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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 11: Of all Circumstances of the Temptation. (14)
We have a very powerful Testimony hereof, and it is known in Nature, and in all her Children, in the Stars and Elements, in the Earth, Stones, and Metals; especially in the living Creatures, as you see, how they are evil and good, viz. lovely Creatures, and also venomous evil Beasts; as Toads, Adders, and Serpents, [or Worms;] so also there is Poison and Malice in every Sort of kLife of the third Principle: And the [Fierceness] or Strength must be in Nature, or else all were a Death and a Nothing. The Depth in the Center.
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (6)
In every Creature in this World is a Good and Evil Will and Source; in Men, Beasts, Fowls, Fishes, Worms, and in all that which is upon the Earth; in...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (6)
Wherein then I found to be in all Things, Evil and Good, Love and Anger, in the inanimate Creatures, viz. in Wood, Stones, Earth, and the Elements,...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (19)
Herein lies the Pith or Kernel; for Gold, Silver, and precious Stones, and all bright Ores of Minerals, have their Original from the Light, which...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (144)
Thou hast many Examples thereof in this World, that if some Creature or Man look upon a Thing, it perishes because of the Poison or Venom in the...
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (47)
And this thou mayest very well perceive and understand in extreme Heat and Cold, as also by the Poison, Bitterness, and Sourness in this World; all wh...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (35)
The Learned have had many Disputations, Questions, Conceits and Opinions concerning the fierce Malignity and Evil that is in all the Creatures, even...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (71)
The outward Earth is a bitter Stink, and is dead, and that every Man understands to be so. But the Saltiter is destroyed or killed through the Wrath;...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (3)
In this Consideration are found Two Qualities, a Good one and an Evil one; which are in one another as One Thing, in this World in all Powers, in 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. (99)
And I will set before you also living Testimonies, viz. the created and comprehensible Heaven, the Stars, the Elements, the Creatures, the Earth, Ston...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (93)
Behold! that is the Birth or Geniture of Nature; and so now if in these three Qualities, viz. the astringent, bitter and sweet, the Wrath-fire was...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (81)
In the Earth thou canst not perceive, find, or search out any Thing besides the Herbs, Plants or Vegetables and Metals, more than Astringency,...
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities.:2-3)
Creatures are made and descended from these Qualities, and live therein, as in their Mother; and the Earth and Stones descend or proceed from thence a...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (2)
We must diligently consider the Powers in Nature. II. Also the whole Creation, Heaven and Earth. III. The Stars, the Elements, and Creatures, which ha...
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (7)
There is nothing in Nature, wherein there is not Good and Evil; every Thing moves and lives in this double Impulse, Working, or Operation, be it what...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (104)
For through the Devil's Kindling, the Spirits of Life were incorporated or compacted together also in Death, and, as it were, captivated, but not quit...
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (92)
For the Host or Army of Lucifer had kindled the Saltiter of the Stars and of the Earth, and half killed, spoiled and destroyed it.