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Thus I did by all come, to learn and know how strait the Passage would be into that Temple, which all over was a God-flaming Glory; with the mighty great Change that must come upon Soul, Spirit, and Body, before entrance here
could be. Which awaked, and set all my Intellectual Powers fresh awork, to Nothingnize what in me was found in the non-conformity, to the Rule day by day set before me. Such a force of At∣tractive Sweetness did take hold upon my Heart, that I did desire upon some other to shed of the same abroad; that they might not faint or be weary; till we might walk and talk together, as in the transparent form of God, ha∣ving no more Shadow of Mutation, to prevent those higher Degrees of Glorifi∣cation, which but by the ascended, cannot be known or felt. Hereupon I called all in me to account, to be judged by the Su∣periour Will and Spirit of Light, which gave me to see what was in Bondage, and what was free, that would not now be any longer in Bondage to the Con∣demnation of Sin. Having that Word brought to me, to search and find out that Salt Stone, that would make all perfectly sound and savoury, which the Corrupter had most subtlely defiled. For I saw for every Sacrifice to be salted with this Stone of Fire was absolutely necessa∣ry; for in it lay hid all Perfuming Sweets. Therefore an express Charge came down
to re-assume it to our selves, as the choice Altar-Stone, where the unknown Super∣scription should be written. Oh then said the Spirit of Truth, ye cannot ask any thing fruitlessly, as ye have done: do but will, and it shall be done. Oh that the Most High could have such as were so fixed in Body, Soul and Spirit, to this all-seasoning Stone of Wisdom, as to trust them with this Jewel of Supe∣riority, so as to leave all Matters, whether great or small with them, in whom his Heart might rest: That all, and every Circumstance of things might be mana∣ged, for those Ends and Services, which might agree with the In-written Name, that as a Fountain of Oyl doth run into those Vessels, which are seasoned by this Salt Stone of Fire. For know in Verity, the most Holy hath no pleasure to see his own in this World, to live and walk up and down in so mean a Capacity, un∣skilful to set a Foot, or Hand, to what lieth in the Divine Magia Root. Which you may lawfully stir up, since for you Christ the Lord hath made the Way, by ascending on High; for to subdue all things under him, that so of the same Power he might subordinately pass away
from himself unto you. Who calleth you to draw out the Purchase of his Death, by like dying, and by like im∣mortal Living, according to the pene∣trating quality. Which by stirring up, may effect thereby great and mighty things, answerably to the Wisdom and Soveraignty of Holiness, which all as in Inclosure doth lie about this holy thing for you. You little know what a Prin∣cipality is nigh to you: but your Supe∣riour Will hath yet somewhat that doth clog its Wheel, which is designed for to be the running Chariot, whereunto the Spirit of Infinite Might must joyn. Now then by all means, seek the un∣thralling of your Will; for could no∣thing mingle therewithal, but what did fall from the pure Deity, how would you find God all-active in and through you? But herein lieth the great Nicety to keep the Will-Spirit untouched, that nothing from the Bryery Root doth twist about it, if this is kept spotless and free, what may you not find Power to do with the Most Holy. Observe and keep this great Secret, it is from great and high Love, that I have given an insight to thee, that so all Offences may be removed, who
would you should come to Reign over all of the Earthly. Further of this, I besought the Lord, might be revealed: For the great Depravation was in the matter of the Will; for it was shewn me, it was unequally yoked, and had mar∣ried strange Flesh, from which there must be a Separation by Death. Had not the Royal Will yielded to the tempting Eve, but had kept its Priority, how great and mighty a Lord might Man have been in and over the whole Creation of God, having absolute Power in himself. But hearkening to the Dalilah, that is still acted by the Serpent-like Spirit to this day, it becometh successively despoiled of this Lock of Strength and Power: and so hereby the Shame of our Nakedness doth appear, as to what Cloathing we might have been made known in. Had not Adam thus lost his Dignity, and so hereby brought forth Fruit unto Death, running through all his Posterity, in, and after the Similitude of his Sin. Which hath brought Impotency, deflowring us of all that Spiritual Might; of this we need no other Proof, then what we do each one carry about with us. But the great Thing is, Oh thou who art
promised as the mighty Restorer of this Breach, What must we do? who are so unavoidably overtaken, with the same Thral, and come bound with the same twisting Cords? which hath altogether weakened the force of our Wills? To this great Query, as I humbly pursued, so I had my desire resolved.