51. When this was done, God said, Let there be light, (let the light of the tincture open itself), and there was light: then God separated the light from the darkness. Understand this rightly. He [God] shut up the fierce fire which Lucifer had kindled (which taketh its source out of the darkness), and let the tincture in the quintessence burn, as in the fat of the water-spirit, as in a beast [the fire of its life burneth] .
52. Thus the life did burn in the tincture, and turned the fat, viz. the oil, into a quintessence, viz. blood, and so that life did burn in the blood; for therein standeth the noble tincture: and God hath reserved in his own power the centre of the fire: for he hath shut it up in the darkness, as it hath stood from eternity in the darkness: and so every life standeth in his hand: for if he let the fire come into the tincture, then the spirit is in the hellish fire.
53. Now when the light did shine out of the tincture, he divided the tincture into two parts, even as it divideth itself, viz. into the fire-life, and into the light-life, as hath been mentioned before;
and created the two lives, the fire-life to be a heaven and a firmament between the holy meekness, viz. the Heart of God, and the impotent airspirit : and yet the air goeth forth from its mother, the tincture of the fire-spirit, and God dwelleth between them both.
54. The fire- spirit of the tincture hath the eternity in [or for] its root, and the air-spirit hath the material life, which sourced forth with the awakened substantiality, and ruleth the outward bestial life: for it is the bestial life of every creature, also [it is the life] of trees, herbs and grass; it hath also a tincture, but not strong enough.
55. Thus you see how the life standeth in the water, and hath two dominions, viz. fire and air; and you see whence the blood hath its original, which maketh a creature [that hath blood] more noble than one that hath not blood in it; for that creature hath a false tincture, and is proceeded from the will of the devil, as you see in vipers and venomous worms, they have not the noble tincture [or the noble life].
56. But when the devil intended to be lord in the tincture, and would create, he awakened such a life in his will, which yet is not all his [life] : he is indeed of the same essences, and the devils' bodies are figured also in hell into such serpents, venomous worms, and ugly beasts: for they cannot in their own form be otherwise; although indeed they have not a body from the divided tincture from its substantiality, but [they have a body] out of the centre of nature, out of the fierce matrix, out of the eternal substantiality, out of the darkness, which is a spiritual body.
57. Now when God had created the earth, the water was over the whole earth, which God separated, that the earth became dry, and called the water sea, Meer, which in the language of nature signifieth a covering and holding fast the fierceness of the devil, a true reproach to the devil, that his power was drowned: To expound this, very acute writings are requisite, and man would hardly be able to apprehend it.
58. Thus the earth sprang in its own essences and tincture, which were also comprehended in the first creation.
59. It shall also be rightly expounded to you what Moses saith, God separated the water above the firmament from the water under the firmament; that is, into the water and blood of the [living] creatures; for the water above the firmament is blood, and therein standeth the tincture [or life], which separateth the heaven from the water beneath the firmament, viz. from the elementary water; as we see that each of them hath its own habitation and dominion: of which may be spoken more at large in another place.
60. Only we understand therein two kingdoms, viz. the soul dwelleth in the blood in the tincture, and in the water dwelleth the air-spirit, which is corruptible, for it had a beginning, but the soul had none; for the tincture is from eternity, and therefore the figures of all kinds must remain in eternity; account it not for an opinion, it is really so.
51. When this was done, God said, Let there be light, (let the light of the tincture open itself), and there was light: then God separated the light from the darkness. Understand this rightly. He [God] shut up the fierce fire which Lucifer had kindled (which takes its source out of the darkness), and let the tincture in the quintessence burn, as in the fat of the water-spirit, as in a beast [the fire of its life burns] .
52. Thus the life did burn in the tincture, and turned the fat, viz. the oil, into a quintessence, viz. blood, and so that life did burn in the blood; for therein stands the noble tincture: and God has reserved in his own power the centre of the fire: for he has shut it up in the darkness, as it has stood from eternity in the darkness: and so every life stands in his hand: for if he let the fire come into the tincture, then the spirit is in the hellish fire.
53. Now when the light did shine out of the tincture, he divided the tincture into two parts, even as it divids itself, viz. into the fire-life, and into the light-life, as has been mentioned before;
and created the two lives, the fire-life to be a heaven and a firmament between the holy meekness, viz. the Heart of God, and the impotent airspirit : and yet the air goes forth from its mother, the tincture of the fire-spirit, and God dwells between them both.
54. The fire- spirit of the tincture has the eternity in [or for] its root, and the air-spirit has the material life, which sourced forth with the awakened substantiality, and ruls the outward bestial life: for it is the bestial life of every creature, also [it is the life] of trees, herbs and grass; it has also a tincture, but not strong enough.
55. Thus you see how the life stands in the water, and has two dominions, viz. fire and air; and you see whence the blood has its original, which makes a creature [that has blood] more noble than one that has not blood in it; for that creature has a false tincture, and is proceeded from the will of the devil, as you see in vipers and venomous worms, they have not the noble tincture [or the noble life].
56. But when the devil intended to be lord in the tincture, and would create, he awakened such a life in his will, which yet is not all his [life] : he is indeed of the same essences, and the devils' bodies are figured also in hell into such serpents, venomous worms, and ugly beasts: for they cannot in their own form be otherwise; although indeed they have not a body from the divided tincture from its substantiality, but [they have a body] out of the centre of nature, out of the fierce matrix, out of the eternal substantiality, out of the darkness, which is a spiritual body.
57. Now when God had created the earth, the water was over the whole earth, which God separated, that the earth became dry, and called the water sea, Meer, which in the language of nature signifies a covering and holding fast the fierceness of the devil, a true reproach to the devil, that his power was drowned: To expound this, very acute writings are requisite, and man would hardly be able to apprehend it.
58. Thus the earth sprang in its own essences and tincture, which were also comprehended in the first creation.
59. It shall also be rightly expounded to you what Moses says, God separated the water above the firmament from the water under the firmament; that is, into the water and blood of the [living] creatures; for the water above the firmament is blood, and therein stands the tincture [or life], which separates the heaven from the water beneath the firmament, viz. from the elementary water; as we see that each of them has its own habitation and dominion: of which may be spoken more at large in another place.
60. Only we understand therein two kingdoms, viz. the soul dwells in the blood in the tincture, and in the water dwells the air-spirit, which is corruptible, for it had a beginning, but the soul had none; for the tincture is from eternity, and therefore the figures of all kinds must remain in eternity; account it not for an opinion, it is really so.
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