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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. (15)
Now there can be no Meekness without Light, for the Light makes the Meekness, and there can be no Fierceness without the Light, for the Light makes a Longing in the Darkness; and yet there is no Darkness there, but the Longing makes the Darkness in the Will, so that the Will attracts to itself, and impregnates the Longing, so that it becomes thick and dark; for it is thicker than the Will, and therefore it shadows the Will, and is the Darkness of the Will.
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 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (61)
But if the fierceness should be generated in the shining light, then surely it would reach as far also as the splendour or shining of the light, but i...
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 entereth, but the Holy Ghost entereth not into the fiercene...
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. (69)
So that man should not dare to say that the sun is an open gate of the light of God; but it is as the light in a man's eye, whereas also the place of ...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (91)
"Yet the fire giveth or holdeth forth to us a mystery of the eternal nature, and of the Deity also, wherein a man is to understand two Principles of...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (11)
But the darkness is hidden in the centre of the light, that is, when a creature, who is made out of the power of the light, would move and boil higher...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (5)
As for example, heat, which burneth, consumeth and driveth forth all whatsoever that cometh into it which is not of the same property; and again, it...
Paraphrase of Shem
Derdekeas Tells Shem About the Powers of the Universe (2)
The crookedness of the darkness was lack of perception, namely, the illusion that there is no one above him. And as long as he was able to restrain hi...
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (4)
On the fourth day the light rose up, and made its seat in the house of death, and yet death could not, and cannot, comprehend it. As little as the...