Isaac and Rebecca, as Christ's figure; and inwardly he plays with Mary, as Adam's essence, and with Christ's, as the virginlike divine ens.
- 17. And the spirit of Moses says further, And the servant caused the camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at evening time, even about the time that women use to go out to draw water (Gen.
- xxiv. 11).
This signifies and notes out internally, how the mystery of the nature of the three Principles, being the bearers or carriers of the formed wisdom of God, has laid itself down by the divine fountain without the city. The city betokens the hidden mysteries of the divine holy ens of the formed wisdom; about which, the nature of the three Principles 1 has laid itself; for nature is external, and a carrier of the mysteries of God: it lies by the wellspring of God, viz. by the birth of the holy Trinity.
1 Or, the three Principles of nature.
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The outward figure is thus explained:
18. At evening: that is, in the last days of the world, or towards the evening time in man. When the eternal night draws near, then God brings his bearer,l viz. the will of the Father's nature, which lies down, by the fountain of the divine property in man, and will there give his camels, viz. his will, drink. Like as towards the evening, that is, in the last time, he did lay his will to the human nature in the ens of Mary, by the true wellspring of the Covenant, and there gave the human nature drink.
19. And as the servant of Abraham, standing by the well of water in Mesopotamia, did purpose and endeavour to fulfil his master's will, and yet did not look upon himself [and cast about in his reason] how it should be, but commended his cause to God, to do as he would please, and only set a lot before him, that he might see what way God would lead and direct him; even so also the spirit of Moses does here play in the figure of Christ. For nature in the ens or seed of Mary was the servant of God, which pitched down before the ens of the Covenant, as an instrument of God, and gave God the honour, and committed it unto him, how he would bring it to the holy virginity in the holy ens of the Covenant in Mary; as here Abraham's servant commended it to God, when he came before the fountain, how he would lead him and whither, or what he should do; that God might bring him to the true virgin, whom God would give his master's son.
20. So likewise it was not effected by and from the purpose, understanding or power of nature, that nature was brought to the holy ens in the Covenant, and married the divine Virgin in the ens of the Word of God. Nature understood nothing of it, how it should be brought to pass, or what it should do to purchase or accomplish the same. It knew not the holy virginity in the Covenant. But when God's command did sound or speak unto it, by the angel Gabriel, then it gave God the honour, and committed it to him what he would do and work through it; that God might espouse it to the virgin of wisdom. As here Abraham's servant prayed unto God, that he would bring to the fountain of water the right virgin which God had chosen for him.
1 Or, carrier.
21. For by the well of God nature shall know what kind of virgin shall come and give the camels, or the bearer, nature, drink. As Rebecca came forth by God's instigation, and gave the camels of Abraham's servants drink, so likewise the divine virginity in the ens of Mary came and gave the essence in the seed of Mary, drink; and took the human nature for a spouse and consort.
Isaac and Rebecca, as Christ's figure; and inwardly he plays with Mary, as Adam's essence, and with Christ's, as the virginlike divine ens.
- 17. And the spirit of Moses says further, And the servant caused the camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at evening time, even about the time that women use to go out to draw water (Gen.
- xxiv. 11).
This signifies and notes out internally, how the mystery of the nature of the three Principles, being the bearers or carriers of the formed wisdom of God, has laid itself down by the divine fountain without the city. The city betokens the hidden mysteries of the divine holy ens of the formed wisdom; about which, the nature of the three Principles 1 has laid itself; for nature is external, and a carrier of the mysteries of God: it lies by the wellspring of God, viz. by the birth of the holy Trinity.
1 Or, the three Principles of nature.
OF ISAAC TAKING A WIFE
The outward figure is thus explained:
18. At evening: that is, in the last days of the world, or towards the evening time in man. When the eternal night draws near, then God brings his bearer,l viz. the will of the Father's nature, which lies down, by the fountain of the divine property in man, and will there give his camels, viz. his will, drink. Like as towards the evening, that is, in the last time, he did lay his will to the human nature in the ens of Mary, by the true wellspring of the Covenant, and there gave the human nature drink.
19. And as the servant of Abraham, standing by the well of water in Mesopotamia, did purpose and endeavour to fulfil his master's will, and yet did not look upon himself [and cast about in his reason] how it should be, but commended his cause to God, to do as he would please, and only set a lot before him, that he might see what way God would lead and direct him; even so also the spirit of Moses does here play in the figure of Christ. For nature in the ens or seed of Mary was the servant of God, which pitched down before the ens of the Covenant, as an instrument of God, and gave God the honour, and committed it unto him, how he would bring it to the holy virginity in the holy ens of the Covenant in Mary; as here Abraham's servant commended it to God, when he came before the fountain, how he would lead him and whither, or what he should do; that God might bring him to the true virgin, whom God would give his master's son.
20. So likewise it was not effected by and from the purpose, understanding or power of nature, that nature was brought to the holy ens in the Covenant, and married the divine Virgin in the ens of the Word of God. Nature understood nothing of it, how it should be brought to pass, or what it should do to purchase or accomplish the same. It knew not the holy virginity in the Covenant. But when God's command did sound or speak unto it, by the angel Gabriel, then it gave God the honour, and committed it to him what he would do and work through it; that God might espouse it to the virgin of wisdom. As here Abraham's servant prayed unto God, that he would bring to the fountain of water the right virgin which God had chosen for him.
1 Or, carrier.
21. For by the well of God nature shall know what kind of virgin shall come and give the camels, or the bearer, nature, drink. As Rebecca came forth by God's instigation, and gave the camels of Abraham's servants drink, so likewise the divine virginity in the ens of Mary came and gave the essence in the seed of Mary, drink; and took the human nature for a spouse and consort.
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