in this world we are blind concerning it, neither can we learn it of any body.
80. The writings of the Saints and the children of God tell us, that God created the world by his wisdom, and by the spirit of his mouth; and it is so. Neither have we any other knowledge, than that God hath revealed himself in his wisdom.
81. But this world is not his wisdom: but it is a figure [come] out of his wisdom: it hath not the wisdom of God palpably, but the wonders [works] of the wisdom: and this world is only a similitude of the Deity, according to love and anger, in nature and without nature [extra naturam].
82. For behold the wheel of the stars [starry sphere], and the « seven planets; and also the four elements: (4) fire,
(5) air, (6) water, and (7) earth; and then you shall find the ground, that it is all really an out-birth out of the eternal nature, where the Deity hath revealed itself comprehensibly [or palpably] .
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83. For the spirit of God hath discovered the image of God in the virgin of his wisdom, and the Verbum Fiat hath created it: The form of this world was from eternity in the nature of God, but invisible and immaterial.
84. Then saith reason: What was God's creating?
The word Schuff [which signifieth created]
hath it in its own meaning, according to the language of nature: and if you would understand that language, observe in your mind, how each word from the heart is framed in the mouth, and what the mouth and the tongue do with it, before the spirit sendeth it forth.
85. If you did apprehend this, you should understand everything in its name, why each thing is called as it is: it would be thus understood in the language of every nation, every one in their own mother-tongue. And in this place lieth the heavy fall of Adam, in which we lost what we had in the [state of] innocence; but in the regeneration of Jesus Christ (according to the inward man) we have attained it again.
86. You must have the understanding of the Three Principles, for [the attaining of] the language of nature: for there are Three of them, that form the word [or frame the word, as in an image], viz. soul, spirit, and body. Behold! and observe whether it be so or no, as I tell you, concerning the language of nature; Try and consider of it; not only in the word Schuff, [which signifieth created,] but in all words and names that are in every language of every nation, every one according to its own understanding [and meaning] .
87. (Indeed it is not good that man should have known it, but since he is gone out of the inward into the outward, and standeth now in the seeking, therefore he must enter again into the inward, where, in this hidden Mystery, he beholdeth the mystery of the creation.)
88. When you say Schuff, [which signifieth created], the spirit [or breath] formeth itself in the mouth, and shutteth the teeth together, and hisseth through the teeth, as a kindled fire that burneth, but openeth the lips, and keepeth them open, and then goeth the pressure from the heart, and the upper teeth lean upon the under lip, and the tongue draweth back, and leaneth upon the nether gums, and the spirit [or breath] thrusteth the syllable Schuff forth through the teeth, and the word of distinction, which the syllable Schuff thrusteth forth, remaineth in its seat in the heart, and doth not awaken the sour mother in the strong might, so that it kindleth no fire. [The R is the character of the fire- source, for every letter is a spirit, and is a form of the centre, although by the transposing and turning of the word they alter, yet every letter hath a meaning or understanding in the centre, but it is wonderful, and yet is apprehended in the sense when the light is shining in the centre] .
89. Behold! Man is the similitude of God: for his soul is out of [from] the centre upon the cross, where the eternal Word is generated, comprehended by the spirit of God; there the spirit hath comprehended all the Three Principles; and brought them into a body; as we see, that the spirit liveth from the inward and from the outward, viz. from the spirit of the centre, as also from the spirit of this world, viz. from the air.
in this world we are blind concerning it, neither can we learn it of any body.
80. The writings of the Saints and the children of God tell us, that God created the world by his wisdom, and by the spirit of his mouth; and it is so. Neither have we any other knowledge, than that God has revealed himself in his wisdom.
81. But this world is not his wisdom: but it is a figure [come] out of his wisdom: it has not the wisdom of God palpably, but the wonders [works] of the wisdom: and this world is only a similitude of the Deity, according to love and anger, in nature and without nature [extra naturam].
82. For behold the wheel of the stars [starry sphere], and the « seven planets; and also the four elements: (4) fire,
(5) air, (6) water, and (7) earth; and then you shall find the ground, that it is all really an out-birth out of the eternal nature, where the Deity has revealed itself comprehensibly [or palpably] .
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83. For the spirit of God has discovered the image of God in the virgin of his wisdom, and the Verbum Fiat has created it: The form of this world was from eternity in the nature of God, but invisible and immaterial.
84. Then says reason: What was God's creating?
The word Schuff [which signifies created]
has it in its own meaning, according to the language of nature: and if you would understand that language, observe in your mind, how each word from the heart is framed in the mouth, and what the mouth and the tongue do with it, before the spirit sends it forth.
85. If you did apprehend this, you should understand everything in its name, why each thing is called as it is: it would be thus understood in the language of every nation, every one in their own mother-tongue. And in this place lies the heavy fall of Adam, in which we lost what we had in the [state of] innocence; but in the regeneration of Jesus Christ (according to the inward man) we have attained it again.
86. You must have the understanding of the Three Principles, for [the attaining of] the language of nature: for there are Three of them, that form the word [or frame the word, as in an image], viz. soul, spirit, and body. Behold! and observe whether it be so or no, as I tell you, concerning the language of nature; Try and consider of it; not only in the word Schuff, [which signifies created,] but in all words and names that are in every language of every nation, every one according to its own understanding [and meaning] .
87. (Indeed it is not good that man should have known it, but since he is gone out of the inward into the outward, and stands now in the seeking, therefore he must enter again into the inward, where, in this hidden Mystery, he beholds the mystery of the creation.)
88. When you say Schuff, [which signifies created], the spirit [or breath] forms itself in the mouth, and shutts the teeth together, and hisses through the teeth, as a kindled fire that burns, but opens the lips, and keeps them open, and then goes the pressure from the heart, and the upper teeth lean upon the under lip, and the tongue draws back, and leans upon the nether gums, and the spirit [or breath] thrusts the syllable Schuff forth through the teeth, and the word of distinction, which the syllable Schuff thrusts forth, remains in its seat in the heart, and does not awaken the sour mother in the strong might, so that it kindls no fire. [The R is the character of the fire- source, for every letter is a spirit, and is a form of the centre, although by the transposing and turning of the word they alter, yet every letter has a meaning or understanding in the centre, but it is wonderful, and yet is apprehended in the sense when the light is shining in the centre] .
89. Behold! Man is the similitude of God: for his soul is out of [from] the centre upon the cross, where the eternal Word is generated, comprehended by the spirit of God; there the spirit has comprehended all the Three Principles; and brought them into a body; as we see, that the spirit lives from the inward and from the outward, viz. from the spirit of the centre, as also from the spirit of this world, viz. from the air.
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