Preface.

...is. Their confession original: "Confession." Here meaning their public profession of faith or their specific religious sect. is more of an opinion than a true earnestness; for they are not that which they boast themselves to be. There may well be pious hearts among them, but many of them are so in name only and desire to have the appearance of piety; as I have personally experienced from one of the most prominent among them.

Reviling is Babel.

Would to God there were such earnestness in them as they pretend; I would then also praise it. But reviling and despising is merely Babel In Böhme’s terminology, "Babel" refers to the confused, hypocritical state of the established churches and the world at large, characterized by pride and conflict rather than divine love., of which the world is full.

Concerning Hans Weyrauch.

As for Hans Weyrauch A contemporary of Böhme and an associate of Isaiah Stiefel; Weyrauch was known for his mystical writings which sometimes clashed with Böhme's broader philosophical "Light of Nature.", as far as I can see in the writing sent to me, he may be a person who dwells in God’s love, provided the path of his heart remains so. However, as for his blaming others regarding the knowledge of the light of nature Light of Nature: Licht der Natur, a central concept for Böhme referring to the intuitive understanding of the cosmos and the divine through the physical world, seen as a complement to biblical revelation., he perhaps lacks knowledge in that area, and his gifts do not extend so far; this should not be held against him, because it is not his gift. For the time being, you should regard him as a pious brother. For God carries out His gifts not only in simplicity Simplicity: Einfalt, the state of humble, unlearned, and pure-hearted faith, often contrasted with intellectual pride., but also in many things in the heights; for He is high and does what He will with all His works.