subsist without ayr whatsoever moveth and is in this world 22. Water also Springeth in every living and moving creature in this World in the water consisteth the Body of every thing as the Spirit consisteth in the Ayr be it in animals or vegetables 23. And these two are caused by heat and cold and qualify or mix and operate together as one thing 24. Now in these two qualitis two other Species or kinds are to be observ'd viz. a living and a dead operation The Ayr is a living quality if it be temperate or moderate in a thing and the Holy Ghost reigneth in the Calmnesse or Meeknesse of the Ayr and all the creatures rejoyce therein 25. But there is a fierceness or wrath also in it so that it killeth destroyeth by its terrible disturbance But the qualification taketh its original from the fierce disturbauce or elevation so that it moveth and driveth in every creature from whenee life hath its originals and doth exist and therefore both of them must be in this life 26. The Water also hath a fierce deadly Spring for it killeth consumeth and so all things that have a life and Being must Rot and perish in the water 27. Thus is the Heat and the Cold a cause and original of the Water and of the Ayr in which every thing acteth and standeth every life and mobility standeth therein Of which I shall write plainly Concerning the Creation of the Stars Of the Influences of the other Qualities in the Three Elements Fire Ayr and Water Of the Bitter Quality 28. The Bitter quality is the heart in every life for as it draweth together the Water in the Ayr and also dissipateth the same so that it becometh separable so also in other Creatures as in vegetables of the Earth For Leaves and Grasse have their green colour from the Bitter quality 29. Now if the Bitter quality dwelleth meekly and Gently in any Creature then it is the Heart or joy therein for it dissipateth all other Evil Influences and is the beginning or cause of joy or of Laughing 30. For being moved it causeth the Creature to tremble and be joyful and raiseth it up in its whole Body for it is as it were a glimpse or Ray of the heavenly joyfulnesse an elevation of the spirit a spirit and power or vertue in all vegetables of the Earth and a mother of the life 31. The Holy Ghost springeth moveth and driveth vehemently in this quality for it is a part of the heavenly joyfulnesse as I shall demonstrate afterward 32. But it hath also in it another Species or kind namely the fiercenesse or wrath which is the very House of Death a Corruption of all Good a perdition and destruction of the Life in the Flesh. 33. For if it be elevated too much in any creature and be inflamed in the Heat then Flesh and Spirit separateth and the Creature loseth its Life and must Die for it move to and kindleth the Element of Fire for in the great Heat and Bitternesse no Flesh can subsist Of the Sweet Quality 34. The Sweet Quality is set opposite to the Bitter and is a gracious amiable blessed and pleasant quality a refreshing of the Life an allaying of the Fiercenesse it maketh all pleasant and friendly in every Creature it maketh the Vegetables of the Earth fragrant and of good taste affording fair yellow white and ruddy Colours 35. It is a glimpse and source of meeknesse a pleasant Habitation of heavenly joyfulnesse a House or Mansion of the Holy Ghost a qualification of Love and Mercy a joy of the Life 36. But on the other side it hath also a fierce or wrathful source a source of Death Corruption For if it be kindled in the Bitter Quality in the Element of Water then it breedeth diseases and the botchey Plague or Pestilence and corruption of the Flesh. 37. But if it be kindled in the Heat and Bitterness then it infecteth the Element of Ayr whereby is ingendred a suddain spreading Plague and suddain Death Of the Soure Quality 38. The Soure Quality is set opposite to the Bitter and Sweet and is a good temper to all a refreshing and cooling when the bitter and sweet qualities are elevated too much it is a longing delight in the Taste a pleasure of life a stirring Boyling flowing joy in every thing a desire longing and lust of joyfulness a still Joy or habitation of the Spirit thus it is a temperature to all living and moving creatures 39. It containeth also a source of evil and corruption For if it be too much elevated or stirreth too much in any thing so that it be inflamed then it engendreth sadnesse and Melancholy 40. In the water it causeth a stinck putridnesse and ranknesse a forgetfulnesse of all good things a melancholy or sadnesse of life a House of Death a Beginning of Sorrow and an End of joy Of the Astringent or Saltish Quality 41. The Saltish quality is a good Temperature in the bitter sweet and soure making every thing pleasant it opposeth the rising of the bitter Quality as also of the sweet and soure lest they should be inflamed it is a sharp quality a delight in the taste a source of life and joy 42. It containeth also fiercenesse and corruption Being inflamed in the fire it engendreth a hard tearing and stony nature a fierce wrathful source a destruction of life whereby the Stone or Gravel is engendred in the flesh causing great pain and torment to the flesh 43. But if it be inflamed in the water then it engendreth in the flesh scabs sores pox leprosie and is a mourning house of Death a misery and forgetting of all good things The Second Chapter An Introduction shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine and Naturall Beeing And further of the two Qualities 1. ALl whatsoever hath been above mentioned is therefore called Quality because it qualifieth operateth or frameth all in the Deepe above the earth also upon the earth and in the earth in one another as ONE thing and yet hath severall distinct vertues and operations and but one mother from whence descend and Spring all things 2. And all the creatures are made and descended from these qualities and live therein as in their mother and the earth and Stones descend or proceed from thence also and all that groweth out of the earth liveth and Springeth forth out of the vertue of these qualities no rational man can deny it 3. Now This two-fold Source Good and Evil in every thing is caused by the Stars for as the Creatures in the Earth are in their Qualities so also are the Stars 4. For from the two-fold Fource every thing hath its great Mobility running Springing driving and growing For meeknesse in nature is a Still Rest but the fiercenesse in every power maketh all things moveable running and Generative 5. For the driving qualities cause a lust in all creatures unto evil and good so that every
Earth 34. The Flesh signifieth the Earth and is also from Earth 35. The Blood signifieth the Water and is from the Water 36. The Breath signifieth the Ayr and is also Ayr. 37. The Wind-Pipe and Arteries wherein the Ayr qualifieth or operateth signifieth the Deep betwixt the Stars and the Earth wherein fire ayr and water qualifie in an elementary manner and so the warmth the Ayr and water qualifie also in the Wind-Pipe and Arteries as they do in the Deep above the Earth 38. The Veins signifie the powerfull flowings out from the Stars and are also the powerful outgoings of the Stars for the Start with their powers raign in the Veins and drive forth the Forme shape and condition in Men. 39. The Entrails or Guts signifie the operation of the Stars or their consuming of all that which is proceeded from their power for whatsoever themselves have made that they consume again and remain Still in their vertue and power and so the Gutts also are the consuming of all that which man Thrusteth and stuffeth into his Gutts even all whatsoever groweth from the power of the Stars 40. The Heart in man Signifieth the Heat or the Element of Fire and it is also the Heat for the Heat in the whole Body hath its Original in the Heart 41. The Wind-Pipe and Arteries signifie the Element of Aire and the Aire ruleth also therein 42. The Liver signifieth the Element of water and it is also the water for from the Liver cometh the Blood in the whole Body into all the Members The Liver is the Mother of the Blood 43. The Lungs Signify the Earth and are also of the same Quality 44. The Feet Signify near and afar off for near and afar off are all one in God and so man by means of his Feet can come and go near and far off let him be where he will he is in Nature neither near nor afar off for in God these are one thing 45. The Hands signifie Gods Omnipotence for as God in Nature can change all things and make of them what he pleaseth so man also can with his Hands change all that which is grown in Nature and can make with his Hands out of them what he pleaseth he ruleth with his Hands the Work and Being of the whole Nature and so they very well signifie the Omnipotence of God Now observe here further 46. The whole Body to the Neck signifieth and is the round circle or Sphear of the Starres as also the Deep within or between the Stars wherein the Planets and Elements reign 47. The Flesh signifyeth the Earth which is congealed and hath no motion and so the flesh in it self hath no Reason Comprehensibility or Mobility but is moved only by the power of the Stars which raign in the flesh and veins 48. No more could the earth bring forth any fruit neither could there grow any Metals as Gold Silver Copper Iron or stones if the Starrs did not work in them neither could there grow any Grasse without the operation of the Starts 49. The Head signifieth Heaven the same is grown on the Body by the veins passages and going forth of powers and so all the powers come again from the Head and Brain into the Body into the fountain-veins or Arteries of the flesh 50. Now Heaven is a pleasant Pallace of joy wherein all the powers are as in the whole nature in the Starrs and Elements but not so hard working and Springing For every power of Heaven hath but one Species kind or form of power Springing very bright and meek not promiscuously Evil and Good one in another as in the Starrs and Elements but very pure 51. It is made out of the Midst of the waters but not qualifying in such a manner as the water in the elements for fiercenesse or wrath is not therein However Heaven belongeth to Nature because the Stars and Elements have their original and power from the Heaven 52. For Heaven is the Heart of the water as in all creatures and in all that which is in this world the water is the Heart thereof and nothing can Subsist without water be it in the flesh or out of the flesh in the Vegetables of the earth or in Metals and Stones in every thing the water is the kernel or the Heart of it 53. And so Heaven is the Heart in Nature wherein all the powers are as in the Stars and Elements and it is a soft supple and meek matter of all powers as the Brain in mans Head is 54. Now Heaven kindleth with its power the Stars and Elements so that they move and work And so the Head of man is also like Heaven 55. For as in Heaven all powers are meek and full of joy And as Heaven hath a Closure or Firmament above the Starrs and yet all powers go forth from Heaven into the Stars so the Brain also hath a Closure or Firmament between it and the body and yet all the powers go forth from the Brain into the Body and into the whole man 56. The Head Containeth the five Senses viz. Seeing Hearing Smelling Tasting and Feeling wherein the Stars and Elements qualify and therein existeth the Sydereal or Heavenly Starry or Astral and Natural spirit in Men and Beasts in this floweth forth Good and Evil for it is the House of the Stars 57. Such power the Stars borrow from Heaven that they can make in the flesh a Living and moving Spirit in Man and Beast The moving of the Heaven maketh the Stars moveable and so the Head also maketh the Body moveable 58. Now open here the eyes of thy Spirit and behold God thy Creator Question Here Now the Question is From whence hath Heaven or whence Borroweth it this power that it causeth such Mobility in Nature Answer 59. Here you must Lift up your Eyes Beyond Nature into the Light-holy Tryumphing divine power into the unchangeable holy Trinity which is a triumphing Springing moveable Being and all powers are therein as in Nature 60. For this is the Eternal Mother of Nature of which Heaven Earth Stars Elements Angels Devils Men Beasts and all have their being and therein ALL standeth 61. When we nominate Heaven and Earth Stars and Elements and all that is therein and all whatsoever is above the Heaven then thereby is nominated the Totall God which hath made himself Creaturely in these above mentioned Beings in his power which goeth forth from him 62. But GOD in his TRINITY is unchangeable and whatever there is in Heaven and upon Earth and above the Earth hath its Spring Source and Original from the Power which proceedeth from God 63. Yet you must not therefore conceive that in God there is Good and Evil for God Himself is the Good and hath the Name from good which is the triumphing Eternal Joy only all the powers proceed from him which you can search out in Nature and which are in all things Question 64. Now perhaps you may say Is there not
Time of this World 46. Now Observe The Sun stirreth in the midst in the Deep between the Stars in a round circle and is the heart of the Stars and giveth Light and power to all the stars so tempering the power of the starres that all becometh pleasant and joyfull 47. It enlighteneth also the Heaven the Stars and the Deep above the Earth working in all things that are in this world and so rightly signifieth the Sonne of God 48. For as the Sun standeth in the midst betwixt the Stars and the Earth enlightening all powers and is the Light and Heart of all the powers and is all the Joy in this world besides all beauty and pleasantnesse standeth in the light and power of the Sun 49. Even so the Sonne of God in the Father is the Heart in the Father and shineth in all the powers of the Father his power is the moving springing joy in all the powers of the Father and shineth in the whole Father as the Sun doth in the whole world 50. If the Earth should be taken away which signifieth the House of Misery Trouble or of Hell then the whole Deep would be Light in one place as well as in another as indeed the whole Deep in the Father is as light in one place as in another from the Lustre of the Sonne of God 51. And as the Sun is a Self-subsisting creature power and Light which shineth not forth from or out of all creatures but in and into all creatures and all creatures rejoyce in its power 52. So the Sonne in the Father is a self-â—ubsisting person and enligheneth all the powers in the Father and is the Fathers joy or Heart in his Centre or the Midst of him Observe here the Great Mystery of God 53. The Sun is made or Generated from all the Stars and is a Light taken from the whole Nature and shineth again into the whole Nature of this World it is united with the other Stars as if it self together with all the stars were but one starr 54. And so the Sonne of God is Continually Generated from all the powers of his Father â— from Eternity 〈◊〉 is not made but the Heart and Lustre shining forth from the powers of his Heavenly Father a self-subsisting Person the Center or Body of the Lustre in the deep 55. For the Fathers power Generateth the Sonne continually from Eternity to Eternity but if the Father should cease to Generate then the Sonne would be no more also if the Sonne should shine no more in the Father then the Father would be a dark valley also then the Fathers power would not rise from Eternity to Eternity and so the Divine Being would not Subsist 56. Thus the Father is the selfe-subsisting Being of all powers and the sonne is the heart in the Father which is Generated continually out of all the powers of the Father and who again enlightneth the powers of the Father 57. Do not conceive that the Sonne in the Father is so mix'd that his Person can neither be seen nor known No for if it were so then it were but one Person 58. For as the Sun shineth not from or out of the other stars though it had its original from the other stars so also the Sonne shineth not from or out of the powers of the Father as to his Body or Corporeity 59. And though he be generated continually out of the powers of the Father And yet he shineth back again into the powers of the Fahter for he is another Person than the Father but not another God 60. He is eternally in the Father and the Father generateth him continually from eternity to eternity and the Father and the Sonne is ONE God of an Equall Being in Power and Omnipotence 61. The Sonne seeth tasteth heareth feeleth smelleth and comprehendeth All as the Father doth in His power all liveth and is whatsoever is Good as in the Father But that which is Bad or Evill is not in Him Of GOD the Holy GHOST 62. God the Holy Ghost is the Third Person in the triumphing holy Deity and proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne 〈◊〉 the holy moving spring or fountain of Joy in the whole Father 63. He is a pleasant meek quiet Wind or whispering Breathor Still voyce out of all the powers of the Father and of the Sonne as on Mount Horeb with the Prophet Eliah 1 Kings 19. 12. And on Whitsunday or the Day of Pentecost with the Apostles Act. 2. may be perceived 64. Therefore if we will describe his Person substance and property from the true Ground it must be represented in a Similitude For the Spirit cannot be written down being no Creature but the moving flowing boyling power of God 65. Consider the Sun and Stars again the Stars being many and several inexpressible and innumerable they signifie the Father out of the stars the Sun is come to be for God hath made it out of them and it signifieth the Sonne of God 66. And from the Sun and stars proceed the four Elements Fire Ayr Water and Earth as hereafter I shall demonstrate plainly when I shall write of the Creation Now Observe 67. The three Elements Fire Ayr and Water have a threefold moving or qualification but proceed from one Body and consider the fire or heat swells and flies aloft from the Sun and stars and from the Heat the Ayr swells and flies aloft and from the Ayr comes the Water 68. And in this motion or qualification consisteth the life and spirit of all creatures and whatever can be named in this world and that signifieth the Holy Ghost 69. And as the three Elements fire ayr and water proceed from the Sun and stars and are one Body in one another and cause the living motion and the spirit of all the Creatures of this world 70. So the Holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne and causeth the living motion in all the powers of the Father 71. And as the three Elements move in the Deep as a self-subsisting spirit and cause heat cold and clouds and do flow forth from the power of all the stars and as all the powers of the Sun and stars are in the three Elements as if they themselves were the Sun and Stars from whence is the life and spirit of all Creatures and doth consist therein 72. Just so the Holy Ghost proceedeth from the Father and the Sonne and moveth in the whole Father Observe here the deep Mystery 72. All the Stars which men see and those which they do not see they all signifie the Power of God the Father and out of these stars is Generated the Sun which is the Heart of all the stars 73. Also there goeth forth from all the stars the Power which is in every star into the Deep And the Power Heat and shining of the Sun goeth likewise into the Deep 74. And in the Deep the power of all Stars together with the Heat and lustre of the Sun
The Devil also knoweth as much but it profiteth him Nothing so thou also thou foolish world goest no further but contentest thy self with the bare knowledge and therefore this thy knowledge will Judge thee 15. But if thou woudlst know what the true Faith is then observe Thy heart must not qualifie or co-operate with the four Sonnes of the Devill in Pride Covetousnesse Envy Wrath Extortion Oppression Lying Deceiving Murther and tearing the Bread out of thy neighbours Throat studying day and night to do mischief in bringing subtile Devices and designs to Effect that thou mayst give satisfaction to the Proud Covetous Envious and wrathful Devils to Court them and exercise thy self in worldly pleasures and voluptuousnesse 16. For thus saith the spirit in its zeal or in the Jealousie of Gods wrath in this world while thy spirit and will qualifieth or co-operateth with and in the four Abominations of the Devill thou art not one spirit with God and saith the spirit though thou presentest me every Hour with thy Lips and Prayest and bowest thy knees before me yet I will accept none of thy Labour Is not thy breath however continually before me whar shall thy Incense be to me in my fierce wrath dost thou think I will recive the Devil into my self or exalt Hell into Heaven 17. Convert Convert and strive against the malice and wickedness of the Devill and incline thine heart towards the LORD thy GOD and walk in his will Heart will incline to me saith the spirit then will I also incline to thee or dost thou think that I am false and wicked as thou art 18. Therefore I say now if thy heart doth not qualifie mix or Co-operate with God in thy knowledge out of a true Purpose of Love then thou art a Dissembler Lyar and Murtherer in the sight of God for God doth not hear any mans Prayer unlesse his Heart be fully directed and bent in Obedience to God 19. Wouldst thou fight against the Wrath of God then thou must put on the Helmet of Obedience and of Love otherwise thou wilt not break thorough and if thou dost not break thorough then thou fightest in vain and remainest to be a Servant or Minister of the Devil in one way as well as in the other 20. What will thy knowledge do thee Good if thou wilt not strive and fight therein It is Just as if one knew of a great Treasure and would not go for it but though he knoweth he might have it would rather starve for hunger in the bare knowing of it 21. Thus saith the spirit many Heathens who have not thy knowledge and yet strive or fight against the wrath will enter into the Kingdome of Heaven before thee 22. For who shall Judge them if their Heart do qualifie unite or operate with God For though they do not know him and yet work and labour in his spirit in Righteousnesse and in the purity of their Heart in true Love one to another they testifie assuredly that the Law of God is in their Heart Rom. 2. 15. 23. But being thou knowest it and dost it not and the other know it not but yet do it they with their Doing judge thy knowledge and thou art found to be a hypocrite dissembler and an unprofitable Servant who wert put into the Vineyard of the Lord and wilt not work therein 24. What dost thou suppose the Master of the House will say to thee when he shall require and demand his Talent which he entrusted thee with thou having buried it in the Earth will he not say thou Perverse wicked servant why didst thou not put my Talent out upon use and then I could have demanded the Principall and the Interest or profit 25. Note And so the sufferings of Christ will be quite taken from thee and will be given to the Heathens who had but One Talent and yet made Five good for it to the Master of the House and thou must howl with the Dogs Now Observe 26. Now if we will rightly consider How God separated the water under the Firmament from the water above the Firmament then great Things are to be found herein 27. For the water which resteth on the Earth is as a corrupt perished and mortal or Dead Being or Thing as the Earth is and belongeth also to the outermost Birth which with its comprehensibility or as to its palpability standeth in Death even as the Earth and Stones do 28. The meaning is not that it is quite reprobated rejected or thrust out from God for the Heart therein belongeth yet to the Astrall Birth or Geniture out of which the holy Birth becometh Generated 29. But Death standeth in the outermost Birth and therefore is the palpable water separated from the impalpable Now thou wilt Ask How is that Answer 30. Behold the water in the Deep above the Earth which qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the Elementary Ayr and Fire that is the water of the Astrall Birth or Geniture wherein standeth the Astral life and wherein especially the Holy Ghost moveth and through which the Third and innermost Birth doth generate incomprehensibly as to the wrath of God therein and that water to our Eyes seemeth like the Ayr. 31. But that Water Ayr and Fire are one in another in the Deep above the Earth every intelligible Man may see and understand 32. For thou seest that often the whole Deep is very clear and pure and in a quarter of an Hour is covered with watery Clouds that is when the Stars from above and the water upon the Earth from beneath kindle themselves and so water is suddenly there also generated which would not be if the wrath did not also stand in the Astral Birth or Genitute 33. But being all is corrupted therefore must the upper water in the wrath of God come to help the Astringent Bitter and Hot quality of the Earth and allay mitigate and quench its fire so that the life may alwayes be generated and that the holy Birth between Death and the wrath of God may be generated also 34. But that also the Element of Fire is and doth rule in the Deep of the Air and Water thou seest in Tempests of Lightning also thou perceivest how the Light of the Sun kindleth the Element of Fire on the Earth with its reflection although many times aloft in the upper Region towards the Moon it is very cold 35. But now God separated the palpable water from the impalpable and placed the palpable on the Earth and the impalpable remained still in the Deep in its own Seat as it had been from Eternity 36. But being the wrath also is in that water in the Deep above the Earth therefore constantly through the kindling of the Stars and of the water in the wrath such palpable water generateth it self which with its outermost Birth standeth in Death 37. Which being it qualifieth or uniteth with its innermost Birth of the Astrall Birth or Geniture it cometh to help the Salitter
and is required a very subtile fire for it and it may soon be burnt and made dead or Deaf and it becometh very dim or blind if the fire be too cold 98. For it must be a middle or mild fire to keep the spirit in the Heart from rising it must be gently Simpring then it getteth a very sweet and meek ringing sound and continually rejoyceth as if it should now be kindled again in the Light of God 99. But if the fire be too Hot in the Fifth and Sixth Melting then the new life which hath generated it self in the Love in the rising up of the Lights power out of the water is kindled again in the fiercenesse in the wrath-wrath-Fire and the Mineral Oar becomes a burnt scum and Drosse and the Chymist hath dirt instead of Gold VII 100. Now when it is melted the Seventh time then there belongeth and is required yet a more subtile fire for therein the life riseth up and rejoyceth in the Love and will shew forth it self in infinity as it had done in Heaven before the Time of the wrath 101. And in this motion it groweth unctuous or fat and luscious or luxuriant it increaseth and spreadeth it self and the highest depth generateth it self very joyfully out of or from the Heart of the Spirit just as if it would begin an angelical Triumph and present or shew forth it self infinitely in divine power and form according to the Right of the Deitie and thereby the Body getteth its greatest strength and power and the Body coloureth or tinctureth it self with the highest degree and getteth its true beauty excellency and vertue 102. And now when it is almost made then it hath its true vertue and colour and there is onely one thing wanting that the spirit cannot elevate it self with its Body into the Light but must remain to be a dead stone and though indeed it be of greater vertue then other Stones yet the Body remaineth in Death 103. And this now is the earthly God of Blind men which they Love and Honour and leave the living God who standeth hidden in the Center sitting in his Seat For the dead Flesh comprehendeth onely a Dead God and longeth also onely after such a dead God But it is such a GOD as hath Thrown many men headlong into Hell 104. Do not take me for a Chymist for I write onely in the knowledge of the spirit and not from Experience Though indeed I could here shew something else viz. in how many Dayes and in what Hours these things must be prepared for Gold cannot be made in one Day but a whole Moneth is requisite for it 105. But it is not my purpose to make any tryall of it because I know not how to manage the Fire neither do I know the colours or tinctures of the qualifying or fountain-spirits in their outermost Birth or Geniture which are Two Great Defects but I know them according to another or the Regenerate Man which standeth not in the palpability 106. At the Description of the SUN you will find more and deeper things concerning it my intention is onely to describe the whole or Total Deitie as far as I am capable in my weaknesse to apprehend viz. How that is in Love and Wrath and how it doth generate it self now at present in this world You shall find more concerning Jewels and pretious stones at the description of the seven Planets The Three and Twentieth Chapter Of the Deep above the Earth 1. VVHen Man beholdeth the Deep above the Earth he seeth nothing but Stars and Clouds of water and then he thinketh Sure there must be another place where the Deitie presenteth or sheweth forth it self together with the heavenly and Angelical Government He will needs have the Deep together with its regiment or Dominion severed from the Deitie for there he seeth nothing but Stars and the regiment or Dominion between is Fire Air and Water 2. Then presently he thinketh God hath made this thus out of or from his predestinate purpose out of Nothing How then can God be in this Being or Can that be God Himself He continually Imagineth that this is onely a House wherein God ruleth and dwelleth by his Spirit God cannot be such a God whose being consisteth in the power of this government or Dominion 3. Many will dare to say what manner of God would that Be whose Body Being and Power or vertue standeth or consisteth in Fire Air Water and Earth 4. Behold thou unapprehensive Man I will shew thee the true ground of the Deitie If this whole or universal Beeing be not God then thou art not Gods Image If he be any other or strange God then thou hast no Part in him For thou art created out of this God and livest in this very God and this very God continually giveth thee power or vertue and Blessing also meat and drink out of Himself also all thy knowledge standeth in this God and when thou dyest then thou art Buried in this God 5. Now if there be any other or strange God without and besides this God who then shall make thee living again out of this God in whom thou shalt be departed and turned to dust How shall that strange God out of whom thou art not created and in whom thou didst never Live bring thy Body and spirit together again 6. Now if thou art of any other Matter than God himself how canst thou then be his Child or how can the Man and King Christ be Gods Bodily or corporeal Sonne whom he hath generated or begotten out of his Heart 7. Now if his Deitie be another Beeing substance or thing than his Body then there must be a two-fold Deitie in him his Body would be of or from the God of this world and his Heart would be of or from the unknown God 8. O thou Child of Man open the Eyes of thy Spirit for I will shew thee here the right and reall proper Gate of the Deitie as indeed that very One onely God will have it 9. Behold that is the true One only God out of whom thou art created and in whom thou Livest and when thou beholdest the Deep and the Stars and the Earth then thou beholdest thy God and in that same thou Livest and also art or hast thy Beeing therein and that same God governeth or ruleth thee also and out of or from that same God also thou hast thy Senses and thou art a Creature out of or from Him and in him else thou hadst been Nothing or wouldst never have been 10. Now perhaps thou wilt say I write Heathenishly Hearken and behold Observe the distinct understanding How all this is so for I write not Heathenishly or Babarously but Philosophically neither am I a Heathen but I have the Deep and true knowledge of the One onely great God who is ALL. 11. When thou beholdest the Deep the Stars the Elements and the Earth then thou comprehendest not with thy Eyes the bright and
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
6º how metals stones and other creatures in the earth are generated 7º How the birth of life is and the corporeity of all things 8º Also what the true heaven is in which God and his Saints do dwell 9º And what the wrath of God is and the Hellish fire 10º And how all is become kindled and enflamed In brief How and what the Being of all Beings is 37. The First Seven Chapters treat very plainly and comprehensibly of the Being of God and of Angels by similitudes that the Reader may from one step to the other at last come to the deep sense and true ground 38. In the Eighth Chapter beginneth the depth in the Divine Being and so on the further the deeper 39. One thing is often repeated and still more deeply described for the Readers sake and by reason of my slow and dull apprehension 40. That which you do not find sufficiently explained in this book you will find more clearly in the second and third 41. For corruption is the cause why we know but in part and have not perfect knowledge at once 42. Yet this Book is the WONDER of the World which the holy Soul will understand well enough Thus I commit the Reader into the meek and holy Love of God The First Chapter Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature of both the Qualities the Good and the Evil. 1. THough Flesh and Blood cannot conceive or apprehend the Being of God but the Spirit only when enlightned and kindled from God 2. Yet if a man will speak of God and say What GOD is Then I. A man must diligently consider the Powers in Nature II. Also the whole Creation Heaven and Earth III. The Stars the Elements and the Creatures which are proceeded from them As also the holy Angels Devils and Men moreover Heaven and Hell Of the Two Qualities in One. 3. In this Consideration are found Two Qualities a Good one and an Evil one which are in one another as One thing in this world in all Powers in the Stars and the Elements as also in all the Creatures and no Creature in the Flesh in the Natural Life can subsist unlesse it hath the Two Qualities What a QVALITY is 4. Now here a man must consider What the word QVALITY meaneth or is A Quality is the Mobility boyling springing and driving of a thing Of Heat 5. As for Example Heat which burneth consumeth and driveth forth all whatsoever cometh into it which is not of the same property and again it enlightneth and warmeth all cold wet and dark things it compacteth and hardneth soft things Of Light and Fiercenesse 6. It containeth likewise two other kinds in it namely 1º Light and 2º Fiercenesse of which take notice in this manner The light or the heart of the heat is in it self a pleasant joyfull Glance or Lustre a power of life an inlightening and glance of a thing which is afar off and is a piece or source of the heavenly Kingdom of Joy 7. For it maketh all things in this world living and moving all flesh trees leaves and grasse grow in this world in the power of the light and have their life therein viz. in the Good 8. Again it containeth also a fiercenesse or wrath which burneth consumeth and spoileth this wrath or fiercenesse springeth driveth and elevateth it self in the Light and maketh the light moveable 9. It wrestleth and fighteth together in its two-fold source as one thing It is also one thing but it hath a double source The light subsisteth in God without heat but it doth not subsist so in Nature 10. For all Qualities in nature are one in another as one Qualitie in that maner as God is all and as all things descend and come forth from him For God is the Heart or fountain of Nature from him cometh all 11. Now the Heat reigneth and predominateth in all powers in Nature and warmeth all and is one source or spring in all for if it were not so the water would be too cold and the Earth would be congealed and there would be no Ayr. 12. The Heat is predominant in all in trees herbs and grasse and maketh the water moveable so that through the waters Springing out of the earth there groweth herbs and grasse and it is therefore called a Quality because it operateth moveth and boyleth in all and elevateth all 13. But the Light in the Heat giveth power to all qualities so that all groweth pleasant and joyful Heat without Light availeth not the other qualities but is a perdition to the Good an evil source or Spring for all is spoiled in the fiercenesse or wrath of the Heat Thus the light in the heat is a quick Spring or living fountain into which the Holy Ghost entreth but not into the fiercenesse or wrath 14. Yet the heat maketh the light moveable so that it springeth and driveth forth as is seen in winter when the Light of the Sun is likewise upon the earth but the hot Rayes of the Sun cannot reach into the earth and that is the reason why no fruit groweth Of the qualification of the Cold Quality 15. Cold is a Quality also as well as Heat it qualifieth or operateth in all creatures whatsoever come forth in Nature and in all whatsoever doth move therein in Men Beasts Fowles Fishes Worms Leaves and Grasse 16. And Heat is set in opposition unto it and qualifieth therein as if it were one and the same thing but it opposeth the fiercenesse or rage of the Heat and allayeth the Heat 17. It containeth also two sorts or Species in it which is to be Observed viz. It mitigateth the heat and maketh all things pleasant and is in all creatures a quality of life for no creature can subsist without cold for it is a springing driving Mobility in every thing 18. The other kind or Species is Fiercenesse for where it getteth power it suppresseth all and spoileth all even as the Heat doth no life can subsist in it if the Heat did not hinder that The fiercenesse of Cold is a destruction to every life and the house of Death even as the Hot fiercenesse also is Of the qualification of the Ayr and the Water 19. Ayr hath its original from Heat and Cold â—or Heat and Cold work powerfully and replenish all whereby is caused a lively and stirring motion but when cold allayeth or mitigateth the Heat then both their qualities are rarified and made thin and the Bitter quality drawes them together so that they become Dewey 20. But the Ayr hath its original and greatest motion from Heat and the water hath it from cold 21. Now these Two Qualities wrestle continually one with another the Heat consumeth the water and the Cold condenseth or crowdeth the Ayr. Now ayr is a cause and the spirit of every life and motion in the world be it in flesh or in any of the vegetables all whatever is hath its life from the Ayr and nothing can
Holy Ghost goeth every where forth from the Father and the Sonne and so there is but ONE onely God in one Being with three distinct Persons 48. Of which you have a similitude in the pretious Gold-Oar or a Gold-Stone unseparated First there is the matter that is the Salitter and Mercurius which is the Mother or the whole stone which generateth the Gold every where in the whole Stone and in the Gold is the glorious power or vertue of the Stone 49. Now the Salitter and Mercurius signifie the Father the Gold signifieth the Sonne and the power or vertue signifies the Holy Ghost in such a manner also is the Ternarie in the holy Trinity onely that all moveth and goeth forth therein universally 50. Men find also in a Gold stone a little bit of it in some place wherein there is more and purer Gold then in another not discerned though there is Gold in the whole stone or Oare 51. Thus also is the Place or Space in the Center or midst of the Angelical Gates a more pleasant more gracious amiable and blessed Place to the Father wherein his Sonne and Heart is generated in the most richly and fully loving manner and wherein the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne in the most richly and fully loving manner 52. Thus you have the right ground of this mystery and you ought not to think that the Sonne of God was generated of the Father at once at a certain time as one that hath a beginning and that he standeth now as a King and will be worshipped 53. No this were not an Eternal Sonne but one that had a beginning and were under beneath or inferiour to the Father that had generated him 54. Neither would he be all-knowing for he could not know how it was before his Father had generated him 55. But the Sonne is allwayes generated continually from eternity unto eternity and reshineth alwayes continually from eternity into the powers of the Father again whereby the powers of the Father are alwayes from Eternity to Eternity continually impregnated with the Sonne and generateth him continually 56. Out of which the Holy Ghost continually Existeth from eternity to eternity and so continually from eternity to eternity goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne and hath neither Beginning nor End 57. And this Being is not onely so in one place of the Father but every where in the whole Father who hath neither beginning nor end into which no creature can reach with its Senses or thoughts Of the Nativity or Geniture of an Angelical Kings and how they came to be 58. This also is more fundamentally described in the Second and Third Book 59. The Person or Body of a King of Angels is generated out of all the qualities and out of all the powers of his whole Kingdom through the moving boyling spirit of God and therefore such a one is their King in that his power reacheth into all the Angels of his whole Kingdom and he is the Head or Throne-Angel And such a one was Lord Lucifer also before his fall 60. And this also is more fundamentally described in our second and third book viz. in The three Principles of the Divine Being And in the Threefold Life of Man Of the Ground or Foundation and Mystery 61. If a man will find out the mystery and deepest Ground he must diligently and exactly view and consider the Creation of this world the Government or Dominion and order or Ordinance as also the Qualities of the stars and the elements 62. And although these are of a corrupted and twofold Being which is not living nor hath understanding for it is but the corrupt Salitter and Mercurius in which King Lucifer kept House wherein is both Evil and Good though it be indeed the reall power of God which before its corruption was bright and pure as now it is in Heaven 63. This power of the Stars and Elements did the Creator after the horrible fall of Lucifers Kingdome frame and put into such order again as the Kingdome of the Angels stood in in the Divine pomp before his fall 64. Only thou must not think that the Angelical Kingdom with its creatures were so rolled wheeled and turâ—'d round about as now the Stars are which are only powers and in regard of the birth or geniture of this world are thus wheeled or turn'd about whose birth or geniture standeth in the moving boyling anguish in Evil and Good in Corruption and Redemption till the End of this enumeration or the Last Day Now Observe 65. The Sun standeth in the Center or Midst of the Deep and is the light or heart which proceeded out of all stars For when the Salitter and Mercurius before the Creation of the world in the Kingdome of Lucifer became thin or dim and bad qualified one with the other then God extracted the Heart out of all the powers and made the Sun thereof 66. And therefore the Sun is the most shining and brightest of all and re-enlighteneth all the starres again all the stars work in its Power and it self hath the power of all the stars it kindleth all the powers of the stars with its splendour and heat and so every Star receiveth from the Sun according to its power and condition or Kind 67. Thus also is the Frame and Constitution of the Angelical Kingdom The Sun signifieth the Supreamest Throne-Angel the Cherubin or King in an Angelical Kingdom such a one as Lord Lucifer also was before his fall He had his seat in the Center or Midst of his Kingdom and raigned by his power in all his Angels 68. As the Sun ruleth in all the powers of this world in the Salitter and Mercurius that is in softnesse and hardnesse in sweetnesse and â—owrnesse in bitternesse and astringency in heat and cold in Ayr and Water 69. As is apparent in Winter when there is so hard Cold or Frost that the water becometh Ice though the Sun shineth somewhat warm through all the cold frost yet for all its beams by which it shineth on them it freezeth into Snow and Ice 70. But here I will shew thee the right Mystery Behold the Sun is the Heart of all powers in this world and is compacted framed or composed out of all the powers of the stars it re-enlightneth all the stars and all the powers in this world again and all powers grow active operative or qualifying in its Power 71. Understand it Magically for it is a Mirrour Looking-Glasse or Similitude of the Eternall world 72. As the Father generateth his Sonne that is his Heart or light out of all his powers and that light which is the Sonne generateth the life in all the powers of the Father so that in the same light in the Fathers powers goeth forth all manner of growing vegetation springing Ornaments and Joy of such a condition is the Kingdom of Angels all according to the Similitude and Being of God 73. A
Cherubim or Leader of a Kingdom of Angels is the Fountain or Heart of his whole Kingdom and is made out of all the powers out of which his Angels are made and is the most powerfull and brightest of them all 74. The Angelical King is the Center or fountain as Adams Soul is the Beginning and Center of all soules and As from the Place of the Sun was created and generated the Planetick wheel or Sphear wherein each Star is desirous of the Splendor and Power of the Sun so the Angels are desirous of their Cherubim or Prince all according to God and to his Similitude 75. For the Creatour hath extracted the heart out of the Salitter and Mercurius of the Divine powers Understand he hath composed it by the Fiat viz. the Center of Nature 76. And hath formed out of that the Cherubim or King that he might presse or penetrate again with his power into all the Angels and affect them all with his power 77. As the Sun with its power presseth into all the Stars and affecteth them all or as the power of God the Son presseth into all the powers of God the Father whereby they are all affected wherein the Birth or Geniture of the heavenly Joyfulnesse springeth up 78. In this form condition and manner it is also with the Angels All the Angels of one Kingdome signifie the many and various powers of God the Father the Angelical King signifieth the Sonne of the Father or the Heart out of the powers of the Father out of which the Angels are made The Exit out of the King of Angels or his going forth into his Angels or his affecting of his Angels signifieth God the Holy Ghost 79. And as the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne and affecteth all the powers of the Father as also all heavenly fruits and forms from whence all hath its rising and wherein the heavenly joyfulnesse doth consist 80. Just in such a manner is the operation or power of a Cherubim or Throne-Angel which worketh or operateth in all his Angels as the Sonne and Holy Ghost operateth in all the powers of the Father or as the Sun operateth in all the powers of the Stars 81. Whereby all Angels obtain the will of the Throne-Angel and are all obedient to him for they all work in his power which is in them all 82. For they are the Members of his body as all the powers of the Father are Members of the Sonne and he is their Heart and as all heavenly forms and fruits are Members of the Holy Ghost and he their heart in whom they rise up 83. Or as the Sun is the heart of all the stars and all stars are Members of the Sun and work one among another as one Star and yet the Sun is the Heart therein though indeed there are many and various powers yet all worketh in the power of the Sun and all hath its Life from the Power of the Sun Look on what you please be it in * Animals Metals or †Vegetables of the Earth The Eighth Chapter Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdome The Great Mysterie 1. THe Angelical Kingdoms are throughout formed according to the Divine Being and they have no other form or Condition then the Divine Being hath in its Trinitie 2. Onely this is the difference that their Bodies are creatures which have a Beginning and End and that the Kingdom where their Locality habitation or Court is is not their corporeal propriety or proper own having it for their Natural right as they have their bodies for a Natural right 3. But the Kingdom belongs to God the Father who hath made it out of his powers and he may set it and dispose it which way he pleaseth otherwise their Body is made according to all and out of all the powers of the Father 4. And their power generateth the light and knowledge in them and as God generateth his Sonne out of all his powers also as the Holy Ghost goeth forth out of all the powers of the Father and the Sonne so also in an Angel the Spirit goeth forth from their Heart from their light and from all their powers Now Observe 5. As the condition and constitution of an Angel is in his Corporeal Body with all the Members thereof such is the condition of a whole Kingdom which together is as it were one Angel 6. If a man rightly considereth all circumstances he will find that the whole government in its locality circumference or Region in a Kingdom is of the same Condition or Constitution as the body of an Angel is or as the Holy Trinity Observe here the Depth 7. All power is in God the Father and he is the fountain of all powers in his Deep in Him is Light and Darknesse Ayr and Water Heat and Cold Hard and Soft Thick and Thin Sound and Tone Sweet and Soure Bitter and Astringent and that which I cannot number or rehearse 8. Onely I conceive of it in my Body for That is originally from Adam to this time made out of all powers and according to the Image of God 9. But here thou must not think that the powers in God the Father are in such wise or qualifie in such a corrupt manner and kind as in man which Lord Lucifer hath so brough◠to passe but it is all very lovely pleasant delicious and joyfull very Gentle and Meek or Mild. 10. First there is the Light as I may naturally compare or resemble it like the light of the Sun but not so intolerable as the light of the Sun is intolerable to our corrupted perished Eyes but very lovely pleasant and delightful an Aspect or Glance of Love 11. But the darknesse is hidden in the Center of the light that is when a creature is made out of the power of the light and would move and boyl higher and faster in that light then God Himself doth then that light would go out and be extinguished in that Creature 12. Understand the Creature kindleth the fire if its spirit elevateth it self beyond the Humility that is from Love Read the Second and Third Book viz. the Three Principles and the Three-fold Life of Man 13. And instead of Light it hath darknesse and therein the Creature is sensible by experience that there is a darknesse hidden in the Center 14. As when a man kindleth a Wax Candle it giveth Light but when it is put out then is the Snuffe or Candle darknesse Thus also the light shineth from all the powers of the Father but when the powers are perished or corrupted then the light is extinguished and the powers would remain in darknesse as is apparant by Lucifer 15. The Ayr also is not of such a kind in God but is a lovely pleasant still breath or voyce blowing or moving that is The exit going forth or moving of the powers is the original of the Ayr in which the Holy Ghost riseth up 16. Neither is the
then the sweet quality extends it self Gently or mildly and there grow little subtile leaves in the Head which are of the kind of all the qualities and then the sweet water is as it were a pregnant woman new with child having conceived the Seed and it alwaies presseth onward till it openeth the Head 94. And then also it presseth forth in little leaves like a woman which is in travel and bringing forth but the little Leaves or Blossoms have no more its colour and form but the form of all the Qualities for now the sweet quality must bring forth the children of the other Qualities 95. And when this sweet Mother hath brought forth the Fair Green Blew White Red and Yellow Flowers Blossoms or Children then she groweth quite weary and cannot long nourish or Nurse these children neither can she have them long seeing they are but her step-children which are very tender 96. And so when the outward heat presseth upon these tender children all the qualities in the children cannot be kindled for the Spirit of Life qualifieth or floweth in them 97. And seeing they are too weak for this strong Spirit and cannot elevate themselves they yeeld or surrender their Noble power and that smells so lovely and with so pleasant a savour that it rejoyceth the very Heart and maketh it Laugh but they must wither and fall off because they are too tender for this Spirit 98. For the Spirit draweth from the Head or Bud into the Blossoms and the Head or Bud is formed according to the kind of all the Qualities the astringent quality attracteth or collecteth the Body of the Bud or Head and the sweet quality softneth it and spreadeth it abroad and the Bitter quality parteth or distinguisheth the matter into Members and the Heat is the living spirit therein 99. Now all the qualities labour or work therein and bring forth their fruit or children and every child is qualified or conditioned according to the kind and property of all the Qualities 100. This they drive and act so long till all the matter be quite dryed till the sweet quality or sweet water be dryed up and then the fruit falls off and the stalk dryeth also and falleth down And this is the end of Nature in this World 101. Concerning this much higher things are to be written which you will find concerning the Creation of this world this is only brought in for a Similitude and described in the briefest manner 102. Now the other form or kind of Qualities or of the Divine Powers or of the Seven Spirits of God are especially to be observed or known by the Instance or Example of Heat 103. First there is the ground or the corporeall Being although in the Deity or in the Creatures either it hath no peculiar or several Body but all the Qualities are in one another as One however the operation of every quality is perceived in particular and severally 104. Now in the Body or fountain is the Heat which generateth the fire which is a form or kind of thing which a man can search into and out of the heat goeth the light through all the Spirits and Qualities and the light is the living Spirit which a man cannot search into 105. Bnt a man can search into its will and know what it willeth or how it is for it proceedeth in the sweet quality and the Light riseth up in the sweet Quality in the sweet water and not in the other qualities 106. For Example thou canst kindle all things in this world and so make them give light and burn if the sweet Quality have the predominancy in it and where the other qualities are predominant in it thou canst not kindle that And though thou mayest bring Heat into it yet thou canst not bring the Spirit into it to make it give light therefore all qualities are the children of the sweet quality or of the sweet water because the spirit riseth up onely in the water 108. Art thou a rational Man in whom is the Spirit and understanding then look all about in the world for there thou wilt find it thus 109. Thou canst kindle wood that it give light for the water is chief upper Regent or predominant therein so likewise in all sorts of Herbs on Earth wherein the sweet water is predominant 110. Thou canst not kindle light in a stone because the astringent or harsh Quality is chief or predominant therein neither canst thou kindle light in Earth unlesse the other qualities be first vanquished and boyled out of it which is seen in the Gun-powder which yet is but a flash or a spirit of terrour wherein the Devil in the Anger of God representeth himself which I will describe and demonstrate more largely in another place Objection 111. But thou wilt say That a man cannot kindle the water to make it give light Answer Yes Dear Man Here lyeth or sticketh the mystery The wood which thou kindlest is not very Fire but a Dark or Opake stock onely the fire and light taketh their original from thence 112. But thou must understand this concerning the sweet quality of the water and not concerning the stick or block but it is to be understood concering the Unctuositie or fatnesse which is the spirit therein 113. Now in the Elementary water on earth the sweetnesse is not the Chief or Upper Regent but the astringent bitter and sowre quality else the water were not mortale but were as that water is out of which Heaven is created 114. And that I will demonstrate to thee thus viz. that the astringent sowre and bitter Quality is predominant in the Elementary water on Earth 115. Take Rie Wheat Barley Oates or what you will wherein the sweet quality is predominant soak or steep it in the Elementary water afterward Distill it then the sweet quality will take away the predominancy from the other and afterward kindle that water and then you will see the spirit which is remaining in the water of the unctuousnesse or fatnesse of the Corn which did overcome the water 116. This thou seest also in Flesh the flesh neither burneth nor shineth or giveth Light but its Fat burneth and shineth or giveth Light Question 117. Thou mayst perhaps ask How comes that to passe or In what manner is it so Answer 118. Behold in Flesh the astringent sowre and bitter quality is predominant and in the fat the sweetnesse is chief and predominant Therefore fat creatures are alwaies Merrier and frolicker then the lean because the sweet Spirit floweth more abundantly in them then in the Lean. 119. For the light of Nature which is the Spirit of life shineth more in them then in the lean For in that Light in the sweet quality standeth the tryumphing or the Joy for the astringent or harsh and bitter quality triumph therein for they rejoyce that they are refresh'd fed given to drink and enlightned from the sweet and light quality 120. For in the
and so then it reciprocally maketh all the powers in the Father living and moving and through that Spirit are all the Angels formed and Imaged out of the Fathers Powers 143. And that Spirit preserveth and supporteth all formeth all all vegetation colours and Creatures both in heaven and in this world and above all the Heaven of Heavens For the Birth or Geniture of the Holy Trinity above all is thus and no otherwise neither will it be otherwise in all Eternity 144. But when the fire is Kindled in a Creature that is when a Creature elevateth it self too high or too much as Lucifer and his Legions did then the light extinguisheth or goeth out and the fierce wrathfull and hot source the source of the hellish fire riseth up that is the Spirit of the fire riseth up in the fierce Quality 145. Observe here the Circumstances how this is done or how it can come to be done Therefore consider an Angel is formed figured composed or compacted together out of all powers as I have described it at large 146. Now when he elevateth himself he elevateth himself first in the astringent quality which he gripeth close together as a woman which is in travel and presseth himself whereby the hard quality becometh so hard and sharp that the sweet water can force or prevail with it no more and so can rise up no more meekly or mildly in the Creature but is captivated and dried up by the astringent quality and changed into a hard sharp fierce Coldnesse 147. For it becometh too empty and dry by the astringent contraction and loseth its bright lustre and its unctuosity fatnesse or Oylinesse wherein the light Spirit riseth up which is the Spirit of the Holy angelical and divine life becometh so hard compacted and pressed together by the astringent qualitie whereby it is dried up like sweet dry Wood. 148. And so when the bitter quality riseth up in the exsiccated or dryed sweet quality then cannot the sweetnesse mollifie it and imbibe it with its sweet light-water because it is dried up 149. And there the bitter quality raveth and rageth and seeketh for rest and food and finds it not and moveth or boyleth in the Body as a faint Poyson 150. And now when the heat kindleth the sweet quality and would mitigate its heat in the sweet water whence it riseth up and shineth in the whole Body there it finds nothing but a hard dry sweet source or quality there is no sap or moisture it being quite exsiccated or dryed up by the astringencie 151. Then it kindleth the sweet source or quality with an intent to be refreshed but there is no sapp left only the sweet source or quality is now burning and glowing even as a hard dryed or burnt stone and can no more kindle its light and so the whole Body remaineth now a Dark valley in which there is nothing but a fierce hard coldnesse in the astringent quality and in the sweet a hard glowing fire only wherin the fierce Wrathful heat riseth up in all Eternity and in the bitter quality there is a raving raging stinging and burning 152. And thus you have here the true description of an Expulsed Angel or Devill as also the Cause thereof and that not written in a similitude only but in the Spirit through that power out of which all things are come to be 153. O man behold thy self herein look before thee and behind thee it is not in vain 154. This great History or Action how it came to passe and how it went you will find it at large concerning the Fall of the Devill V. Of the Fifth Circumstance or Species 155. The Fifth Quality or the fifth Spirit of God among the the Seven Spirits of God in the Divine power of the Father is the gracious amiable blessed friendly and joyful Love 156. Now observe what the fountain of the gracious amiable blessed and friendly love of God is Observe it exactly for it is the very Pith Marrow or Kernel 157. When the heat in the sweet quality riseth up and kindleth the sweet source fountain or spring then that fire burneth in the sweet quality now seeing the sweet quality is a thin or transparent lovely pleasant sweet fountain or spring-spring-water it allayeth the heat and quencheth the fire and so there remaineth in the sweet fountain spring of the sweet water only the joyful light 158. And the heat is only a gentle soft warming even as it is in a man which is of a Sanguine Complexion wherein also the heat is only a friendly cheerly warming if the party liveth temperately and keepeth a due Measure 159. That friendly Courteous Love-Light-fire goeth along in the sweet quality and riseth up into the bitter and astringent quality and so kindleth the bitter and astringent quality feeding them with its sweet Love-sap refreshing quickning and enlightning them and making them living or lively cheerfull and friendly 160. And when the Light-love-power cometh at them so that they taste thereof and get its life O there is a friendly Meeting Saluting and Triumphing a friendly wellcoming and great love a most friendly and gracious amiable and blessed kissing and well relishing taste 161. There the Bridegroom kisseth his Bride O gracious amiable Blessednesse and great love how sweet art thou how friendly and Courteous art thou how pleasant and lovely is thy rellish and taste how ravishing sweetly dost thou smell O noble light and bright glory who can apprehend thy exceeding Beauty how comely adorned is thy love how curious and dainty are thy colours and All this Eternally who can expresse it 162. Or why and what do I writeâ— whose Tongue doth but stammer like a child which is learning to speak with what shall I compare it or to what shall I liken it Shall I compare it with the love of this world No that is but a meer dark valley to it 163. O Immense greatnesse I cannot compare thee with any thing but only with the Resurrection from the Dead there will the love-fire rise up again in US and embrace Man courteously and friendly and re-kindle again our astringent bitter and cold dark and dead Quality and embrace us most friendly 164. O noble Guest O why didst thou depart from us O fiercenesse wrath and astringency or severity thou art the cause of it O fierce wrathfull Devil O what hast thou done who hast sunk down thy self and beautiful bright Angels into darknesse woe woe for Ever 165. O was not the gracious amiable blessed and fair Love in thee also O thou High and Lofty minded Devil why wouldst thou not be contented wert thou not a Cherubin and was there any thing so beautiful and bright in heaven as thou what didst thou seek for wouldst thou be the whole or Total God didst thou not know that thou wert a Creature and hadst not the Fan and Casting shovel in thy own hand or Power 166. O why do I pity thee thou stinking Goat O
who were they that falsified and adulterated the right pure Christian Doctrine and alwayes fought against and opposed it Even the Learned Doctors and Scribes Popes Cardinals Bishops and great Dons or Masters and Teachers And why did the world follow after them and depend on them But because they had great respect were in great authority and power lived stately and carried a Port in the world Even such a Proud Whore is the corrupt perished humane nature 13. Who was it that purged the Popes Greedinesse of Money his Idolatry Bribery deceit and Cheating out of the Churches in Germany A poor despised Monk or Fryer By what power and might by the power of God the Father and by the power and Might of God the Holy Ghost Question 14. Then what is yet concealed or remains hidden The true doctrine of Christ Answer No but the Philosophie and the deep Ground of God the heavenly Delight and Pleasure the revelation of the Creation of Angels the revelation of the horrible Fall of the Devil From whence Evil proceedeth The Creation of this world The deep ground and mystery of Man and of all Creatures The Last Judgment And Change of this world The Mystery of the Resurrection of the Dead And of Eternal Life 15. This shall arise in the Depth in great plainnesse and simplicity But why not in the heighth in Art That no man should dare to boast that he himself hath done it and that hereby the Devils pride should be discovered and brought to Nothing 116. But why doth God so Of his great love and Mercy towards all People and Nations and to shew hereby that now is near at hand The Time of the Restitution of all whatsoever is lost wherein men shall behold and enjoy the perfection and move in the pure Light and Deep Knowledge of God 17. Therefore before hand will arise the Dawning of the Day or Morning Rednesse whereby the Day may be known or taken notice of 18. He that will now sleep let him sleep still and he that will awake and trim his Lamp let him awake still Behold the Bridegroom cometh and he that is awake and is ready accompanieth into the eternal heavenly Wedding But he that sleepeth at his coming he sleepeth for ever Eternally in the dark prison of fiercenesse or wrath 19. Therefore I would have the Reader warned that he read this Book with diligence and not be offended at the meannesse or simplicity of the Author for God looketh not at high things for He alone is High but he careth for the Lowly how to help them 20. If you come so far as to apprehend the spirit and sense of the Authour then you will need no admonition but will rejoyce and be Glad in this light and thy Soul will Laugh and Triumph therein 21. Now Observe the Gracious amiable blessed Love which is the fifth fountain-spirit in the divine power is the hidden source fountain or Quality which the corporeal being cannot comprehend or apprehend but onely when it riseth up in the body and then the Body triumpheth therein and behaveth it self friendly lovely and Courteously for that Quality or spirit belongeth not to the Imaging or framing of a Body but riseth up in the Body as a flower springeth up out of the Earth 22. Now this fountain-spirit taketh its original at first out of the sweet Quality of the water Understand this how it is and observe it exactly 23. First there is the astringent quality then the sweet next the bitter the Sweet is in the midst between the Astringent and Bitter Now the Astringent causeth things to be hard cold and dark and the bitter teareth driveth rageth and divideth or distinguisheth These two Qualities rub and drive one another so hard and move so eagerly that they generate the Heat which now in these two Qualities is dark even as Heat in a Stone is 24. As when a man taketh a stone or any hard thing and rubbeth it against wood these two things are heated now this heat is but a darknesse having no light therein and so it is also in the Divine power 25. Now the astringent and bitter quality without the sweet water rub and drive themselves so hard one against another that they generate the dark heat and so are kindled in themselves 26. And this Together is the Wrath or Anger of God the source and originall of the hellish Fire As we see by Lucifer who elevated and compressed himself so hard together with his Legions that the sweet fountain-water in him was dryed up wherein the light kindleth and wherein the Love riseth up 27. Therefore now he is Eternally an Astringent Hard Cold Bitter Hot and Sowre stinking fountain source For when the sweet quality in him was dryed up it became a sowr stinck a valley of misery and a House of perdition and woe Now further into the Depth 28. When the astringent and bitter quality rub themselves so hard one upon another that they generate Heat and so now the sweet quality the sweet fountain-water is therein in the midst or center between the astringent and bitter quality and the heat becometh generated between the astringent and bitter quality in the sweet fountain-water through the astringent and bitter Quality 29. And there the Light kindleth in the heat in the sweet fountain-water and this is the beginning of Life for the astringent and bitter Qualities are the beginning and cause of the heat and of the Light and thus the sweet fountain water becometh a shining light like the Blew or Azure Light of heaven 30. And that bright-Light fountain-water kindleth the astringent and bitter quality and the heat which is generated by the astringent and bitter quality in the sweet water riseth up out of the sweet fountain-water through the astringent and bitter quality and in the astringent and bitter quality the light first then becometh dry and shining as also moveable and triumphing 31. And when the light riseth up out of the sweet fountain water in the heat in the astringent and bitter quality then the bitter and astringent quality tasteth the light and sweet water and the bitter quality catcheth the taste of the sweet water and in the sweet water is the light but only of a skie-colour or Azure which is Blew 32. And then the bitter quality trembleth and dissolveth the hardnesse in the astringent Quality the Light becometh dry in the Astringent and shineth clear much brighter then the Light of the Sun 33. In this rising up the astringent quality becometh meek light thin or transparent and pleasant or lovely and obtaineth its life whose original riseth up out of the heat in the sweet water and this now is the true fountain or well-spring of Love Observe this in the deep Sense 34. How should Love and Joy not be there where life is generated in the very Center or midst of Death and Light in the midst of darknesse Question Thou askest How comes that
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
his necessity becommeth enlightned and kindled by the Holy Ghost As the Sun kindleth the cold heat in a Tree or Herb whereby the cold chilled Heat becometh living Now Observe 64. As the members of Mans Body love one another so do the spirits also in the Divine power there is nothing else but a meer longing desiring and well liking acceptation as also a triumphing and rejoycing the one in the other for through these spirits cometh the understanding and distinction in God in Angels Men Beasts and Fowles and in every thing that liveth 65. For in these Five Qualities riseth up the seeing smelling tasting and feeling and so a Rational spirit cometh to be 66. As when the light riseth up then one spirit seeth the other 67. And when the sweet spring or fountain water riseth up in the light through all the spirits then the one tasteth the other and then the spirits become living and the power of life penetrateth through all 68. And in that power the one smelleth the other And through this qualifying influence and penetrating the one feeleth the other 69. And so there is nothing else but a Hearty loving and friendly aspect or seeing curious smelling a good relishing or tasting and lovely feeling a gracious amiable blessed kissing a feeding upon and drinking of one another and lovely walking and conversing together 70. This is the gracious amiable blessed BRIDE which rejoyceth in her BRIDEGROOM herein is love joy and delight here is light and brightnesse or clarity here is a pleasant and lovely smell here is a friendly and sweet taste 71. And this for ever without End How can a Creature sufficiently rejoyce therein O Dear love and gracious amiable blessednesse Surely thou hast no End No man can see any End in thee thy profound Deep is unsearchable thou art every where all over thus onely in the fierce Devil thou art not thus they have spoiled and perished thee in themselves Question 72. Now thou wilt say Where then are these gracious amiable and blessed spirits to be met with Do they dwell onely in themselves in Heaven Answer 73. This is the other open Gate of the Deity here thou must set thy eyes wide open and rouze up or awaken the spirit in thy half dead heart for this is not an Obscure Fiction Contrivance or Phantasie Observe 74. The Seven Spirits of God contain or comprehend in their circumference and space Heaven and this world also the wide breadth and depth without and beyond the heavens even above and beneath the world and in the world yea the whole Father which hath neither Beginning nor End 75. They contain also all the Creatures both in heaven and in this world and all the Creatures in heaven and in this world are imaged fashioned or framed out of these spirits and live in them as in their own propriety 76. And their Life and Reason is generated in them in such a manner as the Divine being is generated and also in the same power 77. And out of and from the same Body of the seven Spirits of God are all things made and produced all Angels all Devils the Heaven the Earth the Stars the Elements Men Beasts Fowles Fishes all Worms Wood Trees also Stones Herbs and Grasse and all whatsoever is Now thou wilt ask Question 78. Seeing God is every where and is himself All How cometh it then that there is in this world such Cold and Heat such biting and striking among all Creatures and that there is nothing else almost but meer fiercenesse or wrath in this world Answer 79. The cause is that the first four Forms of Nature are one at Enmity against the other without the light and yet they are the causes of Life 80. Behold here the wickednesse and malice which is the Cause viz. when King Lucifer did sit in his Kingdom like a high-minded proud Bride then his Circuit Circle or Orbe contained or comprehended the place or space where now the Created Heaven is which is made out of the water 81. And the place also of the created world even unto heaven as also the Deep where now the Earth is that was all a pure and holy Salitter wherein the Seven Spirits of God were Compleat and Pleasant as now in Heaven although they are still compleat and full in this world But observe the Circumstances rightly 82. When King Lucifer elevated himself then he elevated himself in the seven qualifying fountain-spirits and kindled them with his elevation so that all was wholly burning and the astringent quality was so hard and Compact that it generated stones and was so cold that it made the sweet spring or fountain-fountain-water turn to Ice 83. And the sweet spring water became very thick brittle and as in many pieces and the bitter quality became very raging tearing and raving whence Poyson arose aloft and the fire or heat was violently and zealously or fervently burning and consuming and so there was a very great distemper and confused Mixture 84. Upon this King Lucifer was thrust out of his Royal Place or Kingly Throne which he had in that Place where now the created Heaven is and thereupon instantly ensued the Creation of this world 85. And the hard Brittle matter which had wrought forth it self in the kindled seven qualifying or fountain-spirits was driven together from whence the Earth and Stones came to be and after that all the Creatures were created out of the kindled Salitter of the seven Spirits of God 86. Now the qualifying or fountain Spirits became so fierce and wrathfull in their kindling that the one continually spoileth the other with its evill naughty quality or source and so also now do the creatures which were made out of the qualifying or fountain spirits and live in the same impulse the one biting beating worrying and annoying the other all according to the kind or disposition of the Qualities 87. Upon this now the Totall or Universall God hath Decreed the Last Judgment wherein he will separate the Evil from the Good and set the good again in the meek mild and Pleasant delight as it was before the horrible kindling of the Devill and will give that which is fierce or wrathfull to King Lucifer for an Everlasting Habitation 88. And then there will be two Parts or divisions of this Kingdom the one Men will get with their King JESUS CHRIST the other the Devills shall have with all ungodly Men and wickednesse 89. This is a short Introduction that the Reader might the better understand the Divine Mystery concerning the Fall of the Devil and concerning the Creation of this world you will find all more at large particularly described Therefore I would have the Reader admonished that he read all in order and so he will come to the true ground 90. It is true that from the beginning of the world it was not so fully revealed to any Man but seeing God will have it so I submit to his Will and will see
Ignorant of it as the other it groweth indeed in every Garden but in many it is quite spoyled and naught for the quality of the Soyl or Ground is in fault And therefore men do not know it nay the Children of this Mystery do hardly know it for this knowledge hath been very rare dear and pretious from the beginning of the world to this Time 48. Though in Many a source or fountain and quality hath risen up but then suddenly Pride pressed after it and spoyled all whereupon it was loath to write it down in its mother-Tongue it supposed that was too childish a thing it must shew it in a deeper Language that the world should see that it is Manly and for its advantage it kept it in secret and dawbed it with deep strange names that men might not know it such a Beast is the Devil 's Proud disease 49. But hear thou simple Mother which bringest all the children into this world which afterward in their rising up are ashamed of thee and despise thee and yet are thy children which thou hast brought forth 50. Thus saith the Spirit which riseth up in the seven spirits of God which is thy Father Despair not behold I am thy strength and thy power I will fill to thee a mild draught in thy Age. 51. Seeing all thy children despise thee whom thou didst bear and hast given them suck in their Childhood and will not give thee any attendance or minister to thee in thy high or old Age. 52. Therefore I will comfort thee and will give unto thee a Young SONNE in thy high or old Age he shall abide in thy House as long as thou livest and attend thee or minister to thee and comfort thee against all the raving and raging of thy proud Children Now here Observe further concerning the Mercurius Tone or Sound 53. All Qualities take their beginning-original in their middle or center Therefore Observe where the Fire is generated for there riseth up the flash of the life of all the qualities and is caught in the water so that it remaineth shining and is dryed in the astringency so that it remaineth corporeal and becomes shining Bright and Clear Observe here 54. For Instance kindle some wood and then you will see the mysterie the Fire kindleth it self in the hardnesse of the wood and this is now the astringent hard quality The quality or source Saturnus which maketh the wood hard and dry 55. But now the light that is the flash doth not consist in the hardnesse otherwise a stone also would burn and give Light but the light subsisteth onely in the Sap of the wood that is in the water 56. Whilest there is Sap in the wood the fire shineth as a shining Light but when the sap is consumed in the wood the shining Light goeth out and the wood becometh a glowing Coal 57. Now behold the fiercenesse which riseth up in the light consists not in the water of the wood but when the heat riseth up in the hardnesse then is the flash generated which the sap in the wood first catcheth whereby the water becomes shining 58. The Fiercenesse or Bitternesse is generated in the midst or center of the hardnesse and the heat is generated in the flash and therein also it subsisteth and so far as the flash that is the flame of the fire reacheth so far also reacheth the fiercenesse of the bitternesse which is the sonne of the hardnesse and heat 59. But thou must know this mystery that the bitternesse is already in the world Else the fierce bitternesse would not so suddenly generate it self like lightning in the natural fire 60. For as the Body of the fire generateth it self when wood is kindled in such a manner likewise is the Wood generated in and above the earth 61. But if the fiercenesse should be generated in the shining light then surely it would reach as far also as the splendour or shining of the Light but it doth not so 62. But thus it is the flash is the mother of the light for the flash generateth the light and is the Father of the fiercenesse for the fiercenesse abideth in the flash as a seed in the Father and that flash generateth also the Tone or Sound 63. When it goeth from the hardnesse and heat then the hardnesse maketh a thumping knocking sound in the flash and the heat ringeth forth and the light in the flash maketh the ringing shrill and the water mitigateth it and then in the astringency and hardnesse it is caught and dryed up so that it is a corporeal spirit in all the qualities 64. For every Spirit in the seven Spirits of God is impregnated with all the seven spirits and they all are one in another as one spirit neither of them is without the other 65. Only the Birth there in is thus and so the one generateth the other in and through it self and the Birth lasteth or continueth thus from Eternity to Eternity 66. Here I will have the Reader warned that he rightly consider the Divine Birth Thou must not think that one spirit standeth by another as you see the Stars of Heaven stand one by another 67. But all the seven are one in another as one spirit as this may be conceived in Man who hath several Thoughts because of the operation of the seven Spirits of God which keep and reside in the humane Body 68. But you may say to me Thou art foolish in this for Any Member of the whole body hath the power of the Other 69. Yet in what quality soever thou excitest or awakenest the spirit and makest it operative or qualifying according to that same quality the Thoughts rise up and govern the Mind 70. If thou stirrest or awakest the spirit in the fire then there riseth up in thee the bitter and harsh Anger for as soon as the fire is kindled which is done in the hardnesse and fiercenesse then springeth up the bitter fiercenesse or wrath in the flash 71. For when thou elevatest thy self in thy Body towards or against any thing be it in Love or in Anger now that which thou liftest up thy self towards or against thou Kindlest the Quality of that and that it is which burneth in thy compacted incorporated Spirit but that qualifying or conditionating spirit is excited in the Flash 72. For when thou lookest upon any thing which doth not please thee but is against or contrary to thee then thou raisest up the fountain of thy heart as when thou takest a stone and therewith strikest fire on a Steel and so when the spark catcheth fire in the heart then the fire kindleth 73. At first it gloweth but when thou stirrest the source or fountain of the heart more violently then it is as when thou blowest the fire so that the flame is kindled and then it is high time to quench it else the fire will be too great and then burneth and consumeth and doth hurt to its Neighbour
Question 74. Thou askest How can a man quench this kindled fire Answer 75. Hearken Thou hast the sweet water in thee pour that into the fire and then it goeth out if thou letst it burn then it consumeth in thee the Sap that is in all the seven qualifying or fountain Spirits so that thou wilt become dry 76. When that is done then thou art a hellish fire-Brand and a Billet or Faggot to lay upon the hellish fire and then there is no remedy for thee Eternally 77. But when thou lookest upon a thing which thou lovest and awaknest the spirit in thine heart then thou kindlest the fire in thine heart which burneth first in the sweet water like a Glowing coal 78. And whilst it is but glimmering it is only a gentle soft longing delight or pleasing Lust in thee and doth not consume thee but if thy heart be in a greater commotion and thou kindlest the sweet quality or fountain so that it becomes a burning flame then thou kindlest all the qualifying or fountain spirits and then the whole body burneth and so Mouth and Hands fall on to work 79. This fire is the most dangerous and hurtful and hath spoiled Most since the world began and it is a very hard matter to quench it for when it is kindled it burneth in the sweet water in the flash of Life and must be quenched through Bitternesse which is scarce a water but much rather is a fire 80. Therefore also there followeth a heavy sad sorrowful Mind when one is to forsake that which burneth in his Love-fire in the sweet fountain water 81. But thou must know that thou in the Government of thy Mind art thine own Lord and Master there will rise up no fire to thee in the circle or whole circumference of thy Body and Spirit unless thou awaknest it thy self 82. It is true all thy spirits spring and move in thee and rise up in thee and indeed alwaies One spirit hath more power in thee then another 83. For if the Government of the spirits were in one man as in another then we should all have one will and form but they are all seven in the power of thy compacted incorporated spirit which spirit is the SOUL 84. It hath in it the first principle the spirit of the soul hath the second and the Astral or starry spirit in the Elements hath the Third viz. this VVorld 85. Now if a fire riseth up in one qualifying or fountain spirit then that is not concealed or hidden from the soul It may instantly awaken the other qualifying or fountain spirits which are contrary to the kindled fire and may quench it 86. But if the fire will be or become too big then hath the soul a Prison wherein it may shut up the kindled spirit viz. in the hard astringent quality and the other spirits must be the Gaylors till their wrath be allayed and the fire be extinguish'd Observe what that is 8. When One qualifying or fountain spirit driveth thee too strongly or presseth thee too hard to a thing which is against the Law of Nature then thou must turn thine Eyes away from it if that will not help then take that spirit and cast it into prison 88. That is Turn thy heart away from temporall Pleasure and voluptuousnesse from fulnesse of eating and drinking from the Riches of this world and think that To day is the last Day of the End of thy Body turn away from the wantonnesse of the world and call earnestly to God and yield or submit thy self to Him 89. When thou dost so then the world mocketh thee and thou are a fool to them But bear this crosse patiently and let not the imprisoned spirit get out of Prison again but trust in God and he will set upon thee the Crown of the divine Joy 90. But if the spirit breaketh out of Prison then put it in again make good thy Part against it as long as thou livest and if thou gettest so much advantage that it do not wholly kindle the source or fountain of thy heart whereby thy soul would become a dry firebrand of wood each fountain or source having yet its Sap when thou departest from hence 91. Then will not that kindled fire at the Last Judgment Day hurt thee nor will it cleave or stick in thy Sappy-spirits but after this anxious afflâ—ction and trouble thou wilt be in the Resurrection A triumphing Angel of God Question 92. But now thou maist say Is there in God also a contrary Will or Opposition amongst or between the spirits of God Answer 93. No though I shew here their earnest Birth how earnestly and severely the spirits of God are generated whereby every one may very well understand the great earnest severity of God 94. Yet it doth not therefore follow that there is a disunion or discord amongst them For the very innermost deepest Birth or Geniture in the heart or kernell is onely and altogether so which no creature can apprehend in the Body but in the flash where the hidden spirit is generated there it will be apprehended for that is also generated in such a manner and in such a power as is here mentioned 95. But unto me is opened the Gate of my Mind so that I can see and discern it else it would indeed remain concealed with and hidden to me till the day of the resurrection from the dead yea it hath been concealed from all men since the beginning of the world but I submit my will to Gods Will let him do what he pleaseth 96. In God all the spirits do triumph as one spirit and one spirit alwaies mitigateth and loveth the other and so there is nothing but meer Joy and Delight but their severe Birth or Geniture which is effected or done in secret must be so for life understanding and Omniscience is thus generated and this is an eternall Birth or Geniture which is never otherwise 97. Thou must not think that perhaps in Heaven there is some manner of Body which onely is thus Generated which above all other things is called God 98. No but the whole Divine Power which it self is heaven and the Heaven of all Heavens is so generated and that is called GOD the Father of whom all holy Angels are generated and live also in the same power also the spirit of all Angels in their Body is alwayes continually and eternally thus generated in like manner also is the Spirit of all Men. 99. For this world belongeth as well to the Body or Corpus of God the Father as the Heaven doth but the spirits which are in the locality or space of this world were kindled through King Lucifer in his elevation so that all things in this world are as it were half Faint and Dead And therefore it is that we poor men are so very much blinded and live in so great and desperate Danger 100. Yet thou must not therefore think that the heavenly light in
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-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
compacted together then the Ideas figures shapes or forms which through the qualifying or operating of the Spirits of God in Nature rise up and also through the moving of the spirits vanish or passe away again that their light in their hardnesse should shine the clearer and Brighter and that the Tone of the Body should sound the clearer and shriller whereby the joyfulness should increase the more in God This was the cause that God created Angels 14. But that it is said the Angel generated a new Light or a new Spirit that is thus to be understood 15. When the qualifying or fountain Spirits were incorporated or compacted together then the light shone much brighter and clearer in the Body and from or out of the body then it did before in the Salitter for there then rose up a much clearer and brighter flash in the body then before whilest the Salitter was Thin and Dim 16. And therefore the qualifying or fountain spirits also became stately and Proud and supposed they had a much fairer little sonne or Light then the Sonne of God was and therefore they would also the more earnestly and eagerly qualifie or operate and elevate themselves and so despised the qualifying or Acting which is in God their Father and the Birth of the Sonne of God as also the Exit or going forth of God the Holy Ghost and supposed they could do it because they were so gloriously incorporated or compacted together therefore they would now exalt themâ—elves gloriously and stately and shew forth themselves as if they were the most fair and Beautious Bride of Heaven 17. They knew very well that they were not the whole or Totall God but were onely a piece or part thereof they also knew very well how far their Omnipotence reached or extended and yet they would no more have their Old condition but would be higher then the whole or Total God and supposed thereby they should have their place Region Quarters or Court above the whole or Total Deity above all Kingdoms whatsoever 18. And therefore they elevated or extol'd themâ—elves intending to kindle or enflame the whole God and to Govern or rule the whole God by their power and might All forms and Ideas should rise up in the qualifying and acting of their Spirit He would be Lord of the Deity and would not endure any Corrival 19. Now this is the Root of Covetousnesse Envy Pride and Wrath For in the fierce qualifying or acting and boyling rose up the wrath and burnt like fire of Heat and Cold and was also bitter as Gall. 20. For the qualifying or fountain spirits had no outward impulse upon them gotten into them but the impulse to Pride elevated it self within the Body in the councel of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits these agreed and united in a compact that they would be God alone 21. But because they could not begin it in their Old seat and so bring it to effect they therefore dissembled or playd the Hypocrite together and flatter'd one with another and so combined intending to extoll themselves against the Birth of God and would needs qualifie or work in the highest depth and then nothing could be like them being they were together the most Mighty Prince in God 22. The Astringent quality was the first Murtherer flatterer and Hypocrite for when it saw that it generated so fair and bright a Light then it compressed it self together yet harder then God had created it to be intending to be much more terrible and to draw together all in its whole Region Circuit or circumference and keep it fast as a stern severe Lord 23. And so in a degree then it had Effected somewhat from whence Earth and Stones have their Original which I will write of when I treat concerning the Creation of the World 24. The Bitter Quality was the second Murtherer which when it rose up in the Flash did tear with breaking and great Power in the Astringent quality as if it would break the Body in pieces 25. And the astringent quality permitted it or else it was very well able to have stayd and captivated the Bitter spirit and to bathe or steep it in the sweer-water till his high mind had been allayed and gone But it would needs have such a little Brother because it was so serviceable to its turn Else being the bitter spirit taketh its original from it as it were from its Father it could well have stopped or hindred that 26. The Heat is the third Murtherous spirit which killed its Mother the sweet water but the astringent spirit is the cause thereof for by its stern severe attracting together and hardening it hath thus vehemently awakened and kindled the fire by the bitter Quality for the fire is the Sword of the astringent and Bitter quality 27. But being the fire riseth up in the sweet water therefore it self hath the whip or scourge in its own power and might have stayd or kept back the astringent quality in the water but it also became a flatterer or hypocrite and dissembled with the great quality viz. the astringent and did help to destroy the sweet water 28. The Tone is the fourth Murtherer for it taketh its ringing sound in the fire in the sweet water and riseth up very gently and lovely in the whole Body 29. Yet it did not so here but after it was risen up in the water in the astringent quality it rose up so furiously like a Thunder-Clap whereby it would prove and shew forth its New Deity And so the fire rose up as when there is a Tempest of Lightning intending thereby to be so great as to be above all things in God 30. And this they practised so long till they had murthered their mother the sweet water and therein the whole Body became a dark valley and there was no more remedy or Council in God that could help here For Love was turn'd into Emnity and the whole Body became a black dark Teufel Devill 31. Of the word Teufel Teu hath its origiginal from hard beating Drumming or Thumping and the word or syllable fell hath its originall from the falle fall and so Lord Lucifer is called Teuffel Devill and is no more called a Cherubin or Seraphin Here it may be Asked Question Could not God have hindered and prevented the Pride of Lucifer that he might have abstained from his high-mindednesse Answer 32. This is a high Question on which all those lay hold that justifie and plead the Cause of the Devil but they are all Cited to appear at the Court of Justice held for Tryal of Criminal Malefactours let them have a care how they plead for their Master else the Sentence of Judgment will be pronounced against him and he will lose his Crown The wonderfull Revelation 33. Behold King Lucifer was the Head in his whole Region Circuit or Circumference also he was a mighty King and was created out of the kernell or marrow of his whole
the light in the second principle and the third in the spirit of this world in the Aeriall and Astrall source 119. When the astringent or harsh quality as the Father formeth the Word or Sonne or Spirit then it stands captive in the Center of the Heart and is examined or tryed by the other spirits whether it be good or no. Now if it please the fire then the fire letteth the flash in which the Bitter spirit standeth go through the sweet water wherein it conceiveth the Love and goeth therewith into the astringent Quality 120. Now when the flash returns with the Love into the astringent quality again together with the new generated spirit or will then the astringent quality rejoyceth in the New young Sonne and elevateth it self 121. Then the Tone layes hold thereon and goeth forth therewith at the Mouth Eyes Ears and Nostrills and executeth that which is decreed in the councel of the seven spirits for as the Decree of the Councel is so also is the spirit and the Councel can alter the same as it will 122. Therefore the original Lust sticketh in the circle of the Heart in the Councel of the seven spirits and as they generate the spirit so also it is 123. And so in this manner Lord Lucifer brought the Deity into Anger and Wrath that is Kindled the Eternal Nature according to the first principle Being he together with all his Angels as a malicious Devil fought or strove against the Deity intending to bring and subdue the whole Circumference Circuit or Region under his innate Spirits that they should form frame figure and Image all and the whole Circumference Region or Extent should bow yield and suffer it self to be ruled and formed by the kindled sharpnesse of the innate spirits 124. And as this hath a Being or substance form or condition in Angels so it hath also a being substance form or condition in Man Therefore bethink and consider your selves you that are proud covetous theevish Extorting Usurers calumniating Blasphemous Envious and Whorish or Lascivious what manner of little sonne or Spirit you send into God The soul was originally comprehended in the Eternal Nature with the Word Fiat which is Gods Nature according to the first Principle and eternal Original of Nature and if it kindleth it self in the Originall then it kindleth Gods wrath in the eternal Nature Objection Thou wilt say We do not send this into God but only into our Neighbour or into his work which we like and have a Mind to Answer 125. Now shew thou me any Place to which thou sendest thy Covetous or Lustful spirit be it to Man Beasts Garments Fields Money or any thing whatsoever where God is not from him is all and he is in all Himself is All and he upholdeth and supporteth all Objection Then thou wilt say But he is with his Wrath in many things which are so hard and Evill that they are not suitable to or capable of the Deity Answer 126. Yes dear Man all this is true The wrath of God is certainly every where all over In Silver Gold Stones Fields Garments Beasts and Men and all whatsoever is comprehensible and palpable otherwise they would not be so hard and harsh to be felt as they are 127. But thou must know that the kernel of Love also sticketh in all in the hidden Center unlesse it be too too altogether Evill and so Evill a thing Man hath no liking to at all neither God possesseth all onely as to Nature He is not the essence He possesseth himself Or dost thou think thou dost well if thou bathest or soakest thy self in Gods wrath take heed that it doth not kindle thy Body and Soul and so thou wilt burn therein eternally as befell Lucifer 128. But when God shall bring forth the hidden things at the End of this time then you will discern in what Gods love or wrath hath been Therefore have a care and take heed and turn thy Eyes from Evil or else thou undoest thy self and so bringest thy self into Perdition 129. I take Heaven and Earth to witnesse that I have performed here as God hath revealed it to me that it is his Will 130. Thus hath King Lucifer in his body turned the sweet water into a sowr sharpnesse intending therewith in his haughty-mindednesse to rule in the whole Deity 131. And he hath brought it so far to passe that in this world with that sharpnesse he reacheth into the heart of all living Creatures as also into vegetables leaves and grasse and into all other things as a King and Prince of this world 132. And if the Divine Love were not yet in the whole nature of this world and if we poor Men and Creatures had not in and about us the Champion in the Fight we should all perish in a Moment in the hellish horrible Abominations 133. Therefore we sing very rightly thus Mitten wir im Leben seynd Mit dem Todt umbfangen Wo sollen wir dan fliehen hin dass wir Gâ—ad erlangen Zu dir Herr Christ alleine Daist nun Der Held im streit Zu dem wir fliehen musien Welcher i st unset Konig JESUS CHRISTUS In the midst of this our Life Death doth us round embrace whither shall we flie away that we may obtain Grace To thee Lord Christ alone This is the Champion in the Fight To Him 't is we must flie Who is Our King JESUS CHRIST 134. He hath the Fathers Love in him and fighteth in Divine Power and Might against the kindled hellish Abomination To Him we must flie and he it is that preserveth and retaineth the Love of God in all things in this world else all would be lost and perish But hoâ—â— wart and belt 〈…〉 Doth ein Kleine Zelt 〈◊〉 des Tenfels Reich danâ—â—t leit Now Hope pray and wait But a small Time and then strait Th' Devill 's Kingdom will be quite down laid 135. Ye Philosophers and Jurists or Lawyers that make God to be as a Devill in saying That He willeth Evill bring in your Plea and answer once more here and try whether you can maintain your Cause to be just if not then the sowr sharp Tart spirit in Lucifer shall be also condemned as a Destroyer and the enemy of God and of all his heavenly Hoasts and Armies The Fifteenth Chapter Of the Third Species kind or form and manner of Sinnes beginning in Lucifer 1. THe third Spirit in God is the Bitter Spirit which existeth in the flash of Life for the flash of Life riseth up in the sweet water through the rubbing or fretting of the astringent and hot quality but the body of the flash abideth in the sweet water subsisting very meekly as a Light or heart and the flash is very trembling and by the terrour and fire and water and astringent spirit it becometh bitter through the original of the water in which it riseth up 2. And that flash or raging terrour or bitter spirit
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
extinguisht in the animated or soulish spirit and became a fierce furious Devillish Spirit all according to the kindling and will of the qualifying or fountain spirits 72. Now this animated or soulish spirit was bound or united with the Deity in Nature and could qualifie mix or operate in and with the same as if it were one and the same thing and that now stung forth out of the Bodies of the Devills into the Nature of God like a Theef and a Murtherer that desired to Rob murther and spoil all and bring all under its power and so kindled all the Seven spirits in Nature and then there was nothing else but an Astringent Bitter fiery and cracking burning tearing and raging 73. Thou must not think that the Devill hath thus powerfully and mightily overcome the Deity No but he hath kindled the wrath of God which indeed had otherwise rested Eternally in secret and so he hath made the Salitter of God to be a Murtherous Denne for if fire be cast into a heap of straw and kindled it will burn 74. Moreover the wrath-fire of God doth not reach in Nature into the innermost kernel of the Heart which is the Sonne of God much lesse into the Secret glory or Holinesse of the Spirit but into the Birth or Geniture of the six qualifying or fountain spirits in the place where the seventh is generated 75. For in that place or in this Birth or Geniture is Lord Lucifer become a Creature and his dominion did reach no further or deeper then so but if he had continued in the Love then his animated or soulish spirit had reach'd even to the Center of the Heart of God for Love presseth or penetrateth through the whole Deity 76. But when his Love was extinguisht then the animated or soulish spirit could no more reach into the heart of God and so his attempt was in vain but he raved and raged in nature that is in the seventh qualifying or fountain spirit of God 77. But being the power of all the seven spirits stood in this One therefore also all the seven were kindled in the wrath but yet only in the outward and comprehensible qualification or constitution 78. For the Devill could not touch the heart neither could he touch the innermost Birth or Geniture of the qualifying or fountain spirits for his Glory of the seven spirits was already mortified in the first flash of kindling and was presently held captive and imprisoned in the first exit of the animated or soulish Spirit 79. In this Hour King Lucifer prepared for himself the Hell and eternal Perdition which now standeth in the outermost qualifying or fountain spirit of the Nature of God or in the outermost Birth or Geniture of this world 80. But when Nature kindled it self thus horribly then the house of joy came to be a house of trouble affliction and misery for the astringent quality became kindled in its own House which is a very hard cold and dark Being like a cold hard frosty Winter which only attracted the Salitter together and dryed it up so that it became rugged cold and sharp like Stones wherein the heat was captivated imprisoned and also attracted together and so formed or framed into a hard cold dark Being 81. When this was done the Light in Nature was extinguish'd in the outermost Birth or Geniture also and all became very dark perished and spoiled the water became very cold and thick and staid here and there in the Clefts this is the original of the Elementary Water on Earth 82. For before the Times of the world the water was very Thin or rarified like Ayr and then the life was generated therein also which water is now so mortal corrupted perished and spoiled and so rolleth and runneth to and fro 83. The Gracious amiable and blessed Love which rose up in the flash of the life became a fierce and bitter venom or Poison a very murtherous Denne a Sting of Death the Tone or Tune became like the hard knocking or Loud Rumbling of stones and a house of Lamentation 84. Briefly all was a meer dark and miserable Being in the whole Circumference Extent or Dominion in the outermost birth or Geniture of the Kingdom of Lucifer 85. But thou must not think that Nature was thus corrupted and kindled even to the innermost ground but only the outermost Birth or Geniture but the innermost in which the seven qualifying or fountain spirits generate themselves retain'd its own Right to it self being the kindled Devill could not reach into it 86. But now the inner Birth or Geniture hath the Fanne or Casting-shovel in its Hand and will one Day purge its floor and give the Chaffe or husks to the Kingdom of Lucifer for Eternal food 87. For if the Devil could have reach'd into the innermost Birth or Geniture then instantly the whole Circumference Court or Extent of his Kingdome would have been the kindled burning Hell 88. But now he must lye captivated and imprisoned in the outermost Birth or Geniture even till the last Judgment Day which is at hand and very near to be Expected 89. But Lucifer hath kindled his qualifying or fountain spirits even in the innermost Birth or Geniture and now his qualifying or fountain spirits generate an animated or soulish Devills spirit which is an eternal Enemy of God 90. For when God was angry in his outermost Birth or Geniture in Nature then it was not his purposed determinate will to be kindled neither hath he effected that kindling but he hath drawn the Salitter together and thereby hath prepared an eternal Lodging for the Devil 91. For he cannot be expell'd quite out away beyond God into another Kingdom of Angels but a place must be reserved to him for a Habitation 92. Neither would God presently give him the kindled Salitter for an eternal Habitation for the internal Birth or Geniture of the spirits stood yet hidden therein 93. For God intended to do somewhat else with it and so King Lucifer should be kept a Prisoner till another Angelical Hoast or Army out of the same Salitter should come in his stead which are Men. 94. Now come on ye Atturneys Lawyers and Advocates of Lucifer maintain the Cause of your King now and shew whether he hath done Right in kindling of the wrath-fire in Nature if not then he must burn therein eternally and your Lies against the Truth must burn with him 95. These are the Seven kinds species forms or manners of Sin 's beginning and eternal Emnity against God Now followeth briefly concerning the Four new little Sonnes of Lucifer which he hath generated in himself in his corporeal Regiment for which he was expell'd from his Place and is become the Horriblest Devill Of the First Sonne Pride Now it may be asked What moved Lucifer to this that he would needs be above God Answer 96. Here thou must know that without distinct from himself he had no impulse at all to his Pride but his Beauty
Reason 116. And then man first knoweth what the Devill is how much an Enemy he is to him and how great his power is also how he must fight with him very secretly every day hour and Moment 117. Which thing Reason or the outward Birth or Geniture of Man without the experience of this fight or battle cannot comprehend for the Third or outermost Birth or Geniture in Man which is the carnal or fleshly Birth and which man through the first Fall in his Lust hath raised and prepared for himself is the Devils Castle or Fort of Prey or Robbery and dwelling house wherein the Devill as in a Bull-waâ—â— fighteth with the Soul and giveth it many a Hard thump upon its Breast which goes to the very Heart 118. Now this Birth of the Flesh is not the Mansion House of the soul but in its strife it goeth in with its Light into the Divine power and fighteth against the Murther of the Devil 119. On the other side the Devil with his Poison shooteth and darteth at the seven qualifying or fountain spirits which generate the soul intending to destroy and to kindle them that thereby he may get the whole Body for his own propriety 120. Now if the soul would fain bring its light and knowledge into the Humane Mind then it must fight and strive hard and stoutly and yet hath a very narrow passage to enter in at it will be often knockt down by the Devill but it must stand to it here like a Champion in the battel And if it now gets the Victory then it hath conquered the Devill but if the Devil prevails and gets the better then the soul is captivated 121. But being the fleshly Birth or Geniture is not the soul 's own proper House and that it cannot possesse it as an Inheritance as the Devil doth therefore the Fight and Battel lasteth so long as the House of Flesh lasteth 122. But if the House of Flesh be once destroyed and that the Soul is not yet conquered or vanquished in its House but is free and unimprisoned then the fight is ended and the Devil must be gone from this spirit Eternally 123. Therefore this is a very difficult Article to be understood nay it cannot be understood at all unlesse it be by experience in this fight though I should write many Books thereof yet thou wouldst understand nothing of it unlesse thy spirit stand in such a Birth of Geniture and that the knowledge be generated in thy self otherwise thou canst neither comprehend nor believe it 124. But if thou comprehendest this then also thou understandest the strife or the Fight which the Angels held with the Devils for the Angels have not Flesh nor Bones no more have the Devills 125. For their Bodily or Corporeal Birth standeth onely in the seven qualifying or fountain spirits but the animated or soulish Birth in the Angels uniteth mixeth or operateth with God but it is not so in the Devils 126. Therfore thou must here know that the Angels with their animated or soulish Birth in which they qualifie and unite with God have striven and fought in Gods power and Spirit against the kindled Devills and turn'd them out from the Light of God and driven them together into a Hole that is into a narrow Court Quarter or Compasse like a Prison which is the place or space in upon and above the Earth up to the Moon who is a Goddesse of the Earthly Birth or Geniture 127. So far reacheth their Extent now till the Last Day and then they will get a House in that Place where the Earth now is and standeth That is in the outermost Birth in the Darknesse wherein they reach not the second Principle and source or fountain of the Light and this will be called the burning Hell 128. Lord Lucifer wait for it and in the mean while take this for an assured Prophesie concerning it for thou wilt get the kindled Salitter in the outermost Birth or Geniture which thou thy self hast so prepared and fitted to be thy Eternall House to dwell in 129. But not in such a form as it now standeth but all will be separated in the kindled wrath-fire and the dark hot cold rugged hard bitter stinking relicks dregs or drosse will be left thee for an eternal Inne and Lodging 130. And thou wilt be such an Eternal Almighty God therein as a Prisoner in a deep Prison or Dungeon where thou wilt neither attain nor see the Eternall light of God But the kindled bitter wrath of God will be thy Grate Bolts and bounds out of which thou canst never Get. The Seventeenth Chapter Of the lamentable and miserable State and Condition of the Corrupt perished Nature and Original of the four Elements instead of the Holy Government of God 1. ALthough God be an Eternal Almighty Regent or Governour whom none can resist yet Nature in its kindling hath now gotten a very monstrous strange government such as was not before the times of the wrath 2. For the six qualifying or fountain spirits did generate the seventh Nature-spirit before the Times of the wrath in the Place of this world very meekly and pleasantly as is now done in heaven and not so much as the least spark of Wrath or Anger did rise up therein 3. Moreover all was very Bright and light therein neither was there need of any other Light but the fountain or well-spring of the Heart of God enlightned all and was a light in all which did shine every where all over incessantly without any obstacle For Nature was very rarified and thin or Transparent and all stood meerly in power and was in a very pleasant lovely Temper 4. But as soon as the fight began in Nature with the proud Devil then in the seventh Nature-spirit in the Court Region or Extent of Lucifer which is the place of this world all gat another form and operation 5. For Nature gat a Twofold source and the outermost Birth or Geniture in Nature was kindled in the wrath-fire which fire now is called the wrath of God or the burning Hell Note 6. Here is required most Inward Sense or Perception to understand this for the place where the Light is generated in the heart only comprehendeth it the outward Man doth not comprehend it at all 7. But behold when Lucifer with his Hoast or Army stirred or awakened the wrath-fire in the Nature of God so that God was moved to anger in Nature in the place of Lucifer then the outermost Birth or Geniture in Nature gat another quality which was very Fierce Astringent Cold Hot Bitâ—â—â— and Sâ—wr 8. The moving or Boyling spirit which before qualified or operated very meekly in Nature that became in its outermost Birth or Geniture very elevating and terrible which now in the outermost Birth is called the Wind or the Element of Ayr in regard of its elevation or expansion 9. For when the seven spirits kindled themselves in their outermost Birth or Geniture then
Spirit which goeth forth out of the innermost Birth or Geniture out from the Heart of God neither can they hinder him by their power 111. For he goeth and penetrateth through all shut or closed Doors Closets and Births and needs no Opening of them as the Teeth cannot stay or hinder the spirit or breath from going or passing through them 112. But that the Lips stand open when it is come hissing through the Teeth it signifieth that he with his going forth out of the Heart of God in the Creation of this world hath opened again the Gates of heaven and is gone through the Gates of Gods wrath and hath left the wrath of God strongly shut and bolted up and hath left the Devil his eternal kindled wrath-house close locked up out of which he cannot come Eternally 113. It further signifieth that the Holy Ghost in like manner hath an open Gate in the wrath-house of this world where he may drive and perform his work incomprehensibly as to the Gates of Hell and where he gathereth or congregateth a holy Seed to his eternal Praise against or without the will of the strong fast shut hellish Gates and altogether incomprehensibly as to them 114. But as the spirit effecteth his going forth and his conceived or intended will through the Teeth and yet the Teeth do not stir nor can comprehend the will of the spirit so the Holy Ghost also without the apprehension or comprehension either of the Devill or of the wrath of God buildeth or erecteth continually a holy Seed and Temple in the house of this world 115. But that the whole word Sprach said formeth or conceiveth it self at the hinder gummes on the Tongue in the hollow hole in the Center of the astringent and bitter quality and snarleth it signifieth that God hath conceived or framed the place of this world at the heart in the midst or Center of it and hath built to himself again a house to his praise against all the grumbling murmuring and snarling of the Devill in which he ruleth with his Holy Ghost 116. And as the spirit goeth forth from the heart through the grumbling murmuring and snarling of the bitter and astringent quality very strongly and powerfully and with its going forth ruleth in the astringent and bitter quality incomprehensibly as to the astringent and bitter quality as a potent King so also the Spirit of God ruleth in the outermost Birtâ— or Geniture of this world in the wrath-house mightily and generateth to himself a Temple therein incomprehensibly as to the wrath-house 117. But that the astringent and bitter spirit doth so grumble and murmur when the spirit from the Heart goeth through its House and ruleth powerfully it signifieth that the wrath of God together with the Devils are in the house of this world set in opposition to the Love so that both these all the time of this world must fight and strive one against the other as two Armies in the Field from whence also wars and fightings among Men and among Beasts and All Creatures have their Original 118. But that the astringent and bitter quality conceive themselves together with the word and unite and agree one with another and yet the spirit of the Heart onely speaketh forth the word at the Mouth it signifieth that all Creatures which were onely produced and put forth by the word viz. the Beasts Fowls Fishes Worms Trees Leaves Herbs and Grâ—sse were formed from the whole Body being Good and Evill 119. And that in all these there would stand both the angry and corrupt quality and also the love of God and yet all would be driven on by the spirit of Love though those two would disturb rub plague squeeze and vex one another Note 120. Whereby then in many a Creature the wrath-fire would be so very hard kindled that the Body together with the spirit will afford and produce an Eternal wrath Salitter in Hell 121. For the spirit which is generated in the Heart must in its Body walk through the midst or Center of the Hellish Gates and may very easily be kindled they are as wood and fire which will burn if thou pourest no water in among them 122. O man thou wert not created together with and as the Beasts by the word from Good and Evill and if thou hadst not eaten of good and Evil then the wrath-Wrath-fire would not have been in thee but by that means thou hast also gotten a bestial Body It is done The Love of God take pity and have Mercy in that behalf 123. But that after the conceiving and compaâ—â—ing of the word together in the astringent quality at the hinder gums upon the Tongue the Mouth openeth it self wide and the compacted and united spirit goeth forth together at the Mouth which Spirit is generated both ouâ— of the Heart and also out of the astringent and bitter quality it signifieth that the creatures would live in great anguish and adversity and would not be able to generate through one Body but through Two 124. For the Astringent and bitter quality receives the power from the spirit out of the Heart and infecteth or affecteth it self therewith And therefore is Nature now become too weak in the spirit of the heart and is not able to elevate its own innermost Birth of the Heart and for that cause Nature hath brought forth a Male and a Female 125. Thus it denoteth also the Evil and Good will in the whole or universall Nature and in all the Creatures that there would be a continuall wrestling fighting and destroying from whence this world is rightly called a valley of Misery full of Crosses Persecutions Toyles and Labours For when the spirit of Creation entred into the midst and interposed its power it was fain to make and forâ— the Creation in the midst or center of the Kingdom of Hell 126. And now seeing the outermost Birth or Geniture in Nature is Two-fold that is both Evill and Good therefore it is that there is a perpetual tormenting squeezing lamenting and howling and the Creatures in this life are subject to torments and afflictions so that this Evill World is justly call'd a murtherous Denne of the Devill 127. But that the astringent and bitter spirit sitteth still in its seat at the hinder gums on the Tongue and thrusteth forth the word at the Mouth and yet cannot get away from thence it signifieth that the Devil and the wrath of God would indeed be domineering in all the Creatures yet should not have full power in them but must stay in Prison and there would belch forth or blow into all the creatures and plague them but should not overcome them unlesse the Creatures themselves are minded to tarry there in that place or love to live in the qualities and be of the conditions of the Devill and wrath of God 128. Just as the Meek spirit of the Heart goeth througb the astringent and bitter quality and overcometh it and though it be
Life from eternity 75. But I. the outermost Birth or Geniture was burnt up frozen drown'd stupified chilled and stark benummed 76. But II. the Second Birth or Geniture generateth the Life again in the outermost 77. And III. the Third is generated between the first and the second that is between Heaven and Hell in the midst or Center of the wrath-fire and the spirit presseth thorough in the wrath-fire and generateth the Holy Life which standeth in the power of the Love 78. And in this same Birth or Geniture shall those Dead arise who have sown a holy Seed and those who have sown in the wrath will arise in the Wrath-fire for the Earth will revive and be living again seeing the Deity in Christ hath regenerated it a new again through his Flesh and exalted it to the right hand of God but the wrath-fire abideth in its own Birth or Geniture 79. But if thou sayst that there is no Life in the Earth thou speakest as one that is blind for thou mayst see plainly that Herbs and Grasse grow out of it 80. But if thou sayst it hath but one kind of Birth or Geniture thou speakest again also like one that is blind for the Herbs and Wood which grow out of it are not Earth neither is the fruit which groweth upon a Tree wood so also the power and vertue of the Fruit is not God neither but God is in the Center in the innermost Birth in all the three natural Births or Genitures hiddenly and is not known but onely in the Spirit of Man also the outermost Birth in the fruit doth not comprehend conceive or contain him but he containeth the outermost Birth of the fruit and formeth it Another Question is Why then is the Earth so Mountainy Hilly Rocky Stony and uneven Answer 81. The Hills came to be so in the driving together or Compaction for the corrupted Salitter was more abounding in one place then in another accordingly as the wheel of God was as to its innate instanding or instant qualifying or fountain spirits 82. For in those Places where the sweet water in the standing wheel of God was chief or predominant there much Earthly comprehensible or palpable water came to be 83. But where the astringent Quality in the bitternesse in Mercurius was chief or predominant there much Earth and Stones came to be 84. But where the Heat in the Light was chief or predominant there much Silver and Gold as also some fair clear Stones in the flash of the Light came to be but especially where the Love in the Light was chief or predominant there the most pretious Stones or Jewels as also the best purest and finest Gold came to be 85. But when the Lump of the Earth was press'd and compacted together then thereby the water came to be squeezed and pressed forth but where it was inclosed and press'd in with the astringent quality by hard Rocks there it is yet in the Earth still and hath since that time worn and made some great Holes or Veins for its passage 86. In those places where there are great Lakes and Seas there the water was chief or predominant over that place in that Zenith or Elevatien of the Pole and there not being much Salitter in that place there came to be as it were a Dale or Valley wherein the water remained standing 87. For the thin water seeketh for the valley and is an humility of the life which did not elevate it self as the astringent bitter and fire's Quality hath done in those Creatures the Devils 88. Therefore it alwaies seeketh the Lowest Places of the Earth which rightly signifieth or resembleth the spirit of meeknesse in which the life is Generated as you may read concerning the Creation of Man as also before concerning the Species or condition of Water Meeknesse and such Qualities Of Day and Night 89. The whole Deity with all its Powers and operations together with its innare or Instant Being as also its rising up penetration changing and alteration that is to say the whole Machine fabrick and work or the whole generating or production is all understood in the spirit of the Word 90. For in what proportion or Harmony soever or innate or instant generating or production of Qualities soever the spirit comprehendeth conceiveth formeth the Word and goeth forth therewith Just such an innate or instant Birth penetrating rising wrestling and overcoming it hath also in Nature 91. For when Man fell into Sin he was removed out of the innermost Birth or Geniture and set or put into the other two which presently embraced him and mixed qualified or united with him and in him as in their own propriety and so Man instantly received the spirit and all generatings or productions of the Astral Birth and also of the outermost Birth or Geniture 9â— Therefore now it Expresseth or speaketh forth all words according to the innate instant generating or production of Nature for the spirit of Man which standeth in the Astrall birth and qualifieth or uniteth with the totall universall Nature and is as it were the whole Nature it self that formeth the word according to the innate instant Birth or Geniture 93. When it seeth any thing then it giveth a Name to it according to its Qualification or condition and if it be to do so then it must also form or frame or put it self into such a form and generate it self also with its Tone Sound or Articulation just so as the thing which it will give a Name to doth generate or Compose it self And herein lyeth the kernell of the whole understanding of the Deitie 94. I do not write this and bring it to light that others after me should presently fall a writing and publish the conceits of his own spirit herein and cry it up for Sanctity or a Holy Thing 95. Hearken friend there belongeth more then so to this thy animated or soulish spirit must first qualifie operate or unite with the innermost Birth or Geniture in God and stand in the Light that it may rightly know and understand the Astrall Birth or Geniture and that it may have a free and open Gate into all the Births or Genitures else thou wilt not be able to write a Holy and true Philosophie but as it were full of Lice and Fleas and so thou wilt be found a Mocker against God 96. I conceive already the Devill will get many a one to ride upon his proud prancing Nagg and many will make themselves ready for the Journey before they be well Girt I will not bear the blame 97. For what I here reveal or manifest I must do it for the time of Breaking through is at Hand He that will now sleep the stormy Tempest of the fiercenesse will rouze him 98. But now that every one might have a care of his affairs and doings I would have them faithfully warned according to the impulse driving and will of the spirit Observe
of the corrupted Earth and quencheth its wrath whereby in the Astrall Birth or Geniture all standeth in the Life and so the Earth generateth the Life through the Death The Gate of the Mystery 38. But that there is a Firmament between the Waters which Firmament is called Heaven it hath this understanding or meaning 39. The whole Deep from the Moon to the Earth standeth all with its working in the wrathfull and comprehensible or palpable Birth or Geniture for the Moon is the Goddesse of the palpable Birth and so the House of the Devills of Death and of Hell is in the circuit orb or Extent between the Moon and the Earth 40. Where therefore the fierce wrath of God in the outermost Birth or Geniture in the Deep becometh daily kindled and blown up by the Devills and all wicked Men through the Great Sins of Man which still qualifie mix unite or co-operate with the Astral Birth or Geniture in the Deep 41. Now Therefore God hath made the Firmament which is call'd Heaven between the outermost and innermost Birth and that is a Partition or division between the outermost and innermost Birth or Geniture 42. For the outermost Birth of the water cannot comprehend the innermost Birth of the water which is called Heaven and which is made out of the midst or Center of the water Heaven is the Firmament viz. the fire-Sea or sea-of-Sea-of-Fire out of the seven spirits of Nature out of which the Stars as a Quintessence were concreted incorporated or created by the word FIAT And it hath or containeth both fire and water and hangeth in it self inwardly on the first Principle and shall bring its wonders with or as to the figure of them into the Eternal but its Birth or Geniture fadeth or passeth away 43. Now the innermost Birth of Heaven reflects strongly upon the Earth and holdeth the outermost water upon the Earth together with the Earth also strongly captive 44. And if that were not then with the Revolution of the Globe of the Earth the water would be divided or dissolved again also then would the Earth Crumble break and moulder away in the Deep and all would be a Chaos again 45. But now therefore that Firmament between the outermost palpable water and the Inward holdeth the Earth and the palpable water Captive But now thou mayst Ask What is the fire then a Firmament of that Heaven which I can neither see nor apprehend Answer 46. Yes It is the Firmament between the clear Deity and the corrupt Nature which thou must break through when thou intendest to come to God and it is that very Firmament which doth not quite stand in the wrath neither is it altogether or perfectly pure concerning which it is written the very Heavens are not pure in the sight of God as in Job 15. 15. and at the last Judgment Day the wratn will be purged from them For it is written Heaven and Earth shall passe away but my word shall not passe away saith Christ Matth. 24. 35. Mark 13. 31. 47. Now that impurity in that Heaven is the wrath but the purity is the word of God which he once spake saying Let the water under the Firmament be separated from the water above the firmament Gen. 1. And that Word standeth and is comprised in the firmament of the water and holdeth the outward water together with the Earth captive or fixed The Gate of the Deitie Observe here the hidden Mystery of God 48. When thou beholdest the Deep above the Earth thou oughtest not to say that it is not the Gate of God where God in his holinesse dwelleth No no think not so For the whole holy Trinity God the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost dwelleth in the Center under the Firmament of Heaven but that very Firmament cannot comprehend him 49. Indeed all is as it were one Body the outermost and inhermost Birth together with the Firmament of heaven as also the Astrall Birth therein in and with which the wrath of God also qualifieth mixeth and uniteth but yet they are one to another as the Government frame or constitution in Man 50. The Flesh signifieth 1o. The outward Birth or Genitute which is the House of Death 2o. The second Birth or Geniture in Man is the Astrall in which the Life-standeth and wherein Love and wrath wrestle one with another And thus far Man himself knoweth himself for the Astrall Birth generateth the Life in the outermost that is in the dead Flesh 3o. The Third Birth is generated between the Astrall and outermost and that is called the animated or soulish Birth or Geniture or the Soul and is as Large as the whole Man 51. And that Birth or Geniture the outward Man neither knoweth nor comprehendeth neither doth the Astrall comprehend it but every qualifying or fountain spirit comprehendeth only its innate or instant Root which signifieth or resembleth the Heaven 52. And that animated or soulish Man must presse through the Firmament of Heaven to God and live with God else the whole man cannot come into Heaven to God 53. For every Man that desireth to be saved must with his innate instant Births or Genitures be as the whole Deity with all the three Births in this world is 54. Man cannot be absolutely or wholly pure without wrath and sin for the Births of the Depth in this world are not fully pure before the Heart of God Job 15. v. 15. but alwayes Love and wrath wrestle one with another whence God is called an angry zealous God Exod. 20. 5. Deut. 5. 9. 55. Now as man is in the Government or Order of his Nativity Birth or Geniture Just so also is the whole Body of God in or of this world but in the water standeth the meek Life 56. As I. First in the outward Body of God in or of this world there is the congealed astringent bitter and Hot Death in which the palpable water is also congealed and Dead 57. And therein now is the Darknesse wherein King Lucifer with his Angels as also all fleshly or carnal wicked Men lye captive even with or in their living Bodies as also the Separated spirits of damned Men. 58. This birth can neither see hear feel smell nor comprehend the Heart of God but is a Foolish Virgin which King Lucifer in his Pride hath caused to be so 59. And II. The second Birth is the Astrall which thou must understand to be the Life of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits wherein now the Love and the wrath is against one another and therein standeth the upper water which is a spirit of the life and therein or between is the Firmament of Heaven which is made out of the midst or Center of the water 60. Now this Birth or Geniture presseth through the outward congealed Birth quite through Death and the Astral Life in the death that is in the congealed Earth Water and Flesh of the Beasts and of Men also of the Fowls Fishes and
Masse or Lump 80. Then next the Bitter spirit which existeth in the fire-flash is also in the Matter or Masse and that cannot endure to be captivated or imprisoned in the dryed exficcated Matter but rubs it self against the astringent spirit in the dryed Masse or Lump so long till it kindleth the fire and so when that is done then the Bitter spirit is terrified and getteth its life Conceive this here aright 81. In the Earth thou canst not perceive find or search out any thing besides the Herbs Plant or Vegetables and Metals more then Astringency Bitternesse and water But the water now therein is sweet opposite to the other two Qualities Also it is thin or Transparent and the other two are Hard Rough and Sowr and alwaies the one is against the other Thereupon there is a perpetual struggling fighting and wrestling but in the struggling of these three the Life doth not yet stand but they are a dark valley and they are three things which can never endure one another but there is an eternal struggling amongst them 83. And from hence mobility taketh its Originall also Gods wrath which resteth in the hidden secresie taketh its original from hence and so also the Original of the Devil of Death and of Hell it ariseth from hence as you may read thereof concerning the Fall of the Devill The Depth in the Center of the Birth or Geniture 84. Now when these three viz. the Astringency Bitternesse and Sweetnesse rub themselves one against another then the astringent quality groweth predominant for it is the strongest and forcibly attracteth or draweth the sweetnesse together for the Sweetnesse is meek and extensive in respect of its Supplenesse and must yield to be captivated or imprisoned 85. And so when that is done then the Bitternesse is also together captivated or imprisoned in the Body of the sweet water and becometh also together dryed up and then the Astringent sweet and bitter are one in another and struggle so strongly in the dryed Masse or Lump till the Masse be quite dry For the Astringent quality alwaies contracteth it together and dryeth it more and more 86. But when the sweet water can defend it self no longer then anguish riseth up in it just as in Man when he is Dying when the spirit is departing from the Body and so the Body yieldeth it self captive as a Prisoner to Death just so the water also yieldeth it self captive as a Prisoner 87. And in this anxious rising up an anguishing Heat is generated whereby a Sweat presseth forth as it doth in a dying Man and that sweat qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the astringent and bitter qualities for it is their sonne which they have generated out of the sweet water which they had kill'd and brought to Death 88. Now when that is done then the Astringent and Bitter qualities rejoyce in their sonne understand in the Sweat and each of them giveth to it their power vertue and Life and stuffe it like a greedy Gurmandizing Hogg so that it soon comes to grow full and swelled For the astringent quality as also the bitter alwaies draw the sap out of the Earth and stuffe it into their young sonne 89. But the Body which was first contracted or drawn together out of the sweet water remaineth dead or Mortal and the Sweat of the body which qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the astringent and bitter qualities hath the house therein where it spreadeth it self forth groweth Grosse full and Lusty or Wanton 90. But now the Two Qualities viz. the Astringent and Bitter cannot leave their contention and opposition or contrary will but wrestle continually one with another The astringent is strong and the bitter is swift 91. And so now when the astringent grapleth with the bitter then the bitter leaps aside and taketh the sonne 's sap along with it And then the astringent every where presseth hard after it and would fain captivate it then the Bitter rusheth out from the Body and extendeth it self so far as it can 92. But then when the Body begins to be too straight or narrow for it that it can extend or stretch it no more and that the contention be too great then the bitter must yield it self captive Yet for all that the astringent cannot kill the bitter but only holds it captive and so the strife in them is so great that the bitter breaks out of the body in strings like Thrids and taketh some of the Sonnes sap or Body along with it And this now is the vegetation or growing and incorporating or imbodying of a Root in the Earth Now thou Askest How can God be in that Birth or Geniture Answer 93. Behold that is the Birth or Geniture of Nature and so now if in these three qualities viz. the astringent bitter and sweet the wrath-fire were not kindled then thou wouldst plainly see where God is 94. But now the wrath-fire is in all Three for the astringent is too very cold and contracteth or draweth the Body too hard together and the sweet is too very thick and dark which the astringent soon catcheth and holds it captive and dryeth it too much and then the bitter is too stinging murtherous and raging and so they cannot be reconciled to agree 95. Else if the Astringent were not so much kindled in the cold fire and the water not so thick also the bitter not so swelling rising and Murtherous then they Might kindle the fire from whence the Light would Exist and from the light the Love and so out of the fire flash the Tone would Exist and then thou shouldst see plainly whether there would not be a heavenly Body there wherein the light of God would and doth shine 96. But being the astringent is too cold and dryeth the water too much thereupon it captivateth the Hot file in its coldnesse and killeth or destroyeth the Body of the sweet water and so the bitter captivateth it and dryeth it up 97. And so in this exâ—iccation or drying up the unctuousnesse or fatnesse in the sweet water is killed or destroyed in which the fire kindleth it self and so out of that unctuosity or fatnesse an astringent and bitter spirit comes to be For when the unctuousnesse or fat in the sweet water dyeth then is it turn'd into an anguishing sweat in which the astringent and bitter do qualifie mix or unite 98. The meaning is not that the water dyeth quite no that cannot be but the astringent spirit taketh the sweetnesse or the unctuosity and fatnesse of the water captive in its cold fire and qualifieth mixeth or uniteth therewith and maketh use thereof for its Spirit It s own spirit being wholly benummed and in Death therefore it maketh use of the water for its Life and draweth out its unctuosity or fatnesse to it self and bereaveth it of its power 99. And then the water becometh an anguishing sweat which standeth between Death and Life and so the fire of the Heat
Death be severed from it 120. But it hath its Life in its Seat and that cannot be taken from it but Death hangeth to it in the outermost Birth or Geniture as also the wrath in Death for the Wrath is the life of Death and of the Devill and in the wrath standeth also the corporeal Being or the Bodies of the Devils but the dead Birth or Geniture is their Eternall Dwelling House The Depth in the Circle of the Birth or Geniture Now one might Ask What manner of substance hath it or what is the condition thereof that the Astral Birth of the Earth did begin its qualifying operating and generating one Day sooner then the Astral in the Deep above the Earth seeing the fire in the Deep above the Earth is much sharper and easier to be kindled then the fire in the Earth and seeing also that the Earth must be kindled by the fire in the Deep above the Earth else it can Bear no fruit Answer 121. Behold thou understanding Spirit the Spirit speaketh to thee and not to the dead spirit of the flesh Open the Door of thy Astral birth wide and elevate that one Part of the astral Birth in the light and let the other in the wrath stand still and take heed also that thy animated or soulish spirit do wholly unite with the Light 122. And so when thou standest in such a form then thou art as Heaven and Earth is or as the whole Deitie is with its Births or Genitures in this world 123. But now if thou art not thus then thou art blind herein though thou wert the wittiest and wisest Doctor that ever could be found in the world 124. But if thou art Thus then raise up thy spirit and look through thy Art of Astrology thy deep sense and measuring of Circles and see if thou art able to apprehend it It must be born IN THEE Else thou gettest neither Grace nor Art 125. If the Eyes of thy Spirit shall stand open then thou must generate thus else thy Comprehensibility is a Foolish Virgin and it befalls thee as if a Limner should offer to pourtray the Deity on a Table and tell thee It is made right the Deity is just so 126. Then the Believer and the Limner are both alike both of them see nothing but only wood and Colours and the one blind leadeth the other surely thou art not to fight here with Beasts but with Gods Now Observe 127. When the whole Deitie in this world moved it self to the Creation then not onely the one part did Move and the other rest but all stood joyntly in the Mobility Even the whole Deep so far as Lord Lucifer was King and so far as the place of his Kingdom reach'd and so far as the Salitter in the wrath-fire was kindled 128. The motion of the three Births lasted the length of six Dayes and Nights wherein all the seven Spirits of God stood in a full moving Birth or Geniture as also the Heart of the spirits and the Salitter of the Earth turn'd about in that while six times in the great wheel which wheel is the seven qualifying or fountain spirits of God and at each turning about or Diurnal Revolution there was generated a several special fabrick or work according to the innate Instant qualifying or fountain spirits 129. For the First qualifying or fountain spirit is the Astringent cold sharp and hard Birth or Geniture and that belongeth to the first Day in the Astrall Birth or Geniture the Astrologers call it the Saturnine which was performed on the First Day For therein the hard dry sharp Earth and Stones came to be and were incorporated or compacted together moreover then was also generated the strong Firmament of Heaven and the Heart of the seven spirits of God stood hidden in the hard sharpnesse 130. Astrologers appropriate or attribute the Second Day to Sol or the Sun but it belongeth to Jupiter to speak of it Astrologically for on the second Day the Light brake forth out of the Heart of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits through the hard quality of the Heaven and caused a mitigation or allaying in the hard water of the Heaven and the light became shining in that meeknesse and allay 131. And then the meeknesse and the Hard water separated themselves asunder and the hardnesse remained in its hard place as a hard Death and the meeknesse or softnesse penetrated through the Hardnesse in the power of the Light 132. And this now is the water of Life which is generated in the Light of God out of the hard Death And thus the light of God in the sweet water of Heaven brake through the astringent and hard dark Death and thus the Heaven is made out of the midst or Center of the water 133. The hard Firmament is the astringent quality and the gentle Mild or meek firmament is the water in which the Light of Life riseth up which is the Clarity or Bright Light of the Sonne of God And in this manner or form also the knowledge and the light of life riseth up in Man and the whole light of God in this world standeth in such a Form Birth and rising up 134. The Third Day is very rightly attributed to Mars because it is a bitter and a furious raging and stirring spirit In the third Revolution of the Earth the bitter quality rubb'd it self with the astringent Understand this thing rightly 135. When the Light in the sweet water did penetrate through the astringent spirit then the fire flash terrour or crack of the Light when it kindled it self in the water rose up in the astringent and hard dead quality and made all stirring from thence existed the 〈…〉 136. Now I speak here not onely of the Heaven above the Earth but this stirring and Birth or Geniture was also in the Earth and every where 137. But being the heavenly fruits before the time of the wrath sprung up onely in this stirring of the seven qualifying or fountain spirits and vanish'd or passed away again by their stirring and so changed or altered themselves therefore on the third Day of the Birth or Geniture of the Creation they sprung up also through the stirring of the fire-flash in the astringent quality of the Earth 138. And though indeed the whole Deity is in the Center of the Earth hidden yet the Earth could not for all that bring forth heavenly fruit for the astringent quality had shut and barred the hard Bolt of Death upon it and so the Heart of the Deity remained hidden in its meek and Light Heaven 139. For the outermost Birth is Nature and that ought not to reach back into the Heart of God neither can it but is the Body in which the qualifying or fountain spirits generate themselves and shew forth and manifest their Birth or Geniture by their fruits The Two and Twentieth Chapter Of the Birth or Geniture of the Starres and Creation of the Fourth Day 1. HEre now is
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
wilt Dissemble with Him and adorn or magnifie thy Birth then I suppose thee to be a very fine Angel indeed But He that hath Love in his heart and leadeth a mercifull meek and lowly-minded life and fighteth against malice and hatred and presseth through the wrath of God into the Light he liveth with God and is One Spirit with God 57. For God needeth no other Service but that his creature which is in His Body do not slide back from Him but be Holy as He is 58. Therefore also God gave the Law to the Jews that they should diligently study and endeavour after meek Holinesse and Love that thereby all the world might have them for their Looking-Glasse But when they grew proud and boasted in their Birth instead of entring into Love and turn'd the law of Love into the sharpnesse of wrath then God removed their Candlestick and went to the Heathens 59. Secondly II. There is this Difference betwixt the Christians Jews Turks and Heathens that the Christians know the Tree of Life which is CHRISTUS CHRIST who is the Prince of our Heaven and of this world and ruleth in all Births or Genitures as a King in God his Father and Men are his Members 60. And now Christians know how they may by the power of this Tree presse out from their Death through his Death to him into his life and raign and live with him wherein they also with their pressing through with their new birth out from this Dead Body may be and are with him in Heaven 61. And though the dead Body is in the midst or Center of Hell among all the Devils yet for all that the new Man reigneth with God in Heaven and the Tree of life is to them a strong Gate through which they do enter into Life But of this thou shalt find more largely in its proper Place Now Observe 62. Moses writeth that God said Let there be Lights in the Firmament of Heaven which should therein give a Light to the Earth and divide or distinguish Day and Night also make Years and Times or Seasons 63. This description sheweth that the first writer did not know what the Stars are But He took hold on the Deitie at the Heart and look'd upon or had respect to the Heart to consider what the Heart and kernel of this Creation is and the Spirit kept the Astral and outermost Dead Birth or Geniture hidden from him and did onely drive him in Faith to the Heart of the Deitie 64. Which is also the Principal Point most necessary for Man For when he layeth hold on true Faith then he presseth through the Wrath of God through Death into life and reigneth with God 65. But being Men now at the End of this time do listen and long very much after the Root of the Tree through which Nature sheweth that the time of the discovery of the Tree is at hand therefore the Spirit will shew it to them and the whole Deitie will reveal it self which is the Day-spring dawning or Morning-Rednesse and the breaking forth of the great Day of God in which whatsoever is generated from Death to the Regeneration of Life shall be Restored and Rise again 66. Behold when God said Let there be light then the light in the powers of Nature or the seven spirits of God rose up and the Firmament of Heaven which standeth in the Word in the Heart of the water between the astrall and outermost Birth or Geniture was closed or shut up by or with the Word and Heart of the water and the Astral birth is the Place of the parting-mark or Limit which standeth half in Heaven and half in the Wrath. 67. For from or out of that half Part of the wrath the Dead Birth generateth it self continually and out of the other half Part which reacheth with its innermost Degree even into the innermost Heart and light of God generateth it self now continually through Death and yet the Astrall Birth or Geniture is not two but One Body 68. But when in these two Dayes the Creation of Heaven and of Earth was compleated and that the Heaven was made in the heart of the water for a difference or distinction between the Light of God and the Wrath of God then on the Third Day through the terrour or crack of the fire-Flash which rose up in the heart of the water and pressed through Death incomprehensibly as to Death there sprung up all manner of Ideas Forms and Figures as was done before the time of the kindled wrath 69. But being the water which is the Spirit of the Astral Life stood in the midst or Center of wrath and also in Death thereupon also every Body formed it self as the Birth or Geniture to Life and mobility was Of the Earth 70. But now the Earth was the Salitter which was cast up out of the innermost Birth and stood in Death but when the fire-flash through the Word rose up in the water then it was a terrour or crack from which existed the mobility in death and that Mobility in all the seven spirits is now the Astrall Birth or Geniture The Depth Understand this aright 71. Now when on the the Third Day the fire-flash in the water of death had kindled it self then the Life pressed forth quite through the dead body of the water and of the Earth 72. But yet the Dead water and Earth comprehend no more then the flash or terrour or crack of the Fire where-through their mobility existeth But the Light which riseth up very softly Gently or meekly in the fire-flash that neither the Earth nor the dead water can comprehend 73. But it retaineth its Seat in the kernel which is the unctuosity or fatnesse or the water of life or the Heaven for it is the Body of Life which the Death cannot comprehend and yet it riseth up in the Death 74. Neither can the wrath take hold of it or apprehend it but the Wrath remaineth in the terrour or crack of the Fire-Flash and maketh the Mobility in the dead body of the earth and the water 75. But the Light presseth in very gently after and formeth the Birth which through the terrour or crack of the fire-flash hath gotten its compacted Body Of the Growths or Vegetables of the Earth 76. When now the Wrathfull fire-flash awakened and rouzed up the spirits of Nature which stand in Death in the Earth by its fierce terrour or crack then the spirits began according to their peculiar Divine Right to generate themselves as they had done from eternity and form figure or frame a Body together according to the innate instant qualities of that Place 77. Now that kind of Salitter which in the time of the kindling of the wrath dyed in Death and as it did qualifie or operate at that time in the innate instant Life of the seven spirits of God so also it did rise again in the Time of the Regeneration in the Fire-Flash and is not
become any New thing but onely another form of the Body which standeth in the comprehensibility or palpability in Death 78. But now the Salitter of the Earth and of the water is no more able to change or alter it self in its dead Being and shew forth it self infinitely as it did in the heavenly place or Seat but when the qualifying or fountain spirits form the Body then it riseth up in the power and vertue of the Light 79. And the Life of the Light breaketh through the Death and generateth to it another Body out of Death which is not conformable to or of the condition of the water and the dead Earth also doth not get their taste and smell but the power of the Light presseth thorough and tempereth or mixeth it self with the power of the Earth and taketh from Death its Sting and from the wrath its poisonous venomous power and presseth forth up together in the midst or center of the Body in the growth or vegetation as a Heart thereof 80. And herein sticketh now the kernel of the Deitie in the Center in its Heaven which standeth hidden in the water of Life if thou canst now apprehend or lay hold on it Of the Metalls in the Earth 81. The Metals have the same substance condition and Birth or Geniture as the vegetables upon the Earth have For the Metalls or Mineral Oares at the time of the kindling of the wrath in the innate instant Wheel of the seventh nature-Spirit stood in the Fabrick work or operation of the Love wherein the meek beneficence or well-doing generateth it self behind the Fire-Flash wherein the Holy Heaven standeth which in this Birth or Geniture when the Love is predominant presents or sheweth forth it self in such a gracious amiable and blessed Clarity or Brightnesse and in such beauteous colours like Gold Silver and Pretious Stones 82. But Silver and Gold in the dead Palpability or Tangibility are but as a Dark stone in comparison of the Root of the heavenly Generating but I set it down here only that thou mayst know from whence it hath its Original 83. But being it hath been the excellentest rising up and generating in the holy heavenly Nature therefore also it is loved by man above all other in this world For Nature hath indeed written in Mans Heart that it is better then other Stones and Earth but Nature could not reveal or manifest to him the ground thereof from whence it is come or proceeded whereby now thou mayst Observe the Day-spring or Morning-Rednesse 84. There are many several sorts of minerall Oars according as the Salitter in Natures Heaven was predominant at its rising up in the Light of Love For every qualifying or radical spirit in the heavenly Nature containeth the property or kind of all the qualifying or fountain spirits for it is ever infected or affected with the other from whence the Life and the unsearchable Birth or Geniture of the Deitie existeth But yet is predominant as to one Power and that is its own Body from whence it hath the Name 85. But now every qualifying or fountain spirit hath the property of the whole or Totall Nature and its Fabrick or Work at the time of the kindling of the wrath was together also incorporated in Death and out of every Spirits fabrick or work Earth Stones mineral Oars and water came to be 86. Therefore also in the Earth there are found according to the quality of Each Spirit minerall Oars Stones water and Earth and therefore it is that the Earth is of so many various qualities all as Each qualifying or fountain Spirit with its innate Instant Birth or Geniture was at the time of the kindling 87. Nature hath likewise Manifested or revealed so much to man that he knoweth how he may melt away the strange or Heterogene matter from every qualifying or fountain Spirits strange infected innate Birth or Geniture whereby that qualifying or fountain spirit might remain chief in its own Primacy 88. You have an Example of this in Gold and in Silver which you cannot make to be pure or fine Gold or Silver unlesse it be melted seven times in the fire Psal. 12. 7. But when that is done then it remaineth in the middle or Central Seat in the Heart of Nature which is the water sitting in its own quality and Colour I. 89. First the astringent quality which holdeth the Salitter captive in the hard Death must be melted away which is the grosse stony Drosse II. 90. Then Secondly the astringent Death of the water is to be separated from which proceeds a poisonous venomous water of separation or Aquafortis which standeth in the rising up of the fire-flash which is the evil Malignant even the very worst source of all in Death even the Astringent and Bitter Death it self for this is the Place where the Life which existeth in the sweet water dyed in Death And that separateth it self now in the second Melting III. 91. Thirdly the Bitter Quality which existeth in the kindling of the water fire-flash is melted away for that is a Rager Raver Tyrant and destroyer also no Silver nor Gold can subsist if that be not killed or mortified for it maketh all dry and Brittle and presenteth or sheweth forth it self in severall Colours for it rideth through all spirits assuming the Colours of all spirits IIII. 92. Fourthly the fire spirit also which standeth in the horrible anguish and pangs of life must be also melted away for it is a continued Father of the Wrath and out of or from that is generated the Hellish woe 93. Now when the wrath of these four spirits is kill'd then the minerall Oary Salitter standeth in the water like a tough Matter and looketh like that spirit which is predominant in the minerall Ore and the light which standeth in the Fire coloureth it according to its own Qualitie be it Silver or Gold 94. And now this matter in the fourth melting looks like Silver or Gold but it is not yet sixt nor is it tough or malleable and pure enough its body indeed is Subsistent but not the Spirit V. 95. Now when it is melted a Fifth Time then the Love-spirit riseth up in the water through the Light and maketh the dead Body living again so that the matter which remained in the first four Meltings getteth power or strength again which was the proper own of that qualifying or fountain-spirit which was predominant in this Minerall Oar. VI. 96. Now when it is melted the sixt Time then it groweth somewhat harder and then the Life moveth which is risen up in the Love and stirreth it self and from this stirring existeth the Tone in the Hardnesse and the mineral Oar gets a clear sound for the Hard and dead beating or noise of the bitter fiery matter is gone away 97. In this sixth Melting I hold to be the greatest Danger for Chymists about the preparing of their Silver and Gold For there belongeth
clear Deitie though indeed it is there and in them but thou seest and comprehendest with thy Eyes First Death and then the Wrath of God and the Hellish fire 12. But if thou raisest thy Thoughts and considerest where God is then thou apprehendest the Astral Birth or Geniture where Love and Wrath move one against another but when thou drawest up the Faith in God who ruleth in holinesse in this Government or Dominion then thou breakest thorough Heaven and apprehendest or layest hold on God at his holy Heart 13. Now when this is done then thou art as the whole or totall God is who himself is Heaven Earth Stars and the Elements and hast also such a regiment or Dominion in thee and art also such a Person as the whole God in the place of this world is Now thou sayst How shall I understand this for the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Hell and of the Devill are distinct one from another and cannot be one Body Also the Earth and Stones are not God nor the Heaven Stars and Elements much lesse can a Man be God for if so he could not be rejected by God Here I will tell thee the ground of all by degrees one thing after another therefore keep the Question in Mind Of the Astral Birth or Geniture and of the Birth or Geniture of God 14. Before the Times of the created Heavens the Stars and the Elements and before the creation of Angels there was no such wrath of God no Death no Devil no Earth nor Stones neither were there any Stars but the Deitie generated it self very meekly and lovingly and formed framed and figured it self in Ideas shapes and Images which were incorporated according to the qualifying or fountain spirits in their generating wrestling and rising up and passed away again also through their wrestling and figured or framed themselves into another form or condition all according to the primacy or predominancy of each qualifying or fountain spirit as you may read before 15. But observe here rightly the earnest and severe Birth or Geniture out of which the wrath of God Hell and Death are come to be which indeed have been from Eternity in God but not accensible nor elevable 16. For the whole or Totall God standeth in seven Species or Kinds or in a sevenfold Form or Generating and if these Births or Genitures were not then there would be neither God nor Life nor Angel nor any Creature 17. And these Births or Genitures have no Begining but have so generated themselves from Eternity and as to this Depth God Himself knoweth not what He is For He knoweth no Beginning of himself also he knoweth not anything that is like Himself as also he knoweth no End of himself 18. These seven Generatings in all are none of them the first the second or the Third or Last but they are all Seven every one of them both the first second third fourth and last yet I must set them down one after another according to a creaturely way and manner otherwise thou couldst not understand it For the Deity is as a Wheel with seven wheels made one in another wherein a man seeth neither Beginning nor End Now Observe I. 19. First there is the Astringent quality which is alwaies generated from the other six Spirits which in it self is hard cold sharp like Salt and yet farre sharper For a Creature cannot sufficiently apprehend its sharpnesse seeing it is not singly and alone in a creature but according to the manner and kind of the kindled Hellish quality I know How it is This astringent sharp quality attracteth or draweth together and in the Divine Love holdeth or retaineth the forms and Images and dryeth them so that they subsist or are fixed II. 20. The Second Generating is the Sweet water which is generated also out of all the six spirits for it is the Meeknesse which is generated out of the other six and presseth it self forth in the astringent Birth or Geniture and alwaies kindleth the astringent again and then quencheth and matigateth it that it be not too much astringent as it might be in its own sharpnesse if it were not for the water III. 21. The third Generating is the Bitternesse which existeth out of the fire in the water for it rubbeth and vexeth it self in the astringent and sharp coldnesse and maketh the coldnesse moveable from whence mobility existeth IIII. 22. The Fourth Generating is the fire which existeth from the mobility or rubbing in the astringent spirit and that is now sharp burning and the bitter is stinging and raging But when the fire-spirit rubbeth it self thus ragingly in the astringent coldnesse then there is an anxious horrible quaking Trembling and sharp opposite contentious generating Observe here the Depth 23. I speak here as to the kind and manner of the Devil as if the Light of God had not yet kindled it self in these four kinds and as if the Deitie had a beginning I can no other or nearer way offer it to your Judgment that you may understand it 24. In this Fourth rubbing is a very hard and most horrible sharp and fierce coldnesse like a refined melted and very cold salt-water which yet is not water but such a hard kind of power and vertue as is like Stones 25. There is also therein a raging raving stinging and burning and that water is continually as a Dying Man when Body and Soul are parting asunder a most horrible anxiety a woful painful Birth or Geniture 26. O man here consider thy self here thou seest from whence the Devil and his fierce Wrathful Malice hath its original as also Gods Wrath and the Hellish fire also Death and Hell and eternal Damnation Ye Philosophers observe that 27. Now when these four Generatings rub themselves one upon another then heat gets the Primacy and predominancy and kindleth it self in the sweet water and then instantly the Light riseth up Understand this rightly 28. When the Light kindleth it self then the fire-terrour or crack cometh forth first as when you strike upon a Stoâ—â— the fire-crack is first and then the light first â—â—â—ceiveth it self from the fire-crack 29. Now the fire-crack in the water goeth through the astringent quality as maketh it moveable but 〈◊〉 light generateth it self in the water and becomes shining Light and is an impalpable meek and most richly loving Being which neither I nor any other Creature can sufficiently write or speak of but I stammer only like a Child which would fain learn to Speak 30. That same Light is generated in the midst or Center out of these four Species out of the unctuosity or fatnesse of the sweet water and replenisheth the whole Body of this Generating But it is such a meek pleasing well-doing well-smelling and well-tasting Relish that I know no similitude to liken it to But where Life is generated in the midst or Center of Death or as if a Man did sit in a huge scorching hot flaming 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
perceive by the curious Ornament of the budding blossoming Earth And the Creator hath therefore rebuilt and revived againe the old kindled Body into so many various powers that through this Old Life in the wrath such a new life might generate it self therein through the closure of Heaven that that New Life might have all the powers operations that ever the old had before the times of wrath that it might qualifie mixe or unite with the pure Deitie distinct from this world and that it might be One holy God together with the Deitie without distinct from this World 30. Also the New Birth blossom'd in the time of the Creation when Man had not spoiled or corrupted it but by him Nature was still more corrupted and so God cursed the Ground But being Man took hold of the fruit of the old Body thereupon the fruit of the new Body was hidden in its Heaven and Man must now behold it with the new Body and cannot partake of it with the natural Body 31. Of which I have a great longing to eate but I cannot reach to it for Heaven is the closure or Firmament between the old and new Body And therefore I must let it alone till I come into the other Life and must give my bestial Body Mother Eve's Wrath-Apples to Eate Concerning The kindling of the Heart or Life of this World 32. When God had brought the Body of this world in two Dayes into a right forme and had made the Heaven for a Partition betweene the Love the Wrath then on the Third Day the Love pressed through the Heaven and through the wrath and then instantly the old Body in Death stirr'd and moved it selfe to the Birth or Geniture 33. Eor the Love is hot and that kindled the fire-source or quality and that rubb'd it selfe in the astringent and cold quality of benumm'd Death till the astringent qualitie was heated on the third Day whereby the mobilitie or the astringent Earth became moveable 54. For all stood in the fire-crak till the fourth Day and then the Light of the Sun kindled it self for the whole Body stood in anguish or Paine in the Birth as a woman in Travell 35. The Astringent qualitie was the encompasser or incloser of the life in it now the Heat was anxious which was kindled through the Love of God and did thrust forth the astringent qualitie as a dead Body but the Heat reteined its seat in the mid'st or center of the Body and so presâ—'d through 36 But when the Light of the Sun kindled it self then the nex Circle or Orb above the Sun stood in the fire-crak for the Sun or the Light was shining in the Water and the bitternesse ascended also in the fire-crack out of the water But the light made very great haste after it and laid hold on the fire crak and there it remained standing as a Captive and became corporeal 37. In this Revolution the Planet Mars came to be whose power standeth in the Bitter fire-crak for it is a Tyrant Rager Raver and Stomer like a fire-crak moreover it is Hot and a poisonous venomous enemie of Nature through whose rising up and Birth or Geniture in the Earth all manner of Poisonous Venomous evill Wormes and Vermine are come to be 38. Buâ— being the Heat in the middle point or center of the Body was so Mighty Great thereupon it extended it self so very largely and opened the Chamber of Death so wide before its kindling of the Light that it the SUN is the Greatest Star 39. But assoon as the Light kindled it self in the heat so instantly was that Hot place caught in the Light and then the Body of the Sun could grow no bigger For the light mitigated the Heat and so the Body of the Sun remained there standing in the mid'st or center as a Heart for the Light is the Heart of Nature not the Heat But here thou must observe exactly 40. As far as the middle point or center hath kindled it selfe Just so bigg is the Sun for the Sun is nothing else but a kindled poinâ— in the Body of Nature 41. Thou must not thinke that there is any oother power or vertue in it or belonging to it then there is in the whole Deep of the Body every where all over 42. For should the Love of God through its Heaven kindle the whole body of this world through the Heate it would be every where all over as Light as it is now in the Sun 43. And now if the great Heat were taken away from the Sun then it would be One Light with God but seeing that cannot bee in this time therefore it remaineth a King and Regent in the old corrupted and kindled Body of Nature and the clear Deitie remaineth hidden in the meek Heaven 44. But the light of the meeknesse of the Sun qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the pure Deitie but the Heat cannot comprehend the light and therefore also the place of the Sun remaineth in the Body of Gods wrath and thou must not worship pray to or honour the Sun as God for its place or Body cannot apprehend the water of Life because of its Fiercenesse The Highest ground of the SUN and of ALL the PLANETS 45. And here I shall have adversaries enough who will be ready to censure mee for they will not have regard to consider the Spirit but will mind their old Rules and say Astrologers understand it better who have written of such matters and they will look On this Great open Gate as a Cow looks on a new Barn Doare 46. Deare Reader I understand the Astrologers meanings and sayings full well and I have perused their writings also and taken notice how they describe the course of the Sun and Stars neither do I despise it but hold that for the most part to be good and right 47. But that I write otherwise then they in some things I do it not out of self will or conceipt and supposition doubting whteher it be so or no I dare not make any doubt herein neither can any man instruct mee herein 48. I have not my knowledge by Study indeed I have read the order and Position of the Seaven Planets in the Books of Astrologers and find them to be very right but the Root how they came to be from what they are proceeded I cannot learne it from any Man for they know it not neither was I present when God created them 49. But being the Doores of the Deep and the Gates of wrath and the Chambers of Death also are set open in my spirit through the Love of God the spirit therefore must needs look thorough them 50. And accordingly I find that the Birth or Geniture of Nature standeth to this Day and generateth it selfe just fo as it first took its beginning and whatsoever riseth up in this world whether Men Beasts Trees Herbs Grasse Minerall Oars or what it will all riseth up in such a
not so intollerable 69. For that heat was not so great as in the Sun and therefore the light also was very meek and thus in respect of the horrible fiercenesse of the Sun the Sun is differenced or distinguisht from the Meeknesse of God So that Man should not dare to say that the Sun is an open Gate of the light of God but is as the Light in a Mans Eye whereas also the place of the Eye belongeth to the Body but the Light is different or distinct from the Body 70. And though indeed it existeth by the Heate in the water of the Body yet it is a peculiar distinct thing which the body cannot comprehend and such a distinct difference there is also between God the Father and the Sonne 71. Thus on the Fourth Day in the anxious Birth or Geniture of this world in the middle point or Center of this World the SUN is Sprung up and standeth still in its Eternal Corporeal place for it cannot rise up in one place and set in another 72. For it is the onely and Sole natural Light of this world and besides it there is no more any true Light in the House of Death and though it seemeth as if the other Stars did shine Bright and give Light also yet it is not so but they take all their lustre and shining Light from the Sun as hereafter presently followeth The true Birth or Geniture and descent of the Sun and of the other Planets Is just thus as followeth 73. Now when the Heaven was made for a distinction or partition between the Light of God and the kindled corruption of the Body of this world then was the Body of this world a dark valley and had no light that could have shone forth in the outward Body besides the Heaven there stood all powers as it were captivated in Death and were in great anguish till they had heatt themselves in the mid'st or center of the Body 74. But when this was done so that the anxious Birth or Geniture stood so severely in the Heat then the Love in the Light of God brake through the Heaven of the Partition and kindled the Heat 75. And there rose up the shining light in the Heat in the water or in the fat or oylinesse of the water and the Heart of the water kindled it selfe and this was done in the twinckling of an Eye 76. For assoon as the Light had rightly laid hold on the Body the Body was captivated in the Light and the Heat was captivated and was changed into a competent Meeknesse and could stand or extend no further in such Anguish 77. But being the Heat was so terrified by the Light thereupon its horrible fire-source was allayed and so could kindle it selfe no further and so also the breaking through of the Love in the Light of God through the Heaven at this time with its breaking thorough extended or stretched it selfe no further out of or from Gods predestinated purpose therefore also the SUN came to be no bigger Of the Planet Mars 78. But when the Sun was kindled then the horrible fire-crack went forth upward from the Place of the Sun distant from the Place of the Sun as a horrible Tempestuous Flash and in its corporeall Being took along with it the fiercenesse of the fire whereby the water became very bitter and the water is the kernel or stock of the Crack 79. Now the Astrologers write that the Planet Mars standeth aloft about 15750 Miles off from the Sun which I contradict not because I meddle not with the measuring of Circles And so farr that fire-crack went on a suddain from its own Place till the light also laid hold on it and then it also was captivated by the Light and staid and took possession of that Place 80. But that the Light could lay no sooner hold of it was caused by the earnest fiercenesse and sudden flash for it was not taken hold of by the Light before the Light had wholly or throughly affected or possessed it 81. And there it is now as a Tyrant Rager and Stirrer of the whole Body of this world for that is its very Office that with its Revolution in the wheele of Nature it moveth and stirreth all from whence every life taketh its Original Of the Planet Jupiter 82. Now when the bitter firecrack was captivated by the Light then the light in its own power pressed yet higher in the Deepe till it reach'd into the hard and cold seate of Nature And there the power of the first going forth or rising up from the Sun could not get Higher but fitting stayed there corporeally and took possession of that Place for a Habitation But thou must understand this thing aright 83. It was the power of the Light which stayed in this place which is a very Meek friendly gracious amiable blessed and sweet Being The Astrologers write that this Planet is distant aloft above Mars about 7875 Miles But it is the Mitigator of the destroying furious Raging Raving Mars and an original of the Meeknesse in every Life an original also of the water from which the life generateth it self as I shall mention hereafter 84. Thus farr the power of the Life reached forth from the Sun and not higher but the lustre or shineing thereof which hath its power also reacheth even to the Stars and through the whole Body of this world But thou must understand this exactly from whence these two Planets are come to be 85. When the power of the Heart of God pressed forth out of the eternal inexhaustible fountain of the water of life through the Heaven of the Partition and kindled the water in the place of the Sun then the flash understand the fire-flash did shoot forth or went forth out of the water which was very terrible and bitter out of which Mars came to be 86. After this Flash the power of the Light shot nimbly after it like a meek elevated life and overtook the fire crack and mitigated it so that it became somwhat weaker and could breake no farther through the deepe but stayed trembling 87. But the power that was gone forth in the Light had more strength then the fire-crack and so it rose up higher then then the fire-crack Mars till it came very deep into Natures austerenesse and there it became feeble also and stayd there 88. From or out of this power the Planet Jupiter came to be and not out of or from that place where he is but it alwaies kindleth that very place with its power but it is as one of the Household Servants in that place who must alwaies walk about in the place of its office and service But the Sun hath a house of its Own but no other Planet hath any House of its Own 89. If we will rightly search into the Original of the Stars Birth and Geniture or their beginning then we must exactly know the Birth or Geniture of the Life viz How the Life generateth
is generated in the hidden Heaven in the water of Life 114. The outward Jupiter is onely the Meeknesse and understanding in the outward comprehensibilitie or palpable things but the holy fountain or well-spring is incomprehensible and unsearchable or unfathomable to outward Reason For the Astral Birthor Geniture standeth with the Roote in the holy Heaven and with the Corporeity in the wrath The Six and Twentieth Chapter Of the Planet Saturnus 1. SAturn that cold sharp austere and astringent Regent takes its beginning and Original not from the Sun for it hath in its Power the chamber of Death and is a dryer up of all powers from whence Corporeity existeth 2. For as the Sun is the Heart of the Life and an original of all spirits in the Body of this world so Saturn is a beginner of all corporeity and comprehensibilitie or palpability and in the power of these two Planets standeth the whole Body of this world and there cannot be any Creature or imaging nor any mobilitie without the power of these two in the natural Body of this world 3. But Saturnes original is the earnest astringent and austere anxietie of the whole Body of this world for as in the time of the kindling of the wrath the Light in the outermost Birth or Geniture of this world was extinct which Birth or Geniture is the Nature or comprehensibilitie or the rising up of the Birth of all qualifying or fountain spirits so also the astringent qualitie stood in its sharpnesse and severest Birth or Geniture and attracted or contracted most strongly and eagerly the whole work or effect of the qualifying or fountain spirits 4. From whence then the Earth and Stones came to be and were very rightly the House of Death or the enclosing or shutting up of the Life wherein King Lucifer was captivated 5. But when on the first day the Light somwhat brake forth again through the word or Heart of God in the Root of the Nature or Body of this world as a choosing or appropriating of the Day or beginning of the mobilitie of Life then the severe and astringent Birth or Geniture obtained againe a glimpse or rising up of the life in the Birth or Geniture 6. And from that time it stood as it were in an anxious Death till after the third Day when the Love of God press'd through the Heaven of the Partition and kindled the Light of the Sun 7. But being the Heart or power of the Sun could not open the anxious Birth or qualitie of fiercenesse and wrath and temper the same especially aloft in that height above Jupiter thereupon that whole circumferenâ—e or sphere stood in a Horrible anxietie just as a woman in travel and yet could not awaken or raise the Heat because of the horrible coldnesse and astringency 8. But being the mobilitie neverthelesse was risen up through the power of the hidden Heaven therefore nature could not rest but was in anguish to the Birth and generated out of or from the Spirit of sharpnesse an astringent cold and austere Sun or Starre which is Saturne 9. For the Spirit of Heat could not kindle it selfe from whence the Light existeth and out of or from the Light through the water the Love and meeknesse exist but it was a Birth or Geniture of an austere cold and severe fiercenesse which is a dryer spoyler and enemie of meeknesse which in the Creatures generateth the Hard Bones 10. But Saturne was not bound to its place as the Sun is for it is not a Corporeal place or space in the roome of the Deepe but Saturne is a sonne which is born or generated out of the Chamber of Death out of the kindled hard and cold anxietie and is only one of the House-hold or family in that space or roome in which it hath its Course and Revolution For it hath its corporeall proprietie to it selfe as a Child when it is born or generated from the Mother Saturne indeed was Created together with the wheele when the FIAT Created the wheele but it doth not goe forth or proceed from Sol. 11. But why it did rise up thus from God out of the austere Birth and what its Office is I will mention hereafter concerning the driving about or revolutions of the Planets 12. But its height or distance cannot be exactly known But I am fully perswaded that it is in the midst in the deepe between Jupiter and the general Sphere of the fixed Stars or constellations for it is the Heart of the Corporeity in Nature 13. For as the Sun is the Heart of Life and a cause of the spirits of Nature so Saturne is the Heart and the cause of all Bodies Imagings formings and framings in the Earth and upon the Earth as also in the whole Body of this world 14. And as in Man the Skull is a contayner or incloser of the Brayne wherein the Thoughts are generated So the Saturnine power is an environer dryer and contayner of all Corporeity and comprehensibilitie or Palpability 15. And as the Planet Jupiter which is an unshutter and Generator of meeknesse and is betweene the fierce Mars and the austere Saturne and generateth the Meeknesse and wisdom in the Creatures so the Life and the Senses of all Creatures are genenerated between these two qualities especially the new Body of this world as also the new Man of which thou wilt finde more concerning the description of Man Of the Planet Venus 16. Venus that gracious amiable and blessed Planet or the kindler of Love in Nature hath its original and descent or proceeding from the Springing up of the Sun also but its condition qualitie being and proceeding or descent is thus Here observe this rightly and exactly 17. When the Love of God kindled the place of the Sun or the SUN then there sprung up first out of the anxietie out of the Place of the Sun out of the seaven qualifying or fountain spirits of Nature the terrible fierce bitter fire-crak whose Birth and principal or first original is the kindled bitter wrath of God in the astringent qualitie through the water 18. And that sprung up first in the kindling of the Sun out of the Chamber of Death and was an awakener or rouser of Death and a beginner of life and climed up aloft very fiercely and trembling till the Light of the Sun layd hold on it and affected or possessed it and there it was caught or captivated by the meeknesse of the Light and stayed from which the Planet Mars came to be 19. After that fire-crack the power of the light which at the beginning had generated it selfe out of the unctuositie or fatnesse of the water behind the fire crack instantly shot forth after it like a mighty potencie or power and took the fierce Fire-crack captive and highly elevated it selfe aloft beyond it as a Prince and subduer of the fiercenesse from whence now existed the sensibilitie of Nature or the Planet Jupiter The Gate
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
to the kinde and manner of the Ternarie or Trinity in the Deitie 92. First there is the whole Body of Man which is a dark House and hath no mobilitie besides or without distinct from the qualifying or operation of the seaven spirits but is a dark valley as the Body of the Deepe of this world is 93. Now in the dark Body of Man there is such a Regiment or Dominion also as to the seaven spirits as is in the Body of the Deepe And when the seaven spirits qualifie or operate according to the Birth-Right of the Deitie then out of the wrestling of the seaven spirits a seede generateth it selfe according to their likenesse 94. Now that seede hath first a Mother which is the dark Chamber of the House of Flesh. Secondly it hath a Mother which is the wheele of the seaven spirits according to the kind and manner of the seaven Planets Thirdly it hath a Mother which is generated in the Circle of the seaven spirits in the center and is the Heart of the seaven spirits 95. And this now is the Mother of the soule which shineth thorough the seaven spirits and maketh them living and in their steed the seed qualifyeth mixeth or uniteth with the Heart of God But it is that seed only in which the Light is kindled but in that in which the wrath fire burneth there this third Mother remaineth Captive in the dark Chamber 96. And though indeede it is the third Mother yet it remaineth to be but a foolish Virgin if the Light be not kindled in it just as the Deepe of this world is * a foolish Virgin before the Heart of God in which the wheele of the seaven spirits standeth in such anxietie in so much corruption and redemption in heate and cold as is apparent to the Eye 97. But when the third Mother is kindled in the Light then it standeth in the created Heaven of the holy Life shineth through the second Mother the seaven spirit â—herby the seven spirits get a friendly courtous will which is the Love of the Life as you may read in the Eighth Chapter of this Book Concerning the Love-Birth or Geniture of God 98. But the third Mother they cannot constantly or permanently shine thorough for it standeth in the house of darknesse but they often cast a Glimpse upon it even as if it lightened whereby the third Mother many times becometh very longing and rejoyceth highly but is soone bolted up againe by the fiercenesse of Gods wrath 99. The Devill also danceth at this Gate for it is the Prison wherein the new Man lyeth hidd and wherein the Devill lyeth Captive 100. But I meane in the House of the Deepe of this World though indeed the House of Flesh and the Deepe altogether qualifie mixe or unite one with another as one Body and is one Body only they have distinct parts or Members The Deepe in the Center 101. Now behold When the seede is generated it standeth in the center or mid'st of the Body in the Heart for there the Mother catcheth the Ternarie or Trinity 102. First the astringent spirit catcheth hold and that draweth together a Masse or Lump out of the sweet water that is out of or from the unctuositie or fatnesse of the Blood of the Heart or from the Sap or Oyle of the Heart 103. Now that Oyle hath clearly the roote of the Ternarie or Trinity in it viz the whole Man for it is just as when kindled Tinder is cast into Straw Now it may be asked How commeth this to passe 104. Here now is the true ground of Man observe it exactly for it is the Looking Glasse of the great Mysterie the deepe secret of the Humanitie about which all the learned since the beginning of the World have danced and have sought after this Doare but have not found it 105. But I must once mention that it is the dawning or Morning Redness of the Day as the Doare keeper will have me doe Now Observe 106. Just as the first Masse was out of which Adam became a living Man so also in like manner is every Masse or seede of the Ternarie or Trinity in every Man Observe 107. When the Salitter or Fabrick of the six qualifying or fountain spirits which is the seaventh Nature spirit in the space or roome of this World was kindled then the word or Heart of God stood everywhere in the center or mid'st of the Circle of the seaven spirits as a Heart which replenished all at once viz the whole space or roome of this World 108. But being the Deepe that is the whole space of this World was the Body of the Father understand the Father of the Heart of God understand the Fathers Body and the Heart in the whole Body did shine forth viz The Fathers Lustre or Brightnesse then the corrupted salitter was affected or possessed every where with the Light the Heart of God could not flye out from it but did hide its Lustre and shining Light in the Body of the whole Deep from the horrid kindled Spirits of Devils 109. And when this was done then the qualifying or fountain spirits became very fierce and vehemently strugling and the astringent spirit as the strongest in the seaventh nature-spirit drew very terribly together the fabrick and effects of the other five from whence the bitter Earth and Stones came to be but were not yet driven together but moved in the whole Deepe 110. In this houre the Masse was drawn together for when the Heart of God did hide it selfe in the Salitter then it cast a glance againe on the whole space or Body and thought how it might be Remedied againe whereby another Angelical Kingdom might be in the Deepe of this world 111. But the Glance was the Love-spirit in the Heart of God vvhich in that place of the Glance affected or possessed the Oyle of the water where before the Light was risen up 112. Here consider Saint Peters glance that was cast upon him in the house of Caiphas it is the very same 113. As the Man casts a Glance on the woman and the woman on the Man and so the spirit of the Man understand the Roote of the Love which in the rising up of Life out of the water riseth up through the Fire as also the womans spirit doth and so one spirit catcheth the other in that Oyle of the Heart whereby presently a Masse Seede or driving will or desire to the propagating of a Man againe ariseth in the Masse 114. Just in such a way and manner the first Masse also came to be for the Love-Spirit in the Heart of God cast a Glance in the Body of the kindled wrathfull Father on the water of Life whereby and out of which the Love in the fire-Flash arose or sprung up before the time of the wrath 115. In this casting of the Glance the one spirit caught the other the unctuous Oyle or Water in the wrath conceived from the Love-Spirit in
the Heart of God and qualified mixed or united with the same and the astringent spirit drew the Masse together and there was cleerely a Birth or a will or desire to the producing of a whole creature just as the Seede in Man is 116. But now the Firmament of Heaven that is between the Heart of God and the kindled hard Chamber of Death was closed or shut up else the Life in the Masse had suddenly kindled it selfe 117. For the firmament was within in the Masse as well as without distinct from the Masse which is the parting mark or limit of separation between the Heart of God and the fierce Devills 118. Therefore the word or Heart of God must blow up the movingâ—spirit in the Masse which was first done but on the sixt Day for very assured causes 119. For if Heaven had not as a Firmament been shut up in the Masse between the Heart of God and the corporeal qualifying or fountaine spirits of the Masse then the Masse might have kindled the Soul from or by its own power as it was with the Holy Angels 120. But it was to be feared that it would come to passe as it did with that faire little Son Lucifer being the corporeal qualifying or fountain spirits in the Masse were kindled in the wrath-fire 121. Therefore Heaven must be a Firmament between the sparkle which had conceived from the Heart of God in the first Glance that though the Body might happen to perish yet the holy Seed might remaine which is the Soul which qualifyeth mixeth or uniteth with the Heart of God out of which a new Body might come to be when the whole God should kindle againe the Deepe of this world in the Light of the Heart of God and just so it is come to be with the Body The Love of God have mercy and take pitty on it 122. The deare man Moses writeth that God made Man out of a Clod of Earth as the Learned have rendred it But Moses was not present when it was done 123. But this I must needs say that Meses hath written very right but the true understanding or meaning out of what the Earth proceeded remained hidden to Moses and them that have come after him in the Letter and the spirit hath kept it hidden to this very time 124. It was also hidden from Adam while he was yet in Paradise but now it will fully be revealed for the Heart of God hath set upon or assaulted the Chamber of Death and will shortly breake quite thorough 125. And therefore in these our present times some Beames of the Day will more and more break thorough in the hearts of some men and make known the Day 126. But when the Dawning or Morning Rednesse shall shine from the East to the West or from the rising to the setting then assuredly time will be no more but the SUN of the Heart of God riseth or spriugeth forth and RA. RA. R. P. will be pressed in the Wine Presse without the Cittie and therewith to R. P. 127. These are hidden mystical words and are understood onely in the Language of Nature 128. Mises writeth very right that Man was created out of the Earth but at that time when the Masse was held by the word then the Masse was not Earth But if it had not been held or kept by the word then at that very houre it had become Black Earth but the cold wrath-fire was in it already 129. For at the very houre when Lucifer elevated himselfe the Father was moved to wrath in the qualifying or fountain spirits against the Legions of Lucifer and the Heart of God hid it selfe in the Firmament of Heaven where the Salitter effect product or Fabrick of the corporeity was burning already for without or distinct from the Light is the dark Chamber of Death 130. But the Masse was held or kept in the Firmament of Heaven that it might not be congealed for when the Heart of God Glanced on the Masse with its hot Love then the unctuositie or oyle in the Masse which rose up out of the water through the fire out of which the Light riseth up and out of which the Love-Spirit riseth up caught hold of the Heart of God and was impregnated with a young Sonne 131. And that was the Seed of Love for one Love embraced the other the Love of the Masse embraced and conceived from the Love out of the Glance of the Heart of God and was thereby impregnated and this is the Birth or Geniture of the Soule and as to this Sonne Man is the Image of God 132. But the qualifying or Fountain spirits in the Masse could not presently be kindled thereby from the Soul for the Soul stood only in the seed in the Masse hidden with the Heart of God in its Heaven till the Creator blew upon the Masse and then the qualifying or Fountain spirits kindled the Soule also and then both Body and Soul lived equally together 133. Indeed the Soul had its Life before the Body but it stood in the Heart of God hidden in the Masse in Heaven and was a kind of holy Seed qualifying mixing or uniting with God which is Eternal incorruptible and undestroyable for it was a new and pure Seed for an Angel and Image of God 134. But the Fabrick effect or product of the whole Masse was an extract or attraction of the word of God out of the Fabrick or effect of the qualifying or fountain Spirits or of the Salitter out of which the Earth came to be 135. This extract was not yet become Earth though it was the Salitter of the Earth but was held or kept by the word 136. For when the Love-Spirit out of the Heart of God Glanced on the Salitter of the Masse then the Salitter did catch hold of it and conceive from it and was impregnated in the Center of the Soul and the word stood in the Masse in the Sound but the Light abode in the Center of the Masse in the Firmament of Heaven standing hidden in the unctuous oile of the heart and did not move it selfe forth out of the Firmament of Heaven in the Birth of the qualifying or fountain Spirits 137. Else if the Light had kindled it selfe in the Birth or Geniture of the Soul then all the seaven qualifying or fountain Spirits according to the eternall Birth-Right of the Deitie had triumphed and qualifyed mixed or united in with the Light and had been a Living Angel but being the wrath had cleerely already infected the Salitter therefore that danger was to be feared which befell Lucifer Now it may be Asked 138. Why were not many Masse's Created at this time out of which instantly at once there might have been a whole Angelical hoast or Army instead of fallen Lucifer 139. Why should there be so long a time of stay in the wrath 140. And why should the whole Hoast or Army be generated out of that one Masse in so very long a
water of such a kind in God but it is the source or fountain in the powers not of an elementary kind as in this world if I should liken it to any thing I must liken it to the Sap or Juyce in an Apple but very bright and lightsome like Heaven which is the Spirit of all powers 17. It is Lord Lucifer which hath thus spoiled it that it rageth and raveth so in this world which so runneth and floweth and is so thick and dark and moreover if it runneth not it becometh stinking of which I shall treat more largely when I shall write of the Creation 18. The Heat is in God a most lovely pleasant soft gentle mild meek warmth an exit or going forth of light which expandeth it self rising up from the light wherein the source or fountain of Love Springeth up 19. The Cold also in God is not of such a kind but is a cooling or refreshing of the Heat a mollifying or allaying of the Spirit a rising up boyling or moving of the Spirit Note here the Depth 20. God saith in Moses when he gave the Law to the children of Israel I am an angry jealous God to those that hate me afterward he calls himself also a merciful God to them that fear him Exod. 20. 5 6. Deut. 5. 9 10. Question 21. Now the Question is What is the wrath of God in Heaven And whether God be angry in himself or how is God moved to Anger Answer Here there are chiefly Seven sorts of Qualities or Circumstances to be observed I. Of the First Species or Circumstance 22. First there is in the Divine power hidden in Secret the astringent Quality which is a Quality of the Kernel Pith or hidden Being a sharp compaction or penetration in the Salitter very sharp and harsh or astringent which generates hardnesse and also coldnesse and when that heat is kindled it generateth a sharpnesse like to Salt 23. This is one Species or source of wrath in the Divine Salitter and when this source is kindled which may be done by great motion or elevation touching or stirring then the astringent causeth or qualifieth in great coldnesse which is very sharp like to Salt very hard binding knitting and attracting together like a Stone 24. But in the heavenly Pomp or State it is not so elevating for it doth not elevate it self neither doth it kindle it self Onely King Lucifer hath kindled this quality in his Kingdom through his Elevation and Pride whence this quality is burning even till the Last Day 25. And by this now in the Creation of this world the Stars and the Elements as also the Creatures tremble and burn out of which existeth also the House of Death and of Hell also an Eternal Base loathsome Habitation for the Kingdom of Lucifer and for all wicked Men. 26. This Quality generateth in the heavenly Pomp the sharpnesse of the spirit out of which and whereby the creaturely Being is so formed or constituted that a heavenly Body may be framed as also all manner of colours forms and sprouts or vegetation 27. For it is the contraction compacting or Imaging of a thing and therefore it is the first Quality and a beginning of the Angelical Creatures and of all Images or figurations which are in Heaven and which are in this world and all whatsoever can be named or expressed 28. But if it be kindled through elevation which those creatures onely can do in their own Kingdome which are created out of the Divine Salitter then it is a burning source-vein of the wrath of God 29. For it is one of the seven Spirits of God in whose power standeth the Divine Being in the whole or total Divine Power and heavenly Pomp. 30. And so if it be kindled then it is a fierce source of wrath and a beginning of hell and a torment and woe of the hellish fire also a quality of darknesse for the Divine Love and also the Divine Light are extinguished therein 31. It is a Key which locketh in to the Chamber of Death and generateth Death from whence proceedeth Earth stones and all hard things II. Of the Second Species or Circumstance 32. The Second Quality or Second Spirit of God in the Divine Salitter or in the Divine power is the sweet quality which worketh in the astringent and mitigateth the astringent so that it is altogether lovely pleasant and mild or meek 33. For it is the overcoming of the astringent quality and is the very source or fountain of the Mercy of God which overcometh the wrath whereby the astringent harsh source is mollified and Gods Mercy riseth up 34. Of this you have a Similitude in an Apple which at first is astringent harsh or choaky but when the sweet quality forceth and overcometh it then it is very soft lovely and pleasant to eat and thus it is also in the Divine power 35. For when Men speak of the mercy of God the Father they speak of his power of his fountain spirits of the qualities which are in the Salitter out of which his most richly loving Heart or Sonne is generated Observe here 36. The astringent or harsh Quality is the Heart Pith or Kernel in the Divine power the contraction compaction or imaging forming or impression for it is the sharpnesse and cold as is seen that the harsh astringent cold dryeth the water and maketh it sharp Ice 37. And the sweet Quality is the allaying or warming whereby the harsh or astringent and cold quality becometh thin and soft whence the water taketh its original 38. Thus the astringent quality is and is called the Heart and the sweet is called Barm or Warm or softening or mitigaâ—ing and they are the two Qualities out of which the Heart or the Sonne of God is generated 39. For the astringent or harsh quality in its stock or kernel when it qualifieth or operateth in its own Power is a Darknesse And the sweet Quality in its own power is a moving boyling warming and rising Light a source or fountain of meeknesse and well-doing 40. But while both of them qualifie or operate one in another in the Divine power as if they were but one power they are a meek mild lovely pleasant merciful qualifying 41. And these two Qualities are two of the spirits of God among the Seven qualifying or fountain-Spirits in the Divine power 42. Whereof you have an Image in the Revelation of John Apocalypse Chap. 1. where he seeth seven Golden Candlesticks or Lights before the Sonne of God which signifie the seven spirits of God which shine in great clarity brightnesse or lustre before the Sonne of God out of which the Sonne of God is continually generated from eternity to eternity and is the Heart of the seven Spirits of God which I will here describe in order one after another 43. You must here elevate your sense or mind in the Spirit if you intend to understand and apprehend it Or else in your own sense or mind
they generated such a violent moving spirit and so the sweet water which before the times of the wrath was very rarified and thin and incomprehensible grew very thick and elevated and swelled and the astringent quality grew very sharp and Cold-firie or fierce-cold for it got a strong attracting together like Salt 10. For the Salt-water or Salt which still to this Day is found in the Earth hath its original and descent from the first kindling of the Astringent Quality and so the Stones also have their beginning and descent from thence as also the Earth 11. For the astringent quality now attracted the Salitter very strongly together and dryed it whence the bitter Earth is proceeded but the Stones are from the Salitter which at that Time stood in the power of the Tone or Tune 12. For as Nature with the working wrestling and rising up of its Birth or Geniture stood in the time of the kindling Just such a Matter attracted it self together Now it may be Asked How then is a comprehensible or palpable Sonne come to be out of an incomprehensible Mother Answer 13. Thou hast a Similitude of this in that the Earth and Stones are proceeded out of the incomprehensibility 14. For behold the Deep between Heaven and Earth is also incomprehensible and yet the Elementary Qualities at sometimes generate living comprehensible flesh therein as Grashoppers Flyes and Worms or creeping things 15. Which is caused by the strong attracting together of the qualities in which attracted Salitter the life is suddenly generated For when the heat kindleth the astringent Quality then the life riseth up for the Bitter quality stirreth it self which is the original of life 16. So in like manner the Earth and Stones have their descent for when the Salitter kindled it self in Nature then all became very rugged thick and dark like a thick dark Mist or Cloud which the astringent quality dryed up hard with its coldnesse 17. But being the Light in the outermost Birth was extinguished the Heat also was captivated in the Comprehensibility or palpability and could no more generate its Life from thence Death did come into Nature so that Nature or the corrupt Earth could no more help it and thereupon another creation of Light must needs follow or else the Earth would have been an Eternal undissolvable Death but now the Earth generateth or bringeth forth fruit in the power and kindling of the created Light Now one might ask What is the condition then of this Two-fold Birth or Geniture Is God then extinguisht in the kindling of the wrath-fire in the place of this world so that nothing is there else but a meer wrath-fire or is the One onely God become a Twofold God Answer 18. Thou canst not better comprehend apprehend or understand this then in and by thy own Body which through the first fall of Adam with all its Birth or Geniture fitnesse faculties and will is become just such a House 19. First thou hast the Beastial Flesh which is come to be so through the Lustfull longing Bit of the Apple for it is the House of Corruption For when Adam was made out of the corrupted Salitter of the Earth that is out of the Seed or Masse or Lump which the Creator extracted out of the corrupted Earth he was not then at first such flesh else his Body had been created Mortall but he had an Angelicall powerfull Body in which he should subsist Eternally and should eat Angelical fruit which did grow for him in Paradise before his fall before the LORD cursed the Earth 20. But being the Seed or Masse or Lump out of which Adam was made was somewhat infected with the corrupt disease or malady of the Devill Adam therefore long'd after his Mother that is to eat of the fruit of the corrupted Earth which then in its outward comprehensibility was become so Evil and in the wrath-fire was become so hard palpable and comprehensible 21. But being Adams spirit long'd after that fruit which was of the Quality of the corrupted Earth therefore also Nature formed or framed such a Tree for him as was like the corrupted Earth 22. For Adam was the Heart in Nature and therefore his animated or soulish spirit did help to Image fashion or frame this Tree of which he would fain eat 23. But when the Devill saw that the Lust was in Adam then he stung lustily and briskly at the Salitter in Adam and infected the Salitter out of which Adam was made yet more and more 24. And now then it was time that the Creator should frame a wife for him which afterward set the Sinne on work and did eat of the evill or corrupt fruit Else if Adam had eaten of the Tree before the woman had been made out of him then it would have been far worse then it is 25. But being this requireth a high and deep Description as also requireth much Room therefore seek for it concerning the Fall of Adam where you will find it largely described So now I return to the forementioned Similitude 26. Now when Adam did eat of the fruit which was Good and Evill then he suddenly gat such a Body also The fruit was corrupt or perished and palpable as to this day all fruits now on Earth are and so such a flesly and palpable or comprehensible Body Adam and Eve gat instantly 27. But now the flesh is not the whole Man for this flesh cannot comprehend or apprehend the Deity else the flesh were not Mortal and corruptible or fading and transitory for Christ saith John 6. 63. It is the Spirit that quickneth the flesh profiteth nothing 28. For this flesh cannot inherit the Kingdom of heaven neither but is only a Seed which is sowen into the Earth out of which will grow an impalpable or incomprehensible Body such as the first was before the Fall But the Spirit is eternal life which uniteth qualifieth or mixeth with God and comprehendeth the internal Deity in Nature 29. Now as Man in his outward Being is corrupted and as to his fleshly Birth or Geniture is in the wrath of God and is moreover also an Enemy of God and yet is but one Man and not Two and on the other side in his spiritual Birth or Geniture he is a Child and Heir of God which ruleth and liveth with God and qualifieth mixeth or uniteth with the innermost Birth or Geniture of God Thus also is the Place of this world come to be 30. The outward comprehensibility or Palpability in the whole Nature of this world and of all things which are therein standeth all in the wrath-fire of God for it is become thus through the kindling of Nature and Lord Lucifer with his Angels hath his dwelling now in the same outward Birth or Geniture which standeth in the wrath-fire 31. But now the Deity is not separated from the outward Birth or Geniture so as if they were Two things in this world if so Man could