The way to Christ discovered by Iacob Behmen ... ; also, the discourse of illumination, the compendium of repentance, and the mixt world, &c.

Title

The way to Christ discovered by Iacob Behmen ... ; also, the discourse of illumination, the compendium of repentance, and the mixt world, &c.

Author

Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.

Publication

London :: Printed by M.S. for H. Blunden ...,

1648.

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Subject terms

Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

Mysticism -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• title page
• The AUTHORS Preface to the Rea∣der that loveth God.
• OF TRUE REPENTANCE.
  • A processe of Repentance.
  • A short forme of Con∣fession before the eyes of God.
  • A short Direction,
    • The Processe.
    • The Prayer.
    • A Warning to the Reader.
  • A Direction,
  • A very earnest Prayer in Temptation:
  • An Information in Temptation.
  • Short Prayers.
  • A Prayer
  • A Prayer
  • The gates of the Paradisi∣call Garden of Roses.
  • When that which is before menti∣oned cometh to passe, the soule rejoyceth in its body, and saith, I.
    • Upon this, Virgine Sophia sayth to the Soule.
  • II. The Soule sayth againe to its No∣ble Sophia, its Love, that is borne againe in the Soule.
    • Upon this the Noble Sophia answe∣reth the Soule againe, and sayth.
  • III The Soule sayth further to the Noble Sophia.
    • The Noble Sophia answereth the Soule very comfortably, & sayth.
  • To the Reader.
  • A Morning Prayer,
  • An Evening Prayer.
• title page
• OF TRUE RESIGNATION.
• CHAP. II.
• title page
• THE AUTHORS Preface to the Reader.
• OF REGENERATION,
• CHAP. II. How Man is created.
• CHAP, III. Of the lamentable fall of Man, and of the meanes of his Deli∣verance.
• CHAP. IV. How we are born a-new, and how we also fall into Gods anger a∣gain.
• CHAP. V. How a man may call himselfe a Christian, and how not.
• CHAP. VI. Of the right and of the wrong go∣ing to Church, receiving the Sa∣craments, and Absolution.
• CHAP. VII. Of unprofitable opinions, and strife about the Letter.
• CHAP. VIII. Wherein Christian Religion con∣sisteth, and how men should serve God and their Brethren.
• A Table of the Contents of the Chapters.
• THE Authors Letter to his faithfull Friend, Dr Balthasar Walter.
• title page
• OF The super-sensu∣all life, or the life which is above sense.
• The Contents of this Treatise in briefe, di∣vided into eight parts..
• title page
• The Way from Darknesse to true Illumination.
• note
• title page
• To the Reader.
• A Compendium of Repentance.
• The XV. Chapter, taken out Of the three-fold life of Man.
• A Letter or Epistle FROM IACOB BEHMEN to a good friend of his.
• AN EXPLICATION OF Some words in the writings of JACOB BEHMEN.
  • Turba Magna.
  • Ternarius.
  • Ternarius Sanctus.
  • Tria Principia. The three Principles.
    • Primum Principium. The first Principle.
    • Secundum Principium. The second Principle.
    • Tertium Principium. The third Principle.
  • Tincture.
  • CHRISTUS. Christ.
  • Satan.
• note