Holy Place p. 294. The Seven Compassings p. 298. The Golden Fleece ibid. The Uncloathing of Joshua the High-Priest p. 299 A 〈◊〉 against the Composition-Poyson p. 303. The Consubstantiation of the Heavenly Bread p. 304 The Gourd ibid. The Jubilee 305. The Covering of the Son of Man p. 306. The Pot of Manna and the Bowl of Oyl ibid. The Fair Achsah presented to Othniel p. 307. The All-Golden Grain or the true Masculine Spirit p. 309. The New Creation p. 311. A great Battel against it from the Dark and middle Worlds p. 31â—… A Renewed Evidence hereupon of the Resurrection Body p. 316. The Dew of Hermon ibid. The Swan-like Washings p. 318. The Return of the Beast to the Lake and the Chaining up of the Dragon p. 〈◊〉 323. The Name aâ—…d Mark of the Lamb p. 321. The Guardian Eunuch p. 324. A sâ—…t Battel from the Outward Worldly Principle p. 527. The Captain of the Lords Host appears to the Combatant p. 329. A Call to the Shulamite p. 350. The Shulamite's Obedience so this Call p. 331. The Blessing of Zebulon p. 332. Vision and Fruition p. 333. The Golden Globe or the New Mold of Imagination p. 334. Rules for the Government of the Imagination p. 337. The Lamb's Book p. 340 344. The Lamb's Feast p. 341. Ejaculations after the Lamb 's Great Appearance p. 345. His Fountain-Body unsealed ibid. The Golden Mist or the Circling Breath of the Deity p. 346. The Holy Incense p. 349. The Healing Word p. 352. The Eâ—…postulation of the Spouse p. 354. The Bridegroom's Answer by his Spirit p. 357. The Marriage-Union p. 360. The Working Mines p. 362. The Divine Chymist p. 364. The Chrysolite p. 366. The Virgin in Labour to bring forth her First-born p. 367. A Râ—…sentation of the Lamb and of his Bride Triumphant p. 369. Her Cup of Blessing p. 372. The Royal Purchase p. 374. Wisdom's Wardrobe or the Virgin Rayment p. 375. Repeated Cautions and Reproofs from the Importunate Lover to his Beloved that she might hasten out of the Land of her Captivity p. 376. The Eunuch-Spirit or the Sabbath of Rest p. 380. A New Onset causing an Interruption in the Spiritual Calling p. 382. The Sabbatical City p. 383. The Breaking through of the Divine Glory p. 384. The Oracular Glory speaking Mouth to Mouth p. 386. The Ministration of Elisha p. 387. The Comforters Message from the Bridegroom p. 392. The Day of the Spirit p. 394. A fresh Attack against the Spirit of Faith p. 396. The Covering of wrought Gold interwoven with Scarlet Silk p. 397. The Caterpillars p. 399. The Viâ—…eyard or the Magical Ground p. 401. The Weighty Drop p. 403. The Life of Divine Soveraignty or Man is become as one of us p. 404. The Gods ascending out of the Earth p. 406. Ahasuerus or the King as the Banquet p. 408. Esther's Preparatory Fast p. 410. Her Feast and Petition p. 411. Mordecai and Haman or the Princely Spirit of Faith and the Insulting Spirit of Reason p. 413. The King's Answer to Esther's Petition p. 416. The Flying Horse of Power ibid. The United Crown or the Nazarite Covering p. 418. The Burning-Wheel or the Spirit 's Workmanship p. 419. What it is to be a Standard-Bearer of the Spirit p. 420. The Seraphim covering the Wheels of Nature p. 421. The Progress of the Wheel-Work p. 424. The Cherub-Tent p. 425. The Way of the Spirit cleansed by the Cherubim Oracle p. 426. Wisdom's Armory disclosed ibid. It is broken up by the Mighty Cyrus p. 427. The Sign of the Son of Man p. 430. The Binding of the Four Winds p. 432. The Olive-Tree or the Sealing of the Deity p. 433. The Mystery of the three Heavenly Witnesses p. 435. The Ternary of Witnesses on the Earth p. 437. The Unity of these Three p. 439. Adullam or the pure Virgin-Tabernacle p. 440. The Great Day-Star p. 442. The Ark floating upon the Waters of the Sanctuary p. 443. The Seven Sealed Doors p. 444. The Transmutation into Birds p. 445. The Interpretation hereof p. 446. The Accusers Opposition to it p. 449. The Victory gained by the Spirit of Faith p. 450. Another Defeat of his Dark Magick p. 451 455. The Basis of the First and Second Creation p. 452. The Birth of Immanuel guarded against the Dragon p. 454. The Coming of Elias p. 455. The Conquering Bow or no Conquest no Portion p. 457. The Sword of the Lord in Gideon's Hand p. 458. The Fruits springing from One Eternal Element p. 461. The One Elementary Body p. 461. The Garden-Plantation p. 463. The Olive-Berry p. 464. The Strong Force of United Spirits p. 466. A Resolution of some Queries relating to the Wonder-Woman p. 468. The Wilderness-Temptation or Floods of Jealousie cast out against the Woman p. 476. The three Ghostly Bodies p. 479. The Three Distinct Births of the Spirit further unfolded p. 480. A Prolongation of the Outward Life promised to some that are to Open the First Seal p. 484. The Messengers of the Isaac-Birth p. 485. The Excellency of this Third Birth above the two former p. 487. The Young Elephant p. 091. A Letter of Resolution in Answer to some Objections sent from a Learned Physician to the Publisher hereof upon occasion of the English Edition of The Letter to some Divines concerning the Question Whether since Christ's Ascension God doth any more Reveal himself to Mankind And may for the like Reason refer to this present Work p. 493. How are Spirits to be discerned p. 499. Two Testimonies for the Ministration of the Spirit Revived The Testimony of Dr. J. P. the Author 's Follow Traveller The Testimony of Mr. T. B. An Advertisement WHereas in the Year 1683. there was Printed a Treatise of that Inlighten'd Philosopher and Profound Divine Dr. John Pordage this Author 's most Intimate Friend entitled THE OLOGIA MYSTICA or the Mystick Divinity of the Eternal Invisibles viz. the Archetypal Globe or the Original Globe or World of all Globes Essences Centers Elements Principles and Creations what soever wherein many Deep and Hidden Mysteries have been Unfolded from a Ray of the Divine Light and the same though Published with great Disadvantage to the Author's Memory and the Great Things therein deliver'd has excited in several Searching Spirits are eager and longing Desire to see the rest of his Writings made Publick This is to give Notice that Leave having been at last obtained after many reiterated Solicitations from the Executors of the said Dr. John and of Mr. Francis Pordage the Publisher of this Book will undertake to Gratifie the World with all the Theological Theosophical and Philosophical Works of the said Illuminated Son of Wisdom which are come to his Hands if there shall be any suitable encouragement given to such a Design The Titles whereof are these that follow viz. Mystica Philosophica or a Treatise of Eternal Nature wherein the Distinction of God from Nature is Discussed and many Weighty Questions both Physical and Divine relating
flye and nothing abide but what can live in this Eternal Eye as ministring Stars of Glory before the Throne of him who like to this Circling Eye which thou hast seen hath neither Beginning or End A. The Eye B. The Globe of Light C. C. C. C. C. The Flames D. The Rainbow E. The One Element F. The Supercelestial Moon After this Word it disappeared leaving its Flaming Influences upon my Heart And further of this secret Vision he did say he would it impart as I for its Manifestation did wait and the signification hereof should come to be witnessed by that rising Birth which is called up to this Globe among these Stars to fix in this more excelling Firmament July the 17th 1676. The Interpretation of the Vision or of the Flaming Eye This Vision of the Flaming Eye is given for to see that which is worth pondering for thy pure Mind continually For glorious Idea's will multiply that hereupon all thy Senses may be employed in such sweet Rarifiedness wherein there is no danger of Excess While this Vein from the Heart of God in thee doth run it will feed that which doth come from the pure Font and hereby stop the running issue of the Imaginary part Which I will assure thee will compleat the Victory because it strikes at Sin 's Originality which had its beginning from the Conceptive part of the Heart there it came it and there it must be banished out Then it will be a New Heart in which the Flaming Eye will fix Which in Vision thou didst see with its innumerable Stars in the Firmament which are generated from this Globe-Eye so unmerously will holy and pure Cogitations from hence arise and so habitual strong and forceable as to out-pass all strange Essences that would come therein again to lodge Therefore within this Circling do ye abide that so you may keep out all evil Motions which the Serpent knows are the Foundation-matter of his Kingdom and will sting you with them if ye do not fully exclude them Which ye no way can till ye hasten away and with your Spirit fly to this bright Firmament where this Eye all Dangers will for you espy and know all secret Mysteries making you wise in that one great needful thing which will make all strait that crooked and out of the way is For such is the property of this Fire piercing Eye that it will look through the Host of the whirling Imaginations and put them to a stop that so they may not persue as to overtake those that are upon Faith's flying Banner on which keep till it hath brought you within Zion's Gates This great and weighty thing concerning Cessation and Annihilation of all fruitless Imaginations was still the Call within me to come into the Believing Rest for that this was the true dying into Jesus which passive Life is the pure Mother out from which the Birth of the God-acting-Life is to be expected For the Faith of the co-operating Power worketh here all in all The New Heart being replenished with ministring Powers suitable hereunto that will perfectly bring things to pass as the Mystery is moved in its own Sphear driving on by the mighty force of this Birth of Faith Which produceth great and marvellous things according to the sublime Nature of it For it hath no other ground to go upon but the absolute Co-eternal Deified Will which Will willeth in the New created Heart as in its own Royal Seat July the 18th 1676. This Morning I was in great Heart-searchings about this precious Lily of Faith if I could by the sight reflecting from the Eternal Eye it any where espy Querying thus with my Lord Jesus Ah Lord if the right Plant be in me as it was found in thee why doth it not act forth Where are the Signs which should follow as the Seal of Believing What makes the Birth of it stick thus long whose going forth must make way for the Holy Ghost Tell me Oh thou inspiring Word why hath it had a Name to live and yet hath been as dead For it hath not been Justified by such mighty Heroick Works as in the foregoing Ages did bear witness to it And this hath made it as a Body without a Spirit actless and fruitless Thus I earnestly expostulated that if we had it existing in us then we might have skill to use and manage it for the reviving of this worthy and unknown thing which hath been a Stranger in the Earth but is now a stirring in our Heavens and a turning up the Mould that hath from our Eye this all-precious Grain hid Where then doth it lie said the blessed Alpha to me thou hast to the heights for it ascended and for it hast sounded into the Depths but thy Aim hath been too â—…ort to reach it and thy Eye too dim for to espy it though it is so nigh Yet not known to any till they do retain the bright glance of the Flaming Eye which hath not only the specious Faculty but the streaming Power of Might to bring back again this worthy Champion that hath been by the combining Powers of Reason put unto flight Which so soon as Tydings come that they are dead who so wickedly have conspired against Faith's life then it will return again and appear on the Earth mighty and supream to open the Door for the Holy Ghost to enter in Then this Mystery of Faith will be finished To which ye are directed that by contending for it ye may obtain it unto Victory July the 19th 1676. As we this Morning were in our Spiritual operative Powers each one bringing forth out of the Treasury the Doctor being much carried out upon the Subject of Faith it was spoken to me This is the Ministry which goeth before to make way for the Holy Ghost And I saw as a Confirmation hereof a Flying Banner passing swiftly by as a Trophy of Faith's Victory Which each one must bear before the Day in which the Holy Power will shower upon us till which in one Spirit of Faith we were directed to wait together After which also a Word run through me There is need enough to provoke each other hereunto For the Day is now nearer then when first ye did set upon this Believing Oh now let us go through that we may reach to all the Degrees of Faith which will assuredly make up our fallen Breach For this is the Power that will make us all whole as the true Weapon-Salve which is anointed by the Hand of our dear Jesus to smooth and make ready for the Flying Banner of the Holy Power for to descend into us who in this Faith do wait within the secret Gate of the New Jerusalem state where into by no means must we bring any Spirit that may make mutiny for to break the holy League which must be still maintained with him who is the Covenant Who hereby reneweth our Peace and Joy in believing without annoy or staggering which hinders the purchase
15. 26. were thus opened to me Here is a stock of Life to be given out in an absolute way of propriety but to whom is it but to the Royal Birth of such as are born into the Spirit Whereof ye who through strong travail are hither come are to be fellow-sharers in this Life with God the Son But ye are yet but young and do not understand what this Life will extend unto if preserved choicely you shall find in it the the root of that matter to work upon which is sufficient to create and translate according to the will and skill of thiâ—… Life-Operator Which derives a Power out of its own free Birth-center which hath no dependency out of its own Being Call to remembrance that saying Man is become like one of us and he would still have exercised the same authority as a God had the evil been only known and eschewed for which end Jesus hath sent his redeeming Spirit to clear off all your old Accounts as being found in the Debt-Book of Sin and also to convince you there is no necessity that you should run one Mite more upon that score ye being born of a free estate of Righteousness of your own which now you are charged to expend upon For in the time of Ignorance before you came to know what was sown in your Ground ye might be more excused But now I have revealed where doth lie the rich Revenues of the all-sufficiency ye need neither seek ask or borrow did you know â—…ow to stir up and awaken your own Magia Through which all wherein you have been taught must throughly â—…e wrought as the mighty Engineer to bring forth what hath lain under the Vail of Faith and Hope Plunge plunge â—…et deeper in within the Circle-Birth of â—…his pure thing October the 25th 1676. As I was considering of this Discoursive Opening of the Spirit it was immediately confirmed to me by a presentation after this manner The Word said Behold the Idea of another Paradisical Sphear I saw a Tree spring suddenly out of a great River with three laden great Branches then sprang divers more young Plants all sprouting from the Veins or Strings from this one Tree Each one with no more then three Branches but of different growths Some new budded others bearing Flowers in order to Fruits others grown to palpable Fruit. All round about this one Tree Upon which it was said to me These are as so many Gods which are ascended out of the Earth to replenish that which lay void and desolate Here each one hath and is growing up in a Life of Subsistency and Almighty Soveraignty deriving all this Power and Might from the Tree of Life Which sheds its Kernel-Seed into this River for such is the Nature of this Thron-River that it no sooner falls in but it springeth immediately into this threefold Form of the Deity O stagger not neither be confounded at this for except ye had been born again of this Water and Tree of Life that sheds the Golden Seed of the Spirit ye should never have known the existency of a Life-Soveâ—…aignty Therefore to you not only the â—…ight and Spring of Understanding is â—…iven but the everlasting Life-Line from his Tree doth run free because you have â—…rned in your Spirits and hearkened to â—…y Inspirations But remember your â—…ife hath many subtle treacherous â—…riends that pretend to it that will say â—…s Peter did far be it to thee to give up â—…e loss of all the old Life and only rest â—…bsist and alone depend on this But â—…ow this is but the tempting Voice of â—…e Serpent as in the days of Eve by â—…hose Fall be thou aware And now â—…hile ye are but Infants suck and draw â—…ightily from this Tree of Life and you â—…ill soon grow to be strong to have this â—…se trusted in your own management â—…o you whose Ears are so open to hear â—…e I do greatly delight to commune with â—…ou that if by any means I might encourage you to hold out and not slide back from my Precepts Which will assuredly entrust you in all Zion heights and Spirit depths of unfathomed Treasury Now haste haste to your covering Strength of Glory your Nazarite Hair while abiding in this Paradisical Sphear will soon grow upon you that so therein may be your defence from all Philistines Powers Now then in Jehovah Magnanimity abide with me his Spirit evermore to dwell and be So Amen dear Lord I pray thee October the 26th 1676. Being met together to attend the Manifestation of the Spirit by which we might profit each other in the Afternoon as the Dr. was praying this Word came to me Make use of the present Opportunity when ye have the King at the Banquet then is the time to prefer your Request Upon which waâ—… brought to my remembrance the wise Pâ—…licy of Esther to King Ahasuerus Which that Night was more opened enlarged and applied for our present and further Peace Joy and Encouragement to follow on to know the whole Counsel of our God concerning us who now revealeth all Secrets by the Spirit who presented Mordecai in the Person of himself being left to him as Orphans The whole trust care and charge being cast upon this faithful Mordecai to bring us up to that degree of Humility Meekness Courage Zeal of Life and to all sweet Spiritual Disposition of Mind that the King the Father might greatly desire us for herein consisteth our Beauty and Comliness which is so taking Vashti was refused because of Arrogancy and Disobedience but Esther finds favour being mild and pliable yielding to her Guardians Commands though to the peril of her Life So assuredly said this Comforter Be ye but wise and obedient to me who will put you upon nothing but what I do fore-see will arise for your great promotion and considerable advantage as ye my dictates shall obey Who do make use of this History of the Scripture yet that my Mind may be more easily understood you not being able to bear nor understand me in my own Tongue till further learned For which I am come down to your understanding through the Skreen of the Letter October the 27th 1676. Now this Morning it was set before me according to the Example of Esther that for a certain time it was expedient that we should sanctifie our selves by a true Fast in pure Abstinency from their Assembly-Feasts 2dly From tasting any thing that is ministred from this gross Element but to draw apart from all keeping our Internal part from being defiled shutting up from all reminding only the overturn of Haman's device That great subtle Adversary that had laid the Plot against the new introduced Life to cut it off before the King had put Honour upon it to bring it through the City-Royal upon his own Eagle-Body of Power Now seeing the malicious design of the Serpent with all his Confederacy was gone very far in this matter there was no other way to reverse the
it given me to understand the several Offices and Business belonging to each one of these to make ready for the Birth-Day and to protect this High-born One from the raging Floods the tempstuous Winds of the Adversary The Spirit 's Work is to reprove convince exhort counsel caution and comfort in order to the carring on this great Affair The work of the Water is another witness as you find it in you as a bubling Pool cleansing every part within that so not the least defect may be found in the Matrix whereout the Birth must open Then the Blood is a great Testimonial Witness and Evidence as in a mystical manner conveyed tasted and drunk down by them that do carry the matter of this Birth for it doth produce a vigorous Life that will be known and felt to refresh both Mother and Babe So keeping all these in their several acting-Properties they will be the clear evidence unto thee that the Ghostly Birth is working out it self Therefore with these three let thy will-Will-Spirit agree hereunto to throw out every misconceived thought For now all things must be new again by the Father Word and Spirit through this new Birth wrought That ye may come to a mighty Record among the New Jerusalem Stones where all are waiting this rising day to see because it will fix in thee an unknown Liberty both in Spirit and Body November the 21st 1676. It was also further expresly opened unto me that we were at present brought thus far as to witness these three as Spirit Water and Blood being Witnesses in our Earth which did fore-run the Ministration of the Holy Ghost For they must go before as the Ministration of Jesus who came by Water Blood and Spirit that is Death Life and Resurrection from which he passed and so must we As he did bear our Record in Heaven which will be a different thing though agreeing to one and the same end as thus the three first make way as the Water-Baptism into the Death the Blood into the Life the Spirit quickneth and giveth a Body of the Resurrection So the Ministration of Jesus hath its twofold Use upon us in order to the second thus which are to bear Record as the Father Word and Holy Ghost in our Heavens So here is to be understood the rising Degree or changing from Jesus in Spirit to that degree of Unity of Father Word and Holy Ghost all which agree to enter into a Virgin Mind thus prepared and in it after a high Mystical mauner themselves conceive so as to include them as one only Being contracting the Virgin-Will and Spirit with it self hereby becoming one inbred with it as that Heir who was darkly prophesyed of in Micah's day who said the glory of Israel was to come unto the Adullam the very pure Tabernacle of the Virgin-Nature born again of Water Blood and Spirit so made indeed a meet reception for this holy thing to be sealed up as in an unknown Pavilion or hiding Place of Strength which must be till it hath attained every measure and part to the growing big and filling up the Birth 's place with Breasts full of Milk the Spring Word of the Spirit diffusing into them the natural course of the Bloody Issue of Sin also stopping all which will be evident Signs unto you that are still apt to be questioning whether this Ghostly Birth is in you forming Therefore be still and wait for that great travelling hour that is to come upon ye before which sometimes ye will be in Pains and Heaviness because ye may meet with many a throw of Temptation all which will work the Birth forward therefore be not dismayed Oh Daughter of my Zion so long as thou walkest steadily not going out of Sion Court where you are to wait at my Council-Board to enquire what shall fore-run and be in that travelling Hour which will make great Spoil of the Mortal Shell which must break away at this great Birth-day Therefore look and expect this will make a mighty alteration for the Heavens will rend that the Throne-Spirits and Powers may descend as helps and Guardian defence and Witness-bearers to this Sion-Birth For which great Provision is aforehand to be made to answer to the greatness of the Sion state all of the rich concealed Furniture and Golden Cups Pots and Vessels at such a time as this will be brought out with all the rich Robes for those to wear who do attend upon this Birth Great and mighty Preparations thou dost see are hereunto expedient for to be Because this World is so blind ignorant and unbelieving that it will be no less needful to rebuke by all high and Spiritual Magnificency in the very height of Sion Glory and to outvye hereby not only vain pompous Glory but those Abominations and false exalted Lighâ—… set up in Temple-Worships as no better then false Births Coverings which will not be removed till this mighty Standard of this Holy Ghost come to be lifted up and set upon the top of Sion-Hill in Visibility November the 22d 1676. I saw as a Preludium of this rising Birth of the Holy Ghost a bright Firmament opne and all dignified with splendorous Stars some much more blazing then others And one Star encreased so great as it became like the Body of the Sun Which Vision was thus opened unto me after some days being called over in me by a fresh vivification of Spirit that shewed me that the one Star which I saw so suddenly encrease to that largeness as the very Body of the Sun it was the Virgin-Woman that was all to be encompassed with the Birth Light of the Holy Ghost which would arise out of that Orb at which the rest of the Stars that did encompass it should shout for Joy and be Witnesses â—…hereof at the opening of this greater Day-Star which should enlighten the whole Earth Oh this left great Amazement in me provoking to some travelling Sorrows for to see this mighty Wonder â—…rought forth as in Vision so existently in that Star who is hereunto by the Omnipotency elected A further Confirmation hereunto was the Idea of an Ark that was shut up floating up and down not upon muddy troublesome Waters which once covered all Mountains and Hills whenas the Deluge was upon the Old World but these Waters were pure and healing like the Waters under the Threshold of the Sanctuary that where-ever they came quickned unto Life And it was said to me Behold the Dove is in the Ark and will be this place of broad Waters that shall cover the Earth no more to kill or destroy but to save alive according to the New Covenant that all shall know God from the least to the greatest When out of this Ark the Dove shall flye with the Everlasting Gospel as the Olive-Branch which carrieth in it that oily Property we will kindle a sweet Fire that can mix with these pure Waters and not bâ—… quenched but still maintain servent heaâ—…
established upon the Ghostly Nativity Instead of a Terrestrial there shall be a Celestial greatness of Dominion from this Birth-Lily springing that hath like the two Witnesses been long slain in the Seed and buried over with Earth so as forgotten in the World But now expect the raising of them up in each of you who shall stand as Olive-Trees before me still naturally flowing out with your Golden Oyl it shall not be as formerly by way of Gifts now and then but this Fatness and Olive-Sweetness shall spring out of your own Root being hereinto fully changed Then will you know the constant and fixed state and no more want your Eternal Bride and Mate December the 9th 1676. A mighty Saying was ecchoed to me brought forth out of the Counsel-deep pronouncing it should be our Lot to live by the Sword and Bow of Might by which Jacob of old took great Spoil out of the Hand of the Amorite Which was thus opened unto me that this Word came to me to let me understand that our Blessing and Portion would come in by meer Conquest For thus said the Holy and True Behold and see here is the Gift that I give to you as a Father's Blessing which is the Sword of my Spirit and the Conquering Bow whose Arrows are all of Gold with these expect ye must get your Living and also bring into me your God your worthy Prey Now therefore gird on this Sword that is so richly oiled with the purest of Unction and go forth all prosperously It is not only a defensive Weapon but it will cut down and destroy and resist every Balaam Spirit which standeth in your way None ever was possessed of this Sword but that strong Potent Will-Spirit that knew the Way to the Golden Pool of Oyl there still to bath it whenever occasion is for it to burnish and display The sight hereof will cause all about you to stand in fear and awe when they shall see you are so God-like armed with strength of Power which is so commandable that all resistency will fly away against it Oh this is that Spirit Weapon which makes riddance first within thy self it will suffer no Amorite or Cananite near its Borders to dwell But Gideon-like make havock hew and cut down every Grove where false Worships hath by blind Zeal been set up But verily the Day is near for the Sword of the Lord in Gideon's Hand to appear which will make a quick riddance in the Earth The Lamp of my Spirit in your Earthen Pitchers is now seated though the time hath not yet been for them to shine out by reason that the Olive-matter of the Holy Ghost is not yet come to that Perfection to sound forth the Trumpet for the total Victory over all Centers and Worlds which shall certainly be conquered by this out-going Birth But while this is perfecting here is Conquering Work that ye may not sit idle but now to go on every day somewhat to effect Therefore another Weapon is given into your management which is my Covenant Rain-Bow which will be to you of great consequence if you have skill rightly for to use it The use of an Eagle Eye that may this great Birth-mark espy Here lieth the grand deep-sighted Wisdom to shoot forth such a Golden Shaft as may hit and thereby make way for Wisdom's first-born to come forth through sending out this mighty Arrow of all precious Faith Nothing like this you will find will be of travelling force to help you out in your Births Agonies which upon you will come before you can imbrace this Ghostly Body imbodied with a Soul and Spirit That will spring all a new from the creating Word imbodied in a corporeal shape Which for a time shall remain a high degree of Wonder For to see the Ghostly Power to send forth through contemptible Humanity that high scented Breath of Air which may be felt tasted and smelt with whom it is resident Then this Question in me arose Ah my Lord when shall these Powers be set awork so as the doubtful in Heart may somewhat hereof see and we thereby from all upbraidings be set free I was thus answered The Day is not to be put far off for now is the acceptible time for Salvation to be wrought There is conquering work still to be done within the Flaming Sword must cut down every Briery Root and burn up every Thorny Thought which do near this Lily Birth spring and vanquish all vaporous Clouds that thicken the Heavenly Air with all the gross Animal Life of Sense which is the greatest of Impediments It is that Esau that holds Faith's Birth by the Heel that it might not break forth Therefore in the strength of Jacob's Angel do you strongly wrestle for by his Sword and Bow you must make your way and Conquest gain that so you may command both the Heaven and earthly store For Heirs of all Worlds ye will be then gird up and go forth all armed the munition of the Spirit is with you so as nothing can harm you who carry the precious and essential Root of Life in you Even now while but in it its Younglings day it is yet it will be a defence of Glory that now and then will sparkle through by which it may be known that in you is intombed a Precious Stone a White Stone that hath the Virgin 's Name engraven on it which must be for the Lamb a Spouse and Bride Therefore the Cry of the Spirit is Prepare make ready and Pray fervently for your Everlasting Birth-Door to open that the Heir of Glory may enter therethrough Even so let it be December the 10th 1676. The sweet living Pool this Night was mightily opened and stirred by the holy driving Spirit that brought choice and super-eminent good things out of the high Kingdom 's store saying also to me Come tast and see how you like the Heavenly Country-Fruit that is ripened from that unmixed Element Draw up unto my Table for you shall sit with me after the manner of a Spirit and eat such things as are set before you For I your Lord must take special care to feed and nourish those that are with Young with the highest of Birth degrees And indeed I did according to this Salutation find a sweet and pleasant tast to my Spiritual Appetite and a satisfying fulness Hereupon followed an occasioned great enlargement of Soul-magnifying in Prayer which at this time was more then usual mingled with an oily Incense Which feeling I took all advantage to put forward for the holy Birth-issue in each other who were noted in the Life-Book as was at this season asserted to me with many other Words of signal Favour that so we might have no cause to repent our Choice in being professed Traders for Wisdom's Merchandize which would turn to that account that we should not be ashamed of though now for it under disrepute as not understood or known but God will reveal us in his
exercised Authority over you and thereby you shall know the first formation into the clear and pure Airy Body which will carry you though obscurely as Christ your Lord did that shall hereout appear in another form as he did when risen from the Dead who did only to a few appear discending from his Paradisical Sphear Even so by the same quickning Spirit pass over with your Jesus till you arrive beyond Paradise and come to assume that third Birth Degree which alone is appropiated to the all-Ghostly-Trinity which as in one shall swallow up every lower Degree that now must go forward in you in order to this superiour Birth Which only can be born out of these who are ascended to Mount Sion as the proper Region for the pure Virgin to travail with this Birth in Oh it is so high great and principal that out of this holy Climate it cannot be manifested therefore consider what holy separated and sequestred Spirits the hopes of this third degree of the Spirit 's Birth do call you for to give up your selves unto Faint not but stick close unto that which as a munition of Rocks will be to you for Strength Light and Counsel till to this last degree of glory you shall be brought and therein your Jesus will appear Therefore do you set forward be as those that are dead and yet alive Be Ye not any longer but let the second Degree of the Spirit 's Birth live in this very time of your attained process having so far obtained the potent Power of the free willing Spirit as this to effect by the Birth-Spirit which is already born in you which will so far perfect the Death as to bring forth that Body of the Resurrection Which gradually proceeds from the Root of that Eternal Spirit which raised Christ from the Dead this shall also be that generating Life-quickning Spirit in you to bring forth the last and principal Birth-degree which growing will be till the compleat Death and Resurrection are passed through Thâ—…n may ye expect the breaking forth of this high and great Manifestation of God the Holy Ghost who will Reign indeed Omnipotently over all that hath lain under the Fall No Song of full Redemption can be sung till this Kingdom of the Lamb and Bride mutually do meet The counsel of the Spirit is to you who have this pure Unction Matter in you that you give it all scope and liberty for its further driving forth in you For ye may be as many who have gone forth in this generating Birth but have stopped the Life-Vein before it could come to breath in a risen Body all of pure Air. Therefore double your Watch and be heedful for it is no light or trivial work that you must herein set upon for wâ—…re you to begin your whole Life again days few enough they would be to clear and acquit all to make room for this rising Bâ—…rth forth to go But to such as shall hereunto set themselves with a perfect Heâ—… Hezekiah-like I will saith the Sâ—…irit add unto their days some degrees of the Sun of their outward Life which shall not go down till you have finished that Faith which will give the power to open the fiâ—…st Seal where doth lie under the Saphire Stone Obey and flee to your appointed Wilderness that this fore-running Life of Faith may have all supremacy over your sensitive part to work down and bury in the Death-Grave all which would this Birâ—…h Lily with its Rose-Mate oppose These things in charge the Spirit of Jesus doth mutually leave with you the terms and conditions are faithfully revealed to you you may either win or lose this great Pâ—…ze as to the Manifâ—…station hereof in this Principle But be ye wise December the 23d 1676. It was this Morning further manifested to me that those three who so appeared unto me were the same which appeared to Abraham bringing the good News that the Isaac-Birth was near Only they were in humane Shapes these were all in a pure Mist and formed into Airy Bodies only for Spirits to behold But this was the Secret that was opened to me from hence according as was cryed in me which was this as the Word opened Understand now and kâ—…ow oh ye Intellectual Spirits for what end did these appear to thee What less but to advertise that the great and last Birth-Day of the Spirit is drawing near The barren Sarah shall again bear from the Youthful Nature of the Virgin which hath its time for to flower in Nature's Ground for the Trinity to consummate all by this one passing act of transfused Spiritual Generation This is that which must do the Cure upon the Mortal Sore as this whole Birth-Trinity is born in each one Births there have been from the Fathers and Sons property as that of Isaac and of Jesus in the Flesh being figuratives which have had their Mystery fulfilled And here hath been the stop being baptized into the Father and the Son but not knowing that last and Celestial Baptism of the Holy Ghost Who beareth no other similitude but what answereth and is consonant to that eternal Element from whence this Ghostly Body is contracted Which is all Breath of Power a Flame of Purity clarified Earth through which Golden Streams do run through every Vein to make up a transparent Body which may well become the Holy Trinity for to dwell in Here is the Birth that is not yet come into the World there hath wanted the Woman-Virgin cloathed with the Sun for to bring it forth Who must be drawn aside from all and kept up only for this mighty travelling Work who hath an appointed daily Portion from the high Father of this Birth sent in for the nourishing of this which is so highly compacted of the threefold Seed of the Deity That so nothing of defect shortness of power and disability may be which have been complained of hitherto But when this Trine do agree as one to pass through the Virgin-Mind then shall such walk as full Victors over the Sea of Glass having Bodies sutably framed unto those Spirits which ye receive in the second Birth-Ministration Which for want of such a Ghostly Body through a Christ-like Spirit yet remaineth weak till the whole Mystery of Father Son and Spirit comes and shall appear to Move and open in the eternal Birth-center evermore December the 26th 1676. It was further noted unto me from that Vision of the three Spiritual Bodies That all Discovery and Revelation of the Will and Mind of the Dâ—…y would now be from these three bearing Witnesses for themselves in our pure eternal part Who there will never cease to be a Speaking Oracle for Manifestation if we stick closely to observe and obey what daily proceedeth herefrom For it was said to me Turn and dive deep in for the Living Word is become a bubbling Spring that shall work out all mâ—…d things that would corrupt and make void the Law of my Spirit which
of Knowledge and Skill in all True Learning and Solid Wisdom that they may be found ten times better and more Skilful than all the Magicians and Men of Faâ—… that are in the Universities throughouâ—… 〈◊〉 Europe For when Wisdom's Key is obtained and her Book unsealed in any according to the Process here described then may all the Depths of Philosophy as well as of Divinity and all the Hidden Treasury of Wisdom in All Worthy Arts and Sciences be successively broken up And thus as from one Foot of the Rhodian Coloss which is to This Day preserved every one that is but skilled in the Proportions of the Human Body can exactly Calculate what the Whole should be and Know thence how to frame one accordingly so every one to whom God has given some good degree of Understanding in the Symmetry and Proportions of the Spiritual Body will notwithstanding any Intervening Breaches or Abrupt Transitions be able hence to Frame some suitable Idea of the whole Design and Oeconomy of God in the Manifestation of his Kingdom to Separated and Virginiz'd Souls Now the Manifestation of this Divine Kingdom is Various in Several Persons and in the same Person at several Times Whence this Variety in the Descent of the Heavenly and Ghostly Powers whether in this Principle or in another and of the Joys of the World to come is here not unfitly Symboliz'd out by a Garden or Paradise as it was by the King thereof himself in his truly Gracious Answer to the Penitent Thief And yet more Expressively is this Flourishing State of the Lamb's Elect Bride Cipher'd to us by a Fountain of Gardens or Paradises planted with all Trees of Frankincense Myrrh and Alloes and with all the chief Spices out of which the Royal Ointment is prepared for the Consecration of such Priestly Kings as are to Reign upon the Earth in the Lamb's Nature and Name Which shall make all the Wild Beasts of the Forest to fly into Dens and Lurking Holes and every Venemous Creature to hide it self from the Great Attick Iomin in his Representatives and from the Fiery Stream issuing out of his Mouth by which the Spirit of Antichrist that Huge Leviathan shall be utterly Destroyed So will the Kingdom of Christ manifest it self by a Gradual but Total overthrow of that of Him who has Usurped all the Kingdoms of the Earth until all that which he has caused to be as a Wilderness by the Blast of his Poisonous Breath be again Renewed and made to be as the Garden of God filled with Wells of Living Water and Streams from the Upper Lebanon A Garden giving forth all the Variety of Flowers and Fruits of Life according to the Seasons and according to every ones Essential Ground and Internal Soil a Garden in which there is not any mixt Tree existing from the Root of the outward Elements containing Good and Evil Truth and Falshood Light and Darkness but all whose Trees are Trees of Life all whose Plants are Plants of Righteousness all perfectly Good and True All-beautiful and Lustrous How various the Manifestation of this Lebanon-Kingdom will be no Pen can describe no Tongue can express That is Various indeed but the Manifester all the while is but One and the Essential Word of God which is the Worker of all these things is most Uniform The Manuductions Illuminations and Inspirations are very different but still there is but one Way one Light and one Spirit one Lord and one God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and of us all who in these last Days is about to appear yet more fully to us by his Son setting him Openly upon his Holy Hill Thus he who is the Abyssal Unity of all Beings clotheth himself as with several Names râ—… forth in several Powers weareth on his Head several Crowns and glanceth from his Eyes several Lights And yet there is but One Crown One Power and One Name as there is but One Light which diffuseth it self in all the variety of Colours Which Unity and Variety of Light is well to be heeded in the Reading of this Book and of all other Spiritual Treatises whatever of what Rank or Degree soever they be For God sometimes appears in the Darkness and yet in that Darkness there is Light again he appears in the Light and yet Darkness may be mixed with this Light till the Perfect Day do spring from on High Thus he appears to some at a distance as in a great and strong Wind to others in an Earthquake in both which Formes he eminently manifested himself through some about the Beginning of the Last Century Then after this approaching still nearer he apppears to a third sort in the Fire as at this very Day he powerfully doth to some that are known to Wisdom's Disciplehood And lastly he demonstrates his Presence to some as to this his Chosen Vessel in a still small Voice and in a sweet gentle lambent Flame Sometimes God manifests himself to the Eye or Ear of the Receptive Heart according to the several Properties Operations and Influxes of this or that Name which he puts on of this or that Attribute which he communicates of this or that Sphere in which the Living Wheels of the Creatures before the Throne of God do move Thus was he manifested to the Unregenerate Spirit of Balaam according to the eficacy of the Name Shaddai who saw the Vision of him in this Similitude or Vesture falling into a Trance And this is the lowest sort of True Divine Prophesie Then was he Manifested unto Abraham unto Isaac and unto Jacob by the Name of El-Shaddai which is a much higher Degree than the former as that whereby is expressed not only the Paternal Property in the Absolute Soveraignty of his Will but also the Meek Love-Principle co-joined with it in a Federal Rite After this he was manifested under the Law at sundry Times and in divers Manners by the Most Essential and Great Name of the Covenant Jehovah but still according to the variety of the Vessel and its fitness to receive the Emanations thereof either in a High or Low Degree Then lastly he was made known under the Gospel to the Apostles to the Evangelists to the Prophets and to other Ranks mentioned in the Apostolical Epistles by the Name of Jesus which Name doth Unseal and Open that of Jehovah whence the Miraculous Powers did so abound in the Early Days of the Church while there was Faith in this Name But still it is the same One Holy and True God that revealed himself both to the Vile Son of Beor and to the most Heroick Father of the Faithful though not by the same Name And he is nevertheless One and having Appeared after Manner and in that Name to the Proâ—…hets of Old and then speaking after another Manner and by another Name â—…n their Successors the Prophets Neither would he be the less so should he even speak to us after another Manner than he hath yet spoken
still questioning whether she was a distinct Being from the Deity or no Which while in this debate within my Mind there came upon me an overshadowing bright Cloud and in the midst of it the Figure of a Woman most richly adorned with transparent Gold her Hair hanging down and her Face as the terrible Crystal for brightness but her Countenance was sweet and mild At which sight I was somewhat amazed but immediately this Voice came saying Behold I am Godâ—… Eternal Virgin-Wisdom whom thou hasâ—… been enquiring after I am to unseal thâ—… Treasures of God's deep Wisdom unto thee and will be as Rebecca was unto Jacob a true Natural Mother for out oâ—… my Womb thou shalt be brought forth after the manner of a Spirit Conceived and Born again this thou shalt know by a New Motion of Life stirring and giving a restlesness till Wisdom be borâ—… within the inward parts of thy Souâ—… Now consider of my Saying till I return to thee again This Vision took great Impression on me yet I kept it for the present hid but it Operated so much upon me as indeed I was incapable to converse with any Mortals which was taken notice of that some extraordinary thing had happened for the which I begged my Friends excuse and desired that she would give me the liberty to be much alone and to walk in the silent VVoods where I might contemplate what had so lately happened Now after three days sitting under a Tree the same Figure in greater Glory did appear with a Crown upon her Head full of Majesty saying Behold me as thy Mother and know thou art to enter into Covenant to obey the New Creation-Laws that shall be revealed unto thee Then did she hold out a Golden Book with three Seals upon it saying Herein lieth hidden the deep Wonders of Jehovah's Wisdom which hath been sealed up that none could or ever shall break up but such as of her Virgin-Offspring shall appear to be who will her Laws receive and keep as they shall spring daily in the New Heart and Mind This Appearance and Words was wonderfully sweet and refreshing in my Soul at which I bowed and prostrated at her Feet promising to be obedient to all her Laws So the Vision shut up for that time Pondering this in my Heart with great comfort that this Day-star had visited me from on high I returned to London to my own Habitation retiring my self from all my Acquaintance saving one Person that was highly Illuminated who encouraged me still to wait upon this Vision for he was acquainted with somewhat of this kind So after six days the Vision appear'd again with a Train of Virgin-Spirits and with an Angelical Host and called to me to come and see the Virgin Queen with her first-born Children asking me Whether I was willing to be joyned amongst this Virgin Company At which I reply'd All willing to offer up my self most free Then immediately I was encompass'd about with this Heavenly Host and made a Spirit of Light Then these Words from the Virgin proceeded saying I shall now cease to appear in a Visible Figure unto thee but I will not fail to transsigure my self in thy mind and there open the Spring of Wisdom and Understanding that so thou mayst come to know the only True God in and by the formation of Christ the anointed Prophet in thee that shall reveal great and wonderful things unto thee that are to be made known and publick in its time and day Therefore be watchful and to thy Mother Wisdom's Counsel give good heed and thou shalt greatly prosper and succeed the Prophets and Apostles to perfect what was left behind for compleating as to Christ the Fulness of God's great Mystery So go on and nothing fear or doubt for I thy Glass for Divine Seeing shall evermore stand before thee Then my Spirit replyed According to thy Word let all this be fulfilled And so this Glory withdrew but an inward Glory did my Heart sill for a burning Love to all of those Heavenly Beings did kindle within my Heart vehemently In the Month of August THe Mind of Wisdom thus opened it self in me as I waited in my Spirit upon her she did shew me what Key would open the Great Mystery which lay deeply hid in my self It was wrought and carved out of such pure Gold as had passed through many Fires many Keys I had tryed but could not turn in this secret enclosed Lock but still it shut upon me though I thought I had that Key which was compounded of such Metals as would have made its entrance as Love Faith Patience Humility which with strong Supplication and Prayer I presented as the Key oâ—… the work All which was too short tâ—… reach it Whereupon I was put to loss altogether to seek how this Gatâ—… should be opened having compasseâ—… the Holy City and waited and trye every way where I might find Passage Circling from one Path to another froâ—… Prayer to Prayer and from Faith to Faith so that in good earnest I began to consider I had not found this wonderful Key for want of which I might run out in wast all my days and grope as in the dark yet never find the Door which opens into my true Shepherd's Fold Whereupon being cast into a deep astonishing silence and stillness the Word of Wisdom thus opened it self unto me Oh thou deep searching Spirit marvel not thou hast been so long frustrated for as to thy present state and dispensation thou couldst never reach me to all Eternity for my Birth in thee lies deeper then thy present Gift of Faith and Prayer can open thou hast with many others been in a great mistake But in as much as thou â—…wnest and bewailest thy unskilfulness I will make known to thee what Key will turn this great Wheel of my Wisdom so as it may move and manifest it self in thee through all thy Properties if thou canst bid up to the Price of it For understand that it is compounded of all pure Gold subsisting in a burning Furnace of many Fires And although this wonderful Key is of Wisdom's carving out and her free gift yet Oh thou seeking Spirit she will cost thee very dear if ever thou obtainest her Yet she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her and will shew her self within the Walls of the Mind and meet them in every thought that waits for her Laws and Counsel and brings a Kingdom which will be well worth thy selling all for But the great thing saith Wisdom now is to discipline and make thy Spirit a cunning Artist to give it Knowledge of what Matter in Number Weight and Measure this pure Key is made up of which is all pure Deity in the Number THREE which is weighty indeed being one exceeding weight Glory sitting in the Circle of the Heavens within Man's Heart measuring with the Line of his Power the Temple and inward Court with the Worshippers therein This is
VVisdom's Key which will make our Hands drop with sweet smelling Myrrh upon the Handle of her Lock Which while I was opening her Privy-Door with this Key my Soul failed within me and I retained no strength my Sun of Reason and the Moon of my outward Sense were folded up and withdrew I knew nothing by my self as to those working Properties from Nature and Creature and the Wheel of the Motion standing still another moved from a Central Fire so that I felt my self Transmuted into one pure Flame Then came that Word to me This is no other then the Gate of my Eternal Deep canst thou subsist in this Fiery Region which is Wisdom's Mansion where she meets with holy abstracted Spirits and gives forth a fiery Law which if thereunto thou canst give heed so as to come up to her Requirings then no Secret shall be with-held from thee Thus far am I admitted to come into the entrance of her House where I must stop till I hear further from her Now as I was attending to obtain a fresh Visit being entred into this first Mansion of her House to hear and learn further she said on this wise That I was greatly beloved and she would be my Mother and so should I own her and call her who would now be to me as Rebecca was to Jacob to contrive and put me in a way how I should obtain the Birth-right-Blessing For if I would apply my self to her Doctrine and draw my Life's Food from no other Breast I should then know the recovery of a lost Kingdom At which Salutation I was dissolved and melted the fervent heat of this Love strongly impulsing me to a resolve for to obey her in all things VVhich pure Oil from Wisdom's Vessel stopping it opened again not till October the 20th in the Morning-Watch then heard I her Voice thus Sequester and draw out of thy Animal Sensitive Life that is too gross I cannot appear till that disappear There must be Spirit with Spirit Light with Light No sooner had I this caution but I felt Power which suspended the active busie mind which for a time was expired into silence Know then said the same Voice thou shalt supplant thy Brother Esau who according to the Figure is a cunning Hunter in the out-birth and field of Nature While he with his subtilty seeking it abroad in the wild Properties of the External Region I will now help thee to it â—…ear at Hand even in thy own enclosed Ground There the true Scape-Goat feeds of which I will make savoury Meat such as God thy Father loves Hearing this Salutation from my late known Mother I was deadly ravished in the Spirit in the Light of the Lord and feared to return to the dark House of my outward Senses again which opened a Spring of Intercession in me that as one of the Friends of the Bridegroom I might hear his Voice still which indeed was so pleasant and swâ—…t as I could well have admitted of a dissolution of my Elementary Being rather than this Conference should not still be maintained with this renowned Pearl of Wisdom But I have learned to observe her Time and Seasons I witness her opening as in the twinkling of an Eye a pure bright subtil swift Spirit a working Motion a Circling Fire a penetrating Oil. November the 10th 1673. IN the Morning about the fifth Hour my Spirit was called forth to attend Wisdom's Oracle again to know further into that mysterious thing she discoursed with me in order to the obtaining the Birth-right-Blessing Oh thou Fiery Soul know thy self now out of thy own Creaturely Being Whereupon I was environed with sweet burning Flames which devoured and consumed all thâ—… Bryars Thorns and accursed Emanations that did offer to put forth So thaâ—… Scripture was witnessed feeling God'â—… being a Wall of Fire which separateâ—… the Earthly part from the Heavenlyâ—… Tâ—…en uttered Wisdom her Voice Oâ—… thou sollicitous Spirit I am now comâ—… to shew thee what is required of thee aâ—… in the beginning of my parling I Shunneâ—… not to declare what it would cost theâ—… to purchase the Key that unlocks thâ—… Gate which gives thee entrance into that pure and transparent City wherâ—… thou art to be an Inhabitant in the Lamb'â—… Nature for ever I tell thee God requires an Offering from thee as he did of Abraham there is no sparing any part an whole Burnt-offering through the Eternal Spirit must be given up Understand me thus thou hast an Earthly Principle that hath dilated and overspread thee and got into dominion and covered thee safe from my Heavens within thee but these Thrones and Powers must be cast down their Place must be found no more Thou hast made great Complaints for want of constant near Alliance and Freedom with God thy â—…reator but marvel not the Cause lies â—…ere in dying yet thou art not totally â—…ead This is the first Baptism thou art 〈◊〉 know and how many have herein falâ—…n short in not giving their earthly Self Thorough-wounding and killing Blow â—…herefore to thee O beloved of thy â—…other Rebecca I commend to thee my â—…aming Sword be thou now valiant â—…d let it do full Execution in the Camp 〈◊〉 Nature slay utterly Old and Young â—…hatever in thee bears not my Mark and â—…ame which is my Image Few in this â—…tter Age have come thus far Thereâ—…re I have had so little pleasure to inâ—…bit with and to reveal my self to the â—…hildren of this Generation in that a â—…re Crystalline Mind is so rarely to be â—…und and in no other will thy God â—…pear Therefore hear and learn of â—…e who well knows what will qualifie â—…ee for the reception of thy Fountain-â—…ght and Joy which may be an abiding â—…riend and Comforter to thee which â—…as the Heritage of Jacob thy fore-â—…nner in the Line and Blessing Now â—…aving made known what thy Offering to be which is one remove that makes way for the return of thy Bridegroom the second thing required is the Venison that must be presented to thy Father that he may eat thereof that so the Love from his Heart may flow into thee wherein the Blessing will be known but of this thou shalt have my Counsel as thou art faithful in answering to this preparative Work At these Sayings of my Mother I well pondered all tending to the refining me out of my Earthly Life seeing I must offer it up and that time of my departure out of the first Principle is drawing nigh upon me as Wisdom has plainly shewed me that though I had come with many Offerings yet till all was consumed by that one whole Burnt-Offering I could not be made perfect in the Virgin-State where Christ's Second Birth in pure Spiritual Humanity should appear in me Which Wisdom told me was the true and right Venison that God my Father would receive from my Hand who could savour no other Meat Offering but what should be made up and dressed by the Hand of Virgin-Wisdom who
further shewed me that place where she would make ready this savoury Meat which was in the fiery Essence of my Spirit Which in very deed I did feel going to work in her own kindled Furnace where she shewed me her Golden Pot. No Vessel was to be used but of that pure Metal wherein was ordered all the several Ingredients which I implored her Friendship to let me see which was granted unto me who owned that her Fear was with me and hitherto I had observed her Charge and her Secrets should be with me and that I should know such things from a deep Ground as had not been broken up of late Ages if I could bear that hot fiery Furnace which should boil away the Scum of all that which of the earthly part had yet its remainder with me Which Counsel begot this Exploration with my Mother as fearing I should not come up to these her pure and high Accomplishments Disponding therefore I said Oh my Mother-Wisdom the terms of thy Requirings are hard considering I constrained am to reside in the Out-Birth of a Mortal Shadow where Millions of Spirits do me tempt to keep me from this high and noble Ascent What an overturning must here be made that so a Renewing may be on the face of my old Earth Which Renovation well answers to that Scripture We shall not all dye but suffer a Change or Translation Oh how little did I understand till Wisdom unsealed and opened her Testimony lighting my Lamp from her Seven Pillars of Fire which now go before me that my Way may no more be dark Who hath made good her Promise for I felt her strong Impulse and her Furnace prepared burning as an Oven By which I well know what that Word of Record means The Day comes that shall burn as an Oven She told me She was now come to make ready the Venison that I might have access to God my Father with it while I was pondering seeing only the Vessel and the Fire with Isaac I was ready to say Where is the Lamb Then uttered she this Word Thou thy self must be this Paschal Lamb which must be slâ—…in Then was I taught to say or pray strike upon that Life-Vein which may abundantly return again thus yielding my self up to Love's Flaming Sword I felt a separation was made Oh how sweet is it to feel the Life's Blood run into the Founâ—…ain of that Godhead from whence it â—…ame Let none henceforth fear in the â—…ord to dye for Life shall spring again â—…s to one that awaketh out of a Sleep inâ—…o another Principle or begotten into New World in which with other Inâ—…abitants with whom I now my Conâ—…ersation have in the Light of the â—…eity I do dwell O dear Sophia what â—…m I that hitherto thou hast me brought â—…at I should know of thy Magick-Art â—…d from thy holy Flames to be inspiâ—…d which foreruns the Day of Penteâ—…ost which shall known again be to â—…ose who follow hard the Prize to â—…ke This feeling the Divine Power â—…d me touched as the Key that unlockâ—… the Gate of the Eternal Deep I furâ—…er emboldned was to ask my Mother â—…isdom how and when she would comâ—…ound that savoury Meat on which the â—…essing entailed is for I as one impatiâ—…t am till the Birth-right confirmed be me Upon which there was presentâ—… as in a Charger a Kid lying in a Comâ—…sition Liquor of Milk Oil and Blood â—…th several Spices as Spikenard â—…yrrh and Cinnamon giving forth strong Odours Then Wisdom called to me O go and see what I have compounded and prepared a Banquet-Feast whereto as thy Father will come down with his dear Son thy Elder Brother and I thy Mother and will hereof take and feed so that the Fountain of Jacob may be thy Blessing which the Eternal Father accordingly pronounced saying From the Upper and Supercelestial Planets let thy Eternal Nativity again renew as from its own Originality by which the lower Constellations and Elements shall to these subjected be and bow as a Globe upon which thy Feet shall stand and both the upper and neather Springs command The Dews of Heaven and the Fat Things of the Earth shall together upon thee meet This is the Fulness of all Blessings wherewith the Triune Unity do thee greet Henceforward now observe and obedient be to what shall be further Communicated to thee After this my Spirit still attended eagerly longing to lay my Mouth tâ—… Wisdom's Breast from which the Worâ—… of Life so sweetly did flow Then shâ—… with her Flaming Heart did present heâ—… self to me Out of which Heart sprouted forth a Tree with Twelve Branches having upon the Root of it engraven GOD is the Pith Life and Virtue that maketh the Heart thus Fruitful in various opening and quickning Powers giving forth according to each Branch a different and peculiar Fruit. Then said she to me Here doth lie the Mystery do thou it come and see how out of the Flames these Branches put forth green and palpable Fruits that are not yet grown yet thou with Patience must still wait till to perfection of ripeness they be grown in thee then of the first Fruits of this Tree thou shalt bring to thy God as an Offering who will accept it as a pure Offering that will draw down the Life's Blessing read and see what engraven is for thee and let thy Mind be staid a while till thou to this ripe Age shall arrive and comforted be that this shady Heart as a fruitful Vine shall overspread within the Walls of thy Mind a River of Oyl shall here out-spring which will make thy Flames burn still till so hot the Furnace may come to be which as the Sun for vehemency shall transmute this Fruit to a Golden Colour Then thou with savoury Meat to thy God shall come who will himsef feed upon their pleasant Fruit which nourished has been from the Life's Blood Come now and into Love's deep descend with me that thou mayst know the various operation of this Tree and every Branch thereof namely as the living sense shall spring in thee according to which thy lot will be as relating to the Blessing promised the which will require perseverance still in the Faith till to perfection in Colour this Fruit be brought No other charge I shall leave with thee but to abide within this shady Rock where Love's Flames shall be thy Food continually Oh how pleasant is it here to be all encircled with Love's flaming Breast January the 22d 1674. VVIsdom's Word opened yet again to me saying Arise swiftly follow me I will shew thee Greater Things then what hath yet been known to thee Whereupon I felt a mighty attractive Power drawing up my Spirit for Ascension but surprized I was with a potent Enemy which did me encounter highly charging me with a breach to Nature's Laws and how I stood obligatory to her in as much as I had an outward Body which I ought to take in the Sense of its
Drops of this upon each Metal and they were all immediately transmuted into Lustrous Gold Then I was led to another Place where there was nothing but a Redish Mould cast up and then by the Word of the Power which he spake forth this Earth was changed into Forms after our Human shape but clarified and bright standing up as a great Army And he said These are the Fire-Stones that are to walk in this New Paradisical Region as Glorified Figures like unto such as were here before them Then I Queried how could it possibly be that such Effects could be produced by any that in a Mortal Image did now upon the Earth appear Upon which the Beloved John answered me All this that thou hast seen is possible again to be done by Wisdom's White Tincturing Stone formed within by which the Great Wonders in the last concluding Age of the World shall the grand Revolution make changing what is gross and vile first within and then going further on to Transfigure even that which is without that so according to that saying The Vile Body shall be changed and reduced and brought into the Glorious Liberty whereby it may possess the Kingdom and Dominion with Christ the Glorified Head Then was it said This is the true and faithful Mystery that understood and unveiled hath been to thee for a Foundation of Faith and Hope to Wisdom's Children to look into and to wait for the Formation in themselves of this White Virgin Stone Then may they most freely and easily eat and work and nothing shall them controll as to those worthy Enterprizes and Exploits that are to be wrought which shall distinguish them to be the Sealed of the Living God signed with Power from on High A further Opening of the foregoing Vision given in the same Month of November 1675. THe Word came to me saying The Love-Chain is to be unlinked betwixt God and thee while the Spirit is the only Eternal Matter and Quality whereon thou art to work Therefore fast hold it will take on thee so strongly as to draw and fix thee in the Circumference of the very Immense Love from which the Eternity is seperated and the Curse of the Elements divided and totally taken away O enter enter I say into it This is the Infinite Space that thou hast seen which is beyond the Third Gate This invisible Love-Chain will work thee through the First Gate which so strait and narrow is and so through the other two if thou give it all Length and Breadth within thee to wind thee up swiftly For what is so strong as God's Love for restoring into the desired Fuition of all Plenty and Goodness Therefore be strong and courageous in the Love in the passing through these several Gates and fear not all the Attacks of the Enemy till thou enter in this Blessed Land and be there married to thy Beloved An Expostulation of Wisdom's Pilgrim VVHile I was in my deep Agony a Spirit of Prayer came down which sent up mighty Cries and unutterable Groanings Which as I did most sensibly feel pierced and broke through the Gate of the Eternal Deep So that my Spirit had admittance into the Secret of the pure Deity where I had Audience and free liberty to pour out my Grievances shew my Wounds and who they were that had pierced me Every ones Hand was against me shooting theiâ—… Bitter Arrows adding weight and pressures to her that was bleeding upon the Cross already crying Crucifie Crucifie in Dying let her Dye Now I seeing that I was to tread the Wine-press alone and to encounter the Potent Spirits thâ—… Throne-Princes of Darkness I cried anâ—… was in strong Travel Yet every Paâ—… and Throw did open the Birth of Lifâ—… and gave me entrance into the Holâ—… Place Where I heard first the Eternâ—… Sounds and then after that obtaining the Power to be in a stillness where neither Motion or Thought did stir I was in a smooth calm Water wherein no Dirt or Mire did cast up neither was there the lifting up of any Tool or making any noise to drown the Voice that spake to me in this wise The Voice of the Bridegroom O thou afflicted tossed and forsaken One I will marry thee unto my self Thou art mine be not dismayed Fear none of those things thou art to suffer for the Power and Presence of my Omnipotency shall be with thee Thou must be my tried Stone at which many shall fall and stumble thou hast been refused and set at naught but I will magnifie my Name in thee and yet make it Honourable Only this I require that thou seperate thy self and touch no more unclean Spirits of this World for I can endure no Polluted thing to come before me Therefore holy harmless seperated from Sin and Sinners thou must be then in the holy Priesthood thou shalt wait on me The Answer of the Spirit of the Soul At which I said Lord how can this be For though I have greatly desired this Office to minister about the holy Things that so I might be nigh to thee yet the Worldly Spirit maketh a Challenge to this outward Husk or Body and saith that I am not got out of the reach of its Dominion Hunger and Thirst Heat and Cold do attend the outward Man which do engage its outward Senses for things which are External so that none can live in that pure Abstraction till redeemed out of all Care for the present Body This was that which I bewailed and did plainly ask God if it were not possible for the Eternal Mind and Spirit to supply all Wants to that which were Corporeal without the help of the Spirit of Reason which is King in that Region where the Curse is The Reply of the Bridegroom After a little while of suspending my outward Senses this Answer I obtained That this could not be till there were a Total Death of the Body of Sin referring to that in the seventh of the Romans ver 6. That being Dead wherein we were held fast we should serve in the Newness of Spirit as being discharged from the Law of the first Husband to which we were married after the Law of a Carnal Command Whence we are now free to be Married unto him that is raised from the Dead and so shall become the Lamb's Wife jointured into all the Lands and Possessions that he hath The Eternal Revenues are belonging to her whether Invisible or Visible all Power in Heaven and Earth is committed to her and all things are given to those that are his whether it be Gifts of Prophecy or of Revelation or of Manifestation or of Discerning of Spirits or that high Tongue of the Learned which only speaks from Wisdom's Breath The Preparation of the Second Marriage At which Opening my Spirit even failed within me as desponding ever to get rid of my First Husband without which no Marriage with the Lord from Heaven can be For knowest thou not was it said to me that the
Law of Sin hath Dominion so long as he liveth So from hence the Spirit did testifie that nothing less then a Thorough Death would put me into a Capacity of this Marriage with the Lamb. For he will match himself only to a Virgin Spirit incorporating and thereby changing into his own pure Humanity and this is a Begetting into a Living Substance which springeth through the Death of the Old Which as the Grain that dissolveth in the Earth and generateth a New Body so in like manner doth the New Creature spring forth which indeed is Christ our Life whose appearance will put an end to Sin in us Now what brought in the Curse the Care the Toil and the Impotentcies which distress poor Man in this his fallen estate but a Deviation from his God And while in this state he stands as a Debtor to Sin being under the Dominion of it this maketh him obnoxious to all the Calamities which do attend those that live in Bodies Elementary But now to hear of a Possibility of a Putting off of this Body of Sin this is good Tidings indeed and verily the Prophet which is risen in me hath prophesied that such a Day is at hand And that I shall be a Witness of Jacob's Star arising and shall see for my self and not for another Then shall that saying be fulfilled Death is swallowed up in Victory even the Death of that First Husband who so long hindred my Marriage with the Lamb. Who by a New Law from Mount Sion hath set me free from the Law of Sin and Death Be astonished O ye who are Wounders and Despisers of this Grace which I now see is near to be Revealed For the Garments of the Bride are making ready and it is granted to me to see in whose hand they be O Wisdom to thee is committed only the Ordering of this Wedding Garment which of divers Colours shall be that known from all others may be the King's Daughter who under thy Teaching and Discipline is committed April the 20th 1675. The Shulamits Debate Expostulation with Wisdom OH my Mother how is it that thou hast shewed me of the Glory of thy House and of the Honour Riches and Dominion of thy Kingdom and hereby hath allured and drawn the Spirit of my Mind that I cannot turn my Eye from thee my Senses being refined and with thy Life close touched that I altogether incapable am to join to Baal or to immerse my self with the druggy polluted Life of this outward Principle which hath no consistency with that transparent state where unto thou hast called me with thee to have my Conversation as one that hath obtained Grace to be sirnamed by thee and admitted into the secret of thy Counsel in order to some peculiar Service for thee If so why is it I am yet straitned in force and power What signal mark do I bear to demonstrate my holy and consecrated Calling to wait in thy Pavilion What Commission have I from thee to shew whereby all unbelieving and gain-saying Spirits may be convinced and put to silence true it is I have had free Communications through Transportation of my Spirit but what is this without fixation and Seal of the Power which may bear Record of its own Omnipotency working forth to redress all Maladies and Grievances seeing I have taken upon me to plead suffer me yet a little to empty and unload my self to thee whom I well know to have the tender working Bowels of a Mother and numbrest all my Complaints the first Argument is from thy free choice of me calling me out of all Nations Tongues and Peoples no more to know my Fathe'rs House or the Land of my Earthly Nativity but to renounce and seperate from all attending thy Appointments only at whose Knee I have been for some time brought up to hear and learn the manner of the worship of my God which is expected in a different Living All-Powerful Ministration which to know is indeed Life but to act forth from that Life brings the Joy Peace and Glory which will be the Renown of Wisdom's Nursery among whom I have thus far found favour as to have her Friendly Salutations with Word upon Word sealing Instructions to me but this is not enough Oh the Spirit and Breath that goeth forth with all Influencing Powers to create new Forms of things this I know will give the express signature of a Godlikeness putting forth through Nature's contemtible Appearance Here is surely a matchless Glory to break forth the highest Mystery which was ever unveiled the best and choicest of all Wisdom's Treasury yet to be brought out for such as pursue and make it their only one Interest minding and regarding nothing else Oh my Mother while herein have I busied my self in putting and throwing off all Weights that I might come a naked Spirit unto thee How have the pernitious Necessities cryed for the out-part to have Right done it to act and work and plot in Reasons Counsel-House as the manner is of all which live in the gross Animal Body is known to thy all-viewing Eye which runneth to and fro and what my Conflicts have been and still are while I have studied to evade and make my escape through the Throng of Worldly-Wise Reasons Guard who have by order of their great Prince watched me in every going out and in when with my only Friend I would my Time secretly in all sweetness spend contrivance hath not been wanting to draw me down to wear again the dark Linsywolsey-Gown I being well aware through divine caution These are the Pirats that have lain in wait for me to take what Substance is with me embarked So that Perils on all kinds do beset but this my Ark above all Waters doth keep floating a Man of War is within which will keep this Vessel from being a Prize to the subtil Man of Sin pitched within and without by Wisdom's Skill no fear of leaking while I thy bottom am so saith the Amen Thus encountring fresh with Temptations and strong Gusts from the cold North which I feel many times blow so sharp as if they would put back the Spring from coming on upon which only my Hope is entertained which keeps up my Spirit from fainting Thus while I was pleading and pressing hard for the finishing Power to come down that might put an end to all Strife whioh is from the Root of Sin Here is a Break by the loss of the Original Therefore O Shulamite do not thou judge thy Furnace to be too hot it well becomes thee the same with thy Lord in all things to be who in thee beareth and endureth and suffereth Were it not that hadst high Conjunction with the Deity thou wouldst not stand in that Enmity universally to what from the Root of Iniquity doth spring How much better is it to be numbred with thy Jesus amongst the Transgressors and to bear the Sins of others rather then thy own that the Evil One may
Spirit so divine as shall out-dâ—… all the Children of Time Now watchful be call over all my Charge obserâ—… my Word start not herefrom and lo I will abide still thy Friend and Bride May the 29th 1675. Wisdom's Pilgrim being ecchoed up setting her self as a Clock-Work upon its going motion still witnessing something strongly winding up the Eternal Springs thereof that Times number might not slack or stop urging still to one Gate after another the Hand of Power to unlock being raised up to a higher approach and nearness to the Allinfluencing Deity with whom in the Night Repose when deep Sleep had overtaken my Animal Part my Spirit was wrapped up in high Conjunction and Fellowship with the Triune Majesty the Joy and Pleasure of which was so great that when I awaked a Hymn of Praise was given me to land and magnifie the Love which had after this manner visited me drawing up out of the Body so wonderfully sweetly who lay here powerfully in Love's Arms arrested kept for some Hours in this warm Bosom-Harbour where the Spirit inquired further about these weighty and Heavenly Matters which with great pressing Urgency received this resolve as relating to those things manifold which by the Mouth of Wisdom have been foretold Who again encouraged me to hope and wait for the Day was not far off in which I might see the All-filling Body of the Glory which would be the end of former and latter Prophecy whereunto I yet did well to take heed because it was the Life's Food which for the present time might not only afford Support to me but others who with me shall wing up their Lord to meet all Crystalline having no Spot nor Stain to such he will appear and number them among the Holy Train to bear the Father's Name inspiring and shewing to me there was various Passages which yet I was further to venture and believe the entrance into which should yet be more amazing to the intellectual Mind which shall into its own Deep descend to bring up still what will Water the Garden that it may be always Summer and Spring Where I earnestly invocated this might also be the Portion of my selected Friends who in this Holy Ministry were choosing to wait with me that they might clear single and of a perfect Spirit appear before the bright All-piercing Eye of the Virgin Wisdom who to our God maketh nigh Further I did see into the Mystery of ascending Spirits what Qualifications thereto was required who are to be Spiritual Flames blown upon by a constant soft breath of Air from the Holy Power which letteth in nothing which putrifies or is gross and heavy none could mount up that had the least Weight hanging upon them the Word did express there must be a due Proportion Light and Purity answering to each other the Mind that would associate with God must carry a distance to drossy carnal Spirits and all of that Nature according to the high Birth of a Spirit you shall know it by the Holy Greatness which it will have not knowing how to be familiar with what is not of the same high extraction with it self Wisdom is very Jealous least any of her Family should walk out of her Order therefore that in her Love-Favour you may all abide to whom this Word of Counsel shall come that to the Virgin of the Lamb be you Loyal that in your ascending Prayers you may meet with no denyal July the 16th 1675. The Light Orb opened and all overspread me thereby dispelling every Foggy Mist so that it brought to my remembrance the Lord's Day which John saw and had all his Revelations in who was said to be in the Spirit And truly after such a manner must every one be seized that is drawn up into the Mount of Divine Vision to hear what God the Lord hath of his Mind to give forth Which will only be entrusted with such whose Spirits are fled and departed out of all Animal Sense which is gross heavy and ponderous But for a Spirit that would be All-seeing and intelligent in matters Supernatural to be uncloathed of all Earthly Materials it is certainly required as through great and free Love I have been a Witness of in all Conferences and mutual Society with the Fountain Sourse of all Spirits For never could I hear feel see or tast the Powers and Joys of the Light Kingdom till I was passed out of the Cloudy Pillar of mine own benighted Reason which many times set so hard upon me as I often feared that I should be violated out of all that which Divine Wisdom had presented to me for an Encouragement to those who shall by Faith overcome not in part but in whole triumphing over all Worlds Which is to be effected as hath lately been shewn to me upon some debate with the World of Wisdom my dear Counsellour who taking notice of some fresh Exercise that my Spirit was in animated me thus Be strong be resolute acquit thy Doubting Mind for therein lieth the danger for as much as no mighty Work can be effected either in by or through thee until there be a full close and joint Consent of all the internal Faculties and Powers Therefore are there all choice Ingredients requisite for the making up of this Almighty precious Faith and such as are not to be found in every Ground For thou art to know that there are different Soils in the Inward Heart of Man's Earth as well as in the outward some being for one Grain some for another and all making together for the Increase of that Treasury which is to be brought into the Eternal Granary Wherein every ones Work shall be proved and all Metals tryed of what sort they are Now as to this which is the most weighty of all Seeds and in Truth the Root of all there being no Fruit but what putteth forth from this Tree of Faith from which the Holy One can tast any Sweetness as it is written Without Faith there is no possibility of pleasing God thou must therefore dive and search deeply for in the Essence of the Deity this Grain of Gold is only to be found And if it should not drive forth it self in all its united Force and Powers it would never be reached to But in that Ground where this Plant is deeply rooted it will put forth as from a flowing bubling Fountain which Water of Life mingleth with the Golden Mould and so maketh the Composition of this high extracted Mineral which hath done and will yet do all the Miraculous Things in and through Nature but it will suffer no check nor contradiction from Nature Such is the absolute and uncontrolable Soveraignty hereof that it will not admit of any Questioning Spirit to set footing within its Gates Here must be no Asking How can This or That come to be If Abraham had made any of these kind of Objections he had frustrated all his Friendship with God who put him surely upon as hard
things to prove him as any in this Age shall ever be called to or need fear to be tryed withal Many worthy Instances more there are upon Record of such who by this Faith have subdued and conquered whatever withstood them so as nothing was too hard for them who skilled were in the use of this bright flaming Shield which hath for a long time been out of Exercise For of late Age it hath scarcely been known after this manner of working to have been ever used which is in the way of giving Being and Existency to that which is Not. This is the Quintessence and Spirit of Faith the immediate Begotten of the Father that acteth according to the Will and Power of the Omnipotency There is no Sufficiency in any but from this All-sufficiency putting forth Which I advise thee to look up to and wait upon in the serene Stillness and when the Birth is strong enough grown it will shew it self whose Child it is In the mean time hide and conceal it and wrap it up in the Mantle of Love and Patience The Nourishment hereof shall be from that Breast of Wisdom's Word by which it shall still be sustained till it cometh to be a full grown Power and of a perfect Age and then shall the Government upon this Shoulder be laid and both the Inmost and Utmost Bounds of all that which the Heavens and Earth contain shall to this Spirit of Faith bow most voluntarily as rejoycing to see Immanuel's Kingdom arising as the Morning Star out of the East I have now no other Word to give but that thou hold fast and keep the Word of God's Patience enduring all Contradictions rather then denying or shrinking back from this which will crown thee and become thy Glorified Body Be strong then O my Spirit flag not for my Law-giver out of Sion I do see who upon my Earth doth stand with his Love-Fan in his Hand to divide from what can have no consistency with the Trinity in Nature November the 22d 1675. Wisdom's Call and Direction for the Tabernacle Building UPon the New Covenant which was opened and established in me this Word came unto me further Where is the Place for my Testimony to be put except in the Ark and Tabernacle where I only give the witness of my Presence This is the great high and most considerable Work of all therefore thou art noted as also them that are moved and stirred up to join with thee as known by Name to go forward in the framing and fashioning of this goodly Tent for the Presence of the Most Holy to take up in Then cryed the Voice unto me Put your Hands to this curious Work according to the Pattern which Wisdom hath given you At this I said in my Spirit Ah Lord where is the Stuff and Matter to work upon Then replyed the Word of Wisdom Ye shall find all with and in your own Treasure-House into which the Free-will-Offerings are brought therefore be not careful as to that your business is to order and manage the Materials provided to your Hands This put me upon great Importunity for Skill and Understanding for it was a New Work to us and we must obtain a special Gift or we should be non-plus'd in it Then this Word spake to me Am not I with thee who devised the first Tabernacle in the Figure and Shadow and made those two choise Ones wise-hearted for the effecting of that which was but a Worldly Sanctuary Am not I come to give you a wise and understanding Heart Why lean you not upon me for this Ability and Sufficiency Nothing would suffice but Cohabitation with your God and it could no other way be effected but by this New and Living Sanctuary by me framed Therefore as a tender faithful Mother I have not concealed any thing that might throughout accomplish thee for free and mutual Society with thy God and beloved Jesus Now take good notice of what I shall instruct and give Rules for in order to this pure and perfect Tabernacle erecting Which must be a Transcript from what is in the Superior Heavens which the Majesty of Glory fills that the one may come expresly to answer the other and that so the same which bears Record in Heaven may also in thy restored and New Earth bear it where the Everlasting JEHOVAH loveth to be if he may but find a Receptacle suitable for so great so wonderful and so infinite a Security Now then consider to what a choice eminent and worthy Service thou and thy fellow Workmen are called labour that my Stone may spring in you which only can make wise Artists to comprehend the Nature and Manner of this Work first then know here is no less then a Creating Power with which ye must be endued withal before you can make any thing of this Work according to that ancient Prophecy which saith The Lord will CREATE upon every dwelling Place a Tabernacle for a Shadow by Day and it shall be a Flaming Fire by Night Here is the New-Covenant Prediction come to be fulfilled in thy Day that ye may rejoice in that which I create and bring forth in the Birth Power of All-Wisdom which so readily can take out the Pattern in which the High and Lofty One doth inhabit This is not after the manner of a Terrestial Formation by visible Gold Silver Purple Scarlet or Linen which Methaphorically Imaged out the true and real Sanctuary of God's Being which is to be created in thy Internal Part. There the Holy Ark thou must make by me who can extract it Magically casting the Mould from out of that superior and undiscovered Golden Ground which at my Command casteth up all precious Matter for thee to work upon Which unconceivable and unknown must be for no common Eye shall ever this espy it is the peculiar Gift which only doth appertain to those which are called by Name this Holy Thing to ingrave Wonder-working Hereupon my Spirit was as one overturned being appointed to such a Service wherein no Earthly Material Tool or Instrument was to be used For all Wisdom and Understanding from the Rational Terrestrial Man was prohibited and to be wholly laid aside and only the Wisdom which is from above that indeed is Pure was to take place and give Instruction in this great Affair which tended to the settling of the Heavenly Promise through the erecting of this Holy Tabernacle Thus being in a deep plunge and concern in my self how and when to set upon the Work as being pressed out of measure to proceed upon it praying with all Prayer for my self and that other Person nominated in this Work I received this Divine Charge to persist unweariedly without Interruption For that if there were a falling back or but a slacking in either it might stop the Wheel Therefore I was forewarned to be well satisfied in the Spirits that I concurred and united withal lest that should be mutable and not hold out to the finishing
Work for we should be tryed and if we were not perfect in One Accord it could not prosper in our Hand and then it were better to engage singly if not clear and cordial as one Then was brought before me something of a staggering which would be very hurtful if at any time it should in either of us prevail before we obtain the fixation in the Body of the Power for it was shewed me there would not want strong belingrings to weaken our Hands in the Work for the whole stress lay upon following and cleaving to our Guide and keeping to the Paradisical Laws which in the Ministration of the Spirit can only be fulfilled Now these things sinking deep upon my Spirit drew forth many Inquiries and Heart-searchings and Suspitions least the Work should in any wise be impeded for I saw the Dragon upon his violence to snatch at the Birth which made me cry O save it out of his Hands and carry us out of his reach Then Wisdom spake this Word No place out of danger but the Ark and Tabernacle where your Strong Hold is the Sanctuary which is provided foryour Refuge Then did I apply my self to ask how long it should be before we might herewith be invironed that so we might no longer be in Fear and Jepordy It was replyed That it is much in our Power both to hasten or to prolong it there was a possibility of a quick Work to be made of it if we would follow it fully intirely with all Might for it was of that nice difficult curious Nature that every Interruption detarded it God could make a Tabernacle to descend ready finished upon thee but it is his pleasure to give thee the Honour of the Workmanship and Building hereof that thou mayst hear and learn of Wisdom how to form and bring forth this inclosed Tent for the God of Jacob to dwell in Then this Query did rise up further in me But seeing the manner of this curious Work O Wisdom is to be effected by a Spiritual Magician who by a Vertual Power must do all in it how can we be capable hereof till we come to be made such For who can make themselves so sublime and perfect as to reach to so high a degree of Wisdom as is required in this Work Truth it is O impotent Spirit without me thou hast no sufficiency therefore this understand I do not insist or require thee to set upon this Matter of so great Consequence nakedly in thy own strength for then soon an abortive thou wouldst make This doth require as great a Skill and Power as the first Heavens and Earth with all the Hosts that did belong unto them which were generated through the deep Spirit of Wisdom's Understanding So know I do call upon this Original Breath infused from my Essential Power and Life which resleth in the Cell of thy Eternal Mind till it be awakned by my Voice sounding as a Trumpet saying Come forth and gird on thy Spiritual Powers and follow me where thou shalt see in what Holy Affairs and Spiritual Work I will employ thee knowing the Gift of Ability which already is given unto thee which now is required to be stirred up to the utmost sufficiency thereof to join the Chariot of thine Internal Spirit with me and so be the Wheel within mine doing only what you see me do who am risen out of thy deep Central Earth all things anew to create Seven Pillars hewn out in the first place here must be for this Perfect Sanctuary all Crystalline out from that Rock which is the Eternal Jasper-Stone Next is that fine-twined Linnen which for Curtains about this Tent is ordered to be imbroidered by the Golden Thread and wrought by the Needle of my Eternal Spirit In the third place it is to be paved all with Molten Gold from that Everlasting Mountain which thou didst see the Covering also of the same Orential Gold must be All which though Metaphorically I do them thus present to thee yet all shall be accomplished in a perfect Mystery as the Deity shall all over-shadow thee who long hath waited this Tabernacle to see perfected in thee that so the Covenant within the Ark might find a place of Security Here thy God will choose to put his Name only Where nothing must come near that is defiling And therefore appointed are over the Thronely Mercy-Seat flaming Cherubims this Holy Place to guard Whose cry is only Holiness to the Lord Most High who within this Tent defires with thee to dwell and with Power Majesty and Glory it to fill but know that here God will admit none into this seperated Court to come but the High-Priest which hath the Crown of the Anointing Oil therefore consider the wonderful Purity that is required when thou comest near to thy God to inquire who will from between the Flaming Seraphims commune with thee in all Matters and Things in which thou art to receive Commands For now the real sum of all that which is required in this thy approach is purity in the highest degree that can be extracted from that Original Sourse out from which floweth the Golden Streams of All-Holiness which will be found within thy self and in their rising so cleanse and sanctifie them all over as therefrom this Holy Tabernacle will it self form and grow upon thee till it shall have swallowed up all foregoing Tabernacles as Aaton's Rod did devour the rest of the Magicians Powers So know that God will be and live intirely to himself within thee as his perfect Tent enduring no Vessel or Instrument or Spirit to come here but what hath the Inscription of Perfect Holiness upon it For who may here ascend but what can dwell in a Flaming Pillar of Fire and not be consumed and be able to say Evermore let me in this sweet aimable pleasant Fire O God with thee abide till I know nothing within me stirring but the Ark of thy Strength and the Power of thy Omnipotency which will be and is the finishing Glory of thy Sanctuary Where unutterably and perpetually my Spirit may be folded up as in an unknown Reservatory within this Holy Place of Purity In order to the attainment of which Perfect State this Word I heard Abstain thou from all Meats which are offered unto Idols and feed upon nothing which is Common or Unclean which is not purged by the Fire that burneth upon my Altar a true Fast ye are to keep in your Spirits from the gross creeping Things and flying Fowls of Imaginations that are apt to flutter in the Air of your Minds and would feed upon that which is hurtful making ye Infirm and Weak for this Tabernacle-Work For as ye are called and chosen to the Order of the Holy Priesthood there to attend instantly Day and Night maintaining the Fire upon the Altar from the pure Spikenard which is to be made up of all Spices into a perfuming Oil this is thy Service to cast herein Fuel or
set-time is accomplished for the Bridegroom's appearance unto us observing for my forwarning that upon or near the time of such invading and disquieting Spirits conspiracy I am foreshewn it in way of Vision As thus being in the Night season impulsed to breath out some Spiritual Ejaculations falling into a slumber after I found somewhat grasp in upon me and struggle to take away my Life having great Wrath and Indignation against me so as I gave up thinking they would have mastered me and bereaved me of Life but the Holy Watcher was with me and prevented all Designs against me setting at that time a Pavillion Guard of Angels to rescue me from the malitious Power that was by the Spirit of Wisdom to me unfolded Who verified that many should be the evil Eyes that would watch us both and rejoice if they might see our Chariot-Wheels stop and our Hopes overturned Therefore the Cry out and from the Holy Place is Hold out be strong give no place nor quarter to the Beast nor to his Train for your Jesus is coming to take his Kingdom and then you shall over all in like Personality co-jointly with him Reign With these and such manner of initiating Supportations still I found us attended that our Faith might hold out and in our Earth be found when the last Trumpet shall be given for to sound which in our Day we may hear if we can see that in our Ground and Field the fruitful Ear is sprung up and looketh all White and Ruddy for to be taken and laid up with that Fiâ—…t Sheaf that is entred before us Not omitâ—…ing an other forerunning Discovery of the continued War like to be still held against the resolved Pilgrim to its Jerusalem persuing Three Nights after this last Combat I saw a Lamb come up where I was setting in my Chamber and run under my Bed and there followed two Dogs which chased it and would no where let it be quiet So it came out to me as for pity and shelter then I bestirr'd my self to take these two Molesters and at last I conquered and made them cease hunting this innocent Lamb shutting them up Then this chased meek one came and put its Head into my Bosom for Rest after its weariness Much from this was shewed me and I well know is to have its daily Accomplishment and therefore in this way is it manifested for Advertisement unto us who are thus far in the process of Jesus ingaged that we should not by any of these things be terrified or amazed while we see the Trophy of Victory concludes the Hellish Tragedy very comfortably March the 5th 1675 6. THis Ghostly Ministration in the Prepared Tabernacle being all now in my Eye knowing nothing else would glorifie Jesus his Ministry The following Manifestation hereof was after this manner pesented unto me A large Fowl which had hatched two Birds I did in that Figure behold till they were grown to be somewhat fledged and able to look out for Food but not able to encounter the cold Blasts nor the Northen Winds blowing very contrary and sharp upon them which made them shrink for want of fresh shelter while now they were thus driven to and fro the Birds of Prey watched narrowly them to devour But away with speed was sent a fluttering Dove with out-spreading Wings over these to hover to deliver them from the Kites Claws which was just fastening upon the one who was not so strong to run as the other who had got it self immediately under the Dove's Wing for shelter Then sayâ—… I a Hand snatched up the other Bird and put it under the Wing of the Dove who with a swift Flight vanished with them into the Invisible Orb of Light March the 6th 1675 6. This Vision was a plain demonstration of the third and last fixed State of the Holy Ghost who for our succour and relief will come to safe guard and carry us up to our prepared Kingdom as it was revealed to me that all former Ministrations would decrease and unto us cease Though Wisdom did conceive us in her Womb and did bring us forth and so passed us over in our Minority to our Jesus we by him having attained to a more grown State he doth transmit us over to the care and charge of the Holy Ghost where only we shall find winged Power and Shelter and who will be a glorious Banner over us Till which we cannot expect to act impregnantly in the Wonders of the high Eternity who hath therefore given to us a new charge that we may press hard and most vehemently pursue this day of Pentecost Which will bring in Omnipotency to concur and go along with the pure begotten Will. Oh then we shall take scattering Coals of Fire from this Holy Altar-Power which shall introduce a mighty Flaming Breath from the Golden Stone Within that will dissolve melt down and bring forth the clear Temple-Form wherein sits the pure Dove with her Virgin Bride who will soon make back to drive from us the strong force of all violent Tydes that so we may upon all Seas float God like and ride God-like upon the Wing of the Dove out of Visible Nature's Eye Where with Joy we solemnly do each other greet being invited by the Governour of this Holy Feast to set down as joint Conquerors with him to partake of what shall be brought forth in the great Day of the Lamb and Bride meeting together When the New Wine out of the Fountain-Grape shall run down the New Jerusalem Streets when all the Store and Treasure Chambers shall stand open and nothing shall be sealed up more from us Who under the covert Wing of this swift mounting Dove are brought For the which the Spirit of Jesus hath most truly brought us thus far as cauâ—…e we have to hope in that already I do feel something in me to move with a Cry still running through me The Lord your Bridegroom is coming Which Word as a Cordial-draught is given to renew both Strength and Spirit Again as we were waiting together in and upon our Temple-Service this Word came unto me Behold the effect of every Vision is at hand spare not to strengthen your Tabernacle-stakes and to fix your Temple-Pillars for it shall be said from this place Blessed is the high Throne-Glory who must prepare a Seat for this Holy One and strictly watch ye that no unhallowed thing enter in into this separated place For you know not how suddainly the transmuting Ghostly Powers will spring out of its own Eternal Ground Who soon will scent and smell if any of the old leavened and putrified lump there be remaining Therefore the cry so often in thy inward Land doth sound that so no unclean thing may there be found and that all Earthly stuff may be thrown out of it For the Holy Ghost is appointed in this new raised Temple to officiate and all perfect Service to be performed at a higher rate more Seraphick and Purer
unbelieving as to be terrified although ye should like Elisha be encompassed with Legions of contradicting Spirits Which may happen to prove what Magnanimity and Spirit of Faith ye have to trust unto And whether or no ye will resort to this Treasure that lately hath been broken up for you that ye might know where still to retire and on all ocasions go to seek out what Power and Armory of Strength ye shall need for your present Succour and Fortitude Oh towards this let your Eyes be most absolutely fixed for it is your Father's pleasure out of this Temple and Treasure-House to bless you Covet nothing here below but wait ye upon that liberal Hand which doth all out here command If ye can arrive to believe without doubting then ye shall see what weighty Draughts out of Wisdom's Deep you will be able to draw up at pleasure so as ye will no more need or regard to go down to this World 's enchanted Sorceries for aid All and enough you will have in your own Power Search and see what in this City-Treasury is as you are by Wisdom brought up hereunto Take boldness and freedom to ask and take what may make for your Preferment in all proportionableness to Christ your Head Who is the great Prince and Commander here and would have you dispatch and clear off all Earthly Scores and come after him with all your ascending Might where there is depth of Glory to drown ye out of all transitory Sight Remember ye that Word which he said and do now in Spirit aver it again to thee that all whatever the Immense Deity hath to the utmost and full extent of that fulness in all Riches Power and Greatness to an Everlasting Dominion is now possessed by this Jesus as his own in common with the high Throne-Majesty And hath power to entail the same where and upon whom he will By which Will ye are elected and chosen by this great and high Apostle to the same Profession and Participation of Power and Dignity as joint Heirs with him Therefore take heed that ye derogate not from this your high Calling but bear up to the Witness hereof and to the acknowledgment of the Father the Word and the Spirit of Wisdom all agreeing to empress the Mark and living Seal upon you that so right to all those wonderful and rich Goods that have been shewn you in the House of your God ye may jointly enter upon as your own Inheritance Hitherto ye have stood off in the mistrust and dispute whether or no ye might make challenge hereunto as being anxious of Sin and inaffected which indeed might well clip the Wing of your ascending Power and dash your confidence For no boldness indeed here could be till Jesus by Water Blood and Spirit did come to cleanse you fully and throughly from all Sin and Unrighteousness and thereby he himself became your Temple-Body as now ye may witness indeed Therefore Stowage is made for taking in of these precious things Open wide henceforth and let all in which shall drop from the Everlasting Oily Mountains and Heavenly Hills upon the pure Gardens of your pure Minds and whatever shall distill as upon my choice Lillies on the smooth Waters of Shiloh March the 19th Upon this Day is a large Transcript by Dr. P. of some Divine Opening which he thought good to conceal under a secret Cypher and may possibly relate to some Oppositions against this Temple-Work March the 23d 1675 6. On the Morning Watch as I was spreading the present distress of things this Word came to me Salvation Salvation and Victory The oppressed at last shall go free If zealous as Phineas he shall be for me His Eye is not to pity or spare but he is to rise up in his Priestly Power to kill and destroy that which hath his Nazarite Purity defiled and annoyed Then no more Curse nor Plague but all shall be stopt and staid I have attempted this Bloody Offering nothing more precious is to my Sight nothing like this could make way for the high ascending of my beloved Pilgrim who so long with Weights and Fetters from me hath been kept down and evermore by one or other was still bound Oh the free and undefiled Virgin-Spirit is for me who makes but one Heart with me This Word came very emphatically and powerfully and hath a weight speaking in them which my Spirit did breath out for their effect upon this beloved Nazarite that so all Plummets might be cut off and the Tomb-stone removed which did keep down his rising Body that is no more to be touched with mortal Senses being elected for a high and unparallelled Work which will admit of no hanging upon by any thing that is ponderous March the 24th 1675 6. A Breviate of the late Perils we were in HAving for some space of time encountred with high Storms great Blusterings one swelling Wave following another threatning to tear and to make a wrack and split our Ship in which we were embarked through the good Hand of the most high Wisdom Being now come within the sight of out Land-mark which so near was to be anchored upon such were the contrary Winds from the Troubler as to put us back again in this our Spiritual Voyage But the good Pilote whom the Seas and Winds must still obey was for and with us sending forth the Words of Power and Authority for this raging foaming Sea which cast up Miery Mountains to be still and quiet which otherwise would have sunk the Ark of our Faith which to the Praise of Jehovah was mightily in all these violent fumations born up and secured we being charged not to fear nor to move out here but still to hoist up that mighty Sail and to wait for that holy Breath and Wind Which none know but they that are in it from whence it comes and whether it will carry such as wholly confide in it as may be spoken by the Experienced For being in great Conflict upon the Doctor 's account whom the evil ones Malice was chiefly set against to keep him down from rising in his work having put such an Iron-Yoke upon his Neck and Burthen upon his Shoulder as grew more heavy and oppressing as his Sight was grown clear and Judgment sound having been a long time in great Sufferings under it which for the working Wheel sake which jointly we were engaged in I was often and much in private with my God for a total release and acquitment that whatever pestred and hung upon him now undesirable might be cut off For to me it was said again and again An untouched and free Nazarite from all Dalilah's thy Yoke-fellow must be or else under the Curb of this grievous Iron-Yoke which will crush and stop his Vital-Breath Powers so as to hinder the free passage and play of Wisdom's bright Star which alone will lie as a bundle of Myrrh in the Bosom of his pure Heart Single Chastity is all and the
If thou canst thus sow thy self singly and purely into me as into the Heart of Sion's rich Soil and there passively a while lie as in thy Tomb and unknown Sepulchre Where none after This method have of latter days been before thee not knowing or understanding the Mystery of This reposing Death then accordingly will an unmixed glorified yea deified Body arise with all rarified Senses Powers and operative Faculties meet for all Heavenly Employment and Service which can no more be drawn downward to mind inferiour matters or things These impressing Savings dropping from the Lips of my Jesus caught my Spirit into the pleasant dying and dissolving part For this kind of Death was not so grim nor terrible to me as what had formerly passed upon me Yet somewhat of a Spiritual conflict was awakened in me and the Powers of my Heavens were at strife about the laying down of this more refined Life For I found some sharp contest with an opposite Power who said What will you further dye and cease from now that the perfect thing is sprung in you Will you have all now of this Holy Nature sink down and bury it in Paradisical Ground sowing only in Hope that it will arise a Body and fair Lily in the Tower of sion This Objection met my Spirit as if I were herein to do a superstuous act but still to Wisdom's Word I adhered Which followed me all the Day long bringing a Scripture to me out of Isa. 26. Thy dead Men shall live together with my dead Body they shall rise Ver. 19. Awake sing ye that dwell in the Dust. From hence was shewn me the present sweet fellowship with my Jesus in this his own Body that is to be our Grave and embalmed Tomb whereby we are to be so Spieed with his Deified Humanity as to see no Corruptibility being called out to empty and spill our whole Life into him This being the publick Day of our Meeting my Spirit was with this new Matter filled but I quenched and stopped the going forth of it and spoke out little of this Secret Which I know would have gone forth with Mighty Powers attending it But some being there that would not happily have digested this new broached Matter I did for fear stop it though it stifled the Breath of Power and thereby was hurtful both to my self and to others Which verified to me that Word Quench not the Spirit despise not Prophecying Which I shall henceforth be cautious of and correspond with according to my Power and inspiring Breath Going afterwards to my Night's Repose I had a mighty disturbed Sleep being in a Place where I saw only the Doctor and my self where did arise out of a burning Lime-Pit a suffocating Smell which was so offensive that I told him we must make all hast out here or we should be stifled such great heaps of Chalk-Stones lay on every side as we could make but slow Pace out neither could I see what way to pass by till on a sudden a Gate opened and a Person called us to come and put forth his Hand â—…o help us over those great Stones that lay in our way so coming out into a Place where we met to worship and praise our God among our own selected Number But while we were in our Spiritual Exercise I saw one amongst us as a mocking Ishmaelite thrusting out a great pair of Lips and deriding our Powers with that I was stirred up in Spirit to go to that Party and give a rebuke and they became ashamed thereat and was Speechless for I was made to discover their Nakedness After this I fell asleep and about Break of Day I was awakened with these Words The Trumpet out of Sion soundeth to call forth the Dead in Jesus awake awake ye that sleep in Sion's Dust. This Alarm much eased my Spirit and drew it into an inward waiting for I know there would somewhat follow if watched thereunto keeping and abiding in the still Rest and waiting from under this Altar to be raised by that Life quickening Spirit that I do feel stir and eccho again to my Cry from under the Altar May the 8th 1676. This Morning being wholly attentive to my Lawgiver for further Manifestation Impowerings and Inspeakings I found Mary Magdalen's restless Spirit with me to attend the Sepulchre of my Lord from which I could not go Knowing well what I had sown into that Holy Ground from whence I expected a good Return While looking and expecting I saw nothing but a bare empty Tomb left here no Jesus was at present to be found Which brought a damp and heaviness upon me but mourning in Hope the Angel that rolled away the Stone did speak Comfort to me saying Though thy Lord into whom thou didst shed thy choicest Life-Seed and didst sow all thy Love-Spirit is now fled from thy sight and thou art hereat amazed be of good cheer he will not leave thee a restless Seeker here No sooner were these Words pronounced to me but I heard another Voice within me sound saying Hail O Mary why dost thou fear I know I know thou hast entrusted me with all thy Life-Treasury therefore in great Jeopardy I did see thee lest I should not again descend unto thee Then wouldst thou have counted me as a Thief and Robber to go away with all thy Life Spirit Power and Strength leaving thee void empty and distressed But now thou shalt know that I am returned again to thee to give thee a Resurrection with my self For I see thou canst not live without me therefore Ascend thou shalt in Spirit to be with me that thou mayst not only behold me in my Glory but know thy self also with me as a Partaker of the same Glory Only satisfie thy self that for a time some Intervals may be because of thine Abiding still in an Elementary Body which may be a Cloud upon thee But yet as often as it is possible allowing the Circumstances that do attend Corporeity exhale I will thy Superiour Part and Spirit up to me Therefore be not dismayed though there may happen many Assaults and Attempts that will make War against this Resurrection-State Which Offences will come in through the withdrawing of this inspiring Unction Whose Power is arising yet again for reforming all these Abuses and Ecclesiastical Disorders in my Visible Church Militant Therefore be not snipped in thy Hopes but be thou of good Courage who have for this Pearl of the Holy Ghost hard and unweariedly sought and art upon the growing Body for it For who so worthy thereof shall be as those who gradually shall through all Sufferings Dyings Risings Ascendings come up through all a Conqueror to me Verily I say if â—…ye shall in such a raised Spirit appear to me in Mount Sion you shall have free Liberty to take what you will out thence â—…s Co-partners with me in the Kingdom of the Father's Soveraignty whereto I â—…m by all this calling you up Therefore see see what
subsist answerably upon its own native Food O let it not seem strange that this Life-Birth of Jesus is now upon its rising again it will be defended and protected by the conquering Right of the Mighty Alpha who will have regard unto this Kingly Heir while he is in his Young and Infant state that he may not be bereaved of his Kingdom There is no fear of this last high and perfect Birth to be hereof supplanted because the Foundation-Seal is upon it which is the Lord that quickening growing Life and Spirit that makes all that is not for it to fly away before it May the 19th 1676. Now knowing in my self another Spirit acting and moving in this new begotten Birth I was now apt for Phylosophick teaching in the all hidden Magia of Wisdom's Secrets In which this holy born Thing might attain skill and understanding as being thereunto constituted For as its Birth is from Mount Sion high great pure and Spiritual so must its Learning and Education answer thereunto No Tutour Teacher or Governour to it must be but what out of the Royal City the New Jerusalem doth come from thence by God the Father's Commission Who will new string our Tongues so as the Stammerer shall speak in that one pure Language which is only understood by Jesus and the Brotherhood Oh the Spirit of this New Creature dives deep and is of a piercing Understanding and of a quick Ear. Now upon this Birth 's opening and shewing it self as the true Nazarite it was set much upon my Heart and great awfulness was upon us who were Witnesses of this rising Birth how to carry it and behave our selves towards it So we sought earnestly by Prayer to be directed in the management thereof as desiring to answer this great Love-Gift according to the requiring of the gracious Donour This was my Morning consideration after which being much kept waking in the Night about it I fell into a slumber about the Morning and here was presented unto me a Book open and a Finger pointing to me to read it being very fair and legible Which I engaged my Mind to understand the meaning of but it seemed to be written in another Language then I had yet learned and so I could make nothing out of it But when I awaked and had waited a while in the interiour Silence it was said to me This was the Book of Prophecy which could not literally be read but it was given forth for the new living Birth to feed on it and to be eating it down and so ye shall feel it become a springing Source bringing forth deep precious and weighty things After this way and manner the holy Birth shall be disciplined and thus taught by a secret intrinsical mingling and conveying Power that shall all other Teachings drown nullifie and obliterate This shall only be of force and authority according as it was with Jesus who only is to be your Precedent of whom by way of derision it was said How comes this Man to be so understanding and knowing seeing he never was learned He being poorly and meanly Educated as they judged and not come up so high in their Form as to be bred up a Scribe therefore it was admiration to them how he came by that Wisdom and Knowledge Which so outvied all and made them astonished when they reasoned with him He brought forth all his Sayings from this deep central Birth of the holy overshadowing Breath-Power which issued continually affording still fresh and new Matter Now then to you who have partaken of the same Life and Birth with your Jesus and are come to feel this Word of Life stirring within you ye are charged to live by this Word which is the Book of Life incorporating it self in you Mistrust not but you will find enough herefrom to nourish and strengthen all your Internal Senses Expect no less in this Birth of Life then what was manifest in your Jesus the same budding Fruits there will be from the same Spirit as ye grow up in it Fear not but the anointing Powers and Gifts will open and flow as Antecedents belonging hereunto And whereas you have desired to know how you may manure this holy Birth You are required to bring him into the Temple of the Lord and there to dedicate him up in the Covenant of an Everlasting Priesthood Whose growth will be great and signal in the Courts of Holiness for evermore May the 20th 1676. This Morning this Word run through me and still cried in me Knowest thoâ—… what a Treasure thou standest charged withal Consider the high worth oâ—… this Birth and give all Attedance to it wait upon it and minister to it as youâ—… great Prince and Saviour For behold it is come to Redeem you out of all Siâ—… and Thraldom and will be a growing Tree of all fruitful Boughs excellently and richly laden Therefore be choice of it and tender it as the very Apple of your Eye and permit nothing to offend it Your Will-Spirits who from the high Eternity are tinged are commanded to Watch and Ward about it and to unite entirely with this perfect thing For it is a Stone out of the Sion Rock that will be your Covering of Strength and Salvation and the opening of the Store-house of all Blessings to run out freely It is but natural for you to grow and spring out of this Central Birth operating from within Your charge is only to attend this Altar-Fire and the pure Celestial Oyl that is the Free-will which the holy flaming Body doth subsist of from the Everlasting Mountain of Holiness distilling down to your Hands Therefore your only Business is to wait to take it in and upon this Holy Altar to pour it That so hereby it may become a very strong sweet and savoury Meat to the nourishing of the pure part which must be one with it through our being turned into a Golden perfect lump So solid and stable it must be as neither Clay Iron Brass or Tinn may or can here penetrate in No contrary Metals can run into this pure Body or what is not of its own high extracted Matter Therefore now this thing consider well and suffer this Lily Birth alone by it self to dwell undisturbed in the Sacred Temple till grown out of all Fear and Jeopardy to the state of Eldership to which full grown Body and Head the Crown is made only fit May the 22d 1676. These Internal Openings and Manuductions following me still so as they would hardly give room for any thing of a Worldly Sense to enter in contrary Seeds in my inward Ground could not be born there being something in me that was now grown so strong as to resist and throw out all other light and scruffy Grain For my Granary must be reserved for the one pure Birth-Seed according as my Jesus hath his Mind to me revealed Who said expresly Come come shut up the Grates and Windows of thy low carnal earthly Senses by which the
pleasure beyond what Adam though hâ—… had continued in his first Image of Pâ—…rity could not without a remove tâ—… such kind of Felicities as these eveâ—… have reached Now then I say to yoâ—… upon whom this Light hath glanceâ—… keep your constant Pace with it closâ—… and follow hard upon it and doubt noâ—… but it will bring you to that pure Whiâ—… Throne of your everlasting Dove Brides in the Heavenly Cirle to ride June the 1st 1676. AFter the Opening and Interpretation of the Vision of the Globes of Light that moved with me where-ever I went a Voice run through me crying The End of all Things is at hand Watch therefore and Pray Upon which Word I pondered and drew near in my Spirit to that burning Center from which the Voice did go forth where I did further sound the meaning of that Cry which ecchoed still saying Come and see the first created Light begins upon its Eclipse to be For the evil corrupted Birth of Life had sent up such Fumes and Unsavoury Incense as must needs darken the first Heavens and Earth that away they must flee before the New Foundation-City ye can enter into Therefore to thee let it not seem harsh or terrible that an end of all things which came in through Mortality of Time is determined for absolutely despoiled of all false glittering vain Glory and Light must be that City which is only built upon a Sandy Foundation Which hath indeed according as it is written deceived and made drunk all Nations with its adulterated Wine As the Heavenly City is compacted and made up of choice pure polished and living Stones so again is Babylon of dark muddy course and earthly Metals ponderous Bodies Inhabitants that know an higher Sphear Out from which I am with a strong mighty Hand bringing you my Elect Stones therefore up hast out and fly away upon the Wing of my Eagle-Spirit touch tast mingle no more with her Sorceries a new state and place is prepared for you Scorn and deny all her charming Delicacies for Vials of Wrath upon all will be poured out that are in combination with this Harlotry City though it be as a Mountain at present that hath filled the whole World and enticed its Inhabitants with her Whorish Attire yet in one hour all shall blasted Therefore with fear draw off others whom you see yet in her strong-holds do stay that have not their Eyes opened their danger to see in holding such mutual Compliances with that which is so subtle and deceivable Of which cease not to warn them practically as Noah did when he his Ark prepared and went into it then all the World did lie in their Unbelielf which was a Figure of what is now approaching nigh tho' after another method For the second Revelation will now work and an end of all Flesh as Grass is come before the Alpha and the Omega June the 20th 1676. Having suffered for some Space of Time a Protraction of those Emanations and wonted Manifestations that still did meet me in my close and abstracted Attendance upon that sweet Intelligencing Spirit of JESUS it returned now so much the more strongly upon me to remind me of the Work and Calling which my Friend and I had so solemnly put our Hands to even the Plow which prepareth for the Seed of the Kingdom to spring forth through the Spiritual Inclosure Which I well experience is not to be given over until the end of the growth For when all in our Field shall white unto the Harvest be then the Sickle or Sword of the Spirit cometh forth to reap and gather us into the Everlasting Store-house under the Care and Custody of our Fore-runner JESUS From whom I had about this time many Calls and Cautions to strike up the Sail of Faith and to watch against all those subtil Spirits which would break in to cancell the Seals thereof which are the Evidence of what is not at present seen or yet come to be enjoyed Moreover it was shewn me the Danger that we were in this Particular liable to through the least crack or breach upon our Faith's Seal By which alone the Magia worketh and raiseth Powers from that Original Might Upon which Center there is yet such a strong Inclosure as no Creaturely Being can break open because its Signature is compounded and made up of all contrary Properties degenerating wholly from this mighty Engineer of Faith which worketh all through and in the Central Fire of Love O who can here work till fully uncloathed of the gross cloathing of the Animal Sensitive Life so as to reach to this Original Wisdom and Might which was existent in the first Paradisical Adam who lost it by the Sin entering in and can only be regained again through the extinguishment of it and the Dying out therefrom Totally Which gives a full Answer to those Objections which so pestered my Mind and which I Recorded in Writing June the 5th receiving Satisfaction now again herein upon a fresh waiting and inquiry Which after this manner spake in me Thy Queries O searching Spirit are to be resolved by and from the manifold Wisdom with whom all Secrets are hidden until the Spirit of Faith arise to find them out This having Opened during a Remove of the Doctor from the Author was not found in his Copy Whence also the Objections herein referred to upon the 5th of this Month are not to be recovered as neither is whatever else may relate to this matter during this Interval until the last Day of this Month. That which next follows is likewise from the Authors own Hand June the 30th 1676. Wisdom Now as to the Necessity of the Use of all thy Rational Properties it is good in its Kind meet and suitable for the Degenerated Estate to guide and govern the Outward Terrestrial Man as the Head Principality of this Visible Kingdom unto which Wisdom and Scepter all Nations do bow But knowest thou not what it was that withdrew as soon as this awakened and got the Headship Should I open thine Eyes to see all at once what came in hereby thou wouldst not but disdain and quite fall out with thy Rational Man so as never to it to be reconciled again For the Coming in of That was the Going out of the pure Magical Might and Power which should have been retained after the Similitude of God the Creator who designed to Generate Spirits to live in his own Property of Princely Purity and Power to his Honour and not to his and your own Reproach as is now too manifest For alas there is now quite Another Thing gotten in then what was found in the Beginning which Reason protects and is a Wall of Defence about maintaining its Soveraignty without Check or Controll so long as the Beasts Reign is to endure Which shall be put an end to by degrees and first in some chosen Witnesses hereto allotted who after Sion's Freedom do at this time importunately look and weary are
you where the most pleasant Situations are for to some the Lot may fall out to possess a more rich and fruitful Soil than another shall according to the donation of Royal Favour which in all Ages advanceth to Spiritual Dignity according to the determination of Divine Will Oh it is worth seeking to be enlarged with the Borders of these Everlasting Habitations to possess the utmost Bounds hereof which is a Joseph's Blessing Who as thou mayest read in the History Joshua 17. 15. grew so strong and great that they would not be contented with one Lot though they had Beth-horan the Upper and Beth-horan the Neather which was indeed a fruitful Soil yet they pitched forward for the Mountain or Forrest-Trees which they by greatness of Power obtained above their fellow Brethren So now as thou growest strong and encreasest in People that is to multiply till thou comest to be of mighty force in Spiritual Powers to encounter with them who would keep thee out of the Land of Blessing thou must come to Enlargement to the very utmost Bounds of the Everlasting Hills and Mountains And as there are seven Nations to War against and cast out to answer to these thou mayest need the Seven Throne-Spirits which will multiply within thy Ark to an unconquerable Strength that so all Enemies will be chased and made to fly from before this sevenfold Eye Which shall be thy Guide to see every way to bring thee up to the South Land within the Borders of the high Eternity Therefore gird up for as I was with Moses so I will not fail to be with that Joshua who within thee is the Ark of the Almighty Strength that will go before thee For as the Father was with me so I will be with you in this present Warfaring state This Word mightily raised my Spirit up for it confirmed what went before as to the going on to possess what was yet behind For when we grow so nigh the Kingdom as to come to the matter of Possession then Joshuah must arise in the greatness of his Might to fight the Battels for us For the great and strong Nations will come out with great fury against us because they see they must have no share in our Lot but be totally cast out Question Now in this great and last Battel-Engagement What will be required of us in order to Conquest Answ. It was shewn me that the rising Spirit of Faith in our Jesus as an incorporating Power in us must go forth with the self same Word of Command that it did in Joshuah's time to command the Sun to stand still and the Moon to stop that the first should not go down nor withdraw its shining Strength neither the latter its meek watry Brightness For by the Light of this renewed Day where no Night can come to intervene all dark Reasonings Doubtings and Fears are expelled by the Majestick Light of Faith How easie is it I do see to wage War in the Light of this Eternal Day and then quite to overcome and get the mastery and to subdue the five Kings Which were presented to me as those five Senses Which are all armed for the Fight To maintain their Sensitive Right But so long as the Bow of Faith is in the Hand of our Jesus we need not fear for he hath said He will make bare his Arm for us therefore we need not fear any of their Weapons of Cruelty Let us now couragiously War and Work while it is Day and the â—…un of Power is thus shining upon us to give us our Possessions with and among the rest of the Conquering Worthies In the Name of Joshuah the Jesus which is with us let us move forward for Jehovah's Banner goeth flying before us till it shall bring us to Shiloh where the Lots shall be cast for us and we rest in them for ever according to the description of our Star Leader and Seer Even so Amen dear Jesus July the 27th 1676. Oh then if ye intend to be the Arkdrivers that so ye may bring it back again to its own resting Place consider how expedient it is first for you to be bathed in this Consecrated Oyl which hath been to you presented for who may it dare to touch but such as are scented with this spicy Oâ—…ntment that so all their Garments may give a good and sweet savour thereof For this Ark being retained in a clear washed Heart in what variety of Birth Powers will it go forth and what fresh Testimonies â—…o which give all heed as to the true anointed Oracle For out of these Thundrings Voices and Glances of Light from the Majesty will proceed While then I lay under the pouring down of these sweet Breathings forth from my dear and familiar Jesus sighing after the accomplishment of them as never thinking I had enough of these Love-Emanations I saw a sweet amiable Person in a solemn manner presenting himself to me saying I am he that hears thy Mournings who am included in thy Suffering and Sorrows as thy true Dove Mate sympathizing with thee but behold this state shall not always be but thou shalt arise with me into the high Dimensions of the All-circulating Kingdom of Light Then appeared after the vanishing of this Personal Humanity a bright Glance without any Form but only an overshadowing Light which left this Word with me This is that Light Strength and Majesty that riseth over all the dark mourning indigent Life Here thy state is presented twofold first as the Ark floating up and down upon the Delugâ—… not come to its resting place till the Eternal dove-Dove-Spirit bringeth it up to the Burning Mount of God where the Flaming Glance of Light is perpetually generating so as in this great Body of Light thou with me shalt live to act according to the Energy of the Father's Will in the All-Spirit of Might Come on now if ye would of my High Calling be and therein actually employ your selves then no more stand halting looking with a double Eye as part upward and part downward Since this will never compleat your business Up ye make you my fellow-workers in mighty Deeds till you come to take to the One only thing for Diversities be great stops and hinderances to the attaining of this Practical Part. Sowers ye have been throwing here and there in various Fields with many Seeds but this hath not yet turned to that great account which I design to bring about for you if ye will abandon all other Callings sticking and Binding youâ—… selves over to me for the learning of the one high grâ—…nd Mystery Which I cannot teach you till coming to be ever with me ye behold and see after what manner I do manage those Works of Trust which concur for the full Manifestation of God's Kingdom in its lustrous Power and Glory Have not I often heard your Cry for this Kingdom to be revealed which cannot be till you come to enter into the Holy Calling of the divine
working Properties which are variously manifested according as in the Glass of God's Wisdom is known The one great and principal Instrument to turn wind move â—…nd â—…ct all by is the strong Arm and nimble swift Spirit of Faith to whom nothing wiâ—…l be hard or mysterious to find out This Hâ—…nd of Faith hath an Eye that is fiâ—…ed in the Palm of it so as it hath a piercing Sight to see what was is and must further be yet wrought till the whole Science of the Eternal Mystery shall be understood and wrought out Here then is required to learn of thy Jesus all that which was acted forth in his Humâ—…nity there hath been a great default and hanging off as if it were a Criminal thing to expect or make out for the same Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding whereby the same Life might reign in Power again Whereas much more is to be looked for because he that was dead liveth evermore to see greater things then those now to be accomplished in them in this Age that in the unfeigned Faith and steady Eye shall search deep to know what their part and share with him will be in that most high and singular Profession Which none can come to imitate till truly simplified as new-born Babes Oh that is the great thing to come to be little again pretending to know nothing but as its Knowing shall proceed from that Prophet which is risen to destroy and nullifie all other Traditional Teachings Which are far too short to find out what in the Arcanum of the Holy Ghost doth lie hid which will open the Heavenly Depths Whereof a Witness thou mayst be if thou canst stop thy Ears to those many false charming Cries of which beware lest thou be swayed by the Multitude Who will assault the Will of thy potent Might which is as in the place of Pilate that hath power to reserve or release to kill or save alive Take heed of Pilate's Spirit who fearful is to displease the great thronging out-cry of People thereby preserving Barabbaâ—… the seditious false and faith-murthering Life to crucifie Jesus the inspirating Word of Truth and Spirit of Prophecy If thou makest this Choice and be only owning its Authority then he will be free to train thee up to know every degree of the High Calling which may make thee of mighty ability when once fully understood Fear not but it shall surpass and outvy all low Earthly Employs that hitherto have vaunted high above all that is called the New Creation working Property But now arise I will and set afoot this new Mysterious Calling that hath not yet been understood but it shall be revealed only to those who shall be thus wise in Heart to suffer their Ears to be bored through so as my Counsels to hear and retain without demurr or doubt Thus and after this manner did I hear the Bridegroom's Voice sweetly alluring to impress his own likeness which gave me boldness to retort back again upon him with the freeness of Espoused Mate to offer what lay upon my Heart Oh thou Celestial Joy of the Internal Part how is it that thy Calls are thus day by day renewed What more is to be done till thou the working motion in Nature dost absolutely raise anew to be all in all in mighty Supremacy according to the moving of the last finishing Mystery that God the Holy Ghost may expresly swallow up all our Mortality Thou hast said We have long enough dwelt in the first Mount and bid us pass on till we this Day of the Bridal Glory see but hast not shewn me when or how it must be obtained or who they are that shall the first Fruits here bring to thee Oh! I want a clear and full description hereof my dear Jesus Then should I be of one fixed Mind and delivered from all Jeopardy if once sealed up to be privy to the Secrets that still are shut up within thee Who must be the Revelation of that which my Spirit hath desired with desire to see before I lay aside the Corporality Oh! now then in plainness déclare to me the Particulars of my High Calling which thou hast said we must follow thee in July the 28th 1676. Here follows that which opened upon this my Inward Communing with the Spirit of the LORD JESUS True O Soul I have strongly moved thy Will towards me yet thou art upon the Jealousie as if I kept much hid from thee Now as to that thou must be subjected and always allow me my prerogative to open and to shut to reveal or to conceal who know my own Times and Seasons best when and to whom to break open my Seals that so knowing in my Book of Life who those may be that shall persevere and look not back but are waiting for the fulfilling of all my pleasure But know that to thee much hath been given the Dew hath lain upon thy Branch while others have been dry and thy Fleece hath been watered and yet thy expectation may be much more abundant in and from him who is the Alpha and Omega Who is now from Heaven revealed for this end to instrnct you who are seeking to be fellow workers with me for the bringing to pass that which will Crown the Love Labourers herein who can with me endure to bear the burthen and heat of the Day then for a Reward expect the Golden Penny will come in the Mouth of the Dove Who then will make all Labours to cease for the Everlasting Gospel will run through those who shall give themselves to be faithful Workers Therefore be apt wise and diligent now to every Rule which shall be revealed unto you who have chosen the same Calling with me and you may know Effects answerbly The first Rule You are called out of this Babylonish Country into the Land of Immanuel where in the first place you are to learn the Language of that Country among the Divine Magicians and Spiritual Natives there and then in the next place to understand the Manufactory how to deal and traffick in that high Merchandize of the Pearl of the Kingdom with all the Precious Stones of value as the Bdellium and Onyx which this Land doth afford The second Rule You are called to Trade from that Stock and Golden Coin which bears my Image and Superscription that will procure all the Precious Goods of this Heavenly Country For it is Expedient that you should be made skilful in and understand all these weighty Things that may be serviceable to your self and those that are in the same Calling and Vocation united with you And I would not have you after the Manner of the World to go on Trust upon anothers Talent but to Improve your own which I have committed to you The third Rule Seeing now your JESUS hath furnished you with a good Stock the Golden Mine being set open to you you may Adventure to Buy and to lay up in Store as a true Joseph the sevenfold Increase of
the Corn of Heaven that in all times of Famine may replenish thee with all the Heavenly Family that in this High Calling numbred with thee shall be The fourth Rule Now further on thou must proceed till thou reach to a larger Patrimony yet which is to Adventure upon that Vinyeard which enclosed is with Love's Flaming Wall where the Red Wine doth flow out of the Grape For this also thy Purchase must be Vessels prepare thou not a few for it will run till thou canst no more find to bring The fifth Rule Now all this Treasury Imbarked must be and quick Sail upon the Floating Sea which is the pure Love-Deity must have and here fear not to be robbed by any Pirate while I your Pilot shall present with you be to Land you safe upon your Spiritual Goods here and taking New Lading in to make still fresh Returns for the Universal Profit and Benefit to all those that have Dependency and Need of such Relief Afterward this Manuduction ceasing another opened in this wise July the 29th 1676. This Night I was much in Prayer and Contemplation according as the Center cast up variety of Spiritual Matter to exercise my Internal Powers as sometimes offering this and that for to be resolved in by the Word of Wisdom Which I knew was nigh unto me Then finking down into the unknown Deep where the unmixed thing might open which I did both feel and hear even to a Soul satisfying pleasure this Word spake to me thus as in all Cases and Matters of doubt Whither should ye go have not you found that within you is the Ark of Enquiry To which ever more do you give great heed which shall fill all your Treasures that so no Famine of the Food of Life shall ever be known in your Habitation For the Tree thereout will spring whose Fruit is ever thereupon to be found because its Root is in Oily Ground all from the depth beneath answering to the Fountain from above which meets together in the God of Love from whom the Word of Truth doth richly flow July the 30th 1676. This Day being filled with great Zeal Love and Power finding Faith mightily raised to believe that some good thing was nearer to be revealed to us that were diligent and servent in Spirit While we were met together in our private Exercises the Powers did open and stir In which interim I saw in the Spirit of my Mind one in the Figure of a Man but not in gross Corporality but rather like a Seraphick or as a flâ—…ming Body pouring out a Vial of Oyl in the colour of Amber upon our Heads Which Sight was a satisfying Resolve to the large and big expectation for the pouring out of the Spirit This Word attending it wait still for with this ye are to be filled preserve it pure in your Vessels and it shall never cease to run so long as your Needs require For this is the inspirating Power that will fill with Ghostly Might to do the Father's Will Great Michael-like who may proclaim that he is come to give and shed abroad of this Oyl that will give Light and Joy all full and sweet August the 5 th 1676. THis Morning I heard this Word saying to me Ye have compassed this Mount long enough Which was opened to me further as thus you have gone your Rounds and are come unto the measures of the Second Temple-Worship which is the Holy Place ye are compassing the most Holy City also which is the higher Court but ye have not yet found entrance into it But now to this Holy of Holies draw you near each one with his Golden Trumpet and do not fear for the Oyl of Faith must run to make a clear and certain Sound at which the Heavens may rend and open wide that ye may read and see what within the most Holy do lie Now as you have served in the due order and course of the New Testament Ministration with an Eye to what this will bring up further into For the Ark of this Covenant can rest in no place till it be fixed in the beloved City which presseth hard until it comes to the Rivers of Broad Waters that run pleasantly within Mounts or Walls Which is that restless rising that ye feel stirring that makes after its own place Now as you have been upon your daily Offerings and Services in this second place of Tabernacle-Service which for its time during ye have done well to obeserve yet from hence you must make a Remove to a more excelling Habitation Where you may come to possess what Prophecies Prayers Revelations and Faith expectations have hitherto detained you in But you will say how shall we arrive hereunto for this is a great and wonderful state we know not whither it may be decreed for our Age As to this matter of doubt consider there is no date of Time determined though known seen in the all-knowing Eye of the Detty when and upon whom the Godhead Power shall descend and ascend to fuâ—…fil all general and particular Revelations and Prophecies Therefore here is all Liberty and Scope for Faith to stretch forth and put in for its right having a Propriety in this high and super-eminent thing according to the free donation of Grace which hath and shall still abound towards thee Now then be assured that no Bar shall stand before you that ye may not summon in and call up Power to break down whatever is Opposite so that ye may raise the Eagle-Body by Spiritual Force and Might that only can mount up to take this worthy Prey that shall decide all Controversies that do arise to cast in fear and doubt Awake call up and gather together all those Celestial Powers which within thy Heavenly Orb do dwell For they must go forth as the Lord's Hosts in their Day to lay close Siege and by a wise Spiritual S ratagem to scale the Walls of the most Holy Place that so thou mayst have entrance for it is allotted that by meer Conquest the Prize within this City will be taken Now then raise up all the Internal Force you are able to make and set upon storming it violently sounding forth the seven Trumpets from all the Seven-Throne Spirits which are fiâ—…led with Oily Power and will be of mighty conquering force to Alarm down that last reserved Almighty outgoing Breath which doth bring absolute Soveraignty in all Heavenly 〈◊〉 renewing that Eveâ—…lasting Morning which from the Antient of Days did spring when all the Sons of God shouted for Joy and as Stars of Glory did siâ—…g knowing nothing then of Mortality or Sin To which state ye by this Life-quickening Ghost are to be reduced again that so in the Primiâ—…ive Angelical Figure you may appear as mighty Oâ—…es to act according to what you have by Conquest obtained within this Seraphick Kingdom through Love's violent onset Where ye shall then be confirmed Denizons having all freedom to exercise your Heavenly Calling
with me your Jesus having faithfully fought for your Corporation-Liberty serving out your time in the Faith and Patience according to the Father's Will Which for a Recompence the holders out are to be endued with all Power Dominion with that unknown glorious Liberty which shall impower you all Wonders for to declare by that Living Word which was is and will arise up in this sparkling consuming all-acting dividing Flame that is come to melt down every Metal and to try which and which is sound because nothing but pure Gold for this Profession will hold or shall the Seven Trumpets in the Hands hold thereby to ascend into my upper Sheep fold where all my Lambs are cloathed with Fleeces of the most fine Gold Therefore now Oh my Friends see who they are that must ascend up hither to me Lo I have the Way disclosed yet to you more full and free that so you may rise up and go forward greatly Conquering till that ye may come to the Seventh Trumpet Compassing about Which Seventh Compassing maketh all Gates within the Pavilion of Light open for to fly that the desired Throne-Majesty you may there espy Which I know will suffice and please your Eye when in my Glorified Nature you shall be able to great with boldness the Father of Spirits and Glory having upon you my tryed Golden Fleece without which ye will be speechless but with it ye have all freedom to commune and with your God to talk and to have place evermore with him to Sing the New Jerusalem Hymns which flow out most naturally from the Seventh Conqueror who is brought up hither to hear the great Last Shout August the 12th 1676. I did hear from the Angelical World great and mighty Sounds round about me with one distinct Word saying Behold him who descends upon the White Throne Who are there ready with their Garments washed clean and white thus to meet their Jesus Which Word or Alarm cast me into some Fear and Despondency being conscious that I was not cloathed with such a perfect White Robe as might answer to that White Throne for to such only was this Call to Q. Therefore what must now be done for us that we may straitway find our selves here enthroned The Reply was this Oh fear not remember how Joshuah's filthy Garments were taken off and then he could stand before me even so it is decreed and an express Charge is given to your Guardian Angel to uncloath and pluck off your Purple Robe of Sin Ignominy and Scorn For there is yet reserved one principal White Robe which yet was never seen but the Body upon which it is put must be all Immaculate for it will be no Covering to any polluted thing because it is pure and transparent throughout Be of good chear for this also is with me who want not Love Power and Strength to bring this great translation about As for your Spiritual Adversaries whom I see so vigilant they shall never tire out that Spirit of Faith which shall be animated still by that Word that riseth fresh and new Keep but your Faith me and I will from all Viper Spirits secure you that no hurt shall be to you though their Scorpion Tongues would send forth Anguishing Fire to detain you if possibly it were in their own hellish dark Sphear which shall fly from you as you fixed be to desert all but what can enter with you into this bright Ivory Throne of the Everlastlasting Deity Whereto I now expresly charge you to put all things in order hereunto and be most free for the Unbodying your selves that I may see no more a vile Nature upon you who am come my self to be your Body For no other will this unmixed Garment fit being spun out from the Golden Fleecee which is all of the working Power of he Holy Ghost who interweaveth it in great variety with bright Oriental Golden Clouds For to express that this is â—…he cloathing of Soveraignty and Righâ—…eousness in which I will avouch you before the High Throne-Majesty my all fair Spouse and Bride Who may sit with me on my White Throne freed out from all former Slights and Contempts Until this state of Zion-Beauty shall appear watch and keep Company only with Lilly Spirits feeding upon the Olive-Berries that grow upon the Mountains of Bether whereby you may become all lovely and fair ready and meet for this high Princely decking Wearing your present Garments so loosely that so soon as I call ye may let them fall though you may think there â—…s something good which is not to be parted withal as to that be not concerned for what is pure and hath been tryed by Fire shall still endure all serving to make up One entire and perfect Body which shall be for a more sublimated use and service then what ye have hither served in when under the Law of Sin but now are ye under another denomination as Spirits made free to walk in White Garments within the Celestial Globe of Light Where now we enjoy each other in Spirit but there is yet a superaddition of Joy and Glory when Body and Spirit shall ascend together passing through all Vails Clouds Rocks and Stones nothing being able to sever her or it from the most Holy Place for which state do you passive stand till acted to go forth by the mighty and strong Lyon who must rise the Prey to take which hath been reserved for the Lyon-like Heart which no fear hath nor repulse will take but will enter through the Everlasting Zion Gates to which haste haste August the 13th 1676. This inspeaking was to me Let muddy Matter no more be cast up in thee for thou art called among the Golden Flocks August the 14th 1676. This Morning my Spirit was all free and serene meet to entertain Communion with him who is cloathed with the Golden Cloud and Rainbow on his Head who said thus unto me Escape the Spider's Web who is always spinning to invite to come under her covering Know you not a Composition of Poyson is there who cannot hurt you except she can find you there to hanker and so keep your pure mounting Spirits from their own incircling Globe and Heavenly Sphere Where you know I fail not to keep you Company when at any time you are found there For an uninterrupted Conversation is to be entred upon by that which is all pure born from the Virgin-Womb which is distinct from the dark and all defiled part and cannot incorporate with it Oh therefore avoid and quickly stop that muddy Source the smell of which is so unsavoury to him who can bear nothing but what proceeds from my implanted Nature that so we may together as upon one Stalk grow For to bring forth that choice Kernel which may be ripe for the Golden Dove to swallow down For herein lieth the most hidden of all Secrets which is to come up to the full grown Ear of one and the same pure Lump and Matter
clear Then Celestial Food ye shall know through this Virtual Consubstantiation of which none shall have right to partake but the Bridegroom and his Mate Therefore do not think that I am slack in coming for to reap I wait in Long-suffering with you till I become a pure hardned Grain in you and so become Heavenly Bread to satisfie the Life that is born out of the Mystery Whereof you are of the Number appointed to grow up a pure Body for the holy Air to pass through August the 15th 1676. This Word came which was often repeated in me Arise Jonah's Gourd must fail though it was appointed for your succour and shelter for its appointed Season as a Shadow from the Heat Wind and Storm Which was thus made out to me with respect to the present Gospel-Ministration as it stood in divers Services though of the Lord 's own Institution which carries a great force with it consisting of pure and Spiritual Exercises offering up by Prayers and other constant Oblations which have been too short because transient Powers have only opened therefrom wherein hath been some Refreshing yet rest not hear for some better thing is provided for you whose expectation must still run higher looking to obtain that fixed Body that can dwell among the Heavenly Quire going out and in by Commission from your Great King whom only you are to fear and hasten to Then again this secret Word sprung What toil you here Have you not heard that there is a Jubile Year wherein you are called to return to the Land of your Possession to enjoy what is laid up in store which was sown in the sixth Year of your Immanuel who was such a fruitful Grain as thereby ye may obtain a Sabbath of Rest eating of the old Store till the third Year which will renew all things again to that Increase which never yet hath been Also this Scripture was spoken to me Ye shall not go through the Cities of Israel till the Son of Man come again Matth. 10. 23. Which thus opened it self Ye have had many Removes in your Israel Dispensations yet you have not gone through all there is one strong hold that is to be taken Which being enter'd into you will soon see your Son of Man so to appear as ye shall not know him from the Son of the Most High God in Humanity glorious and clear riding upon the Heavenly Sphear Also this Word came unto me The Golden Pot within shall still be filled with Manna it is for the Priest alone to feed thereof within the Holy Place Where the Golden Bowl of Oyl shall also out flow to those that can come near it with their Consecrated Body which scented is with the pure Unction August the 16th 1676. Being very inquisitive with that strong Rock from whence I expected still new Aid Counsel and work of Direction for going forward in the Process with our Jesus till we were entred into the Land of Rest Life and Liberty and it being made now all my Care and Concern to keep journeying on making riddance of all that would hinder our ascending Might In order to the prosecution thereof this Word came to me Knowest thou not that the most principal City is yet to be inhabited by you which can only be entred upon by Conquest Now what less then the Spirit of Courage Might and Valour which did rest upon Othniel will serve you in this matter For the taking of this strong City by Conquest a Reward will be given by faithful Caleb the good Heart who here represents the Eternal God and Father Who engageth to give Achsah who is his only Virgin Daughter unto Othniel who is the Man of War the strong Michael who feareth not but he shall still overcome to whom is given the utmost Ends of the Earth for his Inheritance Moab shall be his Wash-Pot and over Edom the Most High will rule Oh Lord it is most true thy Power and Soveraignty is not to be questioned I know thou canst do all things but what is this to me till this Mighty Man of Valour do arise to bring me into this strong City or the City of Strength wherein will be all our defence Thou hast said Go on to possess what yet remains behind pointing to this Walled Place that is fenced round with Bull works by which we who have often made any Attempts against her here have as often been repelled How and by whom can we make this Enterprize if thou Oh mighty Othniel dost not undertake this for us A necessity there is I do see for thee to assume and to take in us the strong Battel-Ax of Faith's Magnanimity that will force the most Mighty to yield Oh how long must we War before the Bride shall come for to be our own in the New Jerusalem City Ah sweet Jesus speak comfortably to us hereto to whom it hath been said Ye look for her who never can in this Life-time be here enjoyed August the 19th 1676. This Reply was given to me Oh why should ye hearken to any thing that would quench and kill your Faith For Diffidence hath been the grand Stop and Hinderance for how can that possibly be obtained which cannot be believed in By which great Absurdities are committed against the whole Trinity whose Faithfulness and Truth must hereby be nullified and all those Promises made of no effect which are of standing Record But they will not any Credit hereunto give then which nothing more can take off from this further process as who else might have reached to all that hath been predicted had there been but found in any that All-Golden Grain of Faith so strong till it had cast out all Fear and Doubting which makes the true Masculine Spirit that is for the taking of the most weighty Prize that is in the Kingdom of Heaven Who willingly suffereth such noble Violence and would rejoice to be so entred upon If it might find any so resolved in this present time I will assure thee there it no Prohibition against the possession of this Royal thing which I have so often to you propounded Which stands free to yield to them who through Faith's Stratagem can enter through the Gates of this Jerusalem You well know what force will be effectual which I still incite and call upon you to improve summoning in all your Army The Seven Throne-Spirits will be your aid but be sure to set Love's Flaming Streamer and Faith's challenging Banner in the fore-front of all because they are of greatest Potency which will bring a dread with them upon the fearful and unbelieving Spirits because terrible to them is this Army of Banners Who the first Onset will make with and by the sound of our Trumpet which yet hath never been heard to sound For which wait ye till it shall be given into your Hands August the 20th 1676. This Word visited me with a mighty inward Cry Let the old Creature dye and pass away Bury this
those in whom is found no blemish but beautiful and well favoured and of a wise and understanding Spirit Seek me out such saith the most holy to abide in my Courts Whom upon search having found a Decree is given forth that they be committed to the custody of Melzar the high Guardian Prince of the Eunuchs who shall take the charge and care of these whom I would have the most Eminent in and throughout my whole Realm In order to which a daily portion of the King's Meat and of the same Wine whereof he drunk is assigned for them to be nourished by Well knowing what a fair and comly Body such high Heavenly extracted Food will bring forth to make strong and mighty meet for the King's business Here is a time also prefixed to be kept up to this Diet alone and to abstain and not taste of the low gross Elementary perishing Food which makes lean ill-favoured and blemished who must not come into the Sanctuary of the most High Against such there is a Law to exclude them all from coming near to the pure Majesty Therefore this Provision is made that ye may without exception be trained up under the Prince of Life who himself was a pure Nazarite and Eunuch for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake Who will be to you herein a lively Pattern giving day by day full Meals and Draughts out of the same divining Cup whereof your Lord himself doth drink That so ye may be Spirited with an all-peircing sight to know what is done and acted within the Kingdom of Light Interpreting and revealing such Wonderful things to them which yet remain dark to those who do abide in the dark Cell of this lower World doing such mighty deeds as may make them for to cry out Surely the Gods are come down to dwell in Flesh. This and much more will be your glory if you can for a while be shut up in the Eunuch Reservatory where you may be taught the language that is only spoken amongst the Church of the first born in the heavenly City For you must have a time for the learning hereof and you must entirely mind this Science For it is the great King that will give ability to stand before the eternal King when you can understand and take in through the pure and divine sence all the deep and weighty things Which in and through the high Tongue are in the Seraphick Language only sounded forth Therefore henceforth see it all needful to abide here under the care and tuition of your worthy Prince and Governour the true and faithful Melzar who at the end of the three Years may present you all fair able and wise That when the King comes to prove you with hard Questions ye may not be to seek no more than the beloved Daniel was who was found in all Matters excelling all the Magicianâ—… who stood before him Out of thiâ—… Similitude there is marrow of Life to bâ—… had August the 29th 1676. Being met together this Day as the Doctor was praying there was a suddain glance opened of a Person presenting himself in a way of visit to us looking as one that had some particular care and concern which revived that Scripture I am come into my Garden to see what Fruits appear and how my Spikenard outflows as also the Word spake thus This is the beloved Prince of the Eunuchs After this I felt a full gale of Spirit which breathed forth it self in Prayer all which give a Testimony of our Acceptation and could the Eye of the Spirit stand open we should see our Jesus often circumferring about us August the 30th 1676. About Four of the Clock in the Afternoon my Daughter R. came to me with a Message that there was a Letter came from my Sister Re. to Cousin Rob. Wa. that now there was an opportunity opened for my Redemption out of all Straits and Cares being privately ordered by my Brother to send for me down to her House and so to come to him and to abide during his Life where all things should be provided and need not to have any other dependance All which hearing being pressed upon me with many Arguments to dispatch and close with this present Offer which is I did not then I must expect that all other Relief would be with-held from me No Friend would either pity oâ—… aid me My Daughter laying much to my Charge for slighting such Providences Upon the consideration here of it was said within me Thou art iâ—… a great strait yet nevertheless stand by thy Vow and solemn Engagement where by thou hast given away thy Right a to the disposal of thy self Now thoâ—… art the Lord's who hath given to theâ—… a binding Earnest for to go on forward jointly with thy appointed Mate to thaâ—… Work which this present offer is mucâ—… too low for to retard Then rolled upon me many great anâ—… heavy Weights which would havâ—… pressed down my Faith seeing maâ—… Archers drawing up against me with out-stretched Bows but were prevented For I was immediately taken into Shelter up to the Rock of Strength I found my self as in a moment mounted where then I could charge again upon the subtle Adversary from that Ammunition-Tower which still furnished me with Faiths impregnable Power which soon quelled and allayed the Fury of the raging Oppressor For I found the Captain of the Lord's Host drew near to defend every Shot off from me lifting up his mighty Standard and speaking comfortably saying Hold fast let all go but what I have in charge committed to thee be sure to keep and thou needst not fear any of those Sufferings thou art threatned with Take no thought for while thou art upon my Business I will supply all things needful for I have given order for thy Sustainment Go forward ply your Heavenly Calling with him who to my Heart answers in this very thing also Ye must both look to fill up what is yet behind of the ten days Suffering for the Dragon hath great Rage he well sees how near his Date is out if you be able to stand out this Hour of Temptation which must allow thereby to prove your Fidelity that so ye may come off Conquerors that your Jesus may begin his Reign and put that Power into your Hand that ye shall at pleasure bind and chain up this great Leviathan that so he may no more go forth to hurt destroy or make Wars against the peaceable Government which shall rest upon each one when the great last Trumpet soundeth to call up to worship in the Mountain of Jerusalem Then ye shall see me Eye to Eye which will recompence this Long-suffering and Faith-Warrings against the Dragon and Beast who go into everlasting Perdition malitiously working to allure and plunge those upon whom he can fasten his Temptations but arise shake off all and in his dominion no longer stay Return return oh Shulamite unto thy fair Jerusalem-Mansion there the most Holy will meet thee and
a fruitful Womb always bringing forth that which may grow up to the Ghostly Fountain-Body To which giving heed thou mayst at the Mouth thereof set and draw up Water of Life I say of Life abundantly Fourthly Oh then love to live within thine own Fountain which is blessed desire not to taste of any other which may be Salt or Sweet or of a Mixed property Fifthly Wait upon the Effusion of this rising Sanctuary-River which will run till it become broad all over Which is the right and true covering of the Spirit Under this no evil surmisings can dwell all of that Nature hereout will be expelled at the opening Source of the holy Ghost Sixthly This is the true and everlasting Sign that shall no more be worn out nor be cut off but it shall be a sure Nail fastened within for the more signaâ—… and lasting Impression That thou maysâ—… see all shadowy Ministrations of little use and service to the Substantial thing Which will grow from the pure rarified Mind that hath got victory from superfluous Thoughts from which do thou divide and then another Spirit within thee will reside Seventhly Having considered thus the Immutability and Unchangableness of this substantial Thing growing from the pure Mind and of all the Thoughts therefrom arising and also considering the great Mutability and Instability of whatever groweth and proceedeth from the Imagination it remaineth that thou wholly divide and seperate thy self from every vain superfluous mutable and Imaginary Thought looking up only to receive such Idea's into thee as are Solid Necessary Immutable and Spiritual According to which thou art to try examine and prove whatever would enter into thy Heart and accordingly to Acquit or Reject them if thou wouldst remember to keep a true and perfect Sabbath unto thy Lord rising in his Spirit from all that is Earthly Elementary and Imaginary September the 6th 1676. My Friend being at Prayer my Spirit ardently joyning therewith This Word in the Heavenly Orb was spoke What shall be done for these diligent Seekers and Heaven-violaters who for the Kingdom thus persue Upon which Word pausing and finding that within my self to Echo hereunto I waited to hear what Answer would follow hereupon I then in my Spirit saw there was a demurr or consultation thereupon but had not at that time any positive Answer from the Lord. September the 7th 1676. In the Night I awaked upon some Voice that was uttered but could not remember what it spake And then I saw a Book that was opened of an unknown Print that I could not read it which also passed out of sight Then was this Word sounded forth Here are the Children of the Bride-Chamber who to me do cry for stronger Meat they have weaned themselves from the nutriment of the Breast telling me they can digest Spiritual Flesh. Then was let down a Charger to me with a Lamb that had been slain and the Word said Take hereof and eat this is Paschal Meat Then said I Lord not so this is raw and undressed who can feed hereof Then this was drawn up and behold one as in the Figure and Stature of a Man but not in a fleshly Image only the fashion of a Man all bright as the Body of Heaven for clearness out of his Mouth went a white Mist or Breath having seven Pipes or conveying Powers one of each side and another at the Navel where somewhat was as the Form of a Belly but all after a very lustrous manner Out of his Mouth went forth pure Breath and Air then out of the Pipes that were fixed on the Breasts sprouted Milk Then from the Heart went forth Streams of Blood and upon one side grew out a Branch bearing Olive-Berries then a Stalk which did bear some kind of large solid Grain Then on the other side from the Navel-Pipe did spring clear Crystal-Water After this manner did this Spiritual Body appear and said to me Draw near for this is the great Day of the Feast where the Spiritual Body doth convey it self in variety Here is high spirited Blood and Flesh for the strong in Spirit to digest Whoever can on this my Body feed Of no perishing thing he will have need September the 8th 1676. The Interpretation of the former Vision The Representation of this former Conveying Body of my Lord Jesus did not only affect my in-seeing Eye but by it I found my Life-Spirit fed succoured and strengthned The very sucking down these Spiritual Sweets as compounded all at one draught had their operative Power for some hours after And again this Morning they did plentifully give out themselves after the manner of a Conduit that hath many Pipes at once springing yet all in their Order and as soon as one stops another opens Oh who can of these deep Manifestations judge but such as are overtaken with these Golden Floods that from the glorified Body do thus open for the nourishing up of every part till we answer hereunto in a perfect lustrious Body like to like Which my Spirit prayed vigorously for seeking also to have a clear understanding of this Vision waiting in great and pure awe for my Immanuel to give me his Mind herein Who said to me By this is shewn thee what the Counsel of the Trinity hath determined to do for you that have out-grown the Child's Food Here are new and fresh sprouting Powers which will make my imbreathed Spirit grow into a Body As a Nazarite it is to be who must wait continually hereupon and must be under a restraint so as only to take in what these Pipes shall give forth that so the pure Crystalline thing may live in you which will Leaven you throughout Whereby the Most High and wonderful Consubstantiation will be effected to the glory of the New Creation Then I further queried about the Book and the Lamb which was first presented to feed upon It was said as to the Book though opened none could it read because we were not come to such a growth of understanding as being such as are newly weaned from the Breast Then it was opened to me concerning the Lamb that it was the Dying Dispensation which did go before the rising Living Body which quickens and brings to Life again as it is written I am the Lamb slain that is risen and do live to feed my Flock for evermore from that Body wherein is the chiefest store Then it was revealed to me that the Book which I saw opened was and still should have been sealed up had not the Lamb in me over Death prevailed but now the Seals are undone and it is given to the Redeemed for to look into it though not learned yet high enough to comprehend those great and wonderful things which are reserved for the full grown Spirit Who understands all of the high Tongue and Seraphick Canaan Language in which we shall be taught as we are strong and have aptness of Ability to take in from this sevenfold Fountain-spring of which
evermore Lord Jesus give thou us in to take September the 10th 1676. This Morning I was in a most deep inward converse with my glorified Jesus putting such weighty Questions to him as I found rise in me one was this saying Ah Lord by what shall I know that it is now thy very self that talks daily with me and that hath unsealed thy Fountain-Body to me for there is somewhat of a greater proof must yet go forth to make thee ownable and Praise-worthy where Contempt hath been poured out Now then what wilt thou for such yet further do and that thy Name may carry all through in Power and Authority according to the Example of thee our dignified Lord. Who will not in thy Redeemed scarce be known till they see the self-same Chariot come down in which thou thy self dost ride with thy Scepter and Crown throughout the created Heavens and Earth and therein to be glorified Oh for this I am pressing because nothing less then this thy great Appearance in us will overturn the Nations within and without Therefore shew us Oh Lord and answer what may make the way more clear and shining to us After these Ejaculations emptied into the Bosom of my Immanuel I saw a pure stream of Golden Colour wave up and down which pierced through me feeling a new kindled Heat from it The Eye of my Spirit saw it as thin as the Mist only as the colour of the Sun-Beams Then said the Word in me What dost thou now see but the Spirit and Breath which giveth Life to the conveying Body which thou didst see Who also shall be the harbinger from me to thee as the living Sign and Witness no greater ye will need It is that deep searching Spirit who will go and come with speed and will take and bring from my Fountain Blessing and give forth as ye shall be able to suck and draw from it as from a pure attractive Will Then shall you know it to be your Comforter and Friend who will for you search out all hidden things which are freely given by Decree This is the Spirit that is appointed to be your Overseer an holy Watcher and to find out if any thing be defective within the Temple of the most holy Body Where he must agitate for the Father and me all those high Affairs which may answer to the bringing in and establishing that desired Kingdom from which the Scepter of Love Power and Righteousness will never depart Because this fiery Mist shall still purifie the Heart and be to it a safe and defensive Guard from the Poysonable Waspish Spirits who move from the Serpent to disquiet this your peaceable dwelling within this circling Breath which from the Deity doth proceed And it is a Gift worthy of all Acceptation in deed as ye may find if you be not to it unkind by oppressing and laying Burthens on it which it cannot bear For it will take no burthen or concern upon it but what may augment the Heavenly growth and flourishing state Where it may dilate the Powers of a Supersensual Faith and Love-mounting-Life and ever of it speak Know you then for what use I do send down this ready swift Messenger not to minister about any thing which is of a worldly Sanctuary or that which worketh after the Traditions of Men in all deceiveableness of Sin whether considered in the more gross or refined part This pure Breath will fly from all Putrefaction and will be detained no longer with you then ye minister what is pleasing to it For as it receives from me to give to you so it expects to bring some pure offering from you that I may have an express of your growth and fruitfulness that so I may not repent the Watering you with this Golden Mist which may Produce a new Face of Covering upon the Earth which will be all invitable to your God and King to walk and delight himself therein finding nothing that may therein offend the Trinity The Spirit seeketh all in which he may present you a meet Habitation for the God of Love and Peace to dwell richly in his own Temple Then fear not but you will excell all Counterfeit Christs for this Spirit of Truth will search out all deep high and mystical things that are of service and use to the Reign of your King Jesus Who is to be exalted over the Earth first in those who close with his Will and Commands Then in the second place this inspiring all-breathing Life highly regard it for it is that noble thing that will not give over searching till it hath found that rich Stone which is the Introduction to the Kingdom September the 14th 1676. The Holy Incense Being in Prayer I saw somewhat like a Cloud or Vapour of Smoke rising turning into a Flame and so ascending upward Then said I Lord what meaneth this Then was replyed This is the Incense which doth scent and perfume thy Supplications All Intercessions are weak and no ways prevalent but as the Spirit entreth the secret Holy Place and doth bring down from that Altar which is fixed between the Cherubs and from thence to let fall a perfuming Coal among the spicy Odours Which are all compounded by the Artificer within the inward Sanctuary who hath the Charge of all the Holy Things Therefore it is such a principal Ointment as none is to be made like to it being so rare pure and sacred that it is not to be poured upon Man's Flesh but it will devour and consume them if they shall but go about to counterfeit the same As it was by those which offered strange Incense before the Lord. Therefore none hath Right hereunto but the most harmless holy and separated who have not defiled themselves with the Dead and creeping things of the Worldly outward Court But know and consider whereunto ye are come upon whom this Spicy Union hath fallen into whose Hand the Golden Vial is given to offer with your Prayers this cloudy pure Incense which is of a most high deified Nature The all-searching Spirit hath found out this sweet perfumed Matter for you that so ye might have success in your Altar-Oblations Oh then now with Joy enter the Tabernacle that is anointed with this perfumed Oil for ye may expect this Golden Incense upon the flaming Altar will have all prevalence Because it is derived from the Everlasting Mountain of Myrrh and Frankincense which is the most precious Fuel for your Offering which must ascend beyond the Sphear of Seraphims to reach the Heart of your great High Priest Who is set over all the lower Priesthood to view and see who in the holy Order of Consecration do keep bringing their Censers to be filled with Fire from those perfuming Coals which can be found no where but in this Altar which are exalted within the Heavens The Spirit taking and scattering these Coals that so the Earth in you may be all a flaming Light burning from this Incense Matter which
perfumes the Breath of all your Prayers so that your God may smell that which may bring down Blessings according to your Will Being so compounded in every part with the Spikenard and Altar-Fire as to be one continual ascending Power and perfuming Pillar of sacred Fire With which my dear Lord do thou mightily shine upon those who appointed are hereunto and them more highly inspire September the 18th 1676. Having for some few Days met with some exercise of Illness upon my outward man whereby I was made sensible how great a disadvantage that was to the Spirit of the Mind to do its Office and Work in as to its House and Habitation where it displays it self making the very outward Animal Spirit of the Body intelligible of Divine Things which when depressed by Sickness is much otherwise for that then the receptable Comprehensive part is much shut up The feeling of which made me bewail the defectiveness of this outward Body because it was disproportionable to that high graduated thing which acted within it Upon which I sought the Lord with great earnestness to give such soundness to the Terrestrial Man as it might answer to the Spiritual Operator who was the moving Wheel After some little space of time I heard this Word run mightily through me I am thy Saving Health which shall arise and get the Victory over thy present Infirmities To which Word I gave credit and did see all the dark Magick Influence flâ—… as a dark Vapour from me A hail Body is of a necessary connexion to a sound Spirit for the Lord's Service whereby the Heavenly Calling may be perfected Against which the working Powers of that grand Enemy are always at work by one wile or other still to prevent me running to and fro as a most busie Agent but to my God I did fly who said he would spread over me the healing Covering of his Soveraignty for my security Then I prayed for the Guardian Power to surround them who with me were obnoxious to the stroke of the Dragon's Enmity letting his Arrows fly every way upon the Heaven-Setters But it was said Fear not for on them also is set an impregnable Guard Thus I was comforted over all Fears Distresses and Tribulations being assured no Weapon should prosper against the Work which we were charged with For if on our parts we did not flag the Right Hand of Strength and Power did engage to be with us and for us even so Amen let it be O Lord evermore September the 20th 1676. The Expostulation of the Spouse I was in a Spirit of Mourning for the Personal Absence of my Lord whose Representations and Touches had awakened and drawn all the Virtual Powers of my Spirit after him insomuch as I took freedom to tell him whom my Soul thus loved that sith he had after such a high and total manner engaged my Heart unto him above all others that now it was but right and equal he should marry me and so in every respect answerably provide and settle me according to the greatness of that Marriage state Preferring also to him this Argument that it was his own free offer to Love first or I should never have presumed to have claimed such favourable Aspects or such kind of Spiritual freedom with one so much raised above me But verily now since my Lord made the first Proposal and thereby hath gained my Interiour Will with all its attending Affections it is now but reasonable that I should be answered in my Foundational Hopes and Expectations Which are not grounded upon old recorded general Promises but upon new and particular Words dropping fresh from the Mouth of my Jesus or else those deep Impressions had never took hold of me so as to make me set light by all Creatures and Things Believing I had made such a choice as was sufficient to answer to every requiring and to set me free from the Servile Bondage to these sort of Creatures that knew nothing of the Mystery of Faith I did set home these and many more Arguments upon my Lord with all ardency and I said that I did now look for Performance and entreated further that he would consider that the Honour of his Fidelity was herein concerned For I had declared to the World that I was his and he was mine by Covenant and Contract and therefore with what shame should I come off who had rejected all Loves and Lovers for to tye my Spirit in this Espousal Knot to this great Heir and Prince of Glory unto which Royalty I did believe er'e long I should be invested If my Jesus would be true unto me according to the various Promises left as an Earnest with me Who being so right and just a Person as I had no shadow of ground on his part to suspect neither would I knowingly act any thing defectively on my part or delay the mutual Nuptial Day which would make much for the Praise of such a restored Glory Therefore I was much importunate with my Jesus that he would do now and act according to the earnest Expectation of the New Creature and the Honour of his exalted Name that it might be no longer derided or defamed by those who would rejoyce to see wholly self-denying Spirits frustrated of their Bridal-Joy and Coronation-Day And that he would be pleased so to act as now to let them stand upon the visible Stage of Dignity as they have been of Reproach and Defamation despightfully used for their Bridegroom's sake As also to bring off all their disgraceful Calumnies who hath now the disposal of all Princely Majesty to put upon his present disguised Bride September the 21st 1676. I having after this manner unburthened my loaded Mind by way of Expostulation hearkening what answer herefrom would proceed to a suspended Lover I heard this Answer Here now follows the Bridegroom's Answer by his Spirit Oh thou desponding Lover I perceive thou art still upon the doubtful and questioning part suspecting my Truth and Loyalty lest I should despise and slight thee in thy mean estate First thou hast charged me to draw and steal away thy Heart not only from thy self but from all others so as thou sayest thou art as a lifeless useless actless Creature having emptied all into me so as now nothing will suffice but the Conjugal Knot to be knit or else thou thinkest thy self never sure of me Thus I have born thy Love-passionate Charges and thy unkind Surmises because I had deferred upon deep grounds best known to my self the publication of my determinate Marriage with thee But O Soul may it not suffice thee that I do maintain all intimate Friendship with thee and though I cannot as yet make a visible Personal Appearance for duration and for demonstration to the World Yet in and by that faithful Witness and true Unction I am still present with thee I am no Stranger to thy Affairs my Spirit gives an Account of all things unto me I have left all of thy
Bride is come down to travel in the greatness of Strength to bring forth this mighty Birth of the God-like Nature they may expect and look for great things to be produced as the effects of this wonderful Birth Which is caught up to the Throne of God and will not return back till he comes with all full command to give the Seventh Number-Crown and fix it on them to whom he is first to appear conveying most freely and clearly his Soveraignty to them But that which is the most deep thing in the Vision is the great Mystery of the Woman which sate upon the Lamb with a Cup in her Hand Whose Representation is to shew that this is the Virgin of Sion the Mother of the New Jerusalem who is come to divest and lay open the Harlotry Spirit that hath brought in the Abomination of all Idolatry and hath made drunk the several Sects with the Wine of a Luciferian Spirit enchanting all Nations through her Magnificency and Power having the Riches and Honours of this World to give as a Reward to her Worshippers Therefore to countervail and the more highly to excell all that this Princely Virgin the Eternal Wisdom and Power of God hath appeared with the Lamb in the Spirit 's Soveraignty to let thee know she is the only Mother and Bride to whom is given the Cup of Blessing From whence are substantial durable Riches Power Dignity and Soveraignty that shall know no limit or end of Glory and Kingly Dominion and thereof also will be to all Eternity aâ—… encrease Therefore let it not repenâ—… you who have been Lovers and Admirers of this illustrious Stone of Wisdom trust to her expect all from her looking only to her united Power with thâ—… Lamb who will assuredly come in you to Reign For the Anointing Oyl is iâ—… his Horn and the melted Liquor of Gold in the Cup to which you are called to take a full sup then you will know another manner of Reward then all the Enchanting Principle of the Beast and Sin-trimmed Whore can afford who will be all dispoiled as the Lamb and Wisdom in you shall yet more evidently appear to imprint the Mark and Name of the Great Salem Upon whom saith the Spirit of the Bride-Love wait and fix and stir not therefrom for so she will be your Springing Garland October the 2d 1676. SO soon as I awaked in the Morning I was saluted with this Word Turn not away thy Foot but walk in that secret Gallery where my Spirit may with thee commune of the Matters which appertain to the Kingdom Which thou hast prayed for to thy Jesus hoping it may be admitted in thy despiseable form of Mortality Which may accordingly be admitted through the watchful observation of this Inspiring Word which is given to be thy Guide Who gave me Rules of further Instruction upon the occasion of what I was very earnest now in Prayer about saying thus If thou expectest thy God should do somewhat which is extraordinary and eminent for thee then thou must walk answerably with him in a singular way according to the Oily Light of the infused Unction which is come to give the true Knowledge and Insight into that Life-habitation which is hid by the Thicket of the Mortal Principle through which thou art to pass as swift as a Dart not minding or staying in any thing till thou reachest the Mark Which is the Cup wherein the Burning Gold of the Holy Ghost is ready prepared for such as can pass through this World and not be with it touched Then said I Oh my Jesus thou requirest hard things of us who have thought that none for this Prize had out-bid us but now I see ahigher rate upon this Jewel of the Kingdom is set so as I do not Marvel at the great adventure that must be made for it O who can hereto be perswaded that of necessity thus it must be that all we have gotten and enriched our selves with from this accursed Aegypt must be given for the Land of Canaan that so we may come to the City of our Rest to inhabit it with our Kingly Bridegroom Moreover this Word came unto me Shake off all that dismal Widowhood which presents thee still before me in heaviness Ah! Lord said I how can it be otherwise till the white Virgin-Robe and Airy Body be put on me by which I may press through the Clouds to thee Tell me then how I may put off and change that Garment which is so muddy and heavy that I cannot fly with it as a Dove in to the Pavilion of Divine Secresie so ofâ—… as I would For I cannot make any Ascension unto thee but I find great â—…trife to lay aside this upper Garment of Sence and Reason For I know there is no coming unto thee with it it smelleth so of the common shore of this corrupt Earth that nothing is more unsavoury Who then can cure us of this Malady but thee O Lamb of God Who hast the All-transmuting Power That can shift our Garments in one Hour For sure it is a lawful Ambition to be translat ed into that State wherein it may be said here are those who are cloathed with Garments all white shining like the Jasper-Light Then replied the Spirit to me Seeing then thou art only sad for this cause as not being so richly clad as might give thee Confidence to come in and among the great Tabernacle-Assembly in the Heavenly Court to present thy self know that I thy Spirit and Comforter will Merchandize for thee into Wisdom's rich Mines Where the Purple Scarlet and fine Linnen with Gold and precious Stones are for the Sanctuary-cloathing to be found and in Faith's Ship shall be transmitted to thee Which Materials being brought to thee thy Hand with my direction shall work a sparkling Covering that thou mayst appear in it all gloâ—…ous in my most high Court October the 5th 1676. The Love-jealous Eye that is over us surveying and searching out the Evil as well as the Good in all the Circumstances of things appertaining to us was most kind and friendly to foretell us all that might prolong or prevent the making good what is contained and shut up in the Promise of the New Covenant O the sweet gentle Reproofs of the Spirit how acceptable be they when they drive forward and will not let us rest or lodge on this side the Mount of Olives but call up to mind who it is that thereupon doth stand echoing and crying O my Dove what is the cause of thy demur Didst thou not engage that thou wouldst fit out my Bride and make her ready that her Bridegroom might be out of all suspition But her delay makes me conclude she is loath to take too abrupt a leave from the Moabitish Land fearing to displease them as if her Eye was still hankering after some Reward from this Harlotry Vagrant All which is included under the Curse and therefore cannot to my Spouse make any Addition
me concerning him He is a Son of Obedience Therefore meet with thee to prosecute the Spirits design in this visible Earth Then received I only this further Charge to keep the inward Court of our Minds all pure and clear as we love to entertain the Spirit of our Jesus there Who soon did scent every unsavoury Breath that did blow in this Garden which should be all perfumed from the Celestial Powers and Planets that are all to be blown up from his own Savours and sweet Perfumes So that our dear Lord and Spirit might thereby be refreshed in us and that continually October the 8th 1676. Some part of this Night sweetly passed in Contemplation and Prayer toward the Morning I saw in Vision a bright round Ball pourtraid like a Man's Face breaking through a Cloud and immediately two Stars broke through after it which were very bright and blazing The Interpretation of which I waited fo in my Spirit for no Representation is without his Signification unto me But the Lord did not that day explain iâ—… to me but I did feel an impregnative Virtue fill me from that time till the Afternoon Being then met to breath each one from his Gift as the Dr. was speaking the Word said in me Blessed is the Glory of the Lord which makes its remove from place to place that the Tabernacle-Body may bear witness to this Glory Which verily was felt and discerned in this very juncture of time For the most Holy did leave the Impress of his Glory upon us for it did run as Lightning through my inward parts Thus our Jesus makes his Pace swiftly to us to give often refreshing to our Hearts Hereby lifting us up from the Earth by the Spirit of his Eagle-Might which presseth into the Heavens there ever to live in the Bosome Loves Rest. October the 9th 1676. But still I was in great Concern to understand the meaning of the Sun-like Face and Stars which I saw the Night past So putting my self in an holy awful posture for the Spirit to place me unitedly to himself to understand and know as it self did know the simple Mind of the Deity It was thus revealed to me that suddenly there would break out of the dark beclouded Night of our World an open bright Face that should not speak to us in a deep unknown Spirit but Mouth to Mouth When we shall be generated as Stars from this Ghostly Body of Glory Who plainly testified such a Remove would be made If we will be constant to the Spirit our assigned Guide and Mate Who will arise in us unto this high degree and state as to swallow us up into this shining Face so that no Cloud shall be betwixt the Majesty of Glory and us For as our Jesus is so this rising Spirit of Glory will bring us into the same Transfiguring Body of Glory October the 10th 1676. The Ministration of Elisha As I was casting my self this Morning into my wonted posture of interiour Silence to hear and see what would arise out of the Spirit 's deep I was before I was aware surprised with a Natural Sleep but suddenly awaked with this Voice Search and see what is recorded for thee in 2 Kings 4. throughout not knowing as to my own rememberance what therein was contained till I looked Wherein was the Declaration of what great and marvellous things Elisha wrought eminently as nothing of the New-Testament-Ministration did them exceed So when I had perused them I asked and enquired by that inspiring Spirit who was nigh what Portion therein was for me that was thereunto pointed for to look earnestly seeking a plain understanding herein which through favour I did obtain after some space of time October the 11th 1676. This Word opened in way of Resolve Know O Soul thou hast this elisha-Elisha-Spirit with thee of which great Improvement may be made If thou canst know how to draw him out it will be possible to multiply manifoldly Therefore I thy Jesus directed thee to view the excellency of this Spirit and to provoke thee to ask a numeration of this to lay out upon my account so far as may reach to the glorified state of my new exalted Humanity As to the first part of Elisha's ability of Spirit which took in a sympathizing sence of the poor Widow's cry unto him This thou mayst read inwardly as thy own deplorable condition who hast often cryed to thy Prophet of the Oppression of this cruel Creditor the Prince and Spirit who rules in the evil World that would have taken thy two Sons both for Bond-men Who are to be understood as they relate to thy inward and outward Man to imbondage both and hold them in perpetual Captivity as Debtors through the degenerated Principle to the Law of Sin which makes obnoxious to the Curse of Servitude to this wicked Usuper From which my Elisha Spirit is to come to set free through the additional Blessing of Increase out of that Pot of Oyl that is found before-hand in thee but of no sufficiency to redeem out of the Creditor's thraldom till the Spirit of Multiplication do take Knowledge and Compassion to shew what will buy thee out of all the World's Servitude Wherein thou hast known such Perplexities and tyrannical Thraldoms that have constrained thee to look out for Liberty Now then hearken to my Counselling Word ye who do agree as united Spirits to break this Yoke from off your Neck resolving no longer to be under Tribute repair to your Prophet Elisha and only make him privy to all your Necessities Let the Prophet's Widow in this case be the Pattern in thy Eye and in all Extremities fly to no other Call upon this Elisha-Spirit for he is to be raised from the dead to work mighty Deeds First in the hidden Man of the Heart which prepareth for the working through the outward part every Vessel must be cleansed within before the Golden Oyl of the Almightiness will fill them When this is perfect and purely done shut the Door upon thee and thy two Sons and let none come in to spy For the Foundation-matter for Miracles to work upon will run from a most secret hidden Vein The method here of will be quite changed as to what was in the days of Elisha Who though he acted parallel with thy Jesus in the days of his humane state of Minority not having reached the Coronation-Glory could not till then set afoot this New Ministration that openeth from the Line of the Holy Ghost Who is that full grown Vein of Life which hath so long under Ground been hid because of which no miraculous thing hath of these last days been wrought For none hath cared with my Spirit to plunge so deep and therefore it is for a while to lie hid till they have found out the right Needle which may pierce this third Vein that proceedeth from the Godhead The Life-Blood of which will be the running multiplying Oyl which is costly indeed thou needst not crave
a greater Portion Be not afraid to sink down into the Spirit 's Pool or Pot of Oyl that is within the House of thy Heart It was Elisha's Spirit that entred in or else the Oyl had never run so free So do ye likewise with your Spirits Descend where this spring of Blood doth so deeply run which will be of such rich Merchandize as it will make all of this Creation-traffick to be of no validity Observe with all heedfulness the track and way of the Spirit in its own Eternal Ground Follow hard venture to pass through every Region whether in Darkness or in Light loose not this your Leader out of sight Who will certainly bring you to the Oily Flood which meeting with the flaming Juniper-Wood will send forth such sparkling Powers and miraculous Glories as may plainly declare the Spirit of that one Elisha is risen October the 12th 1676. This greatly beloved Spirit and Comforter sent from my dear Lord Jesus coming now to be known by Name Power and Virtue through a more free and intimate way of converse had hereby forestall'd all other taking off all delight and pleasure saving in himself alone I knowing that with him were all the Secrets of the Bridegroom and that no other besides him could give me to understand the high and deep Concerns relating to the Kingdom which by my Jesus are now in agitation Therefore who by us is to be prized like to this Visitant that can give such a true account how Matters and Things there do succeed during the time of our Exile Who so ready and officious is as he to find out for us the grand Mystery of the Knowledge of the Deity which doth lie hidden in pure Nature's Ground And though it is so nigh to us yet without this Unction Light we might have look'd long enough and never have understood or espied any thing of this Glory But now he is become our Friend and Counsellor and doth bring us glad-Tydings from the Heavenly Quire-Whence this Morning he proposed this Question to me Dost thou believe I am the very only and true Discloser of the Father's Will who designs to bring thee into the New Jerusalem to see there the Lord Jesus in all his Princely Dignity If satisfied thou art herein then wholly rest upon me as thy sufficient Stay and Guide then press I say into me Who am the All-flaming Stream with whom mingling thy self thy Natural Property shall be so alter'd as thou wilt be able to pierce into the very Body of the Deity which is my dwelling-place Where I am careful to fix together with my self such who are given me in charge by him who hath great regard for you and hath Commissioned me to demand and ask of you who have made such Love-acknowledgements whether or no ye can leave and forget all whatever is so affecting to the sensitive Eye and without much debate to fly away with me to Mount Sion For there the perfect in Spirit do rest from all Cares Labours and Strife for that is a City free Oh now take leave of this imbondaged state and trust to me for what your Lot shall be in that lovely Land Where into now venture through all the cross Streams of Rationality as valiant Worthies resolved throughly to follow me who cannot live in this Region but only for your sake I am sent from above but with no intent to abide long here beneath only to cloath you Essentially upon as a Bride to enter in with me where ye shall see no more Evil and though in the World yet so separated from it as those who are no more of it Read and see a full discharge brought down by me if ye can receive it then it will be your everlasting Liberty October the 16th 1676. This Word also opened and cryed in me Who shall see that one Day that shall be lengthened out to Thousands of Years It is the Spirit 's day in which none can live but such who are entred into the very Body of the Spirit that can bear the Light of the Temple-Glory within the Holy City The Light of this Day is of that excessive Burning that it will scorch up every Covering which is not of the Spirit Therefore ye who have prayed to see this New Creation-Day consider what you must suffer first to come upon your vile corruptible Body which must be fashioned in this pure Spirit 's property Which by its Golden Flood may wash and wast away the muddy part with all that contemptible covering of Clay which in this Day of Burning can in no wise be able to stay Now then know the Time and Season of this my Spirit 's Visitation and be subject to every transforming Power Which worketh yet by degrees till it hath brought thee unto a solid Body as refining into that Clarity that the sevenfold Sun ye may plainly see in its strength of Glory without a Vail upon your Face Do not say How shall this be brought to pass seeing I am a piece of brittle Mortality subject to an universal Creaturely malady nothing differing from what I see expire Daily These are the thoughts which do arise in thee out of Fear and Spiritual Modesty But thy Humility must be the only Foundation for the Spirit of Faith to rise and effect what may be done in order to the rising of this everlasting Day of the Spirit 's cloathing Body of Light Which Oh thou Shunamite shall make thee all fair and give thee acceptance in my sight October the 18th 1676. O! the resistency that the Spirit of Reason did raise pleading Impossibility that ever gross earthliness should be so covered over and impregnated with a Ghostly Body generated and consubstantiated from that one Eternal Element so as to hide the now appearing frail piece of Mortality The Spirit of Prophecy in me which opened and declared of these things which were to come to pass in us said If hereunto we could set our Seal of Beiief and give place to the Spirit of Truth they could not fail of their accomplishment But if Faith over Reason did not get Victory the Amen did testifie the Spirit would be too weak to bring forth such a miraculous Body for himself organically in every part to the fulfilling of the great Mystery which has been so often and largely predicted of Here I had renewed subject matter for Prayer that our Faith might not fail earnestly invocating that the holy Breath might fill up our Sails here withal continually Upon this I did see in Vision A Covering let down upon me of all wrought Gold enterwoven with Scarlet-coloured Silk so as it looked wonderful rich to my Eye Which I viewed with great marvel attending the Word of Signification which thus opened in me saying This is the Workmanship of the Spirit Who hath only Wisdom and Skill to inlay the weighty Gold and work it in with the Silk to make it thus lustrous as thou seest But herein lieth a greater
deeper Mystery yet as it both presents Deity and Humanity thus interwoven together To shew how your Humane Will-Spirit must be wrought into this All-deified Spirit which to the ground-form of Silk gives the shine and glory in the variety of Flowers embossed thereupon according to the similitude which to thee was let down with the engraving of the Sacred Name that is that Princely Cloathing upon which is written Salvation Strength and Honour the unparalled Workmanship of the Spirit of Glory that now to you my elected Ones is come to call in the assistance of your Wills to work and joyn with him in all Power and Might till ye come to be inlaid into his Deâ—…fied Being and thus curiously wrought without the least default For not one wry Stich must be found in this Covering but all according to the perfect Rule seen in the Pattern Know I Jesus have sent my Spirit into you to work in Secresie this all-covering Tent. It will be Business enough to keep Pace and to follow the Hands of these working Powers that never will be idle calling still to the Spirit of your Wills to comply and for to hold out with it steadily For this is a Work which must be stuck to it will admit of no Nightslumbering the Furnace is to be kept in a constant heat for the Golden Thread which enterweaves with the Silk is still to be drawn out of the central Fire Oh now ye who have pried after this rich Covering of the Spirit you see whereunto you must give your selves that this all glorious Covering of the Spirit may rise and shine upon you that so ye may enter my Everlasting Courts with Confidence and Joy Where your Bridegroom will greatly rejoyce over you when ye are thus cloathed upon with the bright Body of the holy Sparkling Saphire Into which suffer my Spirit to work you that I may with freedom own receive and enjoy you as my all-lustrous Bride Even so Oh holy One prosper thy Work in us October the 21st 1676. In the Night I had this Representation of a Vine upon a Wall which was very fruitful but not come unto its full ripeness There appeared several sorts of Fruits besides Grapes all springing from the Vine-Root Which while viewing there came a cluster of Caterpillars with black Heads fastening upon the young sprouted Fruit to eat it off in this its Minority At which sight I was much concerned how to prevent the marring of such choice Fruit. After I came to weigh and consider the thing in the Spirit 's understanding the Word of Revelation opened and said This Vision was for caution and warning unto us who were now incorporated into that Vine-Root to bring forth Fruits according to what the Spirit hath sowed and watered so as they begin to consubstantiate into Fruit. Whereunto we coming to this first primary putting forth great danger does attend this new crop of the Spirit though they seem as harmless inconsiderable Worms yet they unconceivably destroy and eat and suck away the very Juice of the Grape leaving only the empty Husk For which cause saith the Spirit I have this warning given lest ye should not be heedful enough of this my painful Husbandry which I have brought forth in you For these little Foxes and crawling Worms are as pernicious to my new planted Nursery as those greater Beasts of Prey Therefore ward and watch keep all Invasions of this kind out when ever they do set upon thee and would assault to snip away my first Fruits Then take to thee speedily the Bucket of Faith and let down into me who will open the Heavens to bring down Showers that shall wash and scatter away these devouring Caterpillers out of thee October the 21st 1676. It was further shewn me as I was in Prayer upon this occasion how our Vineyard might be kept each one from being preyed upon This Word was shot in from the Lord upon me Keep thy Eye upon this new springing Lily sit under the Shadow of it and go not out from it It s fruitfulness will befriend thee when this World with all its fruitfulness shall be as a dry Tree Therefore make it thy only Shelter and Stay for the Essential Power of the Deity floweth forth as the Spirit in thee can draw it forth That then ye may fully scent this Flower of Lise and live upon it day by day then thou needst not wander from the Spirit 's Tent. Who hath sufficiency to keep thee if thou couldst go forward and work with him in this Magia Calling Which divine Skill and Art hath been hid from the whole Creation and a false Craft hath stolen away the Heart universally While this hath been hid under the Seven Seals and none worthy found to break open this deep Magia Ground where that weighty Gold is that will buy out thousands of such drossy Worlds in which all ignorant and earthly Inhabitants do trade But to you that separate and are willing by me to be perswaded to find out that old antient Vocation where neither Curse Sorrow nor Pain do attend which was and is to be renewed again to such as can get free from this Principle and live in defâ—…nce to it as not fearing nor caring evermore to make friendship with it there is a better Store upon the opening unto you To whom I am as a fore-runner upon this account sent to assure you there are such precious things given by the Father into my Hand as ye shall not need to sue to this World for its favour For the time is nigh wherein the now despised shall be described what they are October the 25th 1676. Through the abundant Openings out from the Light of that Day of the Lord encompassing my Intellectual Part filling me as a burning Lamp within shewing still some one thing or other new upon which I cryed and said Ah my God what will all this Knowledge and Light with me amount unto For to know deep and secret things is both sweet and pleasant whether they be for present or future Existency But this is not to be all my Dowry though they are of great use and service yet here I cannot stay neither dare I take up fulness of Joy there is something else yet behind which must fill this Heavenly Body of Light Oh that one weighty Drop that I do see ready to fall off on that bright Saphire Body will be the Birth-Seed that extendeth not only to Will but to perform and do what it sees in the Light When this shall drop the Nature as it stands in the Line of the Fall with the weight thereof shall be broken and dissolved for no patch of Clay upon this Gold is evermore to be seen as it was declared to me Who upon this Expostulation further said and brought this Word with a fresh application unto me saying As the Father hath Life in himself so hath he given the Son to have Life in himself also which Words in John
Decree but by famishing the Earthly Life with all that pertains thereto casting out the disobedient Vashti that so such a Virgin might be sought out as might please the King and upon all occasions might have his Ear. Now Esther is only to speak what Mordecai the Divine Life puts into her mouth Words of Wisdom to out-do all the Serpent's subtilty This prudent Mordecai fore-sees for Esther all dangers that are like to accrue gives present notice that so Evils may be escaped before they do overtake Oh here through this Similitude how freely and plainly did the most Holy Spirit reveal what lay hid in the Mystery further advising us to prepare a Banquet after the touch of the Golden Scepter which gives the Token of Acceptance Mordecai contrives with Esther jointly what Provision to make only knowing what the Royal Court fare is bringing in those choice things which the King feeds upon So that this Banquet consists all of Fruits but not raw or gross ripened from this old Element but such as are preserved with all sweet restorative Spices fetched from the Land of Havilah where the Golden Liquor flows and the sweet Canes do grow The Wine to this Feast all answerable hereunto refined from the Lees served out of that one Golden Cup that none ever drank out of but the great Donor of the Feast who will only receive it from the Hand of the Bride Then said the Spirit to this Bride All things are now ready invite the King and your God unto this Supper Your Banquet thus ordered you need not doubt of the King's company and though the proud Haman-Spirit may here intrude yet fear not for his doom will be suddenly given Oh Esther who art in great favour with the King put forward and spare not to ask that now thy Life may be forthwith given unto thee in a Princely Subsistency All that is in thy Heart at such a time as this may verily be answered and thou go away with Joy of Heart not that only thy Accuser is cast out but thou art come near to the Scepter of the Kingdom to live without toil or bryarly Cares Thus did the Spring-Unction make it applicable to us by reiterating all this over again that so hereby we might be assured whereunto this Golden Scepter let down by the Hand of the King would bring us who in an Esther-like Spirit of Humility and Faith do draw near to it It was also further noted to me from the Spirit that when-ever we had these Tabernacle-Feasts and the presence of Glory in it we should not get only a Promise to alter the Hand-Writing that had gone out against us but to press such Arguments as thereby to overturn the whole state of our Captivity under the Babylonish Haman-Spirit and to get Letters written and sealed in the King's Name Which will give the Authority and Credit in this our Enemies Land to stand for our Lives and to have defence even the Omnipresence of Strength granted out of the King's Armory to do what we would in the Spirit of Mordecai that goes in and out in the presence of the King Who with Esther the Bride hath won the Day which is Light Gladness Joy and Honour to the Lamb and Bride October the 28th 1676. The Spirit of Jesus made this further Observation out of this History unto us from Mordica's great Princeliness of Spirit who knowing he was of the blessed Seed though at present under Captivity still maintained his Integrity trusting in the God of Abraham and would bow down to no other though Haman was great and potent having Power by permission from the King to save or destroy From hence the living Word iâ—… me said According to this Example follow ye this my faithful Mordecai Spirit from whom and into whom you are born though for probation suffered to be carried to dwell in Babylon where tempted ye have been because you have had no Power or Might to rule or deliver your selves while that Haman's insulting Spirit of Reason was yet alive within you who represents the Strength and mighty Fortitude of Reason that can plead such inducing Arguments as carry a mighty sway complaining of the strange and different Laws of my Spirit after the manner of Haman Whose Spirit is alive at this day to deceive with all subtilty and now his Wrath and Rage is the more enkindled against ye because ye have slighted and refused to bow and own his Lordliness Who does exalt himself in Name and Nature that so none must live in his Land but such as will worship him as God But you in whom my Life Mordecai hath stirred maintain your Heavenly stateliness in this matter stoop not though your Life is to be cut off with all the Comforts Privileges and attending Honours of it Fear none of these things remember Mordecai's Reward shall assuredly be yours The great King of Heaven like Ahasuerus hath given this World's Preferments into the Power of the great Haman's Spirit of Reason who is a Prince does reign over all that your God may see who will hold out in their Integrity in refusing to be under the Laws though none greater in this visible Kingdom then he Now this History I have taken up and applied to you to observe in every Tittle that you with me your Jesus may come to Royal Honour and Dignity by refusing the Beast and the Dragon's allurings from this visible Babylon And by adhering with Esther in all sweet Humility to the Masculine Spirit of my undaunted Mordecai Thus ye shall rise unto Strength Glory and Immortality October the 29th 1670. This Morning this Word so soon aâ—… I awaked saluted me saying Arise anâ—… call upon thy God who giveth theâ—… what to ask From which I preferreâ—… my Requests finding a pressure of aâ—… ascending Power that carried my spiriâ—… to view a Place that was with variety of Colours paved and there I saw a Woman standing of so amiable a Counteâ—… the Complexion so unutterablâ—… pure for fineness and clearness of Skin as no mortal Image must compare therewith While I was in admiration hereof a Voice spake Oh Esther what iâ—… thy Petition thy Beauty hath ravisheâ—… my Eye Thy Place is to abide in my Royal Court. A little space after thiâ—… I found my self mounted upon a Horseâ—… to be carried whither I knew not buâ—… I was not concerned at all for I was fuâ—…lly satisfied in my Guide I heard a Cry after me to detain and prevent my going forward but the Person that took me up said Be still and give no Ear. These are but the Screeh-Owls of the Night and Birds of prey which would stop and steal our Treasure from us So I was carried on with great swiftness into a secret solitary way from out of the sight and noise of all active Creaturely Inhabitants For it was said Thus it must be if you will see a New Creation with the replenished Life Plants that grow there all-flourishing and clear
according to the pure Element that is there At which offer and upon the terms specified I for my self and for my travelling Friend did perfectly agree on â—…o proceed as this our Dove-Mate should us bear upon her Wing of Power Not fearing to adventure through a Desert state and to draw off from all Communions which are of this visible Sphear For another Voice in my Ear did cry Depart and come out touch nothing neither mingle your Offerings with Korah or his Company who though they may appear with Censers in their Hands yet do you not them come near for the Earth doth close upon them as their most visible dark covering From whom Away with me your flying Horse of Power October the 30th 1676. Being in my private Ejaculations this Word sounded in me All Prayings Prophecyings Speakings are of no validity but what proceed from the Head-covering which is the Miter-Crown of Purity and Power which the Unction alone for you must draw down from him who holdeth in his Hand the Seven Star-Powers to encompass you round that so no nakedness may be more found upon you For what is more empty naked and void then Words that are not touched with the Altar-Coal that giveth Impregnancy where-ever it falleth Therefore hereunto watch and go not forth in any of these ministring Services without you wrap up close this Nazarite Covering of Strength about you for want of which your Labours have been fruitless and my Spirit hath been under reproach and derision to you which shame I am come to take off from you to whom this Caution I do give not to be too hasty to run out before you have put on your Garment of strength Better it is to wait in Secresie till thy Coverting is all finished by him who in his own method moveth and worketh all effectually into whose Mold being cast ye will certainly come forth a much more refined piece of glorious workmanship for the illustration of the Spirit 's Ministration Which Wheel hath by the decree of the Almighty begun to move Now see to it and keep it still going side by side with the Spirit that is the Life-motion of it who will plunge you in to know and see yet greater things as you can keep strait course with it Then may you dive into the Seven Star-Pool which will draw out the last Trumpet-shout of a God Omnipotent for a Covering throughout to thee Who but thee oh thou Spirit in the burning Wheel canst work which for us effect quickly October the 31st 1676. Towards the First Day in the Morning I saw the Dr. as in a publick Theatre bearing a high Testimony for the Spirit in a Youthful figure and Hair grown brown and bushy Who was acted forth that he bore down many that seemed to doubt and question what he from the authority of the Spirit witnessed to Upon which it was said to me This should be fulfilled in his season upon whose rising Day wait to the fulfilling Joy From this presentation it was given me to conclude that the D. should assuredly be made an able Minister of the Spirit in some signal proof of it Which I sought my God for in reference to the Glory that would be manifested through the lifting up the Standard of this mighty defensive Spirit Whom we do begin already to feel is so busie again in us as gives good ground of hope that somewhat is to be brought forth that shall make a free and clear place for the Holy Ghost to act forth his own Power in the Humanity November the 1st 1676. THis Day upon Mr. Bromley's account the Dr. was engaged to speak in Publick whose Sails were spread and filled with Breath from the Anointing Power After which I found my Spirit much called into an inward stillness to find out the original Wheel that turns the whole Creation about As seeing all things short though they are brought forth in Spiritual Appearances they pass away as yet too weak to bring forth the transfigured state Upon which consideration I went to my Nights Repose in some heaviness of Spirit mourning after the Life-working Power to deliver me from this every surviving Hour of Temptation importuning for a naked access to the Throne of Majesty where I might have freedom to open all in plainness of Speech and to hear without any other Medium but the Spirit 's Ear what God would answer to me Upon which I had presented four moving Wheels of Flame Colour As they turned they opened a deep in the ground which still dissolved and melted away where ever they went so they kept on their circling course having at last no more ground to move upon all being burnt up before them A Seraphim with six Wings all covered them only through every Wing an Eye was seen and then the Wheels were lifted up and did ascend Then a Voice came unto me saying Mark and see what you must be turned into if you will see the bare and naked Majesty of Glory Canst thou think to bear the presence of an Immense Light that is of such a transparency without a Cherub's covering upon all thy working Wheels If thou wilt come to the heights of Zion-Glory come prepare for to be undone in thy own sensitive Life the very Pillars of the House oâ—… Nature will be shaken the keepers thereof will tremple Man must cease wheâ—… God descends into his Holy Place these flaming Coverts of the Spirit will leâ—… nothing of the Flesh inherit with it Therefore till thou dost agree to thiâ—… there can be no possibility of coming in to that great Assembly where the Mosâ—… High doth over all Worlds reign witâ—… his Train of glorified Spirits When had after this manner discoursed the result of my importunity was thus given to me I was convinced what such an access for continuation there would cost For it was shewed to me there must be down right Payment Words would not alone pass All our earthly Goodness and Godliness was to be given away for this Cherub's Covering and no longer in the Tents of Babylon to stay there to live in the midst of a People of unclean Lips Now the great thing is how this shall be brought to pass for who shall live when God doth this Yet seeing the all-knowing Spirit hath plainly hereof advertised that so to us it may not come as a surprize when these burning Wheels shall wholly undermine and consume what it finds of that putrified Earth in us Oh then I do see the six Winged Seraphim will be our Covering through which we shall behold the Lord the mighty King upon his Throne of Glory according as hath been foretold and there his mighty Voice shall hear which now sounds in our Ears from that Seraphick Sphear November the 3d. 1676. As I was introverted into my self this Morning calling over those things revealed upon the Representation of the four Wheels that eat out the Earth which it moved upon this Word moreover cryed in
me Suffer these Wheels to turn in thee though it be painful rejoycing that ye are come to dwell under this Cherub-Covering where under abiding with all wariness the Eagle-Bird may fly out thece in great Might Strength and Glory Which Words I took great Observation of for much is to be understood therefrom as is to be believed in by us whom it concerns This Day in the Evening at our own private Meeting in which the Lord did much appear with us it was given me to speak from the new covered Earth which was once as a solitary parched Ground but now it was shewed me that it is now become all covered with the utmost variety of springing Flowers all flourishing which will still abide in us so long as the Water-Courses keep their due springing Tides with the Spiritual Constellations opening from the Cherub-Bride who dwelleth in that hot Beaming Body of the Sun that reneweth Life to every growing Plant that is brought forth under the Cherub-Tent Oh here I did see in some few a fruitful Field or Soil and a full replenished Garden which invited him who is our true Seeds-man in to view and see what might be more eminent and excellent in us to engage his walking presence with us In whose company we do witness the out-breathed scent of what is planted by his own Hand November the 4th 1676. This Day going out I suffer'd loss meeting with some scatterings which for that space stopped the Wheel-work which being sensible of I had no quiet till the holy Watcher came down and moved it forward again clearing all that did clog and made it move heavily This Word with an Emphatical Power to me came saying Oh wherewithal shall a Young Man cleanse his Way but by taking heed unto my Word which was further confirmed by another ecchoing Voice a little space after Regard this as a seasonable Warning So that from hence it was fully set home upon me that every speaking Word from under the Cherubim Oracle from whence the holy Sound does pass the Light thereof is to be obeyed in all things And it would be as the Burning Wheel refining and making pure for no longer then our Minds and Hearts as the High-way of the Spirit are cleansed can I said the Holy One walk there For my delightful Pace is through the green and flourishing Path where on either side Plants of Righteousness do stand all in their Youthful Statures November the 5th 1676. This Morning it was said to me There was a secret reservatory where the hiding of all the Armory Power was Then something of a strong fenced Place standing upon a Hill was shewn me which was so high that it would be very difficult thither to ascend Which caused great thoughtfulness in me In which interim of time the Dr. coming in to Pray this Vision passed away and I understood nothing more of it that day But while the Dr. was in a very contrite frame so expressed by Prayer this Word concerning him was spoken The humble Person I will save whose Cause I have heard and will plead Which giveth a new Sealing Witness to all former Words that the Love-Eye looketh still towards those that are lowly of Heart taking heed to the inspeaking Word watching daily thereunto November the 6th 1676. This Night the Wheel-motion was very restless in me to find out this Armory Power of which I had a presentation greatly sollicitous was the Spirit of Prayer pleading to find an entrance into that secret place where I was assured the hiding Gifts of Eternal Powers were concealed Which being found that would then by a willing suffered-force be fetched out to effect the great and high intent of that mighty Cyrus who will be raised as that principal Shepherd to go before us unto this strong fenced Place Who said unto me Be still thy Time is not yet fulfilled to enter this Tower of Strength There is an Eagle-Bird under the Cherub Wing which is a hatching for which you must wait a while till it is all fletched and flig that only can mount you up It must be this Eagle Eye that can fly so high to face this secret Place upon which the Sun-Beams do lie so hot that no other can come nigh her It is but fruitless Labour to climb up with a ponderous Body to the top of this Mountain Therefore keep close and warm under the Dove's Wing and your Spirit will answerably grow into the Nature of a swift flight to reach to this place Which is called by the Name of Shammah the everlasting Armory of Wisdom and Strength lieth there to be drawn out by such as can assume the Eagle-strength Oh hereunto watch with all heed and keep under the overshadowing Wing that ye may come hereunto at one Flight that ye may be out of all further care and fear This is so strong a Fort that commands all Worlds that stand under it They will indeed find the impregnable Power who do attain the full growth of this swift winged Might Then it will be in your own Power to scatter and make fly whatever opposeth you from the Spirit of Enmity all which shall be subdued from the Armory of this strong Tower that henceforth to you who are diligent Seekers shall be opened Look and see for the Eagle-Shell is assuredly upon the crackling November the 7th 1676. At this time it was much upon my Spirit to seek and make after that which might evidence not only to our selves but to the unbelieving World round about us that the Life-acting Power was with us For else whereby should we be able to make out our conjunction with the Spirit but by stretching forth the full Banners of it as the great Testimonial Witness of the mighty Presence taken up in us As I was deep upon this Consideration this Word from the Lord came to me saying What more signal Sign can you desire to demonstrate your true Spiritual Birth by then this that you have not heard of and seen the Sign of the Son of Man in the Heavens as Distinct from you But behold this is given you the very same to be which in its time will shew it self to be the Son of God by and through the Resurrection from the Dead Till which time ye must suffer under a Vail in Conformity like to your Jesus who was of no reputation in the World as giving him no Credit nor Honour till by Death they saw the Vail rent and the Earth shake then they began to be convinced that this must needs be the God-Man Even so on thou must proceed to give witness by thy Death mystically as he did naturally give proof thereof by Rocks rending and Earth-tremblings which will be at the yielding up of the Ghost This happily somewhat hath been reached to but yet there must be an open shew thereof Crucifixion is a lingring Death let the Blood and Water so freely out-run from thee that may bear Record to all that thy
Spirit is ascended into the Father's Bosom From whence may be expected thy return to bring down that Spirit which will raise that Body thro which that Signal Sign shall be manifested that can assume Authority to release what hath been in Captivity And ye shall go forth with the Scepter dominion Ye have but this one thing to effect to shew out your selves risen from the Dead Then you will find that every Breath which proceeds from you is of such force as to command the whole Heavenly Host. November the 9th 1676. As I was this Morning cast into some perplexity about the instability which I found my self incident unto that I could not keep afloat upon the broad River still to swim in the full Stream of the Spirit But some entervenings would happen to stop my pace and prevent if it might be the arrival to that most sweet and blessed Port which hath been designed for us I for this called in the High Throne-Councel to know what shall be done for us who are sensible of these petty sinkings When the Lord hath given the Word to come after him though it be upon a boisterous Sea could we steer our Course upon Faith's Boat the floating tossing Sâ—…a would soon come to be Calm But oh my staggering Spirit is not to such a steadiness come as with my Jesus all like a Spirit there to talk with him who may yet now again be seen to walk in the deep Ocean These things being the matter of my Meditation and Consultation with that Word which was to me very nigh it suddainly cryed within me thus What stability can ye come unto till the four Winds are with-held which awaken the old condemned Life in all its Essences Then was presented a Hand from under a Wing which knit up these blasting Winds that they might not hurt the new replenished Field out of which are expected the Seven Years Plenty Then hereby I saw it was only this strong Eagle-Hand which could the rough East-Wind stay that caused those swarming Flies to bâ—…z and make a noise sucking away those Honey-Dews so soon as they do fall It was also further noted to me that these Winds were of that evil consequence as to put to wreck the Sailing Ship of Faith whereby all the out-ventured stock of Life is to be brought in These four Winds were also named to me as 1 st Wormwood 2 dly War 3 dly Anguish 4 thly Destruction These being let loose did blow up the Natural Senses breathing fresh Life every moment into them So maintaining the Spiritual War For so long as the carnal low Sense liveth and is hereby revived it will be active after many a deadly stroke to nullifie that supersensual Life of Revelation that cannot take its place till these Life-breathing Winds be bound up Then was shewed me an Engraving like a Seal with the Emblem of an Olive-Tree with three branches and it was said to me When ye are Sealed with this living Print you then shall know a fixed Life These Winds can no more hurt if once they may but stop till ye are feelingly impressed with this Olive-Tree This is another manner of Life then what is subject unto Mutability For what is greater then for the Life of the Holy Trinity to be appropriated penetratingly by way of Sealing Now for this great preparation thereto is required the one pure unleavened Lump all passive without Life to receive the Impression Which accordingly was performed by the overshadowing of the Dove that gave the living Witness of being Baptize into the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost By which the Contrary Winds were restrained that they could not blow up the dark Mists and Fogs any more So from hence feeling in me a pure Serene Calmness the Powers of the Eternal World did let fall sweet pleasant Dews from which the Fruitful Sharon did spring to entertain the Trinity within the circumference of this holy Ground which is now so strongly enclosed and fortified that nothing common or unclean can pass hereunto for the pure Winds from the Heavenly Element gave forth a new fresh Air all clear and bright so that in the Light thereof liberty was given for Holy Walks as in a Supercelestial Region there to take up the Souls true Central Rest. Even so sweet Jesus never let me venture out lest those perilous Winds should me overtake to unfix me out of the even Temperature wherein all stability will the Mind most safely and securely Fix November the 12th 1676. Now upon this Sealing opened and enlarged the great Mystery of the three Heavenly Witnesses which gives light to the Understanding and makes it capable of knowing and comprehending the Souls true Originality as to what it was what it is and what it is to be what it was in its first pure State then how it fell and lastly what it is to be and after what manner to be restored In which three Particulars these Witnesses do unfold themselves and bear Record but the chief and principal of these is the Third or the Restoration whereby God raiseth the Fallen Tabernacle going forth in a new Creation and Formation to produce a suitable Habitation for himself wherein the Father doth in the first place record his own Name which is demonstrated in opening a Flood-gate of Love expressed in the Gift of his Son not only to be born for us but be born in us bearing witness that we are hereby passed from the Misery Death Curse and the Wrath of God into the Liberty and Similitude of the Deity it self wherein the Righteous and Immaculate Nature of Jesus doth spring as the Lily in the Valley For it is not a bare Record or Report of these Witnesse but it is an essential Body All-Deiform which is a Record that can never be obliterated for that the Holy Ghost is the sure Pledge hereof which doth keep alive this Impression by his continued Motives and Operations So that what is Invisible in the Heavens is made Visibâ—… to the Dove Eye through which thy Soul hath its Seeing By which Seeing it is marvellously enflamed and affected with those Objects that so beautiful excellent and enamouring are that do wonderfully take the Mind off from these low Animal and Natural Things the Super-celestial Life being raised and employed altogether upon what is so ineffably Joyous and Glorious For thus the higher Heavens are brought down by this Trinity of Witnesses into the habitable part of Man's Earth November the 20th 1676. The Ternary of Witnesses upon the Earth answering to the Impression from the three Branches of the True Olive-Tree were now heard to give in severally their Testimony agreeably with that which is given in the Heavenly Places in order to the bringing about the greatest and highest of all Ministrations which is that of the Holy Ghost and to the compleating and defending of the Kingly Birth from the Virgin Woman which the Dragon ever watcheth against to destroy it And hence was
to declare and speak as indeed from a Cloven Tongue that may tinge where ever it seaâ—…ters such high enkindleâ—… Breath abroad Ah Words of such aâ—… ouâ—…flowing Power will carry force to purpose upon the Hearts of the prepareâ—… Hearers to whom this last Trumpet by the Dove shall sound Blessed is that Ark where fresh she will out fly to pronouncâ—… Salvation Peace and Good-will froâ—… on high Fear not but believe such aâ—… Ministration may be nigh to those who in this new fram'd Ark do most closely and obscurely lie till the Birth-Doors shall come for to be opened by the strong Angel Know upon every Door here iâ—… a several seal to the number of seven to which belong the Seven Spirits Up pon every Opening thereto watch anâ—… stand still till Time's Number is finished for the going forth upon the broaâ—… Water-floats The glorious Lord thaâ—… hath been hidden under this Ark is now for to appear and unfold what the Seveâ—… Thunders hath foretold of Ages past For which saith the Alpha and Omega do hereunto call you whose Hearts are right and perfect to me not only these â—…hings to know and see but Eminent Inâ—…truments to be for me by the bringing â—…orth a new and more excelling Geneâ—…ation then yet have been existing November the 23d 1676. In the Night season I saw my self as â—…f I had been transmuted into a Bird of great largeness like to a Hawke and found all my sensible Faculties and Understanding in that appearance sluttering in an Airy Region and this Commission Word I had Go forth and take a Prey which attempting I found a whole Flight of Birds in some way of resistance I being alone they thought they should have encompassed me about and so out-mastered me Then I called for my Bird-Mate who was immediately as in a large flying Body with me and so we jointly commanded the whole Flight of the lesser Birds in that Region and then they voluntarily came to shelter under our Wings And methought it was a mighty Change which I did not know how I came into but all Care Fear and Sorrow were fled away I did feel during this time no low matters of an Earthly Sence at all to touch me I did during this time feel also another sort of Birds like Bats did us pursue which could not hold out their Flight because of the excessiveness of this Light Reigon but down again did fall and again would strive to rise blindly to trouble and hit against those who were winged for to obtain the Prize December the 4th 1676. Look back to November 23. 1676. and there is the Vision and here is the Interpretation of it THere was much from this Vision manifested to me first was that this shewed there must be a passing out of a gross ponderous heavy laden dark Image and Body for in the pure Airy Region only Aetheral Spirits in Winged Bodies of Power could live and swiftly move Such a Translation it became us to wait and look after that it might be really accomplished as the Figure doth call up to For it was said this must be till we come this Change to see all to be in the very Body by virtue of that Crystalline Stone that formed must be within who to its own Clarity must sublime us throughout before we can go forth like Eagles to mount and to take our Prey As to the resistency which I saw it was thus to be understood that at the first going forth though thus impowered and spirited yet it would not be understood by the very Elect who were to be gathered to that Region for something of Reluctancy there would be till further confirmed by another Witness that also should wing up in Spirit and Powers And should marvellously draw and gather in the Scattered who to Wisdom's Ministry do belong which must prepare for the state of Mount Paran and so for the New Jerusalem Then queried I further about the last Flight who were so few in Number yet very troublesome blindly lifting up themselves against us It was shewed me that there were dark sensitive Spirits whose center was in the dark Holes of the Earth that had some particular knowledge and relation to us while we appeared to walk with them after their Similitude but being herefrom changed and something being formed in us that hath given us a Winged Raise and so made the Separation and Alienation they would pursue to bring us down that they might know us in their own Likeness for in this Transformation they cannot without they could come to be as we are Which is impossible till the Holy Lump in them be made and they be separated for this state from all low things to live whereunto we are called and appointed to live in the Ghostly Body where we shall meet the Lord our Bridegroom in the Airy Region This Word much followed me The Birth in you is the Son of God but it doth not yet appear what it shall be when as it shall work quite through expect great alteration even unto Transfiguration At which I rebounded with this Answer Ah Lord how thick down do flow thy Prophecies but what makes the working Wheel so slack to effect this mighty thing Then said the Spirit in me Thou art in haste before the Earthly Mold be laid waste not considering that ye are but come unto the restoring Ministry that is preparing for the Birth of the Dove out to fly that carrieth all Wonders in its sevenfold Eye which is your Lamp within that getteth formation by degrees Therefore it is not to be stirred before it comes to its full Age all that you are to do is to drink in what is brought to Hand by its Virgin Mother for daily succour as the Word of Counsel Caution and Direction which is at present all which ye are to expend upon for stay and strength till its Birth-Day shall in and through you break December the 5th 1676. In the Night in my Sleep the Accuser and watchful Enemy assaulted me hard upbraiding me with false and deceivable hopes that I had in this Ghostly Birth demanding why we should more then others in the World seek for it that were left in the same common Faith with others ever since the Holy Ghost withdrew which was not again to be born through any one in Flesh according as we looked for Then this Word was present with me to repel Oh get thee behind me thou Spirit of Pâ—…dition that goest about to pervert Truth and wouldst make void the Love's Election of God Knowing well thou standest not in his Counsel any more but art afraid nay it is thy terrour to see Faith risen so high in any one as thereby to conceive such a mighty Birth as this that will so rise as to overturn thy Kingdom and Reign that hath been so long in the Earth for hereby cast out thou wilt be Therefore we will not doubt nor throw away our Confidence because the Birth we
same no transmutation came upon her no more then upon others only living a holy Virgin Life but no matter of Wonder after Christ's Birth wrought aâ—… by or through her have shone forth but all still by the Birth that proceeded from her Who in that Day gave proof by Miracles of the pure Deity working through Humanity This great Question was thus resolved me through the Word of Life opening which testified as followeth True it is that in the humane Birth of thy Jesus there was a visible shew of distinction because of the Corporeity which then was needful to be born but in this case it will be otherwise For this is a Birth of meer Spirit without any commixture of Humanity only it will pass and act sometime through this Virgin Humanity which it hath chosen to be its Birth-Womb or Temple-Body whereby it may act its Deeds of Wonder answerable to its Birth-Deity So that here the Mother of the Virgin Birth will be more dignified and honoured then the foregoing Ministration in the Birth of Jesus was Therefore an oriental bright flaming Garment is allotted her with a Crown beset with Stars plainly declaring that to her is given the Command and Power to bear sway within the Celestial Region and by and through that near relation and conjunction with this mighty Birth when born to go forth to seal and save the Nations that shall bow to its Soveraignty For this Birth consisteth of marvelous Power none can its mystical Being sound or find out for it operates in every Creature and thing after a Magical manner And in this one pure Virgin she will first unseal that everlasting Source of â—…reasure and therefrom distribute according to the degrees and measures of the Holy Ghost who shall give his quickning Powers first in them who for this successive Birth have their Minds purified and refined For this a touch-flaming Stone there is that will inkindle Life in each one as its pleasure shall to introduce it self most free For by way of Birth it will grow in all that hereof shall participate and after like manner generate But oh here will be the great thing who shall be counted worthy to be the first of this Ghostly Generation for him to begin withal December the 15th 1676. This Word came Behold yet and see here is Birth-prize within your most pure Womb-Hearts now laid there is no prohibition but all Love-Emanations and Incitations by Spirit-provocations to put you upon the believing the possibility thereof And know for a truth that this Birth will go forward and grow mightily if you do but keep to these two Rules and observe them nicely The first is to eschew drinking out of that Cup wherein is mingled very subtlely Red Wine that is sugar'd with all sweet sensibility that flows readily into this Wine being from the strange and Wild Vine Therefore it must be refused in regard of the evil Consequences that do attend it For the Poyson of every earthly Essence is mingled here withalâ—… which contributed doth feed up that olâ—… Life-Birth by which this is warned to depart out for what doth feed up the one doth starve the other they cannot be Twins in this sanctified and holy Vehickle which only is allotted for the Nazarite For whom a choice and particular provision is appointed by the Father of it Now charge in special to yoâ—… is given who herein may be concerned that you henceforth refuse to tast anâ—… of their delicious Fruits that do sprinâ—… from the neathermost part and loweâ—… Region for they are all crude and sowâ—… for want of that kind way of ripening from the everlasting warm heat of thâ—… one blessed Element which by givinâ—… proof of your Fear Love and Caâ—… herein lest thereby this Holy Thiâ—… should suffer ye must faithfully abstaiâ—… from all her crude earthly Fruits the may ye hope firmly and claim boldâ—… Stores and Supplies out from the Treâ—… sury of a God all-sufficiency that wiâ—…l most marvellously excel all of this earthly growth millions of degrees for Vigour Strength and Pleasantness That for the nutriment of this holy Birth-Stone shall be conveyed though unseen yet tasted and felt by them that shall carry this Birth in them till it cometh to its full Number and Date The second Rule that was given us strictly to observe was this alluding to the Woman in the Revelations that was cloathed with the Sun before she brought forth signifying to us that Clarity and Virgin-Purity was the signal mark of such as should her personate in the Heavenly state Therefore what less will become us then Garments of Light having no streaks of the Night of Darkness upon them as it is written all Light in the Lord. Who is our fine Linnen-Righteousness to exercise the simplified Nature of the Virgin-Spirit who this Birth is to bring forth in the World Then also I had this further Advertisement that it would be very requisite for us who carried this living Birth-Stone within us for to seek a Desart solitary Place void of all the commixed Solaces of this World who would envy and hate and chase such as should apply themselves hereunto as Noted Ones who do wait for this great Birth refreshing Therefore be wise and wary said the holy Guide and make no mention yet what the Lord is for and in you doing Remembring that Word Let not him that is but putting on his Armour boast or glory as he that putteth off having given proof of Victory So ye are to consider that your Walks here in this dark Valley and amongst the Dead is very slippery and unsavoury and may well offend the holy pure conceived thing within you Now then fly to a solitary Wilderness where you may preserve your selves and Birth from the Dragon's Eye that awakeneth and stirreth up every where against it For as much as he with his piercing Eye doth see who nearest the Birth-mark are now then up and away take flight with that Wing which is a strong resolved Will that carries swift as an Eagle into that Path and Way which the Vultur's Eye shall not espy during the time of your most secret hiding in this Wilderness Which to you shall be as a Lebanon for the Angel of my presence shall here walk with you if herein you shall obey then will I feed and nourish you with that which is choice and primary Food indeed such as the gross and sensitive Life never understood I do only require the act of your flying Will to abide where you will see nothing grow that can feed your earthly sensitive Appetite Here is no other Life to be known or exercised but that of Faith which must fetch in all Provision belonging hereunto Therefore my Spirit doth allure you who are justified and nourished by the outflowing Acts of Faith which through a constant exercise will be of that predominancy as to eat out and swallow up the mutinous Essences which strive so hard to make void this Life
of Faith Now then do you receive from my Hand this Crystalline Cup wherein is the Water of Life from the Fountain Rock I do also place the Golden Pot of Manna by you that so ye may have no need to wander out but hereof freely take it will feed up unto the full grown Body of the Ghostly state Now then be wise and give no Ear to the crooked Serpent who still will be casting in his Floods of Jealousies and Fears saying What make you here in such a desart place shut out from all the pleasant things which are lawful to be enjoyed with and amongst your fellow Brethren But these his sugar'd Baits meddle ye not withâ—…l who hereby would subtilely supplant you of that good thing which yet not being seen carries with him and his worldly adherents such little esteem But be assured there is that high extracted Matter sown within you from which will rise the Star of the Wise that shall win length of days durable Riches and Honour by Strength and Dominion and shall bring in another Kingdom Therefore hold out your Wilderness-Temptation and let none out-bid you or take away the Crown from you My Words forget not the Spirit doth speak them December the 18th 1676. Upon this call into the Wilderness it is shewn that Temptations would meet us though high Manifestations of Love and Care would be here also expressed for we are appointed to give eminent proofs of Faith as the forerunners of the Sealing Ministry of the Spirit which still follows believing But we must expect many an assault as sometime upon one and the other who are entred into this abstracted dedicated state Therefore much more the vigilant Enemy doth make his onset upon us as we daily do experience As having lately some occasion to take notice of the Pulse of Faith beating low in my Spiritual associate whereby I was mutually touched and thereupon moved to invocate that our Faith might jointly be kept up or else the Birth could not be perfected as was shewn to me which made me wrestle mightily Upon which this Word was given to me for him that sometimes an Elias might despond and make request that his Life might be taken away saying as Elias also this Evil is from the Lord what should I wait any longer in expectation what am I better then my Fathers All which over-casting Clouds will happen sometimes upon ye what Faith could act higher then Elias yet now in a fainting Fit what lower Thus it was set before me concerning the Dr. my Friend's heaviness and sadness which sometimes seased him further It was given to me for his Encouragement that an Elias should yet be born through all hard onsets to open the Heavens and bring down the Blessings of Fruitfulness upon the dry languishing Earth within our selves and power to open and unloose the Seals of that Spring that shall make our solitary Habitation as the Eden of the Lord. Who will walk among the Stones of Fire and commune with us that so our Warfare may be all pleasant till Time's Number for the full Manifestation shall be accomplished for us December the 20th 1676. Being driven in Spirit to withdraw as into the Desert Mount there apart from my self to be as to the sensitive part and to all things in the earthly Consideration Knowing that herefrom I must absent if at any time I would be present with the Lord. Who for the joy and pleasure that doth flow therefrom might well invite us to wait in this blessed Wilderness Where as dead and unknown to the World we are attending to receive the high Throne Visitants who will never appear but at such times and seasons when we are able to clear our selves of this lower Sphear Such pulls in from the Sodomites by Lot's good Angel we often do meet withal who would have us dwell in the House and Tent with our Immanuel Who will make ready the Tabernacle of God himself to dwell in us as we can walk in his narrow Track and avoid the broad Way of the Sodomites As these Teachings were ministred by the Spirit unto me falling into some drowsiness which I was willing to do for the composing of my Head that was disturbed with pain by reason of a flux of Rheum While I thus reposed I heard a Voice say Awake for I have a great Secret for to reveal Which roused me out of my Sleep and immediately I saw in the Spirit this to pass before me to wit distinct Bodies nothing of fleshly Matter only like Corporeals in Figures but the Substance was as if it had been transparent Glass formed into the Idea of a Creature so clear as if nothing but Crystalline Water had filled up every part of these Bodies Then this Word did proceed as out of them Behold and see these be generated each from one and have their several Regions to walk in their appointed time December the 21st 1676. This Morning I was greatly sollicitous to understand the meaning of this Presentation which very readily and emphatically opened its Mystery as thus there were three distinct Changes which we were to pass into before the highest Degree could be attained as from Faith to Faith still higher and from Glory to Glory as the Speaking Word said in me Here see what the several states are which you must strive hard to get through here are three Births of the Spirit one still greater then the other As this observe by him who herein was your Pattern who broke through all these Births Gates making way to give an assured hope that ye may enter in by the same threefold Degree with your Jesus into every several Region till lodged for Eternity into the one fixed Element with the blessed Trinity No more Removes therefrom to make for there is your everlasting Rest but till this the process of your Jesus you must keep in your Eye and exactly follow As now consider your selves with him in the first Nativity of the Spirit wherein the Christ-like Spirit is under Sufferings lodged with Iniquity oppressed with Infirmities obnoxious to the ruling Powers of the Stars subject to the cruelty of the evil Rulers amongst Men who exercise subordinate Power under their H ad-Prince in this worldly Region Which your great high Apostle himself suffer'd under paying the whole of what-ever could be challenged from him For you must know there is a Debt due from every one which must be paid though it was answered by that publick Representative in his own Person being therefore offer'd up once for all as a visible Sacrifice and Propitiation for Sin as that which was only to shew what was still successively to run from this Line of the New Birth of Christ in the Spirit Now then there is no way to free your selves from the Tyranny of what Sin hath brought you under but by yielding unto the Death-mystical Thereby the Debt will be discharged and you set free out of all that which since the fall hath
Government and Trust as in that day will be committed In the mean time live and so behave your selves as those that are known to be not only Legatees but real Joint-Heirs Looking for hastening and minding the Father of new-born bodified Spirits who is the Ministrator by me left in trust to make disposal out of Wisdom's Cabinet of this one considerable Jewel Which will become none to wear till they come up to be full grown meet also for that Garment which hath been made and wrought from Everlasting which is ever new and fresh through which ye may see the Comely Proportion of your New Creaturely Being For it is all transparent and shining answering to the Place and Company with whom you are to walk Though ye yet bear in Visibility your despised image till your invisible Body be grown up big enough to fill out this Bridal Robe by which you shall be discerned to be in the Lord's Body Which will roll away the Reproach that came in by the poor fading Fig-Leaf Cloathing Now observe and see to what an estate you may grow up unto if ye keep up in the Faith if ye unwaveringly believe ye will see it August the 23d 1676. In the Night season I heard a Voice crying Holy Holy who can enter where the Terrible Majesty of Holiness doth dwell Then was presented to me somewhat all over covered as with Swans Wings no other proportion seen and it was said This all white Nazarite may enter in here is no Partition-Wall or Skreen that will intervene After this pass'd away it was opened to me This was no other then the White Dove Body of the Holy Ghost that could wing up into the Jerusalem Court where the Antient of Days did sit to receive and welcome the Spirit of the Bride thus embodied and all attired with Plumes of White signifying the necessity of passing through the Swan-like Washings Which do make us thus pure and white for the bringing into this Virgin-state where nothing is heard to cry but Holiness to the Most High For said the Word No other can enter here therefore see what you must attain to be Swan-like keeping upon the River pure which doth proceed from the Throne Where do you abide till you come to the tenth Number washing-Tide that may present you the all fair and lovely Bride to enter in and looking find where their needs no more Sea for washing but firm Golden Ground there to walk with your Dove-Mate Who doth wait to see you come up as Sheep from the Washing each one bearing Twins in the fruitful Nature of the Holy Ghost from within that overspreading Wing to put forth and to take its Flight to this City of Light wherein Holiness is writ without and within August the 27th 1676. Being upon my Watch-Tower to heat and learn what further Remove we must go forward to and Eagerly pressing to get out from under the Reign of the Ten Horned Beast who doth daily at us push as being exalted to that Pinacle of Power which doth command all these lower Worlds imprinting its mark on the whole Universe who are under his Planet born and in his Kingdom found Out from which our Lord with many Trumpets sounds hath called us this Word anew was uttered Ah come and see the Thousand Years Reign of the Lamb are upon the Entring by those who are worthy to find a part in the first Resurrection This only will free from the decree of unavoidable Death which is the Wages of the Sin-deformed Beast who is to return again to the Lake at the time when Jesus begins his Reign Lo the old Dragon who in the Beastly Nature hath governed will be laid hold upon by the strong Angel who hath prevailed to chain him up and also to obliterate both his Image and Name that have lived and reigned in this visible World in such mighty Fame But strong and omnipotent is he who saith Behold I come to sound that Trumpet which shall bring forth a new World for an end of the Old is come before me in them who will be found the first model of this new Creation which will consist all of new raised Spirits with their full grown Bodies bearing the Lamb's Mark and Name as Sheep of another Pasture and Fold feeding in such a rich Soil as maketh fat and flourishing meet to stand in the view of the great King whom you must come up to in your new risen Immaculate Spirit and Body that we may see you are the right Heirs now grown up for the Kingdom to whom the Key of the Government doth belong Being passed through this Kingdom standing out against all his imposed Traditions Mark and Name whereby you were to be proved whether or no ye would bow to his unrighteous and pernitious Power and Scepter Against which still maintain your Ground and hold out for your ten daies Tribulation are not all fully expired in which time the Dragon will have great rage knowing his date is almost worn out as to those that have gone through the beheading for the Resurrection-Life sake For which death's hour of Temptation holding out a weighty Crown will be sent down and put on by him in the sight of all your Enemies who will maintain his right upon and over the Earth with these his tried Stones to unite his power to as with them to reign till you shall see all and every thing put under which now is above you for when my Name is known to spring within the Resurrection Body and to open in Majesty doubt not but thereto every Knee shall bow and will bring their Gifts and entreat your aspect and favour The God and Father of Lights having anointed you above your Fellows and reinstated you with me to a Throne of dignity where all in the lower Sphear shall be judged by you having received Kingly Power not for hours or dayes but for to endure throughout all Generations Now consider as wise Princely Virgins what for a while ye may yet encounter with during the Dragon's reign Do not fear him nor his Scorpion Stings which now will hardly come into you his place being demolished and his Towers falling and the new Body rising wherein nothing of his Kingdom can be more found which he seeing it will make his Kingdom to tremble that power is now assuming that will bind the crooked Leviathan who still sends out his poisonous Floods to destroy this Birth of Life which shall reign over all by him who hath gotten the Victory over the Fall and came up with great boldness shewing your bloody marks through the fight of Faith whereby ye may make claim to the Bride and the Ivory Throne there with her to lodge live and reign in everlasting fame Amen crieth your Bridegroom from Heaven August the 28th 1676. The Guardian Eunuch This word passed through me who shall among all the royal Seed of the captivity be found worthy to stand before the great and mighty King Even
of Blessing but will seek to dispoil her from her greater more weighty and eminent Riches with her true Honours through the subâ—…le Pretences that all these by her given are provided to gratifie the outward mans Exigencies who hath need of all these things Which smooth Arguments have deluded Multitudes ingulphing them deep into an irrecoverable Pit of Perdition Of which common Snare O ye that are called and culled out to live upon another Fount and Spring take good heed it is for such as you thereof to be aware It is for you not to be here caught but still to go to Jacob's Lot observe therefore and diligently enquire when you are to depart out of Babylon and when the set-time is that your Laban's Service shall expire Now my charge unto you is that when I your Jesus expresly alarm you to take your leave of all and from all things and to make a quick dispatch after me that you linger not out your time with so many Taking of Leaves and long Salutes whereby to express so hard a Come-off from this Evil World For my Spirit will hide nothing from me but doth give a true account how your Mind and Will stands towards me He is that impartial Spirit of Truth who on both sides is faithful who does as well take of yours and snew to me as of mine to you He cannot and will not make any force without the free consent of your own Will nor treat with you any otherwise then by Love's Entreaties and those many considerable Advantages set before your true Spiritual Eye which in this Light of the anointed One ye may spy without defraud or hindrance And as for thee O Shulamite what thinkest thou doth thy God and me more disgust then when my Spirit bringeth this Report to my Ear that thou canst not yet give full credit to thy Espoused Lord and Husband without wavering My Spirit tells me that Love is not grown so perfect yet in thee as to cast out every questioning thought which makes thee so oft in Jeopardy For couldst thou undoubtedly believe in my Faithfulness and highly great and all-sufficent Responsibility to answer to all and what-ever relates to thee as thou standest in thy exiled state I say if in this perswasion my Spirit could thee fix thou wouldst openly decry down the Beast and his great Benefactor who doth sit on him to give Rewards out of the false pernicious Magick Cup and thou wouldst only look to thy own Eternal Dowry from the Hand of her who is all over cloathed with Strength Glory and Majesty thereby to cover those who are lodged in the Bridegroom's Heart True it is ye have not only witnessed a good Confession with your Lips but have also in some degree given the Sealing Proof by bringing out the first ripe Fruits O know ye who are my Garden Plants for what end are all my Golden Dews to you conveyed through my Spirit Are they not that ye may see this fruitful Tree of Life within your own Lebanon to spring both for Food and Healing Whereto ye are brought by that Spirit and Power which is in mine Elect who are given by the Father to be jointsharers with me in the third great and blessed Lot of pure Breath and Heat from the everlasting Deity Even so to us my God do them this infuse richly according to thy Word October the 6th 1676. This Word came to me saying None but my Eunuchs who are seperated and have cut themselves off from all other People can know how to sanctifie to me a Sabbath of Rest whereby they may cease from the toil of their own Hands In this Day their Strength will be to sit still to feel the all-piercing Unction that hath such a high and wonderful slight as to effect all work without cry or noise This I tell thee Oh Soul as a Secret in thy Ear for in this lieth a deep Mystery which is only known where the Train is purely laid running as out of a Spout from the all-flowing God-head into the pure Eunuch Spirit Who hath suffered a dismembring for the Life of Holy Generations sake through the secret unknown way of co-operation and essential contaction by which the holy thing that is of Ghostly Authority comes in this manner existent in and through Nature's frame to get in such who are thus qualified to shine forth as Day-Stars in the Lamb 's Celestial Firmament After the Spirit had revealed this unto me it said Who but such potent and high raised Spirits pointing to some one or other known by Name should be called out to bear his Name and to shine in Wisdom and Power as Lights before the Gentiles that thereby the Sons of Strangers and Aliens may come to joyn themselves to the Day-Spring from on High which though in the Clouds of Mortality yet known may be by the fruitful operation of the Spirit of Jesus which worketh mightily in contradiction to Reason's Eye Reserve your selves therefore still to hallow my great Name in keeping within the Walls upon which the Guardian Cherubims are set for your defence that there ye may keep my Sabbath from polluting no Burthens must there be carried through And so you will know the beginning of my Eternal Rest. October the 7th 1676. Being upon some occasion interrupted in my Spiritual Calling by touching with that which was ungrateful to the pure Spirit of Jesus he told me That he was of that Seraphick Nature that he could not delight to be where any worldly trafficking Spirits did resort having a disgust to what-ever did spring from this fallen accursed Principle And therefore it was agreed that I must keep his Temple-Habitation pure for that no reception must be there but for the Holy Trinity The outward Court where the common Senses flutter up and down is sufficient to take in what is to be considered for the Mortal Man Who also might well be cast upon the Spirits care and firmly relied upon For such in whom this is so shall grow and spring as a Sabbatical Lily without any thought how their Food and Cloathing do come in Ah! upon this my Spirit cryed Lord I have been a long while getting up my Faith to this pitch but cannot come to the degrees of this all-conquering Faith which may thrust out every tittle of an Earthly Confidence Which I well know are as the miry Rushes that have been a stop to this rising Lily which groweth no where but out of Faith's unweedy Soil Thus by way of Expostulation in Prayer I presented what the Spirit shewed to me was short and defective and did impede the success of the Work going on jointly by the Lord's undertakers Who were thus animated and counselled by his Spirit After that I had supplicated and owned the good Hand of God in joyning me to one that had a good degree of Love Courage and Constancy to go forward with a fixed Eye to the Mount of Transfiguring Glory this Word spake to