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Mysterium Magnum, Part One

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72. What the chariots, provision, and sumptuous apparel signify, that
Joseph gave to his brethren 24-38

Cherubim

25. of the Cherubim, that drove the evil Adam out of Paradise 38, et seq.

Child of Perdition
46. How the child of perdition shall be revealed, and the beast and
whore put to shame . 33, 34

Children of God or Christ
31. How the children of God saw the daughters of men. 12-16

37. How the line of the children of God is as a tree 1, 2

  • 38. How God delivers his children through the might of his anger 14
  • 44. How the children of God do of ten keep back great plagues from

God 19-21
46. How it is that men see no more in the children of God than in
others 4-6

  • 55. of the misery and ignorance of the children of God 35, 36
  • 55. why the true children of Christ are persecuted by the children in

the kingdom of nature . 47-50 56. How the children of Christ instantly after the blessing enter upon

Christ's pilgrimage . 1, 2

56. How God so wonderfully leads and preserves his children 3

CHAP. Children of God or Christ VERSE
56. How the Lord stands aloft on Jacob's ladder, calling and

comforting the children of God . 11, 12

  • 64. How the despising of the children of Christ is good for them 12
  • 66. The type and image of the children of God in chaste Joseph 32-40
  • 66. How the children of God have the greatest danger in worldly

honour 53 66. The final and last trial of the children of God. 61-63 and 68

Christ

19. Wherefore Christ became a man on the woman's part 17

23. why Christ sweat drops of blood in the Garden 4

23. why Christ must drink gall and vinegar 5,6

23. why Christ must be scorned, killed, etc 8,9

23. How Christ assumed a masculine fire- soul in the woman's property 43, et seq.

25. why Christ must be tempted 24

29. What was Christ's office 25

34. why Christ would not be generated of man's, or the masculine, seed 28

37. How Christ should become a God-man, and Adam and Abraham a man-God 28-32

37. of Christ's Person 42 , et seq.

40. How Christ and his subjects must be twofold persons 11, 12

40. How Christ was generated out of the Covenant made with
Abraham. 15

  • 40. How the humanity of Christ anoints his branches 14
  • 40. Wherefore Christ came . 48-70

41. What Christ's, viz. God's, corporeity is 19, et seq.

48. How Christ will certainly come to us again 13

50. How Christ is a masculine virgin and God 26

51. How Christ is a grape-gatherer that gleans 53

56. A firm ground and assurance that Christ assumed our Adamical soul and humanity in the body and womb of Mary 14-20

56. From what property Christ became man 20

56. why Christ took his soul from woman and became a man 21, 22

69. Where a man must seek Christ 22

76. How the time is near, that the kingdom of Christ will be manifested to all people

50, et seq.

Christendom

27. How verbal Christendom partakes of the sacrifice of Christ 42

  • 68. How at present Christendom stands in God's presence . 32 -42
  • 68. What the four elements of hunger in Christendom are 35-39

CHAP. Christian VERSE

27. What a Christian is, and how he is a Christian 46

  • 63. What a Christian is, and how he is a Christian 51, et seq.
  • 40. How a Christian must be a Christian 97
  • 51. How a Christian in his faith works in the flesh of Christ 31
  • 51. When any is a Christian 43

64. How a Christian must not account the hate from his brother to be grievous 26, 27

  • 64. What the wish of a Christian to his enemies should be 27
  • 64. How a true Christian should present the misery and sins of the people where he lives, daily before God 37, 38

66. What officer is a Christian, and what no Christian 20

  • 66. How a Christian must be armed, in worldly offices . 65, et seq.
  • 68. The most excellent figure in the whole Bible, of a tried

Christian. 48, et seq.

70. How a man begins to be a Christian 24, 25

70. What the difference is between a Christian and other strange heathen people. 80, et seq.

Church

  • 63. What the greatest whoredom is in the churches of stone. 39-43
  • 63. How at present men are ready to storm the Church, or house of

whoredom 45

  • 63. How churches were erected out of a good intention. 46
  • 63. What holiness is in the Church 47

63. What a man must do that he may enter into the Church worthily 50

Circumcision

41. why God commanded circumcision to Abraham 2, et seq.

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72. What the chariots, provision, and sumptuous apparel signify, that
Joseph gave to his brethren 24-38

Cherubim

25. of the Cherubim, that drove the evil Adam out of Paradise 38, et seq.

Child of Perdition
46. How the child of perdition shall be revealed, and the beast and
whore put to shame . 33, 34

Children of God or Christ
31. How the children of God saw the daughters of men. 12-16

37. How the line of the children of God is as a tree 1, 2

  • 38. How God delivers his children through the might of his anger 14
  • 44. How the children of God do of ten keep back great plagues from

God 19-21
46. How it is that men see no more in the children of God than in
others 4-6

  • 55. of the misery and ignorance of the children of God 35, 36
  • 55. why the true children of Christ are persecuted by the children in

the kingdom of nature . 47-50 56. How the children of Christ instantly after the blessing enter upon

Christ's pilgrimage . 1, 2

56. How God so wonderfully leads and preserves his children 3

CHAP. Children of God or Christ VERSE
56. How the Lord stands aloft on Jacob's ladder, calling and

comforting the children of God . 11, 12

  • 64. How the despising of the children of Christ is good for them 12
  • 66. The type and image of the children of God in chaste Joseph 32-40
  • 66. How the children of God have the greatest danger in worldly

honour 53 66. The final and last trial of the children of God. 61-63 and 68

Christ

19. Wherefore Christ became a man on the woman's part 17

23. why Christ sweat drops of blood in the Garden 4

23. why Christ must drink gall and vinegar 5,6

23. why Christ must be scorned, killed, etc 8,9

23. How Christ assumed a masculine fire- soul in the woman's property 43, et seq.

25. why Christ must be tempted 24

29. What was Christ's office 25

34. why Christ would not be generated of man's, or the masculine, seed 28

37. How Christ should become a God-man, and Adam and Abraham a man-God 28-32

37. of Christ's Person 42 , et seq.

40. How Christ and his subjects must be twofold persons 11, 12

40. How Christ was generated out of the Covenant made with
Abraham. 15

  • 40. How the humanity of Christ anoints his branches 14
  • 40. Wherefore Christ came . 48-70

41. What Christ's, viz. God's, corporeity is 19, et seq.

48. How Christ will certainly come to us again 13

50. How Christ is a masculine virgin and God 26

51. How Christ is a grape-gatherer that gleans 53

56. A firm ground and assurance that Christ assumed our Adamical soul and humanity in the body and womb of Mary 14-20

56. From what property Christ became man 20

56. why Christ took his soul from woman and became a man 21, 22

69. Where a man must seek Christ 22

76. How the time is near, that the kingdom of Christ will be manifested to all people

50, et seq.

Christendom

27. How verbal Christendom partakes of the sacrifice of Christ 42

  • 68. How at present Christendom stands in God's presence . 32 -42
  • 68. What the four elements of hunger in Christendom are 35-39

CHAP. Christian VERSE

27. What a Christian is, and how he is a Christian 46

  • 63. What a Christian is, and how he is a Christian 51, et seq.
  • 40. How a Christian must be a Christian 97
  • 51. How a Christian in his faith works in the flesh of Christ 31
  • 51. When any is a Christian 43

64. How a Christian must not account the hate from his brother to be grievous 26, 27

  • 64. What the wish of a Christian to his enemies should be 27
  • 64. How a true Christian should present the misery and sins of the people where he lives, daily before God 37, 38

66. What officer is a Christian, and what no Christian 20

  • 66. How a Christian must be armed, in worldly offices . 65, et seq.
  • 68. The most excellent figure in the whole Bible, of a tried

Christian. 48, et seq.

70. How a man begins to be a Christian 24, 25

70. What the difference is between a Christian and other strange heathen people. 80, et seq.

Church

  • 63. What the greatest whoredom is in the churches of stone. 39-43
  • 63. How at present men are ready to storm the Church, or house of

whoredom 45

  • 63. How churches were erected out of a good intention. 46
  • 63. What holiness is in the Church 47

63. What a man must do that he may enter into the Church worthily 50

Circumcision

41. why God commanded circumcision to Abraham 2, et seq.

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