Humility A Sinful disorder brake forth and the Luciferian-Spirits got against the Creator who hereupon turned them out of the Pure-Angelical Principles so as they must remain Apostates from God till their Number of Punishment shall be finished Now from hence came the Infection of All Mankind These Fall'n-Angels envying That New and Heavenly Image For God after This made and brought forth to Replenish and fill up the void and empty Spaces of the Light World Man whom he had Created in their Room Upon which they did Conspire how they might involve This New-Created Being in the same Fact of Disobedience with themselves for they were Subtle-Knowing-Spirits and understood better than Adam of what Consistency of Principles He stood in And that through Temptation set on the hidden Essence of Evil might be awaken'd in Him For He was Essenced both in the Good and Evil and so became more easily corrupted and defiled Thus we give the Enquirer an Answer to the Question How Sin at first came in Now it remains to let you know How this Poyson of Sin that hath infected All of Adam's Posterity shall be allayed and expell'd The original Cure hereof is so known that I need not set That forth being generally believed that Christ came in the Flesh to be a Propitiation for the Sins committed in the Flesh. But now a deeper Thing than This I have to declare and make known as Thus. We know all Outward-Births have been conceived in Sin And yet somewhat of Good from the Original Root of Nature hath therefrom in every one sprung forth Now know and consider there is no other way to make a Perfect Cure but by taking the Sting of Sin out and that by another Birth conceived within the Soul which is Christ the Quickning-Spirit that which is a Sinless Birth And as that groweth up and becomes strong in Spirit the Sinful Part wythers and dies away Thus Christ the God-man works out Sin within the Properties of Fall'n-Nature And so compleats Redemption Victoriously For that which is thus born of God overcomes the World 1 Ep. of Iohn Chap. 2. But here meets me a Question viz. Is Christ to be conceiv'd and born in every one for Salvation so Intrinsically Yea surely This is and must be the Foundation-Seal whereby God the Father will own and rescue us a being the Express Image of his Beloved Son But again it may be Objected That I have verified that God's Love is so great and large as All Fall'n-Angels and Spirits shall be Redeemed But the Question is How can that be when so many die without any Appearance of this New-Birth you speak of It is so that millions of Souls do so out of this World pass away and much to their Loss and Suffering it will be Yet know The Root of the eternal God is every Soul tho never so Vile and Evil in this Body they have lived in and so died For Christ is the Light that hath enlightned every one that cometh into the World John 1. 0 that this Light and Life of Christ hath been shut up and Sin hath got uppermost yet Christ the eternal Spark of Life will save Himself in all that have Apostatiz'd from Him Nothing shall suffer Loss but the Fuel of Evil-Works that cannot pass through the Judgment and Burning And if this Life be passed over and little or nothing of This done There must be a remaining in a Fearful-Expectation of going through this Terrible Refining-Work after this Life in Regions so appointed for that end Oh! that all careless desperate Soul-Adventurers that know not the hard Tugs they must go through to clear and get off what they contracted of Vile-Matter and Evil-Deeds in this Life Therefore let All be warned to Mortify and Renounce the Earthly-Birth that so they may escape the Fiery-Indignation that will come upon the Workes of Iniquity Oh! now then whilst you have Day with the Everlasting Sun-shine of Love in your Souls Turn into it and it will Clarify and Brighten you that so Saved you may be out of all Future-Punishments and Entrance find into the Joy of our Lord which may be known now in This present Time in the Heavens of a Pure-Heart The happy Felicity of which I have already set forth in this Treatise So hoping This may give Satisfaction to the Impartial and Sober-minded for Information into the Mysteries that have been under a Veil which is now rending away for the which break of Day Let us earnestly Pray A Visional Appearance or Prophesy Iuly 15. 1694. I Had a sudden Representation came before me of a round Globe like an Oval that had four Circles and with in the first Circle was a Pure white Glass of Light in which there appeared the Personal Prince of Glory with a numberless Number of bright Bodily-Figures with whom the Elders were They had got Victory over this World who departed in the Faith of what they now enjoy And the Circle that was encompassed was of a bright flame-colour Then next to This was an Azure Blue-Circle and here appeared the Faces only of numerous Persons that are yet living in Bodily Figure in this World who some are known and others unknown to me and the Motto that was written on their Fore-Heads was These are Those who are waiting for to break through into Mount-Sion-Principle where Christ the Lord with all that are Redeemed out and from the Earth are Then in the third Circle which appeared like Pale-Lightning there open'd Seraphims and Cherubims bright Angels very numerous that ascended and were appointed as a Guard always Ministring to Those And did see them break their Circle and come amongst Those who pressing were into the Light-World The fourth Circle was a more Dark Dusky-Colour And here were those who were yet to be gathered in and born again Some among them were known by Face to me they were yet but moving in the Dark-Principle as shut from the Light All of This was conspicuously opened unto me And as I was waiting further upon the Vision as it shut up and opened again the next Night Then I saw One Mighty-Potent-Angel break through the Circle where the Glorified-Person and their Elders were and a great Shout there was crying The Principle of Salvation is broken through and now the Beast's Kingdom will quickly go down and worthy is this Mighty Conquerour to receive with the Lamb of God Power and Riches Wisdom and Strength Honour Glory and Blessing For the way is broken through for such to follow after who in the same Spirit of Faith are acquitting their Sensual Reasonings Then did I see many striving to enter in but could not till they had relinquished the Name and Mark of the Beast which is this worldly Principle with all it s Polluted Immercements` and Babilonian Trafficks which by the sight of this All-Conquering-Angel were prevailed upon so to do Then a Free Pass was made for many known by Figure and Name to enter in and to receive Mutual-Power to Multiply and Spread Mount-Sions Glory over the whole Face of this Earth So will all Nations be made to flow in at the Rising of this Bright-Orient-Spirit for great Powers are moving from the Heaven in very Deed. Oh Mighty Jesus Thou art This Circle-Breaker by and in such whom Thou wilt assume and take up to open the Fountain of Great-Wonders by the which the Lost-Purity shall again come to be Restored and the Heavens as a Curtain over the whole World spread This is a Prophetical Vision the fulfilling thereof draweth near Therefore it seemed good to me to add it to the foregoing Part. The Author has much of this kind lying by her in Manuscript that may yet come to light as God shall open an Effectual Door for more to be Revealed that may Conduce and make Ready the New-Jerusalem Bride to be married to the Immaculate Lamb of God for the which I say to all Come Oh come away with speed The lifted up Standard of Christ the Trumpet of whose Spirit does now Sound that the Dead in Sins may live again in a New-State from the Resurrection-Life of Christ who cometh down in a Fiery-Baptizing-Cloud By which He will enter into Souls who willing are to have This Sin-Defiling-Garment taken away The Oil of the Spirit is still flowing but must now stop for the present till Vessels shall be found and made ready to take it in For the which the Incense of Pure Prayers shall still ascend up to Heaven FINIS THis Book is to be Sold by the Author Iane Lead living at the Lady Mico's Colledge right against Stepney Church and at her Daughters Barbary Walton at Mr. Mileman's in New-street at the End of Dean-street right against the 3 Tuns And if any one be disatisfied in any Point handled in this Book The Author is ready to give answer thereunto while she is yet Living * Note well from hence * The Gospel is preached to the dead or Souls departed †Ch. 3. 19. 4. 6. 1 Cor. 3. 13. * Or Christ the Lord.
far admitted into Thy Presence and Liberty to ssk a Boon of The for Thou knowest well what occasion I may have Thereof being yet in the Region of time where obvious I am to Assaults and Temptations manifold All be it illuminated in a good degree of Light in Thee yet subject to drawings down by Spirits from this World and the Astral Kingdom that may pervert by mingling with the Super-Celestial Part of the Heart Knowing and observing in my day what Miscarriages among great Inlightned Saints have been who as bright Stars hath shined and then again under a Cloud have been Therefore O my Lord premising these things I in Fear and Humility am and dare not trust my Self at any time lest that a Slip out of the Right-Way should be Therefore This is my principal Request to Thee that Thy Spirit may be my constant Overseer Guide and Teacher as Imediate from the Father and Fountain of Wisdom Flowing from Thee then no Errings from the Truth can be This is the one absolute needful Request for we stand all upon a nice Point and if the Petition of Solomon was so grateful to God in his-His-day then I in no wise do doubt Oh my Lord to ask of Thee the Spirit of Truth which promised by Thee may never cease to be the Oracle fixed in me and all that do desire to be led Rightly for it is already by Thee given as a Caution to beware of transformed Lights that do pretend to the Right yet Thou only art the True Light springing from within Essentially And as Thou hast this Record been in me Oh multiply of This Spirit of Wisdom and true Revelation yet more fully so that what remains yet of Thy Councel and Mind to be further declared and known may still as an Enlightning-Beam pass through me and with them also who mutually shall in Enoch's Walks be found with their faces towards Sion the Court of Thy All filling Majesty Oh! Evermore find Room and Place for me and all of Thine that love thy Appearance To see Thee as Thou art will surely change us into the same Similitude of likeness unto Thee for so it becometh each one that still would keep their way open and free for Conversation with all the Priviledges that to the dilating of the Kingdom which shall be given forth with the Holy-Ghost as the sure Pledge of all those Perfections that may agree with Oneness of Life and Spirit with Thee my Lord. Thus I have offered my Requests and do commit my self to Thy Disposing in all Terrene matters and Things Here follows the Kind and Courteous Reply of the Souls Immanuel ALL Hail with Love Peace and Good will to the Virgin Spouse who is in Spirit come up here to make Request for That which so much is in congruity with the Father's Heart and mine This answer therefore receive that This Thy Petition shall be fulfilled on my Spirits part who shall not fail to open in thee what hath lien under Seals of Secrecy Do thou but attend Him and He will attend thee and whoever shall watch in their hearts His movings for He is the bright Mornning-Star who is to be the Conduct and Leader of my little Flock now in my personal absence from this lower World where the Evil-tempting Tree doth in all Souls spring Therefore great need they have I know of This my Anointed Shield that may be a defence upon every Onset of perverting Spirits of which in danger all are while in this Body Elementary Therefore I have provided This Spirit of Truth to be with thee for Councel and Comfort also to Guard thee up to me where thou mayest know and see by this Glass of the Spirit what I am a doing and making ready for the present and future Day when uncloathed of the Garment of Mortality also But for the present come and see and taste of the Heavenly-Fare and Powers and Joys of my Kingdom The Spring of Life and Love shall rise so high as to drink thy Spirit up Thus with me thou shalt feast and sup and never empty away to go which shall be such an Encouraging motive as will make thee to bend all thy Force still in Spirit to be with me Thy Lover in my secret Pavilion where thou mayest have liberty of discourse with me in those weighty Affairs that do pertain unto the New-Jerusalem-State So then Oh Spouse of mine if This thy Entertainment is thou wilt fly as a Spark of Light to the Body that is the Body and Fulness of all Light These are the Sweet-Meats I shall leave with my Espoused ones to feed upon for a refreshing support till a further day shall break though through the shadow of Death which shall consummated the Everlasting Marriage-Feast with me thy Christ and Living-head with all the Royal Society and with Myriads of Angels that shall their Trumpets of Joy sound at the Lamb and Brides-Nuptial-Day and Marriage-Feast So Ends these Hony-Drops from the Mouth of our dear Immanuel Now by all this which hath been declared you may see the Blessed Issue of an unwearied and Faithful Traveller to the City of our God which may Invite and Allure such as have not yet set their foot in This way and for them which have to make the same progress which will requite a thosand times over the Loss and pains here sustained in the way Oh ye that are Friends and Lovers of this way and would arrive to be Fellow-Citizens in the Court above with God and Christ and the numerous Company of Spirits Pure and Glorious There give me leave before I conclude to commend these following Motives for Incouragement to set forward and go swiftly on in this Path of Life The First Motive is a full assurance of all Love-Acceptance with Dear Embraces and most free Communications all Veils and Bars taken away thy Lord Christ upon this Mount will shew Himself and talk with thee as God did with Moses Only thou must put off thy Shoes because it is holy Ground you will walk upon as much as to say come Here all Bare Pure and Clear leave all at the foot of the Mount that would contract of the worlds Earthly Dust then shall you know hear and see That which is so ravishing for the feeding of all your divine Senses that you will say It is good to Tabernacle Here and so it may be permitted for so long time as you can abide cloathed with the Transfigured Robe of the Spirit of Christ but That will be but at certain times and seasons but it will be enough to know such a thing as This is and yet in the Body of Corporiety Now then the second Motive is that Hereby It is made acquainted with This Heavenly Country before it quite leaveth its Mortality in this low World it is an high and extraordinary Priviledge to see and know its place and company beforehand for our Lord Christ is very free to shew unto the spiritual-minded the
that so a Stock of Spiritual Goods being taken in may be to support and carry on the Heavenly Calling withal which if found diligent in may mount to a mighty Encrease for the making of a Dowry so great and large as may somewhat agree with him with whom we are to be matched unto So here we see what is appointed and cut out to be the Saints Business and Employment which is not mean but high and noble answering to that of the glorified Saints in the VVorld above who will in this Holy Calling our Factors and Correspondents be and meet us frequently And as those who are more skilful and knowing in This way than Mortals can be will very friendly the Ignorant inform and such among us that may be more knowing still somewhat more secret and deep out of the Eternal Virgins Center may us meet By all which the Saints here upon the Earth may hereby be made meet for to be Companions to them of high Degree in Heaven I shall now this Subject conclude praying with all Prayer in the Spirit for an Increase of the Number of such as may be diligent Followers of This High and Mighty and most advantagious Calling Happy and blessed thousands of degrees are such who chusing are made Partakers of this heavenly Vocation and that shall so prize the Priviledge hereof as to set light by all that shall hinder and stop the freedom of This All-spiritual Employ wherein exercised as high born Spirits they may be in Love with the Eternal Unity The Manner of Christ's Appearing HEarken O Daughter of Sion Behold thy Bridegroom cometh no more a Servant but to be served by all Flesh The Word that was manifest in Flesh reign in Spirit to Prepare for Christ's Kingdom to come into a visible Dominion Here upon the Earth by Signs and Miracles wrought by the Spirit in forms of Flesh to confirm Christ the Lord is Coming to appear in his Saints to set them over the Earth For to the Daughter of Sion the Dominion shall be restored through Marriage Vnion with the Lamb of God This is the first Resurrection of the Holy People which shall be the Trumpet-Voice that shall awaken the rest that lie Dead in Sin THe Hour of God's Judgment will thus come upon the Evil Nature that hath hitherto reigned in Man the Spirit shall be so fully poured forth upon These first Risen-One as to go forth with a quickenning Life to raise the Dead Spiritually and Bodily This shall be the Terrible Day of the Lord for the condemning and destroying not Persons but the Sin in Flesh so it is declared unto me which will be fulfilled in its Season and Time which time will be when the wind of the Spirit shall rise more strongly for the Holy-Ghost is to be the latter day Glory prophesied of and the Expected Kingdom of Christ to be manifested Here upon the Earth in which he will Reign Personally in his Saints who anointed are first with such measures of the Spirit that do highly sanctify which do prepare for this great Day of the Thousand Years Reign Prophesied of but whether it be so to be understood according to our number of Years is not to be determined but glorious Reign in the Spirit there will be before Christ in His glorified Person will come distinctly upon the Earth to turn it into a Paradise to make these lower parts of the Earth glorious upon which in the last of times he will stand and model it into a Christalline Land which will be New-Earth and Heavens as declared of in Scripture is So from hence it is made known to me what the work and business of our present Age and Day is which is to pass daily through the Baptizing River that may drown and keep all of Sin down that the Spring of Righteousness may rise for the true washing of Regeneration Then will the Holy-Ghost be renewed and set up his Reign in Souls and will exercise Power and Dominion so as it shall be known Jehovah-Shammah the Lord and Mighty King liveeth and reigneth Here for this must be the Forerunner of that more great and notable Day of Christ as to his Appearance in his own Personal Glory It is advertised me that there is much to be done in the Kingdom of this World by a more plentiful Effusion of the Spirit then yet hath been Therefore each one in their own Jerusalem within be waiting for the Spirits Day which is the great Increase and mighty Power that will turn the World upside down Therefore nothing is more expedient for the hastning this Blessed day of our Lord's Appearance Therefore all that are Watchmen and Holy-Seers to sound out That Trumpet of the Spirit that may gather the Dove-Spirits together to wait in Love-Unity that the Thousand Years Reign may have a speedy beginning and entrance upon the which it will follow as enquiries made into This Spirits Reign and Dominion shall hereunto be encourag'd Even so and Amen in the Spirit Come Lord Jesus quickly A Dialogue betwixt Christ and the Spirit of my Mind which was upon Enquiry whether I might not be Initiated into a present Dowry and Spouse to my Lord to partake of the Heavenly Possessions which he Himself is Inheritour of as the Father's Heir And it was replied unto me Yea surely It will so follow to be to the Soul that has put on the Deiformation of Christ the Lord such hath a Good and right Claim to His Person and Possessions And when thus believed and apprehended Liberty is granted for to draw out of this Stock and Treasury as the present occasion shall require for out of this Fulness an Emptying into the most holy and sanctified Vessel may be most easily proportional to its Growth and Degree For my Lord said to me You are not ignorantly to suppose that I willingly do hold back from that which stands in Unity with me But there is a Cause if any stop be Then replied my Spirit Oh my Lord Let it be given to me to know and understand where the Obstructions hath lien Answered I was That the Veil of not Knowing and not Believing the Things reported of which do of right belong unto my Virgin Spouse also wanting are holy Boldness and Courage to come freely and take what is mine and make it your own For be it Known to Thee It is far from Me to ingross to My self what the Father hath so much and liberally bestowed on Me was it not that I might give out as Plenteously Therefore come with full Assurance of Faith to Me and ye shall receive Grace for Grace Wisdom for Wisdom Love for Love and Power for Power As I have obtained and received of my Father in Heaven so you from Me all answerably Pondering in my Spirit these words of my Lord's I Replied How shall it be that a Spirit should thus be mingled and made one Pure Lump with Thee so as nothing of it self for to be Answered it
Celestial Globe of Eternity while its outward body remains in time This is known to some For as there was an outward personal going up to the visible Jerusalem to eat the Feast of the Passover which was a Type of That great Day of the Feast which is now kept the in New-Jerusalem above where the Lord Christ in his Spiritual Humanity doth appear keeping up the solemnity of That Spiritual Feast with the body of his Saints There and sometimes doth admit of pure Spirits that yet in the body of visible Flesh are to come up for to view the stately Order and Government of That Feast and to taste thereof This is the true eating of the Supper of the Lamb and drinking the Royal Wine of the New-Testament with Christ in his Kingdom which puts an end to all Symbolical Ceremonies Blessing Joy and Glory we may pronounce to all which Called and Invited to come up to feed upon This Pascal Lamb. They will never care nor desire to go out here to take up in lower Administrations for This is the Sum and Substance of all to feed upon the Quintessential Body and pure Blood of the Grape that as often as it presseth it self out it filleth again for a continual emptying forth so that none that is come up here may Thirst any more This is the True Feast of Tabernacles which I have here described to you for no one can go up here without putting on their Tabernacle-Body which is the flaming Heart of the Holy-Ghost But now methinks I hear some say at the Reading of This Oh! You have mentioned a high and lofty State which is as a new thing that hath not been declared as that in this present Life there should be found any to ascend to the New-Jerusalem to feast and worship GOD There This you will say belongs to the Enochian Life but That Age of the World is not yet come so as to know a Translated State We grant it that it is not common only peculiar to some that in Enoch's Spirit are raised to walk with GOD and so are taken up in the Spirit wholly But we may hope This day of the Spirit is coming on whereby it shall be known more universally in the which Angelical Spirits shall ascend and That Divine Princicple shall open that now hath been so long shut up Then you will know a New-state of Living that you never knew before for it will turn the Love of all mortal Things out of the Hearts-door This will in very deed be known Seeing we have thus far proceeded in opening This Divine Mystery we shall not stop here but go on to reveal and communicate to such as desire to be Fellow-Travellers with me to This Holy City the New-Jerusalem the Track having been shewed unto me not by Vision only as in past times In my printed Book of Divine Revelation There you may see what I had by way of Vision Printed in 1683 but now the Spirit hath moved it self in another degree to bring forth Vision into an Essential Fruition which ratifieth That Scripture Psal. 84. Verse 7 They shall go from strength to strength each one appearing before GOD in Sion Now This I find is to be taken in a two-fold Sense as to That part which is to appear before GOD in Sion The first is while yet in the body of Corporiety The second is when stept out of it so as no more to return again to it Now hence I yet not I but the Spirit of my JESUS shall lead you on to the first part knowing well the way and have taken the measures thereof by the Measuring-Line in the Hand of an Angel unaccountable to any but the Travellers thereto Some heads and propositions I shall lay down in order hereunto that our Fellow-Travellers may not fail to find sure footing The First is what Preparation or Qualification will be requisite for such intended Travellers Secondly What kind or manner of way Thirdly The several Stages or Rests by the way Fourthly Their arrival to This City of GOD. And Fifthly The Welcome and Entertainment the Travellers meets with There from all the Great Assembly of Mount Sion the Court of GOD. First then it is to be considered what this Traveller must be Not a Gross tangible Body but a Spirit that must thus take up Enoch's Walks separated and translated from a Terrestial Life to a Celestial This is our Spiritual-traveller's first alteration an Earthly Creature turn'd into a Spiritual And now we come to enter upon the way which looketh at first onset as the Valley of Baca that openeth the Floodgate of Teers and being now so environed with the Light of the Spirit that hath discovered to it an inward and outward Deformity degraded of its Angelical Image by the root of Sin in nature springing so that this Mourning and Sorrow not to be repented of And while in this first beginning-way the Soul will have many Enemies to encounter withal and Temptations from within and without and the more assaults will come because it is to rend away and leave the Walks of This Evil World and to betake it self to This New and Living-way But let not our fellow travellers be discouraged but guird up and go forward this days Journey will have its end though it may go heavily on this first day the second will be more lightsome and refreshing if it do but hold out this Probation and wrestle it out as Iacob did Then the Angels of GOD will meet the weary Traveller and accompany it throughout its way There are seven Angels or they may be called seven Spirits that are appointed to be the Guard of the travelling Soul whilst in this dangerous way I shall name them as I my self have found them a Fortitude of Strength in all my Journey on to this very Day So it may be to the Undertakers that will precisely keep to this Perfect-way The first of these Seven qualifying Spirits and Powers for a Guard is Holy Passive-Patience This is an absolute necessary Companion in this way No holding out without the Indowment of a Patient Mind that may hold out against all Contradictions and what will make offer to pull down from this High and Heavenly Walk The second is Deep or Meek Humility keeping low and humble for That secures the Traveller For GOD hath great Respect for a Soul that walketh softly and steadily The third Qualification is a Lively Hope which is as an Eye within the Soul carrying a Prospect of the Heavenly Sion That mightily strengthens it and bears it up Fourthly a Super-Celestial Wisdom that directs manages and governs the Soul as to the fittest times and seasons for Journeying on that is when to stop and when to remove on forward as the matter shall require The fifth is the Spirit of Faith This is a most Excellent Companion that carrieth through all Difficulties because it is the Evidence of Objects of things in the Heavens not visibly seen It is Wings
that makes the Soul fly so High that nothing of the crawling Earth worms can reach to molest or hurt it The sixth Divine Power that attends the Traveller is the Live-Coal of Flaming-Love that so vehemently Longeth to arrive to the visional Fruition of GOD and CHRIST with all the glorified Train of Blessed and Perfect Spirits This Love-Gale is so Mighty strong that it makes the Soul pull up and run swiftly in this Race Seventhly That which doth most compleat this Holy Guard is Impregnable Strength and Power for if GOD did not take care to Fortify the travelling Soul with His own Invincible strength there were no possibility to reach this Mark of the New-Jerusalem-State but Christ the Lord takes good care and will not omit to provide Munition-strength for accomplishing this Heavenly Journey for Christ the Lord longeth more to see the Soul-traveller safely landed in his own Bosom of Love than the Souls desire is to appear before him So by this mutual Love-Agreement the Everlasting Knot of Marriage-Union will be tyed when there once it is arrived Now then by this time you see what the Company is that will support the Soul in its Travels but the Chief of all is Christ in Spirit that walks in This Holy qualified Soul as in the midst of the Seven Golden Candlesticks The second Proposition is what Stages or Rests that may be allowed the weary Traveller to take up in a while which are Three This second Days Journey is more easy and refreshing the Walks gives a sweet Smell from the Evangelical Promises giving assurance by the Atoning Blood of the Covenant that all Guilt of Sin is obliterated whereby the Soul is Incouraged and Comforted But from this it passeth on to a Second Rest which is the Record and Seal of the Spirit That which was now from the General Promises Literal is not to be staid in Christ in Flesh withdraws and will be known no more in That Figure but in the All-filling Power and Presence of Spirit whereby the Soul shall know him in Her-self So He does then become Salvation to the purpose No outward Application of Christ is of That Availance as a Christ within who pours in His Saving-Name as Oyntment which performs the Cure of the lapsed State of the Soul because an inward Disease must have an Intrinsical Medicine that may penetrate through the Inward Parts that all may be made whole This is the intended Redemption by Christ and nothing less will set the Soul to Rights again so as to give it Boldness to come to appear before That great Assembly of Perfect-Spirits Mount Sions-Kingdom Now we proceed to the third Rest which is yet more pleasant because it is Paradisical As the Travellor passeth through this Country there are various delightful Entertainments Ministring Angels and Spirits that in This Divine Principle do meet the Soul There also are the Sharon's Walks adorned with the Spicy-Beds that gives forth their Ravishing Odours This sometimes opens in the Soul with Sweet-Tastes and Refreshing Draughts for the Godhead Diffuseth it self through All of That Climate so as many Spirits are made vigorous and Joyful knowing nothing but an All-filling Sweetness all calm and still in the mind free from the terrifying Cares and Combustions of this World though in it yet forgotten by it at least during the time it is round beset with this Light and Heavenly Paradise so that the Soul is afraid to be disturbed as to the lower Descent into mortal things again Now we come to the third particular which is the last remove that bringeth up to That Mount-Sion which is mentioned in the Hebrews Thus the unwearied Soul goeth on from strength to strength and is now come to the Fourth particular That is to the Arrival to appear before GOD in Sion This is a High and Glorious Arrival This is a Rest never to be disrested of Now open do the everlasting Gates to receive the faithful Traveller that hath held out its Probation-State It further remains to give you an account as the fifth particular of the Traveller's welcome up There The first Appearance are the Angelical Order that stands before the Throne who commanded are to Usher in the Arrived bringing forth the Royal Robe which is all Pure and Light without spot of the Fallen-Night which giveth the Soul an Holy Boldness to appear in That New World or Principal of Light as becomes all manifest So as Christ the Kingly Priest doth to the Soul Appear and as a Bridegroom Greets it with such a kind of Love-Gratulations as followeth My Bride and Spouse I joy to see thy Soul in my Righteousness and that thou hast past through a dangerous Evil Tempting World and hast escaped with That tender Life of Mine in Thee by which thou art come up a Conquerour here and now behold and view the Gloâ—y of my Kingdom which the Father hath placed me in and over all Principalities Powers and Dominions both in the Heights above and in the Earth below so as I can give to whom I will to Possess with me Ioy for Ioy and Glory for Glory with me as I have received of my Father so freely I give to thee and as many as from an evil World shall break and get away and in a Pure Naked-Spirit in Loves flame Thus ascend Ask now Oh Spouse of Mine what it is that I should further for the do I give Thee Liberty to ask most free for thou hast found favour both with the Father and me Whereupon the arrived Traveller-worships and Bows before the Throne of GOD and the Lamb and in great Humility doth make this Reply saying in the Language of the Spirit Oh my Lord I am come up to this degree but sensible I am it is all of Benignant-Grace and Love from my GOD and Father and thy Spirit O Lord Christ that my Conduct and Guardian-strength hath been in This my Journey One great proof I have had of a mighty Strong Guard with continual supply from Thy Fountain-Heart or else I had fainted and failed by the way The consideration of it takes such deep Impression upon me that I am at a loss and know not wherewith to pay my Debt-Offering of Thanksgiving unto thee my God and King only accept of what I have which is beyond all Sounds of words that are too finite to express praises for such Boundless Goodness which my Spirit hath tasted so largely Hence it is now that I do study to offer That unto Thee which hath been refined and purified by the Spirit of Love-burning given from Thee unto me This then which is of Thine Own receive for I joy to pass it all away as my true Thanksgiving-Offering unto Thee No part shall I keep back from Thee had I ten thousand Immaculate Lives to give up to Thee all would be too little to run their strength of Love into Thee who hath wrought out so great a Redemption for me And now my Lord seeing I am thus
to a present account of Peace Joy and Glory But yet we have somewhat further to declare as to the Clearing and Vindicating of the Infinite and Unsearchable Love of our God to the whole Fallen-Race as to Angels that have had their time to deceive and tempt all Mankind which shall have its Period and End for All must be redeemed and restored to their first Estate at the winding up of all the various Scenes which were to manifest the Wonders of God's Wisdom in Love Power and Righteousness But you will say This is only a private Revelation though it be yet I know from whence it is and if I were not upon sure ground I should not dare to have declared it knowing it 〈◊〉 â—tumble many but I must pass That and must not baulk a Truth gâ—â—en me to make known for the squemish Stomach's sake but with all tenderness bear with such as may make scruple hereof for I my self did the same till by Divine seeing and hearing I was satisfied in this Point But that you may not be altogether left to my bare Testimony Mind That Scripture in the Ephes. 1. and Verse 10. That in the fulness of Time he might gather together in Christ all things that are in Heaven and Earth consummated in him whom the Father hath sealed for the Restitution of what Sin had brought into a disorderly confusion Some Scriptures more I could here bring which are mentioned elsewhere by me briefly tho' not Here. Oh my Friends what more joyful Tidings can come to our Ears than This one Everlasting-Age that shall swallow up all those Ages wherein Sin and Death hath reigned with all those miserable Effects that have been ever since the Creation of this World But a new and wonderful Model God will bring forth in a new-created State Behold saith the Lord ` I will make all things new the End shall return to its Original-Primary-Being let none grudge that the Grace of God of this Latitude is as to make a compleat Restauration for as there was neither Sin nor Center to it so it must be again when the Hour of God's Iudgment shall come to pass a final Sentence thereupon to cast all into That Lake and Bottomless Pit where all of Sin and Death Sorrow and Curse shall become a Non-Entity Then nothing of Diabolical Spirits any more God's Offenders and his Creaâ—ure disturbers or Tormenters shall be all This in the Prophesy of Eternity will be known and Everlastingly rejoyced in as a fore-runner of This Blissful Iubile the Trumpet of the Everlasting Gospel of Love Peace and Reconciliation to every Creature capable thereof in Flesh and out of Flesh that are not yet fully redeemed This Gospel is not a bare Sound to be heard only with Ears It is a Spirit that enters in and gives the power of a Resurrection-Life to the Dead that could no way raise themselves neither in Bodies nor out as is found in their several Confinement will hereby be loosned and set free But it may be asked when shall such a general and universal Restoration be as for all Apostatized Spirits and Creatures to be in favour and friendship with their God and Creator again Now in answer to this Query as to the time it is known only to God in the Secret Cabinet of his Councel only it is thus far revealed unto me that it will be at the finishing of the great Mystery when all Souls will have passed throuâ—â—â—heir Purgation in their several degrees that lacking is here for in all Cenâ—â—s are found Souls that shall be brought into a purified State by thorow Humlliation for all their Misdeeds And also when generating according to fleshly Births shall cease in this World Then this general Redemption will be compleated and the Mediating-Office of our great High Priest shall be at an end so that he hath nothing more to do but to deliver up the Kingdom thus compleated to his Father that God may be All-in-All possessing and satisfying himself in all of This his New-creation which will amount to a Perpetuity of Endless Joy from the various wonders and pleasures that will fill up Eternity with tuned Instruments of Praises to the Holy Trinity in their Unity as it was from the Beginning Thus I have given you a true and single account of what in my Spiritual Travels I have seen known and understood by being admitte into That Heavenly Court at certain times and seasons and shall leave this living Testimony to the Spiritual-minded hereof to judge For no other can receive or fathom this deep Wisdom of God I shall only leave This Caution and Advice as my concluding part The Caution is to those who would of the First Resurrection-Fold of Christ be as mentioned of hath Here been that they do not cavil and dispute the Holy Spirit away from them by their doubtful Jealousy concerning the Brightness of its Rising in the Pure in Heart and so thereby may prevent themselves of This most valuable and precious Gift who only is the true Intelligencer of God's Mind and the Breaker open of the Sealed Treasures that are of That weighty Import that a Soul that hath found the Good and Sweetness here will fling all Impediments away that hinder its manifestation and operation in the Mind But it may be objected there are many deluded Spirits that pretend they are of God Therefore it may admit of a Doubtfulness and an Enquiry to know the Right Spirit True it is This may well be granted to try the Spirits but then it must be by such as are of the true Spirit of sound Judgment and Discerning that can themselves give a Proof that they Here live and do walk in Christ his Spirit And that you may know where This your Anointing is poured forth by the Fruits that such bring forth which renders another kind of Life than can be imitated by a false Magus who may and do go forth with Erroneous Alarms and Empty Sounds which is to be Lamented and Mourned for that it is at this Day so frequent which fulfilleth the Scripture that Thus it will be as a forerunner of Christ the Lord's drawing near and that the ends of the World are upon us But nevertheless there is a Spirit of Truth that according to Christ's Promise is and will be plenteously poured forth also in This latter Age tho' permitted is the false and mixed-spirited which is a design of the Adversary to nullify and make void what is from the true Spirit of Christ. But let not This stagger or baffle us out of our Right to a Portion in this blessed Spirit but let it put you upon an Earnest seeking and a most watchful Survey what Spirits enter you to suppress motions so ready and numerous all which bring them up to the Throne in an humble Scrupulosity that the Lord in the Spirit may give forth right Judgment what is Pure of Himself and what not that may be tumbled in as a mixed
which God the Supream Majesty opened to be the Glory of it to which the lower Ranks and Orders of Spirits were sometimes admitted to worship There Thus is this Holy and Heavenly Assembly Imployed and Exercised with all variety of Motion tending to a Divine Adoration to the Rock Eternal which does multiply amongst them most Amazing and renewed Wonders which gives perpetual Matter to renew Love-Admirations So that I was given to understand that in this World was no cessation of Spiritual Vocation for out of God's infinite Depth and Fulness should Matter still renew and also with Power be endowed as fixed in the Humility all skilfully and learnedly to act and do after the manner and way of God their Life Root and Being subjected always to the Laws of of this New VVorld and Kingdom But Liberty is granted to many of this holy order that of the highest Saintship are to communicate to them who are not yet come up to their degree they may help them much in order to the bringing these their Fellow-Members higher up the great Saints will much delight in this Office and Service to their Fellow-Members for their Joy cannot be compleated until all come up unto the Unity of Love in a pure Deifick-Spirit Now to make out this there was shewn to me some chief ones in the Ministry of Love as Enoch and Abraham Iohn the Apostle and Paul with others of their Order that had golden Vials given to them to pour forth for Annointing and Healing and Peter with some of his Rank to unlock Centers and set free those who in those upper Regions wanted to be perfectly set free and in this lower VVorld also Now follows an enquiry whether there may not be a correspondency and intercourse maintained by these Holy and devout Souls who are departed this Body as to any Love or Pleasure in it living yet here such assuredly are very capable to hold and to have a holy League and very near Affinity with the glorified Person of Christ and with the heavenly Frame of Glorified Saints which have put on Bodies of Immortality for the high Illuminated Souls spirited with Christ's Spirit Here but yet abiding in Bodies Corporal they may have liberty of recourse by the Spirit into the divine and light Principle where the antient VVorthies are who would most willingly meet and confer with us about the things pertaining to our Progress to the Kingdom of Christ they are very free to discourse us in what may refer to a perfect Life that so we may be made meet to come up to them in unity of love to God as in Triune-Deity which filleth all There with a full Body of Light But it may be asked how and after what way does Spirits accompany Souls here that are Spiritual Is it by Apparition or com-mingling by Spirit In answer hereunto according to my present measure and experience I find it very rare in this latter Age that they visit Souls by visible Apparition though sometimes they may as Moses and Elias appeared to the Lord Christ since whose Ascention all of this kind is transacted more Invisible and Essential by passing in the way of a Spirit and having and influencing our Souls through which there is a sweet congruity and a reciprocal Love which is also in our Spirits towards them that hereby they often draw up to them our more Superiour Angel to be in Heavenly Places with them being very affable and friendly to shew their Princely Thrones and their delightful solaces and enjoyments they have from the perpetual motion of the Triune-Deity Now as any Soul here below do find Christ their Root of Love in them as their true Original for securing their Love first in the eternal Father and Spirit in Christ the Lord then most easily may we without being guilty of Spiritual Idolatry in this pay a veneration of Love and high respect to these great Potentates that have Power to befriend us upon many Accounts that we may need their assistance For during the time of our Probation in this Life so it is altogether expedient that we get acquaintance with the Servants in this high and Heavenly Court for they may do us many Kindnesses as they are in Offices of great trust from their head Prince and King it is made known to me that holy and good Souls have lost much as to the knowledge of Divine Arts and Holy Skillfulness to do and act forth the wonders of the heavenly Power in manifold VVisdom as Christ Moses and Elias and the Apostles in their day did Now it may be demanded what in Scripture have you to authorize this Assertion or Revelation First we bring you that of the Hebrews We are come to Mount Sion to God the Judge of all and to the Spirits of just Men made perfect See further hereinto Heb. 12. 21. 22. If there were no more it speaks full enough to the purpose to the confirmation that the Saints here upon Earth are allowed to come up to the Mount Sion perfect Spirits in Heavenly Places and do maintain a holy Conference mutually as there is to be Instanced in the fifth Chapter of the Revelations verse 4. How that the Elders talked with the Apostle Iohn and did show him several things Chap. 7. ver 23 24. And likewise in Daniel where Daniel asked questions and heard one Saint from the Heavens speaking one unto another for resolving of Daniel in his Enquirings so that here is a cloud of Witnesses to back it besides what of this kind is known by some in this present time and Age who do obtain and retain several of these Heavenly Intelligents whereby Knowledge is communicated and the Invisible things and objects there made manifest to such as are in Corporal Figures Now to instance somewhat relating hereunto in the first place we give you to understand whoever they be who would this Priviledge know and come to enjoy with holy Angels or separated Souls they are to be freed and sequestred in Heart and Mind from all mortal Entanglements as if they were divested of a gross Body with its Impediments and so reserving themselves in a most Inward Purity of Heart and Mind without which habit of spirituallity there is no commencing of this acquaintance with either Angels or Patriarchs Prophets or Apostles or any Evangellical Saints since those Ages for they having put on Incorruption and Glory and quite redeem'd out of the Earth they will not touch no more with such as are defiled with corruptible things now such Persons that stand thus pure and clear they may have much Assistauce from these Throne Spirits and Powers in their way and travel to their Heavenly Country for those Angelical Spirits that once liv'd in Flesh do more nearly sympathise with us in all our Infirmities and therefore all feelingly they tenderly consider our tempting-state and give themselves out most readily for our help nay they are Advocates and do remind the Lord Jesus of their Prophesies that
they may have their fullfilling upon us Of this sort and degree they are the choicest and greatest in the Kingdom of our Lord and have very stately Pavillions which are pitched round the Majesty of the Jehovah God whose Pavillion is so dreadfully bright being mingled with numerous Colours so oriental and fine that as glittering Stones they do shine and above this is spread a wonderful Element which dilateth it self all over these upper Heavens it seemeth to consist only of a transparent golden Mist which giveth a marvellous golden lustre for the Pleasures and Delight of the Inhabitants of this Heavenly Orb Here sometimes the Lord Christ enters into the Father's Royalty and the Holy Ghost and the seven Spirits which appear as radient and sparkling Flames and when I enquired about them what their Office was one of the chief Elders told me they were the seven Invisible Counsellors and mighty Powers equal with the Trinity by which the old Heavens and Earth should pass away in Mortal Creatures and also in the room of which should spring all new This new mold of Creatures both here and elsewhere in other Regions are by these seven Spirits to be performed and also by the going forth of these seven fold Powers that are to do the great wonders in the highest Heavens and so passing down to this lower Earth which time for their sending forth I was informed approach'd very near wherein they should be seen to move and turn all Spheres upside down Now the next marvellous appearance that opened was the Virgin Her Place and Mansion was pitched betwixt the Supream Majesty of the Father and the Throne of Glory of the Lord Christ Her Beauty and Comeliness being great cloathed with the Clouds in which there was such a silver brightness and on them fixed Stars of Gold with golden Hair hanging down with a Crown upon her Head more excelling than others and numerous Virgins the honourable ones such as loved and ministred to the Lord Christ here on Earth and also to her These had Seats round about Hers it would fill up a great Volume to give a Particular of the greatness of the Glory and Magnificency of this Heavenly Court a thousand degrees of Blessedness it is to have a Place and a Name enter'd among this Assembly Now it was shewn me that this Glorious Virgin was She of whom the Lord Christ was born in Flesh who is the Figure of the eternal Virgin which was from Eternity by whom is recover'd all of Eves Generation of Lost Births in which the Virgin-Purity was deflowred but out of this Virgins Womb brought forth and made manifest in time Angellical Births again for a new created Host of spiritual born Creatures begotten by the Holy Ghost wherein the unfathomable Mystery of the Wisdom and Love of God is made manifest to the lapsed state which came in by Adam and Eve so that we are to reckon our selves born anew into the unity tending to all Purity of Perfection with Christ our First Born from the Dead and for to appropriate this Eternal Virgin for our supernatural Mother It is to be observed those Words which our Lord did let fall when he was upon the Cross to the beloved Iohn saying to him Behold thy Mother which was the Virgin Mary who was the Representative of the Eternal Virgin So that from this it may be concluded that the Lord doth transfer this priviledge of Adoption whereby we may entitle this Virgin for our true Mother Now then from hence let us consider what great good we may expect and promise our selves from this our eternal Virgin Mother that now is very great in Wisdom Majesty and Power who cannot but be more naturally sympathising with her Children who are to be brought up after that high born degree and quality in Wisdom and Sanctity as may be after the similitude of their Virgin Mother Now no little care and concern is upon her as may relate unto her Childrens divine and spiritual Education to keep them up to it whilst they are in this perillous tempting evill World and whilst they are making their passage through it therefore seeing we have such mighty paternal Powers in heavenly Places as the Triunity of the Father Son and Spirit with the Virgin Wisdom and the seven Spirits and the Court of Ministring Angels and all the Evangelical Spirits to be our Friends in this most Holy and separated Place that all concurring together may fetch us off from the Earth and the temptations which therefrom do beset us with Legions of Spirits also which invisibly do wind and twist their false Injections into our Minds upon which account excited we are to make use of all these securing Dignities for our help The next thing to be considered of in relation of this new off-spring that are thus born from on high and yet are found to live here below in Bodies Elementary The Query is from hence what is to be their Business and Employ seeing none in the Heavenly World do remain idle therefore it is expected that all of Virgin Wisdom's Children here upon Earth should be in somewhat or other exercised which may suit and agree with their Eternal and Spiritual Descent which is proper to them that are quickned and made one Spirit with the Lord from Heaven Heavenly We are not in this Place to meddle with the outword Man's Calling what do pertain to him in this World but here to give out the Rules of Divine Wisdom as to her Children which are in number Three The first is that they learn to know themselves as to their original Pre-existency in God the Father and brought forth through the VVomb of the Eternal Virgin a pure simplified Spirit The second Rule is to consider and contemplate the triune God as the Father of such Spirits holy and sure seeing the glass of the works of his Creation in his manifold Wisdom made manifest therein as Love Power Omnipotency with all goodness and kindness to what he hath Created A third Rule is that we study from all this Knowledge to come to love and bluss fear and adore paying all Reverence and practical Conformity to the Life of Christ all which will lay a Foundation for what is to follow as tending to what is needful to accompany this high and heavenly Calling which may answer to the Kingdom of the Saints in the upper World which are the gifts which have been much lost and have had their cessation among the Saints in these late Ages but now the Virgin Mother calleth upon her Children to be looking after the restoration of them that so they may be employed and exercised in the works that Christ the Lord speak of should follow those who did believe in him which are to to be the sealing Witness of the Holy Ghost's coming and going forth in acting Powers through Mortals Now it may be asked what are these Gifts that are so needful and proper to Wisdoms Children The first