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-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-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
want Empyreal Flame Through whose clear Stile in each Transparent Line Thy rough cut well-set Polisht Diamonds shine Each Page outstreaming Light kindling Love Divine All Barrs remov'd at last Heavens Dawn appears The Virgin blushes round the Hemispheres Shedding Celestial Rosie Tincture pure From Sharon's Spicy Beds of radiant Hue Mixt with her own fair Lilies Silver Dew The Morning-Star true Venus high Aspires Darting on ev'ry side unblam'd and free Her gracious glittering lambent amorous Fires Bright Morning-Star of Gods Eternal Day For this we shout aloud we Sing we Pray Amen Hosauna Hallelujah Ah dear Divine Urania now be kind Speak thou and leave the wretched Man behind THE Glorious Aera Now Now Now begins Now Now the Great Angelick Trumpet sings And Now in ev'ry Blast Loves Everlasting Gospel Rings The Glad Triumphant Sounds Through Vales ore Hills rebound Glory to the Eternal King of Kings Glory to the Eternal King of Kings The Glorious Aera Now Now Now begins O may through me the Mighty Trumpet sound And spread its Fame the Woods 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 Elchâ—…jahs 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 Hills and Plains Tho Isles and Seas around Proclaim aloud the mighty Jubilee That sets each World of Captives free Proclaim Proclaim the mighty Jubilee Let all the Heavenly 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 Consent perfect Unity Melodious Voices joyn Proclaim Proclaim the Mighty Jubilee That sets whole Worlds of Captives free Proclaim Proclaim aloud the Mighty Jubilee Hail Morning-Star of God's Eternal Day For this we shout aloud we Sing we Pray Amen Hosannah Hallelujah O Bless the Dawn salute the Morning-Star Thrice bless the happy Womb that bare Sophia's Darling Child Lustrous All-charming Mild Bless Bless and Kiss the Daughter fair And for the Nuptial Bowers prepare Of God's Eternal Bride Bless bless the happy Lovers by her side Arise ye Lovers true Arise arise ye wondrous few Apparitors Divine ordain'd fore-sent Heavens beauteous Virgin Queen To attend and Usher in The Mother to Adore the Bride to Complement Blest Virgin Mother Bride in One Thrice sacred Band of Love and Mystick Union Arise arise ye wondrous few Arise ye Lovers true Long in in glorious Ease obscur'd ye lie Despis'd neglected yet neglecting too Nor caring what the Impious trifling World Could either say or do Orelookt by Man yet Lov'd and favouâ—…d high In Heavens Regard and God's Auspicious Eye Whom neither high Preferments Charm can move Ambition Fire or Beauty prompt to Love And yet to Love most true Out of the Everlasting Virgin 's Womb Sons of the Morn already born anew Born into Time And Wing'd at will to ascend the Aetherial Clime Angelick Men Imbodied Seraphim All Captives to the blest Sophia's Charms Thro Wisdoms Mazes bright Wandring in Tracks of Light By her still guided and exempt from Harms Still kept From mazy Errors tangling step From Paths untrue By her fair Silver-twin'd Mercurial Clue Dear Captives to the bright Sophia's Charms And yet more loudly to proclaim Transcendent Love's and Beauties Fame Long wrapt in the Divine Urania's Arms. Wrapt in the Dear Divine Urania's Arms Plundring her Sweets and Risâ—…ng all her Charms Ye wondrous few arise God's Heralds true throw off your mortal Guise Now lift your sweet loud speaking Trumpets high Now let your â—…ocund Levets fill the Sky Tell tell the drowsie World their God is Nigh Now let Eternal Song unbounded flow With Torrent deep serene Majestick flow Disdaining Arts Controll Like Heavens full spangled Canopy Most Nice and yet most Free Rang'd by Dame Nature's artful Liberty Let evr'y Point a Star each Line In Constellation shine Each Living Word a Soul In Thousand differing wayes Varying to God new Praise Now Now let your Inspir'd Seraphick Strains In mighty Numbers Roll. Proclaim proclaim the Gracious Jubilee And set the Sin-bound Captives free Proclaim proclaim the gracious Jubilee O may through me the mighty Trumpet sound And spread its Fame the Woods and Plains The Isles and Seas around Let Sportful Eccho's play And dancing all the way Swell and Inâ—…une 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 Hills and Plains The Isles and Seas around And ye fair Virgin-Daughters of the Morn â—…on's first Blossoms from New Salem born High Paradisial Nymphs appear The Virgin Queen's attendant Graces dear Hast hast away And joyn your Powers unanimous to Proclaim The Wondrous Year The Great the Good the Now-Revolving Day Full Period-Circle bright of Endless Fame Ye Paradisial Nymphs appear The Virgin Queen's Attendant Graces Dear Sions first Blossoms from New Salem born Rise ye fair Virgin-Daughters of the Morn Arise and Shine Illustrious Troop of Heroin s Divine Celestlal Amazons untaught to yield With Heaven-Aspiring Ardors sprightly vigor filled In this The Virgin 's Day most forward bent Zealous their very Hero's to prevent In Terrible-Majestick-Gay Parade Hell 's fierce Imbattel'd Legions first t' Invade With Orient Beams of Light Scattering the Misty Gloom of Night And chasing every black Infernal Shade Arise and Shine Illustrious Heroines Cherubick Phalanx bright of Amazons Divine Arise Arise and Shine Yet tho' deep skilled in Spirits War-like Arts Nature has fram'd Love Arm'd ye too too free â—…ar deeper Wounds to give and nobler Darts To fix in pure and captivated Hearts In whose High-tinctur'd Forms harmonious move The fiery quick Serpentine Energy Charm'd by the mildness of the Peaceful 〈◊〉 Inviting still to Love Contraries here agree In strictest Unity Each other to improve The fierce and powerful Sting and lofty Spire Co-mingling to exâ—…t the Amorous Fire You at whose Presence Mortal Beauty must Abscond and in Confusion kiss the Dust. Beauties too flaming Bright To be endur'd by Humane Sight Which but unveil'd would quench the Inferiour Outward Light The Glances of whose Eyes are Lucid Beams In-drawn from the All-radiant One Divine Superca Iestial Sun Where his full Streams Pointed in Central Union Himself produce in Lustrous Image fair Of his Belov'd Eternal Son Henee darting ev'ry way In each reflecting subdivided Ray The little Loves intranc't With innocent and wanton Dance Thousand enshrin'd celestial Cupids play From whose Coralline Lip Angels their Spicy Draughts of Nectar sip Quick darting the divine Love-flaming Kiss In free Enormous Bliss In whose fair Cheeks the Tinctures pure combine The matchless Diamonds sparkle Paler Bright And in their Orbs of Light Enchase the Glittering Rubies Sanguine Flame In radiant Blush of Modesty Divine Exempt from
of the Field where the Pearl is found which Field is called Faith's Eternal Ground July the 24th 1676. In the Morning-Watch this was first cast up upon the Shore of my Mind by way of expostulation with my Jesus whom I felt hover over me with throngâ—…ng Powers of Love as an Invitation for Discourse after the manner of a Spirit without the noise of Words This thing 〈◊〉 say was with me to offer in way of Query How it comes to pass that after â—…uch mighty high winged Prayers and â—…trong Gales rushing in through them â—…s I had witnessed but the Night before in such ascending strong Center-Raptures and Powers coming down that yet the Gulph was not shot through That is the parting Principle which still shuts out the Spirit of the Bride from her native home where she may have power of Command to act and bring down what may make for renown to the Virgin Crown while walking up and down in these Earthly Bounds My Spirit took all boldness to know why it should be so fruitless in its Mediatorship now over what it was in foregoing times when Prayer of Faith was as a ready Messenger to fetch in whatever was wanting I did lay hard upon the Mighty One using the same Arguments as Dalilah did with her Sampson how O my Jesus can it be that thou dost love me without thou shewest me aâ—… that is in thy Heart that so I may know where thy great Strength lieth and this by coming thereto as thy loyal Bosom Spouse in whom thy Heart may rest in without any suspicion that ever I will betray so great a Trust if thou wilt but once reveal this secret thing unto me For I desire I seek I look only after this to be united to the Lock of thy Power and Might as a springing Plant from thy Godhead Which will give me all Power to answer to the present state requiring which is made up of nothing but Sin and Self original and Ill Consequences bundled up into innumerable Grievances So that verily I did see the whole visible fallen part of things all putrified unsound unstable weak low and poorly spirited therefore out of this deep sence I could not but cry Help Oh help thou mighty Prince and Saviour nigh For who do see themselves lie in this Golgotha state but are willing to take the Wing of the Everlasting Morning and herefrom fly to the Rock that hath the Clifts of Munition to hide all that are weary of this loathed Place Therefore with unutterable Sighs and Requests I did this our deplorable and defective state beseech my Jesus to read over and to take away the Reproach thereof For I argued with him that if thus Indigent we should still be it would sure reflect upon the Lord our New Covenant-Restorer who nothing was to leave short or imperfect in those for whom he became an Undertaker to his Father to bring them back again After all this on my part by way of Spiritual Parley this Word came unto me saying Arise arise yet and wait Why art thou jealous that Love is wanting or the Arm of my Power abated because I do not tell thee where the hiding of this Lock of Strength is I know I know thy sore Longings of it for to partake with me that it might free thee from the fallen state Which is in such Shame and Derision that thou canst not lift up thy Head with any Confidence because the Accursed Thing is every where in and about this lower Sphear where thy abode is yet for to be in Temptation and Fear but faint not thy Bridegroom is near who will the Shield of Faith anoint with the Oyl of the Holy Ghost which will be Joy unspeakable and full of Glory after all thy heaviness The reason why thy Praying as to matters of so high a Consequence hath wrought so little is because Faith hath been so dry for want of the pouring out from on High the Golden Streams out of the Oily Fountain of the one pure Deity which would make all Prayer mighty and operative when this Balsamick Oyl doth slow from the Fountain-Head July the 26th 1676. As my Spirit was Contemplating after some Breathings forth in Prayer these Words came to me To love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart is more then all Burnt-Offerings and Sacrifices this is that which I prefer above all and to which I do look to in all that draw near to me with Love unfeigned and with a whole Heart transmitted over to me and no part kept back from him that calls for Incorporation of Hearts That so there may be but one Heart of Purity as with thy Jesus in his Humanity This Love is the Box of Spikenard opening therefrom whence thy God smelleth the sweet savour from which the Curse flyeth and will be no more found to hurt blast or destroy the springing Vine about the Walls of thy Mind From which the Wine of the Kingdom will flow to refresh the Heart then shall you find you are not far from the Kingdom that consisteth in Love Joy and Peace Then followed upon this that Scripture about the Ark being sent away by the Philistines It was shewed me it would not abide with the uncircumcised in Spirit but Dagon would be smitten and fall before it For in contrariety the Wrath-Vial opened and though the Philistines thought they had got the Blessing in regard they had heard and known what Victories and Salvations it had wrought yet it became a Curse where they held it in Unrighteousness and in an unhallowed impure Temple setting up other Gods equal and jointly with it which by no means would be endured God will be All or nothing at all to such as would retain his Ark-presence in the mixed unsanctified Mind there is nothing but Gall and Wormwood to be found instead of Sweetness The Ministration therefore that shall be afoot on Earth must be all upon a New Bottom which is figured out by that new Cart that the Ark was put into which represents a new Heart in which the immaculate presence of the Lamb will be retained No unconsecrated Uzzah must take hold thereof but only the Hand of Faith and the Flaming Spirit of Love that yoaked are together as strong and able without more addition of help to bring this to its own place within the Vail and Tabernacle where its Rest is to be For the All-seeing driving Power is with these two Kine upon whom no breach shall be as formerly when the rash Bethshemites that were not purified looked into it July the 26th 1676. Again this Word came to me from the Lord Up stay not here the Ark though in the House of Obed-Edom that is in a Nazarite Heart yea here the Blessing is not ever to rest and abide but it must move forward for there is yet much Land to be possessed which only the Eye within the Ark can spy Therefore be sure still to enquire at it who can tell
make the chiefest Cry that the Veil is still before their Eyes And let these Imagin what they please and Pride themselves in the Penetration of their Sight they must all sooner or later be convinced that it will be impossible without the Immediate Hand of Christ to rend away the Veil or to penetrate through it into the Sanctuary of God or of Nature without the Great High Priest bearing the Oracle of Truth upon his Breast do make a way for them to enter in and do both open their Eyes and Ears that seeing they may see and hearing they may hear whatever is written by his Finger or spoken by his Mouth Let not the Blind think they see or the Deaf believe they hear but especially let both take heed not to be Offended at those Little ones as the Jews were of old whose Eyes or Ears have been Opened by the Word and Power of JESUS And that there may be some Such even in This Day wherein Materialism and Sadducism do certainly no less if not much more eminently than in the First Day of Christs Appearance in a low Corporeal Form Reign and Triumph will not seem perhaps so very strange or incredible as to many it may at first appear to be when what is Now here Published as well as what hath been already Publâ—…shed of this Nature through the same Hand shall come to be Thoroughly examin'd and scan'd into by any Impartial Inquirer Yet indeed such are justly to be esteemed worthy of all Commendation that shall not from any evil Propension but purely from an Holy Jealousie for the Honour of God and out of a true Tenderness and Veneration for the Sacred Scriptures which undoubtedly do contain his Revealed Will to Man withhold giving their Assent hereto if they yet Oppose not what they may not at present comprehend Who if they do indeed take heed to that most sure Word of Prophesy and do suspend any Positive Determination in this Matter while they have no other but this Light as of a Candle or Torch shining in a Dark Place are in a good disposition to receive whatever further Manifestations of himself the most wise God may please to communicate And will be then fully satisfied when the Day shall dawn and the Day-star arise in their own Hearts Which it will not fail to do according as they shall be found true to what they have already received and believing in the Promises that are therein given for their sakes from Him who is the Faithful Witness and that is the same Now as he was Yesterday in the days of the Patriarchs the Prophets and the Apostles and will be the same for ever the Yea and the Amen For in all Ages of the World God hath had some special Friends though perhaps hidden for the most part from the World because they were not of it with whom in a more Familiar and Intimate manner he hath chosen to converse and manifest himself In all Ages God hath been known to be the God of the Prophets and for his Honour some have been consident to say That he never did any Great Thing in the Economy of his Church or in the Kingdoms of the Earth in order thereto but that he hath always before revealed his Secret unto his Servâ—…nts the Prophets and given express Manduductions and Rules for the Effecting of every such Work as particularly in the days of Moses of of the Tabernacle with all its Vessels in those of Solomon of the Temple in those of Ezra of the restitution of That and of the Law and in those of the Apostles of the Foundation of the Spiritual Kingdom of Christ which is now in the Fulness of Time about to be re-revealed at His Second expected Coming in the Power and Glory of the Father to Judge both the Quick and the Dead according to everlasting Righteousness and Equity and to put down all Enemies under his Feet that so he may not only for a Thousand Years which are to him but as One Day but for Ever sit upon his Holy Hill of Sion governing all Worlds with a Scepter of Holiness as the LORD of LORDS and KING of KINGS Wherefore the Spirit of the Lord which hath more or less in all Ages thus moved as in a particular Treatise on this Subject shortly to be Published is at large Proved upon the face of the meek and deep silent Waters in the Souls of such as have been first made clean through the Washing of the Word will certainly not fail to move upon them in this Last Age in order to a New and Glorious Creation of New Heavens and a New Earth And the Inspiration of the Almighty which giveth man Understanding may with some reason be hoped not to have been quite Exhausted in the former Ages but that he will appear even unto Us as he did appear unto Them opening Variously the Springs of all Spiritual and even Natural Knowledge and will thereby renew also those Noble Works and Deeds of Royal Power that he did in the days of our Fathers the Holy Prophets and Apostles and in the Old time before them even in the beginning of the Creation of God Before Man had corrupted his way or had alienated himself from the Image of the Everlasting Light and the Unspotted Mirror of the Power of God While not having cut himself off from the pure Streams flowing from the Glory of the Almighty he might as His Representative Oversee and Govern all the Creatures of this Globe whether in the Earth or in the Water under the Earth or in the Air above it by virtue of that Soveraign Charter committed to him Gen. 1. 28. Which Charter having been forfeited the Divine Character expunged the Seals broken all the Ensigns of Royalty defaced the Virgin Image deflowred and the Angelical Life and Might exchanged for that contemptible weak Form which we now wear that is subject to the curse of Mortality and Sin It is again renewed to us much more strongly than at first through the Pure Humanity of Christ which is exalted above all the Principalities and Powers in the Heavenly Places the express Character of the Father afresh imprinted as in the very Forehead a new and everlasting Commission established to go forth and act in the Tri-un Name of Father Son and Holy Ghost which is sealed with the Heart of Jesus All the Royal Ensigns are redelivered the Crown of Immortality the Scepter of Righteousness and the Love Imperial Standard of JEHOVAH the Violated Image is restored the Image of the Beast ground to Powder and his Number perfectly raced So that the Bestial and Antichristian Kingdom being hereby brought to an end a new Aera of the Kingdom of Christ doth there upon Commence first in particular Souls then in the whole Family of the First-born after that in the Great Assembly of the After-born and so on till the whole Mass be Leavened and Transmuted by the Ferment of the Divine Nature passing through
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-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
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
VVisdom's Key which will make our Hands drop with sweet smelling Myrrh upon the Handle of her Lock Which while I was opening her Privy-Door with this Key my Soul failed within me and I retained no strength my Sun of Reason and the Moon of my outward Sense were folded up and withdrew I knew nothing by my self as to those working Properties from Nature and Creature and the Wheel of the Motion standing still another moved from a Central Fire so that I felt my self Transmuted into one pure Flame Then came that Word to me This is no other then the Gate of my Eternal Deep canst thou subsist in this Fiery Region which is Wisdom's Mansion where she meets with holy abstracted Spirits and gives forth a fiery Law which if thereunto thou canst give heed so as to come up to her Requirings then no Secret shall be with-held from thee Thus far am I admitted to come into the entrance of her House where I must stop till I hear further from her Now as I was attending to obtain a fresh Visit being entred into this first Mansion of her House to hear and learn further she said on this wise That I was greatly beloved and she would be my Mother and so should I own her and call her who would now be to me as Rebecca was to Jacob to contrive and put me in a way how I should obtain the Birth-right-Blessing For if I would apply my self to her Doctrine and draw my Life's Food from no other Breast I should then know the recovery of a lost Kingdom At which Salutation I was dissolved and melted the fervent heat of this Love strongly impulsing me to a resolve for to obey her in all things VVhich pure Oil from Wisdom's Vessel stopping it opened again not till October the 20th in the Morning-Watch then heard I her Voice thus Sequester and draw out of thy Animal Sensitive Life that is too gross I cannot appear till that disappear There must be Spirit with Spirit Light with Light No sooner had I this caution but I felt Power which suspended the active busie mind which for a time was expired into silence Know then said the same Voice thou shalt supplant thy Brother Esau who according to the Figure is a cunning Hunter in the out-birth and field of Nature While he with his subtilty seeking it abroad in the wild Properties of the External Region I will now help thee to it â—…ear at Hand even in thy own enclosed Ground There the true Scape-Goat feeds of which I will make savoury Meat such as God thy Father loves Hearing this Salutation from my late known Mother I was deadly ravished in the Spirit in the Light of the Lord and feared to return to the dark House of my outward Senses again which opened a Spring of Intercession in me that as one of the Friends of the Bridegroom I might hear his Voice still which indeed was so pleasant and swâ—…t as I could well have admitted of a dissolution of my Elementary Being rather than this Conference should not still be maintained with this renowned Pearl of Wisdom But I have learned to observe her Time and Seasons I witness her opening as in the twinkling of an Eye a pure bright subtil swift Spirit a working Motion a Circling Fire a penetrating Oil. November the 10th 1673. IN the Morning about the fifth Hour my Spirit was called forth to attend Wisdom's Oracle again to know further into that mysterious thing she discoursed with me in order to the obtaining the Birth-right-Blessing Oh thou Fiery Soul know thy self now out of thy own Creaturely Being Whereupon I was environed with sweet burning Flames which devoured and consumed all thâ—… Bryars Thorns and accursed Emanations that did offer to put forth So thaâ—… Scripture was witnessed feeling God'â—… being a Wall of Fire which separateâ—… the Earthly part from the Heavenlyâ—… Tâ—…en uttered Wisdom her Voice Oâ—… thou sollicitous Spirit I am now comâ—… to shew thee what is required of thee aâ—… in the beginning of my parling I Shunneâ—… not to declare what it would cost theâ—… to purchase the Key that unlocks thâ—… Gate which gives thee entrance into that pure and transparent City wherâ—… thou art to be an Inhabitant in the Lamb'â—… Nature for ever I tell thee God requires an Offering from thee as he did of Abraham there is no sparing any part an whole Burnt-offering through the Eternal Spirit must be given up Understand me thus thou hast an Earthly Principle that hath dilated and overspread thee and got into dominion and covered thee safe from my Heavens within thee but these Thrones and Powers must be cast down their Place must be found no more Thou hast made great Complaints for want of constant near Alliance and Freedom with God thy â—…reator but marvel not the Cause lies â—…ere in dying yet thou art not totally â—…ead This is the first Baptism thou art 〈◊〉 know and how many have herein falâ—…n short in not giving their earthly Self Thorough-wounding and killing Blow â—…herefore to thee O beloved of thy â—…other Rebecca I commend to thee my â—…aming Sword be thou now valiant â—…d let it do full Execution in the Camp 〈◊〉 Nature slay utterly Old and Young â—…hatever in thee bears not my Mark and â—…ame which is my Image Few in this â—…tter Age have come thus far Thereâ—…re I have had so little pleasure to inâ—…bit with and to reveal my self to the â—…hildren of this Generation in that a â—…re Crystalline Mind is so rarely to be â—…und and in no other will thy God â—…pear Therefore hear and learn of â—…e who well knows what will qualifie â—…ee for the reception of thy Fountain-â—…ght and Joy which may be an abiding â—…riend and Comforter to thee which â—…as the Heritage of Jacob thy fore-â—…nner in the Line and Blessing Now â—…aving made known what thy Offering to be which is one remove that makes way for the return of thy Bridegroom the second thing required is the Venison that must be presented to thy Father that he may eat thereof that so the Love from his Heart may flow into thee wherein the Blessing will be known but of this thou shalt have my Counsel as thou art faithful in answering to this preparative Work At these Sayings of my Mother I well pondered all tending to the refining me out of my Earthly Life seeing I must offer it up and that time of my departure out of the first Principle is drawing nigh upon me as Wisdom has plainly shewed me that though I had come with many Offerings yet till all was consumed by that one whole Burnt-Offering I could not be made perfect in the Virgin-State where Christ's Second Birth in pure Spiritual Humanity should appear in me Which Wisdom told me was the true and right Venison that God my Father would receive from my Hand who could savour no other Meat Offering but what should be made up and dressed by the Hand of Virgin-Wisdom who
Drops of this upon each Metal and they were all immediately transmuted into Lustrous Gold Then I was led to another Place where there was nothing but a Redish Mould cast up and then by the Word of the Power which he spake forth this Earth was changed into Forms after our Human shape but clarified and bright standing up as a great Army And he said These are the Fire-Stones that are to walk in this New Paradisical Region as Glorified Figures like unto such as were here before them Then I Queried how could it possibly be that such Effects could be produced by any that in a Mortal Image did now upon the Earth appear Upon which the Beloved John answered me All this that thou hast seen is possible again to be done by Wisdom's White Tincturing Stone formed within by which the Great Wonders in the last concluding Age of the World shall the grand Revolution make changing what is gross and vile first within and then going further on to Transfigure even that which is without that so according to that saying The Vile Body shall be changed and reduced and brought into the Glorious Liberty whereby it may possess the Kingdom and Dominion with Christ the Glorified Head Then was it said This is the true and faithful Mystery that understood and unveiled hath been to thee for a Foundation of Faith and Hope to Wisdom's Children to look into and to wait for the Formation in themselves of this White Virgin Stone Then may they most freely and easily eat and work and nothing shall them controll as to those worthy Enterprizes and Exploits that are to be wrought which shall distinguish them to be the Sealed of the Living God signed with Power from on High A further Opening of the foregoing Vision given in the same Month of November 1675. THe Word came to me saying The Love-Chain is to be unlinked betwixt God and thee while the Spirit is the only Eternal Matter and Quality whereon thou art to work Therefore fast hold it will take on thee so strongly as to draw and fix thee in the Circumference of the very Immense Love from which the Eternity is seperated and the Curse of the Elements divided and totally taken away O enter enter I say into it This is the Infinite Space that thou hast seen which is beyond the Third Gate This invisible Love-Chain will work thee through the First Gate which so strait and narrow is and so through the other two if thou give it all Length and Breadth within thee to wind thee up swiftly For what is so strong as God's Love for restoring into the desired Fuition of all Plenty and Goodness Therefore be strong and courageous in the Love in the passing through these several Gates and fear not all the Attacks of the Enemy till thou enter in this Blessed Land and be there married to thy Beloved An Expostulation of Wisdom's Pilgrim VVHile I was in my deep Agony a Spirit of Prayer came down which sent up mighty Cries and unutterable Groanings Which as I did most sensibly feel pierced and broke through the Gate of the Eternal Deep So that my Spirit had admittance into the Secret of the pure Deity where I had Audience and free liberty to pour out my Grievances shew my Wounds and who they were that had pierced me Every ones Hand was against me shooting theiâ—… Bitter Arrows adding weight and pressures to her that was bleeding upon the Cross already crying Crucifie Crucifie in Dying let her Dye Now I seeing that I was to tread the Wine-press alone and to encounter the Potent Spirits thâ—… Throne-Princes of Darkness I cried anâ—… was in strong Travel Yet every Paâ—… and Throw did open the Birth of Lifâ—… and gave me entrance into the Holâ—… Place Where I heard first the Eternâ—… Sounds and then after that obtaining the Power to be in a stillness where neither Motion or Thought did stir I was in a smooth calm Water wherein no Dirt or Mire did cast up neither was there the lifting up of any Tool or making any noise to drown the Voice that spake to me in this wise The Voice of the Bridegroom O thou afflicted tossed and forsaken One I will marry thee unto my self Thou art mine be not dismayed Fear none of those things thou art to suffer for the Power and Presence of my Omnipotency shall be with thee Thou must be my tried Stone at which many shall fall and stumble thou hast been refused and set at naught but I will magnifie my Name in thee and yet make it Honourable Only this I require that thou seperate thy self and touch no more unclean Spirits of this World for I can endure no Polluted thing to come before me Therefore holy harmless seperated from Sin and Sinners thou must be then in the holy Priesthood thou shalt wait on me The Answer of the Spirit of the Soul At which I said Lord how can this be For though I have greatly desired this Office to minister about the holy Things that so I might be nigh to thee yet the Worldly Spirit maketh a Challenge to this outward Husk or Body and saith that I am not got out of the reach of its Dominion Hunger and Thirst Heat and Cold do attend the outward Man which do engage its outward Senses for things which are External so that none can live in that pure Abstraction till redeemed out of all Care for the present Body This was that which I bewailed and did plainly ask God if it were not possible for the Eternal Mind and Spirit to supply all Wants to that which were Corporeal without the help of the Spirit of Reason which is King in that Region where the Curse is The Reply of the Bridegroom After a little while of suspending my outward Senses this Answer I obtained That this could not be till there were a Total Death of the Body of Sin referring to that in the seventh of the Romans ver 6. That being Dead wherein we were held fast we should serve in the Newness of Spirit as being discharged from the Law of the first Husband to which we were married after the Law of a Carnal Command Whence we are now free to be Married unto him that is raised from the Dead and so shall become the Lamb's Wife jointured into all the Lands and Possessions that he hath The Eternal Revenues are belonging to her whether Invisible or Visible all Power in Heaven and Earth is committed to her and all things are given to those that are his whether it be Gifts of Prophecy or of Revelation or of Manifestation or of Discerning of Spirits or that high Tongue of the Learned which only speaks from Wisdom's Breath The Preparation of the Second Marriage At which Opening my Spirit even failed within me as desponding ever to get rid of my First Husband without which no Marriage with the Lord from Heaven can be For knowest thou not was it said to me that the
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
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
the Prophet to that furious Avenger Here hath been attempt upon attempt against the Election cry upon cry for Fire to consume But be of good cheer and do ye fear nothing more hereof for your God hath Justified and the Prayer of the Humble and Penitent hath been heard and hath shut out the Accuser with all their Complaints whose Mouths are stopped Balaam doth now well see that he is under restraint and limitation finding no Might to effect what in his Eye did seem just and right Therefore he subjected is not willingly but forced by an uncontrollable Soveraignty and divine Spell as nothing from the dark Magick could nullifie Henceforth love and magnifie him that hath without shadow of change thus appeared to save secure and to deliver from all Plots and Charms whereby weaker and faint all Powers of this kind will grow because all Attempts shall still be frustrated while in the single Purity ye my Dove-Mates shall keep to your allotted One who is the fore-ordained Bridegroom who is worthy and will draw you into no Premunire ye may safely venture all the Stock of your Spirit to the utmost height of all Loves Joys Affiances and sow all these without fear into the Ground-Heart of the Immanuel and ye shall see what a fruitful Crop this will bring in March the 28th 1676. The Case of a Laban and Jacob was brought to me as having a special reference to the Doctor That as Jacob grew very weary of living in a strange Land and under servitude in Bonds now longed to be free a Spirit and to return to his Father's House with that Spiritual Stock and Riches of Life that Wisdom had blessed him withal and to provide for the sustainment of his own Family within himself of which the outward was but a shadow and type of So it was shewn me in like manner this was the time the full Experiment of the Doctor 's long and weary servitude in a strange Land and Country who was now called to separate and come away to his Father's House and to draw in all his Substance and Stock of Vital Spirit whenceforth the pure Virgin-Essences do spring that nothing thereof might be scattered or left behind for all will be little enough to supply and maintain that which is of pure Generation in him wherein will consist his true Joy and Pleasure to him to his Sons and Daughters his Men-Servants and Maid-Servants to grow up to Stature fat and flourishing in his own House In this saith the Spirit shall be his Blessing but while these things are upon the prosecution great Tribulations from the Laban Spirit must be expected for he will never consent to let Jacob go Therefore Wisdom did put it into his Heart to make the breach by stealing away for Laban with his subtle Entreaties would have plyed him as formerly Which to avoid he resolved to make his own way sore longing after his Father's House which made him run the hazard of all Laban's displeasure This wise understanding Spirit was now given to the Doctor to be couragious and so to resolve to take his Flight and Journey on having with him and for him Jacob's Angel that will not leave him till safe conducted into the inward Court of the Love and Joy-presence of the Father Now in the process thereto Laban raiseth an Army that are of the same Evil Eye with himself and these pursue hard to overtake but God disappoints the Evil intended and gives warning saying I warn and charge that ye let my First-Born go free touch not mine Anointed for he must now Ascend to me no Bonds or Cords shall evermore be upon him but as a free Denison in my Holy City is he to wait upon all my Commands For my Work is so great that all must be taken up in them Ye who hasten up your selves thereunto must be found in one entire Act working with the Spirit of my Might without sloath For which end I have now set you free that ye may stand obligatory to no other Commands but wait to receive Laws and Injunctions as Wisdom shall renew to you The Oyl will not cease to run empty your Vessels as fast as you can it will become in you a rising bubling Life till it hath made you pure without Sin By which you will give proof that you are the first Redeemed out of the Earth Go on to this Work my elected Ones the high Powers of Eternity are with you to effect what the Spirit of Wisdom doth direct unto April the 4th 1676. FRom the Love-circling of a mighty Seraphim-flame which I felt burn up in my Heart-Altar a soft sweet Breath moved as a Mist or white Cloud It all over-covered and filled the Sacred Tabernacle of the Mind as with a still silent Glory which included and comprehended its own Ideal Being in me coming to drink and suck up what of its own it could find scatter'd among the Ruins of Time and bundle of Mortality The head-Principality then calleth for all in to make up the Perfect Man Bone to its Bone and Sinew to its Sinew all jointed and set in lovely order which while divided and in piece-meals could be of no force but lieth as dead and useless till the forming Hand gathers â—…nd uâ—…ites them each in order to the â—…salem's Glory It was here shewed to â—…e that many Births have come forth â—…ismembred some have wanted Eyes others have wanted a Hand another â—…eet another an Ear. And while any one of these have been wanting as to â—…he inward spiritual Man no degrees of Ascending could be none could be â—…aken into the Courts of the Lord nor â—…e a work-man for the Lord without â—…he use of all these Spiritual Members wherein the full force of a Spirit doth 〈◊〉 This word of Advice and Cauâ—…ion came with a full gust to try and exâ—…mine whether we who were set out and appointed to be Labourers in God's Harâ—…est and Priests to officiate and Miniâ—…ters in the most Holy Place were no way deficient but sound perfect and without blemish having all parts enâ—…ire making up a compleat Spiritual Body each one in our selves As also â—…ourished up to a strong full grown Man Otherwise saith the Anointing which knoweth all things ye cannot go Forward to dig and undermine twelve Foundations deep upon which my Holy City stands that doth command all Worlds with their Kingdoms Which ye are to do and search into as strong and mighty for this Service of the Lord who saith Come forth and stand before me that I may see whether or no ye be clear single pure and sound in every part and to no one Creature or thing pre-ingaged but aloof off in alienation from all dry earthly succours do stand Then will I link and â—…x you in and among my Royal Band who allotted are Foundation Stones of the Great City where my Name is writ upon This is the highest and last Service which I have for you to do and
hitherto would not hereunto put you till Wisdom's Spirit in highest measure be grown up for the management and carrying on of so high and mystical a part which excels and transcends all Buildings whatever that have gone before your Temple and Sanctuary Purity all inferiour is to this That which was lacking in them must be perfected here in this by this descending and all-compounding Glory which meets all in one here where now are descried the Lame the Blind and the Halt none of whom are so much as to look within this high Mountain of Holiness upon which the Glory resteth Neither can any come hither who bring not their twelve tried Foundation-Stones along with them To which end the Spirit which revealeth all secret deep things doth give for the manifestation here of unto thee That thou mayst know what maketh thee further meet to inherit this City which hath such transparant Foundations For so unvariable is Wisdom's Heart of Love that hath moved the Chariot-Wheels of thy Spirit and brought thee thus far even to the Gate and entrance of this magnificent place as by no means here to be shut out where ye are designed Marriage If ye can all over conquering first ascend to the Rock where these wonderful Precious Stones are to be found â—…oth for Foundation and Garnishing See then here whether the flight of thy Spirit must be namely to Wisdom's Treasure-House whom all must be fetched down for the City building Here carried up thou must be in thy Spirit not only to see in Vision or in bare Idea's these Stones of Glory but to have them put upon thee as thy Breast-plate row upon row with the engraving of that new Name which giveth sound Judgment and perfect Sight and Understanding into all Visibles and Invisibles This is a great estate which I am now setting before you and also bringing into yoâ—… as ye shall be able to bear the Glory of it which will be all Consuming to the existency of your present Heavens and Earth Which can no longer abide but they must fall away and flee at the bright rising of this Sion-Beauty in Crystalline Appearance and Celestiaâ—… Cloathing Rejoyce ye O my Dovâ—… Spirits in what I am about to createâ—… and to lay in you anew such Foundations as shall make my Name the Pranâ—… in these New Heavens and Earth upoâ—… which my beloved City shall be placed In order to this ye must suffer the Plumâ—…met-Line in the Guardian Angels Hanâ—… to measure the height length anâ—… breadth of this walled City each onâ—… within your own New Earth The Duâ—… of which must be all fanned through thâ—… Sieve of immaculateness which will 〈◊〉 no mixture of old Earth pass througâ—… The Heavens that now must be in yoâ—… circling Clarification continually must be pure bright and without mixture For consider for whom this City is prepared and builded is it not for one who is terrible in Holiness and Purity and that only can dwell with what is like himself Behold now and hear that Word again saying I decree all things in ye New as chosen Testators of this my will and as my front Battellers and primary Builders working according to the Law-giver and Rule-setter whose Eye and Hand shall prove it self great and mighty as ye shall thereupon rest immediately for all counsel and aid and shall thereto still â—…lye for Wisdom April the 5th 1676. In the Night-Vision I with another Person were to make a new remove to some place which we had no knowledge of being under a strict limitation thereto to hasten The way which we were to pass I saw as a fiery Oven which when we came at put us to a stop then waiting and looking on it a while the Flames died and soon were vanished Then the guiding Word said Pass on fear not the place is not now too hot to set your Feet upon which after some debate with our selves we ventured through Then was presented to our view a Knot of all Precious Stones as if they had been taken out of a Rock truly they were for Colours and Brightness and Sparkling so excelling so wonderful Transparent as all and the highest of what can be illustrated out from this Creation is but a gloomy shadow hereunto The glance was sudden and soon passed out of my view only pointing and leaving a great Impression as to the late Manifestation and the moving forward to the Jerusalem-Work Which yet required a higher and more Seraphick ascending up of our Spirits then hitherto hath been which I was in great Jeapardy about both for that others and also for my own sufficiency and spiritual ability to go forward and through paved Spirits to follow on For the Vision shewed me we should meet with hot work but that it would be allayed and overcome for us After which I saw our way made to pass through Waters before we could come to this City That Word still saying Only believe and I will pass on before you proclaiming my Name and opening to you the Foundation of it from whence your strength shall arise and your pregnant Power shall be known Who now then must be your Master-Builder to instruct you in this your Foundation-Work but that Wisdom which was with Jehovah from everlasting who gave Being and Existency according to the Spiration of the Eternal Will even so in like manner must this moving Will-power again go forth for the removing and undoing what the dark Fire enkindled Properties have done racing and pulling down that Babylonish Building to the Ground that its place may be found no more nor yet its turbulent Sea For I am making away for you out of all these first desolate part of things your Hands with me I require you to put and so you shall stop and prevent the Flood-Gates of the Beast and of the Serpent's fury Come now and I will shew you where all these Foundation-Stones do lie look see within the compass of your new Earth and of the burning Glassy Sea treasure-matter for this Foundation Building here ye may espy Therefore the Golden Plummet of my Spirit shall be given to you that so ye may be able not only to sound but also to bring up what lieth couched here beneath The first Stone which the Spirit drew up to view was a bright Saphir upon which was engraven the great Name Jehovah Shammah The second was an Onyx-stone with Everlasting Wisdom written upon it The third was a Beril presenting the Flaming and Ghostly Breath issuing forth in sparkling power The Second Row the first is the Jasper which is all Light sparkling like to the Diamond upon this is engraven the Express Word or Image of God The second Stone of this second Row is a Sardius it is a Sardine-stone which represents the Virgin Purity as meet to unite to the Jasper The third Stone of this Row is an Amethyst upon which is engraven the highest degree of Seraphick Love that cements all in one The third
be seen of all People and Nations and all Languages shall hear of the Fame thereof Therefore these Gates are set towards the Four Quarters of the Earth that whatever belongs to this Sion and had its Birth out heuee may return and give it up to it again Now as to the Gates themselves as it is said They are of One Pearl signifying their Oriental Purity without mixture as it is written My Name shall be ONE in these and they one in me as selected Ones to be at the Gate 's Entrance to whom I will give the Charge and Trust peculiarly to open and to shut out for they shall have all Power given to them The burthen of the Government shall not lie only upon your great High Priest but ye shall bear an equal share with him as so many Elders Spirited from the same Anointing Oâ—… it is a high Dignity to be chosen an Angel-Keeper and Opener of these Everlasting Gates to let in and shut out according to the Light and Law of this City Query Now why hast thou seen three Pearl Gates united as in One Answer To manifest the Trinity in Unity All concluded it is to dwell in one Pearl spiced Gate so spiced throughout as it may smell only of pure Deity that can never more admit of Putrefaction Q. But further you enquire Why are they named with several Names seeing all is one only Pearl or Body of Purity Why twelve Names answering to the twelve Tribes of Israel or to the twelve Apostles of the Lamb A. It was only so in way of Similitude for their many Names are all but one as deriving their Name from their Anointed Lord. Who was their Head Principality according to that which was written That they were baptized into that One Name by the Holy Ghost and from thence were called Christus as a Body that anew was to present this Assembly in Mount Sion the Bride of the Lamb. Who henceforth will be called by no other Name then the Lord our Righteousness which is the true Inscription that shall be written upon every one of these Gates April the 13th 1676. The Jerusalem state opened further upon me as my Spirit was caught up there to see and hear how Affairs were managed in the high Kingdom of the Love knowing that my Name was written there and a place preparing and now my Mind was no longer wavering or nalting betwixt two Kingdoms For I did see so much of the reality of this Zion Glory that all within me was poteâ—…tly provoked to make after it according to the Hand of Power which had touched me The Queen of Sheba had not more lost her Spirits in the view of what was but the shadow and type of this then I had from the time of its Manifestation upon me The Lamb and Wisdom the Bride still conferring and illustrating the Glory thereof unto me even so much as with the Shulamite Cant. 6. 4. I cryed Turn away thinâ—… Eyes from me for they have overcome me such was the wonderful bright terribleness of this Beautiful Jerusalem in its continued presentations to my Mind so as I complained of my Lovefaintings and dyings Now for this my Bride she talked with me in the Night when Sleep was upon the Elementary part but my Internal Ear Kept awake to hear new things out of this Sion Pearl Ruby Gate An out cry I heard and my self by Name called upon Arise shine for thy Jasper-stone is for thee come make ready put off mount away with me Let no Essences ever more touch thee that so my incorporated Spirit may alone give unto thee the Jerusalem free Who according to Knowledge Light Joy Peace and Love will as to thee my Dove there live to spend the full Revenue of this unknown fresh renewing Stock of all out flowing Gifts and high deified Powers which will then shew whereunto thou art come In the Morning when I came to have these Sayings repeated over to me by that Magical Spirit who inspired those things into me I did really feel all my coâ—…poreal Spirits dye and saint within me and some what to fail and melt away While it was thus with me I had this Word came to me saying This must be therefore suffer and know now a dying into a Life-rising and free liberty within this City of a God-spreading Glory Whereof the Throne-River shall be given thee to drink which is called the Water of Life as a deep rooted Tree do thou suck it in and from hence spring in the Love-Unity from the Father and the Jerusalem Bride which generate their Fruit Monthly I do this Tree not only to thee but to him who a Mourner is for his lovely yet once grieved Bride recommend To you both I do it present not only to view and the Beauty hereof to admire but for encouragement hereunto that of the same Fruit ye may bring forth within these high Walled Gates Where the Nations that are to be saved shall partake of these healing Leaves and more perfect Cures then ever shall be done herefrom These Trees therefore which I now shew thee thou art made to behold through their various Operations how they remain still together United which though signified in Number Three yet all but One are in their rich and high Extracted Quality Out from which now see your selves shoot forth as incorporated Branches having living Food in your own Root which encircled round with Sion's broad River which turned is into a Golden Nature as of transparent Amber For such as the Soil is whereout this Tree doth grow so answerably doth it give forth its Fruit for Substance and Quality for Virtue and Tast. O great and unknown Mystery Which lieth here to be both the Tree and the Feeder thereupon as knowing here no Curse is ever to be seared because nothing but the pure good sappy Life moveth here which will so perfectly Naturalize you into it self as will transform you by constant feeding upon it in your self into a solid Body as weighty as Gold and so by Degrees it will be known to grow hereunto This will the whole Course of your unsteady and Sin-obnoxious state change into flaming Pillars for fixation The Spring-Tides of this Healing River will grow so high that it will be unpassable no more coming out is from within these Cherubin-Walls but growing up as Trees of Righteousness from the Seed and Water-Fountain of Life Which by and through the Measuring Compass of the Spirit makes heights depths lengths and breadths all proportionable to lie square and to move here in one Equality permitting nothing out of order Still the Golden Line measureth to the highest Perfection in every degree any one who comes to inhabit within this Jerusalem Whose Streets being all of Gold most clear sure Footing there is for Fire-Stones to walk up and down without fear of sinking for all their Goings are here established and made prosperons For no Warfaring Spirit can err out of his Way Light doth
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
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
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
to declare and speak as indeed from a Cloven Tongue that may tinge where ever it seaâ—…ters such high enkindleâ—… Breath abroad Ah Words of such aâ—… ouâ—…flowing Power will carry force to purpose upon the Hearts of the prepareâ—… Hearers to whom this last Trumpet by the Dove shall sound Blessed is that Ark where fresh she will out fly to pronouncâ—… Salvation Peace and Good-will froâ—… on high Fear not but believe such aâ—… Ministration may be nigh to those who in this new fram'd Ark do most closely and obscurely lie till the Birth-Doors shall come for to be opened by the strong Angel Know upon every Door here iâ—… a several seal to the number of seven to which belong the Seven Spirits Up pon every Opening thereto watch anâ—… stand still till Time's Number is finished for the going forth upon the broaâ—… Water-floats The glorious Lord thaâ—… hath been hidden under this Ark is now for to appear and unfold what the Seveâ—… Thunders hath foretold of Ages past For which saith the Alpha and Omega do hereunto call you whose Hearts are right and perfect to me not only these â—…hings to know and see but Eminent Inâ—…truments to be for me by the bringing â—…orth a new and more excelling Geneâ—…ation then yet have been existing November the 23d 1676. In the Night season I saw my self as â—…f I had been transmuted into a Bird of great largeness like to a Hawke and found all my sensible Faculties and Understanding in that appearance sluttering in an Airy Region and this Commission Word I had Go forth and take a Prey which attempting I found a whole Flight of Birds in some way of resistance I being alone they thought they should have encompassed me about and so out-mastered me Then I called for my Bird-Mate who was immediately as in a large flying Body with me and so we jointly commanded the whole Flight of the lesser Birds in that Region and then they voluntarily came to shelter under our Wings And methought it was a mighty Change which I did not know how I came into but all Care Fear and Sorrow were fled away I did feel during this time no low matters of an Earthly Sence at all to touch me I did during this time feel also another sort of Birds like Bats did us pursue which could not hold out their Flight because of the excessiveness of this Light Reigon but down again did fall and again would strive to rise blindly to trouble and hit against those who were winged for to obtain the Prize December the 4th 1676. Look back to November 23. 1676. and there is the Vision and here is the Interpretation of it THere was much from this Vision manifested to me first was that this shewed there must be a passing out of a gross ponderous heavy laden dark Image and Body for in the pure Airy Region only Aetheral Spirits in Winged Bodies of Power could live and swiftly move Such a Translation it became us to wait and look after that it might be really accomplished as the Figure doth call up to For it was said this must be till we come this Change to see all to be in the very Body by virtue of that Crystalline Stone that formed must be within who to its own Clarity must sublime us throughout before we can go forth like Eagles to mount and to take our Prey As to the resistency which I saw it was thus to be understood that at the first going forth though thus impowered and spirited yet it would not be understood by the very Elect who were to be gathered to that Region for something of Reluctancy there would be till further confirmed by another Witness that also should wing up in Spirit and Powers And should marvellously draw and gather in the Scattered who to Wisdom's Ministry do belong which must prepare for the state of Mount Paran and so for the New Jerusalem Then queried I further about the last Flight who were so few in Number yet very troublesome blindly lifting up themselves against us It was shewed me that there were dark sensitive Spirits whose center was in the dark Holes of the Earth that had some particular knowledge and relation to us while we appeared to walk with them after their Similitude but being herefrom changed and something being formed in us that hath given us a Winged Raise and so made the Separation and Alienation they would pursue to bring us down that they might know us in their own Likeness for in this Transformation they cannot without they could come to be as we are Which is impossible till the Holy Lump in them be made and they be separated for this state from all low things to live whereunto we are called and appointed to live in the Ghostly Body where we shall meet the Lord our Bridegroom in the Airy Region This Word much followed me The Birth in you is the Son of God but it doth not yet appear what it shall be when as it shall work quite through expect great alteration even unto Transfiguration At which I rebounded with this Answer Ah Lord how thick down do flow thy Prophecies but what makes the working Wheel so slack to effect this mighty thing Then said the Spirit in me Thou art in haste before the Earthly Mold be laid waste not considering that ye are but come unto the restoring Ministry that is preparing for the Birth of the Dove out to fly that carrieth all Wonders in its sevenfold Eye which is your Lamp within that getteth formation by degrees Therefore it is not to be stirred before it comes to its full Age all that you are to do is to drink in what is brought to Hand by its Virgin Mother for daily succour as the Word of Counsel Caution and Direction which is at present all which ye are to expend upon for stay and strength till its Birth-Day shall in and through you break December the 5th 1676. In the Night in my Sleep the Accuser and watchful Enemy assaulted me hard upbraiding me with false and deceivable hopes that I had in this Ghostly Birth demanding why we should more then others in the World seek for it that were left in the same common Faith with others ever since the Holy Ghost withdrew which was not again to be born through any one in Flesh according as we looked for Then this Word was present with me to repel Oh get thee behind me thou Spirit of Pâ—…dition that goest about to pervert Truth and wouldst make void the Love's Election of God Knowing well thou standest not in his Counsel any more but art afraid nay it is thy terrour to see Faith risen so high in any one as thereby to conceive such a mighty Birth as this that will so rise as to overturn thy Kingdom and Reign that hath been so long in the Earth for hereby cast out thou wilt be Therefore we will not doubt nor throw away our Confidence because the Birth we
Scripture And I dare say that your Learned Friend must own that how much soever it may be exploded it is yet a Doctrine more clearly to be found in the most Primitive Antiquity than the greater part of those which at this day so much divide the contending Parties of Christendom Now as for your Friend whom you dare to trust he is indeed a Disciple of Wisdom and a Son of the Prophets but he is yet but in a low Class and very young in this Heavenly Life But could he Experimentally declare more then hitherto he can it might not be very expedient upon many weighty Reasons so to do till the great Effusion of the Miraculous Powers do make the way clear for such a Declaration However he can say that he is not a Stranger to the Baptism of the Holy Ghost which is by Fire He has seen the Fulfilling of some Prophecies already and so is the better encourag'd to expect that of others His Tryals Deliverances and all the secret part of his Life both at home and abroad has been strangely singular and what God designs to do with him further he knows not but desires to stand entirely Passive to his Will Now it remains that I should answer your Last Request which concerns the distinguishing the Impetus of our own Imaginations from Divine Inspirations which contains in it two Questions 1st How the Persons themselves that are under them can distinguish them And 2dly How others that have them not are to judge concerning them But of all that relates to this you may expect a Particular Account by another way in Answer to some Queries that were proposed to me And in the mean time I recommend to you for your Guidance the very last Revelation in the Book I have this only to say to the First at present that the Imagination ought to be perfectly mortify'd the Death and Cross of Christ being the true Path to Illumination And to the Second That Care is to be taken neither too hastily to Approve nor too hastily to Reject but to Try all Spirits and to hold fast them that are Good suspending to pass Judgment on those that are not understood May the God and Father of your Spirit enlighten it in his own good time to his Glory by the Internal Revelation of his Son Jesus Christ through the Operation of his blessed Spirit that works in you that so by your own Experimental Conviction you may be able to Convince others and so by promoting that Divine Knowledge whose Increase is foretold by the Prophet Daniel you may shine as a Star in the Firmament of Wisdom So committing you with your dear Companion to his Gracious Protection I take leave to subscribe my self Your known Friend London Septem 9. 95. Query How are Spirits to be Discern'd IF this Query refers to the Persons themselves who are or suppose themselves led by a Good Spirit it is Answered That the Manner of Discernment is by Sensation which is not to be described This Sensation like the New Song the New Name and the White Stone they only who do experiment and while they do experiment are able to distinguish But then it may be Queried How shall they who suppose themselves to be led by a True Spirit and are not be enabled to discern aright in this matter since they are without this Spiritual Sensation by which the others are assur'd concerning the Truth of their Visions and Revelations Ans. They are to seek for it of God by a perfect Mortification of their own Wills and especially as to these very supposed Favours and by most instant and violent Prayer Thus some who upon the Commission of an evilthing have been depriv'd of the Good Spirit of God which they did enjoy and have been deliver'd up to a Spirit of Delusion for some time Satan all this while exactly Personating an Angel of Light giving forth false Oracles and opening a false Paradise upon them have been again restored to their former Enjoyments and Divine Sensation the Scenes of the false Paradise made to drop into pieces and the true One to Open and the Evil Spirit forced to stand before the Angel whom he had Personated If it be further Queried Whether and How do those that are truly led by the Holy Spirit discern the Spirits by which others are led The Answer will be That all are not able to do so but only some that are arriv'd to a very high Degree and great Experience in the Supernatural Life As for the Manner of Discerning it is the same with respect to others as to themselves there being no Mark so certain here as that of Internal Sensation Thus Spiritual Things are spiritually discerned felt and received and the Spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets But if in the last place it be demanded How then shall those who are Strangers to these Leadings of the Spirit and who desire alike neither to fall into any Errour nor to resist the Truth be able to govern themselves in this Matter To this the Answer is very easie That they are not to perplex themselves in this Inquiry so long as they remain either Carnal or Rational but to endeavour by all means according to the clear Path chalk'd out in the Scriptures to become Sdiritual To which State when they are arriv'd they need not fear being able to judge or themselves and if with respect to others they shall not be presently capable to judge they can be under no apprehension of any danger so they do but follow the pure Dictates of the Spirit to themselves and therefore they will desire this satisfaction no further then as it shall be given them from Above However even they who are not arriv'd beyond the Rational Life need not be much mistaken while they continue so For if that which is said to be Revealed be of weighty concern either to that Particular Soul or to the publick and if it directly tend to Purity of Life and to the Exaltation of God and the Humiliation of Man then if it be not plainly disagreeable with what has been for Certain before Reveal'd even they according to their meer Natural Reason ought not to slight it Two Testimonies for the Dispensation of the Spirit Revived I. The Testimony of Dr. J. P. the Author's Fellow Traveller Christian Friend NO other Foundation can be laid that what Christ hath laid for he hath laid himself in his Saints to be established upon whicn is the hidden Mystery of God But to know and to feel Christ in us in his Burning Flaming Heart of Love by way of Wedlock and Marriage-Union between the Soul and its Bridegroom This is a deep Mystery that few are counted worthy to comprehend But all these Feelings these foretasts of Divine Love with ravishing Joys do but leave us to the Warfaring State against all our Spiritual Enemies to conquor Hell Sin Eternal Death Dragon and all Hell-Devils together with the Beast and
the Earthly Life in our selves for to the Conquerors the Glassy Sea and the New Jerusalem as a reward will be given for it will open within the Soul-Center Let us remember our Calling We were called to Fight with our inward Spiritual Enemies for the Garland of Paradise aad for the Garland of Flowers which were wont to be given to the Conquerors And we are to contend for the the Crown of Pearl which is Christ's perfect Deity in his Eternal Humanity in our Souls we are yet to strive with all earnestness for to obtain the Banner of Victory over the Hell Sin Death and Curse in our Souls by reigning with the risen Lamb 〈◊〉 dominion over all Devils and wicked Babylon from whence we are called to Separate from Yet Good and Evil are wrestling within us Day and Night in Strife Life and Death Light and Darkness are in Contention who should Reign and which should have the Dominion therefore in the Unity and Harmony of the Love we are to persevere till we see Christ's Coronation-Day till he in us and we in him come to see him Crowned and all our Enemies under his Feet This will be our Reigning-Day indeed when Hell and Sin and Death and Mortality in us shall be swallowed up of Immortal Life and Glory When we shall know but one Heavenly Life moving and acting through every form of the Soul Seeing such a Ministration is left us by Christ on this the Grave to be enjoyed when the Seventh Angel shall sound his Trumpet and it is so near us and we near it let us give all Diligence all Watchfulness all Labour for the Possession of it Then Christ within us and Christ without us will meet in one Center of Glory and both will make up but one Wonder These Lines I hope will be no Block in your Christian Progress If a Spark of Love-â—…ire inflame your Soul to seek after the Center of Perfection in Christ I shall rejoyce Christ in us can do it in a moment by opening the Glassy Sea in the Soul's Property This is the Mark we are pressing after as fellow Travellers Wherefore we make our selves Strangers and Pilgrims to this Earthly Principle I commend you dear Soul into the Arms of our Emmanuel who will bring his Constant and Faithful Seekers to be with him in his Kingdom of Glory So I rest Your fellow Traveller in the Patience under the Cross J. P. II. Mr. T. B's Testimony of this Dispensation THis Dispensation does not only keep us close to the Person and Offices of our Lord Jesus Christ but with it or in it is conveyed the very essential Grace or the Body Spirit and Power of Christ to abide in us as a constant Spring of Divine Teaching and of Spiritual Sensation and as the true and great Root of Regeneration which is Christ in us the Hope of Glory So that in this Dispensation we do essentially and vitally enjoy that which many other Christians do but discourse of and breath after as a thing mostly unknown keeping close to it iâ—… purifies us Soul and Body and leads us most directly into Mount Sion or the Heart of God this is most essentially true and a long considered experimental Testimony T. B. FINIS Errors Corrected Page 7 line 22 f no read now p 8 l 8 r Parabolical way and yet p 9 l 1 f Indea r Idea p 13 l 5 for Objection r Object p 32 l 19 f r while p 33 l 13 dele to p 34 l 4 dele as p 37 l 17 f r p 53 l 4 f This r This is p 64 l 19 f 1675 r 1674. ibid l 21 r is not to be p 65 l 4 f Eternity r Emnity ibid l 16 f Fuition r Fruition p 76 l 23 f is r are p 80 l 22 f Trusty r Trustee p 81 l 3 dele do p 87 l 13 f World r Word p 93 l 15 f Security r Purity p 94 l 24 f working r wonderworkingly p 95 l 7 f Promise r Province p 96 l 4 f belingrings r Beleagerings ibid l 7 f cleaving to r cleaving close to ibid l 20 f strong hold is the r Strong hold is is the. p â—…8 l 18 f with me r with mine sâ—… Chariot p 100 l 25 f aimable r amiable p 106 l 7 f Life r Leaf p 107 l 19 f was hither r was upon the fiery Wheel hither ibid l 2â—… f thy r this p 108 l 20 f Corruppter r Corruption ibid l 8 f mingled hereupon By r mingled Hereupon by p 110 ult f Coagulation by r Coagulation or mixing by p 115 l 7 f set r sit ibid l 19 f our Ap r our spiritual Appetites p 116 l 10 f terrour r fervour p 119 l 18 f into one Spirit I was r two into one Spirit was p 112 l 19 f Spirit or Wisdom r Spirit of Wisdom ibid l 18 f meet r neat ibid l 21 f was to pr. r was in great concern to pr. p 123 l 3 f akin read a Kin. ibid l 14 f which r in which ibid ult Spirits will be p 125 l 4 r propagation through ibid l 7 f Man-God r God-Man p 127 l 8 f Shion read Heshbon p 128 l 6 f Court r Covert ibid l 13 for the in outw r in the outward Lifes Form p 133 l 8 f passive process r passive Process dele to commate ibid l 18 19 f shall by r shall be by p 131 l 16 for uncloyed r unclogged p 132 l 4 f Serenity r Security p 134 ult for to be r fit for to be p 142 l 2 f nativity r maturity p 143 l 15 f ceased r seized p 144 ult for dance about r Star-glance about p 853 l 19 f believe r believe it p 156 l 11 f Salvation r pointing to the Doctors Salvation p 154 l 23 f whether r whither p 159 l 26 f we are all r we shall wear all p 162 l 21 f for any praise of r and way of p 163 ult f believing r blessing p. 166 ulr f to that r to be the. p â—…67 l 18 f in Bonds r and Bonds p 168 l 13 f to him to his r to see his p 170 l 18 f unto r unto you p 172 l 12 f are Found r are to be Found p 177 l 21 f away r a Way p 180 Col 1 l 3 f Ex. 28. â—…7 r Ex. 28 17. ibid Col 2 l 5 Rev. 19 20 21. r Rev. 20. v. 19 20. ibid Col 3 l 8 f or r and. p 182 l 14 and 28 13. r Ezek. p 187 l 12 f the Bride r as the Bride p 194. l 〈◊〉 f will r will the p 203 l 3 f Secretaries r secret Rays p 204 l 10 f hold of r hold on p 221 l 12 f besides r besides me p 229 l 18 f Freewill r Fewel p 231 l 6 f upon you impressed you 〈◊〉 upon you impressed you are p 234 l 18 f is r are p 236 l 17 f over r overcome p 237 l 5 〈◊〉 repass r repast p 241 l 2 f didst steer and run r didst see râ—…n p 243 l 23 f which r with p 245 l 24. f who it r who is p 250 l 1 for Mountain r Mansion ibid l 3 f driven r you have been driven p 252 l 11 f an r no. ibid l 25 f shall r shall be p 253 l 9 f Revelation r Revolution p 266 l 2 f came it r came in ibid l 7 f numerously r numerously ibid l 12 f circling r circling Eye p 269 l 6 f Aim r Arm. p 271 l 8 f Covenant r Covenanter ibid l 23 f comes r came p 274 l 9 f of r after p 277 l 16 for yea r yet p 278 l 11 12 f Horan r Horon p 281 ult 282 l 12 f For out-proceed r For out of the Thundering Voices glances of Light from the Majesty will proceed p 288 l 14 f so r am p 295 l 3 f Mounts r Mount Sions ibid l 28 f whither r whether p 305. l 12 f hear r here p 319 l 21 f looking r footing ibid l 22 f their r there p 321 l 21 f we r he p 322 l 16 f to r so p 326 l 9 f King r Thing p 334 l 5 f contaction of his r contraction of this p 336 l 5 f their nature are r in their nature they are ibid l 10 f Mutations r Mutinees ADVERTISEMENT WHereas some Things have been Scandalously set forth and Printed under the Name of this Author to the Reproach of Truth and the Dishonour of that which is Holy it is thought fit for the putting a Stop to such Impostures and the Evil which might thence ensue to give a Catalogue of the Books which the Author hath hitherto Published 1. THe Heavenly Cloud or the Ascension Ladder 4to 1682. pag. 40. 2. The Revelation of Revelations an Essay towards the Unsealing Opening and Discovering of the Seven Seals the Seven Thunders and the New Jerusalem State 4to 1686. pag. 130. 3. The Enochian Walks with God found out by a Spiritual Traveller 4to 1694. p. 38. 4. The Laws of Paradise Given forth by Wisdom to a Translated Spirit 8vo 1695. pag. 69. 5. The Wonders of God's Creation manifested in the Variety of Eight Worlds as they were made known Experimentally to the Author 8vo 1695. p. 89. 6. The Messâ—…ge to the Philadelphian Society whithersoever dispersed over the whole Earth together with a Call to the several gathered Churches 12ves p. 108 1696. 7. The Tree of Faith or the Tree of Life springing up in the Paradise of God from which all the Wonders of the New Creation must proceed 12ves p. 122. 1696. 8. The Ark of Faith pag. 33. See the Preface to the Laws of Paradise This having been found without any Date of the Year and the Author having forgoten when it was cannot find any one that more nearly succeeds the foregoing one * The Laws of Paradise were hereupon given down * The Father
unbelieving as to be terrified although ye should like Elisha be encompassed with Legions of contradicting Spirits Which may happen to prove what Magnanimity and Spirit of Faith ye have to trust unto And whether or no ye will resort to this Treasure that lately hath been broken up for you that ye might know where still to retire and on all ocasions go to seek out what Power and Armory of Strength ye shall need for your present Succour and Fortitude Oh towards this let your Eyes be most absolutely fixed for it is your Father's pleasure out of this Temple and Treasure-House to bless you Covet nothing here below but wait ye upon that liberal Hand which doth all out here command If ye can arrive to believe without doubting then ye shall see what weighty Draughts out of Wisdom's Deep you will be able to draw up at pleasure so as ye will no more need or regard to go down to this World 's enchanted Sorceries for aid All and enough you will have in your own Power Search and see what in this City-Treasury is as you are by Wisdom brought up hereunto Take boldness and freedom to ask and take what may make for your Preferment in all proportionableness to Christ your Head Who is the great Prince and Commander here and would have you dispatch and clear off all Earthly Scores and come after him with all your ascending Might where there is depth of Glory to drown ye out of all transitory Sight Remember ye that Word which he said and do now in Spirit aver it again to thee that all whatever the Immense Deity hath to the utmost and full extent of that fulness in all Riches Power and Greatness to an Everlasting Dominion is now possessed by this Jesus as his own in common with the high Throne-Majesty And hath power to entail the same where and upon whom he will By which Will ye are elected and chosen by this great and high Apostle to the same Profession and Participation of Power and Dignity as joint Heirs with him Therefore take heed that ye derogate not from this your high Calling but bear up to the Witness hereof and to the acknowledgment of the Father the Word and the Spirit of Wisdom all agreeing to empress the Mark and living Seal upon you that so right to all those wonderful and rich Goods that have been shewn you in the House of your God ye may jointly enter upon as your own Inheritance Hitherto ye have stood off in the mistrust and dispute whether or no ye might make challenge hereunto as being anxious of Sin and inaffected which indeed might well clip the Wing of your ascending Power and dash your confidence For no boldness indeed here could be till Jesus by Water Blood and Spirit did come to cleanse you fully and throughly from all Sin and Unrighteousness and thereby he himself became your Temple-Body as now ye may witness indeed Therefore Stowage is made for taking in of these precious things Open wide henceforth and let all in which shall drop from the Everlasting Oily Mountains and Heavenly Hills upon the pure Gardens of your pure Minds and whatever shall distill as upon my choice Lillies on the smooth Waters of Shiloh March the 19th Upon this Day is a large Transcript by Dr. P. of some Divine Opening which he thought good to conceal under a secret Cypher and may possibly relate to some Oppositions against this Temple-Work March the 23d 1675 6. On the Morning Watch as I was spreading the present distress of things this Word came to me Salvation Salvation and Victory The oppressed at last shall go free If zealous as Phineas he shall be for me His Eye is not to pity or spare but he is to rise up in his Priestly Power to kill and destroy that which hath his Nazarite Purity defiled and annoyed Then no more Curse nor Plague but all shall be stopt and staid I have attempted this Bloody Offering nothing more precious is to my Sight nothing like this could make way for the high ascending of my beloved Pilgrim who so long with Weights and Fetters from me hath been kept down and evermore by one or other was still bound Oh the free and undefiled Virgin-Spirit is for me who makes but one Heart with me This Word came very emphatically and powerfully and hath a weight speaking in them which my Spirit did breath out for their effect upon this beloved Nazarite that so all Plummets might be cut off and the Tomb-stone removed which did keep down his rising Body that is no more to be touched with mortal Senses being elected for a high and unparallelled Work which will admit of no hanging upon by any thing that is ponderous March the 24th 1675 6. A Breviate of the late Perils we were in HAving for some space of time encountred with high Storms great Blusterings one swelling Wave following another threatning to tear and to make a wrack and split our Ship in which we were embarked through the good Hand of the most high Wisdom Being now come within the sight of out Land-mark which so near was to be anchored upon such were the contrary Winds from the Troubler as to put us back again in this our Spiritual Voyage But the good Pilote whom the Seas and Winds must still obey was for and with us sending forth the Words of Power and Authority for this raging foaming Sea which cast up Miery Mountains to be still and quiet which otherwise would have sunk the Ark of our Faith which to the Praise of Jehovah was mightily in all these violent fumations born up and secured we being charged not to fear nor to move out here but still to hoist up that mighty Sail and to wait for that holy Breath and Wind Which none know but they that are in it from whence it comes and whether it will carry such as wholly confide in it as may be spoken by the Experienced For being in great Conflict upon the Doctor 's account whom the evil ones Malice was chiefly set against to keep him down from rising in his work having put such an Iron-Yoke upon his Neck and Burthen upon his Shoulder as grew more heavy and oppressing as his Sight was grown clear and Judgment sound having been a long time in great Sufferings under it which for the working Wheel sake which jointly we were engaged in I was often and much in private with my God for a total release and acquitment that whatever pestred and hung upon him now undesirable might be cut off For to me it was said again and again An untouched and free Nazarite from all Dalilah's thy Yoke-fellow must be or else under the Curb of this grievous Iron-Yoke which will crush and stop his Vital-Breath Powers so as to hinder the free passage and play of Wisdom's bright Star which alone will lie as a bundle of Myrrh in the Bosom of his pure Heart Single Chastity is all and the