of the heart, but God only? Man scarcely knows the counsel of his own heart, so changeable is man in his being. Now I tell thee, all these Scriptures stand on record for my SECOND COMING, that they may appear plain to man: all this was prophesied before, that I should reconcile the world to myself; that I should bruise Satan under your heel; and bring to light the hidden things of darkness.

Now where's the man on earth can come

To say 'twas ever so,

That I the world did reconcile?

You all must answer, No,
Unto the Lord, with one accord,
You know 'twas never done;
Yet, from the apostles you do see,
In Christ it so must come;
And Satan, see, he bruis'd must be,
As oft is mention'd here;

Look through my Gospel, and you'll see
How oft 'tis mention'd there.

Then how can man so boldly stand

Against ME to dispute?

My Bible no man will command,

To fix it to the root:

But he must fall, I tell you all,

My Gospel so is plac'd;

And now I'm coming to you all,

My Spirit you may taste;
For I'll reveal, and not conceal,
MY COMING So must be,
And then the sight I'll bring to light,
Dark sayings, you will see,

Will be reveal'd and not conceal'd,

For I'll reveal my WORD;

But there's no man on earth can come

To make my Gospel good,

Till I appear in SPIRIT here,

The whole for to reveal;

And now my GOSPEL I shall clear,

And nothing will conceal.

So praise to ME from man shall come

When I have all went through;

And when my Gospel's all made known

I know the stubborn Jews

Will then return, in sorrow mourn,
When they the end do see;

That it was for the Fall of Matt

I died upon the tree;

The PROMISE claim that I didame,

The Fall was at the first;

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But this they never did discern,
But marvel I was cast.

The Son of GOD to them made known,
They well might marvel here,

If for the one my life laid down,
And not the other clear;

But when the two, before their view,
Are plainly prov'd to be;

Then, I do say, the stubborn Jews
My Gospel plain will see.
So I'll go on, my GOSPEL strong
I surely shall fulfil:

The fulness of the time is come
That my avenging heel

Shall bruise the head, as it is said

But thou dost grieve for Man

Who mock'd my word, that's on record

And written by thy hand

My word to be, they all will see

My Bible here is plain:

'Tis in the SPIRIT I must come,

When all things are made known;

For how to man could this be done,
When I in power appear

To chain the powers of darkness down?
Then earth may tremble here!

Nothing they'd know, I tell thee so,
Should I not visit first,

To let them know how things must go,
When I in power do burst.

Now I'll appear to ask men here-
Suppose this night I come

To shake the earthly pillars here,

And thundering bolts roll on

From shore to shore, like cannons roar,

And earth's foundation shake?

I ask thee how men would appear

If I this way should break,

And they not know it must be so,

To have my Kingdom come?

Then terrors, see, like death would be
The fatal end of man;

Because no love I then could prove

In Man to wish ME near*.

So with my Bible I'll go on➡

'Tis time for all to fear;

Because their LOVE I now shall prove,

Men's love I'm come to try:

And those that wish MY KINGDOM near

Will find their SAVIOUR nigh,

For to redeem from hell and sin;

But those that do it mock

Here ends Tuesday evening, and the following was given on Wednesday evening, October 31st, 1804.

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They cannot stand when I command
To bring on all the stroke.

From what is penn'd mark ye the end,
What prophecies are come:
The church might now be edified,
The truth might be made known;
For prophecies you are bid to crave,
As my Apostle penn'd,

And prophecies I now do give,
That all may know the end."

1 Corinthians xiv. 1, 4-Desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.-He that prophesieth edifieth the church. Read the chapter through. Chapter xii. read through, for there it is written of the Spirit of Prophecy being given, as well as the Spirit of Wisdom, and other gifts. The Spirit of Prophecy is spoken of also in many places in the Gospel, that it is to be given to the edifying of the church.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

"Now, Joanna, I shall answer thee: and let the learned answer ME what they make of my Bible? Why did my apostle teach them to desire spiritual gifts, and rather prophecies, that the church might be edified thereby, if they are not useful to man, nor profitable to man?

Then boldly men must answer here,
That my apostle sure did err,
To bid them wish for prophecy,
That spiritual gifts in them might lie,
That when my coming did appear
The CHURCH thereby might know and hear
My KINGDOM it was nigh at hand:
And by this warning they may stand
With courage great, when I appear,
And hearts inflam'd to wish мE near;
For that's the way that I must come:
It is by the desire of MAN,

That I shall come your PRIEST and KING;
By your desire my KINGDOM bring
Unto the sons of men below.
Now if you trace my Bible through,
No other way I shall appear,
Because my Bible tells you here,
That man's desire I sure must be
Before the nations I do free.

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So man's desire 1 here shall come :
It is the strong desire of some,
And that desire will further go
In many hearts, I well do know,
Until they'll bring my Kingdom nears
And so that way I shall appear;
For in the SPIRIT I'll go on.
To shew MY KINGDOM is at hand;
And so the hearts of men I'll see,
Of those that long and wish for ME.→
But in thy heart thou answerest here,
Thousands do wish it to appear,
But do not wish for ME to warn,
But judge 't must be brought in by Man:
But if mankind do judge it so,

Upon their heads the blame, you know,
Must surely come, as 'tis not done:
So I'll condemn the sons of men
Who judge 't can be brought in by man→→→
Answer ME, why it is not done?
And then again I'll answer thee:
Because no man I'll ever free
If it could be brought in by man,
Because the thing they have not done.
Then know my SPIRIT must appear
To warn you all that I am near;
But if they'll not believe MY WORD,
That I have left upon record,
'That 'tis in SPIRIT I must come,
I know they'll ne'er believe in MAN;
Because in judgment men are found
To vary strong in every sound:
Then how can mankind e'er appear
To prove my KINGDOM it is near,
Before together they agree,

Confess the knowledge come from me?
And it must come by prophecy,

Forso my Gospel it doth lie;

So now together both discern,

And judge the manner I do warn ;

From Parables I did begin,

From Parables I'm going on;

Though some say fables do appear→→→

They judge the LORD would not compare

Them with the things that are hastening on;

Then to the prophets now I'll come,

And ask them, Why I did compare

Such Types and Shadows mention'd there,

And call'd them all as prophecies,

And yet too deep they all do lie

For any man to understand?

Then plainer words I must command,
For ME to place as Types now here-
My fables plainer do appear;

Than what are in my Bible penn'd.

I see them all too deep for men-
Unto my prophets now I'll go,
The visions unto men I'll shew,
And ask them how they'll now explain
The visions that were shewn to them.

Now let the learned answer the first chapter of Ezekiel, and tell ME, why a vision was shewn to the prophet, that he nor any other man ever understood? But of what use is that vision to man, if it is never to be understood? Now let them discern the 8th verse-They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four had their faces and their wings. Their wings were joined one to another. Here is a vision no man can explain; but I shall hereafter explain it to thee; but first I will try the talents of men, what they will make of the vision through; or of what use the vision is, if it was never to be known or understood. Now as men have publicly mocked my directions to thee, let them answer Chapter iv. 4-Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity-390 days.

Now let the learned answer here,

Why that my prophet thus should bear
The iniquities so great for man?
Mark deep what I did lay on him,
And how his food I did prepare;
That I said after they should bear
The sufferings I did lay on he:
And so the same I've said of thee.
The Type of thee stands deep for all
That now do mock this heavenly call;
And such like thee they shall appear,
When I thy sufferings all do clear;
I'll cast it on the sons of men,
And then their sickness shall be seen,
If now they're sick to hear my word,
And mock the cOMING of the LORD:
Then sure thy sickness I shall turn
On the ungreatful sons of men;
And so thy sickness they shall see,
Turn'd back upon thy foes shall be;