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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f Or second Birth.<br />
is that done in Man? Hear and see, stop not thy Mind, let not<br />
thy mind be filled by <strong>the</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong> this World, with its Might and<br />
Pomp. Take thy Mind, and break through [<strong>the</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong> this<br />
World] entirely, g incline thy Mind into <strong>the</strong> kind Love <strong>of</strong> God;<br />
make thy Purpose earnest and strong, to break through <strong>the</strong><br />
Pleasure <strong>of</strong> this World with thy Mind, and not to regard it; consider<br />
that thou art not at Home in this World, but that thou art<br />
a strange Guest, captivated in a close Prison, cry and call to him,<br />
who has <strong>the</strong> Key <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Prison; yield thyself up to him, in<br />
Obedience, Righteousness, Modesty, Chastity, and Truth. And<br />
seek not so eagerly after <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> this World, it will stick<br />
close enough to <strong>the</strong>e without that; and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> chaste Virgin<br />
will meet <strong>the</strong>e in thy Mind highly and deeply, and will lead <strong>the</strong>e<br />
to thy Bridegroom, who has <strong>the</strong> Key to <strong>the</strong> Gate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Deep;<br />
thou must stand before him, who will give <strong>the</strong>e to eat <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
heavenly Manna, which will h refresh <strong>the</strong>e, and thou will be<br />
strong, and struggle with <strong>the</strong> Gate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Deep, and thou wilt<br />
break through as <strong>the</strong> i Daybreak; and though thou liest captive<br />
here in <strong>the</strong> Night, yet <strong>the</strong> Rays <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Break <strong>of</strong> Day will appear<br />
to <strong>the</strong>e in <strong>the</strong> Paradise, in which Place thy chaste Virgin stands,<br />
waiting for <strong>the</strong>e with <strong>the</strong> Joy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Angels, who will very kindly<br />
receive <strong>the</strong>e in thy newborn Mind and Spirit.<br />
49. And though indeed thou must k walk here with thy Body<br />
in <strong>the</strong> dark l Night among Thorns and Thistles, (so that <strong>the</strong><br />
Devil and also this World does rend and tear <strong>the</strong>e, and not only<br />
buffet, despise, deride, and villify <strong>the</strong>e outwardly, but also many<br />
Times stop thy dear Mind, and lead it captive in <strong>the</strong> Lust <strong>of</strong> this<br />
World into <strong>the</strong> Bath [or Lake] <strong>of</strong> Swines,) yet <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> noble<br />
Virgin will help <strong>the</strong>e still, and will call upon <strong>the</strong>e to desist from<br />
thy ungodly m Ways.<br />
50. Look well to it, stop not thy Mind and Understanding;<br />
when thy Mind says, Turn, do n it not, <strong>the</strong>n know that thou art so<br />
called by <strong>the</strong> dear Virgin; and turn instantly, and consider where<br />
thou art lodged, in how hard a House <strong>of</strong> Bondage thy Soul lies<br />
imprisoned; seek thy native Country, from whence thy Soul is<br />
wandered, and whi<strong>the</strong>r it ought to return again.<br />
51. And <strong>the</strong>n if thou will follow o it, thou will find in thyself,<br />
g Or unite or give up thy mind.<br />
h Or quicken.<br />
i Aurora, MorningRedness, or Daystar.<br />
k Swim or ba<strong>the</strong>.<br />
l In Contempt and Disesteem.<br />
m Or Doings.<br />
n The Evil.<br />
o The Counsel <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wisdom <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
not only after this Life, but in this Life also in thy Regeneration,<br />
that she will very worthily meet <strong>the</strong>e, and out <strong>of</strong> what Kind