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THE CITY OF REFUGE.

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nomy xxx. 15-See, I have set before thee, this day, life and good, and death and evil; I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing, therefore chuse life, that both thou and thy seed may live.

REFLECTIONS OF JOANNA, ON THE CONDUCT OF *******. Thursday, October 11, 1804.

It is useless now to say he is not prepared; for he has had time to prepare himself; and he must answer to his own letters; so he is catched in a net by his own feet. I remember his once saying to me, that if he were in my place he should be jealous of the Spirit; but if it was of God, he would work more powerfully for me. Now I see, by his jealousy, he hath brought upon himself shame and confusion of face; but as he hath acted so weakly and simply, and the WISDOM of THE LORD is so powerful, that he can in no way shun his destiny now; neither could I shun mine; neither can the nation shun theirs. For the Type of ******* stands deep of the nation, to what disgrace they will bring themselves that mocked the cOMING of the LORD, and his visitation to me.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD. "Now, Joanna, I shall answer thee. from what I said in ** 's letter. If he trembles to meet thee, as being a simple woman, as conscious guilt must condemn him, that he hath mocked and despised thee, and dealt deceitfully with thee; how must all the nation tremble at MY COMING, that have mocked all MY warnings, all My invitations, and despised MY LOVE, and destroyed the TRUTH of MY BIBLE, as he destroyed the TRUTH of thy words: for they have as much destroyed the trath of MY BIBLE, as he denied the truth of thy writings. -And now I shall come to the CITY OF REFUGE, I have already told thee, my Bible stands for Types and Shadows of the End. Now the cities of refuge

were for those that committed a murder unawares and unwittingly, that they might fly for refuge; and now, I tell thee, the end is come for ME to be the CITY of REFUGE for all MEN: and those that have committed Blasphemy through ignorance, unwillingly, or unwittingly, may now fly to ME for refuge.

For I'll appear to answer here,

And tell what this doth mean :
The refuge see it must be ME-
But many may complain:
"It is in sin our lives have been,
"And we have mock'd HIS WORD
"But had we e'er believ'd the thing,
"As coming from the LORD,
We should not then, as sinful men,
"Mock'd on as we did say.

« Unwilling here we must appear,
"No wit on us did lay;

"'Twas not by wit we did commit
"The crimes that we have done;

No: ignorance here our guilt must clear,
"And so we fly to shun;

"Our guilt appears, we now see clear,
"We had no wit to see

"The way our SAVIOUR murder'd were,
"And we his murderers be.

As at the first, the Jews were cast;

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But refuge they had none”—

Because to ME they would not flee,
And so their death brought on.
"And now the same, we

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blaspheme,

His murderers to appear;

"For if we do discern the thing,

"And see our Bibles clear,

"We all must see, as plain as she,
"The Beast must surely die-
"And HIS atoning Blood must come ;
"Our REFUGE there do lie.
"Then if 't be so, to him we'll go,
For if we've murder'd here,
"Unwillingly, we now niust say,
"We in it did

appear:

Because cur minds we so do find,
"Our Gon we wish'd to know;
"He is the REFUGE of our minds;
"Then to him now, we'll go :
«To him we'll flee, our guilt to free,
"As we can now appear;
"We had no wisdom fer to see
"That we were murdering here."
So if men fly to ME this way,
Though murder they did commit,
Their refuge I will surely be,
And they shall find it great;

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But if they'll not, I'll tell their lot,
The slayers will appear

To be destroy'd, if they enjoy
The guilt they cannot clear.
Because not one on earth can come
Το thou writ'st from hell;
say
Nor yet from thee can ever be

Such wonders for to tell.

Then men must know that they do go
To sin against MY WORD;

And plain their murder they must shew,'
It is against the LORD.

So if they say they will not fly,
To have the REFUGE come;
But willingly they now will die,
And willing will go on
Against my WORD that's on record,
Against my SPIRIT here;

If they go on with one accord,

Like murderers to appear,

To slay the whole that they might fall,
No refuge they will see;

Then there's no city they can call

That was design'd by ME.

So life and death is now set forth,

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say, before your view;

Choose which you will, I tell you still,

Refuge is in my view;

If Men will flee this way to ME

They may chuse life and live!

But if they'll not, I'll tell their lot,

They must choose death and grieve,

With sin to die, I now do say,

The Root I shall destroy :

But if that Men will live in ME,

I shall them now enjoy.

The cursed thing must now be seen,
That kept your power so low;

It is the power of hell within
That daily wounds you so.

You cannot stand as I command,
While he do strong pursue;
He is accurs'd in every land,
And Men do feel his blow;
He weakens here, as doth appear,"
The strength and POWER of MAN,
If in their hearts they harbour here
That he must ever stand;

I tell you, No; it is not so;
The cursed thing shall fall,

And down to hell he there may swell

Men's refuge they may call

In ME to TRUST, and him to cast,

Then you may face your foe:

Before you all they now shall fall,

And you will find it true.

The Scriptures here you'll then see clear,
How all stood for the END:

You'll say, "Our REFUGE doth appear,
And all our foes must bend:".
For they shall fall, I tell you all,
That Satan do support :

That cursed thing with them they'll bring,
And then they'll feel their hurt;
Because conceal'd he'll be reveal'd,
When all together come-

And then the meaning of MY WORDS
Will surely be made known;
For then they'll see the mystery,
Why Men are fallen so,

Not to appear, the truth to clear,
And let their honour go;
Because conceal'd will be reveal'd,
The cursed thing they've got;
And so the END will now descend
To those that folly wrought.
The love of gold, I'll now unfold,
Hath been a snare to Man.
Now I'll explain what all doth mean,
See how the Type did come;
The love of gold must now be told,
Brought the curst thing to Man.
So Lovers here do now appear→→→
Love of the world is come,

I say, in Man; their gold is strong,
They set their hearts that way:
But if like Joshua they go on,
They'll find their Foes to lay
Before them all, as his did fall,
And his did perish there.
So now I tell you one and all,
The end will so appear;
From Samuel come, Isay to man,

Burnt offerings will not do;

Your Sacrifices will not stand

Bring all before your view:

Obedience here the end must clear;
For I shall answer Man,

Obedience first for him was plac'd,
And so the end must come.
Then now see plain, ye sons of men,
What I did say before;

MY FATHER'S WILL for to maintain,
I come in all to clear.

Changes thou see throughout to be,
And now I'll change the whole,
As changes there did strong appear,
MY BIBLE SO doth fall.

1 Samuel xv. 22.

THE CITY OF REFUGE.

Then now the end, 'tis my intend
To work the change all through;
For Satan now must fall like Men,
That every soul shall know.
So stubborn here if Men appear,
Their stubbornness they'll see,
When that the End I come to clear,
And the TRUE DAVID be,

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My sling and stone shall then be known,
It shall destroy my Foe.

Though I at first in wars did burst,
As Men did ME pursue;

But now at last, mark how I'm plac'd,
A different way for Man:
Like ESTHER here for to appear,

To free MY OWN I'm come.
So if MY WORD you do reject;
Then I'll reject you all;

For so MY COMING you expect,
MY GOSPEL SO must fall.
So witchcraft here must so appear
In those that do rebel;

For now the mystery I'll make clear,
Their influence comes from Hell.
OBEDIENCE first, you know, was plac'd,
And so the end must be;
It is OBEDIENCE at the last,
That every soul must see,
That will bring in, MY KINGDOM win,
Obedience must appear;

No sacrifice that can be seen

Can with it now compare ;
Because MY WORD, that's on record,
Men must be taught of ME;
If they will know the LIVING Lord,
My STATUTES they must see;
As on record you'll find MY WORD
From shadows to appear-

I said the Jews were taught of GOD,

And I'd deliver there:

A DAVID'S CROWN should so be found,
If ME they did obey;

But you do know, it is not so,

They've turn'd a different way;
So far from ME you know they be,
And I'll be far from all;

The PROMISE of the Jews, you see,

Is gone, as they did fall!

NO DAVID'S CROWN to them is found,

As promis'd at the first:

And far from ME they surely be—

And now, I say, at last,

From every word that's on record,

My Gospel must appear;

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