iop. Thus you find in Every thing a Similitude of the Terna* rie in the Divine Being; look upon what you will; let no man make himfelf fo ftark blind, as to think otherypife^ or to think that God hath no Sonne and Ho- ly G ho ft.
no. I fhall make this more plain and clear, when I come to write of the Creation'* for I do not borrow of other men in my Writings: And though indeed. I quote many Examples and Teftimonies of Gods Saints; Yet all is written by God in my Mind, fo that I abfolutely and infallibly believe, know, and fee it, yet not in the flefh, but in thefpirit, in the impulfe and motion of God.
in. It is not fö tobe underftood, Chap.III. • Of the trinity the One only god.
flood, that my Reafon is grea- ter or higher than all other mens living, but I am the Lords TfPiggor Branch, and am a ve- ry mean and little Spark of his; he may fet me where he plea- feth, I cannot hinder him m that.
iii. Neither is this my «5\£z- tural WiI/9 that J can do it by my own fmall ability, for if the Spirit were withdrawn from me, then I could neither know nor underftand my oWn Wri- tings', and I muft on every fide fight and ftruggle with the De- vil!, and lye open to temptation and affliftion as well as other men.
113. But in the following Chapters you will foon fee the Devil and his Kingdom laidna- L, %ed9 74 flit Crettko of the Hot) Aagels. Chap JV.
tgd, his Pride and Reproach fhall fuddenly be difcoPtered.
■ The Fourth Chapter* Of the Creation of the Holy An InfiruBion, or open (jäte of Beavenö ;He teamed, and almoftafl Writers, have very much Cumbredr and troubled their Heads mightily, to fearcb contrive and ecu* ceive in Nature, fand have brought forth many and fundry Opinions) concerning How, and Of what* the Holy Angels were framed:: And on the other fide, what that horrible Fall of the Great Prince Lucifer was:or,How he became fo baft a wiclsed and fierce wrathful Devil; From whence that Svil Qxa* lay {houid Spring, or,, What drove him to hi- 2% And although this erouad a*»4 great Myftety hath remained hidden from the beginning of the Worlds and that humane flefli and blood is not able to conceive or apprehend it: 3. Yet God, who created the world? will reveal himfelf, mw at the Eiidrand all great Myfterfes will be jnanifefted or revealed.• to intimate? that the great Day of Revelation and the Final Judgment is ve*r> and dnify to be ejtpe&ed.
4, On Chap.1V. tfhe Creation of the Holy Angels. 7 ^ 4. On which, will be reftored again all that which hath been loft through Adm$ti& tn which the King- dome of Heaven>and the Kingdom of the Devill fhall be fevered afunder> in this world.
5. But Hew all this will be done, God will revcal> in thehigheft plaihetfe, and simplicity, fo that ncr man will be able to Oppofe Him.
6. Therefore every one fhould lift up his Eyes, for his Redemption draweth near ^ And notfeek after bafe covetoufnefle^pridc and wanton luxurious ftate- linefle,fuppofing it the beft life to be Here 5 whereas in tlieir luxury, they fit in the midft of Hell,to wait upon Lucifer as/ is Guard.
7. Which themfelves fhall fuddenly be fur e to fee with great terrour, anguifh and eternal defpair, as alio to their ihame and fcorn; whereof the Devils are a terrible Example, who were once the faireft and brightefi Angels in Heaven, as I fhall reveal write and manifeft here following j I will fufferGods im- pulfe, I am not able to withstand it.
Of the 'Dfoine Quality s.
Since thou haft perceived* in the Third Chapter, the Ground of the Tcrnarie in the Divine Being, I fhall here fhew plainly., the pwer and operation, as alio the Qualities or (qualification in the Divine Be- in&orjromwhat the Angels were properly and pecu- liarly created,. or what their flo^y and Power is.
9. And as I faid before: Ail the powers or vertues are in God the Father, and no man with his fcme and thoughts can reach to appre- L 2 hend bend it. But in the S tars and the Elements, asalfo by all the creatures in the whole creation of this World, a Man m ay clesrly know it.
io. All power and vertue is in God the Father, and proceedeth alfo forth from him, as Light, Heat, Cold, Soft, Gentle> Sweet, Bitter, Sowre, aftrin- gentorharfh, found ornoife, and much more that is not poflible to,bc fpoken or apprehended. *All thefe are in God the Father, one in another as one power, and yet, all thefe powers move in his Exit or going forttv iL But the powers in God do not operate or qua- lify in that maner, as in Nature, in the ftars, and Elements, or in the creatures.
12. No; you muft net conceive it fo: For Lord Lu- cifer in his Elevation made the powers of impure Na- ture thus burning, bitter, cold, aftringent, foure, dark and unclean.
13. But in the Father, all powers are mild, foft, like Heaven, very full of joy, for all the powers tryumph in one another, and their voice or found rifeth up from Eternity, to Eternity.
14. There is nothing in them but Love, meekneffe, mercy 3 friendlineffe, or courtefie; even fuch a try- umphing, rifing fource or fountain of joy wherein all the voices of Heavenly joyfulnefle found forth, fo as no man is able to exprefTe it, nor can it be likened to anything.
1 5. But if a man will Liken it to any thing, it may nearefi be Likened to the Soul of Man, when kindled or enlightened by the Holy Ghoft.
16. For then it is thus joyful and tryumphing> and all powers rife up in it, andtryumph> and fo raife the Beftial Body,that it trembleth: this is a true glimpfe Chap.IV. The Creation of the Holy Angels. 77 glimpjfc of the divine Quality, as the quality is in. God I But in God all is Spirit.
17. The quality of water, is not of fuch a running and Qualifying condition or mancr in God, asitfs in this VVorld; but is a Spirit, very bright clcare and thinne, wherein the Holy Ghoft rifeth up, a meer. power, 18. The bitter Quality Qualifieth in the fweet, aftringentorharfhand fowre Quality, and the £01? rifeth up therein from Eternity, to Eternity.
19. For the Love in the Light and clarity or Glo- rious Brightnes goeth forth from the Heart or Sonne of God, in all the powers of the Father, and the Holy Ghoft moveth in them all.
20. And this, in the Deep of the Father, is Like a Divine * SALITTER, which Imuft needs liken *or salni- to the Earthy which before its corruption was even TRUM fuch a Saliner.
21. But not fo Hard, Cold, Bitter, Sowre, and Dark,but like the Deep or like Heaven,very clear and pure, wherein all powers were Good fair and Heaven- ly: But that Prince Lucifer thus Spoiled them -> as you (hall perceive here following.
22. This Heavenly Salitter, or powers one in ano- ther, generate Heavenly joyful fruits and colours s all manner of Trees and Plants, on which do grow the fair pleafant and lovely fruits of life.
23. There Spring up alfo in thefe powers and vertues, all manner of BlofToms and Flowers, wi& fair Heavenly colours and fmells.
24. They are of Several Taftes» each according t* its Quality and kind, very Holy, Divine, and full of 2 5, For every Quality beareth its own fruit, as it h 7$ TttfCreati&nof the Holy Angefs. Chap.IT» is 'm the corrupted murtherous Den or dark Valley and Dungeon of the Earth t, there fpring op all man- ner of Earthly X|ees,Plants, Flowers, and Fruits.
2 6. Alfo mtbin the Earthy Grow curious pretious Stones, Silver, and Gold* and thefe are a Type of the Heavenly Generating or Production.
27. Nature Laboureth to its utmoft diligenceupoa this corrupted Dead Earth, that it might generate Heavenly forms and Species or Kinds $ but itgene- rateth only Dead, Dark, and Hard fruit, which are no more then a meer fhadow or Type of the Heaven- ly.
28. Moreover its fruit is altogether-fierce, cr bi- ting,Bitter3 Sowre, a dringen t or harfh and Hot, alfo Cold, hard and naught 5 they have Scarce any ipark or fp ice of Goodnefiein them.
29. Their Sap and fpirit is mix'd with hellifrr quality, their {'cent or fmell is a very ftink;thus hath Lord Lucifer caufed them to be, as I (hall clearly fhew hereafter.
30. Now when I write of Trees,Plants and Fruits, you muß not underftand them to be Earthly >\ike thofe that are in this world: for it is not my meaning, that, there ihould grow in heaven, fuch Dead hard Trees of wood j or fuch ftones,as confift of an earthly Qua- lity.
31. No; but my meaning Is heavenly and fpiri- tual, yet truly and properly fucb: I mean no other thing, Then what I fct down in the Letter.
3 2. In the Divine Pomp and State are efpecially two things to be confidercd • firß the Saliner or the Divine powers, which are moving fpringing pow- ers.
3 3. In that fame power groweth up and is genera- ted Chap.JT. TfolreatUtt of the Holy Angek. yp ted fruic according to every quality and fpecies or kind, lis. heavenly Trees and Plants, which without ceafing bear fruit, fairly blofTom, and grow in divine power^fo joyfully,} that I can neither fpeak nor write it down; 54.. But flaramer it like a child, that is learning to fpeak, and can by no means rightly call it,as the Spi- rit giveth it forth, to be known.
35. Thefecond form or property of Heaven in the divine pompe orftateis Uttemtrius, or the Sound, as, in the Saliner of the Earth, there is the Sound, whence there groweth Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron>_ and the likej of which men make all manner of Mu- ßcjl Inftrumexts for founding 5 or for mirth,as Bells, Organ-Pipes, and other things that make a found: Alio there is likewife aSound in all the creatures up- on earth, effe all would be in ftillnefie and ßlence.
3 6. By that Jound in Heaven all powers are moved, fothat all things grow Joyfully, and generate very beautifully: And as the Divine power is manifold and various, foalfo the Jound or Mercurim is alfo> manifold and various.
37. For, when the powers fpring up in God, they touch and flirre one another andmove one in ano- ther, and fo there is a conftanc harmony, mixing or Conibrt, from whence go forth all manner of co- lours.
3 8. And in thofeCoiours grow all manner of Fruits; which rife or fpring up in the SaUtter, and the Mer* rn/iut or found uiingkth it (elf therewith, and rifeth up in all rhe powers of the Father,and then (bunding) and Tunes, rife up in the heavenly joyfulnelfe..
39. If you mould in this world bring many thou- fand kinds of mufical Inftraments together, and all (houldg © The Creation of the Holy Angela CHap.IV.
ftiould be tuned in the beft manner moft artificially, and the moft skilful Matters of Mufick {hould play on them in confort together, all would be no more then the Howlings and barkings of Dogs in comparifon of the Divine Mufick, which rifeth up through the Divine Sound and Tunes from Eternity to Eter- nity.
40. Further, if thou wilt confider the heavenly Divine Pomp S täte and Glory, and conceive how it is, and what manner of Sprouting Branching de- light and joy there is in it j 41. View this world diligently, and confider what manner of fruit fprouts branches and encreafes> groweth out of the Saliner of the Earth, from Trees, Plants, Herbs, Roots, Flowers, Gyles, Wine, Corn and whatever elfe there is that thy heart can find out: all is a Type of the heavenly Pomp.
42. For, the earthly and corrupt nature hath con- tinually laboured from the beginning of its Crea- tion to this day to bring forth heavenly forms or fhapes in the Earth, as alfo in Man and Beafts: as men very well fee that every year Wjw Arts are in- vented and brought to Light, which hath been con- ftantly fo from the beginning to this time.
43. But yet Nature hath not been able to bring forth heavenly power vertue and qualities, therefore its fruit is half dead, corrupt, and impure.
44. You muft not think, that in the divine pomp, there cometh forth, Beafts, Worms and. other crea- tures in tiefh, as in this World they do; No j but I mean only the wonderful proportion, power, vertue > and comelinefle of feature in them..
45. And Nature laboureth with higheft diligence, to produce in its Power heavenly figures ihapes or forms, Chap.IV. The Creation of the Holy Angels» %X forms, as we fee in Men, Beads? Fowles and Worms, as alfo in the encrcafe or growth of the Earth, that all things are done, fhew,and appear mod curioufly, Artificially, and delicately.
4^. For Nature would fain be delivered from this Va- nity that it might procreate heavenly forms in the holy Tower.
47. For, in the Divine Pomp likewife go forth all wanner of Sprouting and Vegetation of Trees,Plants, and all manner of fruit, and every one beareth its own fruit, yet not in an earthly quality and kind, but in a Divine quality form and kind.
48. Thofe fruits are not of fo dead, hard, bitter, foure and aftringent a relifh hi food-, nor do they rot and grow ftinking, as thofe in this World do 5 but all confift in holy Divine power.
4^. Their Conftitution or compofition is from Di- vine power, from the Salitter and Mercuriw of the divine pomp, and are the food of the holy An- gels.
50. If mans abominable Fall had not fpoiled it, he would have been feafted, in fuck a manner, in this world, and have eaten fuch fruit as indeed they were prefented to him in Paradife, in a twofold man* ner.
51. But the infectious Luft> longing and Malady of the Devil, who had infected and fpoiled the Sa- liner, of which Adam was made, that brought Man into an Evil Longing or Luft to eat of both the Quali- ties the Evil and the Goody whereof I (hail write clearly here following, anddemonArateit.
M Of 8 i Of the Creation of the Holy Angels. Chap.IV.
Of the Creation of Angels.
The Spirit fheweth plainly and clearly, that before the Creation of the ^Angels, the Divine Being with its riling and qualifying was from eternity, antf re- mained Co.in the Creation of Angela, as it is alfo at this day, and will io continue in and to Eternity.
53. And the Space Room at place of this world, to- gether with the creatureiy hcavcn>which we behold with our eyes, as alio the Space or Place of the Sarth and S tars together with the Beep, was in fuch a form as now at tbts day it is in, aloft, above the Heavens^in the Divine Pomp.
54. But um the Kingdom of the Great Prince Lu- ft, cifcr, in the Creation of the Angels; [« Understand " According to tie fecond Principle^ cut of which he rests cc tkrufi forth into the cuterweft, wlich alfo is the very in- *f nemojl of all.
5 5. Who by his proud elevation in his Kingdom, kindled the qualities, or the divine Saliner, out of C. which he was made; [cc UnderfUod the Center of " his Nature, or the firft Principle:] and let it on fire.
5 6. Suppofing thereby he fhould grow hugely and highly light and qualifying, aboye the Sonne of Cod; buche became a Fool, therefore thisflace or {pace in its burning quality could not fubfift in God> whereupon die Creation of this world en- fued.
57. But this world at the End, in Gods appointed Time, will be/<?* again to its firft place, as it was be- fore Chap.IV. the Creation of the Hoi) Angels. fore the Creation of Angels* and Lord Lucifer will have a hole— or dungeon for his eternal habitation therein, and he will remain eternally in his kindled quality, which will be an eternal bafe filthy re- proachful Habitation, an empty void dark valley or dungeon, a hole of fierceneffeor wrath.
Now Qlferve; 58. God in his moving, created the holy Angels at once, notoutofaftrangewtftar, but out of him- felf, out ofhis w# power, and eternal wifdom.
5?. But the Philofophers had this opinion^ as if God had made the Angels only out of the light: but they erred therein, for they were made not only out of the light, but out of all the Powers of God.
60. And as I have {hewed before, there are tm things efpccially to be obferved in the Deep of God the Father.- firft the power, or all Powers of God the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghoft, arc very lovely, pleafant and various, and yet are all One in. another as one power.
6*1. And as the powers of all the flars rule in the Ayre, fo alfo in God: but every power in God Shew- eth it felf with its operation, feverally and diftind- 6z. Then afterward the Sound is in every power, and the Tone or tune of the Sound is according to the quality of every power 5 and therein confifteth the total Heavenly Kingdom of Joy,and fo from this divine Saliner and Mercurm all Angels are made, viz. out of the Body of Nature.
M 2 Queftion.
o The Creation of the Holy Angels. Ghap»IV Qyeftion.
63. But thou mayeft here ask: Hot» are they made cr generated j or in what way and manner.?
Anfwer* 64. If I had the tongue of an Angel, and thou hadft an Angelical unde rftanding^we might very fine- ly difcourfe of it. But the Spirit only doth fee it, and the tongue cannot advance towards it. For I can ufe#o. other words, then the words of this world: but now the Holy Ghoft being in thee, thy Soul will well apprehend it.
65. For behold, the totall holy Trinity hath with its moving Compofed compaBed or figured a Body,or Image out. of itfelf, like a little God, but not fo fully or firongly going forch, as the whole Trinity, yet in fome mealure according to the extent and Capacity of the Creatures* 66. For in God there is neither beginning nor end, but the Angels have a beginning and cnd,butnot cir- cumscriptive apprehenfive palpable or conclusive; for an Angel can fometime be great, and fuddeniy little again, their alteration is as fwift. as mans thoughts are. All qualities and powers are in an An- gel, as they are in the whole Deity.
67. But thou muft rightly underftand this. They are made and compacted together, or figured out of the Salitterand Mercuriw? that is, out oi the exit or excrefcence, 68. Confider this Similitude: Out of the Sun and Stars, go forth the Elements, and they make in the Saliner of the Earth a living fpirit, and the ftars re- main in their Circle or.Sphear, and that Spirit like- wife Chap.IV. The Creation of the Holy Engels. 8 5 wife gctteth the quality of the ftarres.
69. But now the Spirit after its compaction, is a levered diflinci thing, and hath a fubftance of its own as all the Stats have, and the ftars alfo are and remain fevered and diftind things, each of them is free to it felf.
70. Neverthelcfle the quality of the Stars reigneth in the Spirit 5 yet the Spirit can and may raife or demerfe it felf in its own qualities, or may live in the influences of the ftars, as it pleafeth; for it is free, for it hath gotten the qualities which it hath in it felf, for its own.
7 1. And though it had them at the beginning from the ftars, yet they are now its proper own: Juft as a mother when (he hath the feed in her felf, as long as fhehath it in her, and that it is a feed ^ it is hers: but when the feed is become a child) then it is no more the mothers, but is the childs proper own.
72. And though the child be in the mothers houfe, and the mother nourijheth the child with her food, and that the child could not live without the mc- ther, yet both the Body and the Spirit, which are ge- nerated out of the mother, are the Childs proper own, and it retaineth its corporeal right to it felf.
73. And in this manner it is with the Angels, they are alfo all compofed framed or figured out of the Divine Seed^but every one hath his own Body to it felf, though they are in Gods houfe, and feed on the fruit of their mother, out of which they were made, yet their Bodies 3re their proper own..
74. But the quality Externally without them, or externally without their Bodies,i;/£.their mother 5 is not their propriety, as alfo their mother is not the childs propriety 5 alfo the mothers food is. not the (hilds g £ The firp oreal Subfiance of an Angel. C h ap. V.
r bihls propriety, but the mother gi veth it to the child, out ot love, feeing {he hath generated the child» 75. She may well alfo thruft the child out of her houle, when the child is ftubborn and will not be Obedient j and may withdraw her food from it, which alfo thus befell the Principality of Lucifer.
76. Thus God may withdraw his Divine Power which is Externally without the Angels, when they elevate themfelves againft him: but when that is done, a fpirit muft faint and perillv 77. As when the Ayr, which alfo is mans mother» is withdrawn from a man, he muft needs dye. So al- fo the Angels cannot live without their mother.
The Fifth Chapter.
Of the Corporeal Subftance Being and Propriety of an s/ingeU N Queftibn, I.
Ow here the Queftion is; What manner of Body forfn or fhape hath an Angel,or what figure is it of?
Anfwer. i. As Man is created to the Image and Similitude of God, fo alfo are the Angels, for they are the Bre- thren of men ', and wen in the Rej "urrelMon will laze no other form or Image, then the e/fngels haze, as our King CHRIST himfelf teftifieth, Matth.22.so.
3.Befides, Chap.V. The £oY$orealSub$ once of an Angel, i 87 3. Befides, the Angels never Chewed themfelves in any ot her form or (hape to men here on Earth, then in a humane form and (hape.
4. Therefore feeing in the Refurrection, we fhall be like the Angels, the Angels muß needs be fhaped and figured like us, or elfe we muß aflum to us ano- ther Image or fhape in the Refurre&ion, which would be againit and Contrary to the firft Creation.
5. Thus al(o M<*fes and Silas apyeartd to the ViJ 'ri- fles of Chriß in their own form and fhape, on mount Tafor, though they had been a long time in heaven before, (Matth. 17. ).
6. And £ lias was takenup into Heaven alive, with Ms Living Body> and yet had now »0 other form or fhape then he had when he was on earth ( 2 Kings. 2, verfe 1 1. ).
7. Alfo when chrifi went to Heaven, two z/ingels hovered in the Clouds 3andf aid to the Difciples; ye men of lfrael} what do you look after} This JSSUS fhall tome Again) as yo% have fe en HIM go away to Heaven 5 &t. 1. verle. 11.
8. Thus it is plain and clear enough,that He will come again in the fame format thelaftday, with a divine and glorified Body, as a Prince of the Holy Angels, which (hall be the Men-Angels.
$. The Spirit alfo teftifieth clearly, that Angels and Men have one and the fame Image: for God hath made another Angel inftead of Expulfed Lucifer and his Legions, out of the fame pkce5 wherein Lucifer fate, and out of which, he was made, which Angel was ADAM, if he had but perfevered in his clarity brightnefle or Glory.
io. But there is yet a Sure Hope of Refurre&ion* and g $ Chap,V. The Corporeal Subftance of an AngeL and then we fhall get the Angelical Clarity or Glory and Purity again, Queftion.
1 1. t{pw thou wilt aik; How are the tAngeh then Created according to the Image of(jod > Anfwer.
12. Firft, the compacted figured Body is indivi- fible and incorruptible, and not to be /Wf by Mans Hands $ for it is conftituted or compofedout of the Divine power, and that power is fo knit and bound together, that it can never be deftroyed again.
13. For as none, no not airy thing, can deftroy the whole Deity, fo alfo there is not any thing can de- ftroy an Angel -3 for every Angel is formed figured fet together or compofed out of all the powers of God, not with flefh and blood, but out of the Di- vine power.
14. And firft the Body is out of all the powers of the Father, and in thofe powers is the light of God the Sonne; and now the powers of the Father and of the Sonne, which are in an Angel creaturely,generate an underftanding fpirit* which rifeth up in that An- gel.
1 5. Firft of all the powers of the Father, generate a light, whereby an Angel feeth into the whole Fa- ther, whereby he can fee the outward power and ope- ration of God, which is Externally without its own Body, and thereby can fee its fellow-brethren, and can fee and enjoy the glorious fruit of God,and there- in confifteth its Joy.
1 6. And that light zxfirfi came out of the Sonne of Chap.V, the Corporeal Subfiance of an Angel 8$ of God in the powers of the Father, into the Ange- lical Body creaturely, and is the Bodies proper own, which cannot be withdrawn from it by any thing) unleße it felf cxtinguifheth it, as Lucifer did.
1 7. Now all the powers, which are in the whole Angel,generateth that light; and as God the Father generateth his Sonne to be his Heart, fo the power of the Angel generateth alfo/Vs Sonne andJHeart in it felf, and that again enlightneth all powers, in the whole Angel.
18. After that there goeth forth out of all the powers of the Angel, and alfo out of the Light of the Angel; a fountain, which fpringeth or boyleth in the whole Angel: and that is its fyirity which rileth up into all eternity: for in that fpirit is all know- ledge and skill of all the powers, which are in the total God.
19. For, that fpirit fpringeth up out of all the powers of the Angel, and goeth up into the Mind* where it hath five open Doors, there it can look round about and fee whatfoever is in God, and alfo whatfoever is in it felf.
20. Andfo goeth forth from all the powers, of. the Angel, as alfo from the light of the Angel; as the Holy gkoft goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne, and filleth the whole Corpm or Body.
Now Observe the Cjreat Mßery.
2 1. As there are Two things to be obferved in God: the firfi is the Saliner, or the Divine powers, out of which the Body or Corporeity, is: and the fecond is the Mercuriuiy Tone^une^or Sound. Thus alfo it is in like manner and form, in an Angel.
N 22. Fir ft j q The Corporeal Subftance of an Angel. Chap.V.
2 2. Firft there is the power, and in the power is the Tone or Tune, which rifeth up in the fpirit, into the Head, into the Mind, as in man in the Brain, and in the Mind it bath its open Doors or Gates-, but in the Heart it hath its Seat Residence and Original, where it exifteth out of all powers. * or to. 2 3. For the fountain of all powers floweth * in the Heart, as it doth alfo in man, and in the Head it hath its Princely feat, where it feeth all, fmelleth all, and feeleth all.
24. And now when it feeth and heareth the divine Tone Tune and Sound rife up, which is externally without it, then is its fpiric affeBed, and kindled with joy, and elevateth it felf in its Princely feat, and Singeth and ringeth forth very joyful words con- cerning Gods Holinefle, and concerning the fruit and vegetation of the Sternal Life.
25. Alfo concerning the ornament colours and Beauty of the eternal Joj,and concerning the amiable bleffed glance or gracious afpeB and Countenance of God the Father,Sonne,and Floly Ghoft; alfo concern- ing the excellent fraternity fellowfhip and communi- on of Angels, concerning the continual everlafting joyful neffe,concerning the holinefs of God, and con- cerning the Angels own Princely Government.
2 6. In brief, concerning all powers, and that which proceedeth from all Gods powers, which in regard of the untowardnefle of my corruption in the fiefh I tannot write; I would much rather be there prefent my felf.
27. But what I cannot write here, I will commit to thy Soul to confider further of it: and at the day of the RefurreBion you fhaUfee it moft plainly and clearly.
28. You Chap. V. The firporeal Suhflance of m Angel. $ j 28. You fhould not here fcorn my fpirit, for it is not fprung forth from the wild Beaft, but is genera- ted from my power and vertue, and enlightened by the Holy Ghoft.
29. I write not here without knowledge; but if thoujlike an Epicure and Fatted Swine of the Devill, from the Devils inftigation lriouldft mock at thefe things, and fay: 30. The Fool furely hath not gone up to heaven, and feen or heard them: thefe are meer Fables.- there- fore in the power of my knowledge, I would have you warned and Cited before the fevere Judgment of God.
3 1. An,d though in my body I am too weak3x.o bring thee thither; yer That from which I have my know- ledge, is mighty and potent enough to caft thee even into the Abyfleof Hell.
32. Therefore take warning, and confider, that thou alfo belongeft to the Angelical Quire, and read the following Hymne with longing delight, and then the Holy Ghoft will be awakened and ftirr'd up in thee, and thou alfo wilt get a defire and Longing after the heavenly Chorus and Quire of Dancing. Amen.
The Mufician hath wound up his Pegs and tuned his Strings; the Bridegroom cometh, take heed thou doft not get the heilig * Gout in thy feet, when the * podagra. Round beginneth, left thou be found uncapable or unfit for the Angelical Dance, and fo be thruft out from the wedding, feeing thou haft no Angelical Garment on.
34« Surely the Gate will be lock'd upon thee, and fo thou wilt not enter in any more, but wilt 'Dance N 2 with $i The firporeal Subfiance of an Angel. Chap.V.
with the Hellijh wolves in the hellifh fire: truly thou wilt forget then to mock, and forrow will gn<& thee.
Of the Qualification of m <Angel.
Quefiion, 35. The Queftion now is, What manner of qua- lification hath an Angel?
Anfwer.
36. The Holy Soul of a man, and the fpirit of an Angel, is and hath one and the fame Subftance and Being, and there is no difference therein, but onely in the quality it felf> or their corporeal government, that which qualifieth outwardly or from without in man, by the Ayr, hath a corrupt earthly quality -> yet on the other fide it hath alfo a Divine and heavenly quality hidden from the Creatures.
37. But the holy Soul underftandeth it well, as the Kingly Prophet David faith, The Lord rideth on the wings of the mnd> Pfal. 104.3.
Quefiion, 38. But afimplemanmay ask: What do you mean by the word qualifying, or,what is that?-- Ahfwer.
39. I mean thereby the power, which in the B®^ dy of the Angel entereth in from without, and com- meth forth again: As in a Similitude 5 When a a man fetcheth breath and brcatheth it forth again,: for therein ftandeth the life both of. the Body and of «he Spirit.
40. The Chap.V. The Cor pore 'alSubftance of 'an Angel. 93 40. The quality from without, kindleth the fpirit in the heart, in the firft fountain •> whereby all the powers in the whole Body become fürring, and then that quality in the corporeal fpirit, which is the natural Spirit o£ an Angel or Man, rifcthup into the Head where it hath its Princely Seat or Throne and Government, and there it hath its Counfellour sy whofe advice it taketh.
41. The firft Counfellour is the £y*,they are affe- cted with every thing they look upon, for they are the Light.