becometh the Host himself and Master of the house then he stormeth and maketh havock in the House as he did to the Body of God 69. And therefore it is that the wrath-fire of God is yet in the Body of God which is in this world till the End and many a creature is swallowed up and devoured in the wrath-fire of which much is to be written but is referred to its proper place 70. But now whether God himself hath created and kindled this Emnity and fierce fire-source in Lucifer they are to plead for and justifie which dispute for Predestination Foreseeing and the Election of Grace and they are to prove it in Nature if they can if not then this corrupted fire-source which standâ—s in the place or stead of Love shall be condemned also Of the Sixth Species Kind form or manner of Sin 's beginning in Lucifer and in his Angels 71. The Sixth qualifying or fountain spirit in the Divine power is the Mercurius or Tone or Tune wherein the distinction and heavenly Joy riseth up 72. This spirit taketh its original in the fire-flash that is in the bitter quality and riseth up in the flash through the sweet water wherein it mitigateth it self so that it becometh clear and bright and is reserved and kept in the astringent quality and there it toucheth or stirreth all the spirits and from this touching or stirring riseth up the Tone its rising source or quality standeth in the flash and its Body or Root standeth in the sweet water in the Love 73. Now this Tone or Tune is the Divine Joyfulnesse the triumphing wherein the Divine and meek Love-play sport or scene in God riseth up as also the formings Imagings and all manner of Ideas shapes and Figures 74. But here thou must know that this quality penetrateth very gently and pleasantly with its touching or stirring through all the Spirits in such a way and manner as when a pleasant and meek fire of Joy riseth up in the heart of a man in which fire of Joy the animated or soulish Spirit triumpheth as if it were in Heaven 75. Now this spirit doth not belong to or concern the Imaging or framing of the body but to the distinction diversifying and mobility especially to the Joy and to the distinction or difference in the Imaging or shaping 76. And when the animated or soulish Spirit in the Center of the heart in the midst or Genter of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits is generated so that the will of the seven Spirits is incorporated or compacted together then the Tone bringeth it forth from the Body and is its Chariot on which the spirit rideth and executeth that which is Decreed in the Council of the seven spirits 77. For the Tone goeth through the animated or Soulish spirit into the nature of God and into the Salitter of the seventh qualifying or fountain spirit in the Divine power which is its â—â—ceptive or beginning Mother and uniteth qualifieth or co-operateth with the same in the forming or framing and also in the distinguishing or diversifying of the Imaging or shape 78. Therefore when King Lucifer changed or transmuted his high-minded prancing Nagg or Palfrey in the Tone into a firy resting in all the seven spirits that was a terrible contrary or opposite will in the Salitter of God 79. For when his animated or soulish spirit was generated in his body then he stung forth from his Body into the Salitter of God as a fiery Serpent out of a hole 80. But when the Mouth opened to speak that is when the seven spirits had incorporated or compacted the word together in their will and sent it through the Tone into the Salitter of God then it was no otherwise then if there went a fiery Thunder-bolt into Gods Nature or as a fierce Serpent which tyrannizeth raveth and rageth as if it would tear and rend Nature all to pieces 81. Hence that taketh its original that the Devill is called the old Serpent Apocal. 12. 9. and also that there are Adders and Serpents in this corrupted world moreover all manner of vermine or venomous Broods of Worms Toads Flies Lice and Fleas and all such like things whatsoever and from hence also Tempestuous weather of Lightning Thundring Flashing and Hail-stones take their Originall in this world Observe 82. When the Tone riseth up in the Divine Nature then it riseth up gently from all the seven qualifying or fountain spirits joyntly together and generateth the word or Ideas figures and shapes very gently 83. That is when one qualifying or fountain spirit attracteth a will to the Birth or Geniture then it presseth very gently through the other qualifying or fountain spirits even into the Center of the Heart and there that will is formed and approved by all the spirits 84. And then the other six spirits speak it forth in the Tone out from Gods animated or soulish spirit forth understand out from the heart of God out from the Sonne of God which abideth standing in the center as a compacted incorporated Word 85. And the flash out of that same Word or the stirring of the Word which is the Tone goeth forth very finely and gently from the Word and executeth effecteth or performeth the will of the Word 86. And that same forthgoing from the Word is the Holy Ghost which formeth frameth and Imageth all whatsoever was Decreed in the center of the heart in the Councel of the seven spirits of God the Father 87. In such a gentle way and manner should King Lucifer also have generated qualified or operated and according to the Right of the Deity with his animated or soulish spirit in the Salitter or in the Nature of God have helped to Image or frame things as a dear sonne in Nature 88. Just as a sonne in the House helps his Father to drive or manage his work
power which in the Center or midst is compacted together or incorporated out of all the seven spirits is incomprehensible and unsearchable but not invisible for it is not the power of one spirit alone but of all seven 51. Therefore one spirit in its own Body besides and distinct from its instanding or innate instant Birth or Geniture cannot reach into the whole Heart of God and examine try and search all for it comprehends besides and distinct from its instanding Birth or Geniture onely its own Birth or Geniture in the heart of God but all the seven spirits joyntly together comprehend the whole heart of God And so also in Man but understand it as to the Image of God viz. in the Soul's spirit not in the fiery Essence of the soul but in the Essence of the Light wherein the Image of God standeth 52. But in the instanding or innate Birth or Geniture of the spirits where the one still generateth the other there every spirit generateth all the seven spirits but yet only in the rising flash of the life 53. But the Heart when it is generated is singular or distinct viz. a peculiar Person and yet not separated from the Spirits but the spirits cannot transmute or change themselves in their first Birth or Geniture one into another 54. Also the second cannot change it self into the third which is the exit of the spirit but every Birth or Geniture abideth in its seat and yet all the Births or Genitures together are but the One Only God 55. But being the Body of Lucifer was created out of Nature and the most outward Birth or Geniture therefore it was unjustly done that he should elevate himself into the innermost and deepest which he could not do in the Divine Right but must so elevate and kindle himself onely that thereby the qualifying or fountain-spirits might be set or put into the sharpest penetrating and Infecting 56. I verily suppose indeed that thou fair Necromancer hast changed thy self to purpose and mayest well teach men also thy Black Art that they perhaps might also become such potent Gods as thou art 57. Ye blind and proud Necromancers Jugglers and Sorcerers your Art consisteth in your changing the Elements of your Body by your conjurations and Instruments of the Qualities or qualifying Properties which you make use of to that purpose and ye think ye have Right so to do but is it not against the Birth or Geniture of God If you think so make that appear 58. How can you well suppose that you can change your selves into another form Indeed you suffer the Devill thus to play the Ape with you and cheat you and all this while you are but blind in your own skill though you have learned your Art never so well yet you do not know the Scope it driveth at for the Pith and Heart therein is the changing or altering of the qualifying or fountain-spirits as Lucifer did when he would needs be God Now thou Askest How can that be Answer 59. Behold when the corporeall qualifying or fountain spirits set their will into Sorcery or Witchcraft then the animated or soulish spirit which they generate and which in the Astral Elementary Quality ruleth in the hidden and deepest Center is clearly already a Sorcerer or Witch and hath changed transformed or metamorphosed it self into Sorcery or Witchcraft 60. But the Bestial Body cannot follow so suddenly and nimbly but must be charmed to it by Characters and Conjurations and some instruments for that purpose whereby the animated or soulish spirit maketh the bestial Body invisible and changeth it into such a form as the will of the quaifying or fountain spirits was at the beginning of its purpose to a Metamorphosis or Transmutation 61. The Bestial flesh cannot well change it self or put it self into another Birth or Geniture but is brought into a slender and inferiour Base form as of a Beast of Wood or such like thing which hath its Body qualifying or boyling in the Elements as in their fountain 62. But the Astral spirits can well cloath themselves in another form or shape but that continueth onely so long as the Birth or Geniture of Nature above their Pole or Zenith permitteth them 63. For when it changeth it self with its wheeling and penetrating so that another qualifying or fountain spirit becomes chief or predominant then their Art lyeth down upon the ground and their Deity in the first qualifying or fountain spirit in which they had begun their Art hath an End 64. Now if it be to last any longer then it must be made again afresh according to the qualifying or fountain spirit then ruling at that Present or the Devill with his animated or soulish spirit must be in the astraâ—l spirits of the Body which instantly and suddenly changeth it or else his Art is here at an End also 65. For Nature will not suffer it self to be Juggled with at all times and houres as the spirits would have it but all must be done according to that spirit which then at that present time is Lord and chief or predominant 66. It is not that Spirit of God which is Lord and chief in Nature which causeth or maketh the Jugling but it is made in the fiercenesse of the Salitter which Lord Lucifer hath kindled with his elevation which is his eternal Kingdom 67. But when the power or might of that spirit is allayed then the kindled fire can be no more useful to the Juggler 68. For the wrath-fire in Nature is not during this Time of the world the Devils own house of his power for the love standeth hidden in the Center of the wrath-fire and Lucifer together with his Angels lyeth imprisoned in the outward wrath-fire even untill the Judgment of God then he will have the wrath-fire separated from the Love for an eternall Bath or Lake and doubtlesse he will wash his Juglers Head and Face withall 69. This I set thee down here for a warning that thou mayst know what manner of Ground Sorcery or Witchcraft hath not in such a way as if I would write any heathenish forcery or witchcraft neither have I studied any but the animated or soulish spirit beholdeth their Juggling which in the Body I do not understand 70. But being it runneth counter clean contrary to the Love and Meeknesse of the Birth or Geniture of God and is a contrary or opposite will in the Love of God so that he is loath without pressing necessity driveth him to it to hurt Man therefore will the spirit have the wrath-Bath or Lake of Nature set apart to be an Eternal Parching or drying place for Jugglers perverters or changers of Gods Ordinance or Order And therein they may practise and shew forth their new Deity Of the Kindling of the Wrath-Fire 71. Now when King Lucifer together with all his Angels kindled himself then the wrath-fire rose up instantly in the Body and the gracious amiable and blessed Light was
words or things 82. Also it sufficiently appeareth that his Body was of an angelical kind in that he went to his Disciples through the Doors being shut John 20. 19. 83. Thus thou must know now that his Body qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with all the seven spirits in Nature in the Astrall Birth in the part of Love and holdeth Sin Death and the Devill captive in its wrath-Part 84. And thus thou now understandest what God made on the Second Day when he separated the water under the Firmament from the water above the Firmament Thou seest also How thou art in this world every where in Heaven and also in Hell and dwellest between Heaven and Hell in great Danger 85. Thou seest also how Heaven is in a Holy man and that every where wheresoever thou standest goest or lyest if thy spirit do but qualifie or co-operate with God then as to that Part thou art in Heaven and thy Soul is in God Therefore also saith Christ My Sheep are in my Hands no man can pull them away from me John 10. 86. In like manner thou seest also How thou art alwaies in Hell among all the Devils as to the wrath if thy Eyes were but open thou wouldst see wonderfull things but thou standest between Heaven and Hell and canst see neither of them and walkest upon a very Narrow Bridge 87. Some Men have many Times according to or in the Sidereal or Astral spirit entred in thither being ravished in an Extasie as men call it and have presently known the Gates of Heaven and of Hell and have told shewed and declared how that many men dwell in Hell with or in their living Bodies or with their Bodies alive And such indeed have been scorned derided or laugh'd at but with great ignorance and indiscretion for it is Just so as they declare which I will describe also more at large in its due place and shew in what manner and condition it is with them 88. But that the water hath a Twofold Birth I will here prove it also with or by the Language of Nature For that is the Root or Mother of all the Languages which are in this world and therein standeth the whole perfect knowledge of all things 89. For when Adam Spake at the first he gave Names to all the Creatures according to their qualities and innate Instant Operations vertues or faculties And it is the very Language of the totall universal Nature but is not known to every One. For it is a hidden secret Mystery which is imparted to me by the Grace of God from the Spirit which hath a Delight and Longing towards me Now Observe 90. The word Wasser water is thrust forth from the Heart and closeth the Teeth together and passeth over the astringent and Bitter qualities and toucheth them not but goeth forth through the Teeth and the Tongue contracteth and rouzeth up it self together with the spirit and helpeth to hisse and so qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the Spirit and the spirit presseth very forcibly through the Teeth But when the spirit is almost quite gone forth then the Astringent and Bitter spirit contracteth and rouzeth up it self and afterwards first qualifieth with the word but yet it sitteth still in its seat and afterwards jarreth mightily and strongly in the syllable ser. 91. But now that the Spirit conceiveth it self at the Heart and cometh forth and closeth the Teeth together and hisseth with the Tongue through the Teeth it signifieth that the Heart of God hath moved it self and made a closure round about it which is the Firmament of Heaven Also as the Teeth do shut and close together and then the Spirit goeth through the Teeth so also the spirit goeth forth from the heart into the Astrall Birth or Geniture 92. And as the Tongue frameth it self for the hissing and qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the spirit and moveth therewith so the soul of Man co-Imageth or frameth it self with the Holy Spirit and qualifieth operateth or uniteth therewith and presseth joyntly together in the power thereof through Heaven and ruleth together also therewith in the Word of God 93. But that the Astringent and Bitter qualities awaken behind afterwards and co-image afterwards to the framing of the word it signifieth that indeed all is as it were one Body but the Heaven and the Holy Spirit together with the Heart of God hath its proper Seat to it self and the Devill together with the wrath of God can neither comprehend the Holy Spirit nor the Heaven but the Devill together with the wrath hangeth in the outward Birth in the word and the wrath helpeth to Image all in the outermost Birth in this world whatsoever standeth in the comprehensibility or palpability Just as the astringent and bitter qualities rouze themselves behind afterwards to the framing of the word and qualifie operate or unite therewith 94. But that the spirit first goeth over the astringent and bitter qualities unperceived it signifieth that the Gate of God is every where in this world all over wherein the Holy Ghost ruleth and that the Heaven standeth open every where even in the midst or center of the Earth And that the Devill no where can either see comprehend or apprehend the Heaven but is a grumbling and snarling Hell-Hound which afterwards first cometh out from behind when the Holy Ghost hath built or raised to himself a Church and Temple and destroyeth it in the wrath and hangeth behind at the word as an Enemy who will not endure that a Temple of God should be raised or built in his Land or Country whereby his Kingdom might be lessened or diminished The One and Twentieth Chapter Of the Third Day 1. ALthough the Spirit in the Writings of Moses hath kept the Deepest Mysteries secret hidden and concealed in the Letter yet all is so very regularly described that there is no Defect at all in the Order thereof 2. For when God through the Word had created Heaven and Earth and had separated the Light from the Darkness and had given a place to each of them then presently each began its Birth or Geniture and qualifying or working 3. On the First Day God drave together or compacted the Corrupt Salitter which came to be so in the kindling of his wrath I say God then drave it together or Created it through the strong spirit for the word Schuff created signifieth here a Driving together or Compaction 4. In this driving together or compaction of the corrupted wrath Salitter was King Lucifer also as an Impotent Prince together with his Angels driven into the Hole of the wrath Salitter into that place where the outward half dead comprehensibility is generated which is the place or Space between the Nature-Goddesse the Moon and the Dead Earth 5. Now when this was done the Deep became clear and with the hidden or concealed Heaven the Light was separated from the Darknesse and the Globe of the Earth in the great wheel of Nature was
begun the describing of the Astrall Birth and it ought well to be observed what the first title of this Book meaneth which is thus Expressed The Day-spring or Dawning in the East or Morning-Rednesse in the Rising For here will a very simple Man be able to see and comprehend or apprehend the Being of God 2. The Reader should not make himself blind through his unbelief and dull apprehension for here I bring in the whole or Totall Nature with all her children for a witnesse and demonstration And if thou art rationall then look round about thee and view thy self also consider thy self aright and then thou wilt soon find from or out of what spirit I write 3. For my part I will obediently perform the command of the spirit onely have thou a care and suffer not thy self to be shut up by or in an open Door for here the Gates of knowledge stand open to thee 4. And though the spirit will indeed go against the Current of some Astrologers that is no great matter to me for I am bound to obey God rather then Men they are blind in or concerning the spirit and if they will not see then they may remain blind still Now Observe 5. Now when upon the Third Day the fire-flash rose up out of the Light which was shining in the sweet water which flash is the bitter quality which generateth it self out of the kindled terrour or crack of fire in the water 6. Then the whole Nature of this world became springing boyling and moving in the Earth as well as above the Earth and every where and began to generate it self again in all things 7. Out of the Earth sprung up Grasse Herbs and Trees and in the Earth silver gold and all manner of Oar came to be and in the Deep above the Earth sprung up the wonderfull forming of power and vertue 8. But that thou mayest understand what manner of Substance and condition all these things and Births or Genitures have I will describe all orderly one after another that thou mayst rightly understand the Ground of this Mystery And I will treat 1. Of the Earth 2. Of the Deep above the Earth 3. Of the incorporating or compacting of the Bodies of the Stars 4. Of the seven chief qualities of the Planets and of their Heart which is the Sun 5. Of the Four Elements 6. Of the outward comprehensible or palpable Birth or Geniture which existeth out of this whole Regiment or Dominion 7. Of the wonderful proportion and fitnesse or dexterity of the whole wheel of Nature 9. Before this Looking Glasse I will now invite all Lovers of the Holy and highly to be Esteemed Arts of Philosophy Astrology and Theology wherein I will Lay open the Root and Ground of them 10. And though I have not studied nor learned their Arts neither do I know how to go about to measure Circles and use their Mathematicall Instruments and Compasses I take no great care about that However they will have so much to learn from hence that many will not comprehend the ground thereof all the dayes of their Lives 11. For I use not their Tables Formula's or Schemes rules and wayes for I have not learned from them but I have another Teacher or School-master which is the whole or Totall NATURE 12. From that whole Nature together with its innate instant Birth or Geniture have I studied and learned my Philosophie Astrologie and Theologie and not from Men or by Men. 13. But being Men are Gods and have the knowledge of God the onely Father from whom they are proceeded or descended and in whom they Live therefore I despise not the Canons Rules and Formula's of their Philosophie Astrologie and Theologie For I find that for the most part they stand upon a right Ground and I will diligently endeavour to go according to their rules and Formula's 14. For I must needs say that their Formula or Scheme is my master and I have my beginning and first knowledge from their Formula or Positions neither is it my purpose to go about to amend or cry down theirs for I cannot do it neither have I learned them but leave them standing in their own Place and Worth 15. But I will not build upon their Grounds but as a laborious carefull servant I will digg away the Earth from the Root that thereby men may see the whole Tree with its Root Stock Branches Twiggs and Fruits And may see that also my writing is no new thing But that their Philosophie and my Philosophie are one Body one Tree bearing one and the same sort of fruit 16. Neither have I any command to bring in complaints against them to condemn them for any thing but for their wickednesse and Abominations as Pride Covetousnesse Envy and Wrath against which the spirit of Nature complaineth very exceedingly and not I â—â—r what can I do that am poor Dust and Ashes also very weak simple and altogether unable 17. Onely the Spirit sheweth thus much that to them is delivered and entrusted the weighty Talent and the Key and they are drowned in the pleasures of the flesh and have bâ—ried their weighty Talent in the Earth and have lost the key in their proud Drunkennesse 18. The spirit hath a long time waited on them and importuned them that they would once open the Door for the clear Dâ—y is at Hand yet they walk up and down in their Drunkennesse seeking for the Key when they have it about them though they know it not and so they go up and down in their proud and covetous Drunkennesse alwaies seeking about like the Country man for his horse who all the while he went a seeking for him was riding upon the Back of that very Horse he looked for 19. Thereupon saith the Spirit of Nature being they will not awake from Sleep and open the Door I vvill therefore do it my self 20. What could I simple vulgar Lay-Man teach or write of their high Art if it were not given to me by the Spirit of Nature in whom I live and am I am in the Condition or state of a vulgar or Lay-Man and have no Salarie Wages or Pay for this writing and should I then oppose the Spirit that He should not begin to open where and in whom he pleaseth I am not the Door but an ordinary woodden Bolt upon it and now if the Spirit should pluck me out from thence and fling me into the Fire could I hinder it 21. But if I would be an unprofitable Bolt which stubbornly would resist to be pull'd out and should bolt up and hinder the Spirit in the opening would not the Spirit be angry with me tear me off and cast me away and provide a more profitable and a fitter Bolt Then I should lye on the ground and be trampled under-foot when as formerly I made so fair a shew upon the Door what should this woodden Barre then serve for but to be cast into the Fire and
contracting and retentive and formeth and contracteth the Birth together and maketh the Birth thick or solid so that out of it Nature commeth to Bee and hence Nature and comprehensibility hath its original in the whole Body of God 51. Now this Nature is as a dead unintellectual Being and standeth or consisteth not in the power of the Birth or Geniture but is a Body wherein the power generateth 52. But it is the Body of God and hath all power as the whole Geniture hath and the generating spirits take their strength and power out of or from the Body of Nature and continually generate again and the astringent spirit continually compacteth or draweth it together and dryeth it and thus the Body subsisteth and the generating spirits also 53. Now the other Birth or Geniture is the Water which taketh its original in the Body of Nature Observe 54. Now when the Light shineth thorough the astringent contracted Body and mitigateth it then the mild beneficient well-doing generateth it self in the Body and then the hard power groweth very mild and melteth as Ice in the Heat of the Sun and is extenuated or rarified as water is in the Ayr and yet the stock of Nature as to the heavenly comprehensibility remaineth standing 55. For the astringent and fire-spirit holdeth it fast and the meek water which melteth from the Body of Nature in the kindling of the Light that goeth through the severe and earnest cold and fiery Birth or Geniture and is very sweet pleasant and lovely 56. Whereby now the earnest and austere Birth or Geniture is refreshed and when it tasteth thereof it groweth capable to be raised up and rejoyceth and also is a joyful rising up wherein the life of Meeknesse generateth it self 57. For this is the water of Life wherein the Love in God as also in Angels and Men generateth it self For it is all of one sort of Power Vertue and Birth or Geniture 58. And now when the Births or Genitures of the powers taste the water of Life then they quake or Tremble for very Love and Joy and that trembling or moving which riseth up in the midst or center of the Birth or Geniture is Bitter For it riseth up swiftly out of the Birth when the water of life cometh into the Birth or Geniture like a Joyful leaping or springing up of the Birth 59. But being it riseth up so swiftly that the Birth elevateth it self so suddenly before it be fully affected with the water of life thereupon that terrour or crack keepeth its bitternesse which it hath out of or from the austere Birth for the beginning or incaptive Birth or Geniture is very austere cold fiery and astringent 60. Therefore also is the terrour or Crack now so swelling and trembling for it moveth the whole Birth and rubbeth it self therein till it kindleth the fire in the hard fiercenesse from whence the Light taketh its original And then the trembling crack becometh enlightned with the Meeknesse of the Light and goeth in the Birth or Geniture up and down and crosse-wayes both upwards and downwards like a wheel made with seven wheels one in another 61. In this pressing through and turning about existeth the Tone according to the Quality of each spirit and alwaies one power affecteth the other for the powers are as loving Brethren in one Body and the meeknesse riseth up and the spirit generateth and sheweth it self infinitely 62. For that power which in the turning about sheweth it self the strongest in the generating according to that power manner and colour the Holy Ghost also imageth shapeth or frameth the figures in the Body of Nature 63. Thus thou seest that none of the powers is the first also none the second third fourth or Last but the last generateth the First as well as the first the Last and the middle most taketh its original from the Last as also from the First as well as from the Second Third or any of the rest 64. Thou seest also that Nature cannot be distinguish'd from the powers of God but is all one Body 65. The Deitie that is the holy power of the Heart of God is generated in Nature and so also the Holy Ghost existeth or goeth forth out of the Heart of the Light continually through all the powers of the Father and figureth all and Imageth or frameth All. 66. This Birth or Geniture is now in Three distinct Parts every one being several and Totall and yet neither of them is divided asunder from the other The Gate of the Holy Trinity 67. The whole Birth or Geniture which is the Heaven of all Heavens as also this world which is in the Body of the whole as also the place of the Earth and of all creatures and whatever thou canst think on all that together is God the Father who hath neither beginning nor end and wheresoever and whatsoever thou thinkest upon even in the smallest circle that can be imagined is the whole Birth or Geniture of God perfectly incessantly and irresistably 68. But if in a Creature or in any Place the light be extinguisht then is the austere Birth or Geniture there which lyeth hid in the Light in the innermost kernel And this now is One Part. 69. The second part or the second Person is the Light which is continually generated from or out of all powers and enlightneth again all the powers of the Father and hath the fountain of all powers But is therein distinguish'd from the Father as a singular Person in that it cannot comprehend the Birth or Geniture of the Father and yet is the Fathers Sonne which is alwaies generated from or out of the Father An instance whereof you have in all the kindled Fires in this world do but consider of it 70. And the Father loveth this his onely begotten or innate Sonne therefore so heartily because he is the Light and the meek beneficent well-doing in his Body through whose power the Fathers Joy and Delight riseth up 71. Now these are two Persons and neither of them can apprehend retain or comprehend the other and the One is as great as the other and if either of them were not the other could not be neither 72. Observe here ye Jews Turks and Heathens for it concerneth you to you here are opened the Gates of God harden not your selves for now is the acceptible time 73. You are not forgotten of God at all but if you convert then the Light and Heart of God will rise up in you as the bright Sun at Noon-day 74. This I write in the power and perfect knowledge of the great God and I understand his will herein very well For I live and am in him and spring up with this work and Labour out of his root and stock and it must be so Onely take thou heed if thou blindest thy self then there is no Remedy more neither canst thou say thou knewest not of it therefore arise for the Day breaketh 75. The third diversity or
and are still kindled by the Planets and Stars from whence existeth the mobilitie and the Birth or Geniture in the whole Deepe 69. But being the Heart of the Deitie hideth it selfe in the Body of this world in the outermost Birth or Genitnre which is the corporeity thereupon the corporeity is a dark House and all standeth in great anguish and needeth a Light to shine in the Chamber of the darknesse which is the Sun and that so long till the Heart of God will move it selfe againe in the seaven spirits of God in the House of this world and kindle the seaven spirits 70. And then the Sun and Stars will returne againe to their first place and will passe away in such a forme or manner for the Heart and Light of God shall give Light and shine againe in the Corporeity that is in the Body of this world and replenish or fill all 71. And then the anxietie ceaseth for when the anxietie in the Dominion of the Geniture or Birth regiment tasteth of the sweetnesse of the Light of God so that the Heart of God triumpheth together in the Birth Regiment then all is richly full of Joy and the whole Body triumpheth 72. Which at present in this time in the House of this world cannot bee because of the fierce Captive Devill which keepeth House in the outermost Birth or Geniture in the Body of this world till the Judgment of God 73. Now here thou may'st understand Hovv the Heart of God hath the Fann or Casting shovel in its hand and vvill one Day cleanse his floor vvhich I herewith earnestly declare to you as in the knowledge in the Light of Life where the Heart in the Light of Life breaketh thorough and Proclaimeth the Bright cleare Day Of Man and the Stars 74. Now as the Deepe or the House of this world is a dark House where the whole Corporeity generateth it selfe and so is very thick dark anxicu and halfe dead and taketh its moving from the Planets and Stars which kindle the Body in the outermost Birth or Geniture from whence existeth the mobilitie of the Elements as also the figured and Creaturely being so also the Humane house of Flesh is a dark valley wherein is indeed the anxietie to the Birth of Life and it alwayes highly endeavoreth intending to elevate it selfe into the Light from whence the Life might kindle it self 75. But being the Heart of God did hide it selfe in the center or kernel therefore it cannot be thereupon the anxietiegenerateth no more but ONE Seed The House of the flesh generateth a Seed of its liknesse to the propagating of a Man againe and the House of the spirit in the instant or innate state of the seaven spirits generateth in the Seed another spirit after its likenesse to the propagating of the spirit of Man againe 76. And the House of the hidden Heart generateth also such a spirit as standeth hidden in the Body to the spirit of the House of Flesh as also to the spirit of the Astral Birth or Geniture just as the Heart of God in the seaven spirits of God standeth hidden in the spirits in the Deepe of this world and doth not kindle them till after this enumeration or account of Time is out 77. This third spirit is the soule in Man and qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the Heart of God as a Sonne or little God in the great immense or unmeasureable God 78. Now these three distinct Dominions or Regiments are generated in the seed which taketh its original in the flesh as I have mentioned before within three leaves from this Now observe this hidden secret Mysterie Yee Naturalists observe The Gate of the Great mysterie 79. Out of the anguishing Chamber in the Body of this world out of the seaven spirits of God are risen or sprung forth the Stars which kindle the Body of this world and out of or from the Body the fruit or seede generateth it selfe which is the Water Fire Aire and Earth 80. The Earth is the fruit of the seaventh spirit of God which is Nature or Corporiety wherein the other six spirits generate themselves againe and figure or frame the Salitter of the seaventh spirit into infinite sorts of formes or shapes so that the Earth also generateth its seed which is the fruit of vegetation as is apparent to the Eye 81. Now Mans House of Flesh is also such a house as the dark deepe of this world is wherein the seaven spirits of God generate themselves 82. But being Mans Body is its proper own and is a Sonne of the whole Body of God therefore it generateth also a proper seede of its own according to the Government or Dominion of his corporeal qualifying or fountain spirits 83. The Body taketh its food from the seed of the seaven spirits of God in the Body of the great Deepe which is Fire Aire Water and Earth 84. Of or from the Earth it taketh the Birth of the Earth or the Fruit for it is much more Noble then the Earth It is an extracted Masse out of the Salitter out of the seaventh Nature spirit 85. For when the Body of Nature was kindled by the Devill then the word or the Heart of God drew the Masse together before the corrupted Salitter was press'd together which now is called the Earth because of the hard fiercenesse or corruption 86. But when the Earth was pressed together then the Masse stood in the dark Deepe in the created Heaven betweene the anxious Birth or Geniture and the Body of the Heart of God till the sixth Day and then the Heart of God breathed the Light of Life out of or from his Heart into the innermost or third Birth or Geniture of the Masse 87. Now when this was done then in the Masse the seaven spirits of the qualities began to qualifie or operate and in the Masse the seede of the seaven qualifying or fountain spirits generated it selfe as Fire Aire and Water as in the Body of the Deepe 88. Thus MAN became a living Soul in that kind and manner as the Sun is risen or sprung forth and out of that the rest of the seven Planets 89. The Light in Man which the Heart of God â—ad breathed in signifieth or resembleth the Sunâ—hich â—hich shineth in the whole Deepe concerning â—hich you will finde more cleerely about the Creaâ—ion of Man 90. Now behold As in the Deepe of this world through the kindling of the Stars a seede is generated out of the Body of the dark deepe like the Creaturely Body so also in like manner in Mans House of Flesh there is generated a seede according to the Eternal Birth Right of the seaven qualifying or fountain spirits 91. And in the seeds there are three distinct things whereof the one cannot fathom the other and yet are in that one only seed and qualifie mixe or unite one with another as one being and is also one being and yet also three distinct things according
Why God did not Barre the Devil up instantly Page 570 Why the Stars should not be worshipped Page 572 In whom the Light of Life kindleth from the water of Life Page 574 Why Christ rested 40 hours and no longer in Death Page 575 God an angry God to those that hate him Page 577 What is the Water of Life Page 579 Where the Word of this Author is Generated Page 581 Chapter XXV Of the Whole Body of the Stars Birth or Geniture that is the whole Astrology Page 583 Though Body Soul should fail God is his Refuge Page 586 What is called the Corrupted Nature Page 590 The Kindling of the Life of this world of Sol. Page 591 Of Mars 592. The Highest Ground of the Sun and all the Planets Page 593 How the Eye of the Lord beholdeth all Page 595 How the Desire of the Flesh is the Lake of Hellish wrath Page 596 The Annual Motion of the Earth round about the Sun Page 598 Of the Planet Mars 601. Of Jupiter Page 602 Chapter XXVI Of the Planet Saturnus Page 609 Of the Planet Venus Page 612 The Gate of Love Page 613 How Christ is the Light of the World Page 615 What is the Divine Beeing Page 616 Of the Planet Mercurius Page 617 The Great Depth concerning the Centre or Circle of the Birth of Life Page 618 Why is called Eternity Also what the House of Flesh is Page 622 What hath the Casting shovell in its hand also Of Man and the Stars Page 624 How Man became a living Soul Page 627 The Deep hidden secret Mystery of the Humanity Page 630 RA. RA. RP See the Margine Page 635 4. Questions concerning that Masse which is Man Notes concerning the Not finishing this Book Aurora Page 642 643. These Errata are so many because after the Book was Printed in English there came over from beyond Sea a New Copie of the Aurora in High-Dutch printed and compared with that of the Authors own hand-writing And so also it was compared here with this printed Copie in English wherein most of these differences were found And therefore the Reader is desired to mend his Book before he reads it for it will render many of the Obscure places cleer to be understood J. B. Preface Page 4. line 6. for to read in p. 5 l. 28. 〈◊〉 25. 23. p. 6. l. 14 l. 19 l. 33 f. Nature r. kind l. 24. r. Mahalâ—leel p. 16 l. 9 r. Evil Quality p. 18 l. 14 r. Tree and spoyled many Tweggs in the Holy Tree p. 10 l. 12 f. dwell r. flow p. 26 l. 31 f. yet beheld r. behold p. 28 l. 5 f. fiâ—st r. for p. 3â— l. 10 r. see 10. the p. 36 l. 2â— r. eth in winter p. 47 l. 3 r. as if God were p. 57 l. 13 f. the very r. every p. 62 l. 2 r. World and is the King and the Heart of all things of this world and. p. 63 l. 5 put out is l. 6 r. but is l. 19 f. onne r. Sonne p. 64 l. 13 f. eut of r. And is p. 65 l 31 r. ther and is the Spirit and Life of all powers of the whole Father p. 68 l. 17 f. must r. will p. 82 l. 30 f. to r. into p. 85 l. 23 r. out of the Seed of the Mother p. 97 l. 24 r. Eternity to Eternity p. 98 l. 18 r. As by l. 28 f. â—r r. by p. 107 l. 6 f. Radius r. Rednes p. 109 l. 10 f. Liberty r. Ternary p. 111 l. 30 r. that in the divine power they should p. 114 margin f. Part. r. Port. p. 11â— l. 13 r. up in the moving of the Holy p. 117 l. 20 r. Nativities or Genetuâ—es of the l. 30 r. Head and General or Leader the beautifullest and most powerful Cherubin or p. 119 f. bad r. had p. 141 l. 13 f. cannot r. come to p 156 l. 24 r. valley O Potency oâ— Dominion thâ—â— art a Râ—ging and teâ—ring of the Hellish fiâ—e p. 15â— l. 61. Pitty r. complain on p. 161. l. 20. r. delightfull habitation l. 25 r. creatures in this world p. 166 l. 23 f. Life r. Light p. 174 l. 6 r. thick and stincking and. l. 16 f. brittle r. spoyled or corrupt p. 176 l. 22 r. as well the first as the. p. 177 l. 1 r. the Second third fourth p. 180 l. 30 f. Light r. Sight p. 188 l. 12 f. world r. wood p 191 l. 2 f. thou lovest r. pleaseth thee p. 197 l. 8 r. Smelling All-Tasting All. p. 200 l. 17 r and all f Deity r. God p. 203 l. 27 f a. r. one p. 205 l. 13 r. Center as a Heart p. 208 l. 4 f. half r. cleer p. 216 l. 10 f. the six r the Seven p. 231 l. 16 r. one for from p. 245 l. 12 r. and Habitation of all p 253 l. 1 r. God hath for the Ternary of God riseth up in the Seven Spirits of God and is l. 16 r. the One Body l. 30 f. Spirit r God p 272 l. 16 f. Warres r. Wares l. 26 for a dull Humour r. drunkennesse or fulnesse p 282 l. 4 f. fiery r. fierce p. 288 l. 15 r. Spirits one in another where alwaies one generateth the other p. 289 l. 23 r. the other and in the sound one heareth the other p 292 l 19. r as the whole Deity l. 24 f. Deity r. God p 317 l. 25 Mark to which it is the whole desire longing and delight of my heart to â—each fully p. 321 l. 23 f. er r. and. p 322 l. 15 f. cause r. caused p 338 l. 15 r. stinging Murthering l. 〈◊〉 r. Divine meeknesse p. 339 l. 19 f. Imagined Speculated or roved thereinto r. made havock or spoyled all therein p 356. l 7. r. Love or the. l 17. f. these r. the. p 363. l 20. r. of many wicked p 367. l 4. r. Angells were p 373. l 5. f. studied r. learned p 390. l 18. r. house as the place of this world is come to be p 393. l 27 28. f. stomack ready to choak it r. Head p 402 l 20. f. stinging r. stinking p 435. l 31. f. given r. left p 438. l 23. f. corrupt r. corrupted p 439. l 13. f. Death r. the wrath p 460. l 23. r. If thy Heart p 466. l 10 11. r. what kind of Firmament of Heaven then is that which p 469. l 15. r. and generateth the. p 476. l 19. r. and with its Spirit made p 483. l 20. r. for the one only incorporated p 487. l 13. f. see r. be p 488. l 6. f. prevent r. boast of p 490. l 21. f. or altered at all r. but only altered p 491. l 5. f. with r. in p 505. l 32. f. Life r. the Light p 509. l 23. r. existed the Mobility put out the rest p 510. l 9. r. Deity in all the Births l 17. r. 140. Therefore on the Third Day the Earth began to Spring just as the Qualifying or fountain
Spirits stood in the Crack of the Word or fire-flash p 519. l 2. f. of r. above p 521. l 3. r. of the Light why then do you contend or dispute about the way of the Light as if none can see it rightly p 527. l 4. r. are though he was capable of understanding the right or Law of God and hath took p. 528. l 18. r. God the Lifer p. 530. l. 11. r. Earth and made them moveable p. 532. l. 27. r. as to its own p. 533. l. 28 r. flesh in Death p. 534. l. 5. r. water in the. p. 546. l. 27. f. Devils r Hellish p. 548. l. 14. r. the Souls Birth p. 549. r. water and in the Fire the meek Love riseth up for p. 551 l. 12. f. of r. in p. 552. l. 21. r. Body of Nature p. 553. l. 14. r. Love-Joy l. 25. r. inceptive p. 565. l. 10. f. must rule r. ruleth p. 570 l. 19 f. true r. new p 573. l 12. r. soul for the soul is generated out of the power of the Body and. p 574. l. 23. r. benummed not quite dead p 576. l 30. f. Earth r. first p 582. l 29. f. God r. the Deity p 587. l 13. r. thereof whereby I gat new Life and power again p 598. l 26. f. roueth r. rouleth p 606 l 17. r. Body of this world in all powers of the Body p 607. l 27. r. Heart through the Light p 614. l 11. r. to be Lord. p 615. l 5. r. he had assumed p 627 l 14. f. body r. Love l 17. f. of r. in p. 642. l. 4. r. intended to make a Bon-fire of it 〈◊〉 put J. B. Preface for the Aurora To the Courteous Reader 1. COurteous Reader I compare the whole Philosophie Astrologie and Theologie together with their Mother to a goodly Tree which groweth in a fair Garden of pleasure 2. Now the Earth in which the Tree standeth affords sap continually to the tree whereby the tree hath its living Quality but the tree in it self groweth from the Sap of the earth becomes Large and spreadeth it self abroad with its branches And then as the Earth worketh with its power upon the tree to make it grow and encrease so the Tree also worketh continually with its branches with all its strength that it might still bear good fruit abundantly 3. But when the Tree beareth few fruit and those but small ones neither shrivelled rotten and worm-eaten the fault doth not lye in the will of the tree as if it desired purposely to bear evill fruit because it is a goodly Tree of good Quality but here lyeth the fault because there is often great cold great heat mildew caterpillars and other worms happen to it for the Quality in the Deep from the influence of the Stars spoileth it and that maketh it bear but few good fruit 4. Now the Tree is of this condition that the bigger and older it is the sweeter fruit it beareth in its younger years it beareth few fruit which the crude and wild nature of the ground or earth causeth and the superfluous moisture in the tree and though it beareth many and fair blossoms yet the most of its Apples fall off whilest they are growing which is not so when it standeth in a very good soyl or mould Now this tree also hath a good sweet quality but there are three other which are contrary unto it namely the bitter sowre and astringent 5. And as the Tree is so will its fruit be till the Sun worketh on them and maketh them sweet so that they become of a sweet taste and its fruit must also hold out in rain wind and tempest 6. But when the tree groweth old that its branches wither and the sapp ascendeth no more then below the stemm or stock there grow many suckers at last from the root also twiggs grow and make the old tree flourish shewing that it also was once a green twigg and young tree and is now become old For Nature or the sapp struggleth so long till the Stock groweth quite dry and then is to be cut down and burnt in the fire 7. Now observe what I have signified by this similitude the Garden of this tree signifieth the World the soyl or mould signifieth Nature the Stock of the tree sigâ—ifies the Starres by the Branches are meant the Elements the fruit which grow on this tree signifie Men the sapp in the tree resembles the pure Deitie Now Men were made out of Nature the Starrs and Elements but God the Creator raigneth in all even as the sapp doth in the whole tree 8. But there are two Qualities in Nature even untill the Judgment of God the One is pleasant heavenly and holy the other is fierce wrathfull hellish and thirsty 9. Now the good one qualifieth and worketh continually with all industry to bring forth good fruit and the Holy Ghost raigneth therein and affords thereunto sapp and life the bad one Springeth and driveth with all its endeavour to bring forth bad fruit continually to which the devil affordeth sap and hellish flame Now both are in the tree of Nature and Men are made out of that tree and live in this world in this garden betwixt both in great danger suddenly the Sun shineth on them by and by winds rain and snow fall on them 10. That is if man elevateth his Spirit into the Deity then the Holy Ghost moveth springeth and qualifieth in him but if he permit his spirit to sink into the world in lust towards evil then the Devil and hellish sapp stirreth and raigneth in him 11. Even as the Apple on the tree becometh corrupt rotten and worm-eaten when frost heat and mill-dew fall on it and easily falls off and perisheth so doth Man also when he suffers the Devill to rule in him with his poyson 12. Now as in Nature there is springeth and raigneth good and bad even so in Man but Man is the Child of God whom he hath made out of the best Kernel of Nature to raign in the good and to overcome the bad though evill sticketh unto him even as in Nature the evill hangeth on the good yet he can overcome the evil if he elevateth his spirit in God for then the Holy Ghost stirs and moveth in him and helps him to overcome 13. As the good quality in Nature is potent to overcome the evill for it is and cometh from God and the Holy Ghost is the Ruler therein even so is the fierce wrathful Quality powerful to overcome in a malicious wicked soul for the Devil is a potent Ruler in the wrath or fierceness and is an eternal Prince of the same 14. But Man hath cast himself into fierce wrathfulnesse through the fall of Adam and Eve so that the evill hangeth on him otherwise his moving and driving would be only to the good But now it is in both and it is as St. Paul saith know ye not that to whom you yield your selves servants in obedience his