The sum of all these Discoveries concerning the Reign of Christ, must be terminated in the Virgin seed. Eve’s lost chastity will produce a new Generation, to whom this Kingdom shall be committed in trust. This was revealed from that Vision which Holy John saw, of a great wonder in Heaven, a Woman clothed with the Sun, and the Moon under her feet, and a Crown of twelve Stars on her head. Many interpretations have been made of this Vision, which here I am neither to approve of or condemn, but to mind the opening of the living Word, who is present to explain, whatsoever is obscure, to those who turn aside from the Wisdom of the flesh, and receive the united drops , as they fall from the Heavenly Cloud; to which is required a well purified vessel, in which no taint of putrefaction doth remain. This was a Proviso given me to observe throughout all this Ministration, which made me set time a-part to prepare the vessel, before I could see the Cloud break, and send down its shower upon my ground: This I mention for their sakes who are in this Ministration of Revelation. Now to proceed to what the Lord hath opened to me, from this figure of the Woman, who is represented here as travelling in Birth; intimating to us that as by a Woman, a sinful off-spring was brought forth, in which Sorrow, Sin and the Curse had dominion; so from this Eternal Virgin-Wisdom, a birth is to be born in which nothing but Joy, Life, Blessing and Eternal Power and Dominion shall take place. This Virgin Adam had in himself, before ever Eve was taken out of him, but she with-drew as soon as Adam looked outward, as if he were not sufficient of himself to increase and multiply for the replenishing of Paradise, God having created him Male and Female in himself. But this design was overturned, and Eve’s Generation is now multiplied over the face of the whole Earth, from whence Paradise with the Virgin is fled; yet a wonder is now again seen in the Heavens, which we are to declare to our own little flock, which brings such tidings of Joy as doth far excel that of Gabriel, to her who was the blessed amongst Women, as being designed to be the Mother of our Jesus in his fleshly appearance. But now, by this Virgin he is brought forth in another appearance, as a mighty Ruler and Potentate over this Earth, who is really and truly to fulfill whatsoever was typified in Solomon’s Reign. David’s Wars must cease, which cannot be till this everlasting Virgin hath brought forth her Man-child, who is to possess what Adam and Eve have lost of Paradise and Mount-Zion Kingdom: All which is to be restored by the Virgin, who is not limited to Male or Female, for she may assume either according to her good pleasure, for she is both Male and Female for Angelical Generation.

But here it may be asked, What is this Virgin? Whence is she? How can she introduce her self into that Nature, where her pure chastity hath been violated?

This last indeed may be accounted a wonder above our hopes and expectations, which yet she is in a readiness to do, as is well known to them, who have understood her, and preferred her above all things, as being well assured, that like as all Bliss and Peace fled away with her, so upon her return, all good will come back with her again. As to her Nativity, it is from everlasting before the Creation of Heaven or Earth. She was before all, as being the Co-essential creating Power in the Deity, which formed all things out of nothing, and hath given a dignified existency to all those Seraphick Glories which move within her own Sphere, who are the product of an unsearchable Wisdom, for the replenishing of those superior Worlds which are little known in this , where we are out-casts; neither can we be acquainted with such glories, till we be born again out of her Virgin-Womb; for so it must be before ever we come to be Christs, in conformity with Christ our Head.

A Marvelous thing the Lord hath revealed to me, concerning this Woman which holy John saw, viz. That she represents Gods Spouse and Mate, from whom the highest Birth, the Eternal Word of Wisdom did go forth, as the mighty Alpha and Omega, in a distinct glorious personality, known to himself in God, and the everlasting Virgin, before any thing of the heavenly Hosts were created. For he stood equally in the Counsel of the Father and Virgin, for the bringing of the whole Creation into a figurative manifestation. Now for what is all this, but to discover the mystery of this Woman, that she is the eternal Virgin, who will essentially introduce her self into those who are prepared and appointed to enjoy her? She will confer her Sun and Crown of Stars upon her Representatives. Here will be brought down the one elemental Robe, and the quintessential Root will again be found, which will give a most glorious Luster, and all renew the gross vile matter as being the acting Wisdom to shew forth Gods wonders; all which reserved are until her day. She is looked for as Gods fruitful Bride to bring forth Christs personality in plurality, as so many immaculate Princes, ruling in God. Just cause will be found, if we consider this Principle, wherein the Serpent with so much bitterness wars against the Virgin and her Seed, why her Off-spring, as soon as born, is caught up to Heaven, from whence the Dragon is cast out, and where the Iron Rod will crush him, and be too hard for him and his adherents. Her Off-spring will appear all Virgins, with her own lustrous Son, who is the first-born amongst the Kings of the Earth and Heavens. Oh the high and majestical Glory, which shall proceed from the Virgins Womb, with whom is the blessing that will abound in fruitful Gifts and high working Powers from the Magia ground. Eve’s Conception in Sorrow shall not here be known; for this Virgin never was disobedient, or broke Faith with God, who is her Husband; the fruit of whose travel is Blessing and Joy through the whole Generation that shall be Born of her: She shall be the Mother of the true Virgin-Church, wherein no mixture of Will-Worship or False Doctrine shall be found.

But it may be queried, How can this heavenly Virgin endure to come down upon this defiled Earth, for to multiply her Off-spring in it? For without doubt the Serpent and Dragon will violently rage against her, which we have experience of in our selves, when he crowds into our very Heavens, with all evil Beasts at his Heels, waging War against us.

Yet nothing of all this shall be able to prevent God’s purpose, who will appear with his Virgin in the divine Body, and cover her with the one Element, which will torment all evil-Spirits, and wear them out, who can as little endure her Virgin-Purity, as the Virgin-Spirit can bear their Poyson. Therefore a separation is made, as we read, that the Woman had a Place prepared for her in the Wilderness, which signifies the Spirit of Faith, which carries it from off the sensual Ground, where the Concourse of fluttering Spirits of all kinds are; wherefore this is no place for God’s Virgin to stay in, she may be in danger of having her Chastity violated, or of being drowned with the wrathful Floods of the Dragon. The Serpent will not cease to make his attempts with more subtilty than ever, because by this introduced Virgin-Spirit, his Head-power shall be crushed, and his Seed dis-inherited; but the Virgin-Spirit, shall mount like an Eagle, and so escape the Dragon’s deluge. A Fountain is opened in the Desert, of which the Soul, which is in union with the Virgin, shall drink, instead of the muddy Waters of the Earth, which she loathes: Pleasant Food is provided in this Wilderness by God himself, and his Christ. The Lord affords these Dainties to the abstracted Life, where the Virgin-Spirit is a stranger to sensitive Self within, as well as to the enchanting World without. Here it wants no good company, for it’s never without heavenly Visitants because it reserves it self chiefly for converse with the Deity, from whom she expects all her Blessing and Increase: And thus the Soul shall spring and multiply, where the Virgin hath realized her self. Her Wilderness shall become a rich Sharon-Pasture, a Land of unknown Plenty, where Gold, Silver, and precious Stones shall be as the Dust under the Feet of these holy separated Virgins: Also within and without, their feeding shall be on Power, Joy, and Peace, till the division of Time shall come to an end, in which a further Mystery will be understood. But oh! let all this be first fully witnessed.

Here follows a further Advertisement from him, who is come to fulfill old Prophesies in the substance of his own Person, that is Born of the Virgin; from whom we may expect the perfecting of that, which all fore-going Ministrations and Manifestations have left short, in regard of those wonders which shall be effected in this latter Age. To which end Christ hath opened the Center-Eye, that can pierce as deep as the Deity, where this Virgin lies hid with all her Glory, who, ever since Adam’s day hath been obscured, because she would not trust her self with any Mortal, only some of her shining Rays have now and then been scattered into holy Souls, a taste of which hath been given, as the first Fruits of what is reserved for Christ the Lord’s second Birthday, where shall be provided a Pentecost-Feast, according to the royal and heavenly state of Jehovah’s Bride and Mate. Oh! how unable am I to bring forth in Words what hath been shewed me! of the later Fruits that Wisdom’s Children shall feed upon in that day; the discovery of which we will pass by at present, and first define what wonderful Virgin this is, and of how noble an Extract, who is taken into God’s Bosom, in a mutual Love-embracing, and therefore may be termed the eternal Goddess, in a high and sober sense; and it is an evil and sinful thing to give this Title to any other, as it is too frequently done. But to proceed to describe this Virgin, according to the delineation which God hath given of her; as first to its Matter and Substance, it is of that thin pure airy subtlety, so as nothing of the gross and ponderous outward Elements can mix with it; for they would but tarnish her Clarity, which is ever conversant with the Deity, which was signified by the Sun and Stars which were seen about the Head of the Woman in the Revelations, signifying those superior Planets, which cannot be adulterated with the Defilements of this inferior Orb, as possessing far higher and more exalted Powers, carrying dominion over all that is beneath them. For as the lower Planets hold down in subjection to the Curse, so these deliver and set free from it: Wherefore it is all worthy to be inquired, in what Planet the Nativity of the Virgin may be again renewed? Which must be by bright Venus, which must bring forth the mighty Birth under Sol, in Conjunction with the rest of the superior Planets, which are all harmoniz’d in one; for they agree to bring forth the Mother and then the Son in the Virgin-Humanity, that bears from the heavenly Matter both Figure and Form Organically for operation in their various Properties, which are deciphered by the highest Wisdom to illustrate the only true Virgin in her beautiful Form. The divine Mould for her Shape is again found, according to what was before either Angels or Man were formed, which is not to be portrayed, till she come to be essentially manifested within; only her Organical Faculties are unto us described, thereby to know what makes out the Virgin’s high Descent, in these several Faculties, as follow.

The first Faculty set before me, was that of Seeing, seated in her Eye, which appeared like a fiery Ray, and sparkled as a Star, piercing all things in the Heights and Depths. An Eye that slumbers not, but watcheth at each Centers-Gate, to spie what goeth in and out, to prevent all violation of her Virgin-Chastity, that her Vow may not be broken, by which she stands engaged to her Husband.

The second Faculty is that of Hearing, seated in the Ear, which must be so Chaste as to turn away from all corrupt and unsavoury Language, which speaks not God forth in his immense Love and Goodness, or in his Greatness and Sovereignty. The true Virgins Ear is turned inward, to listen to the sweet Voice of her Bride-groom; she waits for the dropping of his Lips, whose Words are the strength and marrow of her Life; she is in such union with the Deity, that she can’t hearken to any strange Voice, lest she should be defiled thereby: The greatest danger and hurt she feels from the talking Spirits, from the dark center in the Soul, from which her Virgin-Ear turns away, and dare in no wise stay in their astral counsel; and therefore turns her Ear to those Echo’s, Voices and Sounds, which leave a sweetness, which resists the taking of delight in corrupt and impertinent Communications from without: Thus reserving both Eye and Ear, she still moves forward in her heavenly Sphere.

The third organical Faculty is that of Smelling: This may be understood in a two-fold sense; the first is a drawing in of the Paradisical Perfumes, and those sweet ravishing Odours, which are sufficient to renew languishing Life, and to make it strongly active and vigorous: Secondly, the Virgin is in her self an high scented Odour; her Garments send forth a Fragrancy far surpassing all the spicy Compositions of this earthly Climate: How Vile and Despicable doth every thing, that hath lost its Paradisiacal Property, appear to those who sometimes draw in these ravishing Odours, which might they but continue, they would never desire any other Food. Shall I declare what is made known to me of the Virtue of these Virgin Perfumes? It is aver’d to me, they will recover a putrefied Soul, and eat out all the Poyson of Original Sin, and recover dead flesh, and keep it from Putrefaction; it is a Balsam endued with so penetrating a Spirit, that it can go through Stone and Iron, Flesh and Bones. None can know this till they have passed the Virgins Womb, and then they will double this Witness. Now it is to be considered how unsupportable all rank Plants of the Earth are to the Virgin, who continually breathes this perfumed Air; When ever she makes a swift pass through this noisome Kedar, what a strong scented Garland doth she need, that nothing of Infection may hurt her Virgin Purity: To which end, this Provision is made to keep out the evil Scents, which every where meet us in the Walks of this World.

The fourth Faculty is that of Tasting. Here we find what it is that nourisheth the Virgin; her Food is in her self, and it is no other than pure Deity, which riseth as a flowing Spring from her own deep: She lives upon Spirit of air, which maintains and blows up the Quint-Essential Fire, as the first Virgin-matter out of which the Soul was made, which in Adam became adulterated by eating of the forbidden-fruit, who might have lived upon the Root of eternal Life which he had in himself; he might have tasted the Paradisiacal Fruits at pleasure; but what was palpable without, he had essentially in the Virgin within himself, so that he might chuse whether he would eat of them or no in a corporeal way. This hath been a secret hitherto little understood; but God in Christ, through his appearance hath revealed it, and for this end to let us know what we are to feed upon at the return of our Virginity, whose Life’s Nourishment will be in it self, without any dependance upon any thing from without. Oh! there will quite another thing be known in the Virgin Soul, when she is espoused to her, though she hath liberty to eat, as Adam had before the fall. So here the outward Mouth may taste of these mortal Fruits, but not of necessity, because the Life is centered in, and maintained from the heart of the Deity, for the encrease and growth of pure Virgin Nature. And truly nothing but God can be the Virgins Food, nothing is so well digested by her, for it is a flowing source of Almighty strengthening, and pleasant tasting, according to an infinite variety. This being once found, the Soul can no more eat down the Fruits of the mixed Tree, in whose Root the Curse is, whereby Death comes in, which hides the Virgin from the Soul’s Essence.

The fifth Faculty is the super-sensual Feeling: What Sense more excellent than this? Can there be a greater Confirmation than a feeling Life, out of which Joy, Peace and Assurance do spring? The Virgin feels her self in the Centre of the Deity; she handles what doth not appear to be tangible, viz. Breath, Spirit, Fire and Air, in all these her feeling-motion is in great Serenity. A Center-Life that burneth from the Mirror of the Deity, boyles Love up to that height, as nothing is felt but Pleasure and ravishing Delight; it is the Heat and Blood that runs through every Vein of the Virgin-Body, and is an Antidote against all Fear and Pain, which is felt in the mortal Sense: Oh! what Deaths, Akings and Griefs, have we felt in our Souls, as well as in our Bodies! our Minds being in continual Anxiousness and Trouble, to see what we are fallen into; I speak of such who have been touched with the Fire-Stone of the Virgin, which must go before her healing Medicine. And blessed are they who have first known the painful feeling under her severe Discipline; for such shall be her polished Pillars on which she will engrave her Virgin Name, as he saith, who is the true and faithful Witness, who is come to take off the Virgins Vail, that we may see her in the Glass of perfection, and come to know and feel her, not as distinct and apart from us, but all Virginized in her essential Deity, that the joyful feeling in-breath of Fire and Air may be witnessed, and then we shall see what shall follow the Harmony of these Senses, which is the Character of the Virgin-Nature, the Pattern we are to try our selves by, for which end we are also called to look into her Mirror, that so it may stir up all savour of desire in us, to have those Senses in their excellency awakened in us. Oh, great Goddess and Queen of all Worlds! wilt thou, after so long a time of Desertion, once appear again! Who is it that hath entreated thy Favour, and gained a Promise from thee, of a Visit, though this be too short, because nothing now will satisfie, unless thou bestow thy self, with all thy divine Senses, as a co-deified Life, to shew that thou art now prevail’d upon, to joyn with the Redeeming Blood, to restore thy own Virginity, where thou findest Humility and Importunity in that Personality which is all beloved of the highest Wisdom, and only Spouse of God; know and remember us who are brought to thy feet, and have been under thy severe Discipline; therefore allot thy self to be our Garland and Crown !

Now we are advanced one step higher towards Wisdom’s heavenly Throne, from whence her Golden Scepter is stretched forth to lay hold on, which passeth through and beyond every elementary Cloud, which the sensitive Life hath raised, so as we could not see our way to that sparking Rock of the Deity; for which cause the bright Sun now shines from her eternal Orb, through the dark Clouds, that we might see every ascending degree, twisting and winding so intricately, that without a Guide expressly sent down from that Sphere, there is no possibility ever to come to any one of her Gates which lead to the New-Jerusalem . These are set before me to be in number Twelve, five of which were spoken of in the fore-going Chapter, [Margin Note: Which five Gates were the 5 Senses spoken of before. Now proceed we to the following Gates.] and now we repair to her Oracle as our Guide for the revealing of the other seven Gates, together with the Way which leads from one to the other, where the hidden Track of the Virgins Way may be found, treading upon that unknown ground, under which is found a rich and precious Stone, from which the highest blessing will abound.

The Way to the first of these seven Gates is very solitary and lonely; it is very rare to meet with two agreed to hold out in it to the end, it is so full of rending Thorns and affrighting wild Beasts; for herein lies the design of the horned Beast to scatter and divide such who are agreed to travel in Wisdoms Path: Also, the Nimrod Hunters of this World send out after them, either to divide or bring them back again. These are the Oppositions we may expect in this Way, against which we must be provided and fore-armed, that our entrance by this Gate may not be prevented. The Inscription of this Gate is Abnegation or Renunciation of this outward Principle. The first Question which is asked by the Angel who keeps this Gate, is, Are you come away as Strangers and Pilgrims? Will you no more return to the Traffick of Babylon? For the Prince of this City will only admit of such as shall abjure all Commerce with the Merchants of Tarshish, though by this means all earthly Riches are gained, to keep up a Worldly Reputation and Fame; but the Angel of this Gate will have good Assurance that whoever comes up hither be quite broken off from, and have no further dealing with the Harlot daughter of Sidon, who hath deceived the Kingdoms of this World with her Sorceries. Whoever they be that get through this straight Gate, for them a sure and good Foundation is laid, to walk forward towards the second Gate. But here another thing is to be considered, before entrance can be given; for this Angel is charged not to take any ones single Security, but enquires whether Christs Spirit in them, and his Person for them will stand engaged to perform all this Agreement? For she dares not trust the Soul upon a single Promise, though fervent and unfeigned, and full of good Will, yet it is not sufficient, if he be not able to maintain the Gate ground against his Enemies, that will attempt to circumvent him. Therefore we that are come hereunto, are to give in the Name of our Security, and so pass on freely to the second Gate.

The second Gate is called the wrestling or struggling Gate; it is the Gate of Probation, before it stands a Center-Gulf: Here will rise what will countermand the Pilgrim back again into the worldly Principle, which he had abjured and left behind. Wisdom stands by her Angel to call and invite to come through; but the Gulf swells so very high, that it appears impossible to get over. Legions of Spirits here do follow, crying out, What mean you to run so great a hazard, as to leave a place, where is store of all good things for Supply and Maintenance. Thus Temptations and Assaults will beset the Pilgrim, threatening hard and bitter things to him who is a seeking his own Native Country and original Virginity, and endeavours with great wrestling to get rid of all these knawing Vipers. What! say they will you turn quite away from those pleasant joys in which others live, spending their days in Gods Love and Peace, and therein rest contented, not attempting the passing of this Gulf, till the limit of your Life requires it? All this and much more will press in to turn away the Soul from pursuing after its Virgin Crown; and therefore this Gate is called the Probation Gate. Now if the Spirit of Christ be so powerful in the Soul, as not to regard these Temptations, being resolved to venture through the fiery Gulf, that Soul will win the Virgins Heart. For here indeed is manifested a full proof of Love’s affiance, by coming out from, and renouncing all the Charms of the Daughter of Babylon, who hath used all her Art to fright her from attempting ever to enter this Gate: She hath through all Ages rescued from the Serpent’s twisting toil and brought many back to enter into her Gates again. Wonderful it will be to see any one come of a Conqueror here; for this is the most perilous Gate, because of the Gulf which stands before it. The mortal Spirit, whose Affection is joyned to gross Elementary things, cannot pass this Gulf without suffering loss; it is a Life that cannot be saved, but must be swallowed up. But Christ, our Life, will swiftly pass through, as a fiery Chariot, and the naked Soul with him, who hath resisted all those Temptations which would have hindered his entrance into this Gate, which is the very winning of that Field, where Wisdom’s Gold of Ophir, and unknown rich Substance doth lie. Oh! who is it that will hold out the Encounter at this Gate? It may be truly said, That many have striven to enter, but because they would or could not leave behind all mortal Burthens, and come quite naked out of Babylon, they were not able to enter. This is that which hath disenabled many to enter, and will continue to do so, except the Christ of the mighty God enable us to pass, and then we shall with freedom and ease come up to the third Gate.

The third Gate is Translation, by Fixation in Wisdom’s Land or Principle. The Center of the Virgin Wisdom may often open and take up the Soul and Spirit into it, and then be shut again and the Soul let down into the Babylon’s Principle: This, I say, may happen often before the Soul comes to be fixed in Wisdom’s Orb. But when the Soul is fixed in the Heavenly sprouting life of its Emmanuel, and translated into a pure Nazarite Virginity, which knows nothing more of the fallen Birth. Here the Soul stands in another Principle, having got firm footing in Wisdoms Land. Here a goodly Lot is cast for the conquering Soul, who will find all riches stand before her in Wisdoms Treasury, without either bounds or limits. Whatsoever is of use or service is there laid down at the feet of a translated Spirit, as the return of her Adventure and Trust in that day, whilst she was under the Temptation of the glittering Stars of this Elementary Region, all whose Promises were but as a snare and bar to keep from knowing this high Translation.

Oh! what a welcome Feast do I see already prepared within this Gate, to satiate both the Eye and Taste! The Virgin comes and salutes the Soul with a Loves entercourse, saying, Come now and inherit Substance with me, ye who have been in weary Travel to attain this fixation Gate, I behold you in the face of the Bridegroom, by whose means you are arrived here: Now in his Name ask and have, See now what Honour and Preferment you shall have in my Kingdom, which will recompense a thousand Fold for the loss you have sustained in the World, from whence you are come out. As you did give credit to me upon the word of my Testimony, and the same which was brought to your Ear, though as yet you possessed nothing of what’s intended for you. But here is now what will weigh down and recompense all your Sufferings, when you resisted manfully those busie Spirits that would have blocked up your way; but in strong Faith you have broke through all. Let your Victory be assigned to him who hath the opening Key for to let in from Gate to Gate. All this is from the dropping Lips of Sophia and her Bridegroom, who now stand ready to open the fourth Gate.

The fourth Gate is called the Bountiful Gate. From hence the richest Gift is brought forth, that ever hath been received since Adam lost his Virgin, who now here gives her self again to the Soul. Oh, great is this Benignity! who could ever have hoped for such degrees of Advancement, after so long a day of Desertion & night of Apostasy? An Echo sound we now do hear, that she will appear in her Bounty. But to whom shall this Gate open stand, to receive this Liberality from her hand? Is it not for Ruth, who hath forsaken the Moabitish Land, and come to be fixed there, whence her eternal Nativity is derived, where she is no sooner arrived, but she is decked with all the Virgins Ornaments, which are the various Accomplishments in all supernal Powers and high Abilities, to act in a divine Omnipotent manner, whether in a corporeal form, or out of it, as shall be judged meet, with reference to Place, Time or Persons, and according to the Region where the Bridegroom, with his Bride, shall be, whether in the Heights above or Depths beneath, where his and her rejoycing shall be in each other, through the breaking open of the Center, from whence the Virgin-Tincture, as a warm Fire-blood, doth flow in every Vein, & a nourishing Life is felt passing through every sense. This is that Gift which the Virgin will bestow upon the fixed Soul, for a greater Manifestation of God’s manifold Wonders throughout the habitable part of this Earth, where the whole Trinity in Wisdom will assume a Virgin-humanity, to bring all what hitherto hath been confused into order again. The Government of the brutish Spirit must give way to her day, who comes to overturn all Merchants with their Merchandise. No Wares of the Assyrians shall be brought through her Gates, neither shall any Sale of the Harlot’s goods be mingled with her Treasures, but a vast separation there shall be, as between Paradise and this World, where all things stand in an anxious Birth; but that other Sphere is blessed with a perpetual Spring of all pleasant things, which we shall know and understand in their variety in the next Gate, which now we are, by the steady hand of Christ, led up to, that we may see the utmost Latitude of Wisdom’s inward City, and come to know all the goings in and comings out at these Mystical Gates.

The fifth Gate bears the Title of Wisdom’s Factory of all that is managed by her Magia, from her own stock and Principle, being very different from all the Merchandise which is used in this visible World, which is wholly shut out of her Gates; for none can drive an earthly Trade, but such as bear the Mark and Number of the Beast here in this outward Principle: Wherefore Wisdom will take none to be her Factors, but those who have renounced all Babylonish Trade, which is maintained by bearing the Mark of the Beast, from the introduced subtilty of Reason. A new and wonderful Way is prescribed to them who shall have the Mark and Name of the Virgins white Stone, by which they shall be impowered to drive a free and mighty Trade within this heavenly City, which shall make all Babylon’s Wares grow out of request, both as to spiritual Wares or bodily Sustenance, as soon as some Virgin-Passengers shall have entered this Gate, who shall be so highly favoured for having here broke through, that they shall have liberty to open this high Factory to the rest of their fellow-Members, that yet are Captives in the Assyrian Land, and were there brought up according to the Laws and Customs of the Babylonians, which could not be avoided, during their time of Captivity. But now Babylon’s Sun is going down, and the Night of Death and Darkness is spreading it self over all the pompous state of the Merchants of the Earth. All this will be seen upon the breaking in of Bridegroom’s Spirit, and his Virgin, who will deliver the exile Captives, and clasp them close within themselves, and exercise the Soul in another Science: Its skill and wisdom in the divine Magia will actually go forth from this Co-essential participation of the Virgin-Nature, to renew all good and pleasant things, according to the first Paradisiacal Property, as in the following Gate will be made out, where the Virgin will particularly exercise her Magia for Redemption out of the present Captivity, under which the Israelites as well as Ethiopians do groan, being beset with the effects of Sin and Mortality, which this sixth Gate doth deliver us from.

The sixth Gate is called the transferring Gate, where the most choice and noble Gifts are transferred from the Palace of the glorious Majesty, as the Foundation of Wisdom’s factory, managed by Wisdom’s Correspondents, who are skillful in the working Wheel of the divine Magia. Oh! what transferring Powers will pass from one to the other! to bring forth the flourishing of Eden, that it may again appear in this habitable World. Wisdom’s Lovers now must dig deep to find this Kernel, which hath lain hid in the Ground of Virgin-Wisdom, from whom it must be transmitted to them, who shall plant Paradise in a greater Latitude in this World: For which a sure and unalterable Decree is gone forth; for it is affirmed by the living Word, who declares before-hand the truth of these things, which are already begun, and shall be finished as soon as all the Virgin’s Gates are passed and entered. And this is more considerable, where such a mutual constant Correspondency is betwixt those two Kingdoms, Paradise and Mount-Zion, all rich things will be transferred from each to other; yea, an immortal Factory is here to be maintained, betwixt the Inhabitants of these two heavenly Countries, and so transferred still into this lower Orb, as occasion shall be. For though some part of this Earth, by virtue of the Virgin-Stone, may be ting’d into a Paradisiacal Property, and thereby made capable of Commerce with the superiour Worlds, yet there will be a race of Vagabond Cains, that will abide still under the Curse. Tho Paradise be made visible in this World, yet all will not suddenly thereby be brought to leave Babylon’s Merchandise, neither will the divine Arts and Mysteries be transferred commonly, but upon such who have sought them diligently, and have let all other Arts and Callings go for them, being resolved to know no other but the heavenly Magia. This is the invisible Stock which the Virgin doth traffick with, to gain Honour, Wealth, Renown, and a Crown of Glory to her God and Bridegroom.

Now it may be asked, What matter is here to work upon for such abundant increase? Where lies the Mystery of this Art, that must be transferred by her as a Gift.?

I Answer; That this is a great Secret, which cannot be revealed all at once, and so deeply Mystical, that none but Wisdom’s exercised Magicians have ever sounded it, and found the matter hereof. Yet we must not deny the great favour which the Most High hath afforded for the opening of this secret thing, through the very Person of Christ’s glorified Humanity, that so we might know what will make mortal Dross become like the fine Gold of Ophir. But to give an answer to that Question. What that matter is, which in Wisdom’s Principle we are to work upon? I say, first negatively, That it is no gross tangible Matter, that we shall traffick with; we shall need no Barns or Store-houses to lay it up in: To describe it according to what is revealed, we say, it is a rushing Breath, a tincturing Blood, a running flash of Light and Fire coagulating together; in a word it is the Power of the Deity transferred to a Virgin-Spirit, on God’s behalf, as in the Person of Christ and his Virgin, transmitting themselves as a spiritual Root, from whence all fruitful Powers of the holy Ghost may be proved; for otherwise all fore-passed things will bring little Glory to our mighty King and Saviour.

The seventh Gate is the Gate of Projection, which will take off all Vails that have been upon the most Holy Place, where we may enter, as all knowing in Wisdom’s Mysteries and Wonders. But here lies the difficulty, how to attain the skill to stir up the precious Gift, that according to what was before described, from the tincturing Blood of the divine Virgin, we may be able to bring forth Matter, Form and Colour, according to the Quint-essential Spirit, transferred from the highest Beeing.

But it may be asked here, How, or in what manner doth this Projection operate?

I Answer; Several ways, all which may be referred to these two Heads, viz. Transformation and Transfiguration; in which two great effects, Projection will be known in its essential Virtue, flowing out and entering in where the Venom of the Serpent is, which poysonous matter is transferred by the Soul by means of this Projection, from the Tincture of Wisdom’s Stone, which causes an unalterable Transmutation of all gross Matter, and the vile Bodie’s shape into a bright heavenly consistency: Such a Celestial Body Wisdom’s Virgin shall have power to put on, when called up to the Seraphick Thrones, and to appear before the highest Majesty, to receive new Commissions, what to act further, according to the Counsel and Will of the Holy Trinity, who will greatly delight to put them upon working what is Noble, Great and Wonderful, which none can parallel, except they have first passed all the fore-mentioned Gates.

If it be asked, What Works and Signs shall follow Wisdom’s Projections?

I Answer; They are such as Jews will not believe before they see them; nay, even Wisdom’s Disciples, who have been gathered under her Wing, and drunk of her tincturing Blood, will be sometimes in doubt of these things, whilst they are yet but Passengers from Gate to Gate: Wherefore we must not expect to be believed by those who are yet without the Gates. However, we will, according to what hath been revealed by the supreme Magus, declare and set forth what God can do by his Instruments, who are thus highly and divinely qualified.

In the first place, they will be able to act from a creating Power, the Virgin’s Omnipotency will enable them to give a new Form, Virtue and Purity to all things now existing in gross Corruptibility. For as Transformation first passeth upon all the fallen Properties of the Soul’s Essences, so it will go out and renew whatsoever doth stick in the Curse, even all Vegetable, Animals and Minerals ,together with the Body of fallen Man: All these, I say, shall be sublimed and transmuted into a simple, pure and paradisiacal Figure, Colour, and Taste, quite of another Nature than what they now have. Thus the Disciples of Wisdom, by means of this tincturing Spirit, shall bring in a new Creation by way of Transformation: The Mystery of which none can ever find out but Wisdom’s Magia, who are under her Discipline, and do lie in her Bridegroom’s Bosom.

In the second place, they who are transformed into the Virgin’s Nature, will not only be able to separate the Curse from the outward Creation, so as Death and Corruption shall be tasted no more, because healing Waters will flow from the glassy Sea, and encompass every place where Wisdom’s Off-Spring shall pitch their Habitation; but they shall also be able to transmute all gross Mettals into transparent Gold, so as it shall be far more plentiful than in Solomon’s time. This very gross Earth on which we now tread shall be made Chrystalline. The River that was divided into four Heads, which have been cut off ever since Adam was turned out of Paradise, shall now be made to return again with a full Stream to bring forth the Seed of Gold, Bedellium, and the Onyx Stone in a sparkling Glory. Mansion-Houses here shall be built, and goodly Tents pitched, which shall excell all the Structures which ever yet have been; for these dwelling places shall be Magical, sometimes visible, and at other times invisible, according to the pleasure of the blessed Inhabitants, who dwell therein in everlasting Security: These shall live alone, and shall not be numbered amongst the Nations who live without Wisdom’s Gates. If any Sodomites shall attempt to break in upon them, devouring Coals shall be scattered to terrifie and consume them; though destroying of any be their strange work, and also disagreeable to the Nature of Love, and the peaceful Region wherein they live; yet upon just occasion, Power will go forth in this way for their defense. Moses was a meek & peaceable Man, and yet he was a made terror to Egypt: He had no way to subdue Pharaoh, but by shaking his Magical Rod, which alone could do more than whole Hosts of armed Men; And this will be the way of God’s appearance, to keep under the wild and brutish sort of Men, who are as ravenous Beasts, greedy of Prey. Wherefore the Paradisiacal Planters will know how to deal with such, whilst they are commissionated to go in and out amongst them; and it will be their daily business to deliver the Israelites from bondage and thrall, and that by displaying Jehovah’s Wonders in such a manner as that Age shall require, which shall be in an higher degree than ever hath been done here before. For though the Miracles of former days were great and excellent, as those which were wrought by our Lord, and by the Prophets before him, as well as Apostles after him, such as were the healing of the Sick, the raising of the Dead, the restoring of the Lame, the making of the Dumb to speak, the Deaf to hear, and Blind to see; all which were both inwardly and outwardly performed by our Lord upon the Soul as well as the Body; yet the Lord hath given full assurance, that not only all these shall be revived, but that the Magical Center shall open in a greater degree of variety than heretofore. So that the greatest Wonders are yet to be manifested, which we are appointed to wait for, till this Projecting Gate shall open upon us, where all Miracles will be brought forth afresh, for the Crown and Glory of the Virgin-Bride and her followers: Which Gate, Lord Jesus, hasten to open for such who are under thy strong and powerful Drivings!

In thy Light, sweet Sophia we are come to a discovery,
Where long have lain our lost forgotten Dowry.
Those Celestial Gates, which now open stand
Hath given us a view into the wealthy Land,
Where all things in the divine Magia stand;
In that place there is no working with Tool or Hand,
For all in Spirit there do act from that Power,
Which nought of the Earthly Craft can Severe.

Joy we then now in sight of this blessed Day,
Wherein Wisdom’s Wonders so richly display.
But it may be asked, When shall this be?
And who amongst the now Living shall see?
I tell thee for surety, some there are in Corporiety,
To whom she will with her golden Key in Soveraignity,
Thus shall unlock the precious stoney Rock fully,
Where the Ocean-Treasury of her Deity lies hiddenly.

Oh! hear Virgin-Wisdom’s call and cry,
Who skill’d would be in her Mystery:
A new Way of Manifactory stands open, I see
Such Treasures as the World’s Wonder be;
A Ship laden within, that God himself again
Will enter in to seize upon those heav’nly Gems;
Ah, blessed sale for such rich Goods imbark’d here,
For what less than the acting stone will appear?

Be there Merchants as are not Transitory,
That understand Wisdom’s Manufactory?
Who hiddenly have increased their Store,
And do study these Sciences yet more and more,
That so they might to those eternal Gems reach,
Or else Redemption will not be compleat,
For putting an end to the Toyl, Care and Sweat,
By passing through all of Wisdom’s twelve Gates.

Come then away, holy Souls, and separate
From all drossy Things that do captivate;
And you will find such a Pearly price,
That will make you flourish as in Paradise;
The golden River there-from will flow,
That all the essential Goodness ye will know:
For in Wisdom’s Principle there doth lie
That which will make the worldly Craft to flye.

Upon the close of this subject, I had renewed again from the Person of my Lord, a fiery Shower that did fall as the dropping Rain from the holy Ghost, to refresh and bring up what hath been sown by the former Revelations, which is to be looked for as the effect of every true discovery: And I desire the same plentiful Shower may come down upon them, who shall receive and read the Words of this Prophecy: For a most wonderful and strange time is at hand, and doth call upon us to leave the Moabitish Land, and to engrave our Names on every one of Wisdom’s Gates, that so we may claim a right to enter, and not be only Spectators and Admirers without of the great Riches and Glory to which Magical Spirits are advanced. But we are yet to open a more inward Ear, to hear the Message which the Lord hath expressly left for his Elect, who are watching at Wisdom’s Gates, from thence to ascend one step higher, that they may be enclosed in the Magical Eye of the holy Ghost, where the highest Wisdom is to be learnt and understood, and actually practiced, for the planting of a new Paradisiacal Nursery, and its never-fading Beauty and Glory. By which means the Deity may be invited to renew his Walks with Men, as at the beginning, who will take great delight to see the Children of Paradise acting Magically under the Conduct and Government of the Eye of the holy Ghost: For no work or action is so agreeable to the Trinity, as that which is wrought from the Magical seeing Eye, where God beholds and views himself in his manifold Wonders of Wisdom in Nature’s Virginity.

But now the great Question of those who are willing to be Wisdom’s Disciples, is, Which way they may ascend up to this Globe Eye, to become Magicians in the holy Ghost’s Property?

This question is deep and weighty, and shall be answered according to the Gift of Revelation received; Know then, that the way to ascend to the Globe-Eye, is through its descending down into the Root-Essence of the Soul, and contracting with it Philosophically, turning it into a Magick Eye; where then it may most easily ascend, and fly to be an eye, in the Globe-Eye, before which all stands naked and open, whatsover hath proceeded from the Center-Ground of God’s Globe of Eternity. Therefore they who shall find such favour, as to be introverted and environed with this Eye, may well come to understand the grounds of the divine Magia, and be able to exert it from the Co-essential Power of the holy Ghost, without which all attempts for it will lie in Scorn and Derision. Hence we may understand where the Ground-work for divine Philosophy doth lie; whereby great Overturns and mighty Changes may be effected in this World’s Region, where God will have great occasions for divine Magia to act in his behalf: And truly somewhat begins to work in order hereunto; for the Magick Eye hath cast forth an enticing Glance to draw up unto it and there to stand a while as locked up in it, as a close working Philosopher, that carefully tends his Furnace, where the Celestial Fire burns softly to bring forth a transparent Stone, in which the first-born Magick of the holy Ghost doth consist: But here we may be said to launch so deep into the Abyssal Eye, as to lose our selves whilst we are seeking this one precious thing, that can make this old wrinkled Face of the Creation to become young and fresh, as Paradise in its first springing. But who will grieve at the loss of this gross Matter? The true Philosopher well knows, that this is the gross Body which the Fire is to kindle upon, being of that penetrating Nature, as to dissolve the whole bulk of Sensuality, with the strong twisted band of Rationality: For when the great Artificer, the holy Ghost, comes to set his Furnace at work in very deed, in the Soul, all gross thick matter does by degrees transpire. For what is so great an Enemy to the divine Magia, as the rational Wisdom, which is in strong Combination with the human Sense? It is as an Inundation of Waters which hath prevailed like Noah’s Flood, to drown the Fire-spark of Faith, so that it is scarce to be found alive in any ones Earth: All Furnaces have hitherto been too weak; the strong Tide of the rational Mind hath broke in like a Sea, to chill and damp what the Spirit of God would have still blown up unto Victory. For whosoever shall attain to be an Adeptist in the Magical Eye of Sophia, must watch the Mouth of the Furnace continually, that the Spirit of Faith may work high through the gentle heat and constant supply of that Matter which maintains the heavenly Fire, which can only master and get dominion over all the thick dark Body of Mortal Sense, which hath long been the grand Adversary of Virgin-Wisdom’s Magicians, and hath kept them from attaining the Gate of Projection. Now what is there to be considered further, to help us forward in this high point of Magical Philosophy, seeing the Benefits are of so great import, and serve for the repairing of a ruinous state of things within our selves, and every where round about us. We are to observe these Orders and Rules, which go along with Faith’s Magia.

First, There must be an absolute trust reposed in Christ the essential Deity, as contacting and coagulating with our soulish Essence, and thereby recover our unipotency. The depth of those Sayings of our Lord, when personally upon the Earth, who still invited and called upon all to believe on him, as Co-essential with the Father, and thereby entrusted with all that Power and Sufficiency which can be called God’s. Now here is given us to understand a deep and mystical Sense, how that the Lord did not limit or shut up the Faith to his particular Personality and appearance on the Earth; for that was not to abide, but directed to the exerting forth of our Faith to the Lo I am, in whom there is no change to the end of all Worlds. He is now therefore to be believed on, as introduced into our soulish Essence; for there he brings in the Globe-Eye, as the sure Ground-work for all the various operations of the holy Ghost to act out the great Magical Powers from: Thus our Faith is directed to a God-like Almightiness within our selves. If we can but find the Incarnation of Christ, the Lord in us, we then have a sure and steady Anchor for our Faith to hold by, and work out our freedom Magically, having somewhat of subtle pure Matter to work upon, we may go on forward to Projection.

Another Rule is, the going forth in the prerogative Royal of the Will, that is immersed into and become one with the Power of the holy Ghost. We may remember that Christ the Lord, upon doing any great or marvellous Cure, put forth the soveraignity of his Will, as when he said to the Leper, I will, be thou clean: And sometimes he put it to those, who, he perceived had Faith in him, saying, What will ye that I should do unto you? And no less was effected for them than they desired the Lord should do for them. These expressions of our Saviour may be a grand Rule for us to follow, and ought well to be regarded by us; for in the Will is the highest Magick, when it is united with the Will of the Highest; when these two Wheels meet in one, they are the swift running Chariot, which nothing can cross or stop, in which the Bridegroom, with his Bride Sophia, ride most triumphantly together over all things, viz. Over Rocks, Mountains and Hills, which are all made a Plain before them, and Seas dryed up. What is able to resist a Will that is united with God’s Will, before which every thing must stoop and bow? which Will when ever it goes forth, always accomplishes its Enterprise. It is not a naked Will that wants its Garment of Power, impregnable Almightiness is with it, to pluck up, to plant, to kill, and to make alive; to bind and to loose, to save and destroy: All which Power will be centered in the royal free-born-will, which we shall come fully to know, and to understand, as we are made one in the holy Ghost; then may we go forth safe and secure in the Magick Will, to glorifie great Elohim, whether in Body visible or invisible; all is and shall be acted forth according to the fore-sight of the Magical Globe-Eye, and carried on, in and through the operation of the holy Ghost in impotent and despicable Vessels in the Eye of the world. These are they whom God will take into his high School of divine Wisdom, there to be brought up in the deep Wisdom, and to be so perfectly accomplished, as that nothing may be beyond their art and skill to perform, to exalt and magnifie their God and King, by whom alone they shall be enabled to do all marvelous things.

Now from the fore-going Rules, we are taught to drown the many Wills, that have been generated from the mixed Essence of the Soul, and to loose them in the Abyssal-Deep, from whence then may spring the Virgin-Will, that never was in Bondage to any thing of degenerate Man, but stands free and clear in Conjunction with Almighty Power, which will most certainly produce answerable Consequences, as kept fixed in the Socket, where the burning Oyl of the holy Ghost flames out in sparkling Magick, operating here and there upon Persons and Things, for Change and Renovation, yet none can pierce the way, but such as are become Masters of his high Art. I know nothing more worthy for the single Eye to look into, and contend for, than the Magia of Faith; which was once delivered unto, and exerted by the Saints of former Generations; and why we should give it for lost now, I see no cause, but should be earnest for the reviving of it, and calling it up from the Dead.

I shall not here determine whether for want of this Power, we may not lie under the charge of having lost our first Love, but sure I am, that this Magical Power of Faith is in a manner quite lost, for the re-attaining of which, the holy Ghost is awakening Wisdom’s slumbering Virgins: And therefore the Lord hath appeared in his own glorified Humanity to reveal these Mysteries, and that by one who is as the smallest Dust, that lies under the trampling Power of the earthly Wise, and those that are mighty in Reason. Yet here the Way is laid open to attain to this All-powerful Activity in the Magia of the holy Ghost, to encourage & provoke us to set upon the work, giving Praise unto him, who hath been pleased to reveal where the Key of the Magia doth lie, which will open that Treasury that can fully enrich all impoverished Souls: Wherefore it is worth the lending our Ear to Wisdom’s renewed Call and Cry, and no longer to delay, but hasten to get through all her Gates, and to be Planters of a new Paradisiacal Earth, through the Magical Operation of the holy Ghost, which is the absolute imployment and business of some known to God, who if they continue faithful, shall never have reason to be ashamed, or repent of their being engaged therein; notwithstanding they may meet with great Threats and Sufferings at first from Nabal, the churlish Spirit of this World, that can love or favour nought but what is of its own liking: But Wisdom’s Children shall be able to set themselves free, as they become Students in the Art of this divine Magia. Rebecca the true Virgin-Mother, is ready to give such advice as will supplant Esau, that Jacob may carry away the Blessing. Oh! what is like to the Magical Stone, for the bringing in of a superabundant encrease from the right golden Grain, by which all excellent and perfect things did at first spring: At the return of which a new and marvelous Change every where will appear in the highest Unity and Community, in all those Celestial Immunities which the Most-High is invested withal. Thus having brought forth, in some part, what hath been showered down from the heavenly Powers, at several Seasons upon me, with a command to publish it, I have nothing more but to Pray, we may obey all these precious Rules.

A further Revelation upon the last subject, which I thought had been concluded, but the running Oyl doth spring afresh for an addition, that so all help might be ministered, by way of manuduction, to such high spirited Souls as shall resolve to separate themselves, that they may be meet to intermeddle with all Wisdom, and thereby be enabled to stand before the Globe-Eye of Almighty Soveraignity, which is a peculiar Prerogative, appropriated only to the wise and pure in heart, who shall set themselves apart to follow the Track of the divine Magia, which by the holy Ghost is prescrib’d, that so we may once more again stand upon Paradisiacal Earth, with our impregnable Circle drawn about us, to keep the Serpent and all his brood of wild Creatures out from us. It will be well worth our waiting for every drop of pure Unction, which shall now fall for fuller Instruction, and be distributed forth, as the Spring-Tide of the Spirit doth in us rise, which was renewed in this Word; [Margin Note: A weighty Expression from Emmanuel] Learn to live God, and God shall live thee; his most holy Tabernacle shall be thy Covert, which shall be visible to the Sons of Men, that they may know the most holy One, in the waste and desolate places of the Earth, with his own will dwell. Urging that foregoing Rule for this end, that the Magical attraction of Faith, which riseth from the burning Love, must bring God down to be all in all, that so the Humanity may be covered over with the Tabernacle of the Deity, which will be our House that cannot be dissolved, though the Starry Heavens, together with the four Elements, and all their product do pass away; for though they take their original from the holy Beeing, yet they cannot abide forever, because they cannot incorporate with the pure Deity. Therefore they must have their time to expire, when God shall descend in his most holy Tabernacle; what will it be less than the rending away the vail of these visible Heavens, in their first and second Administration, and all shadowed Presentations and Figurations, wherein some-what of Glory, as a twinkling Star, in this benighted Day, doth appear. All which have but made way for the opening of the everlasting Tabernacle, where we may be clothed upon with the Magical Body of the holy Ghost, that so we may know what it is to live God. Oh! what weight doth this Word carry with it? Let us not suffer it to go lightly off, but take in what the Urim and Thummim doth advertise about this high Contaction. But here may be enquired, what it is that may qualifie to possess Gods living Tabernacle? Verily no less is required than for us to live God, and for God to live us; which is the wonderful Hypostatical Union, which Christ our Lord spake of in his day. We shall know him in the Father, and so reciprocally the Father swallowing up into himself the whole Body of the Sonship, which is the height and luster of that Kingdom which is to come, and is to be yielded up to the one God, who is over all: Not that he will be a living Tabernacle to all, but only to those who are meetly qualified. Who are they then who may expect to be rearers up of this Tabernacle, which the Majesty of the Glory will fill? They are pure, holy and separated Souls, set apart for this very purpose, bearing the inscription of Heavenly Magicians, as being principled in that great Mystery, and being made all knowing through the friendly Counsel and Revelation of the Virgin-Wisdom, who is the great Revealer of these Mystical Sciences and Magical Arts, such as were practiced before this World or its Craft were in being. But now the Wisdom of this World is needed and universally exercised by all ranks and degrees under the present Fall: Regenerate and Unregenerate do both agree in this matter, and do make use of Reason for the supply, succor, and support of the mortal Spirit and Body.

But what will you say, if this good old Magical way, from which the whole Creation is turned, shall in this last Age be restored and found again, for the redeeming out of the Care, Sorrow and painful Exercise of Mind and Body? This will be worth lending an Ear to, it being such a mysterious and advantageous Art, as will sufficiently pay the Cost of what we shall be out in attaining it. The ground we go upon for this new way of living, after a God-like manner, are the many Scripture-Prophecies that run all in this Sense, with which agrees what is of late renewed to some, who are waiting for their Lot within this New Paradisiacal Scene, being under the Dispensation of such Revelations as are in order to give entrance into the Tabernacle of God, where it will be natural to produce all things Magically, beginning first to exercise this Mystical Wisdom and Power upon it self, as having an old Creation which must be dissolved, that a new one may take its place. The Physician must first give proof that he can heal himself, before he undertake others. So in this matter, the true Magus is taught to make a tryal of his skill upon his own inward and outward Defects, and thereby gain the Fearful and Unbelieving, that they also may come and enter through this everlasting Gate, where the New Jerusalem Magicians are in their first Paradisiacal Callings, which the holy Ghost hath received Commission to put some holy qualified Souls afresh upon, that they may be leading Precedents to others.

But it may be further enquired, What this Magia is? And how it may be acted forth, to alter the whole state of things Internally and Externally?

It is thus made out to us, That it is arising Infinitum, that forms it self into a Birth, the matter of which can no otherwise be described, than the unknown Beeing of God himself, who is a meer virtual working Power, in a finite Beeing; from whence a flowing source of generating Powers do act forth, from what lieth hid so unconceivably, as cannot be either seen, felt or heard out of it self, but only as it produceth great and marvelous Effects upon whatever it doth move: This is that which is called the Magia of the holy Ghost, so defined, as he hath pleased to reveal it unto us. [Margin Note: Methinks I hear some say, This is such a new Model as is wonderful strange; Pray open the Mystery of it yet more fully. Answer; I only can give out what the Measuring line of the Spirit hath fathomed and no more.]

Now it remains to enquire, By whom? And how this is to be acted forth? And for what end it is to be manifested after such an high degree?

As to the first, By whom this is to be exerted, or acted forth? Of this much hath been said already; we shall only mention one thing, which is the principal Qualification of those to whom this Honour shall be given, viz. They are to take up a firm and fixed Resolution to follow this Magical Vocation only, and to reject all others that proceed from the Astral Birth, that do pour in whole Floods to drown the little spark of Faith, from whence the Magia Tree must first grow, and appear in all its various Fruits. This I say, is that which is to be done on our parts, as we would be Adeptists in the supersensual working Wheel, which will run us into our lost Dominion, to be in God again. But then watchfulness is required to repel and judge down every whirling Motion and Thought, that shall rise to thwart the Magia Way, which indeed is nothing else but a most pure single act of Faith heightened to that degree, as to become a kind of Omnipotency; if they can but get free from the Life of Sense, which is its great and home-born Enemy, which will hardly suffer the Soul to make it pass away, but follows still at the Heels till the Hand of Faith grows strong enough to use the Magical Rod, which may break their binding Circle, that so we may get a swift pass into the boundless Liberty, and come to be expert in the Theosophical Science, which is not of Man, nor after any rational Wisdom of Man, but as the pure fiery Breath of the holy Ghost, doth incorporate with the Fire-Essence of the Soul, and so drive it up into a Body of all-Magical operation. For the free actuation of which Life, we are warned to cease from all other ways and employs, and upon this only to fix our Minds, and to stop our Ears to the pleas and cryes of the Senses, that would still have us to lie at the Breast of the Creature, when as nothing but Death, Sorrow and the Curse can be sucked from it; It is indeed but natural so to do, as long as we stand in the first Birth, from which it will be hard to get loose, till the other come to rise in the Soul’s center. For in this second Birth, there is a strong force, which is able to overcome and break that Yoke, which hath been so often near strangling this Magical Birth of Life, that it could not display its free Breath; wherefore let us now take heed and fly away from our mortal Senses, and totally exclude them from that new erected Throne, Council and Court where in pure Abstraction and Child-like posture of Spirit we may wait to learn how to act forth each one according to his Gift in this high and supernatural Magia. That we may speak out what Lineage and Birth we are brought forth in, after God’s own likeness in Power, Wisdom and Purity, to glorifie him in a new Tabernacle-Body, Magically raised, which being consummated within the outward form of visible Corporiety, the unchangeable Priesthood begins within the most holy Place, and is carried on not as in the figurative and fleshly Administration, wherein was need of Atonements and Offerings for Sin; which in this great and more perfect Tabernacle there will be no occasion for, Sin being ended, and the holy Ghost having obtained a more excellent Ministration in us, to wit, Offering the first Fruits of Redemption, which in no fore-going Ministration was ever reached unto.

But here it may be asked, What manner and kind of Offerings will those first Fruits of Redemption be?

This is a Question which cannot be so fully answered, till we are completely perfected in this Tabernacle, which hitherto is only a rearing. But what of these Immunities hath been expressed by the great Priest, and opened from the Tabernacle-Testimony unto me, shall be given forth for their sakes who may have right to bring in such perfect Offerings, to the most holy and separated place, in the day of their Restoration mutually with us, who are expecting the accomplishment in all its divine Ordinances and Consecrations, for the perfecting every Comer hereunto. But now to define what kind of Offerings we shall bring as Priests to God; they are the Fruits of the Magia, in their out-flowing Operation, which actually send out a most powerful Spirit, from its own essential Spring of Spirit, wherein God is the only pure Original of it. What is sent forth to effect, but a new Generation of Heavens and Earth? The Magia worketh in this manner, saying, Let the old Tabernacle, with all its shadowy Appearances, pass away and be no more: And it is so, for the force of the out-going Spirit incorporates with the Word, and makes it Essential, whether it be expressed Vocally or no; the Co-centered Decree passeth into, and through the Spirit carrieth all Power with it, either to nullifie or make void, or to give a new Plantation, and an heavenly splendorious Formation upon Creatures and Things, for a lustrious Transformation of what is fading and dying, that so Immortality may be renewed, whether in Rationals, Animals or Vegetables. The matter of the one Element is so immersed and coagulated in a Magical Spirit, that it is able to give a Life, where the very Face of Death doth appear, whether dead, as to a Spiritual Life, according to that saying, And you hath he quickened, who were dead in Trespasses and Sins. Who is this in the Person of Christ, but the same holy Ghost in his out-going Power, that through our Persons so influencing and given a Resurrection to a dead Life, whether in our selves or others, as cause requires: Then also as to the very mortal Life, to prolong it, and to secure it from Pain and Sickness, yea, from Death itself. But this quickening Spirit is only appropriated to such as have dyed and suffered with Christ in the Flesh, and thereby have overcome the World. Therefore let none think that they can come to this degree of Power, Might and Dignity, till they are Born again from the Dead, that is, a cessation to the enkindled Life, from the Stars which generate earthly Motions and Thoughts, which work in a way of Sensuality, from which there must be a departing, in reference to those great Things which are to succeed. I have been often brought to see the limit of the first Born Life, that doth consist between Time and Eternity, in the stirring Essences of Sin; whereby I am made so wisely knowing, as not to grieve, or to have any Reluctancy upon the sentence of a total Expiration of such an injurious Life, as keeps me out of God’s Tabernacle-Body, where I can no more dye. Whereupon the holy Ghost, out of the Virgin-Body, doth cry and call to such, who would come to be all Magical, to offer up their first-Born rational Life for a Sacrifice: And then of a truth we shall bring other kind of Fruits and Offerings, and no more as Tributaries and Servants to Sin, Beast, or Dragon, but be freed, through the rising Birth, that will mount and fly over all those, who kept the other under great Fear and Bondage; but in this we shall come to be Kings in God’s House, and of his own Family. Oh! what hath been here let down by Golden Drops from the Head-Fountain! Let it O God, mingle all forcibly for life contaction, with the more noble part within us, that so this great and perfect Tabernacle may be according to its own secret way compacted indissolvably where we may securely dwell, and nothing of Violence, Oppression or Fear, but receive Power from the rising Body of the holy Ghost to bear down and expell whatsoever is against us. This is what the Lord hath by a signal Word averred, and he will see it fulfilled, as in any one such a Spirit of Resolution shall be found, to go forward in this great Enterprize to encounter, and rush through every Throng, that would stop and put them by, who are ready to venture their All for it.

Now somewhat may be said as to those high Ends, for which God is resolved to raise his principal Magia.

First, to redress, comfort and relieve the groaning Creation, which is in spiritual travail; even such who are in Famine and Death, in Agonies, Sorrow and Heaviness through divers Temptations, and the Buffetings and Wiles of Satan: To these the Magical Balsam shall be given for Cure, from such as are first risen in the Tabernacle-Body of God: They shall bind all evil Spirits, and there shall go forth a virtual Power from them to do, as if Christ were in Person there.

And in the second place, this Power shall extend it self to the taking away of all outward Maladies of the Body, and all Suffering relating to Penury and Want, and all Weariness, Toil and anxious Care for the Needs and Requirings of the Body.

A further addition to the former subject; Know then, that as in a miraculous way, this will be made as healing Waters from out of the Threshold of the Sanctuary, that shall recover the dry and parched Earth, to make it bud and flourish, as it did before the Curse did overflow it: Take it inward as to spiritual Fruitfulness, or otherwise as to the outward Elementary state. Great also will be the Trust that will be granted by the mighty Jehovah, for management for his little Flocks sake, and put into the Hands of some that are to be set apart, as good and principal Shepherds indeed, who can both let out and lay down their Life for the elect Sheep, which are to be gathered in, not by Sounds or Words, but by a Magical Impregnation, which can send in a Breath of Life, to quicken what is as dead. This is now what we are in a daily expectation of from the rich Furniture, which will come down with the Tabernacle-Body. Oh come holy Souls! And let us be in a watchful posture; for I do see in the Spirit, that the Morning of this Day begins apace to clear, the bright Clouds do open, the face of our Heavens appear, the separating Vail is all rending away, that out of the first Tabernacle we may pass, and within the most holy place fixedly stay, where we shall have no cause to fear, that God will henceforth move away; because we our selves shall be brought up to the height of Purity, that all Offerings shall be most pleasant and powerful from the everlasting Flame of the holy Altar; from whence ascending Powers will go up, to bring down such Gifts as will all abundantly enrich, more than came down in the day of Pentecost; for they were but the first Fruits and did but continue a little while; but here is such a Shower of the Eternal Powers to fall down upon this second Call to the Jerusalem waiters, as shall bring forth the Harvest of the Lord’s Joy, whose Spirit, for the ripening of these Fruits doth work most powerful. What is to be done by us? But only to drink in the falling Dews, and dropping Showers, and to grow as Lilies that may know neither Heat nor Draught, Toil nor Care. Hasten, oh God! And send thy Angel Reapers, for some Fields do begin to look White, whose ripe Fruits may into thy Store-house be brought as the first Offerings for the consummating of all those great and mighty things, which thou hast taught us in this little Volume of thy Life Book!

Here follows a high ravishing Communion with the Trinity enjoy’d, but receive it not as an Elevation, but from a Spirit translated as into another light Region, the half of which is not to be expressed which was here enjoyed.

The Throne of the most Holy is now pitched in the center of the Heart of Jesus, as in conjunction with my Heart, from whence such issues of Life do flow, which renew a perpetual Spring of Joy. For the Lord pronounced the fullness of all Blessing from the circle Throne of his Presence, bedewing me with the Water of Life from the glassy Sea, mingled with the Fire of Love, assuring me, that the Curse, which is annexed to fallen Nature, should now flee away from God, and the Lamb’s Throne; which Throne, the Lord hath chosen me to be unto him, in which the Scepter of his Kingdom should rule over all in the divine Omnipotence. Upon which Thunder-cry, which passed through my Heavens, all Nations, Tongues and Languages, Spirits and Powers, did give up to him, who is come to fix his Throne, and to create all things new, and to confirm his Covenant in the newness of the Spirit, and to nullifie all of the dead and fruitless Life, which stands in the Letter-Precept, which could never destroy the Root of Sin. It is now made known from the Word of Truth, that nothing else shall ever fetch out the Serpent’s Sting but the overflowing of the burning Oyl from the Sea of Glass, which is broken up by the violent stroke of the holy Ghost: All Santifications and Renewings are imperfect and changeable, till this doth come to rise as a covering, to make the gross Body transparent. So now then we are to observe that whenever God shall come in very deed to enthrone himself in any, there will be felt this burning Sea, from which the fiery Lamps do proceed, which guard the Throne. Oh! it is the great and high attainment, that a Spirit vail’d with Corporiety can look for, to have God come down in his Throne-dominion, and to cast down all other Thrones, in which the dark fiery Spirits have acted their part in the inward Tent of the Mind; all which now to be destroyed and consumed by the pure flaming Throne, will sufficiently witness, that God’s Kingdom is now got beyond Words & is sprung up in a feeling Power, Oh! the Joys & Pleasure, which my Soul doth feel in its first rising, which is infinitely more precious than hath been related, though by Christ’s own Personality, whose appearance did so variously describe the Glory of his Kingdom to me; but now to come and bring it into me, will in due season produce other things, than what hath been believed or expected by the Staggering & Fearful, who have cryed, The Lord doth yet delay his coming; so upbraiding and beating his fellow Servant, crying for Signs and Wonders, without which they can own nothing. But let all such slighting Spirits know, that the Throne and Kingdom of the Lamb may for some considerable time be forming, fashioning, furnishing and enriching with Glory; and all this carried on very secretly, till the whole Mystery of the Kingdom be first inwardly compleated, before it come to make a visible Show, by a terrible acting of Wonders. And know, that such as are come to see the Kingdom in its invisible Powers, and the seven Lamps of Fire burning, and are set down with Christ upon the Throne, reigning over, and judging down all Nations in themselves, shall have Judgment and Power given them over all, that have villified and set light by them, in the day of their outward Rule and Authority, whilst the suffering Lambs of God were in their Minority. But careful we will not be concerning Judgment given, or Dominion exercised as yet out of the Throne of the Lamb in our selves, but must follow on till it be fully perfected, and the Kingdom established. It is the present Business of our Day, to watch to have every Lamp fed from the glassy Sea, that so springing in the Light & Love-Flames, a Crystalline Throne may be maintained for the whole Deity: For verily whilst such a thing as this is felt and witnessed, there is a most ravishing Tranquillity. Oh! what is greater than to have Christ seated upon his Throne within us? All things then must needs be in a peaceable and holy Order, and blessed Subjection: Happy are they whose inward Eyes are opened all this to see, possess and enjoy, even when retired out from all Creaturely Society, and so translated into and among the Seraphick Spirits in heavenly Places.

Since my apartment to be alone, a full Concourse doth now continually meet me, even such Company, as makes me spend my hours and days with all spiritual Mirth and Joy: For I am now come in truth (without Flattering or crackling Sparks, that go out again) unto the everlasting burning Throne of the Deity, where just and perfect Spirits do appear as so many lesser Flames, most numerously, as God’s encompassing Host, ministering all that may delight me: So that I find I am to be reserved for God’s Throne-Conversation, which is as the seven Days Feast of Tabernacles, wherein nothing of servile work is to be thought upon. [Margin note: Seven days of Solitude from all of mortal Society as might be avoided] This is a time of an holy convocation and celebrating the Praises of the Lamb, who alone hath wrought the Victory for us. Oh! what shall let now, but that all within me may give the Trumpet-sound, and great shout, that the Lord Omnipotent is come to Reign: Rejoyce ye Heavens without, within, and round about, for the Lord Jehovah hath only done it: He hath made Wars to cease, and keeps the Enemy without the Gates. Oh mighty Prince and Saviour ! thou art entered into thy Throne-rest! Thou are become Lord of the Sabbath indeed, and therefore thou hast Power to Eternalize it; as a Memorial of thy redeeming Blood, which is become the quickening and reigning Life: Maintain my Love evermore in this new governing Sphere with thee; for never knew I such a pleasant state, as since the time thou hast brought thy Kingdom into me, to rule over all in Peace and Love, and keep every Spirit under check, and in awe: Thy Throne is set, thy Council is fixed, the Urim and Thummim of sound and right Judgment is come down, and Decrees are gone forth, which all powerful Might will see executed within this hidden Kingdom of my Soul and Mind. The Prospect of all this which now is come, the Spirit in Christ, my Lord’s Personality did give me to see, and therefore to Prophesie as hoping the Time is at hand, which is so in good earnest: for I am made to understand, that the holy and just One is come, in his first and early Reign to put all things to rights, that were found in confusion, in the fallen Properties of Nature, and to Harmonize whatsoever did put forth from the bitter Root Essence in Jars and Strife. Oh! to have a Cure come in to relieve this fallen, weary tired-out Life, that was in perplexed Strife, can do no less than give cause of Triumph, where-ever such a Dominion is known, and entered upon, though invisible: None is privy to what is done or acted there, but the obedient Subjects that do wait upon the Throne, & are ready to fulfil all royal Laws that are expressed from the counsel of the Trinity. And truly, I do find great Joy in keeping up to this Restriction and Ordinances which do appertain to the Lord, Christ’s Kingdom, although they be quite different, and of another kind, than what was allowed to be, and by the just One winked at, before that Word, which is Spirit and Life did protest to me, That he was come to make a total alteration, and to throw out all the Forms and Constitutions, which have passed for a heavenly Formation, which yet never reached to this new, most perfect and excellent Kingdom, which is so Crystalline, as that the Spirit and Soul are realized in a circuled Glory, and so shut up as no more to look out or come down from off this high mounted white Throne; whereon the Reigns of a great and wonderful Government are to be held fast: For which many cautional Words I have received, for it is the abiding that will work out the most glorious Victory; for no one that is shot up to the highest Stature in Christ, and so ripe for the Government, is yet come to be exempted from Assaults and Temptations, that will put forth from the satanical earthly Kingdom where all carnal earthly Senses, and rational Subtilty do still lie lurking, that if the exalted Spirit that doth sit upon the Throne with Christ, would but venture down and debase it self, by complying with what it hath rejected of this world’s Laws and Rudiments, it is possible the Kingdom may be rent away, as in Saul’s case; nay, in Solomon himself, God would not remit it, when he departed from the Lord in any degree, but received a Rebuke to purpose for it; all which was laid before me, for the holding fast the Scepter in Humility, Purity, Fear, Righteousness and holy Courageousness, that I might so hold out in this first and invisible Reign of the Lamb of God, that he may come to be visibly magnified, for the Conviction of those that are yet alienated by a Spirit of Unbelief, not knowing the peaceable Fruits of this Kingdom within, which in no wise can mingle with what is of the Starry Government, as being quite of another Spirit. It neither careth nor seeketh for Regency or Dignity from these inferior Planets, which give the World’s Wealth and Honour to the vilest and basest of Men. Wherefore it is little regarded by such, who have Eyes to see the workings of the superior Constellations, which move in the third Heaven, remote from all mortal sight, from which alone I have sought for Honour, Credit, and Reputation: And now I am greatly satisfied to be esteemed of no Repute, and to be as a poor Lazarus for the joy of that Kingdom, which is already possessed by me: Yet not here so resting, as not to expect and believe, but that this invisible Kingdom will so work out visibly, as it may make the Sun, Moon and Stars of this inferior Orb to bow before it; for the assurance of which , we can desire no fuller nor better Evidence, than the total and victorious Reign of God over all the Sin-infected Properties: For let this be but finished, and it will be a certain Introduction to the manifestative Reign of the holy Ghost, who will not fear to face the Locusts of the Earth, that have had their Fullness and Blessings from the Beast’s Kingdom, whose Glory will certainly wither and dye away. Nay, they who are of the number of Israelites, and yet abide in the Abomination of Self-Love, will be so ashamed and confounded at the opening of this plentiful Store, that will so abundantly shower down upon them that sit on the Throne with Christ, that all those who have detained these worldly Goods, shall have such Indignation against themselves for it, that they shall throw their Gold and Silver to the Bats and Moles of the Earth, and take hold of the skirts of the Throne-Princes, and cry to partake of their Lot and Portion. For it will be of that Quality and daily increasing Substance, for the satisfying of all kind of Requirings of the outward Body, that Jacob’s All and Enough will most surely be possessed without Curse or Sorrow, which we know have attended the whole visible Treasury gotten by the outward Wisdom and Art of Man; who have thereby so Idoliz’d the Works of their Hands, that they have quite run themselves out of those Blessings, which come in by giving up their whole Mind and Will to be the Lord’s dominion.

This is the surviving Kingdom that shall spread from the root of Christ risen up in his perfect stature, within and throughout the Souls Essence to deifie it, so that it may abide in the unalterable Substance of a Godded Nature, without the hazard of ever relapsing into Sin, Curse or sorrowful Weakness, which will be the most wonderful Salvation that ever yet was brought to manifestation. For which cause it will necessarily follow, that this visible Kingdom will be also established and become as a lifted up Ensign, that all flesh may tremble and fall before it, which did so insult and lift up it self in Arrogancy. Where the Lord was but as yet come in his first Reign, no shew of Glory was seen to outward appearance; but rather dark Clouds of Sufferings; which being rightly improved makes meet for the full possession of the first and second Kingdom, each one in their high graduation, for coming forth to Glorification, as are now in the hidden Spheres, where the high Throne-Glories are manifested in another manner, of Kingly Pomp and Splendor, than what ever hath, or indeed could possible be figured out here, till the Kingdom it self do work out visibly, and then we shall know what we at present are known of our God for, in order to this excelling Reign, which is to answer to the Royalty, Purity and Pomp, that God himself is now withall in his glorified Saints and Angels. It is fully assured me that God hath taken into his Eye and Love election at this very day, those who shall come to sit in Princely Majesty and great Dominion in the inward Regency of the Soul, conquering the thwarting motions of sin, and their own passions, for Faithfulness, Truth and Love to carry through here, will be signs and evidence sufficient what God will further exalt unto. In the interim, whosoever have attained to the first Kingdom, in Wisdom, Sanctification, and in the excelling Charity; know that these will give the mighty onset for entrance, into the utmost bounds of this everlasting Kingdom, which we shall not think it only sufficient to pray for, but to be doing all that is required for it, in all comely order and fixed resolution, to hold fast what we have already gotten, that none may supplant us, of that which will be the lifted up Crown, to be seen everywhere upon the heads of the anointed Ones.

 

Here follows divine Openings of the Reign and Kingdom of the Love.

Having been exercised for some considerable time, in the Prophetical Office and Ministration, from the spirit of Revelation, as my writings bear witness; concerning the Kingdom of Christ in its suffering state first of all, then in its rising up through tribulation unto victory, for dominion and glorification through the Love. Now the degrees which lead hereunto, have been sufficiently described in The Heavenly Cloud, printed in 1680, by the Author; which hath had most forcible effects, for the bringing in and establishing of this Kingdom; wherein and to whom the Spirit of prophesie was given for a sealing evidence, that the Spriti of Truth being the Spring of those foregoing Revelations, which are now to be confirmed by the present Reign of a risen Christ, in some personalities, which are & shall be taken up for this end, to shew it forth by that most excellent and perfect thing coming in, which is the Love Dominion, which hath exalted the same Prophetical Spirit, now with Christ upon the Throne, and doth absolutely rule in Gods meek Love over the whole Region, even to the utmost parts of the Souls inward Earth, where now great peace is found, the Government being carried on serenely and calmly through the conquering Love, which hath like a River, overflowed the whole Earth. But this was not so fully felt, known and witnessed as of late. The former Reign was maintained in an imperfect degree; the spirits within were indeed under awe and check, and unwillingly made subject to the Kingdom’s Laws, that were renewed, suitable to this most eminent and singular Ministration. While sometime I was under it, which was looked upon as sharp and severe, the whole man being rein’d in very straight, would have gone forth into a reluctancy, and so break all Harmony in the properties, that should be found abiding in a new Model. And thus indeed the Kingdom hath suffered violence, and hath been hid in great strife, as many Holy Souls may witness with me in the same case, who are come thus far to the Dominion: Which is a good and hopeful introduction to the ruling Scepter of Love, in which will be found a far more pleasant and joyous Kingdom, when all and every Spirit is brought over, and subjected to the Love’s Soveraignity, in their order and place to their superior Governour, to wit, the Heaven-born Spirit, who personates Christ upon the Throne. Now to come to have every motion tinged with the fiery Love Balsam, how will they run and fly, at the very look of the Kingly anointed Eye, where Love’s rays are so vehement as to captivate every thought to the obedience of the Lord’s Anointed King, not in some, but in all and every thing; which will indeed make every Saint that hath attained hereunto, walk worthy of God, whose Beeing consisteth in the Essentiality of Love, and admitted for to be Gods fellow companion, being in the center-Life of a Love dominion: There must necessarily follow all Holy Boldness to come into a Christ propriety with God the Father, as Heirs of all Kingdoms, that are worthy of inheriting, whether in the Mystery, or out of it. Love’s Center opens through all, and brings in an endless Pleasure and Joy, which cannot be by any worldly craft stolen away. Therefore it is that most excellent thing, that will heal and cure all within the Soul, reconciling what was at variance, whether in relation to God, or to any of our fellow Members. Therefore what is to be more desired, or to be paralleled with? I must solemnly profess that I have found such soveraign power and sweetness in the opening of this Love center, that I cannot but commend it to others, and seek earnestly to have more fellow-Commoners with me at Gods Table, that there we may sit down together and feed upon the fruits of Love, which are the Wine and Strength of the Kingdom. For in very Truth, I am come to witness Holy Paul’s conclusion of it, that it is the absolute perfect thing, that works out all imperfection, removing all sorrow and grief from the mind and heart. For it is a strong and vehement heat, that devours fear and anxiety. Oh! how doth it shelter and secure from all blood-sucking vipers, that they cannot prey upon the inward part of the Soul. Because this is a Love which cannot imagine into any evil thing, and therefore nothing of the Serpent Venom can mingle with it, which makes the Soul to know it self to be returned to is primary concord and Virgin Simplicity.

But now it may be queried, Whether I give forth the commendation of this High and perfect Love, from Revelation or from divine and pure sensation? I must acknowledge it is from both; they are met together, as proceeding from one Love Center, which is the first glass wherein I saw the amiable Beauty, and worthiness of this most excellent thing, with all those advantages and great prerogatives attending it; for it brings in no less than a Kingdom of sweet peaceable Amity and Love, whereby I now find an unspeakable benefit.

But it may be asked farther, How comes this most precious and worthy thing to be wrought so essentially in the Soul, as to be evermore ruling upon the Throne, and as having got absolute conquest over whatsoever would stir up Trouble and Sedition? In answer to this I shall give my own experience, as one who hath obtained Grace of this kind, after it was begotten by Species and Revelation, and formed in me, as a true Essential life Birth, which I did find daily grow up and encrease in Wisdom and Strength: But then after that this Love was grown up to such a vehemency towards my God, as known to me in the person of my Lord Christ, from and through frequent visits, and very intimate conversation, which I did daily enjoy in an unknown and most singular way, which in very Truth was so grateful and sweet that it drew up my superior vital spirit after him, that all places and companies became very tedious and unpleasant to me, where I was prevented of feeding the flame of my Love, from the beautifical enjoyment of his presence. The truth is, I had sucked in such a sweet Savour, through a most intimate Friendliness, to which my Lord condescended, for the Joy and Love-delight of my Soul, that I could scarcely admit the giving my Conversation to any, in whom I could not see his all-amiable Spirituality, for which alone I reserved by self; For indeed I could willingly have attended it day by day continually, without any intervening Night. But my Bridegroom after all this ingratiating of himself to me, did often prove those two great Witnesses in me, of Faith and Love, which as two twins did grow up out of the fresh Sharon, which was renewed within, from whence they did with great strength and loveliness spring. But many hard Encounters and rude Assaults they were fain to bear; and first I this respect, my Lord Jesus having begotten his own lively Signature in me, by his often appearing, and so passing in himself, as an Essential rising Body, that naturally cared only to move and act in the Sphere of High and Heavenly things, and at no time to be found out of that Circumference, in which to be thwarted and prevented was my very great tryal, having reference only to God in this matter, on whom my Faith and Love was exercised; for having all outward vacancies and advantages, that might cherish and nourish up this Lily-Birth, according to its native kind, which neither could agree to go out into the gross muddy and infectious Air of this noisome Kedar, or Worldly Region. But so it was that my Lord suffered it thus, by reason of many temporal necessities, wherein I was constrained to spend my time, which should wholly have been employed upon a more worthy and considerable account, than to serve the Table of the outward Man; which I looked upon as very low and mean in comparison of that High-born Heir, whom I carried as an invisible Glory, under the Vail of contemptible Corporiety. And upon this consideration God tried his own begotten Love, whether it would hold out under all damps, checkings and suppressings, both inward and outward, which it met withal; for I apprehend, I had so great an interest and hold of the Almighty, that it had been an easie thing to have had all needful things to come to serve the free born Spirit, and not be engaged in the toil and servile Care after the Rudiments of the present fallen and self-ingrossing Generation; the Customs and Manner of which, my Spirit had long since been made to descent from, in obedience to the Law of Faith, which I continue to keep up unto, expecting all Income of Blessing there-from. And though hitherto the Lord hath exceedingly proved me herein, yet now the thousand-fold is beginning to break in, even by that pure and only Love-dominion, which I do feel opens in the highest leavening Property; for it reacheth to the Bounds of the everlasting Mountain of God’s immutability of Love, from whence it springs: and what? may it not multiply and produce, as it goeth on, still conquering all Enmity, where-ever it meets it, as having overcome it in its own soulish Essence; and so may do the same in others, who groan and travail for the same, being but weak in Love, and so not able to out-wrestle Love’s opposite: This is and will be the signal Motto, whereby that perfect thing called Charity [Margin Note:The which hath induced the Author to publish these divine Secrets] will be known which seeketh not its own Dignity and Tranquility in heavenly Places, there to reign in the Love alone, but most ardently seeks it for its fellow-Members, even when rejected and fought against; for this is the new Gospel-Law, so urged and pressed by the Lord, and his Apostles in their day, as knowing it was the only means to plant us again in our own pure eternal beginning, where nothing but perfect Love was known. Oh! this is of such import and weight, as I cannot but from the feeling sense hereof, set forth the exceeding Sweetness that is to be found in it, when it comes of a Conqueror, as having been tried by God himself, and by our fellow Disciples, which is more piercing than any Tryals from others. Yet all this will not quench the right Spirit, which is tinctured with the God-head flame of Love: It is so strong, that it works over all Choakings, and Water-Floods that would drown it.

Thus having given a most true and experimental Account, how the Kingdom of Love came to reign in Dominion; for all Shakings of this pure Plant, rooted and fastened it as an invincible Rock, as in reference to God, the Beeing of Love, so likewise towards my fellow-Members, growing up in all their various degrees in this Body of Love, fulfilling that Royal Law, which is to love one another from a pure Heart; not superficially or feignedly, but with such a Love as wherewith God our Father hath loved us; who caused his Love to enter in our Enmity, and did thereby slay it, and reconcile a depraved Nature, which stood out in all Refractoriness against his Grace and Kindness: Now after this sort we are to love one another, even where we meet with Reluctancy and Gain-sayings, to the killing and opposing of this pure thing; yet Charity, that is begotten of God in us, will suffer, and bear and rise up a Conqueror through all Beatings and Quenchings: And truly, whosoever hereunto arrive, and can fixedly keep upon the Throne, and uncessantly Reign over all Assaultings and Contradictions of this kind in themselves, and out of themselves, they may well and really conclude, that the perfect thing is come, that will redeem from all Evils, even from the wrathful Root of Enmity, from whence all Self-Love, Envy, Haughtiness, Covetousness and Bitterness do proceed. Now Love’s-Birth rising in its strong Might in the Soul, as that eternal anointed Christ, who is come to condemn Sin in our Flesh, yea, the very Root and Source of all Sin, and we shall certainly know the falling away of the Man of Sin thereby; for Love is that which irrecoverabley sinks him into his own bottomless Lake, from whence he can never rise any more. But it may be said, this is a rare and wonderful thing indeed; But is it attainable during this time of Mortality? Yea assuredly, or else the Lord, Christ, would never have urged it, and commanded it so frequently, both in leaving it as his last Charge, and summing up the whole Law of Perfection, in love to God and our fellow-Members; preaching the same Doctrine by his Spirit in the Apostles after his Ascension, according as it is by St. John and St. Paul abundantly recorded: Read their Epistles, and you will find what an Eminency is put upon this Gift, more than all others.

Now the holy Ghost brings in Charity, as distinct and more excellent than them all. The holy Inspiration thus opened it, That Charity is of that high Extraction, and so purely descended, that no defiled thing can ever enter it; Its consistency is an invisible Body, as thin as Air, as piercing as a Flame, an all-moving, acting and vigorous Spirit of Power and Life, that can go in and out as an invisible Breath, which no mortal Eye can see, only its force may be felt as a Seraphick Heat, that burns as a Refiners Fire in our Corporality, to the end that it may tinge it with the holy Ghost’s property. This is the true and faithful delineation of this perfect thing, called by the Apostle, Charity. Where-ever this comes, it makes all imperfect things flee before it, but it strengthens and confirms every Plant that is sown by the Spirit, and makes them appear above Ground, which have long lain buried under it: It is the King-flower of the whole Paradisiacal Spring, that protects the whole, transmuting all into one entire Body of Love, that doth extend and give forth it self in all spiritual Bountifulness, according to its high Nature and Property. It is not shut up to it self upon any consideration, as to what it possesseth and enjoys; for it holds nothing in Propriety, whatever its Lot is, but all is free to the Disciples of the same descent and birth with himself; this Love cannot with-hold from any of their Necessities, for it seeks not its own. Then it hath also a virtual Power, as made to inherit the best of Riches and Substance of the everlasting Kingdom, to conveigh and freely distribute of this inexhaustable Treasury to impoverished Souls, and to relieve them that are in great Distress; which Power can pass in as an high virtual Balsam, to heal the Wounded, who are under the striking of the Scorpion-Sting of the Serpent. For this Love is a ministering Flame, where holy Passiveness and Humility are as the open-Door for its access, and there cherish and feed it with what its present degree doth require. Charity is furnished with all sorts and stores; it is God’s Steward upon Earth, whom he dare trust with the Care of his Household, who are in spiritual Hunger and Nakedness. It is a most infallible truth, that God will appoint such holy Overseers in his new-born Church, that shall recover the Apostolical Spirit and Power, that hath been lost out of the Earth, and it shall rise as a more bright Morning Star, and multiply it into a Generation that will be all lovely, in which God may see himself. For which end, the Kingdom and Dominion is already come into some, and prospering to this expected degree, treasuring up now for a full Bank in store against that Day, in which our Son of Man will again appear in the Heavens, for the delivering up the Kingdom to the Father, that so God, who is Love, may be all in all. But in order to the accomplishing of this last and finishing Mystery, there shall arise a Melchizedeck Priesthood, which shall know the way into the Holiest of all, concerning which, we shall come to declare after this subject is finished; for it springs out of Love’s-Root in us. For this is the most clear and undeniable witness of Truth, when Light and Revelation, and Life of Enjoyment meet together, then Declaration carries Power and Authority with it. But to return to the present thing, what can be said sufficiently of it, that so, if possible, the reign of Love might come to spread it self as a Net, to gather in for the Priestly Kingdom?

Some other Motions may be further urged, as these; Would you be always in a serene, quiet and peaceable Frame and Constitution of Mind, so as no vicissitude working-Cross, or Turbulency towards you, from Gentiles, Barbarians or Israelites, all which may give nothing of disturbance, where Charity is predominant; and why so? This is very marvelous, never to be perplexed, and never to be put out of Harmony.

Objection. But how can this agree? When as our most perfect pattern was said to be troubled, and his Soul was sorrowful unto Death; as also, that Afflictions are not joyous for the present?

First, We will Answer this main Objection, as to Christ our Lord in his Agonies; You must know, that all this was on this side of his Resurrection, [observe that] and it was to shew, that he had the sensible Passions of our Humanity, and that he was on our behalf to feel a sinless Grief and Sorrow, and to be really touched with these kind of Infirmities; or else how could he make Provision through and by Love’s Conquest? If he had not been in Temptation and in Encounter with all Despite and Defamations, but yet he maintained his own Peace, which was the Fruit of Love, through all, and was reconciled to all the cross Dispensations, that met him in the World. For it was this perfect Love that carried him through to bear and suffer all things, and was for our Example and Encouragement to express, during the time of his human Minority, those sensible Dolours and Passions; but he comes off a victorious Champion, and tells us, That he had overcome, and assureth us, That in him we shall have a most fixed and firm Peace, though in the World exercised with Tribulation. So from hence it is to be admitted and allowed, that in the time of our Minority, before Love is in its perfect degree risen, it cannot be otherwise expected, but we may be liable to Grief, Sorrow, Commotion, Fears, and Jealousies, and so up and down in an uncertain Motion, tossed to and fro in our Minds, and all this because Love is but little, weak, and low of Stature; it is not got up into the Throne of Dominion, so as to govern all by the Law of Love; yet such are not to be hopeless, or of doubtful Mind, as desponding ever to see the Resurrection of Love, so as to possess its peaceable Immunities.

Know, whoever you be, that are made willing to venture the loss of all for to arrive at this Pearl of Charity, that you shall most surely find it and great rejoycing there will be at the finding of this lost Groat. Indeed the House of the Soul must be first thoroughly searched, and the natural Self-love must be swept out. For what is that which we must lose, but even all Rubbish, Filth and Dross? that so our Hearts being emptied and cleansed from all these, the King of Love may enter in with his full Train, wherein we may know nothing but Concord, Tranquility and a springing Treasury of all Goodness? Wherefore let all holy and pure Minds be stirred up to wait for the dropping Dews, which fall from the one eternal Element, to bring this Plant of Love’s Kingdom forward, even unto its full height of Perfection; and be tender of its first Buddings, for it hath many subtle Enemies, both at home and abroad. It is the Heir, and therefore is conspired against; for can but the envious Spirits find out where its Birth doth spring, they will attempt to kill it whilst it is but an Infant; [Margin Note: That is, Love’s Infancy, before it grows strong.] for which cause it must be hid in the Clefts of the eternal Rock, there to be fed and nourished with its own Nature-Milk, and Honey of Love, till it become strong and able to encounter and overcome all its Opposites, that it may reign alone, as Monarch of the Soul. My Friends, who-ever you be that shall read this experimental Writing, know assuredly, that if you can but find this burning Star of Love risen; nay, if you can but feel the Glowings and Enkindlings of heat in the center of your Hearts, it is more to be valued than all other spiritual Gifts, Powers, and divine Ornaments, which pertain to the new Creation; then we may boldly despise and contemn all worldly Dominions, and all the Joys and Delights of sensual Love. For you must know, it is such a Sacred and Celestial Seed, coming immediately from the heart of the Deity, as cannot admit any thing of defilement or pollution to abide with it: It soon leaves the Soul, if any thing be taken in which cannot abide the burning touch of this Altar Coal.

But here it may be asked, What is this Love, which is so highly exalted above all Heavenly and Earthly things? Sure there must be some rare transcending Quality in it, not commonly known, that makes you press it so vehemently.

Truly, well I may, yet not I, but the essential Love it self doth move me to open the Mystery of it, which happily hath not been understood as now, by breaking up the Fountain of it, that so it may plentifully run forth; for giving the Light of the Knowledge of it, doth but make way for the very substantial Body it self to rise sensibly in its flaming Quality. Take this further account of it, that it is known for to be the most holy and pure Generation of the immaculate Virgin of God, for which is prepared a Virgin-Womb, that this Birth might be the choice and undefiled One of her that brings it forth. It will not be now at Christ’s second Birth, as it was at his first; then his Visage was marred more than any mans; he was a Man of Sorrows and acquainted with Grief, and there was no Form or Comeliness in him, which made him to be set at naught, and greatly despised, though without Sin or Guile; but being found a Sufferer under it, therefore could not be exalted till he had slain the Enmity, and wrought out Victory; and thus he hath his first Birth in us, which must precede his second. But there is a vast difference between Christ’s first and second Coming. Many Ages are passed, wherein the Saints have only known the Birth of Christ in them after this weak, suffering, dying and reproachful state. The Apostles, upon whom the holy Ghost was poured forth after a most signal manner, by which Christ gave witness in them of his Victory and Exaltation, enabling them to work miraculously; yet notwithstanding they were not got beyond the suffering Birth of Christ in themselves; for they only had the Revelation and Fore-sight of his appearing in Power and great Glory; but they departed this Life, and did not see the sign of the Son of Man to take up in them for a visible Reign and Kingdom, that might redeem out of all Tribulation, and so it hath continued until this day. But yet there is not to be found a Generation so prepared and made ready for the second Coming of Christ, as was in that day, which might make us doubt, whether the coming of Christ be so nigh, because this Birth of Love is so hardly found in any, risen up to an absolute Dominion, which is a sure Introduction to the Omnipotent Reign of Christ, in this visible Earth, in the inward Properties of the Love Flock.

But you will say, The Apostles, and those that were Converted by their Ministry, were all in the Dispensation of Love, and were in expectation of having the Kingdom restored to Israel in their day; and what was the reason then that Christ’s second Birth did not rise in them?

To which I Answer, That it was thought meet by the Father of Wisdom, that all of that Generation should drink of their Lord’s suffering and dying Cup, as he often hinted unto them, when Personally with them, though they had a general Spirit of Prophecy concerning his glorious Reign, in which he would appear in his Saints, And then again it may be demur’d upon, Whether those Elders themselves had completed their own Regeneration and so were perfectly arrived to the Throne-Dominion of Love, as fixed Overcomers? St. Paul, Peter and John that were most eminent amongst them seemed to have somewhat more in their Eye, than to what they had attained, and so were still a pressing after it. But however, it may be concluded, that they had gotten the Start before any that are known this day, yet it seems that hitherto Love’s Womb hath been shut up from bringing forth Children of the Resurrection, at least to any thing that is manifestly known. But for this we may have good hope, that if indeed it be Born in any one, and made strong to maintain its Right & Superiority over the whole inward Creation, ruling as God, by whom it is certainly avouched, that a Virgin Spirit shall be given to such for eternal Generation, who shall be able to raise and quicken the holy Grain of Love, that lieth as dead, that so Love may see her Off-spring to multiply exceedingly unto all perfect Purity. Such an holy Congregation and Society being once raised to reign upon Love’s Throne together, they will be as so many raised Banners, which will be terrible to the Nations, which stand without the circle of Love. Now by all this we see what hath hitherto put a stop, and caused the Lord to delay his coming, and will still, till perfect Love be come to burn up every Image in the Mind, that is not engraved by God’s own Finger. It is certainly to be concluded, that Charity is the golden Wash & baptizing Pool, out of which Souls do come all Ruddy and White, Clear and Bright, to whom the Lord may say, My Dove, my fair One, my Undefiled, come away; the Love-Scarlet-Dye hath washed thy Blackness away, so that now thou art all fair in my eye. This is a Prophecy which hath now in some its fulfilling, and will have more abundantly, as this Spirit of burning Love takes possession of Hearts; and then the very Face of God will be the Covering, by which we shall see and know, what before we were ignorant of, as to our own pure Love’s-Nativity, which was fore-known in Christ, before the World of Wrath and Bitterness did shew it self. And thus by the first and second Birth of Christ in us, all will come to be restored to a glorious new Creation, where Love shall dye no more, nor Sin live, which brought in Curse and Sorrow, and estranged God from us. Now is not all this a most persuasive Motive, to the Love-Flock, where-ever scattered, that God intends to bring them to this Love-band of Perfection, that so we may know one another as God’s enkindled Sparks, encreasing to Flames, which are to consume all envy & wrath as Stubble and Dross. The Trumpet sounds from Mount-Zion, and waxeth louder and louder, we daily hear it, from which we have declared the most excellent things concerning the eternal Love-fellowship in Gods own clearness, in which no spot of Darkness is to be found. You will say, Where are such to be found, according to this degree, which you have here described? All visible Churches and Societies are far too light, when weighed with this golden Grain, and Shekel of the eternal Sanctuary. We know it to be so from the all-piercing Eye, which doth try all degrees of Love, and it may be universally bewailed, that so much superficial, formal and dead Love is found both to God and one another. Hence we do not wonder that the Bridegroom makes no more haste, his Bride wanting as yet her full Vesture or Robe of pure Charity, without which she can never be said to be ready; for this is to be all her Glory both within and without, and to adorn her for love and delight. Therefore all Pre-eminence and Honour give to Love, taking all care to nourish it up in God, and there abound in it towards one another. This high, pure and mystical Unity of Love hath been yet very little understood, and less practiced; that Leaven-born-society is much scattered: Where is Love’s paved habitation to be found, in which fervent Charity doth wholly act and move, loving and admiring, as God appears and looks through the Lattice of Humanity in each one? Oh! how should it draw out, and open the Springs of Love, as God himself, who is the Spirit and Life of Love, which moveth and riseth in holy Souls! And therefore it becomes us to be tender of it, not to grieve it or quench it in one another, for that may cause it to sink and dye away in our selves, and then the very Ark of our strength departs from us, and the heat and vigour of all spiritual Life declines with it. Upon which consideration, O ye Heaven-born, out of the Womb of eternal Love, where-ever dispersed, let your Gatherings be to this lifted-up Standard, where Love’s Kingdom is known and possessed in all Peace, Joy and Tranquillity. The Trumpet from Mount-Zion doth sound, to call you away from all worldly, drossy, perishing Loves, which are not Supersensual and Celestial; nay, further from all luke-warm superficial Loves; for Love’s workings must be fervent, strong and immutable, for the making meet for the rising and abiding Powers of the holy Ghost to work from. All which will be brought out of the fiery Furnace of Love, for the great and mighty things that give Testimony of Christ’s Kingdom in his Saints being come; for it will surely open from this Center. Now, who-ever ye are that feel the touch of this Celestial Fire-Stone send forth your warming Sparks, to set one another in an holy Flame, know your own Mother’s Children, hide not yourselves from them, be no longer Strangers toward them; find them out from North to South; revive yet once again the Apostolical knot and band of unfeigned Love, that may fore-run the Bridegroom’s return to dwell amongst us, that so we may no longer Fast and Mourn, but be ever feasted with Love’s multiplyings from the Fountain-Deity: Even so confirm it, O Lord Jesus accordingly!

Oh God! Inspire with thy Love-Fires
That we may abide with Angelical Quiers.
The Lamb’s Trump doth sound to call us up,
To drink of this Love-flaming Cup:
The Spirit thereof doth so sweetly burn,
That Mortals into Seraphim it doth turn;
Is not this the transforming thing,
Which to a God-like Beeing will bring?

Oh Charity! What can be said of thee?
Dost thou not proceed from the Deity?
Henceforth I must proclaim Love’s Fame
To all that bear that living Name.
Who would not in love be with Love also?
For its force is greater than any Foe;
How doth it expel all Fears, that they fly,
Because of sweet Peace and Serenity?

Love born of God, Heir to all Good,
Steward of his House, giving out Food:
Is not this the one only excellent thing,
Which will fetch out the Serpent’s Sting?
Nay, more than this I clearly see,
Love will enter the secret of the Deity,
Where ye will see Love a burning Lamp,
Upwards flying, never choked or dampt.

Wind we up our Angels to God above,
Where we may drink our fill of Love,
And feast on those fat and pleasant things,
That are within the Gardening Springs,
Where the everlasting Gates open stand,
For such as be united in Love’s band:
Come, enter then as Chariots burning Flame,
Into that holy Place which known is by Name.

We feel Love like a bubbling Spring,
Which makes us the new Song ever sing.
All Praises we will give to Elohim,
Who rideth on the Seraphim:
Floods of Joy, with Celestial Praise,
Shall now out-flow to the Ancient of Days;
For while we feel and taste Love’s Fire,
It doth extinguish all earthly Desire.

Let thy Love stream forth as a Shower,
Let it flow forth in Life and Power;
This is the thing that is most pure,
It can all of our Diseases fully cure.
Oh! let the Kingdom of this Love come,
That we may reign with God the Son
In everlasting Love’s sweet Harmony,
Hereby conquering all of the Enmity.

Love is the Lamb’s pure Virgin-Bride,
She is all Fair and Comely does abide,
So sweet, so mild and ravishing in his Eye,
That in his Love-embraces she must lie,
There possessing such pure Celestial Joy,
As none can know, nor come to annoy.
A Bed of Rest here for her is found,
That make Love’s Trumpet ever sound.

Having passed through Love’s Region and Dominion, we are come to set forth (according to the Gift still bestowed upon us) the glorious state of the everlasting Priesthood of Christ, carried on in his most holy Temple, Body and heavenly Sanctuary, which is framed for it by the Love-Power and Wisdom of the Most-High, who will have a Kingdom of Priests elected, and set apart for this purpose, To draw near in full assurance of acceptance with him in all their holy Offerings, each one from their consecrated Tabernacle, to minister to the mighty Jehovah. For the which is required a special Ordination, which none can be capable of, but such as first are all purified in the burning Springs of Love, that so they may become Holy, Merciful and Compassionate, to intercede for the Ignorant, and such as are turned aside from the tract of the just and perfect One. Now then, to be called & anointed of God to this holy Function, is the greatest spiritual Dignity and Honour, that can be conferred upon the Love-Flock; it excels both the Prophetical and Kingly Dominion, all which intrinsically do agree together, only the Priestly Office doth outshine in Glory, being the last and finishing Ministration, which shall reconcile and gather into the Unity, with the most holy and ever blessed Trinity, where fixation within the Temple-Body of the holy Ghost shall ever more be enjoyed.

Now in order to the revealing and making out this high and peculiar Priest-hood, it is expedient I should declare, in what a living figure it appeared to me, or rather to somewhat which was raised up to be as a clear burning Lamp of Love, which was capable of this great and marvelous sight, which did open from the very God-head Beeing, in whose Body of Light and Glory this Priesthood in the Heavens was clearly manifested to my Eye sight, which is the ground work I shall go upon, according to the express which the great Melchizedeck Priest hath set open, and made teachable hereby for the benefit and service of that Holy and Royal Tribe that shall hereunto be numbered. For in the present Age, wherein the most precious have their Call to come out from what is vile, temporary and Soul-cankering against the Love, minding of Earthly things; and as to the more refined religions dress (where the Viper of sinful Hypocrisie which hath had a fair covering spread over it) in every changeable Ministration, which refers to an outside Holiness, till from this there be a departing, and entering into Love’s substantiality, there can be no bearing part in this peculiar and Royal Priesthood. But let us go on to describe it according to the Mount Zion Pattern, which we have seen, and the Words which were heard from thence.

 

The Vision of the Heavenly Tabernacle.

I was carried in Spirit, where I saw a light flaming glory unfolding and opening it self larger and more conspicuous, and in the midst of it an Abysical Deep, from whence there was a working flowing Source, in a restless Motion, flashing up transparent Matter, so sparklingly glorious for Colours, as if all manner of precious Stones had been co-mixed in the Matter; then did appear numerous Persons gathered to the Glory of this flowing Source, from the Virtue and Power that rose out of the Deep, which was as the Resurrection of pure heavenly Bodies, bright and clear, that stood there to receive and drink in from this Abysical Deep; then was it asked by that translated Spirit that saw all this, What was to be understood by all this? And it was answered, It is the flowing of the Deity, that is ever generating forth, for begetting and renewing what is like to its own Beeing, and the sparkling Matter that so continually flashed out, was to consecrate the heavenly Order of Kingly Priests, which would be the very Tabernacle-Glory upon them, for this Priestly Kingdom, under the highest degree of anointing are for to be: And who-ever can pure and abstractedly come up and lie near the flowing of this Abysical Deep, are under the Ordination for Kingly Priests, and so near to God, as nothing shall them be denyed, for which they shall interceed; for great Power, they will have within their own command, for they are Spirited very high by daily drinking in this deified Matter.

In this Vision there was no formal Temple, Tabernacle or Alter to be seen, [Margin Note: For the Kingdom was here delivered up, and God became all in all.] but God in his Virtual Power, Light and Purity, filled the numerous company that made up the Priestly Body, which was termed the God-head Fraternity. No particular Christ here I did see, but as he was said to be the Head and the Power that made them shine as so many burning Lamps before the Throne of the Father’s all-piercing Eye of Glory. There were degrees amongst this Holy Priestly fellowship, some in a higher, others in a lower order; But the Testimony of Truth, Love and Purity did open through all, as one entire Ark of the Heavenly Body compacted together, sounding forth New and wonderful Laud and Praises, different from all others, who in the Heavenly places did worship the Lord God Almighty.

This was a lively express and manifestation of the Everlasting and Unchangeable Priesthood, which the Holy Ghost will build up, and appear all in it, and therefore is come before hand to open the Scene of it, and to give Rules to direct in the Way, which leads thereunto, according to this substantial ground which opens from the Central Eternity, from whence all perfect things must spring out again, in this faded and corrupted Region; For which a most Holy and Royal Priesthood is ordained, that is to be the Salt of the Earth, to send forth their seasoning for Life, where Putrefaction unto Death hath reigned. Now we shall proceed and give forth, what hath run in as a Fountain, sending forth its Springs. It is then assured to us by an irreversible Covenant, that a Kingly Priesthood shall in this latter day stand upon the Earth. An Election and Call from the Holy Ghost is going out for to effect the same, who only knows where the true born Nazarites are, and where the sanctified in the Water of Life do lie, who will be brought out as baptized Ones, into this Holy Priestly order, so that it may be evident to all to know who they are, and to acknowledge their Priestly Royalty, each one in their various order and degree for power and eminency; for which there are several Rules, Characters and holy Missions, that will make out where all these pure, clear, lively Stones are connexed together, for a ruling and governing Priesthood in this visible Earth: These are of the Election hereunto, that may yet be hid amongst the Stuff of Babylon’s confusion. A David may be keeping of Sheep, an Elisha Plowing with a yoke of Oxen, till a special ordination come forth for anointing to a more high, worthy and honourable Employ, in which the business will be only to have to do with God, and therefore is set apart and sanctified only for that use, ceasing from all thronging Cares and secular Services, and a withdrawing from all defiling things of this kind. Whoever feels the touch of the Life-coal, that sets the only matter of the Souls eternal Essence a burning, they will soon find what separation is made, and can henceforth no more favour the low, vulgar, gross and Earthly concerns; from all which this Priestly Function doth set free, as called and anointed by the most Holy, that is head of this separated Congregation; therefore it is but meet that the Body should answer hereunto, that as our great High-Priest is passed into the Heavens, being found perfect, separate from sin and Sinners, so likewise all appertaining to this heavenly order will be known in their pure consecration. For the Spring of the Spirit will rise from within, to cleanse every instrument that must be used about the Tabernacle service, because God will have nothing to come near Him, but what hath Holiness engraved upon it, which doth imply a coming out of what is common and defiling, that nothing of this corrupting Nature may be found amongst the Priestly Tribe. For these are designed and appointed to deal with God in all weighty Spiritual matters, belonging to the Restoration, and that may erect the New Jerusalem state in this very World. Therefore there is to be an extraordinary Call of the holy Ghost, for the impowering and fitting out hereunto; for else it will be impossible to carry this Evangelical Ministration in such an evil Region, where the Cry and Plea of mortal necessities are continually heard, as making it a lawful imposition upon the very illuminated Saints to puddle about Earthly things; by which indeed the way unto the most Holy hath been blocked up; no open Face of God could through this muddy glass be seen, as being the dark side of the Cloud which keeps from God by many removes and distances. Therefore a healing Balsam, for a continual bleeding wound, the great and merciful High Priest hath sent down, even the victorious reconciling Crown, of the Priestly anointing which is in very truth his Essential Deity, which riseth as a Fountain of Purity, overspreading the whole Humanity, and consecrates it for both Tabernacle, Ark and Altar, in which the Holy Ghost officiates, and accomplisheth the whole Divine service. Now whatever Soul and Spirit shall be thus taken up, and arrested upon Gods account, to serve and minister about the Heavenly and most excellent things, which belong to the Everlasting Priesthood, for it is not to be thought that the most holy will allow or permit such to prophane what he hath Sanctified, or the Living to be entombed with the Dead, or the high scented Oyl which springs from the Holy Ghost to let in the noisome putrefaction’s from the loathed Kedar, where all unclean Spirits do dwell. Here is an absolute command to have no touch, nor intermedling withal, so as to ensnare, or come into hazard of breaking the consecrated Vows; For it is a true saying of that great Saint, That we in this consideration do cease to be our own, we cannot according to the Law of the Spirit dispose of our selves, no, not for an hour or day, from our Lord and Master’s Employ and Business, further than as good and faithful Stewards, we can give a satisfying account, according to those Spiritual Circumstances, we are bound in, unto him. The great and mighty King loveth to see all his Priestly train and attendants still about him, in such an Holy order, and Heavenly posture, as they may be ready to be sent forth upon the most eminent services, who can find employment enough for his Subjects and Ministering Spirits, & who takes it as a great dishonour, to have this holy order bring their high profession to be brought into contempt, by running into the cloud, and thicket of vain rudimental things. Nay, more than this, the restitution extends to the ordained and called ones, upon whom the anointing hath been poured forth; for the most Holy incense offering, they cannot be at liberty to fall in with those lawful and necessary concerns which pertain to the feeding and cloathing of the Body, but if here at any time engaged, the Spiritual part suffers hurt, because it acts out of its own Sphere, and divine property, which should stand in Faiths essentiality, where all our motions should be accompanied with the Principle of Faith, in the Priestly Ministration; for the supplying what is needful to the true Temple worshippers, whereunto keeping and walking with God, in a perfect way, fulfilling all his Sanctuary institutions, such are as Lilies to Spring and grow without toil or care. The blessings of the Deep shall ever more abound and flow in, while there is an abiding in the Faith hereof, giving God full credit, and running all fully upon his account, in this case. The Truth is, the Lord stands engaged to provide all sufficiency for his Servants, whom he hath called from all other low inferior Services and Employs, being himself in Covenant with the Priesthood of his own ordination. Holy Paul makes use of it from the unchangeable Law, that runs from Shadows and figurative Services, till it comes to the Life and Substance. Do you not know (saith he) that they which minister about Holy things, live of the things of the Temple, and they which wait at the Altar, are partakers with it; They have a right hereunto, according to a Law of divine Institution. But the Proprietors of these worldly Goods, do not hold themselves obliged hereunto; but do engross and take up all; and if they let go any thing, it is rather by constraint, than a free and voluntary Offering. But we are not to search too deep into this matter, for Faultiness may be found among our own Tribe, that lie within the circle of the Priestly Covenant, in whom much Remissness and Shortness hath been found, as to the ministering to the Necessities of the true dedicated Nazarites. But we hope to see another Power and Spirit, that shall bear rule, which shall make the fast clasped Proprietors to become all free and open-handed, according to the fore-going Prophecy, that the Churl shall be made liberal, yea, so as to reckon nothing to be his own.

But here it may well be asked, What is it that must come to loosen from this Self-bottom, so as to unhinge this strong Gate, that hath kept out from the Land of eternal Store and Blessing, whereof Abraham’s Seed in the Faith are Heirs?

This doth in part answer the Question, which may produce the great change in narrow Spirits, which is the Gift of the Faith of the operation of God, which openeth from the Springs of Love, which are spread abroad by the holy Ghost, and kept as a live Coal that can multiply it self into a strong and vehement flame of Love, which is the cherishing Root that makes Faith to become all fruitful, beyond all exteriour sense and sight, resting and confiding in the creating Fiat, which can call those things that are not, to be, and make a something of nothing: This we may call the Riches of Faith, that can make an increase where no visible Matter appeareth. This is no common Faith, it is no where found, but where the holy Ghost hath planted himself for a Blessing and growing Revenue: Who ever shall receive of this Gift, and taste the Power of it, will soon cease to grasp and love earthly and perishing things; they will be constrained to offer and consecrate all that may be for the service and use of the holy royal Melchizedeck Priesthood. And though at this time little of this Spirit and Power doth appear in the World, yet know of a truth, from the Witness of Jesus, that the long circling Motion of the holy Anointing, (which hath hitherto but scattered his Sparks of Light) is now in very deed upon the out-breaking Day of Life, that what hath been only in sweet Love-Movings, and transient passing Powers, that have in the very Altar-waiters ceased. But we shall say now again, Behold, come and see, the burning ghostly Body is risen that will turn all uncertain Motion into a fixed act of all flowing generating Powers. But this the Lord hath shewed me, This will be first appropriated to the high Priestly Order, that can pass beyond the Vail, to whom the Holy of Holiest stands open: For there are different Degrees, States and Orders in this last and new erected Priesthood, in which the holy Ghost will appear to be all; which according to our received Instruction, I shall give a description of, and how it may be known, who are the called and chosen of God hereunto. For each one ordained hereunto will have the Foundation Seal, the Priestly Mark, which shall be the known Character, which no one shall obliterate or deny. And as to the outward Sex, there shall be no distinction, though the Typical Priesthood admitted none but Males in its day: All of that is done away, for Signs and Figures in this Ministration do fly away like a Cloud: Male and Female are alike here, therefore the holy Ghost doth include both in one, swallowing up all in the Newness, Strength, Power and Glory of his own springing new Birth, according as it is witnessed, Where there is neither Male nor Female, but Christ is all, and in all; who is the quickening Spirit, and the true Evidence, that will shew forth it self, according to their grown up measure and degrees. For Persons here signifie little, Wisdom’s Purity and Power in the Spirit is all that God respecteth in his Priestly Offerings. We must know that these Priests are of three Ranks or Orders, constituted and ordained by the great high Priest, who yet continues in his mediating Kingdom, till the whole be brought up and finished for mutual Glorification with him.

The first and lower Rank is of those, who are not yet got beyond the Son’s Ministration, who are yet conscious of Sins and Transgressions, committed under the first Covenant, according to the similitude of Adam’s Transgression, running from that putrefied Line, for whom a necessity there is to come under the divers Washings & Separations, Atonings, Blood-sprinklings, that so they may be qualified to come within Mount-Zion’s circle, where no Sin-offering is needed, but in order unto the rising up to the successive degrees of the Melchizedeck Order, the whole Burnt-offering is required; the Goat must dye, and the sinful infected Life must expire amidst the Altar-Flames: For a continual Offering of this kind must be, till the whole Body of Sin be consumed; for whilst any thing of that abides and works in its circling Motion, there are required new and fresh Atonings, Pacifications and Blood-sprinkling, till the one Offering comes it self to be offered up once for all, which acquits from all Sin, and makes meet & prepared Vessels, to come in to the first degree of Purity, whose Consciences being purged there from all consciousness of Sin, may come up with boldness and full assurance of Faith, in that anointing which is shed forth to cleanse from all Sin, reconciling and making all Scores and Reckonings even, as in reference to God the most holy and justifier of those who are made partakers of Christ in his Prophetical, Kingly and Priestly Office. For where-ever the Lord comes to offer himself up through the eternal Spirit, by his own Body that are fully perfected: For as under the Levitical Ordinances prescribed by God, it was appointed for the Priests only to bear the Ark; so under this Covenant-Ministration, none but the spiritually consecrated Priests, that are of this Order, can bear the living Testimony of Christ’s risen and spiritual Body, [ Margin Note: Which Body is the Ark of the living presence, so to be understood.] which goes forth with great power, where-ever it comes, to make Rocks break, and Islands flee away, and Waters to divide; all which makes way for the bringing up to the last step of the all Priestly Throne, to sit down with Christ in heavenly Places at the Right-hand of the Majesty on high, where we are to consider those, who of this holy, high and separated Order, are here become the Tabernacle, Ark and Altar, and the most inward holy place, where Christ the anointed hath so poured forth himself, that he is to be known in them as no other than God the holy Ghost, officiating and accomplishing the most holy Service, as in the Person of the great high Priest, who having perfected Holiness, comes in the open Face of the most inward separated place , where God is manifest, and no Spirit nor Soul can ever come to know, or meet God but here, according as we have it from the Mouth of the Lord himself, who told Moses, That here in this holy place he would commune with him, and appear in his Glory. But alas! Who is able to see at first glance into this high exalted degree, of an high Priestly Calling? It is so great and wonderful, that it makes the Light of all fore-going Ministrations to look dark and dim, as far excelling all, as the Substance doth the Shadow. But before we proceed to set forth this third and last degree, that brings so into God, let us consider further of the two lower Orders, which to this Priesthood do belong, what their Qualifications are, and from whence called out? The first Rank is of those afore-mentioned, who have been under the Altar-Purifyings, and divers Washings, and blood-Sprinklings, and perfuming Oyls, by which they are made perfect and clean and become such who have no more Conscience of Sin; for the Fountain-spring of the Life-Blood stands ever open, Christ in his bubbling Spirit, by which he maintains a sinless Purity, of which sort God chuseth and ordains his Tabernacle-Ministers, who are made meet to officiate about the holy things, offering up the holy Incense and Heave-offerings, keeping all the Laws and charge of the Sanctuary, presenting only what is consecrated unto the Lord, in order to the expelling of every defiled thing. Now great is the Dignity of this very lowest degree, forasmuch as they are made partakers of Christ, and in him are become Mediators, of the New Covenant, wherein great strength is found; inasmuch as Christ in Spirit is made the surety of this faultless Testament, which gives great boldness, to plead for Remission of Sins, in the behalf of others, who yet remain in the sinful imperfect state, who being ready and free to intercede, from the pure unfeigned Love on their behalf, may come up to be the highest also in this divine Function.

Now to mention the Service and Office of the second Order, who are such as take not this Honour unto themselves, but are chosen, anointed and separated, by the heavenly Ordination; these are those who are set apart for God’s Sanctuary to be pitched in the midst of them, out of which they are not to depart, because the Crown of the anointing Oyl hath been poured forth upon them, which is no less than the Sanctification in the holy Ghost. Here waiting in their perfect God-like Order, who can set no defiled thing before their Eye; as David speaketh, Thou hast set the Godly Man apart for thy self. God appropriates all that are of the Priestly Order to himself, he forbids them to be Servants to men; nothing of a divided Service is here to be pleaded for; no going back to bury their Dead, or to be defiled with them. It was the blessing which Moses pronounced upon the Tribe of Levi; Let thy Urim and thy Thummim be with thy holy One, who said of his Father and Mother, I have not seen them, neither did he acknowledge his own Brethren, nor know his own Children; signifying that there was a coming out from, and forgetting whatsoever was of a mortal Birth, and all external Bonds and Obligations. It is like God’s taking up of Enoch; a cessation from a worldly Beeing presently follows this separate Order. God will have none come near him, that shall look back to the Customs, Traffick and Immercements of this World, though lawful to others, yet not to these that are under this anointing; for God who is the most high Purity, soon smells an Esau-hunter, and a worldly Demas, with whom the holy Ghost can have no communion. Nor will he take any to officiate in the holy Priestly Ministration, till separated from these gross and servile things.

But here now follows an Objection: How such shall be provided for, that must discharge themselves from all secular Callings, having no Propriety in the common Mammon, stock and store, and yet have Bodies which stand in need of Temporal things? What way do you propose for their outward Subsistence?

As to this, we refer you to what the Almighty provider and overseer hath settled as a standing Rule, throughout the holy Priestly Generation, that God himself is to be their Portion and Inheritance; and therefore they were to have no Inheritance with their Brethren; the Sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by Fire, are given them for their portion. How is that to be understood? Thus, they which wait at the Altar, are to receive of the Gifts of the Altar, which none other hath right to partake of. There is a further meaning in this, than what we have License yet to declare, only thus much we may glance out in this gloomy Day, that there is a Vein which runs under Ground, within the holy place, that to the Priests Revenue doth belong; the Vulture’s Eye hath it no descryed; neither can any Artificer among the Sons of men this golden Mine find, the everlasting precious Rock a covering is upon it, and still will be, till the third Rank of this high Priestly Order into manifestation shall be brought, in the Conquest and sealing Power of the holy Ghost, and then you will see what force Aaron the high-Priest’s Rod hath to rule and pierce this long hidden Vein, from whence will flow forth an inexhausted Treasury. Gold and Silver in this time will be of little regard, the Ingrossers of which tormented will be, when they shall see their Coyn out of date. For the great Melchizedeck will the absolute Monarch be, and a new Coyn shall stamp, which shall currently pass through all the Earth. But be this Secret what in Wisdom’s Glass we have seen, it is not yet our time any thing further to disclose; but let us go on to the highest degree in this Tabernacle, in the holiest of Beeings to pitch, improving all present advantages herefore in a pure Nazarite dedication. This only observe, If we feel in our selves such an impulsive Power from the holy Spirit, strongly carrying out hereunto, this will be a sign of the divine Ordination, and Call hereunto. We need nothing of man’s Approbation or Installation to this holy Mechizideck-Order, in which Christ is to be known the same yesterday, to day, and forever, carrying on this everlasting Priesthood, from his own eternal Loins, in the spiritual Generation, of which no account can be given, being chosen of him hereunto before the Foundation of the World, which is not to vanish away, but that way may be made for the new Creation, which shall consist of these three degrees of Kingly Priests. However, let all be cautioned not to presume to thrust themselves into this sacred Function, before the Melchizideck-King in his true eternal spiritual Birth, do spring in the Soul, where true Regeneration, and pure and high Illuminations have passed before, in way of preparation for this Priestly-Star’s rising: Therefore what manner of Abnegation and holy Separation is hereunto required? This one Service and Work is to be followed and minded. Whoever are entered into this most high and holy Profession, must cease from all other rudimental earthly Services. The Temple-Service is to be managed by clean and sanctified Vessels, set apart for that use. Now here it will be convenient to shew the Necessity of having all things ministered to such in their Attendance, by those who endowed are with these worldly Goods. There is an Obligation which lies in special manner upon all true Israelites, to bring their Gifts to those who are called out from amongst them, to serve at the Altar, for whom Provision should be made for their necessary supply, that they may have nothing of Care or Incumbrance upon them in their first entering hereupon; all which is a most acceptable Offering, if any shall freely communicate upon this consideration, which may not of this kind be always required; for as this royal Priesthood gets up to their all-powerful Degrees, and princely Dignities, they will have no need of any creaturely Contributions; for to them the Door of all heavenly Store shall stand open, from whence they shall not only have to answer their own Requirings, but also those of the whole oppressed and groaning Creation. Wherefore, what more acceptable for the present Distress can there be, then to promote and help forward this Priestly Dedication, which may bring so great a Blessing upon the Earth?

But it may be objected, How shall we know infallibly, such who under this Nazarite Vow and holy Anointing are, that we may minister to them of our Substance? there being at this day so may rising Stars, which the Serpent’s Tail hath plucked down to the Earth?

Know that it is a principal Gift to have an impartial Spirit of discerning in this matter, before the holy Ghost comes to give the undeniable Witness; but now to know them whilst they are in their Minority, and suffering state, going on in the process of Christ, who himself was questioned and doubted of sometimes, by them who were daily conversant with him; the same Spirit of Incredulity and suspicious Fear may have a great Predominancy now among Christ’s Disciples, as not discerning the Lord returned in Spirit, though yet in weakness of Flesh, for the abolishing of the Sin and Curse out of it; which while this is but a doing, in order to the holy Priesthood entering upon, all aid, support and encouragement ought to be ministered by those who are in more enlargement, as to these outward things, and to lay aside all Jealousie, Fear and Suspicion,; for it is much better to be found in the excelling Spirit of Charity, which hopeth and believeth the best of things, and thinketh no Evil, and yet doth not take away right and sound Judgment, but that they may discern, who the Lords true anointed Ones are. There are several characters by which they may be known, before they reach to the high priestly mark: We will mention one or two, as the fore-running ground work. In the first place, they are crucified to all mortal and temporal things, that would invite and steal away the Mind, and weaken the strength of Love to God, that are perfectly unhinged and loosened from all of this kind, which is so great a Sorcery and Witchcraft, by which Millions of Souls have been bound down, so that they could never expect this Resurrection state for to reach it. A second Character is this, That as they are become dead to all the evil appearance of things, so in some respect to the show and seeming Godliness, and formal state of the first Temple-building, with all its Ceremonial Ministrations, which can never make the Comers thereunto perfect. Till these be removed, there is no place for the Temple Body and Tabernacle of God to come down, from whence the everlasting burning Incense, and Praise-Offerings are to ascend. Now from these two Branches numerous Fruits of the Spirit will spring, by which you may know the high Priestly Off-spring, who must needs appear as bright and terrible as an Army with Banners, eschewing and denying all of the changeable state of things, whether considered in the heavenly Constellation, or in the earthly Retinue, nor staying in any state or Ministration, till got up to dwell in the munition of Rocks, where neither Water nor Bread shall ever fail. This and much more might be enlarged upon, as the first Buddings out of the Priestly Lilies, which are to grow without care and toil, and therefore all-worthy to be cared for; and if there shall be a carelessness or neglect of this Duty, as to the present Season, wherein outward things may be for the promoting of this high Priestly fraternity, if no open heart here for shall be found, God would not fail to bring in by some other way, and shut out the earthly Proprietors, that may overslip their Day, in that they have omitted to consecrate their principal Substances, to the use and service of this holy Stock, through which their blessing would have been. For the Lord, who is King of the whole Creation, observes well who bring their free-will Offerings of this kind. Let not this seem as a bare tinkling Sound, for the weight of a God is in it, who will certainly sow in through this rising Priesthood, with such fruitful Powers and Gifts, as they may be able to bless many with the Blessings from the holy Ghost, and know the Temple-Body is here, for a raising the golden Nail, is fixing, wherein the Soveraignity of a Kingly Priesthood in this approaching time and age, is coming to be established. The Lion out of Zion is roaring, to gather in his Priestly Prey, blessed are they who are come to know the Thunder of his Power, and do it obey, taking hold of that Horn that is filled with the Priestly Oyl, which may give true separating Mark to the elect Sheep, the time being far spent in the hopeful expectation, for all these great things to be fulfilled. No other thing will now suffice, after all this Light and Revelation, but to be found the living Epistles, which is the sure engraving of the holy Ghost, as it was said, that the writing of the Law was by the finger of God; even so, yet once more again, God will copy out himself, not in a dead Draught, but in a lively acting Power. For this end, a strong gust of Wind from the third Heavens doth blow, to open this fair Rose and Lily, which is yet in its bud; and although long it hath been hid, and kept under by the Thicket of wild Plants, yet now the Love devouring flame is come forth to kindle upon them, that this holy thing may come to stand single and alone, from every twisting Bryar and Thorne, that hath shaded & overtopped this sprout of Life, which is to run up unto the high Throne of the everlasting Priestly Dominion, where all Boldness and Freedom is to enter the most holy place; and what is that but the most secret Tabernacle of the most High, wherein all pleasant Joy and Rest in Love-Communion is known? Can we but come to put on this Priestly Robe, Admittance then we may have to speak with God at any time. But who is it that can be priviledg’d for such an immediate Access, but such as wear the pure Ephod, and the most holy Breastplate, where is that Urim and Thummim, the shut-up Oracle, all open to such doth stand, through which Gods Mind is well understood. Of such Qualifications as these, is that third and top stature of the Melchizedeck-Priesthood, in which the Ark of the Testimony doth open, that all difficult Points will decide, either in reference to God or Man. This is that last and wonderful Ministration, beyond which nothing is to be looked for; for it brings fallen Man back again, to what he was designed, before this visible Creation was brought forth. May it not be permitted us to say, and that not without good Authority, That fallen Man is to be restored to a degree above the Angels? For unto which of the Angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And, Let all the Angels of God worship him. What is here appropriated to Christ, the same appertains to all that are of his Life-Line begotten, from the same incorruptible Word, to the same joynt Pre-eminence, at which the fallen Angels, to this day, great Indignation have, and therefore they are so busie and active in this present proving Time, watching to beguile, tempt and supplant all of this Priestly Crown, as those do well know, who to any good degree of this new springing Birth are come; they have a Thousand Wiles and subtil Baits to tempt withal, from this present World, by which they have great advantage to bind still under their Power, striving to keep the Creature still in Enmity with themselves, to God their Creator, introducing still of their poysonous Sting, which is become the bitter Root of Sin, which the holy Ghost can only pluck away, and heal again the infected part; for what but a Spirit can enter into that deadly thing for Cure and Restoration? against which all the fallen Angels do greatly war and struggle? for they would still keep in their Scorpion Sting. But the Love-Compassion of the everlasting Father hath made such Provision, as to have it drawn out, where Foundation building is laid for an holy royal Priesthood. The Soveraign Ointment is all compounded and made ready for the perfecting this Cure, at which all evil Angels, whether visible or invisible, who in the earthly sinful Principle do remain, may envy and be in pain, but no power have to hurt, or thrust in their Leviathan Hook, to wound again; such a defensive Virtue there is found in this boyling Oyntment, which works it self to such an height of Spirit, as no malignity of sin is able to abide with it: So penetrating it is, that it throws out every black Moat, that from this low blustering Region is blown in upon it. And thus the holy Ghost is become the true working bubbling Spring, that maintains a divine clearness with wonder, in which God, the holy Ghost, will make himself manifest in a more full and perfect manner, than what ever in former Ages hath been witnessed. Where-ever this powerful and piercing anointing shall first work through, it will do no less than produce those creating Powers, that shall another World renew. God yet once more is to move himself in this Mystery, from which such a Conflagration is expected, that nothing more of the old Earth or Heavens shall remain. For there is a Day that must burn as an Oven; blessed are those in whom it shall have its enkindling, wherein all dead fruitless Works shall be burnt up, which makes room for the seven governing Powers, of the holy Ghost to go forth, whether in the Arch-Angel Trumpet-Sounds or Lightning-Voices, Earthquakes, Bindings, Loosing, Shuttings, Openings, working on this and on that hand, as unperceiveable, yet all things effecting through the impregnable motion of this invisible Operator. Of this sort will be the New heavenly Hosts, that created are again by the holy Ghost, all lively sparkling Stones, that are in their invisible Nature, as fiery Flames that can go hither and thither, to act according to the will of the great Elohim. This is now the thing that we are day by day looking out, for its all-powerful springing; all other flourishings in the very Courts of Holiness, in the use and exercise of divine Ordinances and solemn Convocations, they are not to be staid in, though they seem to be as the goodly Tents of Jacob. God, the holy Ghost comes to move higher, from his own essential creating Word, by which he makes New Heavens, that shall forever remain, and no more subject be to vanishing. It will be the last and greatest proving to the Saints themselves, to have their Heavens not only shaking, but melted all away, which may be compared to an out spreading Garden of various Flowers, which look pleasant and delightful, but they are what must fade and dye; these Garnishings are not to be trusted to, for as Grass they will wither: Something else that is stable and durable I am taught and made to look for, which is nothing less than the Creating Word of the Holy Ghost, that may be as a New Coyn’d Mint, that will an everlasting Treasure renew, which the Sun and Moon of these visible Heavens must bow unto. All the Glory of Flesh rejected is, when pure Breath and Spirit, in a Body of Air, shall, as out of the Valley of dry Bones, appear, and move, as a Celestial Wheel, both upward and downward, carrying and bearing up as an anointed Cherub, that may mount and ascend, and face the supreme Glory of the Lord Almighty. This is the high Adoption: that the Spirit in the living Creatures does move from the earthly Center up straight forward, being circled about with the unfadeable Body of the immutable Heavens, to whom the Heaven of Heavens will open, and descend to take in such Royal clothed Priests, that have put off their changeable Heavens, and are all clothed with substantial Power. If any one ask, How this shall be and when? We can only direct you to wait at the High-Priest’s Gate, by whom our inlet is, into all of these high inconceivable working Powers in the holy Ghost, which will the separating Description make, and show, by real Evidence, who it is, that from men and the Earth are in truth all fully redeemed.

Before we can give over this subject, we are to make known, for the Priestly Election sake, that they may be strengthened, supported and encouraged in their process, from the knowledge of these special Royalties, which to them do belong, it having been specified what are the high Qualifications of this high Priesthood, who must no more look down towards the creeping things of this Earth; for here you must consider the Enochian translation, these Priests being designed for the company of God, the most holy separated Beeing, for these is a real taking into God to be experienced, and a ceasing from the Life of Sin. Now for the bringing up hereunto, there must be a passing through, until the Holiest of all be entered into.

But now come we to describe what this holy Function stands chargeable withal, as also the Dignity, Power and Pre-eminence which doth attend it. Every High-Priest, taken from men, is ordained in things pertaining to God, that he may offer Gifts and Sacrifices for Sin. This is a Charge, which to this New Covenant Priesthood doth still belong; for who so is meet to deal with God, and to make intercession, as the Pure and Merciful, who have themselves been encompassed with Infirmity, and passed through divers Temptations, who but these can know how to have Compassion of the Ignorant and Knowing also, that have turned aside from the Sanctuary of God’s Presence and Walks, and thereby have lost their peace and joy? therefore God hath as well provided in this case, Priests and Mediators on the Earth, as he hath provided that great High-Priest, who is entered into the Heavens; for the self-same Prevalency and Power will be found in and amongst this holy and undefiled Priesthood, because where-ever Christ in his spiritual Body is present, with the breathing Power of the holy Ghost, it implies great Efficacy in every Oblation and Prayer, which in their behalf shall be put up. Thus a Spirit of atoning is appropriated unto the Melchizedeck-Priesthood, from whom more fruitful Powers must branch forth, for further service in their Place and Office. There is also an Absolving Commission given, That whosoever’s Sins they remit, they are from all Guilt discharged, as pronouncing it in the Person and Power of him to whom the holy Ghost was given without Measure, and who after his Resurrection breathed forth this Power upon his Disciples, That whatever they bound on Earth should be bound in Heaven. Hereby communicating his Priestly Power and Authority, that as he, the Son of Man, had power to forgive sins, so might they also have on Earth after his Departure, to carry on their Apostolical Dispensation, which only lasted for a while, and being lost, a feigned Form was set up in stead of it, without any sealing Effects of Spirit or Power. Thus the Shadow hath held up, without any living presence, in Babel, which boasts a Key, which never could open, nor give Enlargement to those who were bound in the Cords of Iniquity: for how should they, who are not purified themselves, help or succor their Brethren? And though this true thing hath been abused by the Arrogant and Self-exalting Spirit, that with this Priestly Robe covers all manner of Filth and Uncleanness, all of which will come to bear its shame, and have its Overthrow, as this True and Royal Priesthood shall rise in Power in the true Tabernacle, where the holy Ghost will present the Priestly Offerings; and this is that, which upon sure grounds, we know is now reviving again; the most Holy will bring forth his Priestly Unction, which will take the Chair, that so this holy Ordination may take place in great Soveraignity. The holy and just One hath reserved his last and most wonderful sealing Testimony, for to go forth from the Unity of an holy Priestly Spirit, which is so far perfected, as to stand no more in need of Offerings for Sin, because he who santifieth, and they who are sanctified, are made all one in this Ministration; for if they come not to a sinless state, they cannot be of this high Priestly Order, because to it a Key is given, which must open all the twelve Gates before-mentioned. [Margin note: That is, by incorporation with Christ, their sinless Life, all purely acting in them.] And without all Controversie, great is the Power that shall be here concentred; for our exalted Christ, who is passed higher than the Heavens, hath recovered Power to transfer himself in his divine Purity and excellent Might, unto this elected Priesthood, which shall be visible here on Earth. This is the true Mount Zion, from whence Decrees, Laws, Judgments and holy Statutes shall go forth from the Urim and Thummim, sound Knowledge and Understanding, and the Certainty of the words of Truth hence shall proceed, so that it will be a most sure and safe Oracle in all difficult Soul-cases, and to determine all Doubts and Difficulties; for of Old the Israel of God, would not venture upon any Concern, nor attempt any Design, without having first enquired at the Priests Mouth, who only was to give forth the Mind of God, which will now be again renewed, for those who are not admitted to this high Calling of the holy Priesthood, for such honour these Saints shall have above the lower Ranks, as being not ordained by man, nor after the Law of a carnal Commandment, but by the impressed Seal of the mighty God. Here need no Epistles of Commendation, the Powers of this Priestly Dignity will be sufficient Orators to recommend them; for great Signs and Wonders will be acted forth when the Temple-Body of the holy Ghost shall come down and open it self in the Priestly Ministration, every Branch of which will have its multiplying Fruits for the Praise-Offering of the Sanctuary. I shall now declare what the Testimony of Truth hath spoken in me, which is this, That whatever God is or can do, the same will appear in and amongst this Priestly Order; Visions, Proverbs, and Similitudes must cease, which as leading stars have been under the son’s Ministration, this being the fullness of time, in which the Father will shew himself plainly, without any Figures or Shadows, in the substantial Body of Power, uncessantly flowing, from which the New Creation must bud out in a fresh Glory, and all of the old fade and dye away.

But here it may be objected, Where are there any to be found of this Royal Priesthood, who may give forth a Sealing Evidence in this present time? They have indeed been long predicted of, but we would fain see some really instated in this high Order.

For Answer to this, I say, there may possibly be some who are advanced to a good degree of this high state, and who have passed through the first and second Order; all which is an inward secret, purifying work from Sin, and holy Ground made ready for the Righteous Branch, in its Lily-beauty to spring, which may be done without any great noise; for where Christ is come to offer himself once for all, then the next thing that follows is the coming of the holy Ghost to reign all in all: wherefore we will believe and hope, there may be some under this peculiar Ordination though dispersed and unknown, who are all ready to enter upon the third Degree, which is the spiritual Rule and Authority; for it is no less than a perfect Regeneration that bringeth to this Gate, because whoever enters here, must first have shaken hands with a worldly Conversation, no more touching any dead thing; wherefore this state is not common or easily attained, but by such who are touched by Love, and anointed for this holy Melchizedeck Order, of their calling to which, none shall ever have cause to Repent; for great are the Royalties that will follow, according as hath been declared.

The Spirit of Prophecy spake thus to me expressly, as the close of this subject, saying, I will chuse a Disciplehood yet upon the Earth again, who shall know me in my inward Spiritual figure; as in former time I was known in a visible Humanity, by Voice and Shape, but now I am come to appear and walk upon invisible Earth, which none but the spiritual Man understands my Speech, or sees my transformed Shape; to such who my chosen Disciples are, I will familiarly appear; for behold, I upon a new Election am, who the Alpha and Omega is to call together such whose Names are found in the Crown Number Roll, one by one, till to the hundred and forty four Thousand for the increase & manifestation of this most holy Priesthood; blessed are they that shall be the first Foundation Pillars thereof, so saith the Yea & Amen; for this will be the Virgin church, upon whom no Spot or Wrinkle shall be found, for if found faulty, I cannot be their Priestly head, for the case is clean alter’d of what it was in the day of my visible Corporiety, which was the first dawning of my Day, in which the mixed and imperfect things among my Disciplehood, could not so suddenly fly away; therefore a suffering state was to succeed after me, that so sin, by its daily dyings might expire, which among my old Disciplehood, in that Age, great effect did take, but yet deceasing before reaching to the full and perfect date of what was to be the Churches primitive state, now something greater and more perfect is to be revealed, after so long and cloudy a night of Apostasy, where there has been a going back, instead of going forward; but there is a Star that shall arise out of the same light Orb, whereof it shall be said, Behold, Wisdom’s Day through dark Clouds doth appear, out of whose Virgin Womb bright Stars of Glory generated are, innumerably, to make up that Temple-Church, all fair and christaline, terrible as an Army with Banners, that shall display my Strength and Power. This is the Trumpet sound of Christ, the Lords Spirit, to such who of this high and holy Order are, that they may break away from their Iron Yokes, and be unbound from all Terrestrial things, for to come to be received into this new Disciplehood, and with the Lord to have all freedom of Speech. Oh! where shall we find any that shall, for this high and spiritual degree, all they have and are here for to resign, that as fixed Pillars for this first born Church, they may come so to be. Lord Jesus, it is thy golden Crook that must take hold, I see, for such a Priestly Ministry.

I shall, before I conclude, answer some Queries, that may arise in the Minds of some, as they read these Prophetical Revelations, who may require some further satisfaction concerning the truth of these things.

The first Objection that meets me, asking, How and after what manner are these great and deep Mysteries revealed and made known for we are in doubt whether any since the Apostles days can have so pure and clear a Discovery of the Mind of God, by way of Vision or Revelation.

As to this, I answer; The thing is weighty, and may be allowed of to search and follow this Query close and home, for too many there be that are Pretenders to the Gift of Prophecy and Revelation, whereby they put a cheat upon themselves and others, and bring themselves under that Wo of taking up the Lords Spirit for their covering, which is the greatest of all Evils, to be under a spiritual Fraud: Therefore I say, let every one search, try and examine, from what ground and spirit they come forth as the Oracles of God, to give his Mind out; for assuredly they will be called to a severe Account by the Spirit of Truth. Now as to this I will assure thee, (O Querior) whoever thou art, it was my great fear and jealousie, even upon my first entrance into this Ministration, and was made well aware of the wiles and subtilties of Satan, that was ready enough to mingle his Deceits with Truth; but divine Wisdom was my Counselor and Cautioner, and her Spirit became the Conduct to Truth, and Separator, she still throwing out what would not bear the touch of the burning Stone, which Wisdom had placed in the Center of my Heart, by which a wonderful Light of Manifestation did spring, for the knowledge of the Truth, in the deep Essentiality of it; the Way, Method, Measure and Rules of it, as experienced by me, I shall demonstrate, for the service and benefit of such as are true Seekers and fervent Lovers of Truth, how they may come to know the true Revelation of the Spirit of Christ, from those mixed Spirits that are apt to inject their Motions, and so muddy the pure Springs of Revelation; for know, it is a nice and difficult matter to know the Spirit’s speech and voice in his day since Christ the Lords ascending, than what it was before, when as the Word of the Lord came expressly to the Patriarchs and Prophets, articularly, by immediate Voice; God was very familiar in way of Speech, as with Abraham, Moses, and so to the Prophets, till Christ’s time; but now in these last days he speaks to us by the Spirit of his Son, which is the Spirit of Truth and Comforter, that is the Spirit we are to try and to be proved by, whether or no he is come into us, as a Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation, which you shall know first by way of Preparation of the inward Mind; for the speaking Word or Oracle of God must have a most holy separated place, distinct and apart from the outward Man; for there is to be prepared an inward Temple-body else no expectation of the holy Ghost, without a suitable Body be prepared for him, as the living Ark, in which the Oracle of Truth may open, and shew the Records of the Heavens.

But it may be further queried, How can this Temple-Body be raised up and kept so spiritually, as to be distinct and separated from the mortal body, with its senses and earthly Motions?

I Answer; Herein indeed lieth the great Mystery of all Mysteries, how to keep the spirit of the outward birth, with all his infecting Multiplicities, from rushing into the inward Court, where the Soul and God are to be in private Counsel together; for if there be a breaking in of the troubled Sea of thoughts, this is that which adulterates the pure revealed things, and brings a false covering upon them; therefore I shall give these following Rules, as they were given me by the holy Anointing, when I first sought this Priviledge, of divine Inspiration, I was counseled, as to the outward state of things, To avoid, as much as I could, the choaking intangling Cares of this Life, and also to sequester my self from all worldly Conversation, and give up Spirit, Soul and Body in pure dedication; the which I can say, in my measure I have been obedient to, and have found good things as to the spiritual part, have accrued thereby, which I shall never have cause to repent of, let my losses be what they can be, as to the worldly lot of things. Now the next Rule, which is more interior and Evangelical, as to the inward and holy place of the Mind, For this take more special care, and keep the outward Birth at distance from the superior and inward birth; call in your heavenly guard upon it; enter into no Parley with the outward Man of Reason, concerning spiritual matters, for you will find him a false Prophet, and no way consonant to this Ministration the Soul is waiting upon, therefore to watch and be in a defensive Posture against all invasions of this kind. Then again take a further Caution concerning a finer, more subtil sort of imaginariness, which comes in the appearance of spirituality; here lieth the greatest danger for mistake, when seeming good Motions do rise and spring, and yet but from the Astral Kingdom, but they are sometimes so divine as you can hardly discern them from the true teaching of the holy anointing; there are Spirits that will put on such a Priestly dress, like those that rose up against Moses, the Lords infallible Prophet, saying, Are not we spiritual, and therefore may be admitted into the secrets of God with you, and there give our Verdict as from the Oracle of God? Thus we are in danger to be encompassed with Spirits so finely clothed, as they would think much to be refused, but where the Urim and Thummim of sound judgment in such is come, that can only discern and taste Spirits of all sorts of Qualities, Natures and Degrees; for I well know, a Mind may be replenished with knowledge and understanding of divine Mysteries from the outward Tongues receiv’d and taken in, and yet have been kept strangers to the flowing Springs of Wisdom and Revelation within, from whence the certainty of the true Prophets is to be known; therefore let every one look to it, what they speak, teach or write; for it will pass through the inward ground for trial, where the fiery Region will prove it.

But now I shall come to describe the true and more certain way of divine Openings and Revelations; know then, where holy Consecrations and special Separations, as the foregoing Preparation to this high Ministration, where those are, as such may come to feel in themselves one essential Birth of Life to spring, which is not to be catched in by verbal Comprehension, Knowledge or Understanding; No such thing. But the Spirit of Truth and Revelation openeth himself in the fiery Essence of the Soul, in a sweet silent stillness, where out all thoughts are excluded; then doth the light Ray of the Deity rise, and overshadow and fill the Temple of the Mind with light and glory, then will the soul sink away deeper & deeper into the abyss, being where the greatest of Wisdom’s secrets are to be known. When the spirit of the Soul can, after this manner steal & slide away from time and mortal day, then open stands that gate that giveth entrance to behold the glorifi’d beings & to hear the languages of that light world, which none else can hear but them that are got out of the noise of all other hearings, into that still and silent deep, where most pleasant, joyful Voices and Sounds are heard, which entering through the several Organs, as a fiery Breath, and nothing of vocal Words is either required or needed there: [Margin Note - a verse: How blind to time must that eye be, Who would see the glories of eternity? Sure those who Heaven most desire, They from all of earth do most retire.] Now then by this you may judge, that pure and unadulterated revelation and vision of a true sight, is not so quickly rushed into, nor easily attained; it is a great and peculiar Gift, and also requires great watchfulness, and attenders upon it, if any, would enjoy and hold it incorruptedly: And that there may be no deceit in this matter, when you come to try your own and other Spirits, take this observation further with you, If any one brings out a Prophecy or Revelation, take notice what defensive power and guard it hath upon it. The beloved John, when he had all those visions and revelations, he gives an account how they were seen and heard by him; for saith he, I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day (and good proof there was of it), as much as if he had said, That it was neither Mans nor Mortals day that did rise and inclose upon him, but the one everlasting Day, or Ancient of Days, in whose Light he had the glorious Prospects of heavenly things themselves. Thus he was in the Spirit, which was his defensive power and guard, to keep out all other trifling Spirits. Observe this further, it is a much different thing for the Mind and Spirit of the Soul to be caught and taken up into the spirit pure and abstractedly; for then it is secured from mixtures; but when the holy Spirit is come only into the Property of our Souls, giving forth lustrous Light and Revelation, & in speaking fluently, yet hazardable to be twisted about from the self-promoting Essence, that ready and apt is to dash in upon the divine inspiring, as soon as it arise from its own center deep. This I speak knowingly, having traced through the deep Meanders, before I arrived to know the true and certain way of Revelation, by which now I am put out of doubt concerning the true Oracle speaking in the Soul, as to my own particular, watching thereunto with heedfulness, for the keeping out all fluttering Spirits that have their birth and nourishment from the astral and elementary Region, that can go in and out for proving, till we are got beyond their Kingdom. Now indeed when the spirit of the Soul meets with such a pull up into the Spirit, as the beloved Disciple, then it is out of all fears; but this is very rare, they are high favourites that do frequently meet with such transportations; but the other is more common and frequent to Saints, that lovers and enjoyers are of that Ministration, for whose sakes I have been impulsed to open these secret things, that they may put on their impregnable strength of defense, for the preserving this great immunity, as the choicest of all of God’s favours, and that incorruptedly, as from the pure spring of the Spirit, then you will find every faculty tinged with the fiery Glance of the holy Ghost, as you see by the dark & hard body of Iron, being inclosed with Fire, it is so penetrated therewith, as it becomes as one and the same fire flame; but you must keep and feed it there as the Salamander, which liveth always in the Fire; after this manner doth the holy Ghost, with his invisible flaming Body, penetrate through the spirit of the soul, that it is encompassed with Light, as the Angel, which is said (Rev. 9.17) standing in the Sun, all appearing as the very Sun of glory; therefore highly valuable it is, for any Saint to get such a clothing of the Spirit upon them; for nothing of Adam’s weak or impotent Nakedness can here be seen, but all glory, strength and power will be your habitation; therefore these are gifts to be much set by and desired, and not slighted or despised. Now having given a plain and experimental account of this nice and difficult Point, which I hope may have reached to the satisfaction of the doubtful, I shall now, by virtue of a heavenly Commission given me from the Lord, give counsel and caution to three sorts and degrees of Persons.

The First of this is to them that do question, Whether there be any Spirit of Prophecy or Revelation given forth since the Apostles deceased, as believing all dyed with them? This would be a sad and deplorable thing, if God should since that Age cut off the spring of Revelation from its original, that so the Sheep and Lambs of Christ’s flock should no more expect to be fed from the fresh springing Pastures, where no footing hath been, as also to drink of those flowing Rivers of Life that renew daily from the fount of the Godhead; let such but call to mind and consider those many Scripture-Prophecies and Promises concerning the continuation of this Gift unto the very end of time, both in the old and new Testament; I shall mention only some of the latter; John 14. 16,17,18. 2Cor.4.8. 1Cor.2.10, 11,12,13,14. 1John 2.28. Heb.8.9,10,11. Many more than these Scriptures could call up for confirmation of the continued run of the Spirit throughout all Ages, Christ by his Spirit comforting us, saying, Lo, he would be with his to the end of the World. Now, as from the Lord, I beseech you, not to eclipse the light of the Day-star (2Pet.1.19.) in your own Souls, nor quench the Spirit, not despise Prophecying, then may the witness of Jesus rise in you, to confirm this most glorious Ministration, as a burning Lamp of Revelation.

A word of Love-caution is to another sort of Persons, who are entered into this Ministration, in its first degree, and are under the Spirits discipline and teaching; the word of Counsel, from the Father of Spirits, is this, That they keep precisely to the Rules and Laws of the Spirit; for there will be expected from such more shining and singular Conversation, shewed forth in a self-denying Life, dying to all of those mortal things and sensual enjoyments, that strangle and choke the fiery Breath of the holy Spirit, to stop it from kindling further and deeper in the Soulish Essence, that so there may be a coming up to a mighty Increase and Fruitfulness in the love and unity of the Spirit, having all tenderness to support, love and cherish each Olive Plant that springeth out of this Eden Garden, which is watered by the holy Mists and dropping Dews of the Spirit.

Now to the third sort, this word of Wisdom and Counsel doth greet them, whom we discern to be of a high and lofty stature, having shot forth their Branches in great lustre and glory, as having got beyond all declarative Revelations and Teachings, as not receiving or needing any but what their own center of Light will supply them withal, here-from inclining to slight what lies in bank and store with their fellow-Labourers for this same Treasure; to such this word is sent, that they carry it in great humility and lowliness of Mind, preferring each ones gift before, or as their own, maintaining all sweet and lovely Fellowship, with those of lower or higher degrees, in mutual Concord and Harmony, for the maintaining a holy Fraternity and spiritual Neighbourhood, although each Saint may have a full Provision and plentiful Portion of Spirit in themselves, so as they have no dependence on another, yet love is freely communitive, and disperseth it self in great variety, so as what one Saint is gifted and furnished with, the other may want of that sort and kind, and so a heavenly Traffick and Correspondency may be maintained, feeding and feasting with each other, on the various Fruits, as all springing from one Stock and Tree of Life; for it is experienced, that much increase of the holy Anointing hath flown forth by the converse and declaration of divine Inspirations, from one Saint to another, the which hath begotten a new and spiritual Generation, as in former Ages, so in this, sending forth divine sparks of Light and Love, for the gathering in of the holy Priestly Train, that are to make up the Temple-Glory, till the which shall come to be compleated, there will be all need of this holy inspiring Breath to be breathed from one to another, whether by vocal Voice, inspeaking or converse, as the holy Spirit shall go forth in its various operations, for the edifying of the Body of Love, for a holy Convocation to the Lord.

In the hopeful Expectation of which, I have been driven to disclose these great and deep secrets, being assured, That this Generation shall not pass away before there shall be a fulfilling of what hath been revealed & prophecied of in this little Tract; and blessed are they that shall have their lot and portion herein: There is a rich Bank, yet behind, from whence the oily Springs do fill, that may be emptied forth, when Vessels are made more fine, and ready thereof to take in; for the which we shall wait and seek to find some such for to partake of that rich and weighty Prize, that yet lieth in the secret & eternal Mine; for there is Valley deep, which under, the Water of Life doth lie, that will bring forth the fruitful Olive Plants, that shall be there fed and nourished hiddenly, till of a strong and full grown stature in Spirit and Power they may come for to be; then will they shew themselves to the true Israel of God universally, that the Priestly Kingdom may come for to spread and flourish every where, in power and great glory, sealed with Mission of the holy Ghost, acting and going forth in signal miraculous working Powers, for confirmation of the truth of this Dispensation, in such a way as none shall resist, nor any dark Magician shall be able to counterfeit; for so strong and impregnable is the foundation of this Temple-body of glory, that neither Dragon, Beast, or false Prophet shall be able it to undermine, it being built and compact together of precious Sapphire Stones, transparent for Beauty and Glory: the Jasper Stone being both Foundation and Covering thereon, then will the shout of a King be heard in the Land of Salvation.

Oh! ye holy and elect of God, where-ever you have been hid, appear, if you have put on your anointed Shield, promote and help forward this royal Priesthood, wherein the lively express of the holy Ghost is to be manifested: Oh! that some such might be known, that hereto do give themselves, and mind no other thing, as the Lords approved Work-men, that may come to build up the inward Priestly Temple, whose Furniture and Glory shall be the Gifts and Powers of the Holy Ghost. And now, what have I more to do, but to wait in hope, that the pure flaming Spirit may henceforth go forth to gather in this Priestly Host, who, as in a wreathed Chain of Love, united may be inseparable, that so we may come to take our degrees of Prophets, Priests and Kings, for the making good what hath been in this Treatise revealed; which though in the form of a dead Letter, yet O God, as the Author hereof, did in the writing meet with a mighty flow of the anointing Presence; so let the same out-flowing Spring accompany such whom thou hast ordained to be taken into this holy Priestly Order, to which give thy Amen, O great High-Priest, to whom the Glory hereof doth belong. Even so let that Kingdom come into this World, that shall consist of Kings, Priest, and Prophets; with all such Righteous Plants, let the whole Earth be planted, for Joy and Praise to him who is the Ancient of Days. Hallelujah to him who is KING of Kings.