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.

Iune the 7th. 1677.

Then this word did speak through me, Haste and pass away from Paradisi∣cal Righteousness to Sion's Glory. For let your Condition seem never so mean and low, yet verily designed ye are to work through all vicisitudes, till Palms of Victorious Glory in the hand of the great Alpha and Omega be given to you, which will make you to be the admiration of all in the higher and neather Regions.

Then these Rules were given expresly in order hereunto.

1st. Suffer gladly the Transplanting Power to crop off all, what it finds su∣perfluous, dry, and sapless.

2dly. Permit no other Pruning Hook to come near any Branch of your supe∣riour Life-trees, but that flaming word of the Spirit, that knows rightly to di∣vide betwixt the dead and the living.

3dly. Seek and make application to the Most High, for an impregnable fence, while these Fruits are ripening, there will

be required an invincible gard, or else the subtile Foxes and Beasts of Prey may get in for to make spoil.

In the 4th place, Then again watch not only against the Invasions from what Ministers from this visible Principle, but from a near and more inward Center, whereout the Serpent may move, and twist himself, while yet you are, but in the Paradisical Property. For in this first Transplantation lieth all your danger. Therefore if all the Fruits of this mystical Life-tree, can but reach to a Golden Hue, so solid as to become a fixed Seed, then ye are out of all hazard and fear. But cast this Seed into Earth, Air, Water, or Fire, it will attract to it self, out of every thing a bright consuming Glory. Then this word was added, saying, Weigh and consider this mystical thing; for here lieth the highest state of Per∣fection. Observe, the Most Holy in all his removes, within your Heavenly Plan∣tation: for every new ingraffing from the Mighty Arm of Power, will be an evi∣dence, that he will not leave you, till Scions ye are made, as Branches of this Saphire glorious Tree.