the Corn of Heaven that in all times of Famine may replenish thee with all the Heavenly Family that in this High Calling numbred with thee shall be The fourth Rule Now further on thou must proceed till thou reach to a larger Patrimony yet which is to Adventure upon that Vinyeard which enclosed is with Love's Flaming Wall where the Red Wine doth flow out of the Grape For this also thy Purchase must be Vessels prepare thou not a few for it will run till thou canst no more find to bring The fifth Rule Now all this Treasury Imbarked must be and quick Sail upon the Floating Sea which is the pure Love-Deity must have and here fear not to be robbed by any Pirate while I your Pilot shall present with you be to Land you safe upon your Spiritual Goods here and taking New Lading in to make still fresh Returns for the Universal Profit and Benefit to all those that have Dependency and Need of such Relief Afterward this Manuduction ceasing another opened in this wise July the 29th 1676. This Night I was much in Prayer and Contemplation according as the Center cast up variety of Spiritual Matter to exercise my Internal Powers as sometimes offering this and that for to be resolved in by the Word of Wisdom Which I knew was nigh unto me Then finking down into the unknown Deep where the unmixed thing might open which I did both feel and hear even to a Soul satisfying pleasure this Word spake to me thus as in all Cases and Matters of doubt Whither should ye go have not you found that within you is the Ark of Enquiry To which ever more do you give great heed which shall fill all your Treasures that so no Famine of the Food of Life shall ever be known in your Habitation For the Tree thereout will spring whose Fruit is ever thereupon to be found because its Root is in Oily Ground all from the depth beneath answering to the Fountain from above which meets together in the God of Love from whom the Word of Truth doth richly flow July the 30th 1676. This Day being filled with great Zeal Love and Power finding Faith mightily raised to believe that some good thing was nearer to be revealed to us that were diligent and servent in Spirit While we were met together in our private Exercises the Powers did open and stir In which interim I saw in the Spirit of my Mind one in the Figure of a Man but not in gross Corporality but rather like a Seraphick or as a flâ—…ming Body pouring out a Vial of Oyl in the colour of Amber upon our Heads Which Sight was a satisfying Resolve to the large and big expectation for the pouring out of the Spirit This Word attending it wait still for with this ye are to be filled preserve it pure in your Vessels and it shall never cease to run so long as your Needs require For this is the inspirating Power that will fill with Ghostly Might to do the Father's Will Great Michael-like who may proclaim that he is come to give and shed abroad of this Oyl that will give Light and Joy all full and sweet August the 5 th 1676. THis Morning I heard this Word saying to me Ye have compassed this Mount long enough Which was opened to me further as thus you have gone your Rounds and are come unto the measures of the Second Temple-Worship which is the Holy Place ye are compassing the most Holy City also which is the higher Court but ye have not yet found entrance into it But now to this Holy of Holies draw you near each one with his Golden Trumpet and do not fear for the Oyl of Faith must run to make a clear and certain Sound at which the Heavens may rend and open wide that ye may read and see what within the most Holy do lie Now as you have served in the due order and course of the New Testament Ministration with an Eye to what this will bring up further into For the Ark of this Covenant can rest in no place till it be fixed in the beloved City which presseth hard until it comes to the Rivers of Broad Waters that run pleasantly within Mounts or Walls Which is that restless rising that ye feel stirring that makes after its own place Now as you have been upon your daily Offerings and Services in this second place of Tabernacle-Service which for its time during ye have done well to obeserve yet from hence you must make a Remove to a more excelling Habitation Where you may come to possess what Prophecies Prayers Revelations and Faith expectations have hitherto detained you in But you will say how shall we arrive hereunto for this is a great and wonderful state we know not whither it may be decreed for our Age As to this matter of doubt consider there is no date of Time determined though known seen in the all-knowing Eye of the Detty when and upon whom the Godhead Power shall descend and ascend to fuâ—…fil all general and particular Revelations and Prophecies Therefore here is all Liberty and Scope for Faith to stretch forth and put in for its right having a Propriety in this high and super-eminent thing according to the free donation of Grace which hath and shall still abound towards thee Now then be assured that no Bar shall stand before you that ye may not summon in and call up Power to break down whatever is Opposite so that ye may raise the Eagle-Body by Spiritual Force and Might that only can mount up to take this worthy Prey that shall decide all Controversies that do arise to cast in fear and doubt Awake call up and gather together all those Celestial Powers which within thy Heavenly Orb do dwell For they must go forth as the Lord's Hosts in their Day to lay close Siege and by a wise Spiritual S ratagem to scale the Walls of the most Holy Place that so thou mayst have entrance for it is allotted that by meer Conquest the Prize within this City will be taken Now then raise up all the Internal Force you are able to make and set upon storming it violently sounding forth the seven Trumpets from all the Seven-Throne Spirits which are fiâ—…led with Oily Power and will be of mighty conquering force to Alarm down that last reserved Almighty outgoing Breath which doth bring absolute Soveraignty in all Heavenly 〈◊〉 renewing that Eveâ—…lasting Morning which from the Antient of Days did spring when all the Sons of God shouted for Joy and as Stars of Glory did siâ—…g knowing nothing then of Mortality or Sin To which state ye by this Life-quickening Ghost are to be reduced again that so in the Primiâ—…ive Angelical Figure you may appear as mighty Oâ—…es to act according to what you have by Conquest obtained within this Seraphick Kingdom through Love's violent onset Where ye shall then be confirmed Denizons having all freedom to exercise your Heavenly Calling
Elementary requirings and accordingly make Provision as the rest of my fellow Creatures in the World which were under the Government of that great Monarch Reason to whose Scepter all must bow that live in the Sensitive Animal Life These and such Arguments I was assaulted with and pursued as Jacob was by Laban when he took his Flight to return to his Father's House so greatly distressed was my Spirit seeing it self so oppressed that it could not tell where to make its escape or how to discharge my self from being a Subject to his Starry Kingdom as I stood in the Line of Nature I was under the dominion of the Starry Region in the strife of the four Elements which brought in the Curse where Care and Fear and the toil and labour of the Body did consist Saith the Prince of the earthly Life How wilt thou acquit thy self from my Laws and break thy Brother Esau's Yoke from off thy Neck Thus in obedience having drawn up my Charge and having good proof and witness hereof I presented it to the view of my Mother who said Are these things so indeed I shall advise with the Deity how to destroy them out of thy inward Coasts seeing thou dost not join or take any part with them but hast brought in Evidence against them as Traytors to the Crown Dignity and Dominion of the Lamb whose Power they would depose him of in his chosen and elect Seed and though these evil seducing Spirits think their Mountain so strong that it is never to be moved yet know their Day of Judgment is hastening on apace and they will be given up to be tryed by the Fiery Law which issueth forth from the Ancient of Days who hath appointed a Day in which he will avenge his Elect that cry mightily to him as oppressed by these invading Spirits Be of good Comfort the Judge is nominated the Jury is chosen by whom the Verdict will be given therefore bâ—… true to the Interest of my Son who iâ—… appointed to judge the World in thee and to cast out Hell Sin and Death the Beast and his retinue into that Lake where there shall be no return out thence to assault thee more with their Dregs and Poysonous Floods This is to be done by joining Issue and Power with me who am come to help thee against the great Leviathan who makes War most where he sees his Time of Reigning is almost worn out and that he must have no more place who thinks it very great Injustice to be cast out of Man's Nature before the laying down the Mortal Body But oh to thee let me commend this present state that in my Virgin-Purity thou mayst still be found for I delight thee all fair to see then with my presence frequently I would visit most satisfiedly wherein you tell me all your Joy doth lie Then droop not but most pleasant be as those whose Name and Place is ever with me Call in also those who of doubtful Heart are apt to be Unanimously go forward remembring what the true Nazarite is to be of Holy Courage and Divine Magnanimity no more must such hang down the Head or to feebleness of Mind give way but the Power display which in the Seven Locks concealed are it is but needful that you all Force do draw out for while these Earthly Spirits do border upon your Land they will be scouting out therefore without my proved Armour dare not with them to parley this is the Charge I shall leave with thee August the 10th OH the Wrestling Wheel that I did feel moving to grind the Earthly part down setting all at Variance in me that so it might still keep uppermost and subdue the numerous Hosts that would my Will have forced for did that but yield then the Field where the Treasure and Substance is concealed would obnoxious to the Robber and Spoiler be who hath watched the Prize to take from me Therefore in variety of Temptations I placed am to prove whether or no I can stand and let the Waves still beat and go over me and no ill fear while the Ark of Faith about doth inclose me the great Swellings of Jordan shall not afright me while I do see the strength of Salvation so nigh that willeth and bringeth to pass according to the out-flowing of the Omnipotency which from the new-born-Will most prosperously effecteth all things Then will it be seen what the Conjoyning of the Eternal Constellations bringeth forth upon the hidden Man through their Fiery Drivings which now thrust forward for Consummation that I might see the issue of what I have been made to hope and believe and pray for Though Prophecies and Revelations do for a time most delightfully entertain the Internal Senses yet short they are of the Body which consisteth of the Heavenly Things themselves as it is well said Prophecies Tongues and Faith and Hope shall have their Cessation but the Kingdom of the Love all Concord the bright Bodified Spirit that hath received Dominion as a super-addition is beyond the Priestly and Prophetical Office But while I was reaching after and inquiring when I might expect the coming down of the Seven-Throne-Powers which are the Pillars of this Kingdom by whom it will be established for ever in the Perfection of Righteousness the Word said to me Rest a while these two are the foregoing Ministrations that will make much for the third the Holy Order of a Priest to give attendance in the Tabernacle is no light thing to be near to the Majesty of Purity which requires a perfect Consecration For the Holy Being will have none about him to minister to him but anointed Ones from whom may be smelt the Spicy Perfume that so nothing of the dead unsavory part may be felt this will qualifie for the Ordination of the Power Here wait till made perfect then thy own Hands shall be sufficient for thee whereby thou wilt find ability to fetch in out of the secret Tower where is kept for every full grown one this presented great Jewel of Power which I dare not to any commit till they perfectly become wise of a sound and unchangeable mind to keep secret what the will-pleasure of the Deity is to have from the unworthy to be concealed no unfaithful Dalilah ever more shall here with be intrusted which of a double mind be which goeth after any Lover besides me therefore make proof of Truth Love and Loyalty in a fixed Virginity before this discovery be made forth in Verity but this know the true Nazarite is with Him who will not be deceived in his choice as the figurative Sampson was This mighty Man of strength will take none into his Bosom but such as may be confided in Therefore if thou wouldst his Dalilah be of perfect Beauty with spotless Chastity which will well please this mighty Prince of Peace who will not thence refuse thee when well assured that thou hast declined and forsaken thy Father's House and Kindred
with me your Jesus having faithfully fought for your Corporation-Liberty serving out your time in the Faith and Patience according to the Father's Will Which for a Recompence the holders out are to be endued with all Power Dominion with that unknown glorious Liberty which shall impower you all Wonders for to declare by that Living Word which was is and will arise up in this sparkling consuming all-acting dividing Flame that is come to melt down every Metal and to try which and which is sound because nothing but pure Gold for this Profession will hold or shall the Seven Trumpets in the Hands hold thereby to ascend into my upper Sheep fold where all my Lambs are cloathed with Fleeces of the most fine Gold Therefore now Oh my Friends see who they are that must ascend up hither to me Lo I have the Way disclosed yet to you more full and free that so you may rise up and go forward greatly Conquering till that ye may come to the Seventh Trumpet Compassing about Which Seventh Compassing maketh all Gates within the Pavilion of Light open for to fly that the desired Throne-Majesty you may there espy Which I know will suffice and please your Eye when in my Glorified Nature you shall be able to great with boldness the Father of Spirits and Glory having upon you my tryed Golden Fleece without which ye will be speechless but with it ye have all freedom to commune and with your God to talk and to have place evermore with him to Sing the New Jerusalem Hymns which flow out most naturally from the Seventh Conqueror who is brought up hither to hear the great Last Shout August the 12th 1676. I did hear from the Angelical World great and mighty Sounds round about me with one distinct Word saying Behold him who descends upon the White Throne Who are there ready with their Garments washed clean and white thus to meet their Jesus Which Word or Alarm cast me into some Fear and Despondency being conscious that I was not cloathed with such a perfect White Robe as might answer to that White Throne for to such only was this Call to Q. Therefore what must now be done for us that we may straitway find our selves here enthroned The Reply was this Oh fear not remember how Joshuah's filthy Garments were taken off and then he could stand before me even so it is decreed and an express Charge is given to your Guardian Angel to uncloath and pluck off your Purple Robe of Sin Ignominy and Scorn For there is yet reserved one principal White Robe which yet was never seen but the Body upon which it is put must be all Immaculate for it will be no Covering to any polluted thing because it is pure and transparent throughout Be of good chear for this also is with me who want not Love Power and Strength to bring this great translation about As for your Spiritual Adversaries whom I see so vigilant they shall never tire out that Spirit of Faith which shall be animated still by that Word that riseth fresh and new Keep but your Faith me and I will from all Viper Spirits secure you that no hurt shall be to you though their Scorpion Tongues would send forth Anguishing Fire to detain you if possibly it were in their own hellish dark Sphear which shall fly from you as you fixed be to desert all but what can enter with you into this bright Ivory Throne of the Everlastlasting Deity Whereto I now expresly charge you to put all things in order hereunto and be most free for the Unbodying your selves that I may see no more a vile Nature upon you who am come my self to be your Body For no other will this unmixed Garment fit being spun out from the Golden Fleecee which is all of the working Power of he Holy Ghost who interweaveth it in great variety with bright Oriental Golden Clouds For to express that this is â—…he cloathing of Soveraignty and Righâ—…eousness in which I will avouch you before the High Throne-Majesty my all fair Spouse and Bride Who may sit with me on my White Throne freed out from all former Slights and Contempts Until this state of Zion-Beauty shall appear watch and keep Company only with Lilly Spirits feeding upon the Olive-Berries that grow upon the Mountains of Bether whereby you may become all lovely and fair ready and meet for this high Princely decking Wearing your present Garments so loosely that so soon as I call ye may let them fall though you may think there â—…s something good which is not to be parted withal as to that be not concerned for what is pure and hath been tryed by Fire shall still endure all serving to make up One entire and perfect Body which shall be for a more sublimated use and service then what ye have hither served in when under the Law of Sin but now are ye under another denomination as Spirits made free to walk in White Garments within the Celestial Globe of Light Where now we enjoy each other in Spirit but there is yet a superaddition of Joy and Glory when Body and Spirit shall ascend together passing through all Vails Clouds Rocks and Stones nothing being able to sever her or it from the most Holy Place for which state do you passive stand till acted to go forth by the mighty and strong Lyon who must rise the Prey to take which hath been reserved for the Lyon-like Heart which no fear hath nor repulse will take but will enter through the Everlasting Zion Gates to which haste haste August the 13th 1676. This inspeaking was to me Let muddy Matter no more be cast up in thee for thou art called among the Golden Flocks August the 14th 1676. This Morning my Spirit was all free and serene meet to entertain Communion with him who is cloathed with the Golden Cloud and Rainbow on his Head who said thus unto me Escape the Spider's Web who is always spinning to invite to come under her covering Know you not a Composition of Poyson is there who cannot hurt you except she can find you there to hanker and so keep your pure mounting Spirits from their own incircling Globe and Heavenly Sphere Where you know I fail not to keep you Company when at any time you are found there For an uninterrupted Conversation is to be entred upon by that which is all pure born from the Virgin-Womb which is distinct from the dark and all defiled part and cannot incorporate with it Oh therefore avoid and quickly stop that muddy Source the smell of which is so unsavoury to him who can bear nothing but what proceeds from my implanted Nature that so we may together as upon one Stalk grow For to bring forth that choice Kernel which may be ripe for the Golden Dove to swallow down For herein lieth the most hidden of all Secrets which is to come up to the full grown Ear of one and the same pure Lump and Matter
clear Then Celestial Food ye shall know through this Virtual Consubstantiation of which none shall have right to partake but the Bridegroom and his Mate Therefore do not think that I am slack in coming for to reap I wait in Long-suffering with you till I become a pure hardned Grain in you and so become Heavenly Bread to satisfie the Life that is born out of the Mystery Whereof you are of the Number appointed to grow up a pure Body for the holy Air to pass through August the 15th 1676. This Word came which was often repeated in me Arise Jonah's Gourd must fail though it was appointed for your succour and shelter for its appointed Season as a Shadow from the Heat Wind and Storm Which was thus made out to me with respect to the present Gospel-Ministration as it stood in divers Services though of the Lord 's own Institution which carries a great force with it consisting of pure and Spiritual Exercises offering up by Prayers and other constant Oblations which have been too short because transient Powers have only opened therefrom wherein hath been some Refreshing yet rest not hear for some better thing is provided for you whose expectation must still run higher looking to obtain that fixed Body that can dwell among the Heavenly Quire going out and in by Commission from your Great King whom only you are to fear and hasten to Then again this secret Word sprung What toil you here Have you not heard that there is a Jubile Year wherein you are called to return to the Land of your Possession to enjoy what is laid up in store which was sown in the sixth Year of your Immanuel who was such a fruitful Grain as thereby ye may obtain a Sabbath of Rest eating of the old Store till the third Year which will renew all things again to that Increase which never yet hath been Also this Scripture was spoken to me Ye shall not go through the Cities of Israel till the Son of Man come again Matth. 10. 23. Which thus opened it self Ye have had many Removes in your Israel Dispensations yet you have not gone through all there is one strong hold that is to be taken Which being enter'd into you will soon see your Son of Man so to appear as ye shall not know him from the Son of the Most High God in Humanity glorious and clear riding upon the Heavenly Sphear Also this Word came unto me The Golden Pot within shall still be filled with Manna it is for the Priest alone to feed thereof within the Holy Place Where the Golden Bowl of Oyl shall also out flow to those that can come near it with their Consecrated Body which scented is with the pure Unction August the 16th 1676. Being very inquisitive with that strong Rock from whence I expected still new Aid Counsel and work of Direction for going forward in the Process with our Jesus till we were entred into the Land of Rest Life and Liberty and it being made now all my Care and Concern to keep journeying on making riddance of all that would hinder our ascending Might In order to the prosecution thereof this Word came to me Knowest thou not that the most principal City is yet to be inhabited by you which can only be entred upon by Conquest Now what less then the Spirit of Courage Might and Valour which did rest upon Othniel will serve you in this matter For the taking of this strong City by Conquest a Reward will be given by faithful Caleb the good Heart who here represents the Eternal God and Father Who engageth to give Achsah who is his only Virgin Daughter unto Othniel who is the Man of War the strong Michael who feareth not but he shall still overcome to whom is given the utmost Ends of the Earth for his Inheritance Moab shall be his Wash-Pot and over Edom the Most High will rule Oh Lord it is most true thy Power and Soveraignty is not to be questioned I know thou canst do all things but what is this to me till this Mighty Man of Valour do arise to bring me into this strong City or the City of Strength wherein will be all our defence Thou hast said Go on to possess what yet remains behind pointing to this Walled Place that is fenced round with Bull works by which we who have often made any Attempts against her here have as often been repelled How and by whom can we make this Enterprize if thou Oh mighty Othniel dost not undertake this for us A necessity there is I do see for thee to assume and to take in us the strong Battel-Ax of Faith's Magnanimity that will force the most Mighty to yield Oh how long must we War before the Bride shall come for to be our own in the New Jerusalem City Ah sweet Jesus speak comfortably to us hereto to whom it hath been said Ye look for her who never can in this Life-time be here enjoyed August the 19th 1676. This Reply was given to me Oh why should ye hearken to any thing that would quench and kill your Faith For Diffidence hath been the grand Stop and Hinderance for how can that possibly be obtained which cannot be believed in By which great Absurdities are committed against the whole Trinity whose Faithfulness and Truth must hereby be nullified and all those Promises made of no effect which are of standing Record But they will not any Credit hereunto give then which nothing more can take off from this further process as who else might have reached to all that hath been predicted had there been but found in any that All-Golden Grain of Faith so strong till it had cast out all Fear and Doubting which makes the true Masculine Spirit that is for the taking of the most weighty Prize that is in the Kingdom of Heaven Who willingly suffereth such noble Violence and would rejoice to be so entred upon If it might find any so resolved in this present time I will assure thee there it no Prohibition against the possession of this Royal thing which I have so often to you propounded Which stands free to yield to them who through Faith's Stratagem can enter through the Gates of this Jerusalem You well know what force will be effectual which I still incite and call upon you to improve summoning in all your Army The Seven Throne-Spirits will be your aid but be sure to set Love's Flaming Streamer and Faith's challenging Banner in the fore-front of all because they are of greatest Potency which will bring a dread with them upon the fearful and unbelieving Spirits because terrible to them is this Army of Banners Who the first Onset will make with and by the sound of our Trumpet which yet hath never been heard to sound For which wait ye till it shall be given into your Hands August the 20th 1676. This Word visited me with a mighty inward Cry Let the old Creature dye and pass away Bury this
especially to the Human Soul are Resolved The Angelical World or a Treatise concerning the Angelical Principle with the Inhabitants thereof and God in this Principle The Dark Fire World or a Treatise concerning the Hellish Principle with the Inhabitants and Wonders and God manifeâ—…ting himself in this Principle A Treatise concerning the Incarnation of JESUS CHRIST Wherein all the Present Controversies in this Particulaâ—… are Discussed by a Lover of Truth who desires to hold the Just Ballance with the Even Weight A Discourse concerning the Spirit of Eternity in its First Being 〈◊〉 or Spiritual Discoveries Experimental Discoveries concerning 〈◊〉 of Natures of Essences of Tinctures of Bodies of Persons and of Spirits Solomon's PORCH OR THE Beautiful Gate of Wisdom's Temple A POEM Introductory to the Philadelphian Age. WHEN Sinful Man first left the Blissful Seat Outcast forlorn from all that 's Good or Great From Virgin-Purity and Virgin-Love â—…anisht and Doom'd round the curst Earth to rove â—…n Bestial Image vile the Fiend within â—…ossession took without the Beast was seen God's Temple wasted lay His Image bright Thick-veild in black Egyptian Shades of Night That Glorious Sâ—…inah which Erst did shine â—…n His clear Soul the once All-beauteous Shrine â—…he Seat and Mansion of th' Eternal Trine How is it â—…ed its finest Gold how dim â—…ts Stoâ—…es pour'd out its Precious â—…rim â—…cular no more all clouded lies â—…here Demons now their Oracles disguise â—…rom Heights of Bliss to Deeper Woes he fell â—…ll falling sinking still down tow'rds the Abyss of Hell â—…his cou'dâ—… thou not behold Almighty Love 〈◊〉 Compassions dear thy tender Bowels move â—…ty and Mercy move The Heavenly Bride 〈◊〉 torn from Her new Lover's side Her Bridegroom cou'd not thus forgo Her Eyes In Pearly Dews distilling as he Dies One parting Glance She threw Fast hold it took And stopt him sinking Caus'd him back to look Repentant Deeper then the Heavenly Ray Wing'd with Loves Fires more piercing makes its way God's Light and Love conjoyn'd e're long to dwell Within him in the blest Immanuel Till then content in Tabernacles low show And Temples made with Hands some gleams of God to They Travel hand in hand thro every Age In poor Disguise and humble Pilgrimage With only Types of Rest at every greater Stage One glorious King the Virgin did descry Enamour'd courted entertained her high She staid a while all Blessings round her fly He would have had his Deitess enshrin'd With Earth's Magnificence in one combin'd A glorious Temple structure rends the Skie The World's Amazement little in her Eye Departing yet this Favour high We deign Said She be Thine a Type of our Returning Reign This House a Draught in Miniature shall be Of an Eternal Temple Rais'd by Me. This Revolution finisht on they go Now Downwards back again to Scenes of Woo Thro' Deaths still conquering Death where e're they caâ—… Pierce deeper and take faster hold of Man Till in the Virgin meek she found abode More chast and Lodg'd in her the Infant God Here by the O're-shadowings of the Heav'nly Dove She unlocks the Centre of Eternal Love Here Light and Love but scattered in the Earth Till now unite their Beams and to a Birth Proceeding one bless Humane Offspring Crown With Godhead-Power Whose Kingdoms vast Renowâ—… Through Infamy Anguish and Death must Rise A bleeding Victor a Triumphant Sacrifice Here a true Living Temple they enjoy'd Delighted Rested in which though destroyfd In outward frame the Grave could not with-hold From rising Glorious brighter far ten Thousand-fold Hail Sion s Joy her precious Corner-stone The Heavenly Salems true Foundation The God the Man the Virgin all in One. The Builders thee refus'd but thou the Head Supream and we 're thy happy Members made Strictly compacted into one the whole One Body in thee one Heart one Life one Soul â—…re long i th' next great Revolution When the fair Virgin Pilgrims Stage is done Her Travails ended and her Garland won A Temple Glory of Living Stones to rise Whose Base shall fill the Earth whose Head the Skies Love yet can't triumph here without its Mate Till Light and Beauty too become Incorporate Thus still disguis'd to this great Stage they speed Contented still to suffer grieve and bleed Bleed in their Members dear Through all they move Up Hill to Triumphs hasting Now the Dove Assistant powerful joyns in each pure Soul Oreshadowing Christ to form Spight of controul From Daemons malice or fierce Tyrants hate God's Image Light and Life they here create Still spreading Tincturing deep till all 's Divine And Christ in ev'ry â—…eature ev'ry line Appearing shall ev'n Here through Soul and Body shine In vain Hell's Obstacies and Bars oppose Each Seal the Conquerors as they pass disclose The Last Now Opening when the Spirits Day Its Powers uninterrupted shall Display See see the Virgin sends a Previous Ray. From thy dark Cell now great Bohemius rise Tutor to Sages Mad to th' Worldly wise Wisdom's first distant Phosphor to whose sight Internal Natures Ground all naked bright Unveils all Worlds appear Heavens spread their Light Early thou risest Glorious but in Clouds Thick set not sent to th' Vulgar nor the Learned Crouds Of Reasons Orb too Low none thee descry None but the well purg'd Mystick Eagle-Eye Of some few Anchorete Elected Mâ—…gi Here all past Sages veil and disappear Ev'n Mallebranch beads beneath his Weighty Character To Thee resign'd and t is but just for He Draws all from one small Rivulet of Thee Fountain of Science Art and Mystery Where Stagyrite Hermes Plato all combine De Carte in evr'y Page and Boyle in ev'ry Line And yet Alone by Eminence The Divine By whom advis'd the Firstling Flocks small Band Prepare well Trim their Lamps and ready stand ' Midst whom for pious Zeal and forward Carâ—… Great Pordage with thy Generous File appear Adventrous Worthies set i th' Forlorn Hope With Hell's outragious Malice first to Cope Furious the Dragon storms all methods tries Ev'n by false Magick dark incrept To crush the Royal Infant Spirits rise But on they charge undaunted strive and Pray Believe Watch Bleed and Travel force a way For entrance and foretast the Glorious Day As th' Dark breaks loose still the Light World 's display'd By th' Virgins Magick Wand the cursed Fiends are laid Pure Spirit breath's New Senses open flye They see and all with joynt Assent Hail Great Bohemius cry All 's True we bear thee Record Hail to thee Fountain of Science Art and Mystery At last Great Hero throw off thy undress Speak condescend familiar Now no less A Cherub-Seraph towring flaming high Is sent thy Veil to rend thy Gordian Knot to untye Commander sole of all the Graceful Charms That flow in Language Passion Harmony Attempered just In summ Second â—…o Thee The Wondrous Taylor now Revolves again Ardent Seraphick and with tenfold Fires Thunder and Fire and Love compose the Name How should it then not breath Harmonious Powers Or
Mortal Shame Here Re-aspiring from their humble Vale To meet the inclining vigorous scented Male In their Dewie Fruitful Bed Their Sharon Rose the Virgin Lilies wed Whom as with strict Embrace inwrapt They lock within their Flowery Lap A Stock of Graces numberless proceed A Spring of lesser Beauties breed The clear tralucent Forms all Shade disdain Disclosing freely to be seen The Wonder-World within Each Argent Nerve and ev'ry Azure Vein The beauteous Love-Eye burning in the Heart From whence Loves Centres endless multlply As thick-set Spangles of the Sky Raising a Sting of Joy in ev'ry Part. In ev'ry Point a Venus bright Each Star a World of new Delight Opening an unexhausted Spring of Bliss Each Nymph her self a Paradise So fine so pliant the external Mould That ev'n therein the brighter Soul With all its Graces Train Imprints it self distinct and plain And as in Fabled Streams Where Silver Currents roll On Orient Pearl and Sands of Gold Displays her rich inestimable Gemms Which free exposed to view In their untarnisht native Hue Reflex thrâ—… Bodies Chrystalline In their transparent Mirror shine But deeper yet and more amazing Fair Out-shines out-flames thro' her Express the Only Sons refulgent Character Now now ye Paradisial Nymphs appear The Virgin Queens Attendant Graces Deâ—…r Arise arise and shine Illustrious Brigade Of Heroines Divine In Terrible-Majestick-Gay Parade With Orient Beams of Light Scatter the miâ—…y Gloom of Night And banish every black Infernal Shade Arise and shine Illustricuâ—… Heroines Cherubick Phalanx bright of Amazons Divine Arise Arise and Shine Hast Hast away And let your well-trim'd flowing Tresses fair Waving in wanton Ringlets Gild the Air Ont-beaming Sun-bright with pellucid Ray And as they loosely move Fan'd by fresh Odorous Gales of Love With Heavens warm Gentle-breathing Zephirs Play Hast to Proclaim The Great the Good the Now-Revolving Day Amen Hosanna Hallelujah Hast to Proclaim The Period-Circle Full of Endless Faâ—…e The Great the Good the Now-Revolving Day For this we shout aloud we sing we pray Amen Amen Hosanna Hallelujah Hero's fall back again Lead up the Virgin Train And Hand in hand as Love-pair'd Twins advance In Sacred well-pac't Mystick Dance Tracing on holy Ground Circling Jehovah's Altar round Where Ay Love-Incense burns Goodness and Grace abound Whence Living Coals out-fly Generate and multiply Seraphick Ardors ev'ry way to impart To each bright-flaming and Love-melting Heart The quick Celestial Fire 's Straight their Sweet-warbling Tongues inspire While ev'ry Voice and ev'ry Trumpet sings Glory to the Returning King of Kings Lov 's Golden Aera Now Now Now begins Now Now in ev ry Breath in ev'ry sound The Universe around Loves Everlasting Gospel rings Glory to the Returning King of Kings Loves Glerious Aera Now Now Now begins Fresh springing still th' Inspir'd Harmonious Vein Tunes up to higher Key and loftier Strain In more Inchanting Layes Varying new Hymns of Praise Jointly th' ascending Voice and Soul to raise Ev'n till they both aspire And join with the Seraphick Quire And under Gods bright Eye In Influence serene they lie Dissolv'd in Rapturous Hallelujahs As that sweet little Chorister that flies And singing mounts the Skies Till all his Breath and Song be spent Then down he falls in sweeter Languishment So do Angelick Souls in Sounds aspire They mount and Sing Upon the Doves bright Wing That gently fans and feeds th' Ethereal Fire All Emulous to win the steep Ascent The mighty Mountains Seven Those Lilie-deckt and Rosie-flowring Hills Form'd by th' All-bounteous Hand of Heaven Its Darling Sons with meer Delight to fill Till in Melodious Ravishment Their Powers their Voice their very Soul be spent The Light Becomes too blazing bright The Bliss Unsufferable is Then down with speed they take their humble flight In Adoration deep yet but retire Tâ—… embrace more Near and be exalted higher Now Loves last sweetest Mystick Death to try Rapt in sublime Exstatick Joys Expire Intranc'd and Silent lye Thus in soft languent Slumbers sweet true Sleep That Rests in Gods Abyssal Deep The rest in Visionary Dreams they See They Tast they Feel What is unknown Immense Unspeakable Proclaim Proclaim the Mighty Jubilee That sets each world of Captives free Proclaim Proclaim aloud the Mighty Jubilee O may through me the mighty Trumpet sound And spread its Fame thâ—… Woods and Hills and Plains The Isles and Seas around Let Sportful Eccho's play And dancing all the way Swell and Intune the trembling Sounds anew All well-tun'd Voices raise To great ELCHAJAH's Praise Peace to all Worlds dear Love to Man to God hiâ—… Honour duâ—… O may through me the mighty Trumpet sound And spread his Fame the Woods and Isles and Seas And Heaven and Earth around Too long too long the wretched World Lies wast in wild Confusion hurl'd Unhing'd in ev'ry part each Property Strugling disrang'd in fiercest Enmity The whole Creation Groans And Labouring with Perpetual Toil In Man's Rebellion vile Her own Hard Fate bemoans But now shall Natures Jaâ—…r Cease her Intestine War Now shall the long Six working Days of Strife â—…ttain their Line and to their Crown arrive At last set free In peaceful Rest of Sabbath true Heav'n and Earth created new â—…o Celebrate a Universal Jubilee Concord divine now meets in ev'ry Part. And Love subdues and Reigns in ev'ry Heart Ore all In Summ or Individual Triumphant Harmony Triumphant Love In Sweetest Unity Combin'd together move Ev'n from the Zenith high Of the clear boundless Empyrean Skie The Throne of God â—…own to Earth's inmost Central deep abode â—…ll is Concent and perfect Amity All in Proportion due In Weight and Number true Ev'n from the Zenith high Th' All-radiant Throne of God â—…own to Earths inmost central 〈◊〉 Abode â—…othing but Love but Love and Harmony â—…here every Voice and every Trumpet sings â—…lory to the Eternal King of Kings â—…oes Golden Aera now now now begins Now now in every Breath in every Sound The Universe around Her Everlasting Gospel â—…ings â—…lory to the returning King of Kings â—…ves Glorious Golden Aera now now now begins Now harmless thro the Skie â—…et the sweet whisking treble Lightnings fly Full Base frm Shoar to Shoar Shall in deep Thunders Roar â—…ot Death not Horror now but Melody Now Mighty Bard sing out thy Sonnet free Nor doubt it true shall be Come Thou and joyn Thy loud Prophetick Voice with mine `` Ring out ye Chrystal Sphears `` Now bless our Humane Ears For ye have Power to touch our Senses so `` Now shall your Silver Chime `` Move in Melodious time And the deep Base of Heav'ns great Orb shall Blow From the bright Zenith high Of the clâ—…ar boundless Empyrean Skie From the All-radiant Throne of God Down to Earths inmost central deep Abâ—…de Nothing but pure Concent and Unity All in Proportion due In Weight and Number true All Universal Love and Harmony This Globe Terrene no longer turn'd Askanee Hitch't in her Poles shall now direct advance And thro
the liquid Aether dance And on her Axle Spin In an Harmonious round Breathing Substantial Dense imbodied Sound Then shall surcease the Ungrateful Din Of jarring Sphears and clashing Orbs around While this Wonder-Machine Engine of Harmony divine Shall through the Ecchoing Welkin play And every where Its melting Air In clear Triumphant Sounds convey Into each obvious rowling Sphear Mingling her Ringing Atmosphere Which as it springs Still more transparent bright and sounding clear At first divides in lesser Rings Compacted close in Voice acute and shrill More to the Surface near Then wider Waves Indented till The Circles swell the Sounds begin to fill Still Wid'ning more and more Till with deep Gamut Roar In full mouth'd Peals Orb within Orb resound Here in Epitome Shall the vast Heavenly Sphears collected be And down through them transmit their Harmony Each Sphear each Star shall now dispence With Passage free in direct line And full Aspect Benigne It s various Powers and proper Influence Which in Her hallow Womb This Globe shall deep Intomb Where from her Central working Urn They shall arise and into Body turn And shoot from Centre to Circumference Her Caverns dark must now enlightned be Unfetter'd free As one transparent vast self-moving Wheel Of liquid Crystal open to Reveal Her rich innumerable Stores Her various Wonders great and her own Acting Powers These upward move and on the Surface play Adorn'd all Beauteous Bright Amazing Gay And there Themselves in Radiant Flowers Fruits Metals Gems display All Living Breathing sounding free Into the All-uniting Element The One Capacious Air Blowing from ev'ry Pipe a Different Harmony Still from the Lower Circlets upward sent `` Thus every grateful Note to Heav'n repays `` The Melody it Lent Thus from Earth's inmost Central-deep Abode Ev'n to the Zeinth high Of the clear boundless Empyrean Sky To the All Radiant Throne of God All is Conâ—…ent and perfect Unity All in Proportion dâ—…e In Weight and Number true In ev'ry Motion ev'ry Sound The Universe around All is Triumphant Love and Harmony Thro' All the Heav'nly Dove Breaths Hen Eternal Love Collecting ev'ry various Tone All Acts all Powers all Hearts in One Center'd in Beatifick Union Proclaim Proclaim the Mighty Jubilee That sets each world of Captives free Proclaim Proclaim the Mighty Jubilee Let all the Heav'nly Nine Wreath Arm in Arm entwin'd All in One high Love-labour'd Song agree Let Muse and Grace combin'd With Harmony Divine In sweetest Concent perfect Unity Melodious Voices Joyn. Proclaim Proclaim the Mighty Jubilee That sets each World of Captives free Proclaim Proclaim aloud the mighty Jubilee O may thro' me th' Awakening Trumpet sound And spread his Fame the Woods and Isles and Seas And Heaven and Earth around Let Sportful Eccho's play And dancing all the way Swell and Iâ—…tune the trembling Sounds anew All well-tun'd Voices raise To great ELCHAJAH's Praise Peace to all Worlds dear Love to Man to God his Honour due O may through me the mighty Trumpet sound And spread His Fame the Woods and Isles and Seas And Heav'n and Earth around While ev'ry Voice and ev'ry Trumpet sings The Glorious Aera Now Now Now begins Now now th' Angelick Trump His Message brings And now in ev'ry Blast Loves Everlasting Gospel rings The glad Triumphant sounds Thro' Spheres and Worlds rebound Glory to the Returning King of Kings Glory to the Returning King of Kings The Glorious Aera now now now Begins For this we shout aloud we Sing we Pray Amen Hosannah HALLELUJAH HAst now my Soul and lay thy humble Ode Low at the Feet of thy Returning God Make hast to Welcome Heaven's Eternal Queen She is by some already seen Come here to Live And ere 't is long to Appear Transfus'd in Her Great Representative Sure when she leaves the blissful Seats above And comes to Teach and Give us too Celestial Love None can the Rebel play To that dear Scepters sway She thinks none here can Disaffected prove Great Hero's ye must now give way And learn a Female General to obey Led on to mighty Deeds and vast Renown To Eternal Glories Crown By the Divine Illustrious Deborah The High-born Beauteous Amazonian Queen Immortal Heroine Of all the Virgin Train most dazling fair Mother of All and All compriz'd in Her Who ere She Dies Up to Mount Siâ—…n's blissful state arrives And in Her Age On the Celestial Rosie Bed Of fragrant Spices lies True Phâ—…e who in Heav'nly Flames Revives To Her Heav'ns lofty Virgin condescends familiar Unlocks Her Secret Cabinet and shows Where Her inestimable Pearl is hid Where run the Golden Mines so long forbid To Purblind Mortals Where the Unction flows Divine and where Lost Paradise on Earth Restor'd Immortal springs and fairer grows She teaches Her how to Project alone The Divine Magick-wonder-working Stone But that to purer Souls as free she may Her Secrets Wisdom Stone convey To fix the true Ascension Ladder high That leads directly to the Sky The rising Cherub Soul ev'n here to Glorify And to Proclaim the Gospel Pure Wonders unknown of Gods surprizing Love Which Firm and Sure Spight of fierce Demons Hate or Sins controul For ever shall endure To Her she gives all free Her Privy-Garden Key That leads us to the Still Eternity Which only is The true Transcendent Virgin-Paradise Whence she such Flowers of various Kind and Hue Imbalm'd in Odorous Heav'nly Dew Into her own Spicy Garden brings In which each Flower Indued with multiplying Power Pregnant becomes of Thousands more Hence th' unexhausted Fountain of fresh Gardens springs Here living Trees their glittering Armâ—… extend Apples of Gold the Silver Branches bend Plenty Luxuriant without End Here round the Oak of Strength entwines The softer Amorous Eglantine Which hitherto tho' wild and barren-wast Here bring their proper Fruits too high for Mortal tast The stately Elm still Weds the creeping Vine Whose Branches wide-Embrac'd prosusely Pour Their large Escolian-clâ—…er'd Dower The Princely Cedars Heaven aspiring Clime And fit to build the Presence-Ark Divine Th' Incorruptible Trees of Sbiâ—…tim Nor wants Improv'd that Indian Wonder-Tree All Spices in Bpitome Whence we the true Perfumes and Incense bring To Ingratiate and Attone the Offended King Ev'n till the Savour of our Ointments move The Bridegroom dear to grant his Love Amidst the Trees of Faith and Life aspire Most Virtuous-rich and Goodly to behold O see 'em Blooming fair With Orient Pearl and pure Ambrosial Gold Hail Blest Elysian-flowery fruitful Vale Eden transplanted new Here Blushing Roseâ—… Lilies Love-sick Pale High-Purpled Mourning Violets humbling low With Pinkt Carnatians of collected Graces grow Here is the Sun-Flower true Of steady fixâ—… Love-Contemplation high That from th' Eternal Sun ne're turns its Eye Here the Dove-Gales in Gentle Zephirs Blow Here Sions Golden Rivers boundless flow Pure Nectaro-Ambrosial Streams that spring With Quintessential Element Divine And the New Kingdoms Flaming Wine From the clear Glassy Sea Loves Ocean bring These are the Gardens of Mount Lebanon
Where Wisdoms Temple can be raised alone By the True second Solemâ—…n Whose Glorious Representative shall here Become its Mighty Founder Himself most radiant and Head Corner-Stone Next to th' Eternal One Hail Great and Powerful CYRUS Thou art He Forenam'd and Chosen from Eternity True Hyacynth who to thy Jasper Bright Loves charming Queen shalt evermore unite Mingling thy Streams of Power with Rays of Light Hail Glorious King DAVID and MARY One Hail Types of Greater Glories yet to come Hail Pledges of the Blest MILLENIUM Blest Pair 't is Now Now you begin your Days when the Divine SOPHIA Sings your Praise The Rose and Lilly of th' Imperial Crown The Flower and Beauty of the Heavenly Throne The V and M of the Creation Blest Pair thrice happy now begins your Days When the Divine Sophiâ—… Sings your Praise Hail Glorious King DAVID and MARY One Hail Types of Greater Glories yet to Come Hail Pledges of the BLEST MILLENIUM Hail Powerful Beauteous Kind Harmonious V. M. Arise arise ye glittering Temple Stones Arise ye Precious Twelve Foundations Hast and your Ravisht Souls in one combine All in One Heart One Life One Glory shine To Raise of Spirits all compact and Pure Wisdom's Magnificent Immortal Structure Each Princely Pillar Generating more Story on Story rais'd with Golden Spires Waving their Streamers of Celestial Fires While the true Doves from ev'ry distant Shoar To the Love-Windows fly and Add their Store Till to the Heavens they Build her Lofty-Tower Then down in Love the very Heavens shall Bend Then shall the Still Eternity descend And shouts of Victory the Skies shall rend With full-ton'd Acclamation-Anthems clear And Love Congratulations Dear Thus down in Love the Heavens themselves shall bend Thus shall the New Jerusalem descend And God shall Tabernacle Here with Men World without End And here at Rest Heav'ns Glorious Virgin Queen â—…n all her Darling Beauties Charms Divine Majestick Port and Glories unconfin'd Sits on her Royal Throne in her high Faâ—…e Enshrin'd And in the Mirror of her Heavens so clear Presents her Lustrous Son in whom Express Outshines the Glory of his Father Dear â—…n and through All the Eternal Peaceful Dove Out-pours the Burning Sea of Everlasting Love â—…hile loud each Arch-Angelick Trumpet Sings Glory to the Eternal King of Kings While ev'ry Breath and Sound The Ecchoing Spheres and Worlds around 〈◊〉 Universal Hallelujah Rings Glory to the Returning King of Kings â—…or this we Shout aloud we Sing we Pray â—…MEN HOSANNA HALLELUJAH MEAN while we turn our Eyes and Ears attent To Heavens Embassadress to Mortals sent â—…o shew her Virgin Mother's Love-Intent Through her a sweet Inchanting Ray she flings â—…nd purer Souls Inviting Thus Divinely Sings Now Open wide ye Everlasting Doors And swiftly Fly the Winged Hours â—…ill your Great Lebanon Prince the Mighty King In Solemn Triumph enter in All your Fresh Springs with Heavenly Dews to fill Flowing from ev'ry Spicy Quill That you may Drink those Nectarine Draughts so pure To Effect the Universal Cure Quint-Essence streaming from the Godhead Source So Ravishing sweet of such high Force As to transmute Man's Earth and drossy Mold To Pearly Beauty Living Gold Crown'd with the Sun and Star-bright Glory high Clear Substance of a Deity Thus meetly Qualified and All Divine Companions to the Glorious Trine Such Heavenly Virgin Soulâ—… shall freâ—… Command The Treasures of their Nat vs Land Those hidden Mines whose Springs of Golden Ore Shall decaid Nature full Restore Fountains of â—…ebanons Generated free Shall from this Golden Ocean be The Rapturous Joys whereof no Tongue can tell But Godhead-Plants that in it dwell Who under th' shady Rocks high Banner grow Whence Love 's spic'd Liquors ever flow O come and tast what Pleasures here abound Where would ye move in Endless round You must from Dross Refine and Mount away Mingling no more with Earth and Clay But as New-Risen Souls make your Ascents To dwell in Lebanon's Golden Tents O England Hear thy Genius loudly Call O Hear and ere'tis fixt Prevent thy Fall Of Heaven thou most Abhorrd thou dearest Lov'd Whom one by True Poetick Instinct mov'd Well Jews has call'd `` A moody Murmuring Race `` As ever tried th' extent and stretch of Grace Ah stop take heed heed leâ—… thou so Head-strong move As ev'n to 〈◊〉 the very Câ—…in of Love Still with Godâ—… Prime â—…ulgent Fâ—…vour Bleâ—… And Prov'd as 〈◊〉 by bitter Plagues distrest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 spare Yet cannot thee forgo O how 〈◊〉 â—…ary teaâ—… how His Comâ—…ssions slow Maâ—…k thy mild Saviour well how once he stood Shedding at Saleâ—… Gates his tender Flood Ore thee again He Mourns in Tears in Sighs Wrung from his Bleeding Heart and Melting Eyes Once more from the Exuberant Mercy-Store A Glorious Day shall â—…ouch Fair Alblon's Shoar Take Heed Prepare for if thou wilt not see The Visitation Day-spring offer'd Thee If thou neglect the STAR that will Appear First Rising Glorious in thy Hemisphere Thou of thy Birth-right wilt Suplanted be And Heavens full Shower of Blessing pass from thee The Morning-Star despis'd must Glide away And to a better Land its chearing Beams display Then at thy Loss and Folly for a while Shall the Fair-sprouting German Lilly smile Yet kind and free Assist thy Labouring Toil. Then Britain then Prepare for Scenes of Woe Then Nilus shall the wicked Land Ore-flow A a's Stately Pride must tumble down And B b's Lofty Towers must Kiss the Ground Then Happy who in Goshen's fruitful Land Sheltred beneath th' Almighties Wing shall stand In â—…afety Peace and Plenty at Command Till the short Gloomy Day be past and gone And soon another Brighter Morning Dawn Gods Hand and Will shall be too Glaring plain Longer to meet Neglect or bear Disdain Jealous provok't with Emulation-Fire Again shall British Piety Aspire As it sunk Low so shall it now Rise Higher His First-born God in Thee again shall Own And pour the Vast the Double Blessings down And England's Monarch High shall wear the Nations Crown The Fivefold-Portion-Right belongs to Thee Then shall the Land from Curse and Toil be free And England Benjamin Restored shall be Onesimus A Garden of Fountains c. OR Divine Openings and Revelations since the Year MDLXX The First Vision that appeared to me was in the Month of April 1670. Which was on this wise BEing my lot at that time to visit a Friend in a Solitary Country-place where I had great advantage of Retirement often frequenting lonely Walks in a Grove or Wood contemplating the happy State of the Angelical World and how desirous I was to have my Conversation there my thoughts were much exercised upon Solomon's Choice which was to find out the Noble Stone of Divine Wisdom for by acquainting my self with her all desirable good in Spiritual things would meet upon me The Report and Fame that Solomon gave of Wisdom did much excite me to seek her Favour and Friendship demurring in my self from whence she was descended
still questioning whether she was a distinct Being from the Deity or no Which while in this debate within my Mind there came upon me an overshadowing bright Cloud and in the midst of it the Figure of a Woman most richly adorned with transparent Gold her Hair hanging down and her Face as the terrible Crystal for brightness but her Countenance was sweet and mild At which sight I was somewhat amazed but immediately this Voice came saying Behold I am Godâ—… Eternal Virgin-Wisdom whom thou hasâ—… been enquiring after I am to unseal thâ—… Treasures of God's deep Wisdom unto thee and will be as Rebecca was unto Jacob a true Natural Mother for out oâ—… my Womb thou shalt be brought forth after the manner of a Spirit Conceived and Born again this thou shalt know by a New Motion of Life stirring and giving a restlesness till Wisdom be borâ—… within the inward parts of thy Souâ—… Now consider of my Saying till I return to thee again This Vision took great Impression on me yet I kept it for the present hid but it Operated so much upon me as indeed I was incapable to converse with any Mortals which was taken notice of that some extraordinary thing had happened for the which I begged my Friends excuse and desired that she would give me the liberty to be much alone and to walk in the silent VVoods where I might contemplate what had so lately happened Now after three days sitting under a Tree the same Figure in greater Glory did appear with a Crown upon her Head full of Majesty saying Behold me as thy Mother and know thou art to enter into Covenant to obey the New Creation-Laws that shall be revealed unto thee Then did she hold out a Golden Book with three Seals upon it saying Herein lieth hidden the deep Wonders of Jehovah's Wisdom which hath been sealed up that none could or ever shall break up but such as of her Virgin-Offspring shall appear to be who will her Laws receive and keep as they shall spring daily in the New Heart and Mind This Appearance and Words was wonderfully sweet and refreshing in my Soul at which I bowed and prostrated at her Feet promising to be obedient to all her Laws So the Vision shut up for that time Pondering this in my Heart with great comfort that this Day-star had visited me from on high I returned to London to my own Habitation retiring my self from all my Acquaintance saving one Person that was highly Illuminated who encouraged me still to wait upon this Vision for he was acquainted with somewhat of this kind So after six days the Vision appear'd again with a Train of Virgin-Spirits and with an Angelical Host and called to me to come and see the Virgin Queen with her first-born Children asking me Whether I was willing to be joyned amongst this Virgin Company At which I reply'd All willing to offer up my self most free Then immediately I was encompass'd about with this Heavenly Host and made a Spirit of Light Then these Words from the Virgin proceeded saying I shall now cease to appear in a Visible Figure unto thee but I will not fail to transsigure my self in thy mind and there open the Spring of Wisdom and Understanding that so thou mayst come to know the only True God in and by the formation of Christ the anointed Prophet in thee that shall reveal great and wonderful things unto thee that are to be made known and publick in its time and day Therefore be watchful and to thy Mother Wisdom's Counsel give good heed and thou shalt greatly prosper and succeed the Prophets and Apostles to perfect what was left behind for compleating as to Christ the Fulness of God's great Mystery So go on and nothing fear or doubt for I thy Glass for Divine Seeing shall evermore stand before thee Then my Spirit replyed According to thy Word let all this be fulfilled And so this Glory withdrew but an inward Glory did my Heart sill for a burning Love to all of those Heavenly Beings did kindle within my Heart vehemently In the Month of August THe Mind of Wisdom thus opened it self in me as I waited in my Spirit upon her she did shew me what Key would open the Great Mystery which lay deeply hid in my self It was wrought and carved out of such pure Gold as had passed through many Fires many Keys I had tryed but could not turn in this secret enclosed Lock but still it shut upon me though I thought I had that Key which was compounded of such Metals as would have made its entrance as Love Faith Patience Humility which with strong Supplication and Prayer I presented as the Key oâ—… the work All which was too short tâ—… reach it Whereupon I was put to loss altogether to seek how this Gatâ—… should be opened having compasseâ—… the Holy City and waited and trye every way where I might find Passage Circling from one Path to another froâ—… Prayer to Prayer and from Faith to Faith so that in good earnest I began to consider I had not found this wonderful Key for want of which I might run out in wast all my days and grope as in the dark yet never find the Door which opens into my true Shepherd's Fold Whereupon being cast into a deep astonishing silence and stillness the Word of Wisdom thus opened it self unto me Oh thou deep searching Spirit marvel not thou hast been so long frustrated for as to thy present state and dispensation thou couldst never reach me to all Eternity for my Birth in thee lies deeper then thy present Gift of Faith and Prayer can open thou hast with many others been in a great mistake But in as much as thou â—…wnest and bewailest thy unskilfulness I will make known to thee what Key will turn this great Wheel of my Wisdom so as it may move and manifest it self in thee through all thy Properties if thou canst bid up to the Price of it For understand that it is compounded of all pure Gold subsisting in a burning Furnace of many Fires And although this wonderful Key is of Wisdom's carving out and her free gift yet Oh thou seeking Spirit she will cost thee very dear if ever thou obtainest her Yet she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her and will shew her self within the Walls of the Mind and meet them in every thought that waits for her Laws and Counsel and brings a Kingdom which will be well worth thy selling all for But the great thing saith Wisdom now is to discipline and make thy Spirit a cunning Artist to give it Knowledge of what Matter in Number Weight and Measure this pure Key is made up of which is all pure Deity in the Number THREE which is weighty indeed being one exceeding weight Glory sitting in the Circle of the Heavens within Man's Heart measuring with the Line of his Power the Temple and inward Court with the Worshippers therein This is
further shewed me that place where she would make ready this savoury Meat which was in the fiery Essence of my Spirit Which in very deed I did feel going to work in her own kindled Furnace where she shewed me her Golden Pot. No Vessel was to be used but of that pure Metal wherein was ordered all the several Ingredients which I implored her Friendship to let me see which was granted unto me who owned that her Fear was with me and hitherto I had observed her Charge and her Secrets should be with me and that I should know such things from a deep Ground as had not been broken up of late Ages if I could bear that hot fiery Furnace which should boil away the Scum of all that which of the earthly part had yet its remainder with me Which Counsel begot this Exploration with my Mother as fearing I should not come up to these her pure and high Accomplishments Disponding therefore I said Oh my Mother-Wisdom the terms of thy Requirings are hard considering I constrained am to reside in the Out-Birth of a Mortal Shadow where Millions of Spirits do me tempt to keep me from this high and noble Ascent What an overturning must here be made that so a Renewing may be on the face of my old Earth Which Renovation well answers to that Scripture We shall not all dye but suffer a Change or Translation Oh how little did I understand till Wisdom unsealed and opened her Testimony lighting my Lamp from her Seven Pillars of Fire which now go before me that my Way may no more be dark Who hath made good her Promise for I felt her strong Impulse and her Furnace prepared burning as an Oven By which I well know what that Word of Record means The Day comes that shall burn as an Oven She told me She was now come to make ready the Venison that I might have access to God my Father with it while I was pondering seeing only the Vessel and the Fire with Isaac I was ready to say Where is the Lamb Then uttered she this Word Thou thy self must be this Paschal Lamb which must be slâ—…in Then was I taught to say or pray strike upon that Life-Vein which may abundantly return again thus yielding my self up to Love's Flaming Sword I felt a separation was made Oh how sweet is it to feel the Life's Blood run into the Founâ—…ain of that Godhead from whence it â—…ame Let none henceforth fear in the â—…ord to dye for Life shall spring again â—…s to one that awaketh out of a Sleep inâ—…o another Principle or begotten into New World in which with other Inâ—…abitants with whom I now my Conâ—…ersation have in the Light of the â—…eity I do dwell O dear Sophia what â—…m I that hitherto thou hast me brought â—…at I should know of thy Magick-Art â—…d from thy holy Flames to be inspiâ—…d which foreruns the Day of Penteâ—…ost which shall known again be to â—…ose who follow hard the Prize to â—…ke This feeling the Divine Power â—…d me touched as the Key that unlockâ—… the Gate of the Eternal Deep I furâ—…er emboldned was to ask my Mother â—…isdom how and when she would comâ—…ound that savoury Meat on which the â—…essing entailed is for I as one impatiâ—…t am till the Birth-right confirmed be me Upon which there was presentâ—… as in a Charger a Kid lying in a Comâ—…sition Liquor of Milk Oil and Blood â—…th several Spices as Spikenard â—…yrrh and Cinnamon giving forth strong Odours Then Wisdom called to me O go and see what I have compounded and prepared a Banquet-Feast whereto as thy Father will come down with his dear Son thy Elder Brother and I thy Mother and will hereof take and feed so that the Fountain of Jacob may be thy Blessing which the Eternal Father accordingly pronounced saying From the Upper and Supercelestial Planets let thy Eternal Nativity again renew as from its own Originality by which the lower Constellations and Elements shall to these subjected be and bow as a Globe upon which thy Feet shall stand and both the upper and neather Springs command The Dews of Heaven and the Fat Things of the Earth shall together upon thee meet This is the Fulness of all Blessings wherewith the Triune Unity do thee greet Henceforward now observe and obedient be to what shall be further Communicated to thee After this my Spirit still attended eagerly longing to lay my Mouth tâ—… Wisdom's Breast from which the Worâ—… of Life so sweetly did flow Then shâ—… with her Flaming Heart did present heâ—… self to me Out of which Heart sprouted forth a Tree with Twelve Branches having upon the Root of it engraven GOD is the Pith Life and Virtue that maketh the Heart thus Fruitful in various opening and quickning Powers giving forth according to each Branch a different and peculiar Fruit. Then said she to me Here doth lie the Mystery do thou it come and see how out of the Flames these Branches put forth green and palpable Fruits that are not yet grown yet thou with Patience must still wait till to perfection of ripeness they be grown in thee then of the first Fruits of this Tree thou shalt bring to thy God as an Offering who will accept it as a pure Offering that will draw down the Life's Blessing read and see what engraven is for thee and let thy Mind be staid a while till thou to this ripe Age shall arrive and comforted be that this shady Heart as a fruitful Vine shall overspread within the Walls of thy Mind a River of Oyl shall here out-spring which will make thy Flames burn still till so hot the Furnace may come to be which as the Sun for vehemency shall transmute this Fruit to a Golden Colour Then thou with savoury Meat to thy God shall come who will himsef feed upon their pleasant Fruit which nourished has been from the Life's Blood Come now and into Love's deep descend with me that thou mayst know the various operation of this Tree and every Branch thereof namely as the living sense shall spring in thee according to which thy lot will be as relating to the Blessing promised the which will require perseverance still in the Faith till to perfection in Colour this Fruit be brought No other charge I shall leave with thee but to abide within this shady Rock where Love's Flames shall be thy Food continually Oh how pleasant is it here to be all encircled with Love's flaming Breast January the 22d 1674. VVIsdom's Word opened yet again to me saying Arise swiftly follow me I will shew thee Greater Things then what hath yet been known to thee Whereupon I felt a mighty attractive Power drawing up my Spirit for Ascension but surprized I was with a potent Enemy which did me encounter highly charging me with a breach to Nature's Laws and how I stood obligatory to her in as much as I had an outward Body which I ought to take in the Sense of its
never to turn back to them more but constantly to him cleave then his Head on thy Lap he will repose and his hidden strength to thee reveal and nothing from thee conceal being in Joint-Union no more twain but one Spirit The Seven Locks of his Power he will suffer thee to unloose and draw out therefrom such Might as may slay and overcome the Philistines Host which such prickling Bryars have been to invade thy inward Coasts and most holy Place which is appointed for the Ark of the Covenant there to rest But behold now is risen a Judge and Law-giver one that is mighty to save and deliver out of the Hands of all thy Enemies who thy true Covering in the Day of Battel will be Therefore henceforth fear not those Warriours that come forth with the Goliah's Spear and Shield the Champion which keeps within shall make them all to stagger kill and fall for the true Sampson will maintain Victory over all it is well worth the sheltring under his mighty Wing here with safety thou mayst set and upon his Love do thou incroach still who will not offended be though thou intrude thy self his Dalilah to draw out his Heart more to thee till he shall make known his great Secrets unto thee I well know this is the only precious thing no one can ever privy here unto be made till Wisdom be the Bride-Garment upon their Eternal Man then ravished with thy Beauty and with a pleasant Aspect will Emmanuel look towards thee and give thee to read within the seven sealed Book There is the interpretation of all in the History as from whence I give thee to understand the Mystery of the Nazarite's seven Locks they answer to the seven Seals of this Book of Life which only is to be opened by the Virgin compleated in the seven number of Spirits which are the seven All-seeing Eyes that only can read in this Book which is the true Ground-work of all those wrestling working Properties which moved are by me as thou dost in thy self feel a new Frame and Model for great and precious substance to be taken into therefore take heed now and for no common use let thy inward part any more be for these Throne-Powers which have visited thee will admit no mixture of company all of one sort in pure Harmony will meet in this Lovepaved-Sanctuary where thy all desirable fellowship will there in the free Liberty dwell and where opportunity thou wilt have in Love's Sanctuary to dive and search till thou findest out what lieth hid within the Breast of thy worthy Nazarite who now hath received his full Dowry the Father hath invested him with all Power to a full and perfect state of Glory he is now instated then doubt not but he hath wherewith abundantly to gratifie thee a higher and greater Match I could not contrive for my self in thee consider hereof well and carry it according to my Counsel then shalt thou his Heart still draw down the Tabernacle of witness in thy Heaven the Rainbow in the Cloud which thou hast seen as the Mark or Seal of the Covenant betwixt God and thee according as it is written in the Prophets He shall be given for a Covenant What to do not to read over as a dead Letter no thou shalt witness him thy Prophetical Spring a Book written within thee to which now with all those seven Eyes do thou turn in that this Rainbow in thy New Heavens as a Throne-Circle may inclose thee with him as a secret Pavilion where no adulterated thing can break through to disturb while thou art looking into this New Testament which shall never be trusted out of this pure Circle of the Life's Covenant into which by my Virgin Purity thou only canst pass in if I were not at hand all over in an Oily Pool to bath and drench thee throughout that so the glorified Eye may think thee all fair send forth a Spicy Breath of Air which only agreeable is for thee with thy fellow Branch as not only worthy yeâ—… may be but also bold and free to take and read this Book of Life which now upon the opening is as I this Day have shewn to thee with that other Book which wide open in the common and outward place always is to be found to which thou art by the earthly dark part invited thereinto to look and it would there retain thee but out of this Book of Death thou mayst not look which is a flowing Source of strong reasoning that as a Wall would inclose and captivate thy Mind that it should need only the Death's Lines that hath the putrefying been that have kept the whole Universe Prisoners in the black Dungeon of Sin Now to this end I have presented thee with these two Books that henceforth thou mayst avoid consulting with that which always is at hand and so readily doth offer it self unto the view But I am come absolutely to forewarn not only thee but such as are growing up with thee upon pain of my displeasure you would not turn your Eyes out any more for great is your danger if under the Law of this first Covenant wherein Eternal dying is that you still in parly therewith should be found but come now draw in my wise and obedient Children I have provided this other Book to be unloosened the Seven Seals no longer shall before it stand because I in favour am with the Lamb who from his Virgin-Spouse will nothing hide Therefore in my Light you may in this Book see where you may come to your lost dignity It may well be Wisdom's Book of Revelation entituled for without me you here could nothing understand though it stood all open to you the Interpreter I my self must be to tell you Letter by Letter for you know not yet what number it is that makes up your New Name which till you do see what challenge can be made to the rest of the whole inrouled Mystery but as in a Metaphorical Look through my Glass in the first Leaf unfolded thou wilt see the engraving of that Name with Letters of Gold November the 3d. The Divine ANGLER THere was presented to me a Person Angling upon the Brink of a River to catch Fish but his Labour was fruitless So that he gave off being hopeless Then came another Person and said Be not Discouraged but follow me Behold and see I have got an Angle that hath such a Bait as all the Fish in the River will fall upon it And accordingly I beheld multitudes in a cluster brought up by it Then cryed out that first Person Surely the Lord who is the great Fish-taker in verity is come here and hath wrought this Miracle indeed Whereupon the Person went into the Deep and having vanished down into it drew up the Fish and cryed If ye will here follow me ye shall the Principal Fish take but under Water ye must learn to Dive and again know how to Rise Consider and sind
entrance here that I saw nothing after a few Moments of time had passed thus replenished I did see this place with Spirits of such an high Degree that did attract me immediately to them Then did they put several Philosophical Questions to me which I did not comprehend Upon which one among the resâ—… most Courteously did offer himself to instruct and teach me moreover saying to me He would open to me the Mystery of their Art For he said he found there was that Signature in me that would take Impression from the Supercelestial Planets So he placed me in a goodly Tent bidding me wait to go forth in the Pure Acts of Faith forth for therein I might come an Adeptist to be in this High Philosophy Here being a Considerable Defect in the Original the Author waited in her Spirit to recal the same and upon the 22d of March in this Year 1696. she received this further Opening à s also in the following Days here confirmed § 4. Wisdom appearing to me I inquired of her who these were who told me they were the Antient and Late Wortheis taught by Her in her Divine Magical Stone both in the Inward and in the Outward and that the Time was now approaching wherein she was to make New Artists in this Theosophical Wisdom that should put a New Face upon what hath been Disfigured and under a Cloud of Contempt Ignorance and Ignominy For no other way then this could be found but as this Deep Mine wherein this Treasure hath so long lain hidden should be broken up Then the Apostle John to whom this Mystery was well known and who was the Person that had before spoken to me spake thus to me saying As there is a Natural Stone so there is a Spiritual Stone which is the Root and Ground of what is brought forth visibly by the Sons of Art And as the Outward is Bodily and consists in a Manual Operation and takes up a considerable Time â—…or its Perfecting so is the â—…nward gradually wrought out and may require as many Years as the other doth Months before it reach to its Consummation Then I enquired of the Angel John How I should go about Working it He answered me There must be a Cessation of all Working as to the Powers of Nature And I will describe to thee the Method that is to be taken by the Similitude of the Outward As there is a Furnace to be Built in that so the Corporeal Man answers to that wherein the Fire-Seed of the pure Deity doth enkindle it self from the Essence of the Soul sinding a sanctified Vessel meetly prepared herefor Now as to the Matter which is to be wrought upon it is the Divine Salt put into a pure clear Crystalline Glass that is pure Spirit Furthermore know thou that this Salt is hidden in all Men but it hath lost its savour and is the Light Principle that contains all Principles Man being an Epitome of all Worlds though unknown to himself Whence he may find in himself whatever he searcheth for but this cannot be done until the Salt-Stone which hath lain as Dead cometh to be Quickned by Christ the Fire-Stone that calcines the Blackness into a Jasper Brightness and Whiteness This is the true Theosophical Medicine that doth gradually work from it self of it self and to it self as a Grain of Wheat is sown and by the Concurrence of the Sun and outward Planets forms its self into a Body It is only to be watched that no Ravenous Birds do come to pick it up before it arrive to its Maturity For thus it is with the Golden Stone which lies hid in the Ground of Nature which is nourished by the warm fiery Influences of the Divine Sun and watered by the moist Sperm of the Spiritual Luna which causeth it to vegetate by the Coagulation of the Planetary Powers of the higher Order drinking and swallowing up the weaker and lower by which Dominion is obtained over all what is Astral and Elementary Thus the Beloved John did open the Nature of this Royal Stone as it opened in him in the â—…sle of Patmos when he was said to be in the Spirit And he told me further That where the Universal Love was born in any one it was the true signature that this Seraphick Stone would have its Formation § 5. With Great freedom I was made to enquire well knowing this Celestial Stone had already its Birth and Vegetation in me whether my Outward Furnace might not break before it was finished Then replied this dear Saint Be not solicitous or concerned about that but be patient in hope for the True Philosophers Tree is sprung and is in a fair way ripe Fruit to produce Thou hast no other Burthen put upon thee but to set under it and to watch until the Golden Apples do of themselves drop Then mayest thou know the Multiplying Vertue and as Eve did give of the Forbidden Tree to Adam so possibly mayst thou by a new created Virginity of Spirit give forth to Wisdom's Offspring plenteously hereof by which Multiplication from this Virtual Tree shall in thee both Spirit Soul and Body renew It will be a Dispensable Gift so that such as have arrived to an high Progress in it may awaken and multiply the same in another § 6. Then was it further directed as to the Matter of this Stone that the Composition thereof was the Four-Elementary Matter which is to be sublimed and calcined by the Superiour Element in the Tenth Number of Perfection and seperated and sealed up in the Glass of the sanctified Mind that so the Supernatural Motions according to Eternal Nature may work out Purity and Leaven that which is gross So that there is no need of any thing more to be done but to watch the Fire that it may never go out until it be finished and be kept in a gentle nourishing Heat till it come to its Perfection § 7. After this was described to me it was said to me by Wisdom and by the Apostle John Thou shalt now be brought to the Antient Worthies that have made Projection upon this Stone as well understanding it both as to the Spiritual and Natural Part of it And when I was brought there I saw the Patriarchs and all the great Philosophers divinely taught both of former and latter Ages Then was I led into a Darkness which by a Magical Power these changed into a bright Silver Light Afterward I was brought into a barren dry Ground and these by the speaking forth only of a Word as Let this Soil be changed into a Fruitful Lebanon brought up all the variety of pleasant Flowers and Plants that sent out a mighty hot Perfume Then I was led on still to a Mineral Ground where were all the baser Metals And the Apostle John who was the chief Magician said Come and see what is here to be done also And he had in his Hand a little Vial containing a Liquor like to Gold and he dropped some
challenge no part in thee How will the Bridegroom rejoyce to see his Bride as a spotless Lily growing under the sturdy Tree of Life who therefrom will pluck and present herewith the most lovely Fruits that this new revived Eden-Garden do afford here is private Walks sweet pleasant Groves where the Lamb with his Virgin Bride may fully solace and none do them espy Spirit with Spirit can walk and talk very hiddenly linked and wrapped up in the Mystery of the Trinity in Unity from out of whose Arms none shall ever more pluck out Oh thou deep Well of Love which thus freely flows no need of drawing when thy Springs unlock while thou art communing what Perfumes doth thy Breath send forth as a Cluster of all rich Compounds is thy breaking up Turn away thine Eye for thou hast overcome me with the Sparkling Flames thereof How shall I be able to hold a Conference with thee except by renewing strength and transfiguring Glory I be admitted into thy fiery Charriot all paved with Loves there with thee my Bride to set and evermore to fix for greater Bliss then this I cannot desire to possess who my dear Sophiae art April the 30th 1675. The weightiness of Wisdom's Workmanship being viewed by the Eye of the Father which only seeth into her deep Magical ground where she is an absolute Princess to create and generate Spirits in her own express Likeness knowing well what her Offspring have right unto and therefore their Education is to be answerable to their high Birth Having such near Aliance to the Glory of the Trinity all must in Wisdom's Children answerably correspond that she may not be ashamed to present and make challenge for them what by Heirship is due Now finding the whole scope and tenor of my Mother's Laws and Counsels are to put me upon Cloathing my self with the highest Purity that in nothing I might be inferior to the Glorified and Angelical Spirits who have not such a gross Animal Nature to deal withal as I have and yet required to be as Immaculate as the Lamb of God I cannot but thus break out Ah my Mother I do not say how can but how and when must the Accomplishment of this be for which I am now in such dying Agonies that this New Glorified Life might only appear While thus in secret Debate I was contesting because my Hopes were delayed as to the present Age which gives right to an Estate of Glory at Hand which is the Manifestation who are Jewels belonging to the Crown-Royal O what Raptures of Love's Divine did I feel ardently desiring a Dissolution from my own Creaturely Being and from all others who in corrupt Nature's Genealogy do live as one wearied and tired out of all seeking only Fellowship and Bosom-Rest with my Mother in the free New Jerusalem as it is known in its descent into the Habitable Parts of a renewed Earth inclosed for the precious noble Seed to put forth in their manifold Vertues Powers Colours and Operations All which be kept in their vigorous fragrant sweetness as a ready Entertainment for the High Throne-Powers to welcome themselves here in Mystical Paradise in which Wisdom hath recreated and formed another Adam being Male and Female a Production of her own Virgin-Nature as upon my Expostulation was opened to me who bad me not despond but be of good cheer for she was come to renew the beautious and fresh Glory of the now declined withered Garden formerly called Eden but now so over grown with prickling carking caring Bryars unsavoury Plants all concurring to make desolate and ravenous For such as the fallen Man is so is his place among Dragons and unclean devouring Beasts and Birds of Prey out from which I have seperated and called thee to dwell on the Face of that pure Ground as an anointed Cherub to keep all in order in this Holy Place suffer thou no strange Plant here to put forth neither lust thou any more to tast of that one Tree which so pleasant appeareth to the dark Eye Though a new generated Spirit thou art yet not excluded from the Serpent's tempting dart no more then he who was the first Begotten who thy Pattern still is to be Consider him in his Forty Days temptation before whom this Tree was set presenting all Kinds and Sorts of tempting Fruits but of none he would either tast or touch who thereby gave proof he was an impregnable Rock fitly qualified the Father's high Trusty of all his Treasures to be made the same Yesterday and to Day he is alive for evermore in the weak and frail Form of a Human Body to perfect the same Conquest for thee that so compleat through Sufferings thou in him mayst shine Celestially therefore fear not to go through the dark Valley or Golgotha where nothing but dead and unsavoury Carkasses in thy way do do lie True it is the world without thee is a loathed place but suffer and bear the Evil Manners of it for a little space till thy Restoration perfectly be wrought out then power thou shalt have to subject all under Foot Observe for thy encouragement that Jesus â—…hough from the VVomb inspired yet gradually in his work did proceed in â—…et and appointed times whereby all Proâ—…hecies by him were fulfilled My Mother 〈◊〉 this my Agony did present before â—…y anointed Eye an earthen Pot set â—…pon a soft Fire in which was a Liquor of melted Gold boiling with a scum â—…n it which was an Idea of my present â—…tate which saith Shew now thy self â—…ee how expedient it is to abide still on â—…his gentle Fire that will not crack the â—…essel but Refine the Golden Matter in 〈◊〉 which is to be cast into several Moulds 〈◊〉 furnish my House withal no Vessel â—…an be fixed there but what hath been â—…yed in this Furnace therefore know 〈◊〉 is to be no unkindness to thee that â—…ou art still proved hereby every seveâ—…l Fruit that puts forth from the vital Spirit Tree of Love must be dipped in this Pot of Gold then will the offering of these Fruits be pleasant because weighty and solid Think not much that Gifts and Powers do not yet come to their Birth there is somewhat more to be done in preparation thereto it is no pleasure to either Father or Mother to see their Children go naked and be poor and impotent obnoxious to the Spirit of Reason's scorn and derision who provides for their Children deliciously at which sometimes thou art ready to stagger and tempted hereby to turn back again fearing to pass through this Fiery Baptism without which no New Name will be given upon which is entailed that Dominion thou so much desirest Therefore go forward slacâ—… not thy Pace the greater part is run oâ—… thy Race though a craggy and rougâ—… way hithertowards it hath been yeâ—… know before the end it shall all be strowed with fragrant Flowers which aâ—… Glorifying Powers Love Tokens seâ—… down from him who will thee sigâ—… with a
Spirit so divine as shall out-dâ—… all the Children of Time Now watchful be call over all my Charge obserâ—… my Word start not herefrom and lo I will abide still thy Friend and Bride May the 29th 1675. Wisdom's Pilgrim being ecchoed up setting her self as a Clock-Work upon its going motion still witnessing something strongly winding up the Eternal Springs thereof that Times number might not slack or stop urging still to one Gate after another the Hand of Power to unlock being raised up to a higher approach and nearness to the Allinfluencing Deity with whom in the Night Repose when deep Sleep had overtaken my Animal Part my Spirit was wrapped up in high Conjunction and Fellowship with the Triune Majesty the Joy and Pleasure of which was so great that when I awaked a Hymn of Praise was given me to land and magnifie the Love which had after this manner visited me drawing up out of the Body so wonderfully sweetly who lay here powerfully in Love's Arms arrested kept for some Hours in this warm Bosom-Harbour where the Spirit inquired further about these weighty and Heavenly Matters which with great pressing Urgency received this resolve as relating to those things manifold which by the Mouth of Wisdom have been foretold Who again encouraged me to hope and wait for the Day was not far off in which I might see the All-filling Body of the Glory which would be the end of former and latter Prophecy whereunto I yet did well to take heed because it was the Life's Food which for the present time might not only afford Support to me but others who with me shall wing up their Lord to meet all Crystalline having no Spot nor Stain to such he will appear and number them among the Holy Train to bear the Father's Name inspiring and shewing to me there was various Passages which yet I was further to venture and believe the entrance into which should yet be more amazing to the intellectual Mind which shall into its own Deep descend to bring up still what will Water the Garden that it may be always Summer and Spring Where I earnestly invocated this might also be the Portion of my selected Friends who in this Holy Ministry were choosing to wait with me that they might clear single and of a perfect Spirit appear before the bright All-piercing Eye of the Virgin Wisdom who to our God maketh nigh Further I did see into the Mystery of ascending Spirits what Qualifications thereto was required who are to be Spiritual Flames blown upon by a constant soft breath of Air from the Holy Power which letteth in nothing which putrifies or is gross and heavy none could mount up that had the least Weight hanging upon them the Word did express there must be a due Proportion Light and Purity answering to each other the Mind that would associate with God must carry a distance to drossy carnal Spirits and all of that Nature according to the high Birth of a Spirit you shall know it by the Holy Greatness which it will have not knowing how to be familiar with what is not of the same high extraction with it self Wisdom is very Jealous least any of her Family should walk out of her Order therefore that in her Love-Favour you may all abide to whom this Word of Counsel shall come that to the Virgin of the Lamb be you Loyal that in your ascending Prayers you may meet with no denyal July the 16th 1675. The Light Orb opened and all overspread me thereby dispelling every Foggy Mist so that it brought to my remembrance the Lord's Day which John saw and had all his Revelations in who was said to be in the Spirit And truly after such a manner must every one be seized that is drawn up into the Mount of Divine Vision to hear what God the Lord hath of his Mind to give forth Which will only be entrusted with such whose Spirits are fled and departed out of all Animal Sense which is gross heavy and ponderous But for a Spirit that would be All-seeing and intelligent in matters Supernatural to be uncloathed of all Earthly Materials it is certainly required as through great and free Love I have been a Witness of in all Conferences and mutual Society with the Fountain Sourse of all Spirits For never could I hear feel see or tast the Powers and Joys of the Light Kingdom till I was passed out of the Cloudy Pillar of mine own benighted Reason which many times set so hard upon me as I often feared that I should be violated out of all that which Divine Wisdom had presented to me for an Encouragement to those who shall by Faith overcome not in part but in whole triumphing over all Worlds Which is to be effected as hath lately been shewn to me upon some debate with the World of Wisdom my dear Counsellour who taking notice of some fresh Exercise that my Spirit was in animated me thus Be strong be resolute acquit thy Doubting Mind for therein lieth the danger for as much as no mighty Work can be effected either in by or through thee until there be a full close and joint Consent of all the internal Faculties and Powers Therefore are there all choice Ingredients requisite for the making up of this Almighty precious Faith and such as are not to be found in every Ground For thou art to know that there are different Soils in the Inward Heart of Man's Earth as well as in the outward some being for one Grain some for another and all making together for the Increase of that Treasury which is to be brought into the Eternal Granary Wherein every ones Work shall be proved and all Metals tryed of what sort they are Now as to this which is the most weighty of all Seeds and in Truth the Root of all there being no Fruit but what putteth forth from this Tree of Faith from which the Holy One can tast any Sweetness as it is written Without Faith there is no possibility of pleasing God thou must therefore dive and search deeply for in the Essence of the Deity this Grain of Gold is only to be found And if it should not drive forth it self in all its united Force and Powers it would never be reached to But in that Ground where this Plant is deeply rooted it will put forth as from a flowing bubling Fountain which Water of Life mingleth with the Golden Mould and so maketh the Composition of this high extracted Mineral which hath done and will yet do all the Miraculous Things in and through Nature but it will suffer no check nor contradiction from Nature Such is the absolute and uncontrolable Soveraignty hereof that it will not admit of any Questioning Spirit to set footing within its Gates Here must be no Asking How can This or That come to be If Abraham had made any of these kind of Objections he had frustrated all his Friendship with God who put him surely upon as hard
then in all former Ministrations whatever Oh now then to my Call and Cry within you take special Recognizance it is my Elijah's Voice that the Way of the Holy Ghost might be made plain and strait Take heed no Lyon or Wolf so much as once set their Foot on it Make your Watch still strong for slimy muddy Pits are on each hand the great Levia than there doth under Water lie waiting to see if here you do set your Feet awry For this subtle Serpent doth well know hereby all former and present Prophecyes will be prolonged if not cut off So that if by any means he could Ingulf you within this noisome Pit where all devouring Fish of Prey do lie which still would be eating out your Belief and Confidence in what do's lie beyond the Border of the Senses he will not fail to do so Because it is not for the gross but for the pure and immaculate Eye only to espy those Celestial Glories Whereof not only to the Sight I do here you my beloved Lambs invite but come I say and tast what in my upper Banquetting-House is to be found to which ye yet so high never ascended where the Ghostly Body upon the Crystalline Sea is set But stay yet ye must and ye must it not touch with unwashen Hands with strong scented Oil your Finger must drop while in this Dish ye them dip to give proof ye are a prepared Guest who have put on the Bridegroom your Robe this will be your Tickets Testimony that right you have to eat of this choice Mess which only for the Bride and Bridegroom are set forth Though with many sweet and pleasant Fruits I have out of my Paradisical Garden you fed and with the Spirit of the Vine I have your Thirsts often satisfied yet none like or to be compared to this Therefore it is reserved as the strong Meat which only those that are come to ripe and perfect Age can bear thereof to eat Therefore go thy way and be comforted that ye are entred into Love's Eternal Calendar and may assuredly of this last and great Gift partake as ye shall in the bright Temple grow reaching to the full Stature of your Jesus To which Coming fear not but your Father will equally dispence the Holy Ghost as his free Benevolence Grow grow get up to this high Nativity with all speed The Most High hath great need of such worthy high Disciplined Spirits to go forth bearing the Heavenly Trophy and Banner of Glory which may take away fallen Nature's reproach How much will it be the joy of Wisdom your Mother to see you come up through all Tribulations to inherit the Antient and Royal Seat near unto that Great King your Prince and Personal Saviour through the introducing of his pure Spirit and Nature without which ye never had been capable of so high a Calling as to have fellowship with him not only in the Knowledge but in the joint Possession without any defraud as ye shall see impartially when this Ghostly-Dove with her Cherubin-Wing doth with all Power upon you rest so as no more from you ever to flye or withdraw O run hard still cry knock and call I will assure thee from the Word of a God it shall abundantly answer to all A Memorandum March the 13th 1675 6. FRom the 6th of this present to the 13th I have been exercised in great Conflicts upon and through a sudden surprize upon the mortal part of my Companion and Fellow-Labourer in that Paradisical Husbandry he being smote and struck as with a Leviathian Dart upon his Animal and Vital Spirit the first time was on the Monday being abroad upon his returning home which went over again The next Day about the same time a Feaver took him and in great Violence ceased on his Heart and so he wrestled a good space of time in great Anguish which so affected me that I drew in and awakned a great Travel for his escape from these Sorrows of Death which had so ceased upon him I having had some warning of an imminent Danger and Peril which I saw the Night before he was first affâ—…cted and came down to advertise him hereof before he went from home As thus there was a deep Pit with great Swelling Waters under which the subâ—…il Levia than with his outstretched Jaws did lie to grasp in such as near there did walk Now the Doctor with my self being that way to pass I heard a word uttered Be ware come not too near it is a dangerous place Upon which I watchful was and took good heed and avoided it that the Doctor might not therein be ingulphed but draw off with all speed Which did predict there was some Danger nigh this being the Pit of Death as by the effect thereof soon did shew it self But the mighty Jehovah hereunto a Counter-check did give to reverse what the destroying Angel was upon executing For this second assault was very grievous being upon Tuesday which did abide on his vital Spirits from 4 in the Afternon till 10 at Night In which interim a Daniel's Spirit did come down which in us did Pray with mighty fervency winged up by Faith as knowing that in this ascending Power stood our help For after I had ceased and the Doctor began to Pray I saw a bright Star dance about his Bed and a Word came with it unto me I have heard and I will deliver for my own Name sake out of the present Jaws of Death This was a signal Evidence that Saving Health was near and that in this Hour of Exercise Jesus with his Healing Vertue would appear which soon after was witnessed So the Pains for that time were asswaged and he slept that Night and the next Day had respite So as we did hope this Storm was gone over But on Wednesday Night he found himself ill again So together we did seek the Lord for his Counsel whether or no he might venture upon some outward means to help to remove that violent Humour which by that strong Leviathan would have grasped away his Life For without permission from the Court and College of our Spiritual Physicians we dared not to adventure because we had committed the whole Cure of this deadly Wound to those All-healing Soveraign Powers While then we were supplicating and soliciting to know the Mind of Wisdom â—…erein this Word came It is suffered â—…n condescention to the instability of â—…our Faith however by Grace the corruptible Drugs shall be changed in their Constitution and Quality for else they in this case could not be available For know that my secret Medicine must be the Preparative Then after this the Doctor was free to take a Powder which gave him two or three Vomits and Purgations On Thursday Morning after which he was very cheerful and thought himself to be eased of his weight and talon which had so terrified him but after he had Dined it beset him again more fiercely and violently then at
chief Dowry which she makes Inquisition for and therefore of all low amorous entangling Loves we had need to be well aware to one only Mate we must for ever cleave and so bear his Name and so we are all his Royal state These Counsels still daily followed me since his deliverance out of the Snare and Pit of Death so did I believe to see all Cords would be broken for that Word came to me the 20th Instant I will arise saith thy God as in Mount Perazim that he may do his Work his strange Work and bring to pass his strange Act. This Scripture was brought to me and opened thus being much stated and presented as our Cause was parallel with David whom God highly approved for that being newly settled in his Kingdom after great Wars was again invaded by the Philistines and having brought up the Ark of God enquiring had a resolve that his Enemies should be subdued before him as he acknowledged saying That God had broken in upon them like the breaking forth of Waters therefore they called the Name of that place 1 Chroâ—… 14. 11. Baal Perazim Now this by the Prophet Isaiah is called over and made mention of Prophecying for such a Manifestation of his Rising Power yet to come when again he will set his Hand as in our Day to recover us out of the Hand of the Spoiler Being much distressed for the Work least these Inundations should stop the Life-Wheel either in them or in my self going forward this sweet Word was opened to me I will arise as in Mount Perazim your Enemies shall know ye do not go out in Battel without a God's Armory Your Ark which is rising will and shall make all in you and all without you to reâ—…l stagger and fall before you for I have yet greater and more mighty Deeds and strange Acts to appear in for my own renown in by and through those in whom I find a David's Spirit and Heart according to my own with such shall not only go forth my rushing Sounds but strong Powers to effect and bring to pass strange and mighty Acts whereby it shall be known in whom my Temple-Glory resteth I will now arise to give my signal Mark of Honour to my defied and contemned ones my Spirit shall begin to move even now at times as ye shall look and wait for it within the Tent of Nature as the forerunning Scatterings of that promised all Chostly Dominion and Power that is very ready and near to be revealed to the pure Jerusalem-Worshippers and constant Waiters upon whom my Eye will be to confer upon them this great Dowry which will not be entrusted but with most constant Attenders in the pure Temple-Body of Jesus waiting and offering upon that Altar within being determinated into a stable fixed unchangeable Mind and Spirit This is that which is expected from you both whom Wisdom hath with her Love-guile caught in with her Golden Cords that ye may to this great state of glorious dominion reach though it doth cost you so high as the death and breach to all other Lives wherein the vain empty solacements of this visible State stood in the despising of which no Repentance shall ever be but Reward upon Reward after all Tribulations out of your Mother Wisdom's Treasury shall you fetch out whatever good and profitable things you shall thereby espy to use and spend to the account any praise of my Glory March the 25th 1676. This Morning I felt mighty strong Gusts and Powers come into me which ascended out in Prayers that the Sign might follow to give the demonstration of our particular Election and Calling as it did upon the first Gospel Professors that we might have Power to cast out unclean Spirits So to co-work and mingle with the Meek and Eternal Life-Essences of the Lamb as that we may be able to send forth such vertual Rays of Powers and Sweetnesses for our own and others Safety Guard and Relief For I heard this Word Go not out without your Shepherd's Bag and his Staff for out of an Invisible Store ye must spend and bring out from your own Heavenly Country and Father's House as unknown and Strangers in this Land where your outward Feet do stand who will not trust or credit further to you give then they shall see that ye have got with you Great Cesar's Decree and Superscription upon your Coyn written round about with that Name I am the Alpha and Omega This will O my Dove Spirits with you every where pass and all your Enemies and all that are alieâ—…ated and Strangers to you now shall seek to make a Covenant League and Peace for why they will cry the Name of God wherein all the believing doth lie upon the Foreheads of these is written most visibly This is the Strange Work that I am for you bringing to pass if ye still will guided be by Wisdom's Counsel and her bright Eye ye shall to this most high Degree arise and thereby Honour you Spiritual Parentage Henceforth forbear to sort your selves with what is not of the same most inward Fold with whom your great Shepherd doth walk and can only with new risen Spirits talk and be open and free as lodging in one Heart of Purity together for mutual Joys and Embracings highly Magical whereby you will draw out most mighty Force and Strength to aid and back whatever in my Work and Service ye are intent upon as thou hast witnessed already a good Confession of me so still maintain Truth 's liberty stand up in the Christ-like Might and in him thou wilt tread down strength and nothing shall be too hard for thee Thy defence and security shall be from the flowing Oyl running through the Unicorn that mighty is to push and batter down all exalted Towers which now will be raised against those who my appointed Standard-bearers are to proclaim my Flag of defiance in the view and sight of such as live in great despight decrying down my Paradisical Laws Liberties and Kingly Rights March the 26th 1676. The Lord's Day we met together by our selves a Word was spoken for the Measuring-Line to compare and measure our selves by the perfect Love which casteth out all other Fears and Loves but that which is Above and of the Virgin-Purity where the danger was shewn of Treachery to forestall this chaste Love from our Love for our Jesus Much in power was sounded forth to this purpose and whom it did hit it was a good Word to such March the 27th 1676. This Morning great Emanations flowed in upon me from out of the Vital Center as the springing Flowers from the Rivers of Joy Out of the Sanctuary this Word of Comfort opened that though Balack had called out Balaam to curse you that are my choice Seed yet I Wisdom as your good Guardian-Angel have stood to resist him and have frustrated all the Tokens of the Diviners The depths of Satan began mystically to work calling the furious Might as
perfumes the Breath of all your Prayers so that your God may smell that which may bring down Blessings according to your Will Being so compounded in every part with the Spikenard and Altar-Fire as to be one continual ascending Power and perfuming Pillar of sacred Fire With which my dear Lord do thou mightily shine upon those who appointed are hereunto and them more highly inspire September the 18th 1676. Having for some few Days met with some exercise of Illness upon my outward man whereby I was made sensible how great a disadvantage that was to the Spirit of the Mind to do its Office and Work in as to its House and Habitation where it displays it self making the very outward Animal Spirit of the Body intelligible of Divine Things which when depressed by Sickness is much otherwise for that then the receptable Comprehensive part is much shut up The feeling of which made me bewail the defectiveness of this outward Body because it was disproportionable to that high graduated thing which acted within it Upon which I sought the Lord with great earnestness to give such soundness to the Terrestrial Man as it might answer to the Spiritual Operator who was the moving Wheel After some little space of time I heard this Word run mightily through me I am thy Saving Health which shall arise and get the Victory over thy present Infirmities To which Word I gave credit and did see all the dark Magick Influence flâ—… as a dark Vapour from me A hail Body is of a necessary connexion to a sound Spirit for the Lord's Service whereby the Heavenly Calling may be perfected Against which the working Powers of that grand Enemy are always at work by one wile or other still to prevent me running to and fro as a most busie Agent but to my God I did fly who said he would spread over me the healing Covering of his Soveraignty for my security Then I prayed for the Guardian Power to surround them who with me were obnoxious to the stroke of the Dragon's Enmity letting his Arrows fly every way upon the Heaven-Setters But it was said Fear not for on them also is set an impregnable Guard Thus I was comforted over all Fears Distresses and Tribulations being assured no Weapon should prosper against the Work which we were charged with For if on our parts we did not flag the Right Hand of Strength and Power did engage to be with us and for us even so Amen let it be O Lord evermore September the 20th 1676. The Expostulation of the Spouse I was in a Spirit of Mourning for the Personal Absence of my Lord whose Representations and Touches had awakened and drawn all the Virtual Powers of my Spirit after him insomuch as I took freedom to tell him whom my Soul thus loved that sith he had after such a high and total manner engaged my Heart unto him above all others that now it was but right and equal he should marry me and so in every respect answerably provide and settle me according to the greatness of that Marriage state Preferring also to him this Argument that it was his own free offer to Love first or I should never have presumed to have claimed such favourable Aspects or such kind of Spiritual freedom with one so much raised above me But verily now since my Lord made the first Proposal and thereby hath gained my Interiour Will with all its attending Affections it is now but reasonable that I should be answered in my Foundational Hopes and Expectations Which are not grounded upon old recorded general Promises but upon new and particular Words dropping fresh from the Mouth of my Jesus or else those deep Impressions had never took hold of me so as to make me set light by all Creatures and Things Believing I had made such a choice as was sufficient to answer to every requiring and to set me free from the Servile Bondage to these sort of Creatures that knew nothing of the Mystery of Faith I did set home these and many more Arguments upon my Lord with all ardency and I said that I did now look for Performance and entreated further that he would consider that the Honour of his Fidelity was herein concerned For I had declared to the World that I was his and he was mine by Covenant and Contract and therefore with what shame should I come off who had rejected all Loves and Lovers for to tye my Spirit in this Espousal Knot to this great Heir and Prince of Glory unto which Royalty I did believe er'e long I should be invested If my Jesus would be true unto me according to the various Promises left as an Earnest with me Who being so right and just a Person as I had no shadow of ground on his part to suspect neither would I knowingly act any thing defectively on my part or delay the mutual Nuptial Day which would make much for the Praise of such a restored Glory Therefore I was much importunate with my Jesus that he would do now and act according to the earnest Expectation of the New Creature and the Honour of his exalted Name that it might be no longer derided or defamed by those who would rejoyce to see wholly self-denying Spirits frustrated of their Bridal-Joy and Coronation-Day And that he would be pleased so to act as now to let them stand upon the visible Stage of Dignity as they have been of Reproach and Defamation despightfully used for their Bridegroom's sake As also to bring off all their disgraceful Calumnies who hath now the disposal of all Princely Majesty to put upon his present disguised Bride September the 21st 1676. I having after this manner unburthened my loaded Mind by way of Expostulation hearkening what answer herefrom would proceed to a suspended Lover I heard this Answer Here now follows the Bridegroom's Answer by his Spirit Oh thou desponding Lover I perceive thou art still upon the doubtful and questioning part suspecting my Truth and Loyalty lest I should despise and slight thee in thy mean estate First thou hast charged me to draw and steal away thy Heart not only from thy self but from all others so as thou sayest thou art as a lifeless useless actless Creature having emptied all into me so as now nothing will suffice but the Conjugal Knot to be knit or else thou thinkest thy self never sure of me Thus I have born thy Love-passionate Charges and thy unkind Surmises because I had deferred upon deep grounds best known to my self the publication of my determinate Marriage with thee But O Soul may it not suffice thee that I do maintain all intimate Friendship with thee and though I cannot as yet make a visible Personal Appearance for duration and for demonstration to the World Yet in and by that faithful Witness and true Unction I am still present with thee I am no Stranger to thy Affairs my Spirit gives an Account of all things unto me I have left all of thy
Concerns to be brought before me and administred unto as occasion requires by this Life-Breath which I have so secretly infused Where-ever I bestow this Gift it gives a sufficiency from it self to do and act all that is above and beyond a Creaturely Power For it is of an Eternal Almightiness proceeding from the Father of Spirits who generateth what is like himself essentially into me the First Born of this Second Creation That henceforth the Power of Donation might rest with the Principal Head to pass and convey my self in Spirlt And I see the way of Holiness made for this pure inspiring thing to walk in which must find an Habitation suitable to its own Purity that so all may be at an agreement Then in mutual Loves and Joys my Spirit conversant is and will take in the Sence of all the Grievances and report them unto me Who now have all that is the Father's infinite Stock of Life to enrich with Wisdom Honour and Dignity at my pleasure I long and wait to have it drawn out from me therefore now make use of this all-searching Spirit whom thou mayst make a Friend of that may advance thee to a high estate even in this present time wherein thou art spinning out as others Times Mortality which hitherto hath brought forth very little of this Life's Treasury No eminent thing hath yet been wrought for to illustrate and make me shine through the Cloudy Body where through I would manifest again the Name Jesus Come O thou Complainent rise out of thy fainting disponding Bed and stir up this Gift which is with you work and keep Pace with it All must be broght to pass by the diligent Hand of this Spirit uniting with thy Spirit and thy Spirit with this Spirit who will work all in all in thee September the 23d 1676. Being in deep Meditations I was saying in my self Oh that I were beloved of my Jesus with that Love with which he loved John To whom he did appear so as it is written by which his Spirit was drawn to hear and see those wonderful things that are to us reported of Ah Lord why wilt thou not give me to lie as near thy Heart as he and as close at thy Feet as the beloved Mary that I may drink in every Word which falleth down from thy precious Lips out from which are the very Issues of Life While I was thus pleading and invocating there was presented a Triangle-Heart clear as Crystal that you might see through them linked thus 1. The Heart of Love 2. The Heart of Joy 3. The Heart of Peace 4. The Heart of the Bride 5. 5. 5. The Golden Chain with Seven Links 6. 6. 6. The Communications of the Hearts 1. 2. 3. to the Heart 4. Then heard I this Word Here is place for a Pure Heart within this Triangle Heart of the Deity for to joyn Then I saw another Heart within the Circle to spring with many more which were still generated herefrom all White and Crystalline but they were without the Chain this only one was within Then I enquired what Heart this was which was so nearly admitted It was Answered It is that Heart which through mighty ardent strong force of Love hath broken through and got into this Secret Enclosure Where it hath great opportunity and advantage to search and know what from this threefold Heart doth flow Which have their several diffusions according to their Titles The first was under the denomination of Love The Second was Joy The Third Peace All which agreed to empty themselves forth upon this other Heart which had pressed in for Shelter And what-ever Heart can abide within this Circle may attract strong infusing Powers that are all pure and vital to act in the Triangle-Might From this Idea I had great and full Confirmation that the Heart of the Trinity was most free and ready to embrace and receive them who of one Spirit and Heart were together fixed to break through the Golden Chain so as none might be nearer to the Heart of the Trinity then such who have rent and divided from all Creaturely Hearts that so they might know what from this Triangle-Heart of Love Joy and Peace doth ever flow September the 24th 1676. This Morning I was much upon the Consideration when I should begin to work in the Name Jesus as I did believe in it and had Promises from it Now this was all in my Eye to have the Spirit manifested for Activity For I know this only would be profitable as it refers to the Glory of the Most High when Works do express the working Source that is opened from the Deity Being with my God very urgent on this matter according to the impulse upon me from the Expediency that I saw for the Life to work out this way in variety according to the measure of the Gift of the operation of the Power This Word of Counsel and Caution sprang Oh thou whom I see restless and tossed to and fro in thy Mind no rest thou art indeed to find till thou comest to the working Mines For there is the Tryal and Probation who can be skill'd to work in the Furnace of an hot burning Sphear which is not remote but very near Henceforth know O thou fluttering Dove-Spirit that I have not left thee without a weighty and rich Talent which is in thine own Custody though it lieth deep with a threfold Cover upon it which must be unfolded before thou canst see this precious thing The first is the gross dark Mould of this Earthly Climate which is very stifling to this pure thing The second is the strong binding Reason that lieth as a Mountain weight upon it The third is the low natural Senses which multiply as the Sand upon the Sea-shore flowing in to stop and discourage thee from this great Attempt and worthy Service Which if once fully set upon with a Resolution to go through these Three Removes thou wilt then come to the Golden Wedge which will make thee great rich and mighty in the pure Ghostly working Property I your Jesus do tell you faithfully where the subject matter doth lie to work upon Your Complaint hitherto hath been to me as if I had carried away all the Stock and Treasury and ingrossed it to my own proper use or reserved it only for you till you had slipped out of the Body But know it is otherwise do but knit and joyn all your Force and Power with my deep Fathoming Spirit which is given to you and he will find and also work out what concerns your Freedom and Investment to the high and self-same dignified Glory with me Hither towards ye have indeed prayed and sought and believed and hoped but ye have not wrought in the Furnace where this Golden Wedge is to be all melted down to run into every part of your Body as the Life-Blood doth in your Veins Then you will know that unquenchable and fixed Efflux of the Spirit that will
of Blessing but will seek to dispoil her from her greater more weighty and eminent Riches with her true Honours through the subâ—…le Pretences that all these by her given are provided to gratifie the outward mans Exigencies who hath need of all these things Which smooth Arguments have deluded Multitudes ingulphing them deep into an irrecoverable Pit of Perdition Of which common Snare O ye that are called and culled out to live upon another Fount and Spring take good heed it is for such as you thereof to be aware It is for you not to be here caught but still to go to Jacob's Lot observe therefore and diligently enquire when you are to depart out of Babylon and when the set-time is that your Laban's Service shall expire Now my charge unto you is that when I your Jesus expresly alarm you to take your leave of all and from all things and to make a quick dispatch after me that you linger not out your time with so many Taking of Leaves and long Salutes whereby to express so hard a Come-off from this Evil World For my Spirit will hide nothing from me but doth give a true account how your Mind and Will stands towards me He is that impartial Spirit of Truth who on both sides is faithful who does as well take of yours and snew to me as of mine to you He cannot and will not make any force without the free consent of your own Will nor treat with you any otherwise then by Love's Entreaties and those many considerable Advantages set before your true Spiritual Eye which in this Light of the anointed One ye may spy without defraud or hindrance And as for thee O Shulamite what thinkest thou doth thy God and me more disgust then when my Spirit bringeth this Report to my Ear that thou canst not yet give full credit to thy Espoused Lord and Husband without wavering My Spirit tells me that Love is not grown so perfect yet in thee as to cast out every questioning thought which makes thee so oft in Jeopardy For couldst thou undoubtedly believe in my Faithfulness and highly great and all-sufficent Responsibility to answer to all and what-ever relates to thee as thou standest in thy exiled state I say if in this perswasion my Spirit could thee fix thou wouldst openly decry down the Beast and his great Benefactor who doth sit on him to give Rewards out of the false pernicious Magick Cup and thou wouldst only look to thy own Eternal Dowry from the Hand of her who is all over cloathed with Strength Glory and Majesty thereby to cover those who are lodged in the Bridegroom's Heart True it is ye have not only witnessed a good Confession with your Lips but have also in some degree given the Sealing Proof by bringing out the first ripe Fruits O know ye who are my Garden Plants for what end are all my Golden Dews to you conveyed through my Spirit Are they not that ye may see this fruitful Tree of Life within your own Lebanon to spring both for Food and Healing Whereto ye are brought by that Spirit and Power which is in mine Elect who are given by the Father to be jointsharers with me in the third great and blessed Lot of pure Breath and Heat from the everlasting Deity Even so to us my God do them this infuse richly according to thy Word October the 6th 1676. This Word came to me saying None but my Eunuchs who are seperated and have cut themselves off from all other People can know how to sanctifie to me a Sabbath of Rest whereby they may cease from the toil of their own Hands In this Day their Strength will be to sit still to feel the all-piercing Unction that hath such a high and wonderful slight as to effect all work without cry or noise This I tell thee Oh Soul as a Secret in thy Ear for in this lieth a deep Mystery which is only known where the Train is purely laid running as out of a Spout from the all-flowing God-head into the pure Eunuch Spirit Who hath suffered a dismembring for the Life of Holy Generations sake through the secret unknown way of co-operation and essential contaction by which the holy thing that is of Ghostly Authority comes in this manner existent in and through Nature's frame to get in such who are thus qualified to shine forth as Day-Stars in the Lamb 's Celestial Firmament After the Spirit had revealed this unto me it said Who but such potent and high raised Spirits pointing to some one or other known by Name should be called out to bear his Name and to shine in Wisdom and Power as Lights before the Gentiles that thereby the Sons of Strangers and Aliens may come to joyn themselves to the Day-Spring from on High which though in the Clouds of Mortality yet known may be by the fruitful operation of the Spirit of Jesus which worketh mightily in contradiction to Reason's Eye Reserve your selves therefore still to hallow my great Name in keeping within the Walls upon which the Guardian Cherubims are set for your defence that there ye may keep my Sabbath from polluting no Burthens must there be carried through And so you will know the beginning of my Eternal Rest. October the 7th 1676. Being upon some occasion interrupted in my Spiritual Calling by touching with that which was ungrateful to the pure Spirit of Jesus he told me That he was of that Seraphick Nature that he could not delight to be where any worldly trafficking Spirits did resort having a disgust to what-ever did spring from this fallen accursed Principle And therefore it was agreed that I must keep his Temple-Habitation pure for that no reception must be there but for the Holy Trinity The outward Court where the common Senses flutter up and down is sufficient to take in what is to be considered for the Mortal Man Who also might well be cast upon the Spirits care and firmly relied upon For such in whom this is so shall grow and spring as a Sabbatical Lily without any thought how their Food and Cloathing do come in Ah! upon this my Spirit cryed Lord I have been a long while getting up my Faith to this pitch but cannot come to the degrees of this all-conquering Faith which may thrust out every tittle of an Earthly Confidence Which I well know are as the miry Rushes that have been a stop to this rising Lily which groweth no where but out of Faith's unweedy Soil Thus by way of Expostulation in Prayer I presented what the Spirit shewed to me was short and defective and did impede the success of the Work going on jointly by the Lord's undertakers Who were thus animated and counselled by his Spirit After that I had supplicated and owned the good Hand of God in joyning me to one that had a good degree of Love Courage and Constancy to go forward with a fixed Eye to the Mount of Transfiguring Glory this Word spake to
exchanged Here only is the Place for the Bridegroom and his Bride after long Exile to meet again Oh then be wise and for your Bridal Spirit and Garment of Power undeniably wait None out of this Treasure-City can ever it obtain for in this Sion must all be born again after many other preceding Births which fore runs this great and last Transmuting Birth Which to that Perfection is brought that no desire there will be for to see another change then what this Jerusulem-state will translate thee into For which cause I have it to thee shewn that ye might here into enter in in that I see your Minds so refined that ye disdain among Beasts any longer to live and feed Come O ye blessed of my Father who out of these Prison-Walls and defiled Pastures shall steal and depart away as who are no more to touch with that which makes this City from you to shut it self up I have this 1600 Years expected still Comers up to me into my Personal Glory here But few have made their way all clear unto me not having skill or known the Art of dying to the Earthly part fully and totally Half dead and half alive many have so far tryed and therefore could no entrance find here because a putrified part still was found Which hath made me so unknown and to such necessitated ones to carry it strange they not considering the Disproportionableness of my present state and how that I am iâ—…stated in the highest degree of the Father's Glory of Purity that so if even my Affectons and Heart were touched to descend upon any that ardently seek Personal Union and Manifestation with me yet it would not be permitted till this Mount Sion-Birth is brought forth which makes the high Clarification and all Perfection of Beauty desirable without exception to the everlasting Father of perfect Spirits Who willeth that I should take none into the inward secret Court where all Dignities and Princely Throne-Powers and Glories are till throughly purified and cloathed upon with the Jasper-stone This anointed Cherubin-covering hath been scarcely put on therefore they could not come up to bring down the Everlasting Kingdom which must again to a certain Number be restored Blessed are they who shall know it in their Day looking hereunto and waiting for it within the Jerusalem-Walls where this new Off-spring and Generation must be born Yea Blessed are ye my Beloved and those that are with you United in Me for the Bringing down of this Happy Day upon the Earth April the 27th 1676. His further Admonition In or about Break-of-Day I prayed as the present state of things were shewn me and matter therefrom given me I never felt a greater Efflux of Spirit Power Joy and Peace came into me then did at this season which opened that Word and made it known in its Living Witness saying Now feel and tast what the Kingdom of God is it is made to thee a Substantiality and shall out-flow according to its working Property Henceforth then in Wisdom's Balance weigh and consider every thing you say that your Words may no more be Naked but cloathed with the Guardian Power Which will come to be of great Consequence as managed in Dove-Simplicity and shall defeat the Serpent's Subtilty Who strong Poyson had for thee prepared but could no way send it in thy Vessel being with the Antidote Liquor and juice of Life before-hand filled Which still take thou care to keep brim-full that so nothing which is of crude anxious Nature into thee may come upon thy Ascension which is to bring down another Spiritual Form For I see it is time and expedient that to my Jerusalem Waiters I should appear to bring them up where new Robes and Vestures are fitted out for the new-born Inhabitants to wear That so without a Vail upon my Face I might to you plainly speak for I have no pleasure to carry it at this distance towards you could you bear but the â—…ight of my terrible Crystalline Glory which I am so deeply ingulphed withal that I cannot be conversant after that way and manner which I was before I ascended into this high Throne-Power and Heavenly Place conversing with those for whom I went to prepaâ—… Mansions for in my Father's House a much highâ—…t Purity I now require in such who are to be my fellow Associates then what was existent in that day This is a new Law not understood and will be only received to a small number for know that to thee I will this thing reveal what Wisdom is about to do in order to the bringing the Bridegroom and Bride together For while the Bâ—…ide is found unready and all undressed and out of the Jerusalem's Glory I could in no wise acquaint my self with her otherwise then by Secretaries and influencing Breathings to let her know by these what she must further be wrought into for more minute Sight and Knowledge with me her designed Bridegroom and Mate April the 28th 1676. The Love-Chain According as the Living Word who spake thus by way of Prophecy in me did further by Similitude present it self as thus A Golden Chain in Links was let down from the high Throne Sphear where Jesus in the Love-Kingdom reigns This Chain had a Golden Ball at the end and the Voice said Hold fast if thou wilt come up unto me if thou shouldst gad abroad with thy Mind or Eye and let this slip out of thy Hand then thou wilt be prevented of cohabitation with me in my Princely Glory For this is the strong Power of Might which brings the Bridegroom and the Bride together Every Link in this Chain hath its proper use and service Wisdom is the great Engineer which did this contrive for my Spouse and I to meet and each other to greet While then in the Heavens I must be contained this Chain shall descend still to help up such as are risen out of the dark Night dress of a corruptible Life into a Body of Light This Chain is of so high a refined Mettal that it admits of no Hand to lay hold of it but the pure Lily Hand which is strong in Faith who is perswaded that this Love-Chain is sufficient to bring one up after the manner of Elijah's Chariot Who was mighty in Faith and so brought down this Ascending Chariot by this Chain of divers Links But he had first ascended by it as appeared being one who had power with God upon all occasions even to shut and open the Heavens when he pleases what else are these Links of drawing Powers but this Elijah's Spirit of Prophecy and Prayer of Faith perfect Love Patience Hope Weekness Long-suffering Peaceableness Temperance and immutable Perseverance These are the Link-fastening tyes on your parts Then that which answers on mine are these Light Greatness of Power and Might Love Grace and Good-will Kindness Pity and all Tenderness without variableness with the watchful protecting and safe-guarding Eye which shall maintain all this for a
sure binding and a Wedlock-tye betwixt bright raised Spirits and me till the Great Day of the Visible Marriage shall be Solemnized in the Free Jerusalem Till which hold ye fast and take good heed that not one of these Links on your parts be broken if but from any one of these ye should unlink ye would fall down by the way and never to me ascend But I know that Wisdom is thy Friend who will not suffer thee to break from me She is a busie Agent still to spur thee on her Law of kindness is found to me thy Jesus in thy Heart which will give an Ascending Might that so ye may come down again in a flaming Body of Light Which is the only design of Wisdom that blessed Engineer who by these Golden Links draweth you continually nearer to her City This was further Opened in the Seven following Days by Wisdom but the Copy is here Deficient May the 1st 1676. The New Book Opened Or the Everlasting Gospel of JESUS THis Morning my Spiritual Informer came and presented to my view a Book wherein great and hidden Secrets were writ telling me here was neither Parable nor Allegory but the plain Doctrine of the Everlasting Gospel Into which it was said it is given thee to look for it is an Epistle of good-will and love to thee and thy fellow Waiter that ye may come to a right and genuine understanding of those weighty things which lay concealed under the Vail of the Letter The summ of which is the Incarnation Dying Rising Ascending and Glorifying of thy Jesus All which being finished in his own Personality I now look to see that all should be actually wrought in you to which end I have poured out of my Spirit upon you which may bring you up through all to me Read then and see in Wisdom's Glass what is contained in this Book for a further instructing of thee into a Gospel Death and Rising into Victory Many are the Deaths ye have passed over and I grant every Death hath brought forth a rising Body so that ye are come so far as to bear the very Image of the Heavenly Man in which the Life-Seed doth spring But this is not all you are to aspire unto but you are here to dye with Jesus For in all those foregoing Deaths you had not that fellowship as ye shall have with me when I am grown up in you For I the Just One died for the Unjust so I must Personate this dying again in you after a Paradisical manner sowing my own pure Grain and Seed into the Mount Sion Ground For as it is said such as the Seed and Soil is such a Body in the Resurrection it will be and such a Body it will produce And although you come thus to dye in the Lord I mean in your Lord Jesus Christ in whom your Life lies safe and inoculated there will be no danger And while you are sowing here be not as others without Hope for indeed you sow not that Body which shall be to the account of a Bare return as Spirit for Spirit or Body for Body For though it was sown a single Seed yet it shall be various and manifold though the Seed is sown contemptible yet it shall rise honourable and though sown as weak yet it will rise mighty in strength So mighty potent strong and honourable this Resurrection will be as it will bring forth the Seed sown with another manner of Body then what hath yet been known For ye shall know all Blessedness indeed by thus dying into me fear it not therefore but valiantly spill your Life and mingle it with me then shall ye know a cessation to your own busie-acting Properties For that Spirit which dyeth into me ceaseth to Sio sweetly sleeping and slumbering in Sion's Golden Dust till I my secret Trump shall sound with the Vial of Life quickening Oyl poured in which shall make the dead in you to come forth with an unchangeable habit and form of the Holy Ghost of which I speak I will after this manner raiâ—…e up at the last Day which day to thee is very near if thou canst sink and dye so totally into me who do promise to thee long here lay buried thou shalt not be This is the Connexion to the former Part. Before I the LORD will move again to the finishing of the last glorious Mystery the first that can dye thus into me shall rise as the first Fruits out of me into a Body Celestial and mighty Powerful For my Seed shall never Corruption see it shall soon rise into a Mount Sion Body Lay but the Ground-work hereunto sure and ye shall see and feel another Spirit and another Form after this passive Sleep For after it ye shall awake in that Image which shall be no more despised being all compleat and giving proof of my Resurrection and Life Oh blessed are they who can say that they were dead in me and are alive evermore to Reign with me in my Kingdom waiting for me their Lord from Heaven to bring them thither For in this new risen Body I shall not be ashamed of thee it is so Signatured into the Father's Nature of Purity that in it thou mayst freely ascend to me Where I will in the Light Airy Region meet with thee and bring thee through all the Pearly Gates O come resign and dye know me no more out of this Dying and Resurrection State Thus Death is not Metaphorically but Really the last Enemy that is to be destroyed Here Sing ye may that dwell in Sion's Golden Mold and triumphantly Cry Oh Death by this Spiritual dying I am mortally become thy Death and so swallowed up as you can nothing of it see Go go preach thou this for the Everlasting Gospel to such as have an Ear to hear it rejoyce and give Glory to God on high Now when the Hour of this Judgment shall fully come by ushering in the New Jerusalem freedom through the Streets of Nature This Gospel Ministration which is all Love Grace Mercy and Peace by those shall then be proclaimed who do partake of this Resurrection as the first Fruits They shall be honoured with this Message to all those who in this Noah's Age are asleep in their dark Prison-Houses For an Almighty Voice I in you my Sion-born Spirits will utter forth to call in more to know this Death-Liberty and Life-Resurrection and Ascension into all Fellowships and free Communions with the High Eternity and Me the chief Head of all Sion's new risen Body Whereunto being come no other Banner will I display there but that Love which casteth out all Bondage and Fear May the 6th 1676. In the Morning being the first Day pondering and considering this last Opening which shewed me the necessity of dying into my Jesus and of sowing the Seed of my Eternal Spirit as an unmixed Grain sifted from all Chaffiness or Cockle or any such thing for to twist about it Thus the Word said