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LAW (William): The Way of Divine Science, or the Development of the Principles and Fundamental Basis of that Science, Independent of all Opinions and Particular Systems. In three dialogues...Preceded by the voice which cries in the desert, by Lodoïk. Paris, Levrault and Schoell, 1809. In-8 contemporary hardback (spine faded, one hinge rubbed, corners worn). xv, 280 pp, 1 ff. A good copy of the last early edition, this text not having been printed before 1960. "William Law, the famous English theosophist, who lived from 1686 to 1761, was the originator of an English edition of the works of Jacob Boehme, of whom it can be said that he was a fervent disciple. The great German mystic, considered by many to be one of humanity's most powerful metaphysical geniuses, is difficult to penetrate. Although he was a simple, uncultured shoemaker, the abstruseness of his extensive work stems from the fact that his inspiration, we should say his illumination, is of a Christian spirituality so pure and so high that it was often difficult for him to make it intelligible. Only William Law, to our knowledge, has been able to bring out the essential principles of this doctrine and "The Way of Divine Science", which is the best introduction to the reading of Jacob Boehme's works...". (Paul Derain).
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LAW (William): The Way of Divine Science, or the Development of the Principles and Fundamental Basis of that Science, Independent of all Opinions and Particular Systems. In three dialogues...Preceded by the voice which cries in the desert, by Lodoïk. Paris, Levrault and Schoell, 1809. In-8 contemporary hardback (spine faded, one hinge rubbed, corners worn). xv, 280 pp, 1 ff. A good copy of the last early edition, this text not having been printed before 1960. "William Law, the famous English theosophist, who lived from 1686 to 1761, was the originator of an English edition of the works of Jacob Boehme, of whom it can be said that he was a fervent disciple. The great German mystic, considered by many to be one of humanity's most powerful metaphysical geniuses, is difficult to penetrate. Although he was a simple, uncultured shoemaker, the abstruseness of his extensive work stems from the fact that his inspiration, we should say his illumination, is of a Christian spirituality so pure and so high that it was often difficult for him to make it intelligible. Only William Law, to our knowledge, has been able to bring out the essential principles of this doctrine and "The Way of Divine Science", which is the best introduction to the reading of Jacob Boehme's works...". (Paul Derain).
