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Passages similar to: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence — Chapter 16: Of the noble Mind of the Understanding, Senses and Thoughts. Of the threefold Spirit and Will, and of the Tincture of the Inclination, and what is inbred in a Child in the Mother's Body [or Womb.] Of the Image of God, and of the bestial Image, and of the Image of the Abyss of Hell, and Similitude of the Devil, to be searched for, and found out in a [any] one Man. The noble Gate of the noble Virgin. And also the Gate of the Woman of this World, highly to be considered.
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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 16: Of the noble Mind of the Understanding, Senses and Thoughts. Of the threefold Spirit and Will, and of the Tincture of the Inclination, and what is inbred in a Child in the Mother's Body [or Womb.] Of the Image of God, and of the bestial Image, and of the Image of the Abyss of Hell, and Similitude of the Devil, to be searched for, and found out in a [any] one Man. The noble Gate of the noble Virgin. And also the Gate of the Woman of this World, highly to be considered. (36)
Here in this Life he must stick between the Door and the Hinges, between the Kingdom of Hell, and the Kingdom of this World, and the noble Image must suffer much Wrong, [or be wounded,] for he has not only Enemies outwardly, but also in himself; he bears the bestial and also the hellish Image of Wrath in him, so long as this House of Flesh endures. Therefore that causes Strife and Division against himself, and also without him, against the Wickedness of the World, which the Devil mightily presses against him, and tempts him on every Side, misleads, and distorts him every where, and his own Household in his Body are his worst Enemies; therefore the Children of God are Bearers of the Cross in this World, in this evil earthly Image.
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (138)
Therefore it must undergo many hard Blows and Pinches, and must every Day and Hour wrestle and struggle with the Devil, that is, with the hellish Qual...
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. (56)
For he is as the whole House of this World, wherein always Love and Wrath wrestle one with another, and the new Body always generates itself in the Mi...
Chapter 16: Of the Seventh Species, Kind, Form, or Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer and his Angels. (117)
Which Thing Reason, or the outward Birth or Geniture of Man, without the Experience of this Fight or Battle, cannot comprehend. For the third or...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (125)
Thus it denotes also the evil and good Will in the whole or universal Nature, and in all the Creatures; that there would be a continual Wrestling,...
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. (29)
Now as Man in his outward Being is corrupted, and as to his fleshly Birth or Getiture is in the Wrath of God, and is moreover also an Enemy of God,...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (45)
While thou livest in this struggling or striving Birth or Geniture, thou must apply to it, and suffer the Devil to ride upon thee; but so hard as he...
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 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (117)
But that the astringent and bitter Spirit does so grumble and murmur, when the Spirit from the Heart goes through its House, and rules powerfully, it ...