* the Ccfurts of my God at his Feet, that I may serve my Lord i in that which he commandeth me. I will know nothing of my- ‘ self, that the Will and Power of my Lord may lead and guide ‘ me, and that I may only do what God doth through me, and 6 will have done by me. I will sleep in myself until the Lord ‘ awaken me with his Spirit ; and if he will not, then will I look *' up to him in Silence, and wait his Commands.’
51. Beloved Brethren, Men at this Time boast much of Faith; but where is it to be found ? The Modern Faith is but the History. Where is that Child, which believeth that Jesus is born ? If that Child were in Being, and did believe that Jesus is born, it would also draw near to the sweet Child Jesus , and receive him and nurse him.
52. Alas! The Faith of This Day is but Historical \ a mere Assent to tfye Matter of Fact that Jesus Christ lived and died, that the Jews killed him, tfyat he left this World , and is not King on Earth in the outward Man ; but that Men may do what they list, and ‘need not die frojn Sin, and their evil Lusts. All this the -wicked Child Self rejoiceth in, that it may fatten the Devil by living deliciously .
53. This showeth plainly that true Faith was never weaker since Christs Time, than it is now . When nevertheless the World crieth aloud, and saith, ‘ We have got the true Faith and contend about a Child , with a Contention, than which there were never worse, since Men were on Earth.
54. If thou art truly Zion , and hast that new born Child which was lost and is found again, then let it be seen in Power and Virtue. Let us all openly see the sweet Child Jesus brought forth by thee, and that thou art his Nurse . If not, then the Children in Christ will say, thou hast found nothing but the Cradle of the Child \ that is, the History .
55. Where hast thou the sweet Child Jesus , thou that art so exalted with the History , and with thy false and seeming Faith? O Sow will the Child Jesus visit thee one Day in the Father's
•Property, the Property of Anger , in thy own Ttirba which thou hast fatted ! It calleth thee now in Love, but thou wilt not hear, for thine Ears are stopped with Covetousness and Voluptuousness . Therefore, the Sound of the Trumpet shall one Day alarm thee with the hard Thmiderclap of thy Turba, and rouse thee up, if haply thou wilt then seek and find the sweet Child Jesus .
56. Beloved Brethren, this is a Time of seeking, of seeking and of finding. It is a Time of Earnestness ; whom it toucheth, it toucheth home . He that watcheth shall hear and see it ; but he that sleepeth in Sin, and saith in the fat Days of his Belly, ‘ All is 4 Peace and quiet; We hear no Sound from the Lord,’ shall be
58 The Way to Qhrist .
blind. But the Voice of the Lord hath sounded in all the Ends of the Earth, and a Smoke riseth and in the midst of the Smoke there is a great Brightness and Splendour. Hallelujah. Amen.
‘ Shout unto the Lord in Zion, for all Mouptains and Hills are ‘ full of his Glory : He flourished! like a Green Branch, and who ‘ shall hinder it ?’ Hallelujah.
THE
T H I R D BOOK
O F
REGENERATION,
O’R THE
NEW.- BIRTH,
SHOWING
How he that earnestly seeketh Salvation , must suffer himself to be brought out of the confused and contentious Babel , by the Spirit of Christ , that he may be born anew in the Spirit of Christy and live to Him only.
Written in the German Language,
(Anno. 1622.)
By JACOB BOEHME
/^sOME out of Babylon , my People, that ye be not Partakers of her Sins , and that ye receive not of her Plagues ; for her Sins have reached unto Heaven , and God hath remembered her Iniquity. — Rev. xviii. 4.
The Author’s Preface to the Reader.
T HOUGH I have in my other Writings set down a clear description of Regeneration , or the New- Birth, from the Ground thereof; yet because everyone hath them not, neither 'hath everyone the Capacity to understand them ; I have therefore, as a Service to the simple Children of Christ, here set down a short §um concerning the New-Birth.
But if any desire to search the deep Ground from whence all floweth, and have the Gift to understand it, Tet theili read these Books following.
i. The Three Principles of the Divine Essence.
2. The three-fold Life of Man.
3. The forty Questions of the Original Essence, Substance, Nature, and Property of the Soul.
* the Ccfurts of my God at his Feet, that I may serve my Lord i in that which he commands me. I will know nothing of my- ‘ self, that the Will and Power of my Lord may lead and guide ‘ me, and that I may only do what God does through me, and 6 will have done by me. I will sleep in myself until the Lord ‘ awaken me with his Spirit ; and if he will not, then will I look *' up to him in Silence, and wait his Commands.’
51. Beloved Brethren, Men at this Time boast much of Faith; but where is it to be found ? The Modern Faith is but the History. Where is that Child, which believes that Jesus is born ? If that Child were in Being, and did believe that Jesus is born, it would also draw near to the sweet Child Jesus , and receive him and nurse him.
52. Alas! The Faith of This Day is but Historical \ a mere Assent to tfye Matter of Fact that Jesus Christ lived and died, that the Jews killed him, tfyat he left this World , and is not King on Earth in the outward Man ; but that Men may do what they list, and ‘need not die frojn Sin, and their evil Lusts. All this the -wicked Child Self rejoics in, that it may fatten the Devil by living deliciously .
53. This shows plainly that true Faith was never weaker since Christs Time, than it is now . When nevertheless the World cries aloud, and says, ‘ We have got the true Faith and contend about a Child , with a Contention, than which there were never worse, since Men were on Earth.
54. If you are truly Zion , and have that new born Child which was lost and is found again, then let it be seen in Power and Virtue. Let us all openly see the sweet Child Jesus brought forth by you, and that you are his Nurse . If not, then the Children in Christ will say, you have found nothing but the Cradle of the Child \ that is, the History .
55. Where have you the sweet Child Jesus , you that art so exalted with the History , and with your false and seeming Faith? O Sow will the Child Jesus visit you one Day in the Father's
•Property, the Property of Anger , in your own Ttirba which you have fatted ! It calls you now in Love, but you will not hear, for your Ears are stopped with Covetousness and Voluptuousness . Therefore, the Sound of the Trumpet shall one Day alarm you with the hard Thmiderclap of your Turba, and rouse you up, if haply you will then seek and find the sweet Child Jesus .
56. Beloved Brethren, this is a Time of seeking, of seeking and of finding. It is a Time of Earnestness ; whom it touches, it touches home . He that watches shall hear and see it ; but he that sleeps in Sin, and says in the fat Days of his Belly, ‘ All is 4 Peace and quiet; We hear no Sound from the Lord,’ shall be
58 The Way to Qhrist .
blind. But the Voice of the Lord has sounded in all the Ends of the Earth, and a Smoke rises and in the midst of the Smoke there is a great Brightness and Splendour. Hallelujah. Amen.
‘ Shout unto the Lord in Zion, for all Mouptains and Hills are ‘ full of his Glory : He flourished! like a Green Branch, and who ‘ shall hinder it ?’ Hallelujah.
THE
T H I R D BOOK
O F
REGENERATION,
O’R THE
NEW.- BIRTH,
SHOWING
How he that earnestly seeks Salvation , must suffer himself to be brought out of the confused and contentious Babel , by the Spirit of Christ , that he may be born anew in the Spirit of Christy and live to Him only.
Written in the German Language,
(Anno. 1622.)
By JACOB BOEHME
/^sOME out of Babylon , my People, that you be not Partakers of her Sins , and that you receive not of her Plagues ; for her Sins have reached unto Heaven , and God has remembered her Iniquity. — Rev. xviii. 4.
The Author’s Preface to the Reader.
T HOUGH I have in my other Writings set down a clear description of Regeneration , or the New- Birth, from the Ground thereof; yet because everyone has them not, neither 'has everyone the Capacity to understand them ; I have therefore, as a Service to the simple Children of Christ, here set down a short §um concerning the New-Birth.
But if any desire to search the deep Ground from whence all flows, and have the Gift to understand it, Tet theili read these Books following.
i. The Three Principles of the Divine Essence.
2. The three-fold Life of Man.
3. The forty Questions of the Original Essence, Substance, Nature, and Property of the Soul.
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