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.

March the 3d. 1676/7.

These things whereof an account has been given you may be defined as the lo∣cal Place of Paradice whereinto Spirits separated in a natural Death, putting off there mortal Bodies, do enter into it, and there put on their Virgin Body; which doth prepare them to meet their Bridegroom, who from thence fetcheth them up to mount Sion. These are such, who in this very time, have fought the good Fight of Faith, and had very near overcome this World. What is lacking to make them fully perfect in this Paradisical Place, they are appointed to stay here, till all their Bridal Trimming be finished; and they find, that they can pass the way to the Tree of Life, through the flaming Che∣rub, who still is a Guard upon that figu∣rative

Tree. In that place holy Angels do there also wait by their course to mini∣ster to those, who do come here as design∣ed Heirs of that more glorious State, which in Sion is revealed. This is some part of those good things, which belong to your Eternal Father. But to open to thee a fur∣ther Mystery; which is, what may be en∣tred upon in this very Life time, know there is a mystical Paradise, as well as a local, which springs metaphorically, open∣ing from a pure magical Center; this is a wonderful state to know and wittness: it chiefly stands in divine Visions, Revelati∣ons, Ideas, Presentations, Manifestations, in Sounds, Trumpets, Voices, in Speak∣ings, in Powers, Raptures, Joys, and sen∣sible-Feelings: I say all these Golden Springs do flow from out of the Bowels of the new Paradisical Earth. This will amount to your present Peace and Joy. Wait I say to feel that. Now that your Spirits may give a Seal with me, that ye have received the anointing, and that you do walk with your Spiritual Man in this Paradise; where you do often hear the Eccho of the Bridegroom's Voice, calling to you still to hast the getting on all that which will make you look sweet and ami∣able,

and the fragrant Sweets that may you perfume and scent, that so all your Garments may smell of these Beds of Spi∣ces, upon which you may stretch your selves. Here a while confined be to dwell after the manner of Spirits in Spiri∣tual Bodies; till you shall all of this visible Orb over-come, and much excell all Crea∣tures in it, having the Tree of Life to live upon. Which is that, which will rari∣fy, and put upon you a more transparent Body; for they who here do daily feed upon it, shall be in good deed metapho∣rized. Behold to you, this Paradise Gate doth open stand, and what of the things of God is there, not only to know, but them as your own to enjoy. But this Word of caution to you, who resolved are to tast more deep of these flowing Sweets, take heed of the Laws of Para∣dise, which once in particular were given to you, remind and observe them. For you must not be in the Quality, halting between two Principles, but here keep company each with other, and your Jesus will most frequently talk with you, and shew himself according to the Love's betrothment, that is made a fresh with you in this Paradise.