Direction for such spiritual-minded Souls as do desire to be well acqainted with a life in God and therein to rest As the first Rule was to discharge and acquit all unnecessary clogs and weights exteriourly so This more interiourly which is by taking all care to clear away from the Heart and Mind the Scum that boileth from Corruptible Nature from whence Generateth multiplicity of profuse Imaginations that no stop can be put to but as the Spring of the Holy-Ghost doth open and drown That chaffy dust which defileth the Temples body Now this skill the Soul must of the Holy Spirit learn that as fast as the puddled-matter of this Kind do rise in the mind so immediately dowse and bath thy self in the Springing Pool where from the Water of Life doth bubble up for That is our Healing and it is as near us as the other contrary Source And thus we may keep our Hearts all pure and clearer reserved to be the most Holy Sanctuary for the priestly-Priestly-Spirit to minister in and to make ready a Holy seperated place for GOD and CHRIST to manifest themselves in us Upon This account was the Holy Ghost promised and also given to prepare and make straight the crooked ways internally for Christ his Spiritual Humanity to take up in a pure mind As Iohn the Baptist went before to prepare and declare Him to be the Lamb of GOD to take away the Sins of the World that by Iohn's Ministry a Reformation and Repentance unto life might be given But all this was short of the Spirits Ministry as Iohn confessed which is now come to be revealed Christ being glorified in a body all spiritual He cannot come to Joyn himself with any Soul but where this Holy Spirit abides before-hand to refine and purge the floor of the Heart This is the office of the Spirit Now hence we do see our selves bound to treat This Holy Messenger kindly It is an Infinite valuable Gift Oh therefore prize Him at a High rate for by Him and through Him we have all Knowledge and Intelligence from our Father's House and all of that Heavenly Family We should never know any thing of That state of life which is after Death but as this good Friend the Holy Unction makes out from the Treasury of God's manifold Wisdom Therefore who would not for so great a benefit keep their minds all Vacant and Pure for such a Comforter to abide with them who can tell us of things that are yet to come as the time Present and Eternity and This he doth and will do still for those that love and delight in his Company I must say and leave it for a Living Testimony behind me that had it not been for This precious Sealing-gift of This Holy Spirit I must have spent my days in Gloominess and Sadness Sorrow and Misery Which by the received Gift of This Spirit my age of time hath been past away with much Peace Pleasure and Joy tho' often thronged in upon by this Worlds annoy which could never disrest me whilst I could but keep the Spirit with me who had ever more New things to bring out of his Store to quiet and pacifie what at any time was ruffled and so much disquieted in me This I have only made mention of to provoke such or as many as This Treatise may Read and seriously ponder it in the true Spirit then will they know from whence This is written and prize it greatly and wisely make provision for This self-same bright enlightning Star out from their Hearts to spring who will prepare the way for Christ the King to reign till he hath put down all that can be called Sin for to This end is the Holy Ghost given and still a giving but in various measures and degrees some one portion others double and treble according as a dedication and preparation of Soul is found where most stillness and privacy for a divine contemplative Life is fixed There this Holy Guest will frequently visit whereby it doth well inform and acquaint the devout Soul with what is doing and transacting in the Heavenly Country and Royal City which the Majesty of GOD doth enlighten with his Glory The Discourse the Spirit may maintain with us about this upper Worlds Affairs will mightily hold us and wind up our minds so as we shall fear to let them down into this defiling World lest it should raise a cloud of interposition betwixt the Heavens and us as too sorrowful it hath often been known therefore watch and pray and cease not to keep upon your Guard always But now it may be said This is a Glorious and high Priviledge to receive of This Spirit which bringeth out of GOD's Treasury things New and Old but the way to obtain this Gift is very costly for the Rules prescribed carry out to such a self Abnegation and Denounceation of a creaturely life in Flesh and carnal Sense that it is very rarely that any are able to obtain and retain this precious and holy Anointing whereby we come to know the secret and deep Things of GOD. True it is This Jewel will not be found in common earthly Ground there are several measures as I have mentioned for they that have no degree of This Spirit of Christ cannot be his but if there be so much of this Light as doth check and reprove of Sin and it be Obeyed Then the Spirit will manifestly multiply for Councel and Comfort and so go on to reveal himself clearer as he finds the Heart giving up to be his peculiar Place of Residence that so he may keep all in a sanctified Order in preparation for more extraordinary things to be communicated For the Spirit riseth higher and higher as the Soul is emptied of its own self It may be queried but is there any in this Age of Time that can give any instance of their being baptised with the Holy-Ghost as in the Apostles days Yea surely the succession of which hath been witnessed by some or other in every age since although not in the same manner as with cloven Tongues and rushing Winds This visible Demonstration of the Spirit was to have its day and so pass away and now operates in a more Intrinsical manner and method in Vessels fitted out thereunto Therefore what was done visibly is now more invisible inspiring and opening as a glowing Flame in the Heart lying there as a live burning Coal which is known to us to be the true baptizing of the Holy-Ghost which is in present feeling and when ever it is in its highest penetrating power it may acâ— forth it self in miraculous Deeds and Works as the present occasion may call for This has been known and experienced by some in this Age. Then again another evidence of the Spirit is Internals Gusts and Breaths of divine Air by which the Soul is often mounted up upon the wing of This Word or Breath of the Spirit and so gets up to the Heavens entring into the
and last Appearance when he shall come to judge the quick and the dead where will pass just and righteous Sentence according to every ones Work yet will this Iudge reserve in himself the liberty to Release and Remission give to all that in fiery Purgations have passed and are humbled thereby Take notice of what the Apostle Paul speaks of in this Matter to be saved so as by Fire and as to that great Objection made from Christ's Words Go ye Cursed into Everlasting Punishment which is opposed to the short Limits of this World and admits only of number of ages which Suffering and Punishments there may yet be yet it is not to be beyond the Time of CHRIST the LORD's compleating and delivering up the Kingdom to his Father for GOD was is and so hath designed in CHRIST to reconcile all to himself which was at odds with him for it is not to be the least doubted but the Efficacy of Christ the second Adam by the merit of his Blood-shed and his Spirit given therein which will make all good again which the first Adam had made evil Much more I might inlarge but I hope this may suffice only to consider That Scripture of the Romans Chap. 6. Ver. 14 15 and 16 which is enough to clear and satisfie that the Plaister provided is much broader than what the Wound of Sin hath made This O Reader who ever thou art know I have been hereto from a heavenly Power driven to clear up and vindicate the Royal and Generous Goodness and love of the Holy Trinity agreeing all in Vnity for the reconciling and bringing back again into themselves whatever of a spiritual quality was scattered and divided from them which in the Dispensation of the fulness of Time will be made manifest to the wonderful Amazement for all of GOD's Creation to Love and Praise and Exalt and pay their Adoration to their merciful Creator that hath compleated such an Vniversal Redemption only suffer this Word of Caution and Councel That none presume to turn This Grace of GOD into a vitious and careless way of Living For Anguish and Terrour of Soul and Suffering will be upon them here and hereafter all which may be prevented in the time of this Life by an inward Circumcision in Spirit and mortifying the Evil Nature bringing it into a Subjection to the Law of the Spirit of Holiness For I must solemnly Profess to all such as do loosely and vainly live That they will have no part in the first Resurrection but be cut off from all those pleasant and unconceivable Ioys and glorious and filling Springs of refreshing from the Presence of GOD and the Lamb which in this present Life may be tasted as the first Fruits of the full Harvest I do this aver as from what I have known in my own Particular That if there were no Reward of a future Blissful happy State when this Life shall end I should think it a very great Felicity to have a present Participation of the Spirit of Christ and thereby be cloathed with his Divine Nature and live in the present Enjoyment of all those Ineffable Immunities that I have here given a Real account of according to Experience which I do hope and pray with all Power of Prayer That what hath been by the Holy Spirit of Imanuel unfolded here may be Received and Entertained as the golden Oyl from the Dropping Olive-Tree that as the anointed Ones of the LORD do multiply for a priestly Kingdom here upon the Earth The which Subject hath been Treated of and Published by the Author in 1683. Entituled The Seven Seals ' broke open by Divine Revelation some of which are yet to be had in my possession and as the Day of the Spirit does more get up and shine forth in this present Generation in Heart and Mind which only can be expected from such upon whom the Anointing is poured forth plentifully That may be so well stored with That Pure Grain and golden Seed as they may as Sowers go forth to Sow it every where Oh how were it to be wished and how much would it be my Ioy to know such powerful Sowers in this our Day which may bring forth a pure white Lilly Crop of Spirits with whom Christ our Kingly Shepherd may walk and feed Then he will be no longer a stranger to his Fold here upon Earth but be well known to be our feeding Pasture continually But I shall here now stop and with this Word conclude as if it were my last Dying-Speech which I do direct to all Ranks Sorts and Degrees and more especially to them who are Called and Liberty have to exercise a true Spiritual Ministry That they may know what This Season and Time may call for being now past the first and second Number of Time and are come to the Half-time Therefore go forth with your anointed Shield and with your Horn fill'd with Oil of the Spirit Spare not to sound your Trumpets of the Spirit that may gather in from the utmost parts of the Earth that they may both see know and partake of this Dawning and Day-star rising first in our Hearts and from thence lead most rightly where we may our Princely Redeemer see Eyé to Eye in Kingly Majesty For the which end it is Incumbent and chargeable upon you to propogate this fore-runner of our Lord Christ which is the Spirits ministry as the One and All that I have to leave and commend to you who Lovers and Walkers are in this Spiritual way which hath been here described by the May 12 th 1694. A Flower from the Paradisical ground hath appeared the Nature and Property of which is never to fade or die for its descent is from on high which is the Lord the quickening Spirit from Eternity THis is the Plant that has put forth it self distinct from the outward Nature in me well known it is by its pleasant Scent qualifying with Fragrant Love so very sweet and mild that it harmoniseth the Soul to that degree That it feels no other life than a Ghostly Deity That is the Root which feeds this Rosie Flower of the Mind with a certain kind of Balsamick Vertue that so its beauty is of a Blushing freshness always Now herein lieth the greatest of all Mysteries That under the Covert of a mortal Humane form such an anointed Cherub should There live and move as having the fire-sparkling Eye that pierceth into the Heavens there to view and see what is of its own Kind and Property transplanted into That upper Region for known it is to me that Spirits Pure and Separate from this gross Earth may be both with Christ the Head and with his body of Saints who in the Heights of Glory are Yet mutual Greeting and Conversation allowed may be as springing from one Eternal root and ground coupled together in Loves golden Chain of Everlasting Unity But it is given me to understand that such Saints which are yet in the
is the Testimony of Jesus the Lord which is the gift of Prophesy which is of very great use and service to the Church here on Earth to have a foresight and knowledge of what things are yet to come that all may be warned who are the Friends of the Bridegroom to make ready for his Kingdom and Appearance which now in very deed is knocking at our Doors Blessed are them that understand the voice of Prophecy and have it in themselves The second Gift is to have the Gift of Revelation opened as a spring that flows with Heavenly Doctrine for a true Teaching-Ministry to go forth with to give feeding from a fresh Pasture which hath not â—â—â—n defiled by unwashed Feet the Holy Spirit do now in some foretell such Principal Shepherds are now to stand in this Latter Day upon the Earth that shall not speak from Litteral Tradition but from the Revelation of the Holy-Anointing the pure and most excellent words of Wisdom which will not be in the weakness of the Lâ—â—ter but in the strength and power of the Spirit so made known The third is the Gift of Vision which is not by sight of the mortal Eye for that is too gross to see Spiritual Objects Now to describe the most pure and right kind of Vision is to have Eyes within fixed in the head of a bright and clear Understanding through this Organ of sight from pure and divine Light God in Christ may be seen and Christ as in the Glory of the Father and the Eternal Spirit streaming forth from both Father and Son Sometime thus seen all in One and at other times Distinct and yet never divided Thus is the Holy Trinity seen through the Pure Christalline Globe of the Eternal Wisdom Oh ten thousand degrees of Happiness to such as are thus Divine and Spiritual seeing so as to be taken up in viewing and speculating the Celestial and Light-World as filled and furnished with such variety of all amiable Objects as Seraphims Cherubims and several Degrees of these about God's Throne with the numerous Company of Angelical Spirits which once did live in Mortal Forms are There to be seen all cloathed with Bodies of Spangling-Light What the eye of the Spirit and Mind doth Here see may well draw and effect the Heart abundantly Now to proceed to the fourth Gift which is the Key that openeth the Kingdom of the Power which being endowed with do coe-work with the Powers in Heavenly Places for binding and loosning shutting up and opening which Power will be granted for to act and do mighty and marvellous Wonders according to what by the Saints in former Ages have been carried forth in this World to do And sure such is the present Time and Age which we now live in that do call for Greater and more marvellous Works than yet have been done Seeing that the Confusions and distresses throughout all Nations look so dreadful upon us that all Need there is of an Eliah's Spirit to arise up amongst us that may turn the Hearts of Fathers to Children and pour out Oil for Reconcilement and healing the bleeding Wounds of Wars and Divisions kindled up into a Flame through all Nations which only the strong impowered Angels that are filled with Spirit of Anointing shall in this Latter Day rise for the quieting these North-Winds that from these Tempestuous Seas of this World do so furiously blow for it is seen that Deliverances to this Nation will not by Carnal Weapons of Slaughter be effected but by the lifting up of the Standard of God's Spirit of Power only Now for the coming forth of which Power we are looking and hastning for in order to the making way for that Kingdom of Peace and Love that must over the whole Earth spread Even so Come Lord Jesus to reign on the Earth in thy Saints powerfully The fifth Gift is the laying on of Hands by such as are Baptised with the Holy-Ghost which being filled with may convey and let into such prepared Souls which have waited for it they may Hereof partake and be inspired from such a virtual fiery Touch and therefrom be so highly Illuminated and Deified as to be made New Creatures in very deed From this Ruby Tincturing Dye a God-like Purity and Power may suddenly arise to Anatomize and burn up the gross corrupt and earthly part For we do experimentally find that all Spiritual Medicines are too short and weak for the rooting out the Venom of Sin till the Holy-Ghost do enter in to refine and purify the Vessel within which may upon some come in more immediately by God's own Hand and then again by a Medium as the Holy-Ghost shall take up any to convey himself by their laying on of Hands which is not to be understood barely of the outward hands but as the inward Power and rich Virtue in the Spirit of Faith and Prayer shall be breathed forth for so it was when by the Apostles in their Day the Holy Ghost was given forth Oh how Great how Worthy is this Gift being the Root and Spring from whence all miraculous Works both inward and outward do proceed Now from this Holy Anointing the Healing-Gift may also spring for the curing of all bodily Infirmities for as much as the Mortal Form and Figure which we bear is the Temple of the Holy-Ghost and it being of a corruptible Matter of Flesh and Blood subject to putrefaction and thereupon painful Diseases do breed yet this often helped hath been and Cures have been performed upon the impotent Body by the Omnipotency of the Holy-Ghost moving through Mortal Creatures as we have numerous instances both in the Old and New-Testament and also since Christ and the Apostles by Saints of a lesser Degree who have been useful to those upon Sick and Dying Beds who have been raised up most miraculously And this Power will still attend to the Worlds end such holy Souls as can retain their Vessels this All-healing-Balsam having Love-Pity to their Fellow-members may much release and help in greatest Extreamity But this Power is not at all times commandable by any Creaturely VVill The Apostles themselves could not act it forth upon the Sick but as the Holy-Ghost moved upon them neither can any that received this Gift but as the Holy-Ghost stirreth this Healing-Pool within them which watching to Healing-waters may flow forth to effect all Cures bodily which is a great Immunity belonging to VVisdom's Children that are observant to all her Rules and Commands most willingly Thus having given an Account of what the Spirit of Christ hath given in as to what is expected and required for the accomplishing such as are to make up for an Espousal Bride to him Therefore it is absolutely needful that we should be furnished out with such Powers and Gifts as may qualify for such an High Marriage-Union with the First Begotten-Son and Heir of the High God who doth most willingly give out and bequeath these five golden Talents here mentioned
far admitted into Thy Presence and Liberty to ssk a Boon of The for Thou knowest well what occasion I may have Thereof being yet in the Region of time where obvious I am to Assaults and Temptations manifold All be it illuminated in a good degree of Light in Thee yet subject to drawings down by Spirits from this World and the Astral Kingdom that may pervert by mingling with the Super-Celestial Part of the Heart Knowing and observing in my day what Miscarriages among great Inlightned Saints have been who as bright Stars hath shined and then again under a Cloud have been Therefore O my Lord premising these things I in Fear and Humility am and dare not trust my Self at any time lest that a Slip out of the Right-Way should be Therefore This is my principal Request to Thee that Thy Spirit may be my constant Overseer Guide and Teacher as Imediate from the Father and Fountain of Wisdom Flowing from Thee then no Errings from the Truth can be This is the one absolute needful Request for we stand all upon a nice Point and if the Petition of Solomon was so grateful to God in His-day then I in no wise do doubt Oh my Lord to ask of Thee the Spirit of Truth which promised by Thee may never cease to be the Oracle fixed in me and all that do desire to be led Rightly for it is already by Thee given as a Caution to beware of transformed Lights that do pretend to the Right yet Thou only art the True Light springing from within Essentially And as Thou hast this Record been in me Oh multiply of This Spirit of Wisdom and true Revelation yet more fully so that what remains yet of Thy Councel and Mind to be further declared and known may still as an Enlightning-Beam pass through me and with them also who mutually shall in Enoch's Walks be found with their faces towards Sion the Court of Thy All filling Majesty Oh! Evermore find Room and Place for me and all of Thine that love thy Appearance To see Thee as Thou art will surely change us into the same Similitude of likeness unto Thee for so it becometh each one that still would keep their way open and free for Conversation with all the Priviledges that to the dilating of the Kingdom which shall be given forth with the Holy-Ghost as the sure Pledge of all those Perfections that may agree with Oneness of Life and Spirit with Thee my Lord. Thus I have offered my Requests and do commit my self to Thy Disposing in all Terrene matters and Things Here follows the Kind and Courteous Reply of the Souls Immanuel ALL Hail with Love Peace and Good will to the Virgin Spouse who is in Spirit come up here to make Request for That which so much is in congruity with the Father's Heart and mine This answer therefore receive that This Thy Petition shall be fulfilled on my Spirits part who shall not fail to open in thee what hath lien under Seals of Secrecy Do thou but attend Him and He will attend thee and whoever shall watch in their hearts His movings for He is the bright Mornning-Star who is to be the Conduct and Leader of my little Flock now in my personal absence from this lower World where the Evil-tempting Tree doth in all Souls spring Therefore great need they have I know of This my Anointed Shield that may be a defence upon every Onset of perverting Spirits of which in danger all are while in this Body Elementary Therefore I have provided This Spirit of Truth to be with thee for Councel and Comfort also to Guard thee up to me where thou mayest know and see by this Glass of the Spirit what I am a doing and making ready for the present and future Day when uncloathed of the Garment of Mortality also But for the present come and see and taste of the Heavenly-Fare and Powers and Joys of my Kingdom The Spring of Life and Love shall rise so high as to drink thy Spirit up Thus with me thou shalt feast and sup and never empty away to go which shall be such an Encouraging motive as will make thee to bend all thy Force still in Spirit to be with me Thy Lover in my secret Pavilion where thou mayest have liberty of discourse with me in those weighty Affairs that do pertain unto the New-Jerusalem-State So then Oh Spouse of mine if This thy Entertainment is thou wilt fly as a Spark of Light to the Body that is the Body and Fulness of all Light These are the Sweet-Meats I shall leave with my Espoused ones to feed upon for a refreshing support till a further day shall break though through the shadow of Death which shall consummated the Everlasting Marriage-Feast with me thy Christ and Living-head with all the Royal Society and with Myriads of Angels that shall their Trumpets of Joy sound at the Lamb and Brides-Nuptial-Day and Marriage-Feast So Ends these Hony-Drops from the Mouth of our dear Immanuel Now by all this which hath been declared you may see the Blessed Issue of an unwearied and Faithful Traveller to the City of our God which may Invite and Allure such as have not yet set their foot in This way and for them which have to make the same progress which will requite a thosand times over the Loss and pains here sustained in the way Oh ye that are Friends and Lovers of this way and would arrive to be Fellow-Citizens in the Court above with God and Christ and the numerous Company of Spirits Pure and Glorious There give me leave before I conclude to commend these following Motives for Incouragement to set forward and go swiftly on in this Path of Life The First Motive is a full assurance of all Love-Acceptance with Dear Embraces and most free Communications all Veils and Bars taken away thy Lord Christ upon this Mount will shew Himself and talk with thee as God did with Moses Only thou must put off thy Shoes because it is holy Ground you will walk upon as much as to say come Here all Bare Pure and Clear leave all at the foot of the Mount that would contract of the worlds Earthly Dust then shall you know hear and see That which is so ravishing for the feeding of all your divine Senses that you will say It is good to Tabernacle Here and so it may be permitted for so long time as you can abide cloathed with the Transfigured Robe of the Spirit of Christ but That will be but at certain times and seasons but it will be enough to know such a thing as This is and yet in the Body of Corporiety Now then the second Motive is that Hereby It is made acquainted with This Heavenly Country before it quite leaveth its Mortality in this low World it is an high and extraordinary Priviledge to see and know its place and company beforehand for our Lord Christ is very free to shew unto the spiritual-minded the
thing This I advise as my own Experiment and being found thus tender and fearful of being misguided you will be sealed or have this Witness-Seal that shall agree with the Record in Heaven and the Scripture-Record Here upon the Earth whereby you will be setled and established upon a sure Eoundation in This shaking and perilous Time wherein as it is said in Daniel many shall run to and fro to the Low Here and Low There by which that will be tried But so far as I am made acquainted with the Mind of Christ I cannot but give my Judgment that it is more safe for each one in His own Lot and Pitched-Tent of the Spirit in themselves for to abide till the Seventh Angel shall the Right and True Trumpet sound Then the right gathering of Eagle-Spirits where the bright Body of Glory will through all Clouds appear and as the Everlasting Sun shine forth at once to be seen throughout the whole World as This outward Sun in our visible Firmament so This Son in the one Invisible Element shall from Himself enlighten the whole Earth that as Doves they may fly to their Everlasting Sabbath of Rest. Even so let us be found waiting for This blessed and glorious Appearing of our Mighty God and Saviour in the which Mortality shall be swallowed up of Immortality Even so Come Lord Iesus quickly saith the Spirit of the Bride who is making her self ready to come to the Marriage-Supper of the Lamb where in Spirit I do beforehand see the Feast of Joy and Melody that prepared is Therefore my last concluding Word and Prayer is that you may all upon your Watch-tower keep and be careful that you let not any thing of This Worldly Stuff make you fall into a Deadly and Dangerous Sleep and so be prevented of a present possession of Those Ineffable Felicities and Sweet Immunities that in This little Volume is made mention of In the which Hope that to whom This that is written Here is and shall come may Caution and Excitement be to Gird up close and remember to keep unspotted from This World And so you will have right to eat of the Tree of Life So Farewel FINIS Iuly the 16. 1693. AS my mind was environed with a Divine Light which opened the great design of God's Love in the Redemption of the fallen lapsed State of all Mankind That Scripture being set before me in Corinth 15. 43. Rom. 5. 12. to the end The first Man was made a Living Soul the second from the Lord from Heaven was made a Quickning Spirit And so as from hence it was shown to me that the first created Image and Form was never intended for an Abiding-State if admit he had continued as he was first created God from before the Foundation of the World purposed far higher and more excelling Glory for as much as a Spirit transcend in its Quality and Essence more than That which is of a Soul in its consistency Christ the Lord being one Eternal Spirit in and by Which we are raised out of the Fall and quickned into Spirit whereby we come to partake of an United Purity Wisdom Power and Glory with him But here it may be said this now is not evident or come forth to all the whole World which seemeth yet to lie in an Apostatiz'd State Io. 2. 2. It must be so for a time and time and half time and then the finishing of the Transgression and Sin will be For then will Christ the eternal Root of Righteousness in all and over all spring So as an Vniversal Restoration to all fallen Angels and Spirits in Bodies and out will by Christ the quickning Spirit be set fiee Eph. 1. to 10. But of This Jubile an allowance of time will be for the working out this more general Salvation for many are the degrees of purifying which all Souls must pass through and such as do neglect their Day during the time of this Life as to the New-Birth and Regeneration there is a Law of Necessity for them to go through it after the time of this Life in Centers and Regions which are provided in other Worlds which are to be passed through But herefrom ariseth an Objection that if it be so that the Grace of God be of this Latitude as to save All Universally it may open a door for giving a presumptuous Liberty to some because Grace has thus far reached as to have any hopes of Redemption after this Life is ended Now as to This let all know that it is a Punishment and Hell enough to see their Fellow-Creatures entred into Rest and Joy and they in Labour and Work having all to do that tends to a Renovation and how long they may be in Punishment It will be according as the Wickedness of their living Here have been in all manner of Evil and Sin Numerous Years may spend away All which time they live excluded from the Lord's Presence of Joy All which may be Argument and Motive unto all to improve their Mortal day which if they knew what others do possess they would not lose what may be enjoy'd of the Powers of the Eternal world while abiding in this very World which is a Forerunner and sure Pledge of what after the Dissolution of the Body shall be entred upon which Here for encouragement I do give some instance from what some have attained unto who have first given up for lost the many Lives for to live That one Life which is Christ which only gives Rest from a Restless World and weary Life For whereever God in Christ in the Spirit doth abide so purely they may often be taken up in the Spirit into Heavenly Court There to see and view what makes up the Heavenly-born Family But take Notice such as comes up here will find themselves as another Translated Enoch that may keep their Walks with God in which Path of Light may be seen the Seraphims and Cherubims guarding along up to This Sion-Seat of Glory In which filled up with Light-streamers of Glory delighting the Heavenly Train of Saints There all appearing in Robes of Glittering Garments which Here do follow Christ their Head in great Order according to every One's Degree Rejoicing with Him by whom they have overcome and gotten Victory over all Worlds now to reign as Kings with Christ their Mighty Lord and King this Mount-Sion-World thus open-fac'd and was seen Then saw I all these Innumerable Throne-Princes their Homages and Obeysance given to the High and Lofty Alpha triumphing forth Redeeming-Praises Oh how pleasant it is to see what an United Love-Hermony from the Highest to the Lowest degree of These Glorified Saints all with Crowns but some more highly Dignified as Kingly Priests which had Breast-Plates set all with Stones that sparkled out with Sparks of Fire These all next to the Glorified Person of Christ had their Golden Tents and their Temple to Worship the Form of which was only a more Christaline Light
that so a Stock of Spiritual Goods being taken in may be to support and carry on the Heavenly Calling withal which if found diligent in may mount to a mighty Encrease for the making of a Dowry so great and large as may somewhat agree with him with whom we are to be matched unto So here we see what is appointed and cut out to be the Saints Business and Employment which is not mean but high and noble answering to that of the glorified Saints in the VVorld above who will in this Holy Calling our Factors and Correspondents be and meet us frequently And as those who are more skilful and knowing in This way than Mortals can be will very friendly the Ignorant inform and such among us that may be more knowing still somewhat more secret and deep out of the Eternal Virgins Center may us meet By all which the Saints here upon the Earth may hereby be made meet for to be Companions to them of high Degree in Heaven I shall now this Subject conclude praying with all Prayer in the Spirit for an Increase of the Number of such as may be diligent Followers of This High and Mighty and most advantagious Calling Happy and blessed thousands of degrees are such who chusing are made Partakers of this heavenly Vocation and that shall so prize the Priviledge hereof as to set light by all that shall hinder and stop the freedom of This All-spiritual Employ wherein exercised as high born Spirits they may be in Love with the Eternal Unity The Manner of Christ's Appearing HEarken O Daughter of Sion Behold thy Bridegroom cometh no more a Servant but to be served by all Flesh The Word that was manifest in Flesh reign in Spirit to Prepare for Christ's Kingdom to come into a visible Dominion Here upon the Earth by Signs and Miracles wrought by the Spirit in forms of Flesh to confirm Christ the Lord is Coming to appear in his Saints to set them over the Earth For to the Daughter of Sion the Dominion shall be restored through Marriage Vnion with the Lamb of God This is the first Resurrection of the Holy People which shall be the Trumpet-Voice that shall awaken the rest that lie Dead in Sin THe Hour of God's Judgment will thus come upon the Evil Nature that hath hitherto reigned in Man the Spirit shall be so fully poured forth upon These first Risen-One as to go forth with a quickenning Life to raise the Dead Spiritually and Bodily This shall be the Terrible Day of the Lord for the condemning and destroying not Persons but the Sin in Flesh so it is declared unto me which will be fulfilled in its Season and Time which time will be when the wind of the Spirit shall rise more strongly for the Holy-Ghost is to be the latter day Glory prophesied of and the Expected Kingdom of Christ to be manifested Here upon the Earth in which he will Reign Personally in his Saints who anointed are first with such measures of the Spirit that do highly sanctify which do prepare for this great Day of the Thousand Years Reign Prophesied of but whether it be so to be understood according to our number of Years is not to be determined but glorious Reign in the Spirit there will be before Christ in His glorified Person will come distinctly upon the Earth to turn it into a Paradise to make these lower parts of the Earth glorious upon which in the last of times he will stand and model it into a Christalline Land which will be New-Earth and Heavens as declared of in Scripture is So from hence it is made known to me what the work and business of our present Age and Day is which is to pass daily through the Baptizing River that may drown and keep all of Sin down that the Spring of Righteousness may rise for the true washing of Regeneration Then will the Holy-Ghost be renewed and set up his Reign in Souls and will exercise Power and Dominion so as it shall be known Jehovah-Shammah the Lord and Mighty King liveeth and reigneth Here for this must be the Forerunner of that more great and notable Day of Christ as to his Appearance in his own Personal Glory It is advertised me that there is much to be done in the Kingdom of this World by a more plentiful Effusion of the Spirit then yet hath been Therefore each one in their own Jerusalem within be waiting for the Spirits Day which is the great Increase and mighty Power that will turn the World upside down Therefore nothing is more expedient for the hastning this Blessed day of our Lord's Appearance Therefore all that are Watchmen and Holy-Seers to sound out That Trumpet of the Spirit that may gather the Dove-Spirits together to wait in Love-Unity that the Thousand Years Reign may have a speedy beginning and entrance upon the which it will follow as enquiries made into This Spirits Reign and Dominion shall hereunto be encourag'd Even so and Amen in the Spirit Come Lord Jesus quickly A Dialogue betwixt Christ and the Spirit of my Mind which was upon Enquiry whether I might not be Initiated into a present Dowry and Spouse to my Lord to partake of the Heavenly Possessions which he Himself is Inheritour of as the Father's Heir And it was replied unto me Yea surely It will so follow to be to the Soul that has put on the Deiformation of Christ the Lord such hath a Good and right Claim to His Person and Possessions And when thus believed and apprehended Liberty is granted for to draw out of this Stock and Treasury as the present occasion shall require for out of this Fulness an Emptying into the most holy and sanctified Vessel may be most easily proportional to its Growth and Degree For my Lord said to me You are not ignorantly to suppose that I willingly do hold back from that which stands in Unity with me But there is a Cause if any stop be Then replied my Spirit Oh my Lord Let it be given to me to know and understand where the Obstructions hath lien Answered I was That the Veil of not Knowing and not Believing the Things reported of which do of right belong unto my Virgin Spouse also wanting are holy Boldness and Courage to come freely and take what is mine and make it your own For be it Known to Thee It is far from Me to ingross to My self what the Father hath so much and liberally bestowed on Me was it not that I might give out as Plenteously Therefore come with full Assurance of Faith to Me and ye shall receive Grace for Grace Wisdom for Wisdom Love for Love and Power for Power As I have obtained and received of my Father in Heaven so you from Me all answerably Pondering in my Spirit these words of my Lord's I Replied How shall it be that a Spirit should thus be mingled and made one Pure Lump with Thee so as nothing of it self for to be Answered it