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The Jerusalem state opened further upon me, as my Spirit was caught up there to see and hear, how Affairs were managed in the high Kingdom of the Love; knowing that my Name was written there, and a place preparing: and now my Mind was no longer wa∣vering, or nalting betwixt two Kingdoms.
For I did see so much of the reality of this Zion Glory, that all within me was pote•…•…tly provoked to make after it, ac∣cording to the Hand of Power which had touched me. The Queen of Sheba had not more lost her Spirits in the view of what was but the shadow, and type of this, then I had from the time of its Ma∣nifestation upon me; The Lamb and Wisdom the Bride still conferring and illustrating the Glory thereof unto me, even so much, as with the Shulamite, Cant. 6. 4. I cryed, Turn away thin•…•… Eyes from me, for they have overcome me; such was the wonderful, bright, terribleness of this Beautiful Jerusalem, in its continued presentations to my Mind, so as I complained of my Love∣faintings and dyings. Now for this my Bride, she talked with me in the Night, when Sleep was upon the Elementary part, but my Internal Ear Kept awake to hear new things out of this Sion Pearl Ru∣by Gate. An out cry I heard, and my self by Name called upon, Arise, shine, for thy Jasper-stone is for thee come: make ready, put off, mount away with me: Let no Essences ever more touch thee, that so my incorporated Spirit may alone
give unto thee the Jerusalem free. Who according to Knowledge, Light, Joy, Peace, and Love, will, as to thee, my Dove, there live to spend the full Re∣venue of this unknown, fresh, renew∣ing Stock of all out flowing Gifts, and high deified Powers, which will then shew whereunto thou art come.
In the Morning, when I came to have these Sayings repeated over to me, by that Magical Spirit, who inspired those things into me, I did really feel all my co•…•…poreal Spirits dye and saint within me, and some what to fail, and melt away. While it was thus with me, I had this Word came to me, saying, This must be: therefore suffer, and know now a dying into a Life-rising, and free liberty, within this City, of a God-spreading Glory. Whereof the Throne-River shall be given thee to drink, which is called the Water of Life: as a deep rooted Tree, do thou suck it in, and from hence spring in the Love-Unity, from the Father, and the Jerusalem Bride, which generate their Fruit Monthly. I do this Tree not only to thee, but to him, who a Mourner is for his lovely, yet once grieved Bride, recommend:
To you both I do it present, not only to view, and the Beauty hereof to admire; but for encouragement hereunto, that of the same Fruit ye may bring forth with∣in these high Walled Gates. Where the Nations that are to be saved, shall par∣take of these healing Leaves: and more perfect Cures then ever shall be done herefrom. These Trees therefore which I now shew thee, thou art made to be∣hold through their various Operations how they remain still together United which though signified in Number Three, yet all but One are in their rich and high Extracted Quality. Out from which now see your selves shoot forth as incorpora∣ted Branches, having living Food in your own Root, which encircled round with Sion's broad River, which turned is into a Golden Nature, as of trans∣parent Amber. For such as the Soil is, whereout this Tree doth grow, so an∣swerably doth it give forth its Fruit, for Substance and Quality, for Virtue and Tast. O great and unknown Mystery! Which lieth here, to be both the Tree, and the Feeder thereupon: as knowing here no Curse is ever to be seared, be∣cause nothing but the pure, good, sappy
Life moveth here: which will so per∣fectly Naturalize you into it self, as will transform you by constant feeding upon it in your self, into a solid Body, as weigh∣ty as Gold; and so by Degrees it will be known to grow hereunto. This will the whole Course of your unsteady and Sin-obnoxious state, change into flaming Pillars, for fixation. The Spring-Tides of this Healing River will grow so high, that it will be unpassable: no more com∣ing out is from within these Cherubin-Walls, but growing up as Trees of Righ∣teousness, from the Seed and Water-Fountain of Life. Which by and through the Measuring Compass of the Spirit, makes heights, depths, lengths and breadths, all proportionable; to lie square, and to move here in one Equa∣lity, permitting nothing out of order. Still the Golden Line, measureth to the highest Perfection in every degree any one, who comes to inhabit within this Je∣rusalem. Whose Streets being all of Gold most clear, sure Footing there is for Fire-Stones to walk up and down, with∣out fear of sinking; for all their Goings are here established, and made prospe∣rons. For no Warfaring Spirit can err
out of his Way, Light doth every way so beset him from the Throne-Spirit-Lamps, proceeding from God, and the Lamb, which hath out vied, and abased all other Lights; which hereat pull themselves in, and fall down, as not able to abide, or contest with this God Essential Light. Ah, but while with you I am discoursing these things, I hear this loud Ecchoing-Cry within, Oh when shall we be cloa∣thed upon with this New Jerusalem Light, that it may be our Lot within this City to abide? or else why is it after this manner so illustrated, through the Knowledge and Manifestation of these things? Thou dost but sadden out Hearts, and multiply our Sorrows, till thou takest us in hereunto. For how can we love to see that place, which we must not come into? And look upon thes•…•… Lovely Trees, and not yet touch or t•…•… them? This doth but sharpen our Spiri∣tual Appetites, to make them mo•…•… eagerly hunger after them.