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
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
A MESSAGE TO THE Philadelphian Society Whithersoever dispersed over the whole Earth Together with A CALL to the Several Gathered Churches among Protestants in this Nation of England By I. Lead Isa. 58. 20. Go ye forth of Babylon flee ye from the Chaldeans with a Voice of Singing declare ye tell this utter it even to the End of the Earth LONDON Printed and Sold by I. Bradford in Iewen-Street near Crowder's-Well 1696. THE EDITOR TO THE READER BLessed are the Poor in Spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven is not without the greatest Reason prefix'd in the Front of that Heavenly Doctrine which in the Greatness of the Majesty of Love is deliver'd to us by our Blessed Master from the Mountain of Holiness Wherefore the Opposite hereof is most True and there must certainly be a Wo unto those who are Rich in Spirit because theirs cannot be the Kingdom of Heaven But notwithstanding that a Poor Spirit is at this day so much Ridicul'd and is even Proverbially become a Reproach among those who call themselves Christians and Profess themselves the Disciples of IESVS who was so eminently Poor in his Spirit above all the Sons of Adam yet the Wisdom of God which runs counter to that of Man and Charges his Prudence with Folly will have that to be Honour'd which he has Dishonour'd and will have that to be Dishonour'd which he has most of all Honour'd and Prided himself in For that Poverty of Spirit which is the Scorn the Contempt and Offscouring of the World in the Day when God will bind up his Jewels will be made the Glory the Crown and the Kingdom to as many as shall have followed the Steps of their Master in the Regeneration We find that at this time the many Bodies and Societies of the so nominated Religions do all fall in with the Laodiceans saying We are Rich but the True and Faithful Witness may shortly let them see that they are Poor and will cause their Spiritual Merchants to cry out Alas alas in one hour so great Riches are come to nought And then shall the Poor Spirited Philadelphians that are now a despised Handful compared to the rest who have indeed but a little Strength and confess it be known to be the Children of the Kingdom having stood out the Hour of Temptation and kept the Living Word of God not denying his Name Power and Spirit nor taking or bearing it in Vain The true Poverty of spirit is the primary Qualification for reading as of the most Holy Scriptures so also of this little Treatise now given to the World from the Fountain of Love and Peace and is the very Foundation and Corner-stone of the New Creation upon which the most glorious Temple of God is to be built Whereas if we go to any of the Outward Professions that so much cry out the The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord we shall find them to be of the number of those who esteem themselves increased with spiritual Goods and to â—ave need of nothing This is the Foundation â—nd Corner-stone of Baâ—ylon and of the Conâ—uâ—ion of the Sects â—hich according to the â—entence of the Righteâ—us Iudge must be all â—â—umbled and moulder'd â—â—to pieces that so out â—f this Chaos a beautiâ—â—l Fabrick may arise â—â—ly joined together ceâ—â—ented and compacted â—â—y that which every part supplieth to the Building up or Edifying of it self in the Love And in order to this the Decree is gone forth the Account of which is given in both the Ensuing Messages from the Spirit and Word of Prophecy The Great Angel being now descended with his Measuring Line and having receiv'd a Commission not to leave one Stone â—pon another of any Temple which Man hath â—uilt is measuring out the foundation of the New Temple upon the Gates of which shall be written PHILADELPHIA To the raising up this Temple of the Holy Ghost all the living stones of fire which have been and are seperately prepared are Now called together by the Harmonious Sounds oâ— the seven Spirits of God â— Such as have only a Name to be alive but are dead may not hear these Sounds to call them yet as these shall grow louder it is not despaired but that even the Dead and those that stick most in the lifeless Sardian Constitution shall hear their Voice and be brought into this living glorious structure Yea O God let the Dead hear thy Voice Amen Let the Dead hear thy Voice Amen Hallelujah Let them hear thy sweet Sounds and come with Singing into thy Temple Amen Hallelu-IAH Let thy Voice break the Cedars of Lebanon and the Oaks of Bashan Let it shake the Wilderness and let every one in thy Temple hearing it speak of thy Glory Amen Hallelu-IAH Thou wilt give Strength unto thy People yea unto Philadelphia the Least amongst the Thousands of Iudah wilt thou give Strength Thou wilt Bless thy People with Peace yea even with the Peace of IERVSALEM wilt thou Bless them Hallelu-IAH The Proud wilt thou scatter in the Imaginations of their hearts thou wilt put down the Mighty from their Thrones and wilt exalt the Humble and the Meek yea thou shalt exalt and establish them and they shall be established as Pillars in thy Temple to go no more out Hallelu-JAH Let thy Right Hand do this O God of Glory and let thy Right Arm establish these Pillars in thy House Yea let the very stones of Babylon and even such as have been Pillars in the Temple of Maozim be sanctified and fitted for thy service Let eâ—en those that know not that they are wretched and miserable and poor be brought to Buy of thee the Gold of Ophir which is seven times tried in the Fire that they may be Rich Let those that know not that they are Blind be convinced and made to anoint their Eyes with thy Eye-salve that they may see and obtain the Blessing of the pure in Heart Let those that know not that they are naked having clothed themselves with their own devised Forms be undeceiv'd that they may not take that to be the Covering of thy Spirit which is but a Covering of Fig Leaves that so they may be perswaded to Buy of thee the White Raiment and the Immortal Robe of thy Flesh that the Shame of their Nakedness may not appear Let tyh Priests be clothed with Righteousness and let thy Holy Ones rejoice and sing having put thee on O Lord JESUS Yea let them sing aloud from from the Isles Amen Halleluâ—JAHâ— ADVERTISEMENT WHereas some Things have been Scandalouslyâ— set forth and Printed under the Name of this Authors to the Reproach of Truth and the Dishonour of that which is Holy it is thought fit for the putting a Stop to such Impostures and the Evil which might thence ensue to give a Catalogue of the Books which the Author hath hitherto Published THE Heavenly Cloud or the Ascension Ladder 4 to 1682. p. 40. The Revelation of Revelations an Essay
terrible in Crystalline Purity whereby we may display the Banners of IEHOVAH as the Sealing Character of the Virgin-Church § 24. Upon all the foregoing enforcing Arguments of the Anointing Power this Word was renewed Happy art thou who is like unto thee before whom a Fiery Law shall go forth which shall not be after Mount Sinai Inscription that could never abolish Sin but this contrariwise shall open as a Spirit-flash of Lightning that shall judge and try burn and consume every rising Motion that from the First Birth of the Earthly Man hath been Therefore observe and cherish this Burning Spring into which suffer all and every part to be plunged thoroughly For this will give witness for it self to be the Tri-Une Baptism § 25. Then was it further revealed that this Fiery Law would be the Fixation of the Vrim and Thummim Which was opened unto me to be a divine sight from a Fire-piercing Eye that could have a deep inward search into the secret things of the Deity and could Prophecy therefrom in a clear Ground as knowing whâ—t is couched in the first Originality bringing forth therefrom according to the Counsel and Pleasure of the Most High Things New and Old even according to the Love-driving of this Fiery Law which is the high binding Law that will most naturally and essentially from all Mount-Sion Inhabitants and from the pure Philadelphian Race of all the Redeemed Holy Ones that are brought out of Babylon to stand upon this Virgin Mount go forth § 26. For it was expressed that this Law was before Sin entred and it should thence again enkindle it self and obliterate in a known Number what the Law of Sin hath defaced of the pure Image And it was also shewn that this Vrim Thummim were only to be appropriated to the Priests of the Melcbizedeck Order that is to such whose Descent is not to be counted or recorded in the Genealogy of the Creation which is under the Lapse but from the Restauration and the Birth which is from the Olive-Root that is ever more consecrated to put on this Breast-plate as the Signal Character of this Holy Function and Heavenly Calling as it was given me to know from the Lord. The Properties of which extend â—o all Clearness of Sight and Soundness of Judgment All which will make for the praise of Him who shall for us this Translâ—tion effect bringing us into the Membership of this most holy Virgin Church and Priesthood § 27. As I was further considering the Refining Work as being the present Business which the Spirit provokes to in order to those greater Things to be revealed and entred upon the Word again thus opened it selfâ— The LORD whose Hand is lifted up sweareth in Truth and Righteousness that from Abraham's Line according to the Spirit there shall arise a most holy Priesthood indeed that must assume the high Prerogative of Priestly Soveraignity which hitherto in this Principle hath never in manifestation bear since the days of the Apostacy It will begin with the Wise and Perfect in Heart from such the Scepter of Dominion shall never depar◠§ 28. Much from the Lord did at the same time â—ill my Temple to utter forth as Four of us were met together to rehearse by way of Prophecy what an approaching time is drawing near When this Word more particularly was given to me That God was coming from Teman and the Holy One from Mount Paran to revive the Work and to make known where the hiding of his Power hath been For a Fiery Law shall proceed out of his Mouth by which he will try all Nâ—tions and divide as under the Everlasting Mountains and make them bow before him § 29. While my Spirit was Exercised upon these Great Things there came before me two Pillars of Fire which at present I only understood to be applicable to our selves who were met together as if signifying that such Pillars as were as burning Lights did become the Temple of God and ought there to be for fixation But the Night following the Lord opened it further unto me and shewed me that they did signifie a more Publick Matter to wit some Eminent Spirits these Two Pillars should be by whom an Entrance or pass would be made into the Secret and Seperated â—â—nctuary where they were to and fixed to give entrance inâ—o such-like seperated Spirits as â—â—emselves who as Flames of â—â—re might minister in the Holy Courts in their Priestly Power § 30. O hereby all this do I â—ee that the Lord is putting all â—hings in order that he may â—ave a true Temple-Body all of light paved with Fire-Sâ—ones of Love For the support of which House or Body he will send forth until he himself shall appear in Person such Pillars â—hat shall be tried as Gold and powerful as the Fire as being so made meet for the Master's use I do see in Wisdom's Glass that the Divine Powers in the Heavens are at Work hereunto very swiftly § 31. As I was still further attentive to hear and see whâ—â— what would be presented beyonâ— the Veil in relation to the Reâ—fiâ—ing Work which is to preâ—pare and make way for the Maâ—nifestation of this Holy Church I did see a round Glass like a Globe and at fiâ—st sight it waâ— all full of Matter that was likâ— putrified Blood black and iâ— coloured Then saw I the Globâ— turned with the Vent downward and it was all discharged of thaâ— corrupt matter Then arose a Spring that filled it again as with Water whâ—ch emptied it self out again And I beheld the Figure of a Heart with an Engraving thereupon within the Globeâ— And I marvelled how it came there and no sight of any Person to put it in and all this was acted as without any visible Hand Further there arose a Golden Liquor in the Globe and â—â—e Heart â—luttered up and down 〈◊〉 it and shined as Gold This â—as a wonderful Presentation â—â—to which my Spirit enquired â—â—d I heard a Voice sound This â—ews what the Oracle will be â—â—at is filled only with the clear â—nd true Uâ—ction there will be rising Spring with all floating â—oy Consider oh my Soul â—hat Wisdom may open for a â—urther Instruction herefrom â—or deep is the Globe of Wonders A Revelation upon the Vision of the Glassy Globe Which was â—hewn me to be the signification of the Oracle in which the New Heart shall be conceived upon which God doth engrave his own Name which from the Foundation of Wisdom and Spring of all Knowledge and deep Understanding do flow § 32. Now it was testified and thus opened unto me that some were Elected for to be fixed Oracles who are to be clarified for this purpose with pure Water from the Glasfy Sea Whos 's Operation should be all forceable to work out the impure Matter of the Bloody Issue which is the Spring of Sin that only can be fully cleansed with this Water-Baptism from the rising Scum of putrified Nature Which once
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
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
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