Person it should go forth with such an Eminent Breath of Power as daily added to it should be Spirits of like Virgin Purity preparing for those greaâ— Degrees of Sion's Glory Who still look forward after the utmost Redemption out of all that Sorrow and Distress which the Mortal Image is liable to For as the divine Sense shall clear up in them to make them see and feel under what heavy Oppression they are being subjected to the Pharaoh-Spirit of this World which will be throwing heavy weights and imposing servile Works upon them which suffered must be and will be so for a while to provoke and draw out their Cries to the most holy and great High-Priest that so he may be a Saviour of these his seperated Ones after a most miraculous way For therefore he will yet now again as in the days of old shew forth his great Wonders His mighty Hand must be lifted up on high to bring them out of Egypt that figured out this Servile Creation under which each one of Abraham's Seed doth groan A Prophet will the Most High yet raise up who shall delivâ—r his People from all Babylonish Charms by meer force of Spiritual Arms and release them from the Tyranny of that Dark Prince who doth visibly reign all over the World And how must this be bâ—t by the Standard of the Spirit that will in a Moses-like Figure stretch forth the Royal Scepter of an everlasting Throne-Might For the Seed of Abraham must still expect to be under Oppression throughout every Age until the Soveraignty of the Holy Ghost come to be annexed to some holy Souls by which they may be enabled to do the Wonders of IEHOVAH in the sight of their Exactors and Oppressors For by no other way can the Lamb of God set free his chosen Flock whom he hath purchased with his Blood but by raising all the Powers of a God which may go forth in the Birth of That which shall shake the â—ron-Rod over all Nâ—tions Then will the Reign of CHRIST have its beginning in Spirit For before his own distinct and Personal Appearance his Birth of Power will be first brought forth in some chosen Vessel or Vessels as Mâ—ses Ioshua and Aaron were Types anointed to be Heads and Leaders unto the rest to bring them into the Promised Land So likewise the Lord hath expresly revealed and shewn to me That there shall again be raised up Head-Powers such as are to be of great Eminency and Favour with the Trinity whose Dread and Fear shall fall upon all Nations because of the mighty Acting Power of the Holy Ghost which shall rest upon them whereby they shall make way for the Ransomed Ones to return with Joy unto Mount Sion Where the New and Living Priesthood shall according to the Covenant and Law of the Spirit of Life be officâ—ously and effectually performed after a much different manner then the First All Similitudes being too short to reach the Essential Top and highest Degree whâ—ch shall be acted by holy and perfect Spirits within the Walls of the New Ierusalem when it comes down upon the Earth and by them be offered up as a most perfect Sacrifice in the New Temple § 19. For it was given me to understand and know in very Truth that such an holy Order of Priests should be Anointed that was to be what the great High-Priest was in this World Holy Perfect without Guile wholly Born again of a pure Spiritual Nativity without Sin Even such as our Lord might not be ashamed to own as his Priestly Brotherhood He only having the Preeminence of being Anointed with a double Degree yet the Lower Order is to be without Sin that so there may be no exception but all freedom to ascend up to the holy â—phere where God himself will â—ppear in an everlasting Taberâ—acle to talk and give forth his Mind freely unto such as do draw near to him in a Priestly Spirit and Body For the Spirit which hath opened these Secrets did declare that it was expedient 〈◊〉 thus upon this account it should be § 20. First because our Head Prince could not yet descend for that his Bride the Church was not yet ready neither any Temple-Body as yet prepared that is able to bear the Glory of his Personality As God therefore took of the Spirit of Moses and caused it to rest upon Seventy chosen out to bear the Burthen with Moses So verily and in like manner will the same Spirit of our Lord IESVS be given out to Qualifie and Furnish for that high Degree of Spirituâ— Government Which will be puâ— upon some that yet are in a Morâ—tal Figure until another Body be put on them after a Priestly Order Which will be given when they are called up to enter into the most Holy Place of Purity When Power also wâ—â—â— given to them proportionable to that State into which they are called and to the State of that Virgin and Glorious Church which they are chosen and Redeemed from among Men to bear up and support in the Latter Day upon the Earth § 21. Secondly Now because Christ himself is in the Heavens to remain till such a Perfect Church be brought up as hath all those Characters and Marks that the Hundred Forty and Four Thousand are to have He will â—ctuate some by the Ghostly â—ower in an Extraordinary Manâ—er to Officiate as if he himself â—ere upon the Earth This is â—he Great Design that is Now â—ertainly on foot to bind the Miâ—istration of the Spirit withal â—or what else in this unbelieving Age will be of Force or Prevaâ—ency but a Power that may work according to Omnipotenâ—y Which may bear down all â—hat would still keep up the Formality of Things that is to â—e laid desolate § 22. All Oblations and Sacrifices which are weak and imâ—erfect must have their Cessaâ—ion For Pure Worshippers all composed of Life Power and Spirit must now wait upon the Altar for free Entrance into the most Holy Court. For which â—igh and signal Endowments we are pressed to wait that so no going out may be till we be richly furnished with every Gift to credit our High-Priest withal who hath made himself a Debtor to us for it and as we are his Remembrancers he will stand Charged to make full Payment unto us of these Great Things § 23. This only required is on our part to suffer the Spirit of Burning to do upon us the Refining Work fanning us with his Fiery Breath until all be Pure and Clean. For this Burning and Perfuming Oil of the Holy Ghost searching every part within us is the true Consecration for the Everlasting Priesthood that so we may come near to the Holy Being and be acceptable Worshippers before his Throne to Mediate for all these adorning Powers and Gifts that may demonstrate we are in Election to be the Beginning of that Priestly Church that is coming out of the Wilderness like to Pillars of Smoak and Flames of Fire
was as a clear Glass in the first Formation as it came out of the Hand of the Great Creator but now so mudded with strange Mixtures that all Crystalline Beauty of the Globe of Nature is turned into such a swarthy Blackness and Dimness that nothing is left clear for Spiritual Seeing Therefore what hath infinite Grace sought out â—or help and redress for such as â—re known by Name to bear â—hat high and living Fame as the Oracles of which the ever springâ—ng Testimony shall daily renew Therefore they are to be guarded â—nd secured with the outspreadâ—ng Wings of the anointed Cheâ—ubims that may henceforrh â—eep off the mortal Dust which â— stirred and raised by the armâ—d Enemies that do ride pranâ—ng on to cast up Earthly Soil afâ—er those Washings which will â—reatly endanger that which â—â—e holy separating Water of â—ife enters in for clarifying of â—at so Nature may come to be â—fined and made all Crystalline â—r God's own Heart to move in § 33 But caution the Holy â—host hath given to uâ— that as â—e would be partakers of this â—â—gh Ministry as not â—nâ—y to speak but to be in truth thâ— very Oracles of God Theâ— from hence we are given to uâ—derstand that no unclean anâ— polluted Essences must rest wiâ—â— us For the Spirit doth let â—â— know that no mixed Matter caâ— here agree for Christ in Spirâ—â— is demonstrated for this verâ— end so to infuse himself as thâ— true Anointing that he migâ— inwardly cleanse from these groâ— pollutions of Sin through thâ— sending in pure Waters from thâ— dropping Element which is thâ— true foregoing Baptism that Ioâ— the Baptist did figure out 〈◊〉 that Water was Visible and Eâ—â—teriour so this is Invisible aâ— Internally effectual for Salvatioâ— Here the Name IESVS do become all-saving because Water is poured into a Vesâ— to rinse and cleanse it so the Sâ—rit of Christ is poured in as pâ—â—â—â—ming Water for Life renewâ—â—g that nothing of the old â—ent might be felt for to send â—â—rth an evil savour This is 〈◊〉 to be done as not to be liâ—â—le to Dâ—filement after that â—e are baptized with this Water â— Life then no more dead and â—â—trified Flesh is to remain â—his is the Wonder of all Wonâ—ers whereby God will yet â—agnifie his anointed One by â—hom all things are to be reâ—red § 34. Bâ—t an Objection â—â—mes to be answered This is â—â—ch a Washing as is only Figuraâ—â—â—e but not yet in any Actually â—complished for such a durable â—arity as to know nothing â—re of the Rising Scum that â—th make the Spirit of the Soul â—m and dark which the Glassy â—obe do's present the 1st Created Being in but now all thickneâ— with gross earthly Matter Anâ— how this can be clearly discharâ—ged and washed out so as nâ— more to be infected again there withal this altogether is increâ—dible For no such Person yet but the Lord Christ hath beeâ— ever known or recorded oâ— therefore even the Spirit woulâ— never put any upon such Impoâ—â—sibilities to strive and labour foâ— that which in this Life-time caâ— never be reached unto The Holy Word of Trutâ— does now reply and cry Stoâ— oh stop thou whose Voice I dâ— well know to be from a Birth that is of a low Sin rooted being and so willing still to bâ— Only thou art thus far conviâ—â—ced that thy Branches that beâ— evil Fruit are to be croppe off but the Roâ—â— of the Mattâ—â— may be still allow'd But â—gainst this Doctrine the Pure â—nd Just One doth declare who will wink no longer at imperfect Spirits who do rest in the midst of druggy Senses as in an easie Bed out of which they would not be disturbed but would be contented with what is too short and narrow a Covert For noâ—hing of naked Adam may more â—ppear to God's pure Eye For now as in the clear Day the Spirit doth me shew that this â—ndulgence to the Imperfect â—hing hath in all these latter Ages done great wrong and hath been a Let to the coming down of the Lordly Dominion The Old Earth e're this would have been renewed had not this Dâ—sâ—ensation gained upon the whole Creation But this false Covering is rowling away and it â—s given some to believe that Sin shall be found no more when the First and Second Baptisâ—â— shall meet together in the Glaâ—â— Globe which will renew old Nâ—â—ture and will clarifie it to bâ— the Glass of Wonder § 35. But it may be said truâ— it is that such Prophecies therâ— are that relate to a New Creâ—â—tion and the passing away oâ— the Old But the time wheâ— this Mystery will begin to work we cannot foresee For this it is answered Thaâ— this is the very acceptable Day and the true Sign is already giâ—ven the immediate forerunne is already come to baptize with the Water of Life that hence forth we may expect the Baptizing Fire of the Holy Ghost no more Transient as in the Apostoâ—lical time but as a Fixed Powâ—er that may no more depart till it hath swallowed up Sin and Death in Victory § 36. Thus will the Globe of Nature be cleansed with thâ— Fountain-streams from the Eternal Element and then it will be purged with Everlasting Burnings that the Face of all things may be renewed in Nature's Globe as was seen in the Vision A pure Heart floating up and down in its own Golden Oyl that doth issue forth continually from it self as the procession of the Holy Ghost If this was not the very Time for the accomplishment what meaneth the Cry of Elias in Spirit to come to his Baptism in way of preparation for it Of a truth I must bear witness it hath been an uncâ—ssant Cry in the Wilderness of Nature of late Years and hereby I am so convinced of the necessity that now I would gladly suffer my self to be plunged and buried with my Lord in this Baptism which is the true â—inking into Death by which the way of the Kingdom is prepared wherein God in Nature an absolute King Priest and Prophet will come down and appear manifestly to govern and rule thus arbiâ—rarily by his Saints in great Power and Majesty Having no other Rule oâ— Law but the Engraving of God in the cleansed Globe of Eternal Nature so quickned and raised to its ancient degree and matter § 37. Thus it is given me in the Spiriâ—'s Eve to see that all Nations Kingdoms and Languages that shall remain in the old Nature and broken state of what is found in Mortality shall be converted and brought in So many as are numbred in God's Book shall bow to this New Creation-Government and shall come toâ— the Pool of the holy Baptizing of the Water of Life and so agree to wash and be thereby prepared for the All-pleasant Burning Spirit § 38. It was further verifyed That those only who to this perfect degree are come shall receive the opening Key for an absolute Dominion over those parts of the World that in the might and
greatness of an Astral Spirit have ruled as potent and strong But the divine Magus that God will raâ—se shall far out-do all rational Câ—aft and Subtilty so that all must be Tributaries and Servants to the anointed of the Most High This is the Crown that will be â—he certain Reward to them who to these Baptisms do fully arrive § 39. An additional Opening came upon an Objection in my self that was raised upon the clear Oracle Dispensation which was this How we should possibly come to distinguish the true Sound of the Holy Ghost passing through us without being adulterated by contrary Spirits that do dash in before the Globe of Nature come to be all fully refined and the muddy Issue stopped This hath been the ground that hath made such deviation and erring from Truth For the method and manner of God's revealing his Mind is not Now so much by those Local Voices as before the Anointing of the Holy Spiâ—it was given For the Patriarchs and Prophets before Christ's sending down the Holy Ghost had God's Mind delivered unto them by an Express Voice and plainness of Speech which was well understood and known by them to be the express Word of the Lord. And though in those Ages there were false and mixed things that did enter into some who did also reveal true Propheâ—ies from God yet the Event of things did it shew and there God's witness was against them But the very Holy Men of God who were truly inspired from his Mouth were ever more attended with a Signal Power whereby they knew it to be of the Lord As much might be called up from what is recorded in Scripâ—ure â—or to justifie this Truth But to Answer this grand Objection how it may be cleared What iâ— of the Spirit 's true dictate from that which is otherwise for it must be granted that it is rare to fiâ—d that any one hath arrived to that Clarity that nothing of Soil is cast up in the Mind to discolour the Golden Spring of Divine Revelation that does distinctly run Which is discernible by the Spirit of Sound Judgmentâ— that decides and determins all Matters according to the Laws of Christ's Invisible Kingdom which differs and thwarts all of this visible and exteriour judging that Kingdom down For such a superiour wise understanding Spirit doth still survive in some Elected hereunto as in Moses Samuel and Solomon and so all along according to the gift of God thâ—t doth run from Age to Age rising yet more high and eminent as the Most High takes pleasure to dignifie those who are of the right Line of Abraham's Seed to whom the Promise doth belong that there shall never cease to be a Prince upon thâ— Throne to judge in Truth and in Righteousness as God's impartial witness in the Soul Of this Moses and the seventy Elders were a Type upon whom God's spirit of Wisdom did rest for determining of Causes that the People from day to day brought before them So verily it is now applied more Internally to those innumerable generating Essences that within the circumference of the Mind do still rise as matter of Controversie to be decided by the true Judge and Law-giver Who in no wise will be corrupted or byassed but make all to bow according to the Light and Eternal Word of Truth Oh the strange Insurrections of Thoughts as so many Princes that would put in to bear part of the Priesthood and Prophetical Function rushing in as Korah â—athan and Abiram that rose â—p with all their Trains saying Are we not meet to judge equal with the Spirit Why take ye so much upon you are not we Spiritual Why may not our Verdict be heard in the Court of the Lord's Tabernacle This is the Language that may be understood in and among the confused Thoughts that would exâ—lt themselves against the One only Anointed of the Lord in us Who hath the preeminence to draw nigh to hear and to receive from the most Holy in a distinct separated way from all the common thoughts that rise from the sensitive ground that are under all mixed Confusion Which are the intruding Spirits that are to be brought to tryal and hereby it will be made to appear as in the case betwixt Moses and those murmuring Princes the Decision was given God owned and took part with his own meek Spirit in Moses and gave power to send them down alive into the Deep And thus it will be carried on Internally the Lord will raise and magnifie his own true Prophet within us that shall have a peculiar access unto him in the holy Priesthood and go apart from the whole Congregation of thoughts which are denominated for the mixed Multitude Upon which bounds are to be set that they break not in where God calleth his holy anointed One up to commune about â—he Secret Things that are yet furâ—â—er to be revealed in order to the â—â—tling of the Priestly Kingdom in 〈◊〉 â—eaceable Reign of Christ. § 40. For indeed all need there is for this Wise Solomon to sit upon the Throne to judge the many Causes that will arise and still come before him for determination Till such time that all Strife and Commotion from the Astral Spirit shall cease and no more any such evil occurrent shall be To which effect the Spirit 's Reign will bring all unto and every thought that contrarily does stir and yields not up to these Princely Spirits that in Love and Meekness with Truth and Righteousness doe govern all things in the reign of the Soul that is to be reduced to this pure and spiritual stilneâ— for a quiet Habitation in which the Trinity may aâ—â—ee to dwell meeting wiâ—◠〈◊〉 in most excellent Harmâ—â—y that answers to the Eternal Unity of their own Divine Being § 41. This is that Lebâ—non Glory in all its high dâ—grees Which the Spirit of Iesus is driving into from the cursed murmuring Spirits that still would be miâ—â—ng with the Loâ—d's anointed Prophet within us Therefore Authority is to be taken in Iehovah's Name to exclude and throw out what will not suit to the Priestly Government For with that Mosaical Spirit God will only be free with all to tell his Mind and commit his Secrets to All other springing Essences that do fly upward from the imaginary part must be searched tried and judged in the superiour Court by that Unction of God that is abstracted from all stirring strange Essences that would readily give in their Votes to corrupt the pure rising Spring of God's Counsel Which had need to be strongly guarded for Attempts to thrust in may easily be discerned But the cry that I do hear pass through me is to keep the Oracle clear that the Heart of God may always live and move there And for this cause Ioshuah after Moses doth arise to bring us forward and on till we come to possess the choice and rich things that are reserved to this Day in the New Ierusalem Land where our
compleated For such Invincible Powers will go forth as shall draw to them the scattered Flocks and gather them into one Fold out of all Nations and Languages and Kindreds whose Worship shall consist in nothing but in pure Light Life and Spirit without any degree of Mixture whereby all outward Formalities must fly away when God shall thus come to pitch his Tabernacle in Man And the Ark of his Testimony will so open it self that Dagon must fall before it Nothing but the pure Fire and Air from the Holy Ghost shall be the Orâ—ans through which God will speak forâ—h his Mind whereby all shall be taught of God as being only filled wiâ—h God Which Word of his Speaking through them will beget a New and Heavenly Generation that will multiply it self over the Face of the whole Earth and make the old hereby to vanish and sink away This is the Bridal Church that Christ will make ready for his Appearance and until this be accomplish'd and effected he cannot come down in his Visible and Personal Glory for the Solemnizing of this Eternal Marriage which will be the Joy and Praise not only of the Earth but also of the Heavens which shall both be united as into One and the Militant Church and the Triumphant be no longerâ— twain § 47. In order â—o this the Angel-Mâ—ssengers are gone forth to proclaim That this Day is upon the World dawning and that the Virgin Wisdom haâ—h her Representatives upon the Earth that do â—ravail in the greatness of the Godhead strength for the bringing forth these mighty Biâ—ths that shall rule and subdue all Nations under them that so the Kingdoms of this World may become one all-pure and powerful Kingdom in which Christ with his Bride shall rule and reigâ— in the Father's Glory and Might § 48 After this there was heard from Heaven the Sounds of a joyful Acclamation pronouncing Endless Joys Powers Glory and Blessing to such as should be counted worthy to be the First Fruits of this New Ierusalem Bride Now what have we more to say but that the Bride and Spirit in us do acquiesce to this gracious Invitation and Call Even so COME LORD IESVS A Further Manifestation Concerning this Virgin Philadelphian Church Given upon New-Years-Day in this Presâ—nt Year MDCXCVI BEING A Second Message to the Philadelphian Society and a Touchstone to the Gathered Churches Ian. 1. 1696. § 1. UPon the Turn of the Year I was waiting and Praying having such a Prayâ—r given me that was very marvellous whence the Virgin order'd her Angel to write it down as a Memoâ—iâ—l which the Great High-Priest presâ—nted with burning Inceâ—sâ— to thâ— Supream Majesty giving â—ssurance that it should be answer'd according to all that was Pray'd for not only upon my own account but upon that of as many as I had made request for And in particular praying that the same Spring of Supplication and Prayer might open in you and that all the Prophesies and Promises running upon the Melchizedeck Line might have their Accomplishment it was Answer'd so it should be For as the Father had given you to Him that you might be One with Him as He was with the Father so should the same Spirit rest upon you to bring you forth Conquerors â—hrough all Vicissitudes and Changes that should happen in Time and that this present Year should be the Beginning of a New Race of Life wherefore so excited you are to run as to win the Prize that has been waited for § 2. Then Virgin Wisdom said unto her Representative There is a Path that ye have not yet descried nor any Vultures Eye discern'd which I will bring you into So taking me by the Hand she led me into it whereupon I requested that some of my Spiritual Offspring might also be taken to walk with her Representative Then having a Golden Key she open'd with it a two-leaved Gate looking like a transparent Amber Which being unlock'd it appear'd to be a Path all of golden Oil Then said she Put off your Shoes for this is Holy Ground none that tread the common and broad Way of this Worldly Principle can set their Foot here But unto you it shall be given thus to dip your Feet in Oil where Fatness and all flouâ—ishing Life shall in you spring It was â—hen shewed to me that on each side of this Walk were Rows of Olive-Trees and to every Tree was an Angel to guard the Way having all Flaming Swords in their Hands and the Olives continually dropped the same golden Oil. So we weâ—â— led on till we came to a mighty Mountain which was said to be the Top Glory of all Mountains and its consistency or matter appear'd to be of the same glorious Oily Substance Upon this Mountain there did appear the Glorified Person of the Lord and with â—â—m stood a Virgin Woman cloathed with the Sun having the twelve Stars on her Head according to the Description in the Revelations whom he held in his Hand as his Bride And a Voice was heard to be utter'd This is my Spouse Then I beheld to be generated from them a multitude of Stones of Fire which as they came forth were all changed into Angelical Figures like to the Lord himself The Majesty of the Father did at the same timeâ— as in a wonderful Globe of Glory overshadow the Bridegroom and his Bride Then a Voice said Thus shall the Paradisâ—cal Eaâ—th be replenished with Virgin Wisdom's Angâ—lical Offspring which shall be called the Church of the First-born and be named IEHOVAH SHAMMAH The Lord of Righteousness is their Cloathing After this Wisdom said to her Representative and to her Followers Ye must pass into this Mountain and come forth tinctured with the Glance of this Dâ—ified Mountain so shall ye become capable of the same Glorification with these Then Wisdom's Representative with one known by the Name of Cyrus that was highly favoured and given to be as a chief Pillar of Support to this New Modelled Virgin Church that has been so long prophesied of and with the rest passed into the Mount and came out tinged according to the Qâ—ality and Property of it as new Generated Angelical Figures Wisdom then said to her Representative Now hast thou seen the Virgin Church that is not only Glorious within but also without being clear as the Sun fair as the Moon and terrible as an Army with Banners This is the Mountain of the Lord's House which shall be established for Glory and Magnificency over the whole Earth At the Conclusion of which a mighty shout was heard in the Heavens and the Angels sounded their Trumpets rejoycing that the Marriage of the Lamb was come and the Bride was glorified with the self same Glory as Himself § 3. And it was said unto me Seal not up this Vision for the time is approaching nâ—ar for its Fullfiling But stand you and all your Fellow-waiters that are looking for this blessed Hour and Glorious Appearance of this Nuptial Day in