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  DECEMBER 3. 1678. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE NEW CREATION.
  by Jane Lead
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of renouncing the old
Creaturely Life and embracing the new Creation, which brings Angelical
liberty and Life-Immortality.

Topics: "Spiritual Transformation", "Eternal Liberation"
Scripture References: Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 15:53, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:9

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DESCRIPTION
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Jane Lead preaches about the profound spiritual journey of embracing the
new creaturely form and renouncing the old creaturely life to attain
angelical liberty through the Gospel of Salvation. She emphasizes the
importance of turning inward to the original ground, where the Gospel-
Sound calls for transformation from the natural to the spiritual, guided
by the Anointed Prophet within. The vision of a modeled body, all-spirit
in matter, acting out God's wonders in the Seraphick Circle, symbolizes
the pursuit of immortality and liberation from the earthly limitations
of mortality.

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CONTENT
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THE Word of Life thus opened in me, and said: O hail thou New-Born
Spirit; and consider well to what a point thou art come. Thou art come
indeed to a Work of great consequence. Which is to Preach the Gospel of
Salvation throughout the ends of thy own Earth: for the gathering in thy
dispersed and scattered Properties, which have not known who their
Redeemer is. Proclaim I say, Proclaim liberty upon the acceptation of
the new Covenant-Terms, that were specified in the Roll that came down,
which shall be renewed again by the Spirit of Revelation.

Then entered my Mind into a very deep stillness, to hear what would be
further disclosed concerning this matter. Then was brought to my
remembrance a Figure, that some few Days past I did see in Vision. Which
was a swift moving Body, distinct without me, that went up and down, but
did not touch the Ground, but circled round in an ascending motion
towards the invisible Heights. This was said to be the Figure of the new
Creaturely Form, that the outward Man was to be turned into, which would
free him from the accursed Evil, and bring him into the Angelical
liberty.

What greater Motive can be presented to enforce a Renunciation of the
old Creaturely Life, that lieth open to the disquieting Elements, which
will still make War, where Corporeal matter is found? Therefore turn
thou in, O Man of the Earth, to thy original Ground, where the Gospel-
Sound loud doth cry again, and calls the whole outward Man to pursue
this. For help is laid upon the Anointed Prophet within for this very
end, who hath the Horn of Oil to anoint withal: That what is Natural may
become Spiritual; according to that Coelestial Figure, that was again
renewed to my view.

Which I had lightly passed over, had not the Holy Ghost set it before me
again: and shewed me, that in like manner, such a modeled Body, all-
Spirit in matter, should act the high Magia of God's Wonders in the
Seraphick Circle; into which nothing of Humane Birth can move. There did
follow this Visional Word, saying, A great overturn! Who can it
understand? He who seeks to be uncloathed from the creeping Beast of
Mortality, and to be cloathed upon with the Life-Immortality. Who walks
and moves, and yet doth not touch this Ground, from whence those Death-
vapours do spring, that have infected the Inhabitants, that dwell
thereupon. Come up thence, O Spirit, and draw in with thy Magical
breath, thy own Co-essential matter, for a cloathing of Life: and so
Harmonize thou in moving Power with pure Seraphicks.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/jane-lead/december-3-1678-the-proclamation-of-the-new-creation/
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