generateth his heartily beloved Son; and in both of them the Holy Ghost is continually standing in the flash, wherein the life is generated. 56. But now, from the austere and earnest birth or geniture of the qualifying or fountain spirits of the Father, wherein the zeal or jealousy and the wrath standeth, the body of nature always cometh to be, wherein the light of the Son, viz. of the Father's heart standeth, incomprehensibly as to nature. 57. For the light is in the midst or centre of the birth or geniture, and is the place of life wherein the meek life of God is generated from or out of all the powers of the Father, and in the same place the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the Father and the Son. 58. Now those powers of the Father which stand in the kindling of the light are the holy Father, and the meek Father, and the pure birth or geniture of God; and the spirit which riseth therein is the Holy Spirit. But the sharp birth or geniture is the body, wherein this holy life is continually generated. 59. But when the light of God shineth through this sharp birth or geniture, then it becometh very meek, and is as it were like a man that is asleep, in whom the life still moveth; and the body is in a sweet, quiet rest. 60. In this body of nature the kindling was now made, for out of this body the angels also were created; and if they had not elevated and kindled themselves in their highmindedness, then their body would have stood eternally in a stillness, and in an incomprehensible meekness, as it is in the other principalities of angels that are without, distinct from this world; and their spirit would have generated itself eternally in their body of meekness, as the Holy Trinity doth in the body or corporeity of God; and their inborn or innate spirit would have been one heart, one will, and one love with or in the Holy Trinity: For to that end they were created in the body of God, to be a joy to the Deity. 61. But lord Lucifer would himself be the mighty God, and kindled his body, and excited or stirred up therein the sharp birth of God, and opposed the light or bright heart of God, intending to rule therein with his sharpness, which was a thing impossible to be done. 62. But seeing he elevated and kindled himself against the right of the Deity, thereupon the sharp birth in the body of the Father rose up against him, and took him, as an angry son, prisoner or captive in the sharpest birth, and therein now is his eternal dominion. 63. But now when the Father kindled himself in the body of the sharpness, he did not for all that kindle the holy source, wherein his most loving heart generateth itself, that thereupon his heart should sit in the source of wrath. No! that is impossible; for the sharp birth cannot apprehend the holy and pure birth, but the holy and pure presseth quite through the sharp, and generateth to itself a new body, which standeth again in meekness. 64. And that new body is the water of life, which is generated when the light presseth through the wrath; and the Holy Ghost is the former or framer therein. But heaven is the partition between love and wrath, and is the seat wherein the wrath is transmuted or changed into love.
65. Now when thou beholdest the sun and stars, thou must not think that they are the holy and pure God, and thou must not offer to pray to them, or ask anything of them, for they are not the holy God, but are the kindled, austere birth or geniture of his body, wherein love and wrath wrestle the one with the other. 66. But the holy God is hidden in the centre of all these things in his heaven, and thou canst neither see nor comprehend him; but the soul comprehendeth him, and the astral birth comprehendeth but half; for the heaven is the partition between love and wrath. That heaven is everywhere, even in thyself. 67. Now when thou worshippest or prayest to the holy God in his heaven, then thou worshippest or prayest to him in that heaven which is in thee, and that same God breaketh through in thy heart with his light; and in his light the Holy Ghost breaketh through, and generateth thy soul to be a new body of God [or new divine body] which ruleth and reigneth with God in his heaven. 68. For the earthly body which thou bearest is one body with the whole kindled body of this world, and thy body qualifieth, mixeth or uniteth with the whole body of this world; and there is no difference between the stars and the deep, as also between the earth and thy body; it is all one body. This is the only difference, thy body is a son of the whole, and is in itself as the whole being itself is. 69. Now as the new body of this world generateth itself in its heaven, so the new man also generateth himself in his heaven; for it is all but one heaven, wherein God dwelleth, and
generats his heartily beloved Son; and in both of them the Holy Ghost is continually standing in the flash, wherein the life is generated. 56. But now, from the austere and earnest birth or geniture of the qualifying or fountain spirits of the Father, wherein the zeal or jealousy and the wrath stands, the body of nature always comes to be, wherein the light of the Son, viz. of the Father's heart stands, incomprehensibly as to nature. 57. For the light is in the midst or centre of the birth or geniture, and is the place of life wherein the meek life of God is generated from or out of all the powers of the Father, and in the same place the Holy Ghost goes forth from the Father and the Son. 58. Now those powers of the Father which stand in the kindling of the light are the holy Father, and the meek Father, and the pure birth or geniture of God; and the spirit which rises therein is the Holy Spirit. But the sharp birth or geniture is the body, wherein this holy life is continually generated. 59. But when the light of God shines through this sharp birth or geniture, then it becomes very meek, and is as it were like a man that is asleep, in whom the life still moves; and the body is in a sweet, quiet rest. 60. In this body of nature the kindling was now made, for out of this body the angels also were created; and if they had not elevated and kindled themselves in their highmindedness, then their body would have stood eternally in a stillness, and in an incomprehensible meekness, as it is in the other principalities of angels that are without, distinct from this world; and their spirit would have generated itself eternally in their body of meekness, as the Holy Trinity does in the body or corporeity of God; and their inborn or innate spirit would have been one heart, one will, and one love with or in the Holy Trinity: For to that end they were created in the body of God, to be a joy to the Deity. 61. But lord Lucifer would himself be the mighty God, and kindled his body, and excited or stirred up therein the sharp birth of God, and opposed the light or bright heart of God, intending to rule therein with his sharpness, which was a thing impossible to be done. 62. But seeing he elevated and kindled himself against the right of the Deity, thereupon the sharp birth in the body of the Father rose up against him, and took him, as an angry son, prisoner or captive in the sharpest birth, and therein now is his eternal dominion. 63. But now when the Father kindled himself in the body of the sharpness, he did not for all that kindle the holy source, wherein his most loving heart generats itself, that thereupon his heart should sit in the source of wrath. No! that is impossible; for the sharp birth cannot apprehend the holy and pure birth, but the holy and pure presses quite through the sharp, and generats to itself a new body, which stands again in meekness. 64. And that new body is the water of life, which is generated when the light presses through the wrath; and the Holy Ghost is the former or framer therein. But heaven is the partition between love and wrath, and is the seat wherein the wrath is transmuted or changed into love.
65. Now when you behold the sun and stars, you must not think that they are the holy and pure God, and you must not offer to pray to them, or ask anything of them, for they are not the holy God, but are the kindled, austere birth or geniture of his body, wherein love and wrath wrestle the one with the other. 66. But the holy God is hidden in the centre of all these things in his heaven, and you can neither see nor comprehend him; but the soul comprehends him, and the astral birth comprehends but half; for the heaven is the partition between love and wrath. That heaven is everywhere, even in yourself. 67. Now when you worshippest or prayest to the holy God in his heaven, then you worshippest or prayest to him in that heaven which is in you, and that same God breaks through in your heart with his light; and in his light the Holy Ghost breaks through, and generats your soul to be a new body of God [or new divine body] which ruls and reigns with God in his heaven. 68. For the earthly body which you bearest is one body with the whole kindled body of this world, and your body qualifies, mixes or unites with the whole body of this world; and there is no difference between the stars and the deep, as also between the earth and your body; it is all one body. This is the only difference, your body is a son of the whole, and is in itself as the whole being itself is. 69. Now as the new body of this world generats itself in its heaven, so the new man also generats himself in his heaven; for it is all but one heaven, wherein God dwells, and
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