T H E
TREE of FAITH
O R
The Tree of Life,
Springing up in the
Paradise of G O D
From which
All the Wonders of the new Creation, in the Virgin
Church of the First-born of Wisdom must proceed.
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By J. Lead.
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Matt. 13.32
It is the Least of all Seeds: but when it is grown,
it is the Greatest of Herbs, and becometh a T R E E.
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L O N D O N,
Printed and Sold by J. Bradford,
1696
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TO THE READER.
H
AVING given an Account of the Confusion of the
Babylonish Forms, being rejected by the head Shepherd; from whom an
angel is gone forth that hath sounded the Trumpet, to proclaim, That
all Formal Worships set up by Man, and constituted by Rational
Inventions, as a Shadow must pass away: For nothing in this Day shall
stand but the Power and Spirit of the Lamb; that will cast up his
Church into no other Mold, but that in which he himself in his
Resurrection-State did Appear. So that the Gathering together of his
flocks from all Parts, shall be for the making up this Resurrection
Church, as new born into the Faith. For which Reason I have here
superadded a Manifestation, which some Years since was given me; which
I judge may now be of as General Use to make Publick, as it was first
for my own Particular Information and Instruction: whence it was never
design’d to see the Light. But seeing that this Church that hath been
describ’d by the Spirit of Christ, is to consist of the Branches of
Faith, growing up from the Root and Stock of Abraham; it was
found very Expedient that this should follow the foregoing Treatise;
Because the New Creation which is to be brought forth, must have their
Consistency of Life, by the Faith of the Son of God; that as he was in
this World, so may also his Bride and Spouse be, acting in the Holy
Ghostly Property, to do the Wonders which the Last Age of the World is
to produce. For it is expected that mighty Deeds and Works shall be
wrought by this New Risen Virgin Church, such as have, and such as
never have been: For the Patriarchs, Prophets, and most highly
Spirited in the Faith and Love, Power and Purity, shall again descend,
to assume Persons that are of this Resurrection Life, so to do all the
Worthy Exploits, according to the Lot in which each Ancient Saint did
stand. All which shall be renewed again, for the state of the
Prophesies relating to Christ’s thousand Years Reign: which will
overspread the Earth with the Kingly, Prophetical, and Priestly Train.
I had some thoughts of Obliterating the beginning of this little
Treatise, being only a Private Recollection of my Spiritual Travels,
which I have used to make from Year to Year; but I quickly check’d my
self herein, for that it was mov’d upon me, that it might be Useful
and Beneficial to some Souls, and for a Pattern to excite them to the
Recollection; Wherefore I resolved to let it go, without any
Alteration, according to its full and Genuine Sense.
J. L.
THE
Tree of Faith, &c.
§ 1. BEING come to the Conclusion of this
year 1686, recollecting and making Observations from one New-Year to
another of what hath passed both in reference to the Internal
Attainments, Growths and Degrees arrived to in Spirituals, and what
hath happened by special Providence concerning the outward Bodily Man,
both which I have for some Years kept a Memorandum of, for my own
private satisfaction, taking special notice how the Work of God hath
gone on in order to the perfecting of what my Soul hath been these
many Years in great travail for, but in special for what hath been in
sight and view through the Spirit of Prophecy, declared unto me since
1670, in the which Year, and so forward on to this time, entering upon
this New Year, I have found the working Wheel from the strong Hand of
the Most High, and have driven hard on for the bringing back of my
Soul into Eternal and pure Nature’s Originality again: the which to be
plain, is no less than to be Born again into another World, where this
visible Birth in Sin, with its world, is as forgotten, and shut out:
no otherwise remembered, but to give occasion of the greatest Wonder,
and admiration of that great and infinite goodness that hath
unfettered and set the Soul free to be born into a divine and
spiritual Body, so to dwell and inhabit in the high and heavenly
World, where my Correspondency hath been maintained much since the
Year 70, gaining Year by Year some increase, and higher degree of
Wisdom and Understanding in the secret Mysteries of Eternity, as to
what doth lie hidden there: which through our abstraction of Mind, and
watchful Attendance, in new Varieties from that World do present
themselves.
§2. Now as to this last past Year, many have been my Internal
provings, and secret Combats that have followed me hard, to shake my
Faith as to the great and wonderful Revolutions relating to the
accomplishment of a full and perfect Redeemed State among Mortals,
here to be seen and known, in order to which I have been followed with
renewed Predictions and Promises for the keeping up and open the
Springs of Faith, which otherwise would have been stopped; therefore I
must proclaim the goodness of God, who hath kept the stock of Faith
going on in me, for the hopeful consummating of what is yet behind,
which are great and weighty things, worth waiting upon; which if
successfully I may attain, will quit all suffering loss of what ever
can be called Earthly and Terrene in sensible things, which are of
this World, only among Mortals seen, from all which I have been much
called from: as finding every Year hath renewed upon me great
abatements, and weariness of Life and Love to all perishable things. A
good reason there is why; because the Heavens do before me open stand,
by which my Mind and Spirit is so well entertained, by the Objects
there seen with all substantial Varieties, that I need not care any
more to look out for these.
§ 3. When at any time drawn and pluck’d away I am by strong motives
from this World, then great Wo, Pain and Trouble do me possess; for so
it is when at any time I am out of the Heavenly Places, where now only
my Life doth lie, within that secret Cabinet of Eternity, preferring
that as my chief and only Excellency. So I resolve to go forward by
the Power of the Most High this ensuing Year, for what of this kind
may multiply and prosper in my Hand Mightily. For the which all care
and strict Watch I see must be, that so I may not overslip my Day,
acting accordingly as Power doth move and rise, the which is to be
attended upon Day by Day, as God shall clear up the way, otherwise all
Attempts are but in vain, which set upon may be, as I have proved by
what hath been undertaken contrary to this all high and approving Eye.
Therefore Wisdom doth me teach in a passive brokenness of Will to
stand, till my God shall come forth with the Express Word of Command;
that so the Heavenly Plantation may go on, and nothing it withstand:
for lets and interposing have got in: as I have from Year to Year
seen, and will be still, I do find, until the Spirit of Faith do get
the upper-hand, which in God the driver on is to be, that so the long
set back Work in Pentecost Day, may after so many Years delay come
forward once again. For the which I have been a private and earnest
waiter and diligent seeker, where ever I might find Spirits that
hereunto were inclined, to wait in a pure Temple-mind unitedly for the
great Dowry of the Holy Power again to rise: but to this Day a
scattering and dividing among the Holy People hath been; who hitherto
are scared and affrighted away from each other, upon poor, low and
worldly Circumstances; so as no Body of Saints can yet get together.
The which hath been very grievous unto me, carrying a secret Sorrow
and Mourning in my soul here for: I having according to the power
given me, made offers here and there; but oh how little hath this Call
been understood? No not even by those who might become of the high and
holy waiting Disciplehood; so as that upon this account, in
long-suffering I have been looking this way, and that way, for the
most holy Wind to blow some one or other in for a beginning, into this
great and Spiritual Gathering.
§ 4. I have often seen my own Angel Spirit fluttering to and fro,
from Plant to Plant, and so on to each Lebanon-Tree, to find
where the Eagle-Body might make her Nest, her Young there to Hatch and
Brood in safety from the ravenous Birds of Prey: but no sooner was I
here alighted, after many a long Flight, but the flying Serpent hath
with great fury come forth, to prevent, and demolish what was prepared
for this intent, and so hath often permitted been hitherto to keep off
a selected gathering, as a Heaven-Born Society, which by coming
together, may make up the holy Priestly Body, whom God may give
witness unto, by pitching with them his Tabernacle-Presence, in great
Power and Glory. O for this, how hath my Soul and Spirit been carried
forth to seek and wait upon it? and still must it pursue, till my God
shall it fulfill, as decreed it is in his Will.
§ 5. Now as to what hath passed this present Year relating to the
outward Being, with all Circumstances thereunto relating, it hath been
very considerable and worth taking notice of. Wherein my God hath
appeared greatly for my support, answering all Bodily Necessities,
which hath been brought in by a signal Hand of renewed Providence, as
occasion hath required: Although great plunges and difficulties, with
Temptations thereupon attending, for my proving, did meet upon me, for
the trial of my Faith. Which the Power of the Most High did still
maintain and uphold invisibly, and thereby brought me forth out of all
most victoriously. My Tribulations and Distresses were known to God
only: For I saw it in vain to complain to any Creaturely Being: but
still in all I did apply my self to that Name, Great JEHOVAH: whom I
found a Refuge at all times very nigh, procuring deliverance oft-times
unexpectedly. For the which great goodness from my God thus by me
proved, I have so much to say and make mention of by way of
thankfulness and praise, that the number of Times and Days are far too
little, to rehearse and proclaim the Bounteousness of this great Love,
that hath thus minded me in a desolate Widowhood state. But what I may
be short of in Time, let Eternity while in Time, and out, and beyond
all time, for ever celebrate one Everlasting Sabbath of Laud, with
pure and powerful Praises to thee oh, Holy, Holy, Holy, Infinite
Almighty! whom my Soul doth so greatly adore, that Silence must speak
much more, with a Life that must excel both.
§ 6. Now waiting still upon thee, O God, for what may further
produce this Approaching Year, in order to the accomplishment of what
hath been the main drift, and whole Scope of my Life’s attendency,
since the unsealing of the Heavenly Mystery. By which the obligation
hath pressed in so deep upon me, that hath made me to relinquish all
impeding Multiplicities which possibly I could wind my self off from,
that so I might follow on in pure Heart Spiritual-mindedness, that so
I might be a partaker and a possessor of what is to follow, as hath
been accordingly made known through the Spirit of Revelation unto me,
which have raised all the powers and forces of my Soul for the giving
up it self to this high and heavenly Calling, which is the Holy
Profession of Faith, which now my Life that I am henceforth to live
must wholly consist of; for so my Lord hath averred and established
his Word renewedly unto me.
§ 7. The Spirit doth hard upon me for this ply, declaring unto me,
that upon Faith’s bottom I must stand and go forward on all steadily:
the Work is great which I do stand chargable withal, for the which, oh
God, my own strength is but small, therefore to thy Omnipotency I do
call, for that must be my all in all, to make me a Practitioner in
this high and Heavenly Calling. The Matter which I have to work upon,
is only from that Word of Faith, which did create all Worlds: the
which doth greatly support and satisfie, and support me as a stock of
strength and power, that will carry on to Victory, keeping my Eye
always staid hereupon, as the Priestly Portion which is set out for
me, who no Propriety have among the Tribes, whose Inheritances are of
another kind: and therefore the Lord will still my Portion be in full,
for all things that shall needful be.
The Vision of the Tree
§ 8. Now in order to this, there was shewn to me a Tree that should
all suddenly spring up in me, which spread forth its Branches for
increase and fruitfulness: and that no dependency would have upon any
other Tree but itself. Which was instituted to me to be Faith’s
Tree, on which, without fear, the Eagle-Bird may build her Nest,
and not be disturbed, while she is hatching her most holy Priestly
Brood, who from the Fruits of this Tree are to be fed, and nourished,
till unto such strength arrived, as to take their flight
transcendently, up unto their own Priestly Thrones near to CHRIST
their Priestly Head, there to meet that Company, which of their own
Royal sort and kind, in sacred and pure White Robes all cloathed are.
So that here a mutual fellowship betwixt the lower and higher Worlds,
all agreeably will be, which is the great Wonder that in the Heavens
hath lately been opened to me, not for Speculation only, but for
Provocation, to set upon this Work, with such as shall hereunto added
unto me be. For the which a pure bright attractive Eye is gone forth,
to fetch in such as are numbered to stand with me, while the
Eagle-Spirit is hatching her Young upon Faith’s Tree.
§ 9. Which Tree, I find, can grow upon no other Soil, but a Ground
all purely refined with oily Springs and Dews from Heaven, which must
its watering be. Then will it spread and flourish all richly, having
fruitfulness in it self, without any dependency. Oh! this is the Tree
that will us bless, with Wisdom, Strength and Righteousness: for the
which I find it in my Heart most earnestly to seek and pray, that it
may be most choicely kept, and circled round about, with the pure
Love-Fire blown up by the Holy Ghost. Which may its shelter be from
all the invading Spirits, that so diligently do watch to break in, to
crop and suck away its strength. For this, O my God, an holy awful
fear is upon me, because I do well know what damage and spoil it hath
occurred, keeping it of low and little stature, to prevent what might
be the World’s Conquest, and great working Wonder. Therefore now, my
God, what is to be done for its preservation? Make me privy in the
Secrecy of acting so wise a part, as few, or none have in this later
Age found out, and why is it so, but because no skillful Artist in
this Mystery of Faith, hath been made to understand the way for the
preserving and cherishing this choice Golden Grain, from whence this
Tree of Faith might to its full growth attain.
§ 10. For the which such Rules prescribed are, and revealed unto me
by the only wise Counselor, my Friend: which if I can observe and
obey, I may then win the Day, God’s great working Powers thereby for
to display, much more than have been in former Days. But the way is
such an aversion to what in the whole Universe of Mankind is
practiced, that it will be a difficult point to enter hereupon, so as
to hold on; for here is required a crossing of the Tide and stem of
Nature, in all its motions which do put forth, and generate so aptly.
Against which resist in the Faith I must all steadfastly till Conquest
be wrought out by the growth of this all-powerful Tree.
§ 11. This hath been shewn me to branch forth it self in twelve
rising Degrees, for the Manifestation of the Ancient Apostolical
Faith: which in this Age is to be recovered anew, for the cutting
short that Work which in thousands of Years many Holy Souls have been
puzzling and striving about, while sticking in the weak and low
degrees of Faith. From the consideration of which Relapse a mighty
stirring up I feel, so to press on, as to reach to all of these twelve
degrees, which from that small Mustard-Grain Seed of Faith sown by the
Spirit in me, may to such a great and full increase spread out it
self, as may transcend the growth of all other Trees that in the
Forest of this World do stand bound down with Iron Yokes, and Bands:
now the twelve Degrees of this Tree in their distinct Properties were
thus expressed unto me.
§ 12. 1. The first degree of this Faith, is
to believe the apostasy and ruinous heap and matter of which the Body
of Sin is contracted into.
2
. A second degree, is to believe that this Degeneracy
hath parted the Soul from God, and made it a Stranger to all
Knowledge, and Possession of those high and precious and choice
things, which might have been the propriety of the Soul in God, had
it not gone out from him.
3
. The third degree is to believe there is left a Spark or
Seed of Eternity in all Mankind, which may incline and turn them in,
so to feel after God, as to lament bitterly their own Apostasy.
4
. A fourth degree is to believe the Eternal Word was
incarnated in Flesh for a Universal Redemption, and Restoration out
of this lapsed state, through Faith in him, for the begetting a
Likeness and Conformity through an Essential Birth, brought forth in
Spirit, all evidently.
5
. A fifth degree is to believe that there is an
All-sufficiency in CHRIST thus conceived, and brought forth in
Spirit internally, within the Soul’s essential part as may have
power to purge, refine, save, and cleanse the Soul from all its
Sins.
6
. The sixth degree is to believe and expect the Holy
Ghost to come to join, and co-operate with this new begetting Birth,
for the bringing it up, and securing it from all Assaults, Perils,
and Temptations, maintaining an holy Clarification, cherishing and
strengthening it, till it be strong to go forth for Manifestation,
to shew it self to the World as thus regenerated.
7
. A seventh degree, is to believe and witness that
Christ, his risen Life in the Soul, doth become a death to the Body
of Sin totally, which we may call a Love Kiss, whereby Christ
doth sweetly, and secretly draw, and part the Soul from all the
dregs and relicks that appertain to a Lapsed Nature, which is known
by a power working supernaturally.
8
. An eighth degree is to believe, that when all this is
finished, Christ will appear in the Soul without Sin, and so present
it unto the Father, as a new created Wonder, all completed to be his
Spouse and Bride, rejoycing that the Marriage of the Lamb is come,
all things therefore being made ready.
9
. A ninth degree, is to believe, that Christ the Lord
will not fail to perform the sacred Nuptial and Marriage-Union, both
for Time and Eternity, with the Spirit of the Bride thus made ready,
and will own and confess her so to be his choice before his Father
and the whole Assembly of Angels and Elders, Principalities and
Powers in Heavenly Places: and also here upon the Earth shall so
owned be for her Excellency, as shall be an all-amazing Glory.
10
. A tenth degree, is to believe, that hereupon will
follow all mutual Joys and Pleasures, in Love Festival Banqueting
which she is so taken up and ravished in, as all former Mournings
and Sorrows are forgotten, coming no more into Mind: so ineffable
are the Bride’s Solacements with the Lord her Bridegroom.
11
. The eleventh is to believe that Christ will settle
upon this espoused Bride all that is his: that she shall have a
mutual Interest with him, in what the Father hath put into his Hand,
which is all Power, and Wisdom to manage that power; which reacheth
to a dominion in, and over all created Beings, and Things, whatever:
herein for certainty she will be put into a Joint-possession, with
the Lord her Bridegroom, as her Propriety.
12
. Twelfthly and Lastly, as the sum of all, is to believe
undoubtedly, that after this Representative Bride of the Lamb, so
declared in this World to be by her Ornamental Gifts, and fruitful
Powers, that will generously go forth for the multiplying and making
up of the pure spotless Virgin Church here on Earth, will the Lord
from Heaven descend in great and high state to fetch his Bride the
Church, up to his Fathers House, or Royal City, for the consummating
and celebrating such a Triumphant Glory, in Unity with the Body of
Saints, that are in Heavenly Places before hand, even such a Glory
through the Spirit, until we come there into the very same Glory, as
Christ had with the Father before the Worlds were, which is too
great to be known here.
§ 13. Thus having had all the Degrees and Branches of Faith’s Tree
opened, and set before me, for Trial, Examination, and Information:
not only in particular for my self, but for such as do agree to ascend
with me, and go forward on to all these Degrees; for the which God
hath chosen some one or other, that are made all willing to give up
hereunto, by waiting upon it until the great Operator shall bring
forth this Tree in its full stature; that the Eagle-Spirits may find
all variety of Food for themselves, and therewith greatly increase in
all kind of Substance, without being beholding to the World; for it
hath been testified unto me, and that from a sure Hand, that the Eagle
and her Brood shall in all Worlds have command, for the which I
received an express charge to wait all believingly with such as
hereunto are with me to agree, for the full accomplishment of those
Gifts and miraculous working Powers, which so long have been silenced
and laid asleep: and by whom are these to be awakened, but by the
close setters, and constant feeders upon Faith’s Tree who are not to
hitch off and on; for if so, the Work of Faith will never go on.
§ 14. The Spirit of my God hath opened this Sense deep upon me for
the bewailing of Faith’s apostasy, and how that the Jerusalem-waiters
in this Spirit have been a long time scattered, and carried captive
into Babylon, and the most holy Vessels and Things profaned,
(so considered in a Spiritual Sense) and the anointed Holy Place,
where the great High Priest’s entrance should be, is greatly
demolished, and made common for unclean and worldly Spirits to pass
in, and so hath brought in great confusion. Now it is much set upon me
to strengthen the feeble Hands of Faith, for the recovery of this
All-commanding and Powerful Life, which may bring us back from so
great a Relapse: for the which end, it is averred by the Spirit, that
there is to be maintained one continued Act admitting of no Cessation,
as to what may be agreed upon, to have Faith in God; either for
binding up what hurtful and pernicious is, to hinder the process
or going on of those perfect things yet behind; then again for the
unbinding and loosening of those mighty, great, and Heavenly
Powers that may make us terrible as an invincible bright Army of
flying Banners, which as light Flashes may go forth, on this hand, and
on that; as directed they shall be for the securing, saving, and
delivering those who sorrowing and mourning are under Sin’s
oppression, and the worldly captivity.
§ 15. Now hereupon followed this Vision, there being put into my
Hand twelve Arrows, and a Bow, the Bow seemed to be of pure Gold, and
the Arrows tip’d with Gold, and directed I was to make my aim at this
Tree of Faith, which was the Mark to shoot at. Which keeping my Eye
upon steadily, the true Archer, the Spirit in me, did let fly one
Arrow after another, till I came to the ninth Arrow, which all did
well hit: and then there was a stop, and I could to no higher degree
go; but was commanded to gather up those Arrows, and give them into
the hand of them, who were to come up to the Unity of this Faith. With
the same Bow and Arrows, one, who designed in special was, did follow
on to try, with great industry; and did hit the first and second, and
then attempting the third Degree, the Arrow fell somewhat short, for
want of a fullness of Faith. Whereupon I standing by, directed the
holding of the Bow; so heeding and observing well, she reached the
third Degree. Then the other one came on to try with the same Arrows,
appearing in great resolution, and hit the first Degree, and going
upon the second, was pulled away, which made a present delay. Then did
the other that had shot to the third Degree, stick to it, and after
one or two onsets got to the fourth Degree, then saw I her stop: and
is was said, Be not hereat dismayed, for Strength will renew, though
the Arm too weak may be, yet lay not down the Bow, but hold it
steadily, and through constant Exercise, the Arrow will not fail to
fly from the hand that diligent shall be, till it do attain to all
Degrees. For it was testified unto me, that there must be a continual
keeping up, and bending the Bow of the Mind; that so we may all of
this Faith’s Treasure find; and although to the Eye of the World
nothing of this is seen, they looking upon the true Archers of Faith
in great derision, saying, That they are come to be desperate indeed,
that have nothing to live upon but what Faith’s Tree must bring forth:
for such are look’d upon as a forlorn hope. Oh far be it, that this
any discouragement to us should be; for the Lord hath said it again
and again, that if any can hereunto reach & come to an all-full
persuasion, then the whole World could not contain the Treasures,
which this Tree of Faith for us should command; that so proved it may
be who are the wise in Heart, who have made it their choice to learn,
and exercised be in the Art of Faith only.
§ 16. At another time I was alarm’d out of my Sleep with a Voice
that cried in me thus, O the Restorative Tree of Faith! And
when I came to consider of the Word, and the Meaning of it, Wisdom’s
opening Key was put into my Hand, to unlock that Place where this
Precious Tree doth stand. It did now appear to be enclosed by it self,
and a most lovely fair Tree it was, the body whereof seemed to be all
of sweet smelling Cinnamon, and in the Hollow of it there was a strong
scented perfuming Oil, which did produce fruit of the same Kind, all
of a spicy Nature; the which was shewn me to be of Twelve Sorts. But
this Fruit appeared different and more various, then what I had ever
seen in all former Representations. Which made me very Inquisitive,
praying that I might know the Mind of Divine Wisdom in that Surprising
Word, which came so suddenly upon me: For I could no way be satisfied
with any Visions, or Magical views of things barely, and without
Interpretation.
§ 17. Which through a renewed Glance of Light, from her Orb I
obtain’d an Understanding of: And it was thus said to me, O Spirit,
what makest thou here? How dost thou think to live now that thou art
departed out from the Earthly Region, where thy Sensitive Life was
maintained through the industry of the Rational Mind? From these
pleasant Things of the Earth thy Soul is now gone out, and thou must
eat of them no more: For here is quite another Way and Manner of
Living; which thou, and those that are with thee united, must fashion
your selves unto; living only upon what Fruits this Holy Land, which
is by thee now seen, doth afford. Therefore did I call thee to come to
this Tree of Faith, not only it to view, but, having hit the Mark,
thereof to feed; that so a Spiritual Body may to thee renewed be, of
an Incorruptible Nature and Kind, answerable to the various sorts of
Fruits, which will restore Nature to its Ancient and Vigorous Beauty,
that hath looked to be altogether withered and consumed.
§ 18. Upon my Further Inquiry at Wisdom’s Oracle, what might be the
Qualities, Properties, and Natures of these Fruits of Faith, and how
we might be enabled to take of them, having a Right thereto as Natural
Denizens, that have a Dependence wholly upon what this Heavenly
Country of Immanuel doth afford and produce; that so we may have no
Occasion to look back from whence we come, or to be tempted to lust
again after Mortal Fruits, among the Fallen Spirits. From which state
we have been called forth to live on this Precious Tree of Faith: the
several Properties of which I will now open by Name, according as they
have been to me declared, to the end that I and those that with me in
the same Spirit cojoined be, may here satisfie our whole Internal
Appetite, and in all Parts and Degrees be made complete, as we shall
hereof Magically in our Spirits be able to eat. Now the First Quality
applicable to this TREE is Majestical Glory; the Second is Fathomless
Wisdom; the Third is an Almightiness of Power; the Fourth is
Transparency of Light; and the Fifth is Perfection of Purity; the
Sixth is Sovereignty of Will; the Seventh is an All-excelling
Goodness; the Eighth is Infinite Natural Knowledge; the Ninth is an
All-seeing through the Incomprehensible Eye, the Tenth is an Essential
Generating working Spirit; the Eleventh is an Omnipotency of Creation,
giving New Existences, where nothing did visibly appear; the Twelfth
is Immutability of Love, which worketh in, and through all these. Thus
have I given a true Dimension, and Description of this Immense and
Restorative Tree, springing up from the Seed and Root of Faith; which
will bring Dead Souls to Life again, and do all the Wonders of the new
Creation Church by the Great Philadelphian Worthies, when they
shall be made to appear. On it the First begotten Son of Wisdom did
continually feed, which made him a God-Man indeed: who is not
contented of these unknown Sweets to taste alone, but cries, and
calls, to his Sister, and his Spouse hereof with him to partake; that
so it may have the same operation and effect on her, Godlike to be,
according to the Pattern of her Lord CHRIST,
Whose Image lively drawn I may thus see,
Through Participation of this Spicy Tree.
§ 19. Some considerable time afterward, I was again call’d in
Spirit to view this Tree of Faith, and the Tree now seem’d to be
enlightened with a bright Body, which appeared standing in the midst
of it: and it bore all those several mentioned sorts of Fruits, being
therewith most richly laden, but none were yet Ripe, or fit for
Eating. But the Bright Body in the Tree said; Go, call such as willing
are to wait for the Transmuting Power, to act forth the Amazing
Wonders of a God. Let such, with thee, come, and sit under this Tree,
till the Fruit into Gold ye shall see to be turned. Then eat thereof
ye shall, and Power will be born suddenly, to do and act in the
Property and Nature of the Holy Ghost. For this must Transmute, and
alter the whole Inward Part; for that it will be no less than the
Leaven of the Deity it self. Whence this hath been frequently repeated
to me, that this kind of Power, which we would have, must proceed from
a deep Ground, and Root; which is no less than the Godhead.
§ 20. Also at another time, I felt a mighty stirring Life of Faith
get up, which did overtop all Self-Reasoning, whereby I found a Pass
for my Spirit to enter nearer still to the Aimed Mark, which is the
Central Power. And while I was in Prayer, that my Bow might abide in
Strength, and that it might also be given to my Fellow Labourers to
hold it out with me, for Assurance of this there was shewn me the Bow
in a Blew Cloud descending, and it was put into my Hand. All
Crystalline the Bow appeared to be, with Seven Golden Arrows belonging
to it. Then was it said to me, Arise, Arise, now put on thy Strength;
for the Arm of the LORD, in thee, shall stretch the Bow, and make the
Arrows fly where the Invincible Power doth lie. For the Work shall not
be starved for want of Power to feed and strengthen it, while two or
three do stand in one Spirit knit. Therefore to you each one this Bow
of Faith is given, with the Sevenfold Arrow: Try, and see, whether at
the Seventh Attempt it may not the Power hit, and all the Twelve
Degrees of Faith arrive at. Now put thy Hand hereto, and be very
nimble and quick: make the first Onset, that those others who aiming
are at the same thing, with thee, may also reach this weighty and
worthy Prize; That so in the Lord ye may rejoice together, in such a
goodly Habitation, and Golden Tent, to celebrate the Praise of Great
ELOHIM, who hath this Power down sent to display, and make way for the
Gathering in of his Priestly Flock, and Royal Train, that shall no
longer at the Worldly Spirits Gate knock and wait. This came to pass
in me the 25th of the Month January, in the Year MDCXC.
§ 21. After seven Days, being upon the First of the next Month, the
same Vision was renewed to me, and I strongly felt the Impulses of the
Spirit driving me forward towards the Mark, which seemed to stand very
fair to be hit; as inviting us who in One Faith were knit, to try and
prove. Where our Seven Nazarite Locks of Strength do lie, which
answer to the Seven Spirits and Powers of the Tri-Un Deity. For the
Seven Arrows specified in the former Vision do all of this signifie,
as that these are to be a Guard upon each Arrow, according as from the
Bow they shall be made to fly. For with my Lord I discoursed this
matter, concerning the Thorough-Pass of these Seven Arrows, Querying
whether I, or any one that principally aim’d at the same thing with
me, had shot them home to the very Center-Point? Then upon this
Inquiry the Spirit of my Lord told me, that Five of them had already
hit the Mark, but that two yet remain’d; which were to make the grand
Breach, and Onset, where the Rich Prize was to be taken. And the
Spirit shewed me further what stopped the ascending Might of these two
remaining Arrows, which was a muddy Gulf that stood in the way, which
I beheld: and it was said, That this did signifie the Lake of
Self-Reasoning Spirits; which the Starry World from Without doth
qualifie, with what of Fear and Unbelief is stirred up from the World
Within us, so as the Power could not arise strong enough for so Great
an Enterprize. Wherefore there was all the need that is possible of a
strong Guard upon these that were yet to go out from the Bow, that the
Gulf might not swallow them up. This was the Counsel given from the
Holy Spirit, with this encouraging Word, that strength of Omnipotency
should attend us, in whatever our Hand shall find to do, as we go on
to pursue so worthy, a noble and God-exalting a Glory, as the
Finishing Part will most evidently to all Spectators appear to be,
when we shall come to sit under Faith’s Tree, having through the
seven-fold Spirit and Power of God arriv’d to all its Twelve Degrees,
there to feast upon all its Fruits, and to know the true Banquet and
Supper of the Lamb.
§ 22. Now turning again into my Watch for the Inspeaking Oracle, to
satisfie several Inquiries which arose in me, one of which more
particularly was with great submitted Humility, an Inquiry Why the
Expected Power of Faith in any one yet could not go forth; albeit so
many Promises have been Renewed and Repeated upon one, and upon
another of us, that have been kept up still in the Infallible Word?
And it was hereupon Answered me thus, saying, Do ye think it a
light or a small Thing which ye are aiming at? Know this then, for a
present Stay to Thee, and to the Waiting Spirits with Thee united in
the same Eternal Band, howsoever and wheresoever dispersed they may be
upon the Face of the whole Earth, that there is a Sphere, which must
be cut through, that so the Spirit may pass to find the Central Power,
which this Starry Sphere and Outward Constellations do yet stop and
hinder, who would hold their Dominion still up over the Mortal Man.
For if this Circle be broken through by any [Margin
Note: See Enochian Walks, p.39] Mighty Champion, in the
Faith of God himself, opening in the Soul, then all of that Opposing
Kingdom falleth: and till then the Kingdom of the Power can have no
Place. Therefore fly ye, and get above the Starry Bindings, and all
that is of this lower Elementary World: Mount, mount above all the
Elements ye Flying Archers, and shoot the last and Seventh Golden
Arrow, which hath on it the Emblem of an Eye that is all-seeing, and
two Wings that are over all Gulfs to fly, and so to pass God’s secret
Treasury; then the Power will be set free, and effect what each one of
you have desired so exceedingly. This gave for the present some
satisfaction to my Spirit, and an Encouragement to press forward to
the Mark of the High Calling of Faith.
§ 23. But having pressed on, for some considerable while longer, to
this Mark, and being still kept back from it, I have been frequently
casting up my Accounts in the Trust of the Heavenly things, which have
been to me committed, and considering that the Thread of my Mortal Day
was near spun out, it hath often drawn my Mind and Spirit into God, my
Deep, for Inquiry to find out, what it is that hath so very long kept
me from hitting the Mark of High Faith, and that hath obstructed the
Reigning Life in the Power of the Holy Ghost, by one continued Motion
and Act from the Deity; that so I might know my self to be thereinto
Baptized: being no less than what I have been caused to Hope, and
Believe, that I am to possess and enjoy, through great Strife, and
Soul-Travels tending hereto; as no way to be Pacified, till I had
brought forth in me the Mighty Birth of Faith, the Heir of the
Promise, and the First-born of the Power, Actually and God
Manifestatively.
§ 24. Now as I have been in this Inquisitive State, and
Unsatisfied, that I had reached no further with my Arrow, I have still
found fresh Manuductions and Encouragements to lead me higher, and
nearer to the Last and Utmost Degree of Faith. But more particularly,
while I was, about the middle of April in the ensuing Year,
thus bemoaning and lamenting the melting and passing away of Time,
without any thing of a God-working Power that is seen as it was in the
Day of Christ, and of the Apostles; I had this spoke in me from the
Only Revealer of Secrets. Who in Plainness of Speech discoursed the
matter, and caused me to receive right Information concerning the
with-holding of God’s wonderful Appearance throughout Soul, Spirit,
and Body. And it was thus made out, that the separation from the
corruptible Matter was not yet wrought out, for there was yet a
dividing to be, as of the pure from the impure, in the very original
Ground, and Essence of the Soul. For all is there to be consumed,
which is not clearly of God: and this is to be done by the eternal
purging Fire, from that one pure Element, which at first produced the
Eternal Angelical Natures: and as thus it was then, so the same Motion
of the Deity must in the Chosen hereunto be made manifest in its
residing power, which will multiply it self into a Heavenly and New
Born Generation: Which will be the fulfilling of the universal, and
particular Prophecies concerning the Reign of Christ in the Spirit.
For which now the Trumpet soundeth, for the gathering the Tribe of
Judah, to whom the Scepter and Ruling Power of the Holy Ghost will
first come, in the waiting and separating Ground-work, as hath been
described by Judah’s Law-giver: Who hath said that a Body of
Virgin Spirits he will rear up, that shall renew his great and mighty
Works, which all of former ones are to excell. Therefore said he to
me, Go on to perfect that which remains in the Soul’s ground, from
which may spring that which will multiply Numberless Powers.
§ 25. Upon which Word of Counsel, great and strong drivings I felt
still following me for the very Body of God, which is Christ, to be
manifested in a growing Substantiality, from the first Eternal Nature,
without the which Deifick matter do again spring, and feed and
maintain it self, by and from it self, it cannot otherwise live
separate, and be free to act and do after its own kind supersensually.
And that it may thus get the upperhand, I was taught here to sink away
from the old Creaturely Nature, with all its sensible Passions, and
Affections; that so losing that Life, I might come to find my Eternal
Native Life, from its own Original to put forth, which is God in a
fixed Body, created and brought forth from the first Creating Word,
which is to restore the Lapse again.
§ 26. So that this is the work and business that my Lord of Life
doth set before me to practice constantly, and is the true meaning of
Christ’s Doctrine of Self-denyal, which teacheth me where lies the
Vein of corrupt Blood, that must be let out, whereby the precious Life
may be secured and saved; that so the Blood of Spirits from God may
circulate pure and free. This will renew Incorruption, where the
Selfhood of Corruption hath so long reigned; for my Lord hath said
this to me in solemn Verity, henceforth therefore I see what it is
which must be dismissed, before ever I can come to say God is in the
Act of a continued flowing Spring from the Express Deity, passing
through the Image of the Annointed Christ into me, distinct from all
creaturely Images that are raised otherwise in the Mind.
§ 27. This is the summity of the Everlasting Gospel, that some
Angels, who thus qualified are, shall as flying Messengers from the
Heavens declare: Then said my Spirit, which was taken up into the
Lord, Oh who, and where are the Angels of the Power that have prepared
their Trumpets to sound? No Tidings of them yet can be heard. No, said
my Inspeaker, they have not yet acquitted their Earthly Tombs, nor put
on their Resurrection Bodies, that so they may have boldness to be
witness-bearers to this Gospel-Revelation, which yet to very few is
made known, and but darkly understood, because there hath not been
Credit given to that still Way of the Holy Spirit’s infusion and
dictation; which requires great heedfulness, and an interiour
watchfulness within the Mind, at all times.
§ 28. While thus I was entertain’d with a pleasant Internal
Conference in the Spirit with my Lord, I moved on the behalf of a
Person, Whether or no he might not be designed to go forth in this
Everlasting Gospel-Message, as having been a waiter with me for this?
And it was Answer’d me, It might be his Lot if he could fix to it, and
observe the Method and Rules now given, not digressing or dividing in
his Mind, but sticking close to the One Thing, as gained to it he hath
been: for the Ministry of the Spirit was a very nice and pure thing,
that did require extraordinarily qualified Persons to speak God forth
therein; for if any thing of Self-hood should intervene, it would
quench the fiery Lamp of the Spirit, and make it burn weak and dim.
This is caution for my self, and Friend, and such also who do separate
themselves to this end, to build up an Holy Priesthood and Tabernacle,
in which the Holy Ghost may come to Evangelize with a new Spring;
which will work away the pudled matter of every Selfish born thing,
that hinders the Live Coal of the Spirit from Burning.
§ 29. Then was I minded also of our Nazarite Vow, whether or
no we had kept to it; for default herein found might keep back the
Crown of Anointing, which is, and ever will be the true Mark and
Character of Christ’s anointed and most Holy Priests who are called,
within the Vail of the most Holy Place ever to attend. There is no
going out, to pollute our selves with dead and unprofitable things, as
we would succeed and prosper in this High and Honourable Profession of
Faith, which by holding fast to, my Lord hath it verified, we shall
become his anointed Priests and Kings, being impowered to work the New
Creation-Wonders according to the Holy Ghost’s pure Act and Will in
us.
§ 30. This is the great encouraging Motive which the High Throne
and Kingly Priest doth set before us to enkindle fresh Love and Zeal
to complete, what lieth yet imperfected in the Ground-work in us for
further purification, so as passing through to the very root Essence
of the Soul by the Hand of the Separator, whose Love-Fire it is that
cleareth the morsy rough Metal from the Golden Ore, that lieth so
deeply hid; which O God, is that we would no longer be at a loss by
seeking for, and not finding: But through the lustre of thy shine and
Glory,
We in our selves this Golden Deep may find,
Still Watching to the Furnace of our Mind.
July the 26th
§ 31. THE Eternal Word did open it self thus
in me, how that the Spirit from this Word of Life, had at sundry
times, and diversly by Vision and Prophecy been opening the Mystery of
Faith unto me, for the end that I might a skilful Practitioner in it
come to be, and now again a Live Coal was put into my Hand with
an inspiring Breath that I did feel as Wind did blow upon it while I
held it in my hand, so as that many Sparks were blown from it. Which
observing and inquiring into, it was revealed that those Sparks were
the Seeds of Faith that had been already in me sown, which had for
several Years been putting forth only as Sparks, but the Live Coal it
self which is the Root and Body of the Sparks of Faith had not till
now been given; the Power, Nature and Quality of which I should well
understand, for it was designed I should still carry it in my Hand to
go forth to touch such as called and chosen are to wait and live with
me, in Love’s Burning Bush, being thereto invited with my fellow
Believers hitherto to turn in; for out of this Flaming Body the
Wonders of Faith should evidently be seen.
§ 32. And it was further denoted unto my Intellectual Mind, that
God is upon Spiriting some in special to be as Moses and
Elijah, to act in the Spirit of Faith, to deliver as Moses
did God’s Israel out of the servitude of the oppressing
Pharaoh. Whose Spirit in this day doth trouble, molest, usurp,
oppress, and trample down the Holy People: and no deliverance there
will be till the lifted up Standard of Faith’s Power shall into the
Hand of some be put: who set apart, are to go forth in the Power and
Spirit of Elijah. The which Manifestation of Faith is to be set
afoot and revived now in this present time, for which purpose the
Revelation of it is renewed.
§ 33. The mighty Powers from the Heavens do in me roll with the
mild and sweet, yea thunder Cries; which from the Heavens I do hear to
call, and gather in the dispersed of the Dove Flock, who in Thrall and
Bondage have all their days been locked up, that now into Faith’s
School they may come there to be taught the true Ancient and Eternal
Freedom. Of the which, I shall as I my self have been taught by the
great Master of this Divine Mystery somewhat thereof declare from that
Scripture which was brought, and opened unto me, Gal.3, 22,23,24,25
For being all included under Sin, this brings cursed Miseries, as
Cares, Toils, Sorrows, Fears, Distresses in Mind, and upon the Soul’s
account also Clouds, Doubts, and Anxieties. So that both inwardly and
outwardly here is a sunk deplorable Case; and what must relieve, and
redress, and redeem Souls out of all these Evils, but Christ, who is
the saving Ark of Faith, giving himself to such as can receive him to
be the Body, in which the Live Coal of Faith by its Heat produceth
vigorous Acts of Faith? Now before this Faith is received, or Christ
who is the Power and Spring of this Faith: we who were as the
Scripture saith, under the Law; Under what Law? even that Law
of an Earthly carnal Sense, that is ever more warring against the Law
of Faith; and next to this is the Law of Righteousness, which the
Apostle mentions. And which must also give place unto the Law of
Faith: All Righteous Works must be excluded; for only the
Righteousness of Faith must here stand. Now if we look in, and examine
how it hath been with us, we shall find we have been in bondage to
both these Laws, which have carried it very severely towards us. So
that before Faith came to be revealed, in what a dark imprisoned Life
were we kept? There was no Comfort, nor Satisfaction in all strict
Observation of the Law of Righteousness, no more than in the Law of
Sin and Carnal Sense; so that it is time for us to look out for
another Law, which may redeem us out of both these: which is this
revealed Law of Faith. Which will become a New Birth-Nature, as is
mentioned in the 26th Verse, becoming all the Children of God by Faith
in Christ Jesus, and so Born from the Virgin-Womb of the
Jerusalem-Mother.
§ 34. So that you may plainly understand the drift of God our
Father, is to bring us up in the Faith, from the very Day of our being
born into it; so that we as little Children must learn the Rules of
Faith, like as in the first and natural Birth we were brought up
habitually, and inherently, in the rational corrupt sensibility, and
indeed were bound by that Birth, and under the Laws also, of righteous
Rationality and sober Sensuality. Which although good, in its kind,
and to be obeyed and subjected to, till such time as the Royal Birth
of Faith comes to be Born: then is to be sounded the Jubilee Hour, the
Hour and Day of our Release is come, then no longer are we under those
Laws which was the manifestation of bondage, curse, sorrow, heaviness
to Death. From this first Husband we are by the Law of Faith set free,
that so we may gradually come up to that Unity of the Faith,
as to come to be in great solemnity married to him, who is the
full Body, Life, and Resurrection of this Faith; so that by this
divine Matrimonial Continuity fruitful Births of Faith may be, that
may bear the Name of God’s Angelical Hosts; For none else can ever be
capable to do the great Works and Wonders which are to be manifested
in him, while under the covert of a Mortal form: but such as have the
Live Coal of Faith conceived in their Hearts, and put into their
Hands, whereby they may go forth to tincture and to touch, and leaven
from the Virtue, of the central Marriage-Union, which may bring forth
the flaming or blown-up-Coal of the Holy Ghost, which always the Birth
of Faith doth precede as a Forerunner. By which all Miracles may then
most easily be wrought, which must the last redeeming part of Mankind
clear up and finish. For all Dominions and Powers in the Worlds of
Death, Darkness, Wars and Strife shall and must evidently, by the Holy
Ghost in Faith’s Power and Might, be put under and to flight: Even so
let it be in Faith’s Spirit pray we.
§ 35. Waiting further in Spirit upon this High Matter, the Oracle
of Witness again open’d in me after Three Days, and it said: Go
forward, & do not slack to promote, and to draw forth for an United
Body, in the Faith together to stand. For hereunto are ye called, to
Accord and Believe in the One only Saving Name JESUS: and such as with
thee so shall avouch the Everlasting God, their God only to be, the
Blessings of Faith upon their Heads shall flow. Then hold forth do ye
mutually a clear Testimony hereof, by giving up your selves in way of
Pure Separation, as in a Silent Wilderness, there to attend, for what
is yet to come from the Seven Fountain Throne Spirits: Which way being
to light such Precious and Unutterable Things, as have been kept from
all vulgar sight. Therefore I say in Faith’s Tent together abide, and
to no other Business your Minds apply, that so a Praise ye may be to
Elohim Great; who will assuredly own and stand by you, in the
Work he hath appointed you to: which followed is to be close, and
uninterruptedly. O therefore Courage take, my Called and anointed
Ones, that hereby raise up ye may that Glory which under a Cloud of
Apostasy hath lain: and withal count it all Joy, that ye who thus
agreed are together, to see and obtain that high Love-Prize, which
others have negligently lost, and which a warning may be to hold out,
and to Conquer the Temptations of a Mortal State.
§ 36. As this Word came in, the Figure of a Crown was lifted up
upon the end of a Scepter, which cast from it a Glance of Transparency
of Glory. And then the Word came anew, and said: Behold, and see, this
shall be the Reward of Unwearied Waiters in the Faith, who for a
Kingdom are seeking, and deserting all Visibles. Such as these who
seek out and wait Believingly, and who through this Belief are made to
forsake all, shall come infallibly to inherit, and possess the Scepter
and the Crown, with CHRIST their Head Prince of Righteousness.
Wherefore gird up ye who are Lovers of, and Waiters for, the Lamb’s
victorious Day, to be revealed in you; that so glorious
Representatives in his Life ye may come to be, in the Kingdom of
Conquest and Victory. The which holding out to, shall and will endear
you to the Heart of your God and Father actually, who hath waited for
to see, who so Valiant could be, as to break through every Cloud of
Temptation, and in no wise be prevented of the great Felicity, which
by this Victory of Faith is to be.
§37. Then was I for some time afterward followed still with this
Word, saying: Fear not, but go on to perform what hath been in the
Platform presented to thy Mind. For the Heart of thy God will
strengthen, and cojoin such with thee, as of a Gideon-Might and
Spirit approved are in Valiantness, for that which undertaken is now
to be. Thus having been encouraged to stand up unmoveably in that
Faith, which is of Divine Operation, and not to be afraid in the
least, or wavering in the Belief of the Promises, which have been
given of Old Times, and which have powerfully been renewed to me; I
have been made to hasten from one Degree of Faith to another, and to
shoot continually Arrow after, that so at last I might obtain the
Prize, by aiming at the Unity of it, in hitting the Point which for
these many Years I have been Aiming at.
§ 38. Thus having received Line upon Line, and Prophecy upon
Prophecy, for my Encouragement, I was still upon the most inward
Debate with the Lord Christ, or rather with his Agent the Spirit, why
the Word of Revelation and Wisdom in the Prophetical Sense opened,
should not be attended with Miraculous working Powers? For, indeed,
that is the great Thing that the Mystery of Faith moves hard for,
namely to bring the Eternal Working Properties to Fix again in
Nature’s inward ground. Against which all the Earthly Senses conspire
to resist, continually raising up Blocks of Unbelief; which hath been
the one great Cause of Restraint, as we in God’s Light do understand.
§ 39. But it was said to me by the Word of the Lord, that these
great mighty Working Powers, that the whole Course of the Visible
Reign in the Earth would change, could not be intrusted with any till
God becomes Man, and Man becomes God, all throughout in a distinct
Personality, as after the Manner of our Lord JESUS. To which estate we
are to be Redeemed, that so we may come into a Joint Commission in the
Kingdom, which is all Power.
§ 40. For this was the very Word that was given me, Be not
solicitous for Almighty working Power, till the Deity hath wrought out
Mens gross Essence, that from the Mortal Birth doth spring, and
replenished all anew, by pouring in his Baptizing Name, which will the
Seal of the Power again engrave. For the Gifts and Powers no more
given out will be, till a Fixed Body be all Substantiated with
Ingredients pure from the Celestial Orb. Which said the Word, Ye shall
do well to believe, and make all Haste after this Hope to pursue it:
for it hath its Season to be fulfilled.
June 6. 1691.
§ 41. THIS Morning I felt the Spirit opening
further unto me the Mystery of Faith, of the which I have Recorded
much for my own Private Improvement: but this Day much more hath been
Revealed, out of the deepest Ground from its Eternal Originality, God
abstractedly; which in a most full Body opens in me, like as in all
its Useful Members. Now the Birth of Faith is on this wise shewed to
be, full of Life, Motion, and Activity: yet all whatever it worketh
and doth, is after an hidden and silent way. For as the outward Man
hath all in a Visibility to exercise his Original Faculties upon, so
contrariwise doth this Spirit of Faith, put forth all its Powers, and
Spiritual Faculties most effectually after a Secret Invisible Manner:
and effecteth that which it aimeth at, though no outward Speech or
Noise of Words may be here needed, nor visible Hands to work, or Feet
to walk; but all lieth hidden in the deep Center of a Pure Mind, which
works and performs Great Things on this Hand, and on the other, and
yet no Vulgar Corporeal Being can the ground of this way of working
find out, or discern. It is only known by the Operator, who can
Experimentally tell, that it is Nothing less than what doth lie as
Deep as God, there Incorporating with the Soul, and going forth with
pure Acts of Power.
§ 42. This Opening and Manifestation concerning the Mystery of
Faith; hath been presented to me as the Magical Key, which openeth the
shut up Wonders of God’s Eternity. Now my Business is to handle and
employ This Key, as skilled and instructed I shall be from my
Tutoress, the Supreme Wisdom, who hath shewn, and brought me to her
several Gates; and hath given forth to every Gate a distinct Key, for
the Opening One Deep upon another: Whereinto my Spirit is to pass,
which now call’d forth afresh I am to follow. For well satisfied I am,
that the Bright Star a Conduct will to me assuredly be, and arise
suddenly, after some Years delay, which had made me ready to give up
the Ghost of my Hope, in reference to that which in Divine Wisdom’s
Glass I have seen, heard, and understood, concerning what in my Day is
to be Accomplished, and brought into Effect.
§ 43. But at this time the Power beginneth mightily to stir, and
the Virgin-Tincture of the pure Spirit of Wisdom, doth in my Spiritual
Veins run, that the Revealed Things may into an Heavenly Body turn.
For I now do see, and find a Body to its full grown Stature prepared
is to be, in wonderful Spirituality, till every Organ, Member, and
Faculty be run through with the highest Virtue from the Deity. This my
Lord in the Spirit did tell me, bidding me patiently to abide, until
this true Shilo-Body in me was to its full heighth shot up; for
that then should the most powerful and Glorious, Holy Ghost, appear to
do and act his Part: and after such a long Silence even in the very
Heavens, should then Speak through me, not by Voice only, but by pure
Act. O this is the Proof that my God will of himself give, when being
thus filled with Him, Deeds from a Deified Power and Root shall spring
up and manifest themselves. Some Workings in order to this I do
already sensibly feel, and therefore encouraged I am to wait, and to
give all place for the Fixation of this Holy Being, which will nullify
all other Beings; that so entirely I may possess the Great JEHOVAH as
my Fountain, continually within to flow, for the washing away of the
Impurities, and for the preparing a Body in which the Holy Ghost so
Fixedly may dwell, as never out of it to depart away.
§ 44. Some short time after this the Manifold Wisdom did again open
it self in me, for my further Information, that so I might hit the
Mark, which I have been so longing for, and aiming at. Now that I
might be right set in my Way, the Spirit and Bride gave me not only a
Call, but a Love-enforcing Pull, from all that is of this low Element,
and the Astral Life; and so up my Spirit was presently Caught to
understand, and learn, what was to be expressly wrought by the
Supercelestial Art, from which Altogether is excluded the outward Hand
of Craft.
§ 45. Now the Copy I was to learn by, was that Original Word that
was from Eternity; which by entering, or opening it self in that Part
which purely doth relate to God, simply, and abstractedly apart from
the Lower Rational Consubsistency, that is from the Outward Elements.
For all of this sort must be laid aside in this way of Working, which
is after the Manner of him, who hath the Creating Power and Principle,
for giving a Life, and Existency out of Nothing. This is the Celestial
School which I am taken into, in order to be brought up according to
the Degree of my Eternal Nativity; which I am driving to run back
again unto, that so I might understand how to Act from this Supreme
Part, even from the Centre of a New Heart, upon which may be written
that great Name Alpha and Omega. Which only can renew
the Working Power, that shall the Seal’d Testimony open, and get
thereby the Crown of Dominion, to enter upon the Lord Christ’s
Kingly Reign within the circle of the pure Mind; and from thence to go
forth to govern in all parts without, till the Wonders of God shall as
Lightning fly out, upon the Eagle-Wings of Faith: and the Fruits of
this TREE, springing up in the Paradisiacal
Ground of the Soul, so plentifully drop, as to convert the howling
Desert of this outward Mortal Principle into a pleasant Sharon,
and Eden of God. This for certain is the only thing, that will
bring the long expected Redemption to its finishing End.
§ 46. After which, as from a New Gust, the Eternal Word open’d it
self Expressly in my Heart’s Center, informing and declaring the High
Prerogative of such a Spirit, in whom the Power of Transmutation did
lie. For in whom ever this comes to be witnessed, it is no less than
the Seed of the Trinity, retained in the pure Matrix of the Virgin
Wisdom, which driveth forth, till it cometh into Transubstantiation.
Nothing goeth beyond this, for as much as it is the Beginning,
Strength, Might, and Excellency of the Father of all Spirits, who
generateth in Nature this High Birth of Power, the true Heir of Faith,
as it did appear in the Immaculate JESUS. How great is this Secret,
and to whom hath it been Revealed? or who hath found this Wonderful
Stone? True it is, that in all Ages it hath had its Seekers: but none
have digged deep enough for it. Every Arm for these many Hundred Years
hath been too short to reach it. Now unto thee, who art duly upon the
Inquiry, and watching for the highly precious Gate to open, while thou
art knowing in thy self the Invalidity of all other foregoing Births
and Powers: that yet have been rested upon, as if this had been
attained to, which thou art now pressing to find within the Borders of
Immanuel, where the Seven Baptizing Pools are to be passed through,
before this Transmuting Stone comes to its perfection of Colour. And
though several of them thou has been plunged into, yet know this that
there remain Three. Which were shewn me to be Blood, Oil, and Fire.
The Four that I had passed through were, first the Pool of
Conviction; secondly, Repentance; thirdly, Renovation;
fourthly, passing my Spirit over by pure Dedication. By all
which I was made meet to enter upon the last Three Baptisms, which
would finish the whole Mystery of the Incarnation. The Bloody Pool is
the Dying with JESUS, the Offering up thy self through his Spirit: to
which end the many Lives are to suffer Death without pity, or sparing
any one of them, as they were allied, and in concord, with the
sensitive Root, from whence they all do spring, haply thou mayest
believe thy self to have pass’d through every Death. I grant that thou
has done so in thy Will; yet thou art not come to an actual, open, and
Triumphant shew hereof, perfectly so expiring, as to a Total giving up
the Ghost of that Birth, which was out of the Womb of that, which was
from the Earth earthly, and into which it must be again delivered up
through Death. Now no more would I have thee to draw any Breath of
Life, from that Principle which is the Gulf of Separation: but to pass
undauntedly through this Pool of Blood, which is the Fifth Circling
Pool that surrounds that Wonderful Tree of Faith, and Life, which thou
hast seen.
§ 47. Now having after some Years pressing forward, since this last
Manifestation, passed through these Deaths in a good Degree, as hath
been witnessed; the Lamb having been slain in me, gives a Resurrection
of a New Life, which standeth clearly out of all that is of the
Out-Birth, and that consisteth of the Astral Reason and Animal Sense,
which the being dead to gains the wonderful Conquest, that maketh way
for the being plunged into the Pool of Oil. Which Oil is the Matter
and Essence from which the Holy Ghost doth spring. Then passing from
this to the Pool of Fire, which also opens it self from this, being a
Fiery Seed from the Deity, and so coagulating together, it makes up a
Deified Body, which only can be capable to live in the Super-celestial
Air of the One Element. This we may entitle the Divine Magical Body,
whose Motions and Operations are all subsisting, & going forth in pure
Acts of Faith. For that is the Life that the Risen in Christ are
called to, to live by alone; for as much as by this they are always
ascending above the Earth, as if they had no more to do with it;
bringing down by Faith all needful Things out of the Store-house of
Heaven, while yet they are in Bodies Terrestrial. Our Spiritual
Merchandizing is only to be upon the Fruits of Faith’s Tree, which
will bring in both for Food and Cloathing abundantly, while there is
need for it. But there is an Age coming, as this Tree of Faith grows
up in Persons in their inward ground to its full ripeness, when the
Fruit being eaten thereof Magically, will Transfigure the very
Elementary Body, and give it a Radical Ruby Glory; so that Mortality
shall be hid in Immortality; which is the Garment that may last the
Thousand Years Reign of CHRIST; and may be said to be the First
Resurrection Body, whereby Death shall be swallowed up. All this will
be effected by the Mighty Operation of Faith, which subdueth all
things to it self, and changeth this visible Body into the Likeness of
the Glorious Body of our Lord JESUS. For when this Faith shall be
wrought up to its highest Perfection, it will be such a
Prospective-Glass through which the Glorified Person of our Lord, and
the Father in him, with the Virgin Wisdom, and all the Saints, shall
so appear before the Spirit’s Eye; that according as it is written,
beholding the Glory of the Lord as in Glass, we shall be changed from
Glory to Glory: for when we see him, we shall be made like unto him.
Thus hath it been shewn to me, what the wonderful Effects of Faith
shall do in its Time and Age. But it may be said, who shall live such
an Age as this to see? To which I Answer, though this be Prophesied in
me, yet it is not Determinated, whether as to my own Particular I may
it in my Age of Time see. For I rather think that I may pass into
Faith’s Mystery, where with the High Worthies of Faith, who died in
the Faith, not having received the Promise, but seeing it afar
off, rejoyced in Spirit, as I do, hoping that others in the succeeding
Age, or Ages, may this Transformation of Bodies know: which Joy will
be so to me, when I into the Heavenly World translated shall be,
having put on Glorification which I do now already see my Superior
Angel in the Mount Sion Kingdom cloathed withal; in which my
Rest and Satisfaction, in assurance hereof, do remain not knowing
whether it may not be my Lot with the Elders and Worthies of the
Faith, to descend with CHRIST again, upon the Earth to Reign.
The 4th of January, 169--
A Continuation of what further hereupon followed.
§ 48. THIS divine Opening was with me,
holding me in converse for some Hours in my Spirit, saying, Though the
staff of Time for an expected deliverance seemeth to be broke, yet
cast not off the work you are called to, abide and stand together in,
and understand it is the prerogative of God to change Times and
Seasons, who under no bounds of Time will be, that his depending
Creatures may never be off on their Knees as to Prayer and
Watchfulness. Then after some large Conference with the Spirit, which
cannot be brought forth in words, There was presented to me in sight a
wonderful great Wheel, which seemed to spread over the whole Earth,
the Colour was as a Ruby-Red, and it was full of Eyes round the circle
of it very piercing: Then it was said to me, This presents God the
Almighty working Wheel, of which there is no beginning or end, so I
saw a living Spirit moving in the Wheel, hoisted up as between the
Heavens and the Earth; then saw I four small Wheels descend out of
this one, of the same colour, and had Eyes also: then I enquired, Ah
Lord, tell me what this meaneth? And it was answered, These are the
Chariot-Powers which pass through all things in Centers high and
Centers low, and to whom these Wheels shall be joined unto, they only
shall be able to act the great Wonders of time; then saw I where they
descended and rested for a while: and then they went forth and were
lifted up by the great Wheel, which as a Loadstone drew them up, and
my Spirit was presently gone to them, and presently the Angelical
Center stood open, and from thence my Spirit was carried by these
Wheels into the Apostles Center, then into the Son’s Center, then into
the Father’s deepest deep of all Centers, where I was to center and
abide till the Wheels went forth, then my Spirit should go with them,
who would be Eyes to see what way and whither my Spirit was to go, do,
and act, for it was said to me, Now no Creaturely Will can move here;
for the Holy Spirit assumeth all Will, Power and Act here, and then no
defeat is to the high, holy, pure Enterprize, which you together in
the Faith and Love co-working with these Wheels, it shall be as the
spreading of the Net aright, and casting it, to the taking of a worthy
and rich Prize: so go forward on and prosper.
February 10, 1694.
§ 49. This Morning the Vision of the Four Wheels appeared again,
which moved in the Four Elements; each one being carried upward by a
Spirit, that was as a bright Flash of Lightning. The which considering
in my Mind, with an inquiry hereupon made, it was told me, That they
did represent the working Wheels of Nature, that the All-powerful
Spirit doth drive upward to reach the One Eternal Element; which being
touched with it, would penetrate through the whole Bodily Man, that
was made up of the Four Elements. Then did I see these Four Elements
expire into one great terrible Flaming Wheel, that spread it self over
the whole Heavens: and in the middle of the Wheel there were Seven
Eyes.
§ 50. Which I waiting upon was thus opened to me, that the gross
Earthly Part in the nature of the Four Elements, should by the Spirit
of Christ, who took upon him the Elementary Body, so come into ours,
as to wind them up by a strong Circling Motion, as every part may be
so touched, as to be tinged with, and to partake of the Superiour
Properties and Powers of this pure and unmixed Element; and so be
swallowed up in this Great Governing Wheel, that ruleth over all the
lower Wheels, with all the Planets, which thereto do coagulate and
work. For all by Outward Nature are under their Power, and Empire,
till got free, by ascending up to this upper ruling Wheel, with its
Seven Eyes: Concerning which it was told me, that they were the Seven
Supercelestial Planets, or Constellations, that did govern and control
all in this lower World, and its Planets. This is that which will
reach to Redemption of the Body.
§ 51. Much more the Spirit of my Lord discoursed me upon this
Matter, which must be concealed till my Outward Elementary Wheels
shall fully expire into the upper and superiour Wheel. Only this I may
declare for the present time, that the upper FlamingWheel with its
Seven Eyes, as a Loadstone, is drawing mightily, some known to me,
that have been touched therewith. And it will not rest in its wheeling
Motion, till they shall be, as to their weak Elementary Life, changed
into the One Superiour Element; whereby the Heavenly Constellations
shall predominate over all of these outward Ones, which hitherto have
reigned over the Elementary part, that yet lieth Unredeemed.
February the 12th.
§ 52. This Day being much drawn inward in the Spirit of my Mind,
this word met me: Arise, and ride upon the Mule of Faith: stand over
all that is Elementary. There is a Thing to be done by some, that in
the Crown Number do stand; who shall the Land of Havilah
command: but Abraham’s High Faith for this must spring.
February the 14th.
§53. While I was in a deep introversion about this Matter, this
Word spake in me, saying; There is a Birth that is upon breaking
forth, that shall bring the Blessing of mighty Increase to present,
and succeeding Generations. Sarah in her Old Age is near her
time of bringing forth the Heir, who must possess the good things of
the Upper and Neather World. Understand thou then what this meaneth:
the Old Age is an arrivement unto the Mystery of Faith. Now excite
thou those that are of Good will, to encourage themselves with the
Hope this good Old Age to see as mighty Hero’s in this Faith; that so
ye may bring forth the Blessing to the weary and oppressed. Gird up, I
say, and take heed ye do not falter, or turn out of Faith’s way: then
shall ye bring forth a Nation as in One Day.
§ 54. Now as some of us were hereupon waiting together, and while
one was in Prayer, there appeared this Vision from the Light World.
From the which the Virgin descended, and met an ascending Spirit, that
was pressing and expecting to come up to the Mount Sion Orb,
unto the Glorious Lord. But there was a stop by the Descent of the
Virgin of that Orb, who appeared to us in great splendour, and
congratulated us saying: Thus I know whereto ye would in your Spirits
have arrived, but I am come from your Lord, to make known the Thing
which ye have long been in travail for. And now I do appear to you for
this purpose, that you may be overshadowed with my Virgin Nature;
which may be the Womb all sanctified for the conceiving of the Holy
Ghost, which will be the Lordly Birth in Spirit. And as he was brought
forth in the Fullness of Time, by a single Personal Virgin, so now in
Plurality in Virgin Spirits, to multiply upon the Earth; that so Evil
Births may sink and dye, as these Virgin Births shall rise. And
therefore to you, who in holy Dedication are, this Counsel is given:
Observe from this Day, how this Birth in you shall go forward on; and
therefore watchful each one of you be. And after this Saying, she cast
a wonderful bright shining Ray of Glory, as we were sitting together,
upon each of us.
§ 55. Now at her first Appearance St. Paul stood with her,
and Elizabeth that brought forth John the Baptist, and
many others that attended her, giving audience to what she spake,
giving great Reverence to her. So then she disappeared. And the next
Morning my Spirit calling all this up into my Mind, she appeared
again, and asked me whether I had Faith to believe what she had made
known? For by Faith (said she) your strength will be to Conceive this
Lord of Life. At which the Apostle Paul, who appeared, said, I
will their Assistant be: The Faith that was Revealed to me, shall
cowork mightily in the Spirit that willeth here unto. Then she said,
It pleaseth me well you should their Helper in this Travelling Birth
be, till to Perfection it may come. Then I was made to Query, What we
should do further in order to this thing? And she said, Only
Believe and Love, as with One Soul, and Heart. Then the
Apostle John appeared, and he said, The Love which was begotten
in me, I will in the way of the Spirit enter, to beget in them, who
for this great Thing are appointed, that Love may the cherishing of
this Heavenly Birth be, to carry it on till the place of breaking
forth shall be found. Then the Apostle Peter he appeared with
great Amity, and said to me, The Key was given to him to Unlock the
Centre-pure of this Holy Birth: the Binding also is given, said he, to
me; and the Evil Eye shall under a Tye be. The Loosening Power for the
bringing forth hereof, shall to the Virgin Minds by me all freely be
contributed; to effect what the Princely Virgin hath so graciously
declared. Then being filled with a sweet silent Peace and Joy, as
lying in a rich Bath of Flaming Love they withdrew. There were
numerous Virgins in great Triumph with the Superiour and Chief One as
her Attendants. This further is to be noted, that as I was considering
still in my mind and watching hereupon, out there went before me Seven
bright Stars, and a Crown over them. And enquiring what that
signified, it was opened in me, that they were the Super-Celestial
Planets that Rule, and were to Qualifie with the holy Birth: and that
the Crown denoted a King was to be born, and all Dominion and Power
should be given to him.
July the 18th.
§ 56. There appeared to me a Glorious Face circled as with a
Rainbow: the Face sent forth such a Reflection of Light, that it drew,
as out of a Cloud, another Face, which was as the Likeness or Figure
of my own Face. Which received such a Bright Glance, as presently
brought up several, who faced the Face of the supreme Glory. And many
that lay still hid in the Clouds, came one after another, as the
Clouds broke away. And by the streaming Light of the first presented
Face, we all as in a Glass, did behold the shining Glory, that was
upon all our own Faces, such of us as in the waiting Life cojoined
were.
§ 57. Waiting the next Morning, and praying for the Vision to be
made out more to me, that so I might understand the drift of the
Spirit hereby, finding a vehement going out of my mind and desire
after this Face to behold it again; it did accordingly again appear.
And then I did not only see it, but heard the Voice, saying Thus the
strong ardency of thy Love-desire hath opened my Face again, to let
thee know I will make thee a Head-Leader of an Heavenly Train, that
shall to me their whole Minds, Spirits, and Persons give up for a
great and peculiar Work; which hitherto hath lain under a Relapse.
Which now gird up to thou, with thy fellow-workers and waiters in the
Faith, that have offered themselves up all willingly hereunto: for my
Face and Countenance shall be turned still toward you for the breaking
away those Clouds, that a covering upon the Faces of my chosen Vessels
have been. Thus did the Lord commune with me, who, as the small Dust
of the Balance sees her self to be; yet must stand in a Service for
the Lord all obediently; who hath promised to be the Hands of
Sufficiency, to bring to pass the great Wonders out of the Sea of
Glass:
That shall these Gather’d Faces bless,
With Floods of Joy and Righteousness.
July the 23rd.
§ 58. Being still upon my Watch, for what was further to be
Revealed, resolving to draw off from all the Dregs and Lees of
sensible Operations, and launch still deeper into the Immense Deity:
which thus did further open a sight in me of an enclosed Principle,
whose Defense was a circling Flame. And within it there appeared
bright Beryl Bodies walking up and down, and with them did appear as
in a Looking glass, like as a round Globe, the Personal Glory of our
Mighty King, who moved as they moved. The Ground they went upon, was
paved as with Sparkling Stones, with Veins of Gold, which cast forth a
mighty Lustre. This all precious and amazing sight in Spirit given me,
moved to an Inquiry, What was to be learned and understood?
July the 24th.
§. 59. So next Morning attending this Vision, it was obvious to the
Eye of my Mind still, and Intelligence came in all satisfyingly, that
this enclosed Principle was the Land of all Blessed Stores, where the
Eternal Springing Mines are, that no one could ever come in to see and
possess, but such as had Faced the glorious Face of CHRIST in
Righteousness: then added to such should be, the like Beryl Bodies as
here I did see.
§ 60. Then did I make a further Inquiry, Whether or no I might with
any other whom I would recommend to the Princess and Head-Governess,
here admittance have? And it was Answered, That for this very cause it
was thus by way of prospect shewn unto me; whereby I might understand
there was a possibility for entering in, with such who in the Spirit
of Faith’s Purity, should by me presented be here to come, that we
might put on our Beryl Bodies; as burning Sapphires to walk, and talk
with him, who in the moving Globe of Glory here was seen. Then upon
this feeding my Mind with a pleasing Hopes of finding entrance here,
for my self and such who in Faith’s Unity do stand, this Word spake
all powerfully: Hasten to put on your Flaming Garments, then free pass
will for you be, the Flaming Wall parted for you shall be: the
Governour of this Principle doth both love and desire your Appearance
here, for which end he doth appear.
§ 61. So retiring still in my Mind, and casting up these
Love-Visitations and Representations which took up my thoughts, moving
the Spirit for further Information, what this Principle might be
called, with the Inhabitants hereof; After some stillness and
attendance hereupon, the Revelation opened in me, and I knew it to be
Wisdom’s Orb, or Principle. The Inhabitants herein were all highly
arted and skillful in Magical Operations: that is, whatever they bent
their Will to do, it was produced and brought forth. So as it was
shewed me they were exercised in such Faith, that whatever they
Believed in the Essential Christ Consubsisting in themselves,
they thereby could accomplish either for themselves or for others:
even whatever they would that lay within the Circumference of what was
either Visible or Invisible, in God’s whole Creation. And the Spirit
of my JESUS did further again inform me, that my Lord did open this
Principle to me, that I with such who in one pureness of Spirit could
joinedly come to be, might admittance have into this encircled
Principle: where Learned we might be in Wisdom’s divine Arts, thereby
to free us from the Worldly Crafts.
§ 62. Now then know this is a Prophesy, that must reach to the Wise
Men of the East, who have been hid in Obscurity, yet known you are to
be Wisdom’s Divine Magicians, that are made skillful to act the mighty
Deeds of our Great Jehovah Prince. Think not that ye are now
much longer to lie hid, for there is an Holy Dove which hath into your
Land taken her flight, and with her seven Eyes hath you descried, who
in her Bill doth carry the Golden Egg, wherein lies the Deep
Philosophy, that must multiply such a Treasury, that must set the
Embondaged free, that from the Earth they may redeemed be, and bear
the Name of their God upon their Forehead. For the Dispensation of the
Fullness of Time is now already come, and the Fruits upon the Tree of
Faith do present themselves ruddy, shewing that they are come to their
Maturity. Therefore now Alarm’d the mighty Archers are from all their
Obscure Corners to come, that we may now see upon whom the Lot may
fall, to hit the Mark, and complete what was lacking of the Number
Twelve, that so through all Wisdom’s Gates we may pass, then we shall
stand upon the Sea of Glass in Triumphant Victory the Reign of Christ
to proclaim, that so as Kings, Priests and Prophets upon the Earth and
over the Earth, we may represent him; then will the Tri-Un Deity shine
forth most radiantly, to convey its power through simple, weak, poor
Corporieties, which though outwardly so contemptible are, yet by this
Golden Stone of Wonders, which out of the Dove’s Bill doth fall,
capable may be to put on Bodies of Transparency, which will well agree
with the high Assembly, that with Christ in Heavenly places do stand,
that so the mutual Reign of the Saints above may be Joined concurribly
with those below; and that that which is Above; and that which is
Beneath may be one glorious Habitation for the God of Jacob.
This new Prophetical Sound that now doth go forth, is to call and
gather in the whole Kingly and Priestly Host, wherever scattered and
hidden they be; for Wisdom’s Star will be their Conduct to the Second
Birth of our Great Immanuel.
§ 63. But now Queried it may be, Where is the Place that we are
to resort to, this Kingly Birth to see? There are a few Names that
linked are in the Golden Chain of Love, and waiting are in the New
Jerusalem, which is from Above, looking for this blessed Hope that
may open in the Power of the Holy Ghost, whose burning Breath with
fresh strong Odours and Perfumes are blown up, as that the scent and
savour hereof may attract the high Elders of Wisdom, for the making up
the true Sophia Bride, that hath for a while lain conceal’d, but now
is to be reveal’d; this being the Fullness of Time, in which the
sounding of the Seventh Angel doth her Marriage with the Lamb
proclaim.
§ 64. Haste therefore, O haste and fly ye Holy Doves from all parts
to this TREE of Faith, which will afford and make up a
Feast of all Variety, to entertain you at your coming: where the New
Wine from the new born Vine will run so free, of which we may not only
drink our fill, but also be bathed therein, so as thence to appear in
the Ruby Tincture, all glorious without, as well as within. This is
the Message that I have to declare: Hearken, hearken unto it, for it
is to the Love-Kingdom ye are called; which being obedient unto, ye
shall know that God will be to you an everlasting Triumphant Joy.
§ 65. O England, England, understand the Day of thy
Visitation, for this is the Acceptable Year, in which there is a
mighty Star that in thy Bethlehem-City is born, that calleth
the Ransomed Ones from all Nations, Languages, and Tribes, to come to
the Brightness of its Rising. Take care, O England, lest this
Star do from thee glide away: let not the Clouds of ignorant Suspicion
or demurring Jealousie, concerning the true Heir of the New
Jerusalem Mother, who is now to enter upon this Reign, and to rule
with the Scepter of Faith, hinder thee from discerning that the Glass
is now turn’d up, that its Half Hour is running, that the third
Watch is set, and that the Golden Cock is thereupon clapping his
Wings, and crowing the third and last time. Warned therefore ye are, O
English Inhabitants, that ye do not miss this your Day, and
suffer other Nations more watchful and obedient to this Call, to take
the Birth-right from you, and supplant you off of your Crown. This
Alarm to my Native Country I was first to sound; So discharging herein
what I lay bound to, in the Peaceableness of my Mind, I retire into
the Heavenly Choir, there waiting the blessed Issue and Success of
what hath been here from the pure Unction declar’d.