136. His court, province, place, region or quarters, wherein he dwelt with his whole army or company, and wherein he is become a creature, and which was his kingdom, is the created heaven and this world, wherein we dwell with our King JESUS CHRIST. 137. For our King sitteth in divine omnipotence, where king Lucifer sat, and on the kingly throne of expulsed Lucifer, and the kingdom of king Lucifer is now become HIS: O prince Lucifer, how dost thou relish that? 138. Now as God the Father is bound and united in great love with his Son, so was king Lucifer also bound with king Michael in great love, as one heart or one God, for the fountain or wellspring of the Son of God hath reached even into the heart of Lucifer. 139. Only, the light which he had in his body, he had for his own propriety, and while it shone with or agreeable to the light of the Son of God, which was externally without or distinct from him, they both qualified, incorporated and united together as one thing, though they were two, yet they were bound or united together, as body and soul. 140. And as the light of God reigneth in all the powers of the Father, so he also reigned in all his angels, as a mighty king of God, and wore on his head the fairest crown of heaven. 141. Here at present I will leave him a little scope, because I shall have so much to do concerning him in the next chapter. Let him make a show a little yet here in the crown, it shall suddenly be plucked away from him.
Of the third Angelical King, called URIEL. 142. This gracious, amiable, blessed prince and king hath his name from the light, or from the flash or going forth of the light, which signifieth rightly God the Holy Ghost. 143. For as the Holy Ghost goeth forth from the light, and formeth, figureth and imageth all, and reigneth in all, such also is the power and gracious, amiable blessedness of a Cherubim, who is the king and heart of all his angels; that is, when his angels do but behold him they are all then infected and touched with the will of their king. 144. For as the will of the heart infects and stirs all the members of the body, so that the whole body doth as the heart hath decreed or concluded; or as the Holy Ghost riseth up in the centre of the heart, and enlighteneth all the members in the whole body; so the Cherubim with his whole glance or lustre and will infects all his angels, so that they all are together as one body, and the king is the heart therein. 145. Now this glorious and beautiful prince is imaged and framed according to the kind and quality of the Holy Ghost, and is indeed a glorious and fair prince of God, and is united with the other princes in love, as one heart. 146. These are now the three princes of God in the heaven. And when the flash of life, that is, the Son of God, riseth up in the middle or central circle in the qualifying or fountain spirits of God, and sheweth itself triumphantly, then the Holy Ghost also riseth upwards triumphantly: In this rising up the Holy Trinity also riseth up in the heart of these three kings, and each of them triumpheth also according to his kind and quality. 147. In this rising up the armies or companies of all the angels of the whole heaven become triumphant and joyful, and that melodious TE DEUM LAUDAMUS (WE PRAISE THEE O GOD) riseth up. 148. In this rising up of the heart, the Mercurius in the heart is stirred up or awakened, as also in the whole Salitter of heaven there riseth up in the Deity the miraculous, wonderful and fair beautiful imaging of heaven, in several manifold various colours and manners, and each spirit presenteth itself in its own peculiar form. 149.* I can compare this to nothing, except to the finest of precious stones, such as the ruby, the emerald, the topaz, the onyx, the sapphire, the diamond, the jasper, the jacinth, the amethyst, the beryl, the sardonyx, the carbuncle and the like. * A new translation of this par. has been substituted for Sparrow's rendering. 150. In such manner and colours the heaven of God's nature sheweth or presenteth itself in the rising up of the spirits of God: Now when the light of the Son of God shineth therein, then it is like a bright clear sea of the colours of the abovementioned precious stones or jewels. Of the wonderful Proportion, Alteration or Variation, and Rising up of the Qualities in the heavenly Nature. 151. Seeing then the spirit bringeth into knowledge the form and manner of heaven, I
136. His court, province, place, region or quarters, wherein he dwelt with his whole army or company, and wherein he is become a creature, and which was his kingdom, is the created heaven and this world, wherein we dwell with our King JESUS CHRIST. 137. For our King sitts in divine omnipotence, where king Lucifer sat, and on the kingly throne of expulsed Lucifer, and the kingdom of king Lucifer is now become HIS: O prince Lucifer, how do you relish that? 138. Now as God the Father is bound and united in great love with his Son, so was king Lucifer also bound with king Michael in great love, as one heart or one God, for the fountain or wellspring of the Son of God has reached even into the heart of Lucifer. 139. Only, the light which he had in his body, he had for his own propriety, and while it shone with or agreeable to the light of the Son of God, which was externally without or distinct from him, they both qualified, incorporated and united together as one thing, though they were two, yet they were bound or united together, as body and soul. 140. And as the light of God reigns in all the powers of the Father, so he also reigned in all his angels, as a mighty king of God, and wore on his head the fairest crown of heaven. 141. Here at present I will leave him a little scope, because I shall have so much to do concerning him in the next chapter. Let him make a show a little yet here in the crown, it shall suddenly be plucked away from him.
Of the third Angelical King, called URIEL. 142. This gracious, amiable, blessed prince and king has his name from the light, or from the flash or going forth of the light, which signifies rightly God the Holy Ghost. 143. For as the Holy Ghost goes forth from the light, and forms, figures and imags all, and reigns in all, such also is the power and gracious, amiable blessedness of a Cherubim, who is the king and heart of all his angels; that is, when his angels do but behold him they are all then infected and touched with the will of their king. 144. For as the will of the heart infects and stirs all the members of the body, so that the whole body does as the heart has decreed or concluded; or as the Holy Ghost rises up in the centre of the heart, and enlightens all the members in the whole body; so the Cherubim with his whole glance or lustre and will infects all his angels, so that they all are together as one body, and the king is the heart therein. 145. Now this glorious and beautiful prince is imaged and framed according to the kind and quality of the Holy Ghost, and is indeed a glorious and fair prince of God, and is united with the other princes in love, as one heart. 146. These are now the three princes of God in the heaven. And when the flash of life, that is, the Son of God, rises up in the middle or central circle in the qualifying or fountain spirits of God, and shows itself triumphantly, then the Holy Ghost also rises upwards triumphantly: In this rising up the Holy Trinity also rises up in the heart of these three kings, and each of them triumphs also according to his kind and quality. 147. In this rising up the armies or companies of all the angels of the whole heaven become triumphant and joyful, and that melodious TE DEUM LAUDAMUS (WE PRAISE THEE O GOD) rises up. 148. In this rising up of the heart, the Mercurius in the heart is stirred up or awakened, as also in the whole Salitter of heaven there rises up in the Deity the miraculous, wonderful and fair beautiful imaging of heaven, in several manifold various colours and manners, and each spirit presents itself in its own peculiar form. 149.* I can compare this to nothing, except to the finest of precious stones, such as the ruby, the emerald, the topaz, the onyx, the sapphire, the diamond, the jasper, the jacinth, the amethyst, the beryl, the sardonyx, the carbuncle and the like. * A new translation of this par. has been substituted for Sparrow's rendering. 150. In such manner and colours the heaven of God's nature shows or presents itself in the rising up of the spirits of God: Now when the light of the Son of God shines therein, then it is like a bright clear sea of the colours of the abovementioned precious stones or jewels. Of the wonderful Proportion, Alteration or Variation, and Rising up of the Qualities in the heavenly Nature. 151. Seeing then the spirit brings into knowledge the form and manner of heaven, I
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