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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it, and not spend our Labour about vain and unpr<strong>of</strong>itable Things.<br />
7. Now thus says Reason; What are <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> Words <strong>of</strong> Moses<br />
concerning <strong>the</strong> Woman? To which I say; Moses has written<br />
right, but I (living thus p in <strong>the</strong> Woman) understand it not<br />
right. Moses indeed had a brightened [or glorified Face or]<br />
Countenance, but he must hang a Vail before it, so that none<br />
could see his Face. But when <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Virgin q , viz. <strong>the</strong><br />
Virgin [Wisdom] came, he looked him in <strong>the</strong> Face, and put <strong>the</strong><br />
Vail away.<br />
8. Then Reason asks; What was <strong>the</strong> Rib [taken] out <strong>of</strong> Adam<br />
to be [made] a Woman? The Gate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Depth. Behold, <strong>the</strong><br />
Virgin shows us this, that when Adam was overcome, and <strong>the</strong><br />
Virgin passed into her E<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> Tincture (wherein <strong>the</strong><br />
fair Virgin had dwelt) became earthy, weary, feeble, and weak;<br />
for <strong>the</strong> powerful Root <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tincture, from whence it had its<br />
Potency without any Sleep or Rest (viz. <strong>the</strong> heavenly Matrix,<br />
which r contains Paradise and <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Heaven) withdrew<br />
in Adam, and went into its s E<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
9. Reader, understand [and consider] it right; <strong>the</strong> Deity (viz.<br />
<strong>the</strong> fair Virgin) is not t destroyed and come to nothing; that cannot<br />
be; only she is remaining in <strong>the</strong> divine Principle; and <strong>the</strong><br />
Spirit, or <strong>the</strong> Soul <strong>of</strong> Adam, is with its own proper Worm remaining<br />
in <strong>the</strong> third Principle <strong>of</strong> this World: But <strong>the</strong> Virgin,<br />
viz. <strong>the</strong> divine Virtue [or Power] stands in Heaven, and in Paradise,<br />
and beholds herself in <strong>the</strong> earthly Quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Soul, viz.<br />
in <strong>the</strong> u Sun, and not in <strong>the</strong> Moon; understand in <strong>the</strong> highest<br />
Point <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong> this World, where <strong>the</strong> Tincture is most<br />
noble and clear, from whence <strong>the</strong> Mind <strong>of</strong> Man exists.<br />
10. And she would fain return again into her Place to her<br />
Bridegroom, if <strong>the</strong> earthly Flesh, with <strong>the</strong> earthly Mind and<br />
Senses [or Thoughts did not hinder, or] were not in <strong>the</strong> Way,<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Virgin does not go into <strong>the</strong>m, she will not be bound [to,<br />
or] in <strong>the</strong> earthly Center; she finishes <strong>the</strong> whole Time (while <strong>the</strong><br />
Woman lives in her Stead) <strong>of</strong> her Speculation with Longing and<br />
much Calling, Admonishing and hearty Seeking: But [to] <strong>the</strong><br />
p In <strong>the</strong> divided Transitoriness.<br />
q The eternal Wisdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
r Or is <strong>the</strong> Foundation <strong>of</strong>.<br />
s Air or Receptacle.<br />
t Broken.<br />
u In <strong>the</strong> heavenly, and not in <strong>the</strong> earthly Part <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>.<br />
Regenerate she appears in a high triumphing Manner, in <strong>the</strong><br />
Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mind; [she] also <strong>of</strong>ten dives into <strong>the</strong> Tincture <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Blood <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Heart, whereby <strong>the</strong> Body with <strong>the</strong> Mind and<br />
Senses comes to tremble and triumph so highly, as if it were in<br />
Paradise; it also presently gets a paradisical Will.