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Concerning the Three Principles of the Divine Essence

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  • 16. Of the liyht of the three Principles . . . .12
  • 22. The light hath no centre ...... 35

Lily.

10. The lily shall grow in the devil's supposed kingdom . 33

11. Of the lily which shall shortly grow, and bring us the true knowledge in the Trinity . . . .28 13. The branch of the lily which the virgin holdeth in her hand . . . . . . . . .61

14 The smell of the lily will spoil the cornered cap . .39

  • 15. The lily cometh after the great shower . . .26
  • 15. All is open in the time of the lily, and then the tincture

is the light of the world . . . . .54

  • 17. Wherefore we have need of the lily . . . .36
  • 17. How the beast will be destroyed by the lily . . 37
  • 17. In the time of the lily much shall be revealed . .100

19. In the lily-rose, the doors of the Mysteries shall fly open 61

  • 20. The description of the lily-time . . . . .15
  • 20. The branch of the lily shall be planted in the garden of

roses, and the sick Adam shall eat of it . . .38

  • 25. A secret concerning the time of the lily . . .50
  • 25. The Jews, Turks, and other nations, have no time to expect, but the time of the lily, the sign whereof is the sign of Elias ....... 95

27. Where the lily may be found, where not . . .32

Limbus.
22. What the divine limbus is 21

Lovf.

  • 20. In the breaking of the anger the love appeareth . .59
  • 20. Love is generated out of the anger . . . .65

Lucifer.

4. Why Lucifer is so called 67

  • 5. Whence Lucifer, being spewed out, proceeded . . 7
  • 5. Which was the kingdom of Lucifer before his fall . 17

5. How Lucifer was thrust out of heaven . . 25-30

6. How Lucifer's kingdom was shut up ... 6

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CHAP. Lucifer. VERSE

  • 8. Of the fall of Lucifer
  • 10. Whence the fall of Lucifer and his angels proceeded . 48

10. Lucifer and-his legions: the father thrust out for the child's sake ........ 49

] 0. Why God's love came not to help Lucifer . . .50

11. The ground of Lucifer's and Adam's fall ... 5

14. Lucifer was thrown down for his pride

  • 15. Where Lucifer stood before his fall . . . .10
  • 25. Which was Lucifer's throne, and whither he fell . 103

Lust.

20. Lust is the first beginning to act

20. Lust and the mind are two distinct things . . .76

Magistrates.

20. Strife between magistrates and subjects . . 33, 34

20. Subjects or inferiors cry against their magistrates or superiors ......

21. Magistracy useful ...... 39-43

Man.

3. How man became naked and bare

  • 4. How the new man is one with the Father and Son . 9
  • 7. Man is a whole spark, but not God himself

10. God created but one man only . . .12

11. Why God created but one only man .

13. What the duty of a man is towards his wife . . 20

13. How man is in the mother's womb . . 54-60

  • 14. Man's glory above the beasts . . . 5, 6
  • 14. What man's ability is ...

14. How far man and beast are alike . .56

14. Why man is so highly graduated . .57

  • 15. Wherefore and of what man was created . . 12-14
  • 15. How man lost paradise .... .19
  • 15. How man may live in paradise here in this life . . 20
  • 15. How man wilfully lets in the devil . . . .22

15. Why man must be out of that which is eternal . .63

  • 16. The prevention of man's being a living devil . . 26
  • 16. How man is differenced from the beasts . . 28-31
  • 16. Whence man speaketh that which is good .

16. Three men in man striving against one another . 33, 34

16. How man is formed an angel

16. How man after his death is either an angel or a devil 37

p. 794

CHAP. Man. VERSE

  • 17. Whence Adam gat the name man . . . .15
  • 17. God did not make man of a lump of earth . . .22
  • 17. Why man's body must perish ..... 23
  • 17. How man in the fall fell among murderers . . .60 1 7. Man's misery between the fall and the Word of Promise 61
  • 17. Man in this life dwelleth in the abyss with the devils 65
  • 17. How man dareth do what the devil dareth not do . 78

17. In the beginning man had no bestial members . .81

18. It is the love in the Heart of God only that helpeth . 80

19. Man's image standeth in three Principles . . .10

20. By the law man cannot come into paradise. . . 28

  • 21. The inability of man's spirit . . . . 18, 19
  • 21. How man hath the balance between two wills . . 20
  • 21. Man not to be condemned for that which is outward . 26

21. What man's condemnation is . . . .27

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  • 16. Of the liyht of the three Principles . . . .12
  • 22. The light has no centre ...... 35

Lily.

10. The lily shall grow in the devil's supposed kingdom . 33

11. Of the lily which shall shortly grow, and bring us the true knowledge in the Trinity . . . .28 13. The branch of the lily which the virgin holds in her hand . . . . . . . . .61

14 The smell of the lily will spoil the cornered cap . .39

  • 15. The lily comes after the great shower . . .26
  • 15. All is open in the time of the lily, and then the tincture

is the light of the world . . . . .54

  • 17. Wherefore we have need of the lily . . . .36
  • 17. How the beast will be destroyed by the lily . . 37
  • 17. In the time of the lily much shall be revealed . .100

19. In the lily-rose, the doors of the Mysteries shall fly open 61

  • 20. The description of the lily-time . . . . .15
  • 20. The branch of the lily shall be planted in the garden of

roses, and the sick Adam shall eat of it . . .38

  • 25. A secret concerning the time of the lily . . .50
  • 25. The Jews, Turks, and other nations, have no time to expect, but the time of the lily, the sign whereof is the sign of Elias ....... 95

27. Where the lily may be found, where not . . .32

Limbus.
22. What the divine limbus is 21

Lovf.

  • 20. In the breaking of the anger the love appears . .59
  • 20. Love is generated out of the anger . . . .65

Lucifer.

4. Why Lucifer is so called 67

  • 5. Whence Lucifer, being spewed out, proceeded . . 7
  • 5. Which was the kingdom of Lucifer before his fall . 17

5. How Lucifer was thrust out of heaven . . 25-30

6. How Lucifer's kingdom was shut up ... 6

p. 793

CHAP. Lucifer. VERSE

  • 8. Of the fall of Lucifer
  • 10. Whence the fall of Lucifer and his angels proceeded . 48

10. Lucifer and-his legions: the father thrust out for the child's sake ........ 49

] 0. Why God's love came not to help Lucifer . . .50

11. The ground of Lucifer's and Adam's fall ... 5

14. Lucifer was thrown down for his pride

  • 15. Where Lucifer stood before his fall . . . .10
  • 25. Which was Lucifer's throne, and whither he fell . 103

Lust.

20. Lust is the first beginning to act

20. Lust and the mind are two distinct things . . .76

Magistrates.

20. Strife between magistrates and subjects . . 33, 34

20. Subjects or inferiors cry against their magistrates or superiors ......

21. Magistracy useful ...... 39-43

Man.

3. How man became naked and bare

  • 4. How the new man is one with the Father and Son . 9
  • 7. Man is a whole spark, but not God himself

10. God created but one man only . . .12

11. Why God created but one only man .

13. What the duty of a man is towards his wife . . 20

13. How man is in the mother's womb . . 54-60

  • 14. Man's glory above the beasts . . . 5, 6
  • 14. What man's ability is ...

14. How far man and beast are alike . .56

14. Why man is so highly graduated . .57

  • 15. Wherefore and of what man was created . . 12-14
  • 15. How man lost paradise .... .19
  • 15. How man may live in paradise here in this life . . 20
  • 15. How man wilfully lets in the devil . . . .22

15. Why man must be out of that which is eternal . .63

  • 16. The prevention of man's being a living devil . . 26
  • 16. How man is differenced from the beasts . . 28-31
  • 16. Whence man speaks that which is good .

16. Three men in man striving against one another . 33, 34

16. How man is formed an angel

16. How man after his death is either an angel or a devil 37

p. 794

CHAP. Man. VERSE

  • 17. Whence Adam gat the name man . . . .15
  • 17. God did not make man of a lump of earth . . .22
  • 17. Why man's body must perish ..... 23
  • 17. How man in the fall fell among murderers . . .60 1 7. Man's misery between the fall and the Word of Promise 61
  • 17. Man in this life dwells in the abyss with the devils 65
  • 17. How man dars do what the devil dars not do . 78

17. In the beginning man had no bestial members . .81

18. It is the love in the Heart of God only that helps . 80

19. Man's image stands in three Principles . . .10

20. By the law man cannot come into paradise. . . 28

  • 21. The inability of man's spirit . . . . 18, 19
  • 21. How man has the balance between two wills . . 20
  • 21. Man not to be condemned for that which is outward . 26

21. What man's condemnation is . . . .27

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