59. Here our want is very much, the heavy Fall presseth us hard. O, there is very much herein hidden, which would be too long to describe. For the will of God should be done, and not the will of the flesh, and of the devil. And therefore it is that we are so doubtful in prayer, because the poor soul runneth on in the will of the flesh, and of the devil. If it did live in innocence we should have this skill perfect, and there would be no doubting in our prayers, but an acting and accomplishment of them: [This the Apostles of Christ wanted, when they asked why they could not cast out the dumb devil] . We do really swim here in misery, which the spirit of the wonders sheweth us.
The Fourth Petition.
Gib uns unser taglich Brot heute.
Give us our daily Bread today.
60. Gib, there the will sticketh in the heart, and presseth outwards, and the mouth catcheth it; that is, the soul would be fed: what the word giveth forth, that the soul taketh; for that belongeth to it, it will have that.
61. Uns, with this syllable the soul desireth food for all its [fellow] members, viz. for all souls, as if they were but one tree with many branches, whereof every branch must have sap and virtue from the stock: and so it desireth to have this in common, out of the virtue of God, for the life of all souls: for it attracteth that with all its desire to it, and in all [others], as a loving brother; it willeth to have it in common, and not alone to itself in covetousness, as the devil did.
62. Un-, with this syllable the will of the soul goeth into the eternal wisdom, wherein, before the creation in the seed, it was discerned, in the eternal will: -ser, with this syllable it taketh the original of nature in the will, where one form in the original generateth, filleth, and preserveth the other: and that is the band of the soul, whereby it eternally liveth and subsisteth: and that the will of the soul desireth, else it would be dissolved. For a spirit desireth no more than to retain its band, and to fill it with virtue, that it may flow forth.
63. And here lieth the key of the greatest hidden secret of the Being of all Beings. Beloved doctors, if you were learned you would seek here; and if you understand nothing here, nor will to understand, then you are not learned, but are only tellers of stories, which the simple, if he did use himself to it, would perform as well as you: This is the true doctorship in the Holy Ghost: the outward [in the learning of the school of reason] is but a foppery, and puffeth up into a high mind.
64. Tag-, with this syllable the heavenly number is understood, as wherein the spirit on the cross in the holy matrix comprehendeth the genetrix in the multiplication, where the will of the spirit recreateth, confirmeth, and strengtheneth itself: -lich, in this syllable the soul's will quickeneth itself in the light and virtue of the Majesty of God; and strengtheneth the soul with the heavenly number, which springeth up out of the Majesty infinitely: and herein the soul is acknowledged for an angel, and liveth in the hand of God.
65. Brot, here the corporeal substance springeth up, and our misery: for Brot [bread] is generated
59. Here our want is very much, the heavy Fall presses us hard. O, there is very much herein hidden, which would be too long to describe. For the will of God should be done, and not the will of the flesh, and of the devil. And therefore it is that we are so doubtful in prayer, because the poor soul runns on in the will of the flesh, and of the devil. If it did live in innocence we should have this skill perfect, and there would be no doubting in our prayers, but an acting and accomplishment of them: [This the Apostles of Christ wanted, when they asked why they could not cast out the dumb devil] . We do really swim here in misery, which the spirit of the wonders shows us.
The Fourth Petition.
Gib uns unser taglich Brot heute.
Give us our daily Bread today.
60. Gib, there the will sticks in the heart, and presses outwards, and the mouth catches it; that is, the soul would be fed: what the word gives forth, that the soul takes; for that belongs to it, it will have that.
61. Uns, with this syllable the soul desires food for all its [fellow] members, viz. for all souls, as if they were but one tree with many branches, whereof every branch must have sap and virtue from the stock: and so it desires to have this in common, out of the virtue of God, for the life of all souls: for it attracts that with all its desire to it, and in all [others], as a loving brother; it wills to have it in common, and not alone to itself in covetousness, as the devil did.
62. Un-, with this syllable the will of the soul goes into the eternal wisdom, wherein, before the creation in the seed, it was discerned, in the eternal will: -ser, with this syllable it takes the original of nature in the will, where one form in the original generats, fills, and preservs the other: and that is the band of the soul, whereby it eternally lives and subsists: and that the will of the soul desires, else it would be dissolved. For a spirit desires no more than to retain its band, and to fill it with virtue, that it may flow forth.
63. And here lies the key of the greatest hidden secret of the Being of all Beings. Beloved doctors, if you were learned you would seek here; and if you understand nothing here, nor will to understand, then you are not learned, but are only tellers of stories, which the simple, if he did use himself to it, would perform as well as you: This is the true doctorship in the Holy Ghost: the outward [in the learning of the school of reason] is but a foppery, and puffs up into a high mind.
64. Tag-, with this syllable the heavenly number is understood, as wherein the spirit on the cross in the holy matrix comprehends the genetrix in the multiplication, where the will of the spirit recreats, confirms, and strengthens itself: -lich, in this syllable the soul's will quickens itself in the light and virtue of the Majesty of God; and strengthens the soul with the heavenly number, which springs up out of the Majesty infinitely: and herein the soul is acknowledged for an angel, and lives in the hand of God.
65. Brot, here the corporeal substance springs up, and our misery: for Brot [bread] is generated
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