A fountain of gardens watered by the rivers of divine pleasure, and springing up in all the variety of spiritual plants; blown up the pure breath into a paradise, sending forth their sweet savours, and strong odours, for soul-refreshing. By Jane Lead.

November the 1st. 1676.

THis Day upon Mr. Bromley's ac∣count, the Dr. was engaged to speak in Publick, whose Sails were spread and filled with Breath from the Anoint∣ing Power. After which I found my Spirit much called into an inward still∣ness, to find out the original Wheel, that turns the whole Creation about. As seeing all things short; though they are brought forth in Spiritual Appearances; they pass away as yet too weak to bring forth the transfigured state. Upon which consideration, I went to my Nights Repose in some heaviness of Spirit, mourning after the Life-working Power, to deliver me from this, & every surviving Hour of Temptation; importuning for a naked access to the Throne of Majesty, where I might have freedom to open all in plainness of Speech, and to hear with∣out any other Medium, but the Spirit's Ear, what God would answer to me. Upon which I had presented four moving Wheels of Flame Colour: As they turned, they opened a deep in the ground, which

still dissolved, and melted away where ever they went, so they kept on their circling course, having at last no more ground to move upon, all being burnt up before them. A Seraphim with six Wings all covered them, only through every Wing an Eye was seen; and then the Wheels were lifted up, and did ascend. Then a Voice came unto me, saying, Mark and see, what you must be turned into, if you will see the bare and naked Majesty of Glory. Canst thou think to bear the presence of an Immense Light, that is of such a transparency without a Cherub's covering upon all thy working Wheels. If thou wilt come to the heights of Zion-Glory, come prepare for to be undone in thy own sensitive Life, the very Pillars of the House o•…•… Nature will be shaken, the keepers there∣of will tremple. Man must cease, whe•…•… God descends into his Holy Place; these flaming Coverts of the Spirit, will le•…•… nothing of the Flesh inherit with it. Therefore till thou dost agree to thi•…•… there can be no possibility of coming in to that great Assembly, where the Mos•…•… High doth over all Worlds reign, wit•…•… his Train of glorified Spirits. When

had after this manner discoursed, the result of my importunity was thus given to me; I was convinced what such an access for continuation there would cost. For it was shewed to me, there must be down right Payment, Words would not alone pass. All our earthly Goodness and God∣liness was to be given away for this Che∣rub's Covering, and no longer in the Tents of Babylon to stay; there to live in the midst of a People of unclean Lips. Now the great thing is, how this shall be brought to pass, for who shall live, when God doth this? Yet seeing the all-knowing Spirit hath plainly hereof advertised, that so to us it may not come as a surprize, when these burning Wheels shall wholly undermine and consume what it finds of that putrified Earth in us, Oh then I do see the six Winged Sera∣phim will be our Covering, through which we shall behold, the Lord the mighty King upon his Throne of Glory, according as hath been foretold, and there his mighty Voice shall hear, which now sounds in our Ears, from that Seraphick Sphear.