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Mysterium Magnum, Part One

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39. How God established the Covenant with Abraham, and how the faith of Abraham laid hold of the Covenant, which was accounted to him for righteousness, and how God called Abraham to sacrifice 1-32

CHAP. Abraham VERSE

40. What is represented under the history of Abraham, Isaac and

Jacob 1

  • 40. How two lines sprang out of Abraham 2-6
  • 40. From what property of Abraham Isaac and Ishmael were 13
  • 40. How Abraham in his seed had the land for an eternal possession

50-58

  • 42. How the Trinity appeared to Abraham 1
  • 42. What Abraham signifies in the Language of Nature 1

42. What Abraham's washing of their feet that came to him signifies 11

43. What Abraham's praying to the men for Sodom and Gomorrah signifies . 16-21

  • 45. How Abraham's pilgrimage was a type of Christendom 1-13
  • 45. How Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech were a powerful figure of Christendom 15, 16

How God led Abraham so wonderfully, and how he was always in

45. of Abraham's unwillingness to thrust out the maid-servant with trial, and how the Lord preserved him 1-20

46. of Abraham's unwillingness to thrust out the maid-servant with her son 24-28

47. of the richness of the figure of Abraham's actions 1

47. of Abimelech's covenant with Abraham . 2-27

48. How God tried Abraham, and represented the figure of Christ's sacrifice in his sufferings and death 1-34

48. How Abraham saw Christ's sacrifice afar off; even 2000 years before it was done 10

48. How Abraham went up with Isaac to sacrifice. 8-13

48. of Isaac's carrying the wood, and Abraham's carrying the fire and the knife . 14, 15

48. why God said: Abraham, Abraham 25

48. How men should look upon Abraham's figure 37-43

49. How Abraham would not have the field of the children of Heth for nothing 11

50. How Abraham sent his servant to take a wife for Isaac 1-57

51. How Abraham had six sons by another wife, to whom he gave gifts, but all his goods he gave to Isaac; and how he died 1-55

Adam

17. How Adam did eat before the Fall 13, 14

17. Whence Adam's imagination and longing proceeded 37

18. How Adam was before the Fall 2-9

  • 18. of two fixed substances in Adam 7,8
  • 18. How the propagation should have been if Adam had stood 9-14
  • 18. How long Adam stood in Paradise before Eve was made 19-27

18. How Adam before his sleep had eaten of the forbidden fruit 30-33

19. Adam was not created in a bestial image 20-25

CHAP. Adam VERSE

23. At what Adam was afraid 17, et seq.

25. How God drove Adam out of Paradise, and set the Cherubim before the Garden 1-41 25. How Adam gets his bride again that was taken from him in his sleep 14, 15

25. why Adam and Eve were brought into Paradise 17

25. What provoked Adam that he lusted against God's command 18

25. why God created Adam 19

25. why the Tree of Temptation was set before Adam 23

25. why Adam was tempted and driven out of Paradise 38

37. of God's Covenant with Adam 3

76. How Adam was, before his Eve was, and became monstrous 11-18

All

3. How a particular is the sport of the universal total All 21
Altar

27. Where the altar of God is 48
Angels

8. of the creation of angels, and their dominion in all their worlds 1-34

8. why we see not the angels . 19

8. Where the angels dwell 16, et seq.

17. How the holy angels live 35

25. What the angel with the sword is . 2

42. for what God created the angels and man 24,25

  • 43. of the two angels that came into Sodom 22-64
  • 43. How the angels did eat with Lot . 38
  • 59. How the angel met Jacob, and what that signifies 24

Antichrist. Antichristian

27. of the wicked Antichristian Church, also of the true holy Church

41-60

28. of Cain's murdering of his brother, viz. of the proud Antichristian seeming Church upon earth, as also of the true

Christianity 1-71

36. What the Antichrist is 17

43. The Antichristian whore does as the Sodomites did. 47-52

51. What Antichrist is both among Jews and Christians. 44

70. How Antichrist has deceived poor Christendom 38, 39

77. When Antichrist will fall

p. 70

Ararat

32. of the name Ararat in the Language of Nature 33-37

CHAP. Ark VERSE

32. There is a very great mystery in the Ark of Noah 10, et seq.

Asher

77. The Testament of Asher, and the figure thereof 29-32
As I live

42. An exposition of these words: As I live 27, et seq.

Author

5. From what sight and vision the Author has written 15

  • 12. The Author had a glass to see even beyond Moses 34
  • 18. From what knowledge the Author has written 1
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39. How God established the Covenant with Abraham, and how the faith of Abraham laid hold of the Covenant, which was accounted to him for righteousness, and how God called Abraham to sacrifice 1-32

CHAP. Abraham VERSE

40. What is represented under the history of Abraham, Isaac and

Jacob 1

  • 40. How two lines sprang out of Abraham 2-6
  • 40. From what property of Abraham Isaac and Ishmael were 13
  • 40. How Abraham in his seed had the land for an eternal possession

50-58

  • 42. How the Trinity appeared to Abraham 1
  • 42. What Abraham signifies in the Language of Nature 1

42. What Abraham's washing of their feet that came to him signifies 11

43. What Abraham's praying to the men for Sodom and Gomorrah signifies . 16-21

  • 45. How Abraham's pilgrimage was a type of Christendom 1-13
  • 45. How Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech were a powerful figure of Christendom 15, 16

How God led Abraham so wonderfully, and how he was always in

45. of Abraham's unwillingness to thrust out the maid-servant with trial, and how the Lord preserved him 1-20

46. of Abraham's unwillingness to thrust out the maid-servant with her son 24-28

47. of the richness of the figure of Abraham's actions 1

47. of Abimelech's covenant with Abraham . 2-27

48. How God tried Abraham, and represented the figure of Christ's sacrifice in his sufferings and death 1-34

48. How Abraham saw Christ's sacrifice afar off; even 2000 years before it was done 10

48. How Abraham went up with Isaac to sacrifice. 8-13

48. of Isaac's carrying the wood, and Abraham's carrying the fire and the knife . 14, 15

48. why God said: Abraham, Abraham 25

48. How men should look upon Abraham's figure 37-43

49. How Abraham would not have the field of the children of Heth for nothing 11

50. How Abraham sent his servant to take a wife for Isaac 1-57

51. How Abraham had six sons by another wife, to whom he gave gifts, but all his goods he gave to Isaac; and how he died 1-55

Adam

17. How Adam did eat before the Fall 13, 14

17. Whence Adam's imagination and longing proceeded 37

18. How Adam was before the Fall 2-9

  • 18. of two fixed substances in Adam 7,8
  • 18. How the propagation should have been if Adam had stood 9-14
  • 18. How long Adam stood in Paradise before Eve was made 19-27

18. How Adam before his sleep had eaten of the forbidden fruit 30-33

19. Adam was not created in a bestial image 20-25

CHAP. Adam VERSE

23. At what Adam was afraid 17, et seq.

25. How God drove Adam out of Paradise, and set the Cherubim before the Garden 1-41 25. How Adam gets his bride again that was taken from him in his sleep 14, 15

25. why Adam and Eve were brought into Paradise 17

25. What provoked Adam that he lusted against God's command 18

25. why God created Adam 19

25. why the Tree of Temptation was set before Adam 23

25. why Adam was tempted and driven out of Paradise 38

37. of God's Covenant with Adam 3

76. How Adam was, before his Eve was, and became monstrous 11-18

All

3. How a particular is the sport of the universal total All 21
Altar

27. Where the altar of God is 48
Angels

8. of the creation of angels, and their dominion in all their worlds 1-34

8. why we see not the angels . 19

8. Where the angels dwell 16, et seq.

17. How the holy angels live 35

25. What the angel with the sword is . 2

42. for what God created the angels and man 24,25

  • 43. of the two angels that came into Sodom 22-64
  • 43. How the angels did eat with Lot . 38
  • 59. How the angel met Jacob, and what that signifies 24

Antichrist. Antichristian

27. of the wicked Antichristian Church, also of the true holy Church

41-60

28. of Cain's murdering of his brother, viz. of the proud Antichristian seeming Church upon earth, as also of the true

Christianity 1-71

36. What the Antichrist is 17

43. The Antichristian whore does as the Sodomites did. 47-52

51. What Antichrist is both among Jews and Christians. 44

70. How Antichrist has deceived poor Christendom 38, 39

77. When Antichrist will fall

p. 70

Ararat

32. of the name Ararat in the Language of Nature 33-37

CHAP. Ark VERSE

32. There is a very great mystery in the Ark of Noah 10, et seq.

Asher

77. The Testament of Asher, and the figure thereof 29-32
As I live

42. An exposition of these words: As I live 27, et seq.

Author

5. From what sight and vision the Author has written 15

  • 12. The Author had a glass to see even beyond Moses 34
  • 18. From what knowledge the Author has written 1
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