. 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 ... h to this Evil Will of the multiplicity, for it | calleth it felf the Good TreeTTo there is no Remedy butfit muffc be its own de- I ftroyer, and the apoftated Children are given to the Turbo, to be devoured one of another. They boaft themfelveS;to know much, but do ic not, but retaining ;the Hiftory, deny thePower, aa
. 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 ... h to this Evil Will of the multiplicity, for it | calleth it felf the Good TreeTTo there is no Remedy butfit muffc be its own de- I ftroyer, and the apoftated Children are given to the Turbo, to be devoured one of another. They boaft themfelveS;to know much, but do ic not, but retaining ;the Hiftory, deny thePower, aa their Father theDevHTwho knoweth~asrrluch as they, dothttnot. ~ ~~~ - 9. But the Mother of the Gent?rix finding her Children become ftrange to her,i falling into lamentation and anguifh, doth conceive and bring forth a young Son 3 I on him fhe put a garment of chidifli fimplicity, and he became a Lilly Twig of; Purity; he fhall break the Hurbx. and doing the Divine Will, remain in thehoufe -I for ever; whencejheother by following the Devil rcyokcdrfcigniri£ to them*;I felvesgood words, blefling themleTvesfofhearmgandleeirig what they hear anJfee; and talcuTglheJgovgnant oifGqdlhto the mouth whilctfiey~hateto be:re>; formed, and3well in falmoooT - ——^*- • i°«-. CHAP. XIV. Of the Broad and Narrow Ways, 1. HF HE Broad Way leading to the Abyftof Wrath, is what we flrocgly in-Xp dine to, being as to the inward or firft Principle (the Souls Originalunderftood of the four Anguifhes) in the way of craft, cruelty, oride, revenge3defire of Rule and Pomp: And as to the outward, the wayofeafe, pleafure, vo~luptuouinels, with a fwinith appetite to get and keep all. °rr TcmPorary Nature is captive to the Beflial Properties, whereto it is fe- -Verally formed by the Spirit of this World, according as the Wheel of the Out-wardNarure ftood at the inflantcf the formation: But if Men remain guided onlyg^vOLlI^h^e Body! to the Earth, and the-Soul tx>Heii:Ye7Tobroa11slKefcyil Way
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