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Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence

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16. How blood cometh to be . . . . . .10

16. The blood wherein the soul stirreth is very sweet . 11

16. Why blood is forbidden . . . . . .11

Body.

4. Of what the body is created . . . . .19

21. The body cannot be destroyed before the appointed time 62

22. Of the body which we lost 64

  • 23. What is the food of the new body . . . .45
  • 25. How the body of Christ shineth in the heaven . 75, 76
  • 25. The body of Christ can be withheld by nothing in the

resurrection . . . . . . . .79

25. The body of Christ is infinite .... 79-81

25. How the body of Christ is received . . . .83

25. How the body of Christ is after the resurrection . 90, 9 1

Book. Books.

  • 8. A field full of flowers is the most glorious book . .11
  • 3. The books of theologists are mere histories ... 5

Bridegroom. Bride.

3. The coming of the Bridegroom 8

17. The Bridegroom's coming . . . . . .115

p. 779

CHAP. Bride. Bridegroom. VEKSE

20. The bride of the beast hath three things to expect 115, 117

24. Where the Bridegroom embraceth his bride . .31

Gain.

20. Why Gain's hatred was against Abel . . . .44

20. Why Cain became a murderer . . . . .45

20. Cain was not rejected in the womb of his mother . 63

20. The description of the Cainish church . . 77-118

20. Why Cain grudged his brother anything . . .82

20. How Cain was stirred up to the murder . . .84

20. Cain's false faith was manifested . . . .91

20. Cain's amazement and fear . . . . .97

20. Cain's expulsion beyond Eden into the Land of Nod . 98

20. Cain is a looking-glass for men's own conceits . .99

20. How Cain was comforted again ..... 101

20. Whence Cain's anger against Abel proceeded . . 104

21. Cain was not wholly rejected ..... 2

21. Cain was cheerful again ...... 4

21. Who was Cain's accuser ...... 5

21. Cain sought out arts, and depended upon his inventions 6, 7

21. Cain's church and Christ's Church dwell together . 46

Called.
16. How and when it is that we are called . . .50

Candlesticks.
20. What the seven candlesticks are . . . .42

Centre.

10. What the centre is ... ... 40

14. What the centre is 67

Champion.

18. What manner of person the Champion in the battle is 20, 21

22. How the Champion or Saviour was conceived in Mary 37

25. Who was the Champion 42

Child. Children.

15. How a child shall be in the resurrection, that perisheth before the kindling of the light of life . . .38 15. After the life is kindled, a child is of itself . 39

p. 780

CHAP. Child. Children. VEHSE

23. A child newly born is as acceptable to God, as one in years that repenteth of sin . . . . .31 16. We are all the children of iniquity, according to the spirit of this world ...... 25

20. Why two sorts of children are generated from Adam and Eve ........ 58

22. How we are the children of wrath . . . .25

23. How it is with many of the children of wicked parents 36

24. The very children of God hinder the Tree of Pearl . 32

Christ.

12. The temptation of Christ 12-14

  • 18. The veil of Christ is done away ..... 1
  • 18. The corporeity of Christ is inferior to the Deity . . 39
  • 18. What was the seed to the creature of Christ . .41
  • 18. Christ's incarnation, or becoming man . . 35-54
  • 18. Christ the most wonderful Person in the Deity . . 52
  • 18. Christ is the heaven of those that are his members . 84

18. Christ's incarnation ...... 85-91

19. Christ inviteth all 31

22. Christ is born of a pure virgin . . . . .29

  • 22. How Christ received or assumed his soul . . .39
  • 22. The incarnation of Clirist ...... 41

22. How Christ is our brother . . . . .45

  • 22. Christ hath opened the gate of life for all . . . 48
  • 22. From whence Christ is . . . . 52, 53
  • 22. How Christ assumed or received our body . . .66
  • 22. Christ's soul from whence . . . . . .67

22. Christ's soul is our brother . . . . .67

22. Christ's body is the food of our soul . . . .67

22. How Christ is a king 72

  • 22. How Christ is a Person in the Trinity . . .75
  • 22. Of the name Christus in the .language of nature . . 77

22. Christ's temptation 80-100

  • 23. Of Christ's presence everywhere . . . 3-11
  • 23. What Christ's disciples received in the Lord's Supper 13, 14
  • 23. Christ bound the devils everywhere . . . .16
  • 23. How we are foreseen in Christ . . . . 21, 22
  • 25. Christ springeth up with his holy body through death 1 1

25. Of Christ's new body 12

25. The contemptible death of Christ is a stumbling-block

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16. How blood comes to be . . . . . .10

16. The blood wherein the soul stirrs is very sweet . 11

16. Why blood is forbidden . . . . . .11

Body.

4. Of what the body is created . . . . .19

21. The body cannot be destroyed before the appointed time 62

22. Of the body which we lost 64

  • 23. What is the food of the new body . . . .45
  • 25. How the body of Christ shines in the heaven . 75, 76
  • 25. The body of Christ can be withheld by nothing in the

resurrection . . . . . . . .79

25. The body of Christ is infinite .... 79-81

25. How the body of Christ is received . . . .83

25. How the body of Christ is after the resurrection . 90, 9 1

Book. Books.

  • 8. A field full of flowers is the most glorious book . .11
  • 3. The books of theologists are mere histories ... 5

Bridegroom. Bride.

3. The coming of the Bridegroom 8

17. The Bridegroom's coming . . . . . .115

p. 779

CHAP. Bride. Bridegroom. VEKSE

20. The bride of the beast has three things to expect 115, 117

24. Where the Bridegroom embracs his bride . .31

Gain.

20. Why Gain's hatred was against Abel . . . .44

20. Why Cain became a murderer . . . . .45

20. Cain was not rejected in the womb of his mother . 63

20. The description of the Cainish church . . 77-118

20. Why Cain grudged his brother anything . . .82

20. How Cain was stirred up to the murder . . .84

20. Cain's false faith was manifested . . . .91

20. Cain's amazement and fear . . . . .97

20. Cain's expulsion beyond Eden into the Land of Nod . 98

20. Cain is a looking-glass for men's own conceits . .99

20. How Cain was comforted again ..... 101

20. Whence Cain's anger against Abel proceeded . . 104

21. Cain was not wholly rejected ..... 2

21. Cain was cheerful again ...... 4

21. Who was Cain's accuser ...... 5

21. Cain sought out arts, and depended upon his inventions 6, 7

21. Cain's church and Christ's Church dwell together . 46

Called.
16. How and when it is that we are called . . .50

Candlesticks.
20. What the seven candlesticks are . . . .42

Centre.

10. What the centre is ... ... 40

14. What the centre is 67

Champion.

18. What manner of person the Champion in the battle is 20, 21

22. How the Champion or Saviour was conceived in Mary 37

25. Who was the Champion 42

Child. Children.

15. How a child shall be in the resurrection, that perishes before the kindling of the light of life . . .38 15. After the life is kindled, a child is of itself . 39

p. 780

CHAP. Child. Children. VEHSE

23. A child newly born is as acceptable to God, as one in years that repents of sin . . . . .31 16. We are all the children of iniquity, according to the spirit of this world ...... 25

20. Why two sorts of children are generated from Adam and Eve ........ 58

22. How we are the children of wrath . . . .25

23. How it is with many of the children of wicked parents 36

24. The very children of God hinder the Tree of Pearl . 32

Christ.

12. The temptation of Christ 12-14

  • 18. The veil of Christ is done away ..... 1
  • 18. The corporeity of Christ is inferior to the Deity . . 39
  • 18. What was the seed to the creature of Christ . .41
  • 18. Christ's incarnation, or becoming man . . 35-54
  • 18. Christ the most wonderful Person in the Deity . . 52
  • 18. Christ is the heaven of those that are his members . 84

18. Christ's incarnation ...... 85-91

19. Christ invits all 31

22. Christ is born of a pure virgin . . . . .29

  • 22. How Christ received or assumed his soul . . .39
  • 22. The incarnation of Clirist ...... 41

22. How Christ is our brother . . . . .45

  • 22. Christ has opened the gate of life for all . . . 48
  • 22. From whence Christ is . . . . 52, 53
  • 22. How Christ assumed or received our body . . .66
  • 22. Christ's soul from whence . . . . . .67

22. Christ's soul is our brother . . . . .67

22. Christ's body is the food of our soul . . . .67

22. How Christ is a king 72

  • 22. How Christ is a Person in the Trinity . . .75
  • 22. Of the name Christus in the .language of nature . . 77

22. Christ's temptation 80-100

  • 23. Of Christ's presence everywhere . . . 3-11
  • 23. What Christ's disciples received in the Lord's Supper 13, 14
  • 23. Christ bound the devils everywhere . . . .16
  • 23. How we are foreseen in Christ . . . . 21, 22
  • 25. Christ springs up with his holy body through death 1 1

25. Of Christ's new body 12

25. The contemptible death of Christ is a stumbling-block

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