involved in the employments and riches of the Heathen men and another is a lying Prophet who destroys the senses of the Servants of God but not of these doubtful ones who trust in the Lord fully 3 Therefore these doubtful ones come as to a Divine and ask him what is about to befall them and that lying Prophet having none of the power of the divine Spirit in him speaketh to them according to their asking and fills their souls with promises even as they would but that PROPHET is empty and answereth empty things to the empty for whatsoever is asked him of vain men he will answer them vain things 4 But some words he speaketh true for the Devil filleth him with his Spirit that he may cast down some of the just whosoever therefore are strong in the faith of the Lord and are cloathed with the TRUTH to such Spirits they are not joyned but depart from them but as many as are doubtful and thenceforth act Repentance they consult even as the Heathens and heap up very great sin to themselves serving IDOLS 5 Whosoever therefore are such they ask for any businesse they worship images and are fools and empty from the TRUTH for EVERY SPIRIT GIVEN OF GOD IS NOT ASKED but having the vertue of the Divinity from it self speaketh all things because it is from above from the power of the divine Spirit but whoso being asked speaketh according to the desire and of many other things of this world they of this sort understand not the questions of the DIVINITY for they are darkned by these businesses and are corrupted and broken 6 As good vines that are neglected by weeds and thorns are pressed and killed so also the men who have credited such they have fallen into many businesses and actions and are made empty from their FEELING and understand nothing at all thinking about riches but if at any time they shall hear of the Lord their SENSE is in their businesses but they that have the fear of the Lord and search out from God the Truth they have every thought unto the Lord all things that are spoken to them they perceive because they have the fear of the Lord in them for WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IN HABITETH THERE also IS adjoyned MUCH FEELING adjoyn thy self therefore to the Lord and thou shalt understand and perceive all things 7 Hear now O unwise after what manner SADNESSE vexeth the holy Spirit and how it makes it whole when a DOUBTFUL one shall fall into any businesse and it doth not succeed to him because of dubitation this sorrow entreth into the man and MAKETH SAD THE HOLY SPIRIT and vexeth it after that again when WRATH shall happen to a man for any businesse he is vehemently enraged and this wrath entreth in into the inward parts of him that is angry and he is vexed in his businesse which he doth and after that repenteth him that he hath done evilly 8 Therefore both these things hurt the holy spirit DOUBTING and SADNESSE Doubting because his action succeeded not and Sadnesse because he caused wrath to his SPIRIT remove sorrow therefore from thee AND DO NOT THOU OFFEND THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH DWELETH IN THEE LEAST IT intreat the Lord and DEPART from thee for the spirit of the Lord which is given into the FLESH indureth not sadnesse 9 Cloath thee therefore with chearfulnesse which alwaies hath favour with the Lord and thou shalt be joyful in it for every chearful man worketh well and savoureth good things and dispiseth unrighteousnesse But a sorrowful man doth evilly because he maketh sad the holy Spirit which is given to the chearful man and again he doth evil in that the sorrowful man intreats the Lord and doth not before make confession and he obtaineth not of God what he asketh for alwaies the prayer of the sorrowful man hath not the force that it may approach the ALTAR of God 10 And I said to him Lord why hath not the prayer of the sorrowful man the power to ascend to the Altar of the Lord Because heavinesse sitteth in his heart Therefore when the prayer of a man shall be mixed with sorrow it will not suffer the prayer to ascend pure to the ALTAR of God for as Wine mixed with Vinegar hath not the same sweetnesse so also heavinesse mixed with the holy Spirit hath not the same prayer clean Therefore cleanse thee from evil sadnesse and thou shalt live to God and they shall all LIVE TO GOD who shall cast away from themselves sadnesse and shall put on chearfulnesse COMMAND XI 1 HE shewed me men sitting on seats and one sitting in a Chaire and he said to me Seest thou those who sit on benches I see them Lord quoth I These are the Faithful and he that sitteth in the Chair is the TERRESTRIALL SPIRIT For into the Church of the men it approacheth not but flyeth away but it applieth it self to the DOUBTFUL ones and empty and in corners and hidden places it divineth to them and it delighteth them in speaking according to all the desires of their heart 2 For what is committed to empty vessels doth not run over but they agree one to another but when it shall come into the company of just men having the SPIRIT of the Divinity and their prayer is to the Lord that man is frustated because that Terestrial Spirit flyeth from him and he becometh dumb nor can speak any thing 3 As in a CELLAR if thou shalt cover Wine or Oyl and amongst these vessels shalt put an empty vessel and again wouldest take off the covering that vessel which thou didst put thou shalt find empty So also EMPTY PROPHETS when they shall come among the spirit of just men such as they come such are they found 4 Thou hast the life of both the Prophets try therefore by life and works the man that saith himself to have the holy Spirit but believe thou the Spirit coming from God having vertue but to the earthly empty spirit which is from the Devil in which there is not faith nor power do not give credit 5 Hear therefore a Similitude which I am about to tell thee Take a stone and cast it toward Heaven Or again take a squirt of water and squirt it out towards Heaven and see if thou canst smite the Heaven How quoth I Lord can these things be For both these which thou hast spoken cannot be done even as therefore these cannot be done So the Terrestrial spirit is without power and without effect 6 Take now the power coming down from above in this similitude The hail is the least grain and when it falls upon the head of a man how doth it bring griefs Or again look on the drop of rain which from the eaves falls on the earth and makes hollow the stone So therefore the least things which from above fall upon the earth have great power Adjoyn thee therefore to this man having the POWER and from that empty one
WILLOW and it alwayes loves Life Therefore if these rods shall be planted and should receive a little of moisture very many of them will re-flourish for I will try and will pour under them water and if any of them can live I will gratulate it but if not surely I shall not seem to have been negligent 12 After that he commanded me to call them and as every one of them stood they came in their own order and delivered their rods whom having gotten he planted every one of them in their orders and after he had planted them he poured much water upon them so that they were covered by the water nor stood out of it 13 After that when he had watered them he saith to me let us go and after a few dayes let us return let us visit them for he who created this Tree WOULD HAVE ALL THESE TO LIVE who have taken thereof rods but I hope seeing these rods are poured upon with water many of them are about to live having taken moisture 14 I say to him this Tree Lord demonstrate to me what it is for I am greatly moved that so many branches being cut off it seems to be whole nor doth any thing of it seem to be lesse in which I am greatly amazed 15 Hear quoth he this great Tree which covereth the fields and the mountains and the whole earth is the LAW of God GIVEN UNTO THE WHOLE WORLD But by this law the SON of God is preached in all the ends of the globe of the Earth but the PEOPLE standing beneath its shaddow are these who have heard his Preachings and have BELIEVED 16 But that MESSENGER magnificent and good is MICHAEL who of this people hath power and governs them for he INSERTETH THE LAW IN THEIR HEART who have believed Therefore he visiteth them to whom he hath given the law if they have kept it but he seeth the rod of every one and of them many faulty for these RODS of the Lord are the LAW 17 But after that he knows all those who have not kept the Law knowing the seat of every one of them I say unto him Why quoth I Lord sent he some into the Tower others left here to thee these quoth he whosoever have transgressed the law which from him they got are left in my power that of their trespasses they may do Repentance but who have satisfied the law and have kept it are under his power 18 Who are they therefore Lord quoth I going in CROWNED into the Tower He saith to me Whosoever having wrestled with the devil have OVERCOME HIM these are crowned But they are these who that they might keep the Law have suffered iniquous things But these who delivered their GREEN rods and having BLOSSOMS without fruit have indeed for the same law sustained vexation but have not suffered Death but neither have they denied the Holy Law 19 But these who delivered them GREEN as they GOT them are the MODEST and Just and they have lived in an exceeding PURE MIND and have kept the Commands of God But the rest thou shalt know when I shall consider these rods which I have planted and watered 20 But after a few dayes we returned and in that same place sat that Magnificent Messenger but I stood by him Then he saith to me Gird thee about with a girdle and minister unto me I girded me about with a clean girdle which was made of sack-cloth but as soon as he saw me girded and prepared to minister unto him he saith 21 Câ—ll these men whose rods are planted every one in his own order as they gave them and he led me into the field and I called them all who also all of them stood in their own orders After that he said to them let every one pluck up his own rod and bring it to me 22 And first they delivered them who had withered and putrid ones and whose rods were found putrid and withered he commanded these to stand aside After that they gave who had them withered indeed but not putrid some of these gave green rods but some withered and putrid ones as if touched by the moth These who had delivered them green he commanded to stand apart but those that delivered them arrid and putrid he commanded to stand with the first 23 After that these gave who had had them half withered and having rents many of these gave them green nor having rents but some green having blossoms and in the blossoms fruit even as those who had gone into the Tower crowned Others offered them withered and rotten but some as they were half withered and having rents he commanded every one of these to stand apart some every one in his own order others apart 24 After that they offered who had their rods indeed green but having rents All these delivered them green and stood in their own order But this sheepherd took delight of them that all of them were polished and had put off their rents After that they offered who had the half green and the half withered but of some there were found all green of others half withered of others green and having blossoms all these were sent every one to his own order 25 After that they who had two parts of the Rods green and the third withered many of these gave them green many half withered but the rest withered but not putrid all these were sent every one into his own order Afterward they gave who had had in their rods two parts withered and the third green many also of them offered half withered ones but some withered and putrid but others half withered and having rents but few green Therefore all these stood every one in his own order 26 After that they gave who had had the third green but the rest withered the rods of these for the greater part were found green having little branches and in these little branches fruit and the rest all green Of these rods that sheepherd exceedingly took delight because so he should find them and also they went away into their orders 27 But after he had considered all their rods he saith to me I had said to thee this tree to love LIFE Thou seest that many have done repentance and have attained Salvation I see quoth I Lord. That thou mayst know quoth he the goodnesse and clemency of the Lord to be great and honourable who hath GIVEN his SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO WERE WORTHY to do Repentance 28 And I said why therefore Lord have not all done Repentance He saith to me whose mindes the Lord had seen about to be pure and they about to serve him from their whole hearts to them he hath offered Repentance but them whose deceit and wickednesse he hath beheld and hath taken notice that they were about to return to him deceitfully he hath denied a regresse unto them to Repentance least again they should curse the LAW with these hainous words 29 I say to him now Lord
contemned by all fear thou plainly the fictions of the Devil because they are malignant for fearing thou shalt fear the Lord and the works of the Devil thou shalt not do but shalt abstain thee from them 3 For fear is twofold for if thou wouldst work evil fearing the Lord that indeed thou shalt not do but if thou wouldst work good verily the fear of the Lord is strong great and glorious Therefore FEAR God and thou shalt live whosoever shall fear him keeping his Commandements their LIFE is with the Lord but of those that keep them not neither is life in them COMMAND VIII 1 I Said to thee quoth he that the creatures of God are double and ABSTINENCE is double therefore from some things it behoves to abstain but from some things not Manifest quoth I to me Lord from what things I must abstain and from what not Hear saith he from evil abstain and do not do it but from good do thou not abstain but do it for if thou shalt abstain from good and shalt not do it thou shalt sin Abstain therefore from all evil and thou shalt know all Righteousnesse 2 What wicked things are these quoth I from which I must abstain Hear saith he from Adulteries Drunkennesses and evil Riotings from too much meat from gorgeousnesse and unhonesty from pride from abnegation from lying from defaming from feigned wickednesse from remembrance of injury and from most evil fame for these are the works of iniquity from which it is needful for the servant of God to abstain for he that cannot abstain in these cannot LIVE TO GOD. 3 Hear now quoth he also the consequences of them and indeed there are many things as yet from which the Servant of God ought to abstain from theft from denying from false testimony from covetousnesse from pride and whatever are like to them These therefore seem to be evil to thee do they not Truly they are very evil to the Servants of God from all these therefore ought the servant of God to abstain 4 Abstain thou therefore from all these that thou mayest live to God and mayest be wrote with the ABSTEINERS Therefore these are they from wch thou oughtest to abstein But from which thou oughtest not to abstein Hear thou from all good works abstein not but do them Hear quoth he the vertue of the good works which thou oughtest to work that thou mayest be safe 5 The first of all is Faith the fear of the Lord Charity Concord Equity Verity Patience Chastity then these there is nothing better in the life of men who shall keep these and do them in their life Next hear their consequences To administer to Widows not to despise Orphans and poor men and to redeem the Servants of God out of necessity to be apt to entertain for in Hospitality oftentimes is found good fruit not to contradict to be quiet to become most humble of all men to respect the Elders in birth to study unto Righteousnesse to preserve brother-hood to suffer reproaches to be of a contented mind 6 Not to reject those fallen from the Faith but to make them quiet in mind to admonish the sinners not to presse the debters and if there be any thing like these These seem to thee to be good do they not For what say I is better then these words Live thou therefore in these Commandments and do not depart from them for if thou shalt keep all these Commandements thou shalt live to God and all who shall keep these Commandements shall LIVE TO GOD. COMMAND IX 1 AGain he said to me remove from thee DOVBTING and nothing at all shalt thou doubt asking any thing from the Lord say not within thee But how can I seek any thing from the Lord and obtein Seeing I am a sinner of such great evils against the Lord Do not think this but from thy whole heart be converted to the Lord Ask without doubting and thou shalt know the tender mercy of the Lord that thee he will not forsake but shall fulfill the petition of thy Soul 2 For God is not like men mindful of injuries but he is unmindful of injuries and he hath compassion on his handy-work Purge therefore thine heart from all the vices of this world and observe the predicted words given to thee by God and thou shalt receive all the good things which thou askest and of all thy petitions nothing shall be wanting to thee if without doubting thou shalt ask of the Lord. 3 Who therefore are not such they obtein not at all any thing of these which they ask for whoso are full of Faith they ask all things believing and they receive of the Lord because without DOVBTING they ask for every doubting man if he shall not do repentance shall difficultly LIVE TO GOD. 4 Purifie therefore thine heart from doubting and put on faith and believe God and all things which thou askest shalt thou obtein but if sometimes thou askest a petition dost not get it do not doubt because thou gettest not quickly the petition of thy Soul for perhaps because of tentation or for thy sin which thou art ignorant of thou shalt more slowly get thy petition but do not thou desist in seeking the petition of thy Soul and thou shalt get it but if thou ceasest in asking complain of thy self and not of God that he hath not given it thee 5 See therefore this DOUBTING how pernicious it is and fierce and many by the roots it plucks up from the Faith even very faithful and firm ones for why this doubting is the Daughter of the Devil and very wickedly dealeth she with the Servants of God Contemn therefore doubting and thou shalt rule over her in every thing put on firm and potent faith for faith promiseth all things and accomplisheth all things but doubting doth not believe it self about to obtein any thing in all its works which it doth 6 Thou seest therefore quoth he That faith is from above from God and hath great power but dubitation is an earthly Spirit and from the Devil not having power Keep thou therefore the vertue of faith but from doubting depart thou which hath not vertue and thou shalt live to God and they shall all LIVE TO GOD whosoever shall do these things COMMAND X. 1 DRive far from thee all SADNESSE for she is the sister of doubting and wrath How quoth I Lord is she the Sister of these Sadnesse seems to me one thing another wrath another doubting And he saith without sense thou understandest not for sadnesse of all Spirits is the most wicked and worst to the Servants of God and it destroyeth all their Spirits and vexeth the holy Spirit and again makes it whole 2 I am foolish quoth I Lord and understand not these questions how it can vex and again make whole I understand not Hear quoth he and understand They who never sought out the Truth nor inquired of its Majesty but onely believed they are
depart thou COMMAND XII 1 AGain he said to me remove from thee all evil DESIRE and put on the good and holy desire for having put on the good desire Thou shalt hate the evil and shalt refrain it even as thou wouldest For evil desire is to be abhored and it is difficultly mitigated it is very horrible and wild and with its wildnesse consumeth men especially if into it a servant of God shall fall and unlesse he shall be wise he shall be consumed by it badly 2 But it consumeth such who have not the cloathing of the good desire and it involves them in the businesses of this World and delivers them to death What are the works Lord quoth I of the evil desire which deliver men up to DEATH Demonstrate unto me that I may depart from them Hear saith he in what works evil desire delivers the servants of God to death The spirit of all men is earthly and light and hath not power at all and speaketh many things And I said how then can any know them 3 Hear quoth he of both the VESSELS and as I say to thee so shalt thou try the Prophet of God and the false prophet First so prove the man THAT HATH THE SPIRIT OF GOD because the spirit which is from above is quiet and humble and it departeth from ALL wickednesse and the vain desire of this World and maketh it self more humble then every man AND ANSWERETH TO NO MAM BEING ASKED nor doth it answer to all men NEITHER WHEN MAN WILL DOTH THE SPIRIT OF GOD SPEAK but then it speaketh when God will 4 Therefore WHEN A MAN WHO HATH THE SPIRIT OF GOD SHALL COME INTO THE CHURCH OF JUST MEN having the faith of God and prayer is made to God then THE holy MESSENGER OF the DIVINITY FILLETH THAT MAN WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HE SPEAKETH IN THE THRONG AS GOD WILL So therefore is the spirit of Divinity known in whomsoever the spirit of Divinity speaketh 5 Hear now also of the TERRESTRIALL SPIRIT empty and foolish not having power But first a man is conceived to have this spirit for he exalteth himself and WILL HAVE THE UPPERMOST CHAIR and he is wicked and talkative and converseth in delights and in many pleasures and TAKETH THE REWARD OF HIS DIVINATION WHICH IF HE SHALL NOT GET HE DOTH NOT DIVINE Can the Spirit of God take rewards thus and Divine it doth not beseem the Prophet of God to do these things 6 But EVIL DESIRE is to covet anothers wife or a woman to covet anothers husband and to covet the sumptuousnesse of riches and the multitude of superfluous meats and much drunkennesse and many pleasures for many delights are foolish and many pleasures are superfluous to the servants of God Therefore this evil desire is pernitious which deadneth the servants of God for this desire is of the Devil 7 Therefore whosoever shall depart from evil desire they shall LIVE TO GOD for whosoever shall be subjected to evil desire shall die for ever for this evil desire is mortiferous 8 Thou therefore put on the desire of righteousnesse and armed with the fear of the Lord resist the evil desire for fear dwelleth in the good desire and the evil desire when it shall see thee armed with the fear of the Lord resisting it it shall flie far from thee and shall not appear before thee fearing thy weapons and thou shalt obtain the victory and thou shalt be crowned because of her and attaining unto the good desire and thou shalt give the victory to God which thou hast gotten and shalt serve him in working as thou thy self wouldest 9 But if thou shalt serve the good desire and shalt be subject unto it thou shalt be able to rule over the evil desire and it shall be subjected to thee even as thou wouldest 10 I would know Lord how I ought to serve the GOOD DESIRE Hear quoth he have thou the fear of God and faith in God and love the Truth and love the Righteousnesse and do good These things working thou shalt be a proved servant of the Lord and shalt serve to God and all whosoever shall serve the Good desire shall LIVE TO GOD. 11 These twelve Commands being finished He said to me Thou hast these Commands walk in them and exhort the men that hear them that they do repentance and their repentance shall be made pure the rest of the dayes of their life And this Ministry which to thee I give unfold thou diligently and thou shalt attain much fruit and shalt find favour with all those who shall Act Repentance and shall believe thy words for I am with thee and will constrain them to believe 12 And I said to him Lord these commands are great and excellent and they are able to make glad the heart of that man who shall be able to keep these Commands But I know not Lord whether these Commandments can be kept by man He saith to me these commands thou shalt easily keep and they shall not be hard 13 But notwithstanding if thou shalt affirm in thine heart that they cannot be kept by man thou shalt not keep them But now I say unto thee if thou shalt not keep these Commandments and shalt omit them thou shalt not be saved nor thy sons nor thine house because thy self hast judged that these Commands cannot be kept by man 14 These things he spoke to me vehemently angry so that he terrified me greatly for he had changed his countenance so that man could not be able to sustain his wrath And when he had beheld me all disturbed and confounded he began to speak more moderately and chearfully saying 15 O Foolish and unsensible Inconstant and ignorant of the Majesty of God how great how admirable is it who hath Created the world for man and subjected every Creature to man and hath given him ALL POWER THAT HE MAY HAVE DOMINION OVER THESE COMMANDMENTS he can have Dominion quoth he over all these Commands WHO HATH THE LORD IN HIS HEART but they who have the Lord in their lips and their heart is benumbed these are far from the Lord to them these Commands are hard and difficult 16 Therefore propose unto your selves ye that are empty and light in the faith TO HAVE THE LORD YOUR GOD IN THE HEART And ye shall understand that nothing is more easie then these Commands nor more sweet nor more gentle nor more holy and convert you to the Lord God and forsake the Devil and his pleasures because they are evil and bitter and unclean and fear ye not the devil because in you he hath no power for I am with you the MESSENGER OF REPENTANCE who rule over him but the Devil causeth fear but the fear of him is vain Therefore do not ye fear him and he shall fly from you 17 And I said to him Lord hear me speaking a few words to thee Speak quoth he Man indeed desireth to keep the Commands of God and
Tower Then these Virgins took beesoms and made it all clean and took away the rubbish and sprinkled water which being fulfilled the place was made delectable and the Tower comely 49 After that he saith to me all are made clean If the Lord shall come to consummate this Tower he shall find nothing which he may complain of us for These words when he had said he would be gone but I took hold of his bag and began to entreat him by the Lord that he would unfold all things which he had shewn me 50 He saith to me I have a little business but I will unfold all things unto thee But expect thou me here while I come I say to him Lord what shall I do here alone He answered thou art not alone for all the Virgins are with thee And I said deliver me then Lord to them So he called them and said to them I commend unto you this man untill I come 51 Therefore I remained with these Virgins but they were chearfull and affable to me but chiefly four who excelled the rest in dignity After that these Virgins say unto me that Sheepherd is not to come here to day And I said what then shall I do And they say to me expect him untill the evening if perhaps he will come and will speak with thee but if not thou shalt stay with us till he come 52 I said to them I will wait for him untill the evening but if he shall not come I will go home and return in the morning they answered me to us thou art assigned thou canst not depart from us and I said where shall I stay They say unto me thou shalt sleep with us as a Brother not as a husband for thou art our Brother and hencefore we are prepared to dwell with thee for very dear do we hold thee 53 But I was ashamed to stay with them But she who seemed to be the chief of them imbraced me and began to kiss me and the rest when they had seen me to be imbraced by her also they began to kiss me as a Brother and to lead me about the Tower and to play with me But some of them sung hymns some led dances but I walked with them about that Tower IN SILENCE joyful and did seem to my self to be made more young 54 But after it began to be night suddainly I would go home but they retained me and suffered me not to go away I stayed therefore that night with them besides that same Tower But they spread their linnen coats upon the ground and placed me in the middle nor did they do any thing else but that they prayed But also I with them prayed without intermission and no less then they who when they had seen me so praying they took great delight 55 And there I was with them untill the next day and when we had prayed to the Lord then came that Sheepherd and said unto them have ye done no injury to him And they said to him ask himself I say to him Lord great joy hath taken me that I have stayed with them And he said to me what hast thou supped on And I said I have supped Lord all the night on the WORDS of the Lord have they entertained thee well saith he And I said well Lord. 56 Wilt thou now hear And I said I will Lord and first as I shall ask thee I beseech that so thou demonstrate to me even as thou wilt saith he so I will explain the thing unto thee nor will I conceal any thing from thee 57 First of all Lord quoth I demonstrate this to me This ROCK and GATE what are they Hear saith he T is Rock and Gate is the SON of God Wherefore said I Lord is the Rock old and the Port new Hear saith he thou unwise and understand indeed the Son of God is more antient then every creature so that in Counsel he was present with his Father to frame the Creature But the Gate is therefore new because in the consummation in the last days he appeared that they who are about to attain salvation may through him enter into the Kingdome of God 58 Sawest thou quoth he these stones which through the port were translated placed in the structure of the Tower But these who were not translated through the Gate cast way into their own place And I said I saw them Lord so quoth he none shall enter into the Kingdome of God except he who shall get the Name of the Son of God for if thou wouldest enter into any City and that City be compast with a Wall and have only one Gate what Canst thou otherwise enter that City then by the Gate which it hath 59 And by what way said I Lord can it otherwise be done Therefore quoth he as into that City he cannot be entered but through its gate So neither into the Kingdome of God can otherwise any be entered then by the Name of his Son who is to him most dear 60 And he said to me Sawest thou the troup of them that builded that Tower I saw them quoth I Lord and he said all these are Messengers honourable in dignity Therefore with these as with a Wall is the Lord encompassed but the port is the son of God which alone is the accesse unto God for otherwise shall no man enter into God except through his Son 61 Sawst thou quoth he these six men and in the midest that great and tall man who walked about the Tower and reprobated the stones from the structure I saw them Lord said I that tall one quoth he is the Son of God And these six messengers are eminent in dignity on the right and left hand standing about him Of these excellent messengers saith he none without him shall enter in to God And he said whosoever therefore shall not get his Name he shall not enter into the Kingdom of God 62 And I said What then is this TOWER This saith he is the CHURCH and these VIRGINS who are they Lord and he said to me these quoth he are the HOLY SPIRITS For no otherwise can a man enter into the Kingdome of God unless these shall cloath him with their vesture for why it shall profit thee nothing to get the Name of the Son of God except also thou shalt get their garment from them for these Virgins are the POWERS of the Son of God so in vain shall any one bear his Name except also he shall bear his Powers 63 And he said to me sawest thou these stones which were thrown away for they indeed have born the name but have not put on their garment And I said what is their garmenr Lord Their very names quoth he is their Garment Whosoever therefore quoth he doth bear the Name of the Son of God ought also to carry the names of them for also the Son bears their names 64 Whatsoever stones quoth he thou sawest to have remained in the structure