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Behmen

American  
[bey-muhn] / ˈbeɪ mən /

noun

  1. Jakob Böhme, Jakob.


Example Sentences

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That, in man's inner nature, which answers to this power or life in the seed, is called by Behmen the Life or Spirit of Jesus Christ.

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob

Even this is absurd enough: for Behmen began to publish in 1610, and Fludd in 1616.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene

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

Perhaps you will allow poor old Jacob Behmen, the inspired cobbler of Gorlitz, a niche in your temple of writers of emblems.

From Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

So again Behmen says: "The Fire in the Light is a fire of Love, but the Fire in the Darkness is a fire of Anguish, and is painful, irksome, and full of contrariety."

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob