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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 4: Of the true Eternal Nature, that is, of the numberless and endless generating of the Birth of the eternal Essence, which is the Essence of all Essences; out of which were generated, born, and at length created, this World, with the Stars and Elements, and all whatsoever moves, stirs, or lives therein. The open Gate of the great Depth. (34)
But now the Scripture says, The Devil was a holy Angel. And further, it says, You are not a God that wills Evil. And in Ezekiel, As sure as I live, I will not the Death of a Sinner. This is testified by God's earnest severe punishing of the Devils, and all Sinners, that he is not pleased with Death.
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (11)
For God saith in the Prophet: “As true as I live, I have no Delight or Pleasure in the Death of a Sinner, but that he turn and live;” and in the Psalm...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (77)
But now seeing he is a sworn Arch-enemy of God, and though indeed the Disputants and Helpers of the Devil will needs force it so in Arguments, that Go...
The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite
On Divine Names, Caput IV (22)
The Evil, then, is not even in Angels. But by punishing sinners are they evil? By this rule, then, the punishers of transgressors are evil, and those ...
Chapter 25: Of the whole Body of the Stars and of their Birth or Geniture; that is, the whole Astrology, or the whole Body of this World. (55)
Thou must not conceive it so, as if my old Man were a living Saint or Angel. No, Friend, he sits with all Men in the House of Wrath and of Death, and...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (73)
Thou must not think, that the Devil has thus powerfully and mightily overcome the Deity. No; but he has kindled the Wrath of God, which, indeed, had...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (64)
Now if thou understandest and apprehendest this aright, then thou wilt not make of God a Devil, as some do, which say; ‘God hath created the Evil,...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (107)
And then I will show and prove also, that all Evil comes from the Devil, and takes its Original from him, . Of the final Fight and Expulsion of King L...
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (21)
It was not God's Intention at all to let the Devil have the whole Earth for an eternal Dwelling-house, but only the Death and Fierceness of the...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (64)
The Citation, or Summons.
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (82)
Now if you will be Gods, and not Devils, then make use of the holy and meek Law of God; if not, then you shall for ever eternally generate in the...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (7)
Which themselves shall suddenly be sure to see with great Terror, Anguish, and eternal Despair, as also to their Shame and Scorn: of which the Devils...
Chapter 20: Of the Second Day (65)
And in this Heaven the holy Angels dwell amongst us, and the Devils in the other Part: And in this Heaven Man lives between Heaven and Hell, and must ...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (135)
You Philofophers, and Jurifts or Lawyers, that make God to be as a Devil, in faying, that He willeth Evil, bring in your Plea, and anfwer once more...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (26)
O Man! Here consider thyself, here thou seest, from whence the Devil and his fierce wrathful Malice has its Original, as also God's Wrath, and the...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter XVII (17.2)
But if any now will excuse himself for sin, by refusing to take what is evil unto himself, and laying the guilt thereof upon the Evil Spirit, and thus...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (9)
Christ says, “The Devil was a Murderer and Liar from the Beginning, and did not stand in the Truth.” But seeing these Justifiers and Disputers assist...
Chapter 20: Of the Second Day (16)
What shall thy Incense be to me in my fierce Wrath? Dost thou think, I will receive the Devil into myself, or exalt Hell into Heaven?
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (9)
The holy Angels live and qualify in the Light, in the good Quality wherein the Holy Ghost reigns. But the Devils live and reign in the fierce...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (63)
Here I will show you exactly the Pith, Kernel and Heart of Lucifer, and then you will see, what a Devil is, or how he is become a Devil. Therefore...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (105)
Also he is a Murderer and Father of Lies, and a Founder of Hell, a Spoiler and Corrupter, and Destroyer of all that is Good, and an eternal Enemy of...
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