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.

February, the 16th. 1675/6. The going up from the Low Valley towards SION Hill.

BEing now cast upon the Crystalline Shore, and there ordered to set down and wait for what every Spring-Tide out from this Heavenly Ocean would voluntarily into our out-spread Net cast

in; which in the Love, Fear, and Holy awfulness I obeyed; resolving to omit no known express of the High Powers in their Orders successively given forth; having their tendency for the bringing us through all the Plunges and Labyrinths of the Mortal Sensitive Life. Who like the King of Shion, would by no means permit the Circumcised Israel to pass through his Borders and Land peaceably, without commencing War, to afflictand distress, while we are making towards our promised and prepared Mansion-Rest. Such kind of Moabites out of their Quarters do arise over us to Mo∣nopolize: but the wise All-foreseeing Star doth yet go before, bidding us fol∣low hard after, with flaming Banners out-flying, which shall strike Terrour into all contradicting Powers, that would us in this our way detain; great Offence we must expect to give, because we only design a clear Pass, and in no one Earthly Village in this low Orb to stay; because our New Jerusalem-Bride, hath to us cryed, Hast, come, swiftly pass: burthen not your selves with any Earthly Trade or Stuff: for my pure •…•…ubling burning Sea of Glass will bring

in all valuable Store excessively. There∣fore a new Wisdom's Word did spring; saying, Abide quiet, and still under the infolding Rock of most antient and known Power, which now provided for your Court is, while ye are here ap∣pointed to stay: bearing, and suffering the further cleansing of your Vessels, through the rising Springs which here out with mighty force will upon you break in; till thus they washed away have all Matter and Mould, which made you no whit to differ from those who the in out∣ward Form do walk, act, and live accor∣ding to the dictate of the corrupt sensitive Nature. Which that ye may be freed and seperated from, you are ordered till Times-Number shall be fulfilled, by this pure Golden Shore to dwell. Do not mistake to think all yet with you is so perfect, and compleat, as ye need not the burning. Streams from this boiling Sea into you to pass. Know ye who are yet my Care and Charge, had I not hi∣therto you brought, all might have been lost that hitherto hath been wrought. For what Conquest could ever have been gained, while two Seas permitted were to meet, and cast in upon one Ground?

Therefore a stop to the Earthly angry Sea, which foameth from the deep sense of a Quagmire-Center is determined into a restraint, and binding up; for care is taken for the prevention of this conti∣nued Strife and Mutiny, which made you in such bitter Conflicts and Soul-Agonies, to be tyring out your days with endless Debates from Reasons strong Assaults. If once for all you can give up to the force of this strong working Tide of that Spirit, whose proceeding is from your God and Jesus, and no more put forth your Hand to prop up what this Holy Fire's Breath comes down to burn up and consume: If to its Flames ye shall be casting; into your Hands shall come those pernicious Incendiaries that would Strife, War, and Debate within the Gates of that Holy Place of your Minds still promote and maintain. Oh now then of fixed Will, all of one pure Goblet and Lump, without the mixture of any sort of lower Mettal•…•…e Mass, let me see you sublimated and wrought into. For I would that ye might yet a Praise and a Crown to your Bride be found; beyond what the present Age hath sounded or brought forth great Wrest∣lings

and Vauntings by his exalted Spi∣rits out of an unsound Ground, and pol∣luted Heavens, do put forth, as if the true Lily did blossom, as from out of a dry Shell and hollow Sands. But the Kingdom of thy JESUS is more deep, weighty and substantial, as ye shall wit∣ness in the patient, passive, process, if you shall hold out according to my re∣newed Revelation, which shall attend the Tabernacle Waiters, and Inquirers, with the spotless Ephod upon you, as the separated O•…•…es, to whom my Se∣crets shall first be made known, in and after another manner, then the Counterfeit Birth-Talkers, make their boast of: for a difference I will put a∣mong the dry Rods which known shall by their greening, and fresh flowering, and so shall cause to cease all murmuring and vain Pretendings to my Golden Altar ascending. To which none right have to come, but such as can bring the blossoming Rods with the Name of JESUS there∣on ingraven. Also a Golden Ball I do to thee bequeath, take it and swallow it down, and after a while thou shalt feel it dissolve, and out from thee flye: it

is the Soveraign Composition-Oil, which will preserve that which is conceived and brought forth, for the donation and ma∣nifestation of that Great Day of JESUS his return, with the last finishing Power that will put an end to all Travels and Labours, Fears and Sorrows. Which so∣lid thing is already given: only wait for its breaking forth.