TYPE OF JONAH AND REPENTING NINEVEH. 443

Then now to men I bold may come,
And bid them look and see,
What I to Jonah now have done-
The storm came first on he;
But know at last how all his plac'd,
From Nineveh see clear:

By their repentance you are cast;
Like them you would not fear;
Yet there are some, to ME 'tis known,
Believ'd my word at first:

And though the judgments that were shewn
Did not so hasty burst,

Yet they went on, their faith is known,
When others did appear-

The truth before them then was shewn
To make all mysteries clear;
That still behind my HAND they'd find,
Though Jonah fled from ME;
Another here they saw more clear,
And how the end must be.
My prophets come, must hasten on,
As they did all foretel,

And my disciples, 't must be known,
Shew I must all reveal.
My Gospel see, it must agree
With what I said before.
But how a Jonah could you see,
To make my Gospel clear,
Had he not come in such a form
To make the shadow plain?
If to the substance he had come,
And in the fish remain'd ;

Then all must come, be 't known to men,
As I had said before;

Your houses build upon the sand

You'd ask what fools were there,

To build them so! you well do know,
No man will this begin;

Because the raging seas, you know,
They're always hastening on ;
And so the sand they do command,
Then no man will build there:
Or on the rock how can they stand,
That in the seas appear?

So now see plain, ye sons of men,]
The likeness I have plac'd;
The ROCK of AGES I did mean,
Where you cannot be cast;

Because the sand, you may command,
Is quickly wash'd away;

You have no footing there to stand,

To guard the raging seas.

But see the ROCK; keep on the top,
The waves can't swell so high!

So here's the FAITH that you must hope-
And mark the words I say:
My parables are all the same;

The ground I meant was MAN,
Where I did say the seed was sown;
But 'tis my WORD must come.
So now see clear, from shadows here,
The way I've plac'd the whole:
And see how Jonah I've compar'd,
To shew how he did fall.

Had he not gone beyond my line,
No storms could then appear,
For he a prison now to find,

Like Jonah's fish, see clear *.
But though the man I still do blame,
For going from my word;
Yet still the Fish may you all shame,
As he obey'd the LORD,

Jonah to free from misery,

When I did him command;

But men I see won't act like he,
Nor will they understand.

It was to make the mystery plain

That I commanded so,

That thou should'st write to learned men,

To let my Jonah go,

And him to free; as I did say

Unto the Fish before;

But this mankind would not obey;

Then of the seas take care!

For if the sea did ME obey,

And fishes that were there,

And men would not, then see their lot-
Now of the seas take care!

I warn'd you then, you simple men,
The sword was hastening on:
And if you would not ME obey,
You'd find the plague to come.
And so abroad you've seen my word:
The seas brought on your grief;
But still I know you mock your Lord,
And will not give relief

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To JONAH there-though it is clear
The way that he is cast-

But as the Fish more faithful were,
See how the end must burst.

And now discern how I do warn,

The shadow's deep for all,

If you can see from Nineveh,

And judge a Jonah's call;

And how the man I here have plac'd,
That fled from ME at first;

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But know that Jonah he was cast,
And how the storms did burst;
Against the man, I tell you, strong
The storms did so appear;

And when to draw the lots they came
A Jonah's lot fell there.
So you may see the mystery-
The PROPHET's grief came first;
But if they had not him obey`d,
Theirfelves must all been cast;
But they began, and they went on,
And all did ME obey;

And from the Fish, it must be known
He proved so in the sea.
Then Nineveh, you all did see,
Relied upon their GoD:

In sackcloth they did come to ME,
So I kept back the rod.

I tell you plain, 'twas kept from them,
They did not feel my blow,

Till unbelief brought on their grief
In future years, you know.

But now this LAND, see how you stand
Just like the Jews before;
You'll find your houses on the sand,
And of the seas take care!

I said the Sea did ME obey,

As there the Fish was plac'd:

Now from the word that's on record,
Mark what I said before,

And how the Jews receiv'd the curse-
Let Nineveh appear;

Against them then they might begin
In judgment for to rise;

But now observe, ye sons of men,
Look deep and now be wise,
What by the prophet here is spoke,
Pronounc'd a curse to be;

Then how can men so proudly mock?
My Bible none do see!

A curse on them 'tis said should come,
No visions to appear

To know the things were hastening on
In darkness all should err.

So darkness came, you know, to them;
And do you wish the same,

To have no visions to appear,
Or knowledge of my NAME?

Then you like them will surely come,
And Nineveh will rise,

I say, in judgment against you-
'Tis time for to grow wise.

The sea before, ti time to fear;
The ocean let men see;

Now mark from the words of the prophet Micah iii. 6-Ye shall not have a vision: this was said as a curse to the prophets, and to the people, because of their iniquities, and because of their sins; for though they called themselves prophets, as the people now call themselves prophets, that are your teachers; so the teachers called themselves prophets then, and despised the prophets of the Lord. Therefore mark the words that were said unto them-the day should be dark over them; the seers should be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; and they should have no answer of God. This was pronounced as a judgment to them, spoken by the mouth of my prophet unto them; but mark what followed to the prophet he saith, I am full of power by the SPIRIT of the LORD; and from his mouth were their judgments decreed. Mark his words and look at the Jews then tremble for yourselves, who mock my warning, as the Jews did; saying, Is not the Lord among us? no evil shall come upon us. But mark what followeth, and what followed them, then judge for yourselves, if ye act like them. For now I shall come to reason with all men: Did I not threaten with the mildew and blast in their days * ? and did I not send all for judgments? did I not send the sword and the pestilence for judgments? Then for what purpose have I sent them now? Have all these things come together upon your heads without judgments? I tell you, no: and did I not promise blessings to them that obeyed ME, by saying, their barns should be filled with increase, and their vats should run over with new wine? Have I not made the

* See Amos iv. 9-Haggai ii. 17.

WHAT THE MAIN DESIGN IN THE PROPHETS. 447 same promises now, and fulfilled them? Then where is the shadow of turning in ME? I tell you, none: I am the same yesterday, to day, and for ever. Now look at the Jews, who are as a proverb before you, and tremble for yourselves, that act like them, and who now persecute ME in the SPIRIT, as they did ME in the BODY; and who now persecute the prophets, the same as they had persecuted them; for I now tell you cometh the end: and mark what the prophets speak of the end, from Micah iv. 1.—but. mark the chapter through; and also Chap. v 2.Chap. vi. 2, 9.-Habakkuk i. 5.-ii. 14.-Zeph. i. 5, 6, 12.-iii. 9.-Haggai ii, 7.-Zech. ii. 3.-iii. 8, 9.-Chap. viii. 5, 22.—Chap. ix. 9.—Chap. xi. 12.-Chap. xii. 10.-Chap. xiii. 9.-Chap. xiv. 5, 9. Malachi . 1.—Chap. iii. 1, 6, 16, 17.-Chap.iv. 1.

Now I shall answer thee from these chapters. Here is the judgment of man drawn right of the establishment of CHRIST'S KINGDOM; but mark what the establishment of my kingdom is, from the prophet Malachi all the wicked shall be as stubble, and the Lord will leave neither root nor branch; then know, ye sons of men, the root of evil must be destroyed; for while the root remaineth the branches will spring. How then can the root be destroyed while ye see the branches appear? But know I have said, I will destroy the root; then the branches will wither and die: and the SUN of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall arise with healing in his wings, to heal the nations. Here ends the prophets; and mark what followeth: my birth was after the prophets, to fulfil all they had spoken; but are they fulfilled yet? Is the root of evil cut off? are the nations healed by my righteousness? Thou answerest, no; and all men must answer the same. But had not these things been ordained to be fulfilled they would never have been mentioned; therefore, I tell thee, the time is at hand, that I will destroy the root, as I have told thee; and my peo