Heathen, Jews, and Turks, should persevere in their blindness? Answer. 73. No; but this I say; How can he see, that hath no eyes? For what doth the poor lay or vulgar man know of the tumults which the priests have in their drunkenness? He goeth on in his simplicity, and generateth anxiously in his spiritual birth. Question. But then thou sayest, Hath God blinded the Turks, Jews, and Heathen? Answer. 74. No; but when God kindled the light for them, then they lived after the pleasures, voluptuousness and lusts of their own hearts, and would not be led or directed by the spirit, and so the outward light extinguished. 75. But it is not therefore so totally extinguished that it could not be generated in man; for man is out of or from God, and liveth in God, be it either in love or in wrath. 76. Now if man be in a longing, should he not be impregnated in his longing? And so if he be impregnated once, then he can generate also. But as long as the outward light doth not shine to him, therefore he doth not know his [man's] Son, whom he hath generated. 77. But when the light shall arise on the last Judgment Day, then he will see HIM [Christ]. 78. Behold, I tell thee a mystery: The time is already that the Bridegroom crowneth his bride! 79. Guess, Friend, where lieth the crown?
Towards the north; for in the centre of the astringent quality the light will be clear and bright. 80. But from whence cometh the Bridegroom? From the midst or centre, where the heat eenerateth the light, and goeth towards the north into the astringent quality; there the light groweth bright. 81. What do these towards the south? They are in the heat fallen asleep, but a stormy tempest will awaken them; among these many will be terrified to death. 82. Then what do those in the west? Their bitter quality will rub itself with the others, but when they taste the sweet water, then will their spirit be mild and meek. 83. But what do these in the east? Thou art a lofty proud bride from the beginning; the crown was always offered to thee from the beginning, but thou thoughtest thyself too fair already; thou livest as the rest do. Of the Operation and Property of the Divine and Heavenly Nature. 84. Now if thou wilt know what kind or manner of nature there is in heaven, and what kind of nature the holy angels have; also what kind of nature Adam had before his fall, and what, properly, the holy, heavenly or divine nature is; then observe the circumstances exactly concerning this seventh qualifying or fountain spirit of God, as followeth. 85. The seventh qualifying or fountain spirit of God is the qualifying or fountain spirit of nature: for the other six do generate the seventh; and the seventh, when it is generated, is then as it were the mother of the seven, which encompasseth the other six, and generateth them again: for the corporeal and natural being consisteth in the seventh. Observe here the Sense. 86. The six rise up in a full or a complete birth according to the power and condition of each of them, and when they are risen up, then is their power mingled one in another, and the hardness drieth it [the whole], and is as it were the whole being. 87. This corporeal exsiccation or drying, I call in this book the divine SALITTER, for it is therein [in the seventh fountain spirit of nature] the seed of the whole Deity, and it [the seventh spirit] is as it were a mother, which receiveth the seed, and always generateth fruit again, according to all the qualities of the seed. 88. Now in this rising up of the six spirits, there riseth up also the Mercurius, tone or sound of all the six spirits, and in the seventh naturespirit it subsisteth as in the mother; and then the seventh generateth all manner of fruits and colours, according to the operation of the six. [89. " By the word SALITTER, in this " book, is understood how, out of the eternal centre " of nature, the second Principle groweth and " springeth up out of the first, just as the light " springeth up out of the fire, wherein two spirits " are understood, viz. first, a hot, second, an " aerial one; whereas in the aerial life the true " vegetation or growing consisteth, and in the " firelife is the cause of the quality.
Heathen, Jews, and Turks, should persevere in their blindness? Answer. 73. No; but this I say; How can he see, that has no eyes? For what does the poor lay or vulgar man know of the tumults which the priests have in their drunkenness? He goes on in his simplicity, and generats anxiously in his spiritual birth. Question. But then you say, Has God blinded the Turks, Jews, and Heathen? Answer. 74. No; but when God kindled the light for them, then they lived after the pleasures, voluptuousness and lusts of their own hearts, and would not be led or directed by the spirit, and so the outward light extinguished. 75. But it is not therefore so totally extinguished that it could not be generated in man; for man is out of or from God, and lives in God, be it either in love or in wrath. 76. Now if man be in a longing, should he not be impregnated in his longing? And so if he be impregnated once, then he can generate also. But as long as the outward light does not shine to him, therefore he does not know his [man's] Son, whom he has generated. 77. But when the light shall arise on the last Judgment Day, then he will see HIM [Christ]. 78. Behold, I tell you a mystery: The time is already that the Bridegroom crowns his bride! 79. Guess, Friend, where lies the crown?
Towards the north; for in the centre of the astringent quality the light will be clear and bright. 80. But from whence comes the Bridegroom? From the midst or centre, where the heat eenerats the light, and goes towards the north into the astringent quality; there the light grows bright. 81. What do these towards the south? They are in the heat fallen asleep, but a stormy tempest will awaken them; among these many will be terrified to death. 82. Then what do those in the west? Their bitter quality will rub itself with the others, but when they taste the sweet water, then will their spirit be mild and meek. 83. But what do these in the east? You are a lofty proud bride from the beginning; the crown was always offered to you from the beginning, but you thoughtest yourself too fair already; you livest as the rest do. Of the Operation and Property of the Divine and Heavenly Nature. 84. Now if you will know what kind or manner of nature there is in heaven, and what kind of nature the holy angels have; also what kind of nature Adam had before his fall, and what, properly, the holy, heavenly or divine nature is; then observe the circumstances exactly concerning this seventh qualifying or fountain spirit of God, as follows. 85. The seventh qualifying or fountain spirit of God is the qualifying or fountain spirit of nature: for the other six do generate the seventh; and the seventh, when it is generated, is then as it were the mother of the seven, which encompasses the other six, and generats them again: for the corporeal and natural being consists in the seventh. Observe here the Sense. 86. The six rise up in a full or a complete birth according to the power and condition of each of them, and when they are risen up, then is their power mingled one in another, and the hardness dries it [the whole], and is as it were the whole being. 87. This corporeal exsiccation or drying, I call in this book the divine SALITTER, for it is therein [in the seventh fountain spirit of nature] the seed of the whole Deity, and it [the seventh spirit] is as it were a mother, which receives the seed, and always generats fruit again, according to all the qualities of the seed. 88. Now in this rising up of the six spirits, there rises up also the Mercurius, tone or sound of all the six spirits, and in the seventh naturespirit it subsists as in the mother; and then the seventh generats all manner of fruits and colours, according to the operation of the six. [89. " By the word SALITTER, in this " book, is understood how, out of the eternal centre " of nature, the second Principle grows and " springs up out of the first, just as the light " springs up out of the fire, wherein two spirits " are understood, viz. first, a hot, second, an " aerial one; whereas in the aerial life the true " vegetation or growing consists, and in the " firelife is the cause of the quality.
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