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PROPHECIES.

A Warning to the Whole World,

FROM THE

SEALED PROPHECIES

OF

Joanna Southcott,

AND OTHER

Communications given since the Writings were opened on the 12th of January, 1803.

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Shall now lay before the public some parts of the sealed Writings, which were given into the hands of three Ministers and four other Gentlemen, that came from different parts of the kingdom to Exeter, on December 28th, 1801, to examine into the truth of what they had heard; and as the Clergy of Exeter refused to join them to scarch out the truth, I was ordered, by the Spirit, to give into the hands of these gentlemen my sealed writings, on the 5th of January, 1802, who had acted with Solomon's wisdom as it is "the wisdom of a king to search out a matter." This advice was given to him who asked wisdom from the Lord, and the Lord granted his request: - but, as some say, there are wiser men now in the world than Solomon was, let them produce a wiser. Solomon had his wisdom from the LORD how 66 every man's ways are clean in his own eyes; and, like Babel's builders, so divided in their faith and belief of the Scriptures, that one pulls down what another builds up, and they have thrown Religion into confusion; but GoD is a GoD of order, not of confusion-and his command is, that every thing shall be done "decently and in order." Therefore he hath commanded my writings to go forth to convince mankind of the folly of this age, which is now come, as is foretold in the Scriptures. Men are departed from the faith once delivered to them by the prophets, apostles, and from the LORD of life and glory, bringing in false doctrine, heresy, and schism. must call to your remembrance what erroneous doctrines and blasphemy have been published against the Bible within these few years past, denying the LORD that bought them, and how full our land is of Deists and Atheists. Numbers I am well informed have burnt their Bibles in so shocking a manner, that I tremble to relate it. So all that is foretold in holy writ is now fulfilling by the different classes of men in this age. And as Satan has worked in the hearts of the people to fulfil one part, so the LORD, according to his promise, has sent his Spirit to fulfil the other that he may not destroy the whole race of mankind in his anger,

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and burn them up in his sore displeasure. But know first, he will make up his jewels; and these are his jewels, who shall say one to another, "What hath the LORD said? And what hath he spoken concerning us?" These are the People who shall tread down the wicked as ashes under their feet: as you will see in the following book, who is the wicked one, and how he is to be trodden down. For now the Lord is coming like Jehu —“who is on my side? Who?" For Jezebel is a type of the Devil; and Satan will be cast down as Jezebel was, and no more left of him than was of her. Therefore I must entreat my readers to weigh deep my books with the Bible, as the fulfilment of both is even at the door. Survey your land, see how all stands,

And how all men appear;

Then you must know, a God must go
For to reclaim all here.

For there's no man on earth can stand,
If he in fury break;

They've burnt the Bible in this land;
Where must the ashes sink?
If Abel's blood for vengeance stood,
And CHRIST's doth stand the same,
A day of vengeance in his heart;
Then tremble at the flames.

When men begin the whole to burn,
Shall not the LORD awake?
His vengeance on the tempter turn,
Or, our Land stands at stake,

To suffer men for to go on

And burn the WORD OF GOD:

Against our Land, their guilt must stand,
And fear HIS flaming rod.

The world by water once was drown'd,
But fire it now must come ;

The way

the Bible men destroy'd,

Must all turn back again.

So all weigh deep, the LORD doth speak—

For all's before his throne:

And for to know, that it is so,

His Spirit is come down.

So I'll end here, and say no more;
Let Solomon be found,

For to appear and try all here

It is the law of God;

And if you now refuse to hear,
Then tremble at his rod.

JOANNA SOUTHCOTT.

The Second Edition, printed by Marchant and Galabin, in December, 1812, from the First Edition, printed in March, 1803.

Entered at Stationers' Hall.

FIRST BOOK

OF THE

SEALED PROPHECIES.

THIS is the Beginning of JOANNA's Book, after the Proving the Truth of her Writings, which commenced on the 12th, and finished on the 19th of January, 1803, being Seven Days, having THE UNANIMOUS DECISION of Twentythree Persons, appointed by Divine Command, as well as Thirty-five others that were then present, and who all signed their Names, that her Calling was of God.

WHEREAS the learned, and self-righteous, have condemned me for an impostor, for saying, "THE LORD SAITH," when they affirm he has not spoken; now let them bring forth their arguments, and shew their strong reasons, why they pretend to judge of a thing they know nothing about, and why they judge in the dark, when they were invited to judge in the day-light, and have the perfect truth laid before them. Such judgment is throwing aside both the Law and the Gospel. Let men capable of reason attend to reeson. Should a man condemn the Bible who never read it through? forming his judgment upon a few pages of it, and condemning the whole? Would you not be ready to condemn such a one? You would answer, yes: you was in duty bound to blame him; and I answer I am in duty bound to blame all men, that condemn my writings, without coming to the clear light, truth, and knowledge of them. Ye have judged the Lord another such as yourselves: and was your judgment true, all men must perish for ever: and your Bibles must be denied, if you

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