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Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence

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kingdom ........ 62

17. How the devil mocked God in his mind when Adam was fallen ........ 63

17. Whither the devil flieth in his pride . . . .64

17. The devil is executioner ...... 66

17. The devil is the driver forward to all mischief . . 67

17. The devil holdeth the soul fast 74

17. The devil is the highest cause of Adam's fall . . 93

  • 17. The devils sported with man's image when it was fallen 96
  • 17. The devil understood not the promise of the Tread er

upon the Serpent ....... 97

17. The devil's judgment is hidden to him . . .100

20. The devil's weeds or tares are sown among the wheat . 30

20. The devils danced at Cain's murdering his brother . 84

  • 21. The devil holdeth his swine's apples before the soul . 51
  • 21. The subtlety of the devil against the constant soul . 54
  • 21. The devil also stirreth up the children of God against

the soul ........ 55

21. What the devil's saddle horse is . 63

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CHAP. Devil. VERSE

23. Where the devils are . . . . . .16

23. The devils have no power of the soul of a child before the time of its understanding . . . .38

  • 24. Who are the devil's bloodhounds . •'-.'. .11
  • 24. How the devil seduceth the soul . . . .13
  • 24. The devil watcheth for the soul when flesh and blood

judgeth of anything . . . . . .15

24. The devil's tricks to entrap the author . . 16, 17

  • 25. Where the devil and the wrath are captivated . .13
  • 25. In what place the devils are ..... 42
  • 25. The devil's bitter salt, wherewith men rub one another 56
  • 25. How the devils tremble at Christ's death . . .71
  • 25. The devil is blind in the light . . . . 71

25. The devils dwell not far from Christ .... 105

26. How the devil would needs be God, when the Gospel began . . . . . . . . . 23

27. How the devils shall tremble at the Last Judgment . 13

Discourse.

12. The wonderful discourse of Adam's spirit in paradise ....... 36-47

14. The discourse and agreement between the elements in the incarnation of a child . . . 22-30

24. The discourse of him who fell among the murderers between Jericho and Jerusalem .... 4

Doctor.

9. The doctor who is in the School of Pentecost, is in respect of the author, as Paul was in respect of the other Apostles ....... 47

13. Though the doctors kill men, thinking to find, by anatomy, how the incarnation of a child is, yet it is in vain ........ 42

Doctrines.

27. Though several sorts of doctrines, yet must not all be rejected ........ 21

Dominion.

  • 20. Dominion cometh not from the love of God . . 36
  • 20. Whence dominion ariseth ..... 86-88

25. Whence dominion cometh . 55

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CHAP. Earnestness. VERSE

16. The earnestness that we must use in taming our body . 42

1 6. With what earnestness we must set upon the new birth 48

17. The earnestness that the mind must use . . .79

24. The earnestness of the soul maketh the devil weak and faint . 30

Earth. Earthly.

5. From whence earth hath its consolidation ... 7

5. Whence earth, water, and the rocky cliffs came to be so as they are ....... 29

15. Of what earth and stones are ..... 7-9

15. God willed not the earthly copulation . . .35

17. Where earth and stones are generated • . . 8

  • 25. Why the earth trembled at the death of Christ . . 44
  • 27. Earthly knowledge vanisheth in the Judgment . .19

Election.

  • 17. Of election before the foundation of the world . 102, 103
  • 20. How little knowledge Babel hath of the election . . 59

Element. Elements.

  • 14. A description, what the one element is . . 41, 42
  • 14. Of the one element, and of the four elements . 44-46
  • 14. What the one pure element is . . . .88
  • 17. The element out of which the four elements proceeded

in the beginning is without understanding . . 7

  • 22. What the eternal element is . . . . 19, 20
  • 22. The one element is substantial ..... 62
  • 17. Where the elements have their original . . .48
  • 22. Why the elements trembled . . . . .46

Eve.

13. Eve's creation described ..... 12-20

13. The soul and form of Eve before the fall . . 34-36

15. Why God must make Eve 18

17. Eve was created for the corruptibility . . .10

17. How Eve was beguiled ...... 32

17. How Eve was created ...... 55

17. Eve was beguiled through her carelessness . . .57

18. The sentence upon Eve ...... 19

20. Eve and the Apostles thought the same thing . . 44

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kingdom ........ 62

17. How the devil mocked God in his mind when Adam was fallen ........ 63

17. Whither the devil flies in his pride . . . .64

17. The devil is executioner ...... 66

17. The devil is the driver forward to all mischief . . 67

17. The devil holds the soul fast 74

17. The devil is the highest cause of Adam's fall . . 93

  • 17. The devils sported with man's image when it was fallen 96
  • 17. The devil understood not the promise of the Tread er

upon the Serpent ....... 97

17. The devil's judgment is hidden to him . . .100

20. The devil's weeds or tares are sown among the wheat . 30

20. The devils danced at Cain's murdering his brother . 84

  • 21. The devil holds his swine's apples before the soul . 51
  • 21. The subtlety of the devil against the constant soul . 54
  • 21. The devil also stirrs up the children of God against

the soul ........ 55

21. What the devil's saddle horse is . 63

p. 784

CHAP. Devil. VERSE

23. Where the devils are . . . . . .16

23. The devils have no power of the soul of a child before the time of its understanding . . . .38

  • 24. Who are the devil's bloodhounds . •'-.'. .11
  • 24. How the devil seducs the soul . . . .13
  • 24. The devil watches for the soul when flesh and blood

judges of anything . . . . . .15

24. The devil's tricks to entrap the author . . 16, 17

  • 25. Where the devil and the wrath are captivated . .13
  • 25. In what place the devils are ..... 42
  • 25. The devil's bitter salt, wherewith men rub one another 56
  • 25. How the devils tremble at Christ's death . . .71
  • 25. The devil is blind in the light . . . . 71

25. The devils dwell not far from Christ .... 105

26. How the devil would needs be God, when the Gospel began . . . . . . . . . 23

27. How the devils shall tremble at the Last Judgment . 13

Discourse.

12. The wonderful discourse of Adam's spirit in paradise ....... 36-47

14. The discourse and agreement between the elements in the incarnation of a child . . . 22-30

24. The discourse of him who fell among the murderers between Jericho and Jerusalem .... 4

Doctor.

9. The doctor who is in the School of Pentecost, is in respect of the author, as Paul was in respect of the other Apostles ....... 47

13. Though the doctors kill men, thinking to find, by anatomy, how the incarnation of a child is, yet it is in vain ........ 42

Doctrines.

27. Though several sorts of doctrines, yet must not all be rejected ........ 21

Dominion.

  • 20. Dominion comes not from the love of God . . 36
  • 20. Whence dominion arises ..... 86-88

25. Whence dominion comes . 55

p. 785

CHAP. Earnestness. VERSE

16. The earnestness that we must use in taming our body . 42

1 6. With what earnestness we must set upon the new birth 48

17. The earnestness that the mind must use . . .79

24. The earnestness of the soul makes the devil weak and faint . 30

Earth. Earthly.

5. From whence earth has its consolidation ... 7

5. Whence earth, water, and the rocky cliffs came to be so as they are ....... 29

15. Of what earth and stones are ..... 7-9

15. God willed not the earthly copulation . . .35

17. Where earth and stones are generated • . . 8

  • 25. Why the earth trembled at the death of Christ . . 44
  • 27. Earthly knowledge vanishes in the Judgment . .19

Election.

  • 17. Of election before the foundation of the world . 102, 103
  • 20. How little knowledge Babel has of the election . . 59

Element. Elements.

  • 14. A description, what the one element is . . 41, 42
  • 14. Of the one element, and of the four elements . 44-46
  • 14. What the one pure element is . . . .88
  • 17. The element out of which the four elements proceeded

in the beginning is without understanding . . 7

  • 22. What the eternal element is . . . . 19, 20
  • 22. The one element is substantial ..... 62
  • 17. Where the elements have their original . . .48
  • 22. Why the elements trembled . . . . .46

Eve.

13. Eve's creation described ..... 12-20

13. The soul and form of Eve before the fall . . 34-36

15. Why God must make Eve 18

17. Eve was created for the corruptibility . . .10

17. How Eve was beguiled ...... 32

17. How Eve was created ...... 55

17. Eve was beguiled through her carelessness . . .57

18. The sentence upon Eve ...... 19

20. Eve and the Apostles thought the same thing . . 44

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