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The second booke

Concerning the three principles of the divine essence of the eternall, dark, light, and temporary world. Shewing what the soule, the image and the spirit of the soule are; as also what angels, heaven, and paradise are. How Adam was before the Fall, in the Fall, and after the Fall. And what the wrath of God, sinne, death, the devils and hell are; how all things have been, now are, and how they shall be at the last

Also known as The second booke. Concerning the three principles of the divine essence of the eternall, dark, light, and temporary world. Shewing what the soule, the image and the spirit of the soule are; as also what angels, heaven, and paradise are. How Adam was before the Fall, in the Fall, and after the Fall. And what the wrath of God, sinne, death, the devils and hell are; how all things have been, now are, and how they shall be at the last

by Jakob Bo hme, Jakob Böhme, Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624. Concerning the three & John Sparrow

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Translator's preface signed J. S. [i.e. John Sparrow]; translated from the author's Beschreibung der drei Prinzipien göttlichen Wesens (De tribus principiis) First edition in English "An appendix; or fundamentall and true description of the threefold life in man": p. 388-356 [i.e. 396] ESTC Wing (2nd ed., 1994)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics and Demonology, angelology, and possession.

  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “Angels” in the subtitle, “Angels” in the alternative title, and “Angels” in the edition subtitle.

    • “Angels”· in subtitle
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    • “Angels”· in edition subtitle
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

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Concerning the three principles of the divine essence of the eternall, dark, light, and temporary world. Shewing what the soule, the image and the spirit of the soule are; as also what angels, heaven, and paradise are. How Adam was before the Fall, in the Fall, and after the Fall. And what the wrath of God, sinne, death, the devils and hell are; how all things have been, now are, and how they shall be at the last

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1648London, Printed by M.S. for H. Blunden; Printed by M.S. for H. BlundenEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
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