all places and companies became very tedious and unpleasant to me where I was prevented of feeding the flame of my Love from the beautifical enjoyment of his presence The truth is I had sucked in such a sweet Savour through a most intimate Friendliness to which my Lord condescended for the Joy and Love-delight of my Soul that I could scarcely admit the giving my Conversation to any in whom I could not see his all-aimable Spirituality for which alone I reserved my self For indeed I could willingly have attended it day by day continually without any intervening Night But my Bridegroom after all this ingratiating of himself to me did often prove those two great Witnesses in me of Faith and Love which as two twins did grow up out of the fresh Sharon which was renewed within from whence they did with great strength and loveliness spring But many hard Encounters and rude Assaults they were fain to bear and first in this respect my Lord Jesus having begotten his own lively Signature in me by his often appearing and so passing in himself as an Essential rising Body that naturally cared only to move and act in the Sphear of High and Heavenly things and at no time to be found out of that Circumference in which to be thwarted and prevented was my very great tryal having reference only to God in this matter on whom my Faith and Love was exercised for having all outward vacancies and advantages that might cherish and nourish up this Lilly-Birth according to its native kind which neither could agree to go out into the gross muddy and infectious Air of this noysom Keder or Worldly Region But so it was that my Lord suffered it thus by reason of many temporal necessities wherein I was constrained to spend my time which should wholly have been employed upon a more worthy and considerable account than to serve the Table of the outward Man which I looked upon as very low and mean in comparison of that High-born Heir whom I carried as an invisible Glory under the Vail of contemptible Corporeity And upon this consideration God tried his own begotten Love whether it would hold out under all damps checkings and suppressings both inward and outward which it met withal for I apprehend I had so great an interest and hold of the Almighty that it had been an easie thing to have had all needful things to come to serve the free born Spirit and not be engaged in the Toil and servile Care after the Rudiments of the present fallen and self-ingrossing Generation the Customs and manner of which my Spirit had long since been made to descent from in obedience to the Law of Faith which I continue to keep up unto expecting all Income of Blessing there-from And though hitherto the Lord hath exceedingly proved me herein yet now the thousand-fold is beginning to break in even by that pure and only Love-dominion which I do feel opens in the highest leavening Property for it reacheth to the Bounds of the everlasting Mountain of God's immutability of Love from whence it springs And what may it not multiply and produce as it goeth on still conquering all Enmity where-ever it meets it as having overcome it in its own soulish Essence and so may do the same in others who groan and travail for the same being but weak in Love and so not able to out-wrastle Love's opposite This is and will be the signal Motto whereby that perfect thing called Charity will be known which seeketh not its own Dignity and Tranquility in heavenly Places there to reign in the Love alone but most ardently seeks it for its fellow-Members even when rejected and fought against for this is the new Gospel-Law so urged and pressed by the Lord and his Apostles in their day as knowing it was the only means to plant us again in our own pure eternal beginning where nothing but perfect Love was known Oh! this is of such import and weight as I cannot but from the feeling sense hereof set forth the exceeding Sweetness that is to be found in it when it comes of a Conqueror as having been tryed by God himself and by our fellow Disciples which is more piercing than any Tryals from others Yet all this will not quench the right Spirit which is tinctured with the God-head flame of Love It is so strong that it works over all Choakings and Water-Floods that would drown it Thus having given a most true and experimental Account how the Kingdom of Love came to reign in Dominion for all Shakings of this pure Plant rooted and fastened it as an invincible Rock as in reference to God the Beeing of Love so likewise towards all my fellow-Members growing up in all their various degrees in this Body of Love fulfilling that Royal Law which is to love one another from a pure Heart not superficially or feignedly but with such a Love as wherewith God our Father hath loved us who caused his Love to enter in our Enmity and did thereby slay it and reconcile a depraved Nature which stood out in all Refractoriness against his Grace and Kindness Now after this sort we are to love one another even where we meet with Reluctancy and Gain-sayings to the killing and opposing of this pure thing yet Charity that is begotten of God in us will suffer and bear and rise up a Conqueror through all Beatings and Quenchings And truly whosoever hereunto arrive and can fixedly keep upon the Throne and uncessantly Reign over all Assaultings and Contradictions of this kind in themselves and out of themselves they may well and really conclude that the perfect thing is come that will redeem from all Evils even from the wrathful Root of Enmity from whence all Self-Love Envy Haughtiness Covetousness and Bitterness do proceed Now love's-Love's-Birth rising in its strong Might in the Soul as that eternal anointed Christ who is come to condemn Sin in our Flesh yea the very Root and Source of all Sin and we shall certainly know the falling away of the Man of Sin thereby for Love is that which irrecoverably sinks him into his own bottomless Lake from whence he can never rise any more But it may be said this is a rare and wonderful thing indeed But is it attainable during this time of Mortality Yea assuredly or else the Lord Christ would never have urged it and commanded it so frequently both in leaving it as his last Charge and suming up the whole Law of Perfection in love to God and our fellow-Members preaching the same Doctrine by his Spirit in the Apostles after his Ascention according as it is by St. John and St. Paul abundantly recorded Read their Epistles and you will find what an Eminency is put upon this Gift more than all others Now the holy Ghost brings in Charity as distinct and more excellent than them all The holy Inspiration thus opened it That Charity is of that high Extraction and so purely descended that
no defiled thing can ever enter it Its consistency is an invisible Body as thin as Air as piercing as a Flame an all-moving acting and vigorous Spirit of Power and Life that can go in and out as an invisible Breath which no mortal Eye can see only its force may be felt as a Seraphick Heat that burns as a Refiners Fire in our Corporality to the end that it may tinge it with the holy Ghost's property This is the true and faithful delienation of this perfect thing called by the Apostle Charity Where-ever this comes it makes all imperfect things flee before it but it strengthens and confirms every Plant that is sown by the Spirit and makes them appear above Ground which have long lain buried under it It is the King-flower of the whole Paradisical Spring that protects the whole transmuting all into one entire Body of Love that doth extend and give forth it self in all spiritual Bountifulness according to its high Nature and Property It is not shut up to it self upon any consideration as to what it poslesseth and enjoys for it holds nothing in Propriety whatever its Lot is but all is free to the Disciples of the same descent and birth with himself this Love cannot with-hold from any of their Necessities for it seeks not its own Then it hath also a virtual Power as made to inherit the best of Riches and Substance of the everlasting Kingdom to conveigh and freely distribute of this inexhaustable Treasury to impoverished Souls and to relieve them that are in great Distress which Power can pass in as an high virtual Balsom to heal the Wounded who are under the striking of the Scorpion-Sting of the Serpent For this Love is a ministring Flame where holy Passiveness and Humility are as the open-Door for its access and there cherish and feed it with what its present degree doth require Charity is furnished with all sorts and stores it is God's Steward upon Earth whom he dare trust with the Care of his Houshold who are in spiritual Hunger and Nakedness It is a most infallible truth that God will appoint such holy Overseers in his new-born Church that shall recover the Apostolical Spirit and Power that hath been lost out of the Earth and it shall rise as a more bright Morning Star and multiply it into a Generation that will be all lovely in which God may see himself For which end the Kingdom and Dominion is already come into some and prospering to this expected degree treasuring up now for a full Bank in store against that Day in which our Son of Man will again appear in the Heavens for the delivering up the Kingdom to the Father that so God who is Love may be all in all But in order to the accomplishing of this last and finishing Mystery there shall arise a Melchizedeck Priesthood which shall know the way into the Holiest of all concerning which we shall come to declare after this subject is finished for it springs out of Love's-Root in us For this is the most clear and undeniable witness of Truth when Light and Revelation and Life of Enjoyment meet together then Declaration carries Power and Authority with it But to return to the present thing what can be said sufficiently of it that so if possible the reign of Love might come to spread it self as a Net to gather in for the Priestly Kingdom Some other Motions may be further urged as these Would you be always in a serene quiet and peaceable Frame and Constitution of Mind so as no vicissitude working-Cross or Turbulency towards you whether from Gentiles Barbarians or Israelites all which may give nothing of Disturbance where Charity is predominant and why so This is very marvelous never to be perplexed and never to be put out of Harmony Objection But how can this agree When as our most perfect Pattern was said to be troubled and his Soul was sorrowful unto Death as also that Afflictions are not joyous for the present First We will Answer this main Objection as to Christ our Lord in his Agonies You must know that all this was on this side his Resurrection observe that and it was to shew that he had the sensible Passions of our Humanity and that he was on our behalf to feel a sinless Grief and Sorrow and to be really touched with these kind of Infirmities or else how could he make Provision through and by Love's Conquest If he had not been in Temptation and in Encounter with all Despite and Defamations but yet he maintained his own Peace which was the Fruit of Love through all and was reconciled to all the cross Dispensations that met him in the World For it was this perfect Love that carried him through to bear and suffer all things and was for our Example and Encouragement to express during the time of his humane Minority those sensible Dolours and Passions but he comes of a victorious Champion and tells us That he had overcome and assureth us That in him we shall have a most fixed and firm Peace though in the World exercised with Tribulation So from hence it is to be admitted and allowed that in the time of our Minority before Love is in its perfect degree risen it cannot be otherwise expected but we may be liable to Grief Sorrow Commotion Fears and Jealousies and so up and down in an uncertain Motion tossed to and fro in our Minds and all this because Love is but little weak and low of Stature it is not got up into the Throne of Dominion so as to govern all by the Law of Love yet such are not to be hopeless or of doubtful Mind as desponding ever to see the Resurrection of Love so as to possess its peaceable Immunities Know whoever you be that are made willing to venture the loss of all for to arrive at this Pearl of Charity that you shall most surely find it and great rejoycing there will be at the finding of this lost Groat Indeed the House of the Soul must be first throughly searched and the natural Self-love must be swept out For what is that which we must lose but even all Rubbish Filth and Dross that so our Hearts being emptied and cleansed from all these the King of Love may enter in with his full Train wherein we may know nothing but Concord Tranquility and a springing Treasury of all Goodness Wherefore let all holy and pure Minds be stirred up to wait for the dropping Dews which fall from the one eternal Element to bring this Plant of Loves Kingdom forward even unto its full height of Perfection and be tender of its first Buddings for it hath many subtil Enemies both at home and abroad It is the Heir and therefore is conspired against for can but the envious Spirits find out where its Birth doth spring they will attempt to kill it whilst it is but an Infant for which cause it must be hid in the Clefts of the
in his glorified Saints and Angels It is fully assured me that God hath taken into his Eye and Love election at this very day those who shall come to sit in Princely Majesty and great Dominion in the inward Regency of the Soul conquering the thwarting motions of sin and their own Passions for Faithfulness Truth and Love to carry through here will be signs and evidence sufficient what God will further exalt unto In the interim whosoever have attained to the first Kingdom in Wisdom Sanctification and in the excelling Charity know that these will give the mighty onset for enterance into the utmost bounds of this overlasting Kingdom which we shall not think it only sufficient to pray for but to be doing all that is required for it in all comely order and fixed resolution to hold fast what we have already gotten that none may supplant us of that which will be the lifted up Crown to be seen every where upon the heads of the anointed Ones Here follows divine Openings of the Reign and Kingdom of the Love Having been exercised for some considerable time in the Prophetical Office and Ministration from the spirit of Revelation as my writings bear witness concerning the Kingdom of Christ in its suffering state first of all then in its rising up through tribulation unto victory for dominion and glorification through the Love Now the degrees which lead hereunto have been sufficiently described in The Heavenly Cloud Printed in 1680 by the Author which hath had most forcible effects for the bringing in and establishing of this Kingdom wherein and to whom this Spirit of prophesie was given for a sealing evidence that the Spirit of Truth being the Spring of those foregoing Revelations which are now to be confirmed by the present Reign of a risen Christ in some personalities which are shall be taken up for this end to shew it forth by that most excellent and perfect thing coming in which is the Love Dominion which hath exalted the same Propetical Spirit now with Christ upon the Throne and doth absolutely rule in Gods meek Love over the whole Region even to the utmost parts of the Souls inward Earth where now great peace is found the Government being carried on sereinly and calmely through the conquering Love which hath like a River overflowed the whole Earth But this was not so fully felt known and witnessed as of late The former Reign was maintained in an imperfect degree the spirits within were indeed under awe and check and unwillingly made subject to the Kingdom 's Laws that were renewed suitable to this most eminent and singular Ministration While sometime I was under it which was looked upon as sharp and severe the whole man being rein'd in very Straight would have gone forth into a reluctancy and so break all Harmony in the properties that should be found abiding in a new Model And thus indeed the Kingdom hath suffered violence and hath been hid in great strife as many Holy Souls may witness with me in the same case who are come thus far to the Dominion Which is a good and hopeful introduction to the ruling Scepter of Love in which will be found a far more pleasant and joyous Kingdom when all and every Spirit is brought over and subjected to the Love's Soreraignity in their order and place to their superior Governour to wit the Heaven-born Spirit who personates Christ upon the Throne Now to come to have every motion tinged with the fiery Love Balsom how will they run and fly at the very look of the Kingly anointed Eye where Love's rayes are so vehement as to captivate every thought to the obedience of the Lords Anointed King not in some but in all and every thing which will indeed make every Saint that hath attained hereunto walk worthy of God whose beeing consisteth in the Essentiality of Love and admitted for to be Gods fellow companion being in the center-Life of a Love dominion There must necessarily follow all Holy Boldness to come into a Christ propriety with God the Father as Heirs of all Kingdoms that are worthy of inheriting whether in the Mystery or out of it Love's Center opens through all and brings in an endless pleasure and Joy which cannot be by any worldly craft stolen away Therefore it is that most excellent thing that will heal and cure all within the Soul reconciling what was at variance whether in relation to God or to any of our fellow Members Therefore what is to be more desired or to be paralleled with I must solemnly profess that I have found such soveraign power and sweetness in the opening of this Love center that I cannot but commend it to others and seek earnestly to have more fellow-Commoners with me at Gods Table that there we may sit down together and feed upon the fruits of Love which are the Wine and Strength of the Kingdom For in very Truth I am come to witness Holy Paul's conclusion of it that it is the absolute perfect thing that works out all imperfection removing all sorrow and grief from the mind and heart For it is a strong and vehement heat that devours fear and anxity Oh! how doth it shelter and secure from all blood sucking vipers that they cannot prey upon the inward part of the Soul Because this is a love which cannot imagine into any evil thing and therefore nothing of the Serpent Venom can mingle with it which makes the Soul to know it self to be returned to its priminary concord and Virgin Simplicity But now it may be queried Whether I give forth the commendation of this High and perfect Love from Revelation or from divine and pure sensation I must acknowledge it is from both they are met together as proceeding from one Love Center which is the first glass wherein I saw the aimable Beauty and worthiness of this most excellent thing with all those advantages and great prerogatives attending it for it brings in no less than a Kingdom of sweet peaceable Amity and Love whereby I now sind an unspeakable benefit But it may be asked farther How comes this most precious and worthy thing to be wrought so essentially in the Soul as to be evermore ruling upon the Throne and as having got absolute conquest over whatsoever would stir up Trouble and Sedition In answer to this I shall give my own experience as one who hath obtained Grace of this kind after it was begotten by Species and Revelation and formed in me as a true Essential life Birth which I did sind daily grow up and encrease in Wisdom and Strength But then after that this Love was grown up to such a vehemency towards my God as known to me in the person of my Lord Christ from and through frequent visits and very intimate conversation which I did daily enjoy in an unknown and most singular way which in very Truth was so grateful and sweet that it drew up my superior vital spirit after him that
signal Demonstration by opening the divine Magia whereby the holy Spirit comes to act in his own place viz. in the ascended Body of the Resurrection from thence to go forth and work his Wonders such as yet were never wrought which will be the Introduction into the fixed Glorification for to be Co-centred in the ascended triumphant Spirit the Glory of which is attributed to the Lamb of God of whom it is said That he is worthy to receive Blessing Wisdom Power Strength and Glory for the effecting of so full and perfect a Redemption all which shall be assigned to the glorified in Christ who in the Royal unchangeable Priesthood shall be confirmed as going up from Glory to Glory till swallowed up in Glory Power Might and Excellency the manner of which is defined as the Close of all that hath been treated of in this Book as the finishing Testimony which at present was given me from the Lord of Glory Therefore so receive them in Faith and Love for this is the day of Gods Revelation who sends forth this as a fore-going Harbinger who according to his Promise will soon follow to fulfil all the rich and precious Things prophested herein and therefore calleth upon his scattered Stones to get together to Harmonize in the Eternal Light Love and Purity provoking each other to go on forward in this four-fold Process of our Lord Jesus arising out of this long Night of Slumber for the Day is broken and the Morning-Star may be discerned Consider to what a Life of Glory and Immortality ye are called it is great and wonderful indeed yet know the East-Gate now will open to those that earnestly knock thereat so that there is a certain possibility to get up unto all these Degrees of Glory Wherefore let none doubt but be girded with the Omnipotency of Faith which will rid the way swiftly leaving all unbelieving Loyterers behind A Race we have to run some may not be yet set out others newly engaged and others a good way in the Race but blessed are they who shall at the Price first come that so they may return to strengthen and encourage their Companions in the Race who may see the Rosie-Garland of Victory in their Hands and the Diadem of precious Stones as the Price which they have won which doth well deserve to be run hard for not delaying so much time as to look behind being once set out but so run that we may obtain But it may be questioned Who and where those are which are so resolute and strong in Spirit as to hold out to the end of the Race For this none can be found indeed but such as are arisen with Christ from the dead he is must become the Racer in us for all other Legs we run with will soon tire and be weary therefore set not out till Christ your Life and Strength be risen as a Gyant refreshed to run out this conquering Race where ye may come to lie down under the encompassing Glory as in an everlasting pleasant Shade possessing all those high and wonderful Immunities Glories Crowns Joys Gifts Powers in the Holy Spirit who will magnifie his Office in acting and working all in the Body of the Resurrection concerning which I shall no further enlarge but refer you to what is treated of in the former and this the following Revelations I shall now cease and shut up all in that springing Fountain from whence this bundle of Revelations did proceed having a good Hope and certain Perswasion that the Lord will be with his own Testimony in a light Ray spreading over all the Darkness of those Minds that shall attend and receive without Prejudice what is written though to some it may appear Obtruse Deep and Mystical and hard to be understood yet to others who are come under the teaching of the same Unction it will appear plain and easily apprehended and that the Spirit will bear record with us of what was and is and yet is to come Now the things yet to come is that Powerful and Princely Reign unto Glorification which hath long been prophesied of and now again with an Affirmation that the Lord will suddainly be upon us to take unto him his Kingdom which nothing of the Beasts Reign shall mingle Oh! Holy Precious and Elect let us not Sleep but set our Morning-Watch for Tydings are come to make all things ready for him Let it appear who the Wise Virgins are by their making themselves ready to meet the Lord not only for a Visit or Salvation but for an Eternal Marriage and an un-interrupted Nuptial Fruition and so to be ever with the Lord or rather the Lord to be ever with us as his dear Bride perfectly redeemed from the Earth as it becometh her thus Holy and Blameless to be found for the everlasting Priestly Celebration and Holy Ministration in no other Temple but what is called God and the Lamb where the only true Spiritual Worshippers are found and from whence our Praise-Offerings will spring as from the bright Sphere of Glory that swallows up Darkness Death Sorrow Contempt and the Curse in a full and total Victory for the Hopes of which and first budding Fruits now shall conclude with high Acclamation Glory Salvation and Praise to God and the Lamb that cometh to Reign evermore even so and Amen Known to be Yours in the unsealed Book of Life which none can shut again J. ☞ Lead and E. H. follows The Introduction IT was in my purpose to have suspended as yet any further manifestation of the Revelation that still followed me and would have hid the golden Talent only for an encrease in its own invisible Ground from whence it open'd at first till such time is it might come forth in the multiplying Number of the holy Spirit to seal up the glory of all that had gone before in Vision and Prophecy but Christ the bright Banner of Glory stood before me and said Keep in Record the Journal of the now raised Life according to the Profession then art going on in and know that what hath and it further to be revealed shall be sealed with a mighty Witness conquering all Opposition where-ever it shall rise Wherefore go on and forbear not writing for it shall be as the unclouding of the present dark Day and many shall come in at the brightness of its rising though it now seems to be under an Eclipse Thus was I afresh enkindled from the All-pierciug Word of my Lord who knows for what end he moves me horeunto tho I still objected against it as fore-seeing no Passage for such high Mysteries nor likelihood of their Reception in that Love which is void of censuring and therefore would rather have hid these heavenly things in their own Centre But seeing it hath pleased the Lord to over-rule my Resolution I shall be obedient to his Word as believing it may extend to the benefit of some who are known to himself who will not difesteem
been understood All which shall be made good when the Soul shall be brought forth as a well tuned Instrument new strung and qualified in the deified man where the holy Spirit moves every Property according to the central Wheel in its new begotten Form which is set free to run its Races in the Sphere of Light where weak Mortality with its sinful Essences are out-run and left behind in the Fall Let not this seem strange or impossible for in the Deep a Mean is found for the bringing forth of this long buried Seed which hath long waited to arise in its original Body of essential Perfection and harmoniz'd Powers that it may appear that God is come to move and shew himself in the Covenant of his Love according to the Preordination in the heart of Christ for by him we do obtain this Resurrection in order to all the following Glories which the holy Spirit shall bring with him even so Anon. This Instruction being so immediately from the Lord carried great weight with it and made me resolve to wait upon the working Power in my inward Deep for the reducing of every divided Property to Unity for I was fully convinced that this Uniformity must be the Temple in which the holy Spirit will appear for the bringing of all working Powers to a heavenly Consort and Agreement I sate upon this day by day and as I found great drivings thereunto from the South Wind of Heaven so strong Storms were raised from the North with roaring Seas that lifted up their Waves to scatter and make void this holy Enterprize in injecting divers Temptations that such a thing as this could not hold or abide but would have its Overturnings and Changes for that nothing less than a God can always be in an equal Temperature and that this was rather the full effect of the holy Spirits coming than a Preparation for it Thus was I puzled and tossed to and fro in my Mind as if I were put upon that which could never be brought about or carried through to the desired End But the Lords Word was mighty and powerful to press me forward to this sweet and well ordered Composure of Mind to abide in an equal Temperature notwithstanding all that might come in to discourage me whether from those visible things or from the dark Principality which is much more hurtful in regard that they as Spirits can shoot in their Darts before we are aware so that this bath been my watchful Exercise for some days to resist what would have done Violence to that which in Concord and Peace would ever unshaken remain The holy One according to his friendly way and manner of Visitation did after all this exceedingly comfort and strengthen me to maintain his right of Conquest over all that which yet is left to vex and awaken Anxiousness or any Fear or Turmoile in the Soul My Jesus thus spake Consider and know thou art to hold fast what I have purchased by the fore-passed Death in thee as having assumed that Body of Sin to offer it up for a consuming Sacrifice once for all as was shewed in the Type of the visible Body which is now done again in the invisible So that you are to reckon and account your sins virtually done away they can claim no Law either to reign or condemn Look upon all Motions of this kind to be at the check of the Spirit who hath again quickned the dead and will no more give way to that which came in to flesh for to destroy And therefore let none pretend a necessity of continuing in that which hath brought in Confusion and Disagreement seeing a Redeeming Spirit is come down to renew and gather in the lost again to the divine Beeing from whence they did proceed at first pure as God is pure to which degree of Perfection that we may be restored again is the end of Christs Mediatory Office not only without but within us where the Body of Sin hath been yielded up for an Offering This confirming Word Christ the Lord who is arising left with me for them who have been in the Death with him that we henceforth may know our selves in him to be acquitted and released from all Claims which the evil Powers and Properties can make for upholding that Kingdom where the Beasts Throne is which consists of envy wrath strife from all which by an eternal Decree of the Lord Jehovah you are set free and brought into the Harmony of that Kingdom where the springing Joy from the Peace of God doth run as a River that hath its Division through all Properties for to bring them to the heavenly Unity whereby the Creature is set free from the Bondage of Sin and a wafaring Life according to the Pattern seen in the Mount of Vision to which my Spirit hath been oft taken up to see the wonderful Plat-form of the New-Jerusalem The Vision of the New-Jerusalem The Lord took me away from my mortal part and shewed me the Scituation of this great Glory and said Behold and see the Pattern of the heavenly Houses and Mansions which make up the New-Jerusalem where the Glory of the One only God doth fill all with the essential Light and Splendor of his divine goodness I shall as I am able describe what I did see in the Heavens of this Mother-City for so it was named to me who is to bring forth her first and free-born to replenish the New Earth and Heavens It appeared as a City sounded upon one square Stone whose Dimensions were very large It was all paved with light flaming Colours appearing like so many various sparkling Stones inlaid on the great Foundation Stone which gave forth a luster as if so many bright Suns had been there Towards the Verge or out-side of this square Stone were seen many Seraphick Bodies wreathing Arm in Arm and several rows of various spiritual Forms of different Ranks and Stature These Rews appeared like the Stories of a building which were carried up higher higher in a square Figure till it was wonderful high upon the Heads of the most inward glorified Bodies a Covering was spread by one more Diaphanous and of greater splendor than all the rest the Height of his Person was higher by the head then all the other who called to me out of this most glorious Building To take good heed of all I had seen for it had a further meaning which I was to have revealed when driven by the Spirit into the light Mystery where all deep things do open Oh my dear Lord be thou an All-springing Testimony within and from this New-Jerusalem My Spirit being drawn out for a further Enquiry concerning this New-Jerusalem state what the Appearance of it to us did signifie for this present time the Foundation Stone thereof gave forth this Word That such a City the mighty Cyrus would himself be the Founder of upon the visible Stage of this World although there be little appearance
on the Earth The Elect shall reap and long enjoy the creating Works of their own Hands for with no less Power shall the Representatives of Christ the Lord be invested This declared must be throughout all Worlds that Christ will appear in his Saints that are risen again to bear the Tropky of a Death-Conquering Power Now the next enquiry is When is the time that this may be expected because hitherto there is but very small appearance of any such thing that is Who is it qualified in such a high degree as this heavenly Kingdom requires Who are willing to be Beheaded and through Death to be made partakers of this Reign But yet notwithstanding all these Objections of Fear Unbelief and the whole throng of discouraging Spirits of the sensible Life whose cry is Who is able to suffer all this Faith and Love are given to the worthy pretenders to this Kingdom whereby they are carried as with Wings over all the Floods of Fear and Discouragement neither shall they want either Resolution or Valour to wade through the greatest opposing Difficulties who are designed for it and found in the Lamb's Roll. A double and trebble portion of his Spirit the Lord hath said he will add to them who first shall abrogate the Law of Sease which hath been the chief hinderance of his Kingdom which therefore is to be made void because it diverts the Soul from fetching all its Supplies from the Rock neither can Faith arrive to its full strength till Sense be led into captivity and cast into a dead Sleep Now as to the time of the Lord's Reign when it shall be you will be apt to say That this is an unknown thing and that none can prefix the time It is true that many have Calculated and puzled their Spirits about it in vain But if we will know how near the time is we must not look without us but in the unsealed Book of Life within us there you will find the fore-going Signs which are first to be accomplished in your own Heavens and Earth We may try and prove our selves by what hath been already revealed from the seven Seals and Thunders how near the Kingdom of our Lord is approached unto us Let each of us examin our selves how far the preparative work is advanced in us We see what the Beast and Dragon's Kingdom must suffer in us to make way for this Reign which cannot be established till all this Trash be taken out of the way Therefore we shall only know the time by such an one who shall give the first deadly stroke and come forth a Conqueror over the whole sensitive Life and this outward Kingdom which stands divided between Good and Evil in such an Overcomer as this my Jesus expressed he would appear and personate a Kingly Reign and that we are not to look out for any other Sign at this time but the Manifestation of this conquering Life And further said There would go forth an Arrow from the Word of Revelation which should so closely stick in some as to pierce through the Heart of the Beast who hath warred to hinder the Lord's triumphant Reign in his Saints By all which it is clear that there is no surer sign of the approaching Personal Reign of Christ than to see the Beast wounded to the Heart for no sooner will the Beast be removed but his Kingdom will appear whose right it is to rule in Heaven and Earth Who is it now that will suck in the Marrow of these precious things which is the dropping Oyl which distills from the Olive-Tree to make our way smooth light and clear and to preserve us from being daunted though our Portion should be a draught of Blood for the life of the Beast must be taken away before the Lord appear in us like himself in Power Glory and Majesty Oh! what Drawings and Desires may these weighty sayings from the Lord enkindle in us from his coming to reign in absolute dominion within us The Word came to me Run hard there is a rich Prey to be taken by treading down of the Beast which may be taken if pursued to the Victory Wherefore be valiant in the Faith for all Might is in God to overcome whatsoever opposeth his Reign and Personal Kingdom Much and free Communication I had with the Lord this Night and a Cloud of Light appeared in me which raised my hope higher I had also many Queries satisfied Then there appeared to me a pitched Standard which reached from the Earth to the Heavens where its top was hid it resembled a strait ascending Flame and it was signified that this was the Standard of overcoming Power which no earthly Warrior would venture to engage with for its Dominion reached from the Earth to the Heavens and this Word was added Stick close to it and move not from under it for it will be a shelter from the Storm which is coming on with a flowing Sea of Troubles raised by the wrathful One whose Kingdom is Division This Motto and Inscription was given out from the sealed Book within as follows In Christ I live in Christ I dye that I may cease from Sin and beastly Properties that so the first Ground of Life may rise over all to immortalize the Reign of Christ. Words no more as empty Sails spread out shall be but become the thundering Air of an Almighty Power which is Christ in his essential Spirit who wanders from the Heights above and Depths below will in his time show Look and read the circle Line and the most marvelous things may further know and find Upon some inward Conference with my Lord about the Shipwracked-Bark of Nature which still upon the forreign Coast doth lie and is often in Jeapordy by reason of some Tides which might make the Vessel spring-a-Leek the Lord did immediately come in with these Words saying Make reflection and ponder well my Grace and Love which hath been so great as to lay in my Life so deep with thine that thou canst suffer nothing but I do call it mine Thy broken Vessel shall be renewed into its Original when all of sinsul Properties shall be drowned in the Alpha and Omega who is the beginning and end of Time and who will open the sealed Mine where the unsearchable Riches shall freely abound as in the state of Innocency where nothing of necessity or want was known All this is going on und advancing in the moving Circle of the Duty all that is required of thee is to be steady in the highest float of Earth My Spirit was let down into the deep Center and Circumserence where the personal Glory met me with whom I had great Felicity to behold the Shepherd with his Fold who friendly faluted me for though a naked Spirit I was not despised by such dignified Bodies though I was made very sensible of the want of such a glorious Body and as soon as I desired it I was forthwith imbodyed as
eternal Rock there to be fed and nourished with its own Nature-Milk and Honey of Love till it become strong and able to encounter and overcome all its Opposites that it may reign alone as Monarch of the Soul My Friends who-ever you be that shall read this experimental Writing know assuredly that if you can but find this burning Star of Love risen nay if you can but feel the Glowings and Enkindlings of heat in the center of your Hearts it is more to be valued than all other spiritual Gifts Powers and divine Ornaments which pertain to the new Creation then we may boldly despise and contemn all worldly Dominions and all the Joys and Delights of sensual Love For you must know it is such a Sacred and Coelestial Seed coming immediately from the heart of the Deity as cannot admit any thing of defilement or pollution to abide with it It soon leaves the Soul if any thing be taken in which cannot abide the burning touch of this Altar Coal But here it may be asked What is this Love which is so highly exalted above all Heavenly and Earthly things Sure there must be some rare transcending Quality in it not commonly known that makes you press it so vehemently Truly well I may yet not I but the essential Love it self doth move me to open the Mystery of it which happily hath not been understood as now by breaking up the Fountain of it that so it may plentifully run forth for giving the Light of the Knowledge of it doth but make way for the very substantial Body it self to rise sensibly in its flaming Quality Take this further account of it that it is known for to be the most holy and pure Generation of the immaculate Virgin of God for which is prepared a Virgin-Womb that this Birth might be the choice and and undefiled One of her that brings it forth It will not be now at Christ's second Birth as it was at his first then his Vissage was marred more than any mans he was a Man of Sorrows and acquainted with Grief and there was no Form or Comliness in him which made him to be set at naught and greatly despised though without Sin or Guile but being found a Sufferer under it therefore could not be exalted till he had slain the Enmity and wrought out Victory and thus he hath his first Birth in us which must precede his second But there is a vast difference between Christ's first and second Coming Many Ages are passed wherein the Saints have only known the Birth of Christ in them after this weak suffering dying and reproachful state The Apostles upon whom the holy Ghost was poured forth after a most signal manner by which Christ gave witness in them of his Victory and Exaltation enabling them to work miraculously yet notwithstanding they were not got beyond the suffering Birth of Christ in themselves for they only had the Revelation and Fore-sight of his appearing in Power and great Glory but they departed this Life and did not see the sign of the Son of Man to take up in them for a visible Reign and Kingdom that might redeem out of all Tribulation and so it hath continued until this day But yet there is not to be found a Generation so prepared and made ready for the second Coming of Christ as was in that day which might make us doubt whether the coming of Christ be so nigh because this Birth of Love is so hardly found in any risen up to an absolute Dominion which is a sure Introduction to the Omnipotent Reign of Christ in this visible Earth in the inward Properties of the Love Flock But you will say The Apostles and those that were Converted by their Ministry were all in the Dispensation of Love and were in expectation of having the Kingdom restored to Israel in their day and what was the reason then that Christ's second Birth did not rise in them To which I Answer That it was thought meet by the Father of Wisdom that all of that Generation should drink of their Lord's suffering and dying Cup as he often hinted unto them when Personally with them though they had a general Spirit of Prophecy concerning his glorious Reign in which he would appear in his Saints And then again it may be demur'd upon Whether those Elders themselves had compleated their own Regeneration and so were perfectly arrived to the Throne-Do minion of Love as fixed Overcomers St Paul Peter and John that were most eminent amongst them seemed to have somewhat more in their Eye than to what they had attained and so were still a pressing after it But however it may be concluded that they had gotten the Start before any that are known this day yet it seems that hitherto Love's Womb hath been shut up from bringing forth Children of the Resurrection at least to any thing that is manifestly known But for this we may have good hope that if indeed it be Born in any one and made strong to maintain its Right Superiority over the whole inward Creation ruling as God by whom it is certainly avouched that a Virgin Spirit shall be given to such for eternal Generation who shall be able to raise and quicken the holy Grain of Love that lieth as dead that so Love may see her Off-spring to multiply exceedingly unto all perfect Purity Such an holy Congregation and Society being once raised to reign upon Love's-Throne together they will be as so many raised Banners which will be terrible to the Nations which stand without the circle of Love Now by all this we see what hath hitherto put a stop and caused the Lord to delay his coming and will still till perfect Love be come to burn up every Image in the Mind that is not engraved by God's own Finger It is certainly to be concluded that Charity is the golden Wash baptizing Pool out of which Souls do come all Ruddy and White Clear and Bright to whom the Lord may say My Dove my fair One my Undefiled come away the Love-Scarlct-Dye hath washed thy Blackness away so that now thou art all fair in my Eye This is a Prophecy which hath now in some its fulfilling and will have more abundantly as this Spirit of burning Love takes possession of Hearts and then the very Face of God will be the Covering by which we shall see and know what before we were ignorant of as to our own pure Love's-Nativity which was fore-known in Christ before the World of Wrath and Bitterness did shew it self And thus by the first and second Birth of Christ in us all will come to be restored to a glorious new Creation where Love shall dye no more nor Sin live which brought in Curse and Sorrow and estranged God from us Now is not all this a most perswasive Motive to the Love-Flock where-ever scattered that God intends to bring them to this Love-band of Perfection that so we may know one another as God's
enkindled Sparks encreasing to Flames which are to consume all envy wrath as Stubble and Dross The Trumpet sounds from Mount-Zion and waxeth louder and louder we daily hear it from which we have declared the most excellent things concerning the eternal Love-fellowship in Gods own clearness in which no spot of Darkness is to be found You will say Where are such to be found according to this degree which you have here described All vsiible Churches and Societies are far too light when weighed with this golden Grain and Shekel of the eternal Sanctuary We know it to be so from the all-piercing Eye which doth try all degrees of Love and it may be universally bewailed that so much superficial formal and dead Love is found both to God and one another Hence we do not wonder that the Bridegroom makes no more haste his Bride wanting as yet her full Vesture or Robe of pure Charity without which she can never be said to be ready for this is to be all her Glory both within and without and to adorn her for love and delight Therefore all Preheminence and Honour give to Love taking all care to nourish it up in God and there abound in it towards one another This high pure and mystical Unity of Love hath been yet very little understood and less practised that Leaven-born-society is much scattered Where is Love's paved habitation to be found in which fervent Charity doth wholly act and move loving and admiring as God appears and looks forth through the Lettice of Humanity in each one Oh! how should it draw out and open the Springs of Love as God himself who is the Spirit and Life of Love which moveth and riseth in holy Souls And therefore it becomes us to be tender of it not to grieve it or quench it in one another for that may cause it to sink and dye away in our selves and then the very Ark of our strength departs from us and the heat and vigour of all spiritual Life declines with it Upon which consideration O ye Heaven-born out of the Womb of eternal Love where-ever dispersed let your Gatherings be to this lifted-up-Standard where Love's Kingdom is known and possessed in all Peace Joy and Tranquility The Trumpet from Mount-Zion doth found to call you away from all worldly drossy perishing Loves which are not Supersensual and Coelestial nay further from all luke-warm supperficial Loves for Love's workings must be fervent strong and immutable for the making meet for the rising and abiding Powers of the holy Ghost to work from All which will be brought out of the firey Furnace of Love for the great and mighty things that give Testimony of Christ's Kingdom in his Saints being come for it will surely open from this Center Now who-ever ye are that feel the touch of this Coelestial Fire-Stone send forth your warming Sparks to set one another in an holy Flame know your own Mother's Children hide not your selves from them be no longer Strangers towards them sind them out from North to South revive yet once again the Apostolical knot and band of unfeigned Love that may fore-run the Bridegroom's return to dwell amongst us that so we may no longer Fast and Mourn but be ever feasted with Love's multiplyings from the Fountain-Deity Even so confirm it O Lord Jesus accordingly Oh God! inspire with thy Love-Fires That we may abide with Angelical Quiers The Lamb's Trump doth sound to call us up To drink of this Love-flaming Cup The Spirit thereof doth so sweetly burn That Mortals into Seraphims doth turn Is not this the transforming thing Which to a God-like Beeing will bring Oh Charity What can be said of thee Dost thou not proceed from the Deity Henceforth I must proclaim Love's Fame To all that bear that living Name Who would not in love be with Love also For its force is greater than all Foe How doth it expel all Fears that they fly Because of sweet Peace and Serenity Love born of God Heir to all Goods Steward of his House giving out Food Is not this the one only excellent thing Which will fetch out the Serpent's Sting Nay more than this I clearly see Love will enter the secret of the Deity Where ye will see Love a burning Lamp Upwards flying never choked or dampt Wind we up our Angels to God above Where we may drink our fill of Love And feast on those fat and pleasant things That are within the Gardening Springs Where the everlasting Gates open stand For such as be united in Love's hand Come enter then as Charriot burning Flame Into that holy Place which known is by Name We feel Love like a bubbling Spring Which make us the new Song ever sing All Praises we will give to Elohim Who rideth on the Seraphims Floods of Joy with Coelestial Praise Shall now out-flow to the Ancient of Dayes For while we feel and taste Love's Fire It doth extinguish all earthly Desire Let thy Love stream forth as a Shower Let it flow forth in Life and Power This is the thing that is most pure It can all of our Desires fully cure Oh! let the Kingdom of this Love come That we may reign with God the Son In everlasting Love's sweet Harmony Hereby conquering all of the Enmity Love is the Lamb 's pure Virgin-Bride She is all Fair and Comly So sweet so mild and ravishing in his Eye That in his Love-imbraces she must lie There possessing such pure Coelestial Joy As none can know nor come to annoy A Bed of Rest here for her is found That makes Love's-Trumpet ever found Having passed through Love's Region and Dominion we are come to set forth according to the Gift still bestowed upon us the glorious state of the everlasting Priesthood of Christ carried on in his most holy Temple Body and heavenly Sanctuary which is framed for it by the Love-Power and Wisdom of the Most-High who will have a Kingdom of Priests elected and set apart for this purpose To draw near in full assurance of acceptance with him in all their holy Offerings each one from their consecrated Tabernacle to minister to the mighty Jehovah For the which is required a special Ordination which none can be capable of but such as first are all purified in the burning Springs of Love that so they may become Holy Merciful and Compassionate to intercede for the Ignorant and such as are turned aside from the tract of the just and perfect One. Now then to be called anointed of God to this holy Function is the greatest spiritual Dignity and Honour that can be conferred upon the Love-Flock it excels both the Prophetical and Kingly Dominion all which intrinsically do agree together only the Priestly Office doth out-shine in Glory being the last and finishing Ministration which shall reconcile and gather into the Unity with the most holy and ever blessed Trinity where fixation within the Temple-Body of the holy Ghost shall ever more be enjoyed Now in
order to the revealing and making out this high and peculiar Priest-hood it is expedient I should declare in what a living figure it appeared to me or rather to somewhat which was raised up to be as a clear burning Lamp of Love which was capable of this great and marvelous sight which did open from the very God-head Beeing in whose Body of Light and Glory this Priesthood in the Heavens was clearly manifested to my Eye sight which is the ground work I shall go upon according to the express which the great Melohizedeck Priest hath set open and made teachable hereby for the benefit and service of that Holy and Royal Tribe that shall hereunto be numbred For in the present Age wherein the most precious have their Call to come out from what is vile temporary and Soul cankering against the Love minding of Earthly things and as to the more refined religious dress where the Viper of sinful Hypocrisie which hath had a fair covering spread over it in every changeable Ministration which refers to an outside Holiness till from this there be a departing and entering into Love's substantiality there can be no bearing part in this peculiar and Royal Priesthood But let us go on to describe it according to the Mount Zion Pattern which we have seen and the Words which were heard from thence The Vision of the Heavenly Tabernacle I was carried in Spirit where I saw a light flaming Glory unfolding and opening it self larger and more conspicuous and in the midst of it an Abysical Deep from whence there was a working flowing Sourse in a restless Motion flashing up transparent Matter so sparklingly glorious for Colours as if all manner of precious Stones had been comixed in the Matter then did appear numerous Persons gathered to the Glory of this flowing Sourse from the Virtue and Power that rose out of the Deep which was as the Resurrection of pure heavenly Bodies bright and clear that stood there to receive and drink in from this Abysical Deep then was it asked by that translated Spirit that saw all this What was to be understood by all this and it was answered It is the flowing of the Deity that is ever generating forth for begetting and renewing what is like to its own Beeing and the sparkling Matter that so continually flashed out was to consecrate the heavenly Order of Kingly Priests which would be the very Tabernacle-Glory upon them for this Priestly Kingdom under the highest degree of anoiming are for to be And who-ever can pure and abstractedly come up and lie near the flowing of this Abysical Deep are under the Ordination for Kingly Priests and so near to God as nothing shall them be denyed for which they shall interceed for great Power they will have within their own command for they are Spirited very high by daily drinking in this deified Matter In this Vision there was no formal Temple Tabernacle or Alter to be seen but God in his Virtual Power Light and Purity filled the numerous company that made up the Priestly Body which was termed the God-head Fraternity No particular Christ here I did see but as he was said to be the Head and the Power that made them shine as so many burning Lamps before the Throne of the Fathers all-piercing Eye of Glory There were degrees amongst this Holy Preistly fellowship some in a higher others in a lower order But the Testimony of Truth Love and Purity did open through all as one entire Ark of the Heavenly Body compacted together sounding forth New and wonderful Laud and Praises different from all others who in the Heavenly places did worship the Lord God Almighty This was a lively express and manifestation of the Everlasting and unchangeable Priesthood which the Holy Ghost will build up and appear all in it and therefore is come before hand to open the Scene of it and to give Rules to direct in the Way which leads thereunto according to this substantial ground which opens from the Central Eternity from whence all perfect things must spring out again in this faded and corrupted Region For which a most Holy and Royal Priesthood is ordained that is to be the Salt of the Earth to send forth their seasoning for Life where Putrifaction unto Death hath reigned Now we shall proceed and give forth what hath run in as a Fountain sending forth its Springs It is then assured to us by an irreversible Covenant that a Kingly Priesthood shall in this latter day stand upon the Earth An Election and Call from the Holy Ghost is going out for to effect the same who only knows where the true born Nazarites are and where the sanctified in the Water of Life do lie who will be brought out as baptized Ones into this Holy Priestly order so that it may be evident to all to know who they are and to acknowledge their Priestly Royalty each one in their various order and degree for power and eminency for which there are several Rules Characters and holy Missions that will make out where all these pure clear lively Stones are connexed together for a ruling and governing Priesthood in this visible Earth These are of the Election hereunto that may yet be hid amongst the Stuff of Babylon's confusion A David may be keeping of Sheep an Elisha Plowing with a yoke of Oxen till a special ordination come forth for anointing to a more high worthy and honourable Employ in which the business will be only to have to do with God and therefore is set apart and sanctified only for that use ceasing from all througing Cares and seculiar Services and a withdrawing from all defiling things of this kind Whoever feels the touch of the Life-coal that sets the only matter of the Souls eternal Essence a burning they will soon find what separation is made and can henceforth no more favour the low vulgar gross and Earthly concerns from all which this Priestly Function doth set free as called and anointed by the most Holy that is head of this separated Congregation therefore it is but meet that the Body should answer hereunto that as our great High-Priest is passed into the Heavens being found perfect separate from sin and Sinners so likewise all appertaining to this heavenly order will be known in their pure consecration For the Spring of the Spirit will rise from within to cleanse every instrument that must be used about the Tabernacle service because God will have nothing to come near Him but what hath Holiness engraved upon it which doth imply a coming out of what is common and defiling that nothing of this corrupting Nature may be found amongst the Priestly Tribe For these are designed and appointed to deal with God in all weighty Spiritual matters belonging to the Restoration and that may erect the New Jerusalem state in this very World Therefore there is to be an extraordinary Call of the holy Ghost for the impowering and fitting out hereunto for else it
first place they are crucified to all mortal and temporal things that would invite and steal away the Mind and weaken the strength of Love to God that are perfectly unhinged and loosened from all of this kind which is so great a Sorcery and Witchcraft by which Millions of Souls have been bound down so that they could never expect this Resurrection state for to reach it A second Character is this That as they are become dead to all the evil appearance of things so in some respect to the show and seeming Godliness and formal state of the first Temple-building with all its Ceremonial Ministrations which can never make the Comers thereunto perfect Till these be removed no place for the Temple-Body and Tabernacle of God to come down from whence the everlasting burnning Incense and Praise-Offerings are to ascend Now from these two Branches numerous Fruits of the Spirit will spring by which you may know the high Priestly Off spring who must needs appear as bright and terrible as an Army with Banners eschewing and denying all of the changeable state of things whether considered in the heavenly Constellation or in the earthly Retinue nor staying in any state or Ministration till got-up to dwell in the munition of Rocks where neither Water nor Bread shall ever fail This and much more might be enlarged upon as the first Buddings out of the Priestly Lillies which are to grow without care and toil and therefore all-worthy to be cared for and if there shall be a carelesness or neglect of this Duty as to the present Season wherein outward things may be for the promoting of this high Priestly fraternity if no open heart here for shall be found God would not fail to bring in by some other way and shut out the earthly Proprietors that may overslip their Day in that they have omitted to consecrate their principal Substances to the use and service of this holy Stock through which their blessing would have been For the Lord who is King of the whole Creation observes well who bring their free-will Offerings of this kind Let not this seem as a Dare tinkling Sound for the weight of a God is in it who will certainly flow in through this rising Priesthood with such fruitful Powers and Gifts as they may be able to bless many with the Blessings from the holy Ghost and know the Temple-Body is here for a raising the golden Nail is fixing wherein the Soveraignity of a Kingly Priesthood in this approaching time and age is coming to be established The Lvon out of Zion is roaring to gather in his Priestly Prey blessed are they who are come to know the Thunder of his Power and do it obey taking hold of that Horn that is filled with the Priestly Oyl which may give true separating Mark to the elect Sheep the time being far spent in the hopeful expectation for all these great things to be fulfilled No other thing will now suffice after all this Light and Revelation but to be found the living Epistles which is the sure engraving of the holy Ghost as it was said that the writing of the Law was by the finger of God even so yet once more again God will copy out himself not in a dead Draught but in a lively acting Power For this end a strong gust of Wind from the third Heavens doth blow to open this fair Rose and Lilly which is yet in its bud and although long it hath been hid and kept under by the Thicker of wild Plants yet now the Love devouring flame is come forth to kindle upon them that this holy thing may come to stand single and alone from every twisting Bryar and Thorne that hath shaded overtopped this sprout of Life which is to run up unto the high Throne of the everlasting Priestly Dominion where all Boldness and Freedom is to enter the most holy place and what is that but the most secret Tabernacle of the most High wherein all pleasant Joy and Rest in Love-Communion is known Can we but come to put on this Priestly Robe Admittance then we may have to speak with God at any time But who is it that can be priviledg'd for such an immediate Access but such as wear the pure Ephod and the most holy Breast-place where is that Urim and Thummim the shut-up Oracle all open to such doth stand through which Gods Mind is well understood Of such Qualifications as these is that third and top stature of the Melchizedeck-Priesthood in which the Ark of the Testimony doth open that all difficult Points will decide either in reference to God or Man This is that last and wonderful Ministration beyond which nothing is to be looked for for it brings fallen Man back again to what he was designed before this visible Creation was brought forth May it not be permitted us to say and that not without good Authority That fallen Man is to be restored to a degree above the Angels for unto which of the Angels said he at any time Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee And Let all the Angels of God worship him What is here appropriated to Christ the same appertains to all that are of his Life-Line begotten from the same incorruptible Word to the same joyn Pre-eminence at which the fallen Angels to this day great Indignation have and therefore they are so busie and active in this present proving Time watching to beguile tempt and supplant all of this Priestly Crown as those do well know who to any good degree of this new springing Birth are come they have Thousand Wiles and subtil Baits to tempt withal from this present World by which they have great advantage to bind still under their Power striving to keep the Creature still in Enmity with themselves to God their Creator introducing still of their poysonous Sting which is become the bitter Root of Sin which the holy Ghost can only pluck away and heal again the infected part for what but a Spirit can enter into that deadly thing for Cure and Restoration against which all the fallen Angels do greatly war and struggle for they would still keep in their Scorpion Sting But the Love-Compassion of the everlasting Father hath made such Provision as to have it drawn out where Foundation building is laid for an holy royal Priesthood The Soveraign Ointment is all compounded and made ready for the perfecting this Cure at which all evil Angels whether visible or invisible who in the earthly sinful Principle do remain may envy and be in pain but no power have to hurt or thrust in their Leviathan Hook to wound again such a defensive Virtue there i found in this boyling Oyntment which works it self to such an height of Spirit as no malignity of sin is able to abide with it So penetrating it is that it throws out every black Moat that from this low blustering Region is blown in upon it And thus the holy Ghost is become
Unction which will take the Chair that so this holy Ordination may take place in great Soveraignity The holy and just One hath reserved his last and most wonderful sealing Testimony for to go forth from the Unity of an holy Priestly Spirit which is so far perfected as to stand no more in need of Offerings for Sin because he who sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are made all one in this Ministration for if they come not to a sinless state they cannot be of this high Priestly Order because to it a Key is given which must open all the twelve Gates before-mentioned And without all Controversie great is that Power that shall be here concentred for our exalted Christ who is passed higher than the Heavens hath recovered Power to transfer himself in his divine Purity and excellent Might unto this elected Priesthood which shall be visible here on Earth This is the true Mount-Zion from whence Decrees Laws Judgments and holy Statutes shall go forth from the Urim and Thummim sound Knowledge and Understanding and the Certainty of the words of Truth hence shall proceed so that it will be a most sure and safe Oracle in all difficult Soul-cases and to determine all Doubts and Difficulties for of Old the Israel of God would not venture upon any Concern nor attempt any Design without having first enquired at the Priests Mouth who only was to give forth the Mind of God which will now be again renewed for those who are not admitted to this high Calling of the holy Priesthood for such honour these Saints shall have above the lower Ranks as being not ordained by man nor after the Law of a carnal Commandment but by the impressed Seal of the mighty God Here need no Epistles of Commendation the Powers of this Priestly Dignity will be sufficient Orators to recommend them for great Signs and Wonders will be acted forth when the Temple-Body of the holy Ghost shall come down and open it self in the Priestly Ministration every Branch of which will have its multiplying Fruits for the Praise-Offering of the Sanctuary I shall now declare what the Testimony of Truth hath spoken in me which is this That whatever God is or can do the same will appear in and amongst this Priestly Order Visions Proverbs and Similitudes must cease which as leading stars have been under the Son's Ministration this being the fulness of time in which the Father will shew himself plainly without any Figures or Shadows in the substantial Body of Power uncessantly flowing from which the New Creation must bud out in a fresh Glory and all of the old fade and dye away But here it may be objected Where are there any to be found of this Royal Priesthood who may give forth a Sealing Evidence in this present time They have indeed been long predicted of but we would fain see some really instated in this high Order For Answer to this I say there may possibly be some who are advanced to a good degree of this high state and who have passed through the first and second Order all which is an inward secret purifying work from Sin and holy Ground made ready for the Righteous Branch in its Lilly-beauty to spring which may be done without any great noise for where Christ is come to offer himself once for all then the next thing that follows is the coming of the holy Ghost to reign all in all wherefore we will believe and hope there may be some under this peculiar Ordination though dispersed and unknown who are all ready to enter upon the third Degree which is the spriritual Rule and Authority for it is no less than a perfect Regeneration that bringeth to this Gate because whoever enters here must first have shaken hands with a worldly Conversation no more touching any dead thing wherefore this state is not common or easily attained but by such who are touched by Love and anointed for this holy Melchizedeck Order of their calling to which none shall ever have cause to Repent for great are the Royalties that will follow according as hath been declared The Spirit of Prophecy spake thus to me expresly as the close of this subject saying I will chuse a Disciplehood yet upon the Earth a gain who shall know me in my inward spiritual figure as in former time I was known in a visible Humanity by Voice and Shape but now I am come to appear and walk upon invisible Earth which none but the spiritual Man understands my Speech or sees my transformed Shape to such who my chosen Disciples are I will familiarly appear for behold I upon a new Election am who the Alpha and Omega is to call together such whose Names are sound in the Crown Number Roll one by one till to the hundred and forty four Thousand for the increase manifestation of this most holy Priesthood blessed are they that shall be the first Foundation Pillars hereof so saith the Yea Amen for this will be the Virgin Church upon whom no Spot ar Wrinkle shall be found for if found faulty I cannot be their Priestly head for the case is clean alter'd of what it was in the day of my visible Corporiety which was the first dawning of my Day in which the mixed and imperfect things among my Disciplehood could not so suddenly fly away therefore a suffering state was to succeed after me that so sin by its daily dyings might expire which among my old Disciplehood in that Age great effect did take but yet deceasing before reaching to the full and perfect date of what was to be the Churches primitive state now something greater and more perfect is to be revealed after so long and cloudy a Night of Apostacy where there has been a going back instead of going forward but there is a Star that shall arise out of the same light Orb whereof it shall be said Behold Wisdom's Day through dark Clouds doth appear out of whose Virgin Womb bright Stars of Glory generated are innumerably to make up that Temple-Church all fair and christaline terrible as an Army with Banners that shall display my Strength and Power This is the Trumpet sound of Christ the Lords Spirit to such who of this high and holy Order are that they may break away from their Iron Yokes and be unbound from all Terrestrial things for to come to be received into this new Disciplehood and with the Lord to have all freedom of Speech Oh! where shall we find any that shall for this high and spiritual degree all they have and are here for to resigne that as fixed Pillars for this first born Church they may come so to be Lord Jesus it is thy golden Crook that must take hold I see for such a Priestly Ministry I shall before I conclude answer some Queries that may arise in the Minds of some as they read these Prophetical Revelations who may require some further satisfaction concerning the truth of these things
greet them whom we discern to be of a high and lofty stature having shot forth their Branches in great lustre and glory as having got beyond all declarative Revelations and Teachings as not receiving or needing any but what their own center of Light will supply them withal here-from inclining to slight what lies in bank and store with their fellow-Labourers for this same Treasure to such this word is sent that they carry it in great humility and lowliness of Mind prefering each ones gift before or as their own maintaining all sweet and lovely Fellowship with those of lower or higher degrees in mutual Concord and Harmony for the maintaining a holy Fraternity and spiritual Neighbourhood although each Saint may have a full Provision and plentiful Portion of Spirit in themselves so as they have no dependance on another yet love is freely communitive and disperseth it self in great variety so as what one Saint is gifted and furnished with the other may want of that sort and kind and so a heavenly Traffick and Correspondency may be maintained feeding and feasting with each other on the various Fruits as all springing from one Stock and Tree of Life for it is experienced that much increase of the holy Anointing hath flown forth by the converse and declaration of divine Inspirations from one Saint to another the which hath begotten a new and spiritual Generation as in former Ages so in this sending forth divine sparks of Light and Love for the gathering in of the holy priestly Train that are to make up the Temple-Glory till the which shall come to be compleated there will be all need of this holy in spiring Breath to be breathed from one to another whether by vocal Voice inspeaking or converse as the holy Spirit shall go forth in its various operations for the edifying of the Body of Love for a holy Convocation to the Lord. In the hopeful Expectation of which I have been driven to disclose these great and deep secrets being assured That this Generation shall not pass away before there shall be a fulfilling of what hath been revealed prophecied of in this little Tract and blessed are they that shall have their lot and portion herein There is a rich Bank yet behind from whence the oily Springs do fill that may be emptied forth when Vessels are made more fine and ready thereof to take in for the which we shall wait and seek to find some such for to partake of that rich and weighty Prize that yet lieth in the secret eternal Mine for there is Vally deep which under the Water of Life doth lie that will bring forth the fruitful Olive Plants that shall be there fed and nourished hiddenly till of a strong and full grown stature in Spirit and Power they may come for to be then will they shew themselves to the true Israel of God universally that the Priestly Kingdom may come for to spread and flourish every where in power and great glory sealed with Mission of the holy Ghost acting and going forth in signal miraculous working Powers for confirmation of the truth of this Dispensation in such a way as none shall resist nor any dark Magician shall be able to counterfeit for so strong and impregnable is the Foundation of this Temple-body of glory that neither Dragon Beast or false Prophet shall be able it to undermine it being built and compact together of precious Saphire Stones transparent for Beauty and Glory the Jasper Stone being both Foundation and Covering thereon then will the shout of a King be heard in the Land of Salvation Oh! ye holy and elect of God where-ever you have been hid appear if you have put on your anointed Shield promote and help forward this royal Priesthood wherein the lively express of the holy Ghost is to be manifested Oh! that some fitch might be known that hereto do give themselves and mind no other thing as the Lords approved Work-men that may come to build up the inward Priestly Temple whose Furniture and Glory shall be the Gifts and Powers of the holy Ghost And now what have I more to do but to wait in hope that the pure flaming Spirit may henceforth go forth to gather in this Priestly Host who as in a reathed Chain of Love united may be inseparable that so we may come to take our degrees of Prophets Priests and Kings for the making good what hath been in this Treatise revealed which though in the form of a dead Letter yet O God as the Auther hereof did in the writing meet with a mighty flow of the anointing Presence so let the same out-flowing Spring accompany such whom thou hast ordained to be taken into this holy Priestly Order to which give thy Amen O great High-Priest to whom the Glory hereof doth belong Even so let that Kingdom come into this World that shall consist of Kings Priests and Prophets with all such Righteous Plants let the whole Earth be plantd for Joy and Praise to him who is the Antient of Days Hellelujah to him who is KING of Kings THE END As you may see in the Book entituled The Heavenly Cloud by the same Author Meaning the Book of the Heavenly Cloud Acts 1. 4. Ephef 1. 10. Rom 6. 14. Rev. 11 10. Rom 5. 12 Gen 3 5. Isa. 55. v. 1. The opening of the first Seal Rev. 6. v. 1 2. The opening of the second Seal Rev. 6. v. 3 4. The opening of the third Seal Rev 6. 5 6. The opening of the fourth Seal Rev. 6 7 8 Paâ—â—icular experiences coâ—â—â—rning this seal opening The open ing of the fifth Seal Rev. 6 9 10 11. The opening of the sixth Seal Rev. 6 14. to the end chap 7. Rev. 2. 3. The seventh Seal shown by way of Vision some space of time after the opening of the other Seal The seventh Seal is included in the seven Thunders opening as the effect of this Seal The frst Thunder The second Thunder The third Thunder The fourth Thunder The fifth Thunder The sixth Thunder The seventh Thunder January 2d 1682. So soon as desired that is to be understood carried up in a Spiritual Transportation First Property Second Property Third Property Fourth Property Fifth Property Sixth Property of the Soul Seventh Property Rev. 121. Meaning Wisdom who is God's esposed Virgin For this Virgin-Nativity see into she Wisdom of Sedemon Chap. 6. 7. Which five Gates were the 5 Sences spoken of before Now proceed we to the following Gates By Sophia is meant Virgin-Wisdom See Rev 18. 11 12 c. The word Magia is the created Power of the-Holy Ghost so to be undestood as often as named A weighty Expression from Emmanuel Methinks I hear some say This is such a new Model as is wonderful strange Pray open the Mystery of it yet more fully Answer I only can give out what the Measuring Line of the Spirit hath fathomed and no more Magia is the Faith of the operation of the Holy Ghost A fresh Prophetical opening upon this subject Seven days of Solitude from all of mortal Society as might be avoided The which hath induced the Author to publish these divine Secrets Col. 3 12. The General Epistle of John ch 16. 17. ch 4. 7. 8 â— 10 11. That is Love's Infancy before it grows strong For the Kingdom was here delivered up and God became all in all Which Body is the Ark of the living presence soto be understood Mal. 18. 18. Joh. 20. 23. That is by incorporation with Christ their sinless Life all Purely acting in them How blind to time must that eye be Who would see the glories of Eternity Sure those who Heaven most desire They from all of the Earth do most retire