A fountain of gardens Vol. II. Being a continuation of the process of a life according to faith, of the divinely magical knowledge, and of the new creation. In mutual entertainments betwixt the essential wisdom, and the soul in her progress through paradise, to Mount Sion, and to the new Jerusalem. By J. Lead.

August the 10th. 1677.

This Vision was shewn me. I with another Person was ascending up towards a Mount, which was all green: and we were discoursing, if we could come up there, how we should then have escaped, what we saw cause to fear. For I did see many Vipers lie in our way; and one did seem to fasten upon the Heel of my Fellow-traveller; which I set my Foo•• on, and so escaped from it. And as we passing still on, after some space of time, there fell a Dark Mist, so dismal as we could not see each other: which was ve∣ry rerrible to me, for we had lost each other; but I saw it dissipated, and the lost found again.

Upon this was opened unto me, in what danger we were. And it was said, Pray; for there is Cloud of Temptati∣on, that hath already essaid, that the work might be retarded. Moreover this word was with me, Rise, O Abigail, with Wisdom and Might: and give out what thou art withal replenished; and there∣by stop the ensuing Flood. For all things

do conspire, from the Dark Kingdom, to keep you from finding the way to my Holy and Separated Choir. Therefore those dark Fumes and Smoak will rise, that so you might not find your way into that m••ni••ion-strength, where ye will be secured out of all peril.