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Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence

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CHAP. Evil. VEBSE

1. The evil is not God 2

1. What is the first matter of evil .... 5-14

20. The evil domineereth over the good, but God hath not ordained that it should be so . . . 29-30

21. Evil and good are in one another . . . .17

24. From whence evil thoughts come . . .29

Faith.

17. The author sets down eight Articles of Faith . ,116

18. Whât faith is able to do 76

Fall.

11. Of Lucifer's and Adam's fall . . ... 5

11. How their fall was foreseen . . . . .22

11. Reason speaketh against the fall . . . 29

18. How God willed not, and yet willed, the fall . 12, 13

Father.

15. How father and mother are warned . . . .25

17. Where God the Father generateth the Son . . 85

20. Of the drawing of the Father 61

25. How God the Father is reconciled . . . .44

Fear.
23. Why we ought not to fear or be afraid • * . .25

Feast.
25. What is a good feast 86

Figures.
20. The figures of all things remain eternally ... 9

Fire.

5. How theatre is in the water . . . . .20

  • 7. The original of the^re, air, water, and earth . .12
  • 7. The fire, air, water, and earth, have every one their

creatures, according to their quality . . 31,32

10. What the fire in this world, and in hell, is . 45, 47

14. The blossom of the fire raoveth above the heart . . 22

  • 15. How the fire is kindled in the heart . . . .50
  • 27. Of the fire by which the world shall perish . 9-13

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CHAP. FOX. VERSE

19. How some have the fox hanging to their coat when they die ^ ..... 39

Gall.

  • 14. How the gall cometh to be in the incarnation . .15
  • 14. How the gall, heart, liver and lungs, are set in order . 18
  • 14. The gall kindleth the warmth in the heart . . 20

Garment.

19. He that will be heard of God, must put off the garment of abomination . . 48

Ghosts.
19. Concerning ghosts of deceased people that walk . . 22

God.

1. What God is. The essence of all essences is generated out of him 1, 2

1. How he is called an angry God ..... 6

1. God is not called God according to the first Principle . 8

2. The eternal working, or generation of God ... 8

4. Where we must seek God 8, 44

  • 4. God is sought, by Antichrist, above the stars . . 23
  • 4. Without God there would be nothing . . . .31
  • 4. God knoweth neither beginning nor end in himself . 54
  • 7. Where we must seek God ..... 15-19
  • 7. Why God is called God 19

10. How God is near to us .48

14. Where God dwelleth . .... 80

15. Whom God desireth to have 26

16. We are deficient in our glory in God .... 1

17. God was not so wrathful at the mere biting of the apple ......... 1

17. How God is king of the land 67

19. God is nearer to us than the saints departed . .31

  • 20. God hath no pleasure in judgment . . . 20-26
  • 20. God is not at odds with himself . . . .60

20. God hardeneth none .62

20. God did not will there should be any devil . . 64

20. God knoweth what will come to pass . . . .64

20. God's foreseeing ....... 66

20. Whom God draweth . .67

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CHAP. God. VERSE

20. God did not consent to Cain's murder of his brother . 93

21. All things in this world are of God .... 1

21. God cometh to help all things ..... 2

22. God and paradise are incomprehensible, and stand in all things 32

  • 22. From what the name of God hath its original . . 35
  • 22. Why God became man . . . . . .43

22. God and the pure element are become one . . ,63

23. Both good and bad men must manifest the wonders of God 26

24. God armeth the soul against the devil's treachery . 13

  • 25. Why God must come into the soul .... 9
  • 25. Wherefore God must enter into death . . .10
  • 25. God reproached Adam, when he said, He is as one

of us . . . . . . . . .40

25. God and man hung on the cross . . . .41

25. The grace of God is for all men . . . . .64

25. The anger of God is neither good nor evil . . .70

27. What God is 7

27. God giveth the seed to be sown . . . . .27

27. God will not cast all away 28

Good.
17. Why God said, It is not good for man to be alone . 27

Ground.
27. What the ground is wherein the heaven soweth seed . 27

Guts.

14. How the guts are made ...... 21

14. Wherefore the stomach and guts are . . . .27

14. Wherefore the guts are long and folded . . .28

Hand. Hands.

25. What the hand of God is 107

14. What hands are in the incarnation . . . .27

Hearing.

15. What the hearing is ... . 67

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CHAP. Heart. VERSE

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p. 786

CHAP. Evil. VEBSE

1. The evil is not God 2

1. What is the first matter of evil .... 5-14

20. The evil domineers over the good, but God has not ordained that it should be so . . . 29-30

21. Evil and good are in one another . . . .17

24. From whence evil thoughts come . . .29

Faith.

17. The author sets down eight Articles of Faith . ,116

18. Wh&t faith is able to do 76

Fall.

11. Of Lucifer's and Adam's fall . . ... 5

11. How their fall was foreseen . . . . .22

11. Reason speaks against the fall . . . 29

18. How God willed not, and yet willed, the fall . 12, 13

Father.

15. How father and mother are warned . . . .25

17. Where God the Father generats the Son . . 85

20. Of the drawing of the Father 61

25. How God the Father is reconciled . . . .44

Fear.
23. Why we ought not to fear or be afraid • * . .25

Feast.
25. What is a good feast 86

Figures.
20. The figures of all things remain eternally ... 9

Fire.

5. How theatre is in the water . . . . .20

  • 7. The original of the^re, air, water, and earth . .12
  • 7. The fire, air, water, and earth, have every one their

creatures, according to their quality . . 31,32

10. What the fire in this world, and in hell, is . 45, 47

14. The blossom of the fire raovs above the heart . . 22

  • 15. How the fire is kindled in the heart . . . .50
  • 27. Of the fire by which the world shall perish . 9-13

p. 787

CHAP. FOX. VERSE

19. How some have the fox hanging to their coat when they die ^ ..... 39

Gall.

  • 14. How the gall comes to be in the incarnation . .15
  • 14. How the gall, heart, liver and lungs, are set in order . 18
  • 14. The gall kindls the warmth in the heart . . 20

Garment.

19. He that will be heard of God, must put off the garment of abomination . . 48

Ghosts.
19. Concerning ghosts of deceased people that walk . . 22

God.

1. What God is. The essence of all essences is generated out of him 1, 2

1. How he is called an angry God ..... 6

1. God is not called God according to the first Principle . 8

2. The eternal working, or generation of God ... 8

4. Where we must seek God 8, 44

  • 4. God is sought, by Antichrist, above the stars . . 23
  • 4. Without God there would be nothing . . . .31
  • 4. God knows neither beginning nor end in himself . 54
  • 7. Where we must seek God ..... 15-19
  • 7. Why God is called God 19

10. How God is near to us .48

14. Where God dwells . .... 80

15. Whom God desires to have 26

16. We are deficient in our glory in God .... 1

17. God was not so wrathful at the mere biting of the apple ......... 1

17. How God is king of the land 67

19. God is nearer to us than the saints departed . .31

  • 20. God has no pleasure in judgment . . . 20-26
  • 20. God is not at odds with himself . . . .60

20. God hardens none .62

20. God did not will there should be any devil . . 64

20. God knows what will come to pass . . . .64

20. God's foreseeing ....... 66

20. Whom God draws . .67

p. 788

CHAP. God. VERSE

20. God did not consent to Cain's murder of his brother . 93

21. All things in this world are of God .... 1

21. God comes to help all things ..... 2

22. God and paradise are incomprehensible, and stand in all things 32

  • 22. From what the name of God has its original . . 35
  • 22. Why God became man . . . . . .43

22. God and the pure element are become one . . ,63

23. Both good and bad men must manifest the wonders of God 26

24. God arms the soul against the devil's treachery . 13

  • 25. Why God must come into the soul .... 9
  • 25. Wherefore God must enter into death . . .10
  • 25. God reproached Adam, when he said, He is as one

of us . . . . . . . . .40

25. God and man hung on the cross . . . .41

25. The grace of God is for all men . . . . .64

25. The anger of God is neither good nor evil . . .70

27. What God is 7

27. God gives the seed to be sown . . . . .27

27. God will not cast all away 28

Good.
17. Why God said, It is not good for man to be alone . 27

Ground.
27. What the ground is wherein the heaven sows seed . 27

Guts.

14. How the guts are made ...... 21

14. Wherefore the stomach and guts are . . . .27

14. Wherefore the guts are long and folded . . .28

Hand. Hands.

25. What the hand of God is 107

14. What hands are in the incarnation . . . .27

Hearing.

15. What the hearing is ... . 67

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CHAP. Heart. VERSE

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