Jakob Böhme

“ I2 For, all whatsoever is taught and spoken concerning God, without the Spirit of God, is but Babell, let it play the hypocrite and flatter how it will Gods Spirit must speake from or out of US, if our speech be acceptible before God. ”

“ II But it must be earnestness that will fight with the Devill and overcome the Anger of God ; Own Reason (?) must drown and kill IT self, and give it self up into God, that God might live in the understanding of Man; that he might be his willing and doing, else there is no finding in the divine wisdome; the Spirit of God must only find it selfe in Man, that the true Image may be his work and wonder. ”

“ I3 For, he himself presenteth us before God; for, and in, himself, he bringeth our will-spirit with, and in, himself, into God, and confirmeth us to be his children in Christ; it is HE that findeth us, WE cannot finde him, but His Will findeth presented to us, HE hath IN Christ, spread abroad both his Armes on the Crosse; to receive or embrace us; we should only cast our selves into or upon him, and goe forth out of Reason and Malice. ”