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Passages similar to: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence — Chapter 21: Of the Cainish, and of the Abellish Kingdom; how they are both in one another. Also of their Beginning, Rise, Essence, and Purpose; and then of their last Exit. Also of the Cainish Antichristian Church, and then of the Abellish true Christian Church; how they are both in one another, and are very difficult to be known [asunder.] Also of the Variety of Arts, States, and Orders of this World. Also of the Office of Rulers [or Magistrates,] and their Subjects; how there is a good and divine Ordinance in them all, as also a false, evil, and devilish one. Where the Providence of God is seen in all Things; and the Devil 's Deceit, Subtilty, and Malice, [is seen also] in all Things.
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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 21: Of the Cainish, and of the Abellish Kingdom; how they are both in one another. Also of their Beginning, Rise, Essence, and Purpose; and then of their last Exit. Also of the Cainish Antichristian Church, and then of the Abellish true Christian Church; how they are both in one another, and are very difficult to be known [asunder.] Also of the Variety of Arts, States, and Orders of this World. Also of the Office of Rulers [or Magistrates,] and their Subjects; how there is a good and divine Ordinance in them all, as also a false, evil, and devilish one. Where the Providence of God is seen in all Things; and the Devil 's Deceit, Subtilty, and Malice, [is seen also] in all Things. (14)
And then we find also, how the Meekness is the Virtue and the Spirit, so that where the Meekness is not, there the Fierceness (in itself) is nothing but a Darkness and a Death, where no i Growing can spring up, and it cannot generate nor discover its Wonders; and thus we find that the Fierceness [Wrath or Sourness] is a Cause of the Essences, and [that] the Meekness [is] a Cause of the Joy, and a Cause of the Rising and [Budding] or Growing forth of the Essences; and then that the Spirit is generated by the Flowing, [Working, Springing,] and Rising up, out of the Essences, and that the Fierceness so becomes the Root of the Spirit, and the Meekness is its Life.
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (9)
For the Spirit of Heat could not kindle itself, from whence the Light exists, and out of or from the Light through the Water the Love and Meekness exi...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 13: What meekness is in itself, and when it is perfect and when it is imperfect (1)
NOW let see first of the virtue of meekness; how that it is imperfect when it is caused of any other thing mingled with God although He be the chief;...
Chapter 2: An Introduction, shewing how men may come to apprehend The Divine, and the Natural, Being. And further of the two Qualities. (4)
For Meekness in Nature is a still Rest, but the Fierceness in every Power makes all Things moveable, running, and generative.
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (88)
Therefore it always seeks the lowest Places of the Earth, which rightly signifies or resembles the Spirit of Meekness, in which the Life is generated;...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (20)
But thou must here understand this high Thing.
Chapter 15: Of the Third Species, Kind or Form and Manner of Sin's Beginning in Lucifer. (59)
But when the bitter Flash, together with the Astringent and Fire-spirit, tastes this Meekness, there is nothing else then but a mere Longing, Desiring...
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. (16)
For Meekness moves against the Wrath, and the Wrath against the Meekness, and so both are distinct Kingdoms in the one only Body of this World.
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (128)
Just as the meek Spirit of the Heart goes through the astringent and bitter Quality, and overcomes it; and though it be indeed infected with the...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (84)
Here nothing goes out of, or forth from the Sharpness which perishes, or which kindles the Wrath, but the Spirits play very gently one with another, l...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 13: What meekness is in itself, and when it is perfect and when it is imperfect (2)
Meekness in itself is nought else, but a true knowing and feeling of a man’s self as he is. For surely whoso might verily see and feel himself as he...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (29)
Understand this rightly.
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (20)
II. The second Generating is the sweet Water, which is generated also out of all the six Spirits; for it is the Meekness, which is generated out of...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (39)
For the astringent or harsh Quality, in its Stock or Kernel, when it qualifies or operates in its own Power, is a Darkness: And the sweet Quality, in ...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (92)
For the Fire will consume all, and causes a high Rising in the Source, and the Meekness of the Light causes Entity or Substantiality; viz. in the eter...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (26)
In that Fierceness now the bitter Spirit becomes self-subsisting; and in the sweet it becomes meek or mild; and in the hard it becomes corporeal; and ...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (131)
Meekness and the hard Water separated themselves asunder, and the Hardness remained in its hard Place, as a hard Death, and the Meekness or Softness p...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (29)
Now if the bitter Quality dwells meekly and gently in any Creature, then is it the Heart or Joy therein; for it dissipates all other evil Influences,...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (124)
Art thou a rational Man, then observe this; the Spirit which moves on high aloft from the Heat, takes its Exit, rising, and shining, in the sweet...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (8)
Again, it contains also a Fierceness or Wrath which burns, confuses, and spoils; this Wrath or Fierceness springs, drives, and elevates itself in the...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (13)
Thus the Light in the Heat is a quick Spring or living Fountain; into which the Holy Ghost enters, but not into the Fierceness of Wrath.
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