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Mysterium Magnum, Part Two

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77. The Testament of Benjamin, and the signification thereof. 48-58

Benoni

63. What the name Benoni signifies 26, 27

Bestial Man

  • 21. of the bestial man's original, and of his sickness and mortality 1-17
  • 21. of the government of the bestial man 11, 12

Bethel

63. What Bethel signifies 19
Bible

74. How the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of hell are portrayed by the histories in the Bible 50, 51

Blessing

41. What in man shall possess the eternal blessing 1
Boasting

2. We come short of that boasting or glory that we ought to have in
God 3

CHAP. Bodies. Body VERSE

11. of two outward bodies. 22

11. How all things of this world have a twofold body 19

11. Man has a threefold body . 20

40. The heavenly body of the soul dies not 44,45

Bondage

39. What the figure is of the bondage in Egypt 26, et seq.

Book

43. How a man must understand the first Book of Moses. 57

  • 52. How the first Book of Moses is a figure of the Spirit of God 51
  • 76. How all slanderous books and libels are the murdering swords of Simeon and Levi 29 Breath

15. of a threefold breath in man, which is a threefold soul 14,15
C

Cain

26. of the propagation of man in this world, and of Cain the firstborn and murderer . 1-76

27. What is to be understood by Cain's sacrifice. 41

27. why the will of the Serpent and Devil in Cain would kill the body of Abel . 9, 10

28. What was the cause that Cain murdered Abel 4-25

  • 29. What the name Cain signifies in the Language of Nature 18
  • 29. How Cain and Abet were the two branches, and the image of the

whole tree 23

29. What mark God had set upon Cain 53

29. of Cain's fears 54

29. Wherefore grace came upon Cain . 56

29. Cain was not born to perdition 57

29. What should be avenged in Cain sevenfold 58

37. What in Cain is cursed • 35

40. Cain, Ham, Ishmael and Esau are an image of the Turks and heathens 71

Cainan, see Kenan

Calf

42. What Abraham's fatted calf signifies 19, et seq.

CHAP. Camels VERSE

50. What the ten camels which Abraham's servant took with him signify 14, et seq.

Canaan

49. What Moses understands by Canaan . 12

Care for the Belly
24. What a man does effect by pride and care for the belly 21, et seq.

Cave

49. What the twofold cave signifies . 13, et seq.

Changed

11. How all things may be changed 11
Chaos

1. What the eternal Chaos is wherein all things lie hid. 7,8
Chariots

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

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77. The Testament of Benjamin, and the signification thereof. 48-58

Benoni

63. What the name Benoni signifies 26, 27

Bestial Man

  • 21. of the bestial man's original, and of his sickness and mortality 1-17
  • 21. of the government of the bestial man 11, 12

Bethel

63. What Bethel signifies 19
Bible

74. How the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom of hell are portrayed by the histories in the Bible 50, 51

Blessing

41. What in man shall possess the eternal blessing 1
Boasting

2. We come short of that boasting or glory that we ought to have in
God 3

CHAP. Bodies. Body VERSE

11. of two outward bodies. 22

11. How all things of this world have a twofold body 19

11. Man has a threefold body . 20

40. The heavenly body of the soul dies not 44,45

Bondage

39. What the figure is of the bondage in Egypt 26, et seq.

Book

43. How a man must understand the first Book of Moses. 57

  • 52. How the first Book of Moses is a figure of the Spirit of God 51
  • 76. How all slanderous books and libels are the murdering swords of Simeon and Levi 29 Breath

15. of a threefold breath in man, which is a threefold soul 14,15
C

Cain

26. of the propagation of man in this world, and of Cain the firstborn and murderer . 1-76

27. What is to be understood by Cain's sacrifice. 41

27. why the will of the Serpent and Devil in Cain would kill the body of Abel . 9, 10

28. What was the cause that Cain murdered Abel 4-25

  • 29. What the name Cain signifies in the Language of Nature 18
  • 29. How Cain and Abet were the two branches, and the image of the

whole tree 23

29. What mark God had set upon Cain 53

29. of Cain's fears 54

29. Wherefore grace came upon Cain . 56

29. Cain was not born to perdition 57

29. What should be avenged in Cain sevenfold 58

37. What in Cain is cursed • 35

40. Cain, Ham, Ishmael and Esau are an image of the Turks and heathens 71

Cainan, see Kenan

Calf

42. What Abraham's fatted calf signifies 19, et seq.

CHAP. Camels VERSE

50. What the ten camels which Abraham's servant took with him signify 14, et seq.

Canaan

49. What Moses understands by Canaan . 12

Care for the Belly
24. What a man does effect by pride and care for the belly 21, et seq.

Cave

49. What the twofold cave signifies . 13, et seq.

Changed

11. How all things may be changed 11
Chaos

1. What the eternal Chaos is wherein all things lie hid. 7,8
Chariots

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

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