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While
I have received much valuable information from various sources, I’m well
aware that no one individual, denomination, or organization possesses 100% of
God’s truth. Ezekiel was not given Daniel’s revelation, nor was Daniel given
John’s. Paul had a Damascus Road experience, but were are
not informed that such was the case with Apollos or
Timothy. No mortal man or woman living on earth today has the full revelation
of the glorious extent of the entire plan of God’s salvation. Therefore it is
necessary to sit for a time at the feet of various anointed souls, whose
sweet fragrance and undeniable holiness can contribute greatly to our spiritual
understanding and growth. What is spoken in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
must possess Life. That is, it must minister a degree of Spiritual
life directly from the True Source of Life. This is what transforms our
flawed human nature into that of the Divine.
And since no mortal
being is perfected to the degree that he is capable of possessing all
of God’s truth, it must necessarily be concluded that neither is he exempt
from misunderstanding that truth. It is quite possible that what we
may today consider error is simply a truth that we do not as yet
comprehend. A common saying is “God never gives you more than you can handle.”
This can apply not only to trials and temptations, but also to doctrines and
mysteries. God covers His mysteries with a veil, and will only lift it from
our eyes at the time He chooses. Jesus preached openly to the masses of
Israel, but only revealed the meaning of what He spoke to his intimate
followers, and then only when they were alone, and in secret.
And so a word of
loving counsel is issued to all those who would critically judge Jane Lead
(or others) by any statements found in her writings, or in the resources that
are here recommended: that they not be quick to judge the faith or theology
of these sources based upon what at present they may not understand, and that
they rather become as little children, and in meekness and humility ask the
Lord to give them understanding. The Pharisees and Sadducees could not accept
the whole scope of Christ based upon their prejudices concerning their
coveted points of argument. Let us not follow their pattern, but move ever
forward and deeper into the riches and glory in Christ Jesus!
Diane Guerrero
Resources
Jane Lead (Also
spelled Jane Leade)
Biography at Wikipedia Online
Encyclopedia
Biography at New Schaff-Herzog
Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
Biography
at Literary Encyclopedia This link contains the first 600
words of the biography. As a subscribing member I have access to the complete
article, however, I am not permitted to link to it from this website. Contact
me if you would like the full 1079-word article.
Biography
at Dictionary of Literary Biography
Literary
Criticism at Enotes.com
Jane Lead Chronology at
Janelead.org Timeline of important events in Jane’s life. Currently lists
mostly historical information, however, it will be expanded to include
significant events in her spiritual progression.
Biography at The
Prophetic Telegraph Written by Arthur and Rosalind Eedle
of England. Although they do not endorse all of her conclusions, and express
skepticism toward some of Jane’s practices concerning prayer and meditation,
they are fair and responsible in their treatment of her. (Note: Both Larry Hodges
and Colleen Drounette mentioned in the article have
gone to be with the Lord.)
The Shofar Letters
Larry & Betty Hodges’ version of Jane Lead’s writings, which includes
commentary.
Jane Lead's
Authentic 17th Century Writings. Digitized images of the original books. It
has been suggested that the lovers of these divine truths might like to also
see them as they originally appeared over 300 years ago. I therefore present
these magnificent works in their purest form, for the benefit of the devout
seeker, the diligent student, and the meticulous researcher. They can be
viewed and downloaded at Scribd.com.
The Philadelphian
Society
A 17th Century religious group in England, which was
led by Jane Lead for many years. Also known as The Society for the
Advancement of Piety and Divine Philosophy.
1911
Encyclopedia Britannica
Wikipedia Online
Encyclopedia
Inaugural Address to the
Philadelphian Society. Written by
Richard Roach in 1697. (Note: scroll down to second half of the web page.)
Francis Lee, M.D.
(1660-1719)
Oxford scholar and son-in-law of Jane Lead, who also edited
and published her writings.
On Philadelphian Gold by Francis Lee Extracted from The
Theosophical Transactions of the Philadelphian Society, a publication of
the pious group which was headed by Jane Lead, with contributions by Francis
Lee, Richard Roach and others.
The
State of the Philadelphian Society by Francis Lee. Digital images of the original
manuscript.
John Pordage (1607-1681)
Anglican priest and Christian mystic who founded the
17th Century English Behmenist group which later
became known as the Philadelphian Society, and headed by Jane Lead.
Biography at Wikipedia
Online Encyclopedia
Biography at
Berkshire History
Biography
at New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious
Knowledge
Biography
at Absoluteastronomy.com
Theologia Mystica Online Text
at The Alchemy Web Site.
Theologia Mystica Digital
images of the original manuscript.
Jacob Boehme
(1575-1624)
A German Christian and mystic whose highly illuminated
writings deeply influenced Jane Lead and the Philadelphian Society, John
Pordage, William Law, the Quakers, etc.
Biography at Wikipedia
Online Encyclopedia
Biography at Notable
Names Database
Biography
at Encyclopedia Britannica, 9th Edition
Biography
at New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious
Knowledge
Biography
at Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Article on
The English Behemists
Jacob Boehme Resource Site
(Bruce Janz) An extensive directory of annotated links to resources,
images, articles and texts.
Boehme original
manuscripts at Scribd.com Fourteen manuscripts including: The Forty Questions of the Soul, The Clavis, Mysterium Magnum, The
Three Principles of the Divine Essence, The Three-fold Life of Man, The
Aurora, etc.
Boehme
E-texts and Originals at Internet Archive
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