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Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence

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  • 10. Adam and Eve were earth after the fall ... 3
  • 10. What flesh Adam had before the fall ... 4
  • 10. How Adam was an unreasonable beast ... 5
  • 10. Of Adam's knowledge and bestial members after the fall 6,7
  • 10. Out of what Adam was created . . . . 10, 11

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CHAP. Adam. VERSE

10. How Adam, should have generated an angelical host or numerous offspring . . . . . .12

10. A description of Adam's properties, or condition before the fall .... . . 17-21

  • 11. Before the fall A dam had other qualities . • 9-11
  • 11. Why Adam was tempted .-•-.. 24

1 1. A dam's temptation at large, with all the circumstances 31-38

  • 12. How long Adam was in paradise . . . 2-10
  • 12. Of Adam's feeding, before his sleep . . . .16
  • 12. Adam slept not before his fall . . . . .17
  • 12. Adam's image, and the image in the resurrection are

all one . . . . . . . -17

12. Adam's spirit which he had from God, discourseth with his spirit which he had from this world 36-47 12. Whence the original spirit, soul, and worm of Adam proceeded ....... 49-51

12. What the difference is between Adam's young man and young maid or virgin ..... 52, 53

  • 13. How the heavenly body of Adam was changed . . 2
  • 13. Of the pit out of which Adam is supposed to be taken 4
  • 13. How A dam's side is repaired by Christ's side . . 17

13. How Adam's property was before his sleep . .18

14. The fall of Adam, his inward Tree of Temptation, and tempting . . 34-36

  • 15. How Adam could have eaten and generated in paradise 16
  • 15. The Adamical man likened to a thief . . .35
  • 17. Adam was captivated by the spirit of this world. . 2
  • 17. Adam had not the image of the world before his fall . 3, 4
  • 17. Adam was before the fall, as the just shall be when

they shall rise again .... .5

  • 17. Where Adam was created ; both body and spirit . 6
  • 17. A dam was not created to corruptibility . . .10
  • 17. Out of what Adam was; and the spirit of his essences 12

17. A dam's food before his sleep 13

  • 17. Adam was not a lump of earth, but he became such . 20
  • 17. How, and how long, he stood in the garden : and concerning his properties 25

17. What light Adam saw by in paradise . .25

17. How long Adam slept 29

  • 17. Adam became another image in his sleep . . .30
  • 17. How Adam was before and after his sleep . . .31
  • 17. In paradise Adam saw from a threefold spirit . .31
  • 17. Adam and Eve's horrible biting of the apple . . 33
  • 17. Adam's condition before his sleep . . . .47
  • 17. Out of what Adam's body was . . .47

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CHAP. Adam. VBRSE

17. What was behind, before, and beneath Adam . . 49

17. How, and how long, Adam was in paradise . 50-53

17. How Adam^iell into lust and into sleep . . .54

17. Adam's properties after his sleep . . . .56

17. How Adam and Eve conversed in the garden . . 57

17. Ho \v Adam and Eve became altogether earthly . . 58

17. How Adam and Eve were both ashamed . . .80

17. What, and how, Adam was before his sleep . . 82

17. How Adam should have propagated . . . .82

17. How Adam and Eve heard the voice of God . . 83

17. How Adam became a fleshly man . . . .87

17. What Adam and Eve understood concerning the

Treader upon the Serpent ..... 102

  • 18. Adam did eat in another manner after his fall . . 4
  • 18. Adam could eat of no paradisical fruit after the fall . 6
  • 20. Adam and Eve were ashamed after the fall . . 5
  • 20. How Adam's clothes were made .... 6
  • 20. How Adam and Eve kept together after their being

driven forth of the garden . . . . .44 20. What was in Adam and Eve's mind, was manifest in

Cain 81

20. Adam and Eve were terrified at the murder . . 84

  • 21. Adam's great knowledge of the Mysteries ... 9
  • 21. Out of what Adam was created, both body and soul . 10

21. The true ground of -4 dam's fall 11

22. Adam and Eve gat a body that belongeth not to the

Deity

  • 22. Of Adam's body and soul after the fall . . .17
  • 22. Adam should not have generated in an earthly manner '17
  • 22. Adam's own will only could perish . . . .54
  • 22. From whence Adam' a soul or will was breathed in 55, 56
  • 25. Why Adam went into the world . . . .54
  • 25. Adam's sleep and Christ's rest in the grave are all one 73
  • 25. How Adam should have lived in paradise . . .92

Amjels.

5. From whence the angels have their bodies . . 24, 25

7. From whence the angels are

9. Why angels and spirits are eternal, and beasts not . 42

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  • 10. Adam and Eve were earth after the fall ... 3
  • 10. What flesh Adam had before the fall ... 4
  • 10. How Adam was an unreasonable beast ... 5
  • 10. Of Adam's knowledge and bestial members after the fall 6,7
  • 10. Out of what Adam was created . . . . 10, 11

p. 773

p. 774

CHAP. Adam. VERSE

10. How Adam, should have generated an angelical host or numerous offspring . . . . . .12

10. A description of Adam's properties, or condition before the fall .... . . 17-21

  • 11. Before the fall A dam had other qualities . • 9-11
  • 11. Why Adam was tempted .-•-.. 24

1 1. A dam's temptation at large, with all the circumstances 31-38

  • 12. How long Adam was in paradise . . . 2-10
  • 12. Of Adam's feeding, before his sleep . . . .16
  • 12. Adam slept not before his fall . . . . .17
  • 12. Adam's image, and the image in the resurrection are

all one . . . . . . . -17

12. Adam's spirit which he had from God, discourses with his spirit which he had from this world 36-47 12. Whence the original spirit, soul, and worm of Adam proceeded ....... 49-51

12. What the difference is between Adam's young man and young maid or virgin ..... 52, 53

  • 13. How the heavenly body of Adam was changed . . 2
  • 13. Of the pit out of which Adam is supposed to be taken 4
  • 13. How A dam's side is repaired by Christ's side . . 17

13. How Adam's property was before his sleep . .18

14. The fall of Adam, his inward Tree of Temptation, and tempting . . 34-36

  • 15. How Adam could have eaten and generated in paradise 16
  • 15. The Adamical man likened to a thief . . .35
  • 17. Adam was captivated by the spirit of this world. . 2
  • 17. Adam had not the image of the world before his fall . 3, 4
  • 17. Adam was before the fall, as the just shall be when

they shall rise again .... .5

  • 17. Where Adam was created ; both body and spirit . 6
  • 17. A dam was not created to corruptibility . . .10
  • 17. Out of what Adam was; and the spirit of his essences 12

17. A dam's food before his sleep 13

  • 17. Adam was not a lump of earth, but he became such . 20
  • 17. How, and how long, he stood in the garden : and concerning his properties 25

17. What light Adam saw by in paradise . .25

17. How long Adam slept 29

  • 17. Adam became another image in his sleep . . .30
  • 17. How Adam was before and after his sleep . . .31
  • 17. In paradise Adam saw from a threefold spirit . .31
  • 17. Adam and Eve's horrible biting of the apple . . 33
  • 17. Adam's condition before his sleep . . . .47
  • 17. Out of what Adam's body was . . .47

p. 775

CHAP. Adam. VBRSE

17. What was behind, before, and beneath Adam . . 49

17. How, and how long, Adam was in paradise . 50-53

17. How Adam^iell into lust and into sleep . . .54

17. Adam's properties after his sleep . . . .56

17. How Adam and Eve conversed in the garden . . 57

17. Ho \v Adam and Eve became altogether earthly . . 58

17. How Adam and Eve were both ashamed . . .80

17. What, and how, Adam was before his sleep . . 82

17. How Adam should have propagated . . . .82

17. How Adam and Eve heard the voice of God . . 83

17. How Adam became a fleshly man . . . .87

17. What Adam and Eve understood concerning the

Treader upon the Serpent ..... 102

  • 18. Adam did eat in another manner after his fall . . 4
  • 18. Adam could eat of no paradisical fruit after the fall . 6
  • 20. Adam and Eve were ashamed after the fall . . 5
  • 20. How Adam's clothes were made .... 6
  • 20. How Adam and Eve kept together after their being

driven forth of the garden . . . . .44 20. What was in Adam and Eve's mind, was manifest in

Cain 81

20. Adam and Eve were terrified at the murder . . 84

  • 21. Adam's great knowledge of the Mysteries ... 9
  • 21. Out of what Adam was created, both body and soul . 10

21. The true ground of -4 dam's fall 11

22. Adam and Eve gat a body that belongs not to the

Deity

  • 22. Of Adam's body and soul after the fall . . .17
  • 22. Adam should not have generated in an earthly manner '17
  • 22. Adam's own will only could perish . . . .54
  • 22. From whence Adam' a soul or will was breathed in 55, 56
  • 25. Why Adam went into the world . . . .54
  • 25. Adam's sleep and Christ's rest in the grave are all one 73
  • 25. How Adam should have lived in paradise . . .92

Amjels.

5. From whence the angels have their bodies . . 24, 25

7. From whence the angels are

9. Why angels and spirits are eternal, and beasts not . 42

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