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.

May the 1st. 1677.

The Original Language.

THIS Morning it was much impres∣sed upon me, that though all Watchfulness and pure Conversation are the product of a Spiritual Birth; yet there must be something, besides willed by him, who is said, to have received gifts to dispose of, as a purchased possession for us. He is ascended to the Foun∣tain head, where all diversity of Gifts are commandable: that may be of great profit and use to his Mystical Body; which thereby may come to the perfect Unity. For it was given me to consi∣der, that our Lord Jesus, though born into the humanity all immaculate, yet was afterward signally anointed with the Holy Ghost, before he went upon his Ministerial Function, which gave him power to effect those great things in the World. So that though he was born of the Holy Ghost, yet there was a further Sealing Power contributed by the Fa∣ther. For when the Jews were offend∣ed,

that he made himself equal with God, he confirmeth it by this evidence, that the Father had shewed him all things, that himself could do: from which sight as a peculiar Gift, he did work hi∣therto such works as did bear witness of the Supream Power of the God-head. While my Intellectual Mind was exerci∣sed upon this Subject, and withdrawing from my outward animal sense, I did see in a paper figured out the forms of two An∣gelical Persons folding up a Vail, or Co∣vering, which had been spread upon a Writing, that was given me to read. Which was plain and legible, but I could not understand the Language; it was said to be Seraphick. This Writing which was so fair was turned into a Blank, and then again appeared as in a manu∣script, which I was very solicitous to have read. But it was revealed to me immediately, that this was a high and peculiar gift, that did belong only to that, which was born out of the Lilly root. Which mast be brought up, where it must hear this Language spoken frequently; till which no knowledge there is in the Divine Magia. For Spirits who had these deep wonders to sh••w, could not

make any intelligent hereof, till they had learned this Seraphick Language both to hear and speak withall, and so I was left in the demur hereof. Only this Writing I saw taken by the hand of a Person, to whom I said, give it me, for it belongeth not to you, which I pre∣sently gave to the view of another•• that was present: but neither of them could find out the Language of the Writing. By which my Spirit did conclude, that we must proceed to a further learning, for to know what is in the heights and depths, wherein all lawful and allowable secrets are couched, to be understood. Had not Moses been taken up to God forty days, and in that holy separated Mount, been all new organised, he could never have understood God's speech un∣to him; so as to comprehend, and know how to make an interpretation, and how to bring it down unto the people; by translating it out of the Seraphick tongue, into the formal speech of ter∣restrial organical Creatures. So from hence it was given me further to see, that there was a New Ministration, which I had not looked into, that was of great expediency.