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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 11: Of all Circumstances of the Temptation. (5)
But this is the Ground; every Quality [or Source,] would be creaturely, and the fiery [Property] elevated itself too mightily, into which Lucifer had brought his Will; and so it went with Adam as to the tempting Tree, as it is written; and God suffered all Sorts of Trees to spring up in the Garden of Eden; and in the Midst of the Garden the Tree of Life, and of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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 was also the bitter Quality in Lucifer, and it had no Cause to elevate itself, neither had it any Driving to it from...
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 17: Of the lamentable and miserable State and Condition of the corrupt perished Nature, and Original of the four Elements, instead of the holy Government of God. (21)
But seeing Adam’s Spirit longed after that Fruit which was of the Quality of the corrupted Earth, therefore also Nature formed or framed such a Tree f...
Chapter 6: How an Angel, and how a Man, is the Similitude and Image of God. (28)
Nothing grows there, which is not good: Only Lord Lucifer has deformed and dressed this World in that Manner: And therefore was Mother Eve ashamed, wh...
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 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (25)
For every Quality bears its own Fruit, as it is in the corrupted murtherous Den or dark Valley and Dungeon of the Earth; there spring up all Manner of...