think that That which is written and manifested from above in the crystalline Glass of Divine Wisdom is mere Confusion Therefore you must distinguish between Eve and Eve between the eternal Eve and the mortal Eve the one belonging to the inward eternal Man the other to the outward mortal Man and the Prophesie is only to be understood of the eternal Soul and not of the mortal Soul Secondly You must distinguish in the eternal Eve between her fallen state and her restored state for the Prophesie is not what she is at present but what she is to be in her restored state In the Third place You are to consider that the eternal lapsed Soul is unable to effect it but it is the Work of God's eternal Wisdom who will freely espouse her self to her again after this long time of separation and alienation and then she shall be the Mother of a holy Generation Her Womb shall bring forth no other Children but such as shall make their Nest upon the Tree of Life And these things premised and understood the Representation will be easily understood by Wisdom's Eagles and confirmed sufficiently by the Holy Scriptures For you may read that Adam and Eve were both created eternal immortal and incorruptible Creatures in their Paradisical state and they both were created perfect without any spot of Sin or blemish of Weakness while they stood in their Paradisical Innocency and they were both to have brought forth an eternal holy Generation a perfect Church on Earth had they remained in Paradise But sinning in Paradise they thereby lost their Virgin Power and so consequently their Virgin Birth and they could not bring forth a perfect Generation having transgressed and lost their Virgin Power through Wisdom's withdrawing and estrainging her self therefore they were driven out out of Paradise But now being banished from their Paradisical Power and having both eaten of the Tree of Mortality and having both of them both Adam and Eve cloathed themselves with mortal Cloathing with a mortal Spirit that is with a mortal Adam and with a mortal Soul that is with a mortal Eve and with a mortal Body of Flesh. Now the mortal Eve hath been very Fruitful in the Birth of her Mortality but the eternal Soul the eternal Eve that Eve typed out in the state of Paradise to be the representative Mother of a perfect Generation to make up a perfect Church on Earth The Womb of this eternal Eve hath been barren to this Day but now Wisdom Prophesieth and Predicteth that she will look upon this eternal Eve this eternal Mother and will make her the fruitful Mother of a joyful Generation but she will reject the outward earthly Eve and will make her Womb to be barren that hath exalted her self in the Multitude of her Children but they were only to be the Brats of Babylon But the Children of the eternal Eve shall be the Children of Mount Sion and the Children of the New Ierusalem And this is the meaning of this Vision and divine Presentation for to support those that wait for Wisdoms Day to appear in Eves Birth through the eternal Souls Restoration in Union with eternal Wisdom It is not only the inward Man the eternal Adam that is an eternal Spirit with his Mind Will and Senses that shall now be restored but also his eternal Eve this is his eternal Soul withal his Affections and Passions shall be also restored And though the holy Scriptures make mention chiefly of the first Adamical Man's Restoration but yet it also mentioneth Eves Restoration I say the Womans Restoration as well as the Man's It is also clear that the whole inward eternal Man shall be Restored and not only one part of him not only the will-Will-Spirit which is but the superiour part of the inward eternal Man commonly called the first Adam that sinned but also his eternal Eve that is the eternal Soul the inferiour part of the inward eternal Man called the Woman this shall be Restored also So that the whole Man with his Spirit and Soul with his Adam and Eve shall be Restored in the Day of his Restoration when divine Wisdom shall espouse and contract her self to the inward Man Oh blessed Day Come dear Wisdom and finish this Act of Restoration in the Body Soul and Spirit of the inward eternal Man who is hid within the outward March the 10th 1676. This Day we were set upon by that strong Warriour that had assumed a poor corporeal Shape to shoot forth his venemous Arrows in great bitterness for to disturb us Which Grievance I did present in Prayer to my God that these raging Spirits might be bounded My Spirit crying and bewailing this wrathful boyling Cauldron that the Infernal dark Powers had kindled the Fire hereunto that so unsavoury Fumes do Daily as Scurn herefrom rise I besought then the Lord that if by any means both she and we might be delivered from these Buffetings and serpently Stingings My Spirit crying Oh Lord what have we done that this foaming tempestuous Sea must still roar about our Ears Is it needful it should be so Then reveal thy Mind herein still further to us Upon which I quietly reposed committing the whole of this Concern to that mighty One from whom both the Help and Power must only come to allay all of this boisterous Nature About break of Day this Word came to me saying Behold and see it is but a Worm that is of no moment who thus troubleth you only the subtilty of the Serpent hath entred to work through it but if you knew your own Spirit of Might and Fortitude ye might easily it suppress and bring all of this under and â—o nought Then again this Word came saying To what end is that Nest prepared upon the Tree of Life Is it not that you might fly away from all these hurtful Beasts Why do ye walk upon their Ground corrupting your pure spiritual Minds while ye do talk with serpently Worms Consider that to you both is given an Eaglewing that whenever you will its Rayâ— out-spread it will soon release you from all prickling Thistles Therefore give charge to your fellow Eagle from him who is the holy Watcher that henceforth ye wander not out from that munition Rockâ— where ye have that which is more weighty to regard than all of this low Oâ—b Then this Word run like Lightnâ—ng through me Oh faint not but as mighty Eagles renew your Strength and then ye will have rest from out all Tribulation Then this Word immediately also followed Though the evil One moves in the form of a Worm yet fear not for ye shall bruise him as a Worm March the 11th 1676. In my first Sleep in the Night time many magical Workings and Ideas were presented to me As first a Figure of a Woman with a Crown upon her Head who seemed to me to be but of a small Stature but her Visage was bright as the Sun and clear as the Moon with a
Dispensation to come that shall answer to the Ierusalem above which is said to come down Here is a Mount Sion Church to be gathered out from among all Churches of Men by the preparing Ministry of an Elias Spirit who is to make ready against the Lord's return from that solemnized Wedding with the present triumphant Church Now what is meant by this Elias Spirit But such a Spirit as hath Power to transform and translate at pleasure This Elias is not an abstracted Ghost but is in Conjunction with a flaming Body of Light This was that which the Apostles eyed much in their Days and had the Revelation thereof but it was reserved for the latter Ages This pure abstracted ghostly Power did come upon them and did great things through their own Bodies but did not work to the height of a ghostly Body for then Mortality would have been over Cloathed with Celestiality Therefore it was reserved for a future Season This Apple is not yet fallen upon any one but is growing to the full golden Colour to give a full Body and Spirit to them For whosoever shall eat of this golden Apple shall be transmuted into a Body as of fine Gold And so who shall first partake hereof the Elias Spirit will soon operate to translate them from terrestial Things Then was this Question with me But who of all Flesh living now shall this great Elias personate Or ever come his Day to see Many various Visions and Prophesies and many Persons tending hereunto have been both in former and present times But oh dearest Lord when and how and upon whom shall this be accomplished seeing all so universally are slow of Heart to believe To know positively I dare not will lest I should grieve the holy Spirit remembring that Rebuke which Christ gave when his Disciples asked Whether he would at that time restore the Kingdom Who did not seem to be pleased that they did urge the thing so closely Which made me sober upon the like occasion though through the Vision and Revelation upon it I had some temptation to encroach upon that which is said to have the Mind of Iesus which had its Times and Seasons which waiting upon great things might be revealed And accordingly this Word in way of Answer sprang freely in me Go your way in that Measure and Portion of Spirit received and wait as Elias under the Iuniper Tree which signifies a Paradisical Preparation from which Tree all sweet Scents do flow as the holy Gusts thereupon do blow Which will send in that which will give a Rich and Pleasant smell to your God in order to somewhat else Oh who but those that are of an Elias Spirit that are weary and do make complaint of their mortal Terrestrial state and would know a Transmutation are fit for this which is here Prophesied of Then again this Word was spoken to me That the great Melchizedeck King who hath charge over the Houshold of Faith doth design before his own personal Manifestation in the World to depute and raise up some who shall be as the Seven principal Shepherds to go forth in the Power and Spirit of Elias to turn the Heart back again of the vagrant lost Prodigal Children to the Father of their eternal Spirits and thereby to reconcile the two different Principles That the Enochian state may be revived for a free walking with God by the Light of the one eternal Day to pass in and out not making reflect on upon this course material Body being supernaturally Cloathed upon with that which giveth holy Boldness to appear in that most pure Sphere Thus the Enoch and Elias Spirit are to arise upon some who will mutually together agree to break through this vile Principle though it be with Mountains rending and with Rocks breaking and Earth quakings All which make way for the dividing from that low terrestial state to incorporate with the very Body of God As to this query The Spirit hath only to say further thus Do not you put far away this Day through Fear and Unbelief but turn into the mystical Paradise and under the Iuniper Tree bemoan your disappeared Virgin Bodies which sweet unknown Solitude attend for its Restoration While you abide here the Angelical Powers shall minister spiritual Fare to strengthen you for what is further to be accomplished by you If you will hereunto fixedly wait then also given may be the deep magical Book in which Wisdoms Spirit will make you Skilful in the circling Planets appertaining to that invisible Element which governeth all belonging to the New Ierusalem with all its Inhabitants there Now then as any shall desire in Enoch's and Elias's Spirit to break away from this terrestial Globe let them faithfully Obey this deep Revelation â— with the Councel hereunto annexed April the 10th 1677. As I was in my Bed contemplating the unknown and invisible Orb of Glory longing for a Body with which I might have entrance thereinto While I was thus deeply mufing there first appeared to me a bright Cloud which gathered it self into a round Compass then it opened into various Colours wonderful Splendorous with numerous Stars which were only discernible as they did not so visibly appear because the brightness did overcloud them In the midst of this did suddainly break forth somewhat like the Figure of an Eye which did look terrible piercing through all with flaming Streams round it which were transcendently glorious Upon which I could not stedfastly look till I had closed my mortal Eyes which then for some space of time I did behold and then it vanished in the twink of an Eye then opening to see whether I could bear the glory of it it did retire out of sight with this Word What Flesh can live in this refining Element Then answered my Spirit True O Lord therefore the destruction of it I would see that I may come to live with thee in these New Heavens Why dearest Lord is this Crystalline Orb of Light let down only for view If we may not partake something of the Nature of it How is it that we have been so long lodged out of the sight of thee in this remote Principle if it must still be how can this vile Terrestial state be grateful to Spirits who did pre-exist in thee before all Worlds coming now to understand what is their true Eternal Dignity to live in such lucified Bodies free and unclogged of Corporeity After I had thus presented our deplorable Condition through the sight and sence of what was in the Idea of my Spirit I could not but move this Question to my Sovereign Creator Why such a pure Spirit generated out of the highest and super excellent Matter should unite with such course mean Corporal Forms acted by a mortal sensual rational Soul that governed it by the Starry Region To this deep Question the Spirit gave this Aaswer readily That the Immense Deity did hereby prepare high and worthy Ends in sowing pure Spirit into
is hereby to be revealed only as this pure Spirit comprehends its own Original from whence it proceeds infinitely and so sounds and finds infiniâ—â— things contained in the immense Being By vertue of a new Covenant tye which the Spirit of a new and perfect Heart is for ever under the obligation of a Love constraining Law from which there may be no departing But while upon these Myrrh-dropings my Soul was feeding this Word for Confirmation was added What if this may become such a time of Love as by passing by to look upon thee I shall Swear unto thee and not repent that I thy God will be unchangeable And will enter into such a Covenant as thou mayst henceforth become mine Then shall I know what to do with thee for further Glory and Excellency For in that thou wilt be commendable to thy God whose Eye only can take pleasure therein Then was presented a transient sight to wit a Pool wherein I was bid constantly to wash and bathâ— for the Word signified that such Virtue was herein as it would make White the very Blackamore's Skin and cleanse away every Leopard's Spot For it is a Bath of burning Oyl that will the first Birth of the earthly Heart to purpose try and melt away that so all pure Spirit of Life may spring and a body of a shining Skin as a Cherub-Covering be given For it was revealed to me that this should be done unto us as we were become the Lord 's by League and Covenant Whence it stood upon the Honour of the Lamb and of his Kingdom for us to be found all clear and perfect through this Pool of Balsoming Blood that throughly Baptizeth all who are in the true Memberhood of his Body November the 28th 1677. A holy and pure Communion and freedom being maintained in a Spiritual way betwixt the Spirit of the Bridegroom and the Spirit that is preparing to be the Bride of the Lamb thus it was manifested by this similitude presenting before my in-seeing Eye a Golden Charger and in it somewhat of a Spirit of an extracted Virtual Matter upon which fell a sparkling Star as from the Invisible Orb and caused the Liquor in the Charger to flame up And I heard presently the Word say Come my Spouse and draw near for here is provided Heavenly Chear Behold the Lord the Spirit is presented here in a Lordly dish wherein the true Body of your Jesus is both tastable and discernible Whosoever of this are able to drink in it will make them Spirits as all burning Flames Upon which great things were further opened in the Magia Line Which could I have but totally acquitted all those motions that concur to sense-awakening I might have given an account of an infinite space into which my Spirit was launching but was driven back by some stirring Essence that would not let my Spirit pass naked and pure in But this Word came tho thou canst not pass now yet thou shalt after thou hast eaten of this Lordly dish Which will turn Nature into Spirit then thou may into the secret ranges of all eternal heights and depths as an Eagle flye and see and know what lies beyond the Starry Sky November the 30th 1677. This divine Speculation which I had begat a mighty Magical drawing into those infinite heights and depths which did but just open upon me but then shut up But my Spirit did make again a fresh onset if by any means I might pass into that profound light Orb according to the Nature of a Spirit For an eccho did cry in me from that Sphere that the holy Trinity was there in the highest dimensions of Glory Which was a sufficient motive to attract my Spirit out of this vile Corporeity from which I found much resistency For I perfectly felt somewhat therefrom did rise that did bind my Spirit I was in great struggle for some hours for the Spirit wrestled for a full Liberty Then came this Word saying By all these Encounters the way will be made Only keep thy course strait on towards the everlasting deep Gate according as ye shall feel the Wind of the Spirit driving thereunto and so wait with it to moâ—e Oh to have a spirit in a Body of Flesh to be as free as a Bird which can when it will fly from his Nest This was to me a new revealed thing by which great discoveries may be made in the invisible Region who have been altogether Strangers to what is transacted there because the sensitive Soul doth claim such a Marriage Union with the Spirit that neither what is present or what is to come must sever them This is the Law of degenerated Nature which lawfully may be broken For the Spirit of the Soul is not for ever to be confined to the soulish depravity when once it comes to know and understand that it is a pure Grain let fall from the Deity into the soulish property Then it will not suffer it self to be imprisoned as under a Mountain-weight No sooner doth it spring and rise above the Ground as an ear of Corn which doth grow ripe but a separation from the earthly part or ground may be made by the mighty Lord of the Harvest who will come to reap where he hath sown pure Spirit And that in the very time of this exteriour Elementary Being Christs Last Day of Resurrection and Ascention shall appear through the Might of this precious Grain of the Deity by which I mean the Eternal Spirit of the inward man which is a Spark descended from the Deity and it differs from the eternal seed of Christ's Deity which is incorporated with this for its Resurrection and Ascension sake This spark of Eternity the Spirit of the eternal Soul belonging to the inward man will free it self from all and every corporeal tye For no â—errestrial Image though accomplished with all external Righteousness can ever attract this superiour spirit to be in a conjugal Union because it is too much below therefore it now seeks release from it as being ashamed of all and every circumstance concurring to the outward Life which would hold it so fast But Wisdom and Counsel is come from him who will be Salvation to the ends of our Earth His Spirit it is that hath called us from the other to an eternal conjunction with that wherewith it might most suitably agree so as to raise and heighten the Spirit to such a high degree of sublime purity as that it might pass as swift as a thought into the deep space where the infinite Globe of Eternity might come to be conspicuous with the glorious Trinity and with all those innumerable Spirits who incompass the Throne-Majesty Such Visions of Glory Spirits have been carried into while in the Body and so it shall come to be again and that more frequently and durably For upon an earnest enquiry hereunto it was revealed unto me by this Word The Way of the East should be prepared and the Gate thereof
an immediate dictate which thus far I obtained Oh Soul true it is no one President there hath been that hath so wrought out the very Originality of all Impurity as to assume a Body of that Celestial Clarity as therein to walk up and down among Mortals yet that makes not against the possibility hereof for there is that to come that yet never was in existency Which still will steal upon the World by degrees as in the successive Ages some one miraculous thing or other will be produced which was not before For this very Unbelief hath sealed up the mighty Birth-working Power which still cries How can such Transmutations be as to come forth another Spirit actuating it self in a suitable Body Ah what Doubtings and Debates have been here about it So that Age upon Age hath nothing seen of the Resurrection-state because afraid to destroy the Body of Sin Which is the first Alteration that must be made before the outward Body can be translated And know this further whoever doth attain to the one hath Power and All-sufficiency for the other as they shall see it expedient to Metamorphose their gross Corporeity And though your Jesus did not alter his Humane Shape into any visible Body of Glory it was not through any deficiency that he could not do it but it was his pleasure that he would not do it Who knew his Times and Seasons when and for what Ends such Transfigurations were needful He coming into this World upon Suffering account that thereby Concuering he might have all Power to convey such a Spirit as might form to it self such a proportionable Body for all such as do give themselves to be made like unto him as he is now in a glorified state But your further Objection is that if possibly you should attain hereunto this World would be no fit Principle for such transparent Spirits and Bodies for to live in The Inhabitants here could neither bear your Transparency nor you their gross Corporeity attended traditionally with all Evil of Sin in some more refined in others visibly lascivious running into all Excess from which the true Eagle-Body will mount away But this understand that while ye have a Work and Service of God to do here in this Principle you will not want the Fence of a Spiritual Body to go in and out to meet the Sacred Trinity in the serene Principle And as Moses did when he did talk immediately with God was then put into a shining Body that was not known or understood which was laid aside as a Garment for that purpose that so he might speak with the Most Holy but as soon as he did come out from that Holy Place and Heavenly Parley he then put on that Form in which he might be known of the lower Orb. Think it not incredible that this and much more is again to be done as your Jesus did often change his Body though it was not known to the vulgar Eye Doubt not but such wonderful sufficiency will display it self from the pure contaction of the Sapphire Body Therefore proceed to keep among the Immaculate and Just Ones according to that present transferring Power which comply'd withal will produce a change internally till a Body be assumed invisibly as shall rend the outward Temple-Vail Then the Ark of the Living Testimony shall be known read and understood yet of none but the Disciplehood As your Lord did only appear unto his own in his risen Body so shall it be when you so risen are as to descend from the Heavenly Sphere Ianuary the 13th 1676 7. AFter this Conference and satisfying Resolve as to the matter of my doubt This Word was further spoke unto me through the Holy Oracle that all those Ceremonial Ornaments which the Priests were 〈…〉 were to illustrate and 〈…〉 glorious Transfiguration 〈…〉 required in that near approach and ministring Service in all the Tabernacle-Worship wherein we come to bow our selves before the Most High Therefore it was asked me how I did think it was possible for to see the glorified Person of my Jesus till I had put on the Priestly Robe of a New Body he being now ascended into the most Holy Waiting there till the whole Priesthood called and anointed to be of the same Order with himself do enter upon the same terms having offered up in Sacrifice the vile reproachful Body of the Flesh through the same Eternal Spirit by which your Jesus offered up his Body visibly as by a violent Death so yours by a voluntary mystical Transformation working invisibly Then what a most holy Melchizedeck-Spirit will ye pass into the Heavenly Place withal to effect in the true and eternal Tabernacle where the unchangeable Priestood is known in all the Celestial Orders for the accomplishing those Superiour Services required in that most Holy Place In which the pure Offerings celebrated will be no more grievous nor tedious because a Priestly Body is prepared to hallow and sanctifie incessantly the great Name of Iehovah and to proclaim in mighty Trumpet-sounds to the Ends of the Earth that the Kingly Priesthood is come with all the Tabernacle-Furniture revealed Which hath been concealed in Mount Sion only â—â—therto Types and Shadows of it have been manifested but now the real Thing it self shall be brought to pass in them who can hold out the Sanctuary Profession without turning aside or waving observing still their Nazaritical dedication Then the new Covenant will be confirmed upon you that their will need no more offering for Sin for a New Heart with the Law of the Spirit-written in the Heart as there will be no more a departing from the Mind of the Anointing For by this Fiery Law proceeding the Law of Sin within the Members where ever stirring will hereby be consumed For it is no more a weak literal Precept that now is given forth but the very Law-giver writes and engraves himself as an Endless Power of Life to obliterate and make void the Law of Sin and Death which to no other would ever have given place This is the Foundation-Work which the Spirit of your Jesus do first set about to pull down and demolish that which would be so great an impedimeâ—t and check to all this designed Reformation Now then let it be your Joy when you feel the Spirit of Burning is dispoiling all of Sin for that will perfect all the most holy Priesthood Ianuary the 14th 1676 7. UPon the Opening of the high Order of the Melchizedeck-Priesthood wherein I perceived such a deep Mystery lay hid as the Apostle himself had not fathomed But it was shewed to me that it was of great use to know and understand who this Melchizedeck was because thereto we had great reference For he had not only the denomination of a Priest to pronounce Blessings but a King to whom Tribute was paid for Abraham presented of the Spoil that he had taken and there Tiâ—led him the great King of Salem thus far the Scriptures give an
will dignifie and honour what hath been set mostâ— light and contemptably by therefore observe and narrow up to this Death-Path in the first place and that most circumspectly Aâ—d the Blessing of Life will evermore attend you Ianuary the 30th 1676 7. In the first part of the Night my Meditations were wholly intent upon that Way Order and Method by which a Decease might be to the Body of Sin For the Spirit intimated and declared plainly that while it was alive there could be made no Claim to Mount Sion's Revenue For as much as the wise and holy God and our Father had made a Settlement according to eternal Counsel upon the true Birth-Heirs begotten of the Virgin-Spirit who only the Eternal Goods can inherit Now then so long as the false evil intruding Birth reigneth in the Mortal Body the Heavenly Off-spring must needs be kept down and made to serve in a strange Country Because of their first-born Lord Esau that is so potent and great in this earthly Principle that until such time as the Iacob's Birth is grown strong and mighty he cannot look the supplanted Esau in the Face Therefore full armed with God's Host we must maintain our Battel and be in no fear but the Edomites will fall down when they shall see the Angel of the Most Holy with his Flaming Sword passing before us to make our way into our own Land where our Inheritance doth lie God saying unto us Come return unto your Rock and there I will hide you till the Fury Wrath and Indignation shall pass away and I will be unto you and Eternal Cleft of Stillness Where secured ye shall be as in Death's sweet passive Liberty so as ye shall no more hear the noise of the pransing Warriour who always is annoying while he can find you on this side of Death Therefore see it of necessity ye must from Mount Nebo into this Rock ascend where buried as out of sight ye shall be for your Dying shall only be Hiding till such time as the Life Power and Goodness of the Deity shall re-enter as a quickning Breath all fully to Spirit you withal That so the very Nature and Goodness of this Rocky precious Stone may out-flow in you Then when-ever you will smite this Rock with the Rod of the Spirit it shall gush out Rivers of Living Waters to be come in each of you a Springing Well That so you may Proclaim the mighty Name of him that hath gotten unto a Life and Victory by lying close hid as in the Heart of this ever blessed Saphire Rock February the 1st 1676 7. AFter this Opening I saw as I lay in my Bed waving Clouds descend upon me one after another as the Night and the Day dark Clouds and Light swiftly following one after another At which I was somewhat amazed till I did understand the meaning hereof Which was thus manifested that the black Clouds were hard pursuing as the dark Shadow of Death that still would be enterposing with the light Cloud which presented the Life that was to reign over Death I saw the Sâ—rife and Contest was very great but the bright Cloud was last which descended By which assurance was given that Death 's black Cloud of Mortality in the Light of the Crystal Rock should be swallowed up If we thereto did resort and fixedly abide as the unknown Sepulchre where the Dead in the Lord as Lillies of Paradise shall first thereout spring as the Glory renewed for to plant as encrease a most Holy and Priestly Generation For this Word followed also sayiâ—g What Goodness the Lord hereby shall shew unto you the same shall ye be able to do and shew forth in marvellous Deeds as giving Proof that the Cloud of Death is passed away and that Life which hath been hid with God is risen with a Body like to the Rock from whence it hath proceeded Then with the high Saints in Light ye shall be equally Sharers in what hitherto hath been kept from you February the 2d 1676 7. There was this Day set before me a Crystal Gate by which Glassy clearness we might see and take a measuring view of that wonderful place Wherein was the New Ierusalem-Seat with all her Temple-Magnificency which was shewn to be the high Serene Majesty who as circling Bow all of Saphire Stone did include such as could pass through chis Gate For only those true and Sacred Worshippers who with the Lamb had overcome could stand within that Temple as Kindly Priests of the high Tabernacle-Order for to be Then this Word hereupon followed What have you through this Glassy Gate beheld but such things as might make you strive hard and even force an entrance within the Glassy Screen For these Presentations are given forth from the Celestial Globe to set a Work that transforming Stone that must all-power fully Anatomize the gross fleshly Body that no way can pass through here till it is changed like to that Door which you did see which till then is as a bright Bar of Separation This Privilege only you have a Prospect as Moses had of the Figurative Land but hereinto you can by no means come till you have endured the Refining Fire of the Saphire Stone Which will be given for to do the last finishing part that so Transubstantiation may be set afoot The Worthy will certainly it see who are found in the Life of Conquest resolving to beat down that Sinacting Body which is all the Alienation that separates you from your God and this Holy Place which within the pure Gate hath been viewed These words lay up as from the Holy and Just One and go forward to this high Procedure As not being satisfied with these transient Discoveries no further then as Mediums of Provocation to call up all your Powers and thereby to encourage that other who is to be for me a Witness in Priestly Power working in his measure steadily till the Shadow of Death shall fully flee away That so successively each one may be cloathed substantially with a Body declaratively which will be God's mark to testifie who are partakers of the First Resurrection Therefore set your Hearts hereunto fully for your Labour shall not be in vain as co-working with the Lord whose Spirit will have its day for to do Wonders February the 3d. 1676 7. Thus I did by all come to learn and know how strait the Passage would be into that Temple which all over was a God-flaming Glory with the mighty great Change that must come upon Soul Spirit and Body before entrance here could be Which awaked and set all my Intellectual Powers fresh awork to Nothingnize what in me was found in the non-conformity to the Rule day by day set before me Such a force of Attractive Sweetness did take hold upon my Heart that I did desire upon some other to shed of the same abroad that they might not faint or be weary till we might walk and talk together as in the
transparent form of God having no more Shadow of Mutation to prevent those higher Degrees of Glorification which but by the ascended cannot be known or felt Hereupon I called all in me to account to be judged by the Superiour Will and Spirit of Light which gave me to see what was in Bondage and what was free that would not now be any longer in Bondage to the Condemnation of Sin Having that Word brought to me to search and find out that Salt Stone that would make all perfectly sound and savoury which the Corrupter had most subtlely defiled For I saw for every Sacrifice to be salted with this Stone of Fire was absolutely necessary for in it lay hid all Perfuming Sweets Therefore an express Charge came down to re-assume it to our selves as the choice Altar-Stone where the unknown Superscription should be written Oh then said the Spirit of Truth ye cannot ask any thing fruitlessly as ye have done do but will and it shall be done Oh that the Most High could have such as were so fixed in Body Soul and Spirit to this all-seasoning Stone of Wisdom as to trust them with this Jewel of Superiority so as to leave all Matters whether great or small with them in whom his Heart might rest That all and every Circumstance of things might be managed for those Ends and Services which might agree with the In-written Name that as a Fountain of Oyl doth run into those Vessels which are seasoned by this Salt Stone of Fire For know in Verity the most Holy hath no pleasure to see his own in this World to live and walk up and down in so mean a Capacity unskilful to set a Foot or Hand to what lieth in the Divine Magia Root Which you may lawfully stir up since for you Christ the Lord hath made the Way by ascending on High for to subdue all things under him that so of the same Power he might subordinately pass away from himself unto you Who calleth you to draw out the Purchase of his Death by like dying and by like immortal Living according to the penetrating quality Which by stirring up may effect thereby great and mighty things answerably to the Wisdom and Soveraignty of Holiness which all as in Inclosure doth lie about this holy thing for you You little know what a Principality is nigh to you but your Superiour Will hath yet somewhat that doth clog its Wheel which is designed for to be the running Chariot whereunto the Spirit of Infinite Might must joyn Now then by all means seek the unthralling of your Will for could nothing mingle therewithal but what did fall from the pure Deity how would you find God all-active in and through you But herein lieth the great Nicety to keep the Will-Spirit untouched that nothing from the Bryery Root doth twist about it if this is kept spotless and free what may you not find Power to do with the Most Holy Observe and keep this great Secret it is from great and high Love that I have given an insight to thee that so all Offences may be removed who would you should come to Reign over all of the Earthly Further of this I besought the Lord might be revealed For the great Depravation was in the matter of the Will for it was shewn me it was unequally yoked and had married strange Flesh from which there must be a Separation by Death Had not the Royal Will yielded to the tempting Eve but had kept its Priority how great and mighty a Lord might Man have been in and over the whole Creation of God having absolute Power in himself But hearkening to the Dalilah that is still acted by the Serpent-like Spirit to this day it becometh successively despoiled of this Lock of Strength and Power and so hereby the Shame of our Nakedness doth appear as to what Cloathing we might have been made known in Had not Adam thus lost his Dignity and so hereby brought forth Fruit unto Death running through all his Posterity in and after the Similitude of his Sin Which hath brought Impotency deflowring us of all that Spiritual Might of this we need no other Proof then what we do each one carry about with us But the great Thing is Oh thou who art promised as the mighty Restorer of this Breach What must we do who are so unavoidably overtaken with the same Thral and come bound with the same twisting Cords which hath altogether weakened the force of our Wills To this great Query as I humbly pursued so I had my desire resolved February the 7th 1676 7. This know and well consider that your Original is from high extracted Matter which is so Eternal that it cannot dye but it stands at the pleasure of the Will what way it will drive forth it self into For now it is a distinct Essence and had it not been corrupted from that simplified Being of Purity you could never have fallen into such an dishonourable state wherein the Royalty of your Power is so withdrawn as ye have no defence nor can make against those numerous Circumstances of Evils that do conspire where they may find degenerated ground for to work upon Now then yet for a more clear and perfect Information what further on your behalf is to be done that the choice faculty of the Will may come to regain its Primary Liberty that so it may have all powerful success as before it was enthral'd by the tempting Eve No other way there is but for the Will to be born again that thereby it may recover its Virgins Might and Force then every right Essence will move and open from pure Nature's Center This Birth is not according to the Will of Man but God Who out and from an infinite Pity and Love is come by Water Blood and Spirit to recover and lift up your relasped Wills that so they may stand upon their true native Prerogative being also set free from the flattering Dalilah which includes the whole variety of all attractive Delights from this Principle that as with Cords hath bound the Will down Oh now then as beloved of your God for ever drink in this Word of Counsel and herein joyn and work with the Spirit of your Lord Jesus who is come to perswade and allure you to fuffer joyfully the breaking up of your whole Earthly Family Which only consisteth of what is indged but lawful and expedient by the false Seers who are Babylon's Merchants But to you I have other things revealed and do incite you to be at variance with whatever will not consist with the new-born Will Who is to be matched with her who is the real Bride and Heir to whom a great Retinue doth belong of which Family you are to bear the Name only Therefore let it not seem grievous to rend and divide from what is of this evil World for verily hereby as God is true ye shall sustain no loss For your Superiour Will will hereby be so free chast pure
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Therefore abide till full â—â—edged in Wing ye shall be able to fly and mount away when any creeping thing or hurtful Beast shall set upon you from this low World then fly to your munition Rock This is allotted for your more constant place of Dwelling for to be which so near bordering is upon the Heavens of Heavens where the immense Deity is Resident Who may appear while we keep oft to his Eagle Off-spring For when you come hither to Paradise there is still another Principle that must be passed through which will be very easy when ye shall bear this risen Eagle Body on you How suddenly will the ghostly Dove bring you into the very third Heavens there to see your Jesus with your Eagle Eye as Iohn Personally did when he upon the Wing of the Spirit was risen high Possibly somewhat of these Glories may be seen before ye actually enter in For blessed will they be called who are flying Angels that can declare what they have heard or seen in these higher Worlds These are they who shall bring down glad Tidings to the elect Number When any of these begin to sound the Tabernacle of God will out of the Heavens descend Oh what of Flesh shall live When the mighty Eagle shall call her own away to behold what she doth unfold within the third Principle The fight of the Eye and the hearing of the Ear in that eternal Sphere will so fill all with the Melody and Joy of the holy Ghost as nothing of the earthly Sence of things shall or can enter into this Eagle Brood Now hereby try your selves For the understanding of the foregoing Mystery you must then know every one of us have within our selves an inward eternal Man and an outward Man Now the inward eternal Man hath within himself his own eternal Adam and his own eternal Eve His eternal Adam is his own eternal Spirit within himself and his own eternal Eveâ— it is his own eternal Soul within himself This eternal Adam and Eve in themselves are now to be considered in their fallen and lapsed State as both being separated from their first true original Mate to wit from the eternal Virgin Wisdom of God who was united to both these in Paradise For they both sinned in Paradise then lost the Life of the Virgin Wisdom of God and their Virgin Purity in Paradise And therefore their true Mate being lost out of themselves in Paradise they were driven out of Paradise For when as before the eternal Spirit in Union with the eternal Soul both being united to their true Mate the Virgin Wisdom of God could and might have brought forth a holy Generation in their own Image and Similitude like unto themselves in Holiness and Righteousness and in Perfection But after that the eternal Spirit and Soul had sinned in Paradise that is after the eternal Adam and the eternal Eve belonging to the inward eternal Man had transgressed in Paradise and were ejected out then they lost their fructifying Power and then they could not bring forth a holy Off-spring Now this eternal Eve which is the eternal Soul belonging to the inward Man is called to return to her Restoration State and to return again to her first State in Paradise and to reunite her self again to her lost Mate to wit to the eternal Virgin Wisdom of God and then her Womb should be fruitful again and she shall bring forth none but Eagle Birds none but a holy Off-spring to make up a perfect Church on Earth without Spot or Wrinckle Here is now a Prophesie a Prediction that now the time is come that this eternal Eve which is no other but the inward eternal Soul in its lapsed State whose Womb hath been hitherto barren and unfruitful but now the eternal Virgin Wisdom of God will sow her Virgin Seed into her Womb and she shall be fruitfull and shall bear Twins and bring forth a perfect Eagle Off-spring and they shall make a perfect Church on Earth And now the Soul in her Restoration shall again be fruitful in Child-bearing in bringing forth Children to inherit perfect Justification and perfect Sanctification and Salvation but then this Eve must continue in Faith and Charity and Holiness with Sobriety as the Apostle mentioneth 1 Tim. 2. 15. The restored Soul by its Union with her true Guide and Mate the Virgin Wisdom of God shall bring forth a Royal Off-spring presented to be the strong Eagle Brood and this is the Work that Wisdom is about to do to reunite her self to the eternal Soul which is the eternal Eve as her true Mate and Guide and to sow her Virgin Seed into the Womb of Eve to break the Head of the Serpent then Eve shall be no more deceived but now shall become the Mother of Celestial and Heavenly Children all her Children shall possess Mount Sion and the new Ierusalem State of Glory This is the eternal Eve the eternal Soul which now shall be the Mother of all Living that is all her Posterity shall now feed upon the Tree of Life and thereby become all eternal immortal and incorruptible And all this shall be brought about by Wisdom's Art and Contrivance to wit by reuniting her self to the Soul and thereby becoming again the Souls true Mate and Guide This is the State of Restoration and this is that State that Wisdom is bringing forth upon the Earth and in this Figure of the Eagle birth Wisdom Prophesieth and Predicteth what is near at hand to be fulfilled and brought to pass to egg us forward in the belief of it to be done within our own eternal Man in the work of Regeneration But now there is belonging to the outward Man the mortal Man the immediate Product of the Fall a mortal Adaâ—â— and a mortal Eve The mortal Adam is the mortal Spirit of the outward Man and the mortal Eve is the mortal Soul of the mortal Man She is in her fallen State the Mother of all Living that is of all living mortal Spirits with mortal Souls and with mortal Bodies Her Womb in this state of Apostacy hath been very Fruitful She hath ever since brought forth in all Ages a mortal Off-spring subject to the death of Mortality who have only fed upon the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. She hath brought forth a fleshly Off-spring in her likeness and similitude and hath had a long Day in the World Now the Prophesie and Prediction is not concerning this mortal Eve belonging to the outward Man in relation to her Restoration but it is to be understood of the eternal Soul that eternal Eve that hath been so long barren in her lapsed state But now Sophia will once more espouse her self unto her and she shall bring forth a holy Issue a birth of Divine eternal Eagles to make up a perfect Church on Earth whereof Christ will be the Head and King to reign over This is only wrought for explanation sake that you might not
a Refuge have in whatever may happen for present or future time or may fall out upon you making use of this his great Friendship at all times when need doth require who hath a reviving Breath for Life still to inspire So then according to what hath been revealed herefrom do you make use hereof in a wise and understanding Spirit April the 20th 1677. I did see a Vision which was thus presented as the form of a Hand which seemed to be grasped very close out of which sprung a living Creature peeping through the Fingers and so by degrees did quite break through the Fingers First appeared the Head as in the Likeness of a young Dove but the Body was of the colour of a Ruby having Wings and Fire-sparkling Eyes which as soon as it got through the Hand it mounted away as into the Air where I saw it no more This thing seemed very strange to me and for some days the meaning was concealed having other Ideas intervening wherein my Intellectuals were exercised But this being brought to remembrance there was something considerable to be understood from it as by the Spirit of Wisdom and Light was made out very significantly The Interpresation of this Vision As first by the Hand which represents Strength Power and Activity as when God is said to do any marvellous or unusual thing it still goeth under the denomination of his Hand As it was upon Ezekiel when he was in the Visions of God his Hand was said to be upon him And again The Hand of the Lord is nor shortned but said to be stretched out as a strong over-spreading Hand Therefore after the similitude of a Hand the Creating Power doth go forth as in Vision it was shewn thee what in time might be effected Then this Question was put to me What now dost thou believe that living Creature to be which was so wonderfully formed in the Hand Ah my Lord I do make no conclusion hereof I wait singly to participate of thy Mind whose sweet Voice and Sound I through thy Grace am learned in and do hereunto attend Therefore speak my Lord yet again Then did this Word pass through me after the manner of a Spirit 's Speech saying The Living Creature which did break away through the Hand doth figure out that which is of great import as namely a Cherub Birth Whereof the Elisha Spirit hath Prophesied should be brought to pass where the least expectation might be As in the case of the Shunamite who was strangely surprized when the Prophet did her greet herewith Even so unexpectedly will the Earth be blessed with such a Birth that shall be hatched under the mighty Hand of Power which will ascend straitway to this Mountain high And it was further hinted to me that as I could not see nor understand any matter contributed to be the substance of this Living Creature so it must be here Which as I was considering of in my self that Scripture was struck upon me It is the Stone that is cut out without Artificial working or known matter Therefore said the Spirit so consider of it this is that holy Breath that none indeed can tell from whence it comes nor whither it goes it resteth upon whom it self willeth and there contracts incorporeal matter that so a Body Cherub-like may go forth from under the overshadowing Hand Know of such like the New Heavens and Earth are henceforth only to be furnished withal Therefore for certainty that Word will be made good Behold the Face of all things will renew But how No otherwise but by the Powers that shall go forth from this Cherub-Birth That when once got through will numerate as those mighty Angels of the Resurrection who will be of great force to pour out the Vials of Wrath upon the Dragon and Beast Who hath had his Root and Seat in man's inward part and there hath made all the defilement Therefore Vengeance upon the Beast will be ere long taken because he hath been so mingled not only with gross Sensuality but also with the Serpently Property That all now who are herein found who are designed for the Kingdom of Heaven must suffer under the Violation of this blest Birth whose rising will be the fall of what is Fleshly For saith he that maketh all things Yet once more an End is come of all Flesh before me A New Creation is to succeed out of and from under the hiding Power of the Almighty Hand in such who now cloathed are with this present Creation in such rough Beast-like Garments whereof they are ashamed Therefore it is that such mean perishing Coverings which are not so much as Moth-proof they do seek to make comely to each Mortal Eye but here is a Birth of another Nature and Consistency that neither needs nor will accept of any of this vile matter from the grosser Elements knowing well that course Linnen which is spun out from thence will no way become such as must pass into that City Which is so bright and clear where nothing is worn but what is Aethereal and trausparent The Light there is such as soon makes a discovery of what is contrary Then said my Spirit Ah my Lord thou hast spoken of great things to come happy is that Age who shall see such a Birth-day as this But this question my dear Lord resolve to me which is this What hath made this Spiritual Birth thus long to stick in the World Ans. Because this out Birth by way of Natural Generation hath now had such a long circling Life in the deep impression of the Stats that it is rooted as a strong Oak that would give way to no other but to the flaming Ax of this Birth of the Spiritâ— Which by reason of long custom and habit is grown too stubborn and strong for the young plant seed to deal with it It meeting with many disadvantages both as to place and Persons and constitution of things in and from this Principle That so it need to be no wonder that this Birth find such difficulty in any for to get through But this old oaky Birth shall not be only lopped by degrees and the root of the matter left still to spring from generation to generation in those who are allotted for Redemption No know you Jesus will not have it run by natural Course to the end of Time Thus his Trumpet hath already sounded to awaken some that did as others sleep in the dust who are risen to a better hope seeking to be cloathed with immortal Robes To such as first do look and do keep close under this hand of power this Cherub-Birth will appear and then let not such fear that their old terrestrial Birth shall their more superior and heavenly Image outwear The wise in heart are given to understand these things who are diligent to enquire when this Birth will be perfected April the 22d 1677. About the break of day there appeared to me as upon a Mountain a stately
of those Mansions that are near to me let them be driven out for the present Therefore let this suffice from the Scriptures themselves not to mention those particular Idea's and Manifestations that to some it hath been given to see these several Heavens which upon others cannot be imposed for to believe who yet have not those anointed Eyes given to see withal But surely there are some standing in the figure of the Body Whose Spirits have roved to and fro to see these several Mansions with Spirits of all sizes and degress who are herefor designed Only hereout excluding those who are for the Dragon's Kingdom Who do pass away in a reprobate sense out of the Body Those left-hand Goats have no portion within these Eternal Gates a deep Gulf is fixed It is only of the Sheep and Lambs that I am to treat who have found out this new and only Life path-way Who though they are not come to the top-stone of perfection before they see the dissolution of the body Yet having attained to a good degree they may come unto the very next Throne Region and there awhile stay till they have drawn and assumed a heavenly clarity that is such an Essential Body against which no exceptions by the highest Courts of Dignities can be objected These now are the highest degrees of those who before Perfection be wrought do cease out of the Mortal Body Then again there are of a lower degree of growth Now what reservatory is there for them who may be but young in the New Birth As to this it was clearly imparted unto my Intellect that such did enter into a more inferiour Mansion than Paradice for that was too pure and serene for such Therefore a lower degree is prepared for them till they do attain to an Increase of the Divine Nature They want not here their true Pastoral Teachers for the Spirit of Christ is every where with his own Therefore it was said that he went and preached to the Spirits in Prison that were disobedient in Noah's days For should all the old world have been cut off at once and sealed under a final condemnation the Attributes of God's Love Mercy Goodness Truth and Long-suffering would have been obliterated wherefore he must have yet had respect unto such after the dissolution of their bodies as had a sense in them awakened for compunction and sorrow for what Evils they had committed in their Bodies To confirm this that we might not be altogether out of hope for such as may die in the first beginnings of Regeneration it is given me to declare that if these pass out of the Body such cannot go indeed immediately to God For such will find it otherwise they must wait till they have got somewhat more then what they went out withall in this world and then shall they be admitted to see God Surely there is a Provision made for a perfect Salvation in another Principle besides this For which we have that word in Peter 1 Pet. 3. 19. by which also he went and Preached unto the Spirits in Prison Also these words seem to speak fully to this 1 Pet. 4. 6. For this cause was the Gospel preached to them which were dead which generally is applied to such as are living and yet dead in sins But by the foregoing verse it concerns the first Position verse 5. who saith the Apostle speaking of Christ is ready to judge the quick and the dead so that it implieth there is a Ministry belonging to the dead that are not here made perfect Much more might be enlarged upon some particular sights and manifestations that have hereof been given to some in the Spirit From hence ariseth this Objection If this be a Truth why was it not positively declared and clearly revealed as a foundational Doctrine To which it may be answered That the Infinite Wisdom did judge it meet to conceal this mystery because none might take advantage to turn the Grace of God into wantoâ—ness and thereby to neglect the present opportunity for working out their own Salvation in this present time which would make for a far and more exceeding weight of Glory Therefore left it was for the Worthy to have this Secret made known to them by the Spirit of Revelation who God foreknew would not take Liberty to continue in sin that this Grace after Death might be made manifest towards such as did stand in need hereof But now to great holy and aspiring Spirits these lower Mansions in their Fathers house are too mean who cannot be satisfied to be so many degrees remote any time after death from their God and Lord Jesus since Liberty is proclaimed to work through all while we are in this terrestrial Body For there will be more joy and acclamations in Heaven for one such as shall finish their work here so as to make a full conquest then for milions of Souls that in the invisible Regions must perfect what was lacking to compleat them here Oh said the Spirit it will be well worth your Labour and great Travel to break open this deep Gate and so to put on Christ your Lord as in his all-powerful body that ye may make hereof but one ascending flight This was the Mark that was after Christs ascending so eagerly aimed at and by some in that Age reached to For Christ could not lose the effect of his prayer in that he did make his request that those whom the Father had given him might be with him where he was that so they might see and possess the same glory which could not be till they had gotten the victory For to none else is the admission given into his Kingdom according to that in the Revelations to him that overcometh will I grant saith Jesus to sit with me in my Throne But this may be objected further Those who had the Holy Ghost poured down in such an eminent manner had their way made very easie who was as their fiery Chariot that cut their work short And if any now in this Age had such a high endued Power it might soon give them a translation out of all mortal impediments As to answer this The Holy Ghost in that day was given after a visible manner as a sealing Character displaying and acting forth himself in Gifts and Power and miracles but now the same Spirit works in its beginning after another manner where it falleth it doth all its mighty works Within before it will shew forth his power Without For if the Apostles had not been purified by the Holy Ghost and inwardly sprinkled with the Water of Life for Soul cleansing they could not have rejoyced in that assured hope of entring into the joy of their Lord and Master Then was it plainly opened to me by the Spirit that the Holy Ghost would not now in this latter Age act out his Mighty Deeds by any one till their Hearts were perfectly purified by Faith That Scripture being repeated to me who after believing were
sâ—aled with Holy Spirit of Promise Though in that day soon upon Christs ascending the Spirit of working power was suddainly showred down upon some as in the Acts mention is made who had no foregoing work of sanctification upon them Upon which it made the Apostles themselves astonished that the Holy Ghost should be sent down upon the Gentiles also who did not believe in the Lord Jesus But that is now ceased The giving forth of the Holy Ghost in this day will first produce inward effects and be a Spirit of burning seasoning the Vessels within and inflaming it with the pure fire of Love and Joy And then being all divinely leavened there will be found all sufficiency to do the most wonderful things easily flowing forth from the substantial body which by degrees may work it self fixedly through the humane form in great splendor and glory So from hence we are taught how the Holy Ghost hath his first inspiring work upon us To make all clean pure and perfect within our Minds and Wills For we shall be Witnesses what he doth first in and for us before he will shew forth by us the Seal of his great Power to what lies without us Who by signal Working Powers and Gifts are to be convinced and brought over to the Faith which will work by that Love that will be shed abroad by the Holy Ghost Whos 's first enkindlings and stirrings ye are saith the Holy and True to cherish and wait upon till ye are leavened throughout with Righteousness Light Love and Joy Which will make way for the going out of Wisdoms Power and God's all sufficiency in a more marvelous manner then ever Blessed highly are they whose lot it shall be to come up to the Mount of God's Habitation through all these degrees This word take along with you for certainty that it is possible for the close wise persevering diligent Spirits to see this great and mighty salvation in the Lord Christ's Kingdom in and through the ghostly power working mightily April the 28th 1677. This Morning awaking about three of the Clock my Spirit after some divine ejaculations was inkindled through the Love-melting Powers of the Spirit of my Lord Jesus which did pass as a burning Lamp through all my Intellectuals finding there matter to feed upon answerable to its own light property whereby refreshing was found After this I slept till five a Clock or somewhat more as by me surmised Then I was awakened with the beholding one in the figure of a man in a blue clear firmament enclosed as in an oval frame Rainbow-like his Countenance was grave and majestical facing me with great majesty Upon the sight of whom I did feel within me a mighty rapture of joy So I making to get nearer to this Person thus plainly portraied then he did further withdraw for such was the â—ervour of my Spirit that I would have proceeded into the very Circle where he was Who seemed to be in the very fashion of a man from the Loyns upward but I saw no Legs or Feet but he fixed his Light Countenance still on me which was no way terrible but all reviving Now I was expecting somewhat to be spoken from him but the voice was uttered within me saying thus This is the Sign of your Lord from Heaven that Jesus whom you have desired to see Upon which words I attempted again to break through to him upon which this Representation did pass away that I could no longer gratifie my spiritual Eye with this blessed Personality After whose departure I was left sad for I would willingly have left my corporeal form to have entred into that Oval Cloud where I might have joined the Hand of my Spirit with his But then it was again further revealed to me that if this sight was so pleasing and grateful what would the coming in of the Fathers glory be which would be much more then what I now did see Then this word spake in me go on to believe and ye who look for me shall yet further see greater things then all this Some days after this Vision it was further manifested to me that this visible Figure of my Lord Jesus did signifie the formation of himself in our corporeity which would be much more advantagious then in beholding him in a distinct Personality as without us till we can come to say as he is so are we Till which there can be no fixed view for a constant retaining of his now glorified Person in our Eye Now it was given me to understand that the Reason I could not be admitted to enter into that Oval Light where he was presented was because said the Spirit thou art not come to the same perfect state and degree in which you did him see wanting yet your more high clear and elementary Body so that ye could not possibly make your pass unto him But only hereby your Jesus knoweth that these transient sights would have a pure magical power upon you for the begetting of the same likeness within you that was shewn outward For it was revealed to me that all representations that did not work to this effect would be little available as to the fruition of the blessed Object it self Then I was cautioned to be heedful in this respect and to watch how to receive all powerful impressions hereby all which was for the bringing on the heavenly Birth to every degree of perfection Then no strange nor unusual thing it shall be to see the very express glory of the Majesty when you are Christed and all clothed upon with him Then shall ye see That in your selves which to others is invisible Philip could not see the Father in Christ while he was looking outwardly for some wonderful appearance of God in visible Glory he did not consider how uncapable he was of that sight but Jesus invites him to see and know the Father in the pure simplified humanity God will to all first manifest himself here in that which can assume the Christ-like Life which is the only light and medium in which we can see God Christ would have directed Philip to have looked for this Vision of God in himself but he knew he was not clarified in his Mind and Spirit for that species his Eys were not anointed the Holy Ghost not being yet given to him Therefore Christ directed him to turn his Eye inward to see the influence of the Divine Power and Presence of the Father in and by Christ. Who gave him this rebuke Have I been so long with you and yet have you not seen the Power of the Deity acted forth in me The Disciples were but of dull sight and flow of belief so that it was not the conversation of Christ although all holy perfect and good in his Visible Figure That did give the transformation till he did convey his Spiritual Body into them they could not rightly know him nor yet the Father in him Then the Spirit ecchoed this through me O haste
and seek to be baptized by the Holy Ghost that ye may both know and be perfect in the Father and in the Son then may you see God in Christ apparently God in God sometimes in an immaculate Nature and sometimes in the essence of a Spirit out of Nature From hence learn to see your selves all fully in Christ as anointed by the Holy Spirit into him and then you will not make complaint for want of the visibility of his glorified Person When ye shall see your selves in him and know him in your selves as the express Image of the invisible God Then you cannot but walk in the constant sight of that which is all beautiful comely sweet and ravishing For then ye will never care to turn your Eyes nor set your Foot out of this pleasant Habitation when the Holy Ghost shall be ever in you the Tabernacle of God May the 1st 1677. The Original Language THIS Morning it was much impressed upon me that though all Watchfulness and pure Conversation are the product of a Spiritual Birth yet there must be something besides willed by him who is said to have received gifts to dispose of as a purchased possession for us He is ascended to the Fountain head where all diversity of Gifts are commandable that may be of great profit and use to his Mystical Body which thereby may come to the perfect Unity For it was given me to consider that our Lord Jesus though born into the humanity all immaculate yet was afterward signally anointed with the Holy Ghost before he went upon his Ministerial Function which gave him power to effect those great things in the World So that though he was born of the Holy Ghost yet there was a further Sealing Power contributed by the Father For when the Jews were offended that he made himself equal with God he confirmeth it by this evidence that the Father had shewed him all things that himself could do from which sight as a peculiar Gift he did work hitherto such works as did bear witness of the Supream Power of the God-head While my Intellectual Mind was exercised upon this Subject and withdrawing from my outward animal sense I did see in a paper figured out the forms of two Angelical Persons folding up a Vail or Covering which had been spread upon a Writing that was given me to read Which was plain and legible but I could not understand the Language it was said to be Seraphick This Writing which was so fair was turned into a Blank and then again appeared as in a manuscript which I was very solicitous to have read But it was revealed to me immediately that this was a high and peculiar gift that did belong only to that which was born out of the Lilly root Which mast be brought up where it must hear this Language spoken frequently till which no knowledge there is in the Divine Magia For Spirits who had these deep wonders to shâ—w could not make any intelligent hereof till they had learned this Seraphick Language both to hear and speak withall and so I was left in the demur hereof Only this Writing I saw taken by the hand of a Person to whom I said give it me for it belongeth not to you which I presently gave to the view of anotherâ— that was present but neither of them could find out the Language of the Writing By which my Spirit did conclude that we must proceed to a further learning for to know what is in the heights and depths wherein all lawful and allowable secrets are couched to be understood Had not Moses been taken up to God forty days and in that holy separated Mount been all new organised he could never have understood God's speech unto him so as to comprehend and know how to make an interpretation and how to bring it down unto the people by translating it out of the Seraphick tongue into the formal speech of terrestrial organical Creatures So from hence it was given me further to see that there was a New Ministration which I had not looked into that was of great expediency May the 2d 1677. This next day being the second of May waiting upon the further opening of this Vision and making my application for our enrichment with this heavenly gift it appearing to be of great use and consequence I presently found my self environed with a body of Light with a noise as of rushing waters which were called the Seraphick sounds for I felt a mighty sweet influence from them Finding my Spirit sinking deeper into this heavenly center whereout did arise gusts of Air and Flames of Celestial Fire with springs of Water as a fountain of Joy and dust of Gold all sparkling and herewith mingling and this was a wonderful presentation All which I did as sensibly feel to strengthen to quicken and enliven the inward as I often naturally felt the influences of the outward Elements upon the outward Body to cause Dulness Pain Grief and Sorrow And further there was a Voice that did distinctly eccho in me that all these influencing Powers from the heavenly Body did come down to enrich and make fat the Soil and Magical Ground in which the unction Birth was rooted For this Pure and Aetherial Body which hath commixed it self into such a high Essentiality is designed to feed revive strengthen and rejoyce what is of its own Elementary Body Therefore it is meet for such in whom this New Birth is raised that they do often bring and lay it where the warm beamings of our Sun may overshadow it that is that the quint-essential power of all things may send forth its strong spiritual influences upon it so hereby it may grow mighty and and strong to relieve the depressed Life from the grosser Element which hath enkindled whatever is of torment trouble and strife Therefore cryed the Spirit whatever ye do let this be chiefly minded For your liberty and redeeming Power lieth in this fair Lilly springing from the feeding Life of this bright Elementary Body Which your Lord said he gave for the Life of the World for hereby it can only be renewed again May the 3d. 1677. This Morning being the third of May something more did open to me of the Vision That whereas â— saw a Vail folded up by the two who were in long Garments girâ— about with Girdles which I omitted before to mention Who were figured out to be Angelical Messengers sent to draw away and to wind up the Covering that had overspread the Writing By this it was signified that there was one remove made in order to the understanding and knowing what was further therefrom to be revealed For already there was much of the Vail removed which hid the meaning of the Spirit in that visible Writing which alluded also to the Scriptures but was now upon the removing that so the true intent of the Spirit might come to be known And further it was moved in me why I could not read when the
Vail was removed seeing I had sound that favour as to have that covert taken off that had darkned and hid the Heavenly Mystery from the understanding Why might it not be given me to know also what was in that Inscription Answer To this it was whisper'd by a soft voyce that there was something in that which was yet to be kept secret it contained that whereof the Scripture had made no mention and therefore it was presented to me in an unknown tongue and language which should be learned in its time and understood being reserved for its proper season For as there was a new song that none could learn but such as were perfectly redeemed from the earth so verily there is an everlasting Gospel that none shall understand the language of but such as are made again all new from this pure extracted matter Which will be all spiritually organised whence they shall be apt then to hear and learn what is yet concealed by the Deity for a future day of Manifestation This is only your present business and work to gather in more golden soil to inrich your Land that your Lilly-birth may arrive to a spotless perfection Then with clear Eyes ye shall see what is written within the Table-mind of the Spirit for this is the day when there shall be no need of teaching one another Wisdoms-birth carrieth that Lamp which never goeth out All of her Births will have the light Element evermore encompassing them so that whatever may come forth in Proverbs or Dark-sayings the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation is at hand to interpret None of her Off-spring shall be brought up illiterate but shall be taught in their own Mother-tongue who shall come to be a People of a Pure Language and Seraphick Speech Therefore saith the Spirit consider of all those things that may make you acceptable and meet here for it For it is the Fathers pleasure that in this very Principle this great change should be wrought in reference to this immortalized state Upon this Birth then will be hung all those sparkling Stones and beautifying Gifts that will be the true Royal Stamp upon you But this caution take be sure to carry a deaf Ear to all that will solicitate you herefrom Remembring while ye live in this Aery Region the Prince thereof will readily mingle his corrupt elementary matter with your will Spirit then in danger is all to be turned into a blank as in Vision ye did see Therefore watch and keep to that which will keep your Lilly-birth herefrom May the 7th 1677. Being met together in the Power of the Lord to breath out to each other what was opened from this Life-spring Just upon the concluding part thereof I saw in Vision a Covering passing before me the ground was scarlet all set or wrought with studs of sparkling Gold with this word going along with it Of such like as this will be the Furniture of that place where the Most Holy will dwell Then in Prayer I had a suddain aspect of a Countenance who looked all pleasant and this word came with it and said Iesus lookâ—npon them and said Ye are not far from the Kingdom of God May the 8th 1677. This Morning a shivering influencing Power and Presence was witnessed about my heart After which this salutation I had in the known speech of that which did so gird about the Intellectual Mind uttering these words wilt thou make a full dispose of thy Spirit Soul and Body unto thy Lord who is willing to assume all to himself that he might make it his proper Workhouse But consider well and be not rash in this thing for if thou dost contract to make all over unto me thy true Immanuel then nothing is henceforth hereof to be parcelled out from him who is come to be a Purchaser for the whole that none may come in for any part besides me For I have a sufficiency of stock to set all awork In this your Jesus will be properly all who well knows upon what account he demands to have all turned over to him to act work and do wholy after the pleasure of his own Spirit For while the exteriour Will and the rational Mind with all their train of senses do but in part bare rule and here up and down float though giving their Vote according to the moral and sober part of things all those must give place to another Birth that will excel all this Righteousness Now you that are come to that degree of knowledge as to discern the right-hand Gate from the left Who have been sometimes under the Discipline of the Spirit as also sometimes under the Gifts aud Powers from the Celestial Orb to you then who have thus tasted the Lord is gracious can ye give up all propriety in your selves to be in very deed no longer your own Being come to that grown Age as to make a true sale of your selves to such a Purchaser as is come to buy without Mony or Price or any thing of this Worlds Merchandise You are now known to him and he to you who now proffers to give his own Life for yours Oh who would not strike up such a bargain as this is that so henceforth for you to live it may be Christ. Who will at another rate manage your very corporeal state and upon much better advantages then ye have done while ye live under this Starry Regions influences which is the light and might of the Man of Sense and Reason whose Sun must so go down as never more to rise When this Day-star appears in you all the exteriour Lights will go out May the 9th 1677. This day my Spirit was cast into a very serious and deep debate about that Proposal which was the other morning so audibly made by the Spirit of our Lord Jesus unto us Whose Faces hereunto were set and our Minds hereunto inclined I had another onset by the Friend of him who most willing is to become our Bridegroom Who still urged this thing mightily concerning the actual passing away of our selves so as to be entirely the Lords moving it again in this word Who who can come as a very Christ to be who stands in humane property but those who have bequeathed themselves away as to move from another Life in which they may in winged Power go forth I found my Spirit as in Peter's frame when our Lord repeated the question so often and so suspiciously concerning his loving of him Even so verily I found my Heart troubled and my Spirit grieved that my Lord did by his Spirit press this thing so hard upon me as if my Love and Will were hereunto doubted of by this my Lord from whom knowingly I would reserve nothing that could be demanded from me Whose Love-fervour hath been so strong as to give away my whole Spirit to him who I do believe will renew another more pure and powerful Spirit in us Then was this by the Spirit further spoken in me
True it is that thou lovest the Lord thy God with thy whole Soul and Spirit which is more then all Burnt-offerings or Worship though spiritually instituted yet this is not enough For Love as it may work in an ardent Spirit by and through internal flowings to the Object may stop again This many have reached unto and yet have doubted in it again Therefore God would have a pledge left in his hand something given him as a fruit of Love to wit Life it self must seal the Truth hereof as going along with it Christ was put upon giving this proof to his Father not only in bare love but by laying down of his Life for which saith he I am beloloved of my Father Iohn 10th So as God had this proof from him so he expects the same from you who if you love the Father and Him then his Commands will not be to you grievous Ye will then observe all the Antecedents belonging to this Law of Love Which Love rightly born carrieth a mighty force with it it cannot deny or keep any thing back from that which it is centred in as hath been evidenced by those great Saints before Christ's Manifestation and since As Abraham he did unfeignedly love God when he forsook his own People and Land of his Nativity to go where the Lord gave him a word of Command to go yet this was not sufficient but ye did see God would prove him further as in Isaac's death Which when God saw that he stopped not in that which touched the very Life nay then said the Lord Because thou hast done this thing in blessing I will bless thee I am now sure thou lovest and fearest me and therefore God will be thy exceeding great reward which the Patriarck did fully witness in his day Numerous instances might be added out of the Scriptures hereunto as also the late and private experiences of holy Souls that have been obedient to that true Prophet and Seer that daily giveth and maketh known the Councel of God Under which seal opening ye are come To which Spirit of Wisdom give now an obedient Ear saith the Holy and True Upon this I made my application in great earnestness according to that Power and Life that stirred in me being greatly distressed to know what was further to be given up and parted withal that consisted in the power of our own Wills having gone far in the self-abnegation suppressing and keeping under the earthly part that so sin could not reign but be kept under condemnation So as to this degree some are come As I was thus silently in the Spirit of my Mind parling this word was uttered to me All this is acceptable but the very giving up of the Life must be that my Name may be written in the very Blood thereof and be returned in a Life-quickning Spirit again Then will the property of that which was dull dark and corrupt become all light vigorous pure and Chrystalline as the Spirit of Christ was in the Corporeal Figure The same Mind which only respects things that are above in the Fathers Kingdom of Glory is to be in you as it was in Jesus your Lord. For this is the sum and head to which all Prophecies and Revelations tend even the finishing of this Mystery Christ the Light Wisdom Power and Righteousness of God Which can be brought to pass only by giving up and laying down our Life as to all sensitive properties which is the highest and most resolute act of the will-Will-spirit to give its Name up thus and to subscribe your Spirit Soul and Body in the Blood of that Life that must die that so Christ may be only alive in you And albeit while ye are laying down with great reluctancy that Life which is so agreeable to this terrestrial Life because of contempt and dishonour that it suffers hereby As your Lord in his Crucifixion went through so by your spiritual mystical giving up your Lives though as to this worlds eye in shame rebuke and weakness yet in Truth and Verity it shall rise in Strength Victoâ—â— and Power in Ghostly Majesty whereby ye will possess the Gates of your Enemies This is most wonderfully deep if it may be fathomed by the Spirit in you May the 11th 1677. My Spirit entred into a deep sense upon some occasion that was administred how apt it was for such who had taken upon them part of the Ministry to ingross and confine it to Persons and Sexes and to bring down the superior Spirit and Light under the inferiour Government of the low and mean Spirit that respecteth man and savours that Glory which is after the Flesh. For Christ told the Jews they loved the praise of men more than that of God in that they sought honour from one another as the great and learned Rabbies who in their high learning despised an illiterate Christ as they called him From whence I did observe that the leaven of such a Spirit might be ready to mingle with some in this present Age though partly illuminated in and through the knowledge of the Mystery of God in Christ As I was pondering I say and considering these things in my Mind and making request that nothing of the exterior might have wherein to glory but that God would appear in such as little and nothing were in their own account and that all Flesh might be silent that Spirit might only go forth in its own Power and Clearness Upon this I had a full gust come in upon me with this word speaking in me There is a Gospel that nothing of man shall mingle with that shall only be intrusted with such Child-like Spirits For which nothing of the Creatures Testimony will be needed for it will be the Breath of an irresistible Power of which none shall be ashamed Then was that Scripture the next Morning spoken to me Be not slothful but followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherited the Promises Which word was taken up by the Spirit and spoken audibly unto us upon the account of thatâ— which opened before in way of Prophecy as to that unmixed Ministration that should arise in some qualified for it Of which much was revealed in the discoursive way of the Spirit that there was now given to all an open Door that would look hereinto from that in the Heb. 6. v. 11. where Paul directs this word in general to the whole Body consisting of Men and Women And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end Here is none left out but both Sexes implied Whose work and labour of Love in Ministring to their fellow Saints according as they had tasted and received of the heavenly Gift God was not unrighteous to forget Therefore from hence he did incite them to go forward not excluding the Female but laying it as a weight upon both Male and Female as all one in the Spirit to shew the same diligence
as one entire Body of Glory Iune the 6th 1677. This Morning about four of the Clock awaking with a raised Mind ready to entertain discoveries from that invisible Orb to which my whole Heart tended to I found my self suddenly carried out of my animal sense and several idea's did open to me from the Upper Region I saw in the Firmament of the Heavens Bright Figures like Half Moons and great rolling up and down of the Starry Heavens which seemed to be in a troubled Commotion Then there were great fears at the sight hereof among the lower Spirits of this Region Then I saw somewhat like a Standard set up with a Writing upon it proclaiming War with all the Inhabitants upon the Earth And about these I did see Bows and sharp Arrows and because I saw this Piller or Standard at a distance I thought it was or might not be real and so I went to it and touched it with my hand and read the Writing which was Controversie with the Nations of the World Then after this I saw the Clouds of Heaven pass away and various Persons of great Majesty descended down to the place where the Standard was set and they appeared as those that were Judges of the Earth And two or three of them made towards me to have spoke with me and their Presence was terrible that I shrunk away For my mean Corporeity was very inconsistent to their Glorious Personalities And this word followed This is the Lord who after this Tribulation will come with his Ancients to raign over the Earth Iune the 7th 1677. Then this word did speak through me Haste and pass away from Paradisical Righteousness to Sion's Glory For let your Condition seem never so mean and low yet verily designed ye are to work through all vicisitudes till Palms of Victorious Glory in the hand of the great Alpha and Omega be given to you which will make you to be the admiration of all in the higher and neather Regions Then these Rules were given expresly in order hereunto 1st Suffer gladly the Transplanting Power to crop off all what it finds superfluous dry and sapless 2dly Permit no other Pruning Hook to come near any Branch of your superiour Life-trees but that flaming word of the Spirit that knows rightly to divide betwixt the dead and the living 3dly Seek and make application to the Most High for an impregnable fence while these Fruits are ripening there will be required an invincible gard or else the subtile Foxes and Beasts of Prey may get in for to make spoil In the 4th place Then again watch not only against the Invasions from what Ministers from this visible Principle but from a near and more inward Center whereout the Serpent may move and twist himself while yet you are but in the Paradisical Property For in this first Transplantation lieth all your danger Therefore if all the Fruits of this mystical Life-tree can but reach to a Golden Hue so solid as to become a fixed Seed then ye are out of all hazard and fear But cast this Seed into Earth Air Water or Fire it will attract to it self out of every thing a bright consuming Glory Then this word was added saying Weigh and consider this mystical thing for here lieth the highest state of Perfection Observe the Most Holy in all his removes within your Heavenly Plantation for every new ingraffing from the Mighty Arm of Power will be an evidence that he will not leave you till Scions ye are made as Branches of this Saphire glorious Tree Iune the 8th 1677. This Morning this word was given me to feed upon saying I the Most Holy will Tabernacle with with a Spiritual Mind My Life and Peace as a Spring will bubble there The carnal and earthly Mind is Satan's seat the pure Mind is God's Throne Now choose which of those you will give place to for accordingly your Mind must be ordered If for the high and most holy Society then all Spiritual Then was that Scripture repeated to me For to be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is life and peace Which life of Carnality is enmity to God who will be evermore a Stranger to such who shall know nothing of his Love Joy Goodness Power and Sweetness For if they commune with earthly Spirits and things of this terrestrial being then such dark influences are left upon their Minds as make them altogether unmeet to talk with God or to take in of those Species which tend for transfiguring the Soul into a bright body of Glory When the Mind is pestered and overcharged with thoughts that tend only for this gross elementary Life there is no room for the Holy Ghost that proceedeth and cometh from such a wonderful being of holiness as the Father of Spirits is Iune the 17th 1677. I saw a Ball of Fire and out therefrom went Flakes of Fire and fell amongst thorny Bushes so as they were no more being consumed by the Flame And it was said to me these are the particles and dispersive Powers that will go forth from the substantial God head to devour the Shrubs of the Earth Then after this internal sight I was as in a sleep where much combustion strife and spiritual Labour for the attainment of somewhat that was of Eternal Consequence And such was the clamorous onset of earthly Spirits that for a time I found my self sunk down into a dark Vally Upon which I awaked with great perplexity Then after this I saw in way of Vision a rich Golden Sledge set up and I was to slide down upon it And a voice cried Fear not for an end to all weariness and travel will come when this out of the Heavens shall descend Iune the 23th 1677. Sarah and Abimelech This Morning as I was recollecting my interiour Powers and Faculties which I found had been somewhat scattered by being let out and employed upon secular concerns and which I found was as going upon Thorns grievous and unsavory Upon this my Spirit made application with Soul-meltings for Life-recovery and restitution to those wonted familiarities and divine discoveries wherein consisted all my peace life and satisfaction Upon which my care now was how we who were under a peculiar obligation should discharge our selves of all and every weight that had beset us For it was presented to me that while we were gathering together what might accommodate our outward man as Paul did the sticks to warm him after his perilous voyage even so we upon necessary and lawful things being employed were in danger of the poisonous Vipers which would stick so close to our hands as we should be constrained to awaken and call up the Most Holy Adjuring Power of the Mighty God Whereby we might be able to cast them off before they infected our pure eternal Life-blood that so we might proceed forward in our Spiritual Work For this word was spoke why seek ye to dwell in ceiled houses and let the most holy in
but of an immortal Virtue Power and Strength answerable toâ— what will suit with the Heavenly Jerusalem State Then was it further shewed me That through these three Conveyances did run all and every weighty precious thing that was now inherent in God the Son For want of understanding and not finding out the way of this mighty attraction from the head-substance We have discovered the shame of our Nakedness wearing only the vile cloathing which is infirm and weak obnoxious to all evil and death fit and meet only to walk and converse with Creatures of a mean and inferiour sort such as this World is replenished withal But now a Summons is to call and shew unto us what will qualifie and furnish â—s out for a higher Society as when the pure native Life of a compleated Christ is sucked in by us then shall we be as he is not longer in a condition of â—â—â—â—ering sorrow and indigency but of God-like Authority Which will be the Sealing Commission of the Everlasting Gospel Prerogative that will no more go forth in weakness but in the finishing Power of a mighty Salvation Seek and pray ye for such a triumphant day Iuly the 13th 1677. We being met together in Prayer owning and presenting our many deficiences as to Spiritual Abilities This word was spoke to me Apply your selves to Christ your Treasure who is made of that Lineage and Nature that he might consider the better those who are of his own Spiritual Flesh For none else could so naturally care for them as he who had assumed that Nature which was liable to weakness temptation and all distresses And as your Lord Jesus did out-grow all this and swallowed up mortality and all infirmities by attending thereupon so changing his Corporeity into an Aetherial Spirituality whereby a Translation was obtained by him into Mount Sion Glory So was it advised me from that Spirit that standeth always in the Spirits Councel That an express charge was given by the Father unto the Lord Christ to take care and provide for us also after the like manner as having received all infinite fulness from the Godheads all-sufficiency for the same that so he might be able to do for us according to his â—â—boundless Power Aâ—d therefore he hath invited us to urge it close upon him our appointed Trustee that so we might be brought up through all the several changes to the same perfect and all powerful degree even till we come to possess the self same beatifical Vision of the whole Trinity in Glory For it is so willed by the Lord your Creator that he should now raise you up by his secret Spiritual Intrinsical Operations to his own Heavenly Stature till that ye may be presented faultless as he himself is Therefore let none glory in Christ as their saving Iesus till they can come to witness his Life-blood in them thus redeeming and cleansing them from every blemish For till this be done Christ cannot bring them into his Fathers presence to sit down as his Bride in heavenly places there with him Now is there an open Door to you set wide open for you to enter through his re-entring into you Make all present advantage thereof in him who is your Spiritual Banker Iuly the 16th 1677. These weighty intimations coming from our Lord are well worthy of all observation from us from whose great Love they do come to perâ—ect what is yet to be done for us For while the Ear of my Spirit as the Oracle of God doth stand open clear and free from the twisting stuff of all low imaginary things the voice of the Most High doth frequently cry through me From whence I can conclude that the Spirit of Revelation is not in this Age alâ—ogether excluded For this word did 〈◊〉 a-fresh speak to me I the Lord 's Annointed will give forth the residue of my Spirit for which do ye who are one in Faith steadily wait Then after this Voice it was discoursed in the way and method of a Spirit how that the latter Crop of the Spirit should be much greater and more plentiful than what was in the first fruits after our Lord 's Ascending which was but as a â—â—ower or sudden â—light which soon again stopped For after the decease of the Apostles iâ— soon began to withdraw and a long restraint hath been as to what they witnessed in their day All that can be said of what hath been enjoyed by the highest order of Saints since the Apostles days is but a sowing into the Spirit through divine and radical Light entring in for conviction illumination thereby to make the conversation more pure and shining which hath been wrought from the belief of that Testimony left by these holy ones who were immediately inspired with the Annointing Vpon which to this day there hath been a total and full resting as if God had nothing more to reveal to all eternity to any Which is not so For the Scriptures or rather the Spirit of them did point out in them to a greater reserve of Spirit that was to be poured forth But till then saith one in his Epistles Ye do well to take heed as to a present measure of Light which in this long and cloudy day seemeth great and lustrous but there is a Star to rise out of your own hearts that may outshine all that hath gone before if you watch to it The Vision may there speak though it hath been hitherto silenced and that partly through unbelief but the same Spirit of Revelation shall much more in this last Age revive again For through Grace and Love deeply imprinted it is given me to believe in another rising day of the Spirit according to old and new Prophecies Some breakings forth hereof are already witnessed And that we might have further grounds of hope who do fly hereunto for fresh teachings and discoveries of the Mind of God I did see a Vision of a bright oriental Star which did spring as out of the low center of the Earth at which I marvelled and I called one to rejoyce with me to see the Effects of this rising Star as also another Person to the view hereof I did with joy call in And we beheld it till it did enlighten the whole Earth with its Beams which it did cast forth as if it had been the Body of the Sun The last Vision of the Star explained This sweet Manifestation this divine Opening or Vision was granted to me to view that so the end why it did appear might be known First it was shewed me that as the Wise Men â—â—d see in order to the Birth of Christ in the Flesh his Star rise and go before them till they came to Ierusalem even so this Star did in its rising signifie the mighty Birth of the Spirit which would open through the womb of the earthly property Where the Spirit hath been long 〈◊〉 â—â—d its Glory clouded as in the dark gross Body of sensual Corporiety but it
will verily work it self through And the more wise and excellent in Spirit shall first see it and feel its rising effects upon themselves as their Birth-Star Which shall multiply unto the seventh Number which only qualifies to stand within the Circle Throne of the Most Holy The seven Stars which are mentioned to be held in the hand of Jesus your mighty Prince of Peace are to be distributed as the Badge or Inscription of such as shall be so perfected for a free pass into the Jerusalem-glory there to be in Oneness with him without robbery to their Kingly Priest in all his Thronely Principality and to be added to the enrolled numbers of the Ancients which are come to be Victorious over the World through great Tribulation So ye will be followers of him through this Rising Star Iuly the 17th 1677. The Seven Ascending Steps This Morning the Living Word spake in me Thou dost not yet sound the meaning and depth of that which is further to be understood of the Residue of the Spirit but I am come to search and give thee further knowledge herein As thus the Golden Cask of this Rich Oyl hath been in part let forth seven Pipes for the venting hereof are as an Emblem to present the seven Spirits that hereout do proceed Now well observe how many of these Spirits have been drawn out of the Golden Vessel which represents the Body of the Deity either in the foregoing or present Age and you will see what is come and what is yet more to come till the seventh Number be finished First consider the Prophecies and Promises how they run in the Scripture Roll. The Spirit is distinguished with seven Properties or Operations and Working-powers each of these Spirits hath their Office and Ministration as dividing to each one in the Body of the Spirit according to the measure of the Gift of Christ. As First The Promise of Grace and Supplication is to empty out it self Then a Spirit of Love Joy and Peace is the second Thirdly a Spirit of Consolation of Prophesie and Revelation Fourthly A Spirit of Councel and Sound Mindedness Fifthly A Spirit of Truth Wisdom and Knowledge Sixthly The Spirit of Faith for Heating Internally and Externally and doing thereby Miracles of all kinds The Seventh This is a Creating Spirit that goeth forth to give Being and Existency to what seemeth not to be it works on this hand and on that and yet nothing which is inferiour unto it self can it see It works all in a silent still way what it speaks it effects and what it effects speaks forth what it is It needs no Orator to go before it to declare from whence this Holy Breath of Almighty Power doth move it resteth where it will yet unseen yet felt known tasted to good purpose where-ever it abides it being the head principle Spirit that governeth and sendeth out the foregoing Spirits and uniteth them into one entire Spiritual Body Now said the Most Holy Inspirator I have here shewn to you the seven Ascending Steps by which you must come up to your Mansion Glory to your Throne Dominion to be what you were designed for to be from before all Worlds Come now and see what process you have made hereunto and how many Degrees ye have taken Comforted ye may be who do ascend up here together in Faith though many attempts and that strong ones have been to pull you down and to prevent your further ascent But be strong and resolute this day from that power already received that you may go up and stand upon that last pâ—ved stone of Wisdoms strength and might Which will bring Majesty and Honour to you but Horror Confusion and Shame to what ever hath sought hence to draw and plunge you in with them into the dark center of this dismal Sphere The which evermore fear and avoid as the Dragon's Cell where he loves to dwell Iuly the 18th 1677. This day much refreshment from the bright beaming Countenance of my beloved Lord through free converse with him came thereby to my Spirit My Spirit being moved to plead propriety in what the Father had given unto him Whom after the way of Spiritual Sight I did behold a smiling Face looking through a ray like to the Sun and a voice spake I will see you Face to Face that you may hear my voice then will your Joy be daily full Then this word I did hear It is well you now do believe that all Spirit and Mighty Power is with me to provide for those whom my Father hath given me in charge I am no engrosser to my self of this Ierusalem treasury but do will that ye should be joint-heirs with me in the same Body of Glory But it is the vehement strong thirsty Ones who can draw out that Life which I now do live in and that in the highest degree of Perfection Which makes me stand up in the head fountaincapacity to impower gifts of great consequence according as you are able to partake of them Oh that you would lie close in your Spirits to that Breast which is in pain by reason of its fulness till it hath emptied it self with the sweet lusciousness of the Gospel Milk When tasted it will make you be always lingring and strongly desiâ—ous hereof The office of my Spirit is like a true and faithful Nurse to lay and to give the Mouth of your own Eternal Born-Spirit hereunto but then of it self it must draw and ye must not be discouraged though at first it doth not come so flush But some pains must be taken by you in this Spiritual Exercise before the Breast of Life will open fluently But when herein you have once got the victory the Bottles of Heaven will run free emptying forth the very marrow and strength of the Deity What else think ye can make great strong and powerful in the Divine Nature but this very Life-substance which by the Mouth of the Spirit highly magical is constantly attracting Then will ye be answered in what you have been so long in Soul-travel for Iuly the 19th 1677. This word was with me early in the Morning Pass on ye Worthies of the Lord through all measures of my Spirit till you come to all seven Degrees Rest not in the shallow parts or streams before ye come to float in the place of the Broad-waters where the Spirit will be to you unmeasurable For though it is an undiscernable strength yet in it lieth the whole omnipotent force both of saving and destroying creating and nullifying This Power will be inherent in them upon whom the seven united Powers shall rest and dwell Which indeed will make you excel the very Angels as to dignifying Power which never was their natural dowry as it was yours in the beginning but that you have lost through sin and earthliness entring in which hath made you thus feeble impotent and weak that you can do nothing till these my seven Spirits do come each one gradually in
their course to renew your strength through the mutual concurrence of your wills Which to me I your Lord do own you have given in Therefore my Spirit I am moving upon the Face of your inward Deep till the whole mystery of the Celestial Figure shall again be restored Therefore I am calling the Eye of your Minds inward that so ye may take knowledge how many steps you have gone up to this Throne and so be encouraged to pass forward You are arrived to the third measure which is the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation here is a pleasant standing because you have prospects of the unknown Scenes of Gâ—ory great advantage is from hence because you do live in the divine Idea's of what is contained in the invisible Sphear Yet far be it from thee to â—ake up rest here or like Moses for to die in journying to the Land where the New Ierusalem doth stand Yet four 〈◊〉 higher there are which have been seen in the Mount of Vision Who then now as high descended Spirits will in mighty Faith attempt them and renounce what ariseth of fear and doubt As Faith and Love are the Wheels that do hither bring so fearfulness and unbelief do the Wings of the Mind bind down Oh how flow of heart have you been to believe what of these Ministrations hath been so frequently prophesied by my Spirit Come forward on and put forth that little grain of Power which you have already in your selves and see what you can make hereof The more you act it forth the more it will encrease For as the Ministration of Immediate Revelation doth more clearly immerse you into the knowledge of what is unknown So the Mystery of the highest degree of Faith must necessarily therefrom begin to work and that in such a way as may be a sealing to what is revealed for manifestation For a let into invisible Species of things cannot but quicken up Faith and make it strong in God by which it may easily yea most naturally act and go forth in mirâ—culous Deeds for confirmation to others of what by a bare Testimony will not be believed in a residue of Spirit For this is also surely reserved which is the sixth step to Sions Glory But before this can be perfected in any one that do look Here for it they must be of a through grown experience in the Life of Revelation These Gifts will not come down by sudden rushing showers as it was in the Apostles times But henceforth they will be Consequents which will follow those who do gradually grow up from the very Birth-day of the Spirit into all the sublime perfections of Holiness as their constitution into a Christ-like Nature For it is the Root of that Heavenly Matter from whence Gifts of this kind do proceed and will in such pure and sanctified Vessels be inherent For they only stand in the Light Councel and Will of the Trinity ready to obey and execute his Will here on Earth as the Angels of the Presence who truly and faithfully do go forth in the Light Power and Force of the seven Spirits whose fortitude it is to secure from all the wrathful conspiracies which are in this evil World Iuly the 20th 1677. This day upon a foregoing Word which opened it self in me as we were met together to breath the Life to each other a superaddition thereof was given me The word was from that of Jesus crying in the great day of the Feast If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink then out of their Bellies shall flow Rivers of Living Waters speaking of the Spirit The Jews Feast being the Feast of Tabernacles was highly at that day solemnised from which the Lord did take an occasion to invite to another manner of Feast presenting himself as the principal Dish to feed upon and Well of Life to draw the Waters of Salvation from It was again revived to me in this word You are come to the festival day of the Spirit Set by it esteem it spare not to take your fill Tell me Oh ye that beloved are what from this Heavenly Table where all variety of Spirit is what is most relishable to your Heavenly Palate Had not I known you to have been in the vehement hunger and thirst after that Food which is all Spirit and Life you should never have drawn near to my Table For to others this kind of Fare has been little understood or tasted of and therefore not desired It is the pure Birth of the Spirit that can only live upon that which is Spirit as none can know the things of God but the Spirit so none can taste God but what is born of God What else did your Lord Jesus live upon during the time of his abiding in the humanity but the Essential Power of the Deity He still drew it in as the Invisible Bread of Life which he had to eat that the World knew not of Now said the Spirit unto me It will be to you according to what you believe or thirst for or after whether for the Milk or the strong Meat of the Spirit For this is called the Feast of the Spirit because it multiplies it self into Corn Wine Oyl Milk Hony Marrow and Fatness There is nothing that can be named for refreshing and strengthning which the Spirit of Jesus doth not afford to the strong in Faith Then again a further Information was given concerning the Ministration of Revelation that though this Mount of Divine Vision was not to be for ever the fixed Rest of such who are under such a dispensation which must be owned as a high and rich Prerogative Yet warning I had this day hereupon still to wait For the Spirit did expresly speak that we were come but to the shallows of that unmeasurable Deep our Feet did but yet stand upon the Golden-sea brim and that we must yet abide a while upou this Chrystalline Stone till launched into the deep ocean of all Manifestation and Knowledge of what is within the Vail Where all things of the Temple Glory are to be seen not as in Metaphors or Figures but in their own express Beings as the heavenly things themselves Then through the Oracle-ear this word did sound to me Ye have not yet known what it is to be wholly contracted into the Spirit that is as if you were without a Body of animal sense and changed into an unmixed Body of Spirit For thus it was with Iohn when he saw and talked with the Alpha and Omega Then the word of Jesus was made good to him as one of them who did not see death till he had seen the Son of Man in Majesty coming in the New Ierusalem Glory But this he could never have beheld if he had not been changed for the time being into a Spirit Which had so penetrated through his gross material Body as that he knew himself only in a Body of Light Therefore he called it the Lord's Day such a
regenerated Heart Which the Spirit of a good Heart feeds upon miraculously while this Worldly Heart doth see nor tast nothing hereof So strong so high are Zions Walls that are built for these holy Hearts that no groveling Spirits nor low earthly Hearts can tast any thing of their Seraphick Life Whose natural soil it is to live like the Hearts of Beasts breathing after their perishing Fodder and sensual Pleasures but this Heart from Jesus in a Regenerated good Heart is created for better things It knows its own true temperature to be such as can no more lust after what is terrestrial Because it hath been so much touched upon by the Divine Flames of the most Holy Altar Because also it hath been so often impressed from the sealing Powers of the Deity Whose breath doth so strongly move as to maintain upon the good Heart a pleasant soft Fire burning as a signal Witness that a Sacred Presence liveth there for whom is provided the best of Celestial Chear Also because the creating Word may still renew a fresh Life with all its secret and unknown Retinue of pure Spirits that may be refreshing to the Solitary who indeed have made their choice to live in the Heart of Jesus till with their inward Eyes they have spied where that only massy Gold-stone of all-working Powers doth lie Which is only sounded by these Hearts but to raise up this all-golden Power is not found out by them till they are come to have more innate Union and Communion with this Heart For by virtue of their Co-Union there will be co-working For thus it was betwixt God and Christ there was but as one Heart betwixt them in which they did in all things agree From whence it was said hitherto the Father doth work and I work that was by a mutual agreement going out in acts of Power from deep Councel and Wisdom as foreseeing all events of things So it will be between Christ and a Christian when they have co-union of Heart then there will be co-operations together bâ—tween Christ and a Christian Co-union of Heart is when Christ's Heart dwells in a Christian Heart and the Heart of a Christian is one in Union with Christ's Heart Then will follow intimate communion and co-operations in harmony together Iuly the 23th 1677. This word run through me as a burning stream saying Seek make out with all speed for a partnership with this perfect and all-powerful Heart For it will not only discover a Spiritual Substance by a Reflective Light but it will give an Inherent being in it self Hence it is that Wisdom's Pearly Stone doth shine and hence all her Divine Magia doth work Let it not stagger thee that little hitherto thou couldst do as to works of Eminency that might demonstrate the Heart-Power of the Deity See what wanting hath been the Heart of Jesus is a Seal must be set upon thine that what as his may be thine in an absolute propriety Such an innate life of conjunction will be of most wonderful consequence Consider now then and know nothing is more expedient than to be found in this most perfect and all-seeing Heart that all you do may be wrought herefrom Then further it was testified that it was not the sudden flights of the Spirits up into this Heart which would do or perfect the remainder of what was to be finished For in that there might be an uncertain motion as our own Hearts sometimes being up and then again down by reason of which so little hath been brought to pass For a steady Heart and Mind is Wisdom's Pavilion where she dwelleth Therefore this caution and word of Councel the Spirit did give that when carried up at any time by the Spirit into the Heart of Jesus there to fix for ever and there to abide till so knit as Twins of Hearts to grow up together in then Powers and Gifts there will spring Iuly the 24th 1677. The word of Admonition was given unto me Take heed unto the Spirits Doctrine and continue stedfast in the things which ye have learned and have been assured of knowing of whom ye have received them From these words it was shewed me that it was not sufficient that we were under the distillings of the Spirit-doctrine to drink it in so as to let it pass away again but this word of Truth was to dwell and to be deeply rooted in us as it is brought forth into a plain discovery by way of Precept For in this day the Word of the Lord coming to any one immediately is so rare and pretious that God looks that they whom he shall herewith favour should more than ordinarily set by it and wisely observe and make great improvement of this more excellent Ministry For every slight neglect or disobedience is weighed over as done agaâ—â—â—â— the Love which not being answered by the fruits of Love again will cause the Spirit to retire to its own center Therefore henceforth live by every word that shall proceed from the Spirit This Councel did very much reach my Soul engaging all the Faculties of my interiour Mind lest at any time I should let slip any word so expresly spoken unto me from the Spirit for it is love and grace worthy of all acceptation And I must own it is good dwelling under the droppings of this Fruitful Bough which is loaden with all sweet Hony-dewes that no sooner are touched with the twig of Faith but the Eye of the Heart is both enlightned and is therewith highly refreshed as with its true natural food Therefore One many Ages past experienced this when he cried out Oh how sweet are thy words unto my taste yea sweeter than hony unto my mouth The respect that the Most Holy and Worthy Ones will have for this Living Testimony will be evidenced by a disrespect and a real disgust to whatever is not given out from a fresh annointing For the Right-born Spirit trieth all by its tast it can know old stores that has not that juicie Life and vigour in it like Fruits that have been long plucked off from the Tree or like a Flower that hath lost its true Life-scent by being cut off from the springing Root and so both Fruits and Flowers though once fresh and good in their proper time yet when laid up and their moisture gone and dried up are no longer so And this is well known and discerned by such a Spirit as has liberty to go into the Vineyard and Garden of God to pluck fresh and gather according to present spending And although there has been a living upon an old Store laid up yet know it is not to be so always The seven years Famine of the Pretious Word and Ministry of the Spirit is come to an end with some already Who have made use of it for those ends designed which was to sow their ground with it and that by the hand of the true Seedsman the Spirit who hath made choice of good and well-prepared ground to
a Mount which was all green and we were discoursing if we could come up there how we should then have escaped what we saw cause to fear For I did see many Vipers lie in our way and one did seem to fasten upon the Heel of my Fellow-traveller which I set my Fooâ— on and so escaped from it And as we passing still on after some space of time there fell a Dark Mist so dismal as we could not see each other which was very rerrible to me for we had lost each other but I saw it dissipated and the lost found again Upon this was opened unto me in what danger we were And it was said Pray for there is Cloud of Temptation that hath already essaid that the work might be retarded Moreover this word was with me Rise O Abigail with Wisdom and Might and give out what thou art withal replenished and thereby stop the ensuing Flood For all things do conspire from the Dark Kingdom to keep you from finding the way to my Holy and Separated Choir Therefore those dark Fumes and Smoak will rise that so you might not find your way into that mâ—niâ—ion-strength where ye will be secured out of all peril August the 18th 1677. After this I had a word followed me crying still in me Turn not out of the way of the Spirit Which the Morning before was in the Scripture Phrase given to me Walk in the Spirit or else it will little avail you to have transient visits from the Spirit only to give councel and instruction if it be not in every jot and tittle obeyed For walking implies that primarily Then was it shewed to me where and what were the Walks of the Spirit First they were walks very high and remote and private The Region or Climate was so pure that no gross earthly Spirit could have any consistency with it Then it was said again to me that such Spirits could only live here that had their first inkindled breath from this pure Element And such as are born again out hence can well agree with no other Air. These pleasant walks of the Spirit are all very lofty and those who stand in the low bottom of this Principle cannot see into that pure Sphere nor yet be walkers there For they are among pure Spirits all of one sort such as Ioshua was to have the priviledge to walk amongst If he would walk in the ways of the Most Holy and keep his charge and abide in the Inward Court The Angel protested he would give him walks among those who stand by the Lord. Which was no small preeminence thus to be among the Triune Society Even so it was to me â—estified That if we would but keep within the circle-walks of the Spirit we should be conversant with the Trinity And hereby it was said we should escape the hurtful influences of those who walk and live after the fleshly Birth For what we are conversant withal such we are For whether Spiritual or Carnal according to either it 〈◊〉 its impression readily Therefore this word came expresly Know and keep Company with your Bridegroom's Spirit That will bring you into high and worthy acquaintance indeed Now then consider ye stand now betwixt two Cross-ways the one is on the Right-hand the other on the Left the one ascends the other descends into this Worlds deep Now there are those who would keep their walks in both these ways sometimes they would be soaring up to God's Holy Mount then descending into the Foxes holds and dens where all unclean Spirits are And such as are of this sort will never make any riddance up to the Mount of Glory Therefore this word of Loves advice I give saith he that is the way of Truth to you who are called out of the Worlds walks That you stedily keep your Eye where the Spirit doth make his Tract for you and that you do keep on your daily pace Follow still the Measuring Line that doth ascend strait upward For there is no admittance herefrom to turn aside because great loss will be sustained To go backwards and forwards can produce nothing but wo and ill For no progress can any such make in this Ascending State And as these walks are high so they are very private and reserved No evil Eye can espy the Roads of the Spirit What of gross Corporeity can pierce into this bright burning Element where the pure in heart walk A strong enclosure here is so as no Beast of Prey can break in to disturb the solacements of â—â—rene Souls that have got in here they are secured by Cherubims who hold out for their Guards Flaming Spheres that so they may rest void of fear Then as to the pleasantness of Walks they are all smooth and plain A sound bottom they tread upon being all paved with solid Gold which is so transparent that its very reflexion gives light to walk by Then again of each side such Plants do grow as are known by Name They be most odoriferous sending out such sweet perfumes each Flower spinging out of the Spirits Root such as Joy Peace Love Meekness Gentleness and Faith with all tender Compassionateness encreasing to all perfect Good You may easily know when you are in the right Walks by these springing Fruits on either hand of you and by the high Throne Powers here greeting you with fresh and new discoveries of their Kingdoms Secrets None that have walked here can ever more desire to turn aside because they can see taste and feel in their degree what the very Trinity can make them blessed in from what they possess in themselves as immense Ioys that are unknown of which some daily droppings ye will still meet with For as ye do abide in the Spirits habitation Worthy things ye may expect which your Father doth secretly keep in his own Breast as ye are made meet for them To which end I will open a burning Spring within you which through a soft breath of Celestial Air shall maintain heavenly clarity Then will your God walk absolutely with you and will be henceforth no stranger to your habitation But then watch to it that when he come he may find you waiting there within that pure and all-indurable burning Sphere sucking and drawing still in the fresh gusts of Endless Love which may work up to a refining Element Whereby Paradise that hath fled away from this Principle may now again bud forth and recover you out of the Curse This is the very way hereunto therefore saith the Just One take all heed to keep in the Spirits Walks as you would see that renewed state of Liberty yet once again revealed in you August the 19th 1677. There appeared to me two Trees the one in a Field the other grew under the shadow of a mighty Tree as in an enclosed place with a Wall about it that was all set for Fruit the other was all blossomed but on a sudden a shaking Wind came and blasted the whole Tree
Territories so as to lay them waste in this terrestrial state Then this word was further given me Oh the Sinless state will do it Then there were in way of Vision several Papers as written upon to my view and a Voice spake Get them signed with this wonderful Name and then you may have what you will granted by him who carries the Treasury Key This much answered to a word which sometime I had before of getting Bills of Faith subscribed to Then was further opened unto me the great freedom and efficacy that we might have by Entring our selves into this Name or rather by its entring into us for the dispersing all its Powers Oh what singular advantage it is to have such a rich Banker to charge upon while we are in this Foreign Country and necessitous place as to answer to all just requirings as soon as the Father seeth but his or his Sons Name to any Petition there is no scruple of answering to it Christ told his Disciples that hitherto they had asked nothing in his Name Verily the same may be said of us We have often pronounced this Name literally but that hath been little available But we have not so asked as to breath forth all pure flames from this Name without any of the old Name mingling with it for if so then immediate effects would follow For if at any time all pure Inspiration did open from this Name what is there to be named that we might not be able to work and do through this great Name Alpha and Omega Oh might we come to be known by that and no other Name abiding in us then whatever was 〈◊〉 by us on Earth should be surely confirmed in Heaven It is well 〈◊〉 ou◠looking into this Mystery and making our aim at this White Mark that will bring to us so considerable a Prize as hath been so freely revealed to us by the Spirit that so through this Name we might be Conquerors over this whole Principle August the 25th 1677. This Night somewhat before break of Day I did verily believe there lay one by me in the Bed At which I was put into some fear but then it appeared to be the Figure of my deceased Husband Who discoursed many things to me challenging Conjugal Love and the renewing of that old affinity which was betwixt us with manifold circumstances thereupon attending At which at first I was somewhat disturbed but I took courage and discoursed with him and told him I fear'd to have Union with any inferiour Spirit till they had got up to the highest perfection and asked him several questions concerning which he seemed to be silent and could not give me satisfaction as to his being in that full growing state for the compleatment of this glorification But still I beheld him magically hovering about me and he asked me for a Bible While I thought that he was now above that way of knowing God which I urged much that he might now know as he was known but he gave me no answer thereto Then he proved me with some small Pence which seemed to be like Gold which I set light by and did not receive them as not understanding wherein they could be of service to me aiming at greater things from Wisdoms Treasury After I had said that since his decease I had made choice of an unchangeable Mate for whom I must now be and for no other but as they are compleated in his glorified Body where I should rejoyce to know him and to meet him Upon which he disappeared And then coming to my exteriour sense I understood in what a Magia Trance I had been After which about four a Clock I found my self all inspired for Prayer that I might learn to understand what the Divine Will was hereby And as I was considering in my Mind of that departed Spirit that appeared magically unto me This morning it was spoken to me thus I have now proved thee whether thou wouldst be for me and for no other Spirit inferior to me who am the Lord thy Redeemer that hath given and shed my saving Name into thee Which is a considerable earnest of what I further intend as thou abidest in Nazarite Chastity knowing no Spirit more but what can mate it self with me in high Celestial Unity Therefore hereunto watch that at no time supplanted thou be of what is designed by holding out in loyalty upon every account For I should not take it well that you should run into any one if distinct from me though an Angel whose Habitation may be in a more high and heavenly Sphere Remember a check for this was given to the beloved Iohn whose heart was apt to run into the Angel that shewed him the great Visions therefore was he bid to worship God and to keep nothing less in his Eye than the Supream Deity albeit that it is in a glorified humanity From hence I took occasion for to make this Objection to my Lord If thus We must be dear Immanuel allotted for thee alone Why is it then that thou with thy all-taking Humanity and Personality will not dwell with us constantly as to be a covering to our Eye and a perpetual attraction to our Minds For through absence of thee we often find that temptation gets ground for verily all our Spirits are for mutual association therefore when thou dost retire from us we are then apt to fall in with somewhat that is near unto us For thou thy self knowest that we are constituted of such working stirring Esseces that must spend themselves either upon what is essentially good or evil as either of these have greatest affinity with and dominion over the Mind And if through a superior light we swerve and turn aside from all that is grosly earthly and that is of known sin yet here we may be nevertheless at a disappointment of that express and actual conversation with Thee as thou art now a transfigured Corporeity So as great is our present disadvantage hereby Oh Lord Jesus August the 26th 1677. This reply did spring from the Spirit of the true Bridegroom Dost thou then imagine or concludest therefrom that I the First and the Last do impose upon you a severe Law of Loves Loyalty in allowing and giving you no liberty to make any contract with either Angel Spirit or Creature dividedly from your Lord and Saviour Whose now you are by what he hath for you wrought Let it henceforth be of all acceptation to you as a pleasing restriction though accompanied with the disadvantage of my remove from you as in mortal forms ye are Yet dear souls let not this lesten your Loves to me who am and will be to you ever the same as if I were in a visible form of Humanity Let it suffice that I have planted my Sublime Nature within you where you may have all pleasurable conversation if ye turn in thereunto Where I will not fail to meet you and greet you with fresh joys and loves
while on this side of the mortal death Happily some there be who in Purity and Faith having finished their terrestrial Life here after their bodily dissolution may unknown to us Inhabitants of this working restless World enter in there But no President we have of any that could ever pass but through that known universal death of the Corporeal Body For that would be a great and marvellous thing beyond ever what was yet heard of that ever any went in and out amongst us that could give an account of passing out from us into that Paradisical Sphere it being shut up ever since Adam's turning out therefore in this present time we must not look for it For this weighty matter of doubt I besought the Lord earnestly for a resolve in whether or no such a Translation might be hoped for and believed in before death was tasted of My Spirit did very watchfully wait for an Answer hereupon which after some time was thus given to me to understand and from the Word of Knowledge was uttered True it is Oh Soul that none hath entred these Gates in a mortal shape neither can any more than a Camel can pass through the Eye of a Needle unclothed ye must be of sins body the gross bulk thereof cannot pass in And though ye have been Let hitherto by this full fraughted Principle yet possibly ye may grow so wise and subtile as to pass through by the virtue of that pure leavening Name Which like Oyl of Gold will all overflame you and so turn Gross Earthly Matter into an Aetherial Spiritual Body for none but such can come to be so near the Trinity Neither is it the death of the outward Body that can fit it hereunto for if the inward body of sin be not as well put off as the outward it will avail little as to thy entrance into this Supernal City Therefore now if in the throng of all present Temptations ye can but get the conquest then this blessed change will be from a Terrestrial Glory to a Celestial What though this hath not been evidenced neither before or since the Lord 's appearing in flâ—sh let not that sink down your hearts into discouragement For there is such a Fire-stone to burn that now is kindled that will effect greater things than yet ever have been Therefore stretch out the Neck of your Faith right forward hereunto for the fearful doubtful and impure will be shut out of all hope of entring here Therefore said the Just One Faith in God will remove this laded Cart which did appear to stand in your way The fury of the Beast and Dragon also are very great against you animating such as are nearest unto you and of dearest concern to stop your way But be ye both advised by watching all opportunities through Patience Wisdom and Lowliness of Mind to keep on your way For by the creeping through is signified great Humility by which the Serpents subtilty may be supplanted Let this then now stir up all care and watchfulness for ye will be put oft-times while ye are in this process to great distress but keep the blessed issue always in your Eye and that will renew strength continually For all of this high concern must be effected through immutability pressing hard though the Wheel of this oppressive Principle threatens to grind you Yet be constant and persevere unto the end and ye will receive the Crown of Life August the 31th 1677. I saw multitudes of People this Night presented to me of several Habits and Languages all in business and traffick saving a few that were together gathered out of these Who were in a cessation from all matters of entanglement in a waiting interceding posture Of whom it was said That these few should become a strong Nation and rise up to take the Prey from the strong and mighty For if there were not some allotted only for the Sanctuary Attendance in a Consecrated Spirit of anointing to approach the immense Glory nothing of the Mind of the Most High would come to be known in their days Herefrom it was shewn me that by those Multitudes which were of all sorts and kinds in their several employes that run on in the concerns of those are petty things and satisfied with such mean atchievements as this Creation affords it hath been permitted that they should arrive to no greater than visible things and That only by continued exercise both of Minds and Hands But now by that other sort which I did see do nothing but stood waiting in a silent posture as if they had departed from the whole universe of their Fellow-creatures These united ones were to break open a fast enclosed Center where the natural freedom and commanding Power of Paradise lieth These all are by pure severation not only from the mixed Congregation of the wilder sort but from those who were as Cakes baked but of one side who were not throughly leavened with the Altar-fire themselves also to divide For the Word thus spake Such who are all of one refined mould who do seek nothing else but the plucking down of the man of sin from his great Seat which he hath gotten in the World and this must be done by sequestring from the confused noise of all what may promote hereunto For to some it will be given thus closely to set to the work Or else what can be brought to effect of the primary state for to regain the antient Liberty and sinless Innocency with higher degrees of what is now the superadded state Which will ask the whole Age of man's Life for to give attendance hereupon Which will be worth your daily setting to that hereby you may undermine the Strong Tower of him who would keep up his regency in the divided property of part good and part evil For so long as this is allowed him he will have the greatest share of this Worlds Kingdom Now then who would not set close to this more superiour Business to find out what lieth hid in the Magia Storehouse Arts of a wonderful degree present themselves here For as ye can wade through this deep Ocean great mysteries will flow out As ye may see comparatively what the spirit of a man hath attained to by external industry This hath brought forth all that is delightful to the humane sense whereby all are deluded who have looked hereinto Oh the lustrous state that now this Principle is wrought up toâ— it is become such a Golden Bait that rare it is to find any who are not biting and nibling hereupon If therefore the wisdom of that which is but Earthly hath found out and invented such an inviting variety to make this Creation so desirable What may not such reach unto who have the advantage of that Spirit of Wisdom that truly inspireth to know from the originality of all whatever is to be comprehended This Anointing is the light that makes manifest what lieth in the Abyss of Eternity And verily such as
possession him who is the Author and Spring of this Almighty Faith that can do whatever it pleaseth Therefore it is said seek and ye shall find that is we must grow from one ground of Faith to another and not give over as fainting and disponding till we ascend from Faith to Faith so near to the heart of God our Father as to affect him with such Faith as worketh by Love that so the grand mystery of tâ—â—s all-effecting Faith may be both revealed and dispensed as a Gift unto us and then we have the Substance of whatever hath been hoped for September the 29th 1677. As the Doctor was in Prayer this word passed through me Ye shall be marked with the Fathers Name then no slaughtering weapon can harm you Upon which word I much exercised my Mind diving to know the Spirits meaning what that Mark would be and after what manner it might be imprinted on us And I as attended with all heedfulness the rising Spring of pure Revelation it was thus given me to understand That to be marked with the Father's Name is no less than to be transformed into a Virgin Body The bearing of this Name in the Forehead was shewn to me would be the putting on a visible Form of God as considered in a glorified Figure Which may admit of such a kind of pure matter as hath not been seen or understood therefore it is well said none can know or conceive what they may be changed into Iohn in his Visions saw the Lord in several appearances of Lustre and Glory There are degrees of Celestial Clothing Esaiah had a sight of God that made him cry out he was undone seeing the disprotionableness betwixt the brightness of a sparkling Glory to a dark polluted Being Likewise Ezekiel saw the flaming Majesty of Glory that the very Seraphims covered their Faces at Upon which the Spirit did set it home upon me that we might not over-rate our selves while the Lamp of our Eternal Spirits were but yet under the covert of a dark earthly Pitcher For no Glory can shine out till that be broken away from the internal Flame that lieth hid within Which is the true and right begotten Spirit who when it comes to call over its high and eternal pre-existency considering what it was before it came into this Body and taking in the Divine Sense hereof is not at rest while yoaked and hanked with such course and putrified matter as these fleshly Bodies do consist of Seeing therefore a Promise is left us both in general and in particular for returning in to such a refined corporeity as may best agree with the pure Trinity Let us draw up hereunto with full assurance of Faith that so we may hereby reach to this all-securing Mark which will redeem us from among the Inhabitants of the Earth and give us entrance to our own Heavenly Place What is it that hath made all to die and leave their Carcases unchanged in the Region of this Wilderness but the resting satisfied in that corruptible form of Flesh in all its diseased properties There hath been only a talk and a belief concerning a Redemption but all the highest have reached no further than a Regeneration in Part and an illuminating of the Mind But where is there that fair Image of the Heavenly that shall never fade nor die that our Lord verifies he would raise up in the last day Which was declared to me to be a Resurrection out of the Grave of that Mortal Body which at present we visibly carry as a Sepulcher in which there may mistically lie hid such a Spiritual Body as only the Trumpet sound of all-powerful Faith can bring forth into visibility That so to some it may be given to see the breaking through of that which may resemble the Glorified Figure of him who is the First-born from the dead This is that Body in which the Lord Christ did the Will of his Father and we can never expect to go on to do it but in the like Figure of all-powerful Spirituality In which the Life-quickning Spirit may have a suitable Organical Body to actuate it self according to â—ts own original purity Who by coming into a terrestrial Form that is only animated by a Life which is from this visible Element causeth the great contest and strife so as the Spirit cannot do or act according to its own eternal property The which we now coming to understand do see how by this animal Life of sense we are bounded and limited from this we are made to seek after our disappeared and paradisical Body And truly were it not for the provocation and strong instigation which I feel again from him who would be unto us altogether this immaculate body I have enough strong Temptations from my sensitive part to acquit all such hopes and expectations and to be satisfied with a mixed state as to the one part heavenly and the other part earthly the whole term of Life here But having had so many remembrances by Voice and Vision that constrained me to pry into this Mystery and having many Testimonies from the Holy Scriptures to confirm what was secretly revealed which came in and were opened to me to prove the certainty and and lawfulness of such a Hope as cannot make ashamed I am not suffered to let go the Faith and shall only in brevity mention those which were brought before me As first That of the 17 of Matt. Christs own Transfiguration as the first fruits of this New Ierusalem state Then that of the 3d of Iohn 6 7 8 verses That which is born of the Flesh is Flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit though this hath been hitherto understood only of the Birth of the Mind and of the Souls Regeneration yet a much deeper thing hath been manifested to me to which I must give ear to wit the Fleshly Birth brings forth the Feshly Body but the Spirits Birth brings forth a Spiritual Body I am not ignorant of the many Objections that will be made against most of these Scriptures by all such as only do look through the vail of sense Then again that of the 1st of the Cor. 15. beginning at the 12th verse to the end of the Chapter That whole Chapter is to be understood according to a transforming sense Then the 2d of the Cor. 5th Chapt. 1 2 3 4. all which shews the expectation of the Apostle in this matter Then again Rom. 8. 23. v. waiting for the Adoption to wit the redemption of our Body That of Iohn 6th Chapt. 49th verse Your Fathers did eat Manna in the Wilderness and are dead 50th verse This is the Bread that cometh down from Heaven which a man may eat thereof and not dye 58th verse This is that Bread which came down from Heaven not as your Fathers did eat Manna and are dead he that eateth of this Bread shall live for ever These pretious Scriptures did fully learn and satisfie me that
Order who can behold with great freedom the Face of God and may have room to continue among that Royal Society Then search and try your selves hereby whether you have this Faith of Activity which will go forth in all Spirit and Life There hath been a great mistake about that which is called Saving Faith whenas there hath been no Salvation wrought by it because the old form of a sinful Body hath not been put off thereby the whole professing Number of Christianity hath very much dâ—ceived themselves in a dead actless Faith but to you it is given to search and seek that ye may find the quickning Spirit of Faith Which ye shall know by its working effects St. James in his Epistle gives a true Character of it when he speaks of Abraham 's Faith which was evidenced by Works by which Faith was perfected Henceforth saith the true Author of it Let mighty Works and Deeds justifie the Spirit of belief according to what degree it is risen Contend for the ancient prerogative which was with the Saints of old for it is that Energy of God by which all in you must be created new to the magnificency of your Saviour who will first appear to you by this Spirit of Faith that so you may raise your own dead and set at Liberty that which hath groaned under the first Adamical Birth This pure extraction of Spirit may have a hidden Birth in those who are in the Life of perfect Charity and they not know at first that this worthy Gift is there For the very hour and time of this Golden Balsom droping in may not be perceived by the Vessel or Person that receiveth it As Christ told Nichodemus that this Holy Breath none could perceive its coming in or going out so Christ in the Spirit doth again confirm this word And this Councel is given to you who are stirred up here for to wait seek and pray know it may be with you e're you are a ware Your Obedience will be fulfilled in sending up constant flames of Love to the fountain heart of the Blessed Trinity In which at one time or other the Breath of the Holy Ghost will mingle and then in pure humility you may try to excite its Power forth so as it may be brought into no derision But first find such ability as your Lord did when he said Lazarus come forth which was Faiths undeniable Seal which both lawful and expedient is for the Lambs followers to receive Be you now then such as need not be ashamed of this lively Hope and steddy Profession of this Faith of God as an Inspiring Breath which will certainly give a high and wonderful witness No impossibility in this Vocation will be understood because its Working Tool is the Creating Word After this free and open discovery let into my Mind I found Faith and Love winged up as a Twin Spirit springing that if possible this superexcellent Gift might be so given unto us that confession might be made to the Lord that this Spirit of Faith is truly risen therefore great and mighty things do shew forth themselves though for a long season it hath been hidden October the 9th 1677. The Interpretation of the Vision upon the first day of October As to this Vision the Interpretation thereof plainly is read in the Book Within which beareth the living Testimony hereunto signifying those living Acts of Faith which sometimes have carried our Spirits up to Elijah's Hill Where not only Batteries are from the potent King of this low Region but he doth make war with and by his Agents as taking notice we are those which do separate from his Kingdom Therefore we may expect nothing less but a Beleagering throughout especially when they perceive that we are such as would overturn that indeared Life of Sense that hath been maintained so long in its range in opposition to Faith's Sâ—veraignty But while here we stand like Elijah upon Faith's Mount we can command Invisible Bands Chariots and Horsemen of Fire that will come in to help upon Faith's Alarm and so shall all weapons of War be frustrated Therefore fear not ye who are upon Faith's Ground saith the Almighty But the word of his Councel thus spake in me rather beware of those more close and subtile Enemies that are within your own house which will every moment make war upon those lofty aspirings and ascensions of Faith they are more dangerous Enemies who can so swiftly raise indeed up the strong Forts of Reason and can display all their Faith-destroying Arrows to wound the Heart and Life thereof Threatning if ye still hold out and will not again descend into the gulf of Sense then ye must be liable to the peril of Famine Nakedness Poverty and all kind of Reproach If ye will not yield to the Laws of Reasons Kingdom such Destructions must necessarily befall you Now then for caution said the Spirit of Life cast up the Accounts of present and future times and in the clear Eye of Light thou both backward and forward maist make discovery that such Arguments as these have frighted down thousand thousands of Souls which otherwise would have kept Faiths Ground Therefore at this very day among the professing part of Christianity such a Faith is only of reputation as will not expose to loss shame and disgrace but can fall in and hold correspondency with what is agreeable to the animal Body But hearken ye who do so much search after this life consider if you will adventure up to this Hill what shots not only from the World below but what will break in as Floods from all dark Centers to bring you back to live in the warm habour of Sense and Reason Then this word further arose from the pure motion saying Therefore now that ye are diving for this pretious thing I would that no mistake should be upon your Mind if you would come to recover that Life that Adam had Which was indeed an unmixed Life of Faith before the relapse did take hold upon him I say if ye will fix your Minds to this Life then stay and lean your selves upon this Faith-alsufficiency and do not think to carry two Lives in one Body that are contrary to each other For this Spirit of Faith can only agree with what is willing to bow and be all friendly with it as a suitable Maâ—e unto it Canst thou saith the Spirit of Faith walk out as Abraham Isaac and Elias did with me they saw nothing before them as to the visible but Earth and Air and yet nothing mistrusted but confided in what was not seen who therefore were abundantly recompensed Such as these who have put out the Eye of their Sense and have thrown away the Crutches of Reason doth the Spirit of Faith seek to walk with that so they may live upon Hony out of the Rock October the 10th 1677. There was this Morning a place presented to me like a Garden where many sorts of Flowers were
or Iron with Gold The Spirit of this Heart is most subtle penetrating bubling and still flying upward above all low things As its Birth is from the Heart of the Deity so there again it will live Truly at the consideration that there is such a Heart to be given my Spirit is in an astonishment Therefore I call all ye Throne-Angels and Seraphims to be with me in wonderment that such a Heart shall come in any one to be fixed substantially For what less will this come to but the making good of that saying of the Lycaonians who said to Paulâ— The God's are come down in the likeness of Men. For as the Heart is so is the Man a Godlike Heart overturns the whole Course of Nature and changes all into another Scheme answerable to the first moving Cause Which sends forth Life and heat into all parts as naturally so spiritually for the existency of the divine Nature And further it was given me to know that it was a renewed act Creation A drop let fallen from the Heart-blood of God for Life inkindling into such in whom the Virgin Crystal Mold is formed that here for hath been making way in preparation through many Washings and Cleansings and Heart-relinquishings For this Word came closely unto me from the Lord and home to me Suffer and endure ye must who are looking for the gift of this New heart Such a breaking up of the Old as a dying man when his heart-strings are loosening This is the true mystical Death this is to be a dead man indeed which many have sought but could never find Because they did not strike at the heart-root for so long as there is life remaining it will Send forth it sin-reviving Effectâ— For what if thou shouldest cut off this that member yet life may be at heart still and then what avails hewings and hackings and suppressing the root of the evil life being still there The work is never done because the life of sin is still sending forth one bitter â—ume or other to pain and afflict what would be at ease and rest Now what remedy can for this be considered said the Holy One but the plucking up and breaking the very heart-strings that its Life may be a Sacrifice to divine Justice for so it must be both a passive and an active Offering for the Sin that hath been commited in the body of the flesh Which mystery hath not been understood but know it for an everlasting Truth Let not the Sentence of this Death be grevious because it will certainly usher in some what that will be Equivalent to the deep springing heart of the Deity whereout issues of Life Love Joy and Peace will flow They thou shalt know no more strife sorrow or pain because the root of all this is by death taken away Therefore Repent not that ye are entring into the very way Fear not to fail the old heart melting for when that faileth another heart and Spirit will be given Which is of that strength courage and perfection as that ye shall be spirited for the great and primary business and for the work of trust for God and the Lamb. So all may see what the effect of this New Heart will visibly produce in you November the 23d 1677. This Morning I was in a very deep and secret consultation with the holy inspiring Word concerning this great Change For this is but yet known in us how that every motion and thought springs from the mixed heart But now great searching thoughts were how we if possible by any means might attain to this perfect Heart which was all clean within For it was made equivalent that hereby would be the whole overturning of the old Creation making way for the new in each one in working a through demolishment For which this Word of advice was given Let it not seem incredible unto you that the old Heart shall fall away though it is as thy Life-Essence where that Law is engraven which hath brought all into perdition At the release of which a wonder working Heart shall be planted in its place in great renown Therefore watch daily hereupon for believe affuredly that this Covenant will be made good as ye have Faith to believe that the old stony Heart shall be rolled away which only hath kept and would still prevent this Heart rising far Where new Laws according to the new frame of things shall be understood by such a chosen Priesthood as all of Spirit shall be compacted and by Gods own Heart-strings of Love stand everlastingly together tied as Christ's perfect Spouse and Bride Now then hoist up your Sails of Faith and keep upon the broad Waters of Love's deep that spring from the silent Desart till all full Treasures of Joys and Peace shall upon you meet November the 24th 1677. This Morning after much sweet Communion had in a Contemplative way with him who is invisible I saw of a suddain a Rock fashioned out like an Arch whereinto a way was made to pass and it was pretty spacious At the first it seemed to be somewhat dark which made me fear to enter in but presently a Table was there upon which was a blazing Light and it then became all shining and exceeding lustrous to invite into it But about the Light there did appear a company of dark coloured Flyes which flâ—ttered so about it as that they would have obscured the Light but as they came up to it they were consumed by it So considering these divine Idea's the Word came saying Enter ye hereinto whom the sacred Vow of Separation is upon For here is a Munition-Rock for your Security Oh that here you may be hid and hope and quietly wait for the Birth of the pure and perfect Heart In which ye shall see the Face of God whose Voice may be frequently heard in this secret place therefore Love here to abide for here is the Heavenly stillness November the 26th 1677. The whole employ and exercise of my Mind was now to have the old Heart transmitted into a new one according as it is meet 〈◊〉 because therefrom the perfect New Creature is formed with all new and fresh Organical Senses and Affections proper for Communion with the highest purity and goodness As it was shewn me that the Heart and Spirit that movâ—th and acteth the old Creature is capable to comprehend nothing higher then what lieth within the circumference of its own Sphere and low Birth of Life that only reacheth to things that are seen and knowable by the highest graduated Life of Reason which is altogether to seek in matters Celestial and Eternal Now that we might come to know the Invisible only wise and everlasting God our Father it must be through the medium of such a Spirit as may be the very conceptive part of the New Heart From which springs a clear Light that giveth understanding in the mystery of God and in what relates to the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Which
History as well as of the Divine Mystery Here is nothing against the Ordinances of the of the Gospel when us'd in Spirit and in Truth nothing against the giving Hoour to whom Honour is due and nothing against the Unity of the Body of the Church under Christ the only Supreme and Universal Bishop and his Holy Spirit For as much as nothing is asserted for the setting up of any new Sect or Church but an Encouragement is only given for the Waiting purely in the unity of this Spirit with Prayers and Supplications that such an Holy Catholick Church may arise upon the Earth whereof Christ can say that my Dove my Vndefiled is One and that it is One Spirit with himself Wherefore also there can be no Objection as to any Uncharitableness in this Author Who is more blamed for the Height of Charity as stretchingit too far than for the want of it or contracting it But that Exact and Beautiful Representation of the Design and Import of our Saviour's Doctrine which is herein Deliver'd will be sufficient probably to prefer the same to all the Sober Inquirers after Truth when they shall have Thoroughly examin'd into it and compared it with those Lame and Imperfect Accounts of it which are given by the Writers of Systems and will be able to guard it self when clearly Apprehended against all Attacks whether on the right hand or on the left There are some Antient Truths conformable to the Gospel and to the Belief and Practice of the Apostolical Church which you may here find Reviv'd some not so generally Lost Confirm'd What is said concerning the Incarnation and Satisfaction of Christ the Resurrection of the body Christian Perfection and the Kingdom of God in the Restitution of Depraved Nature is so deep and so Fundamental and withal so agreable with that high Veneration which every Christian ought to have for the holy Scriptures as may reward the Worthy and Patient Inquirer Besides many other Great and useful Mysteries unfolded and Notions neither Wild nor Barbarous propounded but worthy of Acceptation by all Christians and all Men for the Humiliation of Man the Exaltation of God and the Promulgation of the Gospel of his Kingdom to discover more deeply our own Weakness and Unworthiness and to infuse into us a great Charity for others Condescention and Compassion towards all that bear the same Image and Nature with our selves and towards the whole Groaning Creation If any of which Ends be obtain'd by what is here Publish'd through the Divine Blessing upon it then hast thou O Reader who reapest this Benefit reason to Thank But if otherwise take heed how thou Condemn Thy Brother and Servant in the Lord Iesus TIMOTHEUS Aug. 5. 1697. THE EPISTLE OF The AUTHOR To the Inquiring and Impartial Readers WHereas it has been the Royal Gift of God's Grace to Visit the Lowly with the Day-break of his Light by Vnsealing the Cabinet where the Precious Iewels and Treasure of the Immense Goodness have laid hidden I am under an Obligation to discharge my Trust and Stewardship herein this that is here publish'd not having been given for a Private Vse but for an Universal Advance into deeper and higher Manifestations of the Mind of God Of which it was Foreseen that they should have their Acceptation and Improvement in this Age and Period by Many that shall be fitly qualified for their Entertainment who are found walking in the humble Valley of the Lilies These cannot relish or savour any thing but what flows from the Living Streams that proceed from the very Root and Head Lily who their Light and bright Covering will be For this is the Day for Increase and Multiplication of the Sharon Glory Who then would refuse among this Number to be where the Blessed Lord himself will appear and in the midst of them walk and Feed satiating them to that Fullness that there shall be no more Thirst or Drought For there is a River that from the Godhead doth flow which will make every Plant to Bud Flourish and bring forth Fruit like unto Apples of Gold that is Solidly and Substantially Good Much of this Kind and Nature you may Here find Discoursed of according to what was in some degree Known and Experienâ—'d by one who once knew herself to be as a Wild Olive cumhering the Ground or as a fruitless Shrub bearing only prickly Thorns Out of which uneasy State the Kindness and Love of God did appear to bring me forth when I was about the years of Eighteen my first Passage being through most terrible Conflicts I for same years walking through the Valley of Achor and through the bitter Dale of Baca till about the Year Sixty being Ten years afterward a Door of Hope was opened and Floods of refreshing came into me with some immediate Dictates that followed me from the Holy Vnction that taught me all things that were necessary for me Albeit I did not hereupon for sake the Outward Ministry but I still waited and sought out such as I judged to come nearest to the Apolostical Practice So keeping on my Course Outwardly with a watchful waiting Interiourly I must own and confess to the Glory of the Spirit 's peculiar Ministration that I found such Deeps broken up in the Center of my own Soul as open'd that Divine Wisdom and Vnderstanding relating to the Knowledge of God Christ and my self as I could not any where else meet withal The which still engaged me as a weaned Child to be that I might suck no longer from the Breast of this Worldly Principle or draw Water from any other Fountain then that which through rich Grace I had already tasted of For this Scripture always much followed me Whom shall he teach Knowledge and make to understand Doctrine but the weaned from the Milk and her that is drawn from the Breasts Which Observing and Obeying the Word was accordingly made good to me For the Springs thus opening did still arise to higher Degrees Though sometimes through the Multiplicity of Concerns wherein I was circumstantiated they would be discoulour'd and even mudded Which made me seek after great Abstraction and Solitariness that I might attend upon these springs to keep them pure and clear So that when God did cast my Lot to be a Widow which was in the year 70. this Change bringing me first into manifold Trials did drive me into a more Intimate Vnion with mine Eternal spiritual Husband upon whose Care I wholly cast my self And then I resolved to make the choice of Anna to wait in the Temple of the Lord day and night and to be a Widow indeed after I had been the Wife of a Pious Husband about five and twenty years Forâ— after his Decease I ceased as much as possible from all Business and Care setting my self free by all means for the Heavenly Calling only Wherein I found great Pleasure and Delight so 〈◊〉 â—o Worldly Promotions or Advantages though offer'd for my temptation could move me
from it or withdraw me from a dedicated and devoted Life Which I have till this Day persued and continued in and shall so do till I shall have finished my Course in the hopes of Entrance into the Triumphant Ioy of my Lord. Thus worthy Reader I have given you a Brief Narrative of the Beginning and Progress of my new born Life which is elsewhere more enlarged on in a Particular Treatise But this may suffice for an Introduction into the following Volume of my Journal Wherein as in a Glass you may see under what Leadings I have been where you may read the express manner and method of the Spirit 's Communications in which I can soberly avouch that I my self was wholly Passive and the Spirit altogether Active For my Creaturely Being was so bounded up as nothing to know or contribute hereunto all being laid in silence while God was to arise and speak forth himself through this Earthen and empty Vessel For the sake of which let no Contempt or Slight be poured out for it is what God in his Wisdom did reserve to bring forth for the Vse and Service of as many as are ordained to receive and take hold of these Divine Mysteries for improvement and growth to all those Degrees of Perfection which are herein made mention of Surely for this End Wisdom's Book of Secrets was opened that by this Divine Learning her Children might be brought up and made meet and ready for their Bridegroom the Lamb. For undoubtedly the Day hereof draws near whence these Writings having been kept in Obscurity these Twenty Years as taken by me for Private Memorandums according as they were given day by day forth they are now by a strange and unexpected Hand being a Person of great Piety and Worth brought out into the Light Whose Fame and Reâ—own shall out-live all Writings of Time and who perpetually shall wear Love's Diadem and Crown I have no more now but to beseech and entreat those to whom these Sacred Truths shall come to be Perused that as they would reap Benefit and Advantage herefrom they might fear and dread to pass any Iudgment or Censures in a gain-saying way to the Spirit the Opener of them And let me humbly give this my Advice that the Full-grown and the highly Advanced in all Rational Learning and Wisdom and in all great and honourable Acquirements do become as Children committing themselves to Wisdom their true Mother that they may be broughs up at her Feet Which they will find to turn to a thousandfold better Account than all that ever they have before learnt For I have made it my Observation that the Rashness of many Spirits in Condemning what they are absolute Strangers unto hath shut the Gate of Wisdom upon them Therefore this Caution accept of from your little and low Fellow Member O all ye that would be growing Plants under the Shadow of Christ the blessed Vine that ye refuse not to seek and draw from the Royal Grape continually the Iuice whereof is pure Spirit to strengthen you with the Balsam of Life All this the Child-like Spirit will come to Tast and Know and by obeying these Rules and Manuductions you will have occasion to adore bless and magnifie what of the Spirit of GOD shall hereunto move and drive you For the Commission is already gone forth to the Angelical Messenges that constrained are to sound the Horn of Salvation which is filled with the Ghostly Oil. Which will so abundantly flow as to heal all the Divisions and Controversies whereby the several Parties do wound each other Who would not Ambitious then be among these Shepherds to hold out the Love golden Crook to fetch in the torn rent and scatter'd Sheep and Lambs into Christ their Princely Shepherds Fold where they may quietly lie down in those refreshing Pasturâ—s that do Spring again as fast as they are fed upon The Door for Entrance hereinto stands open let none shut it upon themselves For a thousand times Thousands of Blessings are pronounc'd upon the Publishers and Promoters of this Glorious Ministration of the Spirit And a Cry there is now sounding from the Heavens unto all Preachers and Teachers of all Ranks and Degrees and whatever Titles and Denominations they do bear that in pure Vnity and Harmony they do together agree to Declare and Held forth the Everlasting Testimony of the Spirit of Jesus from the Springing Vnction that will be the Sealing Mark of the Apostolical Day that is now again to be Revived For which evermore Prayeth she Who in Incessant Travel is till all this shall be Accomplish'd I. Lead July 29. 97. The CONTENTS OF THIS Second Volume A Commemoration on New-Years-Day pag. 1. Wisdom's Merchandize p. 2. 60. 233. 370. The Parable of the two Children p. 9. The Transfiguration p. 205. The Melchizedeck Priesthood p. 18. 100. The Marriage of the Lamb represented p. 20. The Death of Moses p. 30. The Crystalline Gate p. 42. The Altar-Stone p. 46. The Royalty of the Will or the Root of the Divine Word p. 48. An Opening upon Mark x. 28 29 30. p. 55. 63. Ionah in the Whales Belly p. 70. The Originality of Evil p. 73. The Spiritual and Natural Man compared p. 80. Of Natural Conscience p. 89. Paradise Local and Mystical p. 91. The Glassy Sea p. 95. Rules given how a Spiritual Man is to walk towards God and towards those that are Without p. 99. The Morning Star of Wisdom p. 102. The Eagle-Brood being as an Interpretation of 1 Tim. 2. 15. p. 103. The Wonder-Woman p. 121. Adam's Fig-Tree p. 139. Queen Esther p. 144. Seven Principal Shepherds p. 162. The Revelation of the Holy Element p. 164. The Necessity of a Personal Saviour p. 175. The True Shunamite p. 179. The Mountain of Faith and the City of Strength p. 191. The Cherubinical Birth p. 196. The various Mansions and Regions of Seperated Souls p. 207. The Vision of Christ p. 218. The Original Language p. 224. The Whole Sale p. 233. The Trial of Love p. 236. The Unmix'd Ministration p. 240. The Glassy Book p. 245. The Burning Wheels p. 252. The Cup of Eucharist p. 256. The Transmuting Fire p. 264. The Sapphire Tree p. 266. A Sight of the Wars in Christendom p. 269. Rules to be observ'd by the Passengers through Paradise to Mount-Sion p. 271. Sarah and Abimelech p. 275. The Birth of Cyrus p. 286. The Mystery of Babylon p. 287. The Holy Sabbath of the Church in the 7th Millennim p. 290. The Intellectual Fountain in the Breast of JESUS p. 293. The Spirit of Revelation not ceased p. 301. The Seven Ascending Steps or Seven Degrees of the Spirit p. 305. The Feast of the Spirit p. 314. The Magical Heart and its several Properties p. 319. 334. Meditation and Recollection p. 328. The Measuring Line in the Hand of a Child p. 332. A Dialogue betwixt Satan and Christ about the Redemption of the Body p. 341. The Cloud of Temptation p. 351. The
thou think to recover Immortality of Life with that Inheritour who doth belong unto it while there is a divided Eye and Ear which still open are to see and hear all those Charming Sensualities which for this Earthly Kingdom do plead and do engage you still here to be Traffickers from which ye are prohibited by Mount Sion Laws Is not Wisdom's Merchandize more worthy to be all in your Eye who will assuredly find you daily employ as to work off your selves from all those Habits and Customs as have been brought in Traditionally from the Fall From which ye are redeemed as ye do feed upon the true Mystical Passover which will â—orestall the Earthly Life giving way to that pure thing which ye do feel stirring from the light Region This hath greâ—â— sufficiency to clear that evil staining Nature from out of which strange Essences do so turbulently arise to annoy and disturb that which would be free from all Sins Casualties reigning in the Princely Spirit of what will become the absolute King of Righteousness Who hath already set a Foot upon your Heavens and Earth for this very end that his Throne and Dominion might be so fixed within the circumfering Powers of your Wills that so Time may be swallowed up from an entire Act going forth from this Soveraignty which in an intrinsical way will bring all into subjection that is within He will first begin with the Judgment for cleansing the floor make but the inside clean and pure then Power will soon be known and understood whereby a Body suitable to such a Spirit may come to be perfectly framed As thus if the Pith of a Tree be by its Life extensive it makes the Bark through which it riseth fresh fruitful and beautiful that so you may easily conclude that a Life-Sap is vailed under the Bark but it is not perceiveable till it shoots forth it self getting through every branch and twig even so it is in you considered as Trees of a new Plantation in whom the Spirit riseth as an essential Pith of Life and distributeth it self through every Property permitting nothing to mingle with it that should abate its vigorous penetration for to assimulate and qualifie the very outward Bark or Body into a Iustrious Appearance and palpable Fruitfulness The meaning of the Spirit as to fruitfulness is not only the first and second Birth-degrees of Regeneration and here to stop as in measures of Love Joy Faith Hope Meekness and Patience which are the first Fruits of the Spirit But hereunto are to be added Fruits yet more super-eminent as the product of these When so ripened as each one their Seed do shed into the pure Heart whereinto the Blood of the New-Testament is poured in From hence now it is saith the living Word that a Spiritual Body will be driven forth all in the Heavenly Form acting forth in another kind of fruitfulness then the foregoing As thus a Terrestrial Creature worketh and produceth acts answerable to his Animal rational Life which may be justifiable before Men and nothing beyond his Life-Sphere is expected But now from a new-made Creature that deriveth a Birth so high as nothing less then God's own Likeness is to be evidenced in it This must needs work like it self in various Powers of another sort of miraculous Fruitfulness by which Jesus through this Ghostly Spirit and Body is glorified Ianuary the 12th 1676 7. IN the Night there was presented unto me two Forms very displeasing to my Eye being Cloathed with a Hairy Goats-Skin where spots and botches did appear so unlovely as I was much disgusted at the sight of them But while I was viewing them first the one rent this outward Deformity in twain and likewise the other following the example of the first did also rend open And I beheld two sweet amiable Children came forth from within this deformed Figure but at first sight they were as Babes still-born Upon which I took up one and it soon revived with all motions of Life and answerably the same vigorous Spirit manifested it self in the other so as I saw them able to stand upon their Legs and so the Vision shut up in the Formality of it and opened it self in the Spirituality as I thereupon waited After a little season the Spirit thus spake within me What have you seen in these two strange pieces of Deformity but a rough and unclean Vestment that is so ignominious Behold and see your own vile Bodies thus pourtraied out while that ye do bear those uncomly Shapes which as a Vail shall rend away that so the truly begotten of the Ghostly Body may appear Who is as those innocent and all-beautiful Babes that have been shut up under a Covert as in a twofold Body As first that thick and cloudy smothering Body of Sin Secondly the very visible form of Corporiety which is but a disgraceful Image being the product of a degenerate Spirit Which with the other must be put off For corruptible Humanity in its fleshly Figure is too mean for the high Birth degree of the Eternal Spirit Though it may be suffered for a time as a disguised Cloathing till that which is born without Sin be strong enough to break through the rough humane and Animal Beast that was ever designed for a Sacrifice That so all brought in by the Fall might come to be anatomized that in the room thereof another Body might rise not only like what was in Paradise but one Degree yet higher according as your Jesus hath assumed a more transparent Body As these things were plainly discoursed of to my Spirit an Objection did arise How this twofold Body should come to be so demolished while we live in this visible Sphere as no more to appear in its sinful Frailty or Elementary Ponderosity Having not heard or seen any one that hath yet so put off the vile Body though hereunto incited and prophesied of that such a Change is upon the Inward and Outward Man to come but it hath not yet happened in this Orb. Nay our Lord Jesus himself did not alter his humane Figure to endure till he had ascended out of all mortal sight and though after his Crucifixion he did appear and disappear at pleasure yet he always assumed a body like to ours as bearable to the view of those whom he delighted to shew himself unto in and after his Resurrection Therefore though he had no Body of Sin to put off yet he had a Body of Mortality which was not put off to the humane Eye till he gave up the Ghost of his Animal Life upon the Cross. All which strengthning the Argument that our Corporeity hardly in this Region admitteth of such a Transformation as thereby to pass out by and through a sublime airy Body in and among the high enthroned Powers and Dignities resident in the New Ierusalem This Doubt lay much upon my Spirit importuning a clear resolve that the mind of my God herein might be expresly revealed through
crazy Building you may take the Word of your Lord Jesus who by his Spirit is now come to tell you the material Matter of this House which you are to enter upon the Matter and Form of which is God himself Who hath had the Denomination of Old to be the Dwelling-place of his People and the Saints Pavilion throughout all Generations This Building is all of Saphire Stone having perfect measures of Length Breadth and Heights according to the Figure de-declared by Ezekiel who obscurely pourtraied out this high and wonderful Palace for the most holy Priests to enter in and to perform their daily Worship God is not a naked unfurnished House you will find it already provided to your Hand without any care or toil in first second and third Story with suitable Furniture to every place So that you will cry Oh how amiable are the Courts of Holiness Here you will desire to dwell for ever in him who doth so splendorously dilate himself to your Internal Senses that all may have a satisfying Content Now the next thing to be considered is to know what is here included in the Promise Ans. Here is included the whole Number of Divine and Celestial Relations promised upon a new Score of which Iob was a true Similitude who lost all in this very same kind and had all again restored as a Figure of this new replenished state All the Comfort that may be expected further from hence is Marriage-Union From whence Encrease may come without this the other will not altogether perfect the Joy Therefore be assured that Care is taken for this also there is a numerous Off-spring out of this Holy Habitation to be Born Your Father hath already made the Match before Hand before you do come thither All things while you are in this Principle are determined upon Oh! here you will know the unutterable Pleasure of a Bridegroom who will be so intimately tender over you that you shall say Never was such kind of Love known or fathomed when you shall know no more any Interposing Lover but can appropriate each other in all Purity A blessed exchange here will then be understood But yet there are higher Degrees of Joy when you shall bring forth after your own Heavenly perfect Likeness The great Blessing that is promised upon this Conjunction with the Virgin-Bride is Fruitfulness Ye shall also see of the travel of your Spiritual Bodies and therewith be satisfied Wisdom as a fruitful Vine upon the sides of this Eternal House and Building will spread forth her self Consider that of Isaiah which Prophecy is yet to be fulfilled Isa. 49. 20 21. In this time the Children which thou shalt have after thou hast lost the other shall say the Place is too strait meaning this earthly Principle they cannot thereto be confined they may look into it and pass through it as Strangers to shew themselves as Jesus did after his Resurrection but no continued Habitation for them is here v. 22. But thou shalt say in thy Heart who hath begotten these seeing I had lost my Children and was left alone This represents your dead and deplorable state once and the suddain and unexpected Restoration In that clause Where have they been So that a Nation and Kingdom of Priests seems to be born in one Day This is marvellous indeed when ye shall see your Spiritual Offspring as Olive-Plants about your Table set This must needs heighten your Peace and Joy in him who is your Tabernacle framer who hath such durable and pleasant Comforts provided in this Mountain of Holiness Besides there are also Brethren and Sâ—sters which are born with you from one and the same Eternal Spirit whose Loves are pure and immutable as God's Love is rejoycing Not envying at each others Degrees of Glory No grudgings there is though a Benjamin's Portion be doubled Among these nothing known is but an high sweet refreshing Harmony A blessed Family thus compact It may well make you groan to put off this Earthly House that so this Royal Society may be made known to you And as ye have been long herefrom kept as Exiles so let this true and faithful account which now is given by that Spirit who doth bear a true Witness hereof provoke you this Translation to seek and that withal your Might For the Emphasis lieth in that Word of your Jesus his Promise if you well observe which runs Now in this Time or in this very time signifying all Here to be made good Which will awaken great Persecutions as it is said strange Uproars within and without you Which the Prince of this World will raise when he seeth that any one shall in great earnest resolve to put off all that he can challenge right unto It is the earthly Sinful Body that he disputes for leave it him for after this manner he contended for Moses Body which God had hid Be ye henceforth Exiles here but real Inhabitants with God your appointed dwelling Place Leave this Principle and all what is its own care not but render up what you had from it For when you have quitted all doubt not but the hundredfold will come upon you according as hath been revealed Be you the first Adventurers here for it and ye shall be undoubtedly highly blessed The same Day I had this Word spake in me thy Soul is among tearing Lyons but a Daniel guard is about thee They shall make no Prey whilst thou dost fly to thy Rock for shelter thou shalt see their Mouthes sealed up forcibly February the 18th 1676 7. Arguments to plead with the Lord were given to me this Night Which I found was from the Spirit of Prayer that urged strongly and potently in me for our remove out of this Tent of vile Humanity into what I did in Spirit see Upon which I had this Word spoke to me Be patient in Hope stedfast in Faith ardent in Love and ye will move the Trinity to send forth Decrees for your enlargement Then again was given into me an Idea as the Dr. and I did mutually joyn in Prayer in and for the same thing that our Condition was like to Ionah swallowed up in the Belly of the Whale shut up in the House of Death enclosed in the Body of Sin round which the Seas and Floods did beat upon and the Deeps did roar and boil as a Pot of Ointment All which presented this World with the mutinous Spirits that are as the restless Waves that would as the Belly of Hell devour us if not bounded It was thus shewed to me that the true Prophetical Ionah was in us who was cast into this boisterous Sea which would drown the Prophetical Life but that the wise preventing Love of God hath provided for Ionah's safety in the very Belly of Death Out of this Grave the Lord our God doth hear our Voice though the Earth with her Bars are about us yet said the Living Word out from Corruption your Lives shall be brought Thus
Death shall not at all hurt you let not your Souls faint but direct your Prayers to the Holy Temple that so through great fervency from these nether Depths you may there into enter and from Death's Bands ye shall beloosed The Body of mortality as the Fish shall vomit you up when great IEHOVAH shall once the Word give forth These Openings are still for your Support February the 21st 1676 7. I saw a Vision thus presented to me I did see a green Cloath-Covering which was sown over a White Sheet which was let down and I was bid to unrip it which after a metaphorical manner was done I know not how And under it there were Creeping Creatures that were of a devouring Quality then under the Linnen there appeared a Lamb pure and white with sparkling Eyes as Flames of Fire Which thing considering it was thus opened unto me This was the Face of the Covering that the Word of Command came forth to have unripped and taken off By which the very inward ground might be discovered where the fatned Beasts did lurk under who by the Covering were bounded But now the shame of their Nakedness did appear so as they crept away and could no longer abide by reason of the Lamb's sparkling Eye which caused the Remove to be made saying to me Now give place who am come to scatter and destroy all of this evil quality from before my Face I can no longer bear this Covering upon me this partition Vail must be rolled away even that dark Body of Sin which hath been as a weight upon the Lamb of God Whose Eyes do pierce to find out every thing that hath made a breach that so the Heart of God should not be concealed from you into which you could never see so long as this thick dark Covering remained whereby hid hath been the very Original matter that hath brought in all the Woe and Sorrow For which purpose by way of this Similitude you may come hereby to understand the force of that great Love that moveth to lay all naked and bare that so through the medium of that light Eye which did lie under covert for a time ye might see the Image of that Sin-breeding Beast that could multiply into such encrease under the green Covering Whose Seat and breeding-place shall make discovery to the most innermost Ground unto thee that so thou mayst be at rest from the source of Sin 's working property Let us in the first place now make enquiry into the Originality of this Monster how he came to have a Being For in the beginning of the Paradisical Creation all was created by God comely good and perfect how came then this strange Essence to be brought in to dispoil and alter the whole Heavenly Course of things in this Paradisical Creation Now know that before this there was a Creation of Angelical Hosts as an immediate product from the everlasting Being Who delighted to generate Thrones Mights and Powers that so God through distinct Existencies of Celestial Spirits of that high Angelical Order might come to manifest his Attributes which before lay void and hid in an Eternal Stillness So as here was the Angelical World in pre-existency before the Paradisical The Superiour Heavens were furnâ—shed in the first Place with Dignities suited for God's own peculiar Habitation Of which Number there was a Spirit of high Elevation that did awaken in some of them who were Principalities in this Kingdom to exalt themselves equal or above the Lord their Maker For which cause being cast out from the most meek and holy Presence they consulted how to spoil and infect having great Envy against God's new Creation and formation of Man in and after the express Image of himself This blew up their Coals of Jealousie and fiery Indignation which as deadly Arrows were soon sent forth namely so soon as Adam came to have an existency He must be tried by this subtle Serpent And the first onset was whether they could by their Magical Art cast him into a deadly Sleep that so thereby his Impotency might be manifested stupifying his seven high graduated Faculties Who hereby before he was aware did loose his Virgin generating strength and whereas it was said That God cast him into that Sleep the meaning is God suffered it and permitted the probation to come upon him to see whether he could stand this first Insinuation which was by some secret Poyson that he had drunk in from the fallen Spirits who had somewhat already of their evil Seed cast in In that God said Seeing Man is already fallen from that primary force and strength that he cannot bring forth from that Virgin Female property Now it will not be good for him to be alone he shall have a Companion answerable to his present state which is already lower by many degrees then when the pure immortal Breath did enter in But had Adam with his Eve here staid and had not been brought in a further Premunire Mankind had not seen the Sin fatal Death of Mortality But the Serpent seeing his Invisible Sorcery had taken so good â—ffect he now is more bold to adventure upon the second Tryal suiting his Temptation more subtlely telling them they should be as Gods Which was an inducing Argument at which Sugar-Bait they presently nibled and did eat of it and in that very moment were turned into that mortal Beastly shape the Figure whereof you do to this Day wear But well had it been if this had been all the injury but oh the Serpently Seed was cast in there who at once sent in that Poyson that hath had its death operation ever since Thus you see the Originality from whence ye have derived your Earthly Life of Mortality which is so inherent that as a boiling Source it is maintained from this strange introduced Fire so as though you are in continual Labour to scum off the Filth thereof yet it still renews again So while the root of this corrupt Matter remains your toil fear and care will have no end Now what is it think ye must enter in so deep as to suck out the Serpent's deadly Sting that hath made all this disorder in Nature Many Medicines have been applied and some have been safe and undoubted of yet they have not reached the place of Sin 's Conception to destroy both the Serpently Seed with the first Earthly Eve which is the Mother of all Living in the Earthly Property Her Womb is fruitful still to bâ—iâ—g forth Viperous Thoughts and evil Earthly Motion from a flowing Source throughout all Generations Now you will say how and by what means shall this be remedied You cry the Power is not in us how can that come to be nullified that is so essentially in us The Boughs may while but tender Boughs be bent and when strong grown they may be cropt but the stock as a deep grounded Oak our Arm is too short to reach We cannot move it the very Earth will
rend and shake when ever it shall come to be displaced Hear now and consider ye whose lawful Objection is come before me it is granted to you that the everlasting Father through the Mightiness of the Spirit in the Lamb's Nature must displace for you the Root of this Oak that is so deeply rooted in the Ground of Nature But what Tool or Instrument will he take in his Hand but the Ax of your Wills Then a through stroak will he strike by the piercing Eye of his Spirit who seeth the very depth from whence its Essence doth proceed For without a discovery made where the Cause of this defect is nothing hereof could be made or for you wrought out Therefore the Lamb of God is come the Vail of Covering to unspread that so by the sparkling Fire of his Eye ye might see from the Depths beneath the Birth-Source of Sin which doth open wide Also with the same Eye ye may behold within the heights of Sion a flowing Ocean of molten Gold to this for healing do ye fly For no other Medicine can heal the Sâ—rpent's Sting within you These are the Golden Floods which by the Spirit are daily poured forth to drown the first Birth of Eve that so an end may be of that generating Source and her Womb for ever henceforth may come to be barren in you To which end Orders and Decrees are made in Heavenly Places that Virgin-Wisdom shall take place in her room and her Seed shall be destructive to the Serpent's and to all his Hierarchy and you shall see his Head-Power bruised to purpose when all Sin in its Originality shall be blotted out by the Hand and working Source of the Deity Who will give also to you the Key and Chain of Power that so in the Name and Authority of the Lamb ye may take hold on the Dragon and bind him and shut up his flowing Source of Evil and with the Seal of the Living God to seal him up that he may find no way to come out of his own Lake to corrupt or deceive you any more Then you will begin in all stillness upon the Earth the Reign of Christ within the pure Region of Wisdom's Climateâ— For in the Singular Number it will begin to work forth The Day therefore is near or far off according as ye are carried forth in Zeal Power and Faith hereunto giving up your selves totally to observe the Word of Wisdom In which whosoever are found so doing they shall all be Crowned with this Diadem of Power February the 22d 1676 7. This Word spake thus to me do ye joyntly put on the Body of the Love in which the Spirit of Jesus will make known the Father of Glory to you for an Everlasting Reconciliation as to Children new born February the 24th 1676 7. Feeling great Peace and Joy so long as I could restrain the moving acting Life of Sin then I did obtain near access to the most Holy during the seasons and times when I could reign over all the Region of Natural Sence Which the Interiour Spirit may thus keep upon its Watch-Tower so it would then be altogether a subject meet for the Holy Trinity to open the Depths belonging to their Immense Love-Being Which by reason of these Cloudy Vails are little understood for when I did measure my self at such a time when so raised as to desert all that might be called carnally rational then little enough I seemed to be so light and so free so purely sprightly to pass through the Glassy Gâ—te But while I am again cast into the Nature of a gross thick Body tinged with Sensibility then no Ability there is for me to pass where I would As the Day and Night be thus in a moment still of force to oppose each the other in the divided Property till the everlasting Day of the Spirit shall altogether dis-inherit the dark benighted Sense Whereof hopes given are by that Spirit who thus spake from my Lord Jesus putting this Question unto me saying How dost thou think it possible to know the Majesty who is encircled in such excessive Light whilst thou livest in so many Degrees below the Seraphick sphere For great is the remoteness that may be from hence to them Who altogether are confined to a Terrestrial state For in that Word is weight that divided hath the Spiritual in and from the Natural Who is uncapable to know discern or judge of any matter but what is his own that is which lieth within the Sphere of his understanding as a rational Man who is wise for himself Which Wisdom is all to protect and hold up and save what is to be cast down and be destroyed Thus the Serpently Birth of Wisdom will hold its own in opposition to the pure meek essential Being and Birth which is from the Spirit Who is a great Sufferer while he is so near adjoyned to the Natural Man who is a fit Recptacle for what this evil Principle can shake him withal which the Prince and great Commander of this World will enough of this trash and earthly stuffâ— load him withal to give the mind full employ to prevent that which is Sublime and Celestial Therefore in vain the Scripture hath not said None can know the Thoughts of a Man save the Spirit that is in him that is none can pry or reach into the subtlety of the deceitful Heart that is working and busie minding and Plotting to compass the heighth of earthly things to which his Life would wholly extend As desiring to know nothing more or above or beyond his Natural Sphere being satisfied with the sight of his Eye with the hearing of his Ear being wholly taken up with what is mistred from this mortal state which finds out a daily variety to hold this Life in Captivity Thus you see the Earthly Man made out he is distinct from the Heavenly He knows nor perceives nothing of the Spiritual Man's concerns but as living in one and the same Body hath great advantage to interfere and cast in many times his cloudy Reasonings This natural part as the Night doth cleave to the Day but yet they have their divided Court they may be possiby kept a part through the constant Watch and Calling in Wisdom's succour and aid Eve's Birth is yet permitted thus near Immanuel's Nature to live for probation For the Dragon must try successively upon every one his Temptation Which could not be if he had not recourse to Eve's depravity that hath lodged you in Elementary Bodies by which the Strife is occasioned For the Serpent doth make great claim to what he finds sticking and still abiding within the corporeal case Which hath so degraded you as to the Visibility of and from that God-like Image in which ye once were considered as now verily ye little differ from that low degree of the pure Animal Creatures but that your inward Mind is yet of a superiour Magnanimity that was still kept and preserved within
the interiour Faculties thought he outward Image of Glory did forthwith fade through the closing with the Temptation from whence Hope there is that the Stem of the whole and Eternal Matter being yet left for Attraction may assume again its lost Paradisical Body through the Gift of the Holy Ghost For if ye once come to recover your inward Spiritual transformed Might Power and Purity the outward at your pleasure will be for alteration For the way to the Tree of Life will be known by the Spiritual Man which being fed uponâ— will operate for another manner of Covert then a Goat-like Skin wherein is your deformity For the Spiritual Man born again will be so wise and knowing as it will lose nothing that doth belong to it upon Election though for a time Nebuchadnezzar-like driven out from his Paradisical Kingdom hath been to feed amongst the wild Beasts whose gross Body sucks in answerably what this low Element can afford him This is the earthly Mans Portion till he be Born again into the Spirit then he comes to a clear Understanding and sound Judgment and calleth over what Heavenly Revenue doth belong to him Another Heart and Spirit is returned which makes him for to see and loath that former Image wherein all of the Earthly was found conversing daily amongst Men in Beastly Shapes From which by the mighty Birth of the Spirit of Jesus you are returned to get establishment in your own Kingdom Who are true Heirs thereof through Love's Adoption but not being come to the full Age are not to have yet the Reins of Government wholly put into your Hand this is reserved for a full grown Spirit of Wisdom which will spring in you by degrees But this is now doing for you saith the deep searching Spirit a Catalouge is making out of what Goods and Spiritual Stuff do belong to you that so you may know what ye have to trust unto and so set your Heart thereupon Your Heavenly Father would not that you should be kept ignorant of what is your Eternal Dowry For the knowledge of this will act you forth answerably into all Deified greatness of Spirit as expecting such a Kingdom to come and such a Priesthood of the highest Order to be given to you All which is to make you for to bethink your selves how for to carry it while in this World ye shall be vied withal from mighty Powers and Principalities that Command all Delights and Pleasures that the visible Earth affords But these must be nothing available with you who do proceed from another Line therefore do you only mind the things of the Spirit none else can know them Therefore marvel not that they are despised by all other these special things are only registred in the Book of Life for you The deep searching Spirit may look here into who is privledged to take out of the Original Copy of your Father's Will what he hath alotted you in matters Eternal Upon this free Discourse and Conference which flowed as Oyl to make the Lamp of my Understanding for to burn bright that so I might be of a quick Sight in Spiritual Things yet more deep to see Who here could not be at rest till the Spirit would give to me a particular of those rich Immunities and Glories that so we who herein are concerned might wholly be taken up in a satisfying Joy with our own Spiritual things and mind nothing more of what is another's in Earthly things February the 25th 1676 7. IN the forepart of the Night I was moved to pray for the Priestly work to proceed forward in that the most inward Court might be manifested which was now upon the revealing Then said the speaking Word Lay aside all which now as a weight doth rowle upon you After this Word falling into a Sleep I saw the Doctor 's Figure cloathed in an Embroidered Robe like a Priest's Cope at which with great Joy I congratulated him hoping hereby he should come to have more open access into the most Heavenly Place For this Word was with me for him which was spoken to Ioshuah the High-Priest thus saith the most Holy if he shall walk in my Wayes and keep my Charge and abide in my Courts then shall he be a Priest over my House Even so Amen make thou him meet for it The Doctor and my self then being met at Prayer where we did feel the Life to move vigorously towards the Conclusion of the Doctor 's Prayer this Word spake in me Pray evermore and faint not for what my Spirit shall pray within you the same your Advocate doth convey to the Father with Incense February the 26th 1676 7. Somewhat before Break of Day I did see two Persons that were known to me in a Boat without Oars as upon a Sea Upon a suddain a great Wave of Water broke in upon them whereupon the Boat began to sink upon which the one unstripped himself to swim to save his Life and seeing it in absolute Peril leaped out upon which the other with her Cloaths took hold of his Arm and thereby plunged him into the Sea upon which I cried out saying Lord save him Upon which he did rise getting from that other who did take hold upon him Then a gallant Ship did him meet where on a suddain I found my self in and therewith great Joy did take in the Person that swam but the other could not be seen So after this we removed away with quick sayl to the desired Haven After which considering this strange Presentation to me what it should signify I had only this Word Take thou up this Parable and say How thou sawest Two in one Bed the One through great Favour taken the Other left March the 1st 1676 7. THis Morning this Word greeted me Oh! what of Flesh can live when the immense Deep shall be searched out by the Spirit therefore consider what it will be there to know the things of God apparently The anointing shewed now the great disproportionableness betwixt what was to be known of the things of God and that of Man who tho' he be degenerated and hath lost all Propriety in Spirituals yet is born an Heir to Terrestial things and hath such a Spirit as to understand how to contrive and make out for himself another Paradise to which he bends all his force and might to imitate what was lost and doth answerably effect great things by rational Wisdom and Industry as belonging to this Principle So that though he hath lost the Knowledge of God in things Celestial yet through Toyl and Care Sorrows and Fears he hath recovered temporal Revenues as his own to live upon and to take lawful Pleasure in Nay the Natural Man may go much further than all this who in the more sobriety of Morality from a Light within may be convinced of that Duty and Necessity and Fear that belongeth to that God in whom all Live and have their Being and therefore may shew by a kind of
upright moral Conversation the Law of God written in their Hearts according to the Letter As it is said their Conscience accusiâ—g or excusing according to Truth or Falshood acted by them for by Nature things contained in the Law may be done so that you may take in this higher degree of things into the knowledge of the Spirit of a Man as an earthly Man and yet not able to receive or comprehend the more high wonderful and deep things of God It is only possible to that which is the meer Birth of the Spirit distinct from the Earthly Now then said the most holy Anointing that ye may know that this Spiritual Man is born shall appear by what shall be revealed unto it March the 2d 1676 7. Now as to the things of God which are given only to the Spirit of a Spiritual Man to find out verily they are so great various and numerous as in times Volumâ— they can never be unfolded Only the Spirit for the use of this new Born Creature or Spiritual Born Man doth bring down a Breviate of those invisible Things that are in heavenly Places or rather that are in God who is the Original from whence all glorious things that are in Existency are brought forth which may be named as the Back-parts of God framed and stretched forth into a Light Seraphick Globe which God furnisheth with his own Majestick Forms which no one ever saw or therfore can take upon them to describe The Spirit only hereof can make report to the Spiritual Man while yet imprisoned in a corporal Shrine and Shape But you will say what more of the things of God are discoverable when you are wholly in the Spirit you need not thus Quere but in the mean time there is a Spirit which will take it's range for you to view the Fathers Goods Possâ—ssions and Eternal Lands because as Heirs ye are concerned thereunto To proceed then to the heights depths and bredths of what are yours in Reversion within the Circle of Mount Sion state Consider then what of God's is there they are all yours as ye stand engrafted into the Tree of Life Now what hath the Spirit found out in all the heights above this earthly Sphere First into Paradise it doth take its Flight where all things are in good Order and flourishing state as before Adam had lost his Virgin Mate Paradise is now stock'd again with such as have waded through the floating Sea of Sin and Mortality in order to the putting on that image of Purity where the least Guile or Fault may not be found in any there The Spirit doth see all in wonderful Harmony for this Voice was heard to say from the high and lofty One with Men risen from the Dead I will also dwell though it be alotted for a time to be a separated Mansion till all be gathered into â—that one superior Kingdom Thus you hear good News that is all rich and flourishing within the Paradysical Kingdom no decay since Adam's day but much encrease and augmentation is daily through the Resurrection of a Spiritual Man March the 3d. 1676 7. These things whereof an account has been given you may be defined as the local Place of Paradice whereinto Spirits separated in a natural Death putting off there mortal Bodies do enter into it and there put on their Virgin Body which doth prepare them to meet their Bridegroom who from thence fetcheth them up to mount Sion These are such who in this very time have fought the good Fight of Faith and had very near overcome this World What is lacking to make them fully perfect in this Paradisical Place they are appointed to stay here till all their Bridal Trimming be finished and they find that they can pass the way to the Tree of Life through the flaming Cherub who still is a Guard upon that figurative Tree In that place holy Angels do there also wait by their course to minister to those who do come here as designed Heirs of that more glorious State which in Sion is revealed This is some part of those good things which belong to your Eternal Father But to open to thee a further Mystery which is what may be entred upon in this very Life time know there is a mystical Paradise as well as a local which springs metaphorically opening from a pure magical Center this is a wonderful state to know and wittness it chiefly stands in divine Visions Revelations Ideas Presentations Manifestations in Sounds Trumpets Voices in Speakings in Powers Raptures Joys and sensible-Feelings I say all these Golden Springs do flow from out of the Bowels of the new Paradisical Earth This will amount to your present Peace and Joy Wait I say to feel that Now that your Spirits may give a Seal with me that ye have received the anointing and that you do walk with your Spiritual Man in this Paradise where you do often hear the Eccho of the Bridegroom's Voice calling to you still to hast the getting on all that which will make you look sweet and amiable and the fragrant Sweets that may you perfume and scent that so all your Garments may smell of these Beds of Spices upon which you may stretch your selves Here a while confined be to dwell after the manner of Spirits in Spiritual Bodies till you shall all of this visible Orb over-come and much excell all Creatures in it having the Tree of Life to live upon Which is that which will rarify and put upon you a more transparent Body for they who here do daily feed upon it shall be in good deed metaphorized Behold to you this Paradise Gate doth open stand and what of the things of God is there not only to know but them as your own to enjoy But this Word of caution to you who resolved are to tast more deep of these flowing Sweets take heed of the Laws of Paradise which once in particular were given to you remind and observe them For you must not be in the Quality halting between two Principles but here keep company each with other and your Jesus will most frequently talk with you and shew himself according to the Love's betrothment that is made a fresh with you in this Paradise March the 4th 1676 7. The GLASSY-SEA Now from hence the Spiritual Man must make another remove to see what doth lie for him beyond this among the pretious things that out-flow from that rich Ocean-Sea which is betwixt Paradise and Mount-Sion This is that Glassy-Sea spoken of which doth encompass the Beloved City where is the residence of God your King and the Throne of the Lamb and the Seaven Sealing Powers that do go forth from the most Holy One. Now this Burning Sea is for Probation who is able to pass through here but they who have got a thorough Victory over the Beast and his Image that nothing more of his Mark do bear They and they only can stand here because they are signatur'd from this
White loose Garment girt about her with a seeming White Silken Girdle who came near to me saying Behold and see what ye may arrive to be in me And so passed away Then after a while there was a Child all Lovely and Fair put into my Arms it was all naked of a smooth shining Skin I could not see who it was that disposed it to me but it was unexpectedly let down into my Arms. I thought it to be very Weighty though but little so passing to go away with it it suddainly slipped through my Arms unto the Ground at which I gave a great Screek and with great Fear and Concern took it up again without much Damage March the 12th 1676. The Interpretation of the First Vision Concerning this Vision the Thoughts of my Head were for the space of time much troubled till the revealer of Secrets did expound to me the meaning hereof As to the first which was the Woman with the Crown upon her Head This was declared to be the Virgin-Bride of the Lamb who came to shew her self made fully Ready all Bright and Fair as the Queen and Princess of Heaven Who hath her place at the Right-hand of the Immanuel for so much as this Woman is the Glory of the God-Man who out of this masculine Nature is taken according to the Figure of the first Paradisical Man who brought forth that Eve that was the Mother of all that lived in the mixed Property of Good and Evil. All of which Off-spring the present visible World doth consist of which to this Day is under the denomination of the fallen Creation which hath been upon Restoring ever since the Relapse but not yet Restored What then has made it stick so long Where is that Woman whose Seed must bruise the Serpent's Head Is she not yet made manifest Yes sure she hath been known as to the first Figure hereof to whom it was said That this Eve or first Woman should bring forth her Seed in Sorrow It hath been also generally concluded That out of this earthly Eve that Royal Seed should come by which the Serpent in Nature should be destroyed which was so suddainly introduced both into Adam and Eve True it is that the genaelogy did so run from them to the Birth of Christ after the Flesh but yet not to be reckoned for Eves Seed though God said to the Serpent that he would put Enmity betwixt his Seed and the Womans But how is that to be understood Not in the Line of natural Generation Neither was it said that from such a Woman who lies under the Curse of Sin and Sorrow that this blessed Birth should spring therefrom Though in Truth and Substance a mighty and wonderful Birth was made manifest wherein a deeper Mystery hath been couched than to past Time and past Generations hath been Revealed But now the Hand of Love begins to move and the Covering is turning away off from such who are turned in to know the Treasures of eternal Wisdom The Spirit of Truth is verily at hand to drive and guide the pure Mind jointly with it self into the Ocean-Mystery which is God himself in his abstracted Deity whereinto separated Spirits may very deeply dive when they are departed from their Earthly Senses This deep thing which is upon revealing I found like a boiling Pot of Oyntment so sweetly flowing into my Intellectual part Upon which my Mind as all in a flaming Light was enlightned to see what under the Mantle did lie Who according to eternal Counsel was hereunto fore-ordained typically to be brought forth in the Line of Natural Virginity even a Man or Sorrows and acquainted with Griefs and subjected to Sufferings hiding and covering by a Terrestial Form that sparkling Star of the Deity Which also would have been obscured if he had not again risen from the Dead Which gave the Church a mighty Remove in that day from shadows into that which was more Spiritual and Substantial through the giving of the Unction Which hath from that Age striven mightily but the Man of sin still hath been too strong witness those Complaints to the very breaking Hour of Mortality in them that are highest in the Birth-Ministration of Jesus as working through humane Properties But then an Objection must rise herefrom If all this be too short what more is there yet to come Things now have long stood at a stay what may we from the mighty God and everlastingâ— Father more yet expect that so the Temple Body of Jesus may not still lie unperfected Well what more forceable can there be then Christ in the Flesh and Christ in the Spirit Ans. To this there is an Answer by the All-searching Spirit prepared there is yet a Virgin Woman to be revealed out from the Heavens whereof Mary that broâ—ght forth Christ according to the Flesh was but a Type For it was neither Eve nor she to whom the Promise was made concerning that Birth which should bruise the Serpent's seven headed Power There must be another Genealogy found out from whence the Serpent-treader must also come Look and see and you shall find hereof is recorded Rev. 12. To which place I was by that Holy Ghostly Seer referred as to a Foundation for this more Excelling Ministration Iohn seeing this in Vision so long since and nothing hereof yet produced let not that seem so marvellous in your Eyes for Times decreed are in the Spirit as known to God in what Age in the World this Blessing will be most seasonably brought forth Conclude ye may by Wisdom's Star that hath appeared in your Heavens that out-thence if kept pure and clear this great Wonder may follow according as ye did see in the late Idea But ah my Lord how is this to be understood sure this Woman is not to be manifested in any one Particular who is subsisting in a Corporeal Substance For she will come all arrayed in a Body Saphire-like and not in the garb of the Mortal Creature with the Globe of this Worldâ— under her Feet Therefore this Query meets with this Who living in this Principle may expect such a Ray of Glory for to become a Covering And this was Answered Wherefore dost thou think that it was cryed up for a Wonder if it was not upon some extraordinary change who though thus transformed into such brightness of Excellency yet she is called a Woman But the pure Heavenly Glory altogether covereth the Creaturely Being The sparkling Deity that was hid within becomes the great and high amazement a flaming Garment This also will be obvious to the right discerning Eye in this present Sphere from whence will arise the admiration and great questioning there will be from whence this Woman did proceed If any hereof shall make a doubt how it can ever be on Earth for Virgin Wisdom to draw over her Virgin Vail of Purity in some one or other so as expresly to Personate her Tell them from the Alpha and Omega such a spotless
obtain the Dragon and the Beast hard War against him did make in conjunction with the Elements that did his outward mortal Life away take which did make out the Vision of the Child falling out of the Authors Arms. But the same Spirit is to revive in another and so to be taken up again which shall assuredly make good this Visional Prophecy in its Time March the 14th 1676 7. In this juncture of time upon these weighty Prophecies frequently opening upon me they indeed took up my whole Mind in Spiritual Debate for my self and that Nazarite whom the Prophecy did still eye for whom I was made to be concerned Because he was to be a joint Pillar to bear up and to declare this new Virgin Ministration which I did see would be mightily envied contradicted and warred against so soon as it should be brought to Light Nay while but uâ—to us revealing the Serpent doth work in many Wiles here against us of which still we have Warnings by Vision and Inspeakings As after Break of Day this by Presentation was shewn to me as upon the twink of an Eye I did espy a young Dragon out of a Hole of the Earth with Head Wings and Tail so speckled with black Venomous Spots as I could not bear to look upon it and while I was considering what should be done to destroy this Venomous Beast immediately from on high a young sprightly Eagle down did fly upon the Back hereof with such undauntedness as it had no power to resist the Eagles arrest Who did mightily tear with her Bill the Dragon's back and tail What further Victory she had I did not see the Vision hereof shutting up But this Word of Comfort was present with me saying See see after this manner ye will be relieved by your own Eagle-Spirit for nothing is like to the courage and strength of an Eagle Therefore when at any time this polluted Beast shall face to daunt and affright you gather up your Eagle-Might and be revenged in the first place upon that Tail wherein doth lie to you the greatest danger for there is both Sting Venom and Poyson and also subtle attracting Insinuationâ— These are very hurtful because not discerned therefore not feared or mistrusted As if his Head was set forward against you then ye could not but see his Mouth standing always wide open to swallow up what and whoever doth but look within the Circle of his Kingdom Of which ye have been aware and therefore have been kept by virtue of an unknown Angelical Guard from his Mouths foaming Rage Which this subtle Serpent knoweth well and therefore hath turned his Tail against you through a young one Who if possible might overcome your Virgin Spirits and cause you to turn down and fall in with the Dragon and Beast again after all chast separating Nazarite Vows and ascending Mights by which like Eagles ye fly to the Munition of Rocks Who with his Scorpion Tail will then surely circumvent you whose sting and power lieth there to hurt by Commission from the King of the Bottomless Pit Therefore your onset make like a right brood Eagle from your Tree of Life your Eagle-Eye will soon espy all Scorpion Spirits with their twisting Tails and then rend and tear with the Golden Bill of that â— strong Eagle-Spirit as as Sampson did the Lyon which he met with in the Way So Courage take to â—end away the very Sâ—ing in the Tail then ye shall proceed further unto the Head-Power till bruised under your Feet Of which this will be the assured Sign March the 18th 1676 7. This Morning this Word came to me Draw into thy Center-deep and see what lies there so precious so weighty and worthy to be dispersed forth that so thy Heavens within may be with that perfuming Saphire-Stone yet throughout more brightly inâ—lamed because the Virgin out there will first appear that must wear the Crown of Twelve Stars Take present care of the Heavens of your Mind and of that pure Unction-Oyl extracted out from that sweet Composition Matter that is not known by Name The rich Quality thereof is such as no Language here found can express but through contaction with it you will know the high Nature and Operation of it For from this unknown thing will spring the First-born Israelite where nothing of Guile shall ever be found Then was a new Charge for my self and the Dr. that we should draw a part from all Impertinent Fellowships because called to act forth a Superiour part as those who are designed to wait for the Triune Glory to â—ill our whole Temple Minds who will in our Heavenly Conversation be if nothing throngs in from this World For an instance hereof that Scripture was brought to me of the two Disciples when walking apart and only talking of Jesus their expectation of Restoration how immediately was he with them and expounded all things to them which was sealed with an inspiring Flame which gave Witness who made the Triune there who will still be with us as he is the Subject of our Discourse March the 19th 1676 7. I found my Spirit in a Disgust still against Eves Birth as it hung upon the Heavenly and Superiour part which I did feel to burthen it though the Virgin Nature did daily flow and spring through the Center of Vision and Revelation Whereby heaviness was â—pon my Intellectual Spirit so as I was made to pour out my Complaint in secret to my Lord Jesus Upon which after some Repose in the Night there was the similitude of a Man standing before me leaning under a Tree with a working Tool in his Hand as one worn out with Labour with a Dew of Sweat upon his Face he seemed to be so sick and tired and he entreated I would bear him a way from that place whereupon I took him up and carried him upon my Back but I could not long bear this ponderous Person but must throw him off else I perceived we must fall down together Whereupon it was said Carry him back to his own place who did come from the Earth and thereto he must return for to spend out his Life and dye that thou thereby mayst be fully discharged Which Idea had a considerable Speaking in it as it did plainly allude to the fallen Adamical state the meaning of which was clearly opened by the Spirit who said What hast thou here seen but that old Life Adam who was made out of the Dust and inferiour part of the Earth who is turned out from the Angelical Shape where he might have very near address to God his Maker But he did suck in that from that wretched Tree which hath made him so deplorable a Figure as thou didst see So as he is only meet to spend his days in toil and labour upon that Ground which is cursed for his sake so as nothing it will or can bring forth without Sweat of the Face Oh ye who are sufficiently sensible of this working
them and saw them in that place no more A voice saying None here shall henceforth come but such as can agree to walk with thee perfectly And so the Vision broke up The Interpretation Some Days after I did further enquire into the more full meaning of this Vision why such should so conspire against my solitary reserved Life but especially that one who was in my Eye of more value because of a known Life of Truth and Integrity I found this written upon my Heart Their Eyes must for a while be with-held they will not you know till ye can get the new Name engraven as of pretious Stones upon your Forehead For it was secretly whispered to my Spirit that in some there might be a refined and spiritual Emulation as in others a more Gross and Sensual Both of which I had councel and caution how to walk with so as no occasion of stumbling might be given justly to the gainsaying Spirits Whose pryings were to see how we would walk while in the Wilderness state Out of which we were not to come till our beloved Lord should bring us forth as in another form wherein me might be known as those who are to live in another Sphere where neither the hissing Serpent or biting Adder will adventure to appear in that High-way where nothing which is unclean can pass It is only for those who have held out the Wilderness probation waiting in Faith Love and Patience till the jubilee Year In which the Ransomed shall go forth out of their solitary Place into the New Sharon where the Glory and Excellency of their God as a circling Saphir-bow will be for their Defence March the 23d 1676 7. This Word spake with great Majesty Behold I come quickly hold fast that which thou hast Upon which I considered what that thing was which was to be held so fast This Word then opened it self in great Force and Consequence to me for I was in great suspence among the many Gifts received what most primarily should be taken care of among those things which were intrusted with me Still my Spirit was harping hereupon waiting for a clear Resolve which this Morning was given to me by a distinct Word passing through me saying Hold fast that which is my Witness iâ— thee as the Gift of Revelation and Prophesy Which bind fast by the Girdle of Faith or else it may be wrested from thee for thou art not freed from the Serpent's Conspiracy Who by all subtlety would circumvent my anointed Prophets by mixing and casting in what is not of my Spirits pure intent Watchful then now be least that high spirited Wine which flows so readily from the eternal Vine should be either adulterated or stopped in its flowing Source Therefore from your holy Watcher take this following Rule and thereby you shall be able to keep the Crown of anointing upon your Heads in despite of the Serpent's Rage March the 24th 1676 7. To you then to whom this worthy portion of Prophesie and Revelation is given as what ye are to keep and hold fast till your Lord shall come it will be expedient to observe this Rule Take this Councel that Elisha gave the Prophet's Widow that had 〈…〉 all her living Furnish thy House and stock it well with choice Vessels of all kind that are fit for reception washed and wrinsed with the scented Water of Life Let no other Furniture be within the Mansion-house of the great Prophet but set all in Order ranck by ranck and expel every other thing Taking the Authority also to stop all of the nether sensual Springs and a way is to be found out to cut off those Pipes through which the muddy brackish Water of strong scented Reason issues out For if at any time while this pure Oyl is running this should happen therewith to mingle it would be like that Herb in the Pottage which made the Sons of the Prophets to cry there was Death in the Pot. Therefore obey this Councel when thou hast brought in all those Vessels that have been tried as Gold in the celestial Fire of God's Love Faithfulness and Truth then use thy Skill to suspend and stench the Bleeding of that old degenerated Vine Which when your Obedience herein is readily fulfilled then to you will be given that Precious Blood Ruby-Stone that will eternally put a stop thereto But at present all Care and Diligence is charged upon you that a restraint according to your present Ability may be put to all those sprouting Essences which are contrary to the Paradisical Nature Here is a Break for several Days in the Original April the 8th 1677. THis Word I was reminded of as a Prophesie to be fulfilled in this laâ—t Age of Time Rejoyce O ye Souls in what I am about to do which is to create new Heavens in your old Earth to change it into a spiritual Frame and Model wherein the holy Ghost that I will send down shall evermore abide and dwell Then shall ye bear the Name of Immanuel Now it is to be understood what the reason was why the holy Ghost could not transform the Soul before into its first Original Purity which was because the new Heavens were not yet Framed which do represent a Mind renewed and a Heart purified For that Scripture was opened to me If Christ be risen in you than hath Sin no Power over you but its Body sinks and dies away For till the Body of Sin be laid there can be no assuming of a celestial Body at least for duration Then again the great Prince and Shepherd had another design to gather up holy choice Spirits that had lived in mortal Bodies to come up after him to make up the Mount Sion Church in the invisible Heavenly Sphere And those that have kept fast the Word of Truth in Patience and have fought the good Fight of Faith if that they dye in the Warfare they shall loose nothing of what they have so far wrought there is a Reservation and a Place for such to perfect what is lacking For 1. Christ himself did not go out of the Body into the highest mansion of Glory but he first entred Paradise So likewise those whom the Father hath given to him must whether in the Body or out of the Body make their first remove thither to be fully made meet to be gathered up to the Fountain-head of all springing Wisdom and Glory A known Number here is to make up the Flock for this upper Fold whereof are the Patriarchs Prophets and Apostles who are nominated to be Elders among that great Assembly who are moved out of Paradise to sit in heavenly Places with their head Prince and Mediatour To which holy Place there are some holy and perfect Spirits in every Age added as Saints breaking away from this Principle This now is a Dispensation of that Time mentioned of a gathering in of heavenly Spirits to Christ out of the reformed Paradise But there is yet a fuller Time and
corruptible Flesh. As first for its Probation it cometh into such Bodies to exercise and to put forth its Superiour Might for Mortifying and to correct and check all the natural Propensity which the mortal Spirit would tempt that which is Eternal to joyn with it in The which not yielding to but maintaining its own Superiority in curbing and suppressing all of the earthly part God is hereby greatly pleased and highly honoured Therefore think not much that for the present there is such incongruousness betwixt that which is Intellectual and that which is Terrestial That which is Eternal may command and subdue all what ever is Temporary Therefore be not ignorant of your own Spirits Soveraignty but call up its true Authority for the Spiritualizing of what would be clouded with Sensuality For if you yield hereunto and are overcome then your Talent lies as dead and buried And what account can any such give to their Lord when he comes who are thus slothful Therefore that Parable consider of it about the Talents improving had a very deep meaning if you should not be faithful in the first stock of Life and Spirit you must not expect that more high and full Trust and latter Crop both Ghostly Spirit Body Celestial will be given Therefore be patient hold out and do the preseâ—t work of the day and know your Reward is not far from you Then was the Vision of the Holy Element to me opened as thus The bright Airy Cloud which gathered it self into a round compass and was mixed with flame Colours so subtle and pure this was said to be the Matter of all Celestial Bodies and those innumerable Stars which were veiled under the bright Cloud were naked Spirits that did ascend out of Bodies terrestial into this pure Element and put on Figurative Bodies bright and Aetheral corresponding to the Nature of the Star-like sparkling Spirits who did appear to be fixed in this pure Element Then further as to that Majestical Eye which did appear so terribly piercing it was shewn me nay the Spirit did plainly in a still Voice eccho in me that from this pure Eye all distinct Sparks of Life did proceed and did fly into mortal Bodies according to the hour of Life and did come piercing into the fleshly Womb there to unite with a corporeal Spirit which is naturally introduced from Adam's lapsed day Then was a Secret whispered into that Ear which open stood to hear what the Spirit dictated so uear saying Hast thou not read that one Star differeth from another in Glory and one Angel is more mighty and powerful and greatly dignified then others yet all of and from that pure Eye extracted Even so further learn and receive this That in the productions of Spirits there is great difference some greater and more deeply comprehensive and intelligent and strong to encounter with the averse matter to which they are united For know this prerogative of Will which with God the Fountain of all Spirits is to be left free is not here to be called to an account by his Creatures Who gives Spirits successively to Bodies according for what he hath for them more eminent and extraordinary work to act and do in the lower Region of this World Therefore God hath left himself this Liberty to give to one five Talents and to another but two or one But if to that one any shall be faithful to improve it while he lives in this Body doubt not but it is of very dear acceptation with their Lord to enter into his Joy though somewhat different according to the Spirits degree Thus Abraham and Lot were both from a pure righteous Seed yet Abraham's Spirit of Truth did much excell And so ye may recollect innumerable Instances throughout all Ages as Enoch Moses Ioshuah Elias who had answerably great Service to do for their God though so unsuitably matched by Bodies yet such was the greatness of their Spirits as they made their very terrestial Man to keep pace with their Spirits Nay such is the power and ability of an Eternal Spirit through piercing into its original center that it may attract and cloath it self with the inward Virgin Body which is the Matter of that pure Element which thou didst see and so for Times and Seasons the gross Nature sublimated and over-powered may be as oft of this kind as was formerly according to the might and potency of the Spirit existing in Bodies As this was shewn in your Lord Jesus both before and after his Resurrection Now what doth this Vision predict but the cloathing of some great Saints with this pure Element Who do often withdraw from the Corporeal Sense Oh who can tell What is here to be enjoyed but such as do slide away from this vile earthly Climate The Seven-Star Planets will be given into their Hands the Influences of which are all of pure Ghostly Inspiration to out-set and overthrow the earthly gross Element which so long hath prevented the Heavenly Community Now then dive into your own Celestiality and see with what manner of Spirits ye are endued for in them the Powers do entirely lie for Transformation From the fore-going Revelation it was fully cleared unto me for what cause pure Spirits which did proceed from the holy Being came to exist in mortal Vehicles It was not for any Sin or Transgression which they acted or did in the times of their pre-existency in any Etheral Region as some do believe being bare abstracted Spirits without any Figurative Bodies Only Adam and Eve may be considered as the whole Universe and all included in them as the representative Heads of all successive Generations who were mortalized after their similitude For which cause Sin and Curse and Death enter'd but none for Adam's Transgressions shall be condemned for shall not the Judge of all the Earth do and pass righteous Judgment Shall any suffer for what they could no way avoid God forbid as in Sin all Men and Women were conceived and born so likewise in a Seed of Truth and Righteousness which is invisibly introduced for to destroy and overpower the Serpently Seed both growing up together which of them doth obtain the mastership doth remain in each ones Principle The most wise God having laid in a sufficiency of Spirit who in the days of Noah said My Spirit in them was tired out striving still with them so God will clear and acquit himself of all that of this Nature can be charged upon him Then further it was opened unto me from that Scripture That as Sin hath abounded Grace shall much more abound This Grace was revealed in the Gift or Infusion of the Spirit of Christ as the promised Seed of restoring Life unto Adam and Eve upon their very degeneration that they might not be as without God in that corporeal Image which they now were changed into If the Eternal Word which was from the beginning had not been their Light and Life and so likewise generative
to their future Posterity they had been in the same condemnation with the fallen Angels but the Eternal Word did even then incarnate himself for their help and recovery and to save them from sinking into that horrible Lake which the Serpent had prepared for them Thus did the Eternal Love immediately move towards them to free them out of the Dragon's Power whose design was to make them of their own Hierarchy in their Princely power of Darkness out from which the Lamb of God did redeem them Who from the Foundation of the World was the Salvation of God so still going on to the Ends of the Earth But while this new thing sprang in my understanding which seemed to differ from what I had formerly received as Truth I besought the Lord my Teacher to answer this Objection that was raised thereupon That if so immediately upon Adam's Fall the Eternal Word who is the new Birth-Seed did incorporate with Eve whereby power and ability were given to bring forth wholly after the Spirit how was it then that she should and did bring forth after the fleshly Image as appeared by the first Man which she brought forth in the wrathful Property first awakened In Answer to this I found Light at hand to resolve me As thus it did not seem good to the Wise Creator to obliterate and so presently to wipe off the Stain with which they by the act of Disobedience had blemished themselves Some marks of Displeasure the most Holy did still include them under as a Terrestial Body and to bring forth in Travel and Sorrow what should have been by Magical Power and Joy 〈◊〉 Celestial Angelical Forms but now as the effects of disregarding the Command of God they brought forth a mean and despicable Image according to their own Likeness But then I further queried but this Corporeity might have been Sinless 〈◊〉 Original Righteousness was also infused by the immortal Spark of Life entring in to incorporate with the outward Elementary Birth That Spirit which had so pure an Existency and was in free Liberty should come into a necessitated thraldom as in Cain was manifested As to this I also obtained Satisfaction that Cain had the Eternal Light of Life with him that did fore-warn him and convince him of the end and danger of Sin and that he was under Probation and that the Serpent had liberty still to â—â—â—mpt a new sutably to the Condition he wâ—s fallen into Who had an absolute Liberty of Will and Sufficiency of Power to stand his Ground as God said to him by way of Reproof If thou dost well shalt not thou be accepted but if not Sin lieth at thy own Door Which plainly doth declare that Cain should not have yielded himself Sins Captive So that in all Temptations you may know whither to fly even to that eternal Word within you who is mighty to Save who Is and Was from the Beginning the First and the Last Visible and Invisible Deity in Humanity and Deity out of Humanity all making and tending to the fullfilling and Manifestation of the Mystery which hath been hid in the Trinity Which Arcanum will be daily revealing in this latter Age. Then arose a further Query to be answered If Christ as a Seed of Life was infused into every individual Birth throughout the Line of Terrestial Propagation whereby a Sufficiency was found to bear down and overcome what the Serpent had introduced of this Venome and Sting of Sin add Death What further need was there of Christ to assume a Body and to be proclaimed in the World as a Personal Saviour by and through the offering up himself a Propitiatory Sacrifice for Sin If it could have been expiated by the Production of Internal Light and Life thus originally Springing according to that Scripture Christ the Light of every one that cometh into the World As this is a weighty and considerable Question so resolved it shall be from That which seeth into the first Ground of what cometh to be manifested in time Now then for these Reasons it was expedient for him who was nominated the Second Person in the Trinity to be exhibited in a corporal Form upon this Account First To declare the possibility of bringing in and acting forth an everlasting Righteousness in â—rail humane Nature which every way was beset and assaulted with Temptations from all dark Powers which from their evil Center did conspire to overturn Truth and Fidelity in this Immaculate Lamb for had the Dragon prevailed upon him here Mount Sion and the Heavenly Ierusalem should never have been revealed Secondly Then again for this Cause Christ was to be manifested in Flesh in God-like Power as very needful to become that great High-Priest to attone and make expiation for the Sins and Defectiveness under the first Covenant which was given in Paradise all since having sinned after the similitude of Adam's Transgression The holy Seed in them being weak through the Body which is included and falling under the gross Element which hath and doth in some much more then others choak and smother the Life and doth greatly cloud and darken universally this pure Light whereby the good part doth rarely get the Victory in any till they attain to a good degree of Illumination and Purification For this Spring of Light doth get through but by degrees for tho in it self its of great Potency yet need enough there is for Sins committed in the times of Ignorance and Minority before the Spirit comes to make the Soul understand it self from whence it is relapsed I say for the Remission of these Sins past through the forbearance of God not less then such a Sacrifice was your Jesus for you to become In the Third Place Then as Christ fulfilled all Righteousness in his Humanity for an Example to his fellow Breathren so they might come to the unity of the same perfect Life by the same perfect Spirit which was in him through the dying Life For thereby your Lord Jesus obtained a super-additional force and power of Spirit to give and shed abroad into you for the working out a full Liberty and Salvation For seeing his pure Life-Seed was under oppression he also came into a Body of Flesh to relieve and free it from the Bondage of Sin and Evil and also the very Mortality antecedent thereunto according as it is written delivering them who through fear of Death were all their Life-time subject to bondage Which no way could be effected but by Death destroying Death First in the humane Figure of your Lord Jesus who hereby shewed you the way to do mystically that so thereby you might escape the Second Death through the Resurrection which is said to quicken Mortal Bodies Fourth Place Now then further consider that thâ—s was the very great and primary end of Christ coming into a Body of Flesh to transfigure and to shew the way of Immortalizing of it as he did his own after his Resurrection when he ascended into
Birth being extraordinary and marvelous so soon as it was but noised abroad Councel was taken for to destroy him nay he had much ado to live out his determined time but as he preserved himself by his inward virtual Body upon every storm and assault The world that lieth in the evil of darkness could not bear such a Light to live amongst them whose life was that which did reprove them Therefore it is no needless question to ask of the most high Wisdom how in this Age such a Birth may be succoured and sustained till it hath got a body of might and fortitude which no weapon can destroy or hurt The resolve must be fetched up from the deepest of all centers as it is a matter of the most primary consequence to them who have such a Birth in such a dangerous Principle for to bring up a Birth which is from the power of the overshadowing hand Hence then for satisfaction to this Query saith the all knowing Spirit be it given you to understand That every Birth of what kind soever brings along with it through the wise Provision in Nature it s own nutriment That which is of corruptible seed hath what answers to it of its own perishing Quality What feeds on flesh either as to its fleshly mind or body shall suffer loss to purpose though all the care be to prop and nourish it to make it a well favoured piece of mortality Which to the most holy is a strange Similitude which he hath no delight to see or know his own any longer in Therefore he inciteth and calleth to look after another Birth that may be all of Quintessential matter of the very Nature of the Deity such a pure thing may have corporal humanity a while for its visible case As your Immanuel had assumed as the garment of Sackloath in which he humbled himself for the sins of the world and for that end sacrificed it Who though he took it up again it was for the manifestation of greater wonders by it through various changes which it was made the subject of For in that sometimes he was known and then again in such a figure unknowable to them who were daily conversant with him Who after that the pleasure and design of the Father was in that body finished then the power of the inward spiritual body was manifested to anatomise the visible humanity for that was not to pass into the Heavens From all which learn we to discern where the Christ like birth with his spiritual body is though clouded with a corporeal figure And that ye may not be mistaken take these special signs to know where it is truly fixed or impressed First then know this overshadowing hand through which this birth doth spring incompasseth only what is Paradisical ground there it drops in its golden seed This ground in its true native Virgin pureness must be separated from the common cursed matter of what produceth the earthly birth These two different soyles are to be found in the first Adam's generative off-spring but it is so mingled and overrun with the dark muddy element that great care labour and painful industry is used for its recovery out by the wise and learned Spirit in the heavenly Chymistry rightly to prepare for this holy Birth Which will be easily known from the course and rudimental that is in the image of the earthly For first here is a pure conception as from the high and pure radical infusive Spirit that quickens the Virgin soil and so cooperates it into a spiritual Body that it may be all of one and the same pure clear undefiled subtile matter with the quickning Spirit that you may know what that is which contributes to the Christ-like Births wherewith it will be one and the same that it may degenerate in nothing from the first perfection and pattern of his Life But only this heavenly man may be excused from that personal suffering in the tragical part as an outward death Which will not be required upon the same account having finished the mystery of the mystical death through this Birth taking place and bearing dominion over the outward But now to resolve that Question What this Birth that is from above which is coagulated into one unmixed matter must live upon in the house of humanity Which for a time it must be brought up in as Christ himself was and tempted with the evil fruits that will be daily proffered from the market of this world but yet in no danger though in minority For it is left under the guardian Spirit who warns it what to abstain from whose nature and composition is of such heavenly essentiality that it inclines naturally to obey the Paradisical laws Which is the second character of this New Creature Then again in the third place while but in its Infancy it will suck of no other but its Eternal Virgin Mother lay it to any other and it will be sick to Death And if at any time contrary Food is forced upon it it doth presently Vomit it up Then when grown to a further degree of strength not only the pure Milk of Wisdom its Mother those living Precepts of her Word but the very Body of the Deity which is the spiritual Flesh Christ spoke of and the Blood the Milk of the Word But when come to that Age as to be able to take and feed upon that Body that is extracted out of the very Being of all Eternal Spirits of what kind must this be brought forth but even such a Celestial Body as Christ told them could never taste of Death For as he did live by the Father by feeding upon the very power of the God-head So likewise that Birth which was of this extraction should live eternally by feeding it self upon his divine Flesh. Your Fathers saith he did eat Manna and are dead but I the Bread of Life will sustain you and thereby immortalize you if ye henceforth do feed upon no other but me the Tree of Life It was further revealed to me That the Mould and Paradisical Matter was found in us and brought out of all dispersions into one holy lump formed and quickned by that pure azure stream or breath which did present it self by way of Vision And this in process of time might come to be no less than God manifested in our fleshly forms of Corporeities therefore let us be careful and watchful over it and to hide it under the sheltering hand of the everlasting power forasmuch as it is enclosed with a terrestrial form as its house where the light of the Sun Moon and Stars of this Visible Region did break in and thereby would assume a government over it which might bind and keep it under as upon the outward elementary Spirit This was my fear and jeoperdy Concerning which the everlasting Comforter did satisfie me declaring This was a free birth not subject in any respect to the rudiments of this world because that nothing of
the sweet sappy flowings of the Spirit as Rivers of Oyl which will make all these flaming Wheels work up to a Seraphick height so as hereby to look terribly for Glory and Beauty for Perfection May the 23th 1677. As we were met together at prayer I had the presentation of a Golden Cup out of which did rise a flame of Light as Fire bubling beyond the Brim of the Cup and it was thus spoke who so are able let them drink of it Upon which I considered hereof expecting a further explanation of this Vision Which this Morning thus opened it self that the Cup which was all of Gold presented Christ in his pure Corporeity who had been tried through all Fires and thereby was made a meet Vessel to retain the essential Spirit of the pure flaming Deity that springs high beyond the bounds of humanity as the Fire did above the Cup. Then it was revealed and uttered by a still voice that as I did see the rising of this Fire even so should be the flowing of the Holy Ghost For it was his Fiery Baptism wherewith many should be sprinkled from its going out Oh my Lord why was this Cup tendered for those who were not able to drink down this Spirit of Fire Would it might be our lot Who surely would rejoice to drink down a full draught hereof Oh dear Jesus that by thy self thou wouldst hand this Cup unto us as once thou didst in the figurative way to thy Disciples After I had much after this manner inlarged my self in Spirit to my God and Father the Word then spake in me Ye must first arrive to this Golden Degree then ye shall be flowingly filled with this high spirited Flame Christ the Lord is here â—ory our Example Now then take good heed to those great fiery working Wheels which will frame for you this Golden Vessel Suffer gladly the mighty force of them which will form this Golden Cup in each one where the heavenly and pure elementary matter is prepared Be only found in your diligency and then your great Work-master will be under an engagement to finish this unknown Mystery That so ye may be Golden Cups of Blessings to your self and others May the 26th 1677. In the night being cast into a sleep I saw this Golden Cup again which was presented to my intellectual sight some days before as I was in prayer Now again passing from one to another some few Persons of us being met together The Person that handed this cup to us was in the Garb of an Officer with a Gown and when he came to give it to me somewhat he seemed secretly to whisper which the rest were not to hear which I thought carefully to observe but when I awaked I could not remember any thing of the words which I did believe was of concern I only well retained the Ministrator of this Golden Cup which did not flame out as it did before but there was an Oyly Liquor of flame colour in it which tasted like to pleasant Wine After I was come out of this Night Vision I waited what would be spoken herefrom further to me which interpretation was presently given the Officer personated our Lord Jesus to whom the great Majesty had given the Power of Administration For there is no true Sacramental Institution but when he is present himself who knows those Sanctuary Vessels of his own Body that be thereunto affixed and who are separated from all common use He walks amongst the Golden Cups to convey Flaming Spirit and pure Oyl of Light he doth not put off with dead heartless Signs but letteth in his flowing Nature as Spikenard that when any have drank hereof they do feel an inebriating Spirit that burns as fire upon the Altar of their hearts as a signal witness that the right Administrator hath opened himself in a Celestial Fire-spring Which is the Pool of the Holy Ghost from which every Sanctuary Vessel is to be sprinkled Take ye heed hereto Iune the 1st 1677. This Vision was just upon the Doctor 's taking a House THIS day I had a very deep sense opened in me upon a Vision of several Pits that were filled with muddy Water so thick they were together that my self with some other Persons could not know how to pass without peril of falling into some one or other of them But our way lying through this place we could no way avoid but we must go through it Which was very hazardable irksome and grievous but through fear and heedfulness watchfulness and prayer we did get through And this word I did hear speak saying This shall also turn to your salvation through earnest prayer from the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Then again this night I saw as two of us were going upon our way with great earnestness to be at the end of our Journey there fell a suddain showr and stopped us so as we feared lest the night should come upon us before we should reach the place we were designed to This Vision did plainly speak out there was some present danger at hand which made me desire to be apart to know the mind of the Spirit herein bemoaning those Dicissitudes which might happen for our further probation Then was it shewed me that those Pits which I saw were promising advantages from the Earthly Region Which stood open to plunge us into their deep Abyss as which would drown our superiour Life in their muddy waters For this word came to me while I was considering hereof Escape here for your Life sake for what have you to do in the way of the Assyrians Upon which I prayed earnestly that we might be kept from the many evil occurrences that might happen upon the removal to an outward habitation which I foresaw might be hurtful for the present to our Spirits For which cause those things were presented for how would the Prince of this Earth and Aiery Region triumph to see us who have disdained his Kingdom and all the preferments of it to be catched by any baits from it For I heard this word say in me there would be a great acclamation from out of the bottomless Pit could they but bury your fire-sparkling life therein Therefore fear always while you have any thing to transact where Satan hath to do Then as to the Showr that came while we were journying on it was opened to me that as to the working-wheel of Fire there might be some stop For there was nothing more injurious than floods of Water upon fiery Wheels that is heavenly Spirits involving themselves with earthly things though good and lawful to others yet not to us who had the Nazarite Vow upon us and under such Laws and Institutions as were not made known to others Therefore that which might be justifiable in them would not be to us because under great Light Revelation and Direction The Spirit in us bearing witness hereunto that is to be of great binding Force and Powers to keep us
in all wariness Then is this word uttered as I was hereof writing You of all others I saith the Lord have desired for to keep separated for my use therefore take heed what you let in to my Temple Body Oh saith the Just One that I could but have such large Credit from you as I had from some in past-ages that could lean and rest upon me without the Crutch of Reason under their Arms. For alas you are yet but as Children that are not able to stand alone You dare not trust your selves upon the bare ground of Faith and that makes you fly so readily to what is before your sensible Eye True Oh Soul thy terrestrial man hath a near disposition to the production of this earthly Climate and runs thereunto upon all occasions as to its nourishing and providing Mother knowing yet no better having found all sensible sustainment thereby according to the manner of this fallen Creation But know you have a Mother of a higher degree that is more true and natural to your Spirits and she would now you should come to understand and know her to be the Everlasting Wisdom of the Mighty God that can do much above Nature and Creature for you Who would have you desert all other and hear and learn from her mouth from which doth drop the Law of Love and Kindness Iune the 3d. 1677. Upon this Manifestation and Councel of the Spirit I found all my internal Powers strongly knit together to find out this more sure and all-sufficient Providence For there was somewhat in me of Infinite Being that was too great to be kept under the tuition and law of that which was earthly and terrestrial From out of the bounds of which my Spirit would break away to live to obey that Law of Faith which hitherto no Adeptist that I know hath arrived to Which hath failed as to my own part because so oft have I given place to self-reasoning being by a Foster-Mother so long brought up in that way that death it is therefrom to withdraw But taught I am not to favour my Life herein though daily solicited hereunto by thousands of Spirits Who do cry spare that delicate natural thing which this world doth glory in For indeed it hath carried all in a forcible stream but now in Spirit I do see this great Volative will be dried up For this Night I did see by way of Vision a muddy Sea boyling as a Pot but under it to my great marvel there was an invisible Fire hidden under the Mud and Water Which I did view thinking at first sight nothing less but that the Fire would there be choaked but it did get the Victory And in the Morning as I was hereof considering it was opened to me that this Muddy Sea was the natural rational Life that must be purged by Fire till all consumed it be in such who like worthy Champions shall come to shew themselves in the Life of Faith I did also see a Clear Water separated from the Muddy Water which by the Fire was driven upward as if it had been a Spring From whence it was given me to understand That there was a pure Heavenly Matter which when the Celestial Fire did work in any it would separate from the gross and evil quality This Muddy Sea was said to be the rolling Motions that work from the common sense of earthly things taken into the Mind which makes it soul and muddy Now what can purge this but fire that lieth in the deep beneath which gradually worketh through it by virtue of an Eternal force and might when once struck in by the Saphire Stone of the Deity Then it inkindles every property and becomes a pure Fire Element which suffers nothing combustible to mix with it After this I did see when the Fire had got the mastery of this pudled Sea that it became all as a bright Firmament and there sprung up a wonderful Tree Iune the 4th 1677. The Saphire Tree In Vision was shewn me a wonderful Tree which was strange and amazing being out of the course of Nature of all which formerly I had seen The Body of it was of the Fire Element and the Branches thereof were clustered with various sparkling Stones of all manner of Colours which were of such a dazling Glory that nothing less than the reflexion of this Tree could give the capacity of sight For as the day doth exceed the night for Light so did these Stones for lustre excel what are of the choisest of this Creation It no sooner appeared but it did again disappear but it left its light Raies upon my Mind for some certain time Whereupon this word was spoken This is the great original Saphire-Tree which as a Light springeth up out of the Dark Valley Iune the 5th 1677. Being much inquisitive to have the Mystery of this Oriental Tree that sprung out of the pure Element opened further unto me as I was waiting in the Fire of pure silence it was revealed that the Tree was shewn to make known that this was a degree beyond all in Paradise For no such lustrous Tree could be manifested in that Sphear Trees of Life and Righteousness might spring thereout but this Tree was a Diadem of Glory that doth grow out of the Element of the New Ierusalem Then was it upon my heart to plead thus with my Lord Ah my Jesus what doth this signifie to us as to our present state This surely presents the highest latitude of Glory which thou thy self art capable of We have many removes yet surely to pass through before we can come to the Clusters of this Stately Tree As we now appear what is more contemptible and vile And if so in our own Eye what in thine Therefore what Time will or may be allowed for our transportation into such Fire Stones of amazing Glory This and much more which would be too numerous to record was my Expostulation To which the Spirit made reply thus that this Vegetable Stone must have several Transplantations before it could rise to such a degree of Celestiality of Glory As first out of the dry hungry barren Earth to a Ground moistned with the dew of Paradise there it hath a certain season to work through as a Plant of Righteousness sending forth its fruitful operations according to the heavenly constellations which work with it It shifteth it self into various forms as the Center doth open for Multiplication of the Vegetable Life to bring it forth into manifestation of those more eminent Fruits of the Spirit As in clusters of Love Patience Meekness Faith Hope Joy to perseverance All which are to spring up unto Perfection as making way for a higher Transformation For when these Fruits are grown to their full Ripeness in any then expect such a pure conjunction as doth make up the very matter of this Saphire-stone Which may be adventured to be cast into that most holy burning Element that thereout all these may come forth
your selves lie waste Then again this word met me Take heed of the Commonsewer that corrupteth the whole Earth that it break not in upon you For it is a Noah's flood it will sweep all away that are out of God's Ark. Upon which warnings I guirded up upon my Watch-Tower to hear what would be further opened to me Having had somewhat yesterday passing through me upon Abimelechs taking Sarah from Abraham The Meaning of it was this day made out further unto me the Spirit taking up that Scripture as in way of a Parable to shew us the danger in passing through with the Virgin Mind amongst Foreigners and Strangers though not intending to take it up as a dwelling place but only to sojourn as Abaham did in Gerar. Iune the 24th 1677. Now after this manner the Spirit did parly or commune with me Know that ye have had a call to pass out from among the throng of the worldly Spirits whereof Abraham was a type whom God called to sojourn as a Stranger removing from place to place till he did come to live alone by himself and to be planted as a Root for a mighty Off-spring Wherefore the Most High had designed him and so Abraham with his Sarah went through the Philistines Country and was in danger to have had Sarah violently taken from him who was to bring â—orth the blessed Seed Even so it was opened after a high mystical manner that this Abraham did represent the Spirit of Faith whom God would bless and make fruitful through Marriage-union with the Virgin Wisdom And it was further shewâ— me that there should be a Male and a Female that would be made choice of to bring forth an eternal spiritual Off-spring for a true Church Which should be known from all others by terrible things wrought in righteousness through the Ghostly Power breaking forth And therefore note and observe said the Word of Life whether or no God in the Spirits voice hath not spoken to you to come out of the Chaldeans Country considered both as to the vain evil conversations of Persons without and to internal Spirits within the Region of the Mind from both which there is to be a real departure out And as there are two Persons that are thus to be deputed visibly who are to wiâ—hdraw and and plant themselves as out of all other gathered Fellowships of the World So are they to be extraordinarily endowed in giving proof of Love Faith and Obedience to him that hath power thus to dignifie and make blessed God knows Abraham was such as one as would approve himself in all perfect walking before him and answer whatever Trust was committed to him by the Most Holy and just one to keep every Charge and Command given as did appear when he came out of his own Land to go where he knew not Now it was from hence revealed that those who shall be counted worthy to bring forth a pure spiritual Generation must come out internally as well as externally from that Native Country where numerous Spirits that have no Visible Bodies do dwell and have their concourse in the Mind after a magical manner Now here will be the trial for to go through their Eartbly Regions and not be hurt For no sooner did Abraham falter in his Faith through fear but his Spouse was taken away which if he had kept up in the majesty and authority of Faith and had owned her then the dread of that Power and Spirit of Faith and the Virgins Beauty and Innocency would have been upon Abimelech so as there would not have been any attempt of that kind From whence this was a warning councel in particular unto us given in our present journying on through strange People and Nations which lie in our way before we can come to Hebron the City of David our King And these are mystically opened from within us as occasions offer from without For the Prince of this World knowes herein he hath great advantage while but passing through his Dominions he will have one device or other against those who are designed to pitch their Tents remote from his Territories Therefore he doth bestir himself to raise all Forces to stop their Progress that if possible he might keep them under his Arbitrary Power Seeking always of subtilty to weaken the hand of Faith by alluring away the Virgin Love and so he would make a separation For in the pure conjunction of Faith and Love they are knit together as the Bridegroom and the Bride to travel together till they obtain the promised Seed To whom all excellency of strength doth belong and Wisdom to govern those Nations that would usurp an evil Power over the blessed Seed Oh saith the living Oracle take heed of denying your pure heavenly Mate that is found in the comely dress of Love Purity Meekness simplicity and holiness For this is that vertuous Woman who is a Crown to her Lord and Husband She will never depart from him without she be disoâ—ned through fear and incredulity None shall imbrace her but the Arms of Faith If she at any time be violated from her true Abraham she will be as the Ark that will bring plagues and and death upon those that would engross her to themselves from him whose true Spouse she is Therefore consider this O ye to whom this word and councel is givenâ— Keep up Faith in its own true Royalty Fear not Earthly Powers While ye must pass through their Land Trust in Iehovah your sheild Forfeit not that Dowry which the Virgin Spirit of Love will bring to you Be watchful to strengthen what is in you already wrought that ye may not lose what ye have thus far â—un and suffered for even so you will find the Sealing Power from the Amen Iune the 30th 1677. The Birth of Cyrus The Voice of the Daughter of Sion cried in me what ailest thou who art travelling for the Birth of Power Faint not for it is a God Almightiness that will be the issue of all those internal pangâ— of her who is travelling in the greatness of his strength Every Arm of created Power is too short to bring it forth God must bring forth God Then queried my Spirit where and how and after what manner will be so marvelous a thing Sure nothing of mortality can compass such an Immensity as a Gods excellency in this World to be manifested No said the Spirit of Councel the Terrestrial Man cannot have any share herein either to conceive or bring it forth But yet such may be the high act of Love in the Most Holy as to open his Mighty Name Iehovah through that mean form of Mortality and send forth somewhat of a deified express of his Existency in terrestrial Creatures so as to make them signifie unto the World what power it is that moves through them Who have been in strong and unwearied travel for this all-saving Birth of Almighty Power For indeed such a Birth is needed in the
World that may deliver from all the evils of it There is nothing but an Omnipotent Force will conquer the sinful Authorities that have been so long in Government over all the Creation Therefore what are ye to look and wait for but the Birth of this Mighty Prince Cyrus to arise in and to go before you for it is by meer strength that he must prevail to subdue all Nations whether they be within or without Many have been the forerunners of this by inferiour Births which ye have passed through As those of Regeneration and Divine Inspirations and Productive Revelations all in order hereunto But all these have been too weak and too short to deliver out of the Servile Spirit The Babylonish Power doth yet keep and serve it self upon you and will not let you go free till this Mighty Prince doth arise to remand you back unto your own Land and native Freedom again Thus I did evidently see nothing but the all-saving Arm could pluck us back again And moreover this word was with me and in me spoken Pray for the Cyrus Might to be joined with the Nazarite Wisdom of Purity for without Power ye cannot perform any of my Pleasure in subduing the Babylonish Power that hath enlarged it self over the whole universal state of things It is well for the elected ones in this World that their Redeemer is now a Mighty King over all Kingdoms And this day is drawing near for the revealing of this his shut up Power that hath been reserved with him in the Heavens By reason of which a sorrowful bondage and servile Life hath been upon the very Nerves of the New Ierusâ—lem Who are now sensible and do now cry unto this Mighty Cyrus to appear and to break for them this Babylonish Yoak which hath made them so long groan and mourn as being made to serve with rigour under the Prince of Darkness Who hath had a long Reign through his Agents in this Principle but his Time is â—igh worn out Of which this is an assured hope when a deep sense is upon any of the Children of the Captivity As upon Daniel and Ieremiah Ezra and Nehemiah who set themselves to enquire for that Messiah who is to restore and gather together the Stones for to build the Mystical Ierusalem Verily to such as do sigh and mourn for all the Abominations of Desolations which they see to be of Authority To such I say the Most High will have respect not only to reveal but to intrust the Scepter of his Kingdom with them Who he knows will sway all in righteousness according to his own heart They shall be his Kings and Savâ—ours upon Earth Yet once again they who are of a Daniel Spirit wholly addicting their Minds hereunto and in nothing else taking pleasure but in diving into the Secrets of the Most High that if by any means they might find out the Jubile-year of release when the Mourning Tribes might return again to their own possessions even they shall be chose hereunto Oh the wise in heart after this do look waiting in true spiritual abstinence as Daniel did that so eternal Secrets may be revealed unto them Know ye how beautiful would those be who shall bring news and glad-tidings hereof from the Most Holy to the Mourners in Sion That the Lord is indeed without delay coming for a full and perfect Redemption to the Groaning and Oppressed Creationâ— Even so Lord Jesus come quickly Iuly the 1st 1677. THIS Morning after some special Manifestations and intimate Communion with the invisible Trinity whereby my Spirit was as ingulphed into this sweet Celestiality of that which passeth all understanding This word uttered it self Is it not good to dwell here where the Covert is all Love and defensive Power Oh call in others with thee here to meal if you do delight to sip of this Cup of Divine Pleasure and then according to the vigour of Spirit felt herefrom dispence hereof And commend it to him who is a noted consecrated Vessel to take in of the same with the unknown Rarities which the Father doth â—rovide for his own Houshold that so no cause ye may have to wander out of his rich and fat Pasture While keeping here your Shepherd will you feed and by his Golden Crook will you guide and translate out of one glorious place to another till ye shall come into the beloved City This blessed winding in of my Spirit was an introduction hard usage of the King of this Bottomless Pit who would keep them evermore in bondage and would not that they should ever remember that once they had a pre-existency in that Paradisical World of Liberty Iuly the 2d 1677. But now the Ancient Records are brought to Light whereby it is given to the Wise among the Children of the Captivity to understand their high and eternal Nativity and that for the cause of sin they were brought into this dark and evil Region yet not so as for ever herein to be included till natural death doth release as they would persuade For no such Decree did ever go forth from the Throne of the Most High For after this dark grisled Globe with its natural Inhabitants all which like troubled whirling Wheels do grind the Faces of one another there shall another arise which shall set free from this Old Creation Captivity Upon which there was a mighty cry by some that here were sealed to the day of Redemption saying Holy Lord God of the Sabbath let us come to rest with thee For in six days labour we have been and now full weary we are of sinful thrall and cannot but remind thee of the promised Liberty which is for to be brought to pass by the travelling Daughter of Ierusalem Then was portraied before me a Mourners Zion-eye beholding a bright flaming Globe upon the rising of which the other Globe like a dark Stone sunk down before it into a bottomless depth And this was in the sight of the right-born Israelite who here was suddenly snatched out and translated into a higher and more quiet Sphere Oh here was indeed the Sabbath of the 7000 years all here were clothed in white lying down as Flocks by their Shepherd of all Princely Might all fastned together in a Golden Chain to shew there was no more to be a dividing for the Sheep never more was to be scattered out of this eternal Fold For nothing but Seraphical Pleasure is here with the highest Peace Joy and Rest from all former Toil Labour and Sorrow And the Law of God as a Gulf is here broke up and drowns all in its own Sea of Endless Love This is what was presented for the inforcement of our travel in Spirit for Sion deliverance out of the Babylonish servitude which now is throughout the whole World Iuly the 3d. 1677. Then was it with me to enquire with earnestness Oh my Lord when shall be this Zions Reign All things yet in visible view appear in a dull sluggish
Posture The Prince of Might yet hath no Birth in the World for to bring into existency this New Creation Who then shall be the beginning of this Celestial World seeing that from some one or other the Birth of this Creating Power must go out Oh by whom shall Iacob's Star arise that is to bear the â—â—cepter of Power and Dominion that is to overturn the whole Scene of present things which hath been under oppression Iuly the 11th 1677. As to this some days after I was answered with good and comfortable words that we might not sorrow as those who do see nothing of this rising day For while my Spirit was groaning in the Kingdom of Tribulation and Patience I heard this sweet saying The Birth is Love That shall restore the Kingdom of Ioy and Power And as it doth grow near the Pangs of Love will flow upon you which will be Sions mighty deliverance Therefore revive when Loves throws do take hold upon you for it certainly foreruns the breaking forth of the Son of Ioy and Strength who will rule the Earth and ease the Nations of their Burthenâ—â— Griefs and Torments Then was somewhat opened to me of the Mystery of a great Key which I did see in way of Vision held out unto me which was so great and weighty that I made question in my self whether I could carry it and was loth to take the burthen of it not then understanding the intent why it was shewn and tendred But this Morning considering hereof a voice did sound through me This is the mighty Birth-Key which shall open the New Ierusalem Glory No terrestrial Being can it hold for it is all massy and refined Gold that will open the seven-fold Wonder and unlock every unknown Treasury which hath been sealed from the foundation of the World â— hen was it highly impressed upon me what this Key did further signifie unto us Then another word did swiftly put forth in me saying Those to whom this is given will have power to bind or loose to shut or open to kill or save alive and also to charge or discharge from the guilt of siâ— For it is the Key of Knowledge and sound Judgment and acteth absolutely in the express Power of the Most High to fulfill every jot and tittle of his Eternal Will God the Father will well satisfie himself in such whose propriety it shall be to possess this all powerful Key Ah my Lord is there any â—ow abiding in corporeity that is so eyed by thee to be an Instrument to act in the Power of this mighty Key Sure no Prohibition or Decree is gone forth but some one or other may be designed by thee hereunto in this Age. But then the Spirit said they must be such as are annointed with that high Composition Oyl which at once doth clarifie and perfume as an attoning Incense whose flame never goeth out till this Key be wrought out in the Fire Center Then was this word of Councel given unto me Set a work all your present force and might it will be worth the laying out all your cost and labour hereupon You have an all-skilful Guide that is master of this Mystical Science but he loveth not to have to do with any Spirit that is divided with one Eye looking forward and with the other backward He knows he shall never have Honour or Credit by such as are halting between two Principles sometimes rising up in the Fiery Wheel of Faith then sinking down in the Leaden Scale of Sense which bringeth back what Faith hath brought forward Which is the great Energy that giveth the formation to this all-sovereign Key that is prophecied of but none have been found here for worthily qualified of many Generations past Therefore neglect all things of this low Region that so you may make this your entire business From which let there be no starting as ye would enjoy the blessed Projection of this Key that will open for you and will unfold to you the 1000th Number in Wisdom's Roll. Iuly the 12th 1677. As my Mind was contemplating of the great advantages that an Eternal Almightiness would bring in to such who would thereby endeavour wholly to deâ—â—â—â— and make an end of sin There was suddenly a very fit similitude set before me in order to this to shew what would be effectual thereunto There appeared a bright Jasper Body or Person in the middle of whose Breast was set a Pipe of Gold Colourâ— and two more each one out of his side the one was of Scarlet Colour the other White or Glassy This was a very suitable Idea to the present concern of thoseâ— who did know themselves to be under a mourning state of indigency upon an eternal account For whose revivingâ— this word did further proceed Whoever there be who do thirst to drink out here in nakedness of Spirit let them draw near for only pure simple naked Spirits can suck here After this Voice the Intellectual Spring did freely run and made me capable of more deâ—p reception concurring with the tâ—â—e Inspiratour who did give me to understand the use and operation of these conveying Powers shewing what the Virtue of each Pipe was As first that in the midst of the Breast signified the sending forth the â—â—ction of Spirit The Scarlet Colour'd Pipe the Bloodâ— that is the Life of the Heavenly Body anâ—â—â—â—d to it The third Pipe was the 〈◊〉 Water which keeps and maintains all in an immaculate Life of Purity Out of these the Divine Nature is extracted And who ever do not lay their internal Spirits to suck out of these Pâ—pes can never arrive to any strong Spiritual Stature For what doth it avail to have the knowledge and revelation of this in Mystery and be at a spiritual distance herefrom If Jesus while iâ— visible Corporeity had not lain close to his Fathers heart drawing continually although highly Fssenced in Spirit yet he could never have grown if he had not derived fresh Infiniteness of Strength and Power to hold up the God head Soveraignity in the Manhood So likewise the Spirit herefrom did teach us that we should strive to reach to the heart of Iesus in Spirit Here did meet me this Objection But how shall we thus abstractedly have access in our Spirits to our 〈…〉 is in his Personalâ—â—y all 〈…〉 and we in bodies of 〈…〉 so that we know not how to meet him This Question was thus resolved me These Pipes like Iacob's Ladder were fixed for descending Powers to descend through them It is granted that we cannot reach up to our Lord till we have a full grown Spiritual Body Therefore this mystical way of conveyance is contrived to bring us up to that high degree of fellowâ—hip with the Trinity though no congruity there be as to the visible Body Yetâ— there is that Spirit in us which by the drawing down this Life sustenance may recover its ancient sublime and paradysical Body which consisteth not of Flesh Blood and Bones
day as the dark Night of an earthly Body must fly away from For it could not abide when though but in the Vision of so immense a Glory that dispersing it self so variously into the Images of what so long had lain unseen Even so verily deeper may be your entrance into the Heavens to hear and see what there is reserved as your Dowry among those High-Throne Principalities which Iohn did see Fear not I say through this bright day to pass though the night of your Body of earthly sensuality shall by degrees pass away Care not to hazard all that so as ye may be taken up still in the Visions of the mighty Alpha where new Scenes of Glory may open to you daily Iuly the 21th 1677. As we were in Prayer met together this word passed through me which plainly thus spake These are the wrestling Spirits O Father that will not let me be at rest till they have possessed the Kingdom with me This word did not a little revive me and added a renewed strenght to urge the more full Manifestations of this Kingdom and that we might still our force unite who have been hitherto so prosperous in our way through recourse by prayer Which being done in Faith hath great and mighty influence with God Iuly the 22th 1677. This Morning I had this further Presentation pourtraid out to my Internal Eye The Figure of a Fleshy Heart with many Eyes and a Mouth from whence issued out a white Stream like a Breath From which it was said draw near and receive in what floweth out here which I assaid to do magically as well as I could Then when I was come to my inward understanding Spirit to know what this might signifie This word did pass through me This Breath is thy Spirits Meat by which ye are to live day by day This Vision contained very much in it which was made out as it was cast up and called over again in my Mind afresh teaching being herefrom given unto me How this was the new Heart which would be as the Well of deep Waters in whomsoever it was fixed Many were the worthy Properties which do belong to this Heart For it was the Figure of the very Heart of God the Son lively discribed in the rising Magia Then were the several Working-Powers and Properties manifested unto me and I was also made to understand what I never before did sound For it was whispered to my inward Ear saying Thou little thinkest or perceiveth what lieth concealed within these Triangles An immense Treasury is here couched Who can fathom his own heart much less this which is so all-seeing Now to give the several Properties of the Heart full of Eyes First Property No slumber doth happen on them at any time For flumbring and sleepy Eyes argue a state of weakness but these are perfect Eyes strong Eyes in their full strength and clarity Second Property They are watchful Eyes waking Eyes looking every way unto the heights above and down to the depths beneath and to the bredths and lenghts of what in all the World are seeable Third Property These Eyes are discernaing and piercing Eyes The wonderful excellency of these Eyes is this because their faculty is to pierce into things so as nothing can be hid or concealed from them This all-seeing Heart was with the Prophets of old from whence they were called Seers When Gehazi would have hid from Elisha the gifts of reward received from Naaman faith Elisha went not my Heart with thee There is no hiding from the Eye of the Heart Samuel from this inward sight could tell Saul that his Asses were found and how that he was designed for a more weighty business than to look after them having the matter of a Kingdom to propound to him from the Lord. Fourth Property The Eyes of this Heart are clear single pure Eyes and purged from every Mote It is the peculiar property of this Heart to see God and this Heart hath a Mouth in it to speak from and it speaks to the Most Holy and it hath an Ear to hear also therefrom So that it is both a seeing hearing and speaking Heart therefore God sets a value upon such a good Heart Such a Heart Caleb hâ—d and David had which Heart much answers to God's own Heart for it is God's own Heart in man's Heart As it was said by one We have the Mind of Jesus it is as if he had said we have the Heart of Christ. Therefore the New Covenant runs all upon a New Heart Gods Heart in man's Heart making man's Heart a New Heart All the Revenue of Eternal Life is Entailed upon what issues from a renewed Heart made new from God's Heart indwelling in man's Heart Here verily you are come to the grand business for what the whole tenure of all Prophecies and Promises points out unto is to this seeing hearing and speaking Heart as it belongs to the New Creature which is God's Heart in Man's Heart making it a new Heart For God's Heart or Christ's Heart is the warm Life-motion that floweth through man's own inward Heart Thus God's Heart in man's Heart makes man's Heart a new Heart and a good Heart and makes man's Heart a seeing hearing and speaking Heart When man's Heart is made single clear and pure purified from every mote of imperfection and from all sin and self then it can see God and hear God and speak to God For it hath the Heart of Christ in his own purified Heart David foresaw the worth of such a Heart when he so earnestly prayed for the creating a clean Heart in him It is a meer act of Creation by first raising or putting forth a power to dissolve the old dark earthly stony Heart which the new Heart of Christ must come in the place of For there cannot be any agreement betwixt them while they are together For till the old Heart is worn out by degrees Oh what strife war and contention is between them so long as the earthly part can hold it out as is found by the Saints experience till the Heart of Jesus comes fully to be fixed in the old Heart Then from the sight of Christ's Heart-Eye in our new Heart the pure Life will stir essentially and such Spiritual Motions will spring as great Peace Love and Joy will come in upon you as a bubbling Water of Life Fifth Property From Christ's Heart in a good Heart made good the new World and the Nature of Paradise is placed there and this new World is always provoking the good Heart by internal Species of Heavenly things generated therefrom answerably to what the Mind is employed upon and raised up into As in an old unregenerated Heart this earthly World is placed in the midst of it provoking the Mind with those earthly species that riseth from it to a close with them So here new Idea's arise and are abundantly brought forth from the Divine and Heavenly World placed in a new and
cast in that which will bring up a fresh Crop of Spiritual Plants and so still As it was in an inward Idea shewn me A Field of Corn when ripe it sheds it self into the same ground out of which it sprang and so renews Food again Even so the Eternal Grain of the Living Word sowes it self and thereby we have it fresh in all its springing variety Now who once have a Seed of a right kind and a Ground or Holy refined Mould choicely separated from all vile and earthly mixtures they may promise themselves such a wonderful rich encrease as thereof not only to feed the Mouths of their own hunger but may furnish others with this Life-bread which springeth out from this Celestial Grain Which will not come up barely as it enters into the pure soil but it will be still shooting up and altering it self till the gross Body of it be changed into a more excellent property even so the Celestial Grain sown in good Ground will not come up bare Grain but it will bring up with it the Stalk of Plenty and Fruitfulness with it self even the one Stalk with sevenears which number signifieth the seven Spirits before the Throne in which subfists Perfection Iuly the 26th 1677. I saw in the Night Vision a Measuring Line and it was in the hand of a Child who hereby was to fathom aâ—deep Ocean Over which some were designed for to pass and were commanded to follow this Child clothed in white Linnen in a swiming posture without fear For there would be no danger so long as the Child with the Measuring Line went before us as our Guide Then answered my Spirit I am not skilful to swim over such deep Waters as these are and how may we trust our selves with one that seemeth to be of so little stature as that of a Child Then when I came to consider of the Vision I was made to understand the meaning of it Why a Child must be the Guide and Leader of such as were to swim from one measuring deep to another till they had reached to stand upon the Rock where the everlasting hidden Power was Then said the Word know thou herefrom that it pleaseth the Ancient of days to take up the form of a Child to shew there must be all Innocency and Passiveness no resistency noâ— repugnancy of Will for contradiction God will fill such with a Spirit unmeasurable and make them skilful Guides to launch the Ocean deep to fathom the secrets of the Immense Treasury None can be Swimmers here but such as little are who are come back to a Child-state All that are within this Compass of the Measuring Line are ruled to search out what its Length shall give forth day by day For that Ancient Spirit which was said did move upon the Face of the Waters to bring forth the first Creation doth now move through a Figurative Body of a Child-like Spirit to fathom that Wisdom Knowledge and Power as may bring forth the New Creation Which is to be more splendorous than all foregoing Monarchies which have been known in all Worlds From this then learn who they are that shall be greatest in Trust Power and Dominion and who are to have the Golden Line of the Spirit committed to them even the Child that is clothed in white Innocency of which Child-like Spirit you are taught hereby to be Iuly the 31th 1677. This Night I dreamed of a Person that was unknown to me who came and put a Piece of Mony in my hand and said go with this and recover that Estate that hath been so long kept out of thy hand I was much taken with the kindness of this Stranger and as I was considering how to effect it I awaked And thereupon found my Spirit in a dispose for Prayer breathing forth according to the present sense that was upon me and indeed it was a mere Ghost-like Power that moved me and made request freely in me After this my Spirit sunk down into a deep immersement with somewhat of a high Celestiality that I felt as a Covering upon me which drowned all my outward sense During which time the Heart which I had formerly seen as in a fleshly Mold was now presented with a Golden Case on it Which was some few days past intimated or called by the name of a Caul of the Heart Upon which I had several matters of importment glansed in upon me which this Morning were more clearly made out in the Divine Magia This Heart thus clothed upon was presented in a wakeful Vision as the piece of mony was in my natural sleep and I heard this word saying Oh here is inclosed within this Heart that which will fetch back all those riches of eternal substantiality which was forfeited into the hands of the great Landlord who is Owner and Possessor of Heaven and Earth and is relapsed ever since Adam's day Which none from his time could ever buy out the full and perfect Revenue hereof till a Marriage Union was entirely made with this perfect Heart Which was thus further amplified by the Spirit That the Heart was of it self to be considered distinct from the Caul so figured out in a fleshly form as it first did appear unto me Which signified the gift of the New-born Heart for softness ready to take in what Impressions the Creator would make upon it Meekness and Gentleness being the matter of its Composition its Element which it liveth in is the Water of Life from whence the Pulse thereof doth beat and work It swims in its fire-spark of Life in Shiloh Streams of all â—ove and Joy and so it is suckled with 〈◊〉 meek Water of Chrystalline Purity Which rendereth it meet for to be the Eternal Virgin that reviveth again in Mother Eves place Somewhat of the Root of the first Created Matter being left in Adam's Line and Posterity which in some who are foreknown in the Love-decree will have it awakened and thereby obtain it through strong Attraction which can never cease working through internal violation Which indeed proceedeth from the Fountain-Heart of Jesus that now stands in the room of the degenerated Adam Who by dividing from the Heart of God had lost his spiritual force and might for communication of Goodness to his Off spring So that there must of necessity be found another way of conveyance to feed and supply the awakened Hunger which is very mystically introduced in None can any thing thereof discern but such as are centered in the very Life-vein of the Holy Trinity from whence the true feeling and feeding is known The Talent that Christ makes mention of is thus to be understood A spark of Celestial Life is to be found in the Embers of Naturality in us which being sought out and found and separated from what would have extinguished it then becomes desirous of an Inkindling For if it abides alone it will die therefore it would attract a help for to maintain its Life which is
Prove me herein if I do not answer to that Conjugal Marriage-state after which you do make I will be yours as you are mine and free from all others No cause of jealousie shall be ministred on my part for as a sealing witness you may daily read me as ye are fixed with the pure ointment for to dip your finger in and therewith annoint your Eyes that so ye may have a right and clear sight of me and of all that is of a Celestial Nature and that is set out for your more pleasant and full rejoycing as you shall take up your living in me Oh here I do invite you as my Bride to make your abode Let all know who have their habitation in this World of distress and confusion that ye have found out a rest which is far more excelling being lodged in the Bosom of the Triune Soveraignty that can command all great and good things to satisfie you as ye remain in constancy Therefore over all this Worlds Temptations maintain victory that ye may inherit with your Bridegroom revenues of Crowns Princedomes Principalities over all universally in the Marriage Knot of Unity August the 27th 1677. Then there was presented unto me a fine piece of Wrought Work that was given one to take out and one said they could never learn it without going to some skilful one to teach them therein Then heard I a grave wise Person say No find it out of thy self Stir up the Gift which is within thee that is sufficient hereunto and thou wilt have the glory of it rest upon thee August the 28th 1677. An Interpretation was given to me of this Vision and thus it was interpreted That this Vision alluded to and did present the Workmanship of God renewed in Christ Jesus and so successively in those who are created again in him Now the draught without is Christ the Lord in all his holy and perfect Deportment as he lived without sin in this World in that he is become our example that according as it is written we might be as he was in this World Now this Pattern of Perfection was given to us but the curiosity and difficulty thereof put us to whom it was offered to a plunge not knowing how to take it out without a Guide And so likely we might spend and run out our whole time before we had attained half thereof always learning and yet not perfected Therefore while I was in this demur a word came to me This skill must spring from that New Birth within Yet it is in vain for any by imitation ever to attempt the Christ-like Life till they be born again As that grows up to the degree of Divine Capacity so it will be all perceiving and will aptly find out the Mystery of a God's likeness though incarnate in this terrestrial State Where Precepts and Patterns of Evil are continually inviting so that ye are in danger of taking a wrong Pattern out But this pure Birth in you will prevent that for it scents all what is of this Principle as a putrefactious life and therefore flies from it to its own express incorruptibility For which will proceed Gifts and Powers answerably to what your Head Pattern here acted marvelously Look to it for the Root of this Matter must rise from within your own inward holy ground Call up the Ghostly Power of Might that lieth hidden there and then ye may be able to produce the same wonderful working piece according to the form of the New Creation which must bear down and outdo all which came in by the fall Then was it further given me to know that there would be a trial and probation made of what ever was wrought it must be brought to the view of the Impartial Judge whose rejoycing it will be to pass the Sentence of Justification found in the imitation both of the Death and Life from the Birth Spirit which was in Jesus and is now entred into us to bring forth the same express Workmanship in all glorious variety as in the dying so in the rising conquering reigning Life Which is not to be manifested barely by Words but by mighty Deeds and Works from the Alpha and Omega Whose day of Love Light Peace and Joy is already working known and felt in the New Born August the 29th 1677. This Night I saw my self making hard towards a place wherein I was assured of all desirable good as relating to Company and Place And as I was striving to reach thereto there came a stubborn prancing Horse in a Cart and there was one went by to guide him but the Horse was so headstrong that he would no way be governed but would run in a hostile way towards the Gate that gave entrance into this secure place Seeing which I ran with all might and hast lest I should be stopped and just as I was entring in at the passage he came furiously upon me to grind me with the Wheels So that I was put to it hard but I passed through to great admiration as if I only had a Spirit without a Body so swift was my escape out of this danger For I saw it a perfect design to have prevented my going in then took I care of the well minded Person that would have otherwise ruled this head-strong Beast if he could have managed him but such was his inkindled rage that he would stand cross the Gate to hinder him that was to be his Governour from following after me But he wisely crept upon his Knees under the Cart and so got in and shut the Gate upon this tyrannical Beast This Vision had a considerable speaking in it unto us when we cannot but understand there is a foreseeing watchful Eye that does warn us of all evil occurrences that may ensue while yet we are but in our travelling way True it is we are running hard to enter within the everlasting Gate but much lumber and stuff there is which hath loaded the Cart of the Mind which is drawn by the prancing Horse of the Will that doth drive furiously and will not be under check or controul by that which doth see its danger This Principle with all its cares businesses and employs are dangerous to step in as a grinding Wheel to prevent our passing into that pleasant place Where not any of those Inhabitants are found in any working dress For they lived there by a Creating Breath that renews all fresh supplies There needed neither Building nor Planting nor Vine-dressing nor Seed-sowers for it was uttered by voice to me that passed through me This is the place of Iehovah's rest Who so can get through hereinto shall have cessation from all their works considered as they relate either to the Mind interiour taking thought or concern about its Salvation or to the Body exteriour for Food and Raiment Health or whatever else makes the Life worth living in it is to be here But then my Spirit objected Ah my Lord who ever could pass in here
wholly bend the force of their Spirits hereunto may attain to great Wisdom and Knowledge and so bring forth that which may far outshine what is now existent in this Creation For till such deep magical Spirits are born who come to make Projection through internal sight of what is in the first cause of things the Kingdoms of this World with the Potentates thereto belonging will be too hard for you For that Grand Prince that ruleth and hath such command in this lower Sphere hath since the first Age of this World raised ten to one his Magnificent Seat in the Heart of poor deluded man So that they whose lot it is to live in this latter day have greater provocations to overcome as it is truly said the last days will be perillous indeed through the devises of the Evil One who in and by his Agents finds out new inventions to enthral and busie the Mind withal to prevent the taking in the true sense of what was and might be again that blessed state of sinless Liberty For such hath been this Serpents subtilty as to be a Lying Spirit in those who are Teachers to make believe the impossibility hereunto By which he doth keep his Seat of Supremacy universally hereby in the Mind For so long as this is he knows no Power of Soveraingty will outvy his Therefore this Councel of my Lord was expresly given And further this word this Morning was added hereunto That we should drink in this Pure Doctrine from the Spirit who said Be ye found faithful to the interest of your Lord's Kingdom that it may through you while in the World be so manifested in Wisdoms Force and All-spiritual Might through studying out all Divine Arts as hereby you may pluck down the Proud and Lofty from their self exalted Spirit in the Diabolical Might Your true Labour herein shall have such success as you may bring great acclamation and renown to your Lord and Saviour through all Worlds and to your selves Peace and Joy Honour and Dignity because many hereby will flow in into my Great Name When they are convinced that you do bear the Standard of my Spiritual Might in Truth and Righteousness Now therefore be vigilant according to what hath been revealed for the Love that ye have for my Kingdom to appear so in this World as all of the Old Dragons may come absolutely to be shaken and overthrown thereby For whatever ye do think this Prince of Darkness can suppress he will Who is so Mighty in this Low Region till Great Michael doth arise to give Crowns to those who have been long in the War To whom yet no Kingdom hath been given but do wait here in expectation for it and do not start from their Standard Such Oh such be ye that yet ye may be trusted with great Command to magnifie Great Michael in your mean estate September the 10th 1677. THIS Day I was calling my self to an account being sensible of that usual Springing Light that was something shaded and Revelations restrained for the space of a Week occasioned by dispersing thoughts and letting in and busying my Mind upon inferiour things of this Worlds concern Whereby I was made suspicious of a greater loss sustaining than any thing of this World could repay me And although there was nothing which I did engage in but what might seem very just and reasonable to the Eye of all Creatures yet that could not be my justification Because we were under an unknown Nazarite Law that was in special given and therefore accordingly we are bound to obey it who are concerned herein Hereupon I descended down into the deep Region of the Spirit where I did attend to hear what would be answered Which was again through Grace renewed For thus I did the inspeaking word hear Did not I by my Spirit oft declare that it would be hard for any one to keep my charge who had not first cleared all scores of this Worlds Accounts that so ye might have nothing to do but to attend fully your Lord's business who hath called you for such a Principal End out from all this Creation Service Henceforth then cease to be the Servants of Men for since the day of your free assignment of your selves His you are to whom you did your selves bequeath Upon this word I found a great conflict in my self having a great desire to depart and to throw off every weight that would tie and engage my Mind For I did well see an absolute necessity to be alone the Lord's servant and to give my self up in constancy to that new revealed Ministery though I should hereby incur all Creatures enmity For my Lord by a secret voice doth follow me close so that from Loves Charms I can hardly get loose Yea he drives upon us so hard as plainly we might see the Holy Ones design is to make a breach betwixt this World and us as foreseeing that none till then can aptly be for his use and service And verily this is the Cup that is given us to drink of and to leave nothing thereof behind It was what our Lord proposed to the two Sons of Zebedee who were ambitious to be equal in the Kingdom with him Who told them They did not consider what they did ask For if they did come to understand what a Death-cup they must first drink of they would not have climbed so high in their desires Therefore he dealeth plainly with them and shews them both the necessity and possibility thereof but gives the disposal of those Throne-instatements to his Father only It was also at this time spoken in me that we had begun to drink of this Cup wherein the deadly draught was which would crucifie us to this world but as yet we had but drunk the Upper part of it the Portion being so bitter we indeed could never get it down at once Upon which the Spirit giveth this advice Not to let one day pass without imposing upon our selves a draught out hence to take till all be exhausted and drunk out For the Cup is very deep and at the bottom thereof doth lie that which will us from this Principle absolutely unty Therefore let us not herefrom cease to drink each one to whom this Cup is given and no time let us lose for through continual sipping we shall see it lessen and so by degrees the effects thereof upon that which is to die will be felt O who will be so valiant and worthy in this Age as to hold out to the very last as the bottom of this Cup to see Then was it said to me There was at hand immediately for such another Cup wherein was the everlasting Water of Life The operation of which is not expedient yet for to be uttered till some have of the first Cup drunk all O Lord Jesu be thou to us what thou wert when thou didst take the last part of this Cup. September the 11th 1677. Being in great agony in my Head and Teeth
such an incorruptible state that should never see death was by us to believed in Iohn 31. 26. And whosoever believeth in me shall never die believest thou this Many more to this purpose were called over and interpreted which may come forth in their season these for the present may suffice These Holy Scriptures give us to know That we as to our visible Bodies are in a strange deformity out of which we may lawfully hope to be redeemed And whoever have Faith herein without wavering may certainly see such a translation For this word did sound in me According as your Faith extends so it will in this respect make an alteration Oh who but such as are mighty in Faith shall live to see the old Mark of of the Beast worn out and the Fathers Name planted and engraven on us Which will make us as the sparkling Stones of a Crown lifted up and as an Ensign where the place of our Habitation by the Most Holy shall be appointed October the 1st 1677. The Mount of Elijah UPON this I did much strive to thwart my Sense which was in great mutiny against this Gospel transmutation And as my Faith did get up so Reasons Club did beat me down so passing some hours in great controversie here-about in my self After my natural repose I saw my self with some others standing as on a Hill where no visible fence was but the loftiness of the place Which the Inhabitants that were in the Plain below observing us there to walk were in great indignation and summoned us for to come down to share in what was in common Which not yielding to they provided Instruments of War as Arrows and Guns to shoot at us which passed over us and beside us so that no harm befell us For we withstood them all in great confidence of that fortitude which those lower Inhabitants could see nothing thereof And the shout of the Voice went forth The Spirit of Elijah will be seen again on the Mountain of Faith October the 4th 1677. This Morning it was thus spoken in me Into what Heart hath the mystery of Faith wrought forth it self in the true Nature of Creating Faith No resurrection it hath had in these last Ages Therefore ye do well who now are searching for it be wise to undermine what hath as a Mountain prest it down For it is that which will bring back what was banished out of Paradice October the 5th 1677. I heard this Night in my sleep a Voice calling me saying Draw near that so you may know great and deep things Upon which I was awakened and saw a clear Glassy Trumpet held out and a great Councel was held by some that all were in privacy in a reserved place only I did hear their Sounds and Voices but I could not see their Persons After which musing hereupon because all passed away before I could make any thing hereof The word said Yet for this Secret thy Spirit must launch and wade â—nto a deeper Ocean Upon which my Spirit sunk unto a good degree into the still Abyssal Center out from which all Light of Wisdom doth open And this pure Glassy Trumpet was made mention of again For it was said That none should ever sound this Trumpet but such who could attain to walk and move upon Faith's holy ground Then took I occasion herefrom earnestly to interceed and while I was praying for this Mystery of Faith to be revealed it was spoke in me Thou seekest that which is so weighty and mystical that time must be allotted to draw or extract out of the full and perfect Number of Coessentiality of Spirit which is attributed to the Holy Trinity Into this thou must search and dive for thy Spirit is of the same Eternal Line and Nature and it may recover what it hath lost by descending into this terrestial World of which course matter thou hast formed a body of flesh about thee wherewith be content for a while till the pure spark Faith shall refine it for thee and make it all sublime October the 8th 1677. The profession of Faith was still urged upon me as the only Gift which would renew all things out of the old frame of Nature For the teaching unction did further reveal to me the supereminency of this Golden Grain of Faith which is the product of the Deity where-ever it shall be found Therefore I had a charge in these words given me saying Suffer not so rich a Talent as this to be hid only in and with the Sacred Trinity Come Oh thou restless Mind and I will shew thee where and how thou must feel this Creating Breath in its first beginnings of Life These Rules therefore observe constantly First Then know that the Center of this high extracted Spirit of Faith lies in the Golden Ocean deep of Love So then herefrom take notice that only a mighty vehement Spirit of Love shall bring forth the Life-acting Body of the Holy Ghost which indeed will all be manifested in Loves strong ardency See now then in what ground this choice Pearl be found the meer strength of Love must give entrance where this almighty Dowry is Love raised up to its first Virgin Purity will make Faith descend in all it s asâ—umed Majesty Love and Faith have an overcoming Omnipotency attending them God will suffer himself to be conquered by the Spirit of Love and Faith as he saith concerning the work of my hands command ye me Nothing can God detain from such if they remain in the ardency of this meek Love-fire as in a still flame Therefore through the augmentation of this pure burning Breath of Love which as an ascending Spirit can pass into the very secret abyssal Deep to draw into it self that very Faith by which all things have received their existency Such a Spirit sent forth in the cooperation with Love will effect that transparent formation which may well become the pure Beaming Glory of the Blessed Trinity Therefore receive this from the true and faithfull Witness That Love is and must be as the circling Ring in which this sparkling Stone of Faith will fix it self as a signal Monument Wherefore now see a pretious bundle of Love is all necessary as a prepared Vessel into which the highest drawn Matter of all Spirits may be put This pure essence of Faith can live or lodge no where but in the Virgin Bosom of Charity Which is so comely and innocent as a trueâ— qualiification hereof cannot be nominated God is Love and therefore how can he be strange or unknown where the sâ—ame of his own essential property is sound No doubt but to such all-transforming Faith will be givened as a Golden Balsom to heal that which is demolished As witness the Body of frail Mortality which is shue out from all those that are of Aeâ—herial Forms and Angelical Figures Let this Medicinal Stone be of all value to you for renewing of Immortality that ye may be like those of that high
but all single Plants save one Which grew up with Twins upon one Stalk three times two and one more from the same Root which grew right up with its Head bowing down towards the rest It seemed to be like a Tulip the Colour being of a very dark Murray The other Planâ—s grew round about it and they were overspread with Caterpillaâ—s and slugs which did devour and spoil the beauty of them which I much lamented to see But suddenly a shower came and washed them all away Yet afterward I saw them come on again when the shower ceased And I marvelled that the Tulip Branch was still kept free And while I made this Objection how it should come to pass that being in the same ground it should be exempted It was answered Thou dost not see the deep Spring that lieth under ground that watereth this Branch continually Then saw I waters rise and all over it baptise so as the dark colour was changed into a green pleasant appearance to my intellectual sight Then after a little space the Spring did rise mighty high and did it so drench as from its greenness it was changed into a Lilly whiteness which was very marvelous to see such a sudden transmutation upon this Branch Oh my Lord signifie the true meaning of this similitude for it seemeth to have much in it October the 11th 1677. This Parabolical Vision was as a Text and Doctrine given upon which the Holy Spirit might make its comment By the Garden was given me to understand that inward flourishing ground of the Eternal Mind out of which a crop of pleasant Plants did put forth from the Seed of the Spirit The Eternal Sower planting himself in the midst hereof as that Lilly Branch which grew up in its twined might and beauty to the perfect number Seven Now it was queried by me Why those single Plants which were Divine Qualifications of the Mind proceeding from the Root of Life should be under the Power of these Despoilers The cause hereof I was then made to understand why those heavenly cogitations that would proceed forward to all Divine Virtue were overâ—un by the devouring Worms It was therefore resolved that it would continue stâ—ll so to be while they did put forth themselves from one weak stalk in the scattered confusion of a dispersed property Now being thus obnoxious to the intemperate motions of the visible Element and mixing therewith they are subject to smitings of all kinds And though through the help of those distilling showers of the Word of Life oftimes refreshing this inward ground and cleansing it from this swarming flying and superfluous thoughts which the Slugs and Caterpillars did really figure out they are freed herefrom yet upon the cessation of these upper and outward Showers of a visible teaching Ministery they are apt to swarm again upon the Mind to stain and enveâ—om those Plants which do bud forth in the single and divided property So that while the inward is thus invaded upon no Fruit can be brought to perfection for as fast as it comes on it is eaten off so the Work while standing in this posture it is always doing yet never done nor perfected And yet the Soul in the mean time is in great earnestness after and for its Restoration always striving against the Stream and Tide of Profuse Imaginations which keep back the Harvest from ripening of what hath been still a sowing by the Spiritâ— fixed If you do attain to such an enrichment as to have this Plant of United Force and Power to grow in the Garden of your Mind ye may then be out of all fear that any evil of sin or the effects of it can come in to Spoil or to devour For upon its own guard it stands and can defend it self against all Invasions Now for this end that ye may persue hereafter these things are revealed Make it your own Spiritual Business to come out of the meek single Plantation into the strong Unity of that Plurality of Spirit which is able at pleasure to change you into a Body of Heavenly Lustre such as is meet for that Work whereto ye are designed For this O ye well disposed Souls keep an Holy day within the Borders of a pure Mind October the 12th 1677. This word visited me about break of day Run away to the Everlasting Morning-day there to be hidden from the wrath of the Lamb. Which will be certainly expressed against those who are found naked having only the mortal clothing for their câ—vert in this great Day which is breaking forth unavoidably upon all Flesh. October the 15th 1677. Being thus warned to pursue and make hard after that securing state and to keep all watchfulness over our Hearts lest the Evâ—l Spirit should us beguile This word was gâ—ven for further caution Far be it from him who in all things must be approved a man of God therefore he is not to be found amongst evil doers to be a reproach in such a time as this or to take liberty lest a Snare come upon the Superiority of that Life which requires great sequestration Then again this Word was with me And ye shall be Holy unto me for I the Lord am holy and have sever'd you from all others that ye should minister before me and be mine only October the 18th 1677. I saw my own Figure sitting in a solemn still waiting posture and there passed by a Golden Candlestick with many Branches and in the midst thereof was the form of a Cup or Bowl all which distinctly had Lights like Lamps burning from Oyl but that out of the Bowl in the midst gave a greater blaze then all the rest Then this Word sounded Up up Follow this Light before it be out of sight Then was given into my Hand such an other Golden Candlestick without any Lights in their Sockets but I hastily so soon as the Candlestick was given followed the other into a Room which was all enlightned with the brightness of the Glory thereof which I could only view but â—ound I could not there abide but was ordered at that open door to wait till every Branch of the Candlestick should be answerably filled with Oyl and give forth Light as the foregoing brightness did which was as a Heaven for Light This Idea or Manifestation drew my mind after it that if possibly Light might be set up in every Property accordingly October the 19th 1677. In the Night after my first Sleep there appeared unto me a bright Sun and many Stars were fixed in the circumference of it that sparkled forth with a wonderful fury so that it enlightned the Earth with its reflexion And it said hereto gathered is that which fills up and makes compleat the whole Body of Light October the 20th 1977. This Word came unto me Pray ye evermore in that Faith where each one is to be their own Advocate in the free Liberty according as it is written In that day ask what ye will and it
who is it that shall it not see Much more I wait herefrom to be revealed For it was a significant Vision that doth bring along its own Meaning That so we might hereby be warned what God in the Earth will appear to do November the 16th 1677. I had this Night much inward Expostulation tending to my full and perfect Change into such a Spiritual Corporiety in which the offence of Sin might altogether cease For since the Holy Teacher and Guide hath been plain with me that without I here attain to be Born again so as no composition of the first original matter of Sin may spring till then I can have no free access nor be taken up into all Spousal freedom in the Love-Joys that are only known by such who are redeemed from all Sin For the Lamb the Bridegroom can take no other into the Marriage-Bed of inflamed Love with him but an immaculate Bride all Fair and Serene The Father hath charged him to bring no other into his Kingdom Now then said the Spirit you see that my striving in you is all to make you commendable that the Father himself may love you and be at perfect Reconciliation with your Spirits For this is the considerable matter to have the whole Trinity agreeing to take up and pitch their Pavilion of Light round about you Then expect such a change as never yet hath come November the 17th 1677. In my Night Sleep I was Praying and awakened my self therewith which when I came to my self I saw a White Hand reached out dipped in some pretious Liquor of a deep red Colour and it dropped thereof on my Breast Which presently brought forth that Word to me in the Canticles his Fingers drop sweet smelling Myrrh The which pure thing thing I did feel upon my Internal part oâ—â— to a rising Joy in my self Then this Word came to me Now take heed of going out amongst the Deâ—d If any thing of this kind doth touch you watch the time do not rest till a fresh stream of live Blood doth all your Inwards wash and perfume your Seperated place with this pretious Myrrh For your Lord can no more live or lie among them who do smell of the Dead November the 20th 1677. The Lord looked upon us and said he loved us and was touched in all our Afflictions and Temptations and that our Tears and Sorrows should not be forgot for all were treasured up that so when the Sowing time hereof shall be passed over Salvation and Victory and Everlasting Joy shall be returned to us November the 21st 1677. This was the Word of the Lord that was with me Let not the various Sounds and specious Gatherings of them among whom is an uncertain Sound move you from holy ground Where still do you wait in the Spirits Arbour for I have yet Secrets in an immediate way to impart Therefore scatter not from your known though unknown Walks to others So hereby I was to understand that in the still and silent state we were to keep till the clear Trumpet of the Holy Ghost might sound through us For nothing of this could be found in the mixed Assemblies Therefore it was shewed to me that after a while there would be a dispersion of the pâ—incipal Shepherds and Flocks till the Horn be filled with the unmixed Oyl of the Spirit by a true Prophet that must raised up be from and by the Mission of the greaâ— and mighty Shepherd Who will then anoint with Power each one of his Flock that none may be found in his Pasture of a barren Spirit For each one shall sound forth the Mystery of their own Everlasting Redemption out of the falleâ— Stage November the 22d 1677. As soon as I came out of Sleep after the Nights rest This word met me Oh that I might awake with thy Image perfectly then should I behold thy Face and not be reproached because of an ignominious Body Whereupon I considered the weightiness of the Word and it was opened unto me that it related to a Resurrection stare after a Death-sleep in the Grave of the Body of Sin out from which the Spirit awakeneth into the God-likeness Upon which there was presented unto me a clear Crystal in the figure of a Heart which hung by a Pipe through which a stream like Blood passed into the Heart which was said to be the pure Life-Seed that conveyeth it self from the Fountain-Heart of the Godhead As it is the Production of a Birth answerable to the very Heart of God which would be the true and original matter of a divine Nature In which only the Life of God should move as it did in the Person of our Lord Jesus Whose Heart was fed from the Heart of his Father and so ours from his when so purely generated as his from the Seed or Incorporating Power of the Deity For it was made evident to me that the New Birth-heart conceived in us must be from the Root of the same holy and unmixed matter and answerably in order to a full redeeming from the old polluted Heart out from which are the Issues of Death which is said to be the heart of Stone Now it was shewed me that Fallen Man did carry about him three Hearts As first the Heart of a Beast as it may be said of Nebuchadnezzar he had a Beastial Heart 2dly The Heart of a Man which comes up to Sensibility and to Rationality 3dly A Heart in which as to the outward Birth remains somewhat of an Eternal Essence as a Spark of Light which Adam had in Paradise and this we call Man's Eternal Heart And this in the highest Improvement is in much Imperfection and Instability sometimes in a raised Life towards God then sinking down as a Stone again into the Earth according to the outward Constellations that do mutually concur in the good and evil The effects whereof we have sensibly felt by an inward strife and war through the divided property of the Soul which moveth sometimes from the Heavenly Center towards its primitive Being before the Fall So as in this contest without conquest over the earthly part Millions of Souls have past away out of the Body And fearing least it should be so with us another Heart is shewn unto us For none of these can bring us near unto God And therefore remove and give them up and pray vehemently that we may see this old stoâ—ey Heart fail within us and then such a new Heart to which is annexed a pure burning stream which becomes a quickning Spirit Which will make essentially the great alteration so as we shall find our selves new-born perfect Creatures For it is of that high deified Composition of Purity as it forceth all polluted matter of contrariety from it to fly It is such a pure thing as it will be contracted into it self and live alone in an absolute dominion There is no allowance given for any of those forementioned Hearts with it to commix no more then Clay
Jesus and so both do agree to pass and see the goodly Spaces of Eternity whether all things be so as hath been reported of concerning the matters of Christ's Kingdom To which we are annexed Heirs and therefore concerned to take our flight thither to view all within the New Canaan For our Lord did know that a sight before hand of this Inheritance would greatly satisfie As it was with the Queen of Sheba who gratified both her Eye and Ear in the state of Solomon's Kingdom Now then may not we in the Spirit of Faith and rising power of Christ's Spirit come to have such a pass over Iordan's flowing River Hereupon it is cleared up to me that it is most lawful and expedient to take such a heave or flight in the Spirit For which end in obedience to the counselling Word which to me was dropped in Let us then be as a goodly Ship who would launch into the Ocean deep and would swim upon the broad Waters all tackled and trimmed and pitched within that no place may be found for bleaking and our pure and white Sails stretched out all in a readiness lying at the very Haven upon the Anchor of Hope waiting to see when the Gusts and Breath of the Holy Ghost will turn our Ship about and blow all South that we may suddainly be cast upon the Rock of Pearls and Precious Stones in that Land Beulah that is so little known But who now must be hither our sure Pilate but he that hath already there been even that bright Star that can steer through Fire Water and Air having himself broke through all these and so will do no less for us if we shall be found in such a ready posture as here hath been described Now let us give all place to this Ioshua-Spirit in our Bark who will make a remove for us out of the Wilderness He doth but wait for the mighty Birth to be here brought forth that so we may pass away jointly and altogether It was further also denoted to me that all the murmuring and unbelieving Spirits should be wasted away in the Wilderness who have murmured through fear and distrust For these can have no share with us whether they be with or without us all are excluded none but Ioshua and Caleb will enter in with us to view and will have possession with us in the Land Beulah December the 7th 1677. A very curious Question did stir in my Spirit why such a concealment of the Heavenly Things was in this time of our Lord's mediating Priesthood And why no more visible Effects were produced upon his Members on Earth as to the Resurrection-day For since the Apostle's Age little hath been wrought in any miraculous way further then by internal Light and Spiritual renewings and the Love of God shed abroad with the Blood of Spriukling which is the highest degree that yet any have arrived unto But all this did not appear to me to be thâ—t which the perfect Restoration must further make out nay what the Apostles saw and heard in their time who had the first Breathings from Christ after his Ascension Yet all then and since have been exceeding short of what is in reserve to be revealed As I do know this from a sure Word of Intimation and so herefrom my expectation hath been greatned and the Pool of my Mind stirred and troubled and somewhat as from a central Fire boiling up to clarifie that and so the gross thick and dim Eye might be single and piercing to see if possibly into its own original body of Light That so hereby a clear Aspect might be of what hath been acting and working in order to the Consummation of another more pure and perfect Creation Thus being upon an internal search into matters of this high Nature this Word was brought into me saying Why art thou troubled that such long respit hath been as to the Manifestation of the absolute Reign of the Lamb that was slain because his Might hath not been shewn nor his Power wrought nor his Wonders done in the Earth Yet now look for a greater Overturn then ever through the whole fallen Creation This long cessation shall not nullifie it for this Kingdom will have its revealing Day for the Golden Sand of the half hours Silence is running out apace which must be first expired out in Heaven It was then given me to understand that this Half Hour of Silence hath been ever since the Holy Ghost appeared in Cloven Tongues of Fire upon those who in a travelling Birth did here wait for it upon the Lord's Promise For since that time little news hath been heard from Heaven only the Beloved Iohn had the last great and signal Revelation from Jesus Since that only such a Ministration hath been which hath taken up their Testimonies in a still and private way opening the Mind of the Spirit in the Doctrine of the Old and New Testament But for a new and fresh Word that may be said to come immediately from the Lord which hath not been before truly it may be said as it was in Samuel's time that the Word of the Lord iâ— pretious in this day We may travel from East to West from Nation to Nation and scarce find a true Seer with whom the expressâ— Word of the Holy One is Some hidden ones under the stuff of this Principle there may be who will not be known till the Lord calls them out to unfold boldly his Mind For this is an Age that can as little bear as any formerly such Truths as will shake their whole righteous Foundation as it may be so termed and others whose Lives and Loves are in that which must also be laid wast in the common destruction which is coming upon all visible things Therefore never more need then now is for true and anointed Prophets to enquire how things are going in the invisible Kingdom For all the Plat-form is first laid there how things in this external state will be Therefore it is needful that some must be here truly prepared for it and should never be off their Watch-tower but be listening continually For it was said upon the enquiry of a Spirit That the half Time of Silence was now upon breaking up and mighty Powers would begin to work Therefore let the regardful understand the present Motions of the Heavens Though our Lord Jesus is shut up from all mortal view yet the effect of those invisible Workings may be known in our low Heavens and may be felt by such whose Hearts are bent and full stretched out to the Heart of a glorified Jesus these will attract down Light and so the lower Heavens may so contact with the upper as to become all privy to the great Affairs Counsels and Designs which are stirring within the Globe of Eternity But the Query is By what way or meanâ— shall any one come to be so Inseeing that yet have upon them the thick film of Mortal Sense Answ. There is
no other Medicine here prescribed for it but to wash often in those clear and pure Waters which do run from the Crystal Throne into one Pool This doing day by day minding when those Crystal Springs do bubble highest the strong force of which doth wash off the rough scales of Sense Then shall we become all seeing into what is both near and afar off as to the working of the divine Mystery This word of Counsel was also added that whoever did seek this great gift to know the Divine Magia in its Eternal Motion they taken up will be like Enoch to walk with God from among Men in an unknown Region where no evil Wind or corrupt Air may blow upon them These great and weighty Crown-Jewels which for the last Age are reserved will be conferred upon such separated Nazarites whose Walks and Conversations are in the Immanuel where the Vail and Face of the Covering will be done away when no need there will be of crying Come up and see for in the very Eye of Light we then shall comprehend and all Invisible things shall stand as naked before us But oh thou Lamb of God when shall thy Hand of Might be stretched out to bring these mighty things to pass for any one December the 8th 1677. This Word visited me saying How great is the goodness that is treasured up for those that love and long for the mighty God and the everlasting Saviour Dress therefore and trim your selves every day for your Bridegroom who doth take great pleasure when he finds you all comely and sitting at the deep Manifestation Gate Oh sweet Jesus if thou wilt this Gate open and give us out from thence thy Loves we will not remove because of the sweet and pleasant savour that from thee doth issue forth Oh come with all pulling force that as a bright Cloud we may be of a dissolving Nature for all Love's impressions from thee and that so we may see our selves one with thy Celestial Nature unchangeably December the 9th 1677. In the Night I had hard wrestling with somewhat which had brought an overcast of gloominess upon my Heavens which I could not well bear but did row as against Wind and Tide to get out of the danger of those Floods that did violently break in And through earnest and strong Supplications I was heard in that I fear'd For my Jesus to my aid did come in and in truth made all miraculously to be still within me and did charge with great authority all those troublers of my Joy and Peace to depart saying Who is it that hath any thing to do here where my living Name is engraven Have not I chosen thee for my own purpose What then do mean these strange Injections here to throng Fly O ye dark Clouds from my habitation for I will dwell in all Light with my separated Spouse who hath Covenanted within the Circle of a Love-flaming Heart still to wait for me her Lord. Accordingly so soon as I could thereinto retire a mighty sweet transfusion of Light did every where about me meet And this did verily usher in the whole influencing Body of the Trinity I was never made more internally sensible of their environing and out-spreading Banner which as in a moment was stretched out to secure me from the Waters which the Spiritual Harlot sitteth upon and that in and very near us For the Seat of all these whirling Imaginations are shewn me not only to be as an Accident now and then happening but this adulterous Spirit claims and would have a fixed Seat in the Mind and therein bring all her worldly Sorceries to infect the mind and betray it into the gulf of Perdition Which was prevented and kept off by the suddain and secret introducing Power of the Trinity that encompass those who are in fear of such overflowing from these bitter and brackish Waters For this I may give as a known experience and write upon it probatum est that we at no time are now necessarily exposed to be overcome with any evil of Sin though it lurks and beleagers very close For strong and mighty is now the Spirit of the Lamb who is assigned to come in for our rescue Therefore if we do earnestly implore for the Captain of the Lord's Hosts who is to deliver his Lambs from the Mouth of the Lyon that roareth for his Prey upon immortal Souls they will be delivered This often witnessed hath been that we might not cowardly fall under the Hand of the Man of Sin For this Word was given while I was in spiritual Combate Hold out for Victory I am your Life-guard and ye shall never perish out of my Hand There is nothing sure more pleasing then to see the Enemy of Truth and Righteousness so worsted and kept under Ground that he may lift up his Head no more within your Tent. Where then like Iael thou shalt be called Blessed of Women that art so skilful as to smite Sisera to the Ground never more to rise again There is a Nail within thy Tent which thou shalt be taught how to use it that so the full Execution may be upon the troubler of Israel by the united force of Barak and Iael together Barak signifies Jesus Christ the Prince of strength valour and might that makes Sisera to fly into that Tent where the Nail by Wisdom's Hand will surely be fastened Then not only the Song of Deborah but of the Bride and the Lamb will be sung When thus overturned shall be the whole Principality of Sisera's Kingdom that so nothing of his Seat and Throne within us may be found This for us the Lord is now doing and it is marvellous in our Eyes Being we are called out to be Followers of the Lamb in spiritual War till all shall bow and fall down dead before us that hath contradicted the absolute Reign of Jesus in us Let us go forth in that mighty JAH that is with us who will make all Kings and Nations to tremble before us as we shall move forward in that power Who hath promised that yet in the Wilderness we shall be secured till the mighty Prince thereout shall go before us as the CYRVS which shall perform all those great things promised concerning the bringing in and establishing of the everlasting Kingdom Which the Holy Ones hath so long kept out in waiting for this Man of Spiritual Might to go forth for the recovery hereof For hitherto little hath been done as to a full and total Conquest over those great potent Powers of Darkness that have withstood Michael and his Followers But this Word was given me That though it hath been so permitted yet now the Day of the Lord's controversie for full Vengeance was near upon those secret and home-bred Enemies of all Righteousness Therefore according to our present Might we should strike the Nail into the Head of the Sisera And this will give such a proof of divine valour to our God that we shall be
spirited for more wonderful Conquest and so subdue mighty Thrones and Powers in wicked places in the Spirit of him who is the Captain of the Lord's Host hereby to lead captive what hath captivated us And then let us meet our Melchizedeck King with all the Spoil thereof as a Trophy of Victory Who hath ready in his hand the reward of a Diadem and Crown which he hath reserved for such Conquerors This is the great Motive to animate our Spirits that so we might know it is not a light or momentary thing we do fight for but what is weighty and eternal All which is to make us in good earnest according to a Word which through me did sound saying Put not off your Armory that is of the Spirit at all for in that ye will make all Life-killing Darts to rebound back again no Weapon thereinto can pierce And know that in this Holy War my Peace shall be your Garrison Therefore hold out till the Kingdom is given up unto you which hath been kept away and still will be except the Prince of Might shall take it again in you by violence For which cause I am come to stir you up that so what was designed from Everlasting may now be positively claimed by my Spirit in you Know it is all pleasing to your God that ye should be found in such great Undertakings As your Spirit is great and from a high degree descended so answerably do ye aspire for no less then what you believe your Lord through Conquest in possession hath now obtained December the 11th 1677. A Presentation was given me evidently of an enclosed Rock upon which Floods of Waters did break in to quench a Fire that therefrom did spring so as this Fire could not get the mastery till a descending mighty Flame from the light Orb did come down to keep it and to drink up all those Waters which as Wave upon Wave did beat in but so powerful was the Celestial Flame that nothing more of the Floods were seen And there did distinctly appear a Figure and Form of a light flaming Body that did descend and upward again ascend to a Heavenly Firmament where it was said Now all is swallowed up in Victory December the 12th 1677. This Manifestation was very suitably presented to my inward Mind which was drawn up into a deep and serious consideration how long it might be to the full Conquest and Victory over the original Spring of Sin with all the evil Consequences that thereupon have fallen out While my Spirit was herein much exercised this came before me and brought a Message with it for our comfort and support who are enclosed in Faith's Rock which in particular applied and made out to us that the Vision did plainly speak to us Who though gathered into this Rocky place said the Revealing Word yet see ye are exempted from the violation of these tumultuous Waves which at times and seasons may break in upon my precious Ones As in him on whom no matter of Sin could be found yet there Temptations did sometimes abound who was still found in the Rock of the Deity And thereupon told his Disciples that because they had continued with him in his Temptations therefore he would give them a Kingdom because they suffered and were one with him in all Temptations not to fall under them but to get power over them that this gave Title unto the Thrones there mentioned Now from hence it was further opened unto me That the Fire which first sprang out that was so often damped by the Floods and quenched by being too weak to encounter them it was shewn me to be somewhat that remained of a pure and divine Essence that would still live in Nature as for to refine it and reduce it into what might make it like to God again But being so strongly beat upon by the gathering together of all Waters which doth encompass as a full Sâ—a Tide upon Tide still breaking in upon this Fire-Root out of which also would spring the fiery Branches of Faith that would transplant the Soul into a far higher king of living All which is opposed by the â—â—nundation of many Waters in which the great Leviathan moveth which also are the Seat of the Beast that doth make War together against that Holy Seed yet remaining within the Rock of a Heavenly Humanity So that it is in great danger to be often extinguished for here is two contrary Elements the one in strife against the other the boisterous Waters of the Senses awakened from the tempting Region of these various things which do so well suite with fallen Nature that they may well be too hard for that little Spark that striveth to rise but hath been beaten down as we in our selves have witnessed Whereupon we may expect a stronger force will come unto our help seeing such a strong resistancy is made in order to the stifling of that breathing Life which hath struggled to live in dominion and to prevail over all but hitherto yet found insufficient Upon which this Word of Counsel was given from the Holy Breath that we should so powerfully pray in the Spirit of Elias as to open the pure Fire-Element that the Holy Ghost might thence form out a fiery Breath to consume and drink up every Flood For against this strong and mighty devoâ—ring Flame what Waters can stand before it Now wait again to see the same Victory for God will descend in Everlasting Flames and the Bush of Humanity will all certainly be enlightned with his Glory The time of it is said to be nigh when as the Child of the Burning Element will quench all Waters and by his Flaming Might will pass into the Heavens and rend all Mountains of Flâ—sh and will dry up all Seas before him Who now shall have Faith in their Earth for these things to what a Seraphick state may it bring them up unto Therefore let us improve every such discovery and extend our Faith to the great Augmentor of our weak Flame that if possible such an encrease of Celestial Flame may make with us as to dry up all that hath encompassed our Rock It may now be a time and season when that such a bright flaming Body may be of stead unto us which can at pleasure ascend and secure frail Corporeity It may be well worth enquiring after the excellent Properties of such a divine Creature which doth move under the Cherubs Wing where it can pass to and fro unseen Oh let us further dive into this Magia for great advantage may be made for us to raise out here such a defence as may set us above all fear of Mortality in a day when Perils and great dangers are threatned as an overflowing Scourge to break in upon the World It is time for us to know where to hide where no destroyer may find us Which only must be within the Flashing Skreen of the Holy Deity or Trinity where we may walk in all
of Comfort was given that we should here cast the Anchor of Hope for the passing through every Door of our own Senses till we had got beyond the Vail of Flesh into the Circle-Body of the Holy Ghost which is appointed for our present Mansion and Dwelling Where no more working Source shall open to disturb our Peace and Joy Our Life sustainment shall be effected by the holy Seraphim day by day till the half time shall fully be expired Then it is given me to see and to believe that guarded along we shall be out of the Wilderness by this Angel of God's presence who hath promised he will not leave us but see us safe within the Everlasting Gate This is only the charge that is left us to observe at present that we keep the Inward Court of our Minds from all polluted things and as hollowed Vessels to take in what from God's own Table as a daily portion is sent in Who will never fail to give what shall seal us for the day of this full redeeming Power Therefore upon this promise we are to hope and quietly wait for he will come with the shout of a King to the pure and Virgin-Spirit wherein Love and Faith have looked for him Therefore be not weary not faint in your minds for to you the Son of Righteousness will appear for full Salvation December the 22d 1677. This Morning I saw a Hand with a Pen writing upon a little Square like Steel or Slade which was repeated to me saying Despise not that holy degree to which my Spirit hath wrought you Know ye not that the Holy thing which is rising out of the Center must have time to work through all that dark matter which doth lie in the vail of Flesh. Therefore patiently give way to that which will go its own pace for the Spirit doth well know its own tract And if you wholly trust him for your guide he will bring you to the right Door which shall never more be shut upon you December the 23d 1677. I was invaded in my Mind with that which would have awakened a distrust concerning the Consummation of that perfect degree into which I have been thus far wrought up unto through Internal Purity attained Yet finding the Waves of Sense apt to break in upon this I was made to pray with all vehemency lest the Spark of Faith should hereby be quenched So after much strife this Word came in for comfort saying thou shalt yet Honour the Lord thy God with that substance that will open out of Wisdom's treasury Abide but firm and unmoveable in the Heavenly Calling from which expect the Blessing of the encrease for the bringing in of that which will assuredly bring joy and ease to the heavy and oppressed in Mind December the 24th 1677. My Spirit deeply sympathized with one that was in travel with me for the Revelation of Christ's Heavenly Kingdom Who in bindings and spiritual droughts famine passing often through with me therefore obliged to be fellow-helpers of each other in every Hour of Tryal and Temptation I besought the Lord and made enquiry on his behalf and this Word on his behalf was given in saying I have heard the bemoaning of Ephraim against whom a Confederacy of Spirits have been working but they shall all be broken as a Potters Vessel while he in Love and Faith adhereth fearingly to my living Word Then know that he the Ephraim may of the Righ-hand Blessing come through all Tribulations to stand in Victory with the Lamb upon the Mount of Joy and Liberty To which dear Lord bring him through all that which would hold him under and depress him Oh that oily Pool that can soon the dark stone dissolve let it rise and spring that we may find our way made free and clear up unto thee forever to be conversant in Spirit with thee all Heavenly One December the 25th 1677. This Word visited me saying How great is the goodness that is treasured up for those that love and long for the mighty God and the everlasting Saviour Therefore dress and trim your selves every Day for your Bridegroom who doth take great pleasure to find you all comely sitting at the deep Manifestation Gate and there waiting Oh sweet Jesus if thou wilt this Gate open and give us out thy Love from thence then we will not remove because of the sweet and pleasant savour that do's issue forth from thee Oh come with all pulling force that as a bright Cloud we may be of a dissolving Nature for all Love's impressions from thee that we our selves may be one with thy Celestial Nature unchangeably December the 26th 1677. This Word was opened in me this Morning saying After all knowledge and believing in him with whom your superiour Life lieth hid Now your great business and concern is to travel for its manifestation in and according to redeeming Power By which it may appear in its own native liberty and act for it self in Soveraignity as having put on the Lord Jesus as your Cloathing of Power For nought else will commend you in the sight of Men. December the 29th 1677. Upon the Consideration of A. W's Prophecy it was advised me that we should have no part with her in divine Justice nor be Agents in the avenging property in desiring Plagues and Vials of Wrath to come so immediately upon the Formal Churches It was shewn me that it was not the Time nor the Manner revealed yet how they should be overturned God had permitted her though a Lamb of Christ's Fold to be sifted and tryed through the opening of a Center from whence Spirits did strongly thus prophecy as to the time and manner and did upon her Spirit impress the time and so deceived her herein The Lord restore her and give her a more distinct discerning of Spirits from the several Centers from which Sounds and Voices do proceed The Kingdom of Love cryed the Voice in me is that which will open and be strong to prevail Even that Ministration of Love shedding abroad by the Holy Ghost is to drown and quench the Wrath and Angels that are strong and powerful in the Compassionate Love the Lamb of God will raise up to be eminent for trust in the agitating and managing of the great Spiritual Affairs belonging to his Priestly Kingdom that is upon its revealing to be more visible and shall mightily prosper in the hand of such who are the pure and meek of the Earth Who thereby do open the Love-Center whereout the Unction of Prophecy and true Revelation do's infallibly proceed for their direction December the 30th 1677. Upon some Considerations which were weighty upon my Mind concerning the daily expectation of that Kingdom which by the Holy Ghost comes to be manifested And calling over many foregoing things which as to this might usher in the Temple-Glory which is so beautiful and desirable to Spirits that are waiting here for it This was shewn me from hence that Vision
and Prophecy were but as the Door-Posts and Threshold whereupon the Glory of the Lord doth often hereby break out as the Gate of Manifestation opens but it shuts and closes up as not to abide upon the Threshold of that which giveth entrance into the most Holy Place where the full and fixed residence of the Majesty of Glory is Which for duration upon any cannot be found till enâ—red beyond the Ministration of the Manifestation Door which doth make way here for it by raising the Mind of the Spirit through the Light For the true and real enjoyment of God's Pure Being Conjugally wherein all fulness of Joy Power and Peace may spring as from a Fountain openeth within as co-existing with that which is the matter for the Kingdom of Heaven that must bear rule over all that comes in by this fall To which end the light of Revelation is come to the door of the Threshold of the Lord's Tabernacle that thereby we might see our way to enter in by it Watching all opportunity for a through and clear pass into the fruitional Joy of the Lord. Patiently enduring till the Lord himself shall say Vp and Rise and follow me who as on an Eagle-Body will you my dear Ones mount and bear into my Father's inward Court. Where neither Care Fear nor Sorrow shall afflict you more Oh my Lord this is that perfect State that our Sighs and Groans have long gone up for Let full assurance be given for present support unto us who are looking for compleat Redemption Upon which this Word sprung Fear not that ye shall always stand as at the Entring Gate Iesus your Lord doth well know the Voice of his own Mates from whom he will not long separate himself Therefore believe and quietly wait in all pureness and meekness for he will come and will no longer tarry from his own lest their Spirits should be drunk up with Sorrow It was further said If ye be in Heaviness for me your Lord then may ye expect a return of Peace and Ioy successively in and through my Love abounding towards you THE CONCLUSION OF This SECOND VOLUME ALL these are the faithful and true Sayings wich are given in for a Stay and a Pledge of Love from God till the Morning STAR of Wisdom shall arise more fully in our Hearts to lead us up into the Fruâ—tion of all that has been here Prophesied of and Declared Which I excite all the Beloved Flocks that belong to the Great Kingly Sheherds Fold to Believe Hope and quietly Wait for as to the Fullfilling part of All that hath been in This Volume made known and revealed For it is now the Day of the SPIRIT which is beginning over the Earth to Spread Wherein the Empty and the Hungry who have long wandered upon the barren Mountains and been as in Famine shall be Satisfied and enter into those fat and full Pastures where the Lord himself shall be their Leader and Feeder That so we may in pure Love-unity together celebrate an Holy Feats to our High and Mighty IEHOVAH eating our Spiritual Morsels in Joy and Gladness and sending up our Offerings of Praise to him that was LOVE that is LOVE and that ever shall be the same Even so Amen POSTSCRIPT IT may possibly to some seem very Harsh what is found pag. 125. and 126. There is yet a Woman to be revealed out from the Heavens whereof Mary that brought forth Christ according to the Flesh was but a Type For it was neither Eve nor she to whom the Promise was made concerning the Birth which should bruise the Serpents Seven headed Power There must be another Genealogy found out from whence the Serpent treader must also come But it is very far from the Author's Intent as it may be plainly evidenc'd both from the Scope in this particular place and also from the whole Drift of her Writings to derogate hereby from the High Preeminence of Christ the Son of Mary above all Human Births whatever or from the Honour of that Holy Virgin whom all Generations of the World must call Blessed among Women But the Design of this Passage is no other than that of the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews when he represents the Great and True Melchisedeck to be without Father without Mother without Descent Which cannot be understood any otherwise then of an earthly Father and Mother and an Earthly Descent it being immediately afterward added having neither beginning of Days nor End of Life The which Words can by no wise be applicable to his Outward Corporeal Birth from the Virgin Mary Wherefore the Apostle herein directs them to look for another Genealogy and higher Descent while he seems to take away for the present or rather to pass over the former So that he would not have them to fix their Eye upon his Temporal Generation in an Elementary Form which had both beginning of Days and end of Time but rather to look to the Generation which was before all Time from the Eternal Father through the Womb of the Morning from whence all Angelical and Human Spirits were afterwards produced being call'd Sons of the Morning that is of the Immortal Virgin Heavenly Principle or Matrix Which Celestial Nativity being overclouded in many of the Angels through their Tartarosis mention'd by St. Peter in seeking to sink themselves into their own Independent Will that so they might be as Elohim by Precipitating their Spiritual Forces from the Centre of the Divine Will and going forth from a proper Centre of their own and also in all the Human Race through the Birth of Eve entring into the Lust and Strife of the Elements deluded hereto by the Seven-Headed Serpent cannot possibly reappear till the Seven Heads Powers or Forms of the Serpent be entirely Bruised or Crushed This is to be done in each particular Soul which hath within it self as the Kingdom of Heaven so also the Kingdom of Hell as it were in miniature before there can be an Attainment of that Person to the Redemption of the Body which is the visible Adoption Recognition and Sealing of the Sons and Daughters of God And it is likewise to be done in the whole Church Universally by the Seed of Immortality flowing through the Glorious Humanity of IESVs Which Seed as it raised up his mortal Body cannot also but raise up in due time all his Members and cause the vanished Image once more to appear and the Lustre of their first Nativity from God to shine forth as without any Cloud Wherefore let the Reader remember this Caution not at all to look Outwards or to seek here or there after Particularities or Personalities which will nothing avail him to know and probably may do him great Hurt but to retire into the inward Depth of his own Heart that he may there come to know such a Birth from out of the Womb of the New Ierusalem Mother as is so much spoken of in these Writings and may be a Witness of the trampling down the Serpents Power and Polity Then would he not be Solicitous about whom should be first Honour'd by Christ with the Marks of his Refurrection but would endeavour to press forward to it by the only allowable Emulation of Humility Love and Faith That if possible he may arrive to the Right of the First-born Heirs of God in the Melchisedeckian Line And then also would he clearly see that nothing that is here said tends to the Lesseuing but to the Greatening rather and extending the Merit of IESVS the Son of God and of Mary the True Christ Blessed and Adored for ever to whom every Knee both in Heaven and in Earth and under the Earth shall bow and Confess him that is that was and that is to come FINIS 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 THE Heavenly Cloud or the Ascension Ladder 4 to 1682. p. 40. The Revelations of Revelations an Essay towards the Unsealing Opening and Discovering of the Seven Seals the Seven Thunders and the New Ierusalem State 4 to 1683. p. 130. The Enochian walks with God found out by a Spiritual Traveller 4 to 1694. p. 38. The Laws of Paradise Given forth by Wisdom to a Translated Spirit 8 vo 1695. p. 69. The Wonders of God's Creation manifested in the Variety of Eight Worlds as they were made known Experimentally to the Author 8 vo 1695. p. 89. The Message to the Philadelphian Society whithersoever dispersed over the whole Earth together with a Call to the several gathered Churches 12 ves p. 108. 1696. The Tree of Faith or the Tree of Life springingup in the Paradise of God from which all the Wonders of the New Creation must proceed 12 ves p. 122. 1696. The Ark of Faith or a Supplement to the Tree of Faith for the Further Confirmation of the same Together with a Discovery of the New World p. 33. 1696. The Fountain of Gardens Watered by the by the Rivers of Divine Pleasure and springing up into a Paradise Vol. I. p. 169â— A Revelation of the Everlasting Gospel-Message which shall never cease to be Preach'd till the Hour of Christs Eternal Judgment shall come Whereby will be proclaim'd the last Love Jubilee in order to the Restitution of the Whole Lasped Creation 8vo p. 39. 1697. The Fountain of Gardens Vol. II.