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Passages similar to: 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.
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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. (68)
But he saw that he was a Prince, standing in the first Principle, and so despised the Birth of the Heart of God, and the soft and very lovely Qualification thereof, and meant to be a very potent and terrible Lord in the first Principle, and would qualify [or work] in the Strength of the Fire; he despised the Meekness of the Heart of God. He would not set his Imagination therein, [or his Thoughts upon it,] and therefore he could not be fed from the Word of the Lord, and so his Light went out; whereupon presently he became a Loathsomeness in Paradise, and was spewed out of his princely Throne, with all his Legions that stuck to him, [or depended on him.]
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (96)
Here thou must know, that without, distinct from himself, he had no impulse at all to his pride, but his beauty and brightness deceived him. When he...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (35)
Now when the Heart of God with his meekness and love made haste towards Lucifer, he despised it, and thought himself far better than it, and then...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (12)
And in his pride he struck and smote himself with darkness and blindness, and made himself a devil, and that he must be, and abide so eternally. ["In ...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (35)
But seeing the devils kindled themselves out of pride, wantonness and wickedness; therefore they were quite thrust out from the birth or geniture of t...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (36)
Yes, he had; for he was a great part of the Deity, and besides, was from or out of the kernel thereof, for he made an attempt also upon that king and...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (100)
Now when that was done he roared with his kindled fire-spirit abroad into the nature of God, and then the whole body in the nature of God, as far as...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (16)
Therefore the qualifying or fountain spirits became stately and proud, and supposed they had a much fairer little son or light than the Son of God was...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (101)
For the light of God, and the spirit of God, cannot comprehend the sharp birth or geniture, and therefore they are two distinct Persons; and so lord L...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (55)
Who, by his proud elevation in his kingdom, kindled the qualities or the divine Salitter out of which he was made; ["Understand the centre of his...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (14)
For the heart of God delighted in love and meekness; and Lucifer would needs turn the same by force into a raging tyranny: So there was nothing but en...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (147)
But when his light was generated in him in his heart, and that his qualifying spirits were instantly affected or environed with the high light, they t...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (15)
Upon this now ensued the spewing out thereof; for the Deity could not endure such a birth or geniture in the love and light of God, but the corrupted...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (37)
No! Lucifer would receive no light other than his own, for he scorned the light of the Son of God, which did shine without, distinct from his body,...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (6)
Just in such a kind and manner also was the bitter quality in Lucifer, and [it] had no cause to elevate itself, neither had it any impulse to it from...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (22)
For when king Lucifer had caused this place of the world to be appointed as a house of wrath for himself, and supposed thus fiercely and powerfully to...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (71)
Now when king Lucifer, together with all his angels, kindled himself, then the wrath-fire rose up instantly in the body, and the gracious amiable and...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (63)
But when he elevated himself, intending to rule the whole Deity with his animated or soulish spirit, then the stock and heart of light, which is the k...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (37)
But when he saw that he was so fair and beautiful, and found or felt his inward birth and great power or authority, then his spirit, which he had gene...