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SECOND COMING OF CHRIST REJECTED.

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Christ should come, and restore all things to Man; but he tells them to repent and be converted, that their sins might be blotted out when the time of refreshing did come. The more I read my BIBLE,: the more I am astonished, how ministers can read their Bibles and not discern that the visitation of. the LORD must come in the SPIRIT; and that CHRIST must come the SECOND TIME in the SPIRIT to establish his KINGDOM in RIGHTEOUSNESS and in PEACE, as He taught us to pray for his Kingdomto come, and his will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven, which is spoken of throughout the Bible. But can HE warn of HIS COMING by the SPIRIT, to: such as do not believe the visitation of the LORD in the Spirit? It would be like sending of Moses to: Pharoah, for their condemnation, and not for their salvation. Now as I find in the BIBLE I must go through evil report, and good report, have friends and foes, be persecuted and despised, and yet be believed and supported by those that go through the fire of men's anger and indignation; all this must be to fulfil the Scriptures, therefore I rejoice, that I am counted worthy to suffer persecutions for the sake of CHRIST. I see, in pondering through the Bible, how HE suffered persecution, ridicule, mock-› ery, scorn, and contempt, to be counted a mad-. man, a babbler, and having a Devil, doing his miracles by Beelzebub the chief of Devils; all this, and more, HE suffered for me, and for an ungrate ful world, that is just the same now as it was then. And shall I forsake HIM also? No; sooner let me die by HIS CROss than ever forsake HIM, or lose him. from my sight; for persecution strengthens my faith; and if men would not believe in CHRIST himself, when HE was in the BODY upon earth amongst them, what have I to marvel, if they reject HIM now in the SPIRIT? For I see perfectly the same different spirits in men now, as there were in our SAVIOUR's days. Now persecution was not in our SAVIOUR nor in HIS

DISCIPLES; for they went about doing good, and persuading men for their own happiness, to repent and believe in HIM who had POWER to save unto the uttermost; for which reason they were persecuted; and just so is the world now, that the LORD is come to warn men every where to repent, that HIS KINGDOM is at hand, that they may be able to stand, as good and faithful servants, to enter into the JOY of their LORD at his coming; and be like the wise virgins, ready to enter in when their LORD cometh. Now for this merciful visitation, HE is mocked and despised by a persecuting and ungrateful world; and his servants are treated by the world now as they were in the days of old. Persecution has been throughout the BIBLE; for they that are born after the flesh persecute them that are born after the SPIRIT. So I am clearly convinced, the carnal mind, that is at enmity against God, will ever be at enmity against God, as long as the Powers of Darkness reign. These are my thoughts on reading the BIBLE, which men cannot explain to me themselves, neither will they suffer the LORD to do it. But shall I quench the Spirit, because man would persuade me? God forbid who can answer for me at the hour of death and in the day of judgment? He that can answer for me, and HE that can save me from the powers of death and hell, let him direct me; HE that can save me, let him instruct me; by my own Master I must stand or fall.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD,

"Now I shall answer from the ponderings of thy heart; and begin from thy last words. By thy own Master thou must stand or fall. And thou sayest, HE that can save thee let him direct thee.

Then surely I, who dwell on high,

Well now direct thy hand;

Thy Foes I shall make silent lie,

The Trial none can stand;

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When I've went through what's in my view

The Trial must appear;

And men shall see they've mocked Mɛ→
'Tis time for Men to fear!
My Bible through I well do know,
Men mock'd ME at the first;
And so my Gospel I went through,
Men's mockery so did burst;
Then shall I spare the mockers here ?
No; them I shall confound;
And men shall tremble for to hear,
They've mock'd in every sound,
My Bible's true, they all shall know,
As thou didst ponder on;
Because thy eyes I open'd so,

To see how all must come :
Blind from thy birth thou didst express,
And blind I say were all;

The Scriptures no one could express,
Nor yet explain the Fall.

For to explain is what I mean

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But now 'th drawing to the end,

I'll boldly answer this;

That all are blind, they all will find,

And made so in the Fall:

So from their birth they may express
That they were blinded all,

Never to see the mystery,

The PROMISE how it stood;

But those that say they've eyes to see,
Did never once allide

Back to the Fall the whole must call.
Now I'll come to the blind,
Who do appear to answer here-
"The mysteries none can find;
"Our Bibles here to see it clear
"We never could discern

"The way that PROMISE must appear,
"Nor how the LORD did warn;

"We could not see the mind of HE,

"How he would all fulfil;

"And of our Bibles blind we be--"

So let the blind stand still,

And they shall see the LIGHT from ME,
Their eyes I'll open whole;

But those that boast they've eyes to see,
I tell them, down they'll fall.

Thy pondering here from ME appear'd,
'Twas I that ponder'd on,

To let thee see my Bible clear,
My Gospel how't must come.

it is the blind the LIGHT must find,
That own they cannot see:

For I shall open every mind
That now looks up to ME.

But those that boast, their light is plac'd.
In their own wisdom here,

I tell them,' blind theirselves they'll find,
When to the light they come.
To see the blind the truth did find
That ne'er did boast before,
The light of men could make it plain,
And all my Bible clear.

For as thou dost say, this very day,
My words to thee were TRUE;
Those that believ'd came all from ME,
Confess they did not know

My Bible here to make it clear,
Nor by their wisdom see

Which way the mysteries I should clear,
That in my Bible be:

So thys have been, I say, blind men
Confess'd it from the Fall;

Not with their MAKER to contend,
But when they heard my call,
They wish'd to see their light from ME
And so the light is come!

But those that boast they've eyes to see,
Are much more blind than them;
Because they boast where wisdom's lost,
Just like the Jews before:

And by their eye-sight they were cast,
As they said they saw clear
A Devil strong in ME was come,
But knew not they were blind:
The prophets they ne'er thonght upon,
Where they my death must find;
'Twas all foretold, if they'd behold,
My Prophets they were clear;
But now the blind men you behold,
Their eyes open'd there,
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That said to ME they could not see,
So I their light became;

And so the fishermen did flee,

And left their ships, 'tis known;
From them they fled to follow ME,
'That were in knowledge blind,
That did not boast just like the rest;
The Pharisees you find,

And rulers there, that did appeer,
Boasted in their own sight;

And so, I say, they blinded were,

They could not see the light

That came from ME, they could not see,

By wisdom they did fall;

Men judg'd theirselves as wise as ME,

But now I tell you all,

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My Bible here no man can clear;
Nor did I place it so,

That men such wisdom e'er should share,

Till I'd destroy'd their Foe.

If man could come in wisdom strong,
To have it like a GOD,

The words before ME let them come-
Could I pronounce him dead?
Dead to the knowledge of his GOD?
And dead must man appear:
And so from Lazarus, as thou said,
That death I now shall clear:
As dead as him all men have been
To knowledge of their God,
As in the grave when he was seen,
And perfect dead 'tis know'd,
Till I appear'd to raise him there
And did his life restore:

A Type for MAN they'll find it strong,
For so I'll raise them here;

And I've began to raise up men

Out of their native dust,

That they may see MY GOSPEL plain,
And for my KINGDOM thirst.
But men appear, as they did there,
Wishing these men to kill;
Because that no man may see clear
I shall avenge MY HEEL

On Satan's head, as it was laid-
Thy pondering heart I see :
What manner doth my Gospel break
'Tis all NEW LIFE to thee!

Now thou set plain, what I do mean,

How I shall raise up Man

From the first death, that was pronounc'd,

And they shall know MY NAME;

Like Lazarus here they shall appear,

That men do say are dead;

For to believe thy calling here,

I'll raise them as I've said

From death to LIFE, I'll end the strife,
For so their life shall come;
Though men do say, in death they lie,
For to believe MY NAME,

Or Spirit here, that doth appear
In words spoken to thee;

They'll find such wonders drawing near,
Like Lazarus they will see,

They were not dead, as then I said,
Though dead they seem'd to men,
That do appear to mock them here;
But when their life do come
To rise again and shew men plain,
Like Lazarus all must be.

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