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.

Ianuary the 20th. 1976/7

About the Morning-break, as I was contemplating upon the change of the Body for Translation. A further Con∣firmation was given with Joy and Peace unutterable, in hope of this Glory to be revealed. My Spirit praying, that we might obtain Grace, for to be ad∣mitted of the same Order with our great Melchizedeck. This Word immedi∣ately sprung, saying, The way and manner for it, hath been most evidently set forth, and plainly taught you, as my Spirit could demonstrate it unto you. You can find no surer Footing, then first to be found, in the walk of Death. Trace it then so throughly, till you can see no more Earth, yield ye up the utmost ends without any reserve. For no mingling state after Death, but all immaculate the: Feast of Tabernacles to celebrate within the most Holy Place. There∣fore fear not to pass through this Valley, for I the Spirit of Truth will assuredly finish this Mystery, because you have applied your Hearts to me, having

sought Death as a Treasury, trying all ways and means for to expire out. But as a deadly Enemy, that is loath to be conquered, it still revives, which makes you to suspect, that you shall never get rid of this grand and last Enemy, but it will still hang a weight disgracing, and separating from your high Priesthood. But seeing you have cast your selves wholly upon me your Comforter, to be advised in this matter. Now then know, I will cast you, with the free Act of your own Wills, into a slumbering Trance, that so ye shall gradually dye away, as all sensitive Operations shall be wonderfully suspended, which must be done actually through the disposing and yielding up the Life of the cor∣ruptible Body. That Life must dye, because of the habitual course of Sin. After that way of dying, of which it is written, I am dead and crucified; yet I live through that Life, which swal∣lows up Mortality. Even so likewise the Time shall come, when ye shall re∣ckon your selves dead, and freed from the Body of Sin, when you shall lie pas∣sive, and still in the sweet and pleasant Trance, as fled away from out of this

Principle, no more to be known or seen, but as in the Heavenly Form of a Powerful Body, to work the mighty Works of God your Father in. It is true, what Eye hath yet seen this, the Ear hath only heard hereof, but who hath come to believe the possibility of such a Transformation? Oh but Faith gives a mighty heave hereunto, now as it hath been your Cry. Who, and how shall ye be delivered from the Body of Sin and Death, and get a thorough Pass from Death, unto such a fluent Vehicle, whereby ye may be able to say, neither Heights nor Depths, Light or Darkness, neither Earth or Air shall be able to se∣perate you from the Love, nor yet from those immediate accesses into the Hea∣venly Places, as belonging to that Royal Priesthood? Truly it is your Father's pleasure, for to bring you hereunto, not only in the flight of your Spirits with∣out a Body adjoyning consonant there∣unto, because a naked Spirit cannot pro∣duce and effect such Effects and Acts, as a Body adhearing thereunto. Therefore see and believe it of necessity, for to be turned into a sublime Body, in which only you can be with your Jesus in

Glory, and thereof take, and bring thereby to declare, which whom you have been. Come ye, who are the bles∣sed of the Lord, that have united with one accord: fall on hard and close this Work. Continually give up your selves, and lo, I will break for you all the Bands of Sin and Death, that so the pure Spi∣rit, which even was at work in you, may assume its own Body of Spiritual ability to pass, and enter, where nothing of Corporeity can be admitted. Your Priestly portion is for such a time reser∣ved, whenas you shall come into the most holy of all, for then you will have Boldness to make all your own Demands;