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Mysterium Magnum, Part Two

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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

p. 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. 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

  • 58. The figure of Dinah 39-45
  • 62. How Dinah was deflowered, and Sichem and the city slain and spoiled: the gate of Christians' wars and the Babylonish whoredom, to be well considered of 1-40
  • 62. How Dinah went forth to see the daughters of the land, and,

what is prefigured thereby 3, et seq.

62. How Dinah's whoredom and Simeon and Levi's murder is a figure of Christendom 9-18

Doctors

35. What understanding the doctors have in their contention about
God's habitation and being 66

CHAP. Dominion VERSE

39. Whence dominion arises 32

Dove

32. What Noah's first dove signifies 40

42. What the three doves and the raven signify 42-46

Dragon

76. What the dragon's seven heads are 25, 26

Drank plentifully

70. What that signifies, that Joseph and his brethren drank plentifully 94

Dreams

67. What it is to expound dreams 1, 2

67. Whence it is that a beast dreams 5

  • 68. of King Pharaoh's dreams 1, et seq.
  • 68. Wherefore the natural Magi could not expound Pharaoh's

dreams 2, 10, 18, 19

Driver. See Hunter
Dying

20. of Adam and Eve's dying 26, et seq.

E
Earth

10. Whence the grossness of the Earth proceeds 30

10. Out of what the Earth is proceeded 61

12. How the glove of the Earth is extruded 7

  • 22. What the Earth is 45
  • 25. why God created the Earth 29, et seq.

25. When God set the time for the Earth to endure 19

Eden

17. What Eden is 6
Edom

  • 53. What Edom is, and signifies, in the High Tongue 5
  • 64. What Edom is, and signifies, in the High Tongue 3

CHAP. Egyptians VERSE

78. What it signifies that many Egyptians went along when Jacob was buried 2

Elected. Election

25. of that saying of St Paul, We were elected in Christ Jesus ere the foundation of the world was laid 20

48. How God elected not only the natural line of Christ, but also the line of nature 35, 36

51. An excellent figure, against the wise rationalists, concerning election or predestination 4-24

  • 26. of election or predestination. 1-76
  • 32. A curious example, how God has predestinated no election in

nature 3, 4

  • 46. How God's election passes only upon the figure 30
  • 61. of God's election, or predestination, or decree concerning Jacob

and Esau 1-3 and 23

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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

p. 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. 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

  • 58. The figure of Dinah 39-45
  • 62. How Dinah was deflowered, and Sichem and the city slain and spoiled: the gate of Christians' wars and the Babylonish whoredom, to be well considered of 1-40
  • 62. How Dinah went forth to see the daughters of the land, and,

what is prefigured thereby 3, et seq.

62. How Dinah's whoredom and Simeon and Levi's murder is a figure of Christendom 9-18

Doctors

35. What understanding the doctors have in their contention about
God's habitation and being 66

CHAP. Dominion VERSE

39. Whence dominion arises 32

Dove

32. What Noah's first dove signifies 40

42. What the three doves and the raven signify 42-46

Dragon

76. What the dragon's seven heads are 25, 26

Drank plentifully

70. What that signifies, that Joseph and his brethren drank plentifully 94

Dreams

67. What it is to expound dreams 1, 2

67. Whence it is that a beast dreams 5

  • 68. of King Pharaoh's dreams 1, et seq.
  • 68. Wherefore the natural Magi could not expound Pharaoh's

dreams 2, 10, 18, 19

Driver. See Hunter
Dying

20. of Adam and Eve's dying 26, et seq.

E
Earth

10. Whence the grossness of the Earth proceeds 30

10. Out of what the Earth is proceeded 61

12. How the glove of the Earth is extruded 7

  • 22. What the Earth is 45
  • 25. why God created the Earth 29, et seq.

25. When God set the time for the Earth to endure 19

Eden

17. What Eden is 6
Edom

  • 53. What Edom is, and signifies, in the High Tongue 5
  • 64. What Edom is, and signifies, in the High Tongue 3

CHAP. Egyptians VERSE

78. What it signifies that many Egyptians went along when Jacob was buried 2

Elected. Election

25. of that saying of St Paul, We were elected in Christ Jesus ere the foundation of the world was laid 20

48. How God elected not only the natural line of Christ, but also the line of nature 35, 36

51. An excellent figure, against the wise rationalists, concerning election or predestination 4-24

  • 26. of election or predestination. 1-76
  • 32. A curious example, how God has predestinated no election in

nature 3, 4

  • 46. How God's election passes only upon the figure 30
  • 61. of God's election, or predestination, or decree concerning Jacob

and Esau 1-3 and 23

Elements

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