92. And as the tongue frameth itself for the hissing, and qualifieth, mixeth or uniteth with the spirit, and moveth therewith, so the soul of man coimageth or frameth itself with the Holy Spirit, and qualifieth, operateth or uniteth therewith, and presseth together jointly in the power thereof, through heaven, and ruleth together also therewith in the word of God. 93. But, that afterwards the astringent and bitter qualities awaken behind, and coimage afterwards to the framing of the word, signifieth that indeed all is as it were one body, but the heaven and the Holy Spirit, together with the heart of God, hath its proper seat to itself; and the devil, together with the wrath of God, can comprehend neither the Holy Spirit nor the heaven; but the devil, together with the wrath, hangeth in the outward birth in the word, and the wrath helpeth to image all in the outermost birth in this world, all whatsoever that standeth in the comprehensibility or palpability; just as the astringent and bitter qualities afterwards rouse themselves behind to the framing of the word, and qualify, operate or unite therewith. 94. That the spirit first goeth over the astringent and bitter qualities unperceived, signifieth that the gate of God is everywhere in this world all over, wherein the Holy Ghost ruleth; and that the heaven standeth open everywhere, even in the midst or centre of the earth; and that the devil nowhere can either see or comprehend or apprehend the heaven, but is a grumbling and snarling hellhound, which afterwards, when the Holy Ghost hath built or raised to himself a Church and Temple, first cometh out from behind and destroyeth it in the wrath, and hangeth behind at the word as an enemy, who will not endure that a Temple of God should be raised or built in his land or country, whereby his kingdom might be lessened or diminished. THE TWENTYFIRST CHAPTER Of the Third Day. 1. ALTHOUGH in the writings of Moses the spirit hath kept the deepest mysteries secret, hidden and concealed in the letter, yet all is so very regularly described that there is no defect at all in the order thereof. 2. For when God through the Word had created heaven and earth, and had separated the light from the darkness, and had given a place to each of them, then each began at once its birth or geniture and qualifying or working. 3. On the first day God drave together (or compacted) the corrupt Salitter, which so came to be in the kindling of his wrath, I say, God then drave it together or created it through the strong spirit; for the word Schuff (created) signifieth here a driving together (or compaction). 4. In this driving together or compaction of the corrupted WrathSalitter, was king Lucifer also, as an impotent prince, together with his angels, driven into the hell of the WrathSalitter, into that place where the outward halfdead comprehensibility is generated, which is the place or space between the naturegoddess, the moon, and the dead earth. 5. Now when this was done the deep became clear, and with the hidden or concealed heaven the light was separated from the darkness, and the globe of the earth in the great wheel of nature was rolled or turned once about; and accordingly the there passed the time of one revolution, or of one day, which containeth twentyfour hours. 6. In the duration of the second day began the sharp separation, and the incomprehensible cleft * was made between the wrath and the love of the light; and so king Lucifer was firmly, strongly or fast bolted up into the house of darkness, and was reserved to the final Judgment. * "cleft" (Kluft). See Ch. 19, par. 34. 7. So also the water of life was separated from the water of death, yet in that manner as that, in this time of the world, they hang the one to the other, as body and soul, and yet neither of them comprehendeth the other. The heaven which was made out of the midst or centre of the water is the cleft between them, so that the comprehensible or palpable water is a death, and the incomprehensible or impalpable is the life. 8. Thus now the incomprehensible spirit, which is God, ruleth everywhere in this world, and replenisheth or filleth all, and the comprehensible hangeth or dependeth on him, and dwelleth in the darkness, and can neither see nor hear nor smell nor feel the incomprehensible one, but seeth the works thereof, and is a destroyer of them. 9. Now when God had bound up the devil in the darkness through the closure of the heaven, which heaven is everywhere in all places, then he began again his wonderful birth or geniture in the seventh naturespirit, and all generated again as it had done from eternity. 10. For Moses writeth thus: [gen. i. 1113] And God said, Let the earth send forth grass and herbs that yield a seed, and the fruit tree yielding or bearing fruit after its kind, which hath its own seed
92. And as the tongue frams itself for the hissing, and qualifies, mixes or unites with the spirit, and moves therewith, so the soul of man coimags or frams itself with the Holy Spirit, and qualifies, operats or unites therewith, and presses together jointly in the power thereof, through heaven, and ruls together also therewith in the word of God. 93. But, that afterwards the astringent and bitter qualities awaken behind, and coimage afterwards to the framing of the word, signifies that indeed all is as it were one body, but the heaven and the Holy Spirit, together with the heart of God, has its proper seat to itself; and the devil, together with the wrath of God, can comprehend neither the Holy Spirit nor the heaven; but the devil, together with the wrath, hangs in the outward birth in the word, and the wrath helps to image all in the outermost birth in this world, all whatsoever that stands in the comprehensibility or palpability; just as the astringent and bitter qualities afterwards rouse themselves behind to the framing of the word, and qualify, operate or unite therewith. 94. That the spirit first goes over the astringent and bitter qualities unperceived, signifies that the gate of God is everywhere in this world all over, wherein the Holy Ghost ruls; and that the heaven stands open everywhere, even in the midst or centre of the earth; and that the devil nowhere can either see or comprehend or apprehend the heaven, but is a grumbling and snarling hellhound, which afterwards, when the Holy Ghost has built or raised to himself a Church and Temple, first comes out from behind and destroys it in the wrath, and hangs behind at the word as an enemy, who will not endure that a Temple of God should be raised or built in his land or country, whereby his kingdom might be lessened or diminished. THE TWENTYFIRST CHAPTER Of the Third Day. 1. ALTHOUGH in the writings of Moses the spirit has kept the deepest mysteries secret, hidden and concealed in the letter, yet all is so very regularly described that there is no defect at all in the order thereof. 2. For when God through the Word had created heaven and earth, and had separated the light from the darkness, and had given a place to each of them, then each began at once its birth or geniture and qualifying or working. 3. On the first day God drave together (or compacted) the corrupt Salitter, which so came to be in the kindling of his wrath, I say, God then drave it together or created it through the strong spirit; for the word Schuff (created) signifies here a driving together (or compaction). 4. In this driving together or compaction of the corrupted WrathSalitter, was king Lucifer also, as an impotent prince, together with his angels, driven into the hell of the WrathSalitter, into that place where the outward halfdead comprehensibility is generated, which is the place or space between the naturegoddess, the moon, and the dead earth. 5. Now when this was done the deep became clear, and with the hidden or concealed heaven the light was separated from the darkness, and the globe of the earth in the great wheel of nature was rolled or turned once about; and accordingly the there passed the time of one revolution, or of one day, which contains twentyfour hours. 6. In the duration of the second day began the sharp separation, and the incomprehensible cleft * was made between the wrath and the love of the light; and so king Lucifer was firmly, strongly or fast bolted up into the house of darkness, and was reserved to the final Judgment. * "cleft" (Kluft). See Ch. 19, par. 34. 7. So also the water of life was separated from the water of death, yet in that manner as that, in this time of the world, they hang the one to the other, as body and soul, and yet neither of them comprehends the other. The heaven which was made out of the midst or centre of the water is the cleft between them, so that the comprehensible or palpable water is a death, and the incomprehensible or impalpable is the life. 8. Thus now the incomprehensible spirit, which is God, ruls everywhere in this world, and replenishes or fills all, and the comprehensible hangs or depends on him, and dwells in the darkness, and can neither see nor hear nor smell nor feel the incomprehensible one, but sees the works thereof, and is a destroyer of them. 9. Now when God had bound up the devil in the darkness through the closure of the heaven, which heaven is everywhere in all places, then he began again his wonderful birth or geniture in the seventh naturespirit, and all generated again as it had done from eternity. 10. For Moses writes thus: [gen. i. 1113] And God said, Let the earth send forth grass and herbs that yield a seed, and the fruit tree yielding or bearing fruit after its kind, which has its own seed
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