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Mysterium Magnum, Part One

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41. why the males must be circumcised on the eighth day 35, et seq41. What circumcision is 3, et seq.

Clod

2. The whole world lies in one clod of earth 6

Coat

64. What Joseph's particoloured coat which his father made him signifies 39

64. What it signifies that Jacob was deceived by Joseph's coat 49, et seq.

Concubines

63. How Jacob's concubines signify the stone churches 36
Conditions. See forms

CHAP. Configuration VERSE

13. A whole configuration or constellation lies in each element 12

Contention

17. The contention of the high schools or universities about the Tree of Knowledge 16 28. What the cause of contention about religion is 26-43

35. Whence contention does arise 61, et seq.

36. of the contention at the Tower of the confusion of tongues in
Babel 12, 13

  • 40. How contentious preachers embitter the ears of the hearers 98
  • 51. How the false cold love of titulary Christendom contends

about knowledge 46, et seq.

65. What the contentious opinions in Babel are 49, 50

Copulation

41. How the bestial copulation is borne withal under divine patience 2,3

Councils

77. When councils were set in the place of the Holy Ghost

p. 66

Counsel

66. To whom there is no more counsel or remedy to eternity. 47
Covenant

30. of the line of the Covenant 1-54

32. of the Covenant between God and Noah 1

33. of the Covenant of God with Noah, and all creatures 1-40

Covering

22. The covering for our nakedness is ours and no more 77, et seqCovetousness

24. Whence the great covetousness does arise 10
Cradle

63. What the cradle of the child Jesus is 48
Creation

10. of the creation of heaven and the outward world 1-62

11. of the mysticalness of the creation 1

I

Creature

32. How the image of the creature shall not pass away 16

CHAP. Cup VERSE

17. What Joseph's cup in Benjamin's sack signifies 1-13; 41-57

Curse

  • 10. of the curse of the earth 8
  • 24. of the curse, and of the body of sickness, whence that arises 1-35
  • 24. What the curse is 2

D

Damn. Damned

41. An excellent figure against those that, according to their conclusions in reason by the letter, damn some children from the womb 41

66. What the torment of all the damned is . 67

Dan

  • 77. The Testament of Dan, and the figure thereof. 13-25
  • 77. How it is signified by Dan, Gad and Asher, what kind of people would govern the world 30, et seq.

Darkness

  • 3. or the eternal original of the darkness 5
  • 5. or the enmity in the darkness 6

Day. Days

12. of the six Days' work of the Creation 1-39

12. of the first Day 13, et seq.

12. of the second Day 19, et seq.

12. of the third Day 32, et seq.

13. of the fourth Day 1-20

14. of the fifth Day 1-13

15. of the sixth Day's work of Creation 1-31

  • 16. of the creation of the seventh Day 16-18
  • 16. How the seventh Day has been from eternity 28

Death

  • 4. The original of the eternal death 12
  • 11. What the death and misery of man and all creatures is 17
  • 23. why the rocks clave in sunder at the death of Christ 3
  • 33. why God's anger of ten puts one man to death by another 21, 22

Decrees

61. How the decrees in Scripture point only at two kingdoms 55

CHAP. Deity VERSE

52. How the Deity manifests itself through the soul's nature 7, 8

Delight

3. The delight or longing is the property of the Son 7
Deluge

  • 32. why the Deluge, or Noah's flood, came after seven days. 20, 21, 22
  • 32. Wherefore the fountains of water opened themselves, in the

Deluge 26, et seq.

Desire

3. The desire arises from the longing or delight, and is the Father's property 6, 7

3. The desire coagulates itself.

p. 5

Devil. Devils. See Lucifer

  • 8. That which is pain and torment to the devils, is joy to the angels 21
  • 10. How the Devil is the most despicable poor creature of all 31

17. How Lucifer became a devil 28

22. Where the Devil's council-chamber and school is 17, et seq.

37. How the heathen had not their answers from the Devil 12, 13

38. How the Devil is a prince of this world 5,6

38. What those four elements are wherein the Devil and all evil creatures live 7

  • 66. Where the Devil is a frolick guest 54
  • 70. What the Devil's fishhook is 41

74. How the Devil lost his seat and stool in man 17, 18

Dinah

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41. why the males must be circumcised on the eighth day 35, et seq41. What circumcision is 3, et seq.

Clod

2. The whole world lies in one clod of earth 6

Coat

64. What Joseph's particoloured coat which his father made him signifies 39

64. What it signifies that Jacob was deceived by Joseph's coat 49, et seq.

Concubines

63. How Jacob's concubines signify the stone churches 36
Conditions. See forms

CHAP. Configuration VERSE

13. A whole configuration or constellation lies in each element 12

Contention

17. The contention of the high schools or universities about the Tree of Knowledge 16 28. What the cause of contention about religion is 26-43

35. Whence contention does arise 61, et seq.

36. of the contention at the Tower of the confusion of tongues in
Babel 12, 13

  • 40. How contentious preachers embitter the ears of the hearers 98
  • 51. How the false cold love of titulary Christendom contends

about knowledge 46, et seq.

65. What the contentious opinions in Babel are 49, 50

Copulation

41. How the bestial copulation is borne withal under divine patience 2,3

Councils

77. When councils were set in the place of the Holy Ghost

p. 66

Counsel

66. To whom there is no more counsel or remedy to eternity. 47
Covenant

30. of the line of the Covenant 1-54

32. of the Covenant between God and Noah 1

33. of the Covenant of God with Noah, and all creatures 1-40

Covering

22. The covering for our nakedness is ours and no more 77, et seqCovetousness

24. Whence the great covetousness does arise 10
Cradle

63. What the cradle of the child Jesus is 48
Creation

10. of the creation of heaven and the outward world 1-62

11. of the mysticalness of the creation 1

I

Creature

32. How the image of the creature shall not pass away 16

CHAP. Cup VERSE

17. What Joseph's cup in Benjamin's sack signifies 1-13; 41-57

Curse

  • 10. of the curse of the earth 8
  • 24. of the curse, and of the body of sickness, whence that arises 1-35
  • 24. What the curse is 2

D

Damn. Damned

41. An excellent figure against those that, according to their conclusions in reason by the letter, damn some children from the womb 41

66. What the torment of all the damned is . 67

Dan

  • 77. The Testament of Dan, and the figure thereof. 13-25
  • 77. How it is signified by Dan, Gad and Asher, what kind of people would govern the world 30, et seq.

Darkness

  • 3. or the eternal original of the darkness 5
  • 5. or the enmity in the darkness 6

Day. Days

12. of the six Days' work of the Creation 1-39

12. of the first Day 13, et seq.

12. of the second Day 19, et seq.

12. of the third Day 32, et seq.

13. of the fourth Day 1-20

14. of the fifth Day 1-13

15. of the sixth Day's work of Creation 1-31

  • 16. of the creation of the seventh Day 16-18
  • 16. How the seventh Day has been from eternity 28

Death

  • 4. The original of the eternal death 12
  • 11. What the death and misery of man and all creatures is 17
  • 23. why the rocks clave in sunder at the death of Christ 3
  • 33. why God's anger of ten puts one man to death by another 21, 22

Decrees

61. How the decrees in Scripture point only at two kingdoms 55

CHAP. Deity VERSE

52. How the Deity manifests itself through the soul's nature 7, 8

Delight

3. The delight or longing is the property of the Son 7
Deluge

  • 32. why the Deluge, or Noah's flood, came after seven days. 20, 21, 22
  • 32. Wherefore the fountains of water opened themselves, in the

Deluge 26, et seq.

Desire

3. The desire arises from the longing or delight, and is the Father's property 6, 7

3. The desire coagulates itself.

p. 5

Devil. Devils. See Lucifer

  • 8. That which is pain and torment to the devils, is joy to the angels 21
  • 10. How the Devil is the most despicable poor creature of all 31

17. How Lucifer became a devil 28

22. Where the Devil's council-chamber and school is 17, et seq.

37. How the heathen had not their answers from the Devil 12, 13

38. How the Devil is a prince of this world 5,6

38. What those four elements are wherein the Devil and all evil creatures live 7

  • 66. Where the Devil is a frolick guest 54
  • 70. What the Devil's fishhook is 41

74. How the Devil lost his seat and stool in man 17, 18

Dinah

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