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.

September the 12th. 1677.

The next day I had a sweet respite from the raging force of that predomi∣nant humour, which had so afflicted my exteriour part. And in the Night, I saw my self taken into a place, of which it was said, the Night shall not be known from the Day. For though it was in the Dead of the Night, yet for brightness it was as the Noon Day; which light seem∣ed to me to descend out of a quite dif∣ferent Orb, than this visible Element. And I felt presently therefrom a warm Beam sent from the pure Deity, which did me exceedingly lighten; so that for the present time, I was as one out of the Body of ponderosity; dreading, again therein to be found. For who can do less, than despise their corruptible Image, that is so subject to these outward ele∣mentary diseases of all kinds, when once they come to know and feel in any mea∣sure

and degree that one Element, of which Celestial Bodies are framed, which can know neither sorrow, nor pain? Oh, how may we come to be constituted hereinto so durably, as no more to see the vile nature of si•• or putrefaction? Is it lawful to have an expectation hereof, before we lay these Bodies in the Grave? Yea, assuredly such a day there is to be, which will swallow up the night of mor∣tality: that all of the one clear matter of that invisible Element, shall be in such changeable Raiment, as that it will us give, to see the face of God in Clarity. For this word was given into me, that those who could hold out in a steady strong Faith, might know in verity such a trans∣formation, so as to pass out of Corpora∣lity into an Aethereal Glory; putting on that, which can pass into the everlasting burning-day; which no shadow of the night, or mortality of death can ap∣proach. But it was further said, The putting off what should be in order here∣unto, would be very hard: yet sufficien∣cy will be given to some, who are con∣curring in mighty Faith. Therefore go ye on believingly, such a change yet possibly to see.