July 16, 1693

    As my mind was environed with a divine light which opened the great design of God's love in the redemption of the fallen, lapsed state of all mankind, that scripture was set before me in 1 Cor.15:45 and Rom.5:12 to the end, "The first man was made a living soul; the second from the Lord from Heaven, was made a quickening spirit." From hence it was shown to me that the first created image and form was never intended for an abiding state. If admitted, he would have continued as he was first created.

    God, from before the foundation of the world, purposed a far higher and more excelling glory for man; as much so as a Spirit transcends in its quality and essence more than that which is of a soul in its consistency. Christ the Lord is one eternal Spirit in and by which we are raised out of the fall and quickened into Spirit whereby we come to partake of a united purity, wisdom, power and glory with Him.⁽³⁶⁾

    But here it may be said, this now is not evident or come forth to all the world, which seems to lie still in an apostatized state. It must be so for a time and time and half time, and then the finishing of the transgression and sin will be. For then will Christ the eternal Root of Righteousness spring forth in all and over all. So as a universal restoration to all fallen angels and spirits, in bodies as well as out, will by Christ the quickening Spirit be set free.⁽³⁷⁾ Ephesians 1: 1-10.

    But of this Jubilee, an allowance of time must be made for the working out this more general salvation, for there are many degrees of purifying through which all souls must pass, and many as do neglect their day during the time of this life as to the new birth and regeneration. There is a law of necessity for them to go through it (purification, LH), after the time of this life, in centers and regions provided in other worlds.

    But here arises an objection, "That if it be so that the grace of God be of such a latitude as to save all, it may open a door for giving a presumptuous liberty to some because such grace gives hopes of redemption after this life is ended."⁽³⁸⁾

    Now as to this, let all know that it is a punishment and hell enough to see their fellow creatures entered into rest and joy while they in labor and work having all to do that tends to a reconditioning and restoration. And how long they may be in this condition will be according as the wickedness of their living here has been in all manner of evil and sin; numerous years may be spent in this way, all of which time they shall live excluded from the Lord's presence of joy. All of which may be argument and motivation for them to improve their present day.

    If they but knew what others possess, they would not lose what may be enjoyed of the powers of the eternal world while abiding in this present world, which is but a forerunner and sure pledge of what after the dissolution of the body. For encouragement I do give some instance of what some have attained unto who have first given up for loss their own lives to live that one Life which is Christ, which only gives rest from a restless world and a weary life. For wherever God in Christ in the Spirit does abide so purely, they may often be taken up in the Spirit into a heavenly court, there to see and view what makes up the heavenly born family.⁽³⁹⁾

    But take notice. Such as come up here will find themselves as another translated Enoch, that may keep their walks with God. In this path of light may be seen the Seraphim and Cherubim guarding the way along up to this Zion-Seat of glory, which is filled up with light- streamers of glory, delighting the heavenly train of saints, all of whom appear there in robes of glittering garments, which do follow Christ their Head in great order according to everyone's degree. All these rejoice with Him by whom they have overcome and gotten victory over all worlds now to reign as kings with Christ their mighty Lord and King. This Mount-Zion-World was thus seen and opened to me.

    Then I saw all these innumerable throne-princes, their homages and obeisance given to the high and lofty Alpha, triumphing forth with redeeming praises. Oh, how pleasant it is to see what a united love-harmony there was from the highest to the lowest degree of these glorified saints, all with crowns,but some more highly dignified as kingly priests which had breast plates all set with stones that sparkled out with sparks of fire.

    These, all next to the glorified person of Christ, had their golden tents and their temple to worship, the form of which was only a more crystalline light which God, the supreme Majesty opened to be the glory of it, to which the lower ranks and orders of Spirits were sometimes admitted to worship there.

    Thus is this holy and heavenly assembly employed and exercised with all variety of motion tending to a divine adoration to the Rock eternal, which multiplies amongst them most amazingly renewed wonders, and gives perpetual matter to continually renew love-admirations. I was given to understand that in this world there was no cessation of spiritual vocation, for out of God's infinite depth and fullness matter was continually renewed and power was endowed as fixed in the humility, all skillfully and learnedly, to act and do after the manner and way of God, their Life Root and being subject always to the laws of this new world and kingdom.

    But liberty is granted to many of this holy order that are of the highest saintship to communicate to those not yet come up to their degree. This is done so that they may help them to the bringing of these, their fellow members, higher up. The great saints will much delight in this office and service to their fellow members, for their joy cannot be completed until all come up unto the unity of love in a pure Deistic-Spirit.

    Now to understand this, there was shown to me some chief ones in the ministry of love, as Enoch and Abraham, John, the apostle, and Paul, along with others of their order who had golden vials⁽⁴⁰⁾ given to them to pour forth for anointing and healing. There was also Peter with some of his rank, to unlock centers and set free those who in those upper regions, and some in this lower world also, who wanted to be perfectly set free.

    Now follows an inquiry as to whether there may not be correspondence and communication maintained between those who are passed on and these holy and devout souls who are departed this body as to enjoy any love or pleasure in it while still living.⁽⁴¹⁾ Such assuredly are very capable of holding and of having a holy league and very close companionship with the glorified person of Christ, as well as with the glorified saints which have put on bodies of immortality for the high illuminated souls endowed with Christ's Spirit here, but still abiding in bodies of flesh.

    They may have liberty of access by the Spirit into the divine and light principle where the ancient worthies are who would most willingly meet and confer with us about those things pertaining to our progress in Christ and to the kingdom of Christ. They are very free to converse with us about whatever may correspond to a perfect life so that we may be made ready to come up to them in the unity of love to God as in the triune-Deity which fills all there with a full body of light.

    But it may be asked, "How and after what way do spirits accompany souls here that are spiritual? Is it by apparition or commingling by Spirit?"

    In answer , according to my present measure and experience, I FIND IT VERY RARE in this latter age that they visit souls by visible apparition (though sometimes they may), as Moses and Elias appeared to the Lord Christ. Since His ascension, all of this sort is transacted more invisibly and essential in the way of spirit and having an influence upon our souls through which there is a sweet harmony and a reciprocal love (which is also in our spirits towards them) that hereby they often draw up to them our more superior angel⁽⁴²⁾ to be in heavenly places with them, being very cordial and friendly to show their princely thrones and their delightful solaces and enjoyments which they have from the perpetual motion of the triune-Deity.

    Now any souls who here below do find Christ as their Root of Love (in them as their true original for securing their love), first in the eternal Father and Spirit in Christ the Lord, then most easily may we, without being guilty of spiritual idolatry in this, pay a veneration of love and high respect to these great potentates that have power to befriend us, seeing that we may need their assistance upon many accounts.⁽⁴³⁾

    For during the time of our probation in this life, it is altogether expedient that we get an acquaintance with the servants in this high and heavenly court, for they may do us many kindnesses, as they are in offices of great trust from their head Prince and King. It is made known to me that holy and good souls have lost much as to the knowledge of divine and holy skillfulness in order to act forth the wonders of the heavenly power in a manifold wisdom, as Christ, Moses and Elias, as well as the apostles did in their day.

    Now it may be demanded, "What in scripture have you to authorize this assertion or revelation?"

    First we bring you that of Hebrews, "We are come to Mount Zion, to God, the Judge of all , and to the Spirits of just men made perfect." See further of this matter; please refer to Hebrews 12:21,22. If there were no more, it speaks fully and clearly enough to the purpose as to confirm that the saints here upon earth are allowed to come up to the Mount Zion perfect Spirits in heavenly places and to maintain a holy mutual conference.

    It is also to be noted in Revelation 5:4 and 5, how the elders conversed with the apostle John and did show him several things. Also, in Chapter 7:13,14, we again have the elders speaking and conversing with the apostle while he was yet upon earth. And likewise, in Daniel where Daniel asked questions and heard one saint from the heavens speaking one to another for the resolving of Daniel's questions. So there is a cloud of witnesses to support it, beside what of this sort is known by some in this present time, who do obtain and retain several of these heavenly intelligences whereby knowledge is communicated and the invisible things and objects there are made manifest to them even though they are yet in a mortal body.⁽⁴⁴⁾

    Now to speak somewhat to the present subject. In the first place, we give you to understand that whosoever they may be who would know this privilege and come to enjoy a communion with holy angels or separated souls are to be freed and sequestered in heart and mind from all mortal entanglements as if they were divested of a gross body with its impediments, reserving themselves in a most inward purity of heart and mind. Without this habit of spirituality there is no commencing this acquaintance with either angels or patriarchs, prophets or apostles or any evangelical saints since those ages.

    For they, having put on incorruption and glory and quite redeemed out of the earth, will not touch any more or commune with such as are defiled with corruptible things. Now such persons who stand thus pure and clear may have much assistance from these throne spirits and powers in their way and travel to their heavenly country, for those angelical spirits that once lived in flesh do more nearly sympathize with us in all our infirmities and therefore all feelingly they tenderly consider our tempting-state and give themselves out most readily for our help. Nay, they are advocates and do remind the Lord Jesus of their prophesies that they may have their fulfilling upon us.

    Of this sort and degree are the choicest and greatest in the kingdom of our Lord and have very stately pavilions which are pitched round the majesty of the Jehovah God, whose pavilion is so dreadfully bright, being mingled with numerous colors so oriental and fine, that as glittering stones they do shine forth. Above this is spread a wonderful element which dilates itself all over these upper heavens. It seems to consist only of a transparent golden mist which gives a marvelous golden lustre for the pleasures and delights of the inhabitants of this heavenly orb.

    Here sometimes the Lord Jesus Christ enters into the Father's royalty, and the Holy Ghost, and the seven Spirits which appear as radiant and sparkling flames. When I inquired about them, what their office was, one of the chief elders told me that they were the seven invisible counselors and mighty powers, equal with the Trinity, by which the old heavens and earth should pass away in mortal creatures, in the room of which should all spring anew.

    This new mold of creatures, both here and in other regions, is to be achieved by these seven Spirits and also by the going forth of these sevenfold powers that are to do the great wonders in the highest heavens so passing down to this lower earth. I was informed that the time for their sending forth approached very near wherein they should be seen to move and turn all spheres upside down.

    Now the next marvelous appearance that opened was the virgin. Her place and mansion was pitched between the supreme majesty of the Father and the throne of glory of the Lord Christ, her beauty and comeliness being great, clothed with the clouds in which there was such a silver brightness and on them fixed stars of gold, with golden hair hanging down, with a crown upon her head, more excellent than others and the numerous virgins, the honorable ones such as loved and ministered to the Lord Christ here on earth and also to her. These had seats round about hers. It would fill up a great volume to give a particular of the greatness of the glory and magnificency of this heavenly court. A thousand degrees of blessedness it is to have a place and a name entered among this assembly.

    NOW IT WAS SHOWN ME THAT THIS GLORIOUS VIRGIN WAS SHE OF WHOM THE LORD CHRIST WAS BORN IN THE FLESH,⁽⁴⁵⁾ who is the figure of the eternal virgin which was from eternity, by whom is recovered all of Eve's generation of lost births in which the virgin purity was deflowered. But out of this Virgin's womb are angelical births brought forth and made manifest in time again for a new-created host of spirit-born creatures begotten by the Holy Ghost.

    Wherein the unfathomable mystery of the wisdom and love of God is made manifest to the lapsed state⁽⁴⁶⁾ (which entered the human race through Adam and Eve) so that we are to reckon ourselves born anew into that unity tending toward all purity of perfection with Christ our first-born from the dead, and to appropriate this eternal virgin for our supernatural mother.⁽⁴⁷⁾

    It is to be observed those words which our Lord did let fall, when He was upon the cross, to the beloved John, saying to him, "Behold, thy mother" (which was the virgin Mary who was representative of the Eternal Virgin). So from this exchange it may be concluded that the Lord does transfer this privilege of adoption, whereby we may thus qualify this Virgin for our true mother.

    Now then from hence, let us consider what great good we may expect from this our Eternal Virgin mother, who is very great in wisdom, majesty and power, who cannot but be more naturally sympathizing with her children who are to be brought up after that high-born degree and quality in wisdom and sanctity as may be after the similitude of their virgin mother.

    Now no little care and concern is upon her as may relate to her children's divine and spiritual education to keep them up to it while they are in this perilous, tempting, evil world and while they are making their passage through it. Therefore, seeing we have such mighty paternal powers in heavenly places, as the trinity of the Father, Son and Spirit, with the Virgin Wisdom and the seven Spirits and the court of ministering angels, as well as all the evangelical spirits, to be our friends in this most holy and separated place, all concurring together in order to deliver us from the earth and the temptations with which we are so beset by legions of spirits which invisibly do wind and twist their false injections into our minds, we should be the more excited to make use of all these dignities for our help.

    There is yet another thing to be considered in relation to this new offspring born from on high and yet are found to live here below in elementary, mortal bodies. The query is from hence,

    "Since it is to be expected that all of Virgin Wisdom's children here upon earth are to be exercised in some way that is in accordance with their eternal and spiritual descent, what is to be their business and employ, seeing none in the heavenly world do remain idle?"

    We are not to interest ourselves with the outward man's calling or what might pertain to him in this world but to give out the rules of divine wisdom to her children which are three in number.

    The first is that they learn to know themselves as to their original pre-existence in God, the Father, brought forth, through the womb of the Eternal Virgin, a pure simplified spirit.

    The second rule is to consider and contemplate the triune God as the Father of such holy and pure spirits, seeing in the mirror of His outward creation,⁽⁴⁸⁾ His manifold wisdom made manifest therein as love, power, omnipotency, with all goodness and kindness to what He hath created.

    A third rule is that we study from all this knowledge to come to love and bless, fear and adore Him, paying all reverence and practical conformity to the life of Christ. This will lay a foundation for what is to follow, inclining toward what is needful to accompany this high and heavenly calling which may answer to the kingdom of the saints in the upper world.

    The gifts which have been much lost and have had their cessation among the saints in these late ages, now the Virgin Mother calls upon her children to be seeking the restoration of them so that they may be exercised in the works of which Christ the Lord speaks. These works should follow those who did believe in Him and which are to be the sealing witness of the Holy Ghost's coming and going forth in acting powers through mortals. Now it may be asked, what are these gifts that are so needful and proper to wisdom's children?

    The first is the testimony of Jesus, which is the gift of prophecy. It is of very great use and service to the church here on earth to have a foresight and knowledge of what things are yet to come so that all who are the friends of the Bridegroom may be warned to make ready for His kingdom and appearance. His kingdom and appearance is now in very deed knocking at our doors. Blessed are they that understand the voice of prophecy and have it in themselves.

    The second gift is to have the gift of revelation, opened as a spring that flows with heavenly doctrine for a true teaching ministry that shall go forth to give feeding from a fresh pasture which has not been defiled by unwashed feet. The Holy Spirit now in some foretells that such principal shepherds are to stand in this latter day upon the earth that shall not speak from literal tradition but from the revelation of the holy anointing. It shall come with the pure and most excellent words of wisdom which will not be in the weakness of the letter but in the strength and power of the Spirit so made known.

    The third is the gift of vision, which is not by sight of the mortal eye, for that is too gross to see spiritual objects. Now to describe the most pure and right kind of vision is to have eyes within fixed in the head of a bright and clear understanding. Through this organ of sight, from pure and divine Light, God in Christ may be seen and Christ as in the glory of the Father and the eternal Spirit streaming forth from both Father and Son. Sometimes thus seen all in one and at other times distinct and yet never divided. Thus is the Holy Trinity seen through the pure crystalline globe of the Eternal Wisdom.

    Oh, ten thousand degrees of happiness to such as are thus divine and spiritually-sighted, so as to be taken up in viewing the celestial light world that is filled and furnished with such variety of all amiable objects as Seraphim and Cherubim in their several degrees about God's throne! All this, along with the numerous company of angelical spirits which once did live in mortal forms⁽⁴⁹⁾ are there to be seen, all clothed with bodies of spangling light. What the eye of the Spirit and mind do see here may well draw and affect the heart abundantly.

    Now to proceed to the fourth gift, which is the key that openeth the kingdom of the power, which being endowed with, does co-work with the powers in heavenly places for binding and loosening, shutting and opening. This power shall be granted to act mightily and do marvelous wonders according to what the saints of former ages have done. And it is certain that the present time which we now live in is such that it calls for greater and more marvelous works than yet have been done.

    Seeing that the confusions and distresses throughout all nations look so dreadfully upon us that all that is needed among us is for an Elijah's spirit to arise amongst us to turn the hearts of fathers to the children and pour out the oil of reconciliation and healing for the bleeding wounds of wars and divisions kindled into a flame through all nations. Only the strong and mighty angels that are filled with the Spirit of anointing shall rise in this latter Day to quiet these north winds that blow so furiously from the tempestuous seas of this present world.

    It is seen that deliverance to this nation will not be effected by carnal weapons of slaughter but only by the lifting up of the standard of God's Spirit of power. Now for the coming forth of this power we are looking and hastening, in order to make the way for that kingdom of peace and love which must spread over the whole earth. Even so, come Lord Jesus, to reign on the earth powerfully in Thy saints.

    The fifth gift is the laying on of hands by such as are baptized with the Holy Ghost. Being filled with the Holy Ghost they may impart to such prepared souls as have waited for it a virtual fiery touch and therefrom being so highly illuminated and Deified as to be made new creatures in very deed. From this ruby tincturing dye, a Godlike purity and power may suddenly arise to burn up the gross, corrupt and earthly part.

    For we do experimentally find that all spiritual medicines fall too short and are too weak for the rooting out the venom of sin until the Holy Ghost enters in to refine and purify the vessel from within, which may come upon some more directly as by God's own Hand, and then again it may come through an instrument. As the Holy Ghost shall attempt to convey Himself through the laying on of hands, it is not to be understood to be merely the laying on of outward hands, but the Spirit is imparted as the inward power and rich virtue in the spirit of faith and prayer shall be breathed forth. For so it was when the Holy Ghost was given forth through the apostles in their day. Oh how great, how worthy is this gift, being the root and spring from whence all miraculous works, both inward and outward, do proceed.

    Now from this holy anointing, the healing gift may also spring for the curing of all bodily infirmities. For as much as the mortal form, which we bear, is the temple of the Holy Ghost and it being yet of a corruptible matter of flesh and blood, subject to painful diseases, all manner of cures have been performed upon the body by the omnipotence of the Holy Ghost moving through mortal creatures.

    We have numerous instances both in the Old and New Testament and also since Christ and the apostles, by saints of a lesser degree who have been helpful to those upon sick and dying beds, who have been raised up most miraculously. And this power will still appear at the age's end in such holy souls as possess in their vessels this all-healing-balsam, having love-pity toward their fellow members and may bring much release and help to those in greatest extremity.

    But this power is not at all times commandable by any creaturely will. The apostles themselves could not act it forth upon the sick but as the Holy Ghost moved upon them. Neither can any that received this gift, but as the Holy Ghost stirs this healing pool within them, which may then flow forth to effect all bodily cures. Such is a great privilege of belonging to wisdom's children who are observant of all her rules and commands most willingly.

    Thus having given an account of what the Spirit of Christ hath given as to what is to be expected and required for the accomplishing such as shall make up an espousal Bride to Him. Therefore, it is absolutely needful that we should be furnished with such powers and gifts as may qualify for such a high marriage union with the first begotten son and heir of the high God who most willingly gives out and bequeaths these five golden talents here mentioned. This is so that a stock of spiritual goods being taken in may be in order to support and carry on the heavenly calling, in which, if found diligent, may mount to a mighty increase for the making of a dowry so great and large as may somewhat agree with Him to whom we are to be matched.

    So here we see what is appointed and suited to be the saints' business and employment. Such a vocation is not trivial but high and noble, answering to that of the glorified saints in the world above who will, in this holy calling, be our agents and correspondents and meet with us frequently. And those from the world above, who are more skillful and knowing in things of this sort than mortals, may meet with us in a very friendly manner to inform the ignorant among us. By all of this the saints here upon the earth may be made to harmonize with their companions of high degree in heaven.

    I shall now conclude this subject, praying in the Spirit for an increase of such as may be diligent followers of this high and mighty and most advantageous calling. Happy and blessed to thousands of degrees are such who, choosing, are made partakers of this heavenly vocation who shall so prize the privilege hereof as to set at nought by all that would hinder and stop the freedom of this all-spiritual employ wherein exercised as high-born spirits that they may be found in love with the Eternal Unity.

The Manner of Christ's Appearing

    "Hearken, Oh daughter of Zion! Behold, thy Bridegroom cometh no more a servant but to be served by all flesh. The Word that was manifest in flesh shall now reign in Spirit to prepare for Christ's kingdom to come into a visible dominion here upon the earth and by signs and miracles wrought by the Spirit in forms of flesh to confirm that Christ the Lord is coming to appear in His saints to set them over the earth.

    "For to the daughter of Zion the dominion shall be restored through marriage union with the Lamb of God.

    "This is the first resurrection of the holy people which shall be the trumpet voice that shall awaken the rest that lie dead in sin."

    The hour of God's judgment will thus come upon the evil nature that hath hitherto reigned in man. The Spirit shall be so fully poured forth upon these first risen-ones as to go forth with a quickening life to raise the dead spiritually and bodily.⁽⁵⁰⁾ This shall be the terrible Day of the Lord for the condemning and destroying not persons, but the sin in flesh.⁽⁵¹⁾ So it is declared to me and it will be fulfilled in its season and time.

    This time shall be when the wind of the Spirit shall rise more strongly because the Holy Ghost is to be the latter day glory of which it is prophesied that the expected kingdom of Christ is to be manifested here upon the earth, in which He will reign personally in His saints who are anointed first, with such measures of the Spirit that highly sanctifies and separates. It shall also prepare for the great Day of the thousand years reign of which it has been so much prophesied. But whether that be so to be understood according to our number of years is not to be determinated.

    But there will be glorious reign in the Spirit before Christ in His glorified person will come distinctly upon the earth to turn it into a paradise to make these lower parts of the earth glorious, upon which in the last of times He will stand and mold it into a crystalline land which will be new earth and heavens as is declared of in scripture.⁽⁵²⁾ So from hence it is made known to me that the work and business of our present day and age is to pass daily through the baptizing river (of Spirit, LH) that it may drown and keep all of sin down that the spring of righteousness may rise for the true washing of regeneration.

    Then will the Holy Ghost be renewed and set up His reign in souls and will exercise power and dominion so that it shall be known as Jehovah-Shammah (the Lord and mighty King lives and reigns there). For this must be the forerunner of that more great and notable Day of Christ as to His appearance in His own personal glory.

    It is advertised me that there is much to be done in the kingdom of this world by a more plentiful effusion of the Spirit than yet hath been. Therefore, each one in his own Jerusalem within should be waiting for the Spirit's Day in which the great increase and mighty power that will turn the world upside down shall be made manifest. Therefore, nothing is more expedient for the hastening of this blessed day of our Lord's appearance than this outpouring of Spirit.

    Therefore, all that are watchmen and holy seers are to sound that trumpet of the Spirit which may gather the dove-spirits together to wait in love-unity so that the thousand years reign may have a speedy beginning and entrance. Then as inquiries are made into this Spirit's reign and dominion, there shall be much encouragement thereunto given. Even so and amen, in the Spirit, come Lord Jesus quickly.

    A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT OF MY MIND,⁽⁵³⁾ which was upon an inquiry as to whether I might not be initiated into a present dowry and spouse to my Lord in order to partake of the heavenly possessions of which He Himself is inheritor as the Father's heir.

    It was replied to me, "Yea surely, it will follow to be that such as have put on the deiformation of Christ the Lord, shall have a good and right claim to His person and possessions."

    And when thus believed and apprehended, liberty is granted to draw out of this stock and treasury, as the present occasion shall require. For out of this fullness an emptying into the most holy and sanctified vessels may be most easy and proportional to its growth and degree.

    For my Lord said to me, "You are not to ignorantly suppose that I do willingly hold back from any who stand in unity with Me. But there is a cause if there is a hindrance."

    Then replied my spirit, Oh my Lord! Let it be given for me to know and understand where the obstructions have lain?

    I was answered, "The veil of not knowing and not believing the things reported, which do rightly belong to my virgin spouse; also wanting are holy boldness and courage to come and freely take what is mine and make it your own. For be it known unto thee, it is far from Me to engross to Myself what the Father hath so much and so liberally bestowed on Me. Was it not that I might give out just as plenteously? Therefore, come with full assurance of faith to Me and ye shall receive grace for grace, wisdom for wisdom, love for love, and power for power. As I have obtained and received of My Father in heaven, so you from Me all answerably shall be."

    Pondering in my spirit these words of my Lord's, I replied, "How shall it be that a spirit should thus be mingled and made one pure lump with Thee so as nothing of itself to be?"

    It was answered, "This should be achieved by dying out of creaturely sensation, causing a vacancy for the Holy Ghost to rise and spring and move as one entire spiritual body within. For so it will be whenever there is a cessation and a rest from the whirling thoughts and motions, which are from the outward astral birth.

    "This will be the manner of My coming in this latter day to stand upon the earth which is thus emptied and refined by the fire that never dies. This fire is that seed of God that shall multiply itself to bring your Christ forth to numerously overspread this world until all shall be formed anew.

    "Thus shall each one become a Christ (or anointed) from this Deified root opening within his own soul.

    "And when this life of Christ shall outgrow its minority and come to maturity of wisdom and strength, then it shall be known what you are made heirs to and shall possess. While you do remain in the age of time for Christ to fully increase, it will bring such gain as trains of heavenly powers which will open and fly like lightning that shall reach from one nation to another by which the dark corners of the earth shall become light.⁽⁵⁴⁾

   "This is the new and living way in which your Lord Christ will now begin to manifest Himself. Therefore hereunto, let the holy anointed ones be ever waiting for Me till power come over all that is of nature and of a creaturely spirit."⁽⁵⁵⁾

    Seeing I have, Oh my Lord, such liberty of speech for a further inquiry into this deep condescending love of Thine that moves upon my spirit, how is it the ardent soul that is so great a lover of Thee may have frequent admittance into Thy council chamber to hear and learn what may be helpful to gain such an high degree of unity as hath been mentioned by Thee? For thou art so over-clothed with greatness and majesty that it is no light or easy thing to maintain such access unto Thee as is required in so high a place as this in order to learn the secrets that do concern Thy kingdom. Oh my Lord, be pleased in this to satisfy me.

    Which was answered most sweet and mildly of my Lord in these words:

    "Oh thou soul of mine! Thou hast searched deep to find a path of life that few have found because it is all holy ground where none but spirits that have put on my spiritual body can ascend and keep their feet steady in this track, which I did freely pass to God, the Father. So may you also do as I shall quicken in you this risen body, so that you may know thereby that it is not my personal glory that shall prevent such spirits in their humble and love attempt. For I, your Lord, do well know it is but expedient that you should thus keep up your acquaintance with Me, for great will be your advantage hereby in taking and receiving from Me such fresh and wonderful supplies of wisdom and knowledge in the heavenly mysteries as shall satisfy and quiet the mind in the midst of an unquiet and disturbing world.

    "And now I have informed you as to your privileges. Take all care to keep this way of the Spirit all free and clear that your flight may not be stopped. Then you will keep your dwelling securely above with Me in the heavens and need not be careful about what happens in the world beneath, for your mountain situation in God shall never be moved.

    "Therefore, only unutterably happy are they who know Me thus, to be their new living and ascending way, that they may go in and out with My spiritual body, taking what is good for their present use, which they may have from Me all free, coming in the faith of holiness."

    Now having taken in these communications from my Lord, I found a precious feeding hereupon and did feel such a spreading and quickening life come upon me, as if I were all filled with Christ in every part. This may be compared to Elijah's stretching himself upon the dead child which was thereby made alive.

    Thus the Lord Christ draws a lively draught of Himself into every part in the soul and nourishes it with His own royal blood which runs through every vein. By this we know we have put on Christ in His resurrection Spirit and inward body, and when this is come, redemption is finished.⁽⁵⁶⁾ Highly blessed are those that shall arrive hereunto.

    By all these manifestations, I see the Day of Love is breaking out to encompass the whole earth, and Christ will no longer be a stranger,⁽⁵⁷⁾ for so He prophesies in me that in the Holy Ghost He will in this last age of the world more wonderfully appear. Therefore, I am pressed in Spirit to excite all that love and long for to see, feel and know Him as a present counsellor and comforter, that they would thus prepare by pureness of heart and mind, waiting for this love- star to rise and multiply itself to numberless stars of love and power, that may a heavenly host be to proclaim the glory of Christ's kingdom.

    Even so come, Thou mighty King of glory, and make us kings to reign over all that of the earthly life,as so redeemed by Thee, Thou Lamb of God, to whom the hallelujahs are given.

POST-SCRIPT

    Question: "God, being so pure, holy and good in Himself, how comes evil and sin to be awakened at all, since God is the Original from whence all created beings have proceeded?" As (now) both angels and all rational creatures are infected with sin.

    Thus we give the inquirer an answer to the question of how sin at the first came in.⁽⁵⁹⁾ Now it remains only to let you know how this poison of sin that hath infected all of Adam's posterity shall be allayed and expelled. The original cure hereof is so well known that I need not set that forth, it being so generally believed already that Christ came in the flesh to be a propitiation for the sins committed in the flesh.

    But now a deeper thing than this I have to declare and make known as thus: We know that all outward births have been conceived in sin, and yet somewhat of good and evil (from the original root of nature) both therefrom (in everyone) sprung forth. Now know and consider there is no other way to make a perfect cure but by taking the sting of sin out and that by another birth conceived within the soul which is Christ, the quickening Spirit; that which is a sinless birth. And as that grows up and becomes strong in Spirit, the sinful part withers and dies away. Thus Christ the God-man works out sin within the properties of fallen nature and so completes redemption victoriously. "For that which is thus born of God overcomes the world" -- 1 John 5:4.

    But here meets me a question, "Is Christ to be conceived and born in every one for salvation so inwardly?" Yea surely, this is and must be the foundation seal whereby God the Father will own and rescue us being the express image of His beloved Son.⁽⁶⁰⁾

    But again, it may be objected that I have verified that God's love is so great and large that all fallen angels and spirits shall be redeemed. But the question, "How can that be when so many die without any appearance of this new birth you speak of?"

    It is true that millions of souls do so pass away out of this world, and it will be much to their loss and suffering. Yet know, The Root of the eternal God is in every soul, however so vile and evil they may have lived in this body and so died in that state. For Christ is "the Light that hath enlightened everyone that cometh into the world" --John 1. This Light and Life of Christ has been shut up and sin has gotten uppermost, yet Christ (the eternal Spark of Life) will save Himself in all that have apostatized from Him. Nothing shall suffer loss but the fuel of evil works that cannot pass through the Judgment and burning.

    And if this life be passed over and little or nothing of this be done, there must be a remaining in a fearful expectation of going through this terrible refining work after this life in regions so appointed for that end. Oh! That all careless, desperate soul-adventurers that know not the hard tugs they must go through to clear and get off what they contracted of vile matter and evil deeds in this life. Therefore, let all be warned to mortify and renounce the earthly birth so that they may escape the fiery indignation that will come upon the works of iniquity.

    Oh! Now then, while you have day with the everlasting sunshine of love in your souls, turn to it and it will clarify and brighten you so that you may be delivered out of all future punishments and find entrance into the joy of our Lord which may be known now in this present time in the Heavens of a Pure heart, the happy felicity of which I have already set forth in this treatise.

    So, hoping this may give satisfaction to the impartial and sober-minded for information into the mysteries that have been under a veil (which is now rending away) for the which break of day, let us earnestly pray.

A Visional Appearance, or Prophecy
July 15, 1694

    I had a sudden representation come before me of a round globe, like an oval in which were four circles. In the first circle was a pure white glass of light in which there appeared the personal Prince of glory with numerous bright bodily figures with whom were the elders. They had gotten victory over this world and had departed in the faith of what they now enjoy, and the circle that was encompassed was of a bright flame color.

    As I was waiting further upon the vision (as it shut up and opened again the next night), I saw one mighty potent angel break through the circle where the glorified persons and their elders were, and there a great shout crying,

    "The principle of salvation is broken through! Now the Beast's kingdom will quickly go down and worthy is this mighty Conqueror to receive (with the Lamb of God) Power and Riches, Wisdom and Strength, Honor, Glory and Blessing. For the way is broken through for such as shall follow after, who in the same Spirit of Faith are quitting their sensual reasonings!"⁽⁶¹⁾

    Then did I see many striving to enter in but could not till they had relinquished the Name and Mark of the Beast (which is this worldly principle) with all its polluted immercements and Babylonian traffics, which, by the sight of this all-conquering angel, were prevailed upon to do so.⁽⁶²⁾

    Then a free pass was made for many (already known by figure and name) to enter in to receive mutual power to multiply and spread Mount Zion's glory over the whole face of this earth.

    So will all nations be made to flow in at the rising of this bright Orient spirit for great powers are moving from the heaven in very deed.

    Oh, Mighty Jesus! Thou art this Circle-Breaker by and in such as You will assume and take up to open the fountain of the great wonders by which the lost purity shall again come to be restored and the heavens spread (as a curtain) over the whole world.

    This is a prophetical vision; the fulfilling thereof draws near. Therefore it seemed good to me to add it to the foregoing part.

    The author has much of this kind lying by her (in manuscript) that may yet come to light as God shall open an effectual door for more to be revealed to promote and make ready the New Jerusalem Bride to be married to the immaculate Lamb of God. For the which, I say to all, "Come. Oh, come away with speed!"

    The lifted up standard of Christ, the trumpet of whose spirit does now sound, that the dead in sins may live again in a new state from the resurrection life of Christ who comes down in a fiery baptizing cloud by which He will enter into souls who are willing to have this sin-defiling garment taken away.

    The oil of the Spirit is still flowing but must now stop for the present until vessels shall be found and made ready to take it in. For the which the incense of pure prayers shall still ascend up to heaven. End

50 years = Jubilee, release from bondage (of sin)