Plate 14

The ancient tradition that the world will be consumed in

fire at the end of six

thousand years is true, as I have heard from hell. For

the Cherub with his

flaming sword is hereby commanded to leave his guard at

tree of life, and

when he does, the whole creation will be consumed and

appear infinite and

holy, whereas it now appears finite & corrupt. This will

come to pass by

an improvement of sensual enjoyment, but first the notion

that man has a

body distinct from his soul is to be expunged; this I

shall do by printing

in the infernal method, by corrosives, which in hell are

salutary and in

medicinal, melting apparent surfaces away, and displaying

the infinite

which was hid. If the doors of perception were cleansed

every thing would

appear to man as it is. Infinite. For man has closed

himself up, till he

sees things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern