the working Properties of the Divine Agent the Holy Ghost that shall not fail to compleat you according to this Prophesy and to effect all that has been foreshewn Ianuary 6. § 4. Upon the Opening of this Vision I found many Debates in my Mind Querying in my self How and When such a perfect Virgin-Church should be consummated in the Earth And so directing my Prayer to the Father to have some Resolve in this matter upon this I found the Spirit of Wisdom in my inward parts to open her Oracle and reveal her Counsel in this deep and weighty concern bidding me be free to spread before her what were my Doubts concerning the Glories which I had seen upon this Mountain it being of such a strange and wonderful Consistence as I had never before beheld into which Corporeal Figures were to enter in and come forth transmuted and clarified into the same Substance Then was it cast up in my Mind how little Appearance there was of such a State at this Time And Liberty of Speech being granted me I Queried with my Lord how frequently from the beginning of the Creation Sin had reign'd even unto this time and that though the Promise of Redemption was given immediately after the Fall yet Sin had dominion from the First Adam unto the Second albeit there were Holy Men Patriarchs and Prophets who were rais'd up before his time who had a Prospect of all the good things of this Thorough Redemption in Christ. § 5. Then did I plead that when he came and was manifested in Flesh it might be expected that there should have been then a perfect Renovation and Restauration such as had been so long Prophâ—sied of but that it was yet delay'd and fail'd And it troubled me exceeding much as a most marvellous thing that after all these Prophesies and Promises and long Expectations he should be rejected even by that Church and People which God had most peculiarly chosen and set a part for himself and even by those of them who were the strictest and most Religious § 6. All this with much more I did propose to the Father of my Spirit and to the Eternal Virgin Mother Where upon it was answered me That it was of great acceptation that I had made search into this Matter which few or none had deeply consider'd of and which was needful to be understood for that in it lay a great Mystery which was to be open'd in its season and time Then was it further said That God did well know that so many Ages and Generations were thus to pass away before the Perfect Redemption should be finish'd as to the Universality Yet it was given me to understand that Christ in all Ages was still gathering to himself some who were perfected as the Foundation and Beginning of this Blessed Church whom he took care of both before and after Death for their Compleatment to be joined to him Then was I bid not to sorrow as without hope but that there would be even in this present Time a New Springing Generation that should be as the First-Born from the Dead and carry the Marks of Christ's Resurrection being redeem'd from the Earth and from Mortality into the Number of the Hundred and Forty Four Thousand For so it was presaged in me by the Prophetical Spirit of JESUS § 7. Still I Queried Lord how shall this be since I see all with my self lie in weak and impotent Mortality Then was it answer'd me Dost thou not yet understand what the Omnipotent Creating Power can do to bring forth a New World as in one Day And this One Day was reveal'd to allude to the Dâ—y of Christ's Resurrection bâ—ing the Third or Last Day or Day of the Spirit according to that I will raise them up in the Last Dâ—y that is in this Day of the Holy Ghost in which greater Deeds and Acts and Wonders must be done than ever have been since the Fouundation of the World Christ's Person in the Flesh being not able to effâ—ct that which it is now able to do in the Spirit by the joint Power of Wisdom and the Eternal Father that must move a New Mystery § 8. Then did Wisdom shew me numerous Molds of a golden Earth whereout came forth some of all degrees and sizes who stood up as a mighty Army And then pointing to me she said Dost thou not see what a sudden Resurrection of a New-Born Church here will be Whereupon the Kingly Shepherd did suddenly appear in the midst of this New Flock spreading out himself as a mighty Sun of Glory upon them making them all to shine in his Brightness pronouncing These are the Flocks that I will make my Companions for that I have glorified them with the Glory which the Father has glorified me And so he cast a Circle as of Fire round about them for their Defence by which they became as a City compacted within themselves Christ the Head walking in the midst of them and were all made Kings Priests and Prophets therein to râ—ign wiâ—h him who had now endued them with all the Miraculous and Apostolical Gifts Then he told them that having thus Established and Installed them it was expedient that he should for a time withdraw up into the Upper Fold but that he would have his Deputies and Representatives that should be more Principally Spirited and Empower'd for the Increase and Propagation of this Church and the bringing them from the four Corners of the Earth as the principal Witnesses to proclaim this New Modellized and Immortal Church And so he blâ—ssed them â—hat they might go forth to increase and multiply upon the Face of the whole Earth and fly as Lightning and a Divine Leaven to tinge spice and transform others after the same Likeness § 9. Hereupon seven Principal Pastors or Witnesses were chosen out by him to whom he gave this Authority and command to sound forth their Trumpets over all the Earth and publish the Everlasting Gospel proclaiming the Acceptable Time and Year for all to be brought in being that which was to reach not only to the Living but also to the Dead that were to be Born again Their Message was Peace Love and Good Will unto all that will into this New Born Church come in After which was shewn me that tho' many did attempt yet none could pass the Fiery Circle and enter in but such for whom it was broken by these chief Shepherds and these were to be all moulder'd and crumbled into pieces that they might be cast into and come forth from those Golden Molds in the Resurrection State At the same time as I was viewing these Seven Angel Messengers sent forth many did furiously resist and make War against this City but were repell'd by the Strength of the said Circle But these Trumpeting Angels did gather in many and bring them into the Circle whom I did accordingly see cast into these Molds and come forth figured in to the express Life and
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
Nature of Christ that as he was so they might be in this present Principle This was said to be the First Resurrection which breaketh the Bonds of Sorrow Hell and Death § 10. Then it was moved in me to make a Query to the Virgin Wisdom that had open'd in me all this great Mystery of the Church Whether it were necessary for this Body to be gather'd Personally into one Place for cohabitation together And it was Answer'd me That for as many as could with conveniency be so embodied together this would be greatly advantageous as to freedom of Fellowship and Personal Conversation while remaining as the present Case stood until that Corporeity had fully put on Incorporeity and this Church now in its Infancy had grown up to an higher Structure For then Faith will be so strong and omnipotent as to translate from the low Elementary Life into the Supercelestial Element and that as Christ put on his Body of Transfiguration so there should be Ability to do the sameâ— as occasion should require that admittance may be had into the Familiarity of the Supream Head and his Upper Fold when a bright shining Raiment must be put on which may be call'd the Immortal Robe For till such a time as this Earth shall be chang'd into a Paradisical Nature and Property the course of things mustrun after the manner of Corporeity both as to Feeding and Cloathing Then was it further given me to understand that though we cannot be at the beginning in one Family or Place yet we are to be of one Principle one Light one Love and one Faith and one in all the excellent Qualifications of Wisdom Humility Meekness Fortitude Righteousness Temperance and other Fruits of the Spirit which are the Golden Chain by which we are link'd together there being nothing to be out of the Unity and Harmony of this blessed Church § 11. Furâ—hermore it was noted to me what was requir'd of this Congregated Society as to their Calling and Employ wherein they were chiefly to be Exercised all Spiritually though as the present necessity of things requires an Allowance may be made for External and Outward Callings which followed may be until such time that the Heir of Faith in each one may be grown up to whom the Inheritance from a Supernatural Store doth belong Therefore this Câ—ution by Wisdom is given that none do rest and stick in the low rational way of making provision for the Outward Man as if nothing more were to be â—xpâ—cted â—hen what the Rational Spirit can provide for And the resting herein as if there were not an higher way of Living has not only among the Worldlings but even among the Illuminated themselves been the main stop and hindrance and prevented the Blessing from the Everlasting Mountains which would otherwise have come down upon â—hem For the further Confirmation of this there were some Scriptures brought to my mind as that Prophetical Passâ—ge in the 45th Psâ—â—m The Daughter of Tyre shall be there with a Giâ—t even the Rich among the People shall entreat thy Favour That also in the Prophet Isaiah Surely the Ships of Tarshish shall wait to bring thy Sons from far their Silver and their Gold with themâ— unto the Name of the Lord thy God Chap. 9. 9. It is there also promised That the Sons of Strangers would build up the Walls of Sion bringing their Forces and Riches to her and that their Kings should minister unto her That Promise was likewise brought to my remembrance Strangers shall stand and feed your Flocks the Sons of the Alien shall be your Plow-men and your Vine-dressers But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord Men shall call you the Ministeâ—s of our God ye shall eat the Riâ—hes of the Gentiles and in this Glory shall ye â—oast your selves Now it was shewn to me that these Prophesies do appertain to the New Modelled Church and will have their Fulfilling according as it shall grow up from the State of Childhood to that of perfect Manhood And iâ— this wise will be the beginning of it the Father should depute his Representative and the Eternal Virgin also hers to stand in the latter Day upon the Eâ—rth for the bringing forth a Virgin Offspring in Corporeal Figures that should multiply and increase to a numberless number And that the Propagation of such shall be conceiv'd after another and more holy manner then what the Ordinary way of Generation hath been which is in Sinful Lust who may be as Ieremiah and Iohn Baptist sanctified from the very Womb who as they grow up may be capable of an Enochs Translation § 12. Then secondly there is another way of Begetting no less real then the former which is in Spirit and of such as are to be converted to the Faith thus are there to be Spiritual Fathers and Spiritual Mothers which will be true Fathers and Mothers indeed in this Church of the First born that shall generate and bring forth Births in the Spirit and after the Will of God Thus the New Creation will go on from which Root Christ's Reign upon the Earth will spring up and begin to be established and the Love-Kingdom from hence will open in the Spirit of Faith by which mighty Works shall be done to make the Kingdoms of this World submit themselves and bow down to this Rising-Sun of the Virgin Church § 13. Moreover it was shewn me that several Eminent Saviours and Supporters of this Church would stand upon the Mountain of Holiness from whom such a Power and Spirit shall go forth as all Nations People and Languages shall fly to the Body of this Resurrection Church as Eagles to the Carcass to be fed and nourished thereby and joyfully bring their Offerings of all precious things that may be necessary to set this Infant Church free from all care toil and labour paying their Tribuâ—e to this Royal Priestly House that is of the Tribe and Family of the Great Melchizedeck King § 14. Now then Hearken and Hear all ye Islands and give ear all ye Lands even from the utmost parts of the Earth from all the four Winds and from the Ends of the Sea ye are summon'd all by the Great Herauld the Archangel to come to the Brightness of Wisdom's Star that first ariseth in a Northern Islâ—nd This Word of Commission is gone forth by Wisdom's Representative to excite invite and stir up from all the wonderful Motives that have been mentioned that none to whom this Mâ—ssage shall come should make any Staggering or Delay for that this is the Lord Christ's Acceptable Day and a thousand times blessed will those be that do this Message Obey who shall be cloathed with the Rays of the Everlasting Sun For the Encouragement of which there is already a good Beginning from several Persons in Germany Switzerland and Holland as also at Home that have expressed their Living Testimony and have felt powerful Drawings to this Lifted up Standard of CHRIST in his Espoused Bride and Church Which will be the Crown and Glory of all Nations § 15. Before this Subject be concluded it will be necessary to answer an Obvious Question that may be made Whether this Representative of the Church as also of the Father's Power ought to be consider'd as in One Person or as in Plurality of Perâ—ons To which it is Answer'd that it may be both but in the Beginning it will fix in Two after the manner that iâ— did in the First Adam and Eve and so the travailing for the Birth of this Church will be by Virgin Spâ—rits that are joined in perfect Uâ—ity that will laboâ—â— together in the greatness of Iehovah's strength to bring forth the Man child from whom shall proceed an Innumerable Host. § 16. It may be here further Queried Whether these have a present Being and Existence I must hereupon say to you as Christ did to Iohn's Disciple Come and see For is there not a Star Risen which those that are of a wise Heart may see and understand the Time and Season when this expected Kingly Birth is to be brought forth Therefore come ye as Wise Men from the East fly ye as Clouds flock ye as Doves to the Windows to the Brightness of this Arising of the Day-Star from on high § 17. Thus have you had the Description of the True Perfect â—nd Catholick Church wherein Christ is risen as the First-born â—rom the Dead in his Members â—hat is the Quickâ—ning Spirit that will gather Persons out of all Forâ—alities into Power Life and Suâ—stance which as the little Stone cut out of the Mountain will dash to pieces the Image which is of a mixt and inconsistent Matter and then become it self a great Mountain yea the Top of all Mountains and the Fulness of the Earth which it shall fill with its Glory This is the Philadelphian Church which I must proclaim and which is already in some measure begâ—n and though at first it has but A little Strength and be comparatively as a Grain of Mustard Seed it shall spring up as a mighty Tree where the Lebanoâ— Glory under the Shadow of it will come to open in Power and Majesty This Lebanon Door is now opened by him that hath the Key of David and none shall be ever able to shut it there shall be continual going in and out through it to find the rich and undefiled Pasture such as none elsewhere is to be found Let none be offended at what the Trumpet of the pure Spirit hath sounded but fall in and submit themselves to the Ruling Scepter and Government of CHRIST in this Day of his Appearance as having alreadyâ— begun his Mighty Reign in Spirit The Bride and the Spirit can never cease to cry Come even so come Blessed Lord according to all that thou hast here Revealed and Declared Amen Amen FINIS