To build it first by man is plac'd; If that the wall is ME Then how can man the builder come, To build upon his GOD? This thing in man it may be done→→→ But mark what here is said: But yet the substance known to all, That I became the wall; As on ME first the blame was cast, And so the blame went on; Yet they expected at the last Their RANSOM it would come; Forget the other prophecy, That I must shed my BLOOD, And make the Serpent lick the dust, When I have made an end; A mystery deep to man, What he digg'd out, can you now doubt, To carry in their sight, A mystery no man can find out, Till I bring all to light? My BLOOD was shed, be not misled, That I then gave for all; But as the Jews were so misled, They perish'd when I fell; That is, my DEATH was then brought forth But they'd not trust in ME, And so, I say, they were dispers'd The last error, now see, Did then appear worse than before, But now the wall you see: My open SIDE must so appear Just like the hole to be, That he digg'd through, they all shall know, That Type stands deep for Man, ON GARRETT'S MISTAKE IN HIS QUOTATION. 331 But now the Gentiles, like the Jews, If they maintain that now again- For on the Jews the STONE did fall, The faith of man, where it is wrong, So I'll end here and say no more, But let the Gentiles see What from the Jews they have to fear- A Type to Man the wall doth stand, And by the unbelief of Man The Jews were surely cast." Another quotation from Garrett-All visions and prophecy necessary to instruct the people of God are sealed up in Christ. Daniel xi. 24. now put down verse 23-After the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. Ver. 24-He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places. "Now thou hast read the chapter through, quoted in his book, and judged it impossible that any man could be so void of reason, to allude that vile person, which is inentioned in the chapter, and comes forward in the text, which is verse 24. that he hath mentioned, alluding to Christ; thus thinking it impossible that any man could be so blind, or full of blasphemy, made thee turn to Chap. ix. judging the Imight be placed wrong by the printer; and in verse 24 thou hast found the prophecies of Christ mentioned, which thou judgest is what he meant. Now I tell thee, as great as the mistake was made of the chapter, so great is his mistake to judge thou art led by any spirit, but the Spirit of the LIVING GOD. By his mistake he hath placed the Spirit of Christ, in the fulfilment of HIS mission, to be the vile person, as he quoted the xi. Chapter instead of the ix, perfectly so is his mistake; for should it stand for the chapter mentioned, as he hath put in his book, he must make ME the vile and deceitful person. And now I tell thee, this he hath made ME throughout his book concerning thee; for there is not a greater mistake of the chapter than there is of the judgment he hath drawn of thee, and of the Spirit that directs thee. Now come to his words: he saith "a woman who beyond all doubt is one of the "vilest imposters that ever tainted with infectious "breath the wholesome air: But I have not sent them "saith the Lord; yet they prophesy a lie in my name;' therefore he adds, "Joanna is a false prophet," in page 9 of his book. In page 5 he saith, "she saith the "Lord talks to her, and she remembers it all; but "the being that she calls the Lord, any man that "knows the truth would call a liar; for Jehovah is "a God of truth; but this being that talks to Joanna persuades her that she is without sin." These are the words spoken by Garrett; and from the last observation I shall answer for myself. If he hath not made a mistake in the word, as he did in the chapter, to say one thing and mean another; as I cannot suppose any man so void of reason, to quote Daniel xi. 24. to allude to Christ, therefore I judge he hath made a mistake, mentioning the xi and meaning the ix; so he must have made the same mistake by me; meant that I was a sinner, instead of saying I was without sin; as it is said in my writings, when I was pleading my own unworthiness to be called to so great a calling, I was answered by the Spirit that leads me- "I know thy life what it hath been, GARRETT'S ERRORS PARTED FROM HIS LIES. 333 man. But this I knew was impossible to plead for any Now if he hath not made a mistake, he must be an abominable liar; as I can prove him in many places, where he hath mentioned me, that he is a wilful liar, as though he came from his father the devil; for he hath affirmed many things in his book, saying I said them, that never once entered into my thoughts; nay he hath boldly and erroneously asserted to the world the following words: "this also (the similitude of the barren woman,) Joanna applies to herself literally, and declares that Jesus Chr st is to leave his throne in heaven, and to be carnally married to her." Now I must appeal to any man's conscience, what they can think of a man, that can so boldly and publicly sign his name to such an abominable lie? when in all my writings it is so clearly explained of the Marriage of the Lamb, as to the shadow with one and the substance to all, means the heart entirely given up to Christ, for God to be all in all. Therefore a man that can so erroneously turn the truth into a lie, what a preacher must he be, but the false prophet and false priest that are mentioned in the chapters he quoted? And how abominable are his falsehoods, to say I am an impostor ? Doth he judge me another such as himself? or doth he know what an impostor is? An impostor is a liar and a deceiver; but I can call heaven and earth to witness that I have not acted deceitfully towards God or man in my prophecies. I judge of the Spirit by the truth; and the truth hath followed my prophecies from 1792 to this day; and I faithfully put the letters in the hands of the ministers, foretelling the events of years before they took place. Had they not come true the inisters would have detected me; then how dare a man presumptuously to say the spirit that leads e is a liar? The book of my Trial will clear my innocence' of my upright dealing towards inan. Another abominable lie that he hath put in print in page of his book, he says, "when the Lord first began to reveal himself to her, as દ "she calls it, she informs us she was troubled with "wandering thoughts, consequently she cut a num"ber of pieces of paper into the shape of diamonds, "and doubled them up." Here is a most erroneous lie; for such a thought never entered in my head. When the Lord first visited me in 1792, tears and prayers were then my private companions, fearing I might be led by a wrong spirit, as every thing appeared unlikely, that was revealed unto me at that time, to take place, as all seemed flourishing in our land; and I saw the truth of my Prophecies hasten on from 1793 to 1800, before I published them to the world, that I might not impose upon any one, to publish prophecies, till I was clear from the truth that had followed, they came from the God of truth: and that I believe these false prophets, that prophesy out of their own hearts, and out of their own spirits, nothing but deceit they will find to their sorrow, while believers that are longing for the coming of their Lord will find it true to their everlasting joy. As to my cutting of paper it never entered my head till 1804, that I was ordered to throw down my pen. THE ANSWER OF THE LORD. I for thee shall answer here: Wrong as he hath nam'd the chapter Full as wrong his judgments are, To say that Satan leads thee on, Or any spirit vile; For to the chapter I shall come, "Tis from the chapter I shall plead, And all shall find it true. To name ME there I must appear A vile person to be, And perfect so he hath nain'd ME here, The judgment drawn of thee: He saith the spirit leads thee on A liar must appear; He'll find his judgment to be wrong, As in the chapter he hath nam'd— Let his mistake appear; |