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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 1: Of the first Principle of the Divine Essence. (9)
This is as was mentioned before; the Harshness is the Prima Materia, or first Matter, which is strong, and very eagerly and earnestly attractive, that is Sal: The Bitterness is nin the strong Attracting, for the Spirit sharpens itself in the strong Attracting, so that it becomes wholly aching, [anxious or vexed.] For Example, in Man, when he is enraged, how his Spirit attracts itself, which makes him bitter [or sour,] and trembling; and if it be not suddenly withstood and quenched, we see that the Fire of Anger kindles in him so, that he burns in Malice, and then presently a to be revenged. Purpose.
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (24)
The Original of the bitter Quality is, when the Flash of Life in the Heat rises up in the astringent Quality; and now when the Flash of Fire in the...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (19)
I. First, there is the astringent Quality, which is always generated from the other six Spirits, which in itself is hard, cold, sharp like Salt, and...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (91)
The astringent or harsh Quality in the Spirit that went forth, kindled the astringent or harsh Quality which was in the Place of its Region, or in...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (80)
Then next the bitter Spirit, which exists in the Fire-flash, is also in the Matter or Mass, and that cannot endure to be captivated or imprisoned in...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (29)
Understand this rightly.
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (69)
And betwixt these two Qualities is Heat generated from its hard and fierce bitter Rubbing, Tearing and Raging, which rises up in the bitter and hard Q...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (48)
The bitter Quality is the first Spirit, whence the Life becomes stirring, from whence Mobility takes its Original, and is well called Cor or the...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (85)
But when it sees that it is like to be taken or captivated, the bitter Quality from within pressing so hard upon it, and the Heat from without pressin...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (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...
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (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...
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (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...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (28)
This is thus in the Original of the Quality in itself; but in the Midst, in the rising up of this fierce Spirit, this Spirit is caught and mitigated...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (91)
III. Thirdly, the bitter Quality, which exists in the Kindling of the Water in the Fire-flash, is melted away, for that is a Rager, Raver, Tyrant,...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (51)
Yet further, this Quality, when it is kindled, is the bitter hellish Fire, which puts out the Light, turning the sweet Quality into a Sink, causing a ...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (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,...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (26)
In that Fierceness now the bitter Spirit becomes self-subsisting; and in the sweet it becomes meek or mild; and in the hard it becomes corporeal; and ...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (25)
The astringent Quality is the first Spirit, and that attracts or draws together and makes all dry: The sweet Quality is the second Spirit, and that...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (14)
But the bitter Spirit is the chiefest Cause of the black Earth, for through its fierce Bitterness the Salitter became killed in its outermost Birth or...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (94)
But now the Wrath-fire is in all three; for the Astringent is too very cold, and contracts, or draws the Body too hard together; and the Sweet is too ...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (28)
The Bitter Quality is the Heart in every Life; for as it draws together the Water in the Air, and also dissipates the same, so that it becomes...
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