the Holy Seed shall for ever stand and God will bring it forth as a Rising-Sun upon which shall be no Cloud of the Fall § 8. And it was given me to see how this Church would be gathered which should proceed as Stars in the Right hand of the Head-Shepherd And as it was thus typified out by a Virgin-Woman that brought forth CHRIST after the figure of an Humane Body as the Rock which the Apostolical Church was built upon So likewise according to Iohn's Prophecy a Virgin Woman is designed of a pure Spirit and of a bright Sun-like Body all impregnated with the Holy Ghost that shall travail to bring forth the First-born that will multiply and propagate into such a Body as shall be filled with the Spirit Power and Temple-Glory of the Lamb of God This is the Church that shall be callâ—d The Lord our Righteousness Because God himself will tabernacle there aâ—d Sign them with the Mark of his own Name and adorn them with Miraculous Gifts and Powers beyond what-ever yet hath been Whereby all Nations shall be brought in so that the Increase of his Priestly Kingdom will be very great And then shall all these Churches afore-mentioned give up out of them those precious lively Stones which have been herefrom excluded under the covert of a Form No Bonds or Imposing Powers there will be no partition Walls all these shall fall flat by Sion's everlasting Trumpets For the Holy Uâ—ction must among these new-born Spirits be All in All. And this is the Church that was by the Holy One and True thus defined against which no exception can be § 9. Objection It may be objected that true it is such a Glorious Church will be hereafter but for the present we do see no such thing therefore we may hold in with those Formal Ministrations that are now existent among the highest of those Degrees Answ. As to this receive what the Most Holy One hath made known unto me That though this Real Mount Sion Church made up of Philadelphian Spirits is not known in Visibility yet at present it may lie hid at this present time in the Womb of the Morning Sun The Virgin-Spirit that is overshadowed with the Holy Ghost in order hereunto is in the Wilderness where for a time she must be in Concealment The last Half Time is now upon expiring Then O ye who shall be accounted worthy to be called out of Babylon out of that state which is in Confusion Darkness and Formality upon whom the Vials of the Lamb will be poured forth Arise come ye forth and return to Sion being Redeemed from the Earth and deliver'd from this long Captivity and Bondage under which ye have groaned Even also amongst those that judge themselves nearest come up to the Apostolical Dispensation there will be a shaking and great Frustration Their Sun of Righteousness will be clouded as in a Mist and they will see their Light was too short by many Degrees of what the Virgin Daughter is upon the travel for and which will be brought forth in this present Age. § 10. As therefore I received this Caution from him who saith Behold I come quickly thâ— same I do commend to all those who are waiters for this Kingly Birth of Power that they would not put far away this Day nor limit it to future Years neither be found sticking in any Form thoâ—gh in the most refined Appearance But let such wait every one in their own Place and Station wheresoever scattered under the Spirits Ministration which is able to constitute for a perfect Membership that is suitable to the Head-Shepherd who will take care suddenly to gather in his True Mount Sion Flock § 11. And one thing more I shall add as from the Lord â—or a sign that this Nation 's saving Birth is near to be revealed It may be observed there is a mighty Spirit of Inquiry crying How Long and a mighty sense of Bondage Darkness and Oppression both Internal and External under the Prince of Darkness and his Agents in this Region Now when the Holy Oneâ— the Seed of Abraham do groan travail and cry as knowâ—ng themselves to be in Pharaoh's Land under hard servitude both â—n Body and Mind this is a cerâ—ain Foreruner and Token that â—he Lamb of God will raise up a Prophet like unto himself who shall save and deliver his People As Moses was a Type hereof so this expected Birth shall by the Scepter and Rod of God's power ransome and recover the Captives that are under the Tyranny of the Pharaoh Prince which signifieth the Earthly Life that hath been the Seat of the Man of Sin These are the glad Tydings which the Spirit of IESVS doth bring to you his scattered Flock wheresoever dispersed and howsoever oppressed And this is from the Holy One a Call out of the gathered Churches in order to be gathered up to the Church oâ— Mount Sion until which time let every one be fervent worshipping in their own Temple till the Breath of the Power dâ— call them together § 12. For which end the Seven Angels from before thâ— Throne are going forth tâ— all Parts of the Earth to anâ— fro to summon into the Temple of Wisdom all her Chiâ—â—dren and all that will come under her Discipline The Eveâ—â—lasting Priesthood is now to bâ— performed by Mount Sion's Inhabitants which hath been fâ—â—gured out unto my Internâ—â— Sight in a Divine Draughâ— wherein I was made to see iâ— Spirit the holy Order Beauty and Glory thereof according tâ— the Original Pattern which Moses did view upon the Mount with God as he went Personally up So somewhat that is unknown came down into the secret deep of the Mind and so described first the Holy City then the Magnificent Temple and Altar with all those holy Apartments that are required for Sion's Priests to officiate in § 13. The whole Limit hereof even to the outmost Court and very Borders is to be most Holy according to the Word of the Lord which thus declared it self afresh as my Ear was opened to hear Behold I will do a New thing upon the Earth and when it springs forth it shall condemn the highest Forms and Appearances of all visible Worships which now are reckoned Sacred For God intends to frame a New Church which he will delight himself in and rejoyce over § 14. For a deep Groan with a Voice was heard from the Invisibâ—e Oâ—â— saying Oh Father suffer me to put an end to all Oblations and Sacrifices which are offered by those who are not of the most holy and anointed Priesthood To which Word my enlightned part did well agree for I have been of late much diâ—satisfied at all low and mixed Offerings which are ministred while yet resident in the Body both of Sin and Mortality These not being worthy of a God so holy as is our God could not be presented from any one in such an imperfect state because of their Deficiency as perfect Upon which
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
Lot does stand and will be divided to each one according to their Spiritual Nativity § 42. But it may be further opposed that this doth not take away all matter of objection for in doubt we still are whether there may be found any now since the Apostles Days through whom God doth speak expresly and doth declare without adding or diminishing I Answer according to what is given me to know in the deep Abyss whereinto my Spirit hath been plunged by a strong driving power that hath brought me to an Experience of renewed Revelations and that they are from the true and original ground of Truth And though I cannot father Belief upon others that the unmâ—xed Oyl of the Spirit is infused into a still mind yet where this Uâ—ction doth abide it may well be known and distinguished by the possâ—ssors of it though not so clearly to others but to themselves who live in the light sight feeling hearing and tasting the pleasant Powers that the holy Spirit of Iesus doth bring in And I must in a Spirit of Sobriety and humble Ownment of this Gift of the Word of Life opening and renewing its Witness again as in the Apostolical times which bubling Spring as from a clear and unmixed Fountain I have often experienced the flowing forth and by several Effects have known that it doth come from the true royal Priest and Prophet that is risen up in me who hath set up his Seat of Judgment and beareth now a preâ—ence of Majesty and Power to silence all Flesh and to vanquish from his Throne all those false and treacherous Spirits that would have thrust in for the Priesthood to have prophaned it through those mixed thoughts that do so aptly throng in But now through the long continued Exercises of the spiritual Senses they do know perfectly what is from the true ingrafted Word Which Word speaks distinctly from those common puttings forth of the Rational Root that do so generally spring and readily would mix with the sharp quick and powerful Word of Wisdom But this being grown up as an engrafted Word knows its own true Root and there abiding as the Lord hath said we may expect the fruitfulness thereof as Branches of Righteousness springing from the Tree of Life that is in the midst of the Paradise of God whereby we shall be distinguish'd from all those that grow from any other Root § 43. Thus will the Unction of the true anointed Church which was shewn me in David be discerned from that which is false low and counterfeit which shall in his Spirit go forth generating and multiplying it self continually till all the Antient Prophesies relating to it be fulfilled and the Covenant established with David and with his Spiritual Seed be fully performed For from the Root and Line of Iesse shall the Virgin-Branch spring up and spread forth it self to an innumerable Increase whereupon the Holy Ointment shall most plentifully flow § 44. Now at another time a Cry from the Heavens sounded in my Ears to this effect O thou that art travelling to bring forth the Omnipotent Birth which hath for so long a time staid in the place of Breaking â—orth yet rejoyce in this that thou shalt see the King of Nations that shall be born in the Almightiness of a Godhead Supremacy For true 〈◊〉 is what thou hast said and â—ften complained that no Disâ—atch can be made of the Great â—ork Which only accomplish'd â—an be as Wisdom's First-Born shall â—ome forth upon the Earth apâ—earing no more as an Infant â—ut now coming forth in full â—rown Stature that both a King â—nd a Nation may be born as in â—ne Day Now then lift up thy Head § 45. Nay further the Great â—LOHIM doth say The Eâ—erlasting Womb shall open that herefrom may issue forth Powers â—ndeed that may be expressed â—y Acts and Deeds which all of â—thers though in Regeneration â—orn must far exceed In that 〈◊〉 is a Codeified Matter that will â—uffer no mingling with Earthly â—lements O how strange and â—mazing will this Lordly Birth be who will it live to see This provoked the Virgin Spirit in me to send forth Groans and Cries yet more ardently For that must be the way as it is shewn to me that must unlock this long shut-up Womb that so the meer and pure Acting Ghost may appearâ— and go forth to do greater Works than in the Day of Pentecost For I do tell thee who am thus in pure Virgin Nature to be born again that hereby will be produced a present Redempâ—ion which will dilate it self so generously to Myriads of Angelical Births which shall in the Earth be manifested that so of this sort Saviours upon the Earth may stand and as Priestly Kings rule and govern over the Babylonish Land and also turn the long Captivity of the Tribe of Iudah This may you do as you may and can abide in Me From whence all your Powers must proceed Up therefore and quicken your pace see you not the Morning of this Day begins to clear Therefore blow the Trumpet and charge all true Sion Spirits that do love and long for my Appearance that they with One Heart in pure Unity and Accord do watch and in Ierusalem the City withâ—n wait for the Birth of this Mighty King Postscript § 46. NOw It was further Queried in me since the several Societies and Assemblies link'd together at this Day in seperated Bodies have been all rejected and excepted against by Christ what will be the Signs Tokens and Characters by which this Pure Virgin Church shall be certainly known and distinguished from all other Answ. The first and main sign and Character hereof must be that as this is to be a Pure and Spotless Church so must it be brought forth from the Virgin Womb of Eternal Wisdom and so grow to all the Degrees of Perfection under a strict Law and Discipline which extends it self so far as to abolish the Law of Sin Another Sign is that as it is conceiv'd by the Holy Ghost it will grow up to such a Manifestation as is to give absolute Power according to the Resurrection Life of Christ for that this Church must be agreeable to himself perfected in the Beauty and Strength of Holiness who will not own any that shall be found in any Disparity to him Therefore her Adorning must be with Purity Power and Spiritual Gifts to do and act those worthy things which he did and acted upon the Earth as representing the New Ierusalem State For Spirits that are thus purely begotten and born of God can ascend to the Ierusalem Above where their Head in his great Power and Majesty doth reign and thereby receive such mission to empower these to bring down its Glory upon this Earth having such an Oneness with God and Christ that will open through the Tri-Unity the Wonders of Time that will be acted forth by certain High and Principal Instruments dignified hereunto and make out that their Redemption is perfectly