Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence
root of the fierceness) against the Word ; for his spirit went out of the gate of the centre of heaven, and stood in the source [or active property] of the original of the creation in the fierce root of the fire, and desired the out-birth out of the holy element (which also stood in the kindling in the fierceness) viz. the four elements.
104. His anger against Abel came from hence, because Abel l stood not in his birth, and his spirit i Or took no would not endure the kingdom of Abel in hisfe^om kingdom ; for he would rule (as by his own power) ofthis worldin the 2two Principles wherein he stood; and « the tint and therefore he slew Abel. the third.
105. Yet God would not have it so, but
8 kindled the anger in Cain, which rested before in » Or awakened the swelled kingdom of the four elements, and vaB^S"*** only climbed up in great and mighty joy, whereas Cain did not know the anger, nor understand anything of it; only the essences of the soul knew that they dealt falsely, but they knew not the fierce source in the kindling of the fire, till they went forth from the centre of God into the 4 false- 4 Or wickedhood, and there they felt the fire of the anger with great horror, trembling, and crying ; for they were gone out from God, and neither saw nor felt the heavenly source any more ; and therefore they despaired, because they found [or felt] themselves in the source of the wrath ; and the body with all its essences cried, My sins are greater than that they can be forgiven.
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106. And here is apparently seen the glass of the abyss of hell, and [of the] eternal despair; when the anger of God riseth up in the source, that the malice [and wickedness] is made stirring, and there beginneth trembling, galling, and crying, and despair in itself as to God ; there the soul seeketh abstinence in the kingdom of this world,
1 Or no and findeth * none ; and then it leaveth the comfort.
kingdom of this world also, and runneth into the originality, into the root of the eternal birth, and seeketh abstinence, and yet findeth nothing ; and then casteth itself into the abominable deep, supposing to reach the original. of the abstinence, or the gate of the breaking in ; but it mounteth only above the heaven, out (into the most outermost) into the fierce [wrathful, grim] eternity.
107. Then it beginneth venomously to hate the body, wherein it hath borne the image of God ; and many run headlong into the water, or take a rope, or a sword, and murder the body, which hath bereaved it of the image of God, through temporal pleasure, through false confidence, relying upon itself, to contemn and scorn its brother and sister, to murder him, to take away his daily bread, and also to odve occasion of wantonness to their brethren o and sisters.
108. And thou Cainish church, here thou hast a glass, in thy rising up in pride, and self-power, also in thy voluptuous self-honouring life, behold thyself [in it]. For thou art gone into the spirit
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root of the fierceness) against the Word ; for his spirit went out of the gate of the centre of heaven, and stood in the source [or active property] of the original of the creation in the fierce root of the fire, and desired the out-birth out of the holy element (which also stood in the kindling in the fierceness) viz. the four elements.
104. His anger against Abel came from hence, because Abel l stood not in his birth, and his spirit i Or took no would not endure the kingdom of Abel in hisfe^om kingdom ; for he would rule (as by his own power) ofthis worldin the 2two Principles wherein he stood; and « the tint and therefore he slew Abel. the third.
105. Yet God would not have it so, but
8 kindled the anger in Cain, which rested before in » Or awakened the swelled kingdom of the four elements, and vaB^S"*** only climbed up in great and mighty joy, whereas Cain did not know the anger, nor understand anything of it; only the essences of the soul knew that they dealt falsely, but they knew not the fierce source in the kindling of the fire, till they went forth from the centre of God into the 4 false- 4 Or wickedhood, and there they felt the fire of the anger with great horror, trembling, and crying ; for they were gone out from God, and neither saw nor felt the heavenly source any more ; and therefore they despaired, because they found [or felt] themselves in the source of the wrath ; and the body with all its essences cried, My sins are greater than that they can be forgiven.
ness.
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106. And here is apparently seen the glass of the abyss of hell, and [of the] eternal despair; when the anger of God rises up in the source, that the malice [and wickedness] is made stirring, and there beginns trembling, galling, and crying, and despair in itself as to God ; there the soul seeks abstinence in the kingdom of this world,
1 Or no and finds * none ; and then it leaves the comfort.
kingdom of this world also, and runns into the originality, into the root of the eternal birth, and seeks abstinence, and yet finds nothing ; and then casts itself into the abominable deep, supposing to reach the original. of the abstinence, or the gate of the breaking in ; but it mounts only above the heaven, out (into the most outermost) into the fierce [wrathful, grim] eternity.
107. Then it beginns venomously to hate the body, wherein it has borne the image of God ; and many run headlong into the water, or take a rope, or a sword, and murder the body, which has bereaved it of the image of God, through temporal pleasure, through false confidence, relying upon itself, to contemn and scorn its brother and sister, to murder him, to take away his daily bread, and also to odve occasion of wantonness to their brethren o and sisters.
108. And you Cainish church, here you have a glass, in your rising up in pride, and self-power, also in your voluptuous self-honouring life, behold yourself [in it]. For you are gone into the spirit
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