Three Principles of the Divine Essence Chap. 8-16 - meuser
Three Principles of the Divine Essence Chap. 8-16 - meuser
Three Principles of the Divine Essence Chap. 8-16 - meuser
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speaks from <strong>the</strong> hidden Man, which is hidden in <strong>the</strong> bestial<br />
[Man,] and judges against his own bestial Life; for <strong>the</strong> hidden<br />
Law <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> eternal Nature stands hidden in <strong>the</strong> bestial Man, and<br />
it is in a hard Restraint, and judges [or condemns] <strong>the</strong> [malicious]<br />
Wickedness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> p carnal Mind.<br />
33. Thus <strong>the</strong>re are three in Man that strive against one ano<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
viz. <strong>the</strong> eternal proud malicious Anger, [proceeding] out<br />
n Inceptive.<br />
o Tame, or bring under Subjection.<br />
p Fleshly.<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Originality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mind. And secondly, <strong>the</strong> eternal holy<br />
chaste Humility, which is generated out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Originality. And<br />
thirdly, <strong>the</strong> corruptible Animal wholly bestial, generated from <strong>the</strong><br />
Stars and Elements, which holds <strong>the</strong> whole House in Possession.<br />
34. And it is here with <strong>the</strong> Image <strong>of</strong> Man, as St. Paul said;<br />
To whom you give yourselves as Servants in Obedience, his<br />
Servant you are, whe<strong>the</strong>r it be <strong>of</strong> Sin unto Death, or <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Obedience <strong>of</strong> God to Righteousness, that Driving [or Property]<br />
you have. If a Man yields his Mind up to Malice, Pride, Selfpower,<br />
and Force, to <strong>the</strong> Oppressing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Miserable, <strong>the</strong>n he<br />
is like <strong>the</strong> proud, haughty Devil, and he is his Servant in<br />
Obedience, and loses <strong>the</strong> Image <strong>of</strong> God; and out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Image<br />
comes a Wolf, Dragon, or Serpent to be, all according to his<br />
<strong>Essence</strong>s, as he stands figured in <strong>the</strong> Mind. But if he yields up<br />
himself to ano<strong>the</strong>r swinish and bestial Condition, as to a mere<br />
bestial voluptuous Life, to Gormandizing, Gluttony, and Drunkenness,<br />
and Lechery, Stealing, Robbing, Murdering, Lying, Cozening,<br />
and [Cheating] Deceit, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> eternal Mind figures him<br />
also in such an Image as is like an unreasonable ugly Beast and<br />
Worm. And although he bears <strong>the</strong> elementary Image in this<br />
Life, yet he has indeed <strong>the</strong> Image <strong>of</strong> an Adder, Serpent, and Beast,<br />
hidden <strong>the</strong>rein, which will be manifested at <strong>the</strong> Breaking [or<br />
Deceasing] <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Body, and it belongs not to <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
35. But if he gives himself up to <strong>the</strong> Obedience <strong>of</strong> God, and<br />
q yields his Mind up into God, to strive against Malice and<br />
Wickedness, and <strong>the</strong> Lusts and Desires <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Flesh, also against<br />
all Unrighteousness <strong>of</strong> Life and Conversation, in Humility under<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cross, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> eternal Mind figures him in <strong>the</strong> Image <strong>of</strong> an<br />
Angel, who is pure, chaste, and virtuous, and he keeps this<br />
Image in <strong>the</strong> Breaking <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Body, and hereafter he will be<br />
married with <strong>the</strong> precious Virgin, <strong>the</strong> eternal Wisdom, Chastity,<br />
and paradisical Purity.<br />
36. Here in this Life he must stick between <strong>the</strong> Door and <strong>the</strong><br />
Hinges, between <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Hell, and <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> this<br />
World, and <strong>the</strong> noble Image must suffer much Wrong, [or be