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 20th. 1677.

Great eagerness of Soul was renewed, for the passing in through the Needle-Eye of the Glorified Humanity. The Zeal and Love did wonderfully hereunto concur, so as to devour and eat up all those strong Reasonings of Contradiction, that else would be working in the Mind. From which being in a good degree cleared, through the Mystery of Faith, working by the Spirits operation, great calmness of Mind was known. In which time the Circle-Eye did open again, encompassing me round with waving white Clouds, and one did descend and did pass through the bright Circle, as an Arrow for swiftness, in the Figure of a clear Body, with a Branch in his Hand, the Leaves whereof were shining as Gold, the Fruits were as a Cluster, were in variety of Fruits

were growing together. It was reached out, and a Voice did after the manner of a Spirit speak, saying, This is Fruit from the Tree of Life, that is now planted in the Land of Beulah: Eat hereof and give forth, and be blessed in it for ever. Pre∣sently I did feel sensibly a little strength∣ning Virtue come in, which I would have conveyed to another after a Magi∣cal and Spiritual way, that was at a di∣stance. While I was in thoughtfulness hereupon, the same Person was presented to me, as if he had already hereof par∣taken; for there was strengthning Meat given into his Hand, wherewithal I did see him feed a Bird, that flew gaping to him, being all craving and hungry, chirp∣ing still as it was fed at his Hand.