. Jacob Behmen's theosophick philosophy unfolded; in divers considerations and demonstrations ... Also, the principal treatises of the said author abridged. And answers given to the remainder of the 177 theosophick questions ... left unanswered by him at the time of his death ... acob Behmen °> CALLED THE ft&etftlD %. i i -I s I CHAP. I. Of the Root, Beginning and Forms of Life. SEejng there is in us an incorruptible Life wherein is a Principle capable of thehigheftgood, yet by its Original is alfo in danger of Eternal Perdition andMifery, and that here we are ftrangers polling away, how ne
. Jacob Behmen's theosophick philosophy unfolded; in divers considerations and demonstrations ... Also, the principal treatises of the said author abridged. And answers given to the remainder of the 177 theosophick questions ... left unanswered by him at the time of his death ... acob Behmen °> CALLED THE ft&etftlD %. i i -I s I CHAP. I. Of the Root, Beginning and Forms of Life. SEejng there is in us an incorruptible Life wherein is a Principle capable of thehigheftgood, yet by its Original is alfo in danger of Eternal Perdition andMifery, and that here we are ftrangers polling away, how neceflary is ittofearchwhence allthefe originate ? And this may be by going up the Stream to the Foun-tain. 2. The outward Elementary Life is a Living Keat or Active Fire, enliveningthe Body and fuftained by the Body, the Body by the Food, the Food by the Eartl?;the Earth by the Water, and the other Elements, the Elements by the Fire of theConftellations, their Fire inkindled by the Sun caufing a Boiling in all. So fliouldthat firft outward caufe ceafe the fude or feetbing,and Generation of alUlfo of Me-tals,Fruits,#v. would ceafe as the Food failing the Body, and its Life extinguilhech, 3. Nowth^penjWn^jyfeJiungenr^ afrff a higher Life mews there isjuch,anjLthatjs theEternjflLife oftheSQuT .—isfaid in Mofes, God
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