39. And it further denotes, how Christ should take the true Adamical created man by his heel, that is, by the mind of his conversation, and put him back again into the first mother, whence he did arise; and how the spirit of Christ should follow after the earthly man in this lifetime. When as the devil would be the earthly man's chief guide in the anger of God, then Christ should come after him, and take the inward property of the poor, fallen and captivated man, viz.
the poor corrupt mind of the soul, into his arms, and draw it back again out of the devil's nets and snares, as Christ said, That he was as a vine-dresser who gleaned. For in this lifetime the Adamical nature's image stands before, and the image of Christ [stands] behind; therefore the natural man must die, and Christ must arise and put himself forth eminently in him.
40. And it shows further, how the spirit of Christ in Jacob's line should take Esau in this lifetime by his heel, and hold and rebuke him; and by his children labour to hinder and suppress his evil conversation and wicked walkings. But the Esauitish generation would contemn, despise and only trample it underfoot; and lay about them as an evil, malicious, fiery beast. As it even so comes to pass, when God sends his prophets, that they must reprove and rebuke men; then they even spurn them away from them as dogs, and will by no means endure them. But Jacob, that is, the spirit of God, holds them yet by the heel, and makes them naked and bare, so long till Jacob's footstep or impression is known.
41. Jacob signifies, in the formation of the name in the high tongue, a strong lubet or desire out of the mental tongue, viz. out of the name JEHOVA, brought into a compaction or ens; where the I takes the A, and exalts itself in the A, and takes the sensual tongue into the mental, viz. into the COB, so that the O is set for the centre of the word; where then the profound name of God is conceived or brought into the O, and therein it is rightly understood how the Father's nature, viz. the spirit of sense in A, C and B, does form itself into the I and O, for I is the centre of the highest love, and O is the centre of the perceptive Word in the Deity, which is understood [to be] without or beyond all nature.
42. This the spirit has understood in Isaac, therefore they call him JACOB, so long till this name was moved through the I in the ens of faith, so that the I opened the C and B, and put forth the formed or conceived ens in the O, seeing the I had formed itself with the O in nature, through nature as a holy blossom, and then the name was called JESUS: for the I brought itself again into the enclosed shut- up Engels-Eigenschaft (angel's property) in Adam's nature, and than the A was put into E: for the Father gave his nature in the humanity to the son, viz. to the I, and the Son made again thereout an Engel (angel) of it through the I. For the I entered into the deepest humility and lowliness. And then the figure stood thus IE, out of which the fiery lovespirit went forth, and made itself predominant; and set forth before it its character with the S and V, for the S is the character of the holy fire, and the V is the character of the efflux, issuing forth or emanation, out of the fire.
43. Thus the name Jacob was in the fullness of time in the ens of Mary changed into the name Jesus, which understanding has been as dumb and dead both to the Jews and Christians; seeing no nation
39. And it further denotes, how Christ should take the true Adamical created man by his heel, that is, by the mind of his conversation, and put him back again into the first mother, whence he did arise; and how the spirit of Christ should follow after the earthly man in this lifetime. When as the devil would be the earthly man's chief guide in the anger of God, then Christ should come after him, and take the inward property of the poor, fallen and captivated man, viz.
the poor corrupt mind of the soul, into his arms, and draw it back again out of the devil's nets and snares, as Christ said, That he was as a vine-dresser who gleaned. For in this lifetime the Adamical nature's image stands before, and the image of Christ [stands] behind; therefore the natural man must die, and Christ must arise and put himself forth eminently in him.
40. And it shows further, how the spirit of Christ in Jacob's line should take Esau in this lifetime by his heel, and hold and rebuke him; and by his children labour to hinder and suppress his evil conversation and wicked walkings. But the Esauitish generation would contemn, despise and only trample it underfoot; and lay about them as an evil, malicious, fiery beast. As it even so comes to pass, when God sends his prophets, that they must reprove and rebuke men; then they even spurn them away from them as dogs, and will by no means endure them. But Jacob, that is, the spirit of God, holds them yet by the heel, and makes them naked and bare, so long till Jacob's footstep or impression is known.
41. Jacob signifies, in the formation of the name in the high tongue, a strong lubet or desire out of the mental tongue, viz. out of the name JEHOVA, brought into a compaction or ens; where the I takes the A, and exalts itself in the A, and takes the sensual tongue into the mental, viz. into the COB, so that the O is set for the centre of the word; where then the profound name of God is conceived or brought into the O, and therein it is rightly understood how the Father's nature, viz. the spirit of sense in A, C and B, does form itself into the I and O, for I is the centre of the highest love, and O is the centre of the perceptive Word in the Deity, which is understood [to be] without or beyond all nature.
42. This the spirit has understood in Isaac, therefore they call him JACOB, so long till this name was moved through the I in the ens of faith, so that the I opened the C and B, and put forth the formed or conceived ens in the O, seeing the I had formed itself with the O in nature, through nature as a holy blossom, and then the name was called JESUS: for the I brought itself again into the enclosed shut- up Engels-Eigenschaft (angel's property) in Adam's nature, and than the A was put into E: for the Father gave his nature in the humanity to the son, viz. to the I, and the Son made again thereout an Engel (angel) of it through the I. For the I entered into the deepest humility and lowliness. And then the figure stood thus IE, out of which the fiery lovespirit went forth, and made itself predominant; and set forth before it its character with the S and V, for the S is the character of the holy fire, and the V is the character of the efflux, issuing forth or emanation, out of the fire.
43. Thus the name Jacob was in the fullness of time in the ens of Mary changed into the name Jesus, which understanding has been as dumb and dead both to the Jews and Christians; seeing no nation
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