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.

December the 7th. 1677.

A very curious Question did stir in my Spirit, why such a concealment of the Heavenly Things was in this time of our Lord's mediating Priesthood? And why no more visible Effects were produced up∣on his Members on Earth, as to the Re∣surrection-day. For since the Apostle's Age, little hath been wrought in any miraculous way, further then by inter∣nal Light, and Spiritual renewings, and the Love of God shed abroad with the Blood of Spriukling: which is the high∣est degree, that yet any have arrived un∣to. But all this did not appear to me, to be th••t which the perfect Restoration must further make out; nay, what the Apostles saw and heard in their time, who had the first Breathings from Christ, after his Ascension. Yet all then, and since have been exceeding short, of what is in reserve to be revealed. As I do know this from a sure Word of Intima∣tion, and so herefrom my expectation hath been greatned, and the Pool of my Mind stirred, and troubled, and some∣what

as from a central Fire boiling up, to clarifie that, and so the gross thick and dim Eye might be single and piercing to see if possibly into its own original body of Light. That so hereby a clear Aspect might be of what hath been acting and working in order to the Consummation of another more pure and perfect Creation. Thus being upon an internal search, into mat∣ters of this high Nature, this Word was brought into me, saying, Why art thou troubled that such long respit hath been, as to the Manifestation of the absolute Reign of the Lamb, that was slain be∣cause his Might hath not been shewn, nor his Power wrought, nor his Wonders done in the Earth? Yet now look for a greater Overturn then ever through the whole fallen Creation. This long ces∣sation shall not nullifie it, for this King∣dom will have its revealing Day: for the Golden Sand of the half hours Silence is running out apace, which must be first expired out in Heaven. It was then gi∣ven me to understand, that this Half Hour of Silence hath been ever since the Holy Ghost appeared in Cloven Tongues of Fire, upon those, who in a travelling Birth did here wait for it upon the Lord's

Promise. For since that time, little news hath been heard from Heaven, only the Beloved Iohn had the last, great, and sig∣nal Revelation from Jesus. Since that only such a Ministration hath been, which hath taken up their Testimonies in a still and private way, opening the Mind of the Spirit, in the Doctrine of the Old and New Testament. But for a new and fresh Word, that may be said to come imme∣diately from the Lord, which hath not been before, truly it may be said, as it was in Samuel's time, that the Word of the Lord i•• pretious in this day. We may travel from East to West, from Nation to Nation, and scarce find a true Seer, with whom the express•• Word of the Holy One is. Some hidden ones un∣der the stuff of this Principle there may be, who will not be known till the Lord calls them out, to unfold boldly his Mind. For this is an Age that can as little bear, as any formerly, such Truths as will shake their whole righteous Foun∣dation, as it may be so termed, and others whose Lives and Loves are in that, which must also be laid wast in the common de∣struction, which is coming upon all vi∣sible things. Therefore never more need

then now is for true and anointed Pro∣phets to enquire how things are going in the invisible Kingdom. For all the Plat-form is first laid there, how things in this external state will be. Therefore it is needful, that some must be here tru∣ly prepared for it, and should never be off their Watch-tower, but be listening continually. For it was said, upon the enquiry of a Spirit, That the half Time of Silence was now upon breaking up, and mighty Powers would begin to work. Therefore let the regardful understand the present Motions of the Heavens. Though our Lord Jesus is shut up from all mortal view, yet the effect of those invisible Workings may be known in our low Heavens, and may be felt by such, whose Hearts are bent, and full stretched out to the Heart of a glorified Jesus. these will attract down Light, and so the lower Heavens may so contact with the upper, as to become all privy to the great Affairs, Counsels, and Designs, which are stirring within the Globe of Eternity.

But the Query is, By what way or mean•• shall any one come to be so Inseeing, that yet have upon them the thick film of Mortal Sense?

Answ. There is no other Medicine here prescribed for it, but to wash often in those clear and pure Waters, which do run from the Crystal Throne into one Pool. This doing day by day, minding when those Crystal Springs do bubble highest, the strong force of which, doth wash off the rough scales of Sense: Then shall we become all seeing into what is both near and afar off, as to the working of the divine Mystery. This word of Counsel was also added, that whoever did seek this great gift, to know the Di∣vine Magia in its Eternal Motion, they taken up will be, like Enoch to walk with God from among Men in an un∣known Region; where no evil Wind or corrupt Air may blow upon them. These great and weighty Crown-Jewels, which for the last Age are reserved, will be con∣ferred upon such separated Nazarites, whose Walks and Conversations are in the Immanuel, where the Vail and Face of the Covering will be done away. when no need there will be of crying, Come up, and see, for in the very Eye of Light, we then shall comprehend, and all Invisible things shall stand as naked be∣fore us. But oh thou Lamb of God,

when shall thy Hand of Might be stretch∣ed out, to bring these mighty things to pass for any one.