the human property. These five names do figure out and set forth, as in a type, the five head speeches of the spiritual tongue through the formed word, proceeding from the high name of God; out of which tongues the prophetical and apostolical spirit speaks. 1
1 Or spoke.
46. And though we could set down a form of the same, yet we should be but as senseless or dumb to the Reader who understands not the Language of Nature; and therefore we have but given a hint of it to our school-fellows. For the spirit does also, under the names, point at the kingdoms and dominions, and they are God's, who with his name does order, govern, guide and lead every kingdom, according to the property of his name. As the property of each kingdom is, even such is the tongue, language, phrase, and manners of the same; as it is written, Such as the nation is, such a God it also has.
47. Not that there is more than one God; only, we understand therein the divine manifestation, how God does give himself forth, in his manifestation in the formed Word, to all nations, according to every nation's and people's property; so that every nation and people does use or bear forth the same only Word according to its property; the external form and division of which is Babel; for (Gen. xi. 6) all people had only one tongue and language, and dwelt together.
48. The only tongue was the Language of Nature, out of which they all spoke; for they had it in one form, and understood in the language and speech the sense, viz. the ens, even how the will formed the ens; for so also was the spirit in the ens. of which we will give a short intimation and manuduction, to the understanding and illuminated mind to consider of, to prove, exercise and make trial of it in himself; not that a man can express it, and bring it into a certain form. No, that cannot be, for it is the spirit of the wisdom of God, his manifestation.
49. The spirits of the letters in the Alphabet are the form of the one spirit in the Language of Nature; the five vowels bear forth the holy tongue of the five holy languages out of the name Jehovah, from whence the Holy Spirit speaks; for the five vowels are the holy name of God, according to his holiness. For the name Jehova has nothing in it, save only the five vowels A, E, I, 0, V. The other letters signify and express the nature, even what the name of God in the formed word is in nature, both in love and anger, in darkness and light. But the five vowels do signify only and alone what he is in the light of holiness; for nature is tinctured with the five vowels, so that it becomes full of joy and delight. 1
50. But that the ancient wise men, skilful in this tongue, did interpose an H in the name JEOVA, and called it JEHOVA, the same was done with great understanding, for the H makes the holy name with the five vowels even manifest in the outward nature. It shows how the holy name of God does breath forth and manifest itself even in the creature. The five vowels are the hidden name of God, who dwells alone in himself; but the H signifies the divine lubet or wisdom, showing how the divine lubet doth breath forth itselfout of itself.
51. The inward understanding in the five vowels is this:
I is the name JESUS.
E is the name Engel 2 (Angel).
O is the formed WISDOM or lubet or the I, viz. of JESUS, and is the centre or the HEART of God. V is the SPIRIT, viz. the sus 3 in JESUS, which proceeds forth out of the lubet. A is der Anfang 4 und das Ende (the beginning and the end), viz.
the will of the whole comprehension, and it is the FATHER.
52. And these five do fold themselves up with the comprehension or formation into three, viz. into such a Word, AJ, that is, A, 0, V, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. The triangle denotes the Trinity of the properties of the Persons, and the V on the triangle denotes the spirit in the H, viz. in the breathing, where the universal God does manifest himself spiritually with his own proceeding forth or procession out of himself 5
1 Text, a kingdom of joy. 2 German. Engel.
3 Viz. the sweetness.
4 Germ. Anfang.
the human property. These five names do figure out and set forth, as in a type, the five head speeches of the spiritual tongue through the formed word, proceeding from the high name of God; out of which tongues the prophetical and apostolical spirit speaks. 1
1 Or spoke.
46. And though we could set down a form of the same, yet we should be but as senseless or dumb to the Reader who understands not the Language of Nature; and therefore we have but given a hint of it to our school-fellows. For the spirit does also, under the names, point at the kingdoms and dominions, and they are God's, who with his name does order, govern, guide and lead every kingdom, according to the property of his name. As the property of each kingdom is, even such is the tongue, language, phrase, and manners of the same; as it is written, Such as the nation is, such a God it also has.
47. Not that there is more than one God; only, we understand therein the divine manifestation, how God does give himself forth, in his manifestation in the formed Word, to all nations, according to every nation's and people's property; so that every nation and people does use or bear forth the same only Word according to its property; the external form and division of which is Babel; for (Gen. xi. 6) all people had only one tongue and language, and dwelt together.
48. The only tongue was the Language of Nature, out of which they all spoke; for they had it in one form, and understood in the language and speech the sense, viz. the ens, even how the will formed the ens; for so also was the spirit in the ens. of which we will give a short intimation and manuduction, to the understanding and illuminated mind to consider of, to prove, exercise and make trial of it in himself; not that a man can express it, and bring it into a certain form. No, that cannot be, for it is the spirit of the wisdom of God, his manifestation.
49. The spirits of the letters in the Alphabet are the form of the one spirit in the Language of Nature; the five vowels bear forth the holy tongue of the five holy languages out of the name Jehovah, from whence the Holy Spirit speaks; for the five vowels are the holy name of God, according to his holiness. For the name Jehova has nothing in it, save only the five vowels A, E, I, 0, V. The other letters signify and express the nature, even what the name of God in the formed word is in nature, both in love and anger, in darkness and light. But the five vowels do signify only and alone what he is in the light of holiness; for nature is tinctured with the five vowels, so that it becomes full of joy and delight. 1
50. But that the ancient wise men, skilful in this tongue, did interpose an H in the name JEOVA, and called it JEHOVA, the same was done with great understanding, for the H makes the holy name with the five vowels even manifest in the outward nature. It shows how the holy name of God does breath forth and manifest itself even in the creature. The five vowels are the hidden name of God, who dwells alone in himself; but the H signifies the divine lubet or wisdom, showing how the divine lubet does breath forth itselfout of itself.
51. The inward understanding in the five vowels is this:
I is the name JESUS.
E is the name Engel 2 (Angel).
O is the formed WISDOM or lubet or the I, viz. of JESUS, and is the centre or the HEART of God. V is the SPIRIT, viz. the sus 3 in JESUS, which proceeds forth out of the lubet. A is der Anfang 4 und das Ende (the beginning and the end), viz.
the will of the whole comprehension, and it is the FATHER.
52. And these five do fold themselves up with the comprehension or formation into three, viz. into such a Word, AJ, that is, A, 0, V, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. The triangle denotes the Trinity of the properties of the Persons, and the V on the triangle denotes the spirit in the H, viz. in the breathing, where the universal God does manifest himself spiritually with his own proceeding forth or procession out of himself 5
1 Text, a kingdom of joy. 2 German. Engel.
3 Viz. the sweetness.
4 Germ. Anfang.
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