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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 11: Of all Circumstances of the Temptation. (1)
NOW the highest Question is, What that is which caused the Mind of the Devil so to elevate itself, and that so great a Number of them are fallen in their High-mindedness, [or Pride?] Behold, when God set the Fiat in the Will, and would create Angels, then the Spirit first separated all Qualities, after that Manner, as now you see there are many Kinds of Stars, and so the Fiat created them [several.] Then there were created the princely [Angels,] and the throne Angels, according to every Quality, (as hard, sour, bitter, cold, fierce, soft, and so on zin the Essences, till to the End of Nature) out of the Source of the Fire;
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (1)
THE Learned, and almost all Writers, have very much incumbered, and troubled their Heads greatly, to search, contrive, and conceive in Nature (and...
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (60)
Body of Nature now was the Kindling made, for out of this Body the Angels also were created; and if they had not elevated and kindled themselves in th...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (46)
But now the qualifying or fountain Spirits in Lucifer did not so; but they seeing that they sat in the highest Primacy or Rank, they moved themselves ...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (5)
Here we must again take in Hand the highest Depth of the Deity, and see out of what King Lucifer became a Creature, or what was the first Source or...
Chapter 7: Of the Court, Place and Dwelling, also of the Government of Angels, how these things stood at the Beginning, after the Creation, and how they became as they are. (59)
The Person or Body of a King of Angels is generated out of all the Qualities, and out of all the Powers of his whole Kingdom, through the moving...
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (11)
The holy Angels live in the Power of Meekness, of the Light and Joyfulness: And the Devils live in the Power of the rising or elevating Quality of...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (55)
Elevation in his Kingdom kindled the Qualities, or the Divine Salitter, out of which he was made; ["Understand the Center of his Nature, or the first ...
Chapter 7: Of the Court, Place and Dwelling, also of the Government of Angels, how these things stood at the Beginning, after the Creation, and how they became as they are. (63)
This Power of the Stars and Elements did the Creator, after the horrible Fall of Lucifer's Kingdom, frame and put into such Order again, as the...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (84)
Now if thou wilt know, what Kind or Manner of Nature there is in Heaven, and what Kind of Nature the holy Angels have; also what Kind of Nature Adam...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (13)
God created Angels out of himself, for this reason, that they might be harder and drier, incorporated or compacted together than the Ideas, Figures,...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (72)
Pray tell me; Why was the Devil expelled or thrust out? Surely thou wilt say, Because of his Pride, in that he would needs be above God. But guess...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (91)
But when Lucifer exalted himself, and kindled his qualifying or fountain Spirits, then the animated or soulish Spirit went forth in the Tone out of or...
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 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (95)
These are the seven Kinds, Species, Forms, or Manner of Sin’s Beginning, and eternal Enmity against God. Now follows briefly concerning the four new...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (110)
Now thou wilt ask, Question. Why did God suffer Lucifer’s Evil Spirit, which proceeded out of the Body of Lucifer, to come into Him? Could he not hind...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (46)
And this high Mind and Self-will was directly and wholly against the Birth or Geniture of God; for the Body of the Angels should abide and remain in i...
Chapter 14: How Lucifer, who was the most beautiful Angel in Heaven, is become the most horrible Devil. The House of the murderous Den. (40)
Now thou wilt ask, Question. Did not the total or universal God know this, before the Time of the Creation of Angels that it would so come to pass? An...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (61)
Difference, the Angels are created, one as well as another, all out of the Divine Salitter of the heavenly Nature; only this is the Difference betwixt...
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (80)
Behold here the Wickedness and Malice which is the Cause; viz. when King Lucifer did sit in his Kingdom, like a high-minded proud Bride, then his...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (42)
Then his seven qualifying or fountain Spirits thought they would elevate and kindle themselves, and so they also would be as fair, glorious, and...