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Then all the vices you must say is in Man,
And so the World at once you all condemn,
If you will say this Woman came from hell,
That doth in virtue all her sex excel.

Because her Life I'll bring before your view,
And you shall own MY words are perfect true:
That she in virtue doth you all outshine,
When you do know the Mysteries lie behind;
Because her Life hath all been hid with God;
And all her foes shall tremble at my rod;
Because my fury they will surely heat;
For in this Woman there is no Deceit.
And this I bid thee publish now to man,
And soon I'll prove it by thy written hand;
Which men will see when all thy Seals are broke,
And then let Satan tremble at the stroke:

For if my murder I did him forgive,

I never will the injuries done to THEE;
Because my love thou didst prefer to man's,
When in thy youth thy passions they were strong;
And now, My love I will return to thee,
Much greater love than e'er in man could be;
As for my sake thou hast renounced all;
And from thy mother's womb I thee did call;
And from the Name was given unto thee,
So MARY and JOANNA let them see,
Whose names were mention'd when I did arise;
And now, ye sons of men, you must grow wise;
Because it was my MOTHER and my BRIDE,
To whom these Names to all must be applied.
Now see Joanna, how she doth appear;
In every volume you her Name see clear,
That she is come to testify of ME;
And now Two MARYS* let the public see;
That at the first thou didst these things reveal,
And let them know, thy Name is in the Seal;
And show the SECOND STAR doth now appear;
And mark the C, and let the Seal appear,
I tell thee, to be printed in this book;
And in my Bible let the public look ;
For as my Resurrection did appear,

The stone was roll'd, and the Seals broke there,
So when thy Seals by Man is surely broke,
Then, Satan, thou shalt tremble at the stroke:

The two persons to whom Joanna first communicated this knowledge, in 1792, were two female friends, both of whose christian names were Mary.

See St. Luke, chap. 24, the 10th and following verses to the end of the chapter. Also St. John, chap, 19, verse 25.

Because the stone shall now be roll'd on Hell,
And seal thy doom, where thou shalt surely dwell.
For now such Mysteries I will open here-

And let the five and fiftieth page appear:
And then, like Satan, I shall now begin,
To open mysteries man hath never seen:
And all the truth to man I now will prove,
Of all my words, and man shall know my love;
And plain I'll make the whole before your eyes,
And open mysteries will you all surprise.
You know my COAT it was without a Seam,
And so I tell you, Man I'll now redeem :
No seam of sorrow will I leave for Man,
But interwoven now you'll find my plan;
That is, my friends I'll interweave them through,
And the Creation bring before their view;
Because I come to do my Father's Will;
And now is the time I will the whole fulfil.
Man's happiness HE did pronounce at first,
And now is the time Man's happiness shall burst;
Lord of this Earth I surely did him make,
And now is the time that promise it shall break.
But how can Man be call'd the lord below,
While Satan, as a god, his power doth show?
But now his Power I will all destroy,
And Man and I together will enjoy
The whole Creation now without a seam.
I'll cut off sorrow, and I'll cut off sin;
And like my garment all the Earth shall be,
And interwoven in ONE VINE with ME;
And my Delight shall surely be with Man;
And now, my brethren, see my every plan:
To open mysteries deep before your eyes,

I've seal'd the tomb that soon shall make you wise:
And mark Joanna that doth to you appear,
And tell you mysteries I shall shortly clear.
And to the fifty-sixth page now I'll come.
In Satan's words I'll answer back again :
Because a liar I will never fear;

In the beginning now his lies I'll clear;
He really thought to mock the God of Heaven,
When the Creation unto Man was given;
He really thought for to destroy them all,
And the creation as his own to call;

Because if Man did disobey like he,

He thought the Earth for him must then be free. But here like him Man neyer disobey'd—

But they, through Ignorance, artfully were betray'd:

That Good from Evil they might surely know,
And be as gods in goodness here below;
Then now as gods I'll make them to appear;
And unto Satan's words I'll hold him here.
For Men as Gods they now shall be below,
And Good from Evil now they all shall know:
And those that join close to the Woman's hand,
In knowledge of the good fruit they shall stand;
But those that do refuse for to appear
To sign their hands, and will not join with her,
Then by the evil fruit they all must fall,
In Eve's transgressions, now I tell you all.
For the Bonds-women I shall all cast out,
And all their sons that with them now do doubt;
Because the Woman here I've made her free,
And all my Heirs I know will join with she;
Because the good fruit they will wish to know,
And have the knowledge of their God below;
And all my words they then shall find them true.
I'll bring another mystery to your view:
To clear my honour I cannot free Man,
But by the Woman, as I've laid my plan;
Because I said Man's bliss she should complete ;
Another way Satan would prove deceit.
So if he's freed according to my word,
Let Satan now appear and answer God,
Why did he tell her that they should not die,
But be as gods, and now give me the lie,
To say that I did then go from iny word?
I tell him now he'll feel my glittering sword.-
Two different ways he to the Woman came:
At first he said NO DEATH was in the name;
That is, I say, if she did eat the Fruit;
And now the serpent he shall sure stand mute;
Because his God he now hath given the lie,
And said the Woman was pronounc'd to die.
Then for his murder let him to appear;
A liar and a murderer I'll not clear;
So if I did forgive him for the first,
I never will forgive him for the last:

And he shall know and feel I am a God,

That will not bear the words from what he said ;
No, no; my honour I'll begin to clear;
One way or other thou the guilt shalt bear.
Thou say'st thou aim'dst at murder at the first,
And here thou threatenest murder at the last;
And such companions I had got in heaven;
And by such arts from thence they all were driven :

And such companions men have got on earth!
And 'tis for gold! it often brings on death;
To rob, to murder, and to every ill,

I see the golden orbs men's hearts do fill;
Therefore the golden orbs I'll all destroy,
And all the DUST in harmony enjoy;
In heavenly splendour I the earth will place,
And like a paradise I'll make this race;

In every heavenly beauty they shall surely shine,
And love and harmony shall be in every mind,
When all thy golden orbs I've took away.
And now, O Satan, hear what I do say:
Before thy God thou'rt summon'd to appear,
And answer for thyself the question here.
Thou say'st that God did tell the lie at first;
Then here my fury shall upon thee burst:
Not like the Woman will I answer here,
But like thy own words I shall now appear,
And in plain words I shall with thee begin,
And see if I such wretch shall ever screen.

Now, Joanna, hitherto the Lord hath been echoing back his lines in verse to Satan, as he hath to men; but now he is come to plain terms with the Devil, and to answer the fool according to his folly. Begin at the mark made for him at the sixth day's dispute. Satan said he preserved thee for the last day's punishment; and for the last day's punishment the Lord hath preserved him: seeing what a hardened wretch he is, the Lord will deal with him accordingly; for he shall not have the last word of his Master, but find the LORD is his MASTER. And so sure as the Lord hath made thee ill in Wilson's room, so sure shall Satan fall in my room: and he shall know and feel that I, JESUS, the Son of the MOST HIGH GOD, will fulfil my promise made to Man for his REDEMPTION, and to Satan for his Destruction. Now let his faith be shaken! For on thy sick bed I shewed thee how I would gather in my people, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings; and as the birds flew on thy arms; so let them trust to the arms of my mercy:* for now will men be flocking unto Jesus, as doves

See the Dream of catching Pigeons and Partridges, page 58.

to the windows. Iniquity will abound, and grace will abound; but he that holds out to the end shall be saved, and have his part in the Tree of LIFE; for now the murderer shall be destroyed. I said if these things was done in the Green Tree, what shall be done in the Dry Tree? If I, that knew no sin, was crucified for man, what shall Satan suffer, that was the author of all sin? If thou didst lie lifeless or senseless on the floor, for my honour and great name, to manifest the truth to mankind; how lifeless and senseless shall Satan become to all men! I now tell thee, O Satan, I will make thee as senseless of the knowledge of men, as thou madest my handmaid to the knowledge of herself, when she lay sick on the floor; and so will I now make thee; for I will make thee sick with smiting thee, and make thee desolate, because of thy sins, that are more in number than the sands on the sea shore. And so thou hast provoked the wrath of the Lord against thee, and now I answer from thy own words-" Hell is thy portion;" for thou shalt not continue on earth to boast of power superior to thy Lord. Thou foundest thyself deceived already in Heaven, and now thou wilt find thyself as surely deceived again here upon earth. For the heavens be God's throne, and he cast thee from thence; the earth is his footstool, and thou canst not have any seat here with the Lord. When he comes to fill the earth with his goodness, he will then fill hell with his terrors. Now, Satan, thy terrors shall come upon thee, as thou threatenedst this handmaid of mine; for here is a sin I will never forgive thee in this world, nor that which is to come. Has she not only ventured her life, and left all she had in this world to follow ME? Friends, interest, and all dependence, she left to obey my commands; and, as thou sayest, "brought herself to poverty for my sake." All this she hath done at first; and when she was separated from her friends at home, and surrounded by faithless friends, and malicious foes;

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