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.

April the 6th. 1676. A Call to this Searching from out of New-Jerusalem.

O Thou inquisitive Spirit, what is it thou hast seen in my Glass? A City which is founded upon a Rock of all Precious Stones? The measuring Line is still in the Hand of thy Angel∣guide, to shew thee further hereinto: And now to present the Walls, that must be raised upon these twelve Foun∣dations. The Line of my Eternal Spirit is squaring all according to Wisdom's Counsel. What now thinkest thou are to be the Materials of these Walls but all flaming Seraphims, holding Palms of Victory, and light glistering Shields in their Hands? These are the Walls, which shall ever be before me garuished, with the bright sparkling Powers of Cherub∣work, every where engraven by the Pencil of my Spirit: Who skilful is to write in Gold the Inscription of the highest Perfection of Holiness, round

these Walls. Nothing out here spring∣ing will be, but Lillies and blushing Roses, which represent the mutual Em∣braces of the Bridegroom and the Bride. Whose Emblems every where, within this Holy Place, are to be pourtraied, as a new formed Image, of unchangeable Beauty and Perfection, in the room and place of that faded, withered coupl•…•… who lost their Virgin Purity, staining their Bridal Garments; so as Paradise could no longer bear them, but fl•…•…d away from them. But, behold! here is a new state of things opening, much more transcendent then the Paradisical Birth and Generation. For out of this City will come the true and right Marriage, of which the first was but a Type; for the Lamb and the Bride will bring forth here a fruitful Off-spring; as it is said of this Zion, Blessed is the Man that is •…•…orn out he•…•…ce: Blessed is the Man that is begotten within these Celestial Walls. For take notice, there is much difference betwixt the Paradisical State, and Situ∣ation, and this of Jerusalem, which is encompassed all about with S•…•…raphick flaming Cherubims. There was only One to keep and guard the Tree of

Life: it lay open and obnoxious to the Invaders; as the effects of the Serpent's coming did shew. But here Fortitude and Strength 〈◊〉〈◊〉 provided against all Assaults: no Destroyer can come here, the Walls are so high, terrible, mighty, and strong, with their twelve Gates, which will open to none but to the Bride and Bridegroom, and to their Offspring, who have the Name of the City written upon their Foreheads.

But thou, whose Queries are come up before me, concerning these Gates, why they are recorded to stand Northward and Southward; Eastward and West∣ward? and to be all alike, no difference, and bearing Names upon them? U•…•…to thee I answer. As to the first, know, this City is founded and established up∣on the top of all Mountains, for disco∣very unto all: The rising, blazing Glo∣ry of it shall be seen of all People and Nations, and all Languages shall hear of the Fame thereof: Therefore these Gates are set towards the Four Quarters of the Earth, that whatever belongs to this Sion, and had its Birth out heuee, may re∣turn and give it up to it again. Now as to the Gates themselves, as it is said, They

are of One Pearl, signifying their Orien∣tal Purity, without mixture; as it is written. My Name shall be ONE in these, and they one in me, as selected Ones, to be at the Gate's Entrance, to whom I will give the Charge and Trust peculi∣arly to open, and to shut out: for they shall have all Power given to them. The burthen of the Government shall not lie only upon your great High Priest, but ye shall bear an equal share with him, as so many Elders, Spirited from the same Anointing. O•…•… it is a high Dignity to be chosen an Angel-Keeper, and Opener of these Everlasting Gates, to let in, and shut out, according to the Light and Law of this City.

Query. Now why hast thou seen three Pearl Gates united as in One?

Answer. To manifest the Trinity in Unity. All concluded it is to dwell in one Pearl spiced Gate, so spiced through∣out, as it may smell only of pure Deity, that can never more admit of Putrefaction.

Q. But further you enquire, Why are they named with several Names, seeing all is one only Pearl, or Body of Purity? Why twelve Names answering to the

twelve Tribes of Israel, or to the twelve Apostles of the Lamb?

A. It was only so in way of Similitude, for their many Names are all but one, as deriving their Name from their A∣nointed Lord. Who was their Head Principality; according to that which was written, That they were baptized into that One Name, by the Holy Ghost, and from thence were called Christus, as a Body, that anew was to present this Assembly in Mount Sion, the Bride of the Lamb. Who henceforth will be called by no other Name, then the Lord our Righteousness; which is the true In∣scription, that shall be written upon every one of these Gates.