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.

Ianuary the 30th. 1676/7.

In the first part of the Night, my Me∣ditations were wholly intent upon that Way, Order, and Method, by which a Decease might be to the Body of Sin. For the Spirit intimated and declared plainly, that while it was alive, there could be made no Claim to Mount Sion's Revenue. For as much as the wise and holy God, and our Father, had made a Settlement, according to eternal Counsel upon the true Birth-Heirs, begotten of the Virgin-Spirit, who only the Eternal Goods can inherit. Now then so long as the false, evil, intruding Birth reigneth in the Mortal Body, the Heavenly Off-spring must needs be kept down, and made to serve in a strange Country. Be∣cause of their first-born Lord, Esau, that is so potent and great in this earthly Principle, that until such time, as the Iacob's Birth is grown strong and mighty, he cannot look the supplanted Esau in the Face. Therefore full armed with God's Host we must maintain our Battel, and be in no fear, but the Edomites will fall

down, when they shall see the Angel of the Most Holy with his Flaming Sword passing before us, to make our way into our own Land, where our Inheritance doth lie. God saying unto us, Come return unto your Rock, and there I will hide you, till the Fury, Wrath and Indig∣nation shall pass away: and I will be un∣to you and Eternal Cleft of Stillness. Where secured ye shall be, as in Death's sweet passive Liberty; so as ye shall no more hear the noise of the pransing War∣riour, who always is annoying, while he can find you on this side of Death. Therefore see it of necessity, ye must from Mount Nebo, into this Rock ascend; where buried as out of sight ye shall be: for your Dying shall only be Hiding, till such time as the Life, Power, and Good∣ness of the Deity shall re-enter as a quick∣ning Breath, all fully to Spirit you with∣al. That so the very Nature and Good∣ness of this Rocky precious Stone may out∣flow in you: Then when-ever you will smite this Rock with the Rod of the Spirit, it shall gush out Rivers of Living Waters, to be come in each of you, a Springing Well. That so you may Pro∣claim the mighty Name of him, that

hath gotten unto a Life and Victory, by lying close hid, as in the Heart of this ever blessed Saphire Rock.