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In the Night I was much in Prayer, minding my Lord God of the many par∣ticular Prophecies, concering our Jesus coming to quicken and assume his own Spiritual Body in us, being mighty earn∣est in Soul-wrestling for the accomplish∣ment thereof, against which I saw a great Strife and Wars by Spirits and Powers, from the high fallen Angels above, and the middle Regions and Depths below, all conspiring to keep down the Body, that is sown in that New Tomb, where
none but Jesus the Lord lay. After this Conflict in Prayer, I fell asleep, where the dark Magia followed me with Appa∣ritions from their Kingdom, which I en∣deavoured to adjure. Upon which I awaked, waiting for the sweet Emana∣tions and Teachings from my Immanuel, who a present Word of Comfort mini∣stred to me, saying, Behold the Dews from Hermon-Hill, shall distill upon what you have sown; ye shall not always lie in the Dust of the Earth. For this Dew is as the Water of Life, that will make the dead Body again to live. As my dead Body, it shall rise Metamorphosed, as the Lily all white and fair, to take in the Golden Sun, and the Crystalline pure Air. Such a Body will be meet, to move from, and to draw in that Everlasting Gospel-Breath, which will tinge what∣ever it doth touch. Now as to the time, when this Legacy will be due to you, you must look into the last Testament and Will of me your Testator. Who have made an Everlasting Covenant, firmly ordered in all things, where all Precious Promises concerning things to come run in general to those, who successively in time shall come into the Resurrection-Body,
for to be born. For none else can make challenge to that great in∣come of the Holy Ghost, which is the principal Gift in my Will. Why have you let this lie as dead, and making no more matter about its search? And why see ye not whether this Revenue belong not to your New Names, which ye have been baptized into? I would not that ye should be ignorant of what might come to you, if you live in the Resurrection-Body, till it gets up into its mature Stature, a full grown-Body, which may be of ability, for the dis∣charge of so great a Government and Trust, as in that day will be committed. In the mean time live, and so behave your selves, as those that are known to be, not only Legatees, but real Joint-Heirs; Looking for, hastening, and minding the Father of new-born bodi∣fied Spirits, who is the Ministrator by me left in trust, to make disposal out of Wisdom's Cabinet of this one considera∣ble Jewel. Which will become none to wear, till they come up to be full grown, meet also for that Garment, which hath been made and wrought from Everlast∣ing, which is ever new and fresh, through
which ye may see the Comely Propor∣tion of your New Creaturely Being. For it is all transparent and shining, an∣swering to the Place and Company, with whom you are to walk. Though ye yet bear in Visibility your despised image, till your invisible Body be grown up big enough, to fill out this Bridal Robe, by which you shall be discerned to be in the Lord's Body. Which will roll away the Reproach that came in by the poor fading Fig-Leaf Cloathing. Now observe and see to what an estate you may grow up unto, if ye keep up in the Faith: if ye unwaveringly believe, ye will see it.