Behmen
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It will be well to say a few words first as to the life, then as to the leading ideas of Jacob Behmen.
From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob
I do not think this mention will revive Behmen; but it may the whizgig, a very pretty toy, and philosophical withal, for few of those who used it could explain it.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene
And so Behmen is no subject for the Budget!
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
To understand this better, one must consider the cosmic teaching lying behind the rich profusion of images, often inconsistent and clashing, in which Jacob Behmen embodies his Vision.
From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob
And learned Sparrow we thy praises too Will Sing; rewards too small for what is due, The Gifts of Glory and of Praise we owe: The English Behmen doth Thy Trophies show.
From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew
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