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Author: Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.
Title: The third booke of the authour, being The high and deepe searching out of the threefold life of man through (or according to) the three principles by Jacob Behmen, aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus ; written in the Germane language, anno 1620 ; Englished by J. Sparrovv ...
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Print source: The third booke of the authour, being The high and deepe searching out of the threefold life of man through (or according to) the three principles by Jacob Behmen, aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus ; written in the Germane language, anno 1620 ; Englished by J. Sparrovv ...
Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624., Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?
London: Printed by M.S. for H. Blunden ..., 1650.
Alternate titles: Hohe und tieffe Gründe von dem drey fachen Leben des Menschen. English
Subject terms:
Mysticism.
Theology, Doctrinal.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28536.0001.001
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A SHORT CONTENTS of this BOOKE.
THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE AUTHOUR. Being a High and Deep Search Concerning The Threefold Life of Man.
The First Chapter.
The Second Chapter.
The Third chapter.
Concerning the seaventh Forme of the Eternall Nature.
The Fourth Chapter.
The most Mighty Gate in the Centre, highly to be Considered.
The Gate in Ternarium Sanctum.
The Fift Chapter.
[Further Information touching the holy Trinity.]
The highly precious Gate for Man to Consider of.
The Gate of the Distinction between the Substantiality and the Element. Also between Paradise and Heaven.
The Gates of this World; [Also concerning the Language of Nature].
The Sixt Chapter.
The Seventh Chapter.
The Gates of the Firmamentall Heaven, with the Starres and Elements.
[Heere the Author againe sheweth the Eternall Beeing.]
The Eighth Chapter.
A True Open Gate.
The highly Precious Gate.
The Ninth Chapter.
[Of the Great Strife about the Image of Man].
[Of the Devill, who changeth himselfe in∣to an Angel of Light].
The Gates of the Deepe Ground Concerning Man.
Consider of the Planets.
[The Heart standeth between two Worlds.]
The Tenth Chapter.
The Eleventh Chapter. Of the true Knowledge concerning Man.
The Gates of the Great Misery and Lamentation,
The Great Open Gate of the Antichrist.
The Highly Precious Gate.
The Gate of Immanuel.
The Twelfth Chapter.
A Gate [shewing] which way wee must walke though this world into the Kingdome of God.
The Thirteenth Chapter.
[Concerning the Lords Supper].
[Concerning the Baptisme].
The Magia out of the Wonders.
The Fourteenth Chapter.
Of the Company and assistance of the Holy Angells.
The Fifteenth Chapter.
The Sixteenth Chapter.
A very lovely Gate.
[Of the Lords Prayer.]
[The Entrance.]
The First Petition.
The Second Petition.
The Third Petition.
The Fourth Petition.
The Fift Petition.
The Sixt Petition.
The Seaventh Petition.
Of the Amen.
The Seaventeenth Chapter.
The Eighteenth Chapter.
An Alphabeticall Table of the Ma∣teriall Contents of the severall Verses of this Booke of the Threefold Life of Man.
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A CATALOGUE OF THE 40. QUESTIONS.
TO THE READER.
THE AUTHORS PREFACE TO BALTHASAR WALTER.
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The first Question Answered.
The first Forme.
The second Forme.
The third Forme.
The fourth Forme.
The fift Forme of Fire in the Eter∣nall Will.
The sixt Forme of Fire.
The Exposition of the Philoso∣phick GLOBE or EYE, of both the Threefold Circles which signifie espe∣cially the two Eternall Principles, The Third being also cleerely understood there∣in, and how it must be understood.
A further Exposition of the first Principle, and of the Mysterie of the Beginning in the Creation, also of the Darke world: and how the Angle or line of the Crosse, and number 9. at the left hand, with its upper and nether space must be understood.
Of FATHER: N. 9.
Soule. number 10.
The Soules Will: number 11.
Will number 12. and Soule, number 13.
HOLY GHOST. number 14.
Image; number 15.
Abysse number 16.
Of the Word Omnipotence; number 17. and Wrath; number 18.
Craft; number 19.
Devill; number 20.
Devills Art; number 21. 22.
Will; Number 23.
Darknesse: number 24.
Fire; number 25.
Anguish; number 26.
Death; number 27.
Will, number 28. Light, number 29. Spirit, number 30. Man: number 31.
Image: number 3•. God: number 33.
The ninth Number; number 34.
Soules Eternall Habitation: number 35.
Angelicall World: number 36.
Proud Devill: number 37. Will of the Devill Lucifer: number 38.
Abysse of the Darke world: number 39. Eternall Hell of Devills: number 40.
The other line of the Crosse upwards.
SONNE; number 41. and of the Heart.
Of the Heart in the Crosse.
Heaven; number 42.
Pure Element; number 43.
Holy Ghost; number 44. Sonne: number 45.
Father: number 46. Holy Spirit of Divine Wisdome and understanding; number 47.
Humanity, Flesh: number 48.
Paradise; number 49.
Divine Essentiality; number 50.
Christs Flesh; number 51. 52.
Mysterie; number 53.
Wonder; number 54. Angel; number 55. Spirit; number 56.
Foure Elements; number 57.
The Soules Joy in Ternario Sancto; number 58.
Spirituall Bodies Habitation: number 59.
Earth; number 60.
Earthly Man; number 61.
Wonder; number 62.
Babell; number 63.
Owne Reason in Babell; number 64.
Wonder of the Great Folly; number 65.
The Conclusion.
Now we come againe to the sixt Forme of Fire.
The seventh Forme of Fire.
The eight Forme of Fire.
The ninth Forme of Fire, The great Earnestnesse.
The Tenth Number and Forme of Fire. The Gatein Ternarium Sanctum.
The second Question.
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The fift Question.
The sixt Question.
The first Power of the Will of the Soule.
The second Power of the Will of the Soule.
The third Power of the Spirit, or Will of the Soule.
The fourth Power of the Will of the Soule.
The fift Power of the Will, or Spirit of the Soule.
The seventh Question.
The eight Question.
The ninth Question.
The tenth Question.
The eleventh Question.
The twelft Question.
The exceeding Precious Gate of the Aurora.
But marke this A. B. C.
The thirteenth Question.
The fourteenth Question.
The fifteenth Question.
The sixteenth Question.
The seventeenth Question.
The eighteenth Question.
The nineteenth Question.
The twentieth Question.
The one and twentieth Question.
The two and twentieth Question.
The three and twentieth Question.
The foure and twentieth Question.
The five and twentieth Question.
The six and twentieth Question.
The seven and twentieth Question.
The eight and twentieth Question.
The nine and twentieth Question.
The thirtieth Question.
The one and thirtieth Question.
The two and thirtieth Question.
The three and thirtieth Question.
The foure and thirtieth Question.
The five and thirtieth Question.
The six and thirtieth Question.
The seven and thirtieth Question.
The eight and thirtieth Question.
The nine and thirtieth Question.
The fortieth Question.
A short Summary Appendix OF THE SOULE, The Image of the soule, and of the TURBA, which is the De∣stroyer of the Image.
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THE PREFACE TO THE READER Of these writings.
THE CLAVIS, OR KEY. OR, An Exposition of some princi∣pall Words, and Matters. How God is to be considered, with∣out Nature, and Creature.
A further Consideration, How this one God is Three-fold.
Of the Eternall word of God.
Of the Holy Name JEHOVA.
Of the Divine Wisdome.
Of theMysterium Magnum.
Of the Center of the Eternall Nature.
Of the Eternall Nature, and its seven Properties.
The first SUBSTANCE in the seven Properties.
The second SUBSTANCE.
* An Explanation of * the seven Properties of Nature.
♄. The first Property.
. The second Property.
The third Property.
☉ The fourth Property
♀ The fift Property.
♃ The sixt Property.
☽ The seventh Property.
Of the third Principle: viz. The visible world, whence that proceeded: and what The Creator is.
The first Day.
The second Day.
The third Day.
The fourth Day.
The fifth Day.
The sixt Day.
The seventh Day.
Of the Spiritus Mundi, and of the foure Elements.
Now followeth a short explication, or Descrip∣tion of the Divine Manifestation.
Another Exposition of the Mysterium Magnum.
OF THE WORD SCIENCE.
A CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKES WRITTEN, By JACOB BEHMEN.
The faults escaped in Printing.