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SONG OF SOLOMON.

With tears within thou dost begin,
My PERFECT LOVE to see:
And I thy Love would stronger win,
But weakness I do see,

When I impart to thee MY HEART,
How it in LOVE is come

To waken all, to hear the call,
That unto ME will turn.
Under thy head my Hand was laid,
My Breathing thou didst feel;
And so I'M COME to rescue MAN,
The WOMAN'S FALL to heal.
Then WOMEN here must first appear-
And first they did begin;

And now at last they so are plac'd
When I come to explain

My BIBLE here, to prove it clear,
How every thing has stood;
And thy BELOVED thou didst fear
Had left thee, as a GOD,
When Saton strong to thee did come-
Let all Men hear thy cry-

"That MY BELOVED he is gone;
"I knew not where HE lay

Till I again in Love did turn,
And in thee did appear;

Then thy BELOVED must be known,
Is strong in SPIRIT here.
Then now let Men in Love begin
To ask thee where I'm gone,
That in the SPIRIT thou hast seen,
And felt MY POWER Strong?

But 'tis not so, thou well dost know;
I always do abide

IN POWER STRONG, as I did come,
Though in ME thou'st confide;
Because that here I do appear
In SPIRIT now with thee.
But if too strong I here should come,
It is too strong for thee

Always to bear, I tell thee here,
Therefore I lead thee on,

A gentle manner thou can'st bear;
But let MY POWER be shewn,
What I shall do, they all shall know,
When to the purpose come,
The words are now before thy eyes,
I'll answer here to Man :

Under thy head MY HAND was laid,
My left hand did appear;

My RIGHT HAND see embraced thee,
When Breathing strong was here.
Then now see plain, ye sons of men,
The way I've led all on:

It was to WOMEN, not to MEN,

I in this POWER did come.
Now tell me plain, ye sons of men,
What WOMEN do appear

That on the LORD so strong do lean
When all are baffled here?
I've rais'd thee up; so all may hope,
The end for all is near.

The apple tree was shewn to thee-
Thy birth did so appear;

As from the fruit, let all be mute,
The orchards did abound,
Wherein thy birth I did bring forth,
Let all men judge the sound:
The nuts to thee were shewn by ME,
Thou knowest, in ninety-two.
The Garden here I mean to clear,
The Orchard in thy view,
Where thou didst see the nuts to be,
But then that fruit did fall;
The Vineyard then I shew'd to thee,
The VINES Should flourish all
That did appear; I told thee there
The BUD was on the VINE;
Or on the trees that joined were
In HAND and HEART with MINE.
So weigh the whole, then men must fall
That with thee do dispute;

MY BIBLE must surprise them all-
I've fix'd thee to the root

That is to come of AGES strong

I ask them who is she

That's looking for the morning here,
These wondrous things to see?
Fair as the moon SHE now is come,
For all her words are fair,

The power of darkness to unthrone;
For now her light I'll clear,
Light in the darkness it hath shin'd;
But yet conceal'd from Man:
But now I'll further tell my mind,
Her light as clear is come,
As Satan's first, when he did burst
The Woman to betray:

But now as fair, I tell you here,'

Her Promises do lay.

Clear as the sun her light is come;

My BANNER doth appear†,

That is of Love, I now shall prove,

And terrible 'tis here,

To overthrow her every foe.
So all these lines weigh deep;
Judge if a WOMAN SO could go,
Without the LORD did speak;,
† Ver. 4

Chap. ii. 3.

Chap. vi. 4.

SONG OF SOLOMON.

I tell you plain, ye sons of men,
You've drawn your judgment wrong;
For when you see the lines of she,
Yourselves you must condemn.;

Or, you must blame your GOD to shame,
This way to raise her up;

These wondrous visions for to see,
To strengthen all her hope;
And sickness here that did appear
Like one condemn'd to die;
Then why her sickness should I clear
To fill her with a lie?

If 'twas not true, before my view,
The vision she hath penn'd,
I'd ne'er let her to go through
Still leaning on her FRIEND;
Judging 'tis ME, they all shall see,
Thy HAND and HEART resign,

Thy life and all give up to ME—
And now I tell thee, mine

Shall be the same!-so know MY NAME,
To rescue thee I'm come.

SO WOMEN here in LOVE appear,
You'll find MY LOVE is strong
To free you all from ADAM'S FALL:
If EvE brought in the first,
Of sorrow here that did appear,
Then I'll bring in the LAST;
Foy JOY shall come the same to MAN;
So now the WOMAN See!

MY CHURCH Uрon HER it must stand,
As WOMEN join'd with ME.

So I'll end here, and say no more;
But let your songs abound;
For you may sing, your GoD and KING
Will for you now be found:

So 'twas the Song of Solomon-
And songs I've made for all
That now will see the mystery,
And judge from whence the Call
So learned men, if they contend,
They cannot answer here;
But by the Woman in the end
My Church must sure stand fair.
The shadow see was plac'd of she,
And so I've brought the end;
And now the learned let them see
Which way their minds will bend.

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Here ends Solomon's Song, for the present.-Friday night, October 5, 1804.

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ECCLESIASTES AND PROVERBS.

Saturday Morning, October 6, 1804. Now Joanna begins with Ecclesiastes xi. 1, 2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. the earth. Chap. viii. 11-Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Chap. vii. 29-Lo, this only have I found, that, God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Ver. 8— Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Chap. iii. 14-I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. Proverbs xxix. 27-An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Chap. xxviii. 26-He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Chap. xxvii. 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Chap. xxv. 2--It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Ver. 5-Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righ teousness. Ver. 19-Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. Chap. xxiv. 12-If thou sayest Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that ponderet the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he ren der to every man according to his works? Cha xxi. 2-Every way of a man is right in his own eyes

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OF THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON.

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but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Chap. xix. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.. Chap. xviii. 13-He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. Chap. xvii. 13-Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. Ver. 15-He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. Chap. xv. 22-Without council purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. Chap. xvi. 1-The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. Ver. 3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Chap. xiv. 10-The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Ver. 27-The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Chap. xii. 13-The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Ver. 19-The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Chap. xi. 14-Where no council is, the people fall but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. Ver. 26-He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Ver. 30-The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Ver. 31-Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth. Chap. x. 29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright. Fer. 30-The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. Chap. viii. 12-I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. Ver. 29-When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth. Ver. 30-Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily

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