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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 whence the light ariseth (and out of the light, through the water, the love and meekness), could not kindle itself; but there w...
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 from its twofold source, everything has its great mobility, running, springing, driving and growing; For meekness in nature is a still rest, but t...
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 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 moveth 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 goeth through the astringent and bitter quality, and overcometh it; and though it be indeed infected with the...
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 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 seeketh the lowest places of the earth; which rightly signifieth or resembleth the spirit of meekness, in which the life is genera...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (29)
Understand this rightly.
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (25)
But the qualification taketh its original from the fierce disturbance or elevation, so that it moveth and driveth in every creature, from whence life ...
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 quality and the fire-spirit, tasteth this meekness, there is nothing else then but a mere long...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (26)
In that fierceness now the bitter spirit becometh self-subsisting; and in the sweet it becometh meek or mild; and in the hard it becometh corporeal; a...
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 dwelleth meekly and gently in any creature, then is it the heart or joy therein; for it dissipateth all other evil...
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 qualifieth or operateth in its own power, is a darkness: The sweet quality, in it...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (84)
Here nothing goeth out of, or forth from, the sharpness which perishes, or which does kindle the wrath, but the spirits play very gently one with anot...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (100)
Against which the wrath, with its snarling in the astringent and bitter quality, at the hinder gums in the hollow on the tongue, struggles, and keeps...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (20)
But thou must here understand this high Thing.
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (20)
II. The second generating is the sweet water, which is also generated out of all the six spirits; for it is the meekness, which is generated out of...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (61)
In this pressing through and turning about existeth the tone, according to the quality of each spirit; and always one power affecteth another, for...
Chapter 23: Of the Deep above the Earth. (56)
Whereby now the earnest and austere birth or geniture is refreshed; and when it tasteth thereof it grows capable to be raised up, and rejoiceth, and...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (131)
Then the meekness and the hard water separated themselves asunder, and the hardness remained in its hard place, as a hard death, and the meekness or...
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