bottom to abide in the water, so will the end be to every one that has no bottom to swim in the stream of living water; which is near to all your windows. For in a day ye little think of, and in an hour unawares, all will turn round, like thy dream. So now let all men watch, and be ready. And it is happy for those who have signed their names for Christ's kingdom to come, and Satan's to be destroyed, and are sealed before they die; for their labour of love shall not be forgotten by ME."

The following dream was given to Joanna on the 5th of March, 1803. I dreamed that a clergyman took me by the right hand, and said he would cut it off close to the wrist. I answered, will you, sir? Then I shall die. He said, no, you shall not die; for I will heal it again. I thought I answered, warmly, no, you shall not; for I will bleed to death, if you cut it off.

The Answer of the SPIRIT to the above Dream.

"Now, as he said he'd cut it off;

But let him understand,

If this was done, the blood must run,
Till I destroy'd your land.

For I would never heal the wound:
My vengeance should be laid,

I say, on all-the just I'd call

Out of your very land;

And then your judgments fast should fall,
Till England could not stand.

But like the Jews, they'll hear the news,
And all be forc'd to fly:

Jerusalem's ruin all will see

The time is drawing nigh.

I'll heal no more, if toes appear,
With violence stop thy hand;

It is my blood, for man 'twas shed,
Still runs throughout your land.
What I do mean I'll tell thee plain;
I did die once for all,

To bring your guilt on Satan's head,
That he like ME may fall.

And if this hand they do cut off,

Your ruin must abound,

And bleed to death, as thou didst say,

I'd never heal the wound,

Nor stop the blood, as thou then saidst― Thy words were spoke by ME.

And there's no man should heal thy hand; But ruin all should see;

Because thy hand, let all command

The WOMAN pluckt the fruit;
And 'tis by her you all must stand,
To strike the fatal Root.
Or else you'll see your destiny,
Your sorrows will abound,
If the same hand does not condemn,
To chain the rebel down,

That drew her in by arts to sin;

'Tis her demand must come,
AS MAN did cast her blame on ME,
And so they slew her Son.
Then she must say the other way,
Let justice now appear;

I cast the blame on him at first;
Let him his trial bear.

So here's the hand for ME must stand;

And if you cut it off,

I soon to death should bleed your land,
And so bring down my wrath,
I'll die no more, I tell you here--
I died upon the tree;

But had the vengeance in my
To bring the guilt on he.

heart

The serpent there he did appear;

The woman must it claim;

And if that hand you do cut off,
I say, ye sons of men

Must bleed to death, the scripture saith,

The day of vengeance's near. So now let men behold the hand, And tell which they will clear. One of the two you all must do ; For if the woman's cast,

You crucify your LORD anew,
And prove my sentence just;
Because that I, who dwell on high,
Did give her to your hand;
And if the fault in her doth lie,
Then I must guilty stand.
To give her there I did appear,
And now her hand you see,
It is her MAKER for to clear,
And find no fault in ME;

But all her blame from Satan came,
And here she strikes the root;
And if this hand you do condemn,
Then let mankind be mute,

If I should come and all condemn,
And cut you all away-

And bring a race that's nought but men,
See where your bliss doth lie.

So now weigh deep the words I speak ;
For all shall find I'm here;

And 'tis my WORD that's on record,
The WOMAN's guilt must clear
The sons of men, when she demands
To cast your guilt on hell.
No other way, to man I say,
The serpent e'er can fall;
As I for MAN the VICTIM came,
And so for MAN I died;

For he did cast the blame on ME,

And so the cause was tried.

But now I'm come the SECOND TIME,

My SPIRIT doth appear;

And let the WOMAN's cause be tried,

And Satan's trial come.

And by her hand she doth demand
That justice claims his blood;
And 'tis by it you all must stand,
Or perish in the flood.

I'll heal no more, if you appear
To cut this hand away ;
For as these writings do appear,
You up and down must lie."

About the end of 1802, a young lady, about twelve years old, dreamed that she was at a relation's house, and saw a fine bed of strawberries,

Joanna had written from the opposite ends of her book, and finished these last lines in the middle.

which, while she looked at them, were turned into cherries. She very much desired an explanation from Joanna Southcott; and on the 7th of March, 1803, the following communication was given to Joanna:

THE ANSWER OF THE SPIRIT.

"Strawberries are a fruit that ripens on the earth; cherries upon trees. Now, as this fruit rose to cherries, which are above the earth, so will the joys of my kingdom rise above the earth to heavenly joys, which no man ever yet tasted. They will rise, like the fruit. The earth's fruit is earthly, and dies away; but the trees are above the earth: the one is subject to be devoured by earthly vermin; but that on the trees, none but birds can take or taste-and ye are commanded to mount up with the wings of an eagle, and build your nest on high, to taste the joys which are above the earth. For, as the fruit was raised high, so will I raise all your joys high above the earth; which no worm or vermin, that creep on this mouldering dust, can taste or devour: wings of faith must carry you above the earth, to taste them.

For as the fruit was raised high,
And on the trees the fruit did lie;
So you must rise from things below,
With wings of faith you all must go
To taste the joys that now are come.
Pll change the fruit, as she did dream,
To raise the fruit above the trees;
And men may judge it as they please,
As none but birds can e'er come there:
It is by wings that birds appear,
And 'tis by wings ye then must fly
To taste the joys that now are nigh.
For if I keep them on the ground,
I know the worms will them confound,
That grovel on the dust below.
But here's a mystery none do know.
Why it was rais'd above the earth,
And came to cherries, as she saith:

Because that cherries have a stone-
A shadow deep to men unknown:
For the white stone must now appear,
And all will find a sweetness there.
Now if that men could this discern,
They'd know no earthly worm could harm
All those who change their Faith, to be
Just like the Fruit upon the Tree:
Because 'tis rais'd above the earth-
The fruit was chang'd just like your faith,
That I shall raise you from the dust,
If in me now you put your trust;
Where earthly worms cannot destroy:
You all shall find I'll raise your joy,

To the NEW NAME, and the WHITE STONE,
The STEM of JESSE shall be known,
My every promise to fulfil;

And men may judge this as they will,
And to the vision now I'll come.".

A vision seen by Joseph Prescott, March 4, 1803. -An Angel appeared, in size like a grown person, in a loose blue robe, with a star on his head, like a cap, with a square box under his arm, about a foot each way, apparently of gold. He opened the box, in which was a crown; to look at it all together, it looked like one star of diamonds. Four large arches came from the ball in the centre, at the top. Between each of the four arches there was a small crown like the large one. Underneath the. ball was another small crown, hanging to the ball. At the top of the ball was another crown. The angel said, the four arches signified the four quarters of the world; and the crowns between the four arches, crowns of wisdom, that the people of the world are to be crowned with; and the crown under the ball, the crown of Light, that was to be in the hearts of the people. The Ball was the World. The crown at the top, the Crown of Glory and Happiness, given them at their going out of the world. The reason the box first ap

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