* the Stalk» kindled by the Heat, and * it receivetha repulfe from Ch. VIII. Of the »hole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. 1 3 1 from trie Heat, fo that it is terrified, and the aftrin« gent quality dryeth it..
84. And therein the aflringent, the fweet, the bitter, and the Heat, firuggle together,and the aftringent quality in its coldnefle continually maketh its drineffe, and fo the fweet withdrawethon the fides, and the other haften after it.
85. But when it feeth that it is like to be taken or captivated, the bitter quality from within prefling fo hard upon it, and the heat from without prefling upon it alio, it maketh the bitter, fervent, or burning, and inflamcth it, and there it leapeth^ fpringing up through the aflringent quality, and rifeth up again alott, fo there cometh to be a hard knot behind it in that place, where the ftruggling was, and the knot gets a Hole or Orifice.
8 6. But when the fweet quality leapeth or fpringeth up through the knot, then the bitter quality had fo much affetted or wrought upon it, that it was all in a trembling; and as foon as it cometh above the knot, it fuddenly ftretcheth it felf forth on all fides, driving to flie from the bitter quality: and in that ftretching forth, its Body keepeth hollow in the middle, and in the trembling leaping or springing up through the knot, it ftill gets more Stalk or leaves, and now is frolick or cheerly that it hath efcaped the Battle.
87. And fo when the heat from without, thus prefleth upon the ftalk, then the qualities become kindled in the ftalk, and prelle through the ftalk,and fo become affected or wrought upon in the external light of the Sun, and generate colours in the ftalk, according to the kind of its quality.
88. But fo long as the Sweet water is in the ftalk, T 2 the 1 40 Of the whole Body of an Angelica Kingdom, Ch. VIII.
the ftalk retaineth its greenifh colour according to the kind of the fwcet quality.
8?. Andfuch matters the qualities alwaies bring to pafle with the heat in the ftalk, and the ftalk aiwaycs grow eth further, and alwayes one Storm or afiault is held after another, whereby the ftalk alwayes gettcth more knots, and ftill fpreadeth forth its branches further and further.
90. In the mean while, the heat from without alwayes dryeth the fweet water in the ftalk, and the • ftalk alwaies is J mailer at the Top j the higher it growcth, the fm aller it is, growing on fo long, till it can efcape or run no further.
9 1. And then the fweet quality yieldeth to be taken captiue&nd fo the bitter, fowre,fweet,and aftringent, do raign joyntly together, and the fweet ftretche tli it felf a little forth^ but it can efcape no more, for it is captivated or caught.
92. And then from all the qualities, which are in the Body, there groweth a £#^orHead,and there is a new Body in the Bud or head, and is formed or figured anfwerdle or like to the firit Root in the Earth, onely now it gets another more fubtile form.
93. And then the fweet quality extends it felf Gently or mildly,and there grow little fubtile leaves in the Head whicn are of the kind of all the qualities, and then the fweet water is as it were a pregnant woman new with child, having conceited the Seed, and it alwaies prefteth onward, tillit openeth the Head.
94. And then alfo it preffeth forth in little leaves, like a woman which is in travel and bringing forth, but the little Leaves or Blofjoms have no more its colour.
Ch.VIII.. Of the »hole Body of an Angelical Kingdom, 1^1 lour and form, but the form of all the Qualities: for now the fweet quality muft bring forth the children of the other Qualities.
5? 5. And when this fweet Mother hath brought forth the Fair, Green, Blew, White, Red, and Yellow, Flowers Bloflbms or Children, then ihe groweth quite weary, and cannot long nourifh or Nurfe thefe children, neither can ilie have them long,feeing they are but her jlef>-childreny which are very tender.
9 6. And fo when the outward heat prefleth upon thefe tender children, all the qualities in the children cannot be kindled, for the Spirit of Life qualifieth or fioweth in them.
97I And feeing they are too weak for this ftrong Spirit, and cannot elevate themfelves, they yeeld or furrendcr their Noble power, and thatimells f» loiely ani with k> pleafant a favour, that it rejoyceth the very Heart, and maketh it Laugh: but they muß wither and fall off, becaufe they are too tender for this Spirit.
98. For the Spirit draweth from the Head or Bud into the Blo(lbms,and the Head or Bud is formed according to the kind of all the Qualities j the aftrin* gent qual icy attrað or colleð the Body of the Bud or Head, and the fweet qual ity foftneth it and fpreadeth it abroad, and the Bitter quality parteth or dijtmguifheth the matter into Members, and the Heat is the Ihing fpirit therein.
99. Now all the qualities labour or work therein, and bring forth their fruit or children, and eve» ry child is qualified or conditioned according to the kind and property of all the Qualities.
00, This they drive and acl; fo long till all the i< matter i 4* Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. C h.VIII.
matter be quite dryed, till the fweet quality or fweet water be dryed up> and then the fruit falls off, and the ßalk dryeth alio and falleth down.
And thi* ü the end of Mature in this World.
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Concerning this, much higher things are to be written, which you will find concesning the Creation of this workl: this is only brought in for a Si* mllitudey and defcribed in the briefeit manner.
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Now the other form or kind of Qualities or of the Divine Powers, or of the Seven Spirits of God, are efpecially to be obferved or known by the Infiance or Example of Heat.
103. Firft there is the ground, or the corporeall Being, although in the Deity or in the Creatures either, it hath no peculiar or feveral Body, but all the Qualities are in one another as 0#f,however the operation of every quality is perceived in particular and [ever ally.
104. Now in the Body or fountain is the Heat3 which generated) the fir ey which is a form or kind of thing which a man can fearch 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 fearch into.
10 j. Bnt a man can fearch into its w/7/,and know what it willeth, or how it is: for it proceedeth in the Ch.VIII. Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom, I 4 3 the fweet quality, and the Light rifcth up in the fweet Quality in the fweet water, and not in the other qualities.
106. For Example j thou canft kindle all things in this world,and fo make them give light and burn> if xht fweet Quality have the predominancy in it; and where the other qualities are predominant in it, thou canji not kindle that: And though thou mayeft bring Heat into it, yet thou canft not bring the Spirit into it, to make it give light: therefore all qualities, are the children of the fweet quality 3or of the fweet water, becaufe thefpirit rifeth uponely in the water.
108. Art thou a rational Man, in whom is the Spirit and undemanding, then look all about in the world, for there thou wilt find it thus, 109. Thou canfi kindle wood, that it give light, for the water is chief upper Regent or predominant therein; fo likewife in all forts of Herbs on Earth, wherein the fweet water is predominant.
no. Thou canft not kindle light in a /tojbccaufe the aftringent or harfh Quality is chief or predominant therein: neither canft thou kindle light in Sarthy unleffe the other qualities be fir ft vanquifhed and boyled out of it,which is feen in the Gunpowder, which yet is but a flafh or a fpirit of terrour, wherein the Devil in the Anger of God reprefenteth himfelf, which I will defcribe and demonftrate, more largely in another place.
QbjeBion. in. But thou wilt lay; That a man cannot kindle the water to make it give light.
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144 Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. Ch. VlII.
Anfwer. Yes, Dear Man. Here lyeth or fticketh the myftery« The wood which thou kindleft, is not very Fire, but a Dark or Opake flock, onely the fire and light taketh their original from thence.
ii2. But thou muft uuderftand this, concerning the five et quality of the water, and not concerning the ftick or block -, but it is to be underftood concern- *orOj//- ingthe * tlnftuoßtie or fatnefle which is the fpirit ~ nejje. therein.
113. Now, in the Elementary water on earthy the fweetnefie is not the Chief, or Upper Regent,but the aftringent, bitter, and fowre quality $ elfe the water were not mortale, but were as that water isy out of which Heaven is created.
114. And that I will demonftrate totheerte, viz. that the aftringent, fowre and bitter Quality is predominant in the Elementary water on Earth.
115. Take Rie, Wheat, Barley, Oates3 or what you will, wherein the fweet quality is predominant^ ibak or fteep it in the Elementary water> afterward Diflillrt, then the fweet quality will take away the predominancy from the other, and afterward kindle that water,and then you will fee the fpirit, which f or Oylu is remaining in the water of the t unctuoufnefle or neße,1, fatneffeof the Corn, which did overcome the water.
116. This thou feefl alfo in Flefh « the flefh neither burneth nor ihineth, or giveth Light, but its *otfiyl>or*Fat burneth and Ihineth or giveth Light. " Tallow, Queflion, Ch.VIII. Of the »hole Body of An Angelical Kingdom], 14c Que f ion.
117. Thou mayft perhaps ask: How comes that to paffe j or, In what manner is it fo?
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118. Behold 5 in Flem, the aftringent^ fowre and bitter quality is predominant 5 and in the fat, the fweet*eße is chief and predominant; Therefore fat creatures are alwaies Merrier and frolicker then the lean,becaufe the fweet Spirit floweth more abundantly in them then in the Lean.
1 1 p. For the light of Nature, which is the Spirit of life, fhineth more in them, then in the lean; Eor in that Light in the fweet quality, ftandeth the tryumphiag or the Joy, for the aftringent or harfh and bitter quality triumph therein, for they rcjoyee that they are refrefh'd, {ed, given to drink, and enlightned from the [met and light quality.
120. For in the aftringent or harm quality there is no life, but an aftringent cold hard Death; and in the bitter quality there is no Light, but a dark; bitter, and raging Pain, a houfe of Trembling Horrour and fierce wra.hful fearful Mrfery.
121.Therefore when they are Gueftsfeafting at the fweet and Light quality, then are they affected, and pleafant, very joyful and triumpning in the Creature.
122. And therefore no Lean creature is merry, unlefTe it be fo tnat Heat be predominant therein: that is, though it be Lean, and hath little of the fat, or oyi in it j yet pet naps fweet neße is very abundant there.
123. On the other fide, many Creatures have V much 14^ Of the whole Body of 'an Angelica Kingdom. Ch.VIII.
much fatneiTe and yet are very Melancholy or fad; which is, becaufe their fatneiTe is inclined to the condition of the Elementary water, wherein the aftringent or harlh and bitter quality is fomewhat firong.
Of the Language of Nature.
124.
Art thöu a rational man, then Obferve this 5 the Spirit, which moveth on high aloft, from the heat, taketh its Exit, rifing, and thining, in the fweet quality; therefore the fweet qualities, is its friendly of kind will, and raigneth in mceknefte; and meek* nefle and humility are its proper Houfeor Habitation.
125. And this is the Pith or Kernel of the Deity, and therefore IT is called GOTr,God,becaufe it is fweet, meek, friendly and Bounteous or Good,GU- TJGj and therefore is IT calleci *%*- *»& '<?, 1 Z Warm-Heart-cG 3 or Merciful,becaufe its fweet quality rifeth up in the aftringent,fowre, and bitter qualities,and refreftieth moiftneth and eulioktneth them, that they might not remain a dark valley.
The Mother }*6. For undirftand but thy t Mother Tengut Tonwe ex- aright -y thou haft as deep a Ground therein, as there S? to is> in the **'&"»> or Latine: Though the Learned «he L»n- elevate themfelves therein, like a proud arrogant guagc of * Bride; it is no great matter, their Art is now on * ß,aut. the Lees, or bowed down to the Duft.
Turba» x4?. The Ch6Vin. Of the »hole Body of an Angebe d Kingdom. I 47 117. The Spirit fheWeth and declareth, that yet before the End, many a Layman, frill know and understand more 0 then not» the Wittieft or Cunningefb *Do- &ors know: for the (jates of Heaven fet open tbemj ehes, thofe that do not blind tbemfehzs> fhall and will fee it yery Well^ the "Bridegroom CroWneth hü "Bride. AMEN.
BARM- HERTZ- IG.
128. Obferve! the word BARM- is chiefly for- Barm. med upon thy Lips-t and when thou pronounced -Hertz-BARM- then thou fhutteft thy Mouth, and fnarlefl: ^jg^ in the hinder part of the Mouth; and this is the -heart? Aftringent quality, which environeth or inclofetb -^ the word; that is, it figureth compafieth or contract- Mcr-ci-full» ] eth the word together, that it becometh hard, or foundeth, and the Bitter quality feparateth or cutteth or difiinguifbeth it.
129. That is, when thou pronounceft BAR, the laft letter R fnarleth, and murmureth like a trem- V 2 bling 148 Of tit whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. Ch.VlU.
Hing Breath, and thus doth the bitter quality which is a trembling.
130. Now the word BARM- is a dead word, void of underftanding, fo that no man underftands what it meaneth: which lignifieth, that the Two Qualities, Aftringent, and Bitter, are a hard dark cold and Bitter Being, which have no Light in them: And therefore a man cannot underftand their power without the Light.
131. But when a man faith BARM- HERTZ-,he fetcheth or prefTeth the fecond fyllable out from the Deep of the Body, out from the Heart, for the right Spirit fpeaketh forth the word HEARTZ, which riieth up aloft from the heat of the Heart, in which the Light goeth forth and floweth.
132. Now Obferve, when thou pronounced BARM, then the two qualities,the aftnngent, and bitter, form frame or compaH together trie word BARM, very leifurely or (lowly: for it is a long impotent feeble fyllable., becaufe of the weaknefle of the qualities.
133. But when thou pronounceft -HERTZ- then-, the fpirit in the word -HERTZ- (Heart) goeth forth fuddenly, like a fiafh of lightning, and giveth the tor the di- tdiftindion and underftanding of the word. ftinÄfenfe 1 34. But when thou pronounceft -IG, then thou ofth/wwS catcb*ft or captivateft the fpirit in the midftof the other two qualities,fo that it muß. flay, there and form the word.
135. And thus is the Divine power alfo; the Altr ingent and Bitter quality,.are the Saliner of the Divine Omnipotence, the iweet quality is the Pith or Kernel of the Barmjjtrtz-ig-ktitA VVarm-heart-ednefle Ch. VIII. Of the vphcle Body of an Angelical Kingdom, \ a.9 nefie or Merci-ful-nefle, according to which the whole Being with all the Powers, is called 5 GOTT.? IGOD. i 136. The beat is the Kernel of the Spirit, out of which the light goeth, and kindleth it felf in the miclß or Center ot the fweet quality, and becometh captivated by the aftringent and bitter quality, as in the midft or center wherein the Sonne of God is ge- CHertZy"? Derated, and that is the very«^ >of God.
£Heart, 3, 1 3 7. And the Lights Flame or Flaftijwhich in the twinkling of an Eye or Moment, fhineth into all the powers, even as the Sun doth in the whole world 5 is the Holy Ghofiy which goeth forth from the clarity or brightnefle of the Sonne of God, and is the flafli of Lightning and iharpnefie • for the Sonne is generated in the midft or Center.:of the other qualities, and is catched by the other qualities.
Und erf and this high things rightly.
138.When theFather ipeaketh or pronounceth the WORD, that is, generateth his Sonnt ', which is alwaies done for ever and Eternally:then that mrdfirfi taketh its Original in the aftringent quality, therein it fixeth conceivethor compatteth it felf, and in the, fweet quality,it taketh its fountain fpring or fource, and in the bitter quality it fharpeneih* and moveth it felf, and in the heat it riieth up, and Kindleth the middle fweet fountain or fource.
139. And now it burneth joyntly or equally alike in all the qualities oithe kindled fire, and the fire burneth I fo Of the whole Body of art Angelical Kingdom. Gh.Vffi.
burneth forth from the qualities: for all qualities burn, and that fire is one fire and not many feveral Fires.
149. And that fire is the very Sonne o/oW, which is thus generated aiwaies from eternity to eternity; this I can derm nftr ate by the Heaven and the Earth, the Stars and the Elements, and by all the Creatures, Stones, Leaves and Gtaffe, yea in the Devill himfclfj and that not with Dead flight unfignificant Arguments voidofunderfianding-,hm with cleer quick living and invincible firm Arguments, even Above, beyond, and to the Refutation of, all mens Realon convincingly and undeniably, and lafty in oppofiti-■<m againft all thedevills and the Gates of Hell 5 and would do it here, if it would not take up too much room.
141. Yet it (hall be mated o/all along in this v whole book in all the Articles sind parts thereofj but you (hall find it mote particularly in that part concerning the Creation of the creatures, as alfo, conconcerning the Creation of Heaven and Earth and of all things, which will be fitter to be done then, and eaßer apprehended by the Reader.
Now Observe: 142, Out ofthat firegoeth the fiajh or the light, forth, and moveth or boyleth in all the powers, and hath or conuineth the fountain and (harpnefle of all * the powers in it felf: becaufe it is generated, through the Sonne, out of all the powers of theF*-thety and fo then it reciprocally maketh all the powers in the Vather living and moving, and through that Spirit are all the angels formed and Imaged out of the Fathers Powers. 134. And Ch.VIII. Of the vehale Body of an Angelical Ktngdotn. 1 5 1 143. And that Spirit prefer veth and fupporte.b *//, formechall, all vegetation, colours and Creatures both in heaven and in this world, and above all the Heaven oi Heavens. For the Birth or CjenitureoS. the Holy Trinity above all is thus, and no otherwifc, neither will it be other wife in all Eternity.
i44.But when the fire isKindled in a Creature jthat is, when a Creature elevateth itfelf too high qx too much, as Lucifer and his Legions did, then the light extinguiihethorgoethout,and the fierce wrathiuii and hot fource, the fource,of the hcllifh fire rifeth Up, that is, the Spirit of the fire rifeth up in the fferce Quality.
145. Obfervehere the tircumfiarxe^ how this is done, or how it can come tobe done. Therefore confider an Angel, is formed figured compofed or compa&ed together out of all powers, as I have described it at large.
14^. Now when he elevateth himfelf, he eleva^- rah'himfeifyzrjHn the aftringent quality, which he gripeth clofe together, as a woman, which is in travel, and preßetb himfelf, whereby the hard quality becometh fo hard and fharp, that the fweet water can force or prevail with it no more, and fo can rife up no more meekly or mildly in the Creature 5 but is captivated and dried up by the aftringent quality* and changed into a hard* (harp fierce Cold-•aefTc.
. 147. For it becometh too * empty and dry by the *j)erk aftringent contraBion, and lofeth its bright luftrea and its un&uofity, fatneffe or Oylinefle (wnercin the light Spirit rifeth up, which is the Spirit of the Holy angelical and divine lifer ) becometh fo hard compacted, 1 5 % Of the Me Body of an Angelical Kingdom. Ch. VIIT.
pa&edand prefled together by the aftringent qualitic, whereby it is dried up like fweet dry mod.
148, Andfowhen the bitter quality rifeth up in the exficcated or dryed fweet quality,tnen c annctthc fweetneffe mollifie it, and imbibe it with its fweet light-water, becaufe it is dried up 14p. And there the bitter quality ravethand rait not, getby and feeketh for reft and iood, and finds and moveth or boyleth in the Body as a faint Poyfon.
150. And now-, when the heat kindleth the fweef quality«, and would mitigate its heat in the fweet water, whence it rifeth up, and jbinetb in the whole Bcdy, there it finds nothing but a hard dry fweet fource or quality, there is no fap,or moifture, it being quite exficcated or dryed up,, by the abringende.
151. Then it kindleth the fweet fource or quality with an intent to be refrejbedy but there is no fapp left, only the fweet fource or quality is now burn» ing and glowing, even as a bard dryed or burnt ftone, and can no wore kindle its light, and fo the whole Body remaineth now a Dark valley, in which there is nothing, but a fierce hard eoldnelTe in the aftringent quality, and in the fweet, a hard glowing fire only, wherin the fierce wrathful heat riieth up in all Eternity, and in the bitter quality there is a raving ragrog,ftinging and burning.
152. And thus you have here the true defcriprion of an Expulfed Angel or Devill, as alfo the Caufe thereof, and that not written in a fimilitude o/./),but in the Spirit, through that power, ouc of which all things are come to be.
153.O Oi.V HI. Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. \ r * 153. Oman! behold thy felf herein, look before thee, and t?ehind thee, it is not in vain.
154. This great Hiftory or AElion, how it came to pafle, and how it went, you will find it at large,concerning the Fall of the Bevill.
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Of the Fifth Cirmmfkance 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 bleffed friendly and joyful Love.
l $6. Now obfervej what the fountain of the gracious amiable bleffed c*:id friendly love of God is: Obferve it exa&ly, for it is the very Pith Marrow or Kernel.
157» When the heat in the fweet quality rifeth up, and kindleth the fweet fource fountain or fpring, then that fire burneth in the fweet quality: now feeing thefweet quality is a thin or tranfparent lovely f leaf ant fweet fountain or fpring-water, it allayeth the heat, and quencheth the fire, and lb there remaineth in the fweet fountain fpring of the fweet water, only the joyful light.
15S. And the heat is only a gentle foft rvarmingy even as it is in a man> which is of a Sanguine Complexion, wherein alfo the heat is only a friendly X cheerly 1 5 4 of the whale Body of an Angelical Kingdom, Ch. VIII.
cheerly warming, if the party liveth temperately, and keepetha due Meafure.
159. That friendly Courteous Lo\e~Light-ftre, goeth along in the fweet quality, and rifeth up into the bitter and aftringent quality, and fo kindleth the bitter and aftringent quality, feeding them with its fweet Love-fap, refreshing quickning andenlightning them, and making them living or lively, cheerfull and friendly.
160. And when the Light -love-power cometh at them, fo that they tafte thereof, and get its life j O there is a friendly Meeting Sauting and Triumphing, a friendly welicoming and great love, a moft friendly and gracious amiable and bleffed kilfing and well retiming tafte.
161. There the Bridegroom kifleth his Bride: O gracious amiable Bleßedneße and great love! how fweet art thou? how friendly and Courteous art thou? how pleafant and lovely is thy rellifh and tafte£ how ravifhing fweetly doft thou fmell > 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 I and All this Eternally \ who can exprefle it I 162. Or why, and what do I write? whofe Tongue doth but ftammer like a child, which is learning to fpeak! with what (hall I compare it > or to Avhatfhallllikenit? Shall I compare it with the love of this world: i\fo, that is but a mcer dark valley to it.
. 1^3. O Immenfe greatneffe! I cannot compare thee with any thing, but only with the Refurreäion from the Dead, there will the love-fire rife up again in.
Ch.VIII. Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. 1 5 J in US, and embrace Man courteoufly and friendly, and re-kindlc again, our aftringent bitter and cold dark and dead Quality, and embrace us mod friendly.
1 £4. O noble Gueft! O, why didft thou depart from us! O fiercenefife wrath and aftringency or feverity, thou art the caufe of it! O fierce wrathfull Devil! O, what haft thou done,who haft funk down thy felf and beautiful bright Angels,into darknefle? woe, woe for Ever!
165. O, was not the gracious amiable blcfled and fair Love in thee> alfo > O thou High and Lofty minded Devil! why wouldft thou not be contented I wert thou not a Cherubin I and was there any thing fo beautiful and bright in heaven as thou > what didft thou feek for? wouldft thou be the whole or Total God > didft thou not know, that thou wert a Creature, and hadft not the Fan and Cafting {hovel in thy own hand, or Power?
1 66. O, why do I pity thee, thou (linking Goat? O, thou curfed ftinking Devil! how haft thou fpoiled us? how wilt thou excufe thy felf! What wilt thou ObjeB to me?
Objection. 1 6j. Thou Say ft, If thy Fall had not been 5 Man would never have been thought of.
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0,thou Lying Devil! Though that fhould be true, yet the Saliner, out of which Man is made, which is alfo from eternity, as well as that, out of which thou art made, hadftood in eternal Joy and Bright Glory, andhadlikewiferifcnupinGod, andhadtafted of X 2 the 1 5 6 Of the whole Body of an Angelical Kingdom, Ch.VIII, the gracious amiable blefied love in the fe ven Spirits of God, and enjoyed the heavenly Joy!
1 6$. O thou lying Devil, ftay but a little, the fpirit will difcover thy fhame to thee, tarry but a little while longer, and thy pomp pride and Pageantry will be at an End. Stay, the Bow is bent, the Arrow will hit thee, and then whither wilt thou fall a the place is ready provided and prepared, it wanteth only to be kindled, wilt thou bring fewel luftily to it, that thou be not frozen with cold? thou wilt fweat very hard: doft thou fuppofe thou fhalt obtain the light again I No, but Hell fire. Smell to thy fweet Love, Guefje at it, what is that called.* Cjehenna j yes, that mill be in love with thee, Eternally.
169. Woe, woe, poor miferable blinded Man, why fuffereft thou the Devil to make thy Body and Soul fo dark and blind! O temporal Good, and the plcafure and voluptuoufr.efTe of this life, thou Blind whore, why doeft thou go a wooing and whoring to the Devil.
170. O, Security! the Devil watcheth for thee! O, High-mindedneße, thou art a hellifh Fire. O, Beauty Pomp or Bravery! thou art a dark valley. O ielf-vindication or Vengeance \ thou art the fierce wrath of God!
171. O Man^ why will the world be too narrow* for thee! thou wilt needs have it all for thy felfi and if thou hadft it, thou wouldft not have Room enough! O this is the Devils high-mindednefle, who/>#out of Heaven into Hell.
172. O, Man! Alas, O man! why doft thou Dance with the Devil, who is thine enemy? Art thou not afraid, that, he will thrufi thee into Hell? why doft thou Ch. VIII. Of the wl ole Body of an Angelical Kingdom. i c 7 thou go on fo fecurely! Is it not a very narrow///V£3on which thou Danceft:undsr that fmall narrow Bridge is Hellldoft thou not fee how high thou art,and how dangeroufly and defperatcly thou goeft? thouDanceft betwixt Heaven and Hell.
173. O thou blind Man! how doth the Devil Mock at thee! O, wherefore doft thou trouble heaven! doft thou think thou (halt mt have enough, in this world? 0,blind man! is not Heaven and Earth thine? nay GWhimfclf too! What doft thou bring into this world, or what doft thou take along with thee at thy going out of it? thou bringeft an aAngelical Garment into this world, and with thy wicked life thou turneft it into a Devils Mask or yi-&ard.
174. O thou miferable Man 1 Turn Convert, the heavenly Father hath ft retched forth both his Arms5 and calleth thee, do but Come> ne Wl^ ta^e tnee **■ to ius Love: art thou not his child > He doth Love thee: if he did hate thee, he muft be at odds with himfelf: O no, it is not fo: there is nothing in God, but a mercifull amiable love and Bright glory!
175. O ye Watchmen of Ifrael! why doyefieep* Awake from the fleep of whoredom, and drefle or trim your Lamps; the Bridegroom cometh, Sound your Trumpets.
176. O ye covetous ftiffnecked and drunken %py- ßers! how do you wooe and go a whoring after the covetous Devil! Thus faith the LORD: Will ye not feed my peoplc,which I have committed to your charge?
177. Behold I have fet you upon Mofes his chair,.
and I j8 Of the whole Body of an Angelic al Kingdom. Ch.VIII.
and entrufted you with my flock; but you mind nothing but the wooll, and mind not my fheep, and therewith, you build your great Palaces. But I wili fet you on the Stool of Teßilence, and my own Shepherd, (hall feed my (beep, eternally.
178. O thou fair world, how doth Heaven pity thee? How doft: thou trouble the Elements! 0> wickednelTe and malice! w\jen wilt thou leave, and give over > Awaken! awaken! and, bring forth, thou forrowfull woman, behold thy Bridegroom cometh, and requireth fruit at thy Hands: Why doft thou deep? behold he knocketh\ 1 79. O gracious amiable bleffed Love and clear bright Light, tarry with us I pray thce,for the evening is at hand! O, Truth! O, Juftice, and righteous judgment! what is become of thee? doth not the Spirit wonder, as if he had never feen the world before now! O > why do I write of the wickedneiie of this world? I muß do it? and the t or giveth me world t curfcth me for it. Amen.
the Devils thanks for it» The Ghap.lX. Of the Merciful Love of God. I 5^ The Ninth Chapter.
Of the Gracious amiable bleßed friendly and Merciful Love oj God.
The Great Heavenly and Divine Myftcry.
1.
BEcaufe I write here of heavenly and Divine things, which are altogether grange to the corrupted perifhed Nature of Man^ the Reader doubtleile will wonder at the fmflicity of the Authour, and be offended at it.
2. Becaufethe condition and inclination of the corrupted Nature is, to gaze onely on high things, like a proud, wild, wanton and whorifh woman, which alwayes gazeth in her heat or burning Luft after Handfome men, to ad wantonnefle with them., 3. Thus alfo is the Proud corrupted perifhed Nature of Man, it ftareth only upon thaty which is glittering and in Fashion in this world, and fuppoieth, that God hath forgotten the afflic-ted, and therefore plagueth them fo, becaufe he mindeth them not.
4. Corrupt Nature imagincth, that the Holy Ghoft rcgardeth onely high things, the high Arts and Sciences of this world;, the profound ftudies and Great Learning, „5. But i go of the Merciful Love of God. Chap.IX.
5. But whether it be fo, or noj look but back and then you will find the true Ground: what was Abel? A fhepherd. what was Enoch and Noah > plain fimple men. what were Abraham,Ifaac, and Jacob? Herdfmen.
6. what was Mofes, that dear man of God.* A Herdfman. what was David,when the Mouth of the Lord call'd him $ A iriepherd.
7. what were the Great, and Small Prophets? Vulgar plain and mean People: fome of them but Countrey people, and Herdfmen, counted the under» li&gs or footftooles of the world-, men counted them but meer fooles.
8. And though they did Miracles Wonders and (hewed great figns, yet the world gazed only on high things, and the Holy Ghoft muft be as the. Duft under their feet; for the proud Devil alwaies endeavoured to be King in this world.
9. Andhow came Our King JESUS CHRIST into this world? Poor and in great trouble and milery, and had not whereon to lay his head, Matth. 8. 20.
10. what were his Apoftles? Poor, defpifed, illiterate Fifhermen, and what were they that believed their preaching? The poorer and meaner fort of the people. The High Priefts and Scribes were ^Executioners of Chriftj who cryd out, Qrucifie him, cruet' fie him, Luk.23.21.
1 1. what were they that in all Ages in the Church ofChrift ftood to ic mod ftoutly and conftantly* The poor contemptible defpifed people, who (bed their Bloud for the fake ofChrift.
12. But who were they that falfified and adulterated the right pure Chriftian Doctrine.) and alwayes fought againft Chap.IX. Öf the Merciful Love of Cod. I £ l againft and oppofed it? Sven the Learned Doctors and Scribes, Popes, Cardinals, Bifhops and great Dons, or Maftersand Teachers \ &And why did the world 'follow after them, and depend on them? But becaufe they had great refpect-, were in great author/7r,and power; lived ftately and carried a Port in the world s Even fuch a Proud whore, is the corrupt perifhed humane nature!
13. who was it that purged ihe Popes Greedineffe of Money, his Idolatry, Bribery, deceit and Cheating; out of the Churches in Germany > A poor defpifed * Monk or Fryer. By what power and might? * iuthert by the power of God the Father, and by the power and Might of God the Holy Ghoft.
Question.
14. Then what is yet concealed or remains hidden? The true do&rine of Chrift?
Arfwer* No ♦, but the (° ) Philofophie; and the deep (0)Thatisthe Ground of God; the heavenly Delight and Pleafure; 2*^25* the revelation of the Creation of zAngels -y the reve- w,thc Myites lation of the horrible FaU of the Devil; From whence ^ethc poaSnc Evil proceedeth * The Creation of this world; The SL^SnNa. deep ground and myftery of Man and of all Crea- "/äSjhySl? cures j The Laft Judgment, And Change of this Jjjä^;;-world; The Myftery of the Refurrection of the **"<> belS.1' Dead •, And of Eternal Life. Kingf/Tc" 1 5. This (hall strife in the Depth, in great plain- **rfef0^j" ncfleand fitnplicity: But why hot in the heigh th in a"*$cchCaP*-Art.* That ro man fhould daretoboaft, that he mancMmiu~ himfelf hath done it, and that hereby the Devils pride fhould be difcovered and brought to Nothing.
Y ' itf.But i Si Of the Merciful Love of god. Chap.IX, 1 1 6. But way doth God fo? Of his great love and ■tBarmhacct. f Mercy towards all People and Nations, and to -jg keic. ^ew hereby, that now, is near at hand. The Time of the Re ft it ut ion of all whatfoever is loft, wherein men fhall benold and enjoy xhtperjeftion, and move in the pure Ligut and Deep Knowledge of God.
17. Therefore before band will arife the Dawning of the Day, or Morning Rednefle, whereby the Day way be k/.own or taken notice of.
18. He that will nawfleep, let himfleep fill; and he that will awake an J trim his Lamp y let htm awake fill; Behold the Bridegroom comethi and he that is awake and is ready, accompanieth into the eternal heavenly wed* ding: But he that fleepeth at his coming, he fleepeth for ever Eternally in the dark priion of fiercenefle or wrath.
19. Therefore I would have the Reader warncdA that he read thisBook with diligence, and not be ojjeadedsLt the meanneflfe or iimplicity of the Author, fur God lookem not at Ligh things, for He alone is High: but he careth for the Lowly y how to help them.
20. If you come fo far, as to apprehend the fpirit andfenfe 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 Obferve-, the Gracious amiable blefled Love, which is the fifth fountain-fpirit, in the divine power, is the hidden fonrce fountain or Quality, which, the corporeal being cannot comprehend or apprehend,^ oncly., when it fifeth up in the body, and then the Body triumpheth therein, and bchaveth it felf friendly lovely and Court eoufly,for that Quality or.
Chap.IX. Ofthe Merciful Love of God. 16% or fpirit belongeth not to the Imaging Qt framing of a Body, but rifeth up in the Body, as a flower fpringc th up' out of the Earth.
22. Now this fountain-fpirit taketh its original at firß out ot the faeet Quality of the water.
Underßand this^ how it is3 and obferve it exattly.
23- Firß there is the aftringent quality ^then the fweet, nexty the bitter: the Sweet is in the midß between the Aftringent and Bitter. Now the Aftringent caufcth things to be hard, cold, and dark, and the bitter teareth, driveth, rageth, and divideth or dißinguißoetb. Thefe two Qualities rub and drive one another fo hard, and move fo eagerly, that they generate the Heat, which now in thefe two Qualities hdark&scw as Heat in a Stone is.
24. As when a man taketh a ftone, or any hard thing, and rubbeth itagainft wood, thefe Nothings are heated: now this heat is but a darknefle,having no light therein: and fo it is alfo, in the Divine power.
2 5. Now the aftringent and bitter quality mthcut the fweet water, rub and drive themfelves fohard one againft another, that they generate the dark heat, and fo are kindled in themfelves.
Y 2 26. And j £. of the CMeniful Love of god. Chap. IX.
i6. <$And thix Together is the Wrath or <^Anger of Qod^ the fource and original/ of the helliß Fire.