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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[204 S, No 20., Maw 17, 56. 
as before and in Eternal Nature, stand in perfect Har- 
monious Concordance. 
“Vol. G. (1.) Ninety-seven Positions concerning God 
in Unity and Trinity, both Before and After Eternal 
Nature. (2.) General Positions concerning the Divine 
Being in Unity and Trinity, and especially the Genera- 
tion of Eternal Nature. (3.) How the Properties of 
Eternal Nature are to be considered in God. (4.) How 
that the Two Similies of a Former Discourse do not 
imply Two Trinities. (5.) Five Questions, raised out of 
the former Discourses, Answered. (6.) Concerning the 
Expression, ‘Darkness in God.’ (7.) Answers to Two 
Questions, (8.) Concerning Eternal Nature, whether 
out of God, or only effected by his Will. (9.) Represen- 
tations of J. B.’s Eternal Liberty and Abyssal Unity, 
pari passu ambulant. (10.) The Process of the Philoso- 
phical Work, by the duly prepared Magus or Artist. 
(11.) The Growing of Vegetables in their Yearly Re- 
uewing, as described by J. B. 
“Vol, H. Corrections of Rev. E. Waple’s Exercises 
upon the Philosophy and Theology of J. B., as set forth 
in the preceding First Five Vols. With the Particular 
Contents of all the Former Treatises. 
Note. —The Contents of the Treatises of Vols. F. and 
G., with those of A. and B., are of the utmost importance 
to be understood in order to the “rightly dividing of the 
word of truth,” in J. B.’s deep and diversified revelations 
thereof. 
“2. Hieroglyphica Sacra, or Divine Emblems in 
Thirteen Figures, with their Explanations. 
“3. Sixteen Conferences, concerning the modern Doc- 
trine of Election or Predestination. Illustrated with 
Symbols. In 8 Vols. Wherein the subject is funda- 
mentally resolved, according to the Central Philosophy 
of J. B. (1715?) 
“ Note.—One chief importance of this Work consists 
in the comprehensive and perspicuous elucidation of the 
Seven Properties of Nature, with its Two Coeternal Prin- 
ciples, of black Darkness and lustrous Light, having the 
Fire or Life of each opened in the midst, being the Eye 
of the supernatural, omnipotent Abyss. Which is con- 
tained in the Third to the Ninth of the Conferences, 
“4, Wive Conferences concerning the Absolute Neces- 
sity of all the Holy Sufferings, and Death of Jesus Christ, 
upon the Cross. With a large Hieroglyphical Figure, 
representing the Process of Christ, in the Redemption of 
the Humanity. [One thick volume unjinished.] (1716?) 
“5. Microcosmos, or Man, the living Image or Form 
of the Deity, as in himself, and as manifested by Nature, 
in all its Principles. Considered in his Primeval State, 
his Fallen State, and bis State of Regeneration and full 
Glorification. [One thick volume.] Being an Explana- 
tion of Three Symbolic Tables. 
 Note.— This Work was composed before all the other 
Treatises; but the author’s enlarged knowledge in sub~ 
sequent years led him to make considerable improve- 
ments in the explication of the First Table, which were 
effected A.D. 1717. 
‘6, Epistles wrote in London, a.p, 1713—1717. 
“7, A Treatise against the Doctrine of the Univer- 
salists, of the Restoration of All the Devils and Lost 
Spirits. (In the German language.) A.p. 1718. 
“8, A Treatise of Good and Evil. First, as in this 
outward Astral Principle. Secondly, as in the Two In- 
terior Worlds, yet before the last Grand Day of Separa- 
tion. And thirdly, as After the Last Judgment Day. 
(in the German language.) In Four Conferences. Wrote 
to clear up a Scruple upon the last Treatise. a.p. 1718. 
“9, Paradoxa, Emblemata, nigmata, Hieroglyphica, 
de Uno, Toto, Puneto, Centro. In 153 Figures or Dia- 
grams, with Latin Circumscriptions and Explanations. 
A.D. 1717, 1718, and 1720. 
“10. A Symbolical Indented and Relieved Table or 
Chart, representing the Trne Mystery of All Things, in 
their mutual and reciprocal Relations.” 
Such are the productions of the learned*, devout, 
illuminated philosopher Freher, a German by 
nation, who came over to this country about A.p. 
1695, and resided here till the time of his decease, 
A.D. 1728, aged seventy-nine years, in elucidation 
of what Mr. Law designates “ God’s last dispensa- 
tion to the world by his chosen instrument Jacob 
Bohme,” viz. “the opening of the ground and 
mystery of all things, to which (he avers) every 
vanity of life must sooner or later give up itself.” 
I have only to add, that it would be a great 
boon to the English and American peoples, and 
wherever the English language is spoken, if some 
worthy party would publish a correct and classic 
translatio&t @@by an adept) of the writings of 
Béhme, from the German edition of a.p, 1730, in 
9 vols. 12mo. (which is the very best of all edi- 
tions), to be as literal as possible, and of a por- 
table size, but with large margins (say in crown 
8vo., brevier type), and without the German 
editor’s emblematic plates. ANON. 
SURNAMES. 
(2 §, i. 213.) 
If Mr. Lower’s inquiries have not been an- 
swered, perhaps some of the following may be 
useful to him : — 
Amory, probably derived from, and being an 
alteration of, the French name Amaury ; or a cor- 
ruption of the ancient word almary, a closet or 
cupboard. 
Unthank, most likely 1 name given to those 
ersons coming from the village of Unthank, in 
orkshire. The word unthanke is used synony- 
mously with the word ingrate. 
Provender, from the French word provande ; 
perhaps originally used as a name to those persons 
employed as purveyors of food to animals, 
Stent, probably a corruption of the word stint, 
ended ; or the word stunt, short. 
Shrubsole, from shrubsel, expressing a small 
bush or tree. 
Lanchenich, most probably a corruption of the 
Trish word lansquench, applied to a low country 
fellow. 
Mynne, probably derived from the obsolete Ger- 
man word minne, meaning love. 
* Abbreviated, by permission, from the account given 
of him in the Wotes and Materials for an Adequate Bio- 
graphy of the celebrated Divine and Theosopher, William 
Law, printed for private circulation, and addressed “To the 
Christianity, the Philosophy, the Erudition, Science, and 
Noble Intelligence of the Age.” Imperial 8yo., nonpareil, 
pp. 688. 1854, | 
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